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Articles 22421 through 22520 of 53943:
- India, Pak Lodge Protests On Air, Sea Violations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Trading Charges New Delhi says Pakistan killed Indian fisherman, Pak claims airspace intrusion
- Indian Workers Plan Protests Over French Warship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian workers plan days of protests and hunger strikes over France’s recall of the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau amid claims the decision will devastate the country’s shipbreaking industry.
- Nepali Troops Who Abuse Should Be Barred From U.N. - Group (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
A top U.N. human rights panel said on Thursday that Nepali soldiers responsible for human rights violations should be banned from participating in international peacekeeping missions.
- Mulayam Must Quit, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Congress on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has "no moral right to continue" in office following a television exposure that one of his Ministers agreed to carry narcotics in his official car for a consideration.
- India Committed To Composite Dialogue: Kalam (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam on Thursday said the government was committed to a composite dialogue process with Pakistan.
- History In Quran’S Light (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Feb 17, 2006)
History is a record of the rise and fall of nations. Through it we realize facts about nations that flourished, the goals they pursued and above all the values around which their culture and society was organized. It can help us assess values and . . .
- A Crisis We Could Do Without (Dawn, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Feb 17, 2006)
Our policymakers are a daring lot. In the name of free-market economy, they are busy liberalizing trade of even essential food commodities like wheat and sugar, thus exposing these items to the unfettered greed of hoarders, millers and other stakeholders.
- Pakistan Protests Airspace Violation By India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 17, 2006)
An uncalled-for provocation by India has prompted the government of Pakistan to lodge a protest with New Delhi through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for violation of its airspace and Exclusive Economic Zone by an Indian maritime aircraft and ...
- Our Advantages Help Us Bag Fab City: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Gives credit to Manmohan, Sonia, Maran
Concessions relating to land, power and water supply prove a clincher
Special purpose vehicle to be floated to secure clearances for the project
Senior officials of Advanced Micro Devices to visit Hyderabad soon
- Avoiding A Second Disaster (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
AS if things weren’t bad enough for survivors of October’s devastating earthquake, Wednesday’s news that flash floods from a giant lake could break through a dam and wreak havoc in Muzaffarabad is cause for serious concern.
- `Farmers Pension A Good Beginning' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Finance Minister Vakkom Purushothaman on Thursday criticised the Opposition for belittling the newly launched pension scheme for small farmers in the State.
- Iaea Seeks Compromise On Iran Nuclear Issue (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has warned in quiet diplomacy that it will be hard to strike a compromise on Iran’s nuclear programme without letting it do small-scale enrichment work, something the West firmly rejects, diplomats told AFP.
- Supreme Court Orders Closure Of Illegal Commercial Complexes In The Capital (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 17, 2006)
Axe to fall on big showrooms in residential areas for now; smaller shops to be targeted later
- The Answer Is Boycott (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Feb 17, 2006)
Sequence and consequence do not always follow the same logic: the publication of the gratuitously offensive cartoons against the Prophet of Islam (you can translate that, literally, to the Prophet of Peace for Islam means peace) has already resonated ....
- Manmohan's Statement On Iran Vote Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
It will become the focus of discussion demanded by many parties
Left, SP and NDA take differing stands
Statement should come after debate: Malhotra
- 15-Point Scheme For Minorities: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
President's Address offers dialogue to parties
- Export Surge (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 17, 2006)
The ongoing surge in the country’s export growth rate is in tune with the current momentum of growth in the overall economy, with exports going up by nearly 19 per cent in dollar terms during April-January 2005-06.
- Pat On The Back (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 17, 2006)
The President’s speech has lauded the UPA govt’s work
The budget session of Parliament has started off well for the United Progressive Alliance with President A P J Kalam lauding the Manmohan Singh government for its achievements on several fronts.
- Cia Documents Show India’S Nuke Route (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 17, 2006)
Newly declassified documents from the CIA made available to Deccan Herald show how the Americans kept track of India’s bid to develop nuclear weapons.
- Forward On Asbestos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
In a triumph of good sense and bipartisan cooperation, the US Senate voted last week to go forward with a bill that would fix the broken asbestos litigation system.
- Nuke Deal: Pm Statement In Both Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a suo motu statement in both Houses of Parliament on Friday on the status of negotiations with the US on implementation of the controversial Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation deal signed last July.
- Fab City: Ap Signs Mou With Semindia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Government signed a MOU with SemIndia here on Thursday to set up the prestigious US $ 3 billion silicon chip manufacturing unit in .....
- China Hopes India Will Maintain Stand On Taiwan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
India adheres to One China policy: envoy
Wants New Delhi to honour commitments
`Taiwan independence' forces a threat to entire region
Beijing would like to see India-U.S. ties improve
- Benefits Of Free Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
Thefederal cabinet ratified the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) agreement, drafted by the Islamabad Saarc Summit 2004, on Wednesday and decided that bilateral trade with India would continue under the positive list of 773 items.
- Greenpeace Hails Recall Of Clemenceau (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Upgrade to international standards, the environment group tells Alang ship-breaking industry
Create a new model for India-European trade
AITUC demands improved facilities at Alang
- Nuclear Scientist Fails To Get U.S. Visa (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 17, 2006)
A former director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, and one of the chief architects of the Indian nuclear breeder programme, Dr. Placid Rodriguez, was in effect denied a visa by the U.S. Consulate in Chennai . . .
- India, France "Close" To Nuclear Deal, Says Chirac (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
France for special status to India in Nuclear Suppliers Group
Arcelor case has nothing to do with France, India
Tariff, non-tariff barriers hampering exports
Solution will be found for Clemenceau dismantling
- China To Discuss Counter-Terrorism With Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 17, 2006)
China will explore possiblities of enhancing bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism when President Pervez Musharraf visits the communist country later this week.
- China Chides Dalai Lama For 'Internationalising' Tibet Issue (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 17, 2006)
Ahead of the fifth round of negotiations on the Tibet, China today stepped up its attack on the Dalai Lama accusing him of "internationalising" the Tibet issue while describing as "private" the visits of the Buddhist leader's envoys to China . .
- I Tarzan, You Terrorist (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 17, 2006)
What explains the American reaction to the Hamas victory?
Cutting corners Ashok mitra
- China Not To Withdraw Its Workers From Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
China has alerted its nationals in Pakistan to be on guard but has no plans to evacuate them following the killing of three Chinese engineers in Balochistan even as Islamabad stepped up security for the workers from the Communist nation.
- Pak Accuses Indian Maritime Aircraft Of Violating Its Airspace (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan today alleged that an Indain maritime aircraft violated its airspace and two naval vessels from the neighbouring country sailed in its territorial waters in the Arabian sea.
- Nuke Deal Tops Chirac’S (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
A declaration on development of civilian nuclear energy is exprected to be signed during the French President, Mr Jacques Chirac’s visit on Monday.
- New Shade Of Red (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 17, 2006)
The soundbytes coming out of West Bengal nowadays are likely to make Marx turn in his grave.
- Jp’S Forgotten Secretary (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 17, 2006)
Remember Sachchidanand Babu, secretary to Jaya Prakash Narayan. He was called Babu as long as JP lived and his glory lingered. Then Sachchidanand was no more “Babu”; people effaced him even from their memory.
- Time For Lawyers To Go Global (Tribune, Abha Bhanot, Feb 17, 2006)
India has a large number of lawyers — around 9,00,000 are enrolled with the various state bar associations at present.
- 'Shut Down Guantanamo’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The USA should release all detainees held at its detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or bring them to trial and shut the facility down, the UN said in a report released today.
- Govt Stands Up For Ties With Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The government today defended India’s growing ties with the US as it brushed aside criticism from its Left allies to assert that enlightened national interest guided its foreign policy.
- Getting India Right (Policy Review, Parag Khanna, Feb 17, 2006)
Parag Khanna is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World, forthcoming from Random House. C. Raja Mohan is strategic affairs editor of the Indian Express in New Delhi.
- Two Tv Boosters For Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan would provide two television transmitters to Afghanistan in March this year, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said here on Thursday.
- Afghan Soil Will Not Be Used Against Pakistan: Karzai (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday promised not to allow any country to interfere in Afghanistan’s relations with Pakistan, saying he knew the consequences for his country in such a case.
- Us Will Continue To Encourage Indo-Pak Peace Efforts: Boucher (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Ambassador Richard Boucher on Thursday said the United States would "continue to encourage" peace efforts between Pakistan and India, including a resolution of the question of Kashmir.
- Iran Has Secret Military N-Programme: France (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
* Britain’s opposition party supports option of military attack on Tehran
- Thousands Rally Against Cartoons, Shun Violence (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Tens of thousands of Pakistani Islamists wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad today, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- 'Pak To Continue Trade With India On Positive List Of Items' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Kashmir issue cast its shadow on free trade with India with Pakistan Commerce Minister saying that bilateral trade would continue on an approved "positive list" of items rather than being opened up under SAFTA even after the Cabinet . . .
- India, Israel Launch Talks On Fighting Terror (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
India and Israel on Thursday launched a dialogue on legal aspects of fighting terrorism, amid a desire by Tel Aviv that New Delhi raise its voice over Hamas assuming power in Palestine without giving up its present policies.
- Shut Down Prison, Un Tells Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The US today faced mounting international calls to close its Guantanamo prison camp with UN investigators saying detainees there faced treatment
- Excellence In Education: The Chinese Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 17, 2006)
Chinese universities backed by massive injections of government funds are spending billions of dollars in wooing top foreign-educated and overseas-born Chinese, building cutting-edge research centres, and partnering the world's . . .
- Vidharbha: The `Forced Privatisation' Of Cotton (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 17, 2006)
Disputes over output do not hide the trouble Maharashtra's cotton economy is in. Small farmers face another year of huge losses. The role of nature is very minor compared to conscious policy measures that have undermined the farmer and world cotton prices
- India Must Quickly `Light Up' For Science (Hindu, T. Jayaraman, Feb 17, 2006)
Despite its claim to the status of a software superpower, India stands virtually at the bottom of the world table when it comes to high-speed networking and digital connectivity dedicated to research and education.
- Impose Strict Conditions On India, Say U.S. Nuclear Experts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
India should agree to a cut-off of fissile material production
India should be asked for list of nuclear reactors
No justification for changes in U.S. non-proliferation laws
Suspect clandestine effort to increase weapons production
- Terror To Be Firmly Dealt With: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Declaring a "relentless war against terrorism", President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked Pakistan to rein in jehadi elements and made it clear that the UPA government would continue to pursue economic reforms, including the controversial . . .
- Blair Pushes Through Law Against "Glorifying Terrorism" (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 17, 2006)
After a string of setbacks, the Premier pulls off a political coup
After a string of political setbacks in recent weeks, Prime Minister Tony Blair, on Wednesday, pulled off a political coup when he got a majority of his MPs to vote for . . .
- Hamas Ignores The Quartet (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 17, 2006)
Hamas, which has won in the Palestinian elections, has already begun to register in an effort to impose order in Palestinian areas, a move which will counter attempts to curb its powers.
- Police Dogged By Political Interference (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 17, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's position on police functioning in Karnataka is refreshing
- All That Trouble For Nothing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
My name is there in the electoral rolls. Is yours? says a prominent quarter page ad inserted by the Election Commission of India, in all the papers. According to the details given in the ad, the draft electoral roll is to be available at designated . . .
- French Press Comes Down On President (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 17, 2006)
Decision to repatriate the warship in every single newscast and on every newspaper front page
- 37 Indian Americans Granted Oci Status In Houston (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Thirty seven Indian Americans have received their Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards at the Indian consulate here.
- Clemenceau U-Turn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
Import of pollution must stop
Environmentalists, particularly anti-asbestos groups, are fully justified in congratulating themselves vociferously for forcing the French Government to stop asbestos-lined decommissioned warship . . .
- Hurriyat Divided On Joining Round-Table Meet (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Feb 17, 2006)
The Kashmir separatist camp’s response to the UPA Government’s proposed round-table conference of all mainstream and secessionist parties in New Delhi later this month appears to be lukewarm at this stage as a number of constituents in both . . .
- Non-Invasive Regulatory Setup Essential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 17, 2006)
The coming into effect of the Special Economic Zones Act of 2005 heralds a new chapter in the institutional basis of India’s export drive. The Act which seeks to streamline the process of establishment of SEZs should go a long way in ensuring that the SEZ
- Laser Printers Become Affordable For Personal Use (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Feb 17, 2006)
Now available for even Rs 4,500, there was a time when even big corporations couldn’t afford them
- 10,000 Leagues Above The Sea! Will We Sink? (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Feb 17, 2006)
The Sensex crossing the 10,000 mark has made global news. Fund managers and investors are raising questions about the sustainability of India’s stock indices.
- Kalam Airs Concern Over Infiltration (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today expressed the UPA government's commitment to the ongoing composite dialogue with Pakistan but underlined India's concerns over infiltration and cross-border terrorism.
- India Lodges Protest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Munawwar Bhatti was called in to the Ministry of External Affairs today and conveyed India’s strong protest over the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistani forces in the Indian waters off the Gujarat . . .
- President Outlines Upa Govt’S Reform Agenda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In the backdrop of Left parties’ serious differences with the government over economic policies, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today rolled out the government’s reform agenda for the economy announcing ambitious plans in the several . . .
- Iran Says No Uranium Enrichment Yet, Ready To Talk (Reuters, Parinoosh Arami, Feb 17, 2006)
Iran said on Thursday it had not yet begun any uranium enrichment and was still ready to negotiate on a Russian proposal for resolving a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
- Chirac Orders Clemenceau Back Home (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 16, 2006)
France's highest court calls upon the Government to recall the asbestos-laden ship
- Sri Lanka Rebels Say Talks Will Decide Peace Or War (Reuters, Peter Apps, Feb 16, 2006)
Talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers next week will determine if there is peace or war, the rebels said, branding President Mahinda Rajapakse's refusal to consider a separate Tamil homeland as "childish".
- Tata Group, State Bank Launch Credit Card (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Initially the card will be available across six cities
Multi-brand coalition programme
Ties up with MasterCard
- What's Love Got To Do With Any Of This? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 16, 2006)
Those who speak of morality and the corrupting influences of Valentine's Day seem to have no problem with the real corruption of consumerism gone out of control.
- Vidharbha Suicides: A Scenario Of Post-Mortems 24x7 (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 16, 2006)
Post-mortem registers at some centres in Vidharbha show poisoning cases outnumber all other cases put together. Meanwhile, farm suicides are up sharply after November and spreading to the paddy belt. A study also shows that in districts such as Amravati,
- Once Liberal Denmark Has Lurched To The Far Right (Hindu, Kiku Day, Feb 16, 2006)
Denmark has at last managed to catch the world's eye, after so many years of failing to get credit for being at the cutting edge of liberalism.
- English Threat To U.K.? (Hindu, Matthew Taylor, Feb 16, 2006)
The Global dominance of English, which has brought economic and cultural benefit to Britain for the past 100 years, now poses a major threat to the U.K.'s international standing, according to research published on Wednesday.
- India Takes Up Mittal Bid With Eu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
`National treatment not meted out to investment'
- Russia, India Designing Interceptor Fighter (Hindu, Prabhakkar Sharma, Feb 16, 2006)
Call for stronger ties in hi-tech and information technology
Russia and India were designing a unique interceptor fighter of the fifth generation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav I. . . .
- Stifling Democratic Discussion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2006)
National discussion and debate on so crucial a matter of public concern as the entry of the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau into Alang for dismantling have been sought to be stilled by a Supreme Court gag order of far-reaching . . .
- Jklf Accepts Invite For Talks (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 16, 2006)
Two-member team to leave for Delhi today
Talks not merely photo session, but move towards resolving issue: Malik
To present 15 lakh signatures of Kashmiris
- Major Hunger Crisis In East Africa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
A major hunger crisis in East Africa will last until at least July, the International Red Cross said on Wednesday.
- Why Not School Vouchers? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 16, 2006)
The finance minister should, when he presents the Union Budget 2006-07, announce a system of incentives and disincentives for performing and non-performing schoolteachers.
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