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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 12026:
- Economics Of Nuclear Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 19, 2006)
There are many critics of Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
- Chanchu Hits China, Toll Up To 47 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Tropical Storm Chanchu pummeled southern China on Thursday, killing at least eight people to bring its death toll in Asia to 47 while flooding scores of homes in an area where officials evacuated more than 1 million people.
- Pak Will Continue With Mischief (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, May 19, 2006)
Pakistan's categorisation as a failed State by Foreign Policy magazine has predictably drawn the ire of most Pakistanis. Equally, many Indians have reacted with (mostly silent) glee best described by the German word schadenfreude.
- Iran Pulls Curtain On Atom Sites (International Herald Tribune, WILLIAM J BROAD, May 19, 2006)
Due south of Tehran, the desert gives way to barbed wire, anti-aircraft guns and a maze of buildings, two of them cavernous underground halls.
- In National Disinterest (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 19, 2006)
How responsive is the UPA Government towards the external security imperatives of India?
- Project Afghanistan: Pakistan And Nato (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 19, 2006)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) wants closer military and political relations with Pakistan.
- A Winning Script (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 19, 2006)
Muthuvel Karunanidhi has succeeded in ousting a chief Minister who distributed largesse like a princess and should have won this Assembly election like a queen.
- Full Utilisation Of River Ravi (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 19, 2006)
Under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, India is entitled to full utilisation of flows of the three eastern rivers of the Indus Basin — Sutlej, Beas and Ravi.
- Victims’ Kin Demand Revival Of Death Penalty (Tribune, KIM MURPHY, May 19, 2006)
Prospects of a guilty verdict in the trial of the only surviving hostage-taker in the 2004 Beslan school siege have now turned the debate here to Russia’s 10-year-old moratorium on the death penalty.
- Cong’S Balancing Act On Quota (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 19, 2006)
Compelled to undertake a delicate balancing act with union Human Resource Development minister Arjun Singh having raised the pitch for 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in institutions of higher learning much to the bewilderment...
- European Union To Ban Ltte (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 19, 2006)
Alienation will compel LTTE to tread a hardline path: Balasingham
LTTE has committed gross violation of ceasefire agreement
Ban will be a body blow to LTTE's fund-raising activity
- Buddhadeb Ministry Sworn In At A Glittering Ceremony (Hindu, Marcus Dam, May 19, 2006)
Chief Minister calls for a `totally corruption-free' administration
Main concern is to increase peoples' purchasing power
To work for greater industrialisation
Not to allow hire-and-fire policy of corporates
- The Making Of An Extraordinary Verdict (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Was the election ever too close to call? What gave the DMK alliance the edge? What do the results signify for Tamil Nadu's political future? Yogendra Yadav tackles these and other questions.
- Two Tourists From Kerala Killed As Tree Falls On Their Vehicle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Heavy rain accompanied by gusty wind wreaks havoc in Mysore
The incident occurred when the 10-member team was heading towards Kozhikode
Three were admitted to the K.R. Hospital
Several trees were uprooted; power supply and traffic disrupted . . .
- Development Of Land Should Not Impair Ecology: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
There need not be a deadlock between development and environment
Environmental protection must for sustainable development
Call for coordinated efforts
- Three-In-One Doctrine (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2006)
The Kargil war not only made it clear that no single Service can win a war on its own, but also that the three Services together can reduce costs — in terms of lives, material and time — and show better operational, tactical and strategic results.
- India Rejects Kashmir Troops Pullout Full Story (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday rejected calls for an early withdrawal of troops from Siachen glacier or from the rest of Occupied Kashmir.
- Blatant Mockery (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2006)
The office of profit needs to be clearly defined
- India Rejects Call For Troop Pullout (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Indian officials on Wednesday rejected calls for an early withdrawal of troops from a Himalayan glacier or from the rest of occupied Kashmir, saying militancy was spreading from the disputed territory to elsewhere in the country.
- Hunger Strike Will Continue: Medicos (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
`False assurances will not help'
Strike to continue until a non-political commission is put in place
Protesters burn termination notices sent to striking doctors
Pro-Reservation Front criticises police for ill-treating its supporters
Strike . . .
- Haryana To Invest Rs. 776 Crores On Infrastructure Facilities In Gurgaon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Four other projects involving investment of Rs. 85 crores planned
Hooda appreciates HUDA action plan for development in Gurgaon
HUDA to develop `Golden Triangle' in Gurgaon
- Indian Politician Survives Assassination Attempt (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Chief minister of Manipur was on his way to attend party meeting
- Avoiding Boom And Bust Cycles (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 18, 2006)
The rulers of the country are patting themselves on the back merrily on the success of their economic policies and practices. President Musharraf says the success of his economic policies is a result of placing the right man on the right job.
- No Security Guarantees For Iran: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Shehzada Alam said that the mobile number portability system (MNP) will be implemented from November 2006.
- Mark The Details (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, May 18, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature.
- Nine Afghan Police, 16 Taliban, Killed In Clash (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Taliban insurgents attacked a town in the southern Afghan province of Helmand and nine policemen and 16 Taliban were killed in several hours of fighting, the province's deputy governor said on Thursday.
- Nepal Parliament Set To Curtail King's Powers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Nepal's parliament was set to pass a special resolution on Thursday that would curtail the king's powers and wrest control of the army from the monarch.
- Blackboard Bungle (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 18, 2006)
Sometimes the cure can be worse than the disease.
- Balochis Attack Pak Nukes (OutLook, B. Raman , May 18, 2006)
Here's something to worry about for the doomsday prophets - Pakistani nukes are being eyed not just by the jihadis or the Americans but by the Balochis too - in qualitatively different ways, of course.
- Quota From This Academic Session Unlikely (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
The implementation of reservation in higher education from this academic session appears unlikely with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today constituting a four-member ministerial team to study the issue as nationwide protests on the issue . . .
- Patil Assures Safer Transportation Of Villagers From Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Describing today’s grenade attack by terrorists on a group of protestors at Doda as "serious", Home Minister Shivraj Patil said the Government would "qualitatively upgrade" security apparatus in the area, including beefing Village Defence Committees . . .
- Control Dramas (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 18, 2006)
The Talibanesque charade being played out over the movie based on The Da Vinci Code raises questions about how freedom of expression is being encroached on by illiberal groups, and the Government of India.
- Made In China — Indian Doctors (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 17, 2006)
Hundreds of students from India are now studying medicine in Chinese universities.
- An Awkward Time In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 17, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra proved blood was thicker than government insults, making the wedding of the Gaekwads of Vaodara his first social engagement since losing his iron grip on the country in April.
- Beyond The Dismal Science (Deccan Herald, HAZEL HENDERSON, May 17, 2006)
There is the need to deconstruct money systems and encourage local real world alternatives
- Tragedy At Arasikere (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2006)
It is another reminder of low safety awareness
- The Last Chance In Darfur (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 17, 2006)
Major donor countries should help UN forces to ensure peace in Sudan
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 17, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Reservation Conflagration (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 17, 2006)
The reservations issue is a genie: When it is in the bottle it does not stir and can, in fact spawn a complacency which is totally misleading. People tend to forget that it is an issue at all.
- Quake Rocks Islands Near New Zealand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific today near an uninhabited chain of islands north of New Zealand, the US Geological Survey said.
- Peace Mission (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 17, 2006)
The portrait of a writer as a peacemaker is not very common in modern-day politics.
- Pakistan’S Internal Strife (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, May 17, 2006)
India is greatly concerned with continuing terrorism not only in J&K but in the rest of India in cities such as at Delhi, Varanasi and Bangalore.
- Nepal Set To Issue Proclamation Curtailing The King's Powers (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 17, 2006)
Government move follows violent protests in various parts of Kathmandu
- Tada Accused In 1993 Serial Blasts Case Gets Bail After 11 Yrs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
A designated TADA court has granted interim bail for a month on compassionate ground to Farooq Motorwala, accused in the 1993 bomb blast case, who has been in custody since 1995.
- Whither Lanka Peace Talks (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, May 17, 2006)
Even before the northern neighbour, Nepal, settles down on the path of peace and democracy, India's southern neighbour, Sri Lanka, seems to be boiling all over again.
- No Hope Of Third Front (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 17, 2006)
When in the late 1980s the then Defence Minister V. P. Singh launched his Jan Morcha after falling out with his prime minister,
- Full Capital Account Convertibility (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, May 17, 2006)
The Prime Minister's statement in the third week of March hinting at having full capital account convertibility of rupee had stirred up a debate whether such a step will help the economy.
- Attacks And Counter-Attacks (Pioneer, Amantha Perera, May 17, 2006)
The military stalemate between the Sri Lankan forces and the Tigers ensures only one thing: Continued violence, says Amantha Perera
- No Reason To Leave Siachen (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 17, 2006)
In 1996, a group of retired Indian Generals was invited on the fading RIMC Dehradun net to Pakistan.
- Tough Days Ahead (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2006)
The Congress, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, has created history of sorts in Assam by coming back to power for the second successive term in the past three decades.
- Border Crossings (Indian Express, C. RAJAMOHAN, May 17, 2006)
As a peace process takes shape in Nepal after the popular movement last month against an autocratic monarchy, another is coming under intense strain in Sri Lanka.
- 'For 7 Months, We Weren't Told To Fly Any Mission' (OutLook, SAIKAT DATTA, May 17, 2006)
Air vice marshal and the operations manager with the RAW's Aviation Research Centre (ARC) before and during the Kargil war, speaks on the intelligence inputs given to army and political leadership.
- We’Re All Part Of A Wondrous Whole (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, May 17, 2006)
The giant tortoise called ‘One and Only’ (Adwitiya) that died recently in the Alipore Zoo was said to be born 20 years before the American Declaration of Independence.
- India Says Poverty A Worse Problem Than Climate (Reuters, Alister Doyle, May 17, 2006)
India said on Tuesday that poor nations had to give priority to ending poverty rather than fighting global warming at 189-nation U.N. climate talks criticised by environmentalists as a rambling talk shop.
- Violence Won't Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka's foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera was in New Delhi last week, seeking India's support in keeping the island's fragile ceasefire intact after months of spiralling violence.
- Pm To Consult Parties On Quota Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
As the stir against reservation spread across the country like wild fire, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to consult political parties from tomorrow to deal with the issue lest the student protests get out of control.
- What’S The Big Deal? (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 17, 2006)
The nuclear deal is not the symbol of successful Indo-US relations
- Rituals Of Grief In Cyberspace (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2006)
Just as the Web has changed long-established rituals of romance and socializing, personal Web pages on social networking sites are altering the rituals of mourning.
- The Allusionists (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2006)
It is no wonder observers are so keen to cast a feuding Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on the Shakespearean stage. The play is, after all, the thing
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 16, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Web Of Fiction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
After two years of chatting Aastha Gill went out to meet her cyberchum who left her bemused with the world of anarchy.
- All-Out War? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 16, 2006)
The ceasefire in Sri Lanka is almost dead
- At Last, Mr Achuthanandan (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 16, 2006)
In an Umberto Eco novel, there is a character in a hurry who drops vowels while speaking and consonants while writing to save time.
- Love Affair With Nazis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
Chomsky's pilgrimage to Hezbollah's mecca confirms that 'Death to America' is his life dream as well, say David Horowitz and Jacob Laskin.
- The Reticent Heliocentrist (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2006)
If we observe the sky without being seduced by what passes for modern knowledge, it should be clear to the meanest intelligence that all objects in the universe revolve around the earth.
- Nato To Open Office In Pak To Fight Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Nato has decided to establish a military liaison office in Pakistan to strengthen cooperation with the country’s military in combating terrorism and plans to open military schools and academies to deepen defence ties.
- No Compromise On Siachen (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, May 16, 2006)
The countdown for the next round of discussions between India and Pakistan, later this month, has started. Perhaps the biggest issue exercising the minds of political pundits, defence analysts and the media is the question of demilitarising Siachen.
- Blast Kills 6 At Arasikere (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Six people, including a mother and child, died in a cylinder explosion that brought down a house here on Monday morning....
- Violence Won't Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka's foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera was in New Delhi last week, seeking India's support in keeping the island's fragile ceasefire intact after months of spiralling violence.
- Lost In Dust (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2006)
Punjabi University, Patiala, has the rare distinction of having been named after a language.
- Not By Lathi Blows (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has debunked the medicos’ agitation as “propaganda”.
- Reality Show For Tourists (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 16, 2006)
A new travel experience gives visitors a glimpse into the harsh lives of Delhi's street children. But is it a worthy initiative or just an example of voyeuristic 'poorism'.
- Nda Says No To Office-Of-Profit Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Determined to cash in on the UPA and Left desperation to get their bigwigs off the hook, the NDA today resolved to oppose a Government-sponsored amendment Bill, which provides for the exemption of 46 posts, including NAC chairperson, from the . . .
- Explosion Kills Six Persons In Hassan District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Firecrackers cause powerful blast in a house
- Pak To Get Four Frigates (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Greece consented to selling Pakistan four frigates, besides the two countries agreed to restoring Joint Economic Commission for fostering ties in the fields of agriculture, tourism, defence and trade during formal talks between Greek . . .
- Country To Suffer $16.5b Loss In 2005-06 (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Pakistan is set to sustain a record high financial loss of around 16 billion dollars in the shape of trade deficit and fiscal deficit in the current financial year, it was learnt on Monday.
- Behind Our Back (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 15, 2006)
What is happening across the Line of Control (LoC)? The reference in this behalf is strictly to terrorism and its merchants.
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- Do State Governments Have Money To Throw? (Hindu, K. Venugopal , May 15, 2006)
State finances are in much better shape than they have been. Simply put, their revenues are growing much faster than their expenditure. In such a congenial situation, governments must prioritise basic needs.
- Small Screen Saver For Dmk (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, May 14, 2006)
At the age of 82, vendetta may not be a luxury that Tamil Nadu’s chief minister designate Muthuvel Karunanidhi can particularly afford.
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