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The Hindu

 The crown passes

 40 die in attack outside Indian Embassy in Kabul

 We will go to IAEA very soon: Manmohan

 No meaning in another meeting, says Left

 PM hopes to persuade Left

 Not afraid of facing Parliament: Manmohan

 Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns

 ‘India will not agree to targets for cutting carbon emissions’

 Nadal reigns after enthralling battle

 India-Sri Lanka pact on prisoner swap soon

 Final countdown for the Olympics begins

 South Africa mints Mandela birthday coin

 Indian woman in Olympic torch relay on Chinese soil

 Rain eludes Cherrapunjee

 Karzai calls up Manmohan

 India objects to security lapse outside mission in Islamabad

 Strong social and community action needed: Pratibha Patil

 IAEA Board needs 45 days notice to consider deal

 Cyriac Joseph sworn in apex court judge

 Supreme Court notice to Solicitor-General

 BSP Rajya Sabha MP disqualified

 ISRO, French space agency ink pact

 Need for repentance

The Hindu Today

 Of global oil prices, markets and inflation

 Reverse mortgage in respect of joint family property

 Acting on climate change

 Glimmer of hope in Assam

 Jammu & Kashmir government shaky on eve of vote of confidence

 Striking diamond worker shot dead

 Manmohan to highlight fuel crisis at summit

 Astra ready for first full test flight

 Mumbai hilsa replaces Bangladesh variety

 Move to universalise secondary education

 Grain security is assured: China

 No need for U.S. to rush deal: NYT

 Wishing on a star for the G8 summit

 IAF team to leave for U.S. today

 Bush carves out his legacy in Asia

 OPEC president predicts further rise in oil prices

Religion

 Knowledge of the Lord

Sunday, July 6th

 Advani: seek vote of confidence

 Karat: nuclear deal will erode independent foreign policy

 Left is awaiting Pranab’s reply, says Karat

 Venus Williams wins her fifth Wimbledon

 Industries with 10 employees under PF purview now

 Two’s company in Sariska

 India may face pressure to reduce greenhouse gases

 French honour for Yash Chopra

 Three legislators quit Assembly, join BJP

 Alternative to plastic bags: DRDO technology on offer

 Award presented to Sunita Williams

 G-8 has no plan to invite India as a new member

 LTTE’s strategic base captured: Colombo

 Madhesi demand slammed

 New Delhi in direct contact with Tehran for release of sailors

 Gill meets C’wealth Secretary-General

 Bardhan hits back at Singhvi

 Price rise? IT’s a balancing act!

 Loan waiver: west Vidarbha gets only Rs. 507 crore

 Scientists set forth proposals to tame climate

 There’s more to the tiger tale than meets the eye

 Rajnath Singh: BJP will do away with Article 370

 Remembering Sam Bahadur

 Lessons for Maoists from their counterparts in Nepal

 Diamond workers go on strike

 Inter-faith service held for Manekshaw

 Pratibha Patil launches portal

Hindu Saturday, 5th July

 Norms for WiMAX, 3G services soon

 Central banks globally accept high inflation

 Direct tax collections up 39 % in first quarter

 Forex reserves drop $691 m to $311.79 billion

 Focussing on a grim scenario (IMF on inflation)

 Militancy in the Maghreb

 Left sets July 7 deadline

 SP favours nuclear deal

 Inflation up again

 G-8: world economy will be in focus

 Industry asked to cut prices of steel products

 Toll hike for truckers frozen for a year

 Federer, Nadal set up dream final

 Navy to operate UAVs from air station at Uchipuli

 Privilege notice to Puducherry Chief Secretary

 Thousands turn up for Circuit Bench inauguration

 Sariska tiger gets a mate

 China, Taiwan begin direct flights

 Time for partners to reciprocate: N. Korea

 Civilians flee LTTE areas

 SAARC action plan on climate change

 Crunch time comes in Afghanistan

 Tap Brahmaputra hydropower: Mathur

 Arrests: India in touch with Iran

Religion

 Sanctity of God’s name

The Hindu

 UN wants governments to ensure economic security

 Strong message to the intolerant

 Ensuring work safety

 UNPA seeks expert opinion on nuclear deal

 Deal is in national interest: Kalam

 Time running out: Ackerman

 ‘123 overrides Hyde Act’

 PMO: our strategic autonomy not affected

 Nuclear deal will come through: Sen

 Concerted efforts to secure SEZ status for SmartCity

 Ties with Egypt to grow despite constraints

 Talks between China and Dalai Lama envoys end in stalemate

 Keith Vaz in knighthood row

 “Madhes province won’t disintegrate Nepal”

 Sri Lanka to focus on maritime security

 “Seized boats were sailing towards LTTE area”

 Ignoring Hamas will imperil the peace process: Jeroen Gunning

 Wrong to blame India, China for high oil prices, says Murli Deora

 Cabinet clears amendment Bill on OBC reservation

 India opposes military action against Iran

 Fuel price review likely in October

 A bizarre nuclear deal pursuit

 Will we reach Mars?

Religion

 The Supreme Source

The Hindu

Thursday, July 03, 2008

 One point rise in consumer price index

 Losing the sheen

 Whither the monsoon?

 Our strategic autonomy not affected, says PMO

 Manmohan must clear the air, says SP

 Truckers go on countrywide strike as talks fail

 Get used to high oil prices: Saudi King

 Rail lines to link all northeast capitals

 Cabinet nod for food security plan

 Campaign to encourage registration of marriages

 Sri Lankan Navy seizes 200 boats

 India’s first research station in Arctic

 Shift focus from Musharraf to security: Boucher

 ‘Climate change pact not possible sans India, China’

 Cracking down on the Taliban, possibly

 All northeast capitals will be linked by rail: Manmohan

 Pranab’s Egypt visit part of growing ties with West Asia

 PMO offers glimpse of draft IAEA safeguards accord

 ‘123 overrides Hyde Act’

 Remove the discrimination against Hindus: Law panel

 Grappling with rising prices of crude oil

The Hindu Today

 Rising oil prices drag Sensex below 13000-mark

 Trade gap widens to $10.76 b in May

 Rupee at 15-month low

 Iran to give Farsi field rights to OVL

 New tactics, deadly result

 Lost childhood

 An obsession to fulfil commitment made to Bush, says CPI(M)

 NSA to brief SP leadership

 Status quo on works on SEZ land near Mundra port (PIL)

 Sri Lankan copter attacked

 Jie Zheng’s fantastic run continues

 New Indian research station at the Arctic (Himadri)

 Rush for petrol, diesel at bunks continues on Day 2

 Experts’ panel soon to look into agrarian crisis

 Curbs on Mandela go

 Gyanendra’s son leaves Nepal for Singapore

 Clemenceau to be broken up in the U.K.

 What exactly is happening in NWFP, asks PML(N)

 Gaza crossings blocked after rocket attack

 Manmohan calls on Pratibha

 Deora urges OPEC chief to hike oil output

 Small townships and rural areas badly hit

 B.C. Roy awards for 55 doctors

 Raise creamy layer ceiling, says BC panel

 “Tolerance key to winning battle against AIDS”

 Afghanistan seeks NGO’s help on local governance

 Talks fail, truckers stick to indefinite strike plan

 Towards free and fair elections in India

Hindu newspaper july 1,2008

 NELP: 12 blocks find no takers

 Manmohan: allow us to go to IAEA, NSG

 Prove majority by July 7, Azad told

 Nothing new in his offer: Left

 Redress deprivation, particularly among children: Ram

 Rainfall forecast for the season revised upward

 Working towards one laptop per school

 Quota for BC Christians may be referred to panel

 Creamy layer income limit to be doubled

 Minister hints at hike in water charge

 OPEC rejects India’s price band proposal

 Bush’s nod for more covert action in Iran

 LTTE days numbered: Fonseka

 China-U.S. ties at crucial stage: Hu

 Manmohan unveils action plan on climate change

 “Climate action plan needs to be transparent”

 Centre to raise anti-naxalite force

 ‘There is an old road linking India and Myanmar through Chittagong, why cannot it be restored?’

 TB testing centre to come up in Kolkata

 A perspective on India & China-India ties

The Hindu June 30th, 2008

Monday, June 30, 2008

·  India moots a price band for petroleum

·  Sense prevails in Kashmir

·  Can Sariska roar again?

·  J&K Governor withdraws shrine board claim on land

·  CPI(M) warns Centre again

·  32 constables missing after naxalite attack

·  Fuel-efficient plane unveiled in China

·  Interesting week ahead at Wimbledon

·  New link for Agartala

·  Centre to consider State’s demand to absorb farm loans

·  8,984 poll contestants disqualified

·  Mugabe sworn in for sixth term

·  Greyhounds become sitting ducks

·  U.S. to remove Mandela from terror watch list

·  “Civilians fleeing LTTE-held areas”

·  China offers fresh talks to envoys of Dalai Lama

·  Privacy concerns over U.S.-E.U. move

·  “Madhes demand dangerous”

·  Jindal faces recall petition

·  Berlusconi seeks to end his legal woes

·  North Pole may briefly have no ice this summer

·  Prachanda for stronger relations with India on the basis of new realities

·  Historic moment for Sariska tiger reserve

·  Education can change lives in remote areas: Patil

·  7,468 custodial deaths in last five years

·  Death sentence upheld

·  Award for Janhit Foundation chief

·  Rajasthan State has congenial atmosphere for industrial development, investors told

·  Pranab’s call to statisticians

·  God’s accessibility

The Hindu News Paper 28th June

Saturday, June 28, 2008

 Oil prices set new record

 Power Grid to execute 3 projects in Myanmar

 First power exchange IEX goes live

 A great soldier fades away

 On to the final

 Inflation rate touches 11.42 %

 How he and his men won those wars

 Even while battling for life, he was a companion to patients

 India, Pakistan keen on promoting closer ties

 India, Pakistan resolve pipeline issues

 IPRs policy proposes ‘knowledge commons’

 “We will meet Taliban threat”

 N. Korea demolishes n-tower

 Cash bond plan for immigrants dropped

 Emulate America’s bipartisan handling

 Cyriac Joseph, Supreme Court judge

 Don’t treat suicide bid as offence: law panel

 e-passports launched

 A Field Marshal and a gentleman

 Moments with the Field Marshal

General Studies Test Booklet B Key UPSC Civil Services examination 2008

Test Booklet B

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The Hindu Today 31st October

 RBI hikes CRR by 50 basis points

 Growth will beat RBI projection, says FM

 German SMEs to increase presence

 Mixed reaction to credit policy

 Constitutionalism and morality

 A sitting duck for bird flu

 Brazil to host 2014 World Cup

 Not the end of the road: Manmohan

 PM, Merkel flag off ‘Science Express’

 Thakur consults experts

 Failure of nuclear deal will hit capacity expansion: Kakodkar

 Our destinies are linked: Kissinger

 Let consumers share burden: IOC

 Shivraj Patil calls for pro-active approach to policing

 Qatar assures priority Liquefied Natural Gas supply to India

 Rare honour for cricket, hockey stars

 BSF-BDR consensus on exchanging terror information

 Saudi King’s visit starts on a sour note

 RBI hikes CRR by 50 basis points

 RBI’s warning on recovery agents

 Hartals: court notice to government

 “Jaipur foot” for Lebanese victims of mines and bombs

 U.S. House passes Diwali resolution

 U.S., N. Korean envoys in Beijing for talks

 Turkey’s Kurdish problem: lessons for India

 Reservation needed for real equality, says Jethmalani

 Apex court: guard against blanket anticipatory bail

 Planning process and the marginalised

 Coping with a rapidly urbanising world

 Has the end of civilisation begun?

The Hindu Today 29th October

 A big push to greenfield airports

 Capital inflows: a major issue for the regulators

 Cushioning effect of forex surge

 Fruit, vegetable exports resume

 Maoists strike again, in Jharkhand

 Offering pain relief

 U.S. ‘encouraging India’ to go ahead with nuclear deal

 Let the people decide: Modi

 Merkel visit to focus on Asia policy

 Iran hopes to finalise pipeline contract on Tuesday

 Iran, Turkey explore options on PKK

 Two constitutional options before Rameshwar Thakur

 Talks with Chinese leadership “very fruitful”: Sonia

 Contempt of court and the truth

 “Globalisation not just a synonym for West’s dominance”

 Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor project achieves milestone

 Nuclear deal will be beneficial, says Kakodkar

 Self-regulation by the Press: the U.K. experience

 Unravelling the Rudy Giuliani myth

 Employment and growth — a comment

The Hindu Today

 Inflation falls to 4.05 p.c.

 Infrastructure growth slips to 5.3 p.c. in June

 U.S. Fed steps in to check market crash

 FDI policy undergoes finetuning

 Rupee stages a comeback

 The crisis of indebtedness

 The looming dementia threat

 UPA-Left standoff continues

 U.S. rules out renegotiation of 123 agreement

 Parliament cannot decide on treaty or international agreement: Somnath

 Quota: judiciary can’t be an exception, says panel

 ‘Press should respond to new challenges’

 Russia, China display their firepower

 U.S. Fed steps in to check market crash

 Computer tackles Rubik’s cube enigma

 Eleventh Plan set in motion

 Where India scores over China

 ‘Press should respond to new challenges’

 The caste system — India’s apartheid?

 No prohibition on nuclear test, says Kakodkar

 Army to hold five joint exercises

 No compromise on pact: AIFB

 MLAs’ petitions not maintainable: counsel

 Debate likely on August 23: Dasmunsi

 Left will extend merit-based support: Raja

 An amnesty offer and new problems

 Russia’s plan for presence in the Mediterranean

The Hindu Today

 Bharti services in Sri Lanka

 Suvidhaa initiative to revolutionise service industry

 Promises to keep

 Rescuing rainforests

 Best is yet to come: Manmohan

 Left parties to determine stand on nuclear deal by weekend

 TRAI efforts to safeguard subscriber interests

 52 casualties confirmed in Ghanvi cloud burst

 NSCN (I-M) may pull out of talks

 Pakistan assesses Boucher visit

 Sri Lanka displaced vulnerable: report

 Ahmadinejad Kabul visit jolts the U.S.

 Fiji poll in March 2009: Premier

 Mbeki’s backing for Mugabe may make West change tack

 Parachuting from space

 Deal will be terminated if India conducts test: U.S.

 At 60, the political culture needs renewal statecraft

 Backlog of cases causing concern: CJI

 Great disparity: Tata

 Syria for active Indian role in West Asia

 Industrialisation inevitable: Buddhadeb

 Science education in India

 A different kind of President

 Casting a censorious eye over Wikipedia

The Hindu Today

 Factors behind the global market volatility financial scene

 The Domino effect

 Major challenges on two key fronts

 Making the General blink

 Harmonising monetary goals

 Discussion unlikely under voting rule

 Chennai to host Malaysian trade fair

 Benazir admits to deal

 11 die in Sri Lanka violence

 Scotland to unveil blueprint for independence

 Denmark joins polar race

 Matter of serious import: Karat

 Hopeful of sorting out differences: Pranab

 Appeal to introduce Social Security Bill

 Student complains of ‘insult’ to Tricolour

 Panel for mechanism to police cyber space

The Hindu Today

 Drop all planned SEZs, says Opposition

 Onion export price raised again

 Bank deposit rates set to decline

 Concern over liquidity

 Awash with waste

 Krishna water from August 8

 Reel life turns real for Sanjay Dutt

 Priority sector credit to minorities will go up

 Minister urges Scouts to cultivate discipline

 ‘India, China satisfied with trade links’

 Panel suggests multiple criminal codes

 Ministry opposes private investment in higher education

 Satellite photographs give them a view from space

 Long road to employment guarantee

 Pollution threatens Himalayan glaciers

The Hindu Today

 Centre’s fiscal deficit soars

 One-point rise in Consumer Index

 The sentencing of Sanjay Dutt

 Misgovernance personified

 Sanjay Dutt sentenced to 6 years in jail

 I have taken away only six years, Kode tells Sanjay

 Sainath gets Magsaysay Award

 NSCN (I-M), Centre agree on ceasefire

 CRR to go up by 50 basis points

 I am bound by duty, Judge tells Sanjay

 Bill violative of freedom of religion: Gujarat Governor

 Australia assures cooperation in civil nuclear energy sector

 Pranab attends EAS consultations

 U.S. bolsters allies against Iran

 U.K. army presence in Ulster ends

 Russia backs Abbas, talks to Hamas

 Seven persons win Magsaysay award

 LTTE move to terrorise civilians: army

 Brown retains right to withdraw troops

 Rediscover the Presidency’s limits statecraft

 Constitution Bench to hear Centre’s plea

 Not resigning: Kamat

 Central assistance for farm sector

 1.85 lakh birds culled in Manipur

 India downplays significance of naval exercises

 Defence chiefs unhappy over frequent grounding of Dhruvs, complain to HAL