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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 21907:
- Serious Incident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 05, 2006)
A uniformed man taking out his frustration on his colleagues by killing them is an occasional happening worrying security experts in the country.
- An Emergency For Rural Childhood (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
The challenge of educational reform in the age of globalisation is very complex and rural children are especially vulnerable at a time when India is witnessing an unprecedented economic growth.
- 2,300-Year-Old Hero Stones Found In Theni District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
These are inscribed with Tamil Brahmi script
Stones found on the banks of the Vaigai, about 19 km south of Vattalakundu
The three-foot high stones seem to be a part of urn burials found in the area
The research was part of a project on the archaeolo
- End Minorityism, Join Hands, Advani Tells Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader LK Advani said on Tuesday that if the Congress shuns minorityism in politics and governance, it would set a firm foundation of cooperation with the BJP making common cause with the Congress.
- Austerity Pays (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 05, 2006)
Although the State was late in adopting the measure the downsizing of the ministry has expectedly meant less burden on the exchequer.
- U.S. Lawmaker Backs India Deal As Congress Mulls Changes (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday voiced strong support for a landmark nuclear energy deal with India and predicted the U.S. Congress would eventually approve the controversial accord.
- Railways To Set Up 100 Budget Hotels (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
After a marked improvement in its financial health, the Indian Railways plans to build over 100 budget hotels on its vacant land near railway stations across the country.
- Law Before Morals (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 05, 2006)
A police constable in Mumbai is sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a minor in a police booth last year.
- American Ceos Throw In Weight Behind Us-India N-Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 05, 2006)
Ahead of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Congressional testimony on the Indo-US nuclear deal today, top US business leaders have asked legislators to pass laws needed for atomic energy cooperation with India saying the "historic opportunity" . . .
- American Ceos Join Ranks Over Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 05, 2006)
Ahead of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Congressional testimony on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Wednesday, top US business leaders have asked legislators to pass laws needed for atomic energy cooperation with India saying the "historic opportunity"
- Destination Nowhere (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 05, 2006)
Tomorrow, if things go as per plan, BJP President Rajnath Singh and his senior colleague LK Advani will embark on two rath yatras from two ends of the country -- journeys that will culminate in New Delhi on May 10.
- Indian Islamic Schools Offer Lesson In Harmony (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 05, 2006)
Indian schoolgirl Julita Oraon, a devout Christian, never misses Sunday mass, but the rest of her week is spent studying Arabic and Sufi literature among other subjects at an Islamic religious school, or madrasa.
- Sheikh Rashid To Do The Ultimate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 05, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed is ‘true son of the soil’ and praised his efforts to promote education in the Potohar region.
- Valuable Funding Of Gwadar By Oman (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 05, 2006)
Oman's Foreign Minister Yousaf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah has announced the revival of 100 million dollar fund that Oman had allocated for the development of Gwadar area. Talking to newsmen after his meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmud Kasu
- Where India’S Brave New World Is Headed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
When 322 of 413 suicides have occurred since just November 1, and 77 take place in March alone, you’d believe it newsworthy. You’d be wrong, though.
- Punjab To Build Lahore-Sialkot Motorway (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Punjab cabinet decided to initiate measures including construction of international standard motorway from Sialkot to Lahore, action against sale of spurious drugs, activation of price control committees and construction of a sports city in the . . .
- Mea's Most Wanted Seeks Refuge In Munich Hospital (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
With the CBI looking out for him for his alleged role in human trafficking to Germany, Rakesh Kumar, senior IFS officer and Special Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, got himself admitted in a Munich hospital on Tuesday.
- Mass Arrests And Curfew To Halt Protests In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 05, 2006)
History began repeating itself in Nepal within a short span of two months, as King Gyanendra’s government once again began mass arrest of opposition leaders ahead of a series of mass protests called from Thursday, enforcing curfew and putting in . . .
- In Indira’S Footsteps (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 05, 2006)
Last week this column suggested that the Congress should be buried. Some elaboration is in order.
- He Freed A City, Gave It Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Bogota’s urban area is 384.3 sq km compared to Bangalore’s 437 sq km. The Colombian capital almost touches a population of 70 lakh, while Bangalore’s is more than 90 lakh
- Politics As Performance (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Apr 05, 2006)
Indian politics and Hindi films have tremendous similarities. Both are sensitive to context and both are open structures. Both thrive on contradictions and neither fully resolves them.
- The Flawed Trial Of Saddam Hussein (Hindu, Sadakat Kadri, Apr 05, 2006)
The trial of the Iraqi dictator, promising justice while presuming guilt, is a parody of Nuremberg and legally irredeemable.
- Unrequited Love (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 04, 2006)
Doesn’t one good turn …?
- Indian Islamic Schools Offer Lesson In Harmony (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 04, 2006)
Indian schoolgirl Julita Oraon, a devout Christian, never misses Sunday mass, but the rest of her week is spent studying Arabic and Sufi literature among other subjects at an Islamic religious school, or madrasa.
- Service Sector To The Rescue (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 04, 2006)
India was once an agricultural country.
- Popularise Job Guarantee Scheme: Gopalkrishna Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
West Bengal Governor delivers sixth convocation address of KSOU
- Gorbachev Appears Repentant (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 04, 2006)
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has castigated US policies of pre-emptive strike, ignoring the UN Security Council and disregard to international legal obligations and urged Washington not to impose its will on others.
- Thousands Of Devotees Witness Kumbabhishekam At Palani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Tight security at winch station and rope car station
- Meenakshi Temple To Develop `Secular Garden' Near City (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Apr 04, 2006)
Plan to raise 690 trees on an expanse of five acres
- On The Mahatma's Leadership (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Book boasts of rare photographs of Gandhi
- Camouflaging Sensitive Sites From Satellites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Universal effort needed to guard against Google Earth images: Army Chief
- Medical Tourism On Upswing In Coimbatore (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 04, 2006)
But poor flights and infrastructure act as a damper
- Stone That Triggered Avalanche (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2006)
Despite Sonia Gandhi's attempt to turn her resignation from the Lok Sabha into yet another 'sacrifice', the majority of people think otherwise, says Anil Narendra
- Will 'Martyrdom' Work For Party? (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 04, 2006)
Emotional chorus alone cannot bring victory to the Congress in the coming Assembly elections, says CP Bhambhri
- We Can Do Without These Savings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 04, 2006)
The government’s unspent cash pile of over Rs 46,000 crore shows a sad absence of functional governance, quite apart from depriving the economy of liquidity.
- Naipaul’S Blues (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Had Naipaul shown less Pride and Prejudice and more Sense and Sensibility, he might not have tried to put down Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey with the comment that “I thought halfway through this book that here I am a grown man reading about this terrible
- `This Is The Time To Come To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 04, 2006)
As the rebuilding phase is on in Bihar, there is lot of scope for profit. This is what industries need. And security is not a hassle today.
- Politics As Performance (Indian Express, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Apr 04, 2006)
Indian politics and Hindi films have tremendous similarities. Both are sensitive to context and both are open structures. Both thrive on contradictions and neither fully resolves them.
- N-Fuel To India After Nsg Nod: France (Tribune, Ajay Kaul, Apr 04, 2006)
As India prepares to hold talks with the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), its key member France today said it would help in generating consensus on the Indo-US nuclear deal there but ruled out providing uranium till "green signal" from the 45-nation group.
- Indian Fallen Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2006)
IFS officer as a human trafficker
- Advaniji’S Neither A Hardliner Nor A Softliner. He Has No Line. And It’S A Shock I’M Still To Recover From’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2006)
From ideologue to maverick, Uma Bharati has been described differently.
- Uzbek Envoy For Strengthening Ties With Pakistan (News International, Mohammad Ali Khan, Apr 04, 2006)
Oybek O Usmanov, Uzbekistan's new ambassador to Pakistan has stressed for enhancing people-to-people contacts for strengthening historic relations existing between the two brotherly Muslim countries.
- Delhi Mps Demand Law On Demolitions, Sealing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
"High time the Union Government considered this demand seriously, helped in resolving the issue"
- Pinnacle Of Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The unique two-way flow that characterises the quality of Bhakti has been the strong support and foundation for spiritual development. Divine grace readily manifests itself in the truly devout in whom service to the Lord is uppermost.
- A New Trend In Historiography (Hindu, R. CHAMPAKALAKSHMI, Apr 04, 2006)
First volume of a set of interlinked studies that deploys the concept of `connected histories' to shed important light on aspects of the history of early modern Eurasia based on a variety of materials
- Contemporary Haute Couture (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Apr 04, 2006)
A celebration of 32 design signatures and the life stories of these designers
- Anthology Of Short Stories (Hindu, P. Sundaresan, Apr 04, 2006)
THIS BOOK showcases Ashokamitran's talents, which can be traced back to the special numbers of magazines.
- Start At The Beginning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2006)
The lowering of the age of entry by high schools is a response to the changing socio-economic realities in urban India, argues Devi Kar The author is principal, Modern High School for Girls, Calcutta
- Well Done (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 03, 2006)
The overall reception that surgeon Lt Cdr Wahida
Prizm has got in her home State during her
vacations is well deserved. It has climaxed into a meeting with Governor Lt Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) in this city last weekend.
- Border Trade Will Transform Economies Of Ne (Daily Excelsior, Anjan Roy, Apr 03, 2006)
North-East India has the po- tential of having a dynamic and vibrant economy if trade through the borders it shares with Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar gathers momentum.
- Why Do People Choose Them? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
Ethics and values no longer influence voters' emotions anywhere in the country, including in the South, writes K Govindan Kutty
- Elegant Bunkers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 03, 2006)
Will enhance J&K ambience
- Analysing Networks Behind India’S Crumbling Infrastructure (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 03, 2006)
Some time ago, ICICI Bank’s CEO K.V. Kamath said that when economic growth accelerates, the process of rapid infrastructure development and urban regeneration also kicks-in; but it has not happened noticeably in India.
- Ode To Ranikhet (Pioneer, Sonali Mohan, Apr 03, 2006)
Far away from the hustle and bustle of a metropolis, Sonali Mohan finds a blissful . . .
- Analysing Seventy Years Of Central Banking (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 03, 2006)
The RBI has attempted the difficult task of analysing and presenting the 70 years of its existence in the backdrop of development of central banking worldwide. The report swings from the simple to the abstruse. This is a problem with attempting to bridge
- Do Not Be Afraid India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Apr 03, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi should have known that Shamsur Rahman was going to be in town around the time she declared war on the Opposition and launched a new political struggle in the battle-fields of Uttar Pradesh .
- Rice, Straw In Iraq To Break Deadlock (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made a surprise visit to Baghdad today to press Iraqi leaders to form a new government and avert a civil war.
- Rotten At The Roots (News International, Chris Cork, Apr 03, 2006)
Politicians are getting bad press almost everywhere these days. They are consistently exposed as fiscally fraudulent, institutionally deceitful, self-serving and downright corrupt whether they be to the right, left or centre of the political spectrum.
- Unethical Us Act Against Hamas (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 03, 2006)
US State Department has announced that Washington has suspended all contacts with the Palestinian Government led by Hamas.
- Making Of A Leader (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Apr 03, 2006)
Leadership consists in mastering the calculus of dynamics of change". Robert McNamara Niccolo Machiavelli, in his famous book The Prince, written in 1513, used three basic concepts to discuss the basic problems of political leadership: virtu,
- Unhygienic Conditions Upset Tourists In Udhagamandalam (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Apr 03, 2006)
Officials say involvement of people is essential
- The British Should Stop Ignoring Mainland Europe (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Apr 03, 2006)
With so much in common, to remain cut off is lazy and damaging.
- "Self-Rule, Autonomy Not Viable Solution To J&k Problem" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 03, 2006)
End human rights violations and settle Kashmir issue: experts
CBMs have improved the ties for sure but they have given nothing to the Kashmiris: Gautam Navlakha
Unless India accepts Kashmir as a dispute all so-called peace talks are going to be exerci
- Sabarimala Temple Festival Begins; Launch Of Master Plan On April 7 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The 10-day annual festival at Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala began with the auspicious flag hoisting ceremony on Sunday morning.
- Sri Lanka And Pakistan Agree To Combat Terrorism (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 03, 2006)
Mahinda Rajapakse in Islamabad Pakistan reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka
- Appeal To Un To Save Monument (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Bjp national general secretary Ananthkumar has announced that an appeal will be made to the UN to preserve the palaeolithic Sanganakallu monument. A delegation will also be taken to the Union Minister for Tourism in this regard.
- Sanctions Are A Bad Idea (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 03, 2006)
India should not be influenced in its decision on Iran by the United States
- Some Rules To Live By (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Apr 03, 2006)
You are on this planet for a very unique purpose; not just to eat, sleep and talk. Remember you are here for a big cause — never lose your smile. However we need to follow some rules. They are called yama and niyama.
- Turkish Engineer Among 10 Dead In Taliban Attacks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Suspected Taliban militants shot dead five policemen and wounded three in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a hospital doctor said.
- Rbi Displeases Bankers, Hints At No Cut In Crr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to overlook the bankers’ demand for one percentage point cut in cash reserve ratio (CRR) in its annual review of the monetary policy scheduled on April 18, RBI officials said .
- When Words Spoke Louder Than Action On Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 03, 2006)
I chanced across a lot of quirky things on TV news last week.
- Looking At Us (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Apr 03, 2006)
I have in my possession a little book entitled “In India” written by one G.W. Steevens and published in 1899.
- A Hoax Called Terror Gwynne Dyer (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
“You’re allowed to lie for jihad. You’re allowed any technique to defeat your enemy,” Zacarias Moussaoui told the Virginia court room, trying to explain why he had changed his story about not being directly involved in the 9/11 plot. Now he wants to die a
- Pride Of Families To Shame Of Doctors (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Apr 03, 2006)
The confused expression and the stiff body language underlined an obvious fact: these were no hardened criminals.
- Handle Iran With Care (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 03, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed El Baradei is right in dismissing any imminent threat of sanctions against Iran as a “bad idea”.
- Split By Elections (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 03, 2006)
The inconclusive vote creates new opportunities for Russia and the West to influence political processes in the second biggest Soviet republic.
- Intriguing Pattern Of Global Capital Flows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Any attempt to address the current problems will require a forum broader than the G7/G8 and wielding political clout
In addition to the benefits from a domestic demand led strategy, a less export oriented strategy would also contribute to ultimate . . .
- 173-Yr-Old Case Up For Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A local court is poised to reopen one of India’s oldest pending cases in living memory, 173 years after it was first lodged here, when the city was the administrative and commercial capital of the British colonial regime.
- Indians Crack Down On Gender Abortions (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, Apr 01, 2006)
In October 2001, when Dr. Anil Sabhani told a pregnant patient that she had a "female fetus and it would be taken care of," he wasn't talking about prenatal nutrition or health checks. He was talking about abortion.
- Making The Most Of An Mba (Tribune, Ajit Jain, Apr 01, 2006)
During the last few years there have been some negative reports in the media about a Master’s in Business Administration, with headlines like ‘MBA loses its cachet in the business world,’ and that MBAs have ‘lost their lustre.
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