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Articles 29421 through 29520 of 53943:
- Forward Bloc Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
Dissidence within political parties is not a phenomenon peculiar to Pakistan. It is more common here and based more on personal grievances than principles because of the unrepresentative and undemocratic way in which the country has been governed . . .
- Iran To Produce Nuclear Fuel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Iran’s top nuclear official said today that his country will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel in Iran despite the US-led international drive to curb such efforts.
- Kremlin To The Rescue Of Iran (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Dec 11, 2005)
The Kremlin’s intervention in the Iranian nuclear stalemate, which took one difficult problem off Manmohan Singh’s table, must open the eyes of those Indians who have lately found it fashionable to run down Russian diplomacy and jumped onto . . .
- In Search Of A Book (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
It all began with an inborn curiosity of the eye
The author will be speaking at G.D. Birla Sabhagar on December 12 at 7 pm as a guest of The Telegraph
- Kalam For Speedy Justice (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Dec 11, 2005)
The dream of the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that common Indians must get “cheap and speedy justice” found an echo at the function organised today to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- B'desh- Beware Of 1971 Traitors (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 11, 2005)
A few days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appealed to Opposition Awami League’s (AL’s) leader Sheikh Hasina to join hands to fight the rising jehadi terror in the country,
- India Sees High Growth, Moderate Inflation Ahead (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Dec 11, 2005)
India is on course for another year of high growth, boosted by a rebound in the farm sector, the government said on Friday, adding inflation was contained at moderate levels.
- As Microsoft Fails To Make Headway In New Software – Bill Gates Tries To Woo Indian Students To Find Some Answers To His Frustration (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Dec 11, 2005)
Bill Gates is in India. But Microsoft with huge resources and power – almost a monopoly has miserably failed to create any success in the world of software in the last five years.
- Indian Way? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 11, 2005)
Throwing good money after bad
Image makeovers work best when they are accompanied by qualitative changes in the goods or services offered by the entity attempting the makeover.
- His Dream Project Comes True (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 11, 2005)
Each time Bill Gates visits India, he casts a renewed spell over Indian masses. Each time he comes to Delhi, this columnist makes it a point to be present at the interaction he has with the capital’s press corps, business magnates or IT “Mughals”.
- India's Highway Modernization (New York Times, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 11, 2005)
Amy Waldman answers questions from readers about her series of four articles on India's highway modernization.
- A Threat And A Promise... (Deccan Herald, Sheila Kumar, Dec 11, 2005)
John Irving spins a compelling if long-winded yarn in his latest book.
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- Focus On India, Manmohan Will Tell Asean (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 11, 2005)
Look East policy begins to bear fruit
- In Footsteps Of Enlightened One In Vizag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The existence of centuries-old Buddhist sites in Vizag is bound to interest both tourists and historians, writes V Guhan.
- A Clash Of Cultures (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Often on my travels, these days, I meet Muslims who complain about being misunderstood by the world. Islam is a religion of peace, they say, it can never condone violence and yet on account of a handful of bad people, the world labels all Muslims ...
- ‘Saudi Should Spare Indian’S Eye’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Terming the “eye-for-an-eye” sentence given to an Indian national in Saudi Arabia as “torture masquerading as justice,” the Human Rights Watch on Saturday said King Abdullah “must prevent” the implementation of the punishment, . . .
- Iraqi Scam? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 11, 2005)
Most regular internet users have, at some time or the other, received scam email from Nigeria and other African countries seeking their help in getting out a few million dollars of ill-gotten wealth out of the country with half the money as a reward.
- `Officers Of Oil Firms Should Be Given Protection' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Governments will be asked to provide adequate protection to officers of oil companies working in their respective States, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Mani Shankar Aiyar has said.
- A Sigh Of Relief As Storm Crosses Coast (Hindu, K.Subramanian, Dec 11, 2005)
However, samba crops which farmers hoped to revive took a beating following heavy rain
Not much damage in Nagapattinam
Evacuated residents return
Sirkazhi recorded maximum rain
Special teams posted for relief work
- Better Managers? (Hindu, S. Ramachander, Dec 11, 2005)
Women manage in a way entirely different from the way men do. But are they better at it?
- An Elevating Experience (Hindu, M. Raghuram, Dec 11, 2005)
He was far-sighted and liberal. A look at the art legacy of Antonio Moscheni, in Mangalore, on the occasion of the centenary of his passing.
- Disease Surveillance Vital To Control Epidemics (Hindu, Santhosh Rajagopal, Dec 11, 2005)
Several incidents in the recent past have highlighted the importance of early detection of disease trends. First, there was the encephalitis epidemic, and then there is the ever-present danger of global pandemics like bird flu.
- Bjp Into Low-Key Revamp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons recently but that has not deterred it from going in for a sustained behind-the-scene revamp of the party organisation.
- What's Cooking On J&k? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Dec 11, 2005)
APPARENTLY, A US TRANSLATION OF AZAADI------ Is something cooking on Jammu & Kashmir of which little is known in India right now? It would seem so from reports emanating from Pakistan and Mecca where the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) . . .
- Discriminatory Law (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 11, 2005)
The proposed amendment to the Constitution, to ensure reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students in private unaided professional institutions, does enjoy support cross-party support in Parliament.
- See India As An Opportunity, Says Saran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
"If we want to see South Asia becoming a power house, which we all want, there needs to be inter-connectivity''
- Protests, Hunger Strikes Mark Human Rights Day In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Rallies to submit memoranda at the United Nations office in Srinagar
- Gates Impressed By India's Amazing Spirit (Hindu, Jaya Shreedhar, Dec 10, 2005)
Gates Foundation investing in India's health. Expects many solutions to challenges to come from the country
Doing business with market India and joining hands with the community to face health challenges
- New Labour Laws Needed, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Dec 10, 2005)
More flexible regime will create more jobs
- Too Precious To Lose (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 10, 2005)
There are two reasons why the focus is again on the depressing phenomenon of infant mortality in the country.
- Omar To Teach Afghan Mps (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
National Conference president Omar Abdullah is flying to Kabul tomorrow to participate in an orientation programme for newly elected Parliamentarians in Afghanistan, a first Kashmiri leader to visit that country after the US-led coalition overthrew . . .
- Lame In Lucknow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 10, 2005)
In UP, Mulayam seems more at home with modern politics than the BJP or Congress
- Forgetting Sheikh Abdullah At 100 ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 10, 2005)
''It happens only in India'' That's the refrain of a song picturised some years ago on the late Amrish Puri.
- Fiscal Foozle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 10, 2005)
In accord with such crucial sectors as health and education, fiscal management now emerges as a significant failing of the West Bengal government.
- Good Bye Teacher (Greater Kashmir, Dr Bashir Ahmad Khan, Dec 10, 2005)
It’s good you bid them a farewell and remember the contributions of those who have taught you, Dr Bashir Ahmad Khan writes
- The Man In The Middle (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 10, 2005)
Nehru was an intelligent man who led an interesting life in most interesting times. And he could write.
- Rhetorics And Reality Of Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
''Instruments of political oppression still threaten many thousands of people. The number believed to be incarcerated without a fair trial is quite high in some countries. In many cases oppressive states use the police and military to repress people . . .
- Dual Power Centres (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Dec 10, 2005)
Natwar Singh has resigned but look at all the pain and suffering over the last forty days as confusion and chaos prevails between the dual power center's = PM who has no power to 'act' and another power center [Sonia Gandhi] who runs away from
- Iraqi Sunnis Reverse Policy, To Join Poll (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 10, 2005)
Leaders urge kidnappers to free foreign hostages; disavow Al-Zarqawi's actions
- Can We Stay The Course On Urban Reforms? (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Dec 10, 2005)
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime Minister's speech outlined the challenges of urban planning and highlighted the unresolved issues, not all of which have been . . .
- Lack Of Planning, Corruption Have Destroyed Natural Drainage System (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Construction on what used to be lakes did not take place overnight but was the result of years of indifference and corruption. Our readers say strict building laws should be enacted for CMC areas, instead of hastily merging these municipalities with . . .
- Buddhadeb Calls For Land Reforms Across India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Second International Congress on Kerala Studies begins in Thiruvananthapuram
- Sri Lankan Military Leaders Allay Fears Of Imminent War (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 10, 2005)
Army commander says forces prepared for any eventuality
- From Brand To Service (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Indian Airlines (IA) is only the latest in a string of public sector companies to go in for a brand revamp. Wednesday’s announcement of a new name—Indian
- Bjp Should Turn Mirror Inward (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2005)
Fresh from a morale-boosting victory in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party has returned to its favourite legislative pastime — disrupting House proceedings, staging noisy walkouts, and forcing adjournments.
- Is Blair Mark Ii Up To It? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2005)
If imitation is indeed the best form of flattery, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reason to feel immensely flattered by the Conservative party's choice of David Cameron as its new leader.
- Iraq Invasion Was A Bandit Act: Harold Pinter (Tribune, Ciar Byrne, Dec 10, 2005)
Harold Pinter was not able to deliver his Nobel literature laureate’s lecture in person in Stockholm on Thursday (Dec 7), but his pre-recorded speech was a characteristically impassioned critique of the Anglo-American decision to go to war in Iraq.
- Towards An American Exit Strategy In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 10, 2005)
The recent reconciliation conference in Cairo at which all the leading players in Iraq were present could be the start of U.S. moves to cut its losses.
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 10, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Achieves Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- Asean Ministers Urge Myanmar Democracy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Asean foreign ministers feel that Myanmar, as a fellow bloc member, must show some developments on the roadmap to democracy if they are to defend the isolated state, Malaysian foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar said today ahead of next week’s Asean Summit.
- Foreign Govts Welcome After 2007: Myanmar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Myanmar’s military government told foreign diplomats on Friday that their countries can start building embassies in the country’s new capital by the end of 2007, but it is up to them whether they move or not.
- Hurdles In Way Of Growth (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 10, 2005)
Whatever constraints (to growth) are there, are internal: constraints imposed by our polity, our social structures, our regional imbalances, our ability to handle inequity and our ability to take hard but essential decisions.'
- Indo-Us Relations On A New Level: Rocca (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Terming the Indo-US ties as being on a “new level”, US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Ms Christina Rocca, said a landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries was “well in train,” brushing aside the notion that Washington was “moving
- Pm To Attend First East Asia Summit (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 10, 2005)
India’s ‘Look East’ foreign policy initiative, launched 13 years’ ago to rediscover and forge strong multi-dimensional links with rapidly growing countries in Southeast and East Asian regions, will acquire a higher profile next week when Prime Minister...
- No New Conditions For Realising India N-Deal: Rocca (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Asserting that the Indo-US ties have touched a “new level”, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca has said the landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries was “well in train”, brushing aside the notion that Washington . . .
- Int’L Human Rights Day: ‘Govt Committed To Safeguarding Human Rights’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The government is committed to eliminating poverty, safeguarding human rights and establishing the rule of law to form a society free of human deprivation, said the president and the prime minister in separate messages on the . . .
- Iaea Chief Warns Against Military Strike On Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Friday warned against a military strike against Iran if it refuses to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons ambitions.
- Libi Was Coerced On Iraq-Qaeda Links: Nyt (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
A top Al Qaeda suspect whose testimony was used in part to justify the US-led war on Iraq said his statements linking Iraq to Al Qaeda were false and made under coercion in Egypt, The New York Times said on Friday quoting US officials.
- Wipro, Infosys, Tcs To Hire 50,000 In A Year (Business Standard, Gaurie Mishra, Dec 10, 2005)
The country's top three information technology companies—Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys—plan to raise their work force by a over third in the next 12 months by hiring 50,000 employees to keep pace with rapidly growing business.
- Indian Banking Sector: Is It On The Right Track? (Business Line, Saumitra N. B., Dec 10, 2005)
A decade after the Narasimham report was published and in the light of new challenges from the norms laid down by the WTO and Basel II, it is imperative to have a close look at the performance of banks in the last decade or so to assess the success . . .
- Generation Ex (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 10, 2005)
Geriatrics are becoming history Left and Right. What are they doing in the Congress, at the expense of young talent?
- Gates To A New Social Landscape (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Dec 10, 2005)
Days before Bill Gates arrived in India, his itinerary was attached with a release from his Foundation on the next tranche of funds for healthcare in India. The last time, it was 200 million dollars for HIV programmes, this time it is for vaccines.
- Cyclone To Cross Tn Coast Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Cyclone Fanoos is expected to cross the coast between Chennai and Nagapattinam on Saturday afternoon, Regional Cyclone Warning Centre director S R Ramanan said....
- Cause And Effect (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The Saiva Siddhanta tradition is based on the Vedas, Agamas and the works of saints. There are two streams in its canonical literature, namely, the Tirumurai (12 in number) and the Meykanda Sastram, which comprises 14 works.
- Egypt's New Dilemma (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Dec 10, 2005)
Hidden agenda of social intolerance, repression of women suspected
Brotherhood says it wants political reform
- Volcker: Govt Says No To Jpc Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The UPA government on Friday rejected the Opposition demand for setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the Volcker committee report on the Iraqi oil-for-food scam, saying the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority has a wide scope . . .
- Gates Opened To Digital Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
You are in a foreign country and you have no idea what is written on the sign board. Take out your camera phone, take a picture of the sign and an embedded software will send it to a server and bring it back to your screen, fully translated!
- Fusion Music (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
It makes a lot of sense for the international consortium of the US, Russia, China, Japan, the EU and Korea to include India in its International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER),
- An `Unbalanced' Fuel Tax On The `Keepers Of The Fire' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 10, 2005)
WE THE Prairie Band Potawatomi people known as the `Keepers of the Fire' shall: Maintain, protect, and nurture our culture and spiritual and historic values through the celebration of its unique traditions, language, and sovereignty."
- Human Rights Day (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 10, 2005)
December 10 passes like any other day in the Valley. Of course, some organizations organize debates and conferences to mark the occasion but the International Human Rights Day does not make any difference to the people of Kashmir.
- Surging Indian Air Traffic Weighs On Security (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Dec 10, 2005)
India's airports are leading targets for militant attacks and a surge in air traffic spurred by new, low-cost airlines has added enormous pressure on security forces guarding them, a senior official said on Friday.
- India Sees High Growth, Moderate Inflation Ahead (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Dec 10, 2005)
India is on course for another year of high growth, boosted by a rebound in the farm sector, the government said on Friday, adding inflation was contained at moderate levels.
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 10, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Tipping The Balance (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 10, 2005)
The government’s decision to move a constitutional amendment to restore quotas in private educational institutions is to be deplored.
- Truth Dawns On Americans (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 10, 2005)
The debate on the Iraq war has begun among Americans and the opinion polls are against Bush
- Win Win Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Moscow has further strengthened India’s bilateral relations with Russia, especially in defence technology co-operation and energy security.
- Wise Choice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 10, 2005)
It has been a good decision on the part of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to spend her birthday with the sufferers of the October 8 earthquake in this State. Arguably she is not the first leader to have fruitfully utilised the day to make it memorable.
- Controlling Population Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
One of the participants at a workshop in Peshawar held to increase awareness about family planning estimated that at its current growth rate the country’s population could touch 1.04 billion by 2060.
- Boom By The Brahmaputra (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Dec 10, 2005)
Travelling through Assam, Ashok Malik experiences an enormous pent-up consumer energy, just waiting to blow out the shortage economy
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