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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 12026:
- Free Trade Among Neighbours (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Apr 01, 2006)
Indian officials are cautious in their expectations of Pakistan with regard to the South Asian Free Trade Agreement.
- 66 Dead In Iran Quake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Villages wiped out, rescue work on
- India, Japan Must Explore New Areas To Strengthen Ties' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Speakers recall the historic connections between the two countries
- Discount Or Sold Out? (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Apr 01, 2006)
The events of the past few days make one wonder whether there is something cooking on Jammu & Kashmir of which we know nothing?
- Kashmir Solution On Kashmiri Wishes: Pm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Any permanent solution of the Kashmir dispute should be based on the aspirations of the Kashmiri people because it is the only way to bring sustainable peace in South Asia, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday.
- From Amritsar, With A Little Love (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Mar 31, 2006)
India wants all other countries to reconceptualise sovereignty but evades the same challenge in its own case. It is also fallacious to think that economic development is a substitute for national aspirations of a people like the Kashmiris . . .
- Does One Rae Bareli Make All Of U.P.? (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 31, 2006)
There is little to suggest that Sonia Gandhi's party is on a comeback trail in the one State that figures big in its calculations.
- Danish Muslims Sue Newspaper (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
A group of 27 Danish Muslim organisations have filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper that first published the contentious Prophet Muhammed cartoons, their lawyer said on Thursday.
- Killing Of Meher Bhargava (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 31, 2006)
It’s Mulayam’s Lawless Pradesh
This could easily happen even in the capital of UP. Four criminals seriously injuring a mother-in-law when she objects to their passing obscene remarks at her daughter-in-law.
- Strong Earthquake Hits Iran, Two People Dead (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
At least 21 people died and 313 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the province of Lorestan in western Iran on early Friday, official television quoted a local official as saying.
- 'J&k Terrorists Ready For Conditional Truce' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The chief of an alliance of terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir said that the rebels would consider a truce if the Centre recognises the region as "disputed", a report said on Thursday.
- Ethos Of Greed And Fear (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 31, 2006)
After all that hyperventilating by the opposition against Sonia Gandhi, office of profit, impending ordinance et al, the jing bang lot of opportunist elected representatives has decided to redefine the term to suit their ‘profit based politics’.
- The Son Rises (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The West Bengal agriculture minister, Kamal Guha, has seldom fired in the right direction.
- India Says Nuclear Deal Will Not Spark Arms Race (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 31, 2006)
India, pressing for U.S. congressional approval of a landmark nuclear energy agreement, on Thursday rejected suggestions the deal might provoke a South Asia arms race and reaffirmed its commitment to a voluntary moratorium on atomic weapons testing.
- Sri Lanka Government, Marxists Gain In Local Polls (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Mar 31, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government made early gains as local poll results trickled in on Friday, with hardline Marxists expected to increase their vote in a poll that could affect the peace process with Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Welcome At Wagah! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 31, 2006)
Is this the way to treat a visiting CJ?
The more things are said to change in India-Pakistan relations, the more they appear to remain the same.
- Kashmir Militants Ready For Conditional Truce - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The chief of an alliance of Muslim militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir said the rebels would consider a truce if New Delhi recognises the region as "disputed", a report said on Thursday.
- 'Kashmiris Ready For Talks, Truce With India' (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
A leading Kashmir freedom fighter group said a ceasefire is possible if New Delhi recognises groups like his as a party to the dispute, according to a report published Thursday.
- Dmk's Manifesto (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 31, 2006)
Within living memory there has been nothing that comes anywhere near the election manifesto of the DMK.
- Hizb To Play Political Role (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Mar 31, 2006)
Armed confrontation will recede as the dialogue process moves forward: Salahuddin
- Small Earthquake In Jerusalem (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 31, 2006)
The majority of Israelis have voted for further withdrawals from the West Bank
- ‘Three Million’ March Against French Law (Tribune, John Lichfield, Mar 30, 2006)
In the biggest anti-government protests for at least a decade, more than 200,000 people marched through the streets of Paris to protest against controversial new employment contracts for the young.
- 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.
- Pakistan Gets Satellite Data Equipment (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 30, 2006)
China has provided meteorological satellite data reception equipment to Pakistan to help reduce natural disaster and gather data for a variety of purposes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Cuts Off Contacts With Hamas-Led Government (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Mar 30, 2006)
The United States ordered its diplomats and contractors on Wednesday to cut off contacts with Palestinian ministries after a Hamas-led government was sworn in, the State Department said.
- 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.
- Striking At Will (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 30, 2006)
The Naxalite menace is so deep-rooted and widespread that any lack of preparedness of the part of the law and order machinery in any of the affected states is difficult to explain.
- Captive No Longer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 30, 2006)
Open access and third party sale will free captive power plants, allowing any consumer to buy the electricity generated directly from them.
- 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
- Where There Is Smoke... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
On March 20, a division bench of Gujarat High Court comprising Justices MS Shah and SG Dave, rejecting the appeal of the Union Railway Ministry for vacation of the stay on tabling of the UC Banerjee Commission report in Parliament observed . . .
- Stray Dogs And The Right To Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, I heard since the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution should prevail over the protection against blanket mass slaughter guaranteed to stray dogs under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, municipalities . . .
- India — Monuments And Museums (Daily Times, Razi Azmi, Mar 30, 2006)
Rajasthan gained infamy in 1987 when, in the village of Deorala, the widowed Roop Kanwar performed sati under controversial circumstances burning herself to death at her husband’s funeral pyre, watched by over 100 people.
- Musharraf Pledges To Develop Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Says he will chair all investment conferences
* Inaugurates Islamic bank in Karachi, gas supply project at Gwadar
- The Countdown In Kathmandu Has Begun (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 30, 2006)
India's Nepal dilemma must be resolved soon, in favour of popular sovereignty.
- 25 Per Cent Govt School Teachers Bunk Classes (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 30, 2006)
The goal of universalisation of primary education in India cannot be accomplished by increased budgetary allocation alone.
- 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,
- Sleaze Ennobled (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Mar 30, 2006)
O dear, the smell of rotten eggs rises once more over Westminster and threatens to engulf the parliamentary Labour Party.
- Not Quite ’68 (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2006)
In the land of revolutions, it is tempting to regard it as yet another. But the 2.6 million people who took to the streets in France on Tuesday, disrupting schools and transport in a nationwide strike, were not trying to effect revolutionary social change
- 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.
- Old Is Gold (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 30, 2006)
With his career-best magical spell of 5 for 31 in the first one-dayer against England off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has proved a point: old is gold.
- 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.
- Uk Schools Closed As Govt Staff Go On Strike (Tribune, Kate Holton, Mar 29, 2006)
Up to 1.5 million local government workers went on strike across Britain today closing thousands of schools and disrupting travel in a growing row over pensions. Eleven labour unions combined to stage the 24-hour protest which they said would be the . .
- Bjp's Yatra (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
The RSS leadership is not fully convinced of the political utility of two "national integration" yatras planned by the BJP.
- 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.
- 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.
- As Kalam Would Have It (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bihar’s law-makers were today taught a “lesson” in development by the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who said they could not afford to ignore the pivotal role they were required to play.
- Travails Of The Mumbai Police (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Mar 29, 2006)
Finding officers who are able to handle elected officials and police cities effectively is a major challenge for India.
- Maharashtra: Mill Lands For The Builder (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
There is disappointment in Mumbai as an apex court order makes 240 hectares of mill land available for private development.
- 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.
- ‘We Will Double Her Poll Margin’ (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Sonia Opts For Personalised Appeal (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Mar 29, 2006)
With political management at its lowest ebb in the Congress, party president Sonia Gandhi is compelled to salvage things through a purely personalised response.
- Two Indians Killed, Four Hurt In Bdr Firing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Two Indians were killed and four injured when Bangladesh Rifles opened fire from across the border at Kakchipara along the international border in West Bengal's Coochbehar district on Tuesday, a BSF spokesman said.
- Gaining Ground (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- 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
- 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 . . .
- Within The Next 100 Years Rise In Seas Likely (Deccan Herald, ANDREW C REVKIN, Mar 29, 2006)
The growing human influence on Earth’s climate could lead to a big increase in sea levels
- Jayalalithaa Says Dmk Impeding Growth (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 29, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today accused the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance of hindering the implementation of several ongoing welfare schemes in the state by ‘‘using the Election Commission’’ for . . .
- Sonia Taunts Govt's Initiative (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
- In the midst of the UPA Government's move to evolve a political consensus to bring in a legislation to exempt certain posts from the category of 'office of profit', Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sang a different tune, virtually . . .
- 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
- 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.
- Will Metro Rail Project Receive Rs. 1,800-Crore Loan From Jbic? (Hindu, Govind D. Belgaumkar, Mar 29, 2006)
The deadline for signing loan agreement expired on Tuesday
The agreement was to have been signed by the Indian and Japanese governments
It could have been signed only if the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved the project
The next mee
- The Effort Must Continue (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reiteration at Am-ritsar on Friday, March 24 that India is open to finding out a practical solution to the Kashmir issue may be viewed as one of those statements often proclaimed by political leadership in India and . . .
- Jayalalithaa Rules Out Coalition Government In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Aiadmk releases manifestos for Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry
- Kalam's Mission Map For Bihar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Mar 29, 2006)
Emphasis on agriculture and agro food-processing sector
Put good management structure in place
Politics, religion should not come in the way of mission
All parties united on development: Nitish
- Making Water A Basic Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
By failing to declare water a basic human right, the Fourth World Water Forum (WWF) held in Mexico City has missed a major opportunity to empower the one billion people who are without a source of clean water.
- Renunciation And After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
That Sonia Gandhi's second `renunciation' in two years has breathed new life into the moribund Congress is there for all to see — in the . . .
- Hamas Ready For Talks With Quartet (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 28, 2006)
As Israeli voters prepare to cast their ballots, long-time frontrunner, acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party, showed signs yesterday of faltering.
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Sonia Wins Her Spurs (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 28, 2006)
It is ironical that the two main political formations in the country, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are suffering from sclerosis.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- E-Life Underbelly (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
He looms menacingly over Cornwall's garden landscape at the Eden Project site, a three-tonne heavy monstrosity, with computer mice for teeth, discarded washing machines for a spine and a neck made of vacuum cleaner tubes.
- 'Taliban'convict, Execute Murderer (The Nation, Shamim Shahid, Mar 28, 2006)
The recently constituted Peace Committee in Wana, South Waziristan Agency, known as Taliban, implemented its first ever capital punishment when a person was executed Sunday night for killing a local tribal.
- Myth As Metaphor In Feminist Fiction (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Mar 28, 2006)
An exploration of the psychological states represented by the ancient myths of India marking Pudumaipithan's growth as a creative thinker.
- Bombing Civilians Is Ineffective (Hindu, A.C. Grayling, Mar 28, 2006)
It was not allied area bombing that won the Second World War, any more than did `shock and awe' in Iraq in 2003.
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
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