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Articles 6021 through 6120 of 20587:
- V.P. Is Lying About Sonia, Says Fotedar (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Senior Congress leader and Gandhi family loyalist Makhan Lal Fotedar on Tuesday accused former Prime Minister V.P. Singh of spreading falsehoods in anticipation of playing a major role in the country’s future politics.
- Cbi Looks Into Role Of Naval Officers In Leak (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Jun 28, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigation is believed to be looking into the role of naval personnel — both currently posted in or earlier posted with — the directorate of diving in the Indian Navy in its investigations into the naval war room
- No Way To Ensure Urban Reform (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jun 28, 2006)
Last week the prime minister inaugurated work on metro rail projects in Mumbai and Bangalore.
- U.K. Muslims Want Police Chief To Quit, Says Poll (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 28, 2006)
A majority of Britain's Muslim community has lost confidence in the country's police chief Ian Blair for his handling of the anti-terror campaign and wants him to quit, according to a Guardian/ICM poll.
- Reliance Says It's Ready For Retail (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Organised retailing
Outlets will sell food, groceries, apparel and footwear, lifestyle and home improvement products, electronic goods and farm implements and inputs.
To also offer products and services in energy, travel, health and entertainment.
- Economy: Can The Dream Run Be Sustained? (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jun 28, 2006)
There have been quite a few favourable developments over the past three years with the average GDP growth rate surging to over 8 per cent.
- Compassion, Source Of Happiness (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jun 28, 2006)
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis movement, once advised his analysts to “model themselves during treatment on the surgeon, who puts aside all his feelings, even his human sympathy”.
- Curbing Spread Of Aids (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 28, 2006)
Results of a recently conducted survey on HIV/Aids in Sindh have revealed some startling trends that should serve as a wake-up call for authorities who do not believe that the disease poses a serious health risk.
- An Expanded Vista (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 28, 2006)
Relations between India and the United States of America are once again at the crossroads.
- Tigers’ Trap (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 27, 2006)
The govt and the LTTE seem to be heading towards war
- Forgiving, Forgetting (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 27, 2006)
The great evangelist Billy Graham said he believed that 70 per cent of patients in hospitals would be made whole if they would forgive.
- Mulayam Announces Sops For Emergency Detenus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Alleges coercive measures by the UPA Government against SP workers
- Package For Ryots In Four States Soon (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 27, 2006)
For rehabilitation in suicide-hit regions
Manmohan to visit Vidharbha on Thursday
Proposed figure for this year is about Rs. 1,100 crore
- Pigeon English (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 27, 2006)
Birds- Instead of cruelpractices like starvation and poisoning of pigeons, cities must adopt healthier ways.
- A Terrible Trade In Small Arms (Deccan Herald, Amartya Sen, Jun 27, 2006)
It's time that the UN pushed for global control of these weapons
- New Flare-Up In Gaza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 27, 2006)
MoreE Palestinian civilians are likely to be killed since Tel Aviv has vowed to step up attacks on Gaza following two Israeli soldiers’ death in a Palestinian militants’ raid on Sunday.
- Humanising Criminal Investigation (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Jun 27, 2006)
A collection of articles by experts on forensic nursing which is a treat and education by itself
- Of Tigers And Tribals (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The prime minister’s task force that was established to find innovative ways to protect the Bengal tiger in its natural habitat has failed miserably.
- 'Implement Obc Quota Immediately' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Centre should immediately implement 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions through an ordinance and all political parties should support the move, Health Minister S Ramadoss on Monday said.
- Autonomy As Shield (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2006)
The standoff between the Union Health Ministry and the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a symptom of the same administrative malaise that saw the country's premier medical institution shut up shop for several weeks in . . .
- Kalam’S Prescription For Energy Independence By 2030 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Terming energy independence as India’s ‘‘highest priority’’, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said power generation in the country needed to grow over three-fold by 2030, including 50,000 mw by way of nuclear energy.
- ‘I Am Not Here Just To Fill Potholes, I’M Going To Build A Knowledge Society’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
Of your many roles, as chairman of the administrative reforms commission, permanent aide of the Congress Working Committee, in-charge of Tamil Nadu and . . .
- The Sez We Really Need (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
The unbelievably high cut-offs for admission to colleges in Delhi University and the lakhs of disappointed students who have failed to get into engineering or medical colleges indicate the acute shortage of quality education in the country.
- Psus Need Functional Autonomy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 27, 2006)
The long-stalled disinvestment programme has received a fresh lease of life with the Cabinet clearing 10% equity sales in Nalco and Neyveli Lignite Corporation. That the government has, at long last, shown the resolve to pursue critical reforms is . . .
- Top Lankan General Is Blown Up By Suicide Killer (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a car carrying Sri Lanka’s third-highest ranking military officer on Monday and blew himself up, killing the general and three other people, officials said.
- Providing Social Security To Unorganised Workers (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Jun 27, 2006)
The lack of provision of basic social security for the vast bulk of workers in India is one of the more depressing features of Indian society. This is sought to be corrected in the recent recommendations of the National Commission for Enterprises . . .
- Orissa Ban On Maoists (Frontline, PRAFULLA DAS, Jun 27, 2006)
The Orissa government finally outlawed the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and seven pro-Maoist organisations on June 9. Maoists are active in 14 of the 30 districts in the State and have been gaining strength by the day.
- Crass-Media Holdings (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Draft broadcast bill falls far short of ideal
- Informative Trip Around Treasures Of Temple City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
After the success of `Heritage Walk,' CII plans `Heritage Marathon'
- 4 Indian And Pakistani Journalists Killed In 2006 (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Jun 27, 2006)
Four Indian and Pakistani journalists have been killed in the first six months of 2006 and national and international media organisations have condemned the Indian and Pakistani governments for their deaths.
- Economic Task (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 27, 2006)
Both the prime minister and the president, of late, have spoken on the need to attract foreign investment into the country to sustain the current rate of economic growth. Foreign direct investment is said to have significantly increased during . . .
- China May Fine News Media To Limit Coverage (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Jun 27, 2006)
Chinese media outlets will be fined if they report on "sudden events" without prior authorization from government officials, under a draft law being considered by the Communist Party-controlled legislature.
- India, Sa, Brazil Collaboration On Aids Vaccine (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jun 27, 2006)
India, Brazil and South Africa are planning to collaborate in the development of a HIV/AIDS vaccine.
- Ramadoss Plot To Grab Aiims Set To Fail (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Jun 27, 2006)
July 5 extraordinary meeting to sack Venugopal may not yield result ---- The ongoing feud between Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and AIIMS Director P Venugopal is likely to end with the termination of the services of the latter at the . . .
- Maleeha Lodhi May Join Un Chief Race (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 27, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is likely to field former journalist Maleeha Lodhi, now Pakistan’s high commissioner to London, as his government’s candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General.
- Top Lankan General Assassinated (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber today rammed an explosive-laden motor cycle against the car of a top Sri Lankan army general, killing him along with three others on the outskirts of the capital, giving a further jolt to the faltering peace process.
- Mulayam Announces Sops For Emergency Detainees (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 27, 2006)
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today extended his generosity to political leaders arrested during Emergency by granting them a pension of Rs 500 per month and free travel along with an escort in state-run buses.
- Programme To Combat Aids To Be Launched Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is all set to launch ‘YUVA’ (Youth United for Victory on AIDS), an ambitious programme involving more than two crore volunteers from seven national youth organisations.
- Theft In Leh! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 27, 2006)
If one shuffles through old files of this or other newspapers one will hardly come across any unpleasant report of theft, dacoity or murder in the trans-Himalayan territory of Leh.
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Another Step Forward In Strengthening Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 27, 2006)
For India and China, resolving the border issue remains the key to developing a truly strategic partnership.
- Need Based Curriculum In Schools (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, Jun 27, 2006)
Education is supposed to be the only weapon by which every war can be fought and it is not about fighting only but also the wining, which is its ultimate goal.
- Tanuvas Aims To Be Research And Training Hub In South Asia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Signs an MoU with American university for exchange programmes
- With Delay, Legal Loophole, Hazardous Oil Trickles Into India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jun 26, 2006)
It has taken government five years to begin cleaning up the mess created by two lots of toxic waste oil, some 2,000 tonnes of it altogether. And so long did government dawdle in determining that the stuff was hazardous that it was too late to . . .
- Advani: Cong Still Caught In Emergency Mindset (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
On the 31st anniversary of the Emergency today, the BJP said the Congress-led UPA government had created an ‘‘Emergency-like’’ situation in the country, with the recent controversies surrounding the office of profit bill, the Volcker scandal and the . . .
- Strike Over Killing Of 2 In Police Firing (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The entire Pattan town in north Kashmir observed a complete strike today in protest against the killing of a student and a woman, allegedly in firing by the security forces during demonstrations yesterday, even as the mourners attacked the Pattan . . .
- Pac Constable Kills 2 Colleagues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A mentally ill head constable posted with the PAC in the sensitive Naxal-dominated district of Chandauli today fired indiscriminately at colleagues from his service rifle, killing two and critically injuring three others, before vanishing in the . . .
- Five Militants, Soldier Killed In 4 Operations (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Even as suspected militants have gunned down a Jammu & Kashmir Police personnel in Dadsar village of Tral and a soldier of Rashtriya Rifles has died in a gunbattle in Kulgam, Police and security forces have killed five militants in four separate . . .
- No Stemming The Research (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 26, 2006)
The Indian Council of Medical Research’s decision to lay down specific guidelines for stem-cell research is welcome.
- Delhi Police Interrogate Rahul Mahajan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Delhi Police on Sunday questioned Rahul Mahajan, son of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, and Sudhanshu Mittal - Pramod Mahajan's close associate - in connection with the drug abuse case.
- Hardening Interest Rates On Top Of India Inc’S Wishlist For Fm Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The prolonged volatility in the stock market, rising interest rates and inflation, as well as flexible labour policy are some of the major issues that will be deliberated upon in the meeting between the Finance Minister and the three apex . . .
- Why Obc Fire Didn’T Spread South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
How is it that the south, particularly Tamil Nadu (TN), remained cool when protests against the move to provide reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions raged like wild fire across north India?
- What A Shame (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
No economic facts or figures, no government promises or opposition’s protests against the uniform or any other issue can make a difference to the likes of Sakina, the wife of a poor labourer of Dir district in NWFP.
- From Irrational Exuberance To Deep Despair (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jun 26, 2006)
"Architectural weaknesses in the system" are blamed for the stock market crash. Besides more reforms, there is a need to create a deeper bond market.
- Iraq’S Victims Of Violence Doubt Maliki Peac (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s national reconciliation plan is a hard sell on Karrada Inner street, where a roadside bomb left Akram Jabaar with a painful limp and little faith in his government.
- Militants Announce Ceasefire In N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Pro-Taliban militants announced a month-long ceasefire in North Waziristan on Sunday to give tribal elders a chance to broker a settlement after months of fierce fighting in the tribal agency bordering Afghanistan.
- Sri Lanka General Among Four Killed In Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An explosion near Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, has killed a top army general and three soldiers, reports say.
- Who Really Owns Bolivia? (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Jun 26, 2006)
Even if Bolivia gets fair value for her natural wealth, she will need help not only to extract the resources but also to improve the health and education of all Bolivians to ensure long-term economic growth.
- Right To Information (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Jun 26, 2006)
Now that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has got a committee to investigate the charges against AIIMS Director P Venugopal and whether he has run down the country’s premier hospital/medical college, one hopes its findings will be made public . . .
- Cdwp Urges Govt To Take Up Pollution Issue With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Local experts say Indian power plants along border causing dense winter fog in Lahore
- The Saga Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The government's anti-Maoist strategy has pitted brother against brother and village against village. Civil strife is rife in Dantewada.
- Transfer Games The Govt Plays (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The gay abandon with which successive governments in Karnataka have effected transfers in the police department makes it appear that it is some sort of a game being played by the powers that be.
- Prakash To Be Firm With Naxalites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Says talks posible only if they shun violence
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A group of people from Nagaral village in Chikkodi taluk and from Chikkodi town allegedly killed two persons over a property dispute on Friday.
- Formidable Task Ahead For Mcc Administrator (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Council tenure ends, promises of corporators unfulfilled
Increase in number of people living in slums
Poor quality water supplied to consumers
Waste remains uncleared for days in many areas
- Listening To Readers — And Convincing Them (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
Falling circulations and increasing disconnect with readers have newspapers in the United States worrying and looking for ways to improve coverage.
- 700 Litres Of Arrack Seized, 10 Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Prohibition and Excise Department squad during special raids conducted at three places on Saturday seized three autosrickshaws along with 700 litres of arrack and arrested ten persons.
- "We Are Trying To Find An Alternative Path For Our Own Development" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left Front in West Bengal entered its 30th year in power on June 21. In an interview toThe Hindu, Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeespeaks of the changing perspectives over the last three decades, the new Left alternative being considered . . .
- Anti-Naxal Plan Yielding Rich Dividends In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
"Naxalites are no longer getting cooperation of local people"
- Increase In Cases Of Asthma, Bronchitis In City (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Jun 26, 2006)
Sudden change in weather and rising pollution levels pose problems
Precautions
Avoid stepping out in bad weather
Always keep an inhaler handy
Keep away from highly polluted areas
Protect yourself with warm clothing during chilly weather
- Secrets On Sale (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2006)
When the naval war room leak was detected in May last year, a systematic attempt was made to underplay its significance.
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- Kiss, But Please Don’T Tell (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
What is it about a kiss that makes adult Indians behave like naughty little children?
- India Drug Trafficking Hub (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Jun 26, 2006)
If the report of International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), is to be believed, India is turning out to be the hub of international drug trafficking.
- Jammu's Plight (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
A Jammuite who is apparently settled in the United States has poured his heart out in a letter on this page recently.
- Deliver On Pledges To Africa: Blair (Hindu, Ned Temko, Jun 26, 2006)
The British Prime Minister joins the stars to persuade the G8 leaders to fulfill their Gleneagles trade promises.
- Humane Hasina Laps Up Mother Teresa Award (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Former Bangladesh prime minister and Leader of Opposition Sheikh Hasina Wajed was on Sunday conferred the Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award at Calcutta University.
- Singh, Sonia To Push Own Agendas (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both expected to have their way in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Advani Links Scorpene To Navy War Room Leak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Leader of the Opposition, Mr L.K. Advani, on Sunday claimed that the Navy war room leak case was linked to the Scorpene submarine deal.
- Drugs Don't Really Work (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 26, 2006)
More than legislation, what Government needs to check drug peddling is political will, says Joginder Singh.
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