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Articles 14921 through 15020 of 53943:
- Today's Editorial: Sonia's Sally (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 10, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's public debate with prime minister Manmohan Singh on free trade agreements (FTAs) with ASEAN countries may well pander to populist protectionism, but it does not speak well of the government's clarity of thinking on the issue.
- Isro, Nasa Ink Historic Mou For Moon Mission (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
India moved one step closer to the Moon on Tuesday with Nasa becoming an active participant in Chandrayaan-I.
- The Missing Emphasis (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, May 10, 2006)
Somewhere along the way, power sector reforms in India seem to have lost direction.
- Sri Lanka To Offer Oil Exploration Block To Ongc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Sri Lanka will offer one oil and gas exploration block to Oil and Natural Gas Corp on a preferential basis, the country’s foreign minister, Mangala Samaraweera, said on Tuesday.
- Money-Raising Made Easy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 10, 2006)
SEBI opens for companies a window to raising funds easily in the domestic market.
- Central Asian Electricity Conference (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 10, 2006)
The Energy Ministers’ conference of Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan was a productive exercise as the two Central Asian States came out with a firm commitment to make available at least 4,000 megawatts of electricity for export . . .
- Ahmadinejad Writes To Bush (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 10, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows why the world is how it is today. But in his historic letter to American President George W Bush he goes beyond that and suggests ways and means to turn international polity into what it should be.
- Loss Of Muslim Vote In Assam May Hurt Cong Minority Tag (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The success of the Muslim-centric Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) in the Assam elections may contain a sombre lesson for Congress.
- Ahmadinejad’S Letter To Bush (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
AS the world sits biting its nails nervously and waiting to see the next move on the Iranian crisis, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has done the unexpected.
- A Desi Option (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 10, 2006)
Sebi’s QIP norms are good news for India Inc
- Kargil And After (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), May 10, 2006)
History of human conflict and wars has persistently included three elements. More often than not, fighting men, unless they are incapable or lack the grit, inevitably bear the cost of (military, political and bureaucratic) planning and intelligence . . .
- Party Divided (Telegraph, PARTY DIVIDED, May 10, 2006)
The Congress is in an ideological flux. One immediate evidence of this is the letter Ms Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress, has written to the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the subject of the free trade agreement between India and Asean.
- The Fast-Lane Present (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, May 10, 2006)
The 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 Uprising and the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have begun a rethink on what we — living in a fast-lane present — have done to our built heritage.
- Lankan Foreign Minister For Negotiations To Settle Ethnic Issue (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 10, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera categorically said today that Colombo was not looking for a new facilitator as Norway was doing its best and his government would continue to seek a negotiated settlement to the protracted ethnic issue . . .
- Understanding Vip Culture (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
MR Shaukat Aziz's directions to the police to 'discourage VIP culture' raises some interesting questions, especially since actions speak louder than words. The present government's generosity to itself has drawn considerable and widespread . . .
- Towards A Foreign Policy Of Realistic Idealism (Tribune, Madeleine K. Albright, May 10, 2006)
Recent events in Iraq and the Middle East have revived the hoariest of academic debates – between the so-called realists in foreign policy and the idealists.
- Net Presence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2006)
India being the 10th largest user of the Internet in the world is hardly a cause for celebration.
- Don't Celebrate The Mutiny (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
Hindus were better placed during the British regime, when they shared with Muslims a level playing field, says Prafull Goradia .
- Market Economies And The End Of History (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, May 10, 2006)
Before we have such declarations, emerging market economies like India need a viable welfare model.
- Going Overboard On Tax Concessions (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, May 10, 2006)
The SEZ Act is not geared for genuine economic zones and the finance ministry’s worries seem real.
- Fun Intended (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
Much like James Boswell, Mohinder Singh believes a good pun is necessary towards the cause of lively conversations.
- Critical Mass With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Top diplomats of the world's major powers met in New York on Monday to see if they could agree on whether the UN Security Council should demand that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment and stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor. They couldn't.
- Nepal's Trust For Democracy (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, May 09, 2006)
After the Indian Prime Minister's special envoy, Dr Karan Singh went to Kathmandu on 20th April and met King Gyanendra, the later restore Nepal's Parliament. One can say now emphatically that in this round, it is a clear victory for pro-democracy . . .
- Showing Who's The Boss (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
It has been barely a week since Prime Minister Koirala took over the reins in Nepal but the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government he heads has quickly understood a key principle of political survival: the amount of power it wields is a function of . . .
- Politics To The Fore (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s demand that the prime minister carefully scrutinise the India-Asean FTA to protect the interests of farmers underlines the importance of policy debate within and among political parties.
- The Ultimate Car-Rally (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2006)
Forget the bumpy Kenyan safari! Forget the gruelling Paris-Dakar car rally! Commuting to work and back in Bangalore is the ultimate test of a car driver’s motoring skills and the state of his peripheral vision!
- Goodbye Gospel (Deccan Herald, Archbishop Bernard Moras, May 09, 2006)
There are words, which by frequent usage have lost their meaning or they are so distorted that today we understand it differently than when they were used in the past. As an example, look at the expression 'goodbye'. What was its original shape?
- Change In Habits Could Lull You To Sleep (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2006)
While not every insomniac's problem is so easily solved, many if not most of the people who now rely on sleeping pills could cure their insomnia simply by changing their living and sleeping habits.
- The Drought Threat (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
An alarming scenario of countrywide drought appears to be in the making, with the rains last winter 40 percent less than average and snowfall barely 20 to 25 percent of normal, and with the Met pundits predicting no significant rains in the coming . . .
- Invasion By Alien Species (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 09, 2006)
The ministry is to applying provisions of a defunct Order that makes no mention of weeds
- The Import Bill (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
Considering ground realities, Dr Salman Shah cannot be agreed with at all that the country’s ballooning import bill “is not consumption-related”.
- Grand Design (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2006)
India used the ADB to get its point across on various issues
- An Effective Response To Malaria (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
Troubling questions raised by a group of researchers on the World Bank's initiatives to contain malaria must occasion a review of India's own prolonged efforts to combat the disease.
- Facing Up To The Drought (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
THE country is threatened with another period of drought, as weather forecasters see no signs of any significant rainfall over the next two months. Water levels in Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs have already dropped to critical points.
- Serious Implications Of Indo-Us N Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
During the just concluded meeting of the US-Pakistan defence consultative group, Islamabad once again expressed its reservations over American nuclear deal with its arch rival India, telling Washington that it has the potential to upset the existing . . .
- Is The Us 'Doing Enough'? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
The statement in March by Abdullah Abdullah, then foreign minister of Afghanistan, that Osama bin Laden, Mullah Mohammad Omar and Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri were all hiding in Pakistan was obviously baseless.
- Vsnl To Buy Direct Internet For Rs 75 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Deal to be through in a few weeks
- Unfair Criticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
Two more statements — one by a US official and the other by the Afghan foreign minister — have accused Islamabad of not doing enough in the war on terror.
- Feed Behind Bird Flu (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
The recent action taken by the authorities, seizing 50 containers of poultry feed and getting its samples tested has dug up a pertinent reason for the spread of Bird flu all over and in Pakistan according to a private TV channel.
- Citizen To Invest $4 M In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Japanese premuim watchmaker Citizen, on Monday, said it would invest about $3-4 million in the next two years to expand its business in India and has signed up cricketer Rahul Dravid as its brand ambassador.
- Reading The Lines Of Future (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 09, 2006)
Anyone who can peep into time's womb wins instant respect. Whether it is the wandering woman with the clairvoyant parrot in the cage, or the man on the pavement with the magnifying glass who reads in the lines of the hand life's secrets, or the poll . . .
- Marketing Jammu Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rajendra Mishra, May 09, 2006)
Jammu the land of the Dogras, offers a wide variety of cultural mix which is unparalleled among all the three regions of J&K. The only missing link is the marketing! Over the successive tourism plans, the major focus has always remained - 'Kashmir'.
- Another Exhibition (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
An encounter with truth" is the name of the photo exhibition currently in progress in the national capital. It has been organised by the Ajay Chrangoo faction of Panun Kashmir focussing on "expulsion of Hindus" from the Kashmir region.
- Iran Is Sponsoring Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
Kofi Annan writes to the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Javad Zarif.
- Burnout Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
The question whether cricketers are being made to play too many matches, which are subjecting their bodies to severe strain, undermining their physical fitness and making them injury-prone, can no longer be brushed under the carpet.
- Affirmative Inaction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
Peremptorily rejecting the contention of an overwhelming majority that enhancement of quotas in institutions of excellence would compromise merit, our financial oracle, Mr P Chidambaram, said in Chennai the other day that the argument "flies in the . . .
- China, Japan Seek End To Historical Spat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Top diplomats from China and Japan sought to overcome differences linked to Tokyo's wartime past on a second day of talks today.
- Of Monkeys And Peanuts (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 09, 2006)
The government’s decision to relinquish its stranglehold on directors’ remuneration is long overdue.
- The Power Of The Word-Of-Mouth Message (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, May 09, 2006)
It is an amazingly powerful force every product manufacturer wants but is also petrified of.
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Empowering Shareholders (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 09, 2006)
In the present competitive environment where Indian companies compete for specialised manpower globally, the proposal to do away with control on directors’ remuneration and commissions is a welcome move.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Oilmin Puts Pre-Conditions On Ril's Lpg Exports (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, May 09, 2006)
Lack of proper coordination between the oil marketing companies and LPG producing companies like Reliance Industries has led to LPG containment crisis.
- No More Marathons For Wonder Kid (Pioneer, Bhubaneswar, May 09, 2006)
Armed with the report of doctors who conducted tests on Budhia Singh, Orissa's Women and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallick on Monday announced that her department would no more allow the child prodigy to participate in marathons.
- Dmk Candidate Beaten Up After He Smashes Evm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
DMK candidate from Andipatti Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu was today beaten up by some people after he allegedly smashed an electronic voting machine following an altercation with an AIADMK agent at a booth when voting was on, police said.
- No Cup Of Cheer~ii (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 09, 2006)
The Tea Board seems to have confirmation that adulteration takes place at the manufacturers’, the bought-leaf factory and the traders’ levels and believes that such acts cannot be checked without the cooperation of the PFA authorities.
Producing . . .
- Dam Displaced At Mercy Of Two Ms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh or the monsoon — only they can interfere with the height of the Narmada dam now.
- Is Education For All A Chimera? (Hindu, S.S.RAJAGOPALAN, May 09, 2006)
Offers insight into the primary education schene in the whole country.
- It’S About Quality, Not Merit (Indian Express, Abhijit Sengupta, May 09, 2006)
We would need to ensure universal good quality teaching in quality schools all over India
- Gladiators Out Of Athletes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2006)
Sunil Gavaskar, who now heads the powerful cricket committee of the sport’s world governing body, has said that the burnout theory was nonsense and hard grind was part of the cricketer’s honour of representing one’s country.
- Not The Way (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
Dukhtaran-e-Millat is back to playing its favourite role as moral police in the Kashmir region. Evidently it feels it can exploit the present resentment against the "high-profile" sex scandal to force its retrogradory viewpoint.
- Iran Letter To Bush Talks Of ‘New Solutions’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
N-standoff: First letter in 27 years from an Iranian president to US president ‘could lead to new openings’
- A Tribute To Tagore's Mystic Cosmic Romance (Times of India, M N KUNDU, May 09, 2006)
An experience of the infinite Absolute is expressed in the Rig Veda thus: "Oh, the vastness!" In Rabindranath Tagore's mystic vision, the vastness of the Omnipresent is manifested in a colourful and rhythmic feast of sight and symphony and the Creator . .
- Iran President Sends Letter To Bush (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to President George W. Bush in an unprecedented attempt to ease mounting tensions between Tehran and the West, an Iranian official said today.
- The Law Of A Letter (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, May 09, 2006)
There’s a right reason, and a wrong one, for Sonia Gandhi’s worry about FTAs
- Afghan Terms For Energy Corridor (Dawn, Khaleeq Kiani, May 09, 2006)
Afghanistan on Monday agreed to allow export of electricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzystan to Pakistan on the condition that it was paid a transit fee and the transmission line went through Kabul and not through the Wakhan corridor.
- Rift Between Hizb And Jamait-Ul-Mujahideen Deepens (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The rift between the Hizbul Mujahideen and Jamait-ul-Mujahideen has further deepened with the former accusing the latter of violating the code of conduct set by the Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council.
- Exit Jaya, Enter Mk, Polls Predict (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
After weeks of suspense over the outcome of the assembly poll and the fortunes of the fierce political rivals in the state, the DMK-led alliance’s formidable arithmetic appeared to have prevailed over the AIADMK chemistry, notwithstanding a large turnout
- : We Are Opening Skies, Fly In, Pick Up Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 09, 2006)
Pushing ahead with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer for an open skies in the SAARC region, India has sent out detailed letters outlining the offer to all SAARC members except Pakistan and has even extended fifth freedom rights for flights . . .
- India’S Secret Weapon? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
Its intellectual property rights protection regime
- Science Without Borders (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
I am just back from a regional meeting of scientists, held in Islamabad, on the topic of mathematical physics. The 'region' in this case means the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.
- Police Image (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
The Police force has onerous responsibility of maintaining law and order and detecting and preventing of crime besides prosecuting offenders. Whatever efforts are being initiated to keep the crime under control the image of the police still continues . .
- Grain Bank Scheme Succour For 66 Villages (Hindu, K.N. Murali Sankar, May 09, 2006)
Beneficiaries can stock rice in houses, pay grain cost in instalments
Scheme in Kruttivennu, Koduru, Nagayalanka, Masula mandals
Provides safeguard against fall in nutritional standards of people
One bank each in villages covering a total of . . .
- Upa Is Following Modi's Brand Of Development (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 09, 2006)
`Court not upholding its own judgments leave alone rehabilitation'
"UPA Government has proved its brand of development has no human face"
Says Manmohan rejected the report of his own Group of Ministers
Fight for rehabilitation may no longer remain a
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
gt}{gt}Ammu Joseph writes to say that the obituary "A man of many parts" on Pattabhi Rama Reddy ("Newscape", May 7, 2006) was not written by her (as the byline stated), but was a press release prepared by the family, which she had re-arranged and . . .
- Reason’S Bench Mark (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
Apex court cuts through clutter: uninterrupted construction of dam plus credible rehab
- "New Vistas Of Growth For Ignou" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Indira Gandhi National Open University Vice- Chancellor H.P. Dikshit announced that the Dental Council of India has approached IGNOU for collaboration in programme design and development. He was chairing the Research Council meeting of the University . .
- Theatre Blast: Grenade Used Not Made In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Special teams to look into involvement of fundamentalist Special teams to look into the possible hand of fundamentalist bodies
Efforts are on to find out if any of the banned organisations had ever used such explosives
Suspect chose the row of seats w
- Venezuela To Impose Tax On Foreign Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his country would take further steps to increase revenues from its petroleum industry, including a new tax on companies that extract oil in the South American nation.
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