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Articles 30221 through 30320 of 53943:
- Natwar Meets Pm, Says He Is Innocent (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Dec 04, 2005)
Minister without portfolio K. Natwar Singh called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today and is believed to have discussed the fresh controversy involving him in the UN’s Oil-for-Food programme in Iraq following the controversial interview . . .
- Spice Of Life : Military Bands: Pjo Taylor (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
Martial music is not a modern invention: primitive drumming and sounding of such “instruments” as rams’ horns goes back centuries, indeed millennia.
- Chithi Na Koyee Sandesh? (Greater Kashmir, M HYDERI, Dec 04, 2005)
By the way where is Mufti, M Hyderi remembers the former chief minister alongwith his slogan of healing touch
- Custodians Of The Trust You Repose, They Uphold - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Without robbing Peter, paying Paul, here they mean justice at any cost, progress on all counts, accountability on every front. Without leveling all legal and illegal, they mean getting it from those who usurp and giving to those who deserve.
- Qaida Top Gun Killed In Pak: Pervez (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
An al Qaida commander ranked among the top five in Osama bin Laden’s network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said today.
- Eu Oks India Joining Iter Nuclear Reactor Project (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The European Union agreed on Friday to include India in a 10-billion-euro project to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that in the long-run could provide virtually unlimited, cheap and clean energy.
- Natwar Singh Decides To Fight The Iraqi Oil For Food Scam – Why Single Out One Indian Politician When Rest Of Them Are Not Any Better? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 04, 2005)
Like in many countries, Indian politics is dominated by money, connections, ethnic origin, religion and caste.
- Govt May Allow Import Of Indian Cars (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Dec 04, 2005)
The government is considering to go for the import of Indian cars if the widening gap between supply and demand continued to persist allowing the middle man minting money in the local market.
- She Creates A Rainbow In Each Teardrop (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
On World Disabled Day, here’s the story of a woman who decided to overlook her own inabilities and make a difference in the lives of others. Jayalakshmi K is moved by the message of hope & determination that stands out in Naseema’s life.
- The Quest For ‘Pahale India’ (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 04, 2005)
The 21st India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum has just concluded.
- Bihar Elections Post-Mortem (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Dec 04, 2005)
The main cause for Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory was public disgust with Laloo-Rabri misrule. People saw through the political gimmickry and theatricals of Laloo Prasad Yadav. After all you can fool some people for some time but not all the . . .
- P Shiv Shankar Adds 'Oil Spill' To Matherani's Remarks (Times of India, K Sreedhar Rao, Dec 04, 2005)
In what has come as a further blow to Natwar Singh, former petroleum minister P Shiv Shankar,
- India's Internal Pressures To Respect Iran's Right To Develop Peaceful Nuclear Energy (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 04, 2005)
The communists and others in India are adamant in India to make sure the Congress Government led by Manmohan Singh do not cow tow to American approach to Iranian nuke issue.
- Labour Of Love (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Dec 04, 2005)
This book has a little bit for everybody.
City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore, edited by Bapsi Sidhwa, Penguin, Rs.395.
- Militants Threaten To Kill Hostages (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 04, 2005)
Ten American soldiers die in Fallujah explosion; U.S. toll in Iraq reaches 2,120
- An Alternative Voice Of History (Hindu, Nonica Datta, Dec 04, 2005)
Amrita Pritam's idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab's shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes.
- It Is A Penguin Classic, Boss! (Hindu, Pradeep Sebastian, Dec 04, 2005)
The man we have to thank for making literature urgent and handy enough to be carried around in our pockets is Allen Lane, founder of Penguin.
The Life and Times of Allen Lane, Jeremy Lewis, Viking, p.496, price not stated.
- Gandhi’S Ideals Inspire Me, Says Kasaravalli (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
For Girish Kasaravalli, the master of all things celluloid, the guiding light in the lonely path of a creator comes from Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, and quite fittingly, he describes his latest three works as a tribute to the apostle of non-violence.
- Exiles And Strangers (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Dec 04, 2005)
Exile and the Kingdom, Albert Camus, first published in English translation 1957, Vintage, $6.50.
- The Artist As A Young Man In An Old City (Hindu, MEENAKSHI MUKHERJEE, Dec 04, 2005)
Orhan Pamuk's evocative memoir is as much about his own life as about his city, a city that has seen two great empires rise and fall.
- Ghana Times (Hindu, ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, Dec 04, 2005)
Eshun's story about growing up is also a frightening and shaming one of casual brutalities in Ghana and of childhood racism in London. ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
- Russia Planning War Games With India, China (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 04, 2005)
Military exercises under Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework
"SCO not acquiring functions of a military bloc''
Exercises aimed at preventing, combating terrorism
- Nitish Yet To Choose ‘House’ (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Dec 04, 2005)
Having romped home, it’s now time for Nitish Kumar to decide on the legislative ‘House’ to contest for.
- Ties With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
Ambassador Jahangir Karamat’s statement that the US-Pakistan relations today were “not transient” reflects both a hope for the future and a comment on the past.
- Uttaranchal Loses Special Package (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
For this state, its a harsh reality to cope with. For, the special economic package announced by the previous NDA regime for Uttaranchal has been withdrawn by the Centre.
- Thumping Victory (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
With the nation still recovering from the devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, our cricketers have given us something to cheer about by convincingly winning the just concluded Test series against England.
- Snuffed Out Too Early... (Deccan Herald, Sarjit Ramesh, Dec 04, 2005)
The author relates the lives of children who spend their childhood days eking out a living.
- Friendship And Reality (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 04, 2005)
In an earlier article (October 23) I mentioned loyalty to friends as one of our professed values. I have thought more about the subject, and found that, contrary to the average student’s expectation, friendship has been a recurrent theme in writings
- Gentleman Soldier (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 04, 2005)
‘To the Dogra, soldiering is a family tradition that brings him joy and contentment’.
- Iraqi Ex-Envoy Adds Grist To Opp Drive (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Dec 04, 2005)
'Natwar requested me to get visa for his son as head of youth delegation of Cong'--- The Opposition on Saturday received fresh ammunition in its offensive against the UPA Government on Volcker issue from former Iraqi ambassador to India Salah al Mukhtar.
- Al-Qaeda Leader Killed In Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
An al-Qaeda commander ranked among the top five in Osama bin Laden’s network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said.
- He's Got Words (Hindu, SUBASH JEYAN , Dec 04, 2005)
Meet Dreadlockalien, the poet laureate of Birmingham
- Hiv Incidence High Among Workers (Hindu, S. Prasad, Dec 04, 2005)
If preventive measures are not taken, Krishnagiri may soon be in `very high category'
- Police Against Move To Shut Down Mosques (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 04, 2005)
The British Government's controversial move to shut down mosques, suspected of harbouring terrorists, has been criticised by senior police officers who have warned that it could further alienate the Muslim community at a time when they need its . . .
- Probe Matherani Charges: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The Volcker Committee report should not be treated as conclusive
- Iran To Block N-Inspections If Referred To Sc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Iran’s constitutional watchdog - Guardian Council - approved on Saturday a bill that will block international inspections of the atomic facilities if the country is referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
- Need For Reinterpreting Islam (Dawn, Altaf Hussain, Dec 04, 2005)
The international geopolitical scene has changed radically since the cataclysm of 9/11. In the heyday of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union was the adversary for the West, the Islamic concept of Ijtihad had an entirely different connotation and . . .
- Natwar Requested Visa For His Son: Ex-Iraqi Envoy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Former Iraqi Ambassador to India, Salah al Mukhtar, on Saturday said former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh had requested him for a visa for his son Mr. Jagat Singh in 2001 to visit Iraq as head of a Youth Congress delegation.
- Poetics Of Protest (Hindu, C.VIJAYASREE, Dec 04, 2005)
Remembering Mulk Raj Anand on his birth centenary, which falls on December 12.
- Neutralise Money, Muscle Power: Somnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Expresses dismay at stalling of proceedings of elected bodies
Neutralise role of money and muscle power
Asks legislators to curb corruption
Decries deliberate disruption of proceedings
- Unca Award For Siddharth Varadarajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor of The Hindu , was presented the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Award for excellence in journalism by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the 10th annual UNCA Awards Dinner in New York on Friday.
- Wto: Left To Demand Parliament Discussion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Protest planned to send a "warning" against Hong Kong meeting
"If Parliament cannot discuss where can we discuss this issue... "
International agreements signed by the Government should be ratified by Parliament
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Afghanistan Warm To Indians (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Dec 03, 2005)
I was quite apprehensive about the security situation in the war-ravaged Afghan capital, Kabul, two years back when I landed there to join as a Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent.
- Catch A Falling Star (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 03, 2005)
In all the fuss over Lalu, Bihar, Volcker, Mitrokhin, Raj Thackeray and Natwar Singh, you may have failed to notice the curious case of the news story that did not appear.
- Grass Is Greener In Britain (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 03, 2005)
Anyone for restoring some cultural pride and independence? If you thought it’s silly for Indians to blindly pick up the term ‘Middle East’ and use it to describe a region that clearly lies to our West, listen to this.
- Performance Appraisal (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Dec 03, 2005)
PAR for the course. Yet another periodic exercise in cosmetics, though anticipated. The aim, ostensibly, to bring transparency and purpose to that holy grail of babudom — the annual confidential report, in short, the ACR.
- Pm Trying To Protect Cong Leaders: Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
BJP today slammed as "totally disappointing" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on the Volcker issue in the Lok Sabha and charged him with attempting to protect Congress leaders allegedly involved in the Iraqi oil deals.
- Old Guard Strikes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Uma opens another can of worms
Uma Bharati’s revolt and second suspension is the third major jolt the BJP has suffered in six months.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
The EC took certain steps in Bihar to ensure peaceful and fair polls. It does not mean we will follow the same model everywhere. Nevertheless, lessons learnt in Bihar will be enforced and similar action will be taken if the situation warrants.
- No End To Terrorist Threat (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 03, 2005)
Since the Delhi bombings, Srinagar serial attacks and the Jehanabad jailbreak, newspapers have been immersed in articles on terrorism and why it is time to take this scourge more seriously.
- How Europe Is Choking Itself (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Dec 03, 2005)
Europe’s claim to the moral high ground over the environment has been comprehensively challenged in a devastating report on its failings in the battle against global warming and pollution. It says Europe is devouring the world’s natural resources at twice
- Volcker Issue: Mathrani Says His Comments Were Twisted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Volcker controversy came back to haunt the Manmohan Singh government and Congress on Friday with Aniel Matherani, India’s ambassador to Croatia and long-time party functionary, attesting the UN probe’s findings that former external affairs . . .
- Getting Past Denial (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 03, 2005)
China once put AIDS activists in prison for spilling state secrets, but now hands out pamphlets at train stations telling passengers how to go about avoiding HIV/AIDS in their lives.
- South Asia’S Moment In The Sun (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 03, 2005)
The South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) has been so long in the making that it is hard to believe the deal is actually done.
- Eu Oks India Joining Iter Nuclear Reactor Project (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The European Union agreed on Friday to include India in a 10-billion-euro project to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that in the long-run could provide virtually unlimited, cheap and clean energy.
- Most Pakistan Quake Tents Can't Withstand Winter (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Dec 03, 2005)
Most of the tents handed out to Pakistani earthquake survivors are incapable of withstanding the winter and the focus of relief efforts is now on other ways to ensure people stay warm, aid officials said on Friday.
- Air Deccan Plans Flying Schools (Business Standard, P R Sanjai, Dec 03, 2005)
Low-cost carrier Air Deccan is planning to set up a residential flying school in Bangalore for training pilots, engineers and airhostesses
- J&k: Ten Killed In Kashmir Violence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Ten people, including five militants and an Army jawan, were killed and three others injured in separate violence in Jammu and Kashmir where two ultras were arrested alongwith ten kgs of RDX since last night.
- Mathrani Revelations Spell Trouble For Natwar (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
K Natwar Singh's stock dipped to dangerously low levels today after Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Mathrani's claims involving him in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme were published by a newsmagazine
- Curate’S Egg (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has a history of making proposals under the name of electoral reform that collectively resemble the proverbial curate’s egg: good in parts.
- The Draft Discord (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 03, 2005)
Are people associated with the World Trade Organisation talking at cross-purposes or have the definitions changed? The issue is `development', and there appears to be a basic disagreement on it going by the reaction of important member-countries . . .
- An Alternative Idea (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Dec 03, 2005)
The regime of disallowance would have the same chastening effect on employers as FBT, says S. Murlidharan
- We Respect Iran's Right To Develop Peaceful N-Energy: India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Observing that Iran had a right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, even in terms of enrichment, India today said a "degree of flexibility" was possible in exercising that right.
- India Eyeing Equity Tie-Ups With Russian Energy Cos (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India is looking at equity tie-ups with Russian oil and gas majors Rosneft and Gazprom, India's foreign secretary told reporters on Friday.
- Opposition Raises The Ante Over Diplomat's Interview (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Demands resignation of Sonia Gandhi, arrest of Natwar Singh
Congress too should be held responsible: Advani
Natwar Singh should not be made scapegoat
Slanging matches disrupt proceedings in both Houses
- Why Should Sonia Gandhi Resign, Asks Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Enforcement Directorate will probe Matherani's claim'
Opposition demand bizarre: Finance Minister
Unfair to say we are defending Natwar: Nilotpal Basu
Prime Minister's statement disappointing, says BJP
- Enlighten Me (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
Whenever I am confused about some Hindu religious text, I write to Swami Ram Swarup Yogacharya of Ved Mandir in Kangra.
- Matherani Says Natwar Given Oil Vouchers, Uproar In Parliament (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Volcker report controversy took a new turn today with a statement by India's Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Matherani that Natwar Singh had been given oil vouchers by Saddam Hussien's regime in Iraq for his "personal services",
- U.N. Council Backs U.S. Bid For First Myanmar Meeting (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 03, 2005)
The Security Council agreed for the first time on Friday to discuss human rights in Myanmar after its rulers extended house arrest for opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year.
- Unsc To Discuss Situation In Myanmar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Myanmar's military junta came under fresh pressure to move towards democratic set up with the UN Security Council agreeing to a US proposal to discuss the situation there in wake of extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Insider Keeps Oil On The Boil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The remarks attributed to Aniel Matherani by a TV channel have completed Natwar Singh's isolation in the government and the Congress,
- Mathrani Should Authenticate Claims: Left (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Left parties on Friday said fresh claims made by an Indian envoy in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam should be taken cognizance of by Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority and the Enforcement Directorate, but the BJP-led Opposition should not be . . .
- On Dec. 3... (New York Times, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 03, 2005)
Toxic gas leaking from an American-owned insecticide plant in central India killed at least 410 people overnight, many as they slept, officials said today.
- Sleeping Before Bush A Right Royal Tradition (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 03, 2005)
The AP photograph says it all. While waiting for their Commander-in-Chief Bush to appear and outline his plan for victory in Iraq at their academy in Annapolis, eight US Navy midshipmen dropped off to sleep in their seats on the last morning of November.
- The King’S Gift (Deccan Herald, D V GURUPRASAD, Dec 03, 2005)
A gift is measured not by its monetary worth but by the thought that it carries.
- Indian Pharma For Global Tie-Ups (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pharma industry and governments across the third world countries of ASEAN, Africa and Gulf Cooperation Council are keen to foster marketing alliances with Indian pharma industry, if the proceedings at India-Africa, ASEAN and GCC pharma and . . .
- Ordinance To Crack Down On Madrasas In Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has promulgated an ordinance prohibiting madrasas from teaching or publishing any literature which promoted militancy and spread sectarianism.
- A Life Like Ours (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 03, 2005)
The differently abled should be included in every social stream
- Changing Equations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 03, 2005)
With Sharon and Peres joining hands, Israel is set for a three-way contest
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