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- Iran Nuclear Chief Meets Iaea Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Agency finalises report to Security Council The report is likely to be critical of Iran for defying Council request to freeze uranium enrichment
- Sp Threatens Stir In Uttaranchal Against Discrimination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party has threatened to launch an agitation in the plains of Uttaranchal "if the Government does not stop discriminating against the State's plain districts in various welfare schemes".
- Barbed Wire And Bridges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
The Balkans will continue to fragment unless the EU makes cooperation a condition of membership.
- Not Saying Much (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 27, 2006)
Gone are the days when monsoon rainfall prediction would immediately impact markets—both commodities and, to an extent, shares.
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Air Strike On Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 27, 2006)
The US-led occupation forces in Afghanistan launched an air strike in southern Afghanistan killing three suspected Taliban while five other persons were killed in a militant attack on a Police Station in Kandhar amidst mounting violence in the war . . .
- Cosmetic N-Accidents Talks (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 27, 2006)
Pakistan and India have held fourth round of expert level talks on nuclear confidence-building measures focusing mainly on the agreement to reduce risk of nuclear accidents. These form part of the composite dialogue process.
- Our Energy Needs (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
MR Aziz’s address at the inaugural session of the three-day meeting of Pak-China Energy Forum at Islamabad on Tuesday underlined the urgent need to exploit the indigenous energy resources and tap friendly help to acquire . . .
- Gazing Into A Cloudy Crystal Ball (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 27, 2006)
The India Meteorological Department's current prediction of below-average rain during the south-west monsoon could change.
- A Forecast Too Thin (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 27, 2006)
Free agriculture from its dependence on rains
- Make Special Zones Work (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 27, 2006)
The logic of creating a special economic zone is to offer infrastructure and other facilities that cannot be provided quite so easily across the country as a whole, though ideally it should be available through the length and breadth of the country.
- Need For Social Auditing Of Pollsters’ Predictions (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Apr 27, 2006)
Come parliamentary or state assembly elections exit pollster breed get busy forecasting the outcome.
- Nuclear Deal On Fission Course (Daily Excelsior, Atul Aneja , Apr 27, 2006)
It would appear that efforts made by the foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, at selling the civilian nuclear cooperation deal between India and the US during his recent visit to Washington have not been very successful in winning over the critics, both . . .
- Nepal Rebels Declare Three-Month Ceasefire (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels declared a three-month unilateral ceasefire from Thursday, easing tensions in the impoverished kingdom, but again underlined their demand for a new constitution.
- Cbi To Book 5 Army Officers For Killing 5 Kashmiris In Cold Blood (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Apr 27, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to chargesheet five Army officers, including a Brigadier, for the alleged abduction and murder of five unarmed, innocent Kashmiris in the infamous Pathribal “encounter” in Anantnag in March 2000.
- “Growth Remains Robust” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
It is appreciated that the international financial community continues to praise Pakistan’s economic outlook.
- India Has Sold Its Nuclear Soul To The Us (Rediff on the Net, Brahma Chellaney , Apr 27, 2006)
The US waiver bill to give effect to the nuclear deal with India shows just how wide the gap is between what America promises and what it sets out to do.
- Outrageous Attack (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has once again shown that it is not interested in a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Sri Lanka.
- The Undiplomatic Service (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
History recognises a number of diplomats, who defied official orders, as heroes.
- Whither Sri Lanka's Peace Process? (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 27, 2006)
Will the situation spiral out of control or will it ultimately veer back to the path of negotiations? The international community could help determine what happens.
- Timing Was Perfect For Ultras (Deccan Herald, Brian Whitaker, Apr 27, 2006)
Just one day after Osama bin Laden issued another chilling message, last night's bombings in Egypt will inevitably revive the suspicions voiced by Washington that al-Qaeda tapes sometimes contain coded instructions for terrorists.
- The Kitchen Stampede (Deccan Herald, Zoe Williams, Apr 27, 2006)
In our haste, we have masked the sordid politics of the cleaning profession
- Slide To War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 27, 2006)
India needs to be prepared to react to the new situation
- Lic Profit At Rs. 5,800 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Working on micro insurance product
To launch Unit Linked and pension products
Collects Rs. 18,085 cr. as first year premium
- Mahajan Responds To Reduced Doses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan responded positively to reduction in medication for maintaining his blood pressure and remained “stable” although he continues to be on ventilatory support and dialysis on the fifth day at the Hinduja Hospital . . .
- ‘Indians Abroad Must Give Back To Communities’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 27, 2006)
Suresh Shenoy, Co-Chairman, Pan IIT: “We explained to a US Congressman and a senator how India needs energy and that nuclear power is one way to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels, and they became very sympathetic.”
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
A reader says the sentence "Eighty years later, on Friday, that `princess' had been on the throne longer than any monarch in modern European history" is incorrect.
- Nepal Army Chief Helped Convince Gyanendra (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 27, 2006)
The royal Nepal Army's perception that the crisis in the country was fast escalating out of control played a decisive role in convincing King Gyanendra to step back from the brink on Monday night.
- All About The Pill (Hindu, GITA ARJUN, Apr 27, 2006)
What are oral contraceptives? Do they have side effects? Here are the answers
- Indus Water Woes (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Apr 27, 2006)
Pakistan’s water worries should concern India. Both sides share the Indus and it is only if they join hands that its potential can be optimised with sustainability to combat the common peril of climate change.
- Saffron Agenda (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Apr 27, 2006)
Said my guide, “Sir, you are two weeks too early.” It was mid-October 2002 and I was visiting Kashmir for the first time. I was at Naseem Bagh, the magnificent grove of Chinar trees in the Kashmir University campus of Srinagar.
- 1 Dies In Lanka Attack On Ltte (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
At least one civilian was killed and nine wounded, including two Sri Lankan navy sailors, in fresh strikes launched by the Sri Lankan air force against the Tamil Tigers today.
- Naxalites Blow Up Railway Track, Cabin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
In less than 24 hours after gunning down senior JD(U) leader Ashok Kumar Singh and six others at Deojara village in Aurangabad district, Maoists, in yet another daring attack, hit the Narganjo railway station on the Jhajha-Asansol railway line in . . .
- Explosion In Lanka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
Tuesday’s suicide bomber attack in Colombo, which seriously injured the Army Chief, Lieut-Gen Sarath Fonseka, is a body blow to the peace process that may effectively end the fragile four-year ceasefire between Tamil separatist rebels and the . . .
- He Has The Right Beats (Hindu, ANUJ KUMAR, Apr 27, 2006)
Drummer Sivamani will soon make an album with Zakir Hussain
Drumming is the best way to take classical music to the new generation Sivamani
- Historical Links, Civilisational Affinities (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 27, 2006)
Uzbekistan and India share a tradition of secularism and accommodating the interests and aspirations of diverse ethnic groups.
- World Bank Scheme To ‘Light Up’ Remote Areas (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 27, 2006)
The World Bank’s plans to help India facilitate electricity supplies to remote rural areas are based on a scheme that was first implemented in the United States ...
- This Spice Is A Hot Little Number (Hindu, HRUDANANDA BEHERA, Apr 27, 2006)
Cloves have high nutritional and medicinal value
- Hook, Line, Sinker (Hindu, RAKESH MEHAR, Apr 27, 2006)
The seafood market with infinite options is the last word in culinary DIY
- Us Should Call For Direct Talks With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, John K. Cooley, Apr 27, 2006)
It's time to soften the Bush administration's hard position against direct talks with Iran. A good time for both Washington and Tehran to begin overtures toward such talks would be following the UN Security Council's April 28 deadline for Iran to . . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaks on economic policies of the West Bengal government, there is usually a debate over whether the Left is shifting its position on economic cooperation and investment.
- Got An Idea ? Pirates Will Steal It (Deccan Herald, John Naughton , Apr 26, 2006)
We hear a lot of guff about China – lumbering giant, colossal market, a billion consumers, next hyperpower, etc. And we see huge western technology companies – Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Cisco – willing to abase themselves in any way necessary to . . .
- Pakistan’S Mfn Blindspot (Indian Express, Amiti Sen, Apr 26, 2006)
The political games played by India and Pakistan have now spilled into the economic court.
- Over 300 Activists Released In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B. Pradhan, Apr 26, 2006)
Life returned to normal in the Nepalese capital today, a day after opposition parties named veteran politician Girija Prasad Koirala to lead the new government and over 300 activists and civil society leaders, who took part in the pro-democracy agitation,
- 10 Killed In Bid On Army Chief; Air Force, Navy Strike Ltte (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
In a virtual collapse of the peace process in Sri Lanka, the Air Force and Navy today bombed LTTE positions in Northeast shortly after a bid on the life of the Army chief by a woman rebel suicide bomber that killed at least 10 soldiers and civilians . . .
- Dangerous Neighbourhood (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 26, 2006)
That India lives in a rough and turbulent neighbourhood is not news. Even as we celebrate the triumph of people power in Nepal we are shocked by the latest manifestation of terrorism in Sri Lanka.
- Rain Gain (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
It is something of a cliche to state that the monsoon plays a central role in the social and economic life of this country.
- Misplaced Tokenism Destroys (Indian Express, J.S. Rajput, Apr 26, 2006)
While delivering the Patel Memorial lecture in 1958 Dr Zakir Hussain asserted that “our future as people will depend in no small measure on the ideas and principles which inspire Indian education”.
- Below Normal Monsoon, But Don’T Panic Yet (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Apr 26, 2006)
The share of agriculture in Indian economy is rapidly shrinking as it did in all advanced economies. Agriculture’s share in GDP in 1991 was 33 per cent. By 2000 it had fallen to 25 per cent and now it is 21 per cent. Looking forward, we can expect . . .
- India Thinks It's Got A Breather (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Apr 26, 2006)
With King Gyanendra reinstating Parliament, India on Tuesday heaved a sigh of relief.
- 12 School Going Children Among 32 Injured In Grenade Attacks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
A day ahead of peaceful polls, at least 32 persons, including twelve school going children, were injured in separate grenade incidents in Tral and Kupwara today, while as a trooper injured in Batmaloo blast on Monday night succumbed today in a hospital.
- On Nepal, Natwar Is Wrong (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
Natwar Singh’s statement on India’s Nepal policy is reflective of a simplistic and naive view of politics in that country.
- India, Pakistan Begin Talks On Nuclear Cbms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Tuesday began expert-level talks on nuclear and conventional Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) during which officials from both sides are expected to finalise a draft agreement on reducing risk of nuclear accidents and . . .
- Iran May Hide N-Scheme If Hurt (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Iran threatened today to begin hiding its nuclear programme if the West takes any “harsh measures” against it, in the country’s sharpest rebuttal yet to a UN Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment or face possible
sanctions.
- Corruption Propels Naxilism (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 26, 2006)
The Naxalite affected tribal areas of Chhattisgarh are very backward. The tribal population lives on the verge of starvation.
- Extinction In Pipeline For Whales (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 26, 2006)
The arrival of spring is being keenly awaited on Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East after another long winter.
- Pakistan, India Begin Talks To Reduce Nuclear Risk (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Pakistan called for an end to an arms race with rival India as the nuclear-armed neighbours opened talks on Tuesday on reducing the risk of an accidental nuclear conflict.
- Royal Irrelevance (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Apr 26, 2006)
New Delhi should have realised it was futile to continue support to the king
- Iran Warns Against Un Sanctions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Tehran, ap: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Iran will withdraw from all cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog agency if the UN Security Council imposes sanctions against it.
- Talks Will Fall Apart, India Warns Eu, Us (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 26, 2006)
Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath warned the US and the European Union, on Tuesday, that their repeated attempts to undermine what the ‘cardinal principles’ of the Doha negotiating mandate in agriculture, and market-opening for industrial goods,
- Thank You, Jessica (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Apr 26, 2006)
All she wanted to do was hold on to club house rules. And she died for that. But whether she can see it from above or not, in death Jessica Lal has changed the way India and its people perceive justice and rule of law.
- Human Bomb Hits Lanka Army Hq (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Apr 26, 2006)
At least 10 people were killed and 29, including Sri Lankan Army Commander Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka, were critically wounded when a suspected LTTE female suicide bomber blew herself up at the heavily-guarded army headquarters here on Tuesday afternoon.
- Weed Out Fakes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 26, 2006)
Nursing education should not be compromised
- Going Green (Jordan Times, Neil Stormer, Apr 26, 2006)
With all that is going on these days, it was easy not to notice that this past Saturday was Earth Day in America and elsewhere (some countries celebrate it on the vernal equinox).
- The Media And Defence Purchases (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Apr 26, 2006)
Many of the bright young people in journalism weren't around in the mid 1980s, when an artillery gun almost brought down a government. The details of the apparent scandal were that the General Staff Quantitative Requirements (GSQR) had been changed,
- Helping Hand (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2006)
The prime minister's call for affirmative action in the private sector is a vote-catching ploy. But it has had the beneficial effect of sparking a debate on how to best ensure diversity and equity in jobs without resorting to a quota.
- Bollywood Goes Public With Ipos (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 26, 2006)
With India’s stock markets booming, tinsel town denizens are joining the party in a bid to break from traditional sources of funding.
- Anees Ibrahim's Cook In Judicial Custody Till May (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Muhammed Jubraeel Khan, the man who claimed to have worked as Anees Ibrahim's cook in Karachi, was produced in a Delhi court on Tuesday and remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
- Words And Deeds (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 26, 2006)
It is just a coincidence that Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah have spoken more or less on similar lines at two different functions on the same day.
- Not The Road To Shangri-La (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Apr 26, 2006)
CAPITAL ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY
In recent years there has been no instance of a country opting for capital account convertibility on its own or at the instance of the IMF. There is the larger perception that not every country lifting controls . . .
- Bush May Resort To Legislative Ploy (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 26, 2006)
Speculation is rife in Washington DC that the Bush administration may have to resort to a legislative ploy to win Congressional approval for the nuclear deal with India.
- Mentally Disturbing Law (Times of India, NIRMALA SRINIVASAN, Apr 26, 2006)
"Hey, I am normal but not recovered", yelled out Roni, running across the road. "I am lucky that I have a job, though not sure for how long", he added.
- Microsoft Corporation Vs Commission Of European Communities (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 26, 2006)
Grande Salle of the Court of First Instance, Luxembourg, is busy with an important case. It is numbered T-201/04: Microsoft Corporation vs Commission of the European Communities.
- Look Before You Leap (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Apr 26, 2006)
The "beauty" of India is that most people here are indifferent to subjects that apparently do not affect them directly. What are these "subjects''? Don't be surprised to see the list:
- Disintegrating Empire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
The hold of the United States over Latin American countries has weakened considerably in recent years, says Noam Chomsky
- Auto Parts Exports Set To Zoom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Industry is driven by strong R&D capabilities'
- India's Folly Lets Maobadis Win (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 26, 2006)
Switching on the television set in my hotel room in Kasaragod early Tuesday morning to catch up with the news, I was greeted by a newsreader on a 24x7 channel informing the world how "people's power" had won in Nepal.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2006)
A few readers have pointed out factual errors in the report "No new surgery on Pramod Mahajan for now" (April 25, 2006). The caption of the accompanying PTI picture read:
- A Challenge For Democratic Institutions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2006)
The victory of Italy's centre-left coalition in the recent general election, confirmed by the Interior Ministry after incumbent Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi alleged fraud in the counting of the ballot, has been validated further by the . . .
- India, Pakistan Discuss Draft For Nuclear Risk Reduction (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 26, 2006)
Legal, logistical issues need to be thrashed out: official
Talks going in the right direction
CBMs provide foundation to sustain composite dialogue: Pakistan Minister
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