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Articles 27221 through 27320 of 53943:
- Safta Comes Into Effect, Pak Yet To Ratify (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The long-awaited South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being on Sunday but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
- Law And Justice (Hindu, P.D. Dinakaran, Jan 02, 2006)
The force of a law, a judicial decision, or administrative act depends on the extent of its justice. And justice means nothing other than conformity with the law of nature.
- Phoney War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 02, 2006)
If Congress and SP must fight, they should at least keep in mind what UP wants
- Terrorism Affects Science Capital (Deccan Herald, Maxwell Pereira, Jan 02, 2006)
The terrorist strike in the City shatters the myth of South being out of the ISI’s designs.
- Sustain Rate Of Growth: Chidambaram (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Jan 02, 2006)
Stresses need for investments in infrastructure, farm sectors
Agriculture key to growth with equity
Manufacturing sector has tremendous potential to create employment
- India For Adding Greater Substance To Ties With China (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jan 02, 2006)
Kalam, Manmohan send New Year messages "With shared determination and joint endeavour, we will be able to elevate and strengthen the India-China partnership in the 21st century"
- Rubber Dam Dedicated To The Nation (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, Jan 02, 2006)
Chief Minister vows to go ahead with ambitious `Jalayagnam'
- Sins Of The Clergy (Tribune, Pushpa M. Bhargava, Jan 02, 2006)
IT is a cliché that man has today all the means to destroy all of his species through weapons of mass destruction possessed by many countries led by the US. There is no country that can be trusted not to use them; in fact, the larger the stock . . .
- A New Leaf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 02, 2006)
Let’s hope for a new year of peace and prosperity.
- Prepare Internally For Ldc Imports (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 02, 2006)
The launching of Safta along with the New Year is undoubtedly cause for celebration.
- Going Lean And Lean — Surviving The German Corporate Jungle (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jan 02, 2006)
Herbert Spencer, the British economist, is often credited with introducing the phrase `survival of the fittest' in his 1851 work relating to free market economics.
- 2006 Promises Another Roller-Coaster Ride (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 02, 2006)
The Sensex touched a historic high in 2005. The economy grew at 8% and almost every sector of business and industry exuded enormous confidence.
- Tackling Corruption (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 02, 2006)
State funding of elections will not make politicians straight so long as policemen and law officers are crooked.
- Are Indian Exports Slowing Down? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 02, 2006)
Never in the history of the Indian economy did exports surge month after month for 44 months at an unprecedented 20% average growth rate. Only in the month of November, exports though valued at $6.2 billion have slipped by 11.38%. Should this . . .
- Pakistan, India Exchange Lists Of Nuke Facilities (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- Stakeholders In Public Utilities (The Economic Times, KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM, Jan 02, 2006)
In the early days, business entities were started with the primary objective of taking care of the interests of the promoters. Everything else took a back seat. This was okay, so long as promoters were the only contributors of capital and ideas.
- Happy New Year Of The Cabbage (Indian Express, ELISSA SILVERMAN, Jan 02, 2006)
Moon K. Yoon sensed something was up about two months ago when the 16-ounce jars of kimchi started moving quickly from the shelves of the Lotte Plaza International Supermarket in Fairfax, Virginia, a sign that interest in the spicy cabbage dish had . . .
- In A State Of Confusion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 02, 2006)
Seven months after he praised Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Pakistani soil to the outrage of his larger political family, Lal Krishna Advani has vacated the top party post
- Joint Statement Biased, Says Vaiko (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
He said the MDMK, which supports the UPA Government from outside, had its own views on issues like Lanka, just as Left parties had their own perceptions on fuel price hike, etc. That did not mean there were cracks in the UPA. “The UPA is intact”.
- India, Pakistan Exchange Lists Of Nuclear Facilities (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 02, 2006)
1988 deal prohibits attack on each other's facilities in event of war
The agreement came into force in 1991
Third round of composite dialogue in New Delhi
- Mi6 Agents Were Present: Officials (Hindu, Peter Beaumount, Jan 02, 2006)
British officials have admitted MI6 (British intelligence) officers were present during the allegedly brutal interrogation of 28 Pakistanis in Greece, despite apparent denials by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
- Russia Cuts Off All Natural Gas Supplies To Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jan 02, 2006)
Kiev rejects Moscow's eleventh hour offer of compromise on price
- Ltte Is An Anti-India Force (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 02, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's visit to India has reaffirmed the cordial relations and natural bonds between close neighbours. The visit came at a difficult time for Colombo. The ceasefire between the Government and the . . .
- Heavy Fighting Erupts Near Dera Bugti: Four Killed In Kharan Blast (Dawn, Amanullah Kasi, Jan 02, 2006)
Heavy fighting erupted between security forces and tribesmen on the Dera Bugti-Sui Road on Saturday afternoon. A government official said a militiaman was injured during the exchange of fire. Separately, four persons were killed and three others . . .
- Patil To Inspect India-Bangladesh Border (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 02, 2006)
He will also review status of implementation of the Assam accord
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is scheduled to arrive here on a day's visit to Assam on Monday for a joint inspection of the India-Bangladesh border along with Chief Minister . . .
- Expelling Members From Parliament (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Jan 02, 2006)
Parliament's expulsion of 11 of its Members has sent a clear and strong signal that devious conduct will not be shielded. And the legal objections are unsustainable.
- Gender Budgeting To Help Women (Tribune, V.P. Prabhakar, Jan 02, 2006)
The Government has announced its intention to gradually introduce the concept of “gender budgeting” in line with the basic principles of governance to which the Central Government is committed under the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), . . .
- The Me-Too Television Wars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 02, 2006)
Rajdeep Sardesai — CNN-IBN — Friday, December 30, 9.30 pm: A mystery in an enigma, Mrs Gandhi is a very private....
- Three Wishes For 2006 (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 02, 2006)
The New Year comes carrying new ideas, new creations, new aspirations. To that body of newness, here go my three bits, three wishes that I hope will begin in 2006.
- Automatic Weather Station At Ervadi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
It has been installed by TVS Research Institute
- India, Pak Exchange Lists Of Nuclear Installations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
According to the agreement signed on December 31, 1988 and enforced on January 27, 1991, India and Pakistan have to inform each other on January 1 every year of the nuclear installations and facilities to be covered by the agreement.
- Social Trends In The New Year (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 02, 2006)
An important feature of 2005’s economic growth was that it put more disposal income into the hands of younger people. BPOs, aviation, hotels, tourism and the food and beverage industries expanded rapidly as did jobs in manufacturing, management and media.
- The Bite In The Atal Soundbite (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 02, 2006)
It was vintage Vajpayee at the BJP ’s 25th jubilee celebration in Mumbai. By dramatically announcing his resignation from power politics he managed to yet again steal the limelight from his long suffering comrade-in-arms, L.K. Advani, . . .
- Year Of Inflexion (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 02, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has a feel for history. In his maiden speech as finance minister, he talked about India as an idea whose time had arrived. Now in the prime ministerial hot-seat, the time has arrived to propel this idea forward with greater impetus and ...
- 2005 — Not A Good Year For Human Rights (Daily Times, Mohammad Kamran, Jan 02, 2006)
Gross violations of human rights were recorded in the year 2005 and a record number of 706 people committed suicide due to adverse circumstances, while 209 women were killed in the name of ‘honour,’ out of a total of 393 women killed in the past year.
- Afghan Farmers Returning To Opium (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
For three years Gulam Gul has been growing wheat, rice, radishes and cauliflower - anything but the opium that his family once depended on.
- The Unintelligible American (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, Jan 01, 2006)
Accent can cause confusion, especially if people from different countries have a meeting.
- Terror Of 'War Against Terror' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 01, 2006)
Is there room within this rapid "securitisation" of life for individual freedoms and civic concerns to assert themselves?
- Shaping New Lives In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 01, 2006)
In the absence of a cohesive response from society to the Kashmir earthquake, the challenge of rehabilitating the survivors remains an uphill task.
- Not Much Progress On Kashmir: Musharraf (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has said both Pakistan and India had the finest relations ever at this juncture, yet there was not much improvement on the Kashmir issue.
- Indian Steel Makers Keep Prices Unchanged In Jan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Indian steel makers have decided against a price cut in January as they expect global prices to firm up and domestic demand to remain steady, industry officials said on Saturday.
- Judicial Activism & Restraint (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Ever since assumption of the office of Pakistan’s Chief Justice, Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has displayed an element of judicial activism through suo motu notice of various crimes and violation of country’s laws. Cases of new Murree city, . . .
- Diversion Of Baloch Funds (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 01, 2006)
According to reports, the Federal Government, at the recommendation of the Asian Development Bank, has diverted Rs 3 billion meant for the National Drainage Programme (being financed by the ADB) to earthquake areas. This has caused surprise and . . .
- To One Who Outmeasures Space, Outlasts Time (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 01, 2006)
The new millennium’s fifth year is behind us, and the sixth has arrived — although late by a billion nanoseconds. It’s time to muse, well, on time itself. We say that 2005 has joined the Past and 2006, which was in the womb of the Future until yesterday,
- Self-Governance In Jammu And Kashmir: (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 01, 2006)
Delhi hopes 2006 will bring improvement in India-Pakistan relations
- Pakistan And India To Exchange N-Lists Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India will exchange a list of nuclear installations on Sunday (today) under an agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities, sources said on Saturday.
- India Seen Unstoppable With New American Relationships – Terrorists Are Planning Break The Outsourcing Backbone Of India Through Massive Terror Attacks In It Hubs (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan’s ISI, silently sinister Al-Queda, Bangladeshi Jihadists – all are concerned about the new India – rich, powerful and a strong dependable ally of America and the Western Europe.
- Making A ‘Menace’ Of Migrants (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 01, 2006)
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million of them? What about 20 million? Or is the figure as low as 10 million?
- Iisc Attack: 3 Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
In a significant breakthrough in the IISc attack case, two of the three persons picked up by a Central team of investigators are students of reputed institutes in Bangalore, sources said.
- Outlook India 2006 (Hindustan Times, Kumar Mangalam, Jan 01, 2006)
For anyone who believes in the law of averages or the notion that whatever goes up must come down, it may well appear that the prospects for 2006 will not be as bright as they were in the last year.
- Terror Shadow Stalks Booming Tech Industry (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 01, 2006)
A suspected militant raid on Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India's tech capital, has confirmed fears that the country's booming information technology sector could be a new target for terror groups, officials and analysts said.
- In Pakistan Quake Zone, Mild Optimism As Winter Closes In (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jan 01, 2006)
Villagers in the remote Allai Valley in the high mountains of northern Pakistan are used to hard winters and this year they need to be.
- Annan Presses Nepal To Match Rebel Cease-Fire (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed concern on Friday that fighting between Nepalese forces and Maoist rebels could resume and urged the government to join in a rebel cease-fire.
- Queen Of Ghazals Enthralls Delhi-Ites (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 01, 2006)
Few may be knowing that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife, Gursharan Kaur was a student of Indian music and a fan of the legendary Ghazal singer Farida Khanum.
- Railway Track Blown Up Near Sibi (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Jan 01, 2006)
Train service between Sibi and Harnai was suspended for one week on Saturday after saboteurs blew up the railway track and damaged a bridge near Sibi amid mounting tension in the restive Dera Bugti district.
- Mirwaiz For Consensus On Kashmir Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Seeking a “solid and strong beginning” towards a final settlement of the Kashmir issue, the Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, here today demanded demilitarisation on either side of the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. He urged the need . . .
- Advani One Foot Still In (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jan 01, 2006)
L.K. Advani today passed the BJP baton to Rajnath Singh but made it clear he had no intention of following in A.B. Vajpayee’s footsteps.
- Bjp Crown For Rajnath (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jan 01, 2006)
L.K. Advani today kept his promise to quit the hot seat after the silver jubilee celebrations, officially “presenting” Rajnath Singh as the new BJP chief.
- Need For A Policy For The Displaced People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
The recent internecine killings, which claimed about 90 lives in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, have led to the displacement of over 44,000 tribal Karbis and Dimasas. Away from the attention of the national media, the displaced Karbis and Dimasas . . .
- A Project That Galileo Would Be Proud Of (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
Mention the word “Europe” these days and most people’s minds speedily couple it with such words as “row” or “rivalry”. All the more welcome, therefore, that in defiance of those stereotypical images of disharmony, the Europeans — and yes, . . .
- Human Rights And Their Protection (Daily Excelsior, Tahir Khurshid Raina, Jan 01, 2006)
Quoting ''Hamlet'' the celebrated literary creation of Shakespeare, the man has been beautifully described as :
- Ill-Timed Indian Statement On Balochistan (News International, Dr A R Khan, Jan 01, 2006)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matter.
- We Need Creative Leaders’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
In Indian history, very rarely has our nation come across positive situations all at the same time.
- Sebi's New Year Gift For Promoters (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Promoters can hike stake to 75% via market buys.
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India today made a slew of announcements to prepare the stock markets for “new tasks, processes and larger numbers” in the new year.
- India Hankering For A Zero-Sum Game Again? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 01, 2006)
B Raman, a former chief of India’s RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) who now works for South Asia Analysis Group, has put out an analysis that seems a major throwback to the pre-Islamabad Declaration period when relations between Pakistan and India were at
- Heritage Walk Brings To Light Neglect Of Buddhist Site (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Sanctioning of various projects all around Bavikonda poses threat
- Key North Korea Editorial Gives No Hint On Nuclear Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
North Korea pledged in a New Year message on Sunday to channel its resources into farming but made no mention of slow-moving six-country talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programmes.
- Stem Cells, Singing Mice Herald New Era In Genetics (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 01, 2006)
Highlights of an eventful year for scientists who probed deeper into space and unravelled the secrets of DNA For the first time humans managed to hit asteroids. It happens with ease in Hollywood films but doing it is tricky in real life but scientists . .
- Zubin Mehta In Concert (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Jan 01, 2006)
For most lovers of Western classical music — and I dare say for lovers of Indian classical music as well — there is something bizarre and disconcerting about going to listen to a concert in a stadium. But that was what was imposed on those music lovers —
- Call For Peace In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 01, 2006)
Colombo, LTTE urged to resume talks
As Sri Lanka entered 2006 with war clouds looming large, peace activists cutting across ethnic divisions on Saturday condemned "the violations of the ceasefire agreement" and called upon the Government and . . .
- A New Year Beyond Resolutions (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
We usher the new year with a nominal one-second adjustment to compensate for the wobbly planet. Unfortunately, a much deeper correction is necessary to compensate for our wobbly policies.
- Subsidy And Corruption (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy & A Madhavan, Jan 01, 2006)
Reducing the gap in the pricing of petroleum products will make blending less profitable and decrease corruption.
- Quake Monitor Brings Good Tidings (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Jan 01, 2006)
Roger Belham is the lone scientist who had proposed a study of the tectonics of the island 15 years ago from the “micro-atoll”environment which means a probe into sections of tiny systems around which corals grow.
- Monitors To Verify Iraq Results (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 01, 2006)
Findings of global panel could help ease Sunni-Shia tensions
- Ordeals Of Vegetarian Travellers On Foreign Flights (Hindu, K.R. Banerjee, Jan 01, 2006)
During my travel abroad by several international airlines, I often have difficulty in getting proper vegetarian food.
- Will Bjp Return To Its Ideological Roots Under Rajnath Singh? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 01, 2006)
Leaders feel that he has been selected to revive the party's fortunes in Uttar Pradesh
- Mirwaiz-Led Delegation On Way To Pak, Pok (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Chairman of the moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today left for New Delhi to complete his travel documents for a visit to Pakistan and PoK. He was accompanied by senior separatist leader . . .
- Happy New Year (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 01, 2006)
If the choice is between joy and gloom everybody would and should opt for the former. Who wants to be unhappy when the New Year sets in? On this first day of 2006 we can look at our surroundings.
- Only Party High Command Can Decide On Leadership Change: Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Kharge-Krishna meeting gives rise to speculation
- Forests To Be Greener With People's Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Measures to protect tribals' interest
Various conservation and forest protection activities will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.1 crores in the district to increase forest cover with the participation of people, Minister for Transport and ....
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