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Articles 19121 through 19220 of 53943:
- Pugwash Message (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 23, 2006)
It would have been inconceivable even a year ago to think of a gathering in which politicians and academics from both sides of the Line of Control in J&K would get together to discuss ways to address aspirations of the people of the state and foster . . .
- All Fingers And Thumbs (Tribune, G S Battu, Mar 23, 2006)
Raised finger of the Indian coach raised quite a ruckus. Even though God kept fingers at the arms length from the body, they irrefutably play a very vital role in every day activities.
- India, Pak To Expedite Disposal Of Pending Interpol References (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
As part of the confidence-building measures (CBMs), India and Pakistan have agreed to expedite the disposal of pending Interpol references in each others’ country, which included that of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and setting up of Joint Study . . .
- Death Knell For Bhadra (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Mar 23, 2006)
A relook is needed at the Upper Bhadra project which is a ‘ludicrous’ but ‘lucrative’ Rs 3000 crore project
- Afghan Fm Removed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister since the fall of the Taliban regime four years ago will be replaced and a new interior minister anointed in a cabinet reshuffle proposed by President Hamid Karzai, officials said on Wednesday.
- ‘Save Sonia’ Bid Rocks Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday opted to stay away from presiding over the proceedings of the House on the ground that he has been named as one of the persons holding an office of profit, reports PTI from New Delhi. ....
- Isro Signs Agreement For Collimator (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Collimator is used for testing lenses in cameras on board remote sensing satellites
- Bjp Suspends Senior Delhi Leader Balli (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
"Grave acts of indiscipline"
- Fuelling A Needless Controversy? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Mar 23, 2006)
It makes little logical or diplomatic sense to get Russian fuel for Tarapur bypassing the Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement and violating Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines.
- Bid To Break Iran Deadlock (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Britain, France call off consultations
- Russia, China For Tie-Up With India (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 23, 2006)
For meeting economic, other challenges
- Stockholm Water Prize For India-Born Canadian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
He helped foster a rethink among U.N. agencies
- Kamal Nath For Separate Fta With Bangladesh (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Mar 23, 2006)
Suggests MoU on standards between designated institutions
- Iob For Consortium Approach By Indian Banks Abroad (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Mar 23, 2006)
They can take advantage of Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka
- Unicef Launches `Hand Washing Campaign' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Diarrhoea causes the death of one child every 30 seconds globally. However the risk of diarrhoeal infection can be reduced by 47 per cent by the simple process of washing your hands with soap.
- What Is It About Pakistan? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 23, 2006)
It speaks of the enormous self-confidence of Pakistani diplomats that they were willing to disclose to their Public Accounts Committee that they bribed members of the 911 Commission, to get drastic changes made in its final report. Not only that.
- Abrupt End To Budget Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Bid for ordinance on office of profit: Opposition
No business left for post-recess session: Government
Samajwadi Party seeks removal of Navin Chawla
- How To Prevent Natural Disasters (Hindu, R. Asokan, Mar 23, 2006)
Integration of risk assessments stressed
- Paramedical Students Told To Update Knowledge On Hiv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
"1 lakh pregnant women are infected with HIV"
- Go Slow On Banks (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
When India opened up to trade, it facilitated greater competition and improved the muscle tone of Indian manufacturing. In similar fashion, opening the capital account will give greater competition in Indian finance.
- Some Breakthrough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 23, 2006)
Indo-Bangla trade pact is a good beginning
- Easier Exits (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 23, 2006)
Dead marriages can find their lawful end now with SC ruling
- Strategic Partnership (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 23, 2006)
After the Bush visit, there are new opportunities for commercial space cooperation with the US
- Kerosene For The Unscrupulous? (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Mar 23, 2006)
There is need to devise a better system of subsidising kerosene
- The Tricky Emotion Between Idolising And Despising (Deccan Herald, Ann Hornaday, Mar 23, 2006)
We're sincerely happy for our idols even while we endure their ever-accumulating triumphs
- The Peace Of God (Deccan Herald, Usha Muliyil, Mar 23, 2006)
Have you noticed that many saints and ascetics do not have families of their own? In Vedanta, this is known as a release from the desire for home, spouse and children.
- Nepal Diplomacy Horns In On Controversy (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 23, 2006)
The gift appears to have been packaged to wrangle an invitation from the Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna.
- Dhaka, Delhi To Work Closely On Security, Trade (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 23, 2006)
"Khaleda Zia's visit helped consolidate ties between two countries"
Manmohan, Khaleda Zia agree on need to maintain high-level political dialogue
Frequent meetings of Joint Economic Commission, Joint Boundary Working Groups and Joint Rivers . . .
- Delhi Police Appeal In Jessica Case Admitted By Court; Warrants Issued (Hindu, Prashant Pandey, Mar 23, 2006)
All nine accused acquitted by trial court restrained from leaving the country
- Four By-Elections (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 23, 2006)
The spotlight is gradually shifting to the coming four assembly by-elections in the State - one in Jammu region and three in the Valley.
- Who Killed Cock Robin? (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Mar 23, 2006)
All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,/ When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.
- Stockholm Water Prize For India-Born Scientist (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India-born scientist Asit Biswas was today awarded the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize for his “outstanding and multifaceted” contribution to the issue of global water resources.
- Engaging Dhaka (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2006)
Considering how important Bangladesh is for India, the first bilateral visit of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been somewhat low-key.
- Afghan Trial Of Christian 'Troubles' Bush (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, Mar 23, 2006)
President Bush yesterday said he was "deeply" troubled by the trial in Afghanistan of a Christian who could face execution for converting from Islam and vowed to pressure the Afghan government on the matter.
- The Importance Of Cooperation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- A Few Good Men (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 23, 2006)
Sumanta Sen speculates on why some former administrators are being given poll tickets by the political parties, especially the Marxists
- Khamenei Sanctions Talks With Usa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sanctioned talks with the USA on Iraq, saying Iranian officials would tell the US to leave the country. “If Iranian officials can express Iran’s opinion about Iraq to the Americans and make . . .
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Afghanistan Under Pressure To Free Christian Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
International pressure mounted on Afghanistan on Wednesday over the case of a man who faces the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity.
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- Dealing With Bird Flu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
Now that an EU laboratory in London has confirmed the H5N1 virus strain in poultry samples from two farms in the NWFP, livestock and health authorities in the country would be well advised to face up to a potential avian flu outbreak and take . . .
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- India, Pak To Expedite Disposal Of Pending Interpol References (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Taking another important step in building mutual trust, India and Pakistan today agreed to expedite disposal of pending Interpol references in each others’ country which included that of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
- International Indo-French Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 23, 2006)
Though the relations between India and France have always been good, these have never been better than what they are after the recent visit of President Jacques Chirac. The signing of the nuclear declaration during his visit opened a new . . .
- Iraqi Shi'ite Pilgrims Ambushed, More Bodies Found (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 23, 2006)
Gunmen in Baghdad killed at least 15 Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded dozens on Wednesday, raking vehicles with machinegun fire in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence that threatens Iraq with civil war.
- Hamas On Course To Govern Despite Plo Objections (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mar 23, 2006)
Hamas said on Wednesday the Palestinian parliament would meet next week to vote on its new cabinet despite the Palestine Liberation Organisation's rejection of its governing agenda.
- Logic Of Office (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
If the horse goes in an undesirable direction, the cart just has to be put before it. That is no problem in the Indian parliament, where abrasive exchanges over who holds an office of profit have led to an adjournment of the budget session.
- Early Warning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
The success or failure of a popular movement is not always reflected in the politics of the day. Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, who died earlier this week, represented the best and the worst of student power in recent Assamese politics.
- Rupee Rumbles (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
False convertibility is worse than none
- Last Of The Mohicans (Statesman, SURAJIT KUMAR DAS, Mar 23, 2006)
Resettling in Agartala in 1947, my mother’s cousins from Comilla managed to preserve their dialect and old way of life. Two decades back I re-established a kinship with my uncles. They recounted gratefully my late maternal grandfather’s material . . .
- Crisis And Response (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
Anil Biswas is so identified with the organisation that his absence from Alimuddin Street when the assembly election is less than a month away should have thrown the party into confusion.
- Srinagar To Varanasi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Mar 23, 2006)
Overriding Need To Move Towards National Consensus
- India Nuke Deal Positive For Us: Burns (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Asserting that the nuclear deal with India was "positive" for America's national interests, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns on Wednesday said there was "compelling group" of nations who have expressed support for the . . .
- Solidarity With Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan has assured Iran of its continued support for peaceful resolution of its nuclear stand-off with the United States. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri, who met his Iranian counterpart Monuchehr Mottaki in Islamabad on Tuesday, reiterated . .
- Natural Allies ? (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Mar 23, 2006)
India needs to be careful not to become euphoric over US President George Bush’s description of our new emerging relationship as being one among "natural allies". Because it has taken so long for the most powerful democracy in the world to . . .
- Double Standards (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
It is a game at which politicians, especially those belonging to the Congress, are experts:
- Unsc Meet On Iran Put Off (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
With no results to show despite two weeks of intense parleys on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences over a tough Franco-British statement.
- It's Naïve To Think Tainted Money Becomes Clean When Donated (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 23, 2006)
There are times when Mammon encounters sobering morals. One such occasion happened last week, when The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston disengaged itself from a $2.3-million contribution, and volunteered to give the amount to a . . .
- Needed, Re-Engineering In Education (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 23, 2006)
The status of engineering degrees offered by institutions deemed to be universities has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu.
- Questions Without Answers Are Worth Asking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Mar 23, 2006)
For the third year running, a physicist has won the Templeton prize. This is the one that is not just bigger than the Nobel — it is worth £795,000 — but also more imprecise: it is awarded for "progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual . . .
- Reason For Hope (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
The news that the US envoy in Iraq is to hold talks about that country’s future with a delegation from Tehran came on the same day that Iran was officially described in a new American national security document as the single most important obstacle . . .
- Italy At The Crossroads (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 23, 2006)
The issues ahead of the Italian polls (April 9-10) to elect the 15th Parliament are as much about tackling the country's daunting economic challenges as about the restoration of the credibility of democratic institutions.
- Unesco Award For Manorama (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Malayalam daily Malayala Manorama has been awarded the prestigious $20,000 UNESCO-IPDC (International Programme for Development of Communication) prize for rural communication...
- Iraq War To Last My Term, Says Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
White House officials cautioned that Bush was asked when “all” US forces would withdraw and pointed to recent comments from US generals in Iraq predicting substantial reductions later this year and into 2007.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Bush's Tame Excuse (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
DESPITE the obvious fact that the US invasion of Iraq has not paved the way for democracy in the beleaguered country, President Bush continues to delude himself with the belief that democracy is on the march there.
- Refining Missile Deterrence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday carried out second successful testing of the cruise missile named Hataf-VII — Babar. The missile can carry different kinds of warheads to a range of five hundred kilometres. Apart from land, it can also be launched from ship and . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- Mutual Benefit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 23, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) seems set to revise its norms on initial expenses of mutual funds (MFs).
- Fuelling A Relationship (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 23, 2006)
There is more to Indo-Russian ties than nuclear fuel supply, but not much progress has happened.
- Betting On Growth, Not Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Mar 23, 2006)
One would have expected the Finance Minister to press ahead with bold reform measures against the backdrop of a booming economy and healthy growth in tax revenues. Instead, he seems to be betting merely on the higher growth trajectory for achieving . . .
- Burns Trying A ‘Hard Sell’ On India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news conference on Wednesday that his country’s relationship with Pakistan was strong and that the nuclear deal with India would not affect the close ties between Washington and Islamabad.
- There Goes The Anon (Business Line, R. Anand, Mar 23, 2006)
Anonymous donations are now under the scanner
One of the popular methods of getting rid of black-money seems to be to donate cash to religious and charitable institutions without the donor disclosing his name.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal ‘A Big Gamble’: Krepon (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
The India-US nuclear deal is a “big gamble” by the Bush administration based on the assumption that the upside potential of the deal will be greater than the risks of proliferation, according to Michael Krepon.
- The Fast Lane Is Not Just About Speed (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
After announcing cheaper loans to farmers in the recent budget, the government seems intent on gently coercing banks into keeping lending rates low, to sustain the pick-up in investments.
- The Bottomline On Learning From China (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Mar 23, 2006)
More than matching China in nuclear prestige, India must learn from its global economic policy
- Artillery, Helicopters Pound Taliban Hideouts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Artillery guns and helicopter gunships pounded suspected Taliban hideouts on Saturday after they attacked a security check-post in North Waziristan, local sources said. No casualties were reported. Military spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan said . . .
- Common Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
Only token bilateral response was evoked by the earthquake that flattened villages on either side of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir last year, but now there is opportunity to salvage something from that missed opportunity.
- Miscarriage Of Justice (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 22, 2006)
The Jessica Lal murder case provoked a public outcry against miscarriage of justice that impelled authorities to reopen the case. The distortion in the case was so brazen that even worms turned. Middle class empathy with the murdered victim . . .
- Pm Case For A Strong Bangla (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Stating that a “strong, stable and economically strong Bangladesh” was in India’s interest, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today signed two agreements with the visiting Bangladesh PM, Begum Khaleda Zia, on trade and co-operation to . . .
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