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Articles 6421 through 6520 of 26693:
- Bsnl Broadbandcrosses 10,000 Mark (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
This is the highest in the entire Tamil Nadu circle
BSNL has a special scheme for residential customers
Free trial of broadband will be arranged
BSNL will also offer Wi-Fi broadband for high-end users
- Demand Conservation: An Essential Plank Towards Energy Security (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jul 03, 2006)
A bystander at a conference of international petroleum experts could be excused for being confused. For he would have heard two well substantiated but conflicting viewpoints on the future role of oil.
- Qazi Wants Musharraf To Quit Both Offices (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jul 03, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to step down and hand over power to an interim government of national consensus to hold fresh elections.
- Tarry, The Tortoise Way (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jul 03, 2006)
The hard infrastructure available in our solemn socialistic republic is quite simply pathetic. To call it medieval would be an insult to the middle ages.
- Growing Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 03, 2006)
Such actions as the Forest Gate incident, will drive a wedge between Britain and its Asian immigrants...
- Israel Orders Stepped Up Gaza Action, Hits Haniyeh’S Office (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israel's prime minister ordered the army on Sunday to intensify operations in Gaza to free a captured soldier after aircraft attacked the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.
- Learning From The Left Parties (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that the BJP should learn from the Left Parties how to secure people's mandate repeatedly.
- Jamaat Vs Jamaat (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
June 30 has come and gone. But one can't say with any degree of confidence that the tension between the pro and anti Syed Ali Shah Geelani camps within the Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir) is over.
- Why Javed Was Denied Visa ? (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan establishment seems to take a sadistic pleasure in humiliating or harassing Indians associated with Mumbai films (Bollywood) or the world of arts and culture when they apply for visas to visit the land of the ‘pure’.
- F-16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
Whatever the US explanation, the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan makes one believe that the Americans say something and do something else, at least in the India-Pakistan context.
- Law, Justice And J&k~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 03, 2006)
The invaders failed to take Srinagar solely because they lost their military purpose while indulging in the Rape of Baramula.
- Bhutto, Sharif Hold Talks With Pak Leaders Of Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Paksitan Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif today held talks with leaders of the 16-party Oppostion grouping here to ratify the Charter of Democracy (COD).
- Dalmiya Move To Garner Support Foiled (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
In an apparent setback to former Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya, the emergent general meeting of the Cricket Association of Bengal failed to decide on his candidature for the CAB presidential post after dissidents . . .
- Brown Promises To Be Tougher On Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
His pledge on raising the detention limit on suspects enrages Labour Left-wingers.
- Kalam No To Plea Against Bjd Leader (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The disqualification petition against Biju Janata Dal MP Mr Sugrib Singh has been dismissed as “not maintainable” by President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on the basis of the opinion of Election Commission.
- Aam Aadmi Who? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
The Congress better clarify who this person is if its government means to get its policies right
- Nepal To Ask Un To Monitor Maoist Rebels (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Nepal will ask the United Nations to monitor weapons of Maoist rebels and the army ahead of elections for an assembly to map out the country’s political future, the home minister said on Saturday.
- Race For Mp Cong Chief's Post Hots Up (Indian Express, BHASKAR ROY, Jul 02, 2006)
The race among younger Congressmen for the Madhya Pradesh party chief's post is hotting up.
- Nepal To Ask U.N. To Monitor Rebel, Army Arms (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jul 02, 2006)
Nepal will ask the United Nations to monitor weapons of Maoist rebels and the army ahead of elections for an assembly to map out the country's political future, the home minister said on Saturday.
- Law, Justice And J&k~i (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 02, 2006)
For a solution to J&K to be universally acceptable it must be seen by all as being lawful and just. Political opinion in Pakistan and India as well as all people and parties . . .
- Bhajan Lal Quits Haryana Cong Post, Keeps Mum (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Haryana Congress president Bhajan Lal has resigned from the post to protest the sidelining of his loyalists in the party and what he called ‘the humiliation of the common man’.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jul 02, 2006)
The statements of three gentlemen who are associated with Pakistan cricket regarding our chances on the tour of England, which has just begun, have a ringing sound of a large death rattle.
- India, China On Radar: Mittal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Riding high on the historic takeover of Arcelor Steel, India-born global steel tycoon Lakshmi Niwas Mittal has said the new entity would now expand to India and China with “priority” to his home country.
- Writing From The Jaws Of The Tiger (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jul 02, 2006)
This book is invaluable for the insights that the author provides, despite the repeated threats that he has had to face on account of his writings.
- Mumbai’S Rudeness Index (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jul 02, 2006)
That Mumbai has been voted the rudest city in the world by a recent Reader’s Digest study has come as a shock, even insult, to several of the metro’s citizens.
- Killed By Plenty (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Jul 02, 2006)
The book is not written for an Indian audience. Moreover,it attempts at too much ornamentation without paying attention to the plot.
- Nepal Echoes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
As Nepal finally freed itself from the clutches of the monarchy, I heaved a sigh of relief. For entirely selfish reasons. Over the past year, the cooks at our place had belonged to the Himalayan kingdom — and their happiness had become ours.
- To Be Indiacentric (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
Colombo at this time could hardly be seen as an inspirational venue to talk about "a new peace process" between Pakistan and India.
- A Vast Canvas (Hindu, M. S. Nagarajan, Jul 02, 2006)
In a career spanning four decades, Daruwalla has handled almost all the themes under the sun and grown in stature.
- Roots Of An Ancient Conflict (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Tariq Ali's series of historical novels delve into the historical contact between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
- Nepal Maoists Committed To Peace Talks: Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Senior CPI(M) leader meets rebel chief Prachanda in Kathmandu
"Rebels have come to the democratic process and do not intend to go back"
Sitaram Yechury met G. P. Koirala before talks with Maoist chief
- Conscience Of The Nation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
"Reading Navasky's book, I wished there was a similar account of India's longest-running radical weekly."
- Revolutionary Change And Its Aftermath (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Jul 02, 2006)
A novel is never anything except a philosophy expressed in images. And in a good novel the philosophy disappears into the images.
- Culinary Carnival (Hindu, Sheila Kumar, Jul 02, 2006)
A serious but delicious search for the true taste of Singapore.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is?
- Count Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 02, 2006)
If wishes were horses, they could at least be counted, if not ridden. And if wishes are votes, as the democratic system assures citizens they are, then all votes should be counted to discern the wishes of the majority.
- The Importance Of Being Charitable (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in India has it that the West is all about conspicuous consumption and having a good time. Perhaps it is, but it is also about giving.
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- The Cracking Mould (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jul 02, 2006)
As the voting percentages of the first two parties Congress 28.4 and BJP 23.7 - in the 2004 parliamentary elections show, neither can be called truly representative of popular opinion.
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan should be amended at least one more time. The new amendment ought to say out loud that it overrides everything and anything said anywhere in the constitution and that, from now on, the occupant of . . .
- Sonia Has Invited Me To Join Congress, Says Siddaramaiah (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
AIPJD leader to decide after consulting party leaders, workers
- 90 Per Cent Voting In Commune Panchayat Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Counting will take place region-wise simultaneously tomorrow
- Us Supreme Court’S Verdict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Now that the US supreme court has ruled that the military tribunals at Guantanamo are illegal under both American law and the Geneva Conventions, it makes sense to close down the notorious detention centre for suspected Islamic militants, and . . .
- Bhajan Lal Quits As Haryana Chief (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Haryana PCC president and former chief minister Bhajan Lal on Saturday faxed his resignation letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections.
- Is There Any Fun, Colour & Character In Today's Media? (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Jul 02, 2006)
Perhaps, the charm of the profession lies in nodding heads with the wealthy and powerful. That quickly turns boring.
- Sonia’S Tour Main Target Is Bjp States (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Opposition-ruled states appear to be the main target of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. This is evident from her itinerary.
- Smarting Over India N-Deal, Pak Gets F-16 Offer From Us (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush Administration’s decision to seek Congressional approval last night of the sale of 16 F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan is, only in part, a compensation for the American refusal to offer a nuclear deal similar to the one signed with India . . .
- Weepy Sings A New Tune (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Some politicians aspire to be development icons - Vikas Purush, in case you remember the expression -others to be demagogues and still others to be dictators.
- Peace As Mere Jargon (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Jul 02, 2006)
Kashmir burns, the Hurriyat and Pakistan play the fiddle. India, meanwhile, protests ---- The recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks and mindless killings of innocents in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- To The Roof Of The World, By Train (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 01, 2006)
The opening of the Qinghai-Tibet railway is a dramatic symbol of contemporary China's "can do spirit." The highest point on it is more than 5,000 metres above sea level, beating the line in the Peruvian Andes by some 200 metres.
- Top Priority For Photo Rolls: Gopalaswami (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Commission's credibility has gone up after Assembly elections
"Right to recall" a tough exercise
Fix ceiling to curb money power
- The Importance Of Being Charitable (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in India has it that the West is all about conspicuous consumption and having a good time.
- Prosecuting Writers In Turkey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2006)
It has happened again. Close on the heels of the trial of Orhan Pamuk, the celebrated Turkish writer, another writer, Perihan Magden, is standing trial in Istanbul for "alienating people from military service."
- Red Vs Red In Bengal (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 01, 2006)
Are Indian communists behind times or are they in tune with new political thinking
- Common Man’S Faith Is Our Strength: Justice Sabharwal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
Chief Justice of India Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal led a 60-member delegation of Indian judges and senior lawyers to the 72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association at Toronto, Canada, very recently.
- Dealers Expect Rbi To Bite The Bullet (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 01, 2006)
Bond dealers are expecting a 25-basis point hike in the reverse repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its quarterly monetary policy review meeting on July 25.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is? Like the Angry Young Man who, after some years in the wilderness,
- Accretion To Gas Reserves (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 01, 2006)
The reported trebling of estimated gas reserves to 35.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in Reliance Industries’ D6 block off the east coast is a landmark in India’s energy security drive.
- Almost At The Gate (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 01, 2006)
Adapting and only slightly exaggerating Rabindranath Tagore, it could be said that one sees India everywhere in Cornwall but finds Indians nowhere.
- Pak Journalists Terrorised (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jul 01, 2006)
On June 23 the Dawn of Karachi said in an editorial "…journalism is becoming an increasingly hazardous profession in Pakistan."
- The Car Gears Up (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
Bengal still far removed from a policy
The people’s car project of Tata Motors, which had hit a road-block when the company’s delegation visited Singur in the heady aftermath of the elections, may now start whirring again if Wednesday’s statement . . .
- Mumbai’S Rudeness Index (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jul 01, 2006)
That Mumbai has been voted the rudest city in the world by a recent Reader’s Digest study has come as a shock, even insult, to several of the metro’s citizens.
- Flats On Auction (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
Selling aam aadmi short
It may no longer be fashionable or politically correct to talk socialism. But governance is not a fashion statement, social responsibilities cannot be wished away.
- Guns And Bombs From China (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jul 01, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the London-based Amnesty International has reported that China has become the ‘most secretive and irresponsible’ exporter of arms which help fuel conflicts in many parts of the world.
- Hope Belied? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 01, 2006)
Any hope that a serious effort is on in Pakistan for the restoration of democracy seems to be rather misplaced. One of the first public assertions by the neighbouring country's new Chief Election Commissioner Justice Javed Iqbal has already created . . .
- Charter: Diplomats’ View (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 01, 2006)
While much has been written on the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, little has been written on how this document is being viewed by local representatives of foreign powers, especially those . . .
- Final Phase Of Civic Polls Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Voters in four commune panchayats to exercise franchise
- 'Musharraf To Hold Pak Reign For 10 More Years' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is likely to rule Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- A Victory For Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
After September 11, 2001, the Bush administration chose to set aside the standing legal procedures and treaties for fighting this country’s enemies and make up rules of its own
- Price Blow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
The ruling party itself castigating the government for unbridled price rise does not make a very congruous sight but what was said at the Congress Working Committee on Thursday was only the reflection of the frustration felt by the common man reeling . .
- Israeli Jets Blitz Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Hamas vowed on Friday it would not be destroyed by Israel after fighter jets blitzed Gaza, striking the interior ministry and militant targets in the latest assault aimed at securing the release of a captured soldier.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- Growing Power Of The Underworld (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 01, 2006)
Rashtrapati Bhavan is not a court of appeal. But over the years, it has become a forum where concerned citizens have sought the attention of the highest in the land to the problems which the government has failed to notice, much less tackle.
- Bush Asks Congress To Approve F-16 Sale To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 01, 2006)
A day before a Senate committee overwhelmingly approved a Bill that would permit civilian nuclear cooperation between India and the USA, the Bush administration asked Congress to approve the sale of 18 new F-16 jets to Pakistan.
- Turning To The United Nations, Again (Tribune, RICHARD HOLBROOKE , Jul 01, 2006)
In a little-noticed announcement, US President George Bush, on June 14, the day he returned from Iraq, said that he would send two personal emissaries to New York to consult with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on the political and economic . . .
- Staying The Course (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement crossed another major hurdle with the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee voting 16-2 in favour.
- N-Bill: What Happens Next In The Us Congress (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
The headline of the hour is the India-United States agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation passing the House International Relations Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee by thumping margins.
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- Rare Privilege (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
The entire process should be completed by end of July
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