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Articles 21621 through 21720 of 53943:
- Handwara Killings (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 25, 2006)
The widespread anger and anguish caused by the killing of four young persons in the politically conscious Handwara in the north of the Valley is quite understandable.
- The Murder Of Jessica Lall (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Feb 25, 2006)
Who killed Jessica Lall? Not known. Why was she killed ? Not known. With what weapon was she murdered? Not known.
- Roundtable Solutions (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 25, 2006)
Bar the proverbial slip between the cup and the lip, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will this weekend be in the midst of his much-touted consultations with a cross-section of opinion within the mainstream state political parties and . . .
- Tight Security Measures Ahead Of Bush's Visit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Tight security measures have been put in place and Hyderabad ahead of the high-profile visit of the United States President George W Bush.
- Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive, Says Us Official (Hindustan Times, Tabassum Zakaria, 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 advisor said on Friday.
- Economic Revival In Punjab (Tribune, Capt Amarinder Singh, Feb 25, 2006)
In the last four years our government’s single-minded focus on economic revitalisation has started showing results. Recent economic indicators prove that the state’s economy is moving towards a phase of high economic growth.
- India's Revival Means It Can Pick And Choose Its Friends (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Feb 24, 2006)
Delhi seems eager for America's embrace, but many nationalists are unhappy with US pressure on foreign policy
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- Nuclear Panic (Daily Times, Jonathan Power, Feb 24, 2006)
Current would-be proliferators are arguably not as set on proliferating, nor even as advanced in their capabilities, as their antagonists suggest. Meanwhile, unyielding critical rhetoric combined with a lack of incentives to back down seems . . .
- Indo-Pak Relations Likely To Dominate Bush Talks (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan-India relations and South Asian regional security are likely to dominate US President George W Bush’s talks with Pakistani leaders during his day-long visit to Islamabad on the March 4.
- India, Us Hope For Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Indian and US negotiators struggled to bridge differences over a landmark nuclear deal in a first round of talks on Thursday but said they still hoped for agreement in time for President George W Bush’s visit next week.
- Kashmiris Take To The Streets: Indian Army Kills Four Boys (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 24, 2006)
The residents of the Kashmir Valley took to streets on Thursday against the alleged killing of four Kashmiris by Indian soldiers.
- Iran Says Russian Offer Can Be Seriously Considered (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
China will discuss nuclear issue and political cooperation with Iran
- Straighten The Signals (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Economic Advisory Council’s outlook on the balance of payments (BoP) raises two issues. One, the widening current account deficit (CAD) that is projected to touch 3.1% of GDP in the next fiscal as against 0.8% last year.
- Will Budget Hit Bull's Eye? (Business Line, SUDHIR H. KAPADIA, Feb 24, 2006)
With the economy on a roll and the stock and real-estate markets on a high, 8 per cent growth seems more possible now. The Finance Minister's task in the Budget will be to maintain the growth rate without a corresponding increase in the inflation rate.
- From Lalu’S Railways Into Railways Incorporated (The Financial Express, R.C. Acharya, Feb 24, 2006)
The buoyant economy has undoubtedly been kind to the railways, with record passenger and freight earnings.
- Avian Influenza: Work On Vaccines Is Never Over . . . (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 24, 2006)
If deadly diseases such as smallpox, polio, diphtheria and measles have, for the most part, become distant memories, much of the credit goes to vaccines — medical miracles that many take for granted.
- Kazhagams Gear Up For The Clash (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 24, 2006)
In the run-up to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, what contours will the alliances take?
- Phantom Tigers Still Burning Bright (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Feb 24, 2006)
These days, a not insignificant part of the non-Muslim world is averse to a not insignificant part of the Muslim world and, almost definitely, vice versa. This has actually been the case for hundreds of years but the numbers have gone up since 9/11.
- The French Connection (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 24, 2006)
Given the special position France has traditionally enjoyed in international relations, any visit by a French President cannot but be an important event for New Delhi.
- A Clash Of Values (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 24, 2006)
The recent worldwide reaction against the publication of the objectionable cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has once again highlighted the wide gulf that exists between the Islamic and western societies.
- Union Budget: How Fm Should Raise Resources (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Feb 24, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambram is presenting the Budget for 2006-07 at a time when the economy is booming and this fiscal’s projected GDP growth is about 8 per cent.
- Uso-Adc Merger Ideal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 24, 2006)
TRAI’S amendment to the interconnect usage charges regulation deserves two cheers.
- India, Iran Vow To Improve Ties (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
After the visit of the minister of state for external affairs to Teheran on Monday, it was the turn of the Iranians to come to Delhi.
- Manuscript Provides Cure For Measles (Hindu, Ramesh Susarla, Feb 24, 2006)
Survey team finds 28 palm leaf documents with inscriptions in Telugu and Sanskrit
Two of the manuscripts were collected from a librarian in Narsaraopet
One of them details the method of preparing ayurvedic medicine for several diseases
- Trai Issues Changes In Interconnect Charges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Long distance call tariffs to come down
No ADC on rural revenue of operators
Monitoring mechanism of payment to be strengthened
- Telecom Sector Comes To The Rescue Of Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
He plans to earn over Rs. 5,000 crore from the segment this fiscal too
Subscribers pay 10.2 per cent to the exchequer on every phone call made or a SIM card purchased
- Beating About The Bush! (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 24, 2006)
If forthrightness is the very antithesis of diplomacy, it needs to be said that both the Indian and the US establishments are diplomatic to a fault! Suddenly it has been made known to the nation that one more round of talks . . .
- Differences Remain On Nuclear Deal Implementation: Burns (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 24, 2006)
Efforts on to clinch deal before Bush visit, says the U.S. Under-Secretary of State
- "Most Iaea Safeguard Work Is Spying Activity" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
All information is passed on to Americans, claims ex-AERB chief
"Scientific community will fight to the last"
Kakodkar forced to speak out after "arm-twisting" by PMO, MEA
- Conspicuous By Its Absence (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 24, 2006)
On several occasions in recent days but most notably at the launch of the journal of the Association of Indian Diplomats, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pleaded for “long-term strategic thinking” in this country.
- Islamic Humanitarian Law (Dawn, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad, Feb 24, 2006)
International humanitarian law, which is an important part of international law, aims at mitigating the effects of war by: (1) restricting the choice of means and methods of carrying out military actions; and (2) compelling the belligerents to . . .
- Bush And South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s remarks on India-Pakistan relations and the United States’ equations with these countries are of significance. Made on Wednesday at the Asia Society in Washington, the American leader’s observations are important . . .
- Foreign Policy Puts Nation First: Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today made an impassioned plea to the Opposition to res-pect the tradition of national consensus on foreign policy which, he said, has the national interest at its core.
- Hazards On The Track (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 24, 2006)
Panel report should alert Lalu
After Lalu Prasad lost his home turf to the NDA in the last assembly election, he has been making desperate efforts to project his achievements as Union railway minister.
- Challenge Within (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 24, 2006)
Things appeared to be fairly hunky-dory till the nominations were finalised. Reports on the closed-door meeting of party leaders, held 48 hours after the announcement, suggest that the state secretary is a touch worried over what he calls....
- Burns Admits To “Some Differences”, But Optimistic (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 24, 2006)
India and the US today informally probed each other’s positions on their July 18 civil nuclear energy deal. However, the formal and more substantive talks are slated tomorrow when the two sides would get to know whether they would be in a position . . .
- China Orders Pollution Crackdown (Tribune, Ching-Ching Ni, Feb 24, 2006)
Turning a blind eye to environmental degradation could now cost Chinese officials their jobs, state media announced Tuesday. However, environmentalists raised concerns about enforcement of the new regulations.
- Troubled Ceasefires (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Feb 24, 2006)
The ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) has been extended for six months in Nagaland and the first week of February saw movement towards some similar arrangement with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ....
- Bush Seeks India’S Support On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Seeking India’s support against Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, US President George W. Bush has said it was important to send a “firm message” to Tehran that “development” of a nuclear weapon by it is “unacceptable.”
- Us May Amend Laws For Civilian N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The US Administration could introduce legislation in both Houses of the Congress on Monday to amend the country’s laws to give effect to the civilian nuclear deal with India, just days ahead of President George Bush’s visit to the sub-continent . . .
- Us Query On Pvt Airlines (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The government has referred to security agencies a communication from the US Government, seeking information about an airline designated by India to fly there.
- Pm Upbeat On Economy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today set the road map for the Budget and the forthcoming visit of US President George W. Bush by stating that annual financial statement will tackle the issue of indebtedness of small farmers and the country’s . . .
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme Hit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The bird flu fear is already having its impact on the mid-day meal scheme in Orissa with the state government deciding to keep eggs out of the meal menu.
- Lovebirds At The Lake (Tribune, G.S. Aujla, Feb 24, 2006)
The creators of the beautiful artificial lake at Chandigarh perhaps knew that they were also making an ideal habitat for birds. Leave aside the exotic pintails, teals and mallards who camp here annually on their peripatetic march, it provides . . .
- Budget To Focus On Small Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
No hasty decision on FDI in retail sector, says Manmohan Singh
More credit to farmers at lower cost
Prices under check
- Bjp Stalls House Over Report On `Interference' In Babri Masjid Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Seeks Prime Minister's resignation
Lok Sabha adjourned four times
Why double standards, asks Malhotra
Let PM come out with facts: Jaswant
- It Is More Than A New Look For Business Line (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The redesigned paper will try to attract new readers ... and try not to antagonise anyone: Mario Garcia
- Indian Political Parties Fighting Over Iran Issue (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Feb 24, 2006)
The general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, in an interview with a TV news channel, revealed that UP chief minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, is in constant touch with CPI (M) and leaders of other regional parties to move . . .
- Unveiled: A New-Look Success (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Feb 24, 2006)
Every bit the "more sophisticated, more visual and more contemporary" paper
- Bihar’S Loss Proves To Be Railways’ Gain (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Lalu Prasad shows how good a CEO he is with numbers
Bihar may have lost its Lalu Prasad but the railways have found him — some would say India is in a win-win situation.
- High Post For Indian At Un In Flux (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 24, 2006)
Vijay Nambiar, India’s deputy national security adviser, is to be appointed adviser to UN secretary-general Kofi
- Proper Care (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
If the whole world was rattled when avian flu started crossing the species barrier in 2003, it should not be surprising that India stumbled a little.
- Of Gags And Licences (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 24, 2006)
On February 21, a court in Austria sentenced the British “historian”, David Irving, to three years’ imprisonment for denying the Nazi Holocaust against Jews in a speech made to a neo-Nazi meeting as far back as 1989.
- New Doubts About Devices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
For decades, pharmaceutical companies in the US have lavished gifts on doctors, including meals, sports tickets and extravagant trips billed as “educational seminars.”
- Hijacking Free Expression (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 24, 2006)
Nothing disarms an argument as effectively as the charge of harbouring double standards.
- Security Men Injured In Blasts, 2 Maoist Leaders Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Four security personnel were injured in landmine explosions triggered by Maoists in eastern Nepal even as two local rebel leaders were arrested from a hospital in the capital Kathmandu.
- Manmohan Hits Back At Opposition For (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
In a hard hitting response to the opposition charge that he was in office but not in power, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually described the BJP as fascist party which allowed "shadowy organisations" to interfere in the work . . .
- Guj: Police Say Rdx Meant To Target Karnavati Express At Mumbai (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Preliminary investigations into the explosion at Ahmedabad railway station on Sunday, in which 25 people were injured, has revealed that the RDX kept inside a briefcase was meant to blow up the Karnavati Express at Mumbai Central station, . . .
- Hurriyat Demands Complete Withdrawal Of Troops In J&k (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Demanding revocation of "unlimited" powers "enjoyed" by troops in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of killing of four youths, the moderate Hurriyat faction today said the whole state should be demilitarised -- a suggestion made by Pakistan President . . .
- British Nuclear Scientists Say Waste Not A Problem (Reuters, Jeremy Lovell , Feb 24, 2006)
Nuclear waste, the spectre haunting the industry, will not pose a problem if Britain decides later this year to build a new generation of nuclear power plants, scientists said on Thursday.
- Sri Lanka Govt, Rebels Reaffirm Truce, To Meet Again (Reuters, Stephanie Nebehay, Feb 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels renewed a commitment to a four-year ceasefire on Thursday and agreed to meet again in an effort to ensure the country did not return to civil war.
- India, U.S. Hope For Compromise On Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 24, 2006)
Indian and U.S. negotiators struggled to bridge differences over a landmark nuclear deal in a first round of talks on Thursday but said they still hoped for agreement in time for President George W. Bush's visit next week.
- Citigroup Takes Broad Approach To Win India Deals (Reuters, M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Feb 24, 2006)
With India's soaring markets luring the world's investment banks in an increasingly ferocious battle for business, top global financial firm Citigroup figures it's best to serve a broad client base.
- The Wheat Imbroglio (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Feb 24, 2006)
It’s because of hoarding of wheat by big players that the price of the golden grain has risen sharply
- Be Firm On Iran, Bush Tells India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Seeking India's support against Iran's controversial nuclear programme, US President George W Bush has said it was important to send a "firm message" to Tehran that "development" of a nuclear weapon by it is "unacceptable."
- Request For N-Separation Not Unrealistic: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
As India and the US continued intense talks to conclude the nuclear deal, President George W Bush has expressed hope that an agreement would be reached on the separation issue during his visit to New Delhi next week, observing that it is not . . .
- Us Scientists Close Ranks Behind Indians Over Visa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Embarrassed over denial of visa to a top Indian scientist to travel to the US, the American scientific community has thrown its weight behind the applicant.
- Lng In Pipeline, Despite Vote Against Iran At Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
While some tough negotiations were underway in South Block to seal the civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement with the US, New Delhi was at the same time giving a message to Tehran today that it was committed to the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.
- Blot On Society (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 24, 2006)
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 prohibits employment of children below 14 years of age in 13 occupations and 57 processes which include bidi making, sericulture, and manufacturing of glass, leather and brass goods.
- Landmine Blast In Kathmandu Injures Four (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Four security personnel have been injured in landmine blasts triggered by Maoists in eastern Nepal.
- Sting In The Tail! (Indian Express, V. N. Kakar, Feb 24, 2006)
The honourable director-general of malaria control was taking his biannual pre-monsoon meeting of directors to review the national malaria control programme.
- With Him, For Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
Bush has said why US, India must be close. Manmohan must do the same — in the House
- ‘Like Americans, The People Of India Have Suffered From Terrorist Attacks On Home Soil’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
I came here today to talk about America’s relationship with two key nations in Asia, India and Pakistan.
- Zoonooses & The Risky Cabbage (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Feb 24, 2006)
If you thought news about the bird flu scare is only of relevance to non-vegetarians, think again, because this issue symbolises a much larger one about lifestyles and the pursuit of corporate profits at the expense of human health.
- Fm May Go Easy On Reforms (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, Feb 24, 2006)
The link between assembly polls in five states and the budget is likely to be reflected in P Chidambaram’s budget
- Imagining India As Hindu Rashtra (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 24, 2006)
Golwalkar's birth centenary celebrations are an opportunity for the RSS and the Sangh Parivar to come clean on their stand about their continued fidelity to the idea of a Hindu rashtra.
- N-Deal Points At Rosy Future (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 24, 2006)
Contrary to what some in the South Block and Washington have been saying, this agreement, if implemented, provides the bedrock for the kind of strategic partnership that has eluded India and the US since 1947.
- Lanka-Tiger Talks Make Little Headway (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Feb 24, 2006)
The two-day talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended on Thursday, made little headway as the two warring sides only further hardened their positions on the ceasefire agreement signed in 2002, diplomats said.
- Isro Making Satellite For Mobile Tv Services (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Indian space scientists are currently designing a new generation satellite with an unfurlable antenna for mobile television services, and the proposed spacecraft would have multimedia applications as well.
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