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- Shaukat’S Passionate Call For Muslim Unity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has underlined the need for Muslim leadership that has a clear vision, can take tough decisions and has the ability to solve problems by taking the people along.
- Governor Nwfp Resigns (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, May 22, 2006)
The Governor NWFP Khalil ur Rehman has tendered his resignation from governorship in less than a year period. Official sources confirmed the news of his resignation.
- Curbs On Nepal’S Monarchy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 22, 2006)
In yet another victory for the people of Nepal, the newly reinstated parliament curtailed the king’s powers on Thursday and deprived him of his position as head of the army whose chief will now be appointed by the lawmakers.
- Healthcare For Rural Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 22, 2006)
THE Sindh government’s move to table a bill on compulsory healthcare services in the country’s rural areas should be widely welcomed.
- When Merit Is Elitist (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2006)
Now that the I & B minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi has sorted out the issue of how The Da Vinci Code should be screened, the government could apply itself to the more critical issue of whether telecasts of cricket matches involving India should be . . .
- Beijing’S Arab Initiative (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 22, 2006)
After a highly focused African initiative that will conclude in a China-Africa summit later this year, Beijing is well poised to repeat the pattern in the Arab world.
- Sbi Gearing Up To Meet Credit Demand (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Foresees stable interest rate with upward bias
- Hedging On Gas (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 22, 2006)
Joining the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan pipeline project makes sense, especially in view of the complications over the Iranian deals.
- Global Imbalances And China's Yuan Policy (Business Standard, S. Venkitaramanan , May 22, 2006)
Many critics question the assumptions of the Bush Administration's yuan policy, even calling the cure — of getting the currency to float — worse than the disease. China is quite unfazed, sticking to its policies. This has lessons for India, says . . .
- Remedy Required (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2006)
The government’s keenness to remove the 10% voting limit in banks, push a higher FDI ceiling in airport revamp ventures and revisit foreign shareholding norms in telecom is welcome.
- Taliban Militants Coming In From Pakistan, Says Afghan Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta on Sunday called on Pakistan to do more in the war against militant insurgency.
- Civilians Flee Jaffna's Islet Village (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 22, 2006)
Tamil civilians on Saturday fled a northern village off the Jaffna Peninsula citing insecurity in the wake of a recent massacre by "unknown gunmen."
- India Fast Becoming Favoured Destination For Dental Surgery (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, May 22, 2006)
Not only is treatment cheaper here, Indian doctors are also considered the best
- Internet-Based Toefl From Next Month (Hindu, K.N. Murali Sankar, May 22, 2006)
A new Internet-based version of the Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) will be introduced by next month for students aspiring to pursue their higher studies in the United States and elsewhere.
- Nuclear Power Target Doubled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Anticipating international nuclear cooperation following the Indo-U.S. deal, India has raised its nuclear power target of 20,000 MWe by 2020 to 40,000 MWe by 2030.
- Politicians And The Sensex (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2006)
With every drop in the sensex, the desire for the politicians to interfere in the free working of the market keeps getting stronger.
- `Delhi Politicians Have Let Down The Common Man' (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, May 22, 2006)
But saved their dwellings, majority of which are unauthorised or built on public land, feel many
The manner in which demolitions at the house of BJP leaders was raised indicates `selfish attitude' of leaders
Focus has been on how to project the . . .
- Global Threats, Domestic Buffers (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, May 22, 2006)
The effectiveness of the domestic buffers depends on the persistence of the process that generated them in the first place.
- Pc: Reworking Priorities Will Help Generate Funds (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, May 22, 2006)
The government's plan to douse the anti-reservation fire by hiking the number of seats in higher education will cost at least Rs 8,000 crore. Clearly, the project is a very ambitious one.
- Hurriyat To Decide On Round Table On Monday (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Three days ahead of second round table conference on Kashmir, the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference on Sunday said it will take a decision on Monday on participation in the meeting considering the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Strike On Under Eviction Threat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Medicos continued with their anti-quota agitation today, rejecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal and ignoring a warning that they would be thrown out of AIIMS hostel rooms.
- Should Banks Share Atms? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2006)
While initially the use of all facilities at the ATMs were free, many banks are now levying fees and ‘surcharges’, especially if one is not a deposit holder.
- Simplicity - Abode Of All Virtues (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, May 22, 2006)
The Oscars winning film, Titanic pictures two separate partying scenes.
- Pakistan, Iran Begin Talks On Pipeline Project (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 22, 2006)
Issues of gas sales/purchase pricing and project structuring also discussed
Talks watched with keen interest in view of U.S. opposition to the project
Second expert-level meeting between the two countries is less than a month
- How Csds Fine-Tunes Polling Exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 22, 2006)
The dust has settled, and so too, I hope, the doubts. Doubts over the exit polls jointly sponsored and published by The Hindu and CNN-IBN.
- Dull? Never (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 21, 2006)
Ask Mohammad Kaif. Yes, the cricketer from Uttar Pradesh. Life can be very demanding.
- Bourse Bullies (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 21, 2006)
Thursday's destructive volatility at the BSE, whatever one chooses to call it - a bloodbath or mayhem - is pointer to some basic inconsistencies with the great Indian bourse.
- Illegal Aliens Not To Get Automatic Us Citizenship: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 21, 2006)
US President George W Bush today warned that the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the US would not be given an "automatic path to citizenship".
- Bush Wants To Know Israeli Leader's Real Plans (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
US President George W Bush, who will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House on Tuesday, would like to hear about the Israeli leader's real plans with regard to the Jewish state's new borders.
- No Islamistan In India (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 21, 2006)
Earlier this week, when noted Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad announced that a group of Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had decided to come together and launch the People's Democratic Front, little did he realise that it would turn . . .
- In Greater Tibet, Dalai Lama's Light Burns Bright (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Lit by flickering, sallow yak butter candles sits a small picture of a man despised in Beijing as leader of a splittist independence movement but admired by millions for his pacifism - the Dalai Lama.
- Pope Remarks Are Irrelevant: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
The Vatican's omnibus criticism of India's secular credential for not allowing unbridled religious conversion by the Christian missionaries, has been sharply criticised by the BJP and the RSS even while the so-called secular parties have remained . . .
- New Republic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 21, 2006)
Nepal has taken a giant step towards becoming a republic. The Nepalese parliament has adopted a resolution stripping the king of his privileges, including his title of commander of the armed forces.
- Market Unfriendly (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 21, 2006)
Black Thursday - when the Sensex crashed by 826 points - was a fall waiting to happen. But to what extent was it precipitated by ineptness of the finance ministry?
- New Great Wall Of China (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
China completed construction today of the giant Three Gorges Dam wall, a milestone in the world’s largest hydroelectricity project which is also designed to tame the flood-prone Yangtze river.
- Front Foot Forward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 21, 2006)
A week is a long time in politics, and a year a short time in the building of a cricket team.
- Embracing Other Selves (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 21, 2006)
Like all writers, I am often asked about my “social commitment” as a writer.
- The Road Ahead (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, May 21, 2006)
The first thing I do after getting up in the morning is to go for an hour of walk in one of the well-known gardens of my city. For my walk, I take along either my transistor to listen to the news or an audio CD or an audio tape to listen to a . . .
- See The Rift, Not The Fault (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, May 21, 2006)
Recently, a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, while permitting dissolution of a 30-year-old mismatch, strongly urged the Government of India to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in order to make "irretrievable breakdown" a valid ground for . . .
- Politics Of Dr Singh (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, May 21, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has said he learnt of politics from Joan Robinson; he must have realised he became politically committed as PN Haksar’s protégé
- On The Edge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 21, 2006)
Amsterdam draws you in with its temptations.
- For The Citizens Of Tomorrow (Business Standard, Geetanjali Krishna, May 21, 2006)
We were discussing a much talked about case last week, when some school kids in an impromptu car race in Gurgaon ran over a security guard, and then tried to buy his silence.
- What's Really Up With The Govt Of Upa? (Statesman, R K NANDAN, May 21, 2006)
On May 14, while inaugurating in Delhi the complex of the Defence Research & Development Organisation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for the creating of a favourable working environment to retain within the country the best talent in cutting . . .
- My Cook, My Life (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, May 21, 2006)
The statutory order binding on all residents of the apartment went out earlier this week: “Accept all invitations, no matter how abysmal,” said my wife.
- Why Pay More For Fairness? (Dawn, Peter Singer, May 21, 2006)
Marks & Spencer, a supermarket and clothing chain with 400 stores throughout Britain, recently announced that it is converting its entire range of coffee and tea, totalling 38 lines, to Fair-trade, a marketing symbol of “ethical production”.
- Afghanistan, Again (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, May 21, 2006)
The Taleban are back. The resurgence of Taleban attacks in the Pashto-speaking provinces of southern and eastern Afghanistan means that US and other foreign troops in Afghanistan are now taking casualties at the same rate as American troops in Iraq . . .
- President Musharraf And His Dangerous Ambiguities (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 21, 2006)
Talking to a Pakistani TV channel President Pervez Musharraf has urged Pakistanis to reject personality-oriented politics and make way for new leadership.
- China To Uphold Strategic Partnership With Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao Saturday reassured that his country would continue to work with Pakistan strengthening their strategic partnership for a better future of their people.
- Foreign Policy Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
Z.A. Bhutto once said that foreign policy could not be subjected to mobocracy.
- Contaminated Water Casualties (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
The outbreak of gastroenteritis in a Faisalabad neighbourhood has resulted in the death of at least three children and an adult since Friday.
- Politics Of Identity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 21, 2006)
Amartya Sen argues against reducing individuals to simple, and single, categories.
- Courts And The Market For Ip Services (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 21, 2006)
The strict enforcement of intellectual property rights in India has given birth to a brand new industry in IP services.
- ‘Peace In Afghanistan A Must For Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Javed Afridi, May 21, 2006)
Interior minister says Pakistani experts to visit Guantanamo Bay
- Giving Time Before Judging (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
As far as I could see, the initial reaction to the creation of the new United Nations Human Rights Council at the United Nations Office in Geneva has been anything but euphoric.
- Tocqueville’S Lessons In Democracy (Dawn, Nicolas Tenzer, May 21, 2006)
It seems appropriate that, due to the Iraq war, the world has been debating the nature of democracy 200 years after Alexis de Tocqueville’s birth. Tocqueville is justly famous for rejecting reactionary nostalgia and regarding democracy’s triumph . . .
- First Things First (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
One cannot but express deep concern over the confrontation between Hamas and Fateh in the Gaza Strip, and signs that tension might spread to the West Bank.
- Law Should Prevail (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
It seems that the country may just be starting to take environmental issues seriously with the recent announcement that a new environmental police unit is to be set up in compliance with His Majesty King Abdullah's directives to create a pollution- . . .
- Man Who Rescued Dogma From Dogmatism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 21, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has buried the ghost that hovered over Jyoti Basu’s table for two decades — that his remarkable run of victories was tainted by rigging.
- Capt Meets Sonia, Brar Waiting In The Wings (Tribune, Prashant Sood, May 21, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to convey his views on public wrangling among some party leaders in the past few weeks over the government’s proposal to offer land to Reliance Industries Limited for . . .
- Pm Cautious On Quota (Tribune, Anita Katyal, May 21, 2006)
Even as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) today witnessed sharp exchanges on the volatile reservations issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned its members that the extension of quotas for OBCs in Centrally-funded educational institutions . . .
- Bial Plans Rail Link Between Devanahalli Airport And City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
A proposal in this regard is under the consideration of the Government
The new airport is 37 km from Bangalore and can be accessed only by road
The airport will be opened in April 2008: Brunner
Finally, the total cost of the airport project . . .
- Protest Is Dissent, Silence Would Be Consent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 21, 2006)
"Dan Brown and Ron Howard can’t rewrite christianity. Protests tell then not to rush where angels fear to tread"
- Bush Pledges Support For Iraq Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
US President George W Bush said that the installation of Iraq's national unity government opens a new chapter in the nation's history, and he pledged continued US support for the fledging democracy.
- Widening Agitation (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 21, 2006)
After the Satyendra Dubey and Jessica Lal murders, the government of the day is again in danger of failing to recognise the depth of public anger over increased reservations.
- More Protesters Join Striking Students, Medicos In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Engineers, traders, accountants join in, medicos from other States arrive to show solidarity
- The Path Less Considerate (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, May 21, 2006)
The first thing I do after getting up in the morning is to go for an hour of walk in one of the well-known gardens of my city. For my walk, I take along either my transistor to listen to the news or an audio CD or an audio tape to listen to a . . .
- Golden `Kavacham' For Chidambaram Temple Deity (Hindu, Deepa H.Ramakrishnan, May 21, 2006)
A devotee of Lord Natajara of Chidambaram is soon offering a golden "Kavacham" weighing 188 grams to the deity.
- Aids Candlelight Campaign At King Koti Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
It is a show of support to people living with HIV
Event held to raise awareness and decrease stigma related to HIV/AIDS
Anti-HIV campaign caravan, Aasha Vahini, to be flagged off at Nizam College
Four-minute film on HIV endorsed by YSR to be . . .
- Two New Tea Auction Centres In Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Plans to motivate tea producers to market their products through auction centres
- Planning For Poverty (Tribune, G. S. Grewal, May 21, 2006)
Constitutionally speaking, India is not a welfare state. At least the Preamble does not contain this expression.
- India Must Do Something Concrete On Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 21, 2006)
The leader of the Opposition in Pakistan National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, who is currently visiting India on invitation from the Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind, is not the run of a mill Pakistani politician who wears his anti-Indian stance on his sleeves.
- Let There Be Light For Aids Patients (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Candlelight procession today to extend moral support to them
- No Islamistan In India (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 20, 2006)
Earlier this week, when noted Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad announced that a group of Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had decided to come together and launch the People's Democratic Front, little did he realise that it would . . .
- Bourse Bullies (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 20, 2006)
Thursday's destructive volatility at the BSE, whatever one chooses to call it - a bloodbath or mayhem - is pointer to some basic inconsistencies with the great Indian bourse.
- Had A Great Fall (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 20, 2006)
First to go were the king’s men; it was then the king’s turn. No two historic events being quite the same, there are differences between the English Revolution of 1640 and the birth of a Nepali Magna Carta.
- N-Deal With India On Track: Us (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 20, 2006)
The Bush administration on Thursday brushed aside suggestions that the US-India civilian nuclear deal was in “serious trouble” and expressed confidence that it will be approved by members of the US Congress.
- New Republic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 20, 2006)
Nepal has taken a giant step towards becoming a republic. The Nepalese parliament has adopted a resolution stripping the king of his privileges, including his title of commander of the armed forces.
- Verify, But Trust, Is The Best Formula For Siachen Pullout (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 20, 2006)
In the absence of trust, authenticating existing ground positions offers India no greater diplomatic or military protection than a well-demarcated zone of mutual disengagement.
- Relief Operations In Darfur May Collapse: Un (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, May 20, 2006)
In a dire warning, the United Nations has said that relief operations in Sudan's Darfur region could collapse within weeks, exacerbating already difficult humanitarian situation and increasing hunger and malnutrition unless the world community . . .
- Watch Those Proceedings (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 20, 2006)
Public opinion can no longer be ignored as we have seen from the outrage that has greeted Arjun Singh's reservations plan and the court's verdict in the Jessica Lal murder case
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