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Articles 32221 through 32320 of 53943:
- Tackling The Shortage (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy & A Madhavan, Nov 16, 2005)
Subsidies and price distortions of LPG do not serve the poor and create artificial shortage
- Delhi Will Tell Tehran: Keep N-Politics Out Of Pipeline (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Nov 16, 2005)
New Delhi plans to ask Tehran to keep nuclear politics out of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and consider the latter as a purely commercial deal.
- The Price They Have To Pay (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 16, 2005)
The stakes are high if the US and EU reduce subsidies and cuts
- Little Stalinists (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Cutting edge radicals? Forget it, JNU is full of hecklers and wannabe civil servants.
- The General Theory Of Revelations And Responses (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Nov 16, 2005)
A large public meeting is in progress. The speaker is emphatic, he is shrill.
- Science And Faith Are Not In Opposition (Deccan Herald, Tenzin Gyatso, Nov 16, 2005)
Not only should scientists be more than technically adept they should also be mindful of their own motives and the larger goal which is the betterment of humanity.
- Nehru Stands Tall At Harrow (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 16, 2005)
A Pakistani teenager heading the Nehru Society at Britain’s world famous Harrow School has praised India’s first Prime Minister as a role model and inspiration for young Asians.
- Hurriyat Opens Three Relief Points Along Loc (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Nov 16, 2005)
Amidst the escalating violence in J-K, Hurriyat moderates today announced setting up of their own relief stations at the three crossing points on LoC besides sending a delegation to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to commiserate with the quake-hit.
- We Cannot Accept Globalisation At The Cost Of Our Self-Reliance: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Nov 16, 2005)
Last weekBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeestepped into his sixth year as Chief Minister of West Bengal. He has successfully met two Assembly elections and will face another election next year. In an interview, the veteran leader of the Communist Party of India ....
- Defence Ties With Moscow Will Remain Robust: Pranab (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 16, 2005)
Defence ties key component of strategic partnership: Russia
IPR agreement to be finalised
Minister to meet Putin today
BrahMos production capability to ber eviewed
- Calamity Mitigation On The Back Burner (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 16, 2005)
For the Pakistani military establishment, the earthquake means little in terms of advancing its agenda. This should explain its laidback response and tardy approach to the ground realities in the aftermath of the calamity.
- Arafat As `Obstacle' Exposed As A Myth (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 16, 2005)
One year after Yasser Arafat's death, and he has passed into silent myth and legend. As with all great historical figures, the myth is both powerful and pervasive.
- `Centre's Stand Must Echo Nam Position On Iran' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday said the Manmohan Singh Government should be able to adopt a position in consonance with the stand taken by a ministerial delegation of the Non-Aligned Movement that provides a framework for settling . . .
- Tata Logistics Venture Plans Initial Public Offering (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Proposes Rs. 350 cr. investment in three years; aiming at Rs. 1,000 cr. turnover by 2008-09
Identifies focus areas
Keen to strike alliances
Plans terminal operations abroad
- Left Reiterates Ultimatum On Iran Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Left parties on Tuesday reiterated their ultimatum on India’s vote on the Iran nuclear issue, saying they expected the Manmohan Singh government to declare its stand before the next International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on November 24.
- Centre To Promote Regional Languages On Internet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
To promote Indian regional languages in the cyber world, the Central Government has joined the international World Wide Web consortium (W3C), in which Indian scientists will work with international experts for evolving standards for a wide-scale use . . .
- Don’T Blame Poll Duties For Attack: Ec (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 16, 2005)
In a reference to Bihar government’s attempt to shift the blame of Jehanabad jail-break on delpoyment of forces for poll duty, the EC today pointed out the inter-state movement of forces — other than those provided by the Centre — is decided by the state
- Bush Holds Up Taiwan As An Example Of Democracy (Reuters, Caren Bohan, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. President George W. Bush urged China to do more to allow political and religious freedom to flourish on Wednesday, holding up Taiwan as a model of a free and democratic society.
- Left Exerts Pressure Over Iran (Hindustan Times, Ramesh Babu, Nov 16, 2005)
Hear us or you will repent. This is the Left's latest warning to the Centre if India were to vote against Iran at the November 24 meet of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Musharraf Not Doing Enough (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Nov 16, 2005)
A day after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's boast about breaking the back of terrorism, a follow-up report on the 9/11 commission's recommendations has nailed the claim, asserting that Pakistan continues to be "a sanctuary and training ground . . .
- Rice Brokers Israel-Palestinian Deal On Gaza Border (Reuters, Sue Pleming, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brokered a deal on Gaza border crossings in marathon talks with Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday, scoring a rare breakthrough in Middle East diplomacy.
- Injured Pakistani Quake Survivors Finally Get Help (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 16, 2005)
Nearly six weeks after Pakistan's killer earthquake, people with untreated injuries are still being brought down from remote mountain settlements.
- Make India's Stand On Iran Known Before Nov 24: Cpm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Government should make clear its stand on Iran nuclear issue before the International Atomic Energy Agency meets in Geneva on November 24, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said today.
- Rainwater Harvesting To Tide Over Water Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Simple techniques of rainwater harvesting can go a long way in averting a water crisis that looms large over the world, according to the International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA).
- "Centre Will Not Disappoint Upa Allies On Iaea Vote" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Left parties eroding the credibility of the front: Munshi
- Organisation Formed To Monitor Students' Level Of Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Evaluation programme to be taken up in 50,000 schools, says T.M. Vijay Bhaskar
- Bjp Will Have New President In New Year: Naqvi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three-day national convention in Mumbai from December 28 to take decision
- Us Moots Lease Of P3c Planes To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Pentagon has notified US Congress about a possible lease to India of two P3C aircraft along with equipment and services as part of a proposed military sale worth US $133 million to strengthen the Indo-US strategic partnership.
- States Not Paying Due Attention To Raising Literacy: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
"There is a correlation between literacy and development that we cannot ignore" "We also need to understand that the biggest constraint to realising a better future is poor infrastructure. This we are committed to reversing"
- Lives That Depend On Studies In Labs (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Nov 16, 2005)
Zakia Pathak (77), a retired English teacher, has been in-and-out of hospital for the past three years as a volunteer for a clinical trial for a new cancer drug. For the moment, she says she has no regrets.
- The French Disconnection (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
The riots in France that began late last month have, not surprisingly, been appropriated by clash-of-civilization theorists as further verification of their thesis that Muslim and western cultures are mutually exclusive.
- Left Apart (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2005)
The Left, particularly the CPM, has, of late, been going hammer and tongs at the UPA government.
- New Sebi Panel On Norms For Exchanges (Indian Express, YAGNESH KANSARA & SAI PRASAN, Nov 16, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has formed a high-powered internal group to draft guidelines on several important issues related to corporatisation and demutualisation (C&D) of stock exchanges.
- Middle-Class Mahatma (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Nov 16, 2005)
IN his heyday, be it in Railways or Finance, he was rated as a “useless” Minister. What good is a politician who won’t cut an odd deal here and fix a contract elsewhere. Well, that was Madhu (Dandavate),
- Beyond Boundaries And Territories (Greater Kashmir, Zadie Smith, Nov 16, 2005)
Once again the traditional Booker outrage and upset have come and gone, leaving one to wonder whether an arduous task of reading a long haul of books ends up finally in a selection process that is done by a mere lottery or a literary competition.
- Jehanabad Sp Suspended (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 16, 2005)
As the head of the administration in Bihar under President's rule, Governor Buta Singh,
- In Pursuit Of Excellence (Tribune, Manmohan Singh , Nov 16, 2005)
IT is always a pleasure for me to come to a university campus. My professional life started among students and teachers and I have always enjoyed the environment of a university campus.
- Kashmir Solution Key To Peace, Rocca Told (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 16, 2005)
Signalling that all is not well on the Pakistan-India front, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri made it clear to the visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca that durable peace could not be achieved in the region without the settlement . . .
- Snapped Ties (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 16, 2005)
A few days after the devastating earthquake wreaked havoc in both parts of Kashmir, the government decided to restore telecommunication-links with Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) for a couple of days.
- Mirwaiz Hurriyat Packing For Muzaffarabad (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Moderate separatist grouping will send next week a contingent of 50 volunteers comprising skilled labor force, doctors and paramedics across the Line of Control through the established meeting points, Chairman Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq . . .
- Editorial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 16, 2005)
Model election
Rajnath Singh is off the mark
- Six Die In Karachi Kfc Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
A powerful car bomb today exploded outside an American fast food outlet located in a government building in a high-security area of Karachi,
- Moment Of Truth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 16, 2005)
Will The UPA Government Survive November?
By this day next week the full Supreme Court judgment on the Bihar assembly dissolution should be out. It matters little what detailed arguments the judgment will rely on.
- Jehanabad Sp Suspended, Angry Cops Want Dm Penalised (Statesman, Manoj Chaurasia, Nov 16, 2005)
The district constabulary revolted after the Superintendent of Police, Mr Sunil Kumar, was suspended today — a day after the Maoist mayhem here.
- Reforms In Higher Education Are Inevitable, Says K.C. Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
PG courses should be in tune with industry needs: APSCHE Chairman
Courses should be capable of empowering human resources
Along with quantitative increase, quality should improve
Allays fears over APSCHE encroaching into varsities' domain
- Indian Air Force Goes High Tech And World Class As America Starts Allowing Influx Of Super... (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 16, 2005)
Indian Air Force goes high tech and world class as America starts allowing influx of super arms into the Indian fleet
- Inadequate Attention To Workers' Nutrition A Big Problem In India : . . . (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Inadequate attention to workers'' nutrition a big problem in India : International Labour Organisation
- Resolution Of The Dabhol Power Dispute Has Removed The Negative Image Of India... (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Resolution of the Dabhol power dispute has removed the negative image of India in a major way : US Ambassador David C Mulford
- Butt, Of Course... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 16, 2005)
The future of a generation rests on the moderately broad shoulders of Shahrukh Khan — on his not-so-pink pair of lungs, actually.
- India, Israel Bilateral Trade To Touch Usd 2.7 Bn This Year (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Bilateral trade between India and Israel would cross USD 2.7 billion this year marking a 22.7 per cent increase, a top Israeli diplomat has said.
- U.S. Oks Sale Of P-3c Logistics Support To India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The U.S. Defense Department on Monday told Congress it approved the sale to India of logistics support worth $133 million for two Lockheed Martin Corp. P-3C reconnaissance aircraft it plans to lease.
- U.P. Seals Inter-State Borders; Red Alert In Mirzapur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
`The Naxalites might try to enter Uttar Pradesh'
- And The World Corporati Award Goes To... (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 16, 2005)
The India story, they say, is big... and getting bigger all the time. The FII investments in the equity market are a reflection of this growing global realisation, the pundits say. Of course, there are the periodic ebbs, . . . .
- Blast Near U.S. Food Chain Outlet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
A powerful car bomb exploded outside an American fast food outlet housed in a Government building in a high-security area of Karachi, killing six persons and injuring 14 besides damaging the restaurant and two luxury hotels nearby.
- Another Phone Revolution? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
With one stroke of the pen, as it were, Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran has changed the landscape of the long- distance telecom market in the country, and has come that much closer to his One India plan under which long-distance call rates ...
- Corruption Puts Nation At Stake (Daily Excelsior, A S Wazir, Nov 16, 2005)
In the last few years, there has been an increasing feeling that there is something wrong with the system prevailing in our country.
- Changing Global Scenario (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Nov 16, 2005)
THE twenty-first century is witnessing a fast-changing international scene, with many complexities weaved in its emerging pattern. There are new features on the global scene which have no precedents, making their delineation difficult.
- Next Indo-Russian Military Exercises On Russian Soil: Lavrov (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The joint Indo-Russian anti-terror exercises initiated in Rajasthan last month are expected to be continued on Russian soil as part of military-to-military contacts between the two strategic partners, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
- The Importance Of Time (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
When I returned from the United States in 1998 friends often asked me the biggest difference I saw between the US and India. On deep reflection I believe the biggest difference between the two societies lay in the concept of time.
- Iran: Left Sounds A Note Of Warning (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Accuses UPA Government of surrendering country's foreign policy to the U.S.
Left will rethink its priorities if Government breaches the CMP
Opening up of retail sector will result in loss of 4 crore jobs
- Sebi To Ease Norms For Public Offers, Delisting (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Market regulator SEBI said it would ease norms for public offers and delisting of shares shortly, but step up market surveillance
- Pentagon Notifies Us Congress On Military Sales To India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 16, 2005)
The Pentagon has notified US Congress about a possible lease to India of two P-3C aircraft along with equipment and services as part of a proposed military sale worth US$ 133 millions to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership.
- Safta: Plurilateral Or Multilateral? (The Economic Times, R K Dhawan, Nov 16, 2005)
The South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) was agreed to among the seven South Asian countries that form the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on January 4, 2004. . .
- Un Urged To Protect Oil-For-Food Evidence (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Governments seeking to prosecute officials and companies accused of corruption in relation to the Iraq oil-for-food affair could soon lose access to crucial evidence unless the United Nations intervenes to secure further funding,
- Let’S Fight Out This Epidemic Of The Modern Age (Greater Kashmir, Dr M Rafiq, Nov 16, 2005)
World Diabetes Day, like every year, has been celebrated this year too. But the knowledge about the disease is to be disseminated every now and then so that it can be controlled and cured, writes Dr M Rafiq
- The Best Job In The World (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
VP Singh once said that the one thing he found most difficult to live down was always being known as a former PM! Former US presidents seem to have no such hang-ups.
- Defy The Herd Instinct (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 16, 2005)
The fact that the political choice of Muslims is largely guided by a sense of fear is bad for the social health of India, writes Sumanta Sen
- Say No (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 16, 2005)
What is "BBC" in the context of our State? If one shuffles through responsible written records of the relevant period one would find that it has stood for the "Bakshi Brothers Corporation".
- Indo-Nepal Border Regulation (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Nov 16, 2005)
India and Nepal have agreed to regulate human movement along their borders, which run a good 2412 kilometres.
- Retarded Agriculture Growth (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Nov 16, 2005)
The latest country-wide World Bank study released on October 30 emphasises that agriculture has to be the key contributor to raise India's gross domestic product (GDP)....
- No Advice, Please (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 16, 2005)
UPA allies must give the PM a free hand in foreign policy matters
- Export Vista (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
The minister of commerce and industry, Mr Kamal Nath, has urged exporters to take Indian merchandise exports to $100 billion this fiscal, $7 billion more than the earlier target.
- Loc Opens At Hajipir Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India and Pakistan are all set to open the Line of Control (LoC) at the fifth and last point Hajipir-Uri tomorrow to exchange relief supplies for the quake-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a move billed as a histor
- To Break The Cycle Of Deprivation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
None of this implies that achieving greater equity in human development is easy. Extreme inequalities are rooted in power structures that deprive poor people of market opportunities, limit their access to services and — crucially —. . . .
- Signal To India: Dump G4 For Us Support (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 16, 2005)
The US is in favour of a smaller expansion in the UN Security Council and is willing to work with India, leaving it to New Delhi how it disengages itself from its ongoing commitment with the G4 proposal for a larger council.
- Natwar Hands India Nazi Taint (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 16, 2005)
Former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh’s parting kick to Indian foreign policy was skilfully designed to earn him the gratitude of Left parties, but the ugly manoeuvre has left foreign secretary Shyam Saran and South Block’s junior ministers ...
- India Leads The Race To Us Varsities (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India continues to lead the list of source countries for international students in the United States.
- Tracking Economic Freedom (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
What is economic freedom? How does one measure or quantify it? What is the link between social freedom, political freedom and economic freedom? In the long run, is the last sustainable without the others, and is there a conflict between these objectives?
- Dying Languages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Those who are keen to preserve the English language should take heart from the pronouncement of Professor Peter Muhlhaulser of Australia’s Adelaide Foundation of Linguistics,
- Saarc Winds Its Way (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 16, 2005)
It is premature to suggest that the Saarc summit which ended in Dhaka on Sunday was a failure even though on superficial analysis it will be seen by many as having yielded little by way of positive results for the regional forum and even fewer . . . .
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