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Articles 25121 through 25220 of 53943:
- Self-Respect -- Key To Economic Growth (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the provision of basic facilities like roads and capabilities like education and health to the people would lead to higher economic growth rates.
- Congress Seeks To Return To Power At The Centre On Its Own (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 23, 2006)
Persistent demands for a "greater organisational role" for Rahul Gandhi
- "Reforms Will Not Impede Social Agenda" (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 23, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram predicts a buoyant economy
- Spread Message Of Peace, Non-Violence: President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The hills of Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri in the ancient town of Shravanabelagola resounded with chants of "Bhagawan Bahubali ki jai" as President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Reaching Out To Save A Blue Baby (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Jan 23, 2006)
Fifteen-month-old Maxwell, born to Qayyum and Aster, was a blue baby, whose condition worsened as he grew. "He turned blue three or four times in a day," recalls Aster.
- Irrelevance Of The King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The slogan, “Gyane Chor, Desh Chhod” (Gyanendra thief, leave the country), shows the distance the Nepalese people have travelled from venerating their monarch as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Never before have they stood up to monarchy like this.
- No Major Changes In Economic Policy (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
Hemmed in by the Left parties and its own commitment to the “garib and aam admi”, the Congress party’s economic resolution today...
- Rss’ Literacy Drive In Delhi (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Sewa Bharati is presently running 1,789 welfare projects in slum clusters and JJ colonies across Delhi with the objective of empowering and uplifting the weaker sections of society,
- Justice Is Reconciliation (Times of India, DESMOND TUTU, Jan 23, 2006)
In South Africa, indeed around the world, we are raised on a strict diet of justice as retribution.
- Three Soldiers Killed In Sri Lanka Landmine Blast (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 23, 2006)
Three Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and three were injured in a claymore mine blast set off by the LTTE at Oorani on the Batticaloa-Valachenai road early on Monday, military spokesman Brig Prasad Samarasinghe said.
- Iran To Resume Industrial Enrichment If Taken To Sc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Iran would carry out uranium enrichment on an industrial scale if it was hauled up before the UN Security Council,
- Saudi King To Push Ties With Energy-Hungry India (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 23, 2006)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits New Delhi this week to build on improving ties between the world's top oil exporter and India, eager to meet the future energy needs of its booming economy.
- ‘Terror On The Wane’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party visualizes a resurgent Asia and a world without want but has resolved to fight global terrorism which continues to haunt and threaten global peace. However, it believes that finally the tide has begun to turn against terrorism.
- Crpf Gets Un Request For Women’S Troops (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A section of the battalion is likely to be put to use in the coming West Bengal assembly elections, particularly in the troubled districts of Purulia and West Midnapore, which have a sizeable presence of Left extremists.
- Nitish Wants More Geeks In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Jan 23, 2006)
Holding out an olive branch to naxalites, Nitish travelled to those areas where angels fear to tread.
- Now And Again: Love While You Can (Statesman, JP MALIK, Jan 23, 2006)
The King of Ethopia was once invited by our ambassador to an Indian marriage.
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — Why Rich And Powerful Come To Davos (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jan 23, 2006)
ANCIENT philosophers believed there was value in making knowledge difficult to acquire.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal: Wrinkles Remain (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 23, 2006)
A prominent Indian American is advising Mr Nicholas Burns as the US undersecretary of state works with his Indian counterparts to implement commitments made in a July 18 civilian nuclear agreement.
- Jet-Sahara Monolith, A Challenge To New Carriers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The emergence of a monolith airline following the takeover of Air Sahara by Jet Airways has posed a serious challenge to new and upcoming carriers,
- Time To Strike (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
Perhaps never before such optimistic scenario has emerged on the ruling political spectrum in the State as one sees these days.
- Don’T Bother With Cough Medicine (Tribune, January W. Payne, Jan 23, 2006)
We’ve all had it: a cold with a nagging cough. So you go to the drugstore for some cough syrup.
- Don’T Play Into Iran’S Hands (The Economic Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jan 23, 2006)
Short-sighted penal steps against Iran will prove counterproductive, strengthening the mullah regime there and provoking it to use its oil weapon and walk out of the NPT regime
- Iran Threatens To Start Enrichment On Industrial Scale (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Iran would carry out uranium enrichment on an industrial scale if it was hauled up before the UN Security Council, Tehran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani warned in an on interview Monday in the British news paper.
- Not Another Pay Commission, Please! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 23, 2006)
THE Central and State Governments' finances were utterly ravaged by the implementation of the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission (1997), and the country is yet to recover from the consequences.
- Pfc, Another Navratna On The Block: Fm (Business Standard, D K Singh, Jan 23, 2006)
Labour reforms and foreign direct investment in retailing are under consideration.
- Musharraf Holds Talks With Ruler Of Dubai (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Pakistan and Dubai have reaffirmed their desire to expand and enhance ties in various fields and expressed a firm resolve to step up efforts to that end.
- Coming Out With The Real Outcome (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 23, 2006)
What exactly is `outcome' and how to measure it? Raising this question vis-à-vis the Outcome Budget, P. V. Indiresan suggests that, assuming cost-benefit can be measured, there are three ways the `outcome' can be deemed better than before.
- Iran Says Not Worried About Un Referral (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 23, 2006)
Iran on Sunday denounced next month’s emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog as “political” but said it was not worried if the crisis over its disputed atomic drive ended up at the Security Council.
- End Captive Mining (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 23, 2006)
The real reform required in mining is to release it from captivity. Coal mining by a private player is allowed only for captive purposes.
- Us Law Has Fugitive Indian Financier Running (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 23, 2006)
Even as Dinesh Dalmia is nailed in an American court, ED and CBI draw a blank
- We Want Peaceful Relations With India But Kashmir Issue Impacted The Atmosphere (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 23, 2006)
Declaring that Pakistan will always maintain minimum nuclear deterrence, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is an anchor of peace and stability in South Asian region, has no aggressive designs but it won’t be bullied by anyone.
- Anti-Globalisation Protestors Gather In Mali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A total of 150 journalists were killed last year in wars, assassinations, natural disasters and accidents while on duty, the International Federation of Journalists
- How Playboy Can Score In India (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Jan 22, 2006)
Despite strict obscenity laws, stricter religious mores and a fanatical element that regularly pickets and threatens to blow up movie theaters running risque movies, Playboy Enterprises is considering an Indian version of its magazine.
- Bangalore Cops In Kashmir On Iisc Terror Trail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
A special Bangalore police team investigating the December 28 attack on the Indian Institute of Science has arrived in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K Director-General of Police Gopal Sharma, however, said that no links in the state had been established so far.
- ‘Dharam Singh Giving Up His Post Is Also A Possibility’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
With the meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) in progress at Rajiv Nagar in Hyderabad, perhaps the one issue topmost in Congress strategist Ambika Soni’s mind is the crisis in Karnataka, where the party’s coalition government . . .
- G Too May Have To Join The Exit Q If... (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 22, 2006)
‘‘If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon.’’ The Indian Express wrote this in a caustic editorial last Wednesday on how the UPA Government enabled defreezing of Mr Q’s frozen bank account in London . . .
- Congress Delegates Dazzled By Plenary Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to estimates, cost of decking up twin cities itself comes to Rs. 1.5 crores
- France Yet To Provide Full Inventory (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 22, 2006)
Supreme Court Monitoring Committee's queries also not adequately answered
- Lahore Bus Returns On Road Of Hope (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The first Lahore-Amritsar bus returned on Saturday. The 15 Pakistani officials on board promised a visa counter in Lahore.
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 22, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- He Is My True Son: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to sources, Mr Gowda is unlikely to change his stand of not supporting Mr Kumaraswamy as the party’s senior leaders are also not in favour of going against party’s ideology.
- Worst Writer In The World? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Two life-changing events have happened to Rick Moody since the publication of his last novel, Purple America, eight years ago. Ang Lee’s film version of his book, The Ice Storm, has appeared, making him famous.
- We Must Move Towards Resolving Kashmir: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Says the "core" issue must be resolved to allow both nations to progress on other fronts
Says any solution of the issue must reflect the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris
Stresses need for opening all five points along LoC every day
- D For Decision But In Govt It Stands For Dither, Delay, Defer, Dispute... (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 22, 2006)
D for decision but in govt it stands for dither, delay, defer, dispute...
...be it clearing a movie (the entire Defence top brass troop in to watch) to modernising our airports (where goalposts change every night), why the Govt loves not making . . .
- Iranian Gas Critical For Tackling Poverty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Rapid progress being made with Iran
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that access to Iranian gas is a critical component for eradication of poverty and hopes that the U.S. will be "sensitive to our . . .
- Delegates Dazzled By Plenary Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to estimates, cost of decking up twin cities itself comes to Rs. 1.5 crores
- Let Us Go Beyond Cbms: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said India and Pakistan must move beyond simple confidence-building measures to "substantive dispute resolution" of the Kashmir issue to achieve "sustainable peace" in South Asia.
- Gail Takes Security Measures After Ulfa Extortion Note To Ongc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has taken precautionary security measures in view of an ULFA extortion note to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation demanding Rs 500 crore.
- Nuclear Deal With U.S.: Change Of Mood Seen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
"More work needs to be done before it can be implemented"
We need to discuss this in greater detail in the coming days: Saran
Foreign Secretary was upbeat after second round of talks with Mr. Burns
- The Potential Of Rajasthan (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I have just returned from Jodhpur after speaking to a group of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange Advisory Board members.
- India’S Beethoven (Deccan Herald, Ronita Torcato, Jan 22, 2006)
Beethoven composed great music though afflicted by deafness. Seventy-one-year-old Kolkata based Anglo Indian author Vernon Thomas continues to write reams despite being blind.
- "Choice Between Our Performance And Agp Misrule'' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 22, 2006)
Where is the meeting ground between CPI (M) and AGP or BJP?
Insurgency under control State witnesses all-round growth "Sangma not a force here"
- Activities Abroad Can Aid National Goals (Deccan Herald, Sanchayan Chakraborty, Jan 22, 2006)
The IIMs must increase their Indian student uptake. Their overseas branches would, in fact, aid this objective.
- Sonia To Meet Gowda (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 22, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to speak to Janata Dal (S) leader H.D.Deve Gowda after the ongoing AICC session in an effort to broker peace with the estranged coalition partner and save the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Science & Creative Thinking (Hindustan Times, Simon Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I visited India recently thanks to the British Council, who arranged for me to give science lectures at schools, colleges and universities. Over the course of a couple of weeks I spoke to budding scientists, retired professors, brilliant teachers and ....
- Wto: The Gains And The Losses (Tribune, P. K. Vasudeva, Jan 22, 2006)
There has been mixed reaction of various countries after the conclusion of the sixth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Hong Kong.
- Boost To Social Infrastructure In Haryana (Tribune, J. George, Jan 22, 2006)
The Haryana Government’s attempt to address the core issue of social infrastructure is commendable. The PART (performance, accountability, responsiveness and transparency) system, a new scientific temper in the schools segment, English teaching in . . .
- We Will Focus On Economic Agenda, Says Muzaffar (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jan 22, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, 59, is forthright in his views about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. In his childhood, he had to trudge miles on foot to school.
- Number Crunching! (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 22, 2006)
Do you believe in numerology? I can’t claim I do but, equally, I cannot deny I’m fascinated by the influence of integers.
- Rebels Call For Strike On R-Day In N-E, Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The ULFA has since 1979 been waging an armed rebellion against what it calls New Delhi’s “colonial rule” over Assam. The MPLF is a conglomeration of three militant organisations of Manipur — Revolutionary Peoples Front, Peoples Revolutionary Army . . .
- Folly, Knavery And Charlatanry (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 22, 2006)
With sizzlers at regular intervals in the book, E N Rammohan has quite a literary flair for a man of action.
- Sonia To Meet Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
AICC general secretary Ambika Soni’s announcement means Ms Gandhi’s meeting with Mr Gowda could happen any day between January 24, the day after the session gets over here, and January 27, the date fixed for the vote of confidence for the Dharam Singh ...
- Us Business Body To Launch Awareness Programme On Indo-Us Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US Chamber of Commerce has applauded negotiations that would lead to implimentation of Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and announced the launch of a public advocacy programme to garner support for it.
- Terror Threat To Apollo Hospital In B'desh, India Concerned (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
India has conveyed its concern to Bangladesh over a terror threat to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Larison and nine Indian doctors of Dhaka-based Apollo Hospital and asked it to ensure security for them.
- Hundreds Held In Anti-King Protests In Nepal (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 22, 2006)
Nepali police fought running battles with thousands of pro-democracy protesters around the ancient temples and through the narrow streets of the capital on Saturday, and hundreds of people were rounded up.
- ‘Osama Tape Shows Terror A Long-Term Challenge’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
An audiotape in which Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden threatened new attacks against the United States shows that fighting terrorism is a long-term challenge, Singapore’s interior ministry said.
- Congress Plans To Move Ahead On Economic Reforms (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 22, 2006)
It will be ensured that vulnerable sections are not affected, says the party
- Hyderabad Police Prepare Contingency Plan For Muharram (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Hyderabad district police have prepared a contingency plan to ensure law and order and sanctity of the month of Muharram-ul-Haram in all Talukas of the district.
- Aziz Calls For Progress On Kashmir Dispute (Dawn, Masood Haider, Jan 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said India and Pakistan should now move forward from confidence-building measures towards substantive dispute resolution.
- Imperative For India, Pak To Move Towards Conflict Resolution: Mushrraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The confidence building measures (CBMs) are important to further the Indo-Pak peace process but it is "imperative" to move forward towards conflict resolution, President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ...
- Pak Peace Offensive Forced India On The Defensive: Durrani (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 22, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has taken a number of bold initiatives through diplomatic channels and this peace offensive has forced India to go on the defensive, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ali Durrani.
- Us Says Tehran Facing Growing Isolation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US State Department says ElBaradei should make a statement on IAEA efforts to obtain information on Iran’s nuclear activities
- Iran Wants China In On Russian Nuclear Proposal: Der Spiegel (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Iran wants China to be involved in possible enrichment of uranium with Russia aimed at ensuring Tehran does not develop nuclear weapons, according to the German weekly Der Spiegel.
- Anjali's Court Martial (Hindu, U.C. Jha, Jan 22, 2006)
The Indian military justice system in its current form is an anachronism
FLYING OFFICER Anjali has now moved the Delhi High Court for relief (The Hindu, December 21) against the judgment of the general court martial, which awarded her the punishment ....
- Burns Says Us To Continue To Provide All Possible Help (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US Under-secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, called on President General Pervez Musharraf here Saturday at the Army House and exchanged views on regional issues, bilateral relations and American assistance to Pakistan in relief ..
- Bihar Put On Alert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
An alert has been sounded across Bihar against terrorist attack in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations.
- Lahore-Delhi ‘Friendship’ Bus Collides With Truck (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
A bus headed to New Delhi from Lahore collided with an army truck in the Indian state of Punjab but there were no injuries, police said.
- Never A Dal Moment In Karnataka (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jan 22, 2006)
The most significant development of this week was the collapse of the coalition government in Karnataka, with the JD(S) seeking to replace the Congress with the BJP in the khichdi.
- Declining Law Education (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 22, 2006)
Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan has called for steps to arrest the declining state of legal education in the country and raising the requirements for entry into legal profession. Speaking at a full court reference he lamented that we do not have a sing
- Kashmiris, Pak, India Must Show Flexibility (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday stressed that India and Pakistan must move beyond simple confidence building measures to “substantive dispute resolution,” and resolve the Kashmir dispute for South Asia to achieve a “sustainable peace”.
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