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Articles 17821 through 17920 of 53943:
- China Wants Peaceful Settlement Of J&k Issue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
China on Thursday asked India and Pakistan to seize the current positive momentum in bilateral ties to peacefully resolve their differences, including the Kashmir issue, so as to achieve joint development.
- Intelenet Global To Raise Headcount (Hindustan Times, K. Mishra, Apr 07, 2006)
Intelenet Global Services -- the BPO owned jointly by HDFC and Barclays -- plans to ramp up its employee strength to 35,000 from the existing 9,500 in the next three years.
- Buildings Shake As Quake Hits Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Thousands of people ran out of homes and buildings in Gujarat on Thursday after an earthquake hit the region, witnesses said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
- Managing Stress (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 07, 2006)
It was perfectly in order for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director-General J.K. Sinha to have visited this city in the wake of murders outside the Chief Minister's official residence.
- Limiting Equity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 07, 2006)
By now it should be clear that quotas and reservations are an ineffective remedy for inequality.
- Independent Candidate Escapes Bid On Life (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Two people were killed while security forces apaprehended a militant and seized arms and ammunition, including 30 Kg of RDX, in the Kashmir valley since last evening, whileas former slain Minister Dr G N Lone’s son, Shoaib Lone, who is contesting . . .
- Jammu Tops List Of Spm Level In India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Two people were killed while security forces apaprehended a militant and seized arms and ammunition, including 30 Kg of RDX, in the Kashmir valley since last evening, whileas former slain Minister Dr G N Lone’s son, Shoaib Lone, who is contesting . . .
- Isro Installs Hubs Of Edusat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Two people were killed while security forces apaprehended a militant and seized arms and ammunition, including 30 Kg of RDX, in the Kashmir valley since last evening, whileas former slain Minister Dr G N Lone’s son, Shoaib Lone, who is contesting . . .
- Upa Govt Grants "More Concessions" On Nuclear Deal: Vajpayee (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Accusing the UPA Government of "giving more and more concessions" to the US on the nuclear deal, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today demanded that India should try to get an all time waiver from Washington as was the case with China.
- Poultry Industry Sees International Conspiracy Behind Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The poultry industry, which has been hit hard by the birdflu, sees an "international conspiracy" behind the birdflu outbreak of the disease at Navapur in Maharashtra.
- ''Health For All'' Gets Momentum (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Apr 07, 2006)
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on April 7, "Working Together for Health",
- India-Iran Relations Cause For Concern In Congress (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Nepal Groups Plan Big Protests Despite Tight Vigil (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 07, 2006)
Opponents of Nepal King Gyanendra vowed to come out in vast numbers on Friday to pressure him to give up absolute power as riot police gathered to thwart them on the second day of a four-day nationwide general strike.
- Rice Urges U.S.-India Nuclear Deal In Congress (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 07, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a nuclear energy deal with India, saying it would reduce New Delhi's dependence on Iranian oil and create thousands of new American jobs.
- Chidambaram Sees No Rupee Convertibility Before 2009 - Paper (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
- Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram does not expect the rupee to become fully convertible before 2009, he said in an interview with Singapore's Straits Times published on Friday.
- Anti-King Strike Enters Second Day, Life Paralysed In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 07, 2006)
Nepal's seven party pro-democracy alliance today vowed to press ahead with its nationwide strike against King Gyanendra's direct rule that has paralysed life across the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Jaya Lashes Out At Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Criticising the UPA government for its “step-motherly” treatment towards Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jayalalitha said 13 Union Ministers from the state were blocking all Central assistance.
- 'Indo-Us Ties At Stake Over N-Bill' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
If the US Congress rejects an amendment to proliferation control laws to facilitate the civil nuclear deal with India, it would affect the entire range of bilateral ties, the State Department has said.
- Us Imposing Virtual Ctbt On India: Atal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Says China, Pak face no such constraints ---- Charging the UPA Government with "giving more and more concessions" to the US under the guise of the nuclear deal, NDA chairman and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said . . .
- India Mulls August Pullout From Siachen (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 07, 2006)
The UPA Government appears to have buckled under US pressure and the persistent demands of Pakistan to completely withdraw its 4,000 strong troops from Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world.
- Mp To Reap Bounty Of Hunting In Us (Pioneer, Rahul Noronha/ Bhopal, Apr 07, 2006)
In what can be described as a windfall for the forest department in Madhya Pradesh, the US Government has asked the State Government to work out the modalities for receiving a part of the royalty collected by way of sport hunting of certain species . . .
- Reliance Communications To Increase Broadband Penetration (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications plans to expand its broadband network to 200 cities in the country from present 40 in a short period.
- Kashmir Issue Left To India, Pak: Rice (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The United States has said that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has been left to India and Pakistan to find a solution that would open the doors for "greater prosperity" and "greater peace" in the region.
- The Politics Of Sacrifice (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 07, 2006)
Why Sonia Gandhi can get away with her grand-standing
- Boucher On Democracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
After his meeting with the President, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed a press conference in the US embassy. According to the official sources, while meeting the President he confined himself . . .
- Mishandling Federalists (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
While Nawab Akbar Bugti these days shows all the signs of a secessionist rebel who deserves to be crushed as ruthlessly as the government says he does, his rhetoric is strangely federalist.
- Of Ur, Office Of Profit And English (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Apr 07, 2006)
Dr U R Ananthamurthy’s presence is needed to create an awareness about the importance of English
- Remembering Thimayya (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 07, 2006)
Gen Thimayya gained international stature through his association with the UN and thereby helped to shape the image of the country abroad.
- Boucher’S Fears About Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 07, 2006)
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher has said that violence in Afghanistan is likely to increase this year as NATO led forces expand their activities to Taliban infested southern and eastern Afghanistan.
- Implications Of Mirwaiz Formula (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 07, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said that Kashmir issue should not be viewed on religious or cultural grounds. At a Press conference, he said Kashmir should be one unit including Ladakh, Jammu and Northern Areas of Pakistan. He supported ‘ . . .
- Immigration Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
President Bush says he’s committed to “comprehensive reform” of America’s broken immigration system: legislation that would both increase enforcement to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country and provide a legal way to, as Mr Bush puts it,
- What Could Brighten The Country’S Image (Dawn, Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Apr 07, 2006)
The government of Pakistan is concerned about building a positive image for the country for which it seems to be struggling to hire highly paid and presentable consultants.
- Harassment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
WE have only Mr Akhtar Mengal’s account of the events preceding Wednesday’s siege of his Karachi house to go by since the police declined to comment on the event.
- Good Start, But... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
If there were any doubts that President George Bush's US-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative will meet resistance on the Hill, those were put to rest during Wednesday's hearings conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the . . .
- Kasuri Briefs Us Team On Ties With Afghanistan, India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
A delegation of US state senators and politicians called on Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday.
- Nawaz, Benazir’S Return An Internal Issue, Says Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US wants a free, democratic Pakistan
* Boucher says US watching Balochistan crisis, implies BLA cannot be called a ‘terrorist’ outfit
- Is `Capital Flight' A Whopper? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 07, 2006)
Though full convertibility and full float are independent policy issues, many economists have urged policymakers to keep away from both. Capital flight, in their view, will be the inevitable result. Through four scenarios, G. RAMACHANDRAN demonstrates . .
- Extinction Of Species (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
It’s time that humans learn to manage natural resources
- Rice Rebuts Critics On The Hill, Point By Point (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 07, 2006)
Slicing through layers of informed American scepticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made the strongest pitch so far on why the nuclear deal with India needed to be signed by Washington in Washington
- India-Iran Relation Worries Us Congress (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Peace Talks: Ltte To Get Safe Passage To Geneva (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Apr 07, 2006)
Accompanied by the newly-appointed peace envoy, Jon Hanssen-Bauer, Mr Solheim also met President Mahinda Rajapakse to discuss the current situation of the peace process..
- An Ideal Opportunity To Act Decisively (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 07, 2006)
The failure of prosecution in several cases has re-focused public attention on our justice . . .
- Full Bipartisan Review Called For (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
India has legitimate energy requirements that the US needs to take a firm stand on, says Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Richard . . .
- 'Past Non-Proliferation Policies Did Not Achieve Their Goals' (Pioneer, Condoleezza Rice, Apr 07, 2006)
We don't want India to expand its civil nuclear energy production without our help, says Condoleezza Rice
- China Hopes Pakistan And India Seize Peace Opportunity (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
China hopes that both Pakistan and India will seize the opportunity to settle their disputes, including the issue of Kashmir, through peaceful means, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Thursday.
- We Do Not Have Any (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
Iran’s response has been obscured with news about its potential to threaten international stability
- Freedom To Price (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 07, 2006)
Even in the days of repressed managerial remuneration, the fees charged by these B-schools over two years were at least equal to about six months salary of the average fresh graduate.
- The Lost Letters, From Langlands To Harish-Chandra (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Apr 07, 2006)
For the last three months, Robert Langlands—the man behind the Langlands Programme, a pathbreaker in 20th Century mathematics—has wandered through the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai.
- Hamas Govt Minister In Israel Custody (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Israeli security forces took into custody a member of the new Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet today at a roadblock on the outskirts of Jerusalem, according to Hamas sources.
- More Than What The Us Asked For (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 07, 2006)
Several nations expressed their ire over security related trade measures of the US
- N-Deal: Us Congress Wary, But Receptive (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 07, 2006)
Grudging support for the Indo-US nuclear deal has become evident among lawmakers in Washington after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s full day of testimony before both Houses of Congress.
- Saran Pitches For Greater Indo-Eu Energy Links (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
In a pitch for European Union’s investment in India’s renewable energy sector, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Thursday said that this involvement would vitally promote the shared goal of stable oil and gas prices.
- Share Of Customs In Government Revenue Will Decline: Fm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Role of customs in future will be enforcement, trade facilitation
- Cause For Concern (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
The arrest of seven persons with links to the Harkat-ul Jihad-i-Islami, Bangladesh (HUJI-B) in connection with the blasts at Varanasi’s Sankatmochan Temple and railway station in March underlines the growing threat posed by Bangladesh-based . . .
- War Room Leak Case: Cbi Nabs 5 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The raids in 17 places in Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Chandigarh and Muzaffarpur were conducted after the agency registered a case against nine people, including Ravi Shankaran, a relative of Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash, in connection with the case . . .
- The Outsider And His City (Hindu, DEEPA GANESH, Apr 07, 2006)
Winner of Lankesh debut director award Suman Mukhopadhyay's Bengali film, Herbert is at once the tragic story of an individual alienated by history as well as the collapse of Kolkata in the last century
- Modern Urban Preoccupations (Hindu, Jayant Kaikini, Apr 07, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
- Murthy, Premji Join Kumaraswamy To Promote Brand Bangalore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Sharing a platform for the first time with Infosys chief mentor N.R. Narayan Murthy, Wipro chairman Azim Premji and finance minister
- Can Any ‘Reform’ Be So Perverse And Irrational? (The Financial Express, SEBASTIAN MORRIS, Apr 07, 2006)
The government has proposed an amendment to the Postal Act that would bar the private sector from carrying articles below 500 gm.
- Best Buys For Health (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 07, 2006)
In developing countries, more than 13 million children die each year before their fifth birthday.
- Where Rags To Riches Stories Are No Longer Rare (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 07, 2006)
The Chinese city of Wenzhou owes its success to the development of a cluster model whereby hundreds of small enterprises work together producing complementary goods based on efficient division of labour, saysThe Hindu's Beijing Correspondent.
- The Evolution Of The Model Code (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 07, 2006)
With its origins in 1951, the code emerged out of a political consensus. So long as it remained on paper, there was hardly any protest. The situation changed when the focus shifted to enforcement.
- Destruction Of Amazon Forest Linked To Fast Food (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 07, 2006)
Export chain ends in big fast food outlets in Europe as farmers illegally seize virgin land in the Amazon forest for soya crops.
Scale of deforestation unprecedented, says Greenpeace
Much of the damage caused by soya farmers
Xingu basin in the heart
- Reliance Communications Plans To Expand Broadband Network (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Will initiate talks with companies for content
- We Are Pushing For South Asia Moratorium On Fissile Material Production, Says Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"We've told the Indians they need to be helpful in that. They've promised that they will"
We are trying to get the work done on that ourselves"
Iranian navy ships had recently visited an Indian port, says Senator
The United States has concerns over
- Talks: Safe Travel Promise For Ltte (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 07, 2006)
Norwegian Special Envoy cites polarisation, calls for confidence-building measures
- Mystic River (Hindu, MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER, Apr 07, 2006)
Pankuj Parashar's Banaras hits the screens today and here's an auteur's take on existentialism
- `Brand Bangalore Will Be Promoted' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Government will give all help to IT industry: Kumaraswamy
- Sbi Staff Strike Hits 20,000 Pensioners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Indifference of the management has forced us to go on strike: employees
- Hamas Minister Held, Freed By Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Haniyeh rejects Abbas' move
- `Manmohan, Sonia Should Intervene' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Bring legislation: Ram Babu
- Enhance Supply Chain To Create Jobs: Infosys Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
`There is need to introduce automation to improve productivity' `Outsourcing has become synonymous with software. We have to go beyond that and include manufacturing in that definition as China has done.'
- ‘Pakistan, India Remain Engaged In Peaceful Dialogue’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The report ‘Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The US Record 2005-2006’ released on Wednesday said Pakistan and India "remained engaged in peaceful dialogue on a range of issues" and "worked together" to assist victims in the aftermath of the . . .
- Third Stepdown For Sonia (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Apr 06, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has resigned for the third time — now as the chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust whose first head was Mahatma Gandhi.
- Kathmandu Clamps Night Curfew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Attempt to thwart Thursday's anti-King general strike sponsored by Opposition
- Evidence Is Fake, Says Saddam (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 06, 2006)
Documents link ex-President to mass execution of Shias in the town of Dujail
- Palestinian Government Broke, Needs Aid - Hamas Pm (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the first full meeting of his Hamas-led cabinet on Wednesday that the Palestinian government was broke and urged the international community not to slash aid.
- Time To Heed Medha's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar's indefinite fast has forced the Central Government to intervene by sending a high-level team to visit the Narmada valley to assess the impact of raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). But is this enough?
- Has Sarabjit Singh Converted To Islam? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 06, 2006)
His `will' says conversion has nothing to do with his mercy plea
No official certificate on conversion: Sarabjit's lawyer
Mercy petition sent to Gen. Musharraf
- Indo-Us Deal: Lobbyists Pulling Out All The Stops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 06, 2006)
Given Bush’s low ratings in opinion polls, it would be surprising if his Republican Party manages to cling on to its slim majority
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