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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 20587:
- Tax Scare Leaves Sensex Swinging (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, May 23, 2006)
Media reports about the Income Tax Department out to levy maximum taxes on the broking community sent the bourses on a wild swing today resulting trading to be suspended by an hour at noon.
- Who Chief Dies After Brain Surgery In Geneva (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Lee Jong-Wook, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), died on Monday after undergoing emergency brain surgery, the South Korean foreign ministry said.
- Meltdown: Carnage On Bourses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The sensex not only opened in the positive but posted strong gains in the initial minutes when it hit a high of 11,142 levels. It was after about an hour that the sensex started losing ground when brokers, who had not received margins from . . .
- Distinguish Talent From Ability (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, May 23, 2006)
In reality, Budhia's story is an example of society's failure to understand the physical limitations of a child
- Biggest Crash In Stock Market (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , May 23, 2006)
Black Monday repeats as Sensex falls by 1111.70 points; partial recovery later
- Manmohan Renews Appeal To Medicos (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Promises fair, just and inclusive system
- Arjun: Leave It To Prime Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Monday asked medical students and doctors to end their anti-reservation stir in the wake of the appeal by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and leave the issue to him.
- Pondicherry Citizens End Their Long Wait For Civic Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The elections were last held in 1968
- No Funds For Development Works, Says Deputy Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The Government also has no time to take them up: Yediyurappa
- The Lashkar's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 23, 2006)
Although the Lashkar-e-Taiba will not be represented at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table conference on Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow, the terrorist group has succeeded in delivering its message to all those who will be present.
- Exploiting The Vulnerable (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 23, 2006)
A monumental report on an issue that involves serious human rights violations
- World Health Meet Focuses On Epidemics (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 23, 2006)
The 59th World Health Assembly began on a somber note on Monday following the death of the director-general of the World Health Organisation, Dr Lee Jong-wook, hours before the inaugural session.
- 60 Taliban Killed In Us-Led Attack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
US-led forces in Afghanistan killed more than 60 Taliban fighters and 16 civilians in attacks on their strongholds in the south on Monday, the governor of Kandahar province said.
- First Steps To Defence Deal With America (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 23, 2006)
Even as the Indo-US nuclear deal languishes in the US Congress, the military establishments of the two countries have gingerly initiated negotiations on a bilateral agreement which will set out the basis for future logistics support, supplies and . . .
- Chinks In The Armour (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 23, 2006)
The great Indian market volatility gives a non-academic poignancy to debates about the right valuation of the market.
- Hauling Up Cement And Oil Cartels (The Economic Times, PRADEEP S MEHTA, May 23, 2006)
The new competition law in India has provisions for extra territorial jurisdiction, and it too can take on abusive cartel behaviour abroad. But when will the new law be implemented is a moot question.
- Price Of Essence (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 23, 2006)
Look beyond imports to manage agri-prices
- The Healing Touch (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 23, 2006)
The national agricultural research system should develop technology that helps promote medicinal plants.
- Dastardly Attack (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 23, 2006)
The widely telecast image of a "police man" moving around rather freely with a gun in hands in Srinagar's Sher-e-Kashmir park will be firmly etched in the memory of every viewer.
- Now, Look Beyond The Market Mayhem (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 23, 2006)
It was mainly a kneejerk reaction to homegrown sentiment; time to buy mispriced growth stock.
- Healthcare For Rural Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 23, 2006)
The Sindh government’s move to table a bill on compulsory healthcare services in the country’s rural areas should be widely welcomed.
- Afghanistan Air Raid Kills 100 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Witnesses say dozens of civilians killed
Former Paktika governor found dead
- Strategic Slapps (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, May 23, 2006)
learnt about SLAPP when PepsiCo filed a defamation case against us on the study about pesticides in colas.
- A Foul Decision (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 22, 2006)
Artists are artists and not diplomats. By temperament they call a spade a spade.
- Unfazed By Attack, Pm To Visit Srinagar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Undeterred by the terrorist attack on Congress rally at Srinagar today, perceived to he aimed at scuttling the scheduled second roundtable meeting of Prime Minister with Hurriyat leaders, Dr Manmohan Singh would go ahead with his visit to Srinagar . . .
- Sharpening Conflict (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 22, 2006)
Talk to students to end the impasse
- Seven Die As Militants Attack Congress Rally (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, May 22, 2006)
Merely two days ahead of the second roundtable conference to be held here, militants carried a suicide attack at a rally of the state Youth Congress, killing at least five persons, including two police personnel, and injuring about 21 today.
- Medicos Say No To Pm’S Appeal; To Continue Stir (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, May 22, 2006)
Neither the Prime Minister’s appeal nor the threat of severe action have actuated medicos to call off their stir. Buoyed by the support from a cross section of society as was evident from Saturday’s ‘dilli chalo’ rally, the anti-quota struggle . . .
- Medicos Turn Down Pm's Appeal, Continue Strike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
The deadlock over the anti-quota agitation by medicos continued today with students and junior doctors sticking to their demands of total rollback of the proposed OBC quota and a review of the reservation policy.
- Indian Doctors Reject Pm’S Call To End Agitation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Thousands of Indian doctors and medical students protesting against a government affirmative action programme for low-caste students continued their strike Sunday, despite the prime minister’s assurances that their interests will be protected.
- Rs5.9bn Water Project Opened: Mirani Dam Nears Completion: Musharraf (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said that with the country’s economy having been stabilised the focus would now be on the issues of poverty alleviation, jobs creation and inflation control.
- Economy On Strong Footing: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that now when the country’s economy has been stabilised on strong footings, he is now poised to focus on three important issues viz poverty alleviation, jobs creation and control on inflation.
- `Aids Patients Are Not Untouchables' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Collector, MLA dispel misgivings
- Killing Sezs, Making A Killing (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 22, 2006)
At the outset, let me make it clear I’m not in favour of SEZs as I think they’re bad tax policy and a pure real estate play—while the focus is supposedly exports, a unit has to export just one dollar more than the total value of imports, over a . . .
- Igp Injured, 7 Killed In Fidayeen Strike On Azad's Rally (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 22, 2006)
In yet another major security lapse, militants in Police uniform today reached close to the dais and struck on a Youth Congress rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Park, killing three political workers and two Police personnel, minutes before the scheduled . . .
- Brand Basu (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 22, 2006)
Buddhadeb mustn’t suffer further constraints
Jyoti Basu has formed Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s cabinet.
- Insiders Behind Srinagar Terror Attack, Say Officials (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
The Govt suspected an "inside job" to sabotage a peace initiative of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Up Govt Invokes Esma Against Striking Doctors (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against doctors opposed to reservation and declared their strike illegal.
- Democracy Of The People... (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, May 22, 2006)
Born a Mumbaikar, success stories about my birthplace have always held fascination for me.
- American Ally~i (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 22, 2006)
President Bush has authorised the sale of F-16 to Pakistan. More will follow.
- Disturbing Reports From D G Khan (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 22, 2006)
The Senate voiced its concern on Friday over deeply disturbing stories that have been trickling out from a remote village in Dera Ghazi Khan.
- Healthcare For Rural Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 22, 2006)
THE Sindh government’s move to table a bill on compulsory healthcare services in the country’s rural areas should be widely welcomed.
- Reservations Dilemma (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured all sections of society that his government will amicably settle the issues arising out of the proposed reservation for other backward classes (OBC) in institutions of higher learning.
- Sbi Gearing Up To Meet Credit Demand (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Foresees stable interest rate with upward bias
- Global Imbalances And China's Yuan Policy (Business Standard, S. Venkitaramanan , May 22, 2006)
Many critics question the assumptions of the Bush Administration's yuan policy, even calling the cure — of getting the currency to float — worse than the disease. China is quite unfazed, sticking to its policies. This has lessons for India, says . . .
- India Fast Becoming Favoured Destination For Dental Surgery (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, May 22, 2006)
Not only is treatment cheaper here, Indian doctors are also considered the best
- Attack Will Not Hamper Peace Process: J&k Governor (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 22, 2006)
Terror tactics will not deter the people, says Ghulam Nabi Azad; A barbaric act, says Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
A desperate bid of isolated militants to make their presence felt, says Azad
Move to scuttle Prime Minister's roundtable conference, says . .
- No Quota, Says India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
The striking medicos of Delhi have become a symbol of the anti-quota protest, and the spark that they lit up is spreading like forest fire across the country.
- Aids Treatment To Go Hi-Tech (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, May 22, 2006)
Surveillance and administering of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART), the only effective way to treat the deadly AIDS virus, is all set to go hi-tech.
- Strike On Under Eviction Threat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Medicos continued with their anti-quota agitation today, rejecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal and ignoring a warning that they would be thrown out of AIIMS hostel rooms.
- Militants Target Srinagar Rally, 6 Killed (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 22, 2006)
35 injured in the incident that comes amid preparations for Wednesday's round table
- Thousands Protest As Caste Quota Row Simmers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Thousands of students held street protests across the country on Saturday as they continued to oppose a government move to reserve more college seats for lower caste students.
- Begin J&k Corruption Eradication From Top ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, May 21, 2006)
It is like the proverbial chicken-egg story accompanied with the ever unanswered question ‘‘Who came first ?’’
- He Keeps Pace With Time (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 21, 2006)
Why have the Leftists done better in elections in India when communist ideology is fading the world over?
- Politics Of Dr Singh (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, May 21, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has said he learnt of politics from Joan Robinson; he must have realised he became politically committed as PN Haksar’s protégé
- Taking Sides (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, May 21, 2006)
In the coverage of the reservation debate in TV news channels, only one side has been given voice and made visible.
- Vested Interests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 21, 2006)
Fundamentals of bad governance
What is there in common between the Government of India’s actions regarding (a) OBC quotas in higher education; (b) the US-India nuclear deal; (c) spending $12 billion ($1200 crore) on new aircraft for bankrupt Air . . .
- Reserved For Whom? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 21, 2006)
One of India’s leading news-magazines came up with a rather revealing statistic the other day in its cover-story on the reservation issue.
- Cruising Along (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, May 21, 2006)
Half-a-dozen rollouts and upgrades, lined up this year, will boost Bajaj fortunes.
- Why Pay More For Fairness? (Dawn, Peter Singer, May 21, 2006)
Marks & Spencer, a supermarket and clothing chain with 400 stores throughout Britain, recently announced that it is converting its entire range of coffee and tea, totalling 38 lines, to Fair-trade, a marketing symbol of “ethical production”.
- Contaminated Water Casualties (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
The outbreak of gastroenteritis in a Faisalabad neighbourhood has resulted in the death of at least three children and an adult since Friday.
- Law Should Prevail (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
It seems that the country may just be starting to take environmental issues seriously with the recent announcement that a new environmental police unit is to be set up in compliance with His Majesty King Abdullah's directives to create a pollution- . . .
- When Attending Class Doesn’T Pay (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
‘Bunk college and walk home with Rs 5,000’ — it seems this has become the new mantra for many of Bangalore’s youngsters today.
- Cacophony As Public Discourse (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 21, 2006)
Here in India the problem of the day is not in itself the problem.
- Call Off Strike: Manmohan (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, May 21, 2006)
Interests of all sections will be addressed, students told; GoM submits report
- Widening Agitation (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 21, 2006)
After the Satyendra Dubey and Jessica Lal murders, the government of the day is again in danger of failing to recognise the depth of public anger over increased reservations.
- More Protesters Join Striking Students, Medicos In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Engineers, traders, accountants join in, medicos from other States arrive to show solidarity
- Aids Candlelight Campaign At King Koti Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
It is a show of support to people living with HIV
Event held to raise awareness and decrease stigma related to HIV/AIDS
Anti-HIV campaign caravan, Aasha Vahini, to be flagged off at Nizam College
Four-minute film on HIV endorsed by YSR to be . . .
- Junior Doctors Of Mysore Threaten Indefinite Fast From Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Junior doctors in the city, who have been protesting agsint quota in higher education, have threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from Monday and boycott all emergency services from Wednesday.
- "Fir Delay Is No Reason To Doubt Prosecution Case" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
We cannot expect villagers to rush to police: court
Kith and kin cannot act mechanically
Delay will put court on guard
- Let There Be Light For Aids Patients (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Candlelight procession today to extend moral support to them
- Violent Pro-Quota Medicos Lathi-Charged (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 20, 2006)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked the DGP, Mr Ashish Ranjan Sinha to inquire into the circumstances that led to the lathicharge on the agitating pro-quota medical students in Patna today.
- Gom Formula For Increasing Seats (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, May 20, 2006)
Pranab briefs Manmohan; report today
General category seats will not be disturbed
Pranab ready to meet agitating students
Pro-quota medicos clash with police in Patna
- Eat Dairy Products To Have Twins, Says Study (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2006)
New York, May 20(PTI) Want twins? Take milk and eat dairy products, a new study says.
- Guj: Former Mla's Daughter-In-Law Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2006)
Former MLA Santokben Jadeja's daughter-in-law Rekha Kandhal Jadeja was shot dead today at her residence at Kalavad Road here, police said.
- Let Truth Prevail (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 20, 2006)
It is doubtful whether political mudslinging over Srinagar's sex scandal is serving any purpose.
- Watch Those Proceedings (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 20, 2006)
Public opinion can no longer be ignored as we have seen from the outrage that has greeted Arjun Singh's reservations plan and the court's verdict in the Jessica Lal murder case
- At The Crossroads (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, May 20, 2006)
Farm sector growth has come down to less than 2 pc a year, and contributes only about 25 pc to the GDP
- Tamil Nadu: Minister Palanivelrajan Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Minister P T R Palanivelrajan suffered a massive heart attack while travelling in a train and died at a private hospital at Dindigul early this morning.
- Crash! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2006)
Markets are driven as much, if not more, by speculation and sentiment than by rational assessments of trends and fundamentals.
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