|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 14821 through 14920 of 53943:
- Cabinet To Consider English From Std I (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The long pending proposal for introducing English as a subject from Standard I in all Kannada medium schools, will be placed before the next Cabinet meeting for approval.
- Towards The Moon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 11, 2006)
Indo-US space cooperation moves ahead
- Avert Grave Danger (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 11, 2006)
Sustained diplomatic pressure is needed to stop Tehran from developing weapons of mass destruction, says Daniel Pipes
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- Nepal Rising (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 11, 2006)
A road map exists, and the people of Nepal are anxious to get moving. But there are also seven roadblocks to be overcome.
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- Options In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tribal areas have been hitting world headlines now for several years because of the security operations against Al Qaeda.
- 'The Focus Is On Quality Credit Growth' (The Economic Times, Hema Ramakrishnan, May 11, 2006)
Mallya shared his vision of transforming BoM into a dynamic, tech- savvy and customer centric bank with international benchmarks of performance standards with ET. Excerpts:
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Slum Tours: An Idea Taken Too Far: Delhi’S Street Children (Daily Times, Amelia Gentleman, May 11, 2006)
Clearing his throat theatrically as he gets ready to reveal a highlight of the tour, group leader Javed stops halfway up the staircase to platform one and points through the railings to a dark alcove beneath the footbridge over the tracks.
- Aziz For Tech-Transfer To Developing Nations (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, May 11, 2006)
Sees GDP growth of 6-8% this year
IDB president says reforms should deliver
WB says cost of doing business in Pakistan too high
- Pawar To Krishna: Be Loyal To Maharashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
In an open attack on the Maharashtra governor S M Krishna, NCP president and union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar advised him to be loyal to the state of his appointment and not the state from where he comes, meaning Karnataka.
- Indian Street Kids Offer Glimpse Into Their Lives (Daily Times, Parul Gupta, May 11, 2006)
In India most children, who run away from home to escape poverty or sexual abuse and sometimes to experience the dazzle of big city life, make the station their home.The busy station provides them ingenious ways to survive the mean streets
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, Says Us Expert (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- Unchanged Defence Spending (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
It is a positive trend that various committees of the National Assembly have been discussing the government’s financial record every year on the eve of the annual budget.
- Meeting The Spirit Of Enterprise (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, May 11, 2006)
While visiting a town in western Rajasthan, Vinayshil Gautam discovers the way a private industry has shaped the destiny of its inhabitants
- Another Pitch To Iran (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, May 11, 2006)
It was hard not to be struck by the sequence of developments on Iran on Monday.
- Govt To Bring New Bill On Oop (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring a Bill to amend the 1959 Act of Prevention of Disqualification of Members of Parliament to end the raging office-of-profit controversy.
- Extradition Treaty Issue To Top India's Agenda At Saarc (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 10, 2006)
When Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil reaches Dhaka to attend the meeting of the Home Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Wednesday, there will be too many things on his platter.
- Varanasi Blasts' Accused Shot Dead In Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 10, 2006)
After receiving a tip-off from the Uttar Pradesh Police about his presence in the northern part of the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead Muhammed Zubair, key accused in the March 7 Varanasi blasts case in an encounter in Kupwara district....
- The Battle For Africa (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 10, 2006)
While Minister for State for External Affairs Anand Sharma is bravely flying the flag in Africa, India is yet to match the relentless momentum behind the Chinese diplomatic onslaught in the continent.
- Ltte's Efforts To Provoke Colombo Have Not Succeeded . . . (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 10, 2006)
Says the onus of resuming the peace process is now on the Tigers
"LTTE using Karuna issue as a pretext not to return to negotiating table"
He spells out goals for innovators
Facilitator's task a "thankless one" given the complexity of ethnic problem
- Blair Denies Straw-Iran Link (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 10, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has dismissed as "rubbish'' reports that Jack Straw was removed from the Foreign Office because of his opposition to any military intervention in Iran, or because of pressure from Washington.
- Ahmadinejad's Letter To George Bush (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 10, 2006)
Flat rejection of the offer will be interpreted by Teheran and others as confirmation that the U.S. is using the nuclear issue as a lever for regime change.
- India's Children: Imperilled By Hunger (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
There is bad news about India's children. They account for one third of the world's malnourished children, and the country's rate of malnutrition is, at 47 per cent, the same as Ethiopia's.
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- Bjp Condolence Meet On Mahajan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period. However, politicians not only kept extending it through repeated constitutional amendments, but the ambit of caste-based . . .
- `Residents' Participation In Policy Implementation Must' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh S.F. Rodrigues on Tuesday urged the members of the Administrator's Advisory Council and the residents to participate actively in the implementation of various policies and programmes . . .
- Industrial Units Get Pollution Board Letter Of Consent On The Dot (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, May 10, 2006)
Sector-wise approach speed up things; experts' opinion elicited
Earlier, units had to run from pillar to post for renewal letter
It took at least three months, even if they satisfied all conditions
This year pollution control board sprung a surprise
- Taxing Fiscal Brains (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 10, 2006)
Three recent judgements of the Supreme Court have abridged the taxing powers of states.
- Is The Doha Round Dead? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 10, 2006)
The critical thing is to carry on with internal reforms even in the event of the external trigger not being there anymore.
- Subir Roy: Stay Small And Beautiful (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 10, 2006)
One of the easiest ways in which a Bangalorean can give himself an inferiority complex is by visiting Hyderabad.
- Agriculture In Strategic Policy Making (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 10, 2006)
The productivity gains made in the last forty years can be the foundation for India's agriculture sector to be globally one of the best. If these gains are compounded, the country's exportable surplus in many commodities and . . .
- The Real Issue (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
GENERAL Musharraf, who has been interacting with the central and provincial leaders of the ruling party and lately started inviting district nazims to these meetings, has made a sort of prejudgment about Ch Shujaat Hussain's re-election as the . . .
- No Troop Cuts In Kashmir Till Militancy Halts, Says India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan rejects Mukherjee’s allegations
- Us Court Rejects Moussaoui’S Request (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A US judge has rejected a request by convicted terror conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to withdraw his guilty plea, in which he had claimed he lied about his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Bring Cheer To The Aged (Telegraph, TUMPA MUKHERJEE, May 10, 2006)
The abuse of old people can take many forms — physical, psychological, emotional or financial.
- Techno Education: A Futuristic Model (Deccan Herald, Sameer Dua, May 10, 2006)
Lectures, labs and libraries are being revolutionised by technology. The writer is the Joint Managing Director,TASMAC.
- Emerging Coalition Of Jihad (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 10, 2006)
With Al Qaeda far from being vanquished, and Pakistan and Bangladesh inevitably turning into jihadi outposts in the emerging pan-Islamist network in Asia, India is more than likely to be caught in the vicious tail-wind of the next wave of terrorism,
- Nettlesome Letter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
It is not surprising that the United States' Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, has stated that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to President George Bush of the United States does not provide an "opening to engage on the nuclear. . .
- Nepal Scraps Some Royal Decrees, Eases Media Curbs (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 10, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet scrapped several royal decrees on Tuesday, including easing media curbs that were imposed by King Gyanendra after he sacked the government and seized absolute power last year.
- Milestone Pact (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2006)
ISRO-NASA MoU is a defining moment in the Indian space programme
- Who Needs America? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 10, 2006)
Last fortnight an Indian engineer in Afghanistan was beheaded by the Taliban. This followed a demand that India quit Afghanistan. The Indian government firmly stated that it would not withdraw from Afghanistan.
- Latin America’S Turn To The Left (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 10, 2006)
Towards the end of last month, Fidel Castro played host to a pair of neighbours, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, with whom he signed a pact titled the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
- Isro, Nasa Ink Pact On India's Moon Mission (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian Space Research Organisation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the US today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the inclusion of two US scientific instruments on board India's mission to the Moon 'Chandrayaan-1'.
- Another War Will Be Mad (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, May 10, 2006)
The “generals' revolt” may have sent a warning to America's military establishment to beware of reckless political leadership.”
- Right To Remain Poor (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 10, 2006)
Three United Nation's representatives have advised the Indian Government not to increase the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam until rehabilitation is complete.
- Absent, Sir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 10, 2006)
Normally during a roll call in a regular class in educational institutions the students get up to mark their attendance by saying:
- The Rising And Emerging India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, May 10, 2006)
Right goes the saying that every body stands by the side of strong and superior, so gets reflected in context to India.
- Indians In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, May 10, 2006)
The abduction and killing of K Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan, just a few months after a BRO jawan met the same fate at the hands of the fundamentalist militia, has posed a new challenge for India-- to ensure security of country's nationals . . .
- Isro Inks Pact With Nasa, Moon Mission To Have Us Instruments (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
ISRO today signed a MoU with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the inclusion of two US scientific instruments on board Chandrayaan-1, the country's first mission to the Moon, opening a new chapter in Indo-US space cooperation.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Pak Suffers Rs 60 Billion Exchange Loss After N-Tests (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan suffered an exchange loss of over Rs 60 billion during the first three years of the post-nuclear test period May 1998 upto June 2001 due to various financial adjustments adopted to meet shortages caused by international sanctions.
- Why Rae Bareli Matters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
There have been no exit polls for the Rae Bareli by-election since no one has any doubt about the outcome. Even if the Gandhis are largely absentee landlords, they continue to enjoy an almost god-like status in this territory.
- Need To Recast Ppas Of Hinduja, Bpl Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Revival in present form may lead to Enron-like situation
Unit price of both projects will have to be far higher now
Mahrashtra ran into trouble with Enron when it had to actually buy power
Rachel Chatterjee, who was cited as respondent by BPL, quits
- Start Living! (Deccan Herald, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, May 10, 2006)
Great Masters have said that the Truth is within us, but we always seek it outside. We're proud to be 'seekers'. This's like you trying to pick up a book in front of you.
- Oop, What A Controversy (Indian Express, HARSH SHRIVASTAVA, May 10, 2006)
To learn why we need the ‘office of profit’ clause read your civics textbook
- Another Look At Liver Transplants (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 10, 2006)
The tragedy involving Pramod Mahajan has led to numerous queries from friends and patients on the management of major abdominal injuries.
- Poll Vaults (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 10, 2006)
The moment of pause which intervenes between the last vote being polled and the last vote being counted lends itself to introspection on elections, on democracy, and the link between them. Each set of elections throws up its own peculiar challenges.
- Nepal Cabinet Removes Curbs On Media Freedom (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet scrapped several royal decrees on Tuesday, including easing media curbs that were imposed by King Gyanendra after he sacked the government and seized absolute power last year.
- Prosperity May Lead To Reforms (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 10, 2006)
Economic prosperity and changing lifestyle in China is slowly shifting the goal towards political reforms
- The Other Side Of The Rising India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2006)
More and more people nowadays have the means to buy the international goods now available in India's cities.
- Heat Wave (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2006)
Govt must take steps to protect the poor from the scorching summer
- Excellence And Access (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 10, 2006)
Quota discussions over, the Knowledge Commission needs to focus on quality in higher education
- Terror Conspirator Denied Request To Withdraw Plea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The motion was rejected four days after Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in the terror strike.
- How Will Mahajan’S Death Affect Bjp? (The Economic Times, Swapan Dasgupta, May 10, 2006)
Death, according to some of the great religious traditions, is the great leveller. In Indian public life, however, death becomes the spectacular elevator.
- Another Deadly Violation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
AT least three different versions of the US helicopter gunship bombardment on the Pak-Afghan border that left three miners dead, three others injured and eight missing on Monday have appeared in the press.
- Centre Sweats To Save Mps (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Supreme Court showing no mercy and a political consensus proving elusive, the Centre today shrugged off an air of indecisiveness and decided to expand the list of offices of profit immune to the disqualification law.
- Rogue Tiger Brought To Vandalur (Hindu, P. Oppili, May 10, 2006)
An adult tiger, which strayed into a human habitation in a village in Kanyakumari District was captured by the Forest officials and brought to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, on Tuesday.
- India Yet To Decide On Nasa 'Ticket' Offer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Speaking to reporters after signing an MoU on the inclusion of two US scientific instruments on board India’s maiden mission to the moon ‘Chandrayaan-1’, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said as India was yet to decide on any manned mission, the proposal . .
- "Evictions Now A National Crisis" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , May 10, 2006)
Miloon Kothariis the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He spoke toThe Hinduon resettlement and rehabilitation under development projects and forced evictions in urban centres.
- Future Lies In Gene Revolution, Says M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, May 10, 2006)
Putting together genetic characteristics of plant strains may be the `next big thing'
- Bill To Save Office & Keep The Profit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A decision to this effect was taken by the Union Cabinet at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunshi told newspersons here.
- ‘Rs 24.3m For Heirs Of Tribesmen Killed In South Waziristan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The government has kept aside Rs 24.3 million to give as compensation to tribesmen who suffered losses of life and property during operations conducted by security forces in South Waziristan Agency, a spokesperson for the agency’s political . . .
- Intra-Kashmiri Dialogue To Resolve Kashmir Issue (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, May 10, 2006)
A two-day Intra-Jammu and Kashmir conference held in Jammu on April 12 and 13, whose proceedings have become available to Daily Times, has come up with a wide range of proposals aimed at resolving the dispute on terms that all three parties can live with.
- Power From Central Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
Getting electricity from Central Asia could improve the power supply situation in Pakistan if the idea were to materialise.
- Developing Nations Derail Annan's Un Reform Plan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Developing nations on Monday blocked the centrepiece of secretary general Kofi Annan's reform programme, a move western nations say could lead to a drastic cutoff of U.N. funding this summer.
- Gravity, Nature Of Offence Key While Granting Bail: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Observing that the “gravity and nature of offence” is one of the main considerations while deciding the bail plea of the accused in non-bailable cases, the Supreme Court has cancelled the bail of an Allahabad-based advocate who is facing murder charges.
- Key Suspect In Varanasi Blast Shot In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A top militant of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia and one of the main brains behind the twin blasts that rocked Varanasi recently was shot dead in a gunbattle in the Handwara area today.
Previous 100 Foreign Affairs Articles | Next 100 Foreign Affairs Articles
Home
Page
|
|
