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Articles 13321 through 13420 of 27135:
- President Refers Nda Petition On Removal Of Chawla To Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Difficult days are ahead for Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, an Opposition petition for his removal was referred by the President to Prime Minister Manmhoan Singh on Thursday for consultation with the Chief Election Commissioner.
- Manmohan Singh Likely To Visit Brazil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 31, 2006)
The first formal India-Brazil-South Africa forum meeting in September
- Embracing India As A Rising Power (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 31, 2006)
Another type of earthquake hit the Indian Ocean area last week. It was a tectonic shift by the US to form a close strategic partnership with India, land of a billion people, nuclear weapons, and a huge Muslim population.
- 34 Killed In Afghan Coalition Base Attack (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Fierce fighting following an insurgents’ attack on a US-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killed 32 suspected Taliban militants and two troops -- one American and one Canadian, officials said.
- Living Dangerously (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
In the rearview mirror of history, President Bush's decision to visit India and Pakistan may loom larger than his decision to invade Iraq. Iraq, after all, was found to have no weapons of mass destruction.
- Mohanlal Munshi Of Kasauli (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Mar 30, 2006)
The man is no more. Or so they say. Mohanlal Munshi... businessman, poet of fine timbre, collector-seller of abandoned antique furniture has travelled on for a rendezvous — body, soul, spirit — with his Maker of mixed gender.
- Thousands Bid Adieu To Bansi Lal (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Mar 30, 2006)
The mortal remains of the architect of modern Haryana, former Chief Minister Bansi Lal, were today consigned to flames at this dusty hamlet where he was born almost eight decades ago. He had passed away around midnight in a Delhi hospital.
- Limits Of Representation (Times of India, Maroof Raza, Mar 30, 2006)
Successive governments in India have toyed with statistical data about Muslims in general and resorted to tokenism in an attempt to win over the Muslim vote bank.
- Aiming High (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Armed forces as a career
IT has been several years now since the officer and other personnel shortages faced by the armed forces have been highlighted, and some efforts made towards alleviating the problem.
- Unsc Members Discuss Watered Down Draft On Iran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Ambassadors of five veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council held a round of meetings to discuss a watered down draft that calls on Iran to abandon uranium enrichment plans ahead of their ministers meet in Berlin tomorrow.
- Changing Geostrategic Landscape (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Mar 30, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s recent visit to Pakistan continues to be the subject of debate and discourse at all levels and in every segment of our society.
- Afghan Battle Kills 14 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Coalition troops and warplanes battled militants who attacked a base in south Afghanistan on Wednesday, leaving a US and a Canadian soldier dead along with at least 12 rebels, the military said.
- Nation Salutes Female Pilots (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
The Convention ceremony of the 116th General Duty (Pilots) Course at the College of Flying Training, PAF Risalpur Academy, held on Tuesday, had a distinct feature. Aviation cadets who received Bachelor of Science degrees included a pioneering . . .
- Indo-Us Deal Not Helpful In Iran Talks: German Fm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized the landmark nuclear deal between the United States and India on Wednesday in light of the dispute with Iran over its nuclear programme.
- India Tests Rocket Launcher At Orissa Range (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
India on Wednesday tested the indigenously developed Pinaka rocket launcher twice from a defence range near here, officials said.
- Train Hijack: Govt Admits Lack Of Coordination (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Mar 30, 2006)
A fortnight after Naxalites hijacked a train full of passengers in Jharkhand, the Centre today admitted that there was ‘‘lack of coordination between the state police force and the Railway Police.’’
- Khyber Agency Fighting (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 30, 2006)
Another example of how religion can be exploited for petty purposes and can lead to death and destruction can be seen in what happened in Khyber Agency on Monday and Tuesday.
- Sri Lanka Votes In Local Poll, Eyes On Marxist Vote (Reuters, Peter Apps, Mar 30, 2006)
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in local government elections widely seen as a litmus test of the popularity of President Mahinda Rajapakse's hardline Marxist allies that could impact on a fragile peace process.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Timing Not Helpful - Germany (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
A civil nuclear energy deal struck between the United States and India this month was not helpful given that it came in the midst of talks on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions, Germany's foreign minister said.
- China Premier Backs India Boosting Nuclear Energy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
China backs India's peaceful nuclear energy plans but wants nuclear weapon states to honour their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying on Thursday
- Gwadar Gas Pipeline Project Inaugurated (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Rs120 to Rs140 billion was being spent on various mega-projects in Balochistan, including Gwadar port, coastal highway and Mirani dam.
- Unsc Permanent Members Agree On Iran Statement (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
After nearly three weeks of contentious negotiations, the permanent members of the UN Security Council have reached an agreement on a presidential statement which would effectively ask Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.
- Partial Manifestation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Among the major incarnations of the Almighty, His descents in human form as Rama and Krishna are hailed in the scriptural texts as full manifestations.
- Rhetoric Divorced From Reality (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 30, 2006)
India must adopt a carrot-and-stick policy while dealing with Bangladesh, says G Parthasarathy
- Salute To Sharon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Modest as it may appear - 28 seats in a House of 120 - the Kadima Party's semi-victory in the Israeli general election is potentially an extraordinary one for not just the Jewish nation, but also the rest of West Asia.
- Moussaoui Offers To Testify Against Himself (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
In a final twist to an already convoluted case, the jury deciding whether al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui will die learned that he offered last month to testify for prosecutors against himself at his death penalty trial.
- Tarapur Now Has Fuel For Many Years (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 30, 2006)
Russia delivers low enriched uranium fuel for units I & II
- Not A Blueprint For Peace (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Mar 30, 2006)
While proposing during his Amritsar speech on March 24, a treaty of friendship, peace and security with Pakistan, as “the ultimate culmination of the peace-making process”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejected the linkage by Pakistan of the Kashmir . .
- A Welcome Result (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 30, 2006)
As expected, the Kadima party led by Israel's interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has emerged as the single largest formation in the Knesset after the parliamentary elections held on March 28.
- A Dangerous Deal With India (Dawn, Jimmy Carter, Mar 30, 2006)
During the past five years the United States has abandoned many of the nuclear arms control agreements negotiated since the administration of Dwight Eisenhower.
- West's Economic Apartheid (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Mar 30, 2006)
If Mittal Steel's bid fails, India must renege on those commitments within economic reforms that could jeopardise its sovereignty, says Anuradha Dutt
- Nanavati Panel Objects To Government Stand (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Mar 30, 2006)
The G.T. Nanavati and K.G. Shah judicial inquiry commission probing the Godhra train fire incident and the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat has taken exception to the Central Government's refusal to submit a copy of the letter written by the former President,
- Success Of A.P. Model In Containing Naxalism (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Mar 30, 2006)
The success of Andhra Pradesh in containing the naxalite problem cannot merely be attributed to the military one-upmanship the police enjoyed over the Maoists, but on a comprehensive strategy encompassing military tactics supported by a successful . . .
- Providing Water, Power And Gas To All (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
AT a time when people are clamouring to have at least a small share of the fruits of high economic growth, President Musharraf has promised water, power and gas for all by 2008, and if possible by the end of 2007.
- Follow The Leader (Telegraph, RABINDRA SEN, Mar 30, 2006)
At the first east Asia summit last year — which had China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand as participants, together with members of the Asean — the Malaysian prime minister recognized India’s importance and . . .
- We Have Russian-Made Rockets: Islamic Jihad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Israelis warn that several of their southern cities, villages and strategic installations could be targeted after Palestinian militants said on Wednesday they have "many" long-range Katyusha rockets in Gaza that can fly up to 30 kilometers.
- Jimmy Carter Opposes Nuke Deal With India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Former US president Jimmy Carter has come out strongly against any nuclear concessions to India unless it signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Border Force Calls For Rule Recast (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Unnerved by yesterday’s killing of two villagers by the Bangladesh Rifles, the Border Security Force (BSF) today said it would ask the government to amend the border rules which now prohibit any sort of activity within 150 yards of the zero line.
- Thirteen States Meet To Counter Rising Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 30, 2006)
Rattled by a wave of Maoist attacks that have left hundreds dead, officials from 13 Indian states will meet on Friday to try to stem a rebellion that is menacing huge swathes of the country's centre, east and south.
- Saran In Us To Clear N-Deal Doubts (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 30, 2006)
With US Congress beginning deliberations on the nuclear deal, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran was on Wednesday getting ready for a charm offensive on Capitol Hill.
- A Dangerous Deal With India (Washington Post, Jimmy Carter, Mar 29, 2006)
During the past five years the United States has abandoned many of the nuclear arms control agreements negotiated since the administration of Dwight Eisenhower.
- Governor Opposes Self Rule, De-Militarization (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha today said that solution of Kashmir problem lies in economics superseding politics in importance, as appears to be happening in the European Union.
- Rice Asks Russia To Probe Leak Of Us Invasion Plans (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has asked Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to investigate allegations that Russia leaked US plans to invade Iraq to Saddam Hussein.
- Kashmir Politicians In Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to meet with pro-accession politicians from Jammu and Kashmir has been hailed as a historic departure from Pakistan's traditional position.
- Mirwaiz For Redefining Structure Of J&k States (News International, Shahid Husain, Mar 29, 2006)
The chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said here on Tuesday that the structure of states within Jammu and Kashmir should be "re-defined" and it needs to be a federal structure with . . .
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- March Of Democracy In Chile (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Interview with Jaime Gazmuri, Vice-President, Chilean Senate.
- Ltte Sings Old Tune (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 29, 2006)
The "Tamil Eelam Lands Act" once again highlights a key issue of the conflict - control of land
- Plotting A War On Iran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
The decision to refer Iran to the Security Council takes the United States a step closer to effecting yet another "regime change" in West Asia.
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Who’S Afraid Of The ‘Israel Lobby’? And Does It Even Exist? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The idea of a powerful “Jewish lobby” that has its gnarled fingers in the machinery of the government is an old and repugnant canard.
- Israel Votes In Crucial Election (Press Trust of India, Harinder Mishra, Mar 29, 2006)
Amid heightened alert, Israelis cast their ballots today in a crucial election that could decide the borders of the future Jewish state and dislodge tens of thousands of settlers from the occupied West Bank.
- Tn: Aiadmk Promises Transparent, Corrupt Free Admn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Promising a corruption free, honest and transparent administration in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK today said it would work for upgradation of economic and social status of Tamils, if voted back to power, in the May 8 polls.
- Bury The Congress (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 29, 2006)
The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events.
- How To Stop A Civil War (Tribune, Michael O Hanlon, Mar 29, 2006)
Administration officials have been right in recent weeks to argue that there is no large-scale civil war underway in Iraq.
- Teheran For N-Fuel Unit In Country (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Teheran is calling for a nuclear fuel production centre to be set up in Iran with the involvement of other countries, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow said today.
- The Challenge, And The Lesson, From China (Tribune, Major Gen Jatinder Singh, Mar 29, 2006)
China over the last few years, has been reasonably transparent in highlighting its major goals in the modernisation of its armed forces.
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- American Rejection (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
America's rejection of Hamas’s talks offer runs counter to the Bush administration’s purported aim to “spread democracy” in the Middle East.
- Us Won’T Renegotiate N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Bush administration said on Monday that it was not prepared to renegotiate a landmark nuclear deal with India despite resistance to the agreement by legislators whose endorsement was mandatory.
- Rangers Arrest Indian Agent Smuggling Liquor (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) has arrested a Pakistani working for Indian intelligence agencies late on Monday night, after injuring him in a shootout on the Wagah border.
- Gunmen Abduct At Least 24 People In Baghdad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Three groups of gunmen kidnapped at least 24 Iraqis working at a currency exchange and two electronics stores in Baghdad on Tuesday, the interior ministry said.
- Nuclear Power (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 29, 2006)
There was no way India could have compromised on excluding its Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) from safeguards, according to Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and Secretary, . . .
- Mitigating Natural Disasters (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Indian soldiers' peace-time contribution to society often goes unsung and unrewarded, says MM Lakhera
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 29, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Israelis Vote For West Bank Occupation's Future (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Israelis voted on Tuesday in a historic election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and draw Israel's final . . .
- From Rhetoric To Reality (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
Taking stock of the domestic political situation, the PML(N) Central Working Committee, which concluded its two-day meeting in London on Monday, called for the formation of a neutral caretaker set-up at least 90 days before the next general elections . .
- Baghdad Turns Into A Big Hell (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
About 70 people were killed in suicide bombings, attacks by the US soldiers on a Mosque and Iraqi fighters’ operations against the occupation forces on Monday.
- New Taliban Threatens To Consume Pak (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Mar 29, 2006)
The Pakistani establishment is increasingly nervous about the rise of a group calling itself the "Pakistani Taliban" and reports say that they rule large swathes of tribal land in Waziristan. With distinct identity from the Afghani Taliban, this group is
- Secret Of Incarnation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Quite often, spiritual leaders are confronted with this question during their interactions with laypeople:
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- All At Home In Namma Bengalooru (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Mar 29, 2006)
It is truly a world city. If you step into the air conditioned environs of the sprawling Marks and Spencer, you could be in London. If you hit the lush green Barista with its rich pastries and steaming coffee, you could be in Paris. If you step out . . .
- Monarchial Overreach (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 29, 2006)
If monarchy is on the point of extinction in Nepal, it is because King Gyanendra destroyed democracy
- For General Purpose (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Mar 29, 2006)
Since World War II, the jeep has transformed from a military vehicle to a civilian one
- Democracy A Little Later, Says Junta (Hindu, John Aglionby , Mar 29, 2006)
General Than Shwe's remark contradicts recent promises
- A Vain Hope? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 29, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is not the only one to be surprised by the United States' flirtation with President-in-uniform Pervez Musharraf.
- India Factor An Itch Or A Caress ? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 29, 2006)
The India-Pakistan relationship is back to where it was - since Partition and until two years ago - in an abyss of mutual mistrust and suspicion, with neither side willing to give each other the benefit of doubt as things slip from bad to worse.
- Escape To The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Head for the Himalayas to flee the searing heat of the plains
- Rice Urges China And India To Do More On Myanmar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China and India on Tuesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's military junta over its poor human rights record.
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