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Articles 15121 through 15220 of 53943:
- Iran Ups Rhetoric On Quitting Nuke Treaty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Iran said on Sunday it will reject any UN resolution seeking an end to its atomic fuel work and ratcheted up its rhetoric about following North Korea out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Iran Threatens To Pull Out Of Npt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Iranian Parliament has in a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Sunday threatened to force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the United States continued pressuring Tehran to suspend uranium . . .
- Nepal Recalls Envoy To India, 11 Others (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, May 08, 2006)
Nepal is recalling its ambassadors to 12 countries, including India and the United States, as political appointments made during King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule are invalidated, a top official said today.
- Aphc To Re-Open Delhi Office (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 07, 2006)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is scheduled to re-open its New Delhi office next month to maintain regular contact with the Indian government, sources have confirmed.
- India Inc Vows To Oppose Reservation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
The Indian industry stands staunchly opposed to job reservations in the private sector, Bharti Group Promoter and CII Vice-President Sunil Mittal has said as he vowed to fight the move at every flora.
- A Creator Of Ragas (Deccan Herald, Mala Kumar, May 07, 2006)
As the strings of the Navachitravina came alive, the air was filled with music that can only be called a classical trance.
- The 'Girl' Author (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Sonia Faleiro's debut novel, The Girl, begins with a funeral. Through shifting narratives and timeliness, it goes on to explore the life, despair and death of ‘the Girl’, in a fictional Goan village, Azul, aptly referred to as ‘the Village of the Dead’.
- India Inc Will Fight Quota: Cii (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Indian industry would fight reservation if imposed through a legislation, but weaker sections of society should be taken on board development, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Vice President Sunil Mittal has said.
- Taking The Veil Off The Seven Sisters (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, May 07, 2006)
Tales from the north-east that bring alive the region, its people and their lives are brought out well in this collection.
- Japan May Back Indo-Us Nuclear Deal In Nsg (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Ahead of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's meeting in Brazil next month, a key politician from Japan's ruling party has indicated that Tokyo will consider supporting the India-US nuclear deal...
- N-Deal: Overlapping Areas (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 07, 2006)
Although his motives can be questioned Natwar Singh has made some points that can’t be brushed aside. As he sees it and, no doubt New Delhi also, India’s position on the nuclear agreement with America is that it is more about energy and considerably less
- New Breed Of Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 07, 2006)
New Delhi’s reaction to the murder of Indian engineer K.Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan’s province of Zabeel on April 30 was on expected lines.
- Intelligence Failed In Kargil Run-Up: Malik (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2006)
"The briefing of NDA MPs on Kargil by Army officials was an aberration" Gen Malik
- India To Take Cautious Stance On Inking Ftas (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, May 07, 2006)
India will adopt a “cautious and calibrated” approach while finalising Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Japan, China and other fast growing economies, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said here on Saturday.
- India, World's Best Emerging Market (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
India has emerged as the world's most attractive destination for mass merchant and food retailing, maintaining its 2005 position in an annual study of retail investment attractiveness among 30 emerging markets.
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 07, 2006)
The debate on wheat imports is strange. You cannot grow at the rate India is growing, integrate with the world economy the way it is, reap all the benefits high exports give and then wring your hands and tear your hair on imports.
- Who Represents Whom In Kashmir ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, May 07, 2006)
The most interesting feature of the Valley's current scenario is that the socalled separatists are divided over separatism while the socalled non-separatists are divided over non-separatism...
- Quest For Innocence (Hindu, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, May 07, 2006)
God's Little Soldier is an ambitious but imperfect novel.
- Manifestos Or Mere Promises? (Hindu, K. Murlidar, May 07, 2006)
The term `manifesto' assumes significance only when a general election is announced to a State Assembly or the Lok Sabha. Political parties come out with a volley of promises through the manifestos just to woo the voters.
- Nepal Seeks $1.2 Bln For Reconstruction (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 07, 2006)
Nepal is seeking $1.2 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation and has appealed to the international community for help, a senior finance ministry official said on Saturday.
- Eviscerating A Holy Cow (Hindu, Nisheeth Srivastava, May 07, 2006)
LET US NOT DELUDE OURSELVES. IIT IS A VERY EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT BREEDING GROUND FOR PRODUCTIVE MEDIOCRITY
- Pm For Excellence, Equity In Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Stating that educational and welfare institutions must strike a “fair balance between ensuring equity and pursuing excellence”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday subtly endorsed...
- Power From Dabhol Set To Reach 630 Mw (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
The electricity generation from the controversial Dabhol power plant, which has been brought to life since May 1, will reach 630 MW level by May 15.
- Towards Effective Rural Healthcare (Hindu, Kavery Nambisan, May 07, 2006)
Will the National Rural Health Mission succeed?
It is now up to the Government to make use of the creative faculties available in people and in groups.
- Beyond Barriers (Hindu, Uma Maheswari, May 07, 2006)
G. Gopalakrishnan, a self-made architect, has renovated and designed more than 70 mosques in Kerala.
- Magnificent Ella (Hindu, Shonar Joshi, May 07, 2006)
NO, I'm not referring to the great Ella of the Fitzgerald kind. And magnificent may seem a misnomer when you first come to this tiny village tucked into a corner of the Sri Lankan hill country.
- First Glimpse Of A New Dawn In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 07, 2006)
The oldest nation-state in South Asia will soon have the subcontinent's newest constitution. Whether peace and prosperity follow depends on how inclusive it is.
- `Water Releases At Farakka In Accordance With Treaty' (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, May 07, 2006)
India,Bangladesh hold meetings on customs, water sharing
India moots motor vehicle agreement
Flow measurements at Hardinge Bridge found satisfactory
- Abbas Willing To Hold Immediate Talks With Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 07, 2006)
Hamas may be by-passed through a referendum if negotiations yield a fair deal for Palestinians
- Chidambaram Seeks Strategic Shift In Adb's Lending Focus (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , May 07, 2006)
`Restore loan charges to pre-2000 levels'
`Facilitate larger private sector investment'
Optimistic on healthy demand for Asian output
`Commitment fee should not be treated as source of income'
- Chernobyl Twenty Years Later (Daily Excelsior, K.S. Parthasarathy, May 07, 2006)
On April 26, 1986, nearly 20 years ago, the most serious nuclear accident irreparably damaged a nuclear power reactor of 1000 Megawatt capacity at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine.
- View From The Clouds (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 07, 2006)
Kumbhalgarh demands great physical effort. But the rewards are worth it.
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 07, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their polit
- Speaking Free (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 07, 2006)
This is one index where Western democracies aren’t necessarily better off than their poorer cousins.
- Curse Of Fratricide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 07, 2006)
Fratricide is derived from a Latin word frater meaning brother. It means an act of a person killing his or her brother.
- Call To Ban Commercialisation Of Education (Hindu, Anita Joshua, May 07, 2006)
Educationists say privatisation of education cannot be for profit-making purposes
Private sector not a solution to problems of quantity, quality
It could create imbalance among various streams of learning
Concern over access to the marginalized section
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Annan's Proposal For Us-Iran Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Dr Kofi Annan's call to the United States to enter direct negotiations with Iran is going to make it more difficult for the US government to defend its confrontational stance on the Iranian nuclear question.
- Talk To Iran! But... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 07, 2006)
Diplomacy, it seems, has so far failed to get Iran to back down from its nuclear stance and prove to the world that it isn’t doing anything against the various clauses and protocols of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
As the nation watched Vadodara burn, there was very real trepidation that Gujarat would slip back to the atavistic 2002 moment.
- Haryana Canal Plan Needs A Close Look (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 07, 2006)
The Haryana government’s decision to build a 2000-cusec capacity canal to take water from the Bhakra Main Line (BML) canal to the adjoining Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) needs a close look.
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Norwegian Woods (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 07, 2006)
When Sri Lanka's current peace process began with great public support and a good deal of optimism, there were the inevitable sceptics who thought it was doomed to failure in the same way that earlier attempts at peace in the island nation had collapsed.
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 07, 2006)
The Hurriyat moderates’ meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this week was the delayed second round of a dialogue process that began with much fanfare last September — and the prelude to Singh’s visit to Srinagar...
- Emulate The Tatas: Manmohan (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 07, 2006)
"In the context of human resource development, the Tatas have set an example"
- Yechuri, The Left’S Most Vocal Face (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 07, 2006)
The BJP might question the role of Sitaram Yechuri in Nepal but the part played by this young Marxist in brokering a deal between the outlawed Maoists and the seven-party alliance would remain a landmark in the history of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Balancing Act (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
It’s doubtful if the UN resolution on Iran, which the US and its European allies have tabled, would be of much help in ending Tehran’s nuclear defiance any time soon.
- Action Against Iran Inconceivable, Says British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 07, 2006)
When Sir Michael Arthur took over as the British High Commissioner to India in late 2003, he would not have dreamt of the fast developments in the region — the most important being the Indo-Pak detente.
- Peace In Nepal (Tribune, Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), May 07, 2006)
Neither the ten-year long Maoist war nor the 12 years of multiparty democracy nor even the one-year direct rule by the King could resolve the political crisis in Nepal.
- The Pml Troubles And Musharraf —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, May 07, 2006)
The civil and military establishment may find it difficult to manage the elections because the international community intends to carefully monitor the elections and the opposition political forces are more determined to take on the Musharraf...
- Deft Demagoguery In Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 07, 2006)
The world may be focused on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declamations on the Holocaust and Iran's nuclear "rights," but as spring and its heat spread through this traffic-clogged city, the popular buzz is about the president's unlikely pronouncements on the . .
- Pakistan A Haven For Militants, U.S. Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
A top U.S. counterterrorism official said Saturday that parts of Pakistan were a "safe haven" for militants and that Osama bin Laden was more likely to be hiding there than in Afghanistan.
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their . . .
- Evidence Of Lashkar Role In Massacres (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Survivors identify member of terror group that carried out the Doda and Udhampur killings
Survivors provide critical information to police on Lalon Galla massacre
Terrorists sighted in high-altitude forest near Basantgarh
Phone used by "Abu Talha" r
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- Power Breakdowns Unending (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 06, 2006)
Power outages in Lahore and the rest of Punjab are no less menacing than in Karachi. The KESC faces a daily average shortage of 150 megawatts, whereas the official figure for Wapda’s daily shortfall is 411MW.
- Lottery Draw Without A Chance To Win Is Meaningless (Business Line, D. Murali , May 06, 2006)
Forget the lottery, bet on yourself! Thus urges Brian Koslow. And Brian May would agree, saying: "I despise the lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid."
- Humpty-Dumpty Sat On A Wall... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has again thrown his weight behind the PML president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, telling the ruling League’s vice presidents that they should not oppose Mr Hussain but rather work with him to strengthen the party.
- Rs. 800-Crore Dam Over Ravi Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The project includes power houses that would generate 168 MW of electricity
- Norwegian Woods (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 06, 2006)
When Sri Lanka's current peace process began with great public support and a good deal of optimism, there were the inevitable sceptics who thought it was doomed to failure in the same way that earlier attempts at peace in the island nation had collapsed.
- Timely Guidance On Mat (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, May 06, 2006)
Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) was introduced in India in the mid-1990s. Many companies with book profits were escaping the tax net by intelligent use of depreciation and other measures which MAT nipped in the bud by proposing a 7.5 per cent (proposed . . .
- Foremost Economist For Non-Economists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 06, 2006)
It would be an elephantine task to read up all that John Kenneth Galbraith ever penned. Instead, soak yourself this weekend with some glimpses into his genius, says D. MURALI.
- On The Road To The Fourth World (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, May 06, 2006)
Disquieting thoughts on India’s future arise, even as the Sensex creates an image of its ‘arrival’
- Politically Difficult, But Economically Enticing (The Financial Express, Prabhu Ghate, May 06, 2006)
Apart from greatly expanding trade, Tatas’ Bangladesh project promises to improve bilateral relations .
- Imf's New Role In The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, May 06, 2006)
The RBI Governor was dismayed that while the international community had been commending India's contribution to world growth and stability, there was a decline in India's share of the IMF quota.
The IMF's 184 member-countries endorsed the new . . .
- Chhattisgarh Orders Exam-Free Promotion For 11,000 Students (Indian Express, ABHIRAM GHADYALPATIL, May 06, 2006)
Naxal menace: To benefit 246 schools of four worst-hit divisions
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Price Discovery Is A Maya (The Economic Times, T R RAMASWAMI, May 06, 2006)
A scamster’s best friend is a set of weak, inefficient and outdated regulations.
- Riding The Wrong Horse (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, May 06, 2006)
India has lost all leverage in Afghanistan by alienating the majority Pashtuns
- Multicultural Parody Along Info Highway (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2006)
The Internet is today’s version of the Silk Road, the great east-west trading route.
- Solzhenitsyn’S Righteous Fury (Deccan Herald, William Pfaff, May 06, 2006)
Solzhenitsyn believes that the West has lost to secularism and materialism is threatening Russia.
- Rocking The Foundation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 06, 2006)
Removal of tax exemptions for ongoing projects is unfair
This long-standing exemption available to enterprises investing in power, housing, hospitals, and so on, has been withdrawn by the latest Finance Act.
- Iran For Sober Discussion (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 06, 2006)
U.N. draft resolution provocative: Teheran
Draft says Iran is threat to peace, security
- Labour Pains, Blair Delivers Blow To Men (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Tony Blair on Friday sacked Charles Clarke, demoted Jack Straw and stripped John Prescott of his departmental brief in a wide-ranging reshuffle aimed at reinvigorating his government after heavy losses in Thursday's local elections.
- High Oil Prices A Risk To Global Economic Growth (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , May 06, 2006)
Asia-Pacific nations clock 7.4 p.c. growth last year
- Desires Curb Your Independence (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 06, 2006)
Desires are the cause for one’s subservience to the world. The more the desires, the more dependent one becomes. With the reduction of desires, a person becomes liberated. And self-sufficiency marks the dignity of the human being, while all other . . .
- A Sick Mind Indeed (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 06, 2006)
In a most extraordinary statement, an Israeli member of the Knesset has called for the execution of fellow MPs if they were found to have a link with Hamas.
- India Spells Out Steps To Boost Growth Avenues (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
India is working on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the Asean, Japan, China and South Korea to create a pan-Asian free trade area to boost growth avenues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced here on Friday.
- Volatile Vadodara (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 06, 2006)
Bulldozers and bullets in place of negotiations
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