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Articles 25021 through 25120 of 53943:
- Iaea, Rebuffing West, Rules Out Early Iran Report (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Jan 24, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief ruled out advancing a wide-ranging report on Iran's disputed nuclear work in time for a Feb. 2 IAEA crisis meeting, dealing a setback to U.S.-EU efforts to crack down on Tehran.
- It's A Wonderful World (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Going with the policy of "we also sell books," Landmark held a reading by Samit Basu to mark the launch of The Manticore's Secret, which according to him takes place three weeks after Simoquin ended. Samit read out two portions . . .
- Centre Sets Date For Ulfa Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Even as ULFA has upped the violence in Assam in recent days, the Centre has decided to hold a second round of talks with the People’s Consultative Group chosen by the banned outfit on February 7.
- Less Talk About The Cess The Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 24, 2006)
If there’s any initiative that the government can count on all citizens to give it their whole-hearted support, it is for education projects.
- N-Capping Fears Unreal (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 24, 2006)
One of the bogeys raised by those who want to mire India in the status quo of technology thraldom and prevent the Indo-US agreement on exceptionalisation from the NPT to go through is that this is an attempt to cap our credible minimum nuclear deterrent.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue May Figure In Bush-Aziz Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The US-Pak bilateral ties and the ongoing Indo-Pak dialogue process are expected to figure during talks visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz would have with President George W Bush tomorrow.
- Pak Authorities Prevent Islamists From Visiting Tribal Region (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Jan 24, 2006)
Pakistani authorities today prevented hundreds of Islamic activists from heading towards the site of a deadly US missile attack in the tribal Bajur region as opposition leaders demanded the expulsion of the American ambassador to the country.
- Cause Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 24, 2006)
It is a matter of serious concern that every major terrorist attack elsewhere in the country should have its roots in the State. The latest revelation in this newspaper can only make us sit up and take notice.
- Teheran To Go The Whole Nuke Hog If Referred (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Iran will immediately retaliate if referred to the UN security council next week by forging ahead with developing a full-scale uranium enrichment programme, Teheran’s senior envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh,
- Pak House Wants Us Envoy Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A provincial Assembly in Pakistan today passed an unanimous resolution demanding the expulsion of the US ambassador in the country, in a sign of mounting anti-US sentiment, a week after the deadly American air strike in the country’s tribal . . .
- Congress & Gandhis (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The sighting of Rahul Gandhi as a “beacon of hope” at the AICC conclave has to be viewed in context.
- Musharraf Named Among 'World's Worst Dictators' By Us Mag (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been named as one of the 'world's worst dictators' by the American illustrated news magazine Parade.
- Gas As A Weapon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 24, 2006)
Russia shows how it can be used
Russia used the first available opportunity provided by the freezing cold conditions in Europe to declare that it still has the capacity to protect its interests and that too through non-military means.
- Gowda Takes U-Turn, Backs Son (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
It seems to be curtains for the Congress in Karnataka with a former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, doing a classic turnaround and blessing his son’s rebellion after a meeting with him here today.
- Cong Committed To 33 Pc Quota For Women In Parliament: Pm (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress party has once again committed to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
- Sonia Exhorts Workers To Improve Congress Image (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 24, 2006)
Listing out the various challenges ahead, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today enumerated the tasks which she expected the workers to undertake to revive the party and improve its image, particularly in North India.
- Shaukat Raises Bajaur Issue With Rumsfeld (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld held detailed discussion at the Pentagon. The meeting scheduled for 30 minutes continued for nearly an hour.
- Unrepresentative Lists (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 24, 2006)
Ganamukti Parishad, an election watchdog based in West Bengal, would have been happy to be proved wrong. As it is, it stands vindicated.
- Geelani, Sharif Disappointed By Musharraf’S ‘Kashmir Deviation’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 24, 2006)
Deposed Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif hosted a reception for hardline Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani in Mecca a few days ago. The Indian government had allowed Geelani to perform Haj this year after 10 years.
- The Revolution And Its Children (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Given the political insouciance of Nepal’s political leaders, Jyoti Malhotra wonders if there is anything they could learn from India’s example
- Pak Ministry For Mfn Status To India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Notwithstanding the Pakistan Commerce Ministry’s objections to signing SAFTA which would entail free trade with India, the Ministry of Industries has recommended granting of MFN status to New Delhi, saying liberalisation of trade would benefit Islamabad.
- Sonia Naz’S Children Kidnapped, Recovered (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
As if a ravaged Sonia Naz had not seen enough of turmoil and trauma in the last six months, her two kids were kidnapped and later recovered in Lahore on Sunday evening in a bid to force her to withdraw cases against SP Khalid Abdullah and others.
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- Iraqi Militants Turn On Al Qaeda (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Iraqi nationalist rebels in the Sunni Arab city of Ramadi have turned against their former Al Qaeda allies after a bomb attack this month killed 80 people, sparking tit-for-tat assassinations.
- Three Soldiers Killed In Lanka Blast Ahead Of Peace Move (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
At least three soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a powerful landmine attack in eastern Sri Lanka today as Norway's peace envoy arrived here to save the tottering truce, officials said.
- Velvet Fades In Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The shout was high-decibel, the words unmistakable. And it echoed around the wood-carved towers in Basantapur’s Durbar Square in the heart of Kathmandu.
- Us Says Iran Nuclear Plans May Pose Energy Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Ganamukti Parishad, an election watchdog based in West Bengal, would have been happy to be proved wrong. As it is, it stands vindicated. Everything it has said about the voter lists in its submissions to the Election Commission of India has proved . . .
- News From The Schools, January 2006 (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad have agreed on a partnership that will lead to student exchanges between the two schools beginning in the 2006-07 academic year.
- Cong (I) To Work For Single Party Rule: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
In a subtle message towards working for a single-party rule, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today told partymen that coalition does not mean abdication of party-building but admitted that there was "no magic wand" to revive the party in North India,
- We Have Brought Peace To Kashmir: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA Government had brought peace and security to the North-Eastern region, Jammu and Kashmir and other troubled regions, adding that he would try to go into the root causes of Naxalism in many parts of the....
- Don’T Allow Gains Of Peace Process To Go Waste: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Hailing the bold initiatives taken by both India and Pakistan to work out a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue, former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, extra caution needs . . .
- Knights And Warriors Of Growth (Daily Excelsior, Anupam Dasgupta, Jan 24, 2006)
Worldwide, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are being viewed as an engine of equitable economic growth and poverty alleviation.
- A Racket Returns (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 24, 2006)
A month ago I got a phone-call from a stranger deep in Gujarat. He went on about the Yes Bank public issue, and about its manager, Karvy Consultants. Sensing a story, I passed on the telephone number to a junior colleague, who assigned it to his . . .
- We Must Oppose, But Also Propose (Deccan Herald, Kumi Naidoo, Jan 23, 2006)
The WSF crowd must also suggest measures to make the world a better place
- Escalating Kidnapping For Ransom (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
SINDH Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the law enforcement agencies to root out the heinous crime of kidnapping for ransom from the province.
- Save Govt, Congmen Tell High Command (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Mr Kumaraswamy, camping in Goa, told Deccan Herald on telephone that he and his faction would be seeking the blessings of his father before going ahead with their next move.
- Cong Reminds Allies Of The Lakshmanrekha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
In the backdrop of the complaints from several coalition partners that the Congress was sidetracking them in the running of the UPA government,
- Glitches Ahead (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 23, 2006)
Leading nuclear scientists in the country were a bit skeptical of the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed with US President George W Bush on July 18.
- In Defence Of Sanjay Joshi (Indian Express, Sanjay Joshi, Jan 23, 2006)
Setting the record straight, the front page of the January 19 issue prominently reports an interview with RSS strongman Mohan Bhagwat entitled “RSS has full faith in Sanjay Joshi”.
- Atomic Lethargy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2006)
The Indo-US nuke deal is a test: is a department bigger than the government?
- Contradictory Goals? (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jan 23, 2006)
Contrary to a commonly held view, the World Bank holds that greater equality will lead to greater growth
- ‘Insurgency-Hit Afghanistan Faces A Long Fight’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s fight against militants behind a deadly insurgency will be a long-term battle, with an increase in attacks of great concern to NATO’s force here, the Italian army chief said Sunday.
- Kalam Calls For Jain Research Centre (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Jan 23, 2006)
This year the Mahamastakabhisheka, will be performed on the 57-foot-monolith statue on Vindhyagiri, over a period of 12 days from February 8 to 19.
- Petroleum Products Pricing — Oil Marketing Firms' Balance Sheets May Be Under Strain In Q3 Too (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Jan 23, 2006)
WITH time running out for reporting their third quarterly results, oil marketing companies (OMCs) may continue to be...
- Israel Warns Iran On Nuclear Option (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz warned that Israel will not tolerate a “nuclear option” for Iran, while reaffirming his commitment to diplomacy in the nuclear standoff.
- Longest Surviving Hizbul Ultra Surrenders In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
One of the longest surviving militant of Hizbul Mujahideen today surrendered before Doda police and Army while another ultra of the same outfit was gunned down in inter-gang rivalry by the LeT activists.
- Cong Asks Pak To Dismantle Terrorist Infrastructure (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today asked Islamabad to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure completely to fulfil the solemn commitment given by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in January 2004 that he would not allow his...
- Militant Killed, 4 Hurt In Srinagar Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
While one militant got killed in a gunbattle in Zakoora area, four persons, including two CRPF soldiers, sustained injuries in a grenade explosion at Nowhatta here today.
- Security Beefed-Up In Srinagar (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
In an effort to ensure a trouble free Republic Day, the city has been put under one of the tightest security regimens ever with the Bakshi stadium, the main venue of the celebrations, resembling a virtual fortress
- New Sri Lanka Attack Ahead Of Last-Ditch Peace Bid (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jan 23, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels ambushed and killed three soldiers in Sri Lanka's restive east on Monday, just as a Norwegian peace broker flew in to begin a last-ditch peace bid to avert a slide back into civil war.
- Legislate Genocide Act, Ngos Urge Centre (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Citizens Initiative on Communal Violence Bill (CICVB), a conglomeration of several social NGOs,.
- Iran Warns West Over U.N. Nuclear Referral - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Iran will resume industrial-scale uranium enrichment if it is referred to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear standoff with the West, a senior Iranian official was quoted on Monday as saying.
- Congress Seeks To Pressure Pakistan On Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the country's arch rival Pakistan and urged the government to pressure Islamabad to curb anti-Indian Islamist militants.
- Sog Men Worked For Harkat, Bank Officials For Lashkar (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 23, 2006)
Days after Police unearthed the "coalition of terror" involving two councilors of the PDP and Congress parties in Srinagar, a deadlier Police-militant nexus has surfaced in Shopian area of south Kashmir.
- Government And Governance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2006)
GIVEN THE SLOW but steady pace of reforms in the financial sector, it was only a matter of time before the winds of change began wafting across one of the most critical issues in the corporate governance of public sector enterprises — the relationship....
- Is History Repeating Itself In Nepal? (Indian Express, RHODERICK CHALMERS, Jan 23, 2006)
There is still space and time to accommodate the Maoists, political parties and monarchy in a workable solution,
- Will Jet-Sahara Deal Hurt Competition? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 23, 2006)
The Indian aviation industry has entered a critical phase as its markets and key stakeholders adjust to the new aviation realities.
- Pc Shipments In Asia-Pacific Up 19 Pc: Idc India, Taiwan Perform Below Expectations (Business Line, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jan 23, 2006)
IDC said that notebooks were particularly solid as all the countries in the region recorded double-digit year-on-year growth rates in shipments in 2005.
- Swearing By Competition (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 23, 2006)
It remains to be seen how the Jet-Sahara acquisition will be seen by the authorities.
- Lalu’S Legacy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 23, 2006)
Kidnapping had turned into an industry during the heyday of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, when the needle of suspicion pointed towards not only armed gangs but also their political masters and, in some cases, the police.
- Allegations Of Cartelisation — Banks Drop Move To Fix Floor-Level Lending Rates (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Jan 23, 2006)
WITH the heat on against what was being perceived as attempts at `cartelisation', public sector banks seem to have abandoned their efforts to arrive at an industry-wide consensus on floor-level lending rates.
- Playing It Safe — Lessons From China's Reserves Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 23, 2006)
BEIJING'S State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently issued a statement that almost set the Potomac on fire.
- For An Independent Aviation Regulator (The Economic Times, SUDIP MAHAPATRA, Jan 23, 2006)
The Indian aviation industry has been rapidly expanding in the last few years with the entry of several new airlines especially low-cost operators,
- Nuclear Brinkmanship: Iran Vs West (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Sarwar, Jan 23, 2006)
Of late, tension between Iran and the West, has assumed alarming proportions, over the nuclear issue. War of wits between the contending parties in fast escalating and Iran’s adversaries are..
- Compulsory Registration Of Marriages Under Consideration (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
There is no dearth of well-meaning progressives who correctly diagnose India's social problems, but mistakenly come up with some piece of bureaucratic legislation as the answer.
- Greater B’Lore Plans Take Shape (Deccan Herald, Kavitha Kushalappa, Jan 23, 2006)
Despite the ongoing political developments, the report will be ready to be placed before the government in about 10 days, the sources said.
- "Globalisation Does Not Mean You Have No Political Choices" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jan 23, 2006)
Sir Howard Davies, Director, the London School of Economics and Political Science, believes that, despite all its imperfections, globalisation is the "least bad" way to organise economic life.
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
- India And The Global Market For Education (Hindu, John Makinson, Jan 23, 2006)
There has been an educational explosion in various countries, including India.
- India And Talks On The Nuclear Issue (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Jan 23, 2006)
ACCORDING TO news reports following the recent round of discussions in New Delhi between India and the United States around the Indo-U.S.
- Point Of Order (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2006)
Parliament needn’t assert its authority by giving up good form. Or a good chance
- Writ Of The State Must Be Established (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
MISCREANTS reportedly fired as many as 38 rockets during Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani’s visit to Kohlu on Saturday. Meanwhile, 9 out of 15 Farari camps have been destroyed with about 55 miscreants’ casualties. FC Commandant Lt Col Naeem told newsmen..
- Indo-Lankan Economic Ties (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Jan 23, 2006)
Prolonged media preoccupation- on either side of the Palk Straits with the Tamil problem has created an erroneous impression that a solution to the ethnic issue is central to the growth of Indo-Sri Lanka ties.
- Big Trouble For The Little Ones (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Only With Force (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The army in control of a curfew-bound city and its empty streets evoke images from a battle.
- Impolite Predictions (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 23, 2006)
The extent of Amartya Sen’s learning and the depth of his understanding of issues are now part of contemporary legend.
- Profusion Of Ideas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The West Bengal government appears to be a touch panicky as thoughts to tone up the health sector
- Major Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
All hearts will go to the victims of one of the worst road accidents in the State on the Darhal-Rajouri road last week-end.
- Bush’S Asia Tour (Statesman, Harsh V Pant, Jan 23, 2006)
With the recent visit of the US President to Asia, the USA is once again trying to grapple with the momentous transformation that has taken place in global politics in the last few years.
- Royal Mess (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
In February, it will be a year since King Gyanendra seized absolute power in Nepal. Going by events in Kathmandu on Friday, the king is in no hurry to relinquish power.
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