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Articles 26421 through 26520 of 53943:
- President Bush At Recess (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Jan 09, 2006)
It is disturbing that President Bush has exhibited a grandiose vision of executive power that leaves little room for public debate, the concerns of the minority party or the supervisory powers of the courts.
- Assam Willing To Sign Ceasefire If Ulfa Agrees (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that he is willing to sign a ceasefire treaty with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) if the outfit is ready to reciprocate the offer.
- More Anarchoterror In Gaza (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 09, 2006)
Even before the major stroke that felled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israelis were bracing themselves for the reality that security conditions in Gaza have rapidly deteriorated in the wake of the IDF withdrawal, completed four months ago.
- Honing The Proper Punishment (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Jan 09, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Commission, under its chairman, Christopher Cox, took an important step in the fight against corporate malfeasance last week.
- Revisiting J&k’S Autonomy (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 09, 2006)
NO less momentous than the dramatic change in Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan is the progressive scaling down of the commitment to the Kashmiri right of self-determination to whatever is embodied in the code-phrase ‘demilitarization and self-government’
- The Forgotten Power (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 09, 2006)
PRESIDENT BUSH is a big fan of presidential power — from warrantless wiretapping to conduct just short of torture to locking up American citizens without charge or trial.
- Needed A Soil, Not Green, Revolution (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 09, 2006)
Agriculture can never be salvaged with a "trickle down" approach, which stands debunked now after four decades of the so-called Green Revolution.
- Sms Etiquette Guide (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Though the sms has become a popular means of communication, there is no agreement on the etiquette that should govern it.
- Recklessness In Indonesia (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Jan 09, 2006)
Freeport-McMoRan, an American company that operates a giant open-pit copper and gold mine in Papua, is a major contributor to Indonesia's economy.
- Serious Threat-I -By Pr Dubhashi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 09, 2006)
Indian democracy seems once again to be undergoing a major transformation.
- Partners At War -Navin Now On Slippery Ground (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Orissa has presented the strange spectacle of the two partners in the ruling coalition practically not being on speaking terms and yet managing to keep the tensions concealed.
- Unemployment, Inflation And Education (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 09, 2006)
Undoubtedly by promoting unemployable education policy-makers have raised unemployment.
- India Rejects Pakistan's Proposal For Demilitarized Kashmir (India Daily, Anil Rane, Jan 09, 2006)
India has asserted that the issue of withdrawal of security forces from Jammu and Kashmir or the deployment of forces there is sovereign decision of New Delhi and cannot be decided by a foreign government.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Musharraf Now Says Pak Willing To Join Fight Against Terror In J&k – Too Late Too Little? (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Lamenting slow progress in the peace process, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has expressed Islamabad's readiness to fight terror with India in Jammu and Kashmir
- Why We Refuse To Learn (Telegraph, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Jan 09, 2006)
looks at the differing perceptions about ‘motivation’ among administrators, teachers and parents
- China, India Hold Strategic Talks In Beijing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 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.
- India Backs Nepal King As Symbol Of Unity, Not Political Player (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Shiva Shanker Mukherjee, has expressed the view that the king should not compete for political power with the political parties.
- Reflections On Turning Points In The Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 09, 2006)
POLICIES change and nations embark on new paths. It is often difficult to discern any pattern or design behind most of these occurrences, however hard we try.
- Central Institutions And Regional Disparity (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
There is a need for educational institutes of national repute in backward States such as Orissa to bridge regional disparity and trigger local development.
- Food For Thought (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 09, 2006)
AT FIRST GLANCE, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs' decision to hike the issue price of foodgrains and reduce the quantity available for the poor above the poverty line would appear to be a welcome example of rational governance;
- Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon Suffers An Incapacitating Stroke (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 09, 2006)
Take a look at the list of people who are upbeat after prime minister Ariel Sharon suffered his stroke — Jewish and Palestinian radicals, and Binyamin Netanyahu.
- States Vie For A Big Share Of The Nri Investment Pie (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Secretary General of FICCI, Dr Amit Mitra, said India figures high on investor confidence grades globally and is becoming an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
- Bravo, Laloo! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 09, 2006)
The Railways’ decision to end Container Corporation of India(Concor)’s effective monopoly and allow private players in container business is welcome.
- Ashish Deora’S Fairy Tale With Reliance Infocomm (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 09, 2006)
A week ago, the Supreme Court issued notices to the government and its various investigation and vigilance agencies..
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Plan (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Claiming complete support of the army to his peace initiatives with India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has offered to join the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Listing The Tools Of Management (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 09, 2006)
I REMEMBER a popular textbook on Indian economics that I was required to study as an undergraduate.
- One Hurt In Sri Lankan Navy Firing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Jayalalithaa asks Centre to lodge strong protest with the island nation's government
- Yechury Condemns Killing Of Tribals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"Don't evict them by use of force in the name of industrialisation"
- The Confirmation: Female Foeticide In India Crossed 1 Cr In 20 Yrs (Hindu, PALLAVA BAGLA, Jan 09, 2006)
The first-ever systematic scientific study on female foeticide by an Indo-Canadian team in India presents a shocking picture.
- Upa Plan For Minorities May Fragment Society, Warns Bjp; Not On, Agrees Left (Hindu, Varghese K George, Jan 09, 2006)
The UPA government’s controversial move to reserve a ‘‘certain percentage’’ of all development funds for minorities has been criticised by the BJP and the Left too has expressed concern.
- Railways To Run Double-Stack Container Trains From June 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
After opening container train services to private players, Railways plans to run double-stack container from June this year
- Checking Mamata -Police Cruelly Exposed In Bengal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
On the face of it, the warrant of arrest against Mamata Banerjee follows a directive from the Election Commission to the police to nab those said...
- 12 Militants Travelled In Samjhauta On Passport (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
A day after India and Pakistan inked an agreement to run a second train between the two countries on Khokhrapar-Munabao route...
- 4000 Gelatine Sticks Seized In Ranchi, 5 Held (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Five persons found possessing four thousand gelatine sticks weighing about three quintal were arrested by the police
- Yechury Condemns Killing Of Tribals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"Don't evict them by use of force in the name of industrialisation"
- Hurriyat Delegation Returns From Pak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to "show flexibility" in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for "immediate demilitarisation " in the State, saying peace can not be restored in a heavily militarised environment.
- A Harvest Of Treachery (NEWSWEEK, Ron Moreau, Jan 09, 2006)
Jan. 9, 2006 issue - In the privacy of his sparsely furnished house in Kabul, a veteran Afghan Interior Ministry official says the situation may already be hopeless. Although he has no authorization to speak with the press, and he could be in . . .
- Tourists, Locals Make Merry On Frozen Dal (Greater Kashmir, M HYDERI, Jan 09, 2006)
The frozen Dal lake is an attraction for the tourists and local residents these days in the Valley where cold wave has slowed down everything else.
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- Pakistan Warns India Peace Process At Risk Over Baluchistan Issue – What About Continued Pakistan Sponsored Terror In India? (India Daily, Anil Rane, Jan 09, 2006)
Pakistan may be trapped in its own game. There is no proof that India is helping Baluchistan rebels.
- Chidambaram Seeks Left's Cooperation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"State Government has not submitted detailed project report for desalination plant"
- Iran Poised To Resume Nuclear Fuel Research (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 09, 2006)
U.S. threatens to refer issue to the U.N. Council
- Sebi's Finetuning Of Market Regulation (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Jan 09, 2006)
Some major policy decisions have been aimed at enhancing investor protection and rationalising rules regarding takeovers.
- Party Supports Brinda: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Questions raised by her not personal but those of the party and the CITU
Most Ayurvedic medicines not prepared under required regulations
Left to submit alternative budget proposals
To protest against U.S. President's planned visit
- What The Budget Must Tackle (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jan 09, 2006)
To mobilise resources for infrastructure, the best thing to do is to cut subsidies in the oil sector.
- City In Disgrace (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANYA PATTABHI, Jan 09, 2006)
Bangalore’s glory is not so much in its present, but in the past.
- Empty "Bombshell" (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
If one has to take notice of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's recent utterances about Jammu and Kashmir it is because of sheer hilarity.
- Limited Subsidy Impact (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jan 09, 2006)
The government’s decision to slash the monthly foodgrain quota under the public distribution system (PDS), and to raise prices for households above the poverty line (or APLs) is a politically bold move, but its economic consequences are limited.
- Mind The Negativism, Please (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 09, 2006)
Many years ago one of Delhi’s most endearing and enduring politicians, the late Jagpravesh Chandra, presented me his book on why the Capital badly needed a mass rapid transport system.
- Normalisation With India (News International, Nasim Zehra, Jan 09, 2006)
Things has never looked more normal between the two nuclear neighbours in a long, long time.
- Musharraf’S ‘Three-City’ Formula A Predictable Non-Starter (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 09, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf proposed to India on Saturday a new formula for peace in Kashmir.
- Compare And Contrast (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
The Jamea mosque is just around the corner from my house in UK. Five times a day people come to worship there, many of whom I know by sight or name.
- The Status Quo Returns (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 09, 2006)
The dewy optimism of that January two years ago when India and Pakistan seemed poised for a breakthrough in mutual prejudice has given way to a steady hum in which both establishments seem to have abandoned the vision thing in favour of controlled movemen
- Bhasha Dam, The Northern Areas And Pakistan (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
Storage of river water in a large reservoir is vital for the survival of Pakistan.
- Focus On Farms (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
When Prime Minster Manmohan Singh called for a second green revolution during his address at the Indian Science Congress earlier this week, he was not doing so for the first time
- The New Face Of Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
After the October 29 blasts in Delhi it has now become clear that an increasing number of Indian nationals, especially from Kashmir, are participating in most of the terrorist attacks and terrorists' suicide missions in the country.
- Relief Workers Complain Of Harassment By Militants (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
The outbreak of an epidemic is feared in the relief camps of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which was rattled by a killer quake in October last year, with a reported 25 per cent increase in lung and liver diseases, says a prominent Karachi-based news magazine
- Pranayamarx (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Jan 09, 2006)
Ramdev fans willing to eat crushed bones; CPM fighting for vegetarians. What next?
- Parliament Under Cloud (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Jan 09, 2006)
It was black December for In-dian Parliament as its worst nightmare came true for the largest democracy in the world.
- Generating Rural Wealth By Marrying Commerce, Tech (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 09, 2006)
Last week I wrote about how major retailers and consumer product companies were opening up employment opportunities across a large swathe of urban and semi-urban India without emphasis on education and technical skills.
- Times And Choices Of Gudiya (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 09, 2006)
The name is Gudiya. Looks rather like one too. On television the doll-like face stared back in vacant silence.
- Between Two Stools (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 09, 2006)
If you want to play the chess of power politics on a global scale, the first rule is this: you have to consider the position and the moves of every single piece on the chessboard.
- Chidambaram For Early Action On Rural Credit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
NABARD asked to make detailed presentation to States
Focus on revival of short-term credit structure Three-pronged programme to provide financial assistance Small and marginal farmers to benefit
- Welcome Nris, You May Soon Get To Vote In India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that the demand for voting rights by NRIs in the Gulf has a convincing basis and that the proposal for granting voting rights to Indians living abroad is at an advanced stage of consideration.
- Manmohan Hands Over Oci Cards (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, Jan 08, 2006)
It is a big honour to be given the Overseas Citizen of India card: Nivruti Rai
- The Dream Team: A Critique-Iii-By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 08, 2006)
The Government of India, like many others, has been sorely tempted to finance its extravagant expenditures by abusing its monopoly over paper-money creation.
- Neither Blood, Nor Flesh, But Spirit Matters (Greater Kashmir, Fahad Rasool, Jan 08, 2006)
Fahad Rasool writes about the significance of Qurbani
Since the dawn of humanity sacrifice was the most popular system of approach to God in all societies.
- 2 Kashmiri Pilgrims Killed In Makkah Building Collapse (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
The death toll on Saturday from Thursday’s building collapse in this holy city reached 76, including two Hajj pilgrims from Kashmir.
- Tigers Attack Navy Vessel, Kill 13 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels rammed an explosives-laden fishing boat into a Sri Lankan navy vessel off the northeastern coast early today, killing 13 sailors, officials said.
- Dera Bugti In Defiant Mood (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 08, 2006)
There seems to be no let-up in the deteriorating law and order situation in Dera Bugti where the armed men blew up a TV booster and attacked an FC check post. According to reports, the miscreants fired 15 rockets at the Pir Koh check post, . . .
- ‘I’Ve No Ego In Meeting People. If I Can Meet Leaders Of Other Parties, Why Not My Own?’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
I’ve no ego in meeting people. If I can meet leaders of other parties, why not my own?’
- Project To Conserve Water Wins Them A National Berth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Rural students' project selected for National Science Congress
Getting entry into National Science Congress and winning the appreciation of the evaluators for the project done by students from a rural area is no mean achievement.
- `Strengthen Sino-Indian Ties' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Improve trade and diplomatic relations between the two countries: Governor
- Telangana: Manmohan For New Investment? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Is a solution political or administrative, asks Prime Minister
- Need For Sound Fiscal Management: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
To increase interaction with Chief Ministers on sound economic policies
We cannot spend our way to prosperity
Development is not a dinner party
India on the verge of unprecedented opportunities
- Tigers Sink Lanka Navy Patrol Boat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide squad sank a patrol boat off Sri Lanka’s east coast today and 13 of the 15 crew are missing, feared dead, the navy said.
- Hiding Ordinary Horrors (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Jan 08, 2006)
Beyond any shadow of a doubt, the ugliest phrase to enter the English language in 2005 was ‘extraordinary rendition’.
- Low Agriculture Growth May Hit Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Jan 08, 2006)
The parliamentary review committee on agriculture has suggested that in the eleventh plan a sum of Rs. 3, 60,000 should be invested to propel agricultural growth in the country, which has remained stagnant over the last 10-years.
- New Job Scheme Path-Breaking: Raghuvansh (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jan 08, 2006)
Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has started the new year by announcing the date of the launch of the ambitious National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme.
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