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Articles 17021 through 17120 of 53943:
- Cong Makes Mp Scapegoat In Narmada Politics (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Apr 17, 2006)
Dam on Narmada is not only caught in the crossfire between anti and pro-dam activist, but also in politics of riparian States.
- Poor Nations Need A Change In Strategies To Guard Trade Interests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Third World disunity allows developed countries to maintain their trade barriers
The huge economies of India, China and Brazil play along with the Third World coalition so long as it suits their interests.
- Nuclear Deal~i (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the Indian foreign policy establishment could not differentiate euphoria from the reality regarding the nuclear offer from the USA.
- Tn: Vhp, Grama Poojari Peravai To Support Bjp, Janata Party (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
The VHP and village priests association would back the BJP and the Janata Party in the coming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, S Vedantham, international Vice President of the Parishad said today.
- Where Is The Justice After Never-Ending Trials? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 17, 2006)
A fast-track court at Jaipur hands out a guilty verdict in the rape of a German girl in exactly 26 days.
- Ltte Suspend Participation In Swiss Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels today announced they were suspending participation in Swiss talks with Sri Lankan government on saving their faltering ceasefire.
- Scaring Tactics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 17, 2006)
The twin blasts that rocked the Jama Masjid of Delhi on Friday marks a new twist in the terrorist campaign to destabilise India.
- Time To Restore (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
Autocratic rulers make two mistakes — they overestimate their own powers and they underestimate the people’s power to change things.
- Forests Development In Jammu & Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Apr 17, 2006)
The nature has endowed the State of Jammu & Kashmir with forest resources, but not much attention has been paid to the promotion, conservation and protection of natural wealth.
- What Next, If Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Fails? (Daily Excelsior, T.P. Raghavan, Apr 17, 2006)
If we scrutinise the ongoing debate in the US Congress, the Indo-US civil nuclear deal is in danger of falling apart.
- Pm To Embark On Foreign Tour From Apr 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Having successfully clinched the nuclear deal with US President George W Bush in March, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here for Germany and Uzbekistan on Saturday to garner support for the historic accord in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- Indo-Pak Talks On Water, Tourism From Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Pak To Issue 10,000 Visas For Dehra Sahib (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Talks In Atmosphere Free Of Terror: India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Nuke For Nuke (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 17, 2006)
As long as the arms race between India and Pakistan continues, the dialogue will not make much progress
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- Kashmir Militants Coming Home, Says India General (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Apr 17, 2006)
India's most senior army general in Kashmir said on Sunday that militants based in Pakistani Kashmir have been giving up arms and returning to their homes in the Indian part of the Himalayan region following last year's devastating earthquake.
- ‘Vulgarity Is What You Can’T See With Your Family’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 17, 2006)
The Bombay High Court order striking down the ban on dance bars has been seen as a slap in the face for Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil, who has been waging a war against what he perceives to be immoral. Mahesh Mhatre spoke to Patil soon . . .
- Art (Deccan Herald, Marta Jakimowicz, Apr 17, 2006)
Ditmar Bollaert is a Belgian photographer who has travelled extensively in India, especially the South. His Indian images, which are currently on view at Time & Space (April 7 to 19), probe the manifestations of the spiritual in the raw matter . . .
- I Phase Poll In Bengal Today, Campaign Low Key (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Thanks to the Election Commission’s strict enforcement of the model code of conduct, which has evoked mixed response from the contesting political parties, this Marxist bastion has not witnessed such low-key campaigning ever before.
- Pmo: Dam Work Not Suspended (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Twenty-six MPs of the BJP and Congress from Gujarat met the prime minister and urged him to allow the continuance of construction work on the Narmada dam.
- B’Lore Airport Flies Into Saturation Zone (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Apr 17, 2006)
It is official. Bangalore’s HAL airport is choked. And the authorities there don’t want any airline to operate fresh or additional flights during the peak hours.
- King Gynandra's Elections Ploy (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Apr 17, 2006)
Gyanendra, Nepal's monarch, who imposed absolute rule on his country 14 months ago, in a surprise move, has announced that elections to parliament will be held soon.
- Music (Deccan Herald, V Subramanya , Apr 17, 2006)
Sree Rama Seva Mandali, Chamarajpet: This prestigious Ramotsava organisation is conducting cultural programmes at the special pandal situated at the Fort High School grounds, with not only music (vocal and instrumental, Karnatic and Hindustani) . . .
- Red Mark For India On Green Issue (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 17, 2006)
The latest international summary for policy makers on environment, the Pilot 2006 Environment Performance Index, has ranked India almost at the bottom among 133 countries in the world as far as its environmental policy making and performance . . .
- Siege Spreads To Nepal Lifelines (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Apr 17, 2006)
King Gyanendra held talks with diplomats from India and the US amid a call for full-blown civil disobedience and speculation about the likely imposition of emergency in Nepal.
- Iran's 'Nuclear University' Conceals Research: Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iranian scientists are secretly conducting crucial nuclear research and development, using university laboratories as cover to avoid international scrutiny, a media report claimed here today.
- Pact With Us To Close Weapon Door (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 17, 2006)
India is about to sign a bilateral agreement with the US, which will require New Delhi to give up the option of testing a nuclear weapon forever.
- Three Protesters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
It has become easy to dismiss or trivialize public protest in India. ‘Activism’ is perceived as falling into one of three . . .
- Experts Worried About Iran's Enrichment Powers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A one-sentence assertion made by the Iranian president has provoked such surprise and concern among international nuclear inspectors they are planning to confront Tehran about it this week, The New York Times reported on Monday.
- Indian Envoy Meets King Gyanendra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
As the Opposition protests for restoration of democracy showed no sign of ebbing, India’s envoy to Nepal today met King Gyanendra and discussed ways to resolve the present political crisis.
- 40,000 Iranian Suicide Bombers Ready, If Nuke Sites Hit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iran has formed battalions of suicide bombers to strike targets in the UK and the USA if its nuclear facilities are attacked, according to a media report.
- Reading China (Tribune, Lanxing Xiang, Apr 17, 2006)
The world’s preoccupation with China’s sudden rise as an economic superpower is a matter of some bemusement among Chinese political leaders and intellectuals.
- Development Smokescreen In Kerala Elections (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Apr 17, 2006)
Kerala is a state that has prided itself on experimenting with and evolving ideologies, but no candidate seems to be fighting the elections on the ideological platform this time.
- Waiting For Maid (Tribune, Ramesh Luthra, Apr 17, 2006)
Willy-nilly I enter the kitchen. Heave a deep sigh. A shocking — rather disgusting — sight greets me. Practically unnerves me. Can’t stand it.
- Pm To Get Taste Of India Fever In Germany (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Apr 17, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh goes to Germany on a four-day state visit this week, he will find Europe's industrial titan keen to engage with an increasingly confident India and getting attracted to its films, fashion and literature as never before.
- The Naxalite Challenge (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 17, 2006)
Governments at the Centre and in the states are finally cranking themselves up to deal with the growing menace of communist extremism, which is said to have spread to as many as 160 districts, or about a quarter of the total.
- No Decision To Stop Work On Dam: Pmo (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 17, 2006)
Coming together against any move by the Centre to suspend the Narmada Control Authority decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam, BJP and Congress MPs from Gujarat today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the project was . . .
- Pentagon Attacks Rumsfeld Critics (Times of India, Mark Mazzetti, Apr 17, 2006)
The US Defence Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
- Today's Editorial: Two Legs Good (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 17, 2006)
Indians with a condescending view of Nepali backwardness that has allowed a full-fledged Maoist insurgency to rage in that country, would do well to look in their own backyard.
- Message To Dd: Look Sharp, Somebody’S Watching You (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Apr 17, 2006)
Let’s watch Doordarshan for a change.
- The Joke Called Higher Education (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Apr 17, 2006)
Reservations will not destroy higher education; the damage has already been . . .
- Dam: Doable And Must Be Done (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Apr 17, 2006)
To scale the heights of Sardar Sarovar, keep your feet planted on facts
- Bjp Hits Out At Uma In Mp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh BJP has got a convenient handle to beat Uma Bharati with.
- Pentagon Attacks Rumsfeld Critics (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The US Defence Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
- Poaching Forces Leopards To Stray Into Human Habitation (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Apr 16, 2006)
Chamundi Hills, located in the City, is not only home to leopards, but also for small mammals like civet cats, jackals, black-naped hares, scaly anteaters, mongoose, freshwater otters and birds like egrets and ibis.
- Sonia Pays Tribute To Ghani Khan (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 16, 2006)
Ms Gandhi also spent a few minutes inside the Congress office. Ghani Khan Choudhury’s body was later flown to his residence at Kotwali in Malda district where he was laid to rest amidst grieving mourners and party supporters.
- In Search Of Nirvana (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
Despite the local govt’s code of conduct for foreigners, Pushkar retains its spiritual appeal, says Shishir Prashant
- Breaking Free From The Golden Cage (Deccan Herald, Priyanka Haldipur, Apr 16, 2006)
The tale of a young girl coping with life in a traditional milieu is engrossing as well as brutal.
- The Tragedy Of Want In India (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Apr 16, 2006)
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the situation has improved over time.
- Push And Pull Of The Mba Bull Run (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Apr 16, 2006)
The book offers a peep into the frenetic environment of Wharton business school and the lives of its highly ambitious students.
- Far From The Madding Crowd (Hindu, SMITA JAIN, Apr 16, 2006)
Take a break from your regular routine to enjoy the rustic charms and natural beauty of Sonapani.
- The Pentagon Preps For Iran (Washington Post, William M. Arkin, Apr 16, 2006)
Does the United States have a war plan for stopping Iran in its pursuit of nuclear weapons?
- Merit-Vs-Quota (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Apr 15, 2006)
The vote bank politics of the UPA Government will split the country vertically if the Union cabinet passes a notification to introduce 27 per cent reservation for OBCs over and above the existing 22.5 per cent for SC/ST in 20 central universities,
- Iran Refuses To Suspend Sensitive Nuke Work (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Iran on Thursday said after talks with the head of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei that it would not bow to demands it freeze uranium enrichment.
- Friction Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 15, 2006)
Tehran’s claim that it has successfully enriched uranium to a level used in power stations adds another twist to the already knotty Iranian tale.
- 5 Civilians Killed, 44 Injured In 7 Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Apr 15, 2006)
Amid the festival celebrations of Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi, Baisakhi and Good Friday, which also coincided with the arrival of an intellectual delegation from Pakistan and ‘Pakistan occupied Kashmir’, militants today struck a wave of terror with . . .
- Dmk Candidate Prints Hindi Pamphlets To Woo North Indians (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Despite the DMK's known stand against 'imposition of Hindi,' a DMK candidate in nearby Erode has printed pamphlets in that language, in a bid to woo North Indian votes for the May 8 assembly polls.
- Violence In New India (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Apr 15, 2006)
The corporate economy is transforming the thinking of the middle class
- Media Crisis In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 15, 2006)
I find it very disturbing that the Indian media, print and electronic, should show little interest in the ongoing political crisis in Nepal, a crisis that has been preceded by years of upheaval.
- Private Sector In Healthcare (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Apr 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's regret that the record of the private sector in health care provisioning has "not been very good" is certainly not a revelation.
- Any Doubt? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 15, 2006)
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad is not the best advertisement for Pakistan. Not very long ago Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik had spilled the beans about the support he had extended to the Kashmiri militants in the neighbouring country.
- Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Apr 15, 2006)
According to the US establishment, the geostrategic benefits of the nuclear deal with India (which is likely to sail through Congress) outweigh any risks of proliferation.
- France: Fear And Fury (Frontline, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 15, 2006)
The streets of France are reverberating with protests against a new law that, it is feared, will heighten job insecurity.
- Rival Armed Factions Seizing Pieces Of Gaza (Christian Science Monitor, Joshua Mitnick, Apr 15, 2006)
Fatah and Hamas militias train in old Israeli settlements as anxiety grows over instability.
- Bjp, Cong Join Hands Against Nba (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Setting aside their political differences, the BJP and the Congress have joined hands in their common fight against the Central Government’s decision to review the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
- Tackling Naxalism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2006)
In his day-long meeting with six Chief Ministers of states plagued by Naxalism, Mr Manmohan Singh spoke with candour and clarity.
- Infosys: The Guiding Light (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Apr 15, 2006)
Though Infy`s March numbers are lacklustre, its guidance is impressive
- Some Lives Count More Than Others In China (International Herald Tribune, JIM YARDLEY, Apr 15, 2006)
He Qingzhi's teenage daughter, Yuan, and her two friends lived on the same street near the Yangtze River, attended the same middle school and were crushed to death in the same traffic accident late last year.
- Whitewash By Us Senator (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 15, 2006)
American Senator Chuck Hagel has said that the United States may sign a civil nuclear agreement with Pakistan in future. Addressing a news conference, he termed it a complicated issue and added that a responsible approach should be adopted to work out a s
- Wahhabism Rejects Al Qaeda Violence, Says Saudi Envoy (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 15, 2006)
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has said that Wahhabism rejects the type of violence advocated by Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network.
- Digging In For The Long War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 15, 2006)
Reports speak of American military policy-makers preparing for what they call a “long war”.
- Twin Blasts In Delhi's Jama Masjid (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Thirteen people were injured, one of them seriously, in two explosions that took place in quick succession inside the historic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi when the devout were offering prayers on Friday evening.
- Need To Revamp Agencies (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
General Musharraf has very timely directed the Sindh Government to take stern action against the officials responsible for the security lapse which led to the Nishtar Park tragedy, killing 58 persons at an Eid Miladun Nabi congregation.
- Balochistan Policy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
High level government officials have expressed the view that Baloch Sardars have lost their support and the government would now hold talks only with genuine political forces.
- Hazy Picture (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei's characterizing the Iranian nuclear deadlock as "the picture is still hazy" is apt, since both negotiations and threats (of sanctions as well as military force) have failed to budge Tehran from its original line,
- These ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Apr 15, 2006)
European policymakers went on Easter vacation this week hoping for a respite from the spate of bad news which has engulfed several of the continent’s leading nations in recent days.
- China Wants India In Unsc But Not Till It Is With Japan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Extending conditional support to India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, China today virtually asked it not to make a claim jointly with Japan as part of G-4 if it wanted Beijing's backing.
- Interview: Anil Naidoo (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Interview with Anil Naidoo, Director of the Blue Planet Project, which is fighting against the commercialisation of water.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
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