Friday, July 29, 2011


Cabinet nod for Lokpal Bill

Kasab moves Supreme Court challenging death penalty

First Trojan asteroid circling Sun in Earth's orbit discovered

Vote-catching MGNREGS to be revamped

India, Mongolia to expand cooperation

High time barter system was ended: Omar

Centre to consult Chief Ministers, parties on land acquisition and rehabilitation Bill

We accepted 34 of the 40 basic principles suggested by Team Anna, says Khursheed

Hina: India for normalising ties with Pakistan

26/11 case: Pakistan judicial commission to visit India

Special Purpose Vehicle to study food grain storage, handling

Krishna in Maldives to boost ties

Noted Japanese Tagore scholar dies

Faced with administrative apathy, village solves its own water problem

Pakistan voices China's concerns

“No pact on Chinese Lumbini project”

Uphold public interest: judge

A crash course in all things debt ceiling

The dangers of redefining democracy

Say no to TB blood tests

Staying with the process

SEBI raises open offer trigger to 25 per cent

Financial inclusion crucial to counter terrorist financing

Fall in food inflation to 7.33 % brings no cheer

28/07/11

Kashmir-centric CBMs highlight of ministerial talks

CBMs welcome but barter system should go: Traders

Magsaysay Award for two Indians

Atlas of freedom movement

Discord over Hurriyat leaders meeting Hina

Heralding of a new spring: Manmohan

India and Pakistan to increase number of cross-LoC trading days

NAC proposals to strengthen MGNREGS

“Nileema Mishra, Hande created waves of progressive change across Asia”

Court declines to issue directive to Centre on Ravi Varma paintings

Kalam urges nations to achieve energy efficiency

‘India on threshold of transformation in skill development'

India to acquire plane to study monsoon
Republican rift heats up debt crisis
(Read today’s Q&A on debt limit)

We will approach U.N.: Abbas

Received money from ISI: Fai

Indo-African gene admixture

A warming relationship

FSDC for urgent steps to set up infra debt funds

SEZs: Centre to take a re-look at land ceiling

27/07

We can move forward, says Hina(Hot hot Hina)

RBI hikes rate again

New Delhi, Islamabad finalise a set of CBMs

Norwegian mass killer's manifesto hails Hindutva

13 Sri Lankan fishermen held

Only government draft of Lokpal Bill will go for Cabinet approval

Positive talks

Hina meets Hurriyat leaders(too bad)

“Re-engagement better than no engagement”

“It will not change corruption paradigm”

India today needs legacy of Bose and Mahatma, says Sugata Bose

Retaliatory nuclear strikes will be heavy and hard: Air Chief

India, U.K. confirm trade deals worth “billions of pounds”

Temperature in State to rise by 2 degrees from 2021: report
U.S. debt limit battle rages on

Dragon in the depths

Development, justice and the Constitution

Towards a regional solution in Afghanistan

Attack reignites immigration debate in divided Oslo

Unrelenting focus

Carbon capture may make economic sense

RBI hikes rate by 50 basis points

Pranab justifies rate hike

DEPB scheme restored for cotton, cotton yearn

India slips to 14 {+t} {+h} place in FDI inflows: UNCTAD

India inks tax treaty with Lithuania

26/07/11

Norway killer sourced crusader badge from Varanasi

‘Even if Singur Act is valid, process of taking land is not'

South Korea, India ink nuclear deal

Pakistan to add 24 missiles to arsenal

Water allocation is no matter for judicial scrutiny: Supreme Court

NFIW against cash transfers in lieu of foodgrains

Bank unions in State to join Aug. 5 strike

Corporate social responsibility not a charity, says Moily

Bangladesh honours Indira Gandhi with highest award

Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan to meet today

National Knowledge Network making headway: Sachin Pilot

Iran cements ties with neighbours with gas deal

Blowing hot, blowing cold, the norm in U.S.-Pakistan relations

Pakistan: water on the boil again

Europe must act against extremism

U.N. hosts emergency meeting on Somalia famine

RBI hints at raising rates to tame inflation(Up 50 basis points)

Monday, July 25, 2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

TNA holds sway over Sri Lanka's north, east

Environment regulator soon: PM

Nine-km-long new tunnel for Jammu-Srinagar NH

Follow BC model, Ramesh tells Rajasthan

India condemns Norway violence

“Ex post facto approval is biggest problem before Supreme Court”

President's South Korea visit to “accelerate momentum of ties”
Oslo attacks suspect says he acted alone

Bangladesh salutes Indira Gandhi

Anders Breivik & Europe's blind right eye

RBI may have to walk the tightrope

Apex bank unlikely to pause in the rate tightening cycle



23/07/11


Seven killed as blasts rock Oslo

Special courts for land grab cases proposed

Parliamentary Select Committee will work on political solution: Rajapaksa

Deficient monsoon hits kharif sowing

Panel recommends 51% FDI in retail

Lokpal Bill ready

New audit advisory board for CAG

Balancing helped us to avoid instability: Y.V. Reddy

“Be more strategic in how you use social media”

India-Korea civil nuclear cooperation on agenda of President's visit

‘55% of children under two don't get comprehensive immunisation'

Revisiting Gurudev's historic tryst with China

Centre gets four more weeks for review of deemed varsities

Central agency must probe cash-for-vote scam: Md. Salim

“High inflation likely to stay till December”

U.S. looking at ‘creative ideas' to break impasse in Sri Lanka

‘India needs to evolve grand global strategy'

U.S. backs TAPI but avoids mention of IPI

U.S. allays India's fears over troops withdrawal from Afghanistan

Hillary calls for equal rights for all in Sri Lanka

States with poor off-take of special PDS food grains may lose quota

Changes have reduced food security to doles scheme: NAC members

Technological solution soon for Tirupur units: Anand Sharma

Former judges of Supreme Court and High Courts to meet in Jaipur

Work on aircraft carrier progressing well: Navy Chief
U.N. declares famine in parts of Somalia

Analysts see Pakistan terror links to Xinjiang attack

New moon around Pluto

The Indian fine art of faking security

Marvellous rodent

Issues holding manufacturing policy on fast-track

20/07/11

U.S. wants IAEA to vet Indian liability law

Census in Indian and Bangladesh enclaves ends

Vasuki eyes Miss Universe title(Cheers to the Andhra Girl)

Bangladesh's highest honour for Indira Gandhi

India-U.S. focus on maritime security

New Gorkhaland body to be formed through direct election

Hillary seeks greater investment, Krishna wants better environment for IT sector

Prevention of Money Laundering Act being amended

India emphasises importance of Kyoto Protocol

Census figures on child sex ratio show mixed picture

GSAT-12 reaches its home in a circular geo-synchronous orbit

Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court over High Court verdict

Turning baby girls into boys? The scoop that wasn't

Cross-LoC trade and peace-building

The expanding Euro-debt crisis

Open access is here to stay

Record foodgrains output in 2010-11

Rs.600-crore pilot projects planned to improve power sector efficiency

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Karzai's half-brother assassinated

HIV infection rate: Azad points to India's extraordinary work

Mosque mural depicts first Indian record of supernova event

Ban on non-iodised salt unconstitutional: Supreme Court

The Jairam brand of governance moves from Environment to Rural Development

U.S. expects to discuss “new legislation” on implementing liability law

Who will lead India at climate change talks post-Jairam?(Country will miss him)

Focus on Central European states' high-tech know-how

Many a challenge before Khursheed

Specially trained Disaster Response Force to be posted at Kalpakkam

“Pre-determined BPL ceiling will hamper poverty alleviation efforts”

Action against human trafficking, organ trade

Rajasthan to pilot national programme for women empowerment

U.S. military will have enduring presence in W. Asia: Panetta

Pakistan warns U.S. on troop withdrawal

Drones kill 30 in the Waziristans

Salwa Judum and the Supreme Court

Regulating microfinance

The wrong message

Pranab asks Nabard to create viable models of financial inclusion

Industrial growth slumps

Garments exports target fixed at $14 billion

India, China to oppose barriers to affordable drugs

“Austerity drive to contain fiscal deficit”

India imposes anti-dumping duty on chemical imported from China

12/07

Little-known outfit claims responsibility for Assam blast

‘Several basic guarantees of statute remain inaccessible to vast sections of population'

Pranab-led EGoM clears crucial Food Security Bill

India welcomes suspension of U.S. military aid to Pakistan

High technology ties with U.S. have underperformed, says Nirupama Rao

India set to become most populous by 2025: Maken

INS Koswari to be commissioned today

Thai-India bilateral trade records 34 per cent increase

Death toll in Russian ship sinking over 100

Another contentious nuclear issue

Making railways safer

New Mines Bill to be sent for Cabinet approval

SIAM calls for labour reforms

Krishnapatnam UMPPgets CDM registration

India-EU trade talks to conclude this year