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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- No Budging To Pressure On Uniform: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
"While the President believes in dialogue and deliberations on all important national issues, he never works under any pressure or ultimatum," Musharraf's spokesman Rashid Qureshi said in a statement on Thursday.
- Bhutto To Mush: Decide Fast On Power-Sharing Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf was pressed on Thursday for a snap decision on whether to accept a power-sharing deal under which he would quit as army chief before standing for re-election.
- Musharraf To Shed Uniform? Benazir Says Yes, Minister Says ‘Resolved’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
In a major step towards a power-sharing deal, General Pervez Musharraf and former Premier Benazir Bhutto have reached an agreement on the Pakistan President giving up his Army position.
- Musharraf, Bhutto Near Deal: Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf and former political rival Benazir Bhutto have reached agreement regarding Musharraf’s military role, a key step toward a power-sharing agreement, a senior official said on Wednesday.
- Pervez May Quit As Army Chief: Paper (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Pakistan’s embattled President Pervez Musharraf may quit as army chief in return for support from political parties to re-elect him for another term, a newspaper reported today.
- Pervez: I Won’T Let Hard Work Go Waste (Asia Times, Shafqat Ali, Aug 29, 2007)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he will not let his eight years of hard work to turn Pakistan into a prosperous country go waste.
- The Bottlenecks (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
The economy seems to be doing fine at one level, despite myriad problems like the global financial crisis, domestic unrest and growing Naxalite and terrorist attacks.
- Conflict Over Divisions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2007)
Kerala and Tamil Nadu are again at loggerheads, this time over the bifurcation of a railway division.
- Japan Bank Sees Flaws In Freight Corridor Project (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 28, 2007)
The Centre's high-profile dedicated freight corridor (DFC) project has failed to steer clear of the primary scrutiny of Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC).
- Raj Redeemed India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Did not the British benefit the country more than they caused damage? Are 60 years, since Independence, not time enough to shake off the moss of prejudice that gathered on us since the Battle of Plassey, 1757? Are 250 years not enough to look . . . .
- Karunanidhi Gets Assurance On Salem Division From Lalu Prasad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
The indefinite rail roko demanding the creation of the Salem Railway division disrupted train services across Tamil Nadu on Saturday morning, but was called off later in the day following an appeal from Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
- Cong, Left N-Deal Talks Likely Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
A meeting between Congress and the Left is likely to take place on Monday to break the deadlock over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Musharraf Changes Tack On Sharif (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 27, 2007)
All eyes are on the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif’s planned return to Pakistan, but the Government is playing every card it has to stop him.
- Furore Over Rail Division Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The issue of bifurcating Palakkad railway division saw raised tempers in the Rajya Sabha, leading to a brief adjournment, and concerns over the impact of smooth running of trains in the Lok Sabha following the announcement of an agitation in Tamil Nadu.
- Kerala-Tn Trains To Be Blocked: Minister (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Aug 23, 2007)
The controversy over creation of a railway division in Salem, which resulted in a verbal duel between MPs from Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the Lok Sabha, has now taken an ugly turn with a senior Tamil Nadu minister today announcing that all trains . . . . .
- Sharing The Coupe With Feroze (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 23, 2007)
In the late fifties, my husband, a railway officer, was posted at Lucknow in a senior position. Since I worked in Delhi, it meant my having to commute between Delhi and Lucknow frequently.
- N-Debate Hinges On Pm's Availability (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
The debate on India-US civil nuclear deal is likely to be held in the Lok Sabha either on August 29 or August 30 depending on the availability of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Time’S Tracks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2007)
In my school days, summers meant full three months of vacations. To cover the distance between Korba, a coal-bearing region of Chhattisgarh, to Allahabad in UP involved a journey of two days. The preparations were obviously elaborate.
- 31 Ias, Ips Officers Shifted (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The Cabinet met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here yesterday and ordered postings and transfers of 31 IAS, IPS and other senior civil and police officers of the state.
- Slow Forward (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 20, 2007)
William Gibson invented the word “cyberspace” (in his debut novel Neuromancer in 1984), which gives him the right to pontificate about the future.
- Peoples’ Will And Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
A “people-to-people” survey conducted by CNN-IBN news television channel, the Indian Express and Pakistan’s Dawn newspapers says a majority of urban Indians and Pakistanis favour closer relations between India and Pakistan, but “many do not . . . .
- Silver Software To Expand India Development Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
Silver Software, a leading provider of Software and Safety Engineering services for High Integrity Systems,
today announced the expansion of its India development centre (IDC) and plans to hire nearly 500 people over the next three years.
- Seat Of Knowledge (Frontline, Ramesh Susarla, Aug 17, 2007)
ACHARYA Nagarjuna University, situated in the Krishna delta region of coastal Andhra Pradesh, completes 31 years on September 11. The university derives its name from Acharya Nagarjuna, the propounder of Mahayana Buddhism.
- Systemic Ills (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 17, 2007)
Preoccupied with AIDS control, government and funding agencies gloss over other health priorities.
- South Korea Vows Emergency Aid For North Korea Flood Victims (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
South Korea said on Friday it would send emergency aid worth 7.1 billion won (7.5 million dollars) to North Korean flood victims following what it called "massive damage."
- Pakistan, India Have Common Destiny, Says Mushahid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
Pakistan and India have a common destiny, war is no longer an option and Pakistan does not fear India the way it did, said Pakistan Muslim League Secretary General Syed Mushahid Hussain speaking on the “India-Pakistan dialogue” show hosted by the Geo tele
- The Making Of A Miracle (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
One early morning in Bangalore - at about six, before the traffic thickened and made the timing of any cross-town journey the subject of doubting speculation - an enterprising young man called Arun Pai took me in his car to the edge of the Karnataka Golf
- Why I Put My Money On The Elephant Over The Dragon (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
With the sixtieth anniversary of independence, enthusiasm for India in the West is at an all-time high.
- Rameswaram Linked To Bg Network (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Aug 13, 2007)
Rameswaram was put on the broad gauge network of Indian Railways on Sunday.
- In Chhattisgarh, Maoists Prevail (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 13, 2007)
The Chattishgarh Assembly held a secret sitting for the first time. No visitors or journalists were allowed inside the House.
- Left Hardliners For Issue-Based Support (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Aug 13, 2007)
After the Prime Minister called the Left’s bluff on the nuclear deal, the Congress started a midnight operation to douse the fire.
- Panel Seeks Quota For Sc-St In Railway Board (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 11, 2007)
The Ministry of Railways is in a bind over the recommendation of a parliamentary committee to have quota for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the Railway Board.
- Rlys Seeks Unesco Heritage Site Status For Kalka Rail (Indian Express, Raghvendra Rao, Aug 11, 2007)
Even as the Indian Railways gears up to host a joint UNESCO-ICOMOS mission arriving in India to inspect and evaluate the Kalka-Shimla Railways (KSR) for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site, the Culture Ministry is yet to nominate the property. . .
- Anti-Collision Device Will Be Ready By 2013 (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Aug 11, 2007)
The Anti-Collision Device (ACD), an on-board train protection device indigenously developed by Konkan Railway, will be ready for installation by 2013.
- Luxury Hotels To Join Hands With Indian Rlwys For Budget Hotels (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Leading hotel chains, including the Taj, Best Western and Orchid, have come forward to tie up with Indian railway in constructing budget hotels across the country.
- Two Held For Trying To Sell 269-Yr-Old Quran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
Two government officials have been booked for trying to sell a 269-year-old Persian manuscript of the Koran, a violation of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act.
- Accused Given Time To Seek Transfer Of Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
MCOCA court grants time till August 21
The blasts on July 11 killed some 200 people
Thirteen persons have been arrested
- Blasts Accused Refuse To Accept Charges (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
The 13 accused in the July 11 Mumbai local train serial blasts demanded the case be transferred to another court on Monday and declined to accept the charges being framed against them, due to which the proceedings were adjourned for Tuesday.
- Up, Through Highs And Lows (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 03, 2007)
542 points down. July 30/31: 316 points up. August 1: 615 points down.
- Bangalores Crumbling Infrastructure To Fore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
Besides review of agriculture and progress of the Vidarbha-type package, Karnatakas infrastructure sector will come under sharp focus at the meeting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address in Bangalore on Friday afternoon.
- Will Mrts Elevate Travel Experience? (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Aug 03, 2007)
If the Ministry of Railways integrates the MRTS with other suburban rail lines running to the north, west and south west and follows the same hours of operation, it can make a qualitative difference to commuting in Chennai.
- Rail Tickets From Designated Post Offices (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Aug 01, 2007)
Indian Railways and the Department of Posts on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the sale of reserved tickets through post offices spread across the country.
- Lalu Prasad’S Call To Divert More Traffic Of Essential Goods From Road To Rail (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jul 31, 2007)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Monday asked the zonal railways to make ‘urgent efforts’ to attract more essential goods which were being moved by road.
- Excellence In Railways (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jul 31, 2007)
I travelled last week from Berlin to Regensburg via Nuremberg.
- Present Assemblies Will Elect President In Uniform: Rashid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
Railways minister says govt has enough votes to elect Musharraf
Sher Afgan says Musharraf may doff uniform to seal deal with BB
- Benazir Tells Pervez To Shed Uniform (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf must quit his military post if he is to continue as Pakistan’s ruler, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said today, after officials confirmed the two held secret talks on a possible power-sharing pact.
- Bhutto: Too Early To Predict Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that it will be premature to think about her alliance with President General Pervez Musharraf.
- Indian Oil Plans Foray Into Bio-Crop Biz (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Jul 30, 2007)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), a major fuel supplier in the country, proposes to get into agri-related activities, particularly bio-crops.
- Kerala Mps Urged To Abstain From Voting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
The former Union Minister of State for Railways and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader O. Rajagopal on Friday urged Members of Parliament from Kerala to abstain from voting for the Vice-Presidential election on August 10 if work on the Salem . . . .
- A Miniature World Of Wonders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
It seems like a scene straight from ‘Gulliver’s Travel’! Just that this time, there are no pygmy men but rather a world of pygmy trees with full grown fruits and flowers dotting the branches.
- ‘Meet Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences’ (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 28, 2007)
A Pakistan People’s Party spokesman here denied all knowledge of a reported meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto in Abu Dhabi on Friday, and there was no official confirmation of it either.
- Big Jump In Abb’S Second Quarter Net Profit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
Power and automation technologies provider ABB India on Thursday reported a 51 per cent jump in net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, at Rs. 108.60 crore against Rs. 71.90 crore on good order intake.
- Development Of Katra ‘Eats Away’ Farm Land (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Due to the gradual decrease of paddy yield with the closure of the Ban Ganga canal two decades back, farmers of Kun Darorian village have no reason to smile at the upcoming Katra Railway station on village land.
- Indian Cabinet Okays Nuclear Deal With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
After many hiccups, India and the United States finally seem to have accomplished the much-awaited nuclear deal as the Cabinet Committee on Political Affaris, which met here on Wednesday under Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, approved the text of the dea
- How Will Beijing Bring Home The Bacon? (Business Line, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 25, 2007)
It may be the Year of the Pig, according to the Chinese zodiac but the animal is not having much luck in China.
- Sez Investment To Cross Rs 1,00,000 Cr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Union Commerce Secretary G K Pillai, on Monday, said the investment in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across the country is likely to cross the Rs 1,00,000 crore mark by 2008..
- Farming Out A Revolution (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 24, 2007)
From Punjab, the land that gave us our wheat granary and then contract farming in tomatoes, comes the farm-fresh news of how organised retail stores are touching — and changing — lives in remote corners of the country.
- Zone Of Progress (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jul 24, 2007)
The AIADA's commitment to industrial development is transforming Adityapur into a preferred destination for investors.
- Success Story (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jul 24, 2007)
The Tata Steel Growth Shop (TGS), a division of Tata Steel, was set up in 1968, thanks to the efforts of J.R.D. Tata and Sumant Mulgaonkar of Telco (now Tata Motors) fame.
- India, Japan To Ink Pact On Freight Corridor (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
India and Japan will next month sign an agreement for a dedicated rail freight corridor connecting Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, which will significantly reduce the time taken for transporting goods from one metro to another.
- Rs. 16.56-Crore Development Works Under Way At Tirunelveli Junction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Tirunelveli Railway Junction is all set for a major transformation in the next few months as development works to the tune of Rs. 16.56 crore are under way.
- Chugging Through Europe (Hindu, APARNA KARTHIKEYAN, Jul 21, 2007)
Where a train journey is packed with excitement
- Future Tibet (Frontline, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2007)
TEN years from now, a visitor to Tibet is likely to find it transformed into a region of middling prosperity.
- Jbic Offers Crores For Kolkata Revamp (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has offered a slew of projects to modernise and smooth out Kolkata chaotic transport system into one resembling Tokyo or Bangkok.
- Post Offices To Issue Railway Tickets Soon: Lalu (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
In yet another initiative to shorten queues at ticket windows, post offices across the country will soon be issuing reserved tickets in near future.
- Nitish Calls Back Lalu’S Railway Think-Tank (Statesman, Manoj Chaurasia, Jul 19, 2007)
The ongoing “oust-Nitish campaign” by the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal poses a threat to the ruling coalition in Bihar. To counter it, the NDA has adopted a method to “tame” the recalcitrant Mr Lalu Prasad.
- Accountability And Legacy (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jul 19, 2007)
We are generally apathetic about our heritage, writes Vinayshil Gautam.
- Azad Asks Railways To Speed Up (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the Railway Ministry to take steps for rail connectivity of hilly and remote districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the first train in Kashmir is expected to chug next year.
- Ias Officer Granted Bail In Molestation Case (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Railway Protection Force (RPF) DIG PJ Rawal, accused of trying to outrage the modesty of an IAS officer's elder sister in an AC 1 compartment of Sampoorna Kranti Express, on Tuesday got regular bail from a railway court on a bond of Rs 10,000.
- Railway Catering Tenders Under Glare (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
The Centre’s policy of providing reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities in commercial contracts has come under Supreme Court scanner.
- Chugging Through Europe (Hindu, APARNA KARTHIKEYAN, Jul 17, 2007)
Where trains aren’t slow, boring and never-on-time
- Real Rail Reform Required (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2007)
Indian Railways (IR) has entered the Eleventh Five Year Plan in good health; freight and passenger traffic levels are on the increase, and finances in proven order.
- Railways Reduce Ticket Reservation Period To 60 Days (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
The decision to restore the advance reservation period for booking of rail tickets to 60 days instead of 90 days will be effective from July 15, a ministry official said.
- Nameless Flies (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2007)
When I moved up from a home computer to a personal computer 15 years ago, I sought advice from its builder.
- Real Rail Reform Required (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 14, 2007)
Indian Railways (IR) has entered the Eleventh Five Year Plan in good health; freight and passenger traffic levels are on the increase, and finances in proven order.
- Military 'Invasion' (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 13, 2007)
CIVILIANS not allowed," read a sign on the window of a restaurant in Quetta, which defence analyst Ayesha Siddiqa visited in 1996.
- India Pushes People Power In Africa (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
China has outpaced India in the race for influence in Africa, but India has signaled that it is not about to give up the fight. During his recent visit to Ethiopia, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated an e-network initiative . . . .
- Mumbai Marks A Grim Anniversary (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
India's commercial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), has been observing the first anniversary of the serial bomb blasts on commuter trains which killed 187 people and wounded more than 700 others.
- On Whose Side Is Lalu? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 13, 2007)
An attempt to molest a lady in a running train by a senior Railway Protection Force officer is a serious matter, but equally worrisome is the clean chit given to him by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
- Broken Promises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
It is a year since the Mumbai serial blasts. At rush hour on July 11 last year, bombs tore through seven suburban trains.
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