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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 53943:
- Relevance Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 22, 2006)
A time of transition for a nation is a time of normlessness, which the French social philosopher Emile Durkheim called a time of anomie.
- Understanding The Fundamentals (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jun 22, 2006)
Defining the fundamentals before action holds the key to success of any venture, be it national or corporate, writes Vinayshil Gautam
- Alarm Over Afghan ‘Guidelines’ For Journalists (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The document bars intervals of Taliban Leaders and criticism of foreign troops
* Media guidelines are not officially stamped; they are thought to be derived by intelligence service
- Bus To Rawalkot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
With the inauguration of the Poonch-Rawalkot bus service by Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, people on both sides of the divide can now travel by road to meet their relatives and acquaintances in the shortest possible time.
- Balochistan's Shaky Finances (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Balochistan's budget indicates the province's precarious financial condition and shows just how harmful violence and conflict have been to economic activity.
- Outsourced To Chennai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
Does DMK dictate Sri Lanka policy? ---- If nothing else, the Ministry of External Affairs can end its speculation as to the contours of the UPA Government's Sri Lanka policy.
- Sleazy Corridors Of Power (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 22, 2006)
Congress must introspect as the accused in the sex scandal in Kashmir have links with top party leaders, says Anuradha Dutt
- Majority Of Mps Against Indo-Us N-Deal: Nda (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 22, 2006)
The NDA on Wednesday accused the UPA Government of compromising with the country's nuclear interests and submitted a memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam claiming majority of the MPs were against the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- America Is Changing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
The second Bush Administration is far more diplomatic, consultative and conciliatory. Alec Russell reports from Washington.
- Pakistan Accepted U.S. Help On N-Plants (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 22, 2006)
Pakistan accepted "non-intrusive" U.S. technical support after 9/11 for securing its nuclear facilities, officials here have said.
- Balochistan Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
As expected, Balochistan has unveiled a deficit budget for the fourth year running.
- Both The Haves And The Nots (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
The snap beside the masthead of Karnataka’s Vijay Times daily says it all. It shows a saffron-draped sadhu at Allahabad’s Sangam ghat, balancing not the world but a football on his head.
- Living Within Your Boundary (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Jun 22, 2006)
When you drop the idea of having more and more and start living in the present moment, you start living inside your boundary.
- Courage Under Fire (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
As befitting an officer and gentleman, the Army’s vice-chief of staff has finally apologised for the remarks attributed to him about women in the Army.
- Indian Border Force Warns Bangladesh Over Firing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
India’s border guards warned their Bangladeshi counterparts on Wednesday of strong retaliation against what they say is unprovoked cross-border firing that has killed an Indian soldier and forced villagers to flee.
- Us Congress Moving Towards Action On Us-India Deal (Daily Times, Carol Giacomo, Jun 22, 2006)
Arms control experts have launched assault against the deal, saying it violates US obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Rajasthan Gets Unesco Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Directorate of Literacy and Continuing Education of Rajasthan has been awarded the UNESCO's Confucius prize for excellence in initiatives for marginalised adolescents in rural areas.
- Country's Biggest Airline Acquisition Deal Falls Flat (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
With its deal with Jet Airways almost dead, Air Sahara has said it will run its airline on its own from Thursday. This came even as the two parties took the Rs 2,300-crore deal to the courts on Wednesday.
- Death Of A Soldier (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Sir, ~ Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty’s suicide reveals that even 60 years after independence, all is not well in the army ~ not even for women. Brigadier KK Chopra of the Northern Command is reported to have told a press conference that “she had . . .
- The Company, A Tragedy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 22, 2006)
How the East India Company shaped the modern multinational. That's the sub-title on the cover of Nick Robins' The Corporation that Changed the World, from Orient Longman. Sounds eulogistic, as much as the back cover, which begins by . . .
- Focus On Urban Renewal: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Municipal administration should be freed from the cancer of corruption, land mafia
- Raul Aims To Have Last Word At Finals (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Raul's usual goal celebration involves a brief kiss of his wedding ring but this time he careered off to the corner packed with Spanish fans, punched his chest and pointed to the crest on his red shirt.
- Pak, India Talks On Wullar Barrage (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The third round of two-day secretary level talks between Pakistan and India on Wullar Barrage will start here today (Thursday).
- Ltte Firm On Removal Of E.U. Monitors (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Jun 22, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Wednesday remained insistent on removal of European Union (E.U.) nationals from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), further pushing back the prospect of any early resumption of negotiations.
- Lull Before The Storm (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
The distance between Lahore and most other parts of the country sometimes seems to span vast oceans of ignorance and indifference.
- Palestine In Crisis (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Palestine is embroiled in a very serious and most dangerous crisis since its people rightly or wrongly elected the radical party Hamas ousting Fatah for the first time since the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) set foot on the Israeli . . .
- Pakistan Has Lowest Enrolment Rates (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Pakistan is ranked among the lowest in the world in terms of higher education enrolment rates, standing at merely 2.9 per cent, according to statistics revealed in an official report.
- Whither Financial Discipline? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Traditionally, the budget debate in Pakistan revolves around government's plans for the next year. Attacks on past performance mostly refer to major economic events during the past fiscal year, which are not directly related to the common . . .
- Democrats Call For Early Us Pullout From Ira (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Opposition Democrats made a new attempt on Wednesday to set a deadline for withdrawing US troops from Iraq in a proposed Senate bill on scaling back America’s military presence.
- Muzaffarabad Civic Body Opposes Erra’S Plans (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Administrator Municipal Corporation Muzaffarabad (MCM) Zahid Amin has strongly objected to the way the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has been carrying out its job and urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf to intervene . . .
- Pakistan Offers Level Playing Field For Business: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Pakistan has an excellent infrastructure in IT sector and environment is conducive for investment and development in this sector.
- Japan To Withdraw Troops From Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 22, 2006)
Japan has ordered the withdrawal of its ground troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced in a televised address to the nation.
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Going Global With Outbound Fdi (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 22, 2006)
Policy-makers must ponder over an active outbound FDI framework as a strategy for export promotion and an attempt at globalisation.
- Us Seeks Early Iran Response: Reply To N-Offer By Aug 22: Tehran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday Iran was taking too long to respond to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work, and urged it to reply within weeks.
- Moderate Earthquake Hits Nicobar Islands (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
An earthquake of moderate intensity struck the Nicobar Islands at 6.05 pm on Wednesday evening.
- Nation & The States (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
There is a serious mismatch between the potential of UP and aspirations of the people, and its level of economic development. In 1700, India’s share in world GDP was 24.4 per cent, 2 percentage points higher than China’s (OECD publication).
- N-Deal With Us Will Bind India: Nda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance today asked President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to restrain the UPA government from dismantling India's nuclear programme as majority of MPs in the country were against the Indo-US nuclear deal which sought . . .
- Long-Range Cloud On Nuke Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Leaders of the NDA have claimed that the Indo-US deal “cannot bind India in the future” as it is not based on national consensus.
- The Puzzle Of India’S Growth Rate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
The post-1991 economic reforms in India has been ridden with quite a few crises.
- Modes Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
How does one take action against the police? Among various mundane possibilities, there are two that demand special attention: a reprimand from the chief minister, and a slap from a furious citizen.
- India Is The Un-China: Time (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
A "breathtaking shift" in US policy towards India - declaring it a strategic partner and offering it a bilateral deal to share nuclear knowhow - can be explained, according to Time magazine, simply by one phrase: India is the un-China.
- Infantile Protest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
We have rued ad infinitum the historic incapacity of Indians to deal with the enemy within - to speak nothing of invaders. But what we are witnessing in the instance of the organised misrepresentation of the Salwa Judum movement is truly unbelievable.
- Us Conveys Missile Concern To Former S Korean Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The US Ambassador to South Korea on Tuesday conveyed Washington's concerns about apparent North Korean moves to test a long-range missile to former President Kim Dae-jung, who is set to visit the communist state's leader next week.
- Kashmir Solution Still A Long Way Off, Says Us Crisis Group (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Jun 21, 2006)
The Washington-based International Crisis Group (ICG) feels that a full and final solution to the decades-long dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is a long way off, but suggests that small progress has been made with the introduction . . .
- Connecting Rural India – Through Co-Operatives (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
There has been increasing interest from all quarters, including numerous corporates, in solving the problems of rural India using Information and Communication technologies (ICT).
- Rapacious Raj (Tribune, Johann Hari, Jun 21, 2006)
Britain is still a nation locked in denial. If you point out basic facts about the British Empire - that the British deliberately adopted policies that caused as many as 29 million Indians to starve to death in the late nineteenth century, say — you . .
- Sonia Flags Off Bus To Rawalkot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi, today urged the separatists to take part in the roundtable discussions initiated by the Congress- led government at the Centre that was committed to solve the Kashmir issue with “an open mind”.
- 2nd Kashmir Bus Service Is Launched Across Loc (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Tuesday started a new trans-Kashmir bus service between Poonch, in Jammu and Kashmir, and Rawalkot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- A New Threat To The Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Even as the House International Relations Committee that had scheduled a mark-up of the Bush administration's legislation to implement the US-India civilian nuclear agreement for Wednesday postponed this process by a week, dealing a blow . . .
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Half Realisation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
There appears to be dispassionate rethinking in Pakistan on many fronts. Not very long ago some of the neighbouring country's retired army and air force officers had made bold disclosures about myopic vision of their rulers.
- Stall Jet's Security Clearance, Sharad To Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Former civil aviation minister Sharad Yadav has written to the Prime Minister asking him to "stall any move to give security clearance to Jet Airways," alleging that the airlines had "close links with terrorists", even as the carrier's takeover of . . .
- Trade Winds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2006)
Revisiting old ties is sometimes a good way of forging new ones.
- U.S. Congress Moving Toward Action On U.S.-India Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 21, 2006)
The U.S. Congress, under Bush administration pressure, is preparing to take initial action on a controversial U.S.-India nuclear agreement which critics say violates Washington's international obligations.
- Biotech Brinjal (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had a rather unusual bunch of visitors last week - Greenpeace protesters dressed up as sheep and cattle, who camped outside his office.
- Setting Prices Alight (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sharp increase in petroleum product prices is unnecessary and threatens to stoke inflation.
- Nathu La Calling (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
The India-China agreement, signed in Lhasa on Sunday, to resume trade through the historic Nathu La Pass from July 6 after a gap of 44 years is another major confidence-building measure between the two Asian giants.
- Cbi Arrests Two Former Ministers In J&k Sex Scam Case (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jun 21, 2006)
The CBI finally laid its hands on politicians allegedly involved in the high-profile sex racket in Kashmir. On Tuesday, two former ministers - Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Raman Mattoo - were arrested for their alleged involvement in the sex abuse scam.
- Women In Uniform (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
It was inevitable that a massive dose of “gender”, and some sensation, would attach itself to Lieutenant Sushmita Charkraborty shooting herself.
- Scientist Denies Faking Data (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Disgraced scientist Dr Hwang Woo-suk denied faking data for a key academic paper at the start of a fraud trial today in the scandal over his now-discredited claims of trail blazing progress in the cloning of stem cells.
- Pyongyang Piles It On (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
North Korea says it has full autonomy to conduct missile tests and outsiders do not have the right to criticise its plans, Kyodo News agency reported today.
- Omega 3 Case Is Made But There Is Just Not Enough (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jun 21, 2006)
The more it is tested, the more compelling the hypothesis becomes. Dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, and other neurological problems seem to be associated with a deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acids, especially in the . .
- Needless Body (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
With the Union Cabinet clearing the proposal for setting up a national fisheries development board, decks have been cleared for the setting up of another body to claim credit for the success of a sector that has already been growing fast.
- Reliance, Tata Vie For Biggest Bandwidth Deal (Business Standard, Rajesh S Kurup, Jun 21, 2006)
The race between Reliance and the Tata group for supremacy on the global telecom turf has started once again, with the two companies bidding for German telecom major Deutsche Telekom AG’s bandwidth contract — the biggest such order till date.
- Ultra Mega Projects May Not Be A Powerful Idea (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 21, 2006)
Large power projects may be good politics but raise serious questions of viability — economic and ecology. Instead, a more realistic development model would be to build small power plants distributed evenly across the country so that . . .
- `Trading' The Exchanges (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2006)
Demutualisation and public ownership of shares of bourses are not without their regulatory challenge.
- U.S. Activates Missile Defense Amid N.Korea Dispute (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Jun 21, 2006)
The United States has activated its ground-based interceptor missile-defense system amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
- A Promise And Pressures (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in Tamil Nadu has a long and chequered history.
- More Wheat In Private Hands (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The decision to import wheat reflects the government's failure to procure enough wheat after the last harvest.
- Seeds And Protests (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's decision to allow field trials in GM food crops may have human and economic costs.
- The Inbuilt Volatility In Financial Markets... (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Jun 21, 2006)
And why our own approach to risk and regulation aids the systemic distortions
- Vice-Chief Apologises (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
In a bid to douse the controversy ignited by his observations in the wake of Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty’s suicide, the Vice-Chief of the Army Staff today issued a personal clarification and apology saying he had a “personal commitment and . . .
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Cbms Are Meant To Avert Conflict: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
India today said confidence-building measures with Pakistan like opening of bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot were aimed at averting a conflict between the two countries.
- Tharoor's Candidature: France Refuses To Take A Stand (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
France, a permanent member of the Security Council, tonight refused to take a position on India's nomination of Shashi Tharoor to the post of U N Secretary General saying it was "too early".
- 'Cong Unlikely To Approve Indo-Us Nuke Deal This Year' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said the US Congress was unlikely to give its seal of approval to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Three-Handed Cut-Throat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Congress, BJP And Left Hold Cards Close To Chests!
- Food At Stake (Frontline, Brinda Karat, Jun 21, 2006)
The new proposals of the Department of Food and Public Distribution constitute an assault on the right to food.
- U.S. Wants G8 To Speak On India Atomic Deal - Diplomats (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jun 21, 2006)
The United States hopes a Group of Eight (G8) summit in July will issue a statement backing its heavily criticised nuclear deal with India, which continues to divide the group, senior G8 diplomats said.
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