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Articles 9421 through 9520 of 20587:
- White House Bangalored! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 01, 2006)
Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of December 30, 2006.
- Varsity Seeks Alternative Dates For Tnpcee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Conduct examination either on May 18, 19 or on May 20, 21
25 exam venues also counting centres for Assembly poll on May 8
No time to prepare centres for exam after counting votes
All-India Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Entrance Examination . . .
- Goa To Go Ahead With Plan On Mandatory Premarital Hiv Test (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Goa Government will go ahead with its proposed plan to make HIV/AIDS testing before marriage mandatory.
- Hollow Promises (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 01, 2006)
Had it just been a promise to provide free colour television sets to households that do not have one if voted to power, we could have laughed away the DMK's election manifesto for the coming Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu. But since the DMK has chosen . . .
- Thaksin And Thailand's Snap Polls (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Apr 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, with his pro-poor image, is pitted against an Opposition that has accused him of manipulating the political system for his benefit.
- Focus On Elementary Problems (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 01, 2006)
Confronted with a rising tide of violence in wide areas across the country, there is much talk today of the need for development, political and land reforms, and the social emancipation of long-neglected populations in areas of persistent or . . .
- Iraqis Face More Brutal Life With Each Passing Month (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Apr 01, 2006)
Terror and chaos reign, and the titanic challenge of ensuring political stability has barely begun to be addressed.
- Government's Achievements Will Be Dpa Poll Plank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Opposition to focus on unemployment issue
- Insurance Coverage For Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Group policy for 12 at Rs. 50,000
Effort to lend a helping hand for financially weak students
Special policy for girl students
Policy may be extended to short-term courses too
- Engaging India’S States, The Stanford Way (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Apr 01, 2006)
As state sector reforms now hold the key to our growth strategy, it is critical to forge consensus
- Kumaraswamy To Expand Ministry On April 10 Or 11 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
List of candidates ready, says Yediyurappa
20 Ministers were sworn in on February 17
Bhagya Lakshmi scheme to come into effect from Saturday
Anganwadi assistants will identify beneficiaries
Health insurance scheme for children planned
- Bwssb Gets Rs. 1,140-Cr Loan (Hindu, Govind D. Belgaumkar, Apr 01, 2006)
Boost to phase II of Greater Bangalore Water Supply Scheme
- Norway’S Defence Minister Visits Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Norway’s defence minister was visiting Afghanistan this week to meet Norwegian peacekeepers and Afghan officials, her ministry said on Thursday. Anne-Grete Stroem-Erichsen left on Wednesday evening for the four-day visit, which includes a meeting . . .
- Seven Dead In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Seven people were killed and a suicide bomber targeting foreign troops wounded seven civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday in the latest attacks indicating an intensifying Taliban insurgency.
- Diamer-Bhasha Dam To Bring Prosperity: Pm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam will usher in an era of prosperity and development in Northern Areas and NWFP as billions of rupees will be spent there and thousands of job opportunities will be created.
- Industry Should "Fight Against Aids" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The disease blighted many firms in Africa, say officials
- Accountability In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Mar 31, 2006)
Islam is a multifaceted religion where awareness of Divine rights has been given on the one hand and a functional network of an Islamic state has been laid down on the other.
- Call To Vaccinate Captive Elephants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The Kollam unit of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has called upon all captive elephant owners in the State to immediately get their elephants vaccinated with the prophylactic anti-rabies vaccination. z
- No Relief For Farmer Who Killed Birds Before Flu (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Mar 31, 2006)
A poultry farm owner who chose to kill his chickens to prevent a havoc after a chicken died in his farm, before the compulsory culling started, has won the hearts of his villagers, though he lost out on the compensation.
- Towards Biosecurity In Agriculture (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Mar 31, 2006)
India urgently needs a national agricultural biosecurity system to strengthen the ability to prevent pandemics. This will help safeguard the income and livelihood security of farm and fisher families.
- Shaiva Siddhanta Texts In Unesco's `Memory Of The World' Register (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Mar 31, 2006)
Its largest collection of manuscripts preserved at French Institute "The unique collection source for scholars to reconstruct a chapter in religious annals of humanity"
- City Limits, From Silly Point (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Mar 31, 2006)
In puritanical Mumbai we have all given up, says Jaithirth Rao
- Hiv Among Young Adults Declining: Study (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
No significant decrease in north
Data analysed in 4 southern and 14 northern States Fall in prevalence among women Lack of surveillance sites in north
- A Tale Of Two Indias (Tribune, Dr Mohan Dharia, Mar 31, 2006)
Need for an integrated policy
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently announced the formation of the National Mission for the Renewal of Urban Centre having a population above one million.
- Strong Earthquake Hits Iran, Two People Dead (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
At least 21 people died and 313 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the province of Lorestan in western Iran on early Friday, official television quoted a local official as saying.
- Bird Flu: Fear Is The Disease (Tribune, Marc Siegel, Mar 31, 2006)
Fear is a deeply rooted emotion—one that can serve as a lifesaving response to imminent danger. But because we humans often magnify risk, fear can also cause us to overreact to remote threats, such as bird flu.
- Fresh Flu Outbreak Jolts Poultry Revival (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Mar 31, 2006)
When bird flu first struck two months ago, Javed Alam pasted several large newspaper advertisements to the walls of his butcher's shop announcing that cooked chicken and eggs were still safe to eat.
- Ale And Hearty (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 31, 2006)
The story of how beer was discovered is history. Remembering the nutritional value of beer, however, has prompted a Belgian organisation to push for replacing fizzy drinks in schools with light ale.
- Outcry Against Move To Patent Aids Drug (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Mar 31, 2006)
A leading pharmaceuticals company has claimed a patent for a popular drug to treat HIV/AIDS - a move that has worried people dependent on the drug and agencies running treatment programme for the infection.
- What Makes Sushil Modi Angry? (Pioneer, Mohan Guruswamy, Mar 31, 2006)
Right since the formation of the Indian Republic, Bihar has been financially neglected by the Centre, says Mohan Guruswamy
- This Brigade Will Charge India Into Glory! (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Mar 31, 2006)
The contribution of IT and BPO sectors to India’s economy is much bigger than its export achievement or the brand equity in foreign markets that has raised India’s economic profile abroad.
- Dmk's Manifesto (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 31, 2006)
Within living memory there has been nothing that comes anywhere near the election manifesto of the DMK.
- Escap Report: Of Opportunities, Challenges (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Mar 31, 2006)
This year's ESCAP report focuses on Asia's bid to emerge stronger even as it grapples to leverage its high savings and reserves.
- Manmohan Singh Likely To Visit Brazil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 31, 2006)
The first formal India-Brazil-South Africa forum meeting in September
- Right Formula (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 31, 2006)
Remember the Bombay Club? After the onset of liberalisation, this group of industrialists feared being acquired or driven out of existence by multinationals.
- 3.25 Lakh Children To Be Administered Polio Vaccine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Pulse Polio Immunisation days on April 9 and May 21
Nearly 3.25 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 years will be administered polio vaccine in Madurai district during the Pulse Polio immunisation days on April 9 and May 21.
- Several Hurt In Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
A number of persons were injured when militants triggered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) at Mujagund in Baramula district this afternoon. Official sources said militants detonated the IED on the Srinagar-Bandipora road at 1.15 pm . . .
- Thousands Bid Adieu To Bansi Lal (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Mar 30, 2006)
The mortal remains of the architect of modern Haryana, former Chief Minister Bansi Lal, were today consigned to flames at this dusty hamlet where he was born almost eight decades ago. He had passed away around midnight in a Delhi hospital.
- Hospital Infections Drive Up Costs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Hospital infections drive up costs
Pennsysvania patients who contracted an infection during a hospital stay in 2004 rang up charges that were seven times higher than patients who did not develop an infection, complications that cost insurers and . . .
- Changing Geostrategic Landscape (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Mar 30, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s recent visit to Pakistan continues to be the subject of debate and discourse at all levels and in every segment of our society.
- Endorsing Return Of Stolen Inheritance (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Mar 30, 2006)
Israelis convivced themselves that this was to be the dull election, the one marked by record low turnout and apathy. A people who complain they live in a land with too much history seemed in no mood to make some more.
- Pak, India To Boost Trade Ties (The Nation, HAQ NAWAZ, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India Wednesday agreed to ink a new shipping agreement in the near future at New Delhi while talks on air services would be concluded expeditiously.
- Nation Salutes Female Pilots (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
The Convention ceremony of the 116th General Duty (Pilots) Course at the College of Flying Training, PAF Risalpur Academy, held on Tuesday, had a distinct feature. Aviation cadets who received Bachelor of Science degrees included a pioneering . . .
- Pakistan Dissatisfied With Indo-Pak Trade (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan's Commerce Secretary Asif Shah has expressed dissatisfaction with the volume of Pakistan’s exports to India due to the non-tariff barriers and high tariff rates. Talking to newsmen after the first day’s talks on economic and . . .
- Pakistan, India Plan Cross-Border Banking (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Wednesday issued a joint statement after two days of talks on economic and commercial cooperation within the framework of composite dialogue with a resolve that both sides would expeditiously conclude talks on . . .
- ‘Best News On Aids: In South India, Hiv Down 35 Per Cent’ (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Mar 30, 2006)
AIDS Maharashtra, TN, AP, Karnataka show one-third dip between 2000-2004: Lancet report
- The Price Of Efficiency (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Mar 30, 2006)
While some jobs are lost, new jobs are created. But those who get the new jobs are not necessarily the losers
- Hiv Rate Dips In South India (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Mar 30, 2006)
Though India is generally perceived as a nation that will have the world’s largest pool of HIV patients in a few years overtaking South Africa, the prevalence of HIV has gone down in four southern states in the last four years, medical researchers claim.
- Legacy Of Bansi Lal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Haryana loses its chief architect
The political career of Mr Bansi Lal, who died on Tuesday, aged 78, can be summed up in three phases. During the initial terms of his Chief Ministership, he committed himself to development of his state, . . .
- Khyber Agency Fighting (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 30, 2006)
Another example of how religion can be exploited for petty purposes and can lead to death and destruction can be seen in what happened in Khyber Agency on Monday and Tuesday.
- Indian Ministry Says Kashmir Doesn’T Need Self-Rule, Autonomy (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 30, 2006)
* Says violence level in Kashmir has declined considerably
* Major leadership of militant groups eliminated
- Pakistan, India To Ease Business Visas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
* Shipping agreement soon
* Agreement to expedite talks on air service
* Next round of talks expected in May
Pakistan and India have announced several steps as part of their plans to boost bilateral trade and improve economic relations.
- Ramadoss Launches Satellite Linkage For Disease Surveillance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
With a view to strengthen disease surveillance programme across the country and provide quality healthcare services to the common man, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today launched satellite linkage that would boost disease surveillance . . .
- Stresses On Complimentation And Not Competition (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col (Rtd) R K Langar, Mar 30, 2006)
Complimentation and not competition is te main thrust of Indian thought. Complimentation spreads cooperation, harmony and togetherness which enables man to perceive unity in diversity.
- Politics Should Be Kept Out Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Umashankar Joshi, Mar 30, 2006)
There is a crippling contradiction in Indian society between visionaries in different spheres and routine politicians. While routine politicians are concerned with political business as usual, visionaries try to go beyond routine.
- Logic Of Democracy (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Mar 30, 2006)
Parliament may unanimously vote for a bill on the “Office of Profit” issue but this will have to be consistent with the spirit and letter of the Constitution and with natural law if it is not to be struck down by the Supreme Court.
- Bird Flu Fight Hit By Bad Samples-Lab Head (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Mar 30, 2006)
The government’s efforts to contain bird flu in poultry were being hindered by spoiled blood samples, the head of the country's top animal diseases laboratory said on Wednesday.
- When Lucknow Lost Its Tehzeeb (Pioneer, Vishvjit P Singh, Mar 30, 2006)
Meher Bhargava's death exposes the rot that has set in the administrative machinery of Uttar Pradesh, says Vishvjit P Singh
- Plight Of People Of Chitral (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 30, 2006)
One cannot imagine what life must be like for those who live in Chitral during the harsh winter months — from December to April — as they are virtually cut off from the rest of the country.
- Stray Dogs And The Right To Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, I heard since the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution should prevail over the protection against blanket mass slaughter guaranteed to stray dogs under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, municipalities . . .
- Salute To Sharon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Modest as it may appear - 28 seats in a House of 120 - the Kadima Party's semi-victory in the Israeli general election is potentially an extraordinary one for not just the Jewish nation, but also the rest of West Asia.
- Culling Begins In Mp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Culling operations began today in 23 villages adjoining Ichhapur in Burhanpur district of western Madhya Pradesh, where avian flu was detected.
- Big Risks, But Big Potential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2006)
After information technology and IT-enabled services, clinical research, which is the study of a drug on human subjects to discover its safety and efficacy, may well be the next big thing in India.
- Hiv Count Down In South, Says Report (Hindustan Times, Sanchita Sharma, Mar 30, 2006)
In a big boost to the Government’s AIDS control programmes focusing on awareness and condom use, HIV infection rates are down by a third in south India, reports the international medical journal The Lancet.
- Avian Flu: India's Response Lauded (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Mar 30, 2006)
ADB says compensation was adequate
The Government should continue to maintain transparency in revealing outbreaks
Bank's emergency fund could be used for culling, stock piling vaccines or buying protective gear
- West's Economic Apartheid (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Mar 30, 2006)
If Mittal Steel's bid fails, India must renege on those commitments within economic reforms that could jeopardise its sovereignty, says Anuradha Dutt
- Kadima Wins Israeli Poll (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 30, 2006)
Finalisation of the country's boundaries high on agenda: Olmert
- `Connecting India' Summit In Singapore (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 30, 2006)
Raising Indian profile across Asia-Pacific
To be part of a panoramic project of `Celebrating India' under the aegis of its diplomatic mission there
Aimed at highlighting various aspects of "contemporary India" and depth of bilateral ties
- India, Pakistan For Better Trade Ties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 30, 2006)
Branches of scheduled banks to be opened in each country; shipping pact soon
- Providing Water, Power And Gas To All (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
AT a time when people are clamouring to have at least a small share of the fruits of high economic growth, President Musharraf has promised water, power and gas for all by 2008, and if possible by the end of 2007.
- Big Push To Nri Deposits (The Financial Express, HARIHAR KRISHNAMURTHY, Mar 30, 2006)
In a much-awaited and welcome move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the rates that can be offered by banks to non-resident Indians (NRIs) on their foreign currency deposits by 25 basis points.
- Beginning Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2006)
Definitions can wreak havoc on principles and provide a hundred escape routes for those who want them.
- Border Force Calls For Rule Recast (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Unnerved by yesterday’s killing of two villagers by the Bangladesh Rifles, the Border Security Force (BSF) today said it would ask the government to amend the border rules which now prohibit any sort of activity within 150 yards of the zero line.
- Ale And Hearty (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 30, 2006)
The story of how beer was discovered is history. Remembering the nutritional value of beer, however, has prompted a Belgian organisation to push for replacing fizzy drinks in schools with light ale.
- Pill Against Hiv Infection Soon: Us Scientists (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Twentyfive years after the first AIDS cases jolted the world, US scientists think they soon may have a pill that could prevent HIV, the virus that causes the global killer.
- Law To Tackle Land Unrest (Telegraph, JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY, Mar 29, 2006)
The Centre wants to allow tribal villages to hold a vote on rehabilitation packages for vacating land for projects, addressing one of the most contentious issues dogging development initiatives in the country.
- Fighting Leprosy (Tribune, Dr Uma Vasudeva, Mar 29, 2006)
India has achieved a significant milestone in bringing down the prevalence of leprosy to less than one case per 10,000 people, the goal set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which qualifies as “elimination.”
- Businessmen At Work (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Mar 29, 2006)
While all eyes were on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, businessmen from both countries presented a wish list of reforms to the two governments.
- In The Sweatshops Of Mumbai (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Maharashtra is officially child labour-free but the exploitation of children continues in the zari units in its capital.
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
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