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Articles 11021 through 11120 of 43820:
- Mittal Finally Pockets Arcelor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The merger will combine Arcelor — a symbol of successful, pan-European cooperation and economic revival, with operations that span Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Spain — with a fast-growing conglomerate founded by an Indian, Lakshmi . . .
- Indira Began Congress' Defence Deal Safar: Vp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Deal troubles do not seem to ebb for the Congress.
- 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.
- Ysr Makes Light Of Tdp Charge On Electoral Rolls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Telugu Desam Party accused of discrediting the ruling party
Chief Minister lists statistics to disprove TD claim
Only 2.60 per cent increase registered
People asked to bring irregularities to the notice of authorities
- Auto Majors' Bid For Sustainable Mobility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Challenge Bibendum of Michelin is the annual forum to focus on issues relating to clean, safe cars of today and tomorrow
The automobile industry already has the technologies needed to reduce pollution and improve safety, without compromising mobility.
- Iraq’S Accord Plan May Not Douse Terror (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 26, 2006)
The 24-point reconciliation plan presented on Sunday to parliament by Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki is unlikely to extinguish the violence in Iraq.
- Policy On Panchayati Raj Governance Soon: Aiyar (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 26, 2006)
Observing gross misuse of the word 'Panchayat' in different parts of the country, Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar wants to reserve it only for local self-governance institutions.
- Nepal Rebels Assess Opinions (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Jun 26, 2006)
Maoist chief Prachanda and his number two, Baburam Bhattarai, arrived here late last night for t alks with politicians and prominent citizens ahead of the next summit with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
- Sex Scandal Haunts Tiwari Govt (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Jun 26, 2006)
After the unwed mother episode, yet another sex scandal has reared its ugly head in Uttaranchal much to the inconvenience of the Congress government.
- Narayanan, Dai Meet Ahead Of Sino-India Boundary Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India's Special Representative to the India-China boundary talks, K Narayanan and his Chinese counterpart, Dai Bingguo have met informally in the north-western Chinese city of Xian ahead of the official-level talks here on Monday.
- Using Market Futures To Check Soaring Prices (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 26, 2006)
The surge in prices of essentials is a reminder of the urgency for reforms on commodity futures trading
- Prisoners Of Their Inheritance (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 26, 2006)
No rage, no bullying tone here. Instead this iconoclast explores the pathological reasons for Dalit phobia.
- 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.
- Sonia Clear She Wouldn’T Become Pm, Reveals V.P. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi was all along clear and determined not to accept the office of Prime Minister, declared former Prime Minister V.P. Singh at a function at his house to celebrate his 75th birthday on Sunday.
- Mp Police Will Raise Rani Durgawati Unit (Asian Age, Sudhir K. Singh, Jun 26, 2006)
To restore adivasi pride and protect the dignity of women, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Saturday announced that the state police would soon have an all-women battalion named after Rani Durgawati, the 16th century Gondwana . . .
- Indo-Pak Move To ‘Save’ Dialogue (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Two top diplomats of India and Pakistan, Satinder K. Lambah and Tariq Aziz, are meeting back channel in Abu Dhabi to "save" the bilateral composite dialogue process, a prominent Pakistani newspaper said.
- 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.
- Ramadoss Is The Symptom (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Jun 26, 2006)
The Pioneer has, in a sense, been unfair to Union Health Minister, Anbumani Ramadoss by singling him out for criticism and describing him as a risk to India's health sector (editorial, "Sack Ramadoss", June 17).
- Media Circus Goes On (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left parties are clearly getting more aggressive and the meeting between Mr Prakash Karat and Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav cannot be ignored as they jointly represent close to 105 MPs.
- Don't Belittle Nehru (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 26, 2006)
Sycophants do gross injustice to him ---- In their own lifetime, stalwarts who led India's struggle for independence made little effort to hide their abhorrence for idolatry and dislike of craven sycophancy.
- ‘India, Pak Should Cut Defence Budget’ (Asian Age, Anil K. Joseph, Jun 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan should simultaneously reduce their defence budgets, relax visa regimes and open up borders for tourism so as to promote friendly ties and develop their economies, Pakistan tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said here.
- National Security Redefined (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 26, 2006)
IN an earlier article on the subject of national security, I suggested that we must implement a comprehensive national security policy taking into account its military, economic, diplomatic and internal dimensions in an optimum mix, rather . . .
- India, China Begin Eighth Round Of Boundary Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks here today to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- Containing Food Prices (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 26, 2006)
The Cabinet decision to allow private sector imports of wheat and sugar and ban pulse exports reflects growing discomfort with spiraling food prices.
- India, China Begin Boundary Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks here on Monday to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- Excess Land And Acquisition (Statesman, Gopal Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Cumbersome Procedure Holds Up Development
Gopal Bhargava
The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, was enacted primarily to impose a ceiling on vacant land in urban areas, to acquire such land in excess of the ceiling and to regulate . . .
- Mantra For Armed Forces' Synergy (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jun 26, 2006)
Parallel warfare is the new mantra for the Indian armed forces for fighting future wars and the three services are now laying down the principles for joint operations to achieve the political and military objectives.
- Mittal Set To Steel Kingship (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Arcelor board weighs suitors at meeting ---- World's number one steel maker Mittal Steel and European Steel giant Arcelor are close to an agreement on an improved Mittal alliance offer of 40.37 Euros per share for the European group, a source . . .
- Iraq Pm Offers ‘Olive Branch’ To Rebels (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki unveiled to MPs today a long-awaited national reconciliation plan to quell insurgent attacks and sectarian violence.
- Is Genghis Khan Fit For Today’S Mongolia? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 26, 2006)
They were supposed to be the celebrations that would attract 400,000 visitors and put independent Mongolia on the world map, but instead a public relations disaster is in the offing.
- Reliant Milk (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 26, 2006)
Hope yet for one of life’s essentials
Even detractors of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s industrialisation policy must readily concede that the “almost final” decision to hand over the state-run
- Terms Of Engagement (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 25, 2006)
The votaries of a larger role for government invented and expanded subsidies, refused to levy user charges that would recover the cost of public utilities, and embarked on state enterprises that bled white.
- Parties Criticise Nalco, Nlc Divestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Departure from National Common Minimum Programme: CPI (M)
Left against attempts to privatise public sector enterprises: CPI(M)
Adhere to policy that shares of profit-earning PSUs will not be divested: Ramadoss
- Arrest Altaf, Dismiss Sindh Govt: Apc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Qazi says MQM ‘biggest land mafia in country’
- Quota Row: No Logic In Anti-Reservation Stir, Says Balagopal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Against instigating hate campaign for quota
Neglected sections need to get upper hand to end social injustice
OBC reservation to be raised proportionate to its population: Satyapal
- Dilemma Of The Communists (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jun 25, 2006)
Indian communist parties have set the ball rolling for the formation of a non-Congress and non-BJP bloc of parties and groups with a view to form a coalition government at the Centre.
- Iraqi Sunni Leader Detained (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Sunni groups today complained that the US troops detained a top Sunni religious leader in Tikrit, while a US soldier was killed in a bomb blast during a foot patrol in Baghdad at the end of a particularly deadly week for the US forces in Iraq.
- Dr Venugopal: A Medical Prodigy (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 25, 2006)
In the last three years, more than 22 best doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have left for private hospitals, not just for money but having been fed up with petty politics vitiating the academic atmosphere.
- When Emergency Was Clamped (Tribune, K.K. Katyal, Jun 25, 2006)
On the morning of June 25, 1975, the telephone at my New Delhi residence rang earlier than usual.
- Verdict On Psm Sale (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 25, 2006)
The annulment on Friday by the Supreme Court of the sale of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) to a three-party consortium for Rs21.68 million is a stirring rebuke of the conduct of some senior state functionaries and a censure of the government’s general . . .
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2006)
Panchayati raj minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s position that the two-child norm for candidates seeking election to panchayat bodies is discriminatory is beyond dispute. His perseverance, considering that he reiterated his stand in Orissa recently is . . .
- Hasty Passage Of The Budget (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Jun 25, 2006)
In a record-breaking 12-day debate, the National Assembly passed the budget.
- Azad Kashmir Finances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
THE Azad Jammu & Kashmir budget, passed by the state’s legislative assembly within two hours of its presentation on Thursday, has a total outlay of Rs19.93 billion, marginally up from the outgoing year’s Rs17.84 billion.
- The Re-Election Idea (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election is more than a question of constitutional validity; it is essentially a political and moral one.
- Prisoners Of Their Inheritance (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 25, 2006)
Some books are interesting because of their sense of argument, the cogency of the evidence they give or the new interpretation they bring to light. Some books are not arguments but performances.
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
While the UPA Government's decision to allow increased import of wheat, pulses and sugar can be expected, over the coming days, to ease the current shortage and curb the galloping prices of essential commodities, the resort to such . . .
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 25, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the State that came into existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now a focused . . .
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
It's showtime folks in "Azad" Kashmir:
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control.
- How They Make A Mockery Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
There are specific provisions in the Pakistani Constitution militating against the professions to independence for Kashmiris contained in practically every official claim emanating from Islamabad
- Sikh Body Draws Flak For Mixing Politics And History (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The pro-Congress Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Harvinder Singh Sarna's attempt to corner BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for her remarks on Guru Arjun Singh's martyrdom on Saturday evoked sharp reaction from community leaders and . . .
- Kumar Suresh Singh (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Kumar Suresh Singh's stewardship of the People of India project yielded an excellent anthropological profile of the country.
- Hopes Of It Development In Hosur Soar (Hindu, S. Prasad, Jun 25, 2006)
Salubrious climate and proximity to Electronics City has made Hosur an ideal IT destination
District administration is preparing a Hosur Vision document
- Wto Chief Pascal Lamy Upbeat About Global Trade Talks (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Jun 25, 2006)
Expects better offers from EU and Group of 20 too
``George Bush is himself engaged in trade"
WTO secretariat to study bilateral trade agreements signed by India
- Attack On Mystic: Lashkar Man Identified (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Islamists here have long opposed the influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore, who quit his job and became a mystic
Nassar responsible for recent attacks in Sopore
Islamists oppose influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore
Sufi shrines targeted by terrorist groups
- Panchayat Raj Elections: Congress, Allies Reach Seat-Sharing Accord (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Parties appeal to respective candidates in race against official nominees to retire
TRS, CPI agree to contest ZPTCs allotted to them by Congress
While TRS is allotted 68 ZPTCs, CPI is given 34
Congress to contest all the four ZPTCs vacated by TRS
- Book Rack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The Blindness of Insight— Essays on caste in modern India; Dilip M Menon (Navayana Publishing, 2006, pp 168, Rs 200) Exploring the intimate relation between the discourses of caste, secularism and communalism.
- 2 Senior Bjp Leaders Skip Pm’S Function (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s double treat for Bangaloreans – the foundation stone-laying for the Silk Board-Electronic City Expressway and Namma Metro – on Monday also had a topping of sour politics.
- Tata Group Bags Usibc’S Award (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
In yet another feather to its cap, the Tata Group has been awarded ‘India’s Most Respected Multinational Business Conglomerate” by United States-India Business Council (USIBC).
- Vindictive Politics, Congmen Complain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The State Congress leaders have complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the present coalition government is following ‘vindictive politics’, in implementing development projects.
- Praful Bidwai: Bull-Headed About India (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jun 25, 2006)
Current Western euphoria over India's growth betrays total ignorance of realities like the 100,000 farmers' suicides.
- Will Location Have Impact On Development? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 25, 2006)
'It is not the place or the emotions that solve problems, it is the administrative skills and the government’s priorities"
- Why Has Pm Confirmed Tharoor As Un Candidate? (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 25, 2006)
Governments in New Delhi, whatever their ideological colouring, tend to jump the gun or procrastinate.
- Us-Led Forces Kill 70 More Taliban Rebels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
US-led forces killed around 70 Taliban rebels during clashes in southern Afghanistan, the US military said on Saturay, raising the number of insurgents killed to 100 over the past three days.
- ‘N-Deal In Best Interests Of Us’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Maintaining that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal was in the best interests of America, leading US senator John Cornyn has urged fellow lawmakers to support legislation on the agreement and boost the strategic relationship between the two nations.
- Reinvent, Pm Advises B'lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Taking note of the city’s deteriorating infrastructure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a cautionary note, stressed that Bangalore needs to reinvent itself if it wants to keep its edge over other cities.
- Quotas For Obcs Need-Based, Says Veerappa Moily (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Chairperson of the Oversight Committee set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, M. Veerappa Moily says his task is to find the means for the proper and practical . . .
- Sonia To Visit Famine, Drought Hit Rajasthan Districts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will make a two-day tour of Rajasthan from Monday to take stock of the famine and drought relief measures of the BJP Government, the PCC chief said today.
- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 25, 2006)
When television news moved from animals to vegetables—the perfunctory, almost non-existent reportage on the forest commission’s assessment of tiger reserves to the kitchen wall to kitchen wall coverage of tomato prices
- Pm Throws A Polite Punch (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
He may be the architect of a new, assertive India of corporate success and high living, but to Manmohan Singh progress lies as much in certain old-fashioned values.
- Price We Pay (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2006)
The government has reacted to the sharp rise in prices of wheat, pulses and vegetables by measures for demand and supply management. Allowing the private sector to import wheat is welcome.
- Where Was The Digest During Last Year’S Floods? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 25, 2006)
For those like me who have spent more than 50 years in Mumbai, it was a rude shock to learn that we are the “rudest” people in the world.
- Charity Beyond Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 25, 2006)
Charity hardly ever begins at home. Charity begins with the self. It is an extension of the ego:
- The Heart Of Stillness (Hindu, S. RANGARAJAN, Jun 25, 2006)
The 16th and 17th centuries, dominated by Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer, saw the emergence of a very different art form, the still life. How did this come about?
- Jet Unlikely To Fly To Us; Dawood Links Questioned (Tribune, Swati Chaturvedi, Jun 25, 2006)
In a major setback to the beleaguered aviation major Jet’s plans to fly to the United States, the US government’s Transport Department has asked the Indian government to “verify, investigate and comment on the airline’s alleged financial links with . . .
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Bane Of Reservations (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, Jun 25, 2006)
The policy of reservation, as originally conceived by the founding fathers of the Constitution, was adopted as a singular strategy to dismantle social structure based on caste.
- Prachanda Proposes Merger Of Maoist Army With Nepal Army (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Issue of arms management could also be discussed, says Maoist leader
- Manmohan's Efforts Lauded (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 25, 2006)
Musharraf's remarks more positive
Claims that Pakistan is not trying to internationalise issue
"Comfortable" holding two offices
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