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Articles 18121 through 18220 of 53943:
- Bureaucracy’S Role (Statesman, D BANDYOPADHYAY, Apr 04, 2006)
Civil Servants Not Obliged To Carry Out Illegal Orders
- Backstory: Cultural Clash Marks India's Boom Time (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
At night, villagers cross intersections to find rest in the darkened alleys behind the bright lights.
- Invading Falkland Cowardly Act’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Argentina’s war with Britain over the Falkland Islands was a crime committed by a cowardly military dictatorship, but the South American country will never abandon its claim to sovereignty of the islands, President Mr Nestor Kirchner said
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 04, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
- The True ‘Heroes’ Of Our Times (Daily Excelsior, S.V. Vaidyanathan, Apr 04, 2006)
Unlike the economic establishment in India that comprises economic bureaucrats, journalists, academics (Indian and non-resident Indians) and is all gung ho about the emergence of neoliberal economic globalisation since the beginnings of . . .
- Much Ado (Daily Excelsior, P.S. Wahi, Apr 04, 2006)
Newspaper reports indicate that restructuring of the petroleum industry has been cleared by the prime minister a high-level 'Synergy for Energy' Committee has been constituted to examine the issues in detail
- Wto Chief To Visit India For Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
He will hold talks with Centre in a bid to break the Doha impasse
- J&k Bank Is Not A State: Full Bench (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan went berserk adjoining Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence at Wazarat Road in the City here late this evening killing his three colleagues including a CRPF Inspector and two head constables
- China Olive Branch To Dalai Lama, Pope (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
China may approve a visit by the Dalai Lama, as long as he abandons dreams of independence for Tibet, and establish ties with the Vatican if it breaks ties with Taiwan, the top official on religious affairs was quoted today as saying.
- `Health Park' To Come Up Shortly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Government will develop 100 acres of land to house private and government hospitals
Yeshasvini scheme to be amended to cover angioplasty
Permission sought to lease land of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology
KSRTC, BMTC donate Rs. 1 crore . . .
- Hm’S Posture (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 04, 2006)
One has not been able to fully understand the euphoria generated by Hizbul Mujahideen’s recent assertions.
- Hamas Tries To Balance Conflicting Demands For Legitimacy, Right To Resist (Jordan Times, Amy Teibel and Sara Toth, Apr 04, 2006)
The Palestinians' new Hamas leaders have made it clear they will not pursue or punish fighters for attacking Israel, justifying a deadly suicide bombing last week as a legitimate act of resistance.
- Patch-Up To What Count? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 04, 2006)
THE statement issued by the office of President Jalal Talabani that Iraqi political parties have reached an agreement on the bylaws for the next government’s functioning, obviously as a result of the push and shove of US Secretary of State . . .
- The Game Is Afoot (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 04, 2006)
The ruling party’s new pledges and reiteration of old ones mark the rolling out of the government’s election campaign.
- Cpi(m) Hits Out At Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
His statement on UPA a sign of desperation: Politbureau member
Other statements
Election results will strengthen anti-communalist forces in the country
It will provide a lesson to the UPA Government to change its "anti-people" policies
- You Cannot Ignore The Voice Of The Poor, Says Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 04, 2006)
Government's first response proves futile; NBA rejects appeal to call off fast
Union Ministers call on Medha
Soz non-committal on convening a meeting of Review Committee
Medha hands over monitoring agency's report to Minister
- Gorbachev Appears Repentant (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 04, 2006)
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has castigated US policies of pre-emptive strike, ignoring the UN Security Council and disregard to international legal obligations and urged Washington not to impose its will on others.
- Thousands Of Devotees Witness Kumbabhishekam At Palani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Tight security at winch station and rope car station
- Meenakshi Temple To Develop `Secular Garden' Near City (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Apr 04, 2006)
Plan to raise 690 trees on an expanse of five acres
- On The Mahatma's Leadership (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Book boasts of rare photographs of Gandhi
- Rs. 50 Lakhs Being Handed Over To Maoists Seized (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Staffer of VARKS Engineer Groups caught
- Implications Of N-Deal With India (Dawn, Talat Masood, Apr 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal signed during President Bush’s recent visit to South Asia is meant to turn the relationship between the two states into strategic partnership.
- Uncomfortable Facts On Migrants (Deccan Herald, Paul Krugman, Apr 04, 2006)
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," wrote Emma Lazarus, in a poem that still puts a lump in my throat. I'm proud of America's immigrant history, and grateful that the door was open when my grandparents fled R
- Medical Tourism On Upswing In Coimbatore (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 04, 2006)
But poor flights and infrastructure act as a damper
- Rebels: Congress Wields Carrot And Stick (Hindu, Girish Menon, Apr 04, 2006)
Some of them have already withdrawn from the fray
- Stone That Triggered Avalanche (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2006)
Despite Sonia Gandhi's attempt to turn her resignation from the Lok Sabha into yet another 'sacrifice', the majority of people think otherwise, says Anil Narendra
- Reckless Driving In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 04, 2006)
Ten persons were killed and seven others injured when a passenger bus rolled down the ICI bridge near Karachi Seaport on Sunday.
- Good Response To Farmers Security Scheme: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
3.74 lakh farmers have been registered under the scheme
- We Can Do Without These Savings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 04, 2006)
The government’s unspent cash pile of over Rs 46,000 crore shows a sad absence of functional governance, quite apart from depriving the economy of liquidity.
- Free Iims And Iits From Govt Bondage’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Tired of defending its autonomy time and again, the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad on Monday said it really needs to use its resources for education than waste it on making the government see reason.
- India’S Parties Wooing Muslim Vote (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 04, 2006)
An estimated 55 percent of Assam’s electorate voted in Monday in the first phase of assembly elections, where balloting was held in 65 of the state’s 126 constituencies.
- Us, Uk Pile Pressure On Fractious Iraq Leaders (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The United States and Britain piled pressure on Iraq’s leaders on Monday to break their deadlock over a new government and prime minister as quickly as possible and to disband sectarian militias to avoid civil war.
- Iran’S Signalling In The Gulf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
On Wednesday, Iran tested a high-speed underwater missile called Hoot (fish) which it claims is the fastest in the world at 360 kilometres per hour and can avoid sonar (sound navigation ranging) detection
- 'We Want A Nationality Based On Secularism' (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2006)
This is Brindaban Goswami's first assembly election as president of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). Under him there is concerted effort in AGP to move beyond an exclusivist political agenda. Goswami speaks to Oinam Sunil:
- Cross-Border Mergers In An Age Of Unreason (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Apr 04, 2006)
Companies, like countries, have only permanent interests...in their bottomlines
- `This Is The Time To Come To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 04, 2006)
As the rebuilding phase is on in Bihar, there is lot of scope for profit. This is what industries need. And security is not a hassle today.
- Agriculture's Role In Contemporary Development (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Apr 04, 2006)
While GDP growth in India is touching new highs, the divergence in sectoral growth rates only increases. Industry and, particularly, services record creditable or remarkable rates of growth, but the agricultural sector performs poorly.
- Wrong Timing (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 04, 2006)
The regulator has diluted disclosure norms for rights issues by listed companies on the grounds that such information is already available to investors.
- Sebi Norms Largely Okay (The Financial Express, JAYANTH R VARMA, Apr 04, 2006)
The changes announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in its Disclosure and Investor Protect-ion Guidelines for listed companies are, in my opinion, largely in the right direction.
- Google Images Have Army In Combat Gear (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The Army is taking steps to counter the menace posed by Google portal putting the layout of its strategic bases on its website, Army Chief Gen J J Singh said here on Monday .
- Rice Played Godmother To Nuclear Deal Between India And Us (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 04, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the true architect of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation treaty, which, according to a detailed investigative report in the Washington Post on Monday, now faces a “hard sell” in Congress.
- Financial Strategy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2006)
What should Calcuttans do after buying a house?
- N-Fuel To India After Nsg Nod: France (Tribune, Ajay Kaul, Apr 04, 2006)
As India prepares to hold talks with the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), its key member France today said it would help in generating consensus on the Indo-US nuclear deal there but ruled out providing uranium till "green signal" from the 45-nation group.
- The Gdp Cult Gives Way To “Growth With Equity” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2006)
For perhaps half a century, the central preoccupation of economic policy has been to promote growth.
- Bano Bazaar Chaat (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Apr 04, 2006)
The subject in the message of my mailbox was “Bano Bazaar Chaat”.
- Vatwagon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2006)
Keep politics out
- Breaking The Pension System Reform Logjam (The Financial Express, RAMGOPAL AGARWAL, Apr 04, 2006)
The pension system reforms, first announced in 2001, are often characterised as ‘non-reform’ and rightly so, for at least two reasons.
- Indian Fallen Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2006)
IFS officer as a human trafficker
- Left Cautions Ec Against Deploying Paramilitary Forces (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The Left parties have impressed upon the Election Commission today not to deploy Central paramilitary forces inside polling stations in West Bengal and took exception to the conduct of some of the poll observers and guidelines issued by the commission
- Army Taking Steps To Thwart Google Threat: J.J. Singh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Chief of Army Staff Gen J.J. Singh said today that the Army was taking steps to counter the threat posed by the Google portal by putting out the layout of its strategic bases on its website.
- Advaniji’S Neither A Hardliner Nor A Softliner. He Has No Line. And It’S A Shock I’M Still To Recover From’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2006)
From ideologue to maverick, Uma Bharati has been described differently.
- The Idea On The Ground (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Apr 04, 2006)
Contradictions characterise the rural job scheme in terms of a project and a holistic approach
- Form Govt Soon: Us, Uk To Iraqis (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Monday that while it is up to the Iraqi people to chose their own leaders, the international backers who have spent blood and money to end a dictatorship have . . .
- Paris Still In Turmoil (Deccan Herald, Calvin D’Souza, Apr 04, 2006)
France is rioting again. It was only late last year that riots in some of the country's poorest suburbs gripped the nation. Youth unemployment and lack of opportunities were widely blamed for last year’s riots in the poorest of French communities.
- Militants Active In By-Poll Areas Of North Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 04, 2006)
Sopore councillor killed on Sunday evening near Sangrama
Authorities gear up to face challenges posed by militants
2,400 jawans deployed in by- election areas
Hurriyat calls for boycott of elections
- Come-Uppance In Iisc Case Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Those arrested include Abdul Rehman, Afsar Pasha, Mohammed Ibrahim Chopdar, Mohammed Irfan, Noorullah, Nazimullah alias Munna and two others.
- Uzbek Envoy For Strengthening Ties With Pakistan (News International, Mohammad Ali Khan, Apr 04, 2006)
Oybek O Usmanov, Uzbekistan's new ambassador to Pakistan has stressed for enhancing people-to-people contacts for strengthening historic relations existing between the two brotherly Muslim countries.
- There’S A Story That Still Needs To Be Told (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 04, 2006)
Dr Verghese Kurien enhanced the livelihood options for the small and marginal farmers. He also stood up against the faulty paradigm of free trade
- Majority Of Britons For Iraq Pullout (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 04, 2006)
Findings may pressure Blair to set time-table for withdrawal
- A Foundation For Public Health (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2006)
Six decades after the Bhore committee set the agenda on health care, few will dispute the truth that India has failed to build a quality public health system to meet the basic needs of its people.
- France In Ferment, Anger On The Streets (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 04, 2006)
Although protests have polarised around changes to labour laws, the real discontent runs far deeper. The direct street action is born of despair, of the conviction that nothing concrete can or will ever be delivered by the political or business . . .
- Shops And Slums — A City Divided (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Apr 04, 2006)
The traders' protest and the slum-eviction drive in Delhi can be traced to the failure of city planning and urban governance. What is required is a radical reconstruction of the concept of a city.
- Pinnacle Of Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The unique two-way flow that characterises the quality of Bhakti has been the strong support and foundation for spiritual development. Divine grace readily manifests itself in the truly devout in whom service to the Lord is uppermost.
- A New Trend In Historiography (Hindu, R. CHAMPAKALAKSHMI, Apr 04, 2006)
First volume of a set of interlinked studies that deploys the concept of `connected histories' to shed important light on aspects of the history of early modern Eurasia based on a variety of materials
- Anthology Of Short Stories (Hindu, P. Sundaresan, Apr 04, 2006)
THIS BOOK showcases Ashokamitran's talents, which can be traced back to the special numbers of magazines.
- Literary Journey (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Apr 04, 2006)
A Festschrift Collection for Y. Ramakrishna: Edited by `Mo'&`Smile'; Pub. by `Mo', 303, Rise `n' View, Road-3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-34. Rs. 250.
- New Volvo Service From Chandigarh To Delhi Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The bus leaving Chandigarh at 12-15 a.m. will run up to Haryana Bhavan in New Delhi.
- The Other Side Of The Story (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 04, 2006)
Instead of being pilloried for being so wrong on the US economy's path, the bears get a very sympathetic hearing in the media.
- Omar Discusses Pak Visit, Poll Issue With Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
As notifications for the by-elections for four Assembly segments have been issued, National Conference president and former Union Minister, Omar Abdullah today had a breakfast meeting with Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, apparently to discuss . . .
- Clean Environs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 03, 2006)
All the steps that are necessary must be taken to save our environment. It goes without saying these
- Kalam In The Land Of Pagodas (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent visit of Presi-
dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
to Myanmar is a record of sorts in more ways than one. Itwas not only his first visit to the neighbouring country, but the first ever by an Indian Head of State to Myanmar. The visit was all the . . .
- Border Trade Will Transform Economies Of Ne (Daily Excelsior, Anjan Roy, Apr 03, 2006)
North-East India has the po- tential of having a dynamic and vibrant economy if trade through the borders it shares with Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar gathers momentum.
- India Receives Uranium From Russia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
dia’s top nuclear scientist will visit Vienna this week for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a safeguards accord proposed under the Indo-US nuclear deal to pave the way for resumption of nuclear fuel for Indian reactors.
- Why Do People Choose Them? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
Ethics and values no longer influence voters' emotions anywhere in the country, including in the South, writes K Govindan Kutty
- Polling Begins For First Phase Of Assembly Elections In Assam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes.
- Elegant Bunkers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 03, 2006)
Will enhance J&K ambience
- Let Justice Prevail On Earth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 03, 2006)
Less than a month after former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic died in custody, bringing his war crimes trial to a sudden halt, a cell is being prepared at the same Dutch prison for another warring President.
- Analysing Networks Behind India’S Crumbling Infrastructure (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 03, 2006)
Some time ago, ICICI Bank’s CEO K.V. Kamath said that when economic growth accelerates, the process of rapid infrastructure development and urban regeneration also kicks-in; but it has not happened noticeably in India.
- Russia Sends First Lot Of Uranium Fuel For Tarapur Plants (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Even as Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran works to fast forward the Indo-US nuclear deal in the US, Russia has delivered the first part of the promised supply of 60 metric tonne of enriched uranium fuel for the Tarapur Atomic Power plants, according . . .
- Us Military Chopper Crashes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A US Military helicopter crashed on Sunday during a "combat air patrol" southwest of Baghdad, but the status of the crew was unknown, according to the American command.
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