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- Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 23, 2006)
Border trade agreement is a step forward
- Anti-Naxal Force Arrests Teenager (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
He is suspected to have supplied food to naxalites
- 2007 Assembly Polls: ‘Power Axis’ Of Up Polity (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Power has become a major poll issue in the run up to the 2007 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, even as the severe electricity crisis refuses to subside any time soon.
- Price War Amid Mischief Theory (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Centre today announced steps to rein in food prices, scrambling amid whispers of divisions within the cabinet to address an issue that could gift the Opposition a potent weapon.
- India's Missiles Defence Capability (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 23, 2006)
All technical snags and geostrategic fallouts of test firing of India's ambitious indigenously developed intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), the Agni III, have been identified, and it would be put in orbit in August-September.
- India-Sweden To Cooperate In Science And Technology (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
There would be greater mobility of scientists, graduate students, research workers, technologists and scholars besides other forms of cooperation between India and Sweden in the coming days.
- Indo-Pak Devotees Meet At 300 Yr Old Shrine (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 23, 2006)
Boundaries drawn between India and Pakistan and three full scale wars fought between the two countries failed to shatter belief of the people on both the sides towards 300-year- old shrine of Hindu deity, Baba Dalip Singh Manhas as thousands . . .
- Saddam, Co-Defendants Go On Hunger Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants went on an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday to protest the killing of an Iraqi attorney who sits on the defence team, the chief lawyer of the ousted Iraqi leader said.
- Pangs Of Rebirth (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 23, 2006)
It is easier said than to rebuild a region ravaged by a natural calamity. This is evident from the example of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Whale Of A Problem (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 23, 2006)
It’s deplorable that some countries, led by Japan, should hijack the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting that ended in St Kitts last Monday.
- Nasa Safety Chief Won't Appeal Shuttle Launch Order (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Nasa's top safety officer has said he won't appeal a decision to clear shuttle Discovery for liftoff next week, even though he has nagging concerns about the spaceship's safety.
- Is Iran Studying North Korea's Nuclear Moves? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
There may be no such thing as a North Korea playbook for would-be nuclear proliferators.
- Talk Boldly With Iran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Sometime in the next several months, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice or a senior colleague is likely to sit down at a negotiating table with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran. As she prepares for these meetings, I suspect Rice . . .
- Heady Cocktails (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Jun 22, 2006)
The drug trade continues to boom in India, and the Police seized almost 100 kg of heroin and opium each in Delhi alone in 2005.
- Sezs Not The Answer To Our Infrastructure (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Jun 22, 2006)
Without improving governance and public delivery, the private sector can’t be competitive
- Is There A Find Amidst The Mayhem? (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Jun 22, 2006)
Mutual funds have emerged as a potent force in the market, but a lot more remains to be done
- Damaging Drip (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The FinMin should be working through Sebi
- Jet-Air Sahara Deal In Turbulence (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Both go to court; Jet restrained from withdrawing monies from escrow account
- Attacks On Christians (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 22, 2006)
Attacks on the Christian community have registered a sharp increase in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh in recent times.
- Screen Mobility (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 22, 2006)
No matter how gigantic they make the mobile phone screen, it still has to fit in the palm of one's hand otherwise mobility would mean using a wheelbarrow to lug it around.
- India, Us Take G-8 Route To Woo Nsg (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 22, 2006)
US and India are preparing the ground to make the nuclear deal more attractive to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which will take up the matter after it clears the US Congress hurdle.
- Saddam Lawyer Murder Won't Derail Show Trial: Experts (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jun 22, 2006)
The murder of Saddam Hussein's lawyer, Khamis al-Obeidi, in the third such calamity to befall the former Iraqi president's high-profile trial, may delay but will not derail "this show trial", leading defence experts have predicted.
- Has Europe Lost Its Way? (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 22, 2006)
Suddenly, it all seems to be going wrong. Just a few years ago, the European Union was aspiring to bigger and better things: a new constitution, more member states, a revamped economy and global power status to rival the United States.
- Citizens Versus Extreme Poverty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
If voluntary organisations were to make a massive effort to take up the millennium development goals, the world’s citizens can make deep inroads in the fight against disease, hunger and poverty.
- A Bill Returned (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam becomes the first President to return a Bill to Parliament for reconsideration, bringing to the fore a host of issues.
- Slow And Steady (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 22, 2006)
The launch of a second bus service between Poonch and Rawalkot by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday is a good indication that the India-Pakistan peace process is on track.
- 'N-Deal May Not Materialise This Year' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
United States leading Republican Senator John McCain has expressed doubts about the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal being endorsed by the US Congress before the end of this year.
- Road To Nowhere (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Land acquisition controversies stall the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
- Bullish On Bangladesh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
In spite of sporadic unrest, rampant corruption and a polarized political system that’s all but dysfunctional, Bangladesh finds itself in the midst of a sustained boom. The main drivers: surging export growth and a robust service sector
- Triggering The Right Growth Impulses (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 22, 2006)
Estimating potential output is helpful for both policymakers and the markets. Though difficult to arrive at, especially in an interdependent world where uncertainties are far too many, it should be pursued, says A. VASUDEVAN.
- Pranab Clean Chit To Army Vice-Chief (Statesman, DIPANKAR BOSE, Jun 22, 2006)
Defence minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee today gave a clean chit to the Vice-Chief of the Army Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman for his comments on women in the Army.
- In The Line Of Hire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Of late, a series of incidents have taken place involving senior officers of the Armed Forces in acts of gross misdemeanour and worse.
- 'Indo-Us Deal Violates Npt Article' » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The proposed Indo-US civil nuclear agreement violates an article of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which prohibits members from assisting or inducing any non-nuclear weapon state to acquire nuclear weapons, a group of non-proliferation experts have . . .
- Jet-Sahara Squabbles (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Can the deal be salvaged?
- Secondees, On Second Thoughts (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 22, 2006)
BPO units may transfer the payroll of the secondees from the foreign parent to the Indian subsidiary.
- Because Derivatives Are Merely Contracts, Just About Anything . . . (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Derivatives are emerging as a big worry for bankers, alerted H. A. Daruwalla, CMD of Central Bank of India, when speaking in Kolkata a few days ago.
- In The Political Corridor (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
L'AFFAIRE BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project) has all the makings of a political thriller: a Chief Minister who accuses the company executing the project . . .
- Mumbai Needs Better Governance, Says Pm (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jun 22, 2006)
The Vilasrao Deshmukh-led government came in for criticism from the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today for the poor state of Maharashtra’s cities, particularly the country’s financial capital — Mumbai.
- The New Middle East (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Jun 22, 2006)
One dividend of the peace process is the positive regional ramifications in the "New Middle East", a term that denotes the post-Madrid and . . .
- Zero Is Hero (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
It is not in arithmetic alone that zero can do wonders. There is hardly any sphere of life that is immune from its magical impact.
- Hate Lessons In Saudi, Pak Textbooks (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jun 22, 2006)
Even as the so-called war on terror continues with little success and the fool hardy attempts by the US to transport ‘democracy’ to reluctant shores make the Americans even less liked in the Muslim world, one of the main worries in the West remains . . .
- Bush Seeking Eu Resolve On Iran, To Hear Grumbles (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W Bush, hoping to capitalise on improving ties with Europe, will urge his key allies today to push ahead with the possibility of sanctions against Iran.
- U.S. Lawmaker Cautions India On Iran Nuclear Stance (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 22, 2006)
India could jeopardize a landmark nuclear cooperation deal with the United States if it sides with nonaligned states in backing Iran's atomic ambitions, a leading lawmaker warned on Wednesday.
- Another Of Saddam’S Lawyers Killed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
One of Saddam Hussein’s lawyers was shot dead today after he was abducted from his home by men wearing police uniform in Baghdad, court and police officials said.
- Courting Peace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 22, 2006)
How can a brother aid a terrorist to kill another brother on this side of the Line of Control?"
- Hidden Abuses (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In the last week or two, the will-he-stay, will-he-go question hanging over the head of the British prime minister has metamorphosed into the will-he-play Wayne Rooney drama.
- Himalayan Challenge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Jun 22, 2006)
For a nascent democracy that was being repressively trampled under by a Canute-like king, Nepal has risen with remarkable resolve to march ahead for consolidating the gains of the struggle for popular rule.
- Rites Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.
- Coalition Failures Revive Taliban (Tribune, James Rupert, Jun 22, 2006)
The United States and its allies have been forced to launch their biggest military operation of the war here because in the 55 months since ousting the Taliban movement from power, they neglected to establish minimal security or governance in the . . .
- Us Senate, Cong Panels To Review N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 22, 2006)
The foreign relations committees in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate will “mark up” legislation on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation next week.
- Big Is Beautiful (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jun 22, 2006)
There's a core policy issue flagged by the Jet-Sahara deal and by similar corporate negotiations. The issue is at the heart of liberalisation.
- J&k Ex-Advocate-Gen Surrenders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
After dodging the CBI for about two weeks in connection with the Srinagar sex scandal, Anil Sethi, a former Advocate-General of Jammu and Kashmir, surrendered in a court here today.
- Protecting Indigenous Varieties, Breeds (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jun 22, 2006)
After holding brainstorming sessions for three days, scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have set on the course of preparing the intellectual property rights management portfolio of all crops, livestock, aquatic animals . . .
- Infinite Creativity Of The Cosmic Sound (Times of India, M N KUNDU, Jun 22, 2006)
The first manifestation of the infinite Spirit was through the creative sound or the cosmic sound vibration and the closest utterable human approximation to the creative sound is Om.
- India’S Largest $12-B Fdi In Orissa Hits A Roadblock (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The makeshift road-blocks cordoning off three village panchayats— Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga— are taking on metaphorical dimensions for the Orissa and the central governments.
- ‘If I Don’T Discharge My Duties, Who Will?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Pointing out that the Governor has been made the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board by the state, Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha says it is his job now to facilitate the yatra. The controversy was an unnecessary one, created by politicians, but it is . . .
- Hizb "Distt Commdr", Civilian Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Five Amarnathji pilgrims from Rajasthan sustained splinter injuries when militants lobbed a grenade on their carriage at Ganderbal, on Srinagar-Leh Highway today. Meanwhile, Police and security forces have killed a "District Commander" of Hizbul . . .
- Hit A Six To Score High In Exams (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Kicking around a football or doing a Dhoni in your inter-collegiate tournament is just not a means to bunk a boring lecture.
- Centre Asks For Aiims Director’S Explanation (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 22, 2006)
The Health Ministry today sought an explanation from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director, Dr P. Venugopal, for carrying tales to the public on the alleged interference of the Health Ministry in the functioning of the premier . . .
- This Pilgrimage Knows No Regress (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Jun 22, 2006)
A fierce controversy is raging at present over the formation of the Ice Shivalingam in the Holy Cave of Amarnath in the Himalayas.
- No Plans To Acquire Air Sahara: Mallya (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Air Sahara has filed a caveat in the Allahabad High Court regarding the Rs 2,300 crore buy-out deal with Jet Airways, sources familiar with the development said Wednesday.
- Nuke Deal: India, Us Take G-8 Route (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 22, 2006)
US and India are preparing the ground to make the nuclear deal more attractive to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which will take up the matter after it clears the US Congress hurdle.
- Central Asia - A Cockpit Of Conflict (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 22, 2006)
The three day meeting of the heads of the states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning June 15 is significant as the member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajiskistan and Uzbekistan - try to hammer out a . . .
- Cognizant Sees Crunch As Ibm Hunts India Staff (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Plans by IBM to triple its investment in India will make it harder for the country's home-grown software industry to keep staff, the head of a mid-sized Indian software services firm said on Wednesday.
- Correction Of Exuberance (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jun 22, 2006)
The stock market gyration of the recent weeks has brought an interesting word “correction” to the fore.
- The Zarqawis Among Us (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
With accurate intelligence locating Abu Musab Al Zarqawi and some of his aides in a hut in Baquba, a US aircraft successfully targeted the most wanted terrorist in Iraq with two 225 lbs bombs.
- Madhya Pradesh Playing Down Syllabus Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
`Modifications effected in consultation with academicians'
Congress alleges `saffronising' of education
Congress has no issue: School Education Minister
- Indian Art To Make Waves On The Shores Of Europe (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Jun 22, 2006)
Over 1,900 Indian art pieces, giving a peek into the country's art, history and civilisation, will soon join an "exclusive" international treasure trove in the heart of Paris.
- For Afghan Students, Du Is Where Dreams May Come True (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Number of admission seekers has gone up dramatically compared with last year
- Will The General Retreat? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 22, 2006)
With Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif making common cause in opposing Pervez Musharraf, democracy is back in reckoning in Pakistan------- Will democracy return to Pakistan?
- Musharraf’S Welcome Assurance (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 22, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has categorically rejected calls from certain Western quarters for access to the nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan and said that our own investigators are competent enough to conduct inquiries.
- Recounting Of Eamcet Answer Script Proves Bane For Ranker (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Of 4,662 candidates, hers was the only mistake found
City girl slips back by 841 ranks in engineering stream after one mark is deducted
She was awarded one extra mark due to computer operator's slip-up
Officials who check the OMR sheets manually . .
- Kumaraswamy Denies Statement On Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
I never said that a former Minister and a journalist had tried to bribe me'
Congress ends dharna in both Houses
Demand for House panel probe into BMIC project rejected
Chief Minister urged to exercise restraint when making statements
- Airports Authority Of India For Full-Fledged Airport At Mandakalli (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Deputy Commissioner urged to acquire additional land for the project
Notification to acquire 94 acres of additional land for the airport project issued
Mysore-Nanjangud Road, which is part of Bangalore-Nilgiri National Highway, is posing a . . .
- Pay Homage To Catalonia (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 22, 2006)
The vote for devolution in Spain reveals a mature attitude to democracy.
- Air Freight Subsidy For North East Perishables (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The State-wise list of commodities will be scrapped
The products identified include banana, guava, lemon and orange Rates of inland transport assistance will be 90 p.c. of air freight
- Why Minister Meddling In Aiims, Hc Asks Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
It was a coincidence the Union Health Minister could have done without.
- Eu Backs Bush On Iran, N Korea Korea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
President Bush won a robust endorsement on Wednesday from European leaders for his tough approach to nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea, despite trans-Atlantic differences on Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and trade.
- Border Trade And Beyond (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2006)
some 44 years after it was last used, the third and potentially most promising trading point on the Sino-Indian border will open for two-way traffic
- In Defence Of Public Sector Enterprises (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Jun 22, 2006)
The Government should reiterate its commitment to a mixed economy like that in many European countries and see to it that public enterprises are given a level playing field to operate.
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