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Articles 10821 through 10920 of 53943:
- Now That Balochistan Is Clear Of Terrorists (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 21, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that life is returning to normal in Dera Bugti and adjoining areas as miscreants have been wiped out from the Balochistan province.
- Pak-Kuwait Ties Further Deepened (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday under which the latter will set up an oil refinery at Port Qasim.
- Multiple Authorities Hindering Governance In Delhi: Sheila (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
`Unless people voice their demands, the system will not respond'
- Not Quite Model Malaysia (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2006)
Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s critique (‘Malaysian straitjacket for India’, IE, June 17) of my article (‘Be affirmative’, June 16) mixes up the difference between an empirical and a normative argument.
- Us Activates Missile Shields In Response To N. Korean Threat (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Pentagon has activated its new ground-based interceptor missile defence system following a North Korean threat to test a long-range missile, US media reported on Tuesday.
- The False Credo Of Narcissism (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jun 21, 2006)
In his book Psychology as Religion:
- Don't Micromanage The Sector (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 21, 2006)
Trai's consultation paper on issues relating to Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV illustrates why any policy relating to technology should not attempt to micro-manage the industry.
- Encash Telecom Story (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 21, 2006)
The announcement by the global telecom major Nokia that it would be shifting its global network management business to India clearly illustrates the opportunity that the Indian telecom sector presents.
- Rs 59.7 Bn Balochistan Deficit Budget (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Tahir, Jun 21, 2006)
Syed Ehsan Shah, Provincial Finance Minister Tuesday presented deficit budget for the fiscal year 2006-2007, of Rs. 59.700 billion against the anticipated receipts of Rs 48 billion 730 million showing deficit of Rs 11 billion.
- Musharraf Again Rules Out Foreign Access To Dr Khan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jun 21, 2006)
Amid controversies and renewed demands by international community for fresh probe into A.Q Khan issue, President General Pervez Musharraf has once again dismissed such demands saying that Pakistan’s own investigators are competent and far better . . .
- Qaeda Leader And 15 Others Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies of two US soldiers who went missing south of Baghdad were found on Tuesday, as the military said it killed a senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader and 15 “insurgents”.
- Iran Should Act Wisely: Hans Blix (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Former chief of UN weapons inspectors says enrichment is a right, not an obligation
- “I Will Expose The Truth In My Book” (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Jun 21, 2006)
“If they had found anything against me they would have buried me by now.”
- Pakistan, India’S Positions On Kashmir Unchanged (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan’s official position on Kashmir, as that of India, remains unchanged more than two years after the composite dialogue between the two countries got underway, according to the International Crisis Group’s (ICG) Dr Samina . . .
- Book On M.P. Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said here on Tuesday that journalists play an important role by acting as beacon for politicians.
- Situation Calm But For Refugee Influx, Say Coast Guard (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Jun 21, 2006)
Interceptor class boat likely to be stationed at Pondy soon
- 11th Plan To Focus On Reforming Labour Laws (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Flexibility needed to tap export markets, says Planning Commission paper
Accelerated growth of manufacturing suggested
Dismantling of import quotas needed
Many jobs can be generated in construction industry
- Sentiments And Sensibilities (Deccan Herald, Archbishop Bernard Moras, Jun 21, 2006)
You find some people are touchy about some things and would fight tooth and nail to preserve their self-identity, which they see, somehow threatened by the other. We somehow feel that we should condemn such an attitude.
- Japan’S Return To Prewar ‘Virtues’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
As the conservatives are back in power in Japan, moves are underway to change its pacifist education system
- Sri Lankan Rebels Recommit To Truce (Indian Express, Reuters, Jun 21, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers on Tuesday recommitted to the island’s 2002 ceasefire and said they had told mediator Norway that they will ensure the safety of Nordic truce monitors.
- Pakistan, Kuwait To Explore New Avenues Of Cooperation (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait Tuesday while vowing to expand economic ties agreed to explore new avenues of cooperation with a focus on increasing investments and mutual trade flow.
- Ready For Talks Without Preconditions, Says Iran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Iran’s foreign minister reiterated on Tuesday that Tehran was ready to enter international talks over the package of incentives aimed at resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme, but without any preconditions.
- J&k Sex Scam: 2 Ex-Ministers Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Two former ministers including a Congress leader were arrested by the CBI in connection with the sex scandal.
- Bad Economics Zone? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 21, 2006)
With the 25,000-acre SEZ in Haryana taking shape, and with Maharashtra setting the pace with reforms to labour law in SEZs, India seems to be effectively moving forward on the agenda of creating Special Economic Zones.
- Unreal Estate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2006)
Why do politicians everywhere have an objection to the land aspects of industrial/infrastructure projects?
- Missed Opportunies (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
The PM was conspicuous by his absence at SCO summit
- ‘Us Has Not Sought Access To Qadeer’ (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 21, 2006)
Contrary to recurring reports in the international media that the US is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to allow it direct access to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan for questioning, sources in a key government institution maintain that to date there has . . .
- More Poverty Or Less? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 21, 2006)
Not surprisingly, the figures cited by the government for people living below the poverty line have come to be widely questioned.
- Turkey’S Eu Prospects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 21, 2006)
Given the tough way in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked the other day on the Cyprus question, the prospects of Turkey’s membership of the European Union do not seem very bright.
- Iraq: Some Damning Statistics (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
Within a couple of days of George W. Bush’s return from his extraordinarily surreptitious foray into Baghdad’s green zone, his nation’s self-proclaimed newspaper of record, The New York Times, had a bit of bad news for the president.
- Waxing Eloquent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Waxes and pigments and the amalgam make for art too
- Vice-Chief Of Army Apologises (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Four days after his remarks on women officers stirred a hornet's nest, Vice-Chief of the Army Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman on Tuesday tendered an apology saying he had "personal commitment and healthy respect towards the role of lady officers in Army".
- 'N-Deal May Not Materialise This Year' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 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.
- Talks Within Purview Of Indian Constitution: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Reiterating Central Government resolve to hold dialogue with different sections of the society to solve vexed problems, chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi today said talks and not violence, is the solution of any issue.
- Upalokayukta Orders Probe Into Electrocution Of Woman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
She was electrocuted after she came in contact with a live wire
- A Damascus Diary (Daily Excelsior, M.J. Akbar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- Challenges In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Jun 21, 2006)
Power devolution to J&K and its regions is a logical step forward within constitution
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- Karzai Urges More ‘Human Concern’ From China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Beijing has been criticised for mistreating minorities and maintaining friendly relations with regimes in Sudan and Myanmar
- Costly Affair (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2006)
Marriages may be made in heaven, but their packaging, thankfully, is left for mortals to accomplish.
- Mines Ministry For Ploughing Back Divestment Proceeds From Nalco (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Ministry committed to expanding mining activity throughout the country: Subbarami Reddy
Public offer of over Rs. 6.44-crore equity shares likely
Ministry to expand mining activity by procuring global technology
- India-China Border Talks Next Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
This will be the eighth round
Both sides committed to arriving at a "package settlement" of the boundary question
Special Representatives mechanism agreed upon in June 2003
- Sorry If My Remarks Hurt Women: Army Vice-Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
"I have no hesitation in tendering apology," says Lt. Gen. Pattabhiraman
"I have a healthy respect for lady officers in the Army"
"The lady officers have contributed a lot"
- Twin Bidders Run For Bengal Business (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee gets two business houses interested in one property, Bengal appears to have arrived somewhere on India’s industrial map.
- Focus On Life In The Urban Sprawl (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 21, 2006)
The World Urban Forum is looking at sustainable growth of the world's cities.
- Russia Calls For Release Of Diplomats (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 21, 2006)
Russia has called for the immediate release of four Russian diplomats abducted in Iraq as a group linked to Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
- U.S. Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies show signs of torture
- A Seed Bank To Safeguard Food Supplies (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jun 21, 2006)
An ambitious project to safeguard future food supplies began on Monday with the launch of a ``Noah's ark'' for the world's most important plants.
- Reclaiming The Public Imagination (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 21, 2006)
Disquieting impressions are gaining ground. If these are not corrected, Manmohan Singh might be inviting dangerous challenges, not just to himself but to the interests of the Indian state.
- Will An Indian Be The Next U.N. Chief? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 21, 2006)
In nominating Shashi Tharoor as its candidate for the top U.N. job, India is taking a gamble. The payoff in terms of international visibility is potentially high while the cost of defeat is low, but only if the game is played properly.
- The Election Procedure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2006)
Under the Wisnumurti Guidelines — which built upon a transparent procedure first put in place in 1991 by Chinmaya R. Gharekhan when as India's Permanent Representative to the U.N. and President of the . . .
- Navigating The Difficult Road Ahead (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2006)
The recently stalled negotiations between India and ASEAN on the proposed free trade agreement represent more than a temporary setback.
- Elementary, My Dear Watson (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 21, 2006)
Nokia’s move reflects our telecom success
- Not The Destination, Says Pok Leader (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 21, 2006)
56 cross the Line of Control from Rawalakot to Poonch by bus on Tuesday
"A bus service or a truck service cannot solve the problem of Kashmir"
Demand for inclusion of Kashmiri leaders in India-Pakistan talks.
- Army Commander Says Waziristan Under Control (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Pakistan Army has put militants in Waziristan “on the defensive” and the situation in the Waziristan tribal areas has “cooled down tremendously”, Commander 11 Corps Lt Gen Mohammed Hamid Khan has said. Others disagree.
- Pakistan May Ask Us To Help Block Bla Websites (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Interior Ministry may ask the United States to help Pakistan block websites of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) after the Federal Investigation Agency reported that it was unable to do so, official sources told Daily Times on Tuesday.
- Kashmir-American Conference On July 20 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Kashmiri-American Council will hold its annual conference on Kashmir on July 20 in Washington.
- Saying It With Flowers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
A prelude to a forthcoming marriage has begun. The new political soap opera is preparing the stage for the curtain to rise before act 1, scene 1. Prakash Karat visited Mulayam Singh with a bunch of flowers.
- Urvi Piramal (Business Standard, Shobhana Subramanian, Jun 20, 2006)
Ashok Piramal group’s chairperson shares her passion for wildlife and plans for her company’s retail venture over sukuidofu and aona goma ae
- Pakistan, India Relations Prone To Deterioration’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri warned on Monday that history had shown that relations between Pakistan and India were prone to sudden deterioration.
- Trade Should Be Linked To Normalisation With India And Not Resolution . . . (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in Karachi on Sunday that no progress had been made so far with the Indian government on the resolution of Siachen, let alone Kashmir and other vital issues, but he hoped . . .
- A Strong Market Structure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
The one conclusion that can be drawn from the various reports and mood surveys on the stock markets is that there is no replacement for strong, deep and participative markets.
- Lessons In Diplomacy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
Despite events in Nepal and Sri Lanka moving in two very different directions, the situations in India’s two neighbours may serve to reinforce a common lesson for New Delhi.
- Cure For The Instant Killer (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Jun 20, 2006)
If Government is serious about eliminating drugs, its agencies must not give any quarters to the ring of peddlers, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- For A Stable Border (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2006)
The Tenth Round of talks at the official level on the Siachen issue, held at New Delhi on 23 and 24 May 2006, have predictability ended in no agreement.
- Japan Wins Whale Vote, Greens Worried (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2006)
The International Whaling Commission narrowly voted on Sunday that a 20-year ban on commercial whale hunting no longer was necessary because marine mammals have recovered from near extinction.
- It’S All About Obstruction (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
On Friday a fortnight ago, I was strolling around KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens, or the west’s shop). It is at Wittenbergplatz, a stone’s throw from the Gedächtniskirche, the bombed ruin of a church which is the symbol of West Berlin.
- Political Affairs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
It need not just be in affairs of the heart but also in political matters that opposites attract and likes repel.
- Real Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
A functional relationship between the government and the opposition is a crucial sign of a mature democracy.
- Impending Dollar Crisis — Time For Bretton Woods Ii (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Jun 20, 2006)
The world is either to witness a global meltdown of the dollar or allow a controlled dollar devaluation. A calibrated multilateral exchange rate adjustment programme may offer a solution. The IMF may be best suited to put this through.
- How To End A Nightmare (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
The image of a resurgent Bengal is incompatible with the mindset of its political leadership and the functioning of its slothful administrative machinery, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- New Foreign Office Boss On Radar (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A search to find a replacement for foreign secretary Shyam Saran has narrowed down to Shiv Shankar Menon, India’s high commissioner in Pakistan.
- Predicting The Oil Peak (Business Line, Satish Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
Analysing Hubbert's predictions of peak oil, which happens when 50 per cent of recoverable oil has been produced, SHANMUGANATHAN. N and SATISH KUMAR argue that rather than quibble about the actual peak oil date, the sooner the inevitability of . . .
- Trophy Wives (Deccan Herald, Mohinder Singh Jamwal, Jun 20, 2006)
Men prefer to marry career women & also want them to be less aggressive at home.....
- Tipton Three Treated Worse Than Animals At Guantanamo (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 20, 2006)
Three young British Muslims, Ruhal Ahmed and his two friends — Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul — were arrested by US troops in Afghanistan in 2001.
- Agri-Health Synergy (Business Standard, Surinder Sud, Jun 20, 2006)
Closer ties between the agriculture and health sectors can be highly rewarding. It’s time we reorient related public policies.
- Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Jun 20, 2006)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, "As long as human rights are violated, there can be no foundation for peace. How can peace exist in a society where some members oppress their brothers and sisters and knowingly violate their fundamental human rights?
- Delta Air To Start Non-Stop Mumbai-New York Flight (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Good news for people flying to US from Mumbai as global carrier Delta Air Lines will start direct nonstop service between Mumbai and New York from November 1.
- Contractual Collisions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 20, 2006)
Systemic lack mars Mysore-B’lore expressway
- Sebi Moots Steps To Stop Pre-Listing Deals In Ipos (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jun 20, 2006)
Depositories to block securities in demat accounts till shares get listed on SEs
SEBI move
Pre-listing deals will be barred by making it compulsory on the part of "depositories to block or freeze the securities in demat accounts of the . . .
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