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Articles 25421 through 25520 of 53943:
- Pop A Laugh (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2006)
To laugh or not to laugh, that is the question. The most wasted of all days, arguably, is that in which we have not laughed at all. Nothing is sillier than silly laughter, says another school of thought. And further, that meaningless laughter . . .
- After The Makkah Summit (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jan 20, 2006)
Hasnain Heikal described summitry as the “Arab world’s principal political instrument. Like a political Trabant, it produces noise and hot air, but only the most lethargic motion.”
- Enterprise Risk Management (The Economic Times, JAMES LAM, Jan 20, 2006)
The future for risk management is bright. Regulators and managers are recognising the importance of risk management as a way to minimise losses and improve business performance.
- Computer Science Growing Into A Basic Science (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jan 20, 2006)
Computer science has evolved over many decades. While the early decades were dominated by mechanical calculating machines, today’s computers have evolved from the 1960s into a finite automaton that realises a Turning Machine, . . .
- Doha Is Sleepwalking Closer To Collapse (The Financial Express, FREDRIK ERIXON, Jan 20, 2006)
Hong Kong changed nothing; the major faultline is the Doha Round’s ‘development dimension’
- Takeoff! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 20, 2006)
Jet-Sahara deal may lead the way for more
It’s official. After weeks of speculation, Jet Airways on Thursday announced its take-over of Air Sahara.
- Us Undersecretary Arrives For Talks On Iran’S Nuclear Plans (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Jan 20, 2006)
Iran’s nuclear programme will be up for discussion when US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R Nicholas Burns arrives here on January 22 for talks with Pakistani officials.
- Gowda Assures Cong On Saving Dharam Singh Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Facing a revolt from his own son, former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today assured Congress leaders in Delhi that he would make all efforts to save the coalition government in Karnataka.
- High-Level India-Us Talks On N-Accord (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Officials from India and the United States held talks on Thursday on closing a landmark deal that would give India access to previously forbidden civilian nuclear technology. Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran met Under-Secretary . . .
- Osama Threatens Attacks On Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden threatened new attacks against the United States in an audiotape attributed to the Western world’s most wanted man, broadcast on Arabic television Thursday. But the voice on the tape, aired on Al-Jazeera a week . . .
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- Chattha Urges India To Reciprocate Cbms (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Chairman Special Committee of Parliament on Kashmir Hamid Nasir Chattha has urged India to bring down the level of forces in held Kashmir, saying that the presence of Indian troops is the main cause of militancy there. He made this call while . . .
- Fatal Confrontation Shows Perils Of India's Rise (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Jan 20, 2006)
Kalingangar Industrial Area, India On the first Monday morning of the year, four bulldozers, accompanied by nearly 300 police officers, arrived on a rocky patch of farmland on the edge of a wooded village and began leveling the earth.
- Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Dr Khalid Mahmood Shaikh, Jan 20, 2006)
Islam has never taught its followers intolerance, hatred and violence. Its teachings have never encouraged bigotry and fanaticism. It is against all brutality and bloodshed. On the contrary it stands for peace, love and tolerance.
- King Abdullah’S Visit To India — A Wake Up Call (Pakistan Observer, Dr Jassim Taqui, Jan 20, 2006)
The Indians seem in a state of euphoria over the reported four-day visit of King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to India, who agreed to be the chief guest at the Indian Republic Day parade on January 26. His visit would start on January 24 and . . .
- Towards Peace In West Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2006)
Sharon’s incapacitation gives India and other countries an opportunity to work for peace through the UN
- ‘Bengal Polls Will Not Be Deferred’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Stating that the poll schedule has not yet been finalised, Mr Tandon said the EC will initiate the required measures to ensure a free, fair and peaceful polling in Bengal.
- Chinese Change Of Policy Or Heart? (Rediff on the Net, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jan 20, 2006)
Behind the gruelling four sessions and about nine hours of discussions between Indian and Chinese interlocutors at Beijing last week, one (India) must be quietly satisfied with the turn of events in the last year or so.
- Will Bjp Really Get A Shot At The Office? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 20, 2006)
But there’s yet another way of interpreting the intrigues: as political pragmatism at its very best – the ultimate feel-gooder, where everybody’s happy.
- Left Turn (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
Michelle Bachelet is the first woman president of male-dominated Chile
- Unequal In Poverty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The criteria to select BPL families should be changed
Poverty is a relative concept. What constitutes poverty in one place may not be so in another place.
- Nepal Under Siege; Oppn Leaders Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
There was fear phone lines would be disconnected again on Friday and the government would impose day curfew to avert the Opposition rally at any cost.
- Ongc, Shell Ink Major Joint Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Both firms will explore scope for setting up of a joint project for coal gasification facilities in India and evaluate options for co-operation in renewable energy sources, such as wind energy for power generation
- Behind The Name (Deccan Herald, K V RAO, Jan 20, 2006)
The possibilities of misspelling or mispronouncing a long winding name are more
- Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Amidst Rebel Attacks On Troops (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 20, 2006)
Norwegian Minister of International Development Solheim, who is also the Minister in-charge, Norway’s peace process in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 23.
- A Web Witness To Iranian Brutality (Washington Post, Anne Applebaum, Jan 20, 2006)
Enter the Web site: http://www.abfiran.org/ . Click on "Omid: A Memorial," and then "Search." Enter a name -- or a religion, a nationality, an alleged crime. One by one, the stories will transfix you.
- Containing Tehran (Washington Post, David Ignatius, Jan 20, 2006)
How should the United States think about Iran? What explains the fanaticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and what can America and its allies do to change it?
- Centre To Wait And Watch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Refraining from taking any drastic action in Karnataka, the Centre is understood to have decided to adopt a ‘wait and watch’ policy with regard to the political developments in the state even as Congress president Sonia Gandhi held no meeting . . .
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- Saddest Day Of My Life: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda was on Wednesday sulking at his home in Padmanabhanagar, following the political developments in the State....
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- A Visit Best Avoided (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2006)
Bush’s diminishing popularity and cultural boorishness have raised questions about the necessity of his visit
- Dharam Govt On The Brink (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The 20-month-old coalition government headed by Congress Chief Minister Dharam Singh is on the brink. As many as 43 of the 57 JD (S) legislators, under the stewardship of party working president H D Kumaraswamy, shook hands with leaders of one-time . . .
- Let Ultra Jumps Off Train, But Nabbed By Villagers (Indian Express, SANJAY SINGH, Jan 19, 2006)
A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist slipped out of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s hands in the wee hours of Wednesday, only to be caught near Varanasi by some villagers who handed him over to the Uttar Pradesh Police later in the day.
- Tighten Your Belts (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Jan 19, 2006)
Apart from defining one's formal appearance, belts hold the trousers firmly
- `Q' Saga: Some Questions Remain (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 19, 2006)
Central Vigilance Commission asks CBI to give full facts of the case
Decision came after contradictory media reports and as CBI's stand remained unclear for some days, says CVC
A directive to the CBI has no effect on a U.K. court: Rondell
- The Challenge Of Curbing Child Marriage (Hindu, Poornima Advani , Jan 19, 2006)
A more comprehensive law and better enforcement are key to checking child marriage. Compulsory registration of all marriages will also help.
- Eu3 Opens Door To Iran Sanctions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The resolution “requests the director general (El-Baradei) to continue with his efforts to implement the agency’s safeguards agreement with Iran...
- ‘‘With The Resources It Has, Us Is Still Quite Ignorant Of Other Cultures’’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2006)
This March, the illustrious Asia Society, headquartered in New York, will open its first India centre in Mumbai. On the same day, March 18, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will give the keynote address at its 16th Asian Corporate Conference in the city.
- Schoolchildren Envisage Cleaner, Greener Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
50 city schools present their projects on a `Zero Carbon City' 50 city schools present their projects on a `Zero Carbon City'
- Terrorism Is The Biggest Threat: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Warns of "convergence of terror dealers, conventional criminals"
- Why Did Nasa Kill A Project? (Deccan Herald, Robert L Park, Jan 19, 2006)
The most important lesson from our exploration of the solar system is that the most terrible place on Earth is a Garden of Eden compared to the best place anywhere else.
- Dance Of Flowers (Deccan Herald, Vishakh N, Jan 19, 2006)
The flowers are in full bloom. And their fragrance will waft through the sprawling Lalbagh for a week starting tomorrow. And flowers which are not local to India too will vie for attention with home grown flowers at the Glass House.
- Kathmandu Is Now A Curfew City (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Kathmandu city became a curfew city from today with the government of King Gyanendra extending the indefinite curfew it imposed earlier this week from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., hitting night clubs, restaurants, shopping centres and the chain of casinos.
- Can Bernanke Prevent The Next Recession? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Jan 19, 2006)
Ben Bernanke, the nominee to replace Alan Greenspan this month as chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, is a highly capable economist who has devoted his professional life to understanding the historical role of central banks and . . .
- Bush To Visit Delhi, Agra In March (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jan 19, 2006)
An advance team of US officials and security personnel left for the Indian sub-continent on Wednesday to prepare ground for President Bush’s much anticipated visit to the region in the first week of March.
- Iran Says Referral Chances Slim (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The chances of Iran being referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme are slim, Iranian foreign minister Mr Manouchehr Mottaki told state radio today.
- ‘Fluid’ Nepal Situation Has India Worried (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jan 19, 2006)
India has expressed concern regarding situation in Nepal where Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies by political parties have been banned.
- Iaea To Hold Emergency Iran Meeting On Feb 2 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting on Iran's nuclear work on Feb. 2 at the request of European Union powers, an IAEA spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Iran Scorns Eu Trio's Draft Nuclear Resolution (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 19, 2006)
EU powers began circulating a draft resolution on Wednesday for a Feb. 2 meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog asking it to report Iran to the Security Council, but Russia was seeking moves that stopped short of a formal referral.
- India's Tiger Count To Bring Bad News For Big Cat (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 19, 2006)
A nationwide count of tigers underway in India, home to the largest number of the big cats in the world, is expected to show a fall in their numbers, a top government official said on Wednesday.
- Iran Stand Clear, Focus Back On N-Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The pressure from the US for India to take a tougher stand on Iran has been relieved considerably with New Delhi giving a sharp response to Teheran's statements impugning the Indian nuclear programme.
- More Bus Link After Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Taking a tough stand on terrorism, India told Pakistan bluntly today that continuance of acts of terror and violence would hit the peace process as the two countries agreed on a slew of measures including opening of new bus link and trade routes.
- General Reminds Him Of Invite To Talk J&k, Pm In No Hurry, Underlines Terror (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 19, 2006)
Reminding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of his earlier invite, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has conveyed through his Foreign Secretary that the time had come for the two leaders to meet and discuss the Kashmir issue.
- U.S. Aims To Set Aside India Reactor Controversy (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jan 19, 2006)
The Bush administration, confronting a potential threat to its 2005 nuclear deal with India, has signaled it will set aside concerns that New Delhi violated a previous agreement with the United States.
- Uncertain Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2006)
Sans Sharon the region could plunge into violence
Although Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition is stable and has shown marginal signs of improvement – he has shown a minor response to stimuli – his condition remains critical two weeks . . .
- Russia’S ‘Oil-For-Knowledge’ Scheme (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
In the strange new world of today, the modern and the pre-modern depend on each other. Thus, Russians trade oil for the products of knowledge. Imported technologies are cheap if you convert their prices into barrels of oil, so the country produces . . .
- Separating Maruti, Esteem (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Jan 19, 2006)
That the government has no business being in the business of making cars is a truism, but that has never been an obstacle when viewed through the prism of the Government of India’s love for carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd.
- Sowing Seeds Of Prosperity - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. M P Gupta, Jan 19, 2006)
Dr. M P Gupta writes on the effect of WTO on Indian Agriculture
Nature has endowed India with diversified physiographic, climatic and soil characteristics suitable for growing a wide variety of crops, throughout the year and rearing . . .
- Of Availability And Demand (Greater Kashmir, ER. G N RESHI, Jan 19, 2006)
PDD should form a consumer friendly policy and not the one that pleases ministers and bureaucrats only, suggests
ER. G N RESHI
- A Cornered General Could Not Do Much (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
President of Pakistan had to face a tough time on screen with a journalist from India. Reasons many. Saleem Kaloo reviews Musharraf’s interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
- India, Pak Agree On Trans-Loc Trade (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed on early operationalisation of the bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot and a truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade.
- Delhi For Cbms, Pak For Solutions (Telegraph, GAUTAM DATT, Jan 19, 2006)
As the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries wound up their two-day talks, it was apparent at their separate news conferences what they had been grappling over.
- Eu3 Draft Wants Iran Reported To Un (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
A draft resolution to be submitted to the UN nuclear watchdog asks the agency to report Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council, according to the text dictated by an EU diplomat on Wednesday.
- Scams And The System (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 19, 2006)
Country cannot take this overload
One will have to stretch one’s memory really hard to remember when Parliament and the public had a constructive debate on any policy issues last.
- Together We Stand (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jan 19, 2006)
The mass organizations that make for the CPI(M)’s strength are also becoming a major problem for it, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- End "Jungle Raj" In Delhi: High Court (Hindu, Nirnimesh Kumar , Jan 19, 2006)
MCD told to "go after illegal constructions by people who are in power and authority... ."
- Don't Vote Against Iran Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2006)
When the International Atomic Energy Agency convenes an emergency meeting of its Board of Governors in the next few weeks, India must not allow itself to be dragooned into joining the Washington-led nuclear lynch mob against Iran.
- The Tiger Deserves Better (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2006)
The announcement that a 13-member National Tiger Conservation Authority with the Union Minister for Environment and Forests as its head will be formed to protect India's national animal is a step forward, but only a feeble one given the nature and . . .
- Put Spotlight On Iran, Says Burns (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 19, 2006)
'U.S. dedicated to finding a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear issue'
- Hurriyat In No Hurry To Talk With Manmohan: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said his faction is in no hurry for resuming talks with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Un Staff Leaves Quetta After Threats From Al-Qaeda (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Tahir, Jan 19, 2006)
There is no sign of let up in clashes between the Bugti tribesmen and the security forces near Bacha mountain of Dera Bugti district. The exchange of fire continued Wednesday as well.
- Civilised Way Out Of Iran-Iaea Deadlock (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Charter of the United Nations offer the most civilised course of action to resolving the controversy regarding Iranian compliance with its obligations as a non-nuclear state party to the Non-Prolif
- Iran Confident Of Escaping Security Council Referral (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Says Europe should not take ‘hasty decisions’ on nuclear issue
Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday there was only a ‘weak’ chance of his country being referred to the UN Security Council over its disputed nuclear programme.
- Us Court Upholds Assisted Suicide Law (Tribune, Charles Lane, Jan 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s law on physician-assisted suicide on Tuesday, ruling that the Justice Department may not punish doctors who help terminally ill patients end their lives.
- Vat, Octroi Can’T Go Together (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Jan 19, 2006)
The Punjab Government is going to announce soon the abolition of octroi. In the changed scenario of the VAT-regime, the abolition of octroi is a sound economic principle. But as the government wants to get political mileage out of its abolition, . . .
- Politics Of Slums (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jan 19, 2006)
If one wants to know how deeply India is poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Karunakaran's Party For Tie-Up With Ldf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) on Monday made it clear that it was angling for seat adjustments with the LDF in the State, envisaging primarily a tie-up that would have the character of a coalition.
- Make The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal More Transparent (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 19, 2006)
If the civil-military separation plan is good enough to share with a foreign power, it is certainly good enough to share with the Indian public.
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