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Articles 21521 through 21620 of 53943:
- Jessica Case: Row Over Judge’S Elevation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The elevation of Delhi Additional Sessions Judge S.L. Bhayana, who acquitted all nine accused in Jessica Lall murder case, to the Delhi High Court touched off a controversy with a Supreme Court lawyer today demanding that his promotion . . .
- Al-Qaeda Prisoners Seize Block Of Afghan Jail (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers with tanks and grenade-launchers surrounded Kabul’s main prison on Sunday after convicted militants incited a riot by inmates and seized control of much of the facility, officials said, adding that at least 30 prisoners were wo
- Iran Reaches ‘Basic’ Agreement With Russia On Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Iran and Russia have reached a “basic” agreement aimed at easing fears that the Islamic republic could acquire nuclear weapons, and negotiations will continue in the coming days in Moscow, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday.
- Table For Two, Three? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
Hurry and the Hurriyat have spoiled what could have been a big Kashmir initiative
- Uncertainties Dog Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 27, 2006)
Barely three days before the visit of President George. W Bush there is no certainty about the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. Although both sides still see the agreement as the centrepiece of the visit, new difficulties . . .
- ‘This Nuclear Deal Really Removes The Last Barrier Between India And The Us’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Feb 27, 2006)
As a South Asia specialist in the US state department, Dennis Kux’s acquaintance with India and Pakistan goes back to the 1950s.
- Bush And India’S Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 27, 2006)
The permanent threat from Pakistan is unlikely to feature in the “detailed and substantive” talks with Bush
- Rosetta Stone And Decay Of Culture (Deccan Herald, Vasudev Murthy, Feb 27, 2006)
The ‘forgetting’ of cultural heritage, encouraged by our government, is a reality
- First Crack In Iran Nuclear Ice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
N-Programme Basic agreement on joint enrichment facility in Russia, says Tehran
- On Prime Time, Be Fair To The Fowl (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 27, 2006)
: bird flu and cricket receive the same coverage on TV news. Not surprised? Know what President Bush doesn’t?
- Here, It’S Bjp-Congress Vs Naxalites (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Feb 27, 2006)
In the last six months, scores have been killed in the war between Naxalites and the government-backed tribal army, Salva Judum, in South Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. But it never made it to national headlines or political debates because . . .
- Mission Moon: Indo-Us Deal To Land With Bush (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Feb 27, 2006)
As details of the civilian nuclear deal are slowly but steadily being ironed out, the scientific atmospherics are falling in place to make the visit of US President George W Bush to India a historic occasion.
- Devilish Deal (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The announcement by the nuclear chiefs of Russia and Iran that they have reached a tentative agreement is grounds for concern rather than relief.
- Life Disrupted In Strike-Bound Kashmir Valley For Second Day (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 26, 2006)
Dialogue cannot continue if rights violation continues: Hurriyat
Total shutdown in Kupwara for fourth day
Handwara limping back to normal
Special recruitment soon at Dhudipora
- Game For Pak Roundtable (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2006)
Jammu: The Kashmiri separatists who for one reason or the other stayed away from the PM's roundtable on Saturday are now packing their bags for a similar conference on Kashmir in Islamabad next month.
- Let Us Build A New J&k: Pm (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Feb 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there was a need to evolve a common understanding on autonomy and self-rule for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and an arrangement can be found within the vast flexibilities provided by the Constitution which . . .
- Al Qaeda Says It Carried Out Saudi Oil Plant Attack (Reuters, Souhail Karam, Feb 25, 2006)
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for Friday's attack on a Saudi oil facility at Abqaiq, when security forces fired at suicide bombers trying to storm the world's biggest oil processing plant.
- Bush Hopes His Visit Will Set The Stage For A Groundbreaking Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Alternative sources of energy are going to be important for the development of a clean world
New Delhi should "lift investment caps," says Bush
Supports lifting visa curbs for educated people
Reiterates stand on Iran
- "India Wants Safeguards Locked To Fuel Supply" (Hindu, R. Prasad, Feb 25, 2006)
M.R. Srinivasan, former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, advocates caution during the ongoing Indo-U.S. nuclear negotiations. In an interview, he says any agreement should not jeopardise India's interests. Excerpts:
- Bird Flu: Let Not Fear Make Us Headless Chickens (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Feb 25, 2006)
Scare is so much the style of government in Britain that its absence is a genuine, and very welcome, surprise.
- Russia Keen On Ending Stalemate On Iran (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 25, 2006)
There are indications that the agenda of the Russian-Iranian talks has been substantially expanded.
- Peace Holds In Sri Lanka, For The Time Being (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 25, 2006)
The Geneva talks represent a small, hesitant step away from a relapse into war. It is critical for Colombo and the LTTE to remain engaged.
- Another Smooth Journey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2006)
It was very much on expected lines. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has presented his third budget sans any increase in passenger fares or freight tariff.
- Mulford Apologises To Scientist (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US Ambassador Mr David C Mulford today expressed his apologies to nuclear scientist Mr Goverdhan Mehta for the delay in providing him a US visa, which was issued today.
- A Destruction Foretold (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2006)
See it whichever way, the destruction of Iraq's Al-Askari mosque — one of Islam's holiest shrines,
- Sincerity In Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Bhakti defies description and definition. The hallmark of devotion is true yearning for the Lord. In a discourse, Kadayanallur Sri Thukaram Ganapathi Maharaj drew attention to the fact that saints deemed as Avatara Purushas, who show by example . . .
- Do We Need Governors? (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Feb 25, 2006)
The recent Supreme Court judgment on the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly based on the recommendation of the Governor, Buta Singh, has once again raised the question whether the office of governor can be dispensed with altogether . . .
- Pm's Roundtable On Kashmir Tomorrow Without Most Separatists (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Unfazed by the boycott by Hurriyat Conference and other major separatist groups, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a round-table conference on Kashmir tomorrow to discuss ways and means to find a solution to the vexed issue.
- India, Us Making Progress On Nuke Deal But "Not Yet There": Wh (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the US are making progress on implementation of the nuclear deal but the two sides are "not yet there" as "some clarification" is needed from New Delhi on separation of its civilian and military facilities, the White House has said.
- Geneva: Pact To Respect Ceasefire (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 25, 2006)
Sri Lanka, LTTE to meet again in April
The Geneva round of direct talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) concluded on Thursday with a commitment by both parties to "respect and uphold" . . .
- Making Pakistan Economic Hub (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
On the last day of his China’s visit, President Pervez Musharraf highlighted Pakistan’s potential as an emerging economic hub and an attractive destination for foreign investment. He urged Chinese entrepreneurs to benefit from the country’s . . .
- Railways Must Seize Their Big Opportunity (The Financial Express, SHANTI NARAIN, Feb 25, 2006)
There is a tide in the affairs of men/taken at the flood, leads on to fortune—Shakespeare in Julius Caesar Indian Railways is at that precarious moment today.
- Rail Budget Reactions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 25, 2006)
Swadesh Singh, student: Try generating through three simple measures. One, active utilisation of railway land. Two, supplying our R&D to third world countries, on the lines of ISRO. Three, create advertising space on railway property. Moreover, ...
- Lalu On A New Corridor (Business Line, R. C. Acharya, Feb 25, 2006)
Putting cargo haulage at the centre of his Budget, the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, has proposed a dedicated freight corridors project that will usher in an era of low-cost transport.
- Life After Adc (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Telecom rates are set to get even cheaper, with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) reducing access deficit charges (ADC).
- Lalu Express Picks Up Business (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Revenue up 15%, target for next year 10%; Cheaper freight, fares to reclaim traffic.
- Sbi Lines Up $100 Million Foreign Buys (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The bank is also mulling a mega Tier 2 bond issue in June-July 2006 to support credit growth. As part of its global expansion plans, the State Bank of India (SBI) is targeting a $100 million acquisition overseas.
- Amnesty Urges Bush To Raise Hr Concerns In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Amnesty International asks US president to include extrajudicial executions, deaths in police custody, rape, torture and arbitrary arrests on his agenda for dicussion with Indian PM
- On Track, But... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 25, 2006)
The poverty line has been redefined by Lalu. On Friday, the rail minister announced the introduction of a fully air-conditioned but affordable service to passengers in long-distance trains, the ‘Garib Rath.’
- Efforts On To Pull Back Iraq From The Brink Of Civil War (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 25, 2006)
Leaders call for calm; Sunni front pulls out of talks with Shias
- India’S Policy Towards Iran (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Feb 25, 2006)
Controversy characterises the communist parties’ support to Iran on the nuclear issue
- A Spineless Nation (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 25, 2006)
No book I have read depressed me more than B N Tandon's PMO, Diary II The Emergency (Konark).
- Road From Samarra (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Iraq now confronts a crisis that is familiar to the Indian subcontinent, most notably during the riots that followed the demolition of the Babri masjid in December 1992.
- Surprise Homecoming (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 25, 2006)
I was reluctant in the beginning. But my eldest sister Mohini insisted. The issue being discussed was a visit to our ancestral village Lengti in Karnataka.
- Free Speech And The Holocaust (Times of India, Peter Singer, Feb 25, 2006)
The timing of Austria's conviction and imprisonment of David Irving for denying the Holocaust could not have been worse.
- Waziristan — What Next? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
It is difficult to make sense of the government’s decision to suspend its military operation in Waziristan.
- Lalu’S In Business (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 25, 2006)
As railways take competition back to low-cost airlines, a major turnaround is . . .
- Iran Offers Iaea Info On Uranium Enrichment Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Iran has offered UN inspectors information about a uranium-processing project that Western intelligence has linked to missile warhead design and tests with high explosives, a senior diplomat said on Thursday.
- Pulling Its Weight For The Economy (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Feb 25, 2006)
While the Rail Budget acknowledges that in a competitive market success comes not by raising tariffs, but raising the quality of services and reducing costs, it is silent on how to sustain freight and passenger traffic levels.
- What Lies Beneath: Getting To All That Oil And Gas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Mani Shankar Aiyar explains what technology and brisk foreign policy can achieve
- Bush Gets A Lesson On Kashmir Quote (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 25, 2006)
The political comfort level between India and the US has reached such a level that it does not really matter what President George W Bush has to say on the subject of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Sleepless On Friday Night, India And Us Try Closing N-Deal (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the US today significantly narrowed down their differences over the nuclear deal, including the one the number of nuclear reactors to be put on the civilian list. While an understanding on the separation plan was still to be reached, both sides
- Troublesome Luggage (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Feb 25, 2006)
Carrying luggage during train journeys for friends or relatives can be embarrassing at times.
- Lost In Sri Lanka (Deccan Herald, Arathi Menon, Feb 25, 2006)
Think about Sri Lanka and the least you would expect this land to be famous for is its food. For the less informed, Sri Lanka is just an extension of southern India, encircled by enormous streaks of blue.
- ‘Reformed’ Laloo Angers Foes, Allies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgutpa said, “It is not the language of Laloo Babu. It is definitely the government’s economic policy. There is a big departure between the culture of Laloo Babu and the rail budget which has been overshadowed by Finance Minister P Ch
- India Inc Hails Railway Budget As ‘Positive’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Apex chambers of trade and industry on Friday welcomed the Railway Budget 2006-07 saying it is “positive and forward looking.”
- Joyride For All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
In a financial year in which the Indian Railways (IR) did an impressive turnaround with surpluses crossing Rs 11,000 crore, Mr Yadav who presented his third successive budget, unveiled a dynamic fare policy for both freight and passenger traffic.
- Political Mileage Of Cartoons’ Issue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
There are several reasons to believe in the governmental claims that the Opposition is out to take political advantage of the issue of blasphemous caricatures published by some Western newspapers. The Opposition has spurned invitation of the . . .
- Bird Flu: Is Bmp Lab Equipped To Test Samples? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
BMP officials wonder how samples can be analysed in an ill-equipped laboratory
- "Lalu, Representative Of Rich" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Emphasis on privatisation in budget will mean loss of jobs, says V.K. Malhotra
Minister has left behind the "kulhar," the "matha" and the "khadi" uniforms for employees
Regional imbalance in the launch of new trains alleged
- Coordinated Naval Patrolling Formalised (Hindu, R.K.Radhakrishnan, Feb 25, 2006)
Indian and Sri Lankan navies are working out the arrangements, says Eastern Naval Commander
- Opposition Parties Spare Railway Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
But his staunchest supporter, the CPI(M), derails his joy ride
CPI(M) members from West Bengal protest announcement of freight corridor up to Sonnagar in Bihar
BJP members picket well of the House; North-East MPs walk out
- Freight Structure Reforms Are Set In Train (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Identifying freight business as the “foundation of the Railways’ turnaround”, Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav proposed an investment of Rs 22,000 crore for the dedicated freight corridors to step up revenue from the freight segment to over Rs 40,320
- Bird Flu Scare Over N-E (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Northeast Indian states have sounded maximum alert in the wake of bird flu outbreak while the poultry market has been affected by the avian influenza scare with sale of chickens and eggs declining drastically over the past few days.
- Spectre Of Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
Unless the present slaughter is stopped, Iraq could descend into civil war, for the US-led forces and the elected government have both failed to give the country peace and stability.
- Uproar Over Muslims In Indian Army (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Such are the prejudices that most Indians and Pakistanis grow up with about one another that they instinctively take shelter in rank stereotypes when thinking about, say, religious minorities in their countries.
- Top Un Inspector Heads To Iran For Last-Minute N-Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
A senior UN nuclear inspector heads to Tehran for talks on Saturday days ahead of a report that could spark UN Security Council action, diplomats said, adding that Tehran had promised key information.
- Uganda’S Lurking Tyrant (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
Uganda was for so long a bleeding gash in the heart of Africa that the turnaround engineered by President Yoweri Museveni over the last two decades seems almost a miracle.
- The High Price Of Development (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 25, 2006)
Budgets in the early years of independence were an enigma wrapped in secrecy. India’s economic base was limited. The dependence was, therefore, on the ingenuity of finance minister. Crises could not be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale.
- India, Iran And The Us (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Feb 25, 2006)
Was it a mere concidence that US Ambassador David C Mulford almost advised India to vote against Iran (at the February two IAEA meeting) to prevent a ''devastating'' fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal and New Delhi did the same ?
- Bush Wants Kashmiri ‘Citizens’ In India-Pakistan Talks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George W. Bush has stressed the need for “citizens of Kashmir” to be included in talks about their fate going on between India and Pakistan, according to the White House version of his interview to two Indian newspapers published on Friday.
- Law Up-To-Date (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 25, 2006)
For students of law in this State the latest details about the pending cases in courts across the country should be quite informative.
- Expectations High For U.S.-India Ties (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 25, 2006)
President George W. Bush heads to India with grand visions of partnership with the world's biggest democracy, but some experts say such high expectations could lead to disappointment or even a backlash.
- Indian Rail Aims To Lure Cargo, Travellers Back (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Feb 25, 2006)
The railway minister on Friday kept passenger and freight rates broadly unchanged for the coming financial year and set out measures to lure business back to one of the biggest rail networks in the world.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive - Hadley (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W. Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush adviser said on Friday.
- Pak-Backed Terrorism Slackens Afghanistan Recovery (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Feb 25, 2006)
An international conference in London attended by officials of 70 countries early this month (February) ended with aid pledges of $10.5 billion spread over the next five years for Afghanistan. The amount may not be sufficient considering . . .
- Processed Language’ & Mideast Conflict (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Feb 25, 2006)
IT was dawn and Ramazan’s second Friday, exactly 12 years ago today, when a Jewish terrorist, Baruch Goldstein entered the tomb of Patriarch Abraham — Masjid-i-Ibrahimi to Muslims — and opened fire on the believers as they prostrated themselves in prayer.
- Shutdown In Valley Over Handwara Firing, Iraq Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kashmir valley today observed total shutdown to register an emphatic protest against killing of four young civilians in Army's firing at Doodhipora, Handwara, on Wednesday as also the blasts that damaged two revered shrines of Shia Muslims . . .
- Train To Reach Katra This Year (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today unveiled a populist budget, leaving second class passenger fares unchanged and effecting 18 per cent reduction in AC first class and 10 per cent in AC second class fares, while introducing 55 new trains and not hiking fr
- Liberalisation Vs Globalisation (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 25, 2006)
I have no idea whether Lakshmi Mittal will finally succeed in taking over the French steel giant Arcelor, but I am glad that he has made a bid for the company because of the controversy it has generated.
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