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Articles 5721 through 5820 of 53943:
- Is West Ready To Open The Labour Market? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 10, 2006)
One of the most important dimensions of globalisation is liberating the labour markets from the Western sovereign regulations and encouraging the free flow of human resource to carry out what may be termed `brown collar' work in the West, says . . .
- Lebanon's Agony (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 10, 2006)
"Lebanon now, however, faces the risk that Hizbollah may intervene more directly in the Israeli-Palestinian war and the resulting conflict may spread to the Israeli-Lebanese border areas and lead to Israeli reprisals that strike deep into Lebanon…"
- Dumping Charge Against China (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 10, 2006)
There have been many complaints by developing nations against China in the WTO
- A Satellite Eye On The Neighbourhood (Indian Express, Ajay Lele, Aug 10, 2006)
India has to use its satellite network to expose the support Pakistan extends to terror outfits
- Is There Too Much Time To Fill? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 10, 2006)
"There are too many channels, not enough news and reporters just out of their teens."
- Anti-Cola Campaigner, Now Cm, Bans Coke, Pepsi From Kerala (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala’s MNC-bashing comrades have declared a blanket ban on the sale of Coke and Pepsi, on health grounds.
- Israel For Wider Offensive (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 10, 2006)
Israel’s security cabinet voted nine to three on Wednesday in favour of an expansion of its Lebanon offensive with the aim of reaching the Litani River 20-30 kilometres north of the border.
- Lessons From L'affaire Natwar Singh (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 10, 2006)
The sooner Mr Natwar Singh sheds his hubris which has brought him to this pass the better will he be able to salvage what little political respectability he still thinks he can lay claim to.
- Natwar’S Comeuppance (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Aug 10, 2006)
The former External Affairs minister, Mr Natwar Singh, has nobody but himself to blame for his troubles
- Israel Readies For Expanded Offensive (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Israel today sent its tanks into Lebanon and massed troops along the border for a proposed broader offensive against the Hizbollah as diplomats at the UN worked to salvage a peace plan in the face of opposition to it from Arab nations.
- Kerala To Impose Total Ban On Pepsi, Coke Softdrinks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Ban may be extended to other products of the companies'
- North American Kerala Association To Build Airport (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
An umbrella organisation of Malayali associations in North America and Canada has decided to take the lead in building a domestic airport in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district.
- Torchlight On A Blindfolded Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
By trying to keep the truth about missing militants and death squads under wraps, the defence establishment is seriously harming the cause of peace in Assam, writes . . .
- 13 Years Through Trial And Terror (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 10, 2006)
Today, after 13,000 pages of evidence and 686 witnesses, it’s judgment day for the 123 accused in the Bombay Blasts Case of 1993. But a verdict already seems to have been passed on the Mumbai Muslim, targeted over and over again
- Inside Israel (Times of India, Vikas Singh, Aug 10, 2006)
"Qana has turned global opinion against you", I told an Israeli diplomat as we drove to Qirat Shemona, the border township that has been hit the hardest by Hezbollah rockets in the past few weeks. "Tell the world what's happening here", he retorted.
- Gene That Helps Rice Grow In Flooded Fields (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 10, 2006)
Plant biologists have discovered a gene that allows rice plants to survive complete submergence in water for up to two weeks, a finding that might lead to flood-tolerant rice.
- Bark And The Bite (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Aug 10, 2006)
It’s in the Year of the Dog that China has embarked on its dog-killing spree after alarming outbreaks of rabies: half a lakh bludgeoned to death in one county alone, and thousands more on death row in another city.
- A Delicate Balance (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The debate over the principle of reservations is now over. Indeed, it was effectively over even before it began.
- Politics In Hockey (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Pakistan faced utmost humiliation and disappointment at the 28 Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament where it finished 5th and yet we did not see any shame or remorse from any of the hockey charlatans.
- Enervating Israel's Neighbourhood (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 10, 2006)
The ongoing Israeli attack on Lebanon is only one episode in the long battle started more than six decades ago between the band of mountebanks and political usurpers put together by industrial nations of the West and the members of one of the most . . .
- Tharoor Has A Long Way To Go (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 10, 2006)
Among the many myths that have landed India in deep diplomatic embarrassment in the past are myths about so-called “solidarity of the nonaligned and developing countries” and the belief . . .
- Pm Lays Out Contours Of Bimstec Cooperation (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 10, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today unveiled his vision of linking South Asia to Southeast Asia. He made a strong pitch for using BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) to improve . . .
- Key Inputs Ignored: Natwar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Seeking to defend his case in the Volcker controversy, former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh, who has been suspended from the Congress, today cited a communication to the government by Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the United . . .
- Natwar: Pm Ignored Vital Inputs (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Suspended Congress leader K. Natwar Singh on Wednesday upped the ante by saying that both the Justice R.S. Pathak Inquiry Authority and the UPA government had "deliberately ignored" certain vital inputs from the permanent mission of India to the . . .
- The Foreign To Bjp Policy (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 10, 2006)
Why are nuclear nationalists prancing around with KGB hand-me-downs? ---- Since the Monsoon Session of Parliament began in the final week of July, three issues and a subtext have engrossed it:
- Russia For 'Humanitarian Ceasefire' In West Asia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Russia called on Tuesday for the immediate adoption of a short United Nations Security Council resolution on a "humanitarian ceasefire" in Lebanon if differences persisted over the draft resolution currently on the table.
- Crisis In West Asia - Iran's Nuclear Ambitions (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Aug 10, 2006)
As the war in West Asia escalates India seems to be ducking for cover from the crisis. It appears to be Samuel Huntington’s ‘Two Civilizations" conflict.
- Tharoor And That Uneasy Feeling (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 10, 2006)
Among the many myths that have caused diplomatic embarrassment to India in the past are myths about so-called solidarity of the non-aligned and developing countries and the belief that just because we have supported Arab and African causes in the . . .
- Ministreal Incompetence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
These columns on November 6 were the first to call for Natwar Singh’s resignation as Foreign Minister.
- Seeking Invulnerability (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 10, 2006)
The US must not overthrow rogue regimes but, in exchange of nuclear guarantees, leave their fate in the hands of their own people, says Gwynne Dyer.
- Thailand Woos Indian Market (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Thailand on Wednesday tried to woo Indian exhibitors in the areas of food, auto, fashion, gems and jewellery, IT and electronics - both in the capacity of exhibitors and visitors by rolling out several incentives.
- Nuke Deal: Left Warns Of Serious Confrontation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Left parties on Wednesday warned the UPA government of an imminent confrontation if it failed to address their concerns on the Indo-US nuclear deal, toughening their stand on the sensitive issue.
- Us Refuses Comment On Israel's Expanded Operations (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Aug 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has refused to comment substantively on the expanded military opertions in Lebanon by Israel, saying Washington has counselled the Jewish state in public and in private that utmost care must be taken to avoid loss of innocent . . .
- More Facilities For Legislators (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz wants to improve the quality of life of the people of Pakistan. That has been promised by successive leaders often in the past. But the promise has hardly ever materialized except in case of a small number of people.
- Israel To Push Even Deeper Into Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The Israeli security cabinet on Wednesday gave the green light for the army’s ground offensive to push deeper into south Lebanon, Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai said.
- Oic Arms For Hezbollah (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 10, 2006)
Mlaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said that the OIC should consider supply arms to Hezbollah for the defence of Lebanon, a member of the organization.
- Lebanon Will Be Israel’S Graveyard: Nasralla (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
A defiant Hizbollah chief vowed on Wednesday to turn south Lebanon into a “graveyard” for invading Israeli troops.
- 60 Per Cent Americans Oppose Us War In Iraq: (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
US Blackhawk helicopter goes down in Iraq; Twenty civilians killed in bomb blast, four Iraqis held for allegedly kidnapping US journalist
- Justice For Children (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
The Government has decided to introduce an amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in the monsoon session of parliament. For the present a blanket ban has been imposed on the employment of children as domestic help or servants . . .
- Are Indian Muslims Getting Radicalised? (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 10, 2006)
The Mumbai bomb blasts of July 11 “underscored a gathering threat for India: a small but increasingly deadly cadre of young and often educated Indian Muslims who are being drawn directly into terrorist operations,” according to a report in the New . . .
- Connecting Farmers' In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
Silent revolution is taking place in the communication systems in rural India. The farmers are browsing the net and getting general, technical and marketing information from the Information kiosks set up by a number of pioneers across the country.
- Ici India Paints New Growth Plan On Core Focus (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Paints and chemicals maker ICI India Ltd. plans to use funds from recent divestments to push an aggressive growth strategy and widen its presence in the Indian market, a senior company official said on Wednesday.
- Buffett And Hezbollah (The Financial Express, Thomas L Friedman, Aug 10, 2006)
The most important thing you need to know about Israel today and how it has performed in the war with Hezbollah is Warren Buffett.
- India Responsible Nuclear Actor: Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
The Bush administration has said that the sanctions imposed on two private Indian firms for allegedly providing Iran with nuclear material did not reflect New Delhi’s non- proliferation record and hailed India as a “very responsible actor” in the field...
- India Among Top Borrowers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
India and Pakistan are among top ten borrowers of the World Bank as its lending commitments to South Asia reached $3.8 billion for the financial year that ended this June.
- Derailed Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2006)
The expulsions will slow down the people-to-people contact.
- Three Conflicts, One Solution (Deccan Herald, Marwan Bishara, Aug 09, 2006)
The cause for unrest in West Asia is misunderstanding of each others’ sentiments.
- Other Side Of Auto Revolution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 09, 2006)
For long, there were only three models of cars on Indian roads — Landmaster/Ambassador, Fiat and Standard. All this has changed, as Suzukis, Hyundais, Fords, Chevrolets, Mercs and BMWs jostle for the limited road space.
- Breaking The Code (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 09, 2006)
It is a sad commentary on the state of strategic thinking in India that in all the discourse in parliament and outside about Jaswant Singh’s new book, A Call to Honour, the author’s message was lost, and . . .
- Tatas Plan To Raise Holding In Group Cos. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Tata Tea explores acquisition in U.K. and U.S.
Revamp in North Indian gardens taking shape
Pilot project for growing vegetables launched
- India Making Efforts To Revive Wto Talks, Says Kamal Nath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Urges developed countries to take a leadership role .
- The Long And Short Of It (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 09, 2006)
Listen carefully and you will hear the sound of moaning. It’s coming from readers all over India who have got their hands on advance copies of the new Vikram Chandra novel Sacred Games.
- Battle Rages In Lebanon Amid Un Debate (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Hostilities between the Hizbollah militia and Israeli troops continued today as diplomats at the United Nations struggled to keep alive a peace plan in the face of demands from Arab nations for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern . . .
- In Afghanistan, A New Crackdown (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Aug 09, 2006)
Behind an unmarked door on a quiet residential street, a half-dozen young Chinese women in miniskirts shimmy to disco tapes or sit with beefy European men. Next to the fully stocked bar, a plastic Christmas tree pulses with tiny lights.
- India’S Protest (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
India has protested to Pakistan over the alleged construction of new bunkers and trenches along the international border, junior home minister S. Regupathy told parliament on Tuesday.
- India Accuses Isi Of Recruiting Youths From Five States (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
India on Tuesday alleged that Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has spread its reach to recruit youths from five Indian states besides Jammu and Kashmir.
- N Korean Leader Disappears From Public View (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il hasn’t appeared in public since his country test-fired missiles that drew international condemnation, leading to speculation of a possible sense of crisis inside the reclusive nation.
- Lebanon's Offer Interesting: Olmert (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Lebanon's offer to deploy 15,000 troops along the border with Israel is "interesting" and worthy of further consideration, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday. Israel has long demanded a deployment of Lebanese forces, along with the . . .
- Privileges Of A Breach (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
The most recent drama enacted in Parliament, with former foreign ministers from Rajasthan at the centrestage, must have left ordinary citizens from that beautiful state, extremely uneasy.
- India A Responsible Actor On Non-Proliferation: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
The Bush administration has said that the sanctions imposed on two private Indian firms for allegedly providing Iran with nuclear material did not reflect New Delhi’s non- proliferation record and hailed India as a ‘‘very responsible actor’’ in the field.
- Some Unreliable Sources (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
It was a small item on the international pages, barely meriting a second glance: A Norwegian journalist, Bjoern Benkow, had admitted to fabricating interviews with Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey.
- Suspended, Natwar Kicks And Screams (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Aug 09, 2006)
Comes out with Amar Singh to say this PM didn’t even win a municipality election and what about Quattrocchi?
- Firing Incident: Mla’S Brother Targets Officials (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Aug 09, 2006)
After reaching a compromise with his opponent, Mr Harpinder Singh Gill (Rajan), a younger brother of the Congress MLA from Beas, who was booked for opening fire on a former sarpanch under the influence of liquor now has targeted senior officials . . .
- Europe And Israel's Acts Of Unilateralism (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 09, 2006)
At the critical moment of decision making, internal contradictions come to the fore and Europe appears to drag its feet.
- You Cannot Kill Ideas With Guns (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Aug 09, 2006)
Bush and Blair's belief that Islamism could be bombed into submission was deluded. We need to find a middle way.
- India, A Responsible Nuclear Actor: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Information not withheld from Congress
Sanctions on Indian firms do not reflect New Delhi's record
"Nuclear deal is good for the U.S.
- Beirut Pleads For End Of War (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Israeli air strikes killed 14 villagers in south Lebanon today as Beirut pleaded for a swift end to Israel’s war with Hizbollah guerrillas that has cost up to 1,000 Lebanese and 100 Israeli lives in four weeks.
- Cuba After Castro (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 09, 2006)
Dissidents like Oswaldo Paya say Fidel Castro's illness has changed the Communist country forever by exposing a system ruled by one man for nearly half-a-century to the influence of others - even if only temporarily.
- Terror Leader: 'Nobody Can Hand Me Over To India' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
The Kashmir issue can never be resolved through talks, believes Syed Salahuddin, leader of the Hizb-ul Mujahideen terrorist group, and chairman of the Jihad Council, an umbrella outfit comprising over a dozen Kashmiri terrorist groups.
- The Expanding Horizons Of Regional Trade Agreements (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 09, 2006)
With the WTO in crisis, and hopes fading for the multilateral route to international trade, there is an inevitable shift to regional agreements.
- Sri Lanka Needs A New Peace Process (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 09, 2006)
"India wants the continuation of Norwegian role in Sri Lanka and even wants the US to get involved, and is saying so, both in private and public."
- Water, Water Everywhere But Not Where Needed Most (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
Half-way through the monsoon, the country’s 76 major reservoirs are almost full. Last weekend’s rain meant that some of the dams in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh had to release their excess . . .
- Who Killed The Vidarbha Farmers? (OutLook, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 09, 2006)
Heartbreaking as they are, suicides - over 90 last month - are only a symptom of the larger and deep agrarian crisis, reminds the award-winning journalist, touching on the role played by our policy-makers and politicians - from Montek Singh . . .
- Nationalism Versus Globalism In Oil (The Financial Express, Vikram S Mehta, Aug 09, 2006)
At the global level, concerns about security of the energy system are growing, while nations’ quest for securing supplies is intensifying. Is there a sustainable balance?
- A Statue For The Mittals (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Aug 09, 2006)
This 67-year-old artist has won several national and international awards for his achievements in the field of stone carving.
- Pre-'53 Status For Kashmir? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Aug 09, 2006)
The UPA Government is reported to have submitted a 'non-paper' for Gen Musharraf's consideration, offering to roll back Jammu & Kashmir's integration with India ----
- Lebanon Offer Boosts Ceasefire Diplomacy (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 09, 2006)
Hizbollah agrees to Beirut proposal to deploy 15,000 troops on the border with Israel
- Indo-Us To Hunt Terrorists In Pakistan! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 09, 2006)
Statement of the US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that some of the (terrorist) groups that have designs against India still have pieces in Pakistan is, in our view, both astonishing and highly condemnable.
- Tata Acquires Eight O'clock Coffee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Company bought from venture capital fund Gryphon Investors for Rs. 1,015 crore Company bought from venture capital fund Gryphon Investors for Rs. 1,015 crore
More manned level-crossings also planned
Bangalore division of SWR has proposed 20 overpasses
- The Mirror Cracked (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 09, 2006)
We all have our faults and weaknesses. Yet, we do expect our public figures to be flawless and hold them to a standard higher than we may apply to ourselves.
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