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Articles 26221 through 26320 of 53943:
- India's Lost Daughters (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 11, 2006)
NEW DELHI As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical...
- Chidambaram: Budget Focus On Farming Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday assured agriculturalists that the United Progressive Alliance Government's concern over poor infrastructure and emphasis on boosting the farm sector would be reflected in the Budget.
- The European Union (Eu) Regards Scientific Collaboration With India As A Strategic Priority (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
The European Union (EU) regards scientific collaboration with India as a "strategic priority" and is looking forward to strengthen cooperation under its Research Framework porgramme, a senior EU official said here on Jan 4.
- Sharad Pawar Puts On Hold Food Subsidy Cut (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Responding to criticism from the United Progressive Alliance constituents, Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the Centre's decision to cut food subsidy.
- No Religious Bias (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jan 11, 2006)
Allahabad HC: reservation will not be on religious basis.
- Aiyar Seeks Tie-Ups With China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar leaves on Wednesday for China in a bid to enter into a ``cooperative relationship''
- China, India Hope For Early Solution To Border Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
China and India agreed here that joint efforts should be made to work for an early solution to the border issue.
- Chief Election Commissioner Issues Fiat On Transfer Of State Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Chief Election Commissioner B. B. Tandon on Tuesday directed that revenue staff and police officials in the rank of sub-inspector and above, serving in a particular station for three consecutive years or more, should be transferred.
- China, India Agree To Meet In Feb For Border Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
China and India agreed on Tuesday to meet in India at the end of next month for negotiations on their disputed border, wrapping up two days of talks China described as "friendly and practical".
- 'Pak Still The Hub Of Nuclear Black Market' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Pakistan continues to be the hub of nuclear black market involved in trading surplus goods to other countries despite the uncovering of the proliferation network of disgraced former top scientist AQ Khan two years ago, a report said on Monday citing...
- The Point Of Power (Hindustan Times, Abhishek Singhvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The invitation was unique and so was the topic. ‘Katha’, a ‘profit for all’ NGO, “working in the areas of language,
- Goodbye Peace Process? (News International, Ghani Jafar, Jan 11, 2006)
What on earth is New Delhi up to? There clearly is a method to the madness of its deliberately raising the pitch of hostility with Pakistan through the recent spate of unwarranted official pronouncements regarding the Balochistan situation.
- Infosys Q3 Net Jumps 31 Per Cent (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd, reported a 31 per cent rise in its quarterly net profit on Wednesday, meeting forecasts, as technology outsourcing gathered momentum.
- 'Equality' Issue Stalls Sl Peace Process (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 11, 2006)
One of the main factors holding up the start of talks on the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka is the issue of "equality" of the two parties, namely, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the LTTE, according to an informed...
- Too Clever By Half (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Jan 11, 2006)
The situation between India and Pakistan may not be bleak, as Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam clarified on Monday...
- Politics With Drama And Ironies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Sometimes certain developments take place or utterances are made in politics which leave one wonder whether these are deliberate or spontaneous.
- Remembering Remarkable Pm (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 11, 2006)
Forty eventful years have passed, since the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died of massive heart attack.
- Time To Re-Analyse Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, M.K. Bhatnagar , Jan 11, 2006)
The arms supplies to Nepal, the reported incursion into Bhutan by the Chinese troops, the Yangon - Beijing nexus,
- The Washington Rot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 11, 2006)
In the six years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared, in the presence of Bill Clinton, that India and the United States of America were “natural allies”,
- Backward Ho! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2006)
T he cabinet committee on economic affairs took the decision to reduce the foodgrain limit for below-poverty-line families and increase the price for households above the poverty line.
- Arms And The Men (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jan 11, 2006)
The Indian army regiments’ history is a subject with a beginning but without an end.
- No Case For Subsidies To Ril (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 11, 2006)
Reliance’s attempt to seek a subsidy from the government on sale of petrol and diesel on the grounds that is selling these below cost price is a natural corollary of the government’s distortionary pricing policy in the sector.
- Hizb Network Busted In City (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jan 11, 2006)
A Hizbul Mujahideen network, planning strikes in the City here on or before Republic Day, was busted tonight by Jammu Police and Special Operations Group (SOG), Jammu with the arrest of three militants.
- Militant Killed, Blast In Srinagar (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
A blast in Srinagar caused panic, whileas a militant was killed and security measures intensified in Kashmir division on Eid-ul-Azha falling tomorrow.
- Focus On N-Energy (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jan 11, 2006)
A BUDDING poet Nellickal Muralidharn Nair and I started a little monthly magazine called Naveenam (The New) in 1970.
- Terrorists Target Centres Of Growth (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore on December 28 has disturbed the peace of the Garden City. The economic importance of Bangalore as also of Chennai and Hyderabad is sure to attract the attention of terrorist outf
- The Turkish Delight In Privatisation (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Jan 11, 2006)
India will do well by taking lessons from Turkey’s recent privatisation programme successes
- Musharraf’S Ideas (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 11, 2006)
Last weekend President Musharraf gave another peace proposal which was promptly rejected by our government.
- China, India Begin Strategic Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
The second round of talks between India and China, aimed at ironing out difficulties over their disputed border and strengthening their strategic partnership, began on Monday morning, an Indian official said.
- Demilitarisation Required More In Pakistan Than J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
- Vhp Lodges Protest With Malaysian Govt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
President of the International branch of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ashok Singhal has lodged a protest with the Malaysian Government over the body of a disabled Hindu Malaysian army officer being buried against the wishes of his widow.
- Pakistan’S Belated Protest (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 11, 2006)
ACCORDING to the Foreign Office spokesperson, Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the US-led forces..
- Cpm Calls For Legislation On Phone Tapping (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Joining the chorus of voices making phone-tapping allegations, the CPM on Tuesday said there was no political party that did not suspect its phones were being tapped.
- What Next In Balochistan? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 11, 2006)
THE situation in Balochistan is going from bad to worse. Every day the newspapers carry reports of rocket attacks by unknown people and shelling and firing by the security forces.
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- Hurdles In The Way (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 11, 2006)
SEVERAL developments in recent weeks seem not to help in the process of normalization now underway in Indo-Pakistan relations.
- Pak-India Dialogue: A Qualitative Change (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
The third round of the composite dialogue between Pakistan and India begins later this month with the foreign secretary-level talks in New Delhi on January 17-18.
- ‘Demilitarisation, Self-Rule Positive Proposals’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Billing suggestions of self-rule and demilitarisation as positive, APHC Executive Member Bilal Lone has said the Hurriyat Conference is expected to take up these suggestions in the next round of talks with the Indian government.
- Centre To Raise Anti-Terror Force (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Widening the dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir beyond Hurriyat Conference for the first time, the Centre today invited separatist leader Sajjad Lone of People’s Conference for talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 14 to find a solution to Kashmi
- Centre Invites Non-Hurriyat Outfit For Talks First Time (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
* The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government..
- Rating Difficulties (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Credit ratings are a subjective assessment of the chances that a debenture will go into default.
- Role Of India And China — Route To Three Billion Mobile Subscribers (The Economic Times, Dan Steinbock, Jan 11, 2006)
IN THE mobile industry, the road to three billion subscribers in 2010 is paved with a global strategy that must capitalise on seemingly contradictory objectives
- Iran Resumes Nuclear Research (Washington Times, Nicholas Kralev, Jan 11, 2006)
Iran removed U.N. seals at its Natanz uranium-enrichment plant and resumed nuclear-fuel research yesterday, provoking immediate condemnation from the United States and Europe along with renewed threats of Security Council action.
- Balochistan Action Ended, Says Rashid (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Federal Information Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the ‘operation has been wound up in Balochistan’ but the security forces will stay in the province and strictly deal with those found involved in violation of law.
- Australia To Send More Troops To Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Australia will deploy 110 more troops to Afghanistan as part of its commitment to fight "terrorism", Defence Minister Robert Hill said on Tuesday.
- Unserious Consequences (Wall Street Journal, Editorial, Wall Street Journal, Jan 11, 2006)
Iran's decision yesterday to resume what it dubs "nuclear research" is garnering stern criticism in unexpected quarters.
- Iran Policy Is Calculated Risk (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 11, 2006)
Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic phrase used by Iran's head of nuclear research, Hossein Ghafourian, on Iranian radio last "Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic . . . .
- Rajapakse Deplores Ltte Hits (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 10, 2006)
Expressing his deep concerns “over the callous disregard shown by the LTTE to the ceasefire agreement”, Mr Rajapakse has reiterated that his government was prepared to commence direct talks with the LTTE to strengthen the effective . . .
- Protest Lodged With Us-Led Forces In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with US-led forces in Afghanistan after a cross-border firing incident over the weekend in which killed eight were people.
- Behind Joshi Cd: Rss Hints At High, Mighty In Gujarat (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jan 10, 2006)
Senior RSS ideologue M G Vaidya has said that ‘‘a highly ambitious Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’’ from Gujarat could be behind the Sanjay Joshi VCD and they could eventually be in for a Shakespearean tragic end.
- On Muslims, Upa Has Bad Answers (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 10, 2006)
The UPA government’s approach to the well-being of Muslims is threatening to inject an insidious poison into Indian politics, whose ramifications for all Indian citizens are too dreadful to contemplate.
- South Asia In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 10, 2006)
The big chill that has descended on North India has also begun to engulf India’s relations with her key neighbours. India’s emerging difficulties in the neighbourhood also threaten to mar the big bash that New Delhi is planning for President George Bush..
- Saying It Shortly (Indian Express, Vinita Bahadur, Jan 10, 2006)
In these days of e-mail and sms, a new dictionary of acronyms has taken shape. Btw means by the way, lol is laugh out loud and asap means as soon as possible. But have you ever heard of DLTGH?
- Bosses Can Be Wrong Too! (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Jan 10, 2006)
A noted Mumbai-based HR Management Consultant quotes a couple of tongue-in-cheek `rules' for people working in formal organisations on how to manage their bosses.
- Working To Close N-Deal, Upa Fights Last-Minute Jitters From Within (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jan 10, 2006)
With US Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns arriving in India on January 19 for talks with his counterpart Shyam Saran, the top UPA leadership is working overtime to arrive at a political decision to close the July 18 nuclear deal before . . .
- Now Mulayam ‘Wealth’ Under The Sc Scanner (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, Jan 10, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, seeking reply why criminal trial should not be ordered against him for allegedly accumulating wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
- It’S A Story Of Survival For Too Many Kids (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 10, 2006)
India continues to have the highest incidence of child labour in the world besides an increase in the reported crimes against and by children.
- Dealing With Terrorism (Deccan Herald, S Krishnamurthy, Jan 10, 2006)
The militants should be made to realise that the long arm of the law will catch up with them sooner than later
- Nepal’S Red Rag: China, Pak On India’S Border (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jan 10, 2006)
As King Gyanendra toys with a plan to let China and Pakistan open consulates on the sensitive Indo-Nepal border, the Government has communicated its strong displeasure to Kathmandu.
- Hangman’S Noose (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 10, 2006)
Postgrads ready to handle it
DEATH and taxes, it is said, are great levellers. To this might be added unemployment too.
- Forest Minister Launches Crackdown On Timber Mafia (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 10, 2006)
In a high drama operation of post-midnight raids, Forest Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra has seized over 1,000 cft of illegally felled timber, alongwith seven wood poachers, in Kangan area of Srinagar district even as some Government officials involved . . .
- Justice By Fractions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2006)
UPA brings high maths and low politics into welfare. Economic logic loses out, so do minorities
- 'Pakistan Continues To Be Hub Of Nuclear Blackmarket' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan continues to be the hub of nuclear blackmarket involved in trading surplus goods to other countries despite the uncovering of the proliferation network of disgraced former top scientist A Q Khan two years ago, . . .
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- New Key (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
It is impossible to miss the irony in the change. Communists in India have always put the compulsions of mass politics above economic logic.
- I’M Depressed, You’Re Depressed (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 10, 2006)
One of the questions I am often asked is, “Do you ever get depressed?” The person asking me is usually depressed and feels better if I admit I’m in worse shape than he or she is.
- Rajapakse Says Govt To Deter Further Terror Attacks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse today pledged to uphold a shaky truce despite "provocation" by the Tamil Tiger rebels but said all measures will be taken to deter further terror attacks.
- Not A Unique Predicament (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2006)
Middle East conflict is part of a widespread impatience with inconvenient frontiers.
- Roopalben Cloud May Have A Silver Lining! (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jan 10, 2006)
It’s hard to believe but one day we might just find ourselves thanking Roopalben Panchal. Today she is seen as the villain of the piece
- Pak Telecom Company Signs Mous With Reliance, Bnc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Setting aside security concerns, state-run Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has signed MOUs with two Indian Telecom companies to provide cable link between the two countries through the Wagah border.
- Amar Singh Aplogises To Pm For Dragging Some Pmo Men In Case (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
In the midst of his campaign against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today apologised to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for dragging names of some officials of the Prime Minister's Office in the phone tapping allegations.
- Pak Says It Has Evidence Of Indian Involvement In Balochistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan today claimed that it has evidence with regard to its allegation that India was involved in the unrest in Balochistan province and a decision on sharing it with New Delhi would be taken later.
- Grow Up, General (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 10, 2006)
New Delhi has rightly rejected General Musharraf's offer to ensure peace in the Valley if three towns there are demilitarised.
- Agri-Infrastructure To Be Key Focus: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
At their over two-hour long meeting captains of India Inc impressed upon the Finance Minister on the need for not only simplifying the controversial Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) they also called for the lowering the overall tax burden on Indian Inc.
- Russian N-Proposal To Iran 'Sensible' - Sergei Ivanov (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Russia has put forward a "very sensible" proposal to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and ally international concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme within the IAEA framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
- Latvian Soldiers To Join Afghan Mission (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Latvia is to send soldiers to Afghanistan this year to take part in a NATO programme to rebuild the war-battered country, the National Armed forces said on Monday.
- Sri Lanka Vows Tough Line On Terror (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President says awaiting Tigers’ respons
Sri Lanka’s president on Monday vowed tough measures to prevent ‘terror attacks’ that undermine an already troubled ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as officials reported three more deaths in the embattled east.
- India Mulls Nomination For United Nations Post (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 10, 2006)
The UN Secretary General Kofi Anan’s communication seeking Indian nomination for the deputy secretary general has put the government here on the horns of dilemma.
- ‘Myanmar On Collision Course With Un’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Myanmar’s military regime could find itself on a collision course with the United Nations Security Council by turning a deaf ear to a growing global chorus for political reform, a UN diplomat said on Monday.
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