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Articles 15821 through 15920 of 53943:
- Iaea Report Says Iran Defies Un Demands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The world’s nuclear watchdog said in a report circulated today that Iran has ignored a UN Security Council call to suspend all nuclear fuel enrichment and has accelerated the programme.
- How Individuals Can Help Overcome Terrorism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 29, 2006)
Terrorism is a menace. Often, terrorists do not seek solutions but look to destruction as their aim and achievement. The terrorist community has gone to the extent of running terro-rist training camps and acquiring stealth hardware to create maximum . . .
- 'Step Up Political Pressure On Ltte' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Calling it a "close and friendly neighbour", Sri Lanka wants India to assist in "political and diplomatic terms to the peace process".
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 29, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters. I was in Lahore recently to witness the release of Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal. The law banning other Indian films still holds, but . . .
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before. But no one is complaining, not when few Malayalis can tell — or care . . .
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 29, 2006)
“The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- What Is This Law About? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Does Vasundhara Raje need a poll debacle to withdraw the recently passed Freedom of Religion Bill 2006, as Jayalalithaa had to do after the drubbing she and her party received during the 2004 Lok Sabha . . .
- Tn Women Shgs In Eye Of A Storm (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 29, 2006)
Women’s self-help groups, which have grown exponentially in the last five years, find themselves in the eye of the storm.
- Accord On New Cbms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Even though basically of a technical nature, the four confidence-building measures, including the finalisation of “ground rules” along the international border, agreed to by Pakistan and India on Thursday, constitute a step forward in the on-going . . .
- Wanted, A Spy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The end of the Cold War brought the curtain down on a number of things. The world of spying was one of these.
- U.S., Uk Want U.N. Action On Iran; China Has Doubts (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Apr 29, 2006)
Western powers want to introduce a U.N. Security Council resolution next week that would demand Tehran curb its nuclear ambitions, despite China's objections, U.S. and British diplomats said on Friday.
- Taliban Abduct Indian Contractor (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Taliban militants kidnapped an Indian mobile phone contractor in southern Afghanistan on Friday, according to a provincial official and the Taliban's purported spokesman.
- Count The Votes For Democracy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 29, 2006)
The outcome of the by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir proves that the hardy plant of democracy survives despite the jehadi challenge.
- Do We Need More Laws And Courts? (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Apr 29, 2006)
The federal government has yet again embarked on a reforming spree. As usual, the target is the judiciary.
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- Get A Life, Kaavya (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 29, 2006)
If there is anything worse than being identified as a cheat, it is attempting to rationalise sharp practice by taking recourse to psycho-babble.
- Ppp Requires Equals (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
The huge technology gap between the public and private sectors makes a full-fledged partnership difficult.
- Who Gives A Dam? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
The scale and manner in which people are being shortchanged is astonishing.
- ‘My Popularity Has Gone Down’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf
Says US covert strikes are infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty
* I’m nobody’s poodle
* I have a lot of teeth to bite back with
* Baloch rebels are mercenaries, pgymies, merely pinpricks
- Abuse Of A Quota (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 29, 2006)
If retail investors can trade in the secondary market on level terms with institutional players, why should they not take their chance in a primary offering?
- U.S. Reports A Surge In Global Terrorism (Los Angeles Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The State Department's annual report on global terrorism, released Friday, concludes that the number of reported terrorist incidents and deaths has increased exponentially in the three years since the United States invaded Iraq, largely because of . . .
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- Koirala To Be Sworn-In As Nepal Pm Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal's Prime Minister-designate Girija Prasad Koirala will be sworn-in tomorrow following the postponement of the oath-taking ceremony due to his ill health.
- World United Against Iran's Desire For N-Weapons: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 29, 2006)
US President George W Bush has said the international community was "united and concerned" about Iran's "desire" to have nuclear weapons and Washington will explore all diplomatic options to remind everyone that Tehran's "intransigence" was not . . .
- China Welcomes Indian-Style Shrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian-style Buddhist shrine, the first of its kind in China, would soon emerge in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism, as symbol of friendship between the two countries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the shrine, to be jointly constructed . . .
- Lanka Seeks ‘Political Support’ From India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Accusing the LTTE of making a “dent” in the ceasefire, Sri Lanka today asked for continued “political support” from India to find a solution to the problem.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- Lanka Wants Eu's Terror Tag On Ltte (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
While expressing its resolve to continue the ongoing peace process with LTTE, Sri Lanka on Friday asked the European Union to declare the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) a terrorist organisation.
- Triumph Of Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 29, 2006)
The first thing that strikes one about Monday's by-elections in four Assembly constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir, the results of which were announced on Thursday, was the high percentage of polling.While the average was 61 per cent, the turnout at . . .
- Gas From Uzbekistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s one-on-one talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov during his recent visit have cleared the way for gas and oil supplies from this Central Asian country.
- Regulatory Shake-Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 29, 2006)
Fulfilling just the kind of regulatory role it was set up for, the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) has come down hard on unscrupulous stock market players who used benami demat accounts to corner large chunks of shares meant for . . .
- Nepal's Parliament Reconvened; Maoists Wooed For Dialogue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal's Parliament was reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, and legislators proposed a cease-fire with Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Cbms-Conflict Resolution In Tandem (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
The third round of Pakistan-India dialogue on conventional CBMs has concluded with experts agreeing on some important measures, including finalisation of ‘ground rules’ for implementation along the international border. They also agreed not to develop . .
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- India, Pakistan Agree To Work To Finalise "Border Ground Rules" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 28, 2006)
Part of conventional CBMs between the two countries
Agree on modalities for holding quarterly flag meetings in agreed sectors
Existing posts, defence works not to be fortified
Persons inadvertently crossing LoC to be returned fast
- Parties Gear Up In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 28, 2006)
People's revolution still alive
More than one lakh people congregate in Kathmandu
Ready to cooperate, provided three conditions are fulfilled: Maoists
G. P. Koirala taken ill on eve of Parliament session
- Rise In Atf Price Forces Air Fare Hike (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Apr 28, 2006)
Domestic air passengers will have to cough up more, thanks to spiralling oil prices. Several airlines on Thursday announced around Rs 300 surcharge on all tickets on domestic routes.
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- High Oil Prices To Pose A Risk To Economy: Adb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Asian Development Bank said on Thursday it expects India's economy to grow 7.5 percent this fiscal year but high oil prices posed a risk and may prompt the central bank to tighten monetary policy to curb inflation.
- ‘Us-India Deal Will Not Trigger Arms Race With Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 28, 2006)
Noted South Asia expert and author Stephen P Cohen told the Senate here on Wednesday that the Indo-US nuclear deal need not trigger an arms race with Pakistan, and it is certainly not a green light to India to build a thousand or more nuclear weapons.
- India, Pakistan Must Get Serious About Nuclear Issues (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 28, 2006)
The fourth round of expert-level talks on nuclear CBMs between Pakistan and India has been wrapped up with a joint statement on Wednesday.
- Business As A Bridge Between Neighbours (Business Standard, T Thomas, Apr 28, 2006)
By developing trade with Pakistan, we can gain more because we have a much bigger and much more competitive manufacturing base.
- India Is Where Micro Finance Action Is (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
For the whole of last month all those connected with the micro finance industry have been very concerned about developments in Andhra Pradesh (detailed in my column in the edition of March 26, 2006) and how the state government and the RBI would . . .
- Bush Administration Slammed In Senate Over Indian Nuclear Deal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Senate lawmakers criticised the US administration Wednesday for not being transparent with lawmakers on a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India.
- Interesting Times (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The outbreak of so-called bird flu in Maharashtra reminded SK Toopran of his childhood when he loved seeing chickens hatch from eggs
- How Near Is India To Its Taxable Capacity? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Apr 28, 2006)
While direct tax collections are on the rise, the contribution of indirect taxes as a percentage of GDP has stagnated the past four years.
- The Rbi Prescription For Growth, Stability (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Apr 28, 2006)
The stance of Monetary Policy is to enable the continuation of the growth momentum consistent with price stability.
- Policy Paralysis (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 28, 2006)
Don’t hold decision-making hostage to polls
- It Services Companies Do India Proud (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Apr 28, 2006)
Not only by growing significantly in terms of revenue, but by providing high-quality jobs, too
- Centre Gives Green Signal To Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Project estimated to cost Rs. 6,395 crore with a debt-equity ratio of 70:30
Centre and State Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
45 per cent of debt portion to be taken care of by BMRC through loan from JBIC
Karnataka Government . .
- The Republic Of Deceit (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Apr 28, 2006)
Saddam Hussein became a victim of his past, for the world regarded his claim to removing all traces of WMD as a ruse, says Daniel Pipes
- Time To Consolidate Democracy In Valley (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 28, 2006)
Musharraf should concede self-rule to the people of POK before questioning India on the rights of Kashmiris, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Pak Cries 'Foul' On Cbm Talks (Pioneer, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan proposed but India disposed. And that's what Islamabad says is the cause of contention.
- Subsidies That Save (The Economic Times, EDMUND S PHELPS, Apr 28, 2006)
Was France’s recent wave of protests against an amendment that would have increased employers’ freedom to fire young workers a blessing in disguise?
- Use The Democratic Dividend (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 28, 2006)
Did India handle the Nepal crisis properly? Detractors claim that India's response was ham-handed and did not reflect the mood of the Nepalese people.
- Free At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has done a great service to the cause of human rights by ordering the release of Pakistani citizens languishing in various jails of Punjab even after they have completed their terms.
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- Home Is Where The Heart Is? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 28, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi remains an Italian subject in personal law and an Indian in public law, says S Gurumurthy
- Third Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
If there is a method in madness, Egypt needs to discover it quickly.
- For General Students, Anguish Doubles, Seats Halved (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 28, 2006)
Young MBBS undergraduate students studying in the five medical colleges in the Capital have every reason to feel anguished at the Government proposal to introduce reservations. Lakhs of students appear each year for entrance tests to these five colleges.
- Medicos Continue Stir, See Others Joining In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Despite Arjun Singh's attempt to mislead the agitating medical students by assuring them his readiness to discuss the reservation issue with them after May 11, the students decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with . . .
- China Irked As Nepal Trumps King Card (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 28, 2006)
Alarmed at the fall of King Gyanendra’s regime, China has rushed a delegation to Kathmandu to gloss over its unstinted support to the monarch and appease the new government.
- Natwar Picks Holes In March 2 Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After attacking the Government over its handling of Nepal situation, former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh today picked holes in the March 2 Indo-US civil nuclear deal, saying it contained elements that were absent from the joint . . .
- Slippery Steps In An Ascending Escalator (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Apr 28, 2006)
The domestic growth story looks strong, but there are stress signals from the global economy
- Wheat Imports: Beginning Of A Trend? (The Economic Times, Surabhi Mittal, Apr 28, 2006)
An import of 3 million tonnes of wheat seems to be quite alarming.
- Alternate Lifestyles Need A Change Of Heart (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 28, 2006)
When we talk of a consumer driven society thriving on materialistic goals we tend to blame — and quite rightly — hypermarket controls as an overriding function of greed.
- Poll Pax (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
An event becomes a non-event.
- Npt And Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal may get derailed if the non-proliferation lobby in the US Congress insists on India signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India has always held the view that the NPT is discriminatory and it holds little . . .
- India-Cyprus : Forging New Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Apr 28, 2006)
The recent visit of Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulus to India was aimed at giving a new perspective to the country's long standing political ties with India.
- No Demilitarisation Of J&k, Says India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its sovereign right to keep troop formations in the state.
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-à-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- India Rejects Pak Proposal To Dimilitarise J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its soverign right to keep troop formations in the State.
- Nepal Pm-Designate Too Sick For Swearing-In (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Nepal's 84-year-old Prime Minister-designate Girija Prasad Koirala has had to postpone his swearing-in ceremony on Friday morning because of ill health, a spokesman said.
- Unwanted Medicines And Nations Health (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indian Government is drug-addicted - much to the nation’s undoing. In a very small budget allocated for healthcare, a very large proportion of money is going to drugs.
- India, Pak Agree On Several Military Cbms (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
India and Pakistan today made a steady progress in their efforts to initiate confidence building measures between the two armies by agreeing to finalise border ground rules, arrange frequent meetings between sector commanders and avoid construction . . .
- Announce Award (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
For 16 years the tribunal has procrastinated
- `Urbanisation Of Poverty A Big Challenge' (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 28, 2006)
Lindiwe N. Sisulu, South Africa's Minister for Housing, strongly believes that the only way to lift people out of poverty is to give them the asset of a house. Excerpts from an interview in Mumbai recently:
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