Nov-3

Today's Important News (3-11-2011)

The Hindu

National:

Goa daily stung by paid news bug

Much more needs to be done to restore confidence in global markets: Manmohan

Grievance Redress Bill to complement Lokpal Bill

“If girls are educated, ‘angels' will be found everywhere”

Diesel, LPG, kerosene prices too may go up

For LeT, India is “primary target”: U.S. Congress

A major setback for 44 deemed universities

International:

Assange loses appeal against extradition

WikiLeaks will soldier on

Turkey meet looks beyond U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

India & The World:

Pakistan grants India MFN status

India seeks end to external interference in Afghanistan

Xinjiang keen on reviving historic trade ties with India

Business News:

MFN status will give impetus to India-Pakistan trade: Sharma

Google offers free website for SMBs

S&T, Environment, Defence:

Superior abilities are not seen in all individuals, but are found at group level

Sports:

No News

Others:

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Editorials & Articles:

Freedom from virtual captivity

A chance to do real science

Michael, row the boat ashore

Towards reconciliation in Myanmar

The Times of India

National:

Lokpal 'twin': Govt bringing Bill to cover junior babus

Gender bias: Only Afghanistan fares worse than India in South Asia

Joshi had argued against auction of spectrum in 2007 letter to PM

Nandan Nilekani suggests computerized PDS mechanism to curb pilferage

International:

UK to extradite Assange to face rape charges

Mag office attacked over ‘Prophet as editor’ issue

Israel tests missile, ups Iran ante

India & The World:

Pakistan offers peace dividend, grants India MFN status

NSG norms make Russia rethink N-plant in India

All you wanted to know about MFNs

MFN status to India: Pakistan may gain from shorter negative list

Don't interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs: Krishna

Business News:

IOC seeks govt guarantee on AI dues

Reddy rules out petrol price hike

Google offers free websites to SMEs

India may consider financing EU bailout: FM

BP, RIL get taste of red tape

S&T, Environment, Defence:

US wooing India with F-35 5th-Generation fighter offer

Sports:

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Others:

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Editorials & Articles:

The wages of war

Air pocket

Moment of truth

The Indian Express

National:

Steady rise in HDI value but not fast enough to pull all of India up

Police in Srinagar handcuff kids, march them to court, judge says take them off

All 3 Service chiefs ask for more say in security decisions, MoD

In Manipur, PC urges Nagas to end stir

Broadcast Editors Association slams Katju remarks

India eyes 1 pc global tourists, 25 mn new jobs in next 5 years

Gender gap divides India from the rest

International:

Sex abuse case: Assange to be extradited to Sweden

Arson attack at French newspaper after it made Prophet ‘guest editor’

Nepal peace deal will make way for national unity govt: Bhattarai

Karzai asks Pak help to negotiate with Taliban

‘Israel test-fires missile, PM lobbying cabinet for Iran strike’

Syria agrees on deal to end unrest, start talks with Oppn

India & The World:

Pak steps out of 15-yr cold, gives India Most Favoured Nation trade status

US India’s largest partner in military training’

Thailand’s premier to be Republic Day chief guest

Business News:

SAIL-Posco JV talks break down on shareholding pattern

To counter PDS leakage, Nilekani panel suggests 2-phase IT strategy

Ranked 19th, India improves score in global bribery index

S&T, Environment, Defence:

Vaginal gel: ICMR says a long way to go

Arhar genome decoded by Indian scientists

Sports:

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Others:

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Editorials & Articles:

Cannes of crises

Reforming the agenda

Greek tragicomedy

Spot checks

Leveraging the locals

Afghan Ceasefire

The Economist:

No News