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Articles 27321 through 27420 of 53943:
- Investors’ Year (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 01, 2006)
Risk-taking investors made a lot of money in a booming economy this year
- Inclusive Nationalism (Daily Excelsior, C.S. Pandit, Jan 01, 2006)
Nation-states have a logic of their own. So insidiously is this logic purveyed through the state's institutions that it becomes common sense, particularly among the educated. Perspectives that differ from this common sense are then easily seen . . .
- Advani Steps Down But Not Out (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 01, 2006)
Rajnath Singh was formally declared the new president of the BJP here today even as L.K. Advani made it clear that though he was stepping down as party chief, he had no intention of taking sanyas—a la A.B. Vajpayee—from active politics anytime soon.
- One Village No More? (Deccan Herald, Jaydeep Deosthale, Jan 01, 2006)
The author, while theorising that globalisation is on the decline as a phenomenon, classifies India among its success stories.
- 'India Can Attract Half Million Adventure Tourists' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
What's the kind of growth you foresee for the industry?
India as an adventure tourism destination has grown in popularity both in the domestic and international market. The industry has seen a boom in the last decade, but this is only the tip . . .
- Hundreds Of Trees Pruned For Kalam’S Visit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Severe pruning of hundreds of trees as part of a beautification drive for the visit of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam here Friday has irked environmentalists.
- Mr Prime Minister, You Have Wasted This Year (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 31, 2005)
It is the last day of the year, a year of exposed shame, as some newspapers and television channels describe it. Shameful, it sure was, with members of Parliament caught with their hands in the till and, worse, with senior parliamentarians defending . . .
- Losing Steam (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 31, 2005)
The latest core sector numbers for the fiscal-so-far, April-November 2005, reveal slower growth in five out of the six sectors comprising the index, with the exception of cement.
- Bsnl Cuts Fixed Line Rental By 28% — Airtel, Tata Tele Snip Cell Rates (Business Line, CP Bhambhri, Dec 31, 2005)
IT'S New Year's eve and telecom operators could not be far behind in adding to the consumer's party.
- India’S Irresponsible Statement (Pakistan Observer, Dr. A. R. Khan, Dec 31, 2005)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matters. The statement by the spokesman of India’s External Affairs Ministry is not only . . .
- Flaws In Counter-Terror Practices (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 31, 2005)
Home Ministry orders review of procedures in major cities Bangalore police did not once send officials to Jammu and Kashmir to independently develop the inputs on the growing terrorist threat to the city
- Buddha's Relic To Add Attraction To State Archaeological Museum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Archaeologists stumble upon five caskets at Bavikonda
Dalai Lama to inaugurate the 16th enclosure of the museum
A number of Union Ministers and Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to attend the inaugural
- A.P. Cabinet Nod For Three More Varsities In The State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
One each for the three regions; expert panel to go into detai
Three new conventional universities — one each in the three regions of Andhra Pradesh — will be set up at Nizamabad, Kadapa and Rajahmundry to start functioning next academic year.
- India, Sri Lanka Deplore Violations Of Ceasefire By Ltte (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Agree that environmental implications of Sethu project must be studied
Ambitious plan for a number of joint ventures
Enhancing cooperation in the field of education
Setting up an Information and Communication Technology Park
- Not Apprised Of Threat Perception: Iisc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
"Security does not mean more policing or personnel alone — that will affect the free atmosphere of the institute"
- Tax On Google's Sale Of Website Space For Display Of Ads (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 31, 2005)
GOOGLE Online India Private Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google International LLC in the US, submitted an application before the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), New Delhi (Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax).
- War Signal In Lanka (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2005)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels today shot and injured five policemen in Sri Lanka’s restive east, the military said, as a Norwegian peace envoy prepared to visit the island amid rising fears of a return to civil war.
- Reduce Terrorism In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
India hopes that in the new year, there will be a determined effort by Pakistan to reduce terrorism and take the peace process forward and if there are any fresh proposals for the proposed ‘self rule’ in Jammu and Kashmir, . . .
- Work Awaits The New Tribunal (Business Line, S. Murugappan, Dec 31, 2005)
S. Murugappan on the likely implications of the National Tax Tribunal Bill, 2005
- The Corrupt Politics Of Slums (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Dec 31, 2005)
If one wants to know how deeply is India 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 . .
- Russia Threatens To Cut Off Gas Supplies To Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 31, 2005)
Talks on prices fail as deadline approaches
- Salve On Pak Islamic Schools Before Salvo (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Dec 31, 2005)
In an apparent attempt to avoid confrontation with Islamic seminaries that host foreign students, the Pakistani government today said it is not cancelling the students’ visas but they have to leave the country “as soon as possible”.
- Sebi New Year: Investor Ids, Gold Funds (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Come New Year, investors will have to get a unique identification number (UIN) to transact deals in the stock market. In an apparent bid to eliminate incidences like the recent Yes Bank IPO scam and to safeguard investors’ money, . . .
- The Vajpayee Code (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2005)
For most people, the announcement of retirement from political life would be a straightforward business.
- Hey Ram: Bjp Experiments With Laxman, Hanuman & Vanar Sena (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee’s remark while announcing his retirement from electoral politics yesterday hailing Mr LK Advani and Pramod Mahajan as the BJP’s “Ram and Laxman” has set the organisation aflutter.
- Army Feels Bangalore Is Particularly Vulnerable (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
State needs better response system, says official
Major General B. Shivashankar, General Officer Commanding, Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area, said here on Friday that the recent terrorist attack on innocent persons and . . .
- Back Channel Diplomacy Taking Up Proposals On Kashmir: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 31, 2005)
When the ideas took concrete shape, they would be moved to the `front channel'
- India Shedding Crocodile Tears Over Balochistan: Pervez (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has said the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds for hiring mercenaries and supplying arms for carrying out subversive activities in the province.
- Hrcp Calls For Ceasefire In Kohlu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
The government should stop killing Balochis in Kohlu under its military operation and ceasefire immediately to resolve the issue politically, said Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) officials on Friday after a visit to Balochistan.
- Two Fc Men Killed In Khuzdar Attack (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Dec 31, 2005)
At least three persons, including two personnel of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC), were killed in Kalat and Dera Bugti, where security forces and armed tribesmen also exchanged fire on Friday.
- "Terrorism An Impediment To Peace Process" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Pakistan yet to fulfil commitment
Though investigations into Wednesday's armed attack at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore are still continuing, the Government has no information at this point linking terrorist organisations . . .
- Annan Expresses Grief At Indian Peacekeeper's Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed deep grief at the death of the Indian peacekeeper and injuries to four others in Congo on December 25 and expressed condolences to the Indian Government and the families of the victims.
- Hoax Bomb Calls Create Panic In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Police search three colleges, a software firm and two malls
People urged not to panic and allow miscreants to `have an upper hand'
Police officials not forthcoming on details of calls
- Kbd: Consensus Or Dissension (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
While the President is focusing his attention on explaining the compulsion of building new water reservoirs and building consensus on the issue, it is ironical that some of the components of the ruling coalition in the Centre or the provinces are . . .
- Preserving Pakistan’S Identity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 31, 2005)
It is encouraging that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has categorically stated that the Government will not allow airing of programmes that are against our faith, culture and tradition. Chairing meeting of PEMRA on Thursday, he said Pakistan has an open . .
- ‘Taliban’ Gain Sway In Tribal Region (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Pakistani followers of Afghanistan’s Taliban have gained sway in a sensitive border area where they have been killing their opponents with impunity despite the heavy presence of government forces.
- `Enlightened Moderation' In Pakistan, Really? (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 31, 2005)
Local press terming Hindus, Christians and Jews as `enemies of Islam', a general free hand and support to extremist outfits, Shariat courts and blasphemy laws clearly loaded against women and minorities, all make any talk by Gen Pervez Musharraf . . . .
- Water-Rich, Yet Over-Stretched (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 31, 2005)
Water may seem too common a topic to write about, especially after floods have receded and the tsunami anniversary vigil has passed off peacefully. Yet, it is hot news all over the world.
- Year Of India (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 31, 2005)
It was the year of India. George W. Bush confirmed that he would make India a world power. WaterAid, the British charity dedicated to propagating proper (read Western) toilets, countered that India already leads the world in squatters in fields and . . .
- 2006 — Year Of Agricultural Renewal (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Dec 31, 2005)
During this year, an integrated package of measures should be introduced in every part of the country to increase farm productivity and profitability in perpetuity without associated ecological harm.
- Nato Norms: Inability To Adopt Hits Defence Exports (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 31, 2005)
Even after 16 years of organised defence export, the Indian arms and ammunition market outside the country has not picked up because of the Ordnance Factory Board’s (OFB) inability to implement the NATO technical specifications, . . .
- City Police Release Assailant’S Sketch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Bangalore Police Commissioner Ajai Kumar Singh said there “are no specific clues” about the suspect involved in the attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).....
- One Held For Bangalore Iisc Attack (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 31, 2005)
Central security and intelligence agencies on Friday hoped to make an early breakthrough in their investigation into Wednesday’s terrorist attack on the IISc campus in Bangalore as they took into custody one person in the City on suspicion . . .
- Battered But Unbowed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
The Indian Institute of Science campus, home to some of the finest minds in the country, is also not lacking in spirit, discover BHUMIKA K. and ANAND SANKAR in the aftermath of the dastardly act
- World Is More Terrorised Now (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 31, 2005)
The world is entering the year 2006 more terrorised than it was on October 7, 2001, when the Untied States-led forces started bombing Afghanistan with a view to eliminate global terrorism. But the menace of terrorism has become at least four times . . .
- Sri Lanka: Towards An Enduring Solution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 31, 2005)
Environmental implications of the Sethusamudram project have to be studied and action taken.
- High Security For Isc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
The shadow of the Bangalore terror attack looms large on the 93rd Indian Science Congress that is to be held here from January 3 to 5.
- The Trend Of Re-Wilding (Hindu, Owen Bowcott and Bernard O Riordan, Dec 31, 2005)
Conservation groups are increasingly buying farmland to return it to vanished wilderness.
- U.S. Versus Iran In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 31, 2005)
Iran's influence over the SCIRI, a key constituent of the Iraqi Government, is setting up a confrontation with the United States.
- Enhancing Institutional Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 31, 2005)
Winter is the season when countless scientific conferences and meetings are held in cities across India, and many of these attract delegates from abroad.
- Baglihar Issue: Pakistan Denies Media Reports (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 31, 2005)
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam has denied media reports that Islamabad had requested the World Bank to extend the deadline for replying to questions posed by the bank's technical experts on Baglihar dam.
- Party With No Difference (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 31, 2005)
The party with a difference has in the event proved to be no different. It has demonstrated conclusively that when it comes to crunch it will do anything to protect its own narrow partisan interests, dharma and adharma be blown.
- No Progress On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Dec 31, 2005)
For far too long, the progress on talks between the Government of India and Kashmiri leaders is in limbo. Though Indo-Pak talks are taking place on Sir Creek and Siachen glacier, they do not seem to have made any progress.
- Chauffeur-Driven Car (Tribune, Iqbal Singh Ahuja, Dec 31, 2005)
My friend and I, always dreamt of a nice luxury car — chauffeur driven — and a well dressed tall man with a “tuledar turban” opening and closing the door for us.
- Beyond Euroamerica (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 31, 2005)
In 2005, the world changed in many ways. President Bush watched his popularity and authority plummet after winning re-election, leading to what could be the end of the imperial presidency that characterised his first term.
- Minority Rights And Responsibilities (Hindu, Iqbal A. Ansari, Dec 31, 2005)
Muslims are not enjoying any `privilege' denied to others. However, the concerns raised in Parliament, during the debate on the Constitution (104th) Amendment Bill, on the reservation issue need to be addressed. One way could be to conduct a . . .
- Pm Sings Paeans To Delhi Metro (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Launching the longest line of Delhi Metro, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today asked other cities to evolve their own “technically and economically”
- West Bengal Poll (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
EC must mean business
What eventual impact the Election Commission’s directive to West Bengal’s chief electoral officer to correct the “glaring irregularities” in the distribution of photo identity cards of voters would have is not clear.
- Priority To Ceasefire: Rajapakse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
`We want peace, peace to all'
- 2005 In Its Own Words (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 31, 2005)
Amid the dizzy year-enders, it’s best to do what the New York Times did. It tried to squeeze 2005 into a handy list of catchwords and phrases. The paper was not unaware that the exercise could turn out to be foolhardy.
- Investors’ Year (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 31, 2005)
Risk-taking investors made a lot of money in a booming economy this year
- Subsidy And Corruption (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy & A Madhavan, Dec 31, 2005)
Reducing the gap in the pricing of petroleum products will make blending less profitable and decrease corruption.
- The Unintelligible American (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, Dec 31, 2005)
Accent can cause confusion, especially if people from different countries have a meeting.
- How Saffron Lost Its Colour (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 31, 2005)
Astrologically speaking, BJP appeared to be under the influence of the unfavourable ‘shani dasa’ in the year gone by with one mishap leading to another and ‘the party with a difference’ had publicly turned ‘different’ as the year closed.
- Army ‘Boards Out’ 100 Aids Patients In 2 Yrs (Indian Express, BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA, Dec 31, 2005)
The Army has removed from service nearly 100 of its personnel, infected with AIDS, in the past two years. Though government norms prevent any discrimination against those infected by the disease, the Army says it has no place for them.
- Sketch & Scare In Bangalore (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
One picked up for questioning in city put on edge by bomb hoax calls
- Wannabe Lakshmans Feel Vajpayee Heat The Day After (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 31, 2005)
If his words threw the BJP into a tizzy last night, it was Atal Behari Vajpayee’s silence that overshadowed the deliberations of the concluding session of the party’s Silver Jubilee extravaganza today, leaving behind a state of lingering uncertainty . . .
- The Ordinance Factory (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 31, 2005)
Grab something. Then make law to legitimise the grab. It used to happen in the Emergency.
- The Camera’S Lies (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 31, 2005)
There is a danger that public morality in Indian will sink into a coarse and vulgar voyeurism.
- Agony, Not Ecstasy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
We can’t have fun. We can’t be harmlessly anarchic. Congress is raving about morality
- Pm Delivers On Relief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 31, 2005)
Guilty must be punished
It has taken 21 years, but finally there is a measure of relief for the victims of the 1984 riots.
- Strictly In Confidence (Indian Express, RAM SEHGAL, Dec 31, 2005)
The archaic definition of gossip is a woman who comes to attend a birth. Thereafter, she goes round informing the people about it. I think we have travelled a long way from its original meaning. Today, gossip is when we do not have anything nice to ...
- Silver Lining In Disaster’S Dark Clouds (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 31, 2005)
Once notorious for forsaking the victims of natural disaster, India in 2005 gained a working model for rehabilitation: growing private involvement and determined public officials. The downside: a threat to community self reliance.
- India's Year Of Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 30, 2005)
As the first anniversary of the tsunami trauma reminds us, the year now mercifully drawing to a close had begun with a monumentally destructive disaster. Others followed, most notably the earthquake, far more catastrophic in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir ....
- Overdose! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 30, 2005)
The draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy marks an about-turn in the reformist stance of the past few decades.
- Sebi Panel Recommends Short Selling By Institutions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 30, 2005)
Initially short selling may be permitted only in those stocks in which derivative products are available
- Evaluating What Was Decided At Hong Kong (The Financial Express, RICARDO MELENDEZ, Dec 30, 2005)
The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) prospect of inspiring belief as the prime global device for the management of trade relations among nations hinges on governments’ ability to agree on specific reduction targets and finished formulas in a mere . . .
- Metro On The Fast Track (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Dec 30, 2005)
The New Delhi metro has set the benchmarks for the successful handling of a complex mega-project, without time and cost-overruns, and has become a model for other such projects in the country.
- India, Pak Nukes A Serious Threat (Tribune, Simranjit Singh Mann, Dec 30, 2005)
THE Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is against the nuclearisation of India and Pakistan and their arsenals of weapons of mass destruction. Our party opposes the policies of some Western democracies in giving nuclear technology to India for civilian purpose
- Now & Again: Member Of The Family (Statesman, Raj Chatterjee, Dec 30, 2005)
A little over twenty miles from Kalka, on the way to Shimla, there is a small wayside station called Barog.
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