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Articles 6921 through 7020 of 43820:
- Icds — The Entitlement Of Every Indian Child (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, Aug 17, 2006)
The role of ICDS as an instrument to secure children's right to food cannot be overstated. In States like Tamil Nadu, its functioning has yielded positive results.
- "Ltte, Colombo Must Observe Restraint" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
India must use diplomatic, political channels to prevent Sri Lanka from sliding into a full-scale civil war, says CPI (M)
- Global Meet Emphasises New Approaches To Hiv Prevention (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 17, 2006)
New approaches to HIV prevention, including microbicides and circumcision, have pushed the debates on anti-AIDS vaccines into the background.
- ’84, Gujarat Riots In Ncert Books (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
The 2002 Gujarat riots, the Ayodhya dispute and the 1984 Sikh carnage will be a part of the class XII curriculum for political science as the NCERT has decided to include in its texts events that influenced the political process in the country . . .
- Senator’S Apology To Indian American (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Under attack by various organisations for making racial remarks at a campaign rally about a young Indian political activist, US Senator George Allen has clarified that his remarks were in no way intended to be “derogatory”.
- Common Farmer’S Front Needed (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Aug 17, 2006)
IN Punjab and much of north India the farming community is slowly but surely losing hope and direction in keeping agriculture alive as a means of livelihood and a respected way of life.
- Pm Fails To Inspire Confidence On Foreign Policy: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Universal perception is, under U.S. pressure, it had shifted its positions
Rajya Sabha scheduled to discuss nuclear deal on Thursday
Asks how the Government will raise funds for major schemes
- More Of A Bane, Less Of A Boon (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 17, 2006)
Employing children below the age of fourteen is not allowed.
- Maoists Vs Maoists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2006)
IT was easy for Karl Marx to observe that philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it.
- We Shall Overcome (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
The Independence Day special issue of Organiser is devoted to analysing ‘Terrorism: The Siege Within.’
- Manmohan Readies For The Debate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Nuclear deal to be taken up today
Kakodkar, Saran, Narayanan at review meeting
Not to meet senior retired nuclear scientists
- Parliament Below Par (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Aug 17, 2006)
Independence Day is an occasion for nostalgia and rededication to the goals and values of freedom. Recallng Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring words about a tryst with destiny brings a lump to many a throat.
- Sri Lanka: Deepening Conflict (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 17, 2006)
The LTTE blockade of a waterway triggers a battle and a debate about the actions and intentions of the Tigers and the government.
- End Of 'Orange Revolution' (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Aug 17, 2006)
Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" comes to an end with the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich regaining the post of Prime Minister.
- Another Bush War (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Aug 17, 2006)
The Israeli war on Lebanon is in line with the United States' "forward policy for freedom in the broader Middle East" .
- Veils And Jails (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Aug 17, 2006)
The Hudood Ordinances expose how Generals past and present have used the regulation of female sexuality to their strategic advantage.
- Ahead Of Up Poll, War To Win Hearts Begins (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Aug 17, 2006)
As the Samajwadi Party gears up for the battle of Uttar Pradesh, its leaders are trying to rope in mega star Amitabh Bachchan for active poll campaigning.
- Ex-Isi Chief Wants Indian Model For Pak Polls (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
former ISI chief has asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to follow the Indian model in appointing a person with “experience in civil administration” as chief election commissioner to make the next year’s general elections “more credible and . . .
- Pm Consults Top Scientists, To Speak On N-Deal Today (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
With several of the country’s top scientists raising questionmarks on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held consultations with top scientists in the nuclear establishment ahead of a discussion in Parliament . . .
- Tenuous Peace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2006)
The United Nations-sponsored ceasefire, which has halted Israel's justified drive against Hizbullah in Lebanon, could well prove a historic dampener. While on the one hand it has stalled the end of one of the world's most well-organised terror . . .
- Maharashtra: Bill Against Superstition (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 17, 2006)
A Bill in Maharashtra drafted to help eradicate exploitation using superstition comes under fire.
- Pm Turns To In-House Advisers To Defend N-Deal In House (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
A day ahead of the scheduled discussion in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called upon the might of the nuclear establishment to help him prepare the defence of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the face of strong reservations . . .
- Olmert, Bush Lose (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 17, 2006)
Israel’s democracy speaks Israel, for all its faults, is a democracy, and a vigorous one at that which does not spare stupid governance.
- Pm Likely To Await Us Law On Nuclear Issue Before Reacting (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Congress on Wednesday gave clear indications that the UPA government would not be in a hurry to address the US domestic concerns and . . .
- Maharashtra Speaker Speaks His Mind (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Mr Babasaheb Kupekar is disturbed by the fears of the state’s region wise disintegration since “the government has failed on all fronts “
- Oil Prices Have To Rise, Hints Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Standing on the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday addressed the nation on the 60th Independence Day after unfurling the tricolour.
- Pm Uninspiring On Foreign Policy: Left (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Left parties today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day address had failed to inspire confidence that India would continue to pursue an independent foreign policy in view of the developments relating to the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Iran’S Leader Takes To Blogging (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
For the leader of a country well known for its suppression of freedom, information, and the use of the internet, this is a turnaround. But, then, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad always likes to shock.
- Kalam Should Not Sign Office Of Profit Bill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
The controversial Office of Profit Bill, without any modification or removal of the objections indicated by President Abdul Kalam in his message to Parliament, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on July 25, 2006.
- Vision And Concern (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
Consolidation was the running theme of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day address to the nation. Instead of making grandiose announcements, he sought to reassure the nation about strengthening and extending some of the welfare . . .
- Clear As Crystal: Challenge Is On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 16, 2006)
It is not for nothing that concerned citizens sit glued to their radio and television sets across the country on every Independence Day.
- Pm’S Unscheduled Meeting With Kalam Sparks Speculation (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s unscheduled meeting with President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam this evening sparked off speculation about the fate of the controversial Office of Profit Bill which is still pending in Rashtrapati Bhavan even a fortnight . . .
- Nuclear Uncertainties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
THE future of the Indo-US nuclear deal is becoming increasingly uncertain.
- Ties To Enhance Security: Putin (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Aug 16, 2006)
Admires India's achievements in science
Notes the increasing prestige of the country in world affairs
India-Russia relations are marked by a high level of cooperation and trust.
- Ominous Signs On The Oil Horizon (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Aug 16, 2006)
Speculation over when oil is expected to peak has hovered around a wide band, but even the most optimistic peak oil theorist believes it would not be later than 2030.
- Colombo: Arms Deal Behind Attack On Envoy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday said Pakistan's envoy Bashir Wali Mohamad was targeted by the LTTE due to the robust defence co-operation between the two countries.
- With Natwar Gone, Cong Offers Olive Branch To Jat Leader Ajit (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 16, 2006)
With Natwar Singh shooting himself in the foot and with State Assembly elections in the politically important Uttar Pradesh due early next year, Congress trouble shooters have stepped up their efforts to woo Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh.
- Telangana Issue Could Erupt Like A Volcano: Rao (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which had set the deadline of Independence Day for taking a "final and drastic decision" if the Congress does not bring a bill for the formation of Telangana state, now seems to be facing its moment of reckoning.
- Take Concrete Steps To Stop Terror: Pm To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
In a blunt message to those responsible for acts of terror, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today declared that "no one can make India kneel" and told Pakistan that the success of the peace initiatives depended on the concrete steps it took to stop . . .
- Pm Asks Pak To Take Concrete Steps To End Cross Border Terrorism (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Pakistan to take concrete steps to end cross-border terrorism to enable the peace initiatives to succeed.
- Bombs And Bullets Can’T Queer Colombo’S Pitch (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Aug 16, 2006)
Seeing the Berlin Wall go up in 1961gave one an uncomfortable feeling. A year later the experience of a bus being strafed in Cyprus was decidedly scary; by mid-1965 they warned you in Saigon that a ride in a rickshaw could make you a target for . . .
- In Exchange (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 16, 2006)
Goodwill gestures make sense only if they are reciprocated.
- `People Power' Is A U.S.-Owned Brand? (Hindu, Mark Almond, Aug 16, 2006)
The U.S. and the Western media back protests over controversial elections when it suits them, but are silent over those in Mexico.
- Hezbollah Comes Out Stronger (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2006)
For the second time in six years, Hezbollah has won a resounding victory. In 2000, Hezbollah forced a humiliating withdrawal on Israel from southern Lebanon after Tel Aviv suffered hundreds of casualties in the . . .
- Black Day In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 16, 2006)
India's Independence Day was observed as Black Day on the call of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday by the people to focus their struggle for freedom from the Indian yoke.
- Who Won And Who Lost In The Me? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 16, 2006)
In Lebanon, the truce under UN Resolution 1701 is holding while the region waits for a 5,400-strong UN force to come and send around 30,000 Israeli troops back to Israel.
- Pm Tells Pak To Take Steps To Prevent Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a rare departure from unwritten protocol.
- West Alone Is Not Threatened (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Aug 16, 2006)
It's difficult to fault US President George Bush for being obnoxiously upfront and brutally honest while describing the jihadis and their cohorts who planned "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" by blowing up 10, probably more, trans-Atlantic . . .
- North Korea Nuclear Talks Need Patience: Seoul (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged patience in attempts to lure North Korea back to talks about its nuclear weapons ambitions rather than risk a "negative" response from the secretive state.
- Teachers, The Forgotten Tribe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2006)
The fact remains that the students passing out earn almost triple the sum their teachers receive after years of experience!
- Embryonic End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
The clock turns back in globalised India
- How Free Is India? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
Today independent India enters its sixtieth year.
- Scientists Want Nuke Freedom (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
With Parliament getting ready to witness a debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal this week, eight prominent nuclear scientists have sent an open letter to MPs to ensure that the agreement does not inhibit India from exercising its nuclear option or . . .
- Shun Violence, Azad Tells Militants (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 16, 2006)
Urges separatists to join the dialogue process
- Nation Celebrates I-Day Amid High Alert (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
With the nation wrapped in an unprecedented security cover amid threats of terror strikes, Independence Day celebrations today passed off peacefully as leaders unveiled welfare schemes for people and rededicated themselves to national ideals.
- The Ugly Politics Behind War (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 16, 2006)
Each party will have its own defence for a war. The vested interests will have their own version.
- A Study In Contrasts (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Aug 16, 2006)
In Nepal Maoists have laid down their arms for peace, while in Lanka the obstinacy of the LTTE has brought war.
- Rhetoric Avoided (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2006)
Dr Singh resisted the temptation to do some tough talking.
- Third Front To Be Launched In The Capital Next Month (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Will contest polls in Delhi, says Jan Morcha chief Raj Babbar.
- Launch Of Allowance Scheme For Unemployed Youth On October . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Free cooking gas connections and stoves scheme will start on next Pongal day
- Indian Scientists Urge Mps Not To Accept ‘Us Restraints’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Eminent Indian scientists have contended that the India-US nuclear deal infringes on India’s indigenous nuclear research and development and have asked MPs to ensure continuation of the nuclear option and not to accede to any restraint on scientific . . .
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal: Manmohan To Meet 'Sceptic' Scientists (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Rattled by strong opposition to the Indo-US Nuclear deal from the country's top nuclear scientists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has summoned some of them to a meeting on Wednesday.
- Making Heavy Weather (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
After a year and a half of courtship, President George W. Bush came to Delhi and signed an agreement with the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on March 1.
- Un To Deploy 3,500 Troops In Lebanon In Two Weeks (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Aug 16, 2006)
The United Nations hopes to deploy 3,500 well-equipped peacekeeping troops in south Lebanon within two weeks to prop up the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and pave the way for withdrawal of the forces of the Jewish State.
- Pm Urges Pakistan To Fulfil Terror Pledge (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pressed Pakistan afresh on Tuesday to fulfil a pledge to curb cross-border militant violence, saying peace between the old rivals was not possible in the face of terrorist attacks.
- Israel To Cede Positions As Lebanon Truce Holds (Reuters, Andrew Marshall, Aug 16, 2006)
Israeli forces in southern Lebanon were preparing to hand over some of their positions to U.N. peacekeepers and withdraw more troops on Wednesday as a truce with Hizbollah entered its third day.
- Cbi To Book Maneka In Ngo Funding Scam, She Calls It Vendetta (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Aug 16, 2006)
Five years after she demitted office as Social Justice Minister in the NDA regime, the CBI is set to file criminal cases against former Minister and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, among others, in the NGO scam.
- Pm To Tell House: Us Laws Can’T Shape Our Diplomacy (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Aug 16, 2006)
Responding to criticism of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make it clear in Parliament on Thursday that India’s foreign policy will not be guided by legislation passed in other countries, in this case the nuclear . . .
- A Tide Not Taken At The Flood (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
Surat is Gujarat’s showcase city, churning out much of its revenue and with a future so bright as to be deemed headed the Singapore way. One terrible flood has washed away those dreams, another is said to be on the way.
- Israel Begins Pullout Of Lebanon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Thousands of refugees headed home to south Lebanon on Tuesday as a UN truce between Israel and Hezbollah held for a second day and Israeli forces began pulling back from some positions they had occupied.
- Civil Unrest: Between Democracy And The Deep Red Sea (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Aug 16, 2006)
G G P Koirala was the first to voice his resentment at civil society treating political parties as Pariah. In their first public meeting under the banner of ‘Citizens for Peace and Democracy’, nearly six months after King Gyanendra took over . . .
- Pm Asks Pak To Go Tough On Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
With the dark shadow of terror looming large both in the national and global arena, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked Pakistan to take concrete steps in curbing cross border terrorism before going ahead smoothly with bilateral . . .
- Pm Hints At Hike In Price Of Kerosene (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Though the UPA Government has been able to resist economic pressures to hike the prices of kerosene and LPG due to stiff opposition from the Left and the main Opposition BJP, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has hinted at an imminent price rise . . .
- Independence Day Balancing Acts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
The grand theme of India's place in the sun is much discussed at home and abroad and, unsurprisingly, there are divergent and even conflicting visions of where the country is and where it seems to be headed.
- Sense Of Parliament (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2006)
The CPM is leaving no one in doubt that there is no alternative to an expression of a ‘sense of Parliament’ on the Indo-US nuclear deal. As party chief Prakash Karat writes in a strongly worded article in the People’s Democracy, it has been at . . .
- Kumaraswamy Promises Huge Housing Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Rs. 1000-crore `Suvarna Gramodaya' to improve the life of people in rural areas
- Shun Divisiveness: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Calls for new kind of politics in his I-Day address to the nation from the Red Fort
- Message Of Peace (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 16, 2006)
An interview that General Pervez Musharraf gave Frontline on August 1 at the President's office in Rawalpindi.
- Pepsi Understands India Better Than Rbi? (Indian Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Aug 16, 2006)
Two exceptional women met with two exceptionally dissimilar treatments on Monday. In the US, the $27 billion PepsiCo announced that it would hand over the reins of the company to Chennai-born Indra Nooyi who would be the first woman, first . . .
- Two Ceos & A Nation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2006)
Unmentionable number one in ceremonial speeches is private enterprise. Is it because we still have ‘socialist’ in our official self-description that entrepreneurship carries such an unpleasant odour?
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