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Articles 31021 through 31120 of 53943:
- A Moving Mantra (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
The Tenth Annual Wharton India Economic Forum held last week attracted speakers from varied disciplines and the private sector.
- Stability, Bjp Style: 3rd Cm In 3 Yrs (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 27, 2005)
Taking the shine off the spectacular victory it partnered in Bihar less than a week ago, the BJP central leadership today triggered a fresh internal crisis in the party with its decision to replace Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur with . . .
- How Sonia 'Shielded' Natwar (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Nov 27, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi’s comments on Natwar Singh have been made in the particular context of the Volcker report. Their theme is the simplistic one that anyone found guilty will have to face the consequences. That is something with which few will quarrel. However,
- Quake In China Kills 14 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
At least 14 were killed and hundreds were injured, when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit near a popular tourist spot in east China on Saturday, officials said.
- `Recycle Wastes To Protect Environment' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Intensive use of chemical fertilizers had undesirable effects on the environment and to counter this farm wastes should be recycled, speakers stressed during a day-long training programme conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Vamban, near here recently
- The Road To Hell (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Increasing vehicle population and poor traffic-engineering have made Indian roads more dangerous than any conflict zone. Despite alarming number of deaths, road disaster management and safety issues are not being addressed by policy makers, . . .
- Don't Be Cowed Down, Kalam Tells Quake-Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
``I laud the courage of the people of Tangdhar in defeating their problems. I suggest you master the problem''
- Annan Hails Reopening Of Rafah Border (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has congratulated Palestinians on the re-opening of the Gaza Strip's key Rafah border with Egypt nearly three months after Israel closed it.
- India In A Dilemma – Wants Gas From Iran And Nuke Agreement From America – Confused On Which Side To Take? (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 27, 2005)
India is between two hard rocks. It needs natural gas and oil in the short run from Iran.
- Catch A Falling Star (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 27, 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.
- A Search For New Identity (Deccan Herald, LEKSHMY RAJEEV, Nov 27, 2005)
Kanimozhi is a poet who values social mores but finds them constraining nevertheless.
- Da‘lie’ Behind Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, S A Karthik , Nov 27, 2005)
This endeavour to say the right things without antagonising anybody runs through most of the selected pieces in this volume’
- Lessons In Bihar, For Vanquished And Victors (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Nov 27, 2005)
Despots don’t learn the ways of democracy easily. Laloo Prasad Yadav, whose party’s 15-year misrule turned Bihar into a byword for backwardness and lawlessness,
- Enjoy The Best Of Both Worlds (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Nov 27, 2005)
five hour drive from Bangalore and you can be transported to India’s own ‘Switzerland’ alias Chikmagalur.
- Pakistan Rebuilding Terror Network After Quake - Terror Network Intact In Pak Despite Quake: Indian Army (India Daily, Anil Rane, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistan uses terror as means to fight against India. This is going on since sixties.
- Good Riddance, But Road All Uphill Ahead (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
Last week provided us with a rare moment of hope in politics — the defeat of Mr and Mrs Laloo Yadav. No defeat was more deserved, more reassuring for those of us who remain recklessly optimistic about the future of Bharat Mata despite the abysmal . . .
- Communists In India – Exerting Control On The Government From Behind The Curtain (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 27, 2005)
You will not see them. They do not have any minister.
- Us Admits It Burned Taliban Bodies (Indian Express, 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 guerrillas and taunted insurgents about it, but had not meant it as a desecration.
- Natwar Reduced: His Cars Down From 10 To 2, Staff 43 To 15 (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 27, 2005)
Four days ago, the 15-day window given to former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh to clear up his office got over. So gone is his 43-strong workforce and the 10 cars that were exclusive to him.
- Ysr To Meet Manmohan On Fab Project Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Shifting of proposed facility to Tamil Nadu opposed
- Scientists Petition Nobel Academy, Allege Injustice (Hindustan Times, Neha Mehta, Nov 27, 2005)
Ten scientists from India and the US have made a written representation to the Royal Swedish Academy expressing their regret at the omission of physicist ECG Sudarshan from this year’s Nobel roll of honour.
- We Are Not Treading On Legislature, Executive: Cji (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
``In the very nature of our duties, someone is bound to be displeased but it is unavoidable'' "It is the constitutional duty of the Supreme Court to keep the executive and the legislature within the limits provided by the Constitution."
- Allahabad Police Superintendent Transferred (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Life in the city, rocked by violence following the murder of a student leader, limped back to normal on Saturday even as the Senior Superintendent of Police was transferred in the wake of the killing and the ensuing violence.
- India Should Let Nuclear Agreement Lapse: Analyst (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
U.S. trying to impose `onerous new conditions' on agreement
- Chain Stores In India Yet To Develop Consumer Trust (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Brand equity has a stronger bearing than minimum quality standards, says study
ACNielsen study covers 38 markets
Visual cues, positioning are deficient in Private Labels
- Rejina's Details Missing From School (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Application for admission produced before the court to ascertain her age
Petitions posted for January 18 in view of stay order
Police officer accused of threatening petitioner
AIDWA demands Kunhalikutty's resignation
- Omar Abdullah Calls For Changes In U.N. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Former Union Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called for changes in the United Nations, saying the world body has to represent the world of today and not the polarisation of the 1940s.
- Eu Diplomacy Fails To Dent Iran’S Nuclear Ambition (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Western analysts slam US-EU UNSC referral threats as non-credibile
* Stress China-nuclear proliferation dynamic not yet addressed
- Earthquake Claims 14 Lives In East China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Fourteen persons have so far been killed and 20 others seriously injured in an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale on Saturday in a region between Jiujiang and Ruichang in east China's Jiangxi Province.
- Flood-Related Damage Put At Rs. 20.38 Crores (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Detailed report to be submitted to the Government shortly
- Corruption Spreading Its Tentacles (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 27, 2005)
No country is completely free of corruption. Generally speaking, the poorer a country the more corrupt it is. A political system which is unrepresentative and unaccountable makes it worse. Regrettably, Pakistan suffers from this double whammy.
- Peace Process Losing Steam (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Nov 26, 2005)
The last two months have witnessed some damaging developments in the Pakistan-India peace process.
- India For Consensus On Iran Issue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 26, 2005)
India is happy and relieved that the door has opened for the resumption of Iran-EU3 talks and no resolution was put up for voting before the Board of Governors’ meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna yesterday.
- No Compulsion For India To Separate Civil And Nuclear Facilities'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Other "benefits" to New Delhi as per accord with U.S. may not be available
Russia facilitating talks on nuclear enrichment between Iran and E.U. `three'
India prepared to share a "road map" with U.S. on the separation of facilities
- ``No Compulsion For India To Separate Civil And Nuclear Facilities'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Other "benefits" to New Delhi as per accord with U.S. may not be available
Russia facilitating talks on nuclear enrichment between Iran and E.U. `three'
India prepared to share a "road map" with U.S. on the separation of facilities
- Navdeep Suri To Be India’S New Consul-General In Karachi (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Senior IFS officer Navdeep Suri will be India’s consul-general in Karachi where the Indian Consulate is likely to be reopened from January next year.
- Baiting George Bush By Simon Tisdall (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 26, 2005)
Hugo Chavez knows how to wind up the US government. His latest wheeze — selling discounted home heating oil to chilly residents of Massachusetts — follows his offer to help victims of Bush administration bungling over Hurricane Katrina.
- Challenge And Response: Disaster Management Plan — Ii (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 26, 2005)
In identifying and assessing hazards, an important step is to carry out a vulnerability analysis. Vulnerability is the ability of a system (or element) to withstand, avoid, neutralize or absorb the impacts of hazardous natural events.
- Before It Gets Out Of Hand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 26, 2005)
Much to the relief of countries on the periphery of Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors decided on Thursday not to refer Iran’s case to the UN Security Council at the moment.
- Ending The Stalemate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 26, 2005)
An unfortunate aspect of the post-earthquake scenario is the discord between the government and the opposition on the modalities of aid utilization.
- A Moving Mantra...For India’S Success (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Nov 26, 2005)
The tenth annual Wharton India Economic Forum, held last week, attracted speakers from varied disciplines and the private sector.
- Lanka To Amend Truce Halting ‘Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
New Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said on Friday he would amend a ceasefire with rebels to halt “terrorist acts”, saying he did not believe minority Tamils should have their own separate homeland.
- Political Turnaround In Bihar (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 26, 2005)
The post-election scenario in Bihar is not bright because of two things: too much visibility for the BJP and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s non-reconciliation to his defeat.
- Nepal Breakthrough (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 26, 2005)
The political ground has shifted in Nepal with the hammering out of a 12-point common agenda between major parliamentary parties and Maoist rebels, subsequently endorsed by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.
- Petroleum Ministry To Seek Cabinet Nod For Iran Pipeline (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The Petroleum Ministry will seek Cabinet approval in January next year for entering into a trilateral agreement with Iran and Pakistan for import of natural gas through the over 7-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.
- Retail Folly Guilty In Ioc Staffer’S Killing (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 26, 2005)
The murder of a young Indian Oil Corporation officer by a petrol pump owner for daring to check adulteration of fuel in the badlands of Uttar Pradesh is both tragic and shocking.
- Revive Kyoto At Montreal (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Nov 26, 2005)
Too many acronyms and jargon tend to confound rather than inform; little wonder, then, why global warming is no big deal for most.
- Don’T Disturb (Tribune, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2005)
IT is unfortunate that Parliament is held to ransom on one issue or another. This time it is the Volker report.
- Soft Targets (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 26, 2005)
Two-year-old Akshay's vocabulary now includes the word Taliban; his father Maniappan, a driver with the Border Roads Organisation, is the latest victim of the terror group operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Kalam To Visit Last Loc Village In Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Adding yet another firsts to his cap, President A P J Abdul Kalam would be visiting Urusa, the last village on the Line of Control, in North Kashmir during his two-day visit to the state beginning on Saturday to assess the relief measures . . .
- Award For ‘Operation Green Kargil’ (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Nov 26, 2005)
The Army’s efforts to conserve the flora and fauna on the rocky heights of the Kargil, Dras and Batalik have borne fruit. Not only has the Army made the heights green but also honoured the personnel responsible for it.
- Remembering The ‘Forgotten Soldier’ (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Nov 26, 2005)
In Battery Park in downtown Manhatten in New York, there stands within a plaza an obelisk with a soldier shaped cutout by artist Mac Adams, honouring the memory of New York’s Korean war veterans.
- Tragedy Of Lalu Yadav (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Nov 26, 2005)
The recent rejection by the electors of Bihar of the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), as Mr Lalu Yadav’s fiefdom is called, is the culmination of a political tragedy that began in 1996.
- Brutal Killing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2005)
The Taliban’s slaying of Ramankutty Maniappan, an employee of India’s Border Roads Organisation (BRO), should be strongly condemned. Maniappan was taken hostage by the Taliban last week.
- Iran At The Iaea: The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 26, 2005)
In a development that can only be hailed, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has postponed referring Iran to the UN Security Council.
- Serpent In Eden (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 26, 2005)
Eden Gardens was never really expected to have a heart large enough to bear the brunt of a Sourav-sized absence. But when the fall came, the pettiness still surprised.
- Modifying Its Message (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Narendra Modi was eventually marked absent from Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Just as well.
- No Piecemeal Appointment Of Judges, Court Tells Centre (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 26, 2005)
"After the collegium cleared 17 names, it is not possible to have selective forwarding"
Only one notification for appointment, says court
Recommendations pending for three months
Time frame for appointment not adhered to
- Benefit From The Fringes (Indian Express, SATYA PRAKASH, Nov 26, 2005)
There have been reports of the government agreeing to take a second look at Fringe Benefit Tax norms in the budget exercise. FBT was contentious from the day it was introduced, so it is welcome news that the government is willing to consider . . .
- Vienna Over, Iran Under Watch (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The UN nuclear watchdog wrapped up its board meeting in Vienna on Friday with non-aligned countries protesting a call by Britain to hand over key Iranian nuclear documents to the world’s five main atomic powers for analysis, a Western diplomat said.
- India Says No, China Sends Arms To Nepal (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 26, 2005)
With an Indian embargo on arms supply in place, King Gyanendra’s government has begun turning to China for weapons. At least 18 trucks of unspecified arms and ammunition from China arrived in Nepal this week.
- Manoeuvering Right (Deccan Herald, Leela Ramaswamy, Nov 26, 2005)
Working your way around to get on top of a situation can be quite an exercise.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate one’s blood to him when he is stricken.
- Missile Plan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2005)
The Agni-3 missile demonstrates the country’s technological maturity.
- Fight But Make It A Just War (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 26, 2005)
I have been a supporter of US intervention in Iraq and I have had good things to say about the leadership of Bush and Blair. I don’t intend to un-say any of my earlier statements, but paradoxically I must point out that I am happy about the emergence. . .
- Is Blair Shrugging Off The Bush Poodle Tag? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 26, 2005)
A leaked document on a Blair-Bush conversation throws light on the British prime minister’s sound liberal instincts.
- Your Inbox Is In ‘Total Jihad Fugue’ (Indian Express, RASHMI TANEJA, Nov 26, 2005)
If you think that spam is the scourge of civilisation and an execrable nuisance cluttering up your mail inbox, think again.
- Limits Of Implementation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 26, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the CBDT's instructions on monetary limits for filing of appeals
- Assessee In Arrears — No Attachment Without Possession (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Nov 26, 2005)
The tax authorities have been vested with powers to attach property when tax is in arrears. However, what can be attached is only property that belongs to an assessee in default. An interesting question arises where property is transferred for full . . .
- Law-Makers And Breakers Too? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 26, 2005)
Within the bounds of the Constitution, at times a political animal may have to break the law to make a point. But if that animal is an MP what is the state of play between the different roles?
- Enforcing Clause 49 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The Secutities and Exchange Board of India's commitment to the December 31 deadline on compliance of Clause 49 by listed companies was forcefully reiterated by its chairman, Mr M. Damodaran, recently.
- Buzzing Labs In A Back-Office Land (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 26, 2005)
Globalisation and increasing speed to market are causing many manufacturing-based industries to review all aspects of their business processes including R&D and regulatory testing, writes G. Sudesh Kumar in Outsourcing Laboratory-based Services.
- Powering Ahead (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 26, 2005)
The government’s recently approved power tariff policy offers a stiff dose of reforms, provided it is implemented by the state power regulators.
- Working On A Post-Retirement Hobby (Tribune, Dana Klosner, Nov 26, 2005)
Protirement, a term coined during the early 1990s,in part describes the secondary careers taken on by many workers who find their savings and Social Security won’t be enough to sustain their lifestyles after they reach the traditional retirement age of 65
- Iran Weighs Timing Of Uranium Restart (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Iran is weighing when to restart its uranium enrichment programme, in a move that would escalate international fears that it wants to make nuclear arms, according to an intelligence report cited by diplomats on Friday.
- ‘The Last Such Sacrifice’ (Indian Express, R.K.Datta, Nov 26, 2005)
Letters continue to come in to The Indian Express, condemning Manjunath’s murder, commiserating with his bereaved family, and calling for justice
- Taliban’S Letter With The Body: India, Stop Work, We Fighting America (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 26, 2005)
Two days after Ramankutty Maniyappan’s body was found near Delaram in South-West Afghanistan, the government is increasingly convinced that the decision to murder the BRO staffer was a pre-meditated one aimed at sending a signal to India deeply . . .
- Salem’S Lawyers Claim He Was Tortured In Lock-Up (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Abu Salem’s lawyers moved the special TADA court today claiming that he was tortured while in the custody of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) at the Bhoiwada lock-up yesterday night. The ATS got Salem’s custody the day before in connection with the murder..
- Bihar’S Very Big Picture (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 26, 2005)
Politics in India is in grave danger of being trivialised by yet another factor—psephology.
- `Soft Power', In Place Of Gun-Toting, Serves Washington Well (Hindu, Nasim Zehra, Nov 26, 2005)
Washington desperately needs friends in Pakistan too. At the public level, its `war on terror' has complicated an already estranged bilateral relationship.
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