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Articles 12121 through 12220 of 53943:
- Us House Panel To Decide On Indo-Us N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
After poring over it for nine months, a powerful panel of the US House of Representatives will decide this month on a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India, a Congressional staffer said on Friday.
- Iran Launches New Round Of Nuclear Enrichment: Iaea (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In what diplomats described as an attempt to strengthen its bargaining position, Iran launched a new round of nuclear enrichment as the Europeans were presenting a package of incentive in return for Tehran giving up its programme, the UN nuclear . . .
- It Industry To Oppose Reservation In Pvt Sector: Nasscom (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Nasscom President Kiran Karnik today said the IT industry body would oppose any move to introduce reservation in the private sector as it would affect the performance of the businesses.
- Chinks Appear In Bjp After Top Leaders Visit Rahul (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Call it a sign of a belated sympathy or sharp differences within, but the concern shown by BJP president Rajnath Singh when he visited Rahul Mahajan in hospital and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's defence of the young man seem to be gaining . . .
- Coffee Shop Buzz Draw Out India's Young (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
It is not the coffee that draws Neville d'Souza to a coffee shop in Mumbai. It's the chance to cuddle his girlfriend.
- U.S. Air Strike Kills Al Qaeda's Zarqawi In Iraq (Reuters, MARIAM KAROUNY, Jun 09, 2006)
U.S. warplanes killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al Qaeda leader in Iraq blamed for bombings, beheadings and assassinations, in a strike which President George W. Bush said on Thursday had delivered justice.
- India Deserves Better N-Tech: France (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
France said on Thursday that India deserved a "better status" in its access to nuclear technology for civilian use and backed a US proposal to change the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group to enable New Delhi achieve it.
- State Of Public Services (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 09, 2006)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and Welbeloved". Every public servant in Britain is beloved of the crown and enjoys its trust.
- Jnana That Liberates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
While imparting the fundamental knowledge epitomising the distinction between "soul" and "body", Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita states that He is expounding the truths already contained in the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Brahmasutras, etc. . . .
- Al-Qaida’S Zarqawi Killed In Us Air Raid (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 09, 2006)
The Jordanian-born leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in a US air raid on a Baquba safehouse the terrorist mastermind was using on Wednesday night.
- I The Indian (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 09, 2006)
A citizens’ cocktail along the border
The Centre would be loathe to admit as much, but the balance of population has been so profoundly affected that even an Indian by birth will now have to carry an identity card should he happen to be a resident . . .
- Natwar Accuses Cong Top Brass Of Targeting Him, Son (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The beleaguered former external affairs minister, Mr K Natwar Singh has alleged that that “higher-ups” in the Manmohan Singh government had been trying to implicate him and his son, Jagat, in the Volcker scam case. Mr Singh made these charges in . . .
- Iaea Says Iran Accelerated Uranium Enrichment (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Iran accelerated uranium enrichment on the same day this week that world powers asked it to halt the work and open talks on guaranteeing it will not make nuclear weapons, the UN atomic agency said Thursday in a report obtained by AFP.
- Rbi Surprises With Rate Hike (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday increased the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent from 5.50 per cent with immediate effect.
- Peace Talks Clouded By Army-Ltte Blamegame (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 09, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil Tiger rebels accused each other of attacks on Thursday, as talks on the safety of the island's Nordic unarmed ceasefire monitoring mission began in Oslo.
- A Killer Is Killed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld is not given to either exaggeration or hyperbole.
- Breakthrough For Us As Zarqawi Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- Annan Stands By Deputy’S Remarks On Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Turning down a US demand, UN Secretary General Mr Kofi Annan has refused to repudiate his deputy’s remarks criticising Washington’s policy towards the world body.
- Anger As An Emotional Disorder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2006)
We all get angry sometimes. Some of us, no doubt, are angry right now.
- Health Ministry, Mci In A Standoff (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Jun 09, 2006)
Diplomate of National Board degrees equated with MD/MS and DM/M.Ch for teaching jobs.
- Building Trust (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 09, 2006)
Does one need any evidence of the positive fall-out of confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan so far?
- India Abroad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The finding that the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is one among the leading “educators” of US Senators and Congressmen is cause more for reflection than self-congratulation; reflection on how much remains to be done by India to win friends . . .
- Tackle Trafficking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 09, 2006)
The govt cannot tarnish the nation’s image globally
- Media And Employment (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Jun 09, 2006)
When people monitor public works closely, it checks corruption and is synonymous with a bottom-up approach.
- Neglected Area (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
The two books consider the question of religion and its relation to the military and to education in Turkey and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Time To Dismantle The Immunity Regime (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has begun the process of bringing the political leader on a par with the citizen.
- Office-Of-Profit: Sword Hangs Over Four Congress Mlas In J-K (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jun 09, 2006)
Four Congress legislators in J-K ruling coalition are facing disqualification for holding office-of-profit and receiving salary, accommodation, transport and other facilities as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of various government corporations and boards.
- 'India, France Ties Entering Best Phase' (Hindu, R. Chandrakanth, Jun 09, 2006)
We were the first to support India's bid for a U.N. seat: envoy
- A 'Hole In The Wall' Helps Educate India (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Free computers placed where children play could help bring basic education to India's 200 million boys and girls under age 15.
- Iraq’S Most Wanted Man Killed In Airstrike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in an American airstrike on an isolated safe house north of Baghdad at 6:15 pm local time on Wednesday, top US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- Chinese Checkers (Indian Express, Amitabh Acharya, Jun 09, 2006)
While attending an international conference in Seoul recently, I sat next to a young Korean university lecturer.
- After A Long Hunt, U.S. Bombs The Leader Of Al Qaeda In Iraq (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
With the two 500-pound bombs that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Wednesday evening, American forces eliminated Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq and boosted the flagging confidence of American officials and the new Iraqi government as they moved into the . . .
- Iraqi Al-Qaeda Chief Al-Zarqawi Killed In Air Strike (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials said today.
- Jihad's Evil Mind (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian street thug-turned-Islamist, led terror's onslaught in Iraq, reports Patrick Quinn from Baghdad.
- Delay In Re-Opening Consulates (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
THE six-month delay in the opening of the Pakistan and Indian consulates in Karachi and Mumbai respectively is cause for concern as it is hampering the peace process and causing inconvenience to those wishing to visit the other country.
- In Aid Of Israel (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
Israel was created by systematic recourse to terror but it leaders portray it as a peace-maker.
- Bush Touts 'Severe Blow To Al Qaeda' (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
President Bush was careful not to gloat yesterday as he announced the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi, but he called it a victory and White House officials said it cuts through bad news reports and reminds Americans that U.S. troops are winning the . . .
- Text And Drama (Frontline, SUDHANVA DESHPANDE, Jun 09, 2006)
There is a vibrant theatre culture in India, but strangely there is relatively little critical reflection on it.
- Rural China's Crisis (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
This scenic capital of China's southern Yunnan Province has earned itself a more unsavory sobriquet - China's AIDS capital.
- Nato Confirms Plans For Afghan Expansion (International Herald Tribune, Michael R. Gordon, Jun 09, 2006)
NATO defense ministers reaffirmed their plans Thursday to expand the alliance's presence in southern Afghanistan in the face of greater resistance by Taliban fighters and drug traffickers.
- Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment Work (International Herald Tribune, ELAINE SCIOLINO, Jun 09, 2006)
Iran restarted important nuclear activities on the same day this week that six world powers offered it incentives aimed at encouraging the complete suspension of the nuclear work, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported on Thursday.
- Solidarity With Palestinians (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 09, 2006)
In a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz offered financial assistance of three million dollars to the Palestinian authorities to tide over their financial problems.
- Bush On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 09, 2006)
US President Bush has cautiously welcomed Iran's reaction to last week's package offered to it indicating an apparent softening of America's position.
- Osama Bin Laden Keeping A Low Profile (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Tracking down Osama bin Laden has proven tougher than getting to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi because the top al-Qaida leader does almost nothing to call attention to himself and is protected by a ring of far more faithful followers, intelligence experts . . .
- Top Bjp Leaders Call On Rahul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The BJP today undertook a damage-control exercise as two of its top leaders taking cue from former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called on late party leader Pramod Mahajan’s son Rahul Mahajan, who was in police custody facing charges under . . .
- Fuelling Inflation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 09, 2006)
The fuel price hike raises the spectre of inflation and the Government may face brickbats all round.
- Interview:s.K.Jain, Chairman, Npcil (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 09, 2006)
When the third reactor at Tarapur went critical, you announced that India's target was to generate 40,000 MWe of nuclear power by 2030.
- Rbi, Markets Take Global Cue (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In April, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor YV Reddy surprised the market by not hiking interest rates while announcing the central bank’s annual monetary policy. Today, he did an encore by hiking rates.
- Manipur: Violence Ad Violation (Frontline, MALINI BHATTACHARYA, Jun 09, 2006)
An account of the atrocities inflicted by militants on two tribal villages in Manipur.
- Rbi Raises Reverse Repo, Repo Rates (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Aimed at containing inflationary pressures
RBI's prescription
Reverse repo rate raised 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent
Repo rate raised 25 basis points to 6.75 per cent
Spread maintained at one percentage point
The RBI had opted to leave . . .
- Many Sizes, None Fit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 09, 2006)
The Empowered Group of Ministers’ (EGoM) decision on issues related to the SEZ Rules is a muddled outcome of ministries bargaining for their constituencies, ignoring the macro view the finance ministry was trying to bring in.
- N-Deal: Legislation To Take Time (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In spite of optimism expressed in some quarters on the passage of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Congress, the foreign relations committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives have not yet scheduled any concrete dates to mark up legislation . . .
- Remarkable Dissonance (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Whatever be your take on the anti-reservation issue, there is no escaping the fact that the matter has triggered an unprecedented upheaval among young people.
- Poor Mulayam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
Few will find fault with the Supreme Court turning down Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s plea to stop inquiries into the assets of his close family members.
- The Politics And Economics Of Oil (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 09, 2006)
One corollary of the high price of oil is the way the Middle Eastern countries have accumulated external assets of a trillion dollars.
- No Follow-Up (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 09, 2006)
Some years ago, voluntary organisations working for clean politics, good governance and voter awareness came together under the banner of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) to launch a powerful and tenacious campaign, and forced the . . .
- Indonesia: Quake And Politics (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 09, 2006)
Indonesia has hardly gone off the international community's natural disaster monitors since the horrific Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. So, when a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia's Yogyakarta and Central Java region on May 27, the alarm . . .
- End Of The Good Times? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 09, 2006)
The change of mood is dramatic.
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- Believe It Or Not, They Are Doing The Same (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 09, 2006)
True believers and willful atheists may be diametrically opposite in their areas of conviction but they seem to share one trait which others simply cannot miss noticing: a totally inflexible attitude.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jun 09, 2006)
Interview with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Ipos—a Regulated No-Brainer Creation (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Successive regulations have converted IPOs into a lottery, with retail investors like wildebeests.
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- Kalam On Cloud Nine (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
"I'm ready, we can take off now!" a confident, 74-year-old President A P J Abdul Kalam told Wing Commander Ajay Rathore after being strapped up in the rear cockpit of a Sukhoi-30 MKI, at the Lohegaon air-base here on Thursday morning.
- Politics Of Bad Economics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 09, 2006)
It seems a calculated Congress strategy to hail Sonia Gandhi as the saviour and castigate Manmohan Singh as the spoiler
- Azad Initiates Exercise To Set Up Working Groups (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today initiated an exercise to set up five working groups on Jammu and Kashmir as announced by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at the end of two days Round Table Conference in Srinagar on May 25.
- Iran Ready To Clear The Air: Ahmadinejad (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Iran is ready to discuss mutual concerns to end misunderstandings with the world, president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech on Thursday in which he spoke of possible talks over Iran's nuclear programme.
- 14-Day Judicial Remand For Rahul Mahajan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who has been arrested on charges of drug abuse, was sent to judicial custody till June 22 by a Delhi court today.
- Top Al Qaeda Leader In Iraq Killed (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 09, 2006)
Al Zarqawi and his spiritual adviser die as F-16s pound their "safe-house"
- Being Indian Doesn't Count (Pioneer, Tarun Vijay, Jun 09, 2006)
It is distressing to see the 'politically-correct' media leaving Kashmiri Hindus at the mercy of Islamists, says Tarun Vijay
- Decision On Kolkata, Chennai Airports In Three Months (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
This will be done in consultation with the State governments, says Praful Patel
- Pm May Agree To Partial Rollback Of Oil Price Hike (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite the government’s disclaimers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may eventually agree to a partial rollback of fuel prices but only after discussing the matter at the next meeting of the Left-UPA coordination committee, which is likely to be . . .
- A Way Out Of Iran’S Nuclear Imbroglio? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
The world can now heave a sigh of relief. It appears likely that the impasse between Iran and the West will end soon.
- A Good Development On Iran (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 09, 2006)
While it is too early to close the file on the Iran-West nuclear standoff, developments in the past two days, given prudence on both sides, could lead to a breakthrough.
- Civil Nuclear Deal: Us And India To Discuss ‘Impractical’ Conditions (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 09, 2006)
American and Indian officials are expected to discuss next week two new conditions imposed by the US in their nuclear deal that Indian experts feel are “impossible to accept”.
- Popular Not Populist: Rollback Demand Is Bad Politics (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh may have asked petroleum minister Murli Deora to stand firm, but the possibility of a rollback in the prices of petrol and diesel still remains. The ill-considered, reactive response of the Left parties, some junior partners in the . . .
- The Fallacy Of Price Control (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker, unless you can also sell what you create, said David M Ogilvy.
- Time To Heal A Running Sore (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 09, 2006)
Perhaps George W Bush thought that like Japan, Iraq would turn over a new leaf under American occupation and settle down peacefully to democratic moneymaking as a subordinate ally.
- The Oil Weapon And Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In an address to the Iranian nation last weekend, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the security of energy supplies in the Persian Gulf region being affected in the event of "the slightest mistake over Iran" made by the United States.
- Flee Market (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2006)
On a day when IBM pledged to invest $6 billion in India over three years, the Sensex shed 256 points. Last Wednesday, when government announced that the economy grew 9.3 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2005-06, the Sensex plummeted 388 points.
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