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Articles 31921 through 32020 of 53943:
- Communists In India Keeps Pressure Up - India Quietly Reshuffles Cabinet Ahead Of Crucial U.N. Iran Vote (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
India is quietly changings its position on Iranian nuke issues.
- Airport In A Mess: This Winter, Fly If You Must (Hindustan Times, Archis Mohan and Nandini R. Iyer, Nov 19, 2005)
People sprawled on the floor, long queues outside toilets, passengers hankering for food, children crying in exasperation. This alarmist scenario threatens to become a reality at the Delhi airport very soon.
- A Long Wait (Statesman, Bijay Sankar Bora, Nov 19, 2005)
Over 40,000 victims of a bloodbath and arson let loose by militants from the UPDS and DHD in Assam’s Karbi Anglong hill district still live in relief camps, unsure about their future and wary of the fast approaching winter as there have been . . .
- Twin Blasts Target Iraq Mosques, 74 Dead (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Suicide bombers killed 74 worshippers at two mosques in eastern Iraq today while in Baghdad two car bombs targeted a hotel housing foreign journalists and killed eight Iraqis.
- Rebel Outfits Cry Foul Over Pak Relief Efforts (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Nov 19, 2005)
The Pakistan government has failed to come to the rescue of earthquake survivors in PoK, according to members of overseas Kashmiri organisations, trying to help victims of the killer quake.
- Situation In Quake-Hit Areas Serious: Annan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 19, 2005)
The UN Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan has described the situation in quake affected areas of Pakistan as serious and enormous and appealed to the donors community to respond generously for reconstruction and recovery.
- At It Again-Mr Yechuri’S Tiresome Negativism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Sitaram Yechuri’s attitude towards the IT sector smacks of extreme negativism, which is rather shocking given the pragmatic realism of the parlour pinks.
- Annan Lauds Pak Role In Un Reforms (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Thursday appreciated Pakistan’s role in the United Nations reform process after meeting Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here. “Pakistan has played a very important and active role in the reform process of the United Nations,” h
- Japan And Russia -By Dmitry Kosyrev (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Only a month ago, it seemed that Russia was the only regional country to maintain good relations with Japan, as compared with recently revived animosity toward that country on the part of Beijing and Seoul.
- Beijing's Big Bang (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 19, 2005)
India and aspiring global player, one which would love to be seen among the first ten, if not five. Its voice always heard as long as it is not opposed to that of the sole super power.
- Mekong Lesson Ii (Statesman, Pradip Phanjoubam, Nov 19, 2005)
The mud brown, rough waters of the mighty Mekong river have been tamed somewhat. It is today navigable for a greater part of its length of over 4,000 km, giving livelihood and hope to the population along it in six nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Nov 19, 2005)
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh making light of the "reciprocity" argument on the US-India nuclear deal, seeming to indicate that the US interpretation of the roadmap was for a domestic constituency, US ambassador David Mulford on November 14 . . .
- New Thinking On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 19, 2005)
Solution begins from where occupation comes to an end
- Un Is With You: Annan Assures Pak (Greater Kashmir, TARIQ NAQASH, Nov 19, 2005)
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday toured the ruined PaK capital and called for gigantic efforts to help the nation recover from this tragic and urgent situation.
- We Hope World Will Respond (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 19, 2005)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has drawn the attention of the world community towards the colossal losses that Pakistan has suffered as a result of the October 8 devastating earthquake and urged the affluent nations to come forward with financial . . .
- Devalued Ph.Ds (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 18, 2005)
There was once a time when award of a Ph.D. was a special honour worthy of being reported in bold headlines in newspapers. Nowadays Indian universities are churning out Ph.Ds by the thousands every year in every conceivable discipline.
- A Lot More Needed, Says Annan: Relief And Reconstruction (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday many more lives could have been saved after the October 8 earthquake, had the UN received resources and there were no logistic challenges in rushing relief to the inaccessible areas
- ‘We Will Get Even With The Naxals’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
It was the lull after the storm. Or conversely, it could be the lull before yet another storm, expected to be more violent. The Ranveer Sena men, who have been hit hard by the naxalites in the last three decades, are keeping their powder dry.
- India Health Summit From November 21 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
It will discuss among other issues role of IT in enhancing healthcare research
- Crime Against Women On Rise (Daily Excelsior, Aditi Singh, Nov 18, 2005)
According to the crime bureau report 2003-04 of the ministry of home affairs released recently crime against women has increased three-fold during the last four years. Murder, rape, harassment for dowry is the common all India feature, . . .
- India Warns Neighbours On Terror (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
In a thinly veiled warning to its neighbours, India said on Thursday South Asian nations must end terrorism in the region if their economies are ever to prosper.
- Bush, Roh Warn Dprk On Nuclear Plan (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 18, 2005)
United States President George W. Bush and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-hyun, on Thursday signalled that they would "not tolerate" a nuclear-armed Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Falling Farm Incomes, Growing Inequities (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Nov 18, 2005)
Health spending in the average farm household is double that on education each month. Millions of India's farm households are in dismal shape. Even as the number of billionaires grows at the other end of the spectrum.
- New Cures For An Old Fever (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
As an infectious disease that affects two million people in India annually, malaria continues to be a significant public health challenge. India has a much lower death rate from malaria than Africa, where nearly a million children die of the infection...
- Bush's Problem With History (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Nov 18, 2005)
One year ago, after his re-election, President Bush brashly asserted: "I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style."
- Worthwhile Pursuit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The Bhagavata Purana highlights the effectiveness of Bhakti Marga as a sure path to God realisation. It reinforces the reciprocal love between God and His devotees.
- India Sends 3rd Consignment Of Relief To Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India on Thursday dispatched the third consignment of relief goods, including tents, sleeping bags, blankets, medicines and X-ray machines to quake-hit Pakistan.
- Heightened Violence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 18, 2005)
The attacks are to protest the change of leadership in Jammu and Kashmir
- Rights Of Neighbours (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Nov 18, 2005)
Islam requires all neighbors to be loving and cooperative with one another and share one another’s sorrows and happiness.
- Tragic Ending (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Tragedy acquires poignancy when it concerns those who die unsung after displaying extraordinary skills in their respective fields, be they sports persons or stage and screen veterans.
- Earthquake Disaster Management (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kalla, Nov 18, 2005)
It was my first experience to witness how relief was distributed to the victims of earthquake and steps were taken for their rehabilitation in Uri, where I visited twice.
- Sebi Plans To Streamline Ipo Norms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Securities and Exchange Board of India will shortly revise norms for public offers and unveil a slew of products for secondary and derivative markets.
- Looking Over The Hedge (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Nov 18, 2005)
The systemic risk caused by hedge funds whose operations are "private" and unregulated is rising. This should cause as much worry for the IMF as for India, where hedge funds have made their entry through participatory notes.
- High Turnout In Lanka Election (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Nov 18, 2005)
Sri Lankans turned up in large numbers in most parts of the country on Thursday to vote in the closely-fought fifth presidential election that will decide who will rule for the next six years–Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse of the ruling Sri Lanka . . .
- ‘Bush To Blame For Abu Ghraib’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The former US commander of Abu Ghraib prison said she was held up unfairly as a scapegoat by “male warriors” but the real blame for the abuse scandal rests with military leaders and the White House.
- Upholding A Concept That Sees World As One - I (Greater Kashmir, PROF SHARIF MUJAHID, Nov 18, 2005)
Iqbal didn’t believe in recognizing territories as identities but points of reference, writes
PROF SHARIF MUJAHID
- Issues Before The Ministerial (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2005)
The WTO talks will focus on agricultural subsidies and services. There may be some surprises at the last moment
- India Pressing Russia Over Brahmos Induction (Indian Express, Dadan Upadhyay, Nov 18, 2005)
India is pressing Russia to speed up the process of inducting the BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile, in its Armed Forces, before launching its marketing in third countries.
- Criminal Neglect (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2005)
Death of patients due to the negligence of doctors in government hospitals has been happening at alarming intervals and quite regularly in Kolkata and elsewhere in the state and 55-year-old Gouri Chakraborty,
- Us, Muslims And Democracy (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 18, 2005)
American officials must recognise the contradiction in their simultaneous support for democracy and dictatorial Muslim regimes.
- Nepal Oppn, Maoists Hold Delhi Durbar (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Nov 18, 2005)
Leaders of major Nepali Opposition parties are reportedly holding parleys with representatives of the banned Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in New Delhi, sources said.
- A Bomb Too Many (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 18, 2005)
The attitude of the Indian left to the Iran question is suspect
- India Dispatched The Third Relief Train To Pakistan Carrying 600 Tonnes Of Relief Material, Including Tents, Sleeping Bags, Blankets And Medicines (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India dispatched the third relief train to Pakistan carrying 600 tonnes of relief material, including tents, sleeping bags, blankets and medicines.
- Un Under Pressure To Ensure Availability Of Volcker Com Papers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The UN is under increasing pressure to ensure the availability to investigators of documents on which Volcker Committee based its findings on alleged involvement of individuals and companies from dozens of countries, including India, in the massive . . .
- Pakistani Among 3 Let Militants Held In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Army, CRPF and police today arrested three militants including a Pakistani from Pul Doda and recovered three hand grenades from their possession.
- Let Cbi Get Through With Salem First, Says Mumbai Top Cop (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Mumbai Police Commissioner A N Roy said on Thursday that the city police could seek custody of underworld don Abu Salem only after the CBI was through with him.
- The Message That Unites (Greater Kashmir, NAZIR A QADIRI, Nov 18, 2005)
Let’s all follow his footsteps and therein lies the secrete of all success, writes
NAZIR A QADIRI
- Us Rebukes Iraq Over Prison Abuse (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Iraq’s interior minister dismissed reports of prisoner abuse at a secret Baghdad bunker today, prompting a stern response from the US embassy in an affair that threatens to aggravate sectarian tensions.
- The Yankee Nuclear Ayatollahs (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Nov 18, 2005)
India baiters in the US, ‘experts’ and Congressmen, have expectedly ganged up to scuttle the July 18 India-US civilian nuclear accord with members of the International Relations Committee warning the Bush administration against going ahead with the. . . .
- Annan Urges World To Donate Generously (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Nov 18, 2005)
Compassion fatigue and unlucky timing’ leaving quake victims in the cold
By Irfan Ghauri
- Sufficient Evidence To Prosecute Salem: Cbi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The CBI today said it had sufficient evidence to prosecute extradited gangster Abu Salem, and it does not matter if he wants to be an approver.
- Investors Balk As Indian Budget Airlines Take Off (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Nov 18, 2005)
Indian airlines are expanding operations to feed rapidly growing domestic air travel, but high valuations and tough competition are keeping investors at bay
- India Sends Another Quake Relief Consignment To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India today dispatched the third relief train to Pakistan carrying 600 tonnes of relief material, including tents, sleeping bags, blankets and medicines.
- Net Profit (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 18, 2005)
As part of the deal struck on the eve of the first UN World Summit on the Information Society,
- Punjab Govt Will Set Up Free Dairy Zone, Says (Daily Times, Qamar Jabbar, Nov 18, 2005)
The Punjab government will set up a free dairy zone in the province to increase meat and beef production, Muhammad Khalid Mehmood, parliamentary secretary for livestock and dairy development, said on Thursday.
- Polling Ends Peacefully In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Low turnout in Jaffna due to LTTE and TNA's professed "disinterest" in the election
75 per cent turnout registered outside the northeast
Three separate incidents of violence reported in eastern districts
- Annan Appeals For More Funds (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 18, 2005)
In Pakistan to attend donors meet
More resources needed for recovery and reconstruction
$5.2 billion required for rehabilitation
Actual cash flows less than pledges
- Brown Maintains He's Not A 'Softer' Alternative To Blair (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
UK Finance Minister Gordon Brown has warned dissidents in the ruling Labour Party not to view him as a less radical alternative to premier Tony Blair when it comes to public sector reform.
- Payback Time (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
A GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED committee is studying a complaint by Indian shipping companies that the combined impact of a dozen different taxes is not only weakening them but also blunting their competitive edge in the international market.
- Nsg Commandos Arrive In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The first contingent of elite National Security Guards (NSG), which specialises in anti-terror operations, arrived here on Thursday to hunt down prisoners who had been freed by Maoist rebels from the Jehanabad jail in Bihar. Maoists had raided the . . . .
- Suicide Bomber In Yesterday's Blast Was From Let: Police (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The suicide bomber, who blew up an explosive-laden car outside the corporate headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank here, was a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashker-e-Toiba (LET) outfit, a senior police official said today.
- Karnataka Plans Law To Curb Naxal Activities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The State Government proposes to enact legislation to curb growing naxalite activities on the lines of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, which have separate Acts to deal with the naxal problem.
- 'Sufficient Evidence' To Prosecute Salem (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The CBI on Thursday said it had sufficient evidence to prosecute extradited gangster Abu Salem, and it does not matter if he wants to be an approver.
- Air India Gesture To Travellers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Effective November 15, Air India will be offering complimentary executive class return tickets to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur or Dubai or on any Indian domestic sector on AI,
- Quake-Stranded Group Crosses Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India sets dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border
- Indians Can Take Test In Mumbai, Delhi For Becoming Solicitors In United Kingdom (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Nov 18, 2005)
It demonstrates the growing cooperation between two countries: Sir Michael Arthur.
Only one section compulsory for Indian lawyers whose medium of instruction is English
Test to be conducted twice a year for a fee of £275
- Work Out Economics Of Technology For Farmers' Benefit: Swaminathan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Implement new irrigation technologies, says Dasmunshi
- A Rough Passage For Saarc (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 18, 2005)
SAARC’s future would be uncertain if India embraces big power bilateralism in its economic policy, as recommended by K Subrahmanyam, at the expense of regionalism.
- China Keen On Tie-Up With India In Bio-Medical Research (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Scope seen in traditional medicine systems
Chinese experience in health insurance initiatives was also discussed
India planning an effective health insurance initiative
Concern over control of communicable diseases
- Micro-Finance: Overcoming The Mismatches (Business Line, Navin Bhatia, Nov 18, 2005)
A vibrant and developed micro-finance sector can significantly impact economic development and distribution of wealth. The demand for micro-finance being enormous,
- Population Can Be An Asset Too (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 18, 2005)
The President, Mr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, has repeatedly stressed the importance of population control for India to become a `developed' nation. While interacting with students in Shimla last December, he said that it is necessary to control the population
- Wto Ministerial: Tough Bargaining Lies Ahead (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Nov 18, 2005)
The developing countries, representing 22 per cent of world agricultural production and 70 per cent of rural workers, should apply the lessons learned from the agricultural negotiations in Geneva.
- It’S Not Shaukat’S Cup Of Tea (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 18, 2005)
Rumours suggesting replacement of Chaudhry Shujaat by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz as ruling PML chief are in circulation in the federal capital.
- Ties With Moscow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2005)
INDIA and Russia have cleared the way for taking their relations, particularly in the area of transfer of military technology,
- India To Expedite Clearance Process: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said on Thursday that Indian authorities would expedite the clearance process for the Kashmiris who want to cross the Line of Control to see their kin on the other side.
- Tiger Boycott, Violence Mar Sri Lankan Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Election commissioner expected to announce first poll results on Friday
- India Seeks Us Aircraft On Lease (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India has requested a possible logistic support and lease of P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from the United States.
- Use Of White Phosphorous (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 18, 2005)
Though there was not an iota of doubt about authenticity of an earlier report on the subject a US military spokesman has now also confirmed use of white phosphorous in the Iraqi city of Fallujah last November.
- Sewa-Govt Row Over Jeevika Project Hots Up (Tribune, R.K. Misra, Nov 18, 2005)
THE Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is to women in Gujarat what Amul is to rural India.
- Manmohan: Let Us Fight Terror Together (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
"Free trade will offer a win-win situation"
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