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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 53943:
- Record Number Of Bids For Oil Acreage (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 18, 2006)
The latest round of bidding for oil blocks pan-India has seen a veritable sea change in investor response. A record 165 bids have been received for the 55 oil blocks on offer for exploration and production (E&P) of crude and gas.
- N Korea Slams Us, Says No Talks Under Sanctions (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
North Korea on Saturday charged that the United States left it no option but to secure nuclear arms as a deterrent and pledged that as long as it was hit by US sanctions it would not be back in talks.
- Pm Meets Castro; Discusses Situation In Cuba, India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had a rare privilege of meeting ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro, one of the towering personalities of the Non-aligned Movement, here and discussed the situation in both the countries in the context of the current . . .
- India Book Publishing Industry Rocking (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
India's Rs 80 billion book publishing industry is riding a wave of success thanks to innovative marketing strategies like blog discussions, e-mail to readers and preview booklets to promote new titles.
- 'Pope's Apology Not Enough' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Pressure mounted on Pope Benedict to issue a personal apology on Sunday when he makes his first public appearance since his comments about Islam sparked Muslim fury across the world.
- Diplomacy Speaks (Deccan Herald, Dr Sunil Kothari , Sep 17, 2006)
The career diplomat H E Surendra Kumar, Indian High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador to Eritrea and Permanent Representative of the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat, is an avid lover of Indian classical music and dance.
- Us Is Nuke Threat: Iran (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has claimed that the United States was the real nuclear threat and reiterated his insistence that Tehran’s nuclear atomic programme had peaceful aims.
- World Bank Ranking Slams India On Governance Norms (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 17, 2006)
While India may score high with the World Bank on growth, the story on governance is very different.
- Border Row: Myanmar Agrees For Survey (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
India and Myanmar today agreed to conduct a joint survey to resolve the border dispute between the two countries, open yet another trade point and intensify patrolling and surviellence to check arms running and drug trafficking.
- India, Us, China Agree To Sign New Energy Pact (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 17, 2006)
For the first time, the world’s five major crude oil buyers, including India, United States and China, are likely to meet next month to sign a pact on “collective efforts” to check the recent price volatility in crude oil.
- Not So Close And No Cigar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2006)
For his supporters, he is an icon who defied the might of the US. His critics lambast him as a bloody-minded dictator living in the stone age. Perhaps no other head of government, other than George Bush, divides public opinion so squarely down the . . .
- War On Terror (Tribune, Vijai Singh Mankotia , Sep 17, 2006)
India, like most other secular democracies, is being targeted by terrorist organisations, primarily Islamic fundamentalists, who are generally sponsored by Pakistan’s ISI and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. Ironically, our neighbours like Pakistan,
- Nath Defends Sez Concept, Hopeful On Wto Talks (Tribune, K.R. Sudhaman, Sep 17, 2006)
India today ticked off IMF Chief Economist Raghuram Rajan for his attack on India’s Special Economic Zones, which, he said, was being set particularly in the IT sector to take advantage of tax concessions impacting the economy.
- European Diplomats Consider Holding Meeting With Iran, Without U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
European diplomats are considering a meeting with Iran on the sidelines of next week's U.N. General Assembly in hopes of de-escalating the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program -- but the United States won't be getting an invitation.
- India, Pakistan To Set Up Anti-Terror Mechanism (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 17, 2006)
Breakthrough at Manmohan Singh-Musharraf talks
Manmohan likely to ask Musharraf help reduce cross border terrorism
India, Pakistan should seize historic opportunity: Musharraf
- India, Pak Agree On Counter-Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
In a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting extending over an hour between Dr Singh and Gen Musharraf, it was resolved to find mutually-acceptable options for peaceful and negotiated settlement of all bilateral issues, including . . . .
- Aids Counselling Rolls To Door (Hindu, SUMIT BHATTACHARJEE , Sep 17, 2006)
Something new pops up on the `on wheels' front every time. Thus came the restaurant on wheels, department store on wheels and even spiritual centre on wheels.
- America, Britain Have No Place On U.N. Council: Ahmadinejad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hugo Chavez suggests setting up a bank for developing nations
- Forced Departures (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 17, 2006)
When women, of whatever class, are forced by circumstance to migrate, they expose themselves to new forms of violence and exploitation.
- Beyond The Urgent (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 17, 2006)
Edward Luce, former South Asia bureau chief of Financial Times, talks about his book on India and on aspects of modern Indian political life.
- Protracted Dawn (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Sep 17, 2006)
While there is no end in sight to the war on terror, the living conditions of the Afghans have only worsened in the last five years.
- Musharraf Says 'Very Good Talks', Pm To Visit Pak (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Sep 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan have once again agreed that dialogue is the better part of diplomacy. After a two-session, hour-long meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf, the two countries on Saturday agreed to resume . . .
- Box-Office Suicide (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Sep 17, 2006)
Often simple moments are the most revealing. In 1993, I made a film called Tales from Planet Kolkata and was invited to show it at the Oberhausen Film Festival in Germany.
- Indian Growth Prospects Favourable - Chidambaram (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
India looks set to sustain growth of more than 8 percent a year, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Sunday.
- Indo-Pak Talks To Resume (Asian Age, V.S.CHANDRASEKAR, Sep 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Saturday decided to resume foreign secretary-level talks at the earliest in New Delhi, and to set up a joint anti-terrorism institutional mechanism and conduct counter-terrorism investigations together.
- Prime Minister For Dialogue On Iran Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
It is expected to figure prominently in summit discussions
- Chill Thaws In Humid Havana (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 17, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process, in virtual deep freeze after the 7/11 Mumbai blasts, thawed in the humid Havana afternoon today after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, on the sidelines of the NAM . . . .
- India And Pakistan Agree To Resume Peace Talks (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan will resume formal peace negotiations frozen after July train bombings in Mumbai and set up a joint agency to tackle terrorism, their leaders said on Saturday.
- Centre To Set Up Six . . . (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The Centre is planning to set up six institutes similar to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in different parts of the country, Union Minister for Health Ambumani Ramadoss has said.
- Text Of Pm-Musharraf Joint Statement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
This is the text of the joint press statement issued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf after their meeting here on Saturday:
- U.S. Foes Bash U.S. And U.N At Cuba Summit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Washington's biggest enemies, from communist Cuba to North Korea, called on developing nations on Saturday to challenge U.S. dominance through a revived Non-Aligned Movement labeled a Cold War relic by critics.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 17, 2006)
The problem is almost insurmountable. Governments will come and governments will go. Child labour will go on forever
- Books Build Character: Sheila (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
12th edition of the Delhi Book Fair begins at Pragati Maidan
- Muslims Take Protest Against Pope To Streets (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The muslim street erupted in anger over Pope Benedict XVI’s comments on jihad and community leaders asked the Pontiff to retract his comments and apologise to Muslims.
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 17, 2006)
Tamil writer Bama is now an internationally recognised name.
- India Happy With Draft Havana Declaration (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
India is happy with the draft of the Havana Declaration and five other documents that will be adopted at the end of the 14th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit here today.
- Indo-Pak Merry-Go-Round (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Sep 17, 2006)
* Starts again, this time in Havan
* PM to visit Pak, Secys will meet in Delhi soon
* Mumbai blasts condemned; Jt counter-terror body to be set up
- Draft Declaration To Raise Taliban Aid Issue (Asian Age, V.S.CHANDRASEKAR, Sep 17, 2006)
In a formulation that can still cause discomfort to Pakistan, the draft declaration of the Nonaligned Movement disapproves of support to Taliban from "whichever" source, an apparent reference to Islamabad, and has deleted some description of terror . . .
- Six New Aiims On: Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
With the Union Health Ministry's decision to start new AIIMS like institutes the six recipient states have all reasons to smile. "Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttaranchal and Chhatisgarh will each get a state-of-art Rs 350 crore . . .
- War On Terrorism Is Equally Poised (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
India's campaign to expose Pakistan as a terror source has met with mixed results. There is enough evidence that Islamabad is the hub of terrorism, yet it continues to remain an ally of the US
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 17, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure.
- Terror's Forgotten Victim (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Sep 17, 2006)
Between 2001 and August 2006, India lost 23,753 people to terrorism. Tens of thousands of others were maimed and injured. Hundreds of thousands were bereaved. Millions of lives were disrupted. The direct and developmental costs of this terrorism . . .
- Imf Warns Asia Of Slowdown (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund said it has upgraded its outlook for Asian economic growth but warned that slower US growth and high oil prices are more to the downside than previously thought.
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 17, 2006)
In their happiness over the conviction of some of the accused involved in the Mumbai explosions of March 1993, the Indian Police and other security agencies should not forget that the mastermind of this act of mass casualty terrorism continues . . . .
- Dynamics Of Corporate Governance Premium (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Sep 17, 2006)
The idea of corporate governance premium gained prominence with the famous McKinsey survey in 1996, which concluded that institutional investors were willing to pay an average of 11% more for well governed companies.
- High Tide (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 17, 2006)
Good tidings continue, says the Global Economic Outlook presented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Four years of buoyant global economic growth is set to continue, with expansion set to hit a decadal high of 5.1% in 2006 and then . . . .
- Peak Season (New Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Sep 17, 2006)
Just six nights in Switzerland?” asked an incredulous husband who had lived and worked in the picturesque country for two years. Well it had to be just that since our good friends from Mumbai had initiated the package tour and having them for company . .
- Pope Sorry, Muslims Say Not Enough (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Pope Benedict is sorry Muslims were offended by a speech that provoked fury in the Islamic world and led to calls for the leader of the Catholic church to apologise personally, the Vatican said today.
- Pervez Tells India To Seize Opportunity (Asian Age, PTI, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said a "historic opportunity" existed for the two sides to "close the chapter of tensions" and asserted that Islamabad was determined to . . .
- Befitting Honour For Shabana Azmi (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 17, 2006)
Shabana Azmi looked different than other members whenever she raised an issue or participated in a debate in the Rajya Sabha.
- Forex Kitty Falls By $1.3 Billion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
India’s reserve position in International Monetary Fund (IMF) as on September 8 declined by $3 million to $76.4 billion compared to previous week’s figure of US$76.7 billion.
- Musharraf, Sing Hold Talks On Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held “historic” talks on the disputed Kashmir region, on the sidelines of a developing-world summit in Havana.
- Pre-Marriage Hiv Tests To Be Made Voluntary In Goa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
In a departure from its earlier stand, making it compulsory for a couple to take an HIV test before entering wedlock, Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane has said the tests would now be voluntary.
- Noam Chomsky On The Origins Of Terrorism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 17, 2006)
Mi linguist and perhaps the best known critic of US policies of the current generation, Noam Chomsky, speaks to Saad Sayeed on, among other things, the origins of terrorism, Kashmir, Lebanon, his friendship with the late Eqbal Ahmed and the role . . .
- Blame Game (News International, Ajmal Shams, Sep 17, 2006)
While the atmosphere still remains relatively tense as far as the relations between neighbouring Afghanistan and Pakistan are concerned, a window of opportunity remains open in terms of a number of commonalities that define geo-politics in the two . . .
- ‘Service Tax Hampers Tourism’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Worried over the impact of imposition of service tax on air travel, the Union Tourism and Civil Aviation Ministries will seek a review of the decision.
- India Leads Opposition To Imf Bid (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
A group of 24 developing nations led by India and Brazil on Saturday put its foot down against the International Monetary Fund’s move to raise voting powers of select member countries, but it appeared that the proposal would get through with the . . . .
- Absence Of Good Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 17, 2006)
Embarking on his civil career almost seven years ago, General Musharraf promised to strive for the creation of a society that was tolerant and justly administered.
- Nam Meet "Historic" Chance For India, Pak: (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said a "historic opportunity" existed for the two sides to "close the chapter of tensions."
- Musharraf And Manmohan Agree To Resume Peace Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Direct foreign secretaries to meet in New Delhi soon
Agree on mechanism to identify terror threats
Decide to facilitate implementation of agreements on LoC
Indian prime minister accepts invitation to Pakistan
- Musharraf For ‘Closing Chapter Of Tension’ With India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that a “historic opportunity” existed for the two sides to “close the chapter of tension” and that Islamabad was determined to pursue the . . .
- What Ails Our Foreign Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Sep 17, 2006)
Pakistan's foreign policy currently suffers from problems of substance and image, a combination that has made the country vulnerable to the challenges of the 21st century.
- Musharraf Feels Heat Of India’S Blame-Game (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that India should stop the ‘blame-game’ and should adopt a ‘constructive approach’ towards Pakistan.
- Nam Should Not Be Ambiguous On Terrorism: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
"A message must emanate from us that we are united in our desire to fight and eliminate the scourge of terrorism''
Vital concerns such as poverty, ignorance and disease should not be ignored
`Our problems are global, so must our solutions be' .
- Is ‘Islamic’ Protest Against Pope Benedict Xvi’S Remarks Justified? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 17, 2006)
The speech by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany on September 12 has enraged the Muslim world on account of the allegedly negative remarks it contained on Islam and the concept of jihad.
- Commercial Attaches Need More Motivation (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 17, 2006)
I a written reply during the Question Hour in the National Assembly on Friday, Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar said that Pakistan has Commercial Attaches in 36 countries, who are supposed to boost foreign trade and increase foreign exchange . . . .
- Indian Mp In March For A Hindu Nepal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 16, 2006)
Yogi Adityanath, BJP MP from Gorakhpur, threw his weight behind two die-hard royalist former generals of Nepal army, as they led a “Hindu march” in the heart of the capital today, defying prohibitory orders to demand that Nepal become a Hindu . . .
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 16, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure. Instead of aggressively pillorying Pakistan, a project that could result in fewer Diwali . . .
- India Warns Against Use Of Illegal Immigrants For Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Warning against illegal immigrants being used for cross-border terrorism and creating social tensions in the host country, India has asked the international community to take coordinated and concerted action against this scourge.
- Terror's Forgotten Victim (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Sep 16, 2006)
Between 2001 and August 2006, India lost 23,753 people to terrorism. Tens of thousands of others were maimed and injured. Hundreds of thousands were bereaved. Millions of lives were disrupted. The direct and developmental costs of this terrorism would . .
- War On Terrorism Is Equally Poised (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 16, 2006)
India's campaign to expose Pakistan as a terror source has met with mixed results. There is enough evidence that Islamabad is the hub of terrorism, yet it continues to remain an ally of the US
- New Planet Definition ‘By 2009’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
“Dethroning” Pluto from being a planet and categorising it into a new class of celestial objects was the only logical option before the scientists, a noted Indian astronomer, who voted against Pluto being a planet, opined and said the definition . . .
- Iran, Venezuela Try To Forge Anti-U.S. Front At Summit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Iran, Venezuela and other states opposed to U.S. policy sought to forge a common front on Friday at a Non-Aligned summit that Cuban leader Fidel Castro was too ill to chair.
- Dwarf Planet Named After Goddess Of Discord (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
A dwarf planet that ignited the fiercest row in decades among the world’s astronomers has been appropriately named Eris, after the goddess of discord who sparked the Trojan War.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 16, 2006)
Do the UN, NATO, USA know what they are doing?
- Way Of Life, Study Of Death (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Central government has, in what is the world’s biggest ever health survey, started mapping death patterns across India to understand major causes of death and how lifestyle affects mortality.
- Pm-Musharraf Havana Meeting Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will meet here on Saturday morning in a keenly awaited one-on-one that, from available indications, could result in the resumption of the foreign secretary-level talks between the . . .
- Nam Summit Begins Without Fidel Castro (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The NAM summit began in Havana on Friday.
- Nam Summit Begins In Havana (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The NAM summit began here today on expected lines with a blistering attack by hosts Cuba against the US and the west and calling for immediate reforms of the UN to prevent "invasion" of countries on "some pretexts" and a new international world . . .
- India, Us, China Agree To Sign New Energy Pact (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 16, 2006)
For the first time, the world’s five major crude oil buyers, including India, United States and China, are likely to meet next month to sign a pact on “collective efforts” to check the recent price volatility in crude oil.
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