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Articles 17121 through 17220 of 53943:
- Time To Neutralise Terror Camps In Nepal: Intelligence (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
Intelligence agencies have found evidence of al-Qaeda's presence in Vangadhi, Krishna Nagar, Nepalganj and Butkalganj towns of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- S.Lanka Army Says Foils Attack, Violence Simmers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Apr 15, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said on Saturday it had foiled a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel ambush hours after the two sides agreed new dates for talks on saving the fragile four-year truce.
- U.S.-China Ties Under Strain Ahead Of Hu-Bush Summit (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 15, 2006)
U.S. ties with China are becoming strained over security and economic issues after a relative calm, presenting a difficult challenge as President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet next week.
- Private Water, Public Misery (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Apr 15, 2006)
Privatisation of water is taking root in India, often aided by political and bureaucratic corruption. Alongside, resistance to this is also building up.
- Ousted George (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 15, 2006)
George Fernandes would have had to be an impractical optimist to believe that his clout in the Janata Dal-United would survive after Nitish Kumar’s resounding victory over Lalu Prasad. Added to this was the old rivalry between the two leaders . . .
- Samata Asks George To Revive Party (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Mr George Fernandes, who was handed a humiliating defeat by Mr Sharad Yadav in the JD-U presidential election, has been asked to revive the Samata Party by party president Mr PK Sinha.
- Friday Blasts Rock Jama Masjid, Srinagar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
In a chilling reminder of the October 29 serial blasts last year, two low-grade bombs exploded in Jama Masjid complex on Friday evening injuring 13 people.
- Hitler Planned Holocaust In Palestine: Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler made plans to conduct a Holocaust of Jews living in Palestine during the Second World War, according to German historians who have examined government archives for a new book about extending the extermination programme . . .
- A Spiritual Model (Statesman, Samares Kumar Das, Apr 15, 2006)
We are living in an era when there is revolution taking place in every sphere of life ~ green revolution (foodgrain production), white revolution (milk production), red revolution (meat production), yellow revolution (poultry production),
- Nepal Opp Hell Bent On Anti-King Agitation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Rejecting King Gyanendra's offer of dialogue, Nepal's opposition alliance asked people from all walks of life to actively participate in its anti-monarchy agitation which entered the ninth day on Friday with thousands of protesters demanding . . .
- Cbi Lays Hands On Crucial Documents (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has reportedly taken into custody crucial documents from the Forest Hill Golf Resort that were so far not available to the CBI while it had carried out its investigations in the case in the past year and a half.
- Who Has The Right To The Child? (Tribune, Anil Malhotra, Apr 15, 2006)
The world is a far smaller place now than it was a decade ago. International and intercontinental travel is easier and more affordable than it has ever been. As a natural corollary,
- Showing The Way (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Are we caught in a choice between public or private sector corruption and mismanagement? Is there a third option? People's protest movements against privatisation have evolved alternative ways to use and distribute water more efficiently.
- Russia To Go For New Round Of Talks On Iran (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Russia will host another round of talks next week with the US, the EU and China on Iran's nuclear programme, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
- Upa Wakes Up (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
There is much to be said for the commonplace wisdom behind the proverb: Better late than never.
- Exploitation Of Aspirations (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 15, 2006)
What was a shocking aberration just a few years ago appears to have settled into a distressing annual ritual: Farmers' suicides in large numbers followed by the routine announcement of 'compensation' to their families have become a simple part . . .
- Cynical Politics Of Quota (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister and inveterate intriguer Arjun Singh has added a new ingredient to his toxic cocktail of 'secular' education by pushing for a 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes in institutions of higher learning,
- Privilege Is The Issue, Not Merit (Pioneer, D Shyam Babu, Apr 15, 2006)
The threat to merit has once gain started haunting the intelligentsia much more severely than the danger the H5N1 bird-flu virus could ever pose. Last year it was a different strain, coming in the form of reservation in the private sector.
- Us Mulls Un Sanction Options Against Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The United States is mulling various UN sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear programme, including assets freezes and travel restrictions on its leaders, US officials has said.
- 1990 Revisited (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 15, 2006)
Mr Vishwanath Pratap Singh, then Prime Minister of India, announced in Parliament the Union Government's decision to reserve 27 per cent of all jobs in Central Government offices and establishments and central public sector undertakings for . . .
- Red Alert In Temple Town Of Varanasi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
A red alert was sounded and security was beefed up on Friday around the vital installations and religious shrines, including the sensitive Kashi Vishvanath and Sankat Mochan temples, in the wake of the explosions in Jama Masjid in New Delhi,
- "State Preparing Itself For Programmatic Alliances" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is contesting 13 seats in alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu. Its State unit secretary N. Varadarajan discusses a wide range of issues, from the need for a common minimum . . .
- U.S. Allies Are Behind The Death Squads (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Apr 15, 2006)
Iraq's U.S. overlords at last seem to have grasped the danger posed by their friends' militias. But it may be too late.
- Unlocking Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2006)
Karzai wants to move a political Hindukush
- Dialogue Needs A Common Language (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Apr 15, 2006)
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke recently of a “treaty of peace, security and friendship” with Pakistan, he inadvertently highlighted the different visions of India-Pakistan relations prevailing in Delhi and Islamabad.
- Money Talks But Can Someone Please Translate? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 15, 2006)
“I fed Dawood’’ was the slug of Aaj Tak’s story on the don’s cook being in Indian custody.
- China Not Keen On India’S Unsc Seat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
China has not really been enthusiastic about the idea of India entering the UN Security Council as one of its new permanent members.
- Moderate Quake Rocks India-Myanmar Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
A slight intensity earthquake, measuring 4.8 on the richter scale, shook the India-Myanmar border region on Friday night.
- Peace Returns On Bangalore Streets, Govt Under Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The state capital returned to normal today as peace was restored on the streets but the toll in the police firing yesterday went up to seven.
- Wonderful Parties And Graceful Living (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
At one time Jantar Mantar Road from its junction with Ashoka Road to Sansad Marg with the planetarium on one side, Free Church on the other was the abode of the five top building...
- Globalisation’S Second Death? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2006)
Does the bee in the bonnet morph into to a full-scale political swarm?
- Reserves And Convertibility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
Of the many positive features of the macroeconomy, especially of its external sector, that are cited in support of a quick move towards full convertibility of the rupee, the level of foreign exchange reserves today ranks high.
- Jd (S)-Bjp Govt Should Resign’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The Opposition in Karnataka on Friday demanded a judicial or CBI inquiry into the violence in the wake of matinee idol Rajkumar’s demise, that claimed eight lives, and the resignation of the new coalition government.
- A Town Where The World Comes To Shop (Hindu, Pallavi Iyer, Apr 15, 2006)
Spread over 2.6 million square metres, the market in Yiwu in southern China's Zhejiang province has 50,000 stalls, selling 400,000 categories of products.
- Surjit S Bhalla: Education Quotas-Unfair (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The one social group that needs affirmative action (not quotas) is the Muslims; but strangely, it is politically incorrect to talk about it.
- Public-Private-Partnership: No Panacea (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Apr 15, 2006)
Address linked issues to make this a powerful instrument for infrastructure . . .
- A Feat At Tarapur (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 15, 2006)
The twin reactors of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station undergo modernisation, safety upgradation and life extension.
- Remembering Pudumaippithan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 15, 2006)
In his birth centenary year, Tamil literature lovers all over the world celebrate the master of the short story.
- R.K. Raghavan: An American Model (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 15, 2006)
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, which serves the law enforcement community effectively, has a lot to offer to the Indian Police.
- Jayati Ghosh: Guarding The Guardians (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Apr 15, 2006)
The State's response to the Narmada Bachao Andolan's agitation betrays its obsession with market-obsessed economic priorities.
- Chamba Is 1000 Years Old; Weeklong Festivities Begin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni inaugurates weeklong celebrations
- Justice Subverted (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 15, 2006)
If the rule of law is not comprehensively ensured, all the good work sought to be done will come to nothing.
- Cops Want To Quiz Chinese Envoy For Info On Visa Scam (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Police want to question a Chinese Embassy official about a Chinese businessman who is suspected of helping Chinese nationals obtain Japanese work visas illegally, sources said Friday.
- American Dream, Cost $35,000, Busted (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Apr 15, 2006)
Trust Indians and Pakistanis to demonstrate friendship across borders. Not just acrossthe line drawn by Cyril Radcliffe but even as far as the International Boundary, the famed soft border between the United States and Canada.
- China Okay With India At Unsc Sans Japan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The US and China maintain a somewhat identical position on India's candidature of the UN Security Council.
- Praful Bidwai: Only The First Step To Change (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Apr 15, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's resignation affirms democratic virtue and should trigger reform of the "office-for-profit" law and a radical rethink in the Congress.
- 'It's A Globally Competitive Industry' (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Apr 15, 2006)
The packaging in India is a Rs 65,000 crore industry and pharma packaging constitutes a large a chunk worth Rs 25,000 crore. Hindalco, Flex Art foils and Ess Dee Aluminium are the three leading players in the Pharma Packaging space.
- Us Acts Tough As Iran Shuns Un Request (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 15, 2006)
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday shunned a U.N. request to end uranium enrichment saying his country would not step back “one iota,” while in Washington Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Teheran “there will have to be some . . .
- The British Sleepwalk Into A Police State (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 15, 2006)
What is being implemented is a calculated, meticulous, and ruthless project to criminalise legitimate political dissent.
- Russia To Speed Up Nuclear Re-Armament (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 15, 2006)
Moscow seeks to counter increasingly aggressive U.S. policies.
- In Praise Of Boredom (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
An academic claimed that boredom is good for children. That may be true, but it takes an adult to really appreciate it.
- The Khalsa Panth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Who is Khalsa? The author of the Prem Sumarag Granth (a traditional book on Sikh Code of Conduct written in the 18th century) has very specifically answered this question. "Khalsa is one, who has given his entire body, mind and belongings to the . . .
- Low-Key Ambedkar Jayanti Celebrations In Hubli-Dharwad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Dalit organisations cancel processions owing to Rajkumar's death
- Tilted Balance (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 15, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) move to exempt certain categories of companies from the requirement of continuous listing is a clumsy attempt to balance the interests of retail investors with those of Corporate India.
- Insuring Better Returns (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 15, 2006)
The government’s decision to allow the department of posts (DoP) to invest up to Rs 10,000 crore from the corpus of its life insurance schemes shows a welcome degree of pragmatism.
- Two Kissingers (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
There is a disconnect between intellect and character in Henry Kissinger's personality.
- Feminists Want Egalite Documented (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 15, 2006)
That French tradition of unmarried women being registered as Mademoiselle could go for a six! A leading feminist group, Les Chiennes de Gards (LCdG or The Guard Dogs), has petitioned the French government to end the practice of asking unmarried . . .
- Will Pascal's Law Work In Lamy's Case? (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 15, 2006)
World trade is in fluid state, and so one wonders if the hydraulic law of Blaise Pascal will come to the WTO chief, Mr Pascal Lamy's rescue even as he applies persuasive pressure on the member-countries, expecting the same to get transmitted . . .
- T N Ninan: Land Of Opportunity? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Are the opportunities for creating great personal wealth in India going to be much fewer in the future than in the past? That might seem a stupid question, when the bulk of the members of Business Standard’s Billionaire Club are first-generation entrep
- Jama Masjid Rocked By Blasts, 13 Injured (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts rocked the historic Jama Masjid complex in Old Delhi on Friday evening, injuring 13 people including a 10-year-old boy.
- Iran May Climb Down Over N-Issue Sooner Than West Expects (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Was Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad inspired by a Tehrani folk tale to try and lead the Islamic republic out of what looks like the most serious foreign policy crisis in its history?
- Search For A Way Out (Arab News, editorial, Arab news, Apr 15, 2006)
Cui Tiankai may only be China’s assistant foreign minister but his arrival yesterday in Tehran is a welcome sign that Beijing is now prepared to join with Moscow to play a role in the crisis over Iran’s uranium-enrichment program.
- Lanka Burns, Tigers Want Talks Put Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday requested the Norwegian facilitator to postpone the second round of direct talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva and set a new date after April 22 to enable its Eastern commanders to have discussions with . . .
- Astronomical Salaries (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 14, 2006)
What is one to make of students from top B-Schools in India landing jobs with astronomical pay packets?
- Demystifying Coal Security (The Economic Times, S K CHAND & S K SARKAR, Apr 14, 2006)
Recently, two articles in these columns (November 16 and December 6, 2005) discussed about the security of energy supplies in India.
- The Children Who Are The Stuff Of Stars (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 14, 2006)
For thousands of years people with spiritual insight have been saying that all life forms on Earth are manifestations of one vitality that permeates through them. However, it was Charles Darwin who actually laid the foundation to prove it on . . .
- Is Politics Costing Economy Dear? (Business Line, B. S. Rathor, Apr 14, 2006)
Recent political developments raise innumerable questions. A political alliance at the Centre created by compulsions of keeping a common political foe out of power.
- Agriculture Needs A Paradigm Shift (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Apr 14, 2006)
It is time for a fundamental shift from the "unproductive" spending to extending support in a form that creates permanent assets, reduces the vulnerabilities of the poor farmers and builds their capacity to improve yields and augment income.
- Micro-Credit: Looking Beyond Group Lending (Business Line, Savita Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Considering the increased competition in micro-credit and the pressure to reduce interest rates, it is time for micro-finance practitioners to consider moving beyond group lending.
- Coordinated Moves To Boost Exports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 14, 2006)
Prima facie, the Commerce and Finance Ministries appear to be acting in concert on export promotion measures.
- Poverty In The Midst Of Plenty (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Apr 14, 2006)
Most of the villages in Kerala are populated entirely by old people.
- Chinese Puzzle (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 14, 2006)
The State is a land of people with unstinted flight of imagination.
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- The King Is Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
The seven-party 'Opposition alliance', representing the thoroughly discredited and hugely corrupt political elite of Nepal masquerading as champions of democracy, and its ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), are celebrating what they . . .
- Needed Correction (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
No need for alarm
The savage but much-needed correction in the stock market on Wednesday and Thursday, after the increased margin requirements took effect on Tuesday, was only to be expected.
- Slowdown Signs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Pace continues but outlook is of moderation
- Thirst For Profit (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Apr 14, 2006)
The corporate hijack of water is on and if the current trend continues, India's water sources will be in private hands before long.
- No Ducking On The Issue Of Climate Change (The Financial Express, Vikram S Mehta, Apr 14, 2006)
Governments can no longer afford to dither over new post-Kyoto targets for GHG emissions
- Bridge Between Asia And Europe (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlines the ways for his country to reach higher levels of attainable development
- Exploit The Equity Option (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 14, 2006)
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Left can learn a thing or two about managing retirement savings from the members of SEWA, the Self-Employed Women’s Association.
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