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Articles 16821 through 16920 of 53943:
- Govt To Answer Every Gun With A Gun: Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
Signalling a tough posture against militancy, the Government today said it would answer "every gun with a gun" in Jammu and Kashmir and end of cross-border terrorism would be an important Confidence Building Measure.
- 80 Indian Prisoners In Pak Jails Identified (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Signalling a tough posture against militancy, the Government today said it would answer "every gun with a gun" in Jammu and Kashmir and end of cross-border terrorism would be an important Confidence Building Measure.
- Karan Singh To Visit Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Signalling a tough posture against militancy, the Government today said it would answer "every gun with a gun" in Jammu and Kashmir and end of cross-border terrorism would be an important Confidence Building Measure.
- Rbi Holds Rates Steady, July Rise Seen (Reuters, Anirban Nag and Surojit Gupta, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised markets by leaving interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, but it warned that high oil prices could push up inflation and analysts said rates could still rise in the next few months.
- Pak Army Over-Stretched, Says Expert (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Observing that Pakistan was witnessing "vicious" insurgencies which had the potential to lead to its breakup, a strategic expert has said army has got over-stretched due to its internal security duties and the "anti-India catalyst" that . . .
- Scam In Iccr (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
A CBI enquiry has been ordered into the recent ''irregularities'' alleged to have been committed at the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) under former director general Rakesh Kumar.
- Iranian Nuclear Ambition (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
While stressing that diplomacy is the first course for dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, the White House is not ruling out a military response.
- Hasten Slowly (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
State Director-General of Tourism Salim Baig has been quoted in a Delhi newspaper as having said that Gulmarg ski resort will be handed over to a private operator for 99 years against a payment of "over Rs 20000 crores."
- Clearing The Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Delhi’s durbar culture is used to the rise and fall of individuals and of groups with clout to influence policy and statecraft.
- I Was Terrorized By Dogs, Threatened By Us Agents: Indian (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Akhil Sachdeva, an accountant from India who emigrated to Canada, still wonders why he was seized at gunpoint by US agents and held for months with hundreds of foreigners in the months following the 9/11 terror attacks.
- Mea Culpa (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 19, 2006)
There’s something rotten in the state of the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Lack Of Will (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 19, 2006)
Reports about the modified mid-day meal programme launched in government schools in Chandigarh on Monday are hardly inspiring. The authorities concerned are pessimistic while the programme itself suffers from many infirmities as witnessed on its . . .
- Promote Tourism, Create Jobs (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Apr 19, 2006)
In a scenario of rising unemployment, the Government of India is focusing on tourism as the biggest potential job market.
- Israel, Hamas Stop Short Of Open Confrontation (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 19, 2006)
Israel and the newly elected Palestinian Government led by Hamas have stopped short of open confrontation after Tel Aviv decided not to take military action in response to Monday's suicide bombing. The Israeli Government held the . . .
- Speedy Justice (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
Figures available with the Law Ministry show that at the end of November, 2005 there were 33,635 cases pending in the Supreme Court and 34,24,518 cases pending in the High Courts.
- "The Sky Is The Limit For Indo-German Relationship" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 19, 2006)
Bernd Mutzelburgis Germany's new envoy in India. In an interview toThe Hindu, the Ambassador, a former foreign and security policy adviser to the German Chancellor, spoke on a range of issues, including Berlin's attitude towards the Indo-U.S. . . .
- Be Vigilant On Belgaum Issue, Dharam Tells Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in Assembly N Dharam Singh on Tuesday said the Karnataka government should be “on alert” with regard to the brewing crisis over the issue of Belgaum’s merger with Maharashtra.
- Rbi Keeps Interest Rates Untinkered (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India, on Tuesday, kept the key interest rates unchanged to boost investment and moderate prices.
- Crucial G-12 Meet To Break Wto Impasse (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 19, 2006)
India’s senior trade official G K Pillai is expected to participate in the Group of 12 countries meeting that will take place on April 26 to decide the future course of action as WTO members are set to miss another deadline, diplomats said.
- Israeli Cabinet Holds Hamas Responsible For Bomb Attack (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 19, 2006)
The Israeli cabinet, meeting in emergency session, decided on Tuesday to hold Hamas responsible for Monday’s deadly suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, but will not retaliate against the Palestinian Authority.
- Credit Policy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
Stability and continuity in an environment of growth
- Nuclear-Armed Tehran Not In India's Interest: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday refuted speculation about India "succumbing" to US pressure on the Iranian nuclear issue and said Tehran's nuclear weapon ambitions were not in New Delhi's interests.
- Today's Editorial: Return Of Fera (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 19, 2006)
Why does government want to resurrect follies that held us back in the past, just when Indians were beginning to think the licence-permit raj might . . .
- Our Own (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Ignorance and sloppiness are the worst enemies of good English. But pedantry is its most irritating friend, and not always a friend at that. Those who dislike their language being debased must always ask themselves just what they mean by “debased”.
- Brighter Shade Of Pale (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 19, 2006)
Political makeovers come in different shades. Some makeover artists like Sharad Pawar break away from their mother parties to give rise to new political formations.
- The Red-Carpet Dinner (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Apr 19, 2006)
Desperate situations call for desperate measures. My son had been home for a month, but we kept different timings.
- Nba To Return To Narmada Valley (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Unveiling her mode of struggle in the coming fortnight before the next Supreme Court hearing on May 1, NBA leader Medha Patkar on Tuesday said she would launch a campaign to expose the rehabilitation claims of the three states and undertake . . .
- Pm Favours Release Of 50-Year-Old Official Papers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The countrymen could soon have access to declassified official documents more than 50 years old, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday and assured that "early and informed decision" would be taken in this regard.
- Blair Launches Uk-India Education Programme (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched the UK-India Education and Research Initiative in London on Tuesday with a $22 million support from his government and $8.5 million in cash and kind from the private sector.
- Deterring Pressure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
By now critics in India should have realised that the Indo-US nuclear deal is a good one for India and that those negotiating it are not about to keel over and play dead when confronted with US pressure to do this or that.
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- Russia Not For Sanctions On Iran (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 19, 2006)
Russia reiterated its opposition to sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme as diplomats from Big Five met in Moscow to discuss the Iranian crisis.
- Naxals Besiege Usur Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
K.P.S. Gill takes over as Security Adviser
Over 2500 armed rebels surround the village
The Maoists also beat up `Salwa Judum' supporters
Jharkhand brings 25,000 police personnel operating in naxal areas under insurance cover
- External Affairs Ministry Official Stripped Of Charge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Senior IFS official Rakesh Kumar, allegedly involved in a case of human trafficking to Germany, has been divested of his charge as special secretary, economic relations, in the External Affairs Ministry.
- No More Excuses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court's latest directions on the contentious issues surrounding the Sardar Sarovar dam have cleared all residual doubt about the Prime Minister's authority to act in the matter.
- An Agreement And A Problem With Semantics (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Apr 19, 2006)
India would seem to be caught in the semantics of the agreement that equates it with non-nuclear weapons states. It would rather like to see the language used for nuclear weapons states in the Indo-U.S. agreement, though operationally it matters little.
- Karan Rushed To Nepal As Special Envoy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In efforts to end the deepening political crisis in Nepal, India on Tuesday decided to rush a special envoy to Kathmandu to open talks with a recalcitrant King Gyanendra and the agitating pro-democracy leaders.
- Pm To Industry: Address Rehab (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s observation on rehabilitation issues in the contentious Narmada Dam project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation . . .
- Wipro Forays Into Lighting For Retail Chain Stores (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Hopes to carve a sizable share of the Rs. 500-crore market
- Rbi Tightens Provisioning For Housing, Personal Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Liquidity would be maintained to meet legitimate credit needs'
Risk weight on exposure to commercial real estate raised
Plans action if banks have exposure to capital market through NBFCs
- Bsp Will Get Majority In U.P. Polls: Mayawati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday said that her party would secure an absolute majority in the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by contesting it alone.
- Supreme Court Empowers Manmohan To Resolve Narmada Dam Dispute (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 18, 2006)
Construction will be stopped if rehabilitation is inadequate, warns three-member Bench
Examine the matter in a calm atmosphere and not in a charged atmosphere
Rehabilitation has to be reasonable and it requires a statesman-like approach
- Six Killed In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 18, 2006)
At least six persons were killed and 14 others injured in four incidents in Sri Lanka's north-east on Monday.
- Karat Interview: Vs Refuses To Bite The Bullet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
S Achuthanandan, CPI(M)’s top hardline honcho and likely chief minister if the Left comes to power this poll, declined to comment whether he agreed with his General Secretary Prakash Karat that the strife in Kerala CPI(M) was between two . . .
- New Problems (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 18, 2006)
The oustees should be given royalties in perpetuity out of a small share of the gross project revenues
- India Keen To Step Up Tea Exports To Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Talks on to work out a zero import duty structure
- Talks On Wullar Barrage Put Off, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 18, 2006)
Composite dialogue will go on The talks have to be postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business.
Talks postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business
- America's Migrants Have Overcome Their Terror (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 18, 2006)
A migrant community that has always tried to be invisible has become active. And politicians have to take notice.
- A Case To Regulate The Booming Retail City (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Apr 18, 2006)
Indian cities that are eagerly embracing large-format retailing appear clueless about the conflicts such retailing could trigger.
- Kudos To Iit (Times of India, Manju Vaish, Apr 18, 2006)
Only someone who has been through the rigours of the JEE examination, competing with the brightest in the land can appreciate what an IIT degree really means.
- Unassuming Devotee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The essence of true devotion is total humility. Humility takes root in one's consciousness only with the growing awareness of God's absolute supremacy and His infinite mercy.
- ‘Arab States Won’T Back Us Attack On Iran’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The former Iranian President said on Monday that talk of US contingency planning for a military attack on Iran were overblown because such a move would be too dangerous.
- Nepal On Knife's Edge (Deccan Herald, Ashok Kumar Mehta, Apr 18, 2006)
It seems certain that the King will be unable to implement his plan for the restoration of absolute monarchy. True, Kathmandu may not have collected 500,000 pro-democracy activists as predicted by UML leader Madhav Nepal.
- What’S In Short Supply Is A Divine Wit (Deccan Herald, Peter Preston, Apr 18, 2006)
A lack of humour may be standing between the shepherd and his sheep
- Victims Of Bias, Muslims At Bottom Of Social Barrel’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Apr 18, 2006)
Discriminated against and pushed to the sidelines, the Muslim community in India is at the bottom of the heap when it comes to benefits from Government-run welfare schemes, access to education, employment, even the system of credit, including . . .
- Thank God (Deccan Herald, Usha Muliyil, Apr 18, 2006)
Noela Evans writes, “Gratitude is the language of the angels.” In Samuel Johnson’s words, gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation, and is not to be found in gross minds.
- Serious Threat To Pakistan's Civil Society (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 18, 2006)
Last week's terror bombing in Karachi points to one of the least-examined faultlines in Pakistan: the war for power between Barelvi and Deobandi clerics.
- Us Keen To Offshore R&d To India (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Apr 18, 2006)
Move over Silicon Valley, the new buzzword in the Indo-US lexicon is biotechnology. American biotech companies are keen to off-shore their research and development to India to reduce costs.
- Watch, The Endgame Is Nigh (Indian Express, Mahendra P. Lama, Apr 18, 2006)
When King Mahendra dissolved the 19-month-old first democratically elected government (of B.P. Koirala) in December 1960, no one could have thought the monarchy would survive for the next 30 years.
- India Asks Nepal Monarch To Initiate Dialogue With Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Expressing "great concern" over the situation in Nepal, India has asked King Gyanendra to immediately initiate dialogue with the political parties aimed at reconciliation and evolving national consensus.
- Nepal Parties To Hold Massive Anti-King Rally On April 20 (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 18, 2006)
Vowing to continue their anti-royal protest, political parties in Nepal will hold a massive rally on Thursday which marks the start of the third week of their pro-democracy agitation.
- Annan To Palestinian Authority:take Clear Stand Against Terrorism (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Strongly condemning the suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the Palestinian Authority to take a clear stand against "unjustifiable acts of terrorism".
- Home Bound (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 18, 2006)
Destiny brought us together in the same compartment of Kerala Sampark Kranti Express.
- South Korean Investment In India Set To Take Off (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Following in the footsteps of steel major Posco, South Korean companies have evinced a keen interest in the Indian market, proposing a plethora of investment proposals worth 2.8 billion dollars in steel, mines and the power sector.
- The Universal Concept Of Oneness And Infinity (Times of India, VARUN K MASKARA, Apr 18, 2006)
Self and God are inseparable for they are the same. A saint explains that God or Paramatman is like an ocean, an eternal ocean, whereas we represent drops. So long as a drop remains separate from the eternal ocean, it is small and weak.
- India Tells Nepal King To Hold Talks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Taking note of the rapidly deteriorating situation in Nepal, India has asked King Gyanendra to hold an immediate dialogue with political parties for restoration of multi-party democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Kala Azar Hits 31 Districts In Bihar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
After a gap of almost a decade, kala azar, also known as black fever, is again assuming alarming proportions in Bihar. Medical experts fear that the situation may turn critical if immediate preventive measures are not initiated.
- India, Us To Hold Talks On Terrorism On Wednesday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
India and the US will hold talks in Washington from Wednesday on stepping up cooperation to combat global terrorism.
- The Kota Way Of Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
An ethnographic study of the musical life of Kotas focussing on the interdependencies that link music and ritual
- Life Of Service (Hindu, C. S. Ramakrishnan, Apr 18, 2006)
"Live a hero" was the stirring motto constantly on the lips of Swami Ranganathananda, the 13th international president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission, who entered Mahasamadhi recently. He himself lived heroically in . . .
- India And The Wto (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Apr 18, 2006)
Comprehensive volume on issues that affect trade from an Indian viewpoint
- Situation In Sri Lanka Not Beyond Redemption: Peiris (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Immediate task is to "preserve stability of ceasefire"
- Misplaced Theory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 18, 2006)
Whenever there is escalation in militant violence a sort of explanation is given to justify the strikes which miss the target. It is extremely baffling.
- India, Asia In Globalisation Era (Daily Excelsior, Arti Dogra, Apr 18, 2006)
Some people have said the 21st century will be the Asian century while others believe the 21st century will be freedom’s century.
- The Poor Have Only Voting Rights ! (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Apr 18, 2006)
The lopsided Indian economic growth has divided the country between two segments - 10 per cent of the population only enjoys all the benefits while the remaining 90 per cent are left to the mercy of god to fend for themselves, not even with a . . .
- Heritage Conservation (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Apr 18, 2006)
It was on 18 April 1982 that the celebration of World Heritage Day was suggested on the occasion of a symposium organized by ICOMOS, International council for monuments and sites.
- No Cap On N-Tests, India Tells Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
A draft agreement sent by the US stipulated several elements one of which said cooperation will be discontinued if India were to detonate a nuclear explosive device.
- Mma’S New Move Could Be A Double Game (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 18, 2006)
Circumstances and political expediency might have thrown the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) and other components of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) together with the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) but the two . . .
- Beating The Street (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Apr 18, 2006)
Big deals will continue to drive TCS` topline growth
- Pm Holds High-Level Meeting On Nepal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a high-level meeting on Sunday night on the developments in Nepal following the intense protest against the imperialistic rule and Indian workers being asked to leave that country.
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