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Articles 28421 through 28520 of 53943:
- Hasten With Care (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 20, 2005)
All right-thinking persons will agree with the note of caution struck by Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs on preparing roadmap of peace with Pakistan.
- Look Back With Sapience (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Dec 20, 2005)
This is retelling a story of Modern Man that we probably have all grown up with — the story of the rise of a species specially endowed with sagacity, created by god or nature to be the ruler of this earth and all other creatures.
- Hydrogen Engergy (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Dec 20, 2005)
When industrialist Ratan Tata submited the National Hydrogen Energy Road Map document to Union Non-Conventional Energy Minister Vilas Muttemwar on November 21, it represented another major stride taken by India in its quest not only for energy . . .
- Indo-Pak Talks On J&k Next Month (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- Does Us Face An Engineering Gap? (Christian Science Monitor, Mark Clayton, Dec 20, 2005)
A new study deflates claims that China and India have a vast advantage in graduates
- Social Boycott Of Dalits Alleged (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Joint Collector of Medak district Vani Mohan has assured the Kulavivaksha Vyatireka Porata sangham leaders that the administration will initiate action against villagers in Ajjamarri of Koudipally mandal for their alleged boycott of Dalits.
- Infy To Recruit From China Campuses (Business Line, Vishwanath Kulkarni, Dec 20, 2005)
Technologies Ltd plans to start recruiting from Chinese campuses from February 2006. Infosys currently has some 330 employees in China who have been hired laterally from other companies.
- Rebuilding Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 20, 2005)
Islamabas's current approach towards the devastation caused by the recent earthquake is to provide expeditiously and efficiently relief to the affected population.
- Where Does Saarc Go From Here? (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 20, 2005)
IS there a heaven for dead prime ministers in which rivers of milk and honey flow as mellifluously as their rhetoric did while they were on earth? If so, one can imagine at least two of them — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai comparing notes . . .
- Quake Offered Further Linkages (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday the October 8 earthquake has provided an opportunity to build further linkages between the Kashmiri people on both sides [of the Line of Control] which should not be missed.
- India’S N-Facility Separation Plan Ready (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India’s plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear plants, key to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has been finalised ahead of a meeting of officials of the two countries, a report said on Monday.
- Cheney Hails Afghan Parliament (International Herald Tribune, Richard W. Stevenson, Dec 20, 2005)
Vice President Dick Cheney arrived here Monday with words of praise and encouragement for Afghanistan as it convened a new Parliament.
- Grant District Status To Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 20, 2005)
Today voice of Kishtwar for its District status still echoes from all its nooks and corners. Be it Wadwan, Marwah or Dachhan, Padder or Chhatroo, Sarthal or Banjwa, Nagseni, Thakrai or the Kishtwar HQ itself all have only one choice through one voice ....
- Open The Indian Legal Marketplace (The Financial Express, A FRANCIS JULIAN, Dec 20, 2005)
Globalisation has thrown open the legal marketplace for players from across the world. Along with that comes the question of whether globalisation is the best competitive model for such a demanding and specialised service as legal advice, . . .
- Vajpayee's 'Associate' In Volcker Case – Who Are These People ? (India Daily, Akash Sinha, Dec 20, 2005)
The political counter attack on BJP intensifies as former Governor Romesh Bhandari on Monday refused to comply with the demand made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee's foster son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya to say he was not the "close associate" of the . . .
- Melting Pot Of Cultures (Hindu, M. L. Nigam, Dec 20, 2005)
Academic homage to the splendid treasures of Gandhara art, many of which are no more to be seen
- Rs 40 Billion Plan To Boost Agriculture In Punjab, Says Elahi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
A five-year Irrigation Sector Reforms programme costing Rs 40 billion will soon be launched to boost agriculture production across the province, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Monday.
- Gats: Dealing With Brain-Drain (Business Line, Deepak Srivastava, Dec 20, 2005)
Developing countries are particularly unhappy with the level of Mode-4 commitments of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS).
- Jail For Watching King Kong At Home? (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Dec 20, 2005)
Clifton, Karachi Dec 1, 2005: It is dusk in this upmarket shopping area, which is a bit like a blend of Linking Road and Breach Candy in Mumbai.
- Indian Contention Over Oic’S Kashmir Stance Rejected (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The next round of composite dialogue between Pakistan and India is to begin tentatively next month. This was stated by the Foreign Office spokesperson, Ms. Tasnim Aslam at the weekly news briefing Monday afternoon.
- Hong Kong Keeps Doha Alive (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 20, 2005)
The WTO’s Hong Kong ministerial has done just about enough to keep alive the prospects of a successful completion of the Doha Development Round.
- 6 Mps In Chakravyuh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
GAMES MPS PLAY * MPs expect bribes while allotting projects * BJP leader demands 50 pc commission, settles for 45 pc * Cong MP seeks Rs 3-lakh bribe for Konkani project * SP leader asks a trapped MP to quit Lok Sabha
- Keeping The Faith (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 20, 2005)
The Ministerial text that emerged on Sunday after six days of wrangling among 149 nations in Hong Kong is, at best, a compromise document. Judged against the yardstick of the expectations with which the Doha Round was launched in 2001, . . .
- India Empowered To Me Is... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
They spoke with conviction and passion. They talked grand ideas. They talked about small people. You could agree with them or not. But you couldn’t be indifferent. For, the contributors strove to think big for India.
- Afghan Parliament Sworn In (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Warlords, former communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in on Monday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed.
- Wrong Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 20, 2005)
The govt’s direct recruitment of tahsildars is not justifiable
- Mauritanian Cheese, Monsieur? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Dec 20, 2005)
Kamal Nath thinks WTO can cut farm subsidies. He should meet Prince Albert
- The Path Of Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The Vedas, which are the scriptural authority of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), comprises two sections — the Karma kanda and the Jnana kanda.
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 20, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Hong Kong Ministerial — Changing The Terms Of Engagement (Business Line, Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan , Dec 20, 2005)
While the final declaration does not reveal it, at Hong Kong, the farmers and the weavers were, as before, pitted against the merchants, only this time, they won. There will be future battles on textiles, services, investments and possibly even . . .
- Eye On The Moon (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Dec 20, 2005)
Setting up a lunar observatory seems to be the next logical step in the journey of humankind’s explorations
- The Nadir Of Occupation (Hindu, Salim Lone, Dec 20, 2005)
Last week's election does little to heal the wounds that are splitting Iraq up into violent filefdoms.
- Paving The Way For Islamistan (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 20, 2005)
It is time ulemas got rid of their obsolete ideas and accepted ijtehad which was permitted in early Islamic tradition, says Prafull Goradia
- Stinging Rebuke Is Called For (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Dec 20, 2005)
It's not enough to expel the errant MPs from the House; steps must be taken to ensure there is no repetition of the offence, says Ahtesham Qureshy
- Close Inverted Quotas (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Dec 20, 2005)
Reservation in employment has failed to address key areas of human development and must be discarded, says Ajoy Bagchi
- India’S Nuclear Facility Separation Plan Ready (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 20, 2005)
India has prepared an exhaustive list of civilian facilities and it is also planning to offer to place a large number of civilian nuclear reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, diplomatic sources here said.
- Protests Against Proposed Uranium Mine (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 20, 2005)
It is up to the Government to ensure that well-recognised international norms are enforced.
- No Easy Way Out As Hong Kong Ii Looms (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Dec 20, 2005)
After a week of trench warfare, the idea of a spring trade pact looks far-fetched.
- Carving A Separate Path (Deccan Herald, Namrata Iyengar, Dec 20, 2005)
Scuttling on your scooter may seem like a joy ride, but wait till you come to a signal
- Secular Democracy Goes On Trial (Deccan Herald, Pankaj Mishra, Dec 20, 2005)
Orhan Pamuk’s case throws light upon the myth of a secular society
- It Could Have Been Averted (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Dec 20, 2005)
According to the version of events touted by Ms Jayalalitha, mischief-mongers spread the rumour that tokens for relief packages were being given inside the school, causing the people waiting outside to gatecrash
- Upa Govt Failed At Wto: Cpm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The CPM on Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for its “failure” to protect the interests of small farmers at the recently held WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.
- Political Haze Over East Asia Vision (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 20, 2005)
Ambiguity remains over the political progression from an ASEAN grouping to an East Asian Community.
- Not A Failure, After All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
The global trade talks in Hong Kong have ended on a mixed note. They have neither succeeded in addressing the important concerns of all, especially those of the developing countries.
- New Features Of The Stock Market Surge (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 20, 2005)
With the BSE Sensex having settled above the 9000 mark, evidence of an unprecedented bull run on India's stock market is now incontrovertible. But similar trends in the past have been followed by an unwinding process triggered by news . . .
- Root Cause Of Talent Poaching (Business Line, K. V. Ramesh, Dec 20, 2005)
Often, we come across hiring managers complaining about talent poaching by their competition.
- Special Economic Zones — An Idea Whose Time Has Lapsed (Business Line, Ashok Upadhyaya, Dec 20, 2005)
No more the woolly-headed aims of value addition, employment generation and all such remnants of the control regime. Now, the sole purpose of the SEZs is to export goods and services and earn foreign exchange, says Ashok Upadhyay.
- Aphc Leaders’ Visit Put Off (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Dec 20, 2005)
The much-awaited visit of leaders belonging to the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference to Pakistan and Azad Kashmir has been postponed. The visit is expected to take place early next year.
- Jihad In Global Perspective (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Dec 20, 2005)
Analyses the jihad in the context of the globalised world in which U.S. hegemonism is the major factor
- A Sane Approach (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Since 9/11, the fading fear of a nuclear war with Russia or China has been supplanted in many American minds by a new nightmare:
- Action In Balochistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
The government moved paramilitary forces in Balochistan’s Kohlu district over the weekend to weed out what it says are camps being run by subversive tribals responsible for rocket attacks in the area, including one during President Pervez Musharraf’s ....
- India-Us Nuclear Deal In Doldrums (Pakistan Observer, Saifullah Khan, Dec 20, 2005)
The US and India entered into an agreement on 18 July 2005 to share civilian nuclear technology. This was a major change in US policy which discouraged countries from developing nuclear weapons.
- Tiger In Autumn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 20, 2005)
At last the split in the Shiv Sena is official. The day Mr Raj Thackeray resigned from all posts to register his protest against the manner in which the Shiv Sena is being run by Mr Uddhav Thackeray, it was clear that nothing could put together . . .
- Recognising Jihad (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 20, 2005)
From its beginning, Islam has been a terrorist movement," said Martin Henriksen, spokesman of Danish People's Party (DF) on educational affairs. It is ironic that only a few days ago Mr Henriksen was appointed to that party post in place of . . .
- The Un As Cinderella (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 20, 2005)
"If denial of sustenance could lead to reform, Cinderella's stepmother would have been an ideal reformer", said a Jamaican diplomat many years ago when the US held back its payments to the United Nations in a bid to improve its performance.
- Next Round Of Indo-Pak Talks In Jan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India will hold the next round of composite dialogue in January, Pakistani foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said on Monday.
- A Wholly Avoidable Calamity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2005)
Forty-two deaths by stampede at a flood relief centre in south Chennai on Sunday is heart-rending, the more so because it was wholly preventable.
- A Fateful Finale At Wto (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Dec 20, 2005)
The nadir of the World Trade Organization conference here came Saturday evening, when many ministers were despairing of progress inside the meeting while the streets outside were filled with the rattle of protesters' steel pipes striking police officers'
- 1.14 Lakh Acres Acquired For Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
3 Special Collectors, 50 Deputy Collectors appointed to speed up land acquisition
Works are being carried out only on Government lands, says Sana Maruthi
Vigilance and Enforcement wings in nine more districts, says Home Minister
- One Lakh Students To Be Screened For Hepatitis-B (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 20, 2005)
About 10 lakh people die of HBV complications
A massive campaign to detect Hepatitis-B virus (HBV) among school students was recently launched. The campaign is aimed at screening one lakh school children in and around Chennai.
- Wto: A Baby Step Forward (The Financial Express, TK BHAUMIK, Dec 20, 2005)
The conclusion of the Hong Kong ministerial conference has left us with a mixed feeling—little rain from dark clouds!
- People With Militant Links Can Take Part In Relief Work: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 20, 2005)
``United States never discussed presence of such persons''
- Nine-Time Wonder (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 20, 2005)
Even now I have no clue as to why the late Nikhil Chakravarthy asked me to bring letters of introduction from two MPs when I requested him for an opening in the India Press Agency.
- Bsnl, Mtnl May Tie Up For Cable Link (Business Standard, Joji Thomas Philip, Dec 20, 2005)
At present, both PSUs use VSNL for international traffic.
Even though merger talks between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd have been put on the back-burner, the government is exploring the possibility of forming a joint ...
- Strategies To Reach The Poorest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2005)
That health care delivery in India is in need of a major overhaul has been underlined by numerous studies besides observations on the ground.
- Back To Their Homeland With Hope (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 20, 2005)
Sri Lankan refugees returning from India are apprehensive about the situation in Jaffna
- Tsunami Widowers Struggle To Pick Up The Pieces (Reuters, Peter Apps, Dec 20, 2005)
When Ramakrishnan Shakthivel and his wife saw the tsunami bearing down on their house on Sri Lanka's east coast, they grabbed their three children and ran for their lives.
- Third Round Of Dialogue In January (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 20, 2005)
The third round of India-Pakistan composite dialogue would be kicked off in New Delhi sometime in January.
- Eye Of The Storm: Not Just Israel's Problem (Jerusalem Post, AMIR TAHERI, Dec 20, 2005)
The way Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells it, the Islamic Republic is well on the way to establishing itself as "the leader of the Muslim world" in what he describes as "the coming clash of civilizations."
- President Calls For Updating The History Of India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
We must enable our people to come out of the past, he says
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
- Iraq: Hardliners Set Agenda, Says Powell (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 19, 2005)
Bitter infighting was on in the Bush Administration during the invasion
- India's Eastward Ho! But How? (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Dec 19, 2005)
Formation of an Asian proto-type of EU is far-fetched, thanks to too many internal contradictions, writes Tarun Basu
- Desperation Doles Out Death, 42 Killed In Tn Stampede (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic repetition of a ghastly November incident in which six women were killed, 42 people were trampled to death early Sunday morning at a government relief centre, where thousands had gathered to get tokens for cash doles and relief supplies hours
- President Unveils Policy Package For Farm Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
`Use new technology for value addition'
- Now & Again: Root Of All Evil (Statesman, SUDHA PALIT, Dec 19, 2005)
Often misquoted as, “Money is the root of all evil”, the original maxim is, “Love of money is the root of all evil”.
- Wto Meet Finalises Draft (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 19, 2005)
Farm export subsidies to be eliminated
- Logic Of Separation (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 19, 2005)
The July 18, 2005, joint statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George Bush was about exceptionalising from the NPT technology denial regime, a non-signatory of the treaty, and not about accommodating India as a nuclear weapon . . .
- Terror Trick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2005)
The e-mail carrying the bomb threat to Parliament revived the memories of the attack on the seat of Indian democracy four years ago. Since it came just four days after the anniversary of that gristly event, it sounded all the more real.
- Rights Group Reports Afghanistan Torture (New York Times, Carlotta Gall, Dec 19, 2005)
Eight men at the American detention camp in Guantánamo Bay have separately given their lawyers "consistent accounts" of being tortured at a secret prison in Afghanistan at various periods from 2002 to 2004, Human Rights Watch, a group based in New York,..
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