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Articles 30921 through 31020 of 53943:
- Rjd’S Over-Dependence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 28, 2005)
The CPI(M) has conceded that the RJD’s over-dependence on the Muslim-Yadav (M-Y) factor and its neglect of the most backward and oppressed castes were some of the main reasons for the debacle of the "secular forces" in the Bihar polls.
- Fast Mutating Hiv Virus Poses New Challenge (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Nov 28, 2005)
Even before the treatment of HIV positive persons takes off on a large scale in India, the virus is mutating too rapidly and is likely to make the first line treatment ineffective for a significant number of patients, a first India-specific HIV sub-type C
- Ongc Wants To Buy Back Ioc's Share In Company (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 28, 2005)
IOC holds 9.6% equity in ONGC, to use sale proceeds to fund foreign buyouts.
- Volcker: Bhim Singh Sees A Conspiracy (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party president Bhim Singh on Sunday said the R. S. Pathak Committee, probing the allegations against the Congress and Union Minister Natwar Singh in the Volcker Report on the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, woul
- The King And We (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 28, 2005)
The continuing Chinese arms supply to Kathmandu is more than a tactical threat to India’s attempt at promoting democracy and stability in Nepal.
- The Inadequate Life-Saving Effort (News International, Nasim Zehra, Nov 28, 2005)
The donor pledges this month were a positive development for Pakistan but shortcomings on the physical relief front remain a troubling reality.
- Security Stepped Up At Embassies In Bangladesh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Dozens of people suffering from hypothermia and respiratory illnesses were taken to hospitals Monday as rain and snow lashed Pakistan's quake-stricken part of Kashmir, blocking roads and grounding helicopters used to ferry aid to remote areas.
- Economy Will Make Russia Fight For Immigrants (Business Line, Zhanna Zainchkovskaya, Nov 28, 2005)
Russia will not be able to develop the vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East without immigrant workforce. Even the optimistic UN forecast predicts the Russian population will drop to 138 million by 2025.
- Oil Ministry Questions Ongc On Several Issues (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
The spat between the ministry of petroleum and natural gas and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has intensified. Petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, it appears, is prepared to take on the ONGC chief Subir Raha head-on
- Indian Airlines Opts For New Engine Supplier (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Making a marked shift in its engine procurement for the first time in 15 years, state-owned Indian Airlines (IA) has replaced its engine supplier International Aero Engines (IAE) with CFM International for the delivery of CFM56 engines for its new fleet o
- Of Intertwined Strands Of Strength... (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Nov 28, 2005)
Several successful initiatives in Indian reform make for the strength of the economy today
- Militants Responding To Call For Talks: Talabani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Sunday said that militant groups have responded to his call for talks and have contacted his office.
- Breaking The City-Planning Myths (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 28, 2005)
Lack of urban space, high population densities, rising land costs, and poor facilities outside cities... These are arguments that will not wash. What Indian cities lack is proper urban planning and, to address this, both the city administration and the bu
- Wto Draft Raises Concerns (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 28, 2005)
Key developing countries on Sunday expressed their reservations over a draft Hong Kong ministerial text unveiled by the World Trade Organisation General Council chair and director general, saying it lacked balance in addressing their core developmental co
- One More Spat! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 28, 2005)
The battle between ONGC chairman Subir Raha and petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, and between SAIL and the ministry, may have hogged the headlines most of last week.
- Art In Life (Deccan Herald, Marta Jakimowicz, Nov 28, 2005)
The whole of the previous week (Nov 14 to 20) Bangalore became the centre for an unusual series of events that critically probed the impact of the information technology, business on the life and the soul of the place.
- Music And Dance (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Commemorating the silver jubilee celebration of the Chowdiah Memorial Hall, the Academy of Music organised a mega event from 21st to 24th November.
- Wto: Hong Kong Meet's Fate Sealed? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 28, 2005)
Those working against the interests of the World Trade Organisation will do everything to scuttle the Hong Kong conference, because this would mean hitting at the Doha Round, which in turn would be tantamount to staging an assault on the long-term relevan
- Now A Bordello For Women Clients! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 28, 2005)
Women make more money these days, they’re calling the shots, they’re more powerful. And, let’s face it, it’s hard to meet someone.”
- Who Is A Fii And What Are These Pns? (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
A foreign institutional investor (FII) means an entity established or incorporated outside India which proposes to make investments in India.
- Govt Keen To Widen Fdi Net To Post 8% Growth: Pcnov 28 (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said that the government was keen to open the doors for more foreign direct investment (FDI) to achieve a GDP growth of 8%. He promised to keep the government out of interfering in the fast-growing services sector,
- Opposition, Govt Gear Up For Volcker Debate Today (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Both Houses of Parliament will on Monday debate an Opposition-sponsored adjournment motion on the Volcker Committee report which has named the Congress and Natwar Singh as ‘non-contractual beneficiaries’ of the UN’s oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- Poll Countdown: Chandy Told To Lower Private Capital Pitch (The Financial Express, M SARITA VARMA, Nov 28, 2005)
Another bypoll debacle, and the Kerala Assembly election countdown has finally driven the development agenda of the Congress-led UDF government along the familiar roti, kapda, makaan lines.
- India Sees Pakistan’S Hand In Killing (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Nov 27: India’s National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan has alleged that Pakistan has a hand in the killing of an Indian worker in Afghanistan after he was taken hostage there by the Taliban, The Hindu reported on Sunday.
- Will Congress Do It Again? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 28, 2005)
An all important question that will be answered out in the due course of time, Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain comments
- Laboured Worries (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 28, 2005)
THE CONCERNS raised by the International Labour Organisation about workspace health conditions in the IT services and business process outsourcing sector come as a surprise.
- China Delivers Military Supplies To Nepal - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
China sent truckloads of arms to Nepal this week to help its poorly-equipped army fight a violent Maoist revolt, a newspaper reported on Friday.
- Diplomatic Energy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
There was a time when acquiring oil, or processing it, was seen as a purely technical or commercial activity.
- Preparing For Winter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 28, 2005)
HOLLYWOOD star and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie’s visit to the earthquake-affected areas reflects the worldwide concern over the tragic plight of the quake victims.
- Nepal's Top Communist Leader Has Urged People's Republic Of China Not To Provide Military Assistance To Nepal (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
A top communist leader has urged People's Republic of China not to provide military assistance to Nepal.
- Tamil Nadu Rain Can Causes Massive Tragedy - Death Toll Mounts To 273 And Twin Bus Mishaps Kills To 84 (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 28, 2005)
Tamil Nadu is facing a national tragedy and serious matter for which emergency measures must be called for. According to media reports, The toll in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu since the onset of Northeast monsoon on October 12, mounted to 273, wi
- Probe Disappearances (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 28, 2005)
The pain of the parents of disappeared persons has at last been felt in New Delhi.
- Scars That Don’T Heal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 28, 2005)
DIscussions on the occasion of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- Fast Mutating Hiv Virus Poses New Challenge (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Nov 28, 2005)
Second line drugs could be deployed soon--- Even before the treatment of HIV positive persons takes off on a large scale in India, the virus is mutating too rapidly and is likely to make the first line treatment ineffective for a significant number . . .
- Changing Climate Change (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
The 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990, and 2005 is likely to be the warmest ever.
- Indian Air Force, In War Games, Gives Us A Run (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, Nov 28, 2005)
Foreign fighter jets performed well against F-16s in recent exercises
- Left? Congress Couldn't Care Less (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
Manmohan Singh has marched on with his pro-US tilt as if the comrades don't matter or exist, says Kalyani Shankar
- Cong Rejuvenates In Chandigarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
Manmohan Singh has marched on with his pro-US tilt as if the comrades don't matter or exist, says Kalyani Shankar
- Mobility Unlimited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
As society is deafened by the ringtones of its cellular community, Simer Preet wonders if she will dial-in or disconnect to the craze
- In Russia We Trust? (Wall Street Journal, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported last week that Iran possesses detailed drawings showing ways to "cast and machine enriched natural and depleted uranium into hemispherical forms," which is another way of saying the inner core . . .
- 'Iran Offered N Korea Oil For Weapons Help’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Iran has offered North Korea oil and natural gas as payment for help in developing nuclear missiles, German weekly magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday, citing unidentified western intelligence sources.
- Afghan Troops Foil Bomb Attack In Capital (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Afghan troops foiled a bomb attack in the capital Kabul on Saturday with the arrest of six suspected militants and their explosives-packed vehicle, the Afghan Defence Ministry said.
- India Calls For Scrutiny Of Aq Khan Network (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 27, 2005)
India has demanded a scrutiny of the “Pakistan-based AQ Khan network” for greater transparency in non-proliferation.
- Indian Consulate In Karachi To Start Working In Jan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The political counsellor of the Indian high commission in Islamabad, Gitesh Sharma, on Saturday said the office of Indian Consulate in Karachi would start functioning from January.
- The Buddhas The Taliban Destroyed —Khaled Ahmed (Daily Times, Khaled Ahmed, Nov 27, 2005)
When the two colossi were newly carved, the great Chinese traveller Hsuan Tsang saw them in 642 AD and noted their brilliant reflection from a distance. The smaller Buddha was Maitreya and the taller one was Rocana
- U.S. Firms Up Military Ties With Indonesia (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 27, 2005)
Focus on counter-terrorism and maritime security in Asia
- Monica To Be Produced In Court On Dec 5 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
A fresh production warrant was issued by a local court against underworld don Abu Salem's girlfriend Monica Bedi for appearance in a fake passport case on December five, as she could not be brought from Hyderabad jail on Saturday.
- Fighting Aids (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Prafulla Dash is waiting without any hope. For AIDS has started draining life out of his body.
- Bush And N Korea (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 27, 2005)
Finally, the Bush Administration’s diplomacy has something to cheer about. After months of protracted negotiations, that came on the verge of collapsing a number of times, North Korea finally agreed to end its nuclear weapons programme in return . . .
- Linking Of Rivers: Challenges And Opportunities (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Nov 27, 2005)
Water has played a vital role in the growth and decay of civilisations. It is the commonest substance on the earth but only one per cent of it is available for human consumption. Thus, it needs to be managed economically and wisely.
- Kalam Assures All Help To Quake-Hit In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, today assured the quake-affected people in Tangdhar near the Line of Control (LoC) of all help and assistance and expressed concern for the sufferers. He expressed sympathies with the residents of the area who had . . .
- Chauhan To Be Cm Of Mp (Tribune, Satish Misra, Nov 27, 2005)
The Bhartiya Janata Party today decided to appoint its Lok Sabha MP from Vidisha Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the next Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister replacing Babulal Gaur and making fiery sanyasin Uma Bharti the General Secretary of the party at the . . .
- Lonesome Song (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 27, 2005)
UNLF practises insurgent diplomacy
In what must qualify as insurgent diplomacy the Manipur-based United National Liberation Front has taken the lead by offering to work with the NSCN(IM) to shape a future.
- Iraq Nears Its Second Tipping Point (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Nov 27, 2005)
Another major reason for the American defeat in Vietnam was that the war was fought without a clearly defined objective. Interviews revealed that 70 percent of the senior American officers in the field did not know the war’s objective.
- Crown Of Thorns (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 27, 2005)
Nitish faces external and internal threats
Nitish Kumar had perhaps not expected to confront reality so early.
- Bihar: Nitish Keeps Home, Modi Gets Finance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today retained the key Home portfolio while giving the crucial Finance ministry to his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, in an indication of the newly-elected NDA government's intent to control the state's spiralling crime-graph and pu
- Natwar Retains Office And Staff Despite Losing Portfolio (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 27, 2005)
Though stripped of his portfolio following the Paul Volker Committee report, Natwar Singh is still occupying his South Block office he had as the External Affairs Minister and has been summoning officers to know everything happening there.
- Us Military Admits It Burnt Taliban Bodies (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The US military admitted on Saturday that its soldiers in Afghanistan had burned the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters and taunted the guerillas about it, but had not meant it as a desecration.
- Sharon’S New Party (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
For decades, two parties have monopolized Israeli politics — Labour and Likud.
- Women In Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
At a two-day conference titled ‘Discovering the gender face of politics’ in Islamabad, various international and national speakers called for a greater need for women to play an active role in politics.
- The Post-Earthquake Challenges (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Nov 27, 2005)
The devastating earthquake of October 8 was sudden and colossal. Several thousand homes were flattened and a generation of school children was instantly buried under the debris of schools.
- Not A Time For Bickering (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 27, 2005)
The function of opposition parties in a democracy is to examine the government’s legislative proposals, its policies and programmes, show what, if anything, is wrong with them, and suggest improvements.
- India's Energy Security (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Nov 27, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement may get jeopardised if the US officials and lawmakers demand more and more benchmarks and placing the burden of meeting conditions associated with the deal entirely on India.
- New Orleans’ Transition (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
Nearly three months have passed since Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans.
- The Way To The Fast Track (Hindustan Times, Nandan Nilekani, Nov 27, 2005)
In a seminal article in the Harvard Business Review in 1994, the late Peter Drucker gave a very convincing argument why large and successful companies often fail after a long and triumphant run.
- India Apologises For Staffer’S Unauthorised Movement (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 27, 2005)
India has offered unconditional apology on unauthorised movement of its Indian origin staff stated to be working with the visa section of the Indian mission in Islamabad, Pardeep Gotum.
- Gaza Border Opens (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The Rafah border terminal between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened to a flood of excited Palestinians on Saturday, giving them a gate to the outside world for the first time in almost three months.
- Door Of Gaza Strip 'Jail' Opens (Washington Times, Ravi Nessman, Nov 27, 2005)
Gaza Strip -- Palestinians took control of a border for the first time yesterday with the festive opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, a milestone on their rocky path to independence and a rare moment of joy for fenced-in Gazans.
- Highway To Hell (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Nov 27, 2005)
Using his column in a Delhi broadsheet, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from Bengal, recently made some cogent points about the ominous spreading of American cultural hegemony across the world.
- Casteist Politics Of Reservations For Women (Daily Excelsior, Uma Ramachandran, Nov 27, 2005)
It is getting somewhat difficult to keep track of what really is going on about the bill to reserve seats for women in parliament.
- Ukraine’S Struggle For Law (Daily Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Nov 27, 2005)
We must not be tricked by the fact that those who gained economic power by looting state assets now employ lawyers, invoke free market nostrums, and claim to follow the letter of the law. For there is such a thing as a lawless legality.
- The Future World Order: A Vision (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Nov 27, 2005)
The year is 2018. The European countries comprising the EU are looking up to the power trio of China, India and Russia for economic succour as their dwindling economies and an aging population are adding to their woes.
- Taste Your Medicine (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 27, 2005)
The taste of one's medicine is always bitter. This is a time-tested adage. It means suffering the same unpleasant treatment that one gives to others. Normally those who seek to harm others by their ideas or actions should not grumble if there is a rebound
- Pak Mps’ Plan To Visit J&k Puts Govt In Quandary (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistani MPs’ planned visit to quake-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir through the newly-opened five points at LoC has put the Government here in a dilemma as it feared this would dent its claim that the crossings were exclusively meant for Kashmiris.
- Entire Nation Is With You: Kalam Tells Quake Survivors (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
"When god is with you.... Who can be against," President A P J Abdul Kalam told the quake survivors of Tangdhar area and assured them that the entire nation is with them in this hour of crisis.
- Cm's Drive For ‘Work Culture’ (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
With the moving of ''Durbar'' to the winter capital, the civil Secretariate has started functioning in Jammu and so have the new Chief Minister and his council of ministers.
- Welcome Urbanization (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 27, 2005)
Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has welcomed foreign businessmen to invest in urban development of the state.
- Un To Seek Usd 1.22 Bn Donation For Welfare Of Refugees (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Despite apparent donor fatigue, the United Nations will seek USD 1.22 billion from international benefactors to enable its refugee agency to look after 19.1 million "people of concern," includig some 9.2 million refugees the world over.
- Election Commission Proposes A Series Of Measures (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Buoyed by the kudos over conduct of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission has again proposed a series of measures, including curbing criminalisation of politics and favouring restrictions on opinion and exit polls during the election process.
- Annan Welcomes Border Opening (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
UN chief Kofi Annan congratulated Palestinians on Friday for the re-opening of the Gaza Strip’s key Rafah border with Egypt nearly three months after Israel closed it.
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