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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 3170:
- Vice-Chief Apologises (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
In a bid to douse the controversy ignited by his observations in the wake of Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty’s suicide, the Vice-Chief of the Army Staff today issued a personal clarification and apology saying he had a “personal commitment and . . .
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Indian Plan To Dam Northeast Rivers Stirs Critics (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 21, 2006)
Ambitious plans to build dams and hydro power projects throughout the hills of the remote northeast have trodden on some sensitive toes in the troubled region.
- The Black Power's Quiet Side (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
"Black Power" quickly became the controversial slogan for a movement that was largely perceived as rejecting the civil rights movement's nonviolent tactics and goals of integration in favor of a new ethos of black identity, self-defense and separatism.
- Pakistan, Kuwait To Explore New Avenues Of Cooperation (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait Tuesday while vowing to expand economic ties agreed to explore new avenues of cooperation with a focus on increasing investments and mutual trade flow.
- Waxing Eloquent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Waxes and pigments and the amalgam make for art too
- Vice-Chief Of Army Apologises (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Four days after his remarks on women officers stirred a hornet's nest, Vice-Chief of the Army Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman on Tuesday tendered an apology saying he had "personal commitment and healthy respect towards the role of lady officers in Army".
- Sorry If My Remarks Hurt Women: Army Vice-Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
"I have no hesitation in tendering apology," says Lt. Gen. Pattabhiraman
"I have a healthy respect for lady officers in the Army"
"The lady officers have contributed a lot"
- For A Stable Border (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2006)
The Tenth Round of talks at the official level on the Siachen issue, held at New Delhi on 23 and 24 May 2006, have predictability ended in no agreement.
- Political Affairs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
It need not just be in affairs of the heart but also in political matters that opposites attract and likes repel.
- Nepal Seeks Un Help Over Weapons (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Jun 20, 2006)
The Nepal government plans to formally ask the UN for help in managing the personnel and weapons of the Nepal Army and the Maoist Revolutionary Army during elections next year.
- What You Get Is Not What You See (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 20, 2006)
Students frequently have a rough time deciding between arts and science; where one involves the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium and the other the empirical observation and study of natural physical phenomenon.
- Indian Plan To Dam Northeast Rivers Stirs Critics (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 20, 2006)
Ambitious plans to build dams and hydro power projects throughout the hills of the remote northeast have trodden on some sensitive toes in the troubled region.
- Bjp Plays Down Vajpayee’S Compliment To Left (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 20, 2006)
The BJP today sought to play down former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s praise of Marxists, but said there was nothing wrong in picking up good things from everyone, including the Left.
- Popular Culture-Ii (Statesman, Biswajit Ghosh, Jun 20, 2006)
Indians have always celebrated their food diversities and never before has fast or junk food found so much popularity.
- Fetish Of Ninety Percent (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Jun 20, 2006)
The present system of education requires a revolutionary transformation
- Klimt Painting Looted By Nazis Is Sold To Ny Museum (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
An oil and gold-encrusted portrait by Gustav Klimt that was the focus of a battle between the Austrian government and the subject's niece was purchased for a record-setting amount by a New York museum, an attorney said.
- Safety Commission: Another Stunt (News International, Dr Farzana Bari, Jun 20, 2006)
The long-due constitution of the National Safety Commission (NPSC), as envisaged in the Police Order of 2002, has finally been announced by the interior minister.
- Of Bad Artists (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
Why is it that in this country no bad or indifferent painter/artist is born? The only exception is Zubeida Agha, who at the inception of Pakistan shot out like a meteor. At the time she had had no formal training.
- Uma Bharti's Party To Have Reservation For Women, Dalits And Obcs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janashakti president Uma Bharti said here on Monday that she had formed the party to provide "alternative politics" since the main parties like the Congress, the BJP and the Left had not only failed to solve people's problems but . . .
- Sc Notice To Up Minister In Corruption Case (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to a sitting Uttar Pradesh Minister on a petition alleging that he extorted money from local contractors threatening them with dire consequences.
- Bank Deposit Collectors Seek Workmen Status (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The All India Bank Deposit Collectors' Federation (AIBDCF) held a rally demanding that they be given the status of workmen in banks.
- Here And Now Coffee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Some like it hot, some like it cold... but ultimately coffee for many is absolutely their daily dose of nirvana
- Against The Dole (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
The unemployment allowance scheme formally kick-started by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh raises many issues.
- Beginnings (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2006)
Only Trotskyites deceive themselves with the utopia of permanent revolutions.
- Learn From Left, Says Atal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee wants the men and women in his party to learn from the communists — about how to climb back to power.
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 19, 2006)
The return to power by the Left parties in the recent state elections has come in for a praise from veteran BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who while pointing to the success of the Communists has asked his party to . . .
- India And The U.N. Human Rights Council (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jun 19, 2006)
If India is to establish its credibility as a country genuinely interested in the protection and promotion of human rights, it has to accept the jurisdiction of committees under the international system.
- Marie Antoinette: Martyr Or Saint? (Deccan Herald, ELAINE SCIOLINO, Jun 19, 2006)
France is a republic, but it still takes the story of its royals very seriously, especially if the story happens to be retold by an American.
- Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
An unprecedented situation is being faced by Indian people at the dawn of 21st century.
- "Bjp Should Learn How To Get Re-Elected From Communists" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
There is no doubt NDA did well. Yet something was lacking: Vajpayee
We should introspect about exit of senior leaders
Work out strategy to retain power in BJP-ruled States
Let us face problems collectively
- Popular Culture-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Adhering To The Dictates Of Market Globalism
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a rare praise of the commmunists by a BJP leader, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said the saffron party should learn from them the art of getting re-elected to power and admitted there was "something lacking" in his Government . . .
- Nwfp To Create Over 13,450 New Jobs: Rs95.9bn Budget With . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Provincial Senior Minister Sirajul Haq on Saturday presented Rs95.987 billion budget for the year 2006-07 in the NWFP Assembly with a total development outlay of Rs26.630 billion.
- Reformists Vs Revolutionaries (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jun 18, 2006)
Is politics just about the art of the possible? Or do we need a leadership which can redefine the boundaries and refocus the national debate on what is desirable?
- Game In Shanghai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 18, 2006)
Ignore SCO, but not Central Asia ---- In criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not attending the fifth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Indian Left has yet again made evident its craven surrender to blind . . .
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jun 18, 2006)
The wonderful thing about pulling off a scam in Pakistan is that everything and everyone works for you and thus there are no hurdles.
- Olympics Nostalgia (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jun 18, 2006)
Lausanne, the birthplace of the modern Olympics, has a few other attractions as well.
- A Dream Takes Shape (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Jun 18, 2006)
Amisha Jedhe is finally fulfilling her brother's dream of building a peace park on the Indo-Pak border.
- Asian Nations Must Join In Fight Against Terrorism: Deora (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
"No cause can justify killing of men, women and children "
- Desert Symphony (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Jun 18, 2006)
Regal and majestic, the past comes luxuriously alive in Deogarh
jungle lore and terrace dinners bring the Garh of "devs" alive. What stays in the mind is the warmth and caring.
- The Patriarch (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Jun 18, 2006)
THE cabinet of the seventh Left Front government has excess baggage of 14 if the prescribed norm of 10 per cent of the 294-strong state legislature is taken into account.
- India Calls For Zero Tolerance To Terrorism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
India today said Asian nations should make a commitment to zero tolerance towards terrorism for peace and security.
- Nwfp Also Churns Out Tax-Free Budget (News International, Mohammad Ali Khan, Jun 18, 2006)
The NWFP joined its sibling provinces in churning out a tax-free budget on Saturday.
- Urban Ecology (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Jun 18, 2006)
Healthy forests, streams, and wetlands contribute to clean air and clean water by enabling impurities to settle out or be converted to harmless compounds by plants or soil.
- New Cec Has Strong Passion For Astrology (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 18, 2006)
India will be a sham democracy if the very foundation of a democratic polity, namely free and fair elections, are missing from the scene”.
- Facing Up To The Indian Challenge (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Jun 18, 2006)
Coping with the challenge of India on several fronts — strategic, economic, cultural, psychological and more recently technological .
- Black Makes A Clean Sweep Of Iifa Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
K.K. Mahajan, Asha Parekh, O. P. Dutta honoured for Life Time Contribution
- Modern Times (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
Chaplin wouldn’t have objected to the change
The fact that a cinema hall in Kolkata named after Chaplin is to be pulled down to make way for a multiplex recalls the concession that the legendary tramp made to the arrival of sound in his later films.
- Q&a: 'Indian Art Sees Crossover Interest' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 17, 2006)
Auctions in London, Hong Kong and Dubai indicate that the bull run in the Indian art mart is real. Yamini Mehta, specialist and head of modern and contemporary Indian art at Christie's, tells Manoj Nair in an e-mail interview that the Indian art . . .
- 9.2-Km Stretch Of Bmic Peripheral Road Opened (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Two aged women, 58 children do the honours
- Indo-Pak Sufi Fest Enthralls Valley (Times of India, Nikhat Kazmi, Jun 17, 2006)
The litmus test seems to be over for Kashmir. It's time to bring back music, song and dance to the violence-scarred Valley.
- Pawar Ploy To Enter Bajaj In Rajya Sabha Fits Upa Allies’ Gameplan (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jun 17, 2006)
Once Sharad Pawar played his cards with his usual skill, outsmarting the Congress, the entry of Rahul Bajaj—one of the captains of industry and Pawar’s long-time personal friend—into Rajya Sabha had become a foregone conclusion.
- Game In Shanghai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
In criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not attending the fifth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Indian Left has yet again made evident its craven surrender to blind anti-Americanism.
- Go Forward, There Is No Turning Back: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Support to Congress is out of compulsion, he says at a DYFI rally
- India’S Nominee (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2006)
Senior Un functionary and the Great Indian Novel-fame Shashi Tharoor has impeccable credentials to be the next Secretary-General of the world body.
- Thrust On Capital City Development In Governor's Speech (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Speedy steps to set up Vizhinjam project
Government to acquire Sreepadam Palace
Modern bus terminal complex at Thampanoor planned
Chitra Art Gallery to get a facelift
Proposal to establish centre of good governance
- Cross-Dressing Pakistani Hails Media Freedom (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Every Saturday night Pakistani actor Ali Saleem puts on a bright saree and chunky jewellery and transforms himself into glamorous widow Begum Nawazish Ali, who teases guests with flirty questions on a television chat show.
- Alchemy Of Intolerance (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 16, 2006)
The image of Gujarat in the rest of India and the self-image of Gujaratis are diametrically opposite.
- Politics Above Law (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 16, 2006)
Recent goings-on in the country remind me of a saying in the United States, popular during the prohibition era there, “The administration’s folly makes you feel like crying into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into”.
- A Silver Lining? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
It is a commentary on our times that the mere act of members of the Muslim majority organising and attending the funeral of a Kashmiri Pandit is enough to make news.
- Kumaraswamy To Seek Judicial Inquiry Into Allegations Against Him (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
To consult BJP and JD(S) MLAs before taking a decision on quitting
He will request Chief Justice to appoint a High Court judge to look into the allegation and come out with a report
Accuses Congress of unleashing `politics of vengeance'
- Punjab Budget (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 16, 2006)
Punjab Finance Minister Hasnain Bahadur Dareshak presented a Rs274 billion surplus and ostensibly tax-free budget (meaning that there are no new taxes) for 2006-07 in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday.
- Forget The Figures, Save Lives (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 16, 2006)
Controversy has erupted again between UNAIDS and NACO figures—this time regarding Persons Living With HIV/AIDS (PLHWAs) in India.
- Costly Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 16, 2006)
Passion for pricey parties among children sometimes flummoxes grandparents
- Is State Hostage To Three Taluks? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 16, 2006)
As the bmic brouhaha leaves a trail of hazy dust in its wake, a point to ponder for those unaffected by the project---which would be 95 per cent of Karnataka’s population---is whether a State of 27 districts is not being held hostage by three . . .
- Development Plan For Malampuzha Gardens Gets Central Clearance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Rs.5.88-crore proposal includes renovation of Rock Garden
Illumination system to be revamped at Rs.3.38 crores
Tourist facilitation centre-cum-bus shelter to be built
A modern musical fountain to be set up
- In Praise Of Citizen Kannagi (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2006)
Kannagi proved that even a non-native with no money and no family in sight can fight City Hall and win her case — that is inspiring.
- Book Release (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
You want to read poetry in prose, catch hold of all those nameless moments that quietly melted into your mundane, middle class existence, Jayant Kaikini, Kannada's short story writer, traps them with his remarkable pen.
- Rescuing Modern Medicine From Its Traps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2006)
Modern medicine desperately needs to rediscover the human touch. It needs to blend modern techniques with the art of compassionate healing.
- Economic Patriotism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 15, 2006)
One picture of relentless globalisation is that it creates a sort of level playing ground. It holds a lot of promise but, at the same time, strangely makes everybody unsure about the future.
- Cbr’S New Role Recognized (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 15, 2006)
In recognition of his meritorious services, the Government has elevated Mr Abdullah Yousuf, Secretary Revenue Division and Chairman Central Board of Revenue (CBR) as Secretary General of the Division and Chairman of the Board.
- Finding Compromise In Iran (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
IRAN IS considering the package of incentives the major powers presented in an effort to resolve the crisis over Iran's nuclear program. The US willingness to talk -- under certain conditions -- is an overdue step in the right direction.
- Bhutan Through Political Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 14, 2006)
Thirty-two years rule of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has ushered in a new era of democracy.
- Rising To Our Potential (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jun 14, 2006)
In a globalised world, India can't afford to shy away from its role as a key player
- Lip Service: B-Day Turns Nippy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2006)
In the 1990s, Amitabh Bachchan could sing “Jumma, chumma de de” and follow up the words with action in the movie Hum.
- Where Leaders Come To Learn (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jun 14, 2006)
The country's political and academic institutions must take firm efforts to groom future leaders
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Lalitha Ubhayaker’s centre for the arts is a place where young people can nurture their talents. Githa U Badikillaya finds out more.
- Don’T Let The Branding Iron Go Cold (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2006)
Corporates build brands over years, spending considerable time, energy and cash so that one day that brand would allow the company to charge a premium for its products and enhance cash flow.
- "Harness Atomic Energy For Food Security" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 13, 2006)
Swaminathan's call at BARC golden jubilee
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