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Articles 12921 through 13020 of 53943:
- India Hands Over List Of Criminals To Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Shah, while feigning ignorance about the presence in Pakistan of Dawood Ibrahim, main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, handed over a list of 58 criminals wanted by Islamabad and were allegedly hiding in India.
- Indian Civilians In Pak Jails To Be Freed By June-End (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Indian civilians, including fishermen, in Pakistani jails who have completed their sentence will be released by June 30. India will do the same with Pakistani civilians who have completed their term.
- Blowing In The Hills (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 01, 2006)
India’s metros may reverberate with hype each time an international rock band visits the country, but obviously the soul of the music itself resides elsewhere.
- For Best Results, Begin At The Base (Indian Express, Pradeep Agrawal, Jun 01, 2006)
The recent move by the government to extend caste-based reservations to OBCs at central universities, including institutions like IITs and IIMs, has rekindled the debate on how best to help the weaker sections of society without increasing social . . .
- Maoists Step Up Anti-India, Us Propaganda Ahead Of Talks (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jun 01, 2006)
Ahead of their first-ever public meeting in Kathmandu due on Friday, the Maoists seem to have revived their anti-India stance.
- An Unrealistic Deadline For Indus Dams (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
The ground-breaking of the Diamer-Basha dam performed by President General Pervez Musharraf on April 26 caused my memory to recall the ground-breaking for the construction of the Tarbela Dam performed nearly 38 years ago on November 4, 1968 by the . . .
- The Lady Is Not For Turning (Deccan Herald, Fred Hiatt, Jun 01, 2006)
The day Aung San Suu Kyi should have been freed, last Saturday, was also the 16th anniversary of the election that should have made her prime minister.
- Stop Proselytisation (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Jun 01, 2006)
Organised attempts at mass conversion or re-conversion has the potential to undermine public order
- Amend Office Of Profit Bill (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2006)
The objections that underpin President A P J Abdul Kalam’s decision to return the Office of Profit bill to Parliament indicate that the legislature has, in its attempt to amend the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, failed to . . .
- Implement Reforms To Get To 10% (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2006)
The robust GDP growth figures announced on Wednesday indicates that the India story is still intact, though it might not feel that way on Dalal Street. GDP grew 9.3% in the fourth quarter of ’05-06 and by 8.4% in fiscal ’05-06 as a whole.
- Heart-Rending Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
The entire State has woken up on Wednesday to a grave tragedy of enormous proportions.
- Empowering Through Entrepreneurship (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jun 01, 2006)
The empowerment of the weaker sections among the SC/STs and OBCs must be through entrepreneurship and business rather than by quotas. Reserving seats in higher educational institutions will not go far, considering the situation at the school level
- Britain Lecturers Shut Out Israel Varsities Over Palestine ‘Apartheid’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Britain’s biggest lecturers’ union yesterday backed a call for a boycott of Israeli universities in protest at its Government’s “apartheid” policies towards Palestine.
- Flying Fears (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The sharp increase in domestic air traffic at a number of non-metro airports is a sign of both greater business activity and higher incomes and reflects how demand is pulling in supply of air travel services.
- Hurdles To Be Tackled In Indian Growth (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Jun 01, 2006)
A steady GDP expansion is essential and can’t be assured without economic and political drive
- Thank You, Kalam Saab (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The Office-of-Profit Bill deserved this
- 35 Bengalis Injured As Terrorism Takes On Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 01, 2006)
About three dozen tourists from West Bengal sustained injuries when unidentified terrorists carried out grenade attacks on two tourist buses in Dalgate area in this capital city today.
- 25 Years On, Anti-Aids Drive Still Falling Short (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Twenty-five years after AIDS was first recognised, the world is in better shape than ever to put an end to the disease but is falling short on many fronts, the United Nations said.
- A 'Carrots-And-Sticks' Package For Iran To Be Discussed Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The United States has said that world powers are making progress on a package of incentives for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities, and a plan for penalties if it does not.
- Credit It To ‘‘Condi’’ Law Makers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
After all that was said and done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush last month, the real person who is pushing the nuclear deal is Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
- Reduce Reliance On Monsoons (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, Jun 01, 2006)
Monsoons; of rains and suicides, may sound a bit strange and unusual to a good cross section of our society, especially to people, who dwell in urban areas of cities and towns, but holds very true to our farming community, who not just experience . . .
- Virtues And Vices Of Coalition Rule (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in an interview to the BBC has hinted at the possibility of a new political equation and even a mid-term election in the post - poll scenario to four state assemblies.
- Centre Clears Blueprint For City International Airport (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 01, 2006)
Interestingly, the airport will be redesigned in such a way as to cater to 11.4 m passengers although the projected traffic demand for Bangalore — as per a recent study done by Lufthansa - puts the figure at 6.7 m by 2008 and 8.5 m by 2010.
- Pak Assures Complete Elimination Of Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Pakistan today assured India of working towards "complete elimination" of terrorism and fighting the menace in all its forms and manifestations.
- India-Us Economic Relations On A High (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 01, 2006)
Given the instances of bounce-back of the US interests in India, it would not be over-optimistic to foresee a paradigm shift in the relations between the two countries. With China figuring as the hot topic of debate in board rooms of several . . .
- Nuclear Standoff With With Iran Ought To Be Sorted Out: Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Stressing that the nuclear standoff with Iran ought to be sorted out diplomatically US President George W Bush said that he has in place a policy that puts Washington in a leadership position.
- Kashmir Rebel Chief Rejects Indian "Come Home" Call (Reuters, Kamran Haider, Jun 01, 2006)
The Pakistan-based commander of Kashmir's biggest guerrilla group rejected on Wednesday an appeal by India's prime minister for militants to return to their homes, saying New Delhi must first leave the territory.
- Safari Tourism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 01, 2006)
Any effort to promote tourism in Assam, or for that matter the North-east in entirety, is welcome.
- Who Was He That I Saw? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Instead of solving the mystery of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's disappearance in the disputable plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Justice Mukherjee Commission Report has deepened the mystery.
- "V. P. Singh Dancing To Congress' Tune" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Naresh Agrawal on Wednesday alleged that former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh was dancing to the Congress' tunes.
- Cops Foil Terror Bid On Rss Headquarters; Three Killed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours on Thursday.
- 1980s Redux? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Afghanistan since 2005 is not Iraq since 2003, it's more a a re-run of the anti-Soviet jihad of the 1980s--this time targeted not against the Soviet communists and their Afghan supporters, but against the "Western infidels led by the US and the UK" . . .
- Pm Meets Prez But Govt Intends To Profit From Bill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
With relations between the UPA Government and Rashtrapati Bhavan entering a turbulent phase following the President returning the Office-of-Profit Bill on Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on President APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday to . . .
- Silencing The River Sutra (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 01, 2006)
Once the Yamuna beautification plan gets underway, the historic association of the ghats with the Hindu tradition will be lost forever, says Anuradha Dutt
- Flawed Approach (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Is India losing the battle against AIDS? According to the UN's 2006 Report on Global AIDS Epidemic, which has deployed a new methodology to detect HIV positive people for the country, India with 5.7 million cases has overtaken . . .
- Nobody Profits (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
While sending the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill back to Parliament for its reconsideration, President APJ Abdul Kalam has highlighted what could be deep flaws in the proposed law to exempt MPs holding certain offices of . . .
- Pranab, Wen Review Boundary Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Efforts to find a political settlement to the vexed Sino-Indian boundary dispute by their Special Representatives were reviewed during a meeting between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, official sources . . .
- Prachanda Seeks Release Of Leaders For Talks To Succeed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Maoist supremo Prachanda has said that their negotiations with the government on ending the decade-old insurgency would definitely lead to a solution this time but sought release of all senior rebel leaders from jails in Nepal and India before the . . .
- Sanskruti Township Inaugurated In Hyderabad (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A new landmark was added to the skyline of Hyderabad suburbs with Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Wednesday inaugurating the "Sanskruti Township" at Pocaharam, first of its kind gated housing project in partnership with a Singapore company.
- Poll In Mind, Punjab Announces Sops (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Punjab Council of Ministers today gave approval to refer cases of 9,000 terrorism-affected persons in the state to the Union Government so as to seek ex-gratia and rehabilitation grant for them on a par with 1984-riot victims.
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Tn Passes Act For Quota In Pvt Institutions (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jun 01, 2006)
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday enacted a law in pursuance of the 93rd constitutional amendment to provide for reservation in private institutions, either aided or unaided.
- Docs Call Off Stir As Sc Cautions Govt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Paying heed to Supreme Court assurances that it would look into concerns of striking medicos regarding reservation, doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) called off their 18-day-old strike on Wednesday evening.
- Q&a: 'Mangroves Also Emit Greenhouse Gases' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
After leading a study on methane emissions from southern India's coastal wetlands, R Ramesh , director of Anna University's Institute of Ocean Management, is now one of the principal investigators for Indoflux, a pioneering initiative in India to . . .
- Labour Laws (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
The US senate's approval of an immigration Bill has been welcomed in India as well as the IT industry in America because of the proposal to double H1-B visas for skilled foreign workers.
- Minority Report (Times of India, Sanjib Baruah, Jun 01, 2006)
It is a myth that Muslims vote for the Congress because of its secular credentials. 'Minority prudence' has always been a factor. Muslims have often voted strategically for the most likely winner.
- Don’T Jump The Gun On Iran: Iaea Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Iran does not pose an immediate nuclear threat and the world must act cautiously to avoid repeating mistakes made with Iraq and North Korea, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said.
- The Unrest In Sri Lanka (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 01, 2006)
On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber strapped with explosives deputed by LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran blew herself up and assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- Shameful Distinction (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 01, 2006)
India has achieved the dubious distinction of having more AIDS-afflicted patients than any other nation in the world.
- Returned To The Sender (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 01, 2006)
The upa government has only itself to blame for President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to return for a second look the controversial Office of Profit Bill, passed by Parliament during the Budget session.
- "The Drug Problem As We Know It Of Late Is A Consequence . . . (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 01, 2006)
Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, claims his office has been able to contain the problem of narcotics use. In an interview during a brief visit to Kolkata recently, he said more could be achieved . . .
- Take Care Of The Gap (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 01, 2006)
Alongside India’s more dubious achievements — largest number of illiterates and poor — is a new record of having the highest number of HIV-infected in the world.
- Cooptex Buys Textile Goods For Rs. 10 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Textile goods, especially bedsheets and bed spreads, estimated at Rs. 10 crore, stagnated at the 35 weavers cooperatives in Chennimalai would be procured by the Cooptex.
- Pm Meets Kalam, Discusses Office Of Profit Bill (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Jun 01, 2006)
With the prospect of the disqualification of MPs looming large in the wake of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam returning the Office of Profit Bill for the reconsideration of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the First Citizen this evening . . .
- Tigers Or Terrorists? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 01, 2006)
At last, the European Union has realised that the Liberal Tigers of Tamil Eelam is out and out a terrorist outfit and deserves to be banned.
- Pak-Uae Ties Scaling New Heights (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who came to Pakistan for the first time in his present capacity, stayed here for a few hours but his visit has brought the two countries still closer in different sectors.
- What God Had In Mind (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Jun 01, 2006)
Of the 11 Bahá’í holy days three fall in the month of May; each one is of great significance.
- Burying The Kukri (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
The peace process between the Nepal government and the Maoists is going as well as can be expected, with both sides agreeing to hold constituent assembly elections and to a 25-point code of conduct for further negotiations.
- Obliterate The Tamil Tigers (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 01, 2006)
On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber strapped with explosives deputed by the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran blew herself up and assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Prabhakaran, who faces charges of involvement in Rajiv Gandhi's . . .
- No Signs Of Halt To Aids Pandemic: United Nations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
"World's response to disease is inadequate"
India has largest number of people living with the virus
Education programmes not reaching high-risk groups
But, drug treatment slowly reaching those in poor countries
- Is The Indo-Pak Nuke Deal In Trouble? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 01, 2006)
Delhi wants watertight assurances from Washington that the nuclear fuel it agrees to supply for India's civil reactors will never be suspended for political reasons
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
In "Kalam sends back Office of Profit Bill" (May 31, 2006, page 1), the sub-heading was "Says focus should be on evolving a just, fair criteria", while the sentence in the text was "Mr. Kalam said the focus of the Bill should be on evolving a . . .
- The Task Of Keeping Count (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
The importance of gathering population data in terms of accretions and erosions in real time cannot be overstated.
- Bhakti And Jnana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Bhakti is extolled as a safe means for crossing the ocean of Samsara. Listening to the glory of the Lord and the devotion displayed by His devotees is said to be the only antidote for all the evils of mankind.
- A Smart Approach To Iran (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 01, 2006)
The bush administration's offer yesterday to join negotiations with Iran was well tailored.
- Rice's Choice For Iran (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, Jun 01, 2006)
The bush administration's dramatic turnabout on direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program is the right thing to do, and it appears to have been done at the right time.
- Washington's Iran Gambit (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The diplomatic track attempting to block Iran's quest for nuclear weapons is at a critical stage. Washington has agreed to join the Europeans in talks with Teheran, provided that Iran suspends uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.
- Soldiers Who Went To Build Bridges Fight For Their Lives (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Taleban is back – and its bloody return has left British mission in almost daily gun battles
- Forest Fundas (Indian Express, Shankar Gopalakrishnan, May 31, 2006)
In his piece on tigers (IE, May 25), Jay Mazoomdar claimed that the government has to make a “choice” between the “tiger” Bill and the “tribal” Bill.
- Congress Vs Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Rajiv asked the right quota questions; crudely brushing them aside is sabotage from within
- Wpi Picture Over 2005-06 Seems Accurate (The Financial Express, Devika Mehndiratta, May 31, 2006)
The wholesale price index badly needs revision, but that apart, the picture it showed wasn’t illusory.
- Empire Building (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 31, 2006)
Whom should the new Financial Intelli-gence Unit in the Union government report to? There are some differences within the finance ministry on this.
- Petro Prices May Go Up By Rs 2-3 This Week (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Petrol and diesel prices are likely to go up by Rs 2 to Rs 3 a litre this week, but the government is expected to spare consumers of kerosene and cooking gas from a price revision under the pressure of the Left parties.
- Reply After 24 Hours! (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, May 31, 2006)
It is a common experience that when we are insulted, the natural reaction is to immediately get angry and hit back.
- Bjp’S Latest Rider: Form Panel (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 31, 2006)
While backing OBC quotas, the BJP added a new rider today. The party national executive demanded that the Government appoint an expert committee to subserve ‘‘three obligations’’ — the space for merit and excellence of institutions is not reduced . . .
- President Returns Office Of Profit Bill (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, May 31, 2006)
In a major embarrassment to the UPA government, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today returned the Prevention of Disqualification Amendment Bill on the Office of Profit to Parliament for reconsideration.
- Quirk Express (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 31, 2006)
As we seem to be slipping inexorably towards repressive and totalitarian ways of thinking, I believe the time has come to take a stance.
- Eu Ban And After (OutLook, B. Raman , May 31, 2006)
The reported decision of the Europen Union (EU) countries to declare the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation and ban its activities in their respective territories would be unimpeachable legally and on merits . . .
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 31, 2006)
The well-intentioned recommendation of the second roundtable in Srinagar about the constitution of five working groups should be implemented soon.
- Nri Docs To Do A 'Swades' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
It's the real life version of Swades. As part of a pilot project, Indian doctors from the US, under the aegis of American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, will provide healthcare and training in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
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