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Articles 32521 through 32620 of 53943:
- Torching Of Churches (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 14, 2005)
AN infuriated mob mostly youth set ablaze three Churches and homes of two clergymen as well as destroyed a nursing and nuns’
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 14, 2005)
The opening of crossing points along the line of control between India and Pakistan has been widely welcomed.
- It Will Make The Process Of Clearance More Complex (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
The draft notification of September 15, 2005, will supercede the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 1994.
- Afghanistan Made Full Saarc Member (Daily Times, EJAZ HAIDER, Nov 14, 2005)
As the 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit concluded in Dhaka on Sunday, the only major breakthrough it could achieve was on the issue of Afghanistan’s admission into the grouping as a full member and the acceptance of Chi
- India, Nigeria Sign Pact (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Nigeria signed an agreement with an Indian joint venture on Thursday to give oil exploration rights in return for up to $6 billion in infrastructure investment, a top Nigerian official told Reuters.
- Us, India Face-Off At Wto (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Top US and Indian officials will discuss how to advance troubled world trade talks and strengthen bilateral trade ties when they meet in New Delhi on Saturday, US trade officials said.
- Lashkar Militant Held In Serial Blast Case (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 14, 2005)
Two weeks after the serial blasts ripped through the National Capital, Delhi Police today claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest of a Pakistan-based militant group Lashker-e-Toiba militant who allegedly coordinated and financed the operation.
- Oss Ceo Comments On Various Intelligence And Info Operations Matters (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
Robert David Steele Vivas, CEO of OSS.Net, a global open source
intelligence (OSINT) and Information Operations (IO) provider, has today posted
comments on a variety of intelligence and IO matters at his corporate web site,
- Arrow To Provide R&d Solution To Agilent Tech's Penang Operations (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
Arrow Components (M) Sdn Bhd today announced it will provide Agilent
Technologies Inc. with a research and development supply-chain support solution
- India Proposes Open Skies Pact To Increase Air Connectivty (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, Nov 14, 2005)
India has proposed to SAARC an open skies arrangement which will help subtantially increase air connectivity among countries in the region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.
- Bihar: Three Killed In Jehanabad Naxalite Attack (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
The toll in last night's naxalite attack and subsequent police retaliation in Jehanabad rose to three today with the recovery of the body of a suspected extremist.
- Next Un Secy-Gen Should Be An Asian: Saarc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
South Asian heads of states and Governments today unanimously demanded that an Asian should be appointed as the next Secretary General of the United Nations and underlined the need for "meaningful reforms" of the world body.
- Intuit To Set Up Product Development Centre In India (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Nov 14, 2005)
Intuit sees growth opportunities in the consumer and small business markets. The centre will enable Intuit to tap the large talent pool in India.
- For A Win-Win Business Plan (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 14, 2005)
Surely no business can substitute for what the state can do. But large businesses can act as catalysts for good governance.
- Fdi In B2b E-Comm, Petro Mkt, Tea To Get A Boost (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
In A move that is expected to give a fillip to foreign investment in business-to-business (B2B)
- Pr Newswire:offl Brkng News Service Of World Disaster Reduction Conf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
CMP Asia has named PR Newswire the official breaking news service of the
World Conference on Disaster Reduction to be held in Mumbai, India, on November
16-18, the companies announced today.
- The Volcker Inquiry Saga (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 14, 2005)
Irrespective of the findings of the probes into the Volcker committee, a lot of political mudslinging will take place on the issue of why the scope of the probe has been limited and why there will be no roving probe into the 125 Indian companies singled o
- Change Of Guard At The Fed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2005)
The imminent change of guard at the U.S. Federal Reserve has major implications, not only for the world's largest economy but for the global economy as well.
- Turning To Faith To Find The Missing Daughters (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2005)
Religious and spiritual leaders came together to focus on the alarming fall in the sex ratiovis-à-vis the heinous crime of female foeticide and infanticide. There were Hindu, Jain, Sikh and a couple of Muslim religious leaders.
- Long-Distance Bonanza (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 14, 2005)
A HIGHER DEGREE of competition, lower long-distance tariffs and a wider range of service offerings will be the bonanza that consumers can look forward to from the flurry of recent decisions by the Communications Minister on national and international long
- Quartet Envoy Warns Agnst Turning Gaza Strip Into Prison (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
The current deadlock in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority could lead to Gaza Strip being turned into a "giant prison," the envoy of the Middle East Peace Quartet warned today.
- Southeast Asia's Next Tack On Terror (Christian Science Monitor, Tom McCawley, Nov 14, 2005)
After killing one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists last week, Indonesian security officials face a daunting task in catching remaining militants who have grown more independent or moved to the Philippines to regroup, recruit, and share skills.
- No Overland Access To Afghanistan For India: Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Despite Afghanistan’s entry into SAARC, Pakistan will continue with its policy of denying India overland access to Afghanistan because that policy is linked to the broad matrix of India-Pakistan relations, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the media...
- Unabated Violence In France (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 14, 2005)
URBAN violence in France continues unabated despite enforcement of emergency measures to deal with the rioters enraged at unemployment, racism and lack of opportunities.
- Unga Remains Split On Security Council Reform (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 14, 2005)
The UN General Assembly has concluded a two-day debate on expanding the Security Council, the world body’s power centre, to make it more effective to face new challenges, with positions on this key issue remaining poles apart.
- U.S., India Set Goal Of Doubling Bilateral Trade (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The United States and India have set a goal of doubling bilateral trade to over $40 billion within three years, U.S. trade officials said on Sunday.
- Us, India Aim To Double Trade In 3yrs (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The United States and India have set a goal of doubling bilateral trade to over $40 billion within three years, US trade officials said on Sunday.
- 47 P.C. Turnout For Third Phase Of Assembly Elections In Bihar (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Nov 14, 2005)
Polling completely peaceful and incident-free, says Election Commission
- Up: Mosque Set Ablaze In Mau, Sparks Tension (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
After a lull for a few days, a mosque was today set ablaze and one of its doors gutted triggering tension in the sensitive Sabzi Mandi area of riot-torn Mau where night curfew is still in place.
- Ultra-Mega Power Projects Don't (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
It’s silly season again at the power ministry! A clutch of prestigious “ultra-mega” projects have been announced, yet again, to putatively rev up generation.
- U.S. Not To Put Curbs On Indian Textile Imports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The United States has assured India that it would not impose restrictions on Indian textile imports on the line of curbs on the Chinese textile imports since the WTO agreement on lifting of quota had provided the U.S. safeguards only against China.
- Cpi-M Warns Upa Against Depending On 'Rightist Forces' (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
Charging that the UPA government's foreign policy has a pro-US tilt, the CPI-M today warned that the coalition government should spell out if it needed Left parties' support to remain in power or wanted to depend on "rightist forces" to run government.
- The Return Of Abu Salem (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2005)
When the Portuguese police arrested Abu Salem, alias Abdul Saleem Ansari, in September 2002, there were grave doubts about whether he would ever be sent back to India. Three factors lay behind this extradition-pessimism.
- Don In Dock (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 14, 2005)
The tireless efforts by the CBI have succeeded
- Rotary To Lay Focus On Water Management (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 14, 2005)
Programme following emphasis by president of the organisation
- It Firms Keeping Their Options Open (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 14, 2005)
No industry wants to put all its eggs in one basket. There is stiff competition among Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad to woo IT majors.
- Belgaum Inseparable Part Of Karnataka: Dharam Singh (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
Karnataka Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Sunday reiterated that Belgaum is an "inseparable" part of Karnataka and that no force can take it away from the State.
- Free Trade Linkage To Kashmir Solution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 14, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh met on the sidelines of SAARC summit in Dhaka
- Saarc Plans To Launch Safta (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Nov 14, 2005)
The 13th SAARC Summit ended in Dhaka on Sunday evening with the leaders of the seven member-nations deciding to launch South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),
- Telecast Rights: Private Sports Channels Unhappy With Mandatory Sharing Norms (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 14, 2005)
Sports broadcasters are also keen that the Government gives them a reasonable window of exclusivity.
- High Principle Invoked In A Wrong Cause (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Nov 14, 2005)
The case of Judith Miller raises the crucial question whether a reporter's privilege to keep the identity of a confidential source secret could be invoked to protect not a whistleblower exposing wrongdoing but a top official seeking to discredit an admini
- Bombardier, Reliance Energy In Talks For Hyderabad Metro Project (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Nov 14, 2005)
While REL will be handling the power supply part of the project, Bombardier will be handling the transportation aspect, including vehicle manufacturing.
- Subdued Northeast Monsoon Wags Its Tail In Kerala, Tn (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Nov 14, 2005)
EVEN while cooling its heels after a hectic run over the peninsula, the northeast monsoon has been kicking up enough rain in parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to make many people wonder if the worst is over yet
- In This World & The Next! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 14, 2005)
The Irish have at least one thing in common with the ancient Egyptians.
- Air Deccan Launches Service To Puttaparthi (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
The barricades to regulate the flow of teeming thousands are up.
- Patented Problems (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 14, 2005)
India continues to display a strange dichotomy with regard to protecting intellectual property rights.
- Tracking Economic Freedom (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
What is economic freedom? How does one measure or quantify it? What is the link between social freedom, political freedom and economic freedom?
- Another Phone Revolution? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 14, 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,
- It's An Intangible Measure (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
If countries were people, and if economic growth means sheer speed, India seems to be sprinting along fine these days.
- Globalisation And Political Rage (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
The economic reform years in India have seen a remarkable turnaround in the economy as also increasing consumer sovereignty in those sectors of the economy that have been opened up to competition.
- Hewitt Associates Seeks A Role In New Pension System (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Nov 14, 2005)
SEVERAL entities have expressed interest in taking up the role of central record-keeping authority, which will be the most crucial link in the New Pension System (NPS).
- Cure Sans Medicine: Uk Gay Overcomes Aids, Naturally (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 14, 2005)
In what is seen as a medical miracle, a 25-year-old gay man from the UK has been completely cured of Aids without any medication.
- Protect The Middle Ground On The Iranian Nuclear Issue (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Nov 14, 2005)
Mahyar, the breadwinner and the eldest son of his family, volunteered for the Iran-Iraq war when he was only 17. After the war he died in the streets of Tehran, where he came for the treatments of injuries caused by Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons.
- Money Cannot Buy This `Free' Computer (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Nov 13, 2005)
iT' is the ideal device to empower the underprivileged people
Hong Kong outfit creates new computer for developing world
Sponsored `hot keys' will subsidise cost to underprivileged
AsiaTotal looks to Indian sponsors
- Indian Elected Chief Of Global Science Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
International Council of Science promotes global scientific activities
Mehta is second Indian to hold coveted post
Credited with developing new technologies for industrial applications
- Aziz Links Trade With India To Kashmir (Daily Times, EJAZ HAIDER, Nov 13, 2005)
PM reiterates Pakistani position after meeting Manmohan
* Says Kashmiris will determine what constitutes progress
- Difference In Timings Should Not Cause Divisions Within - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 13, 2005)
There is a need to have a universal moon sighting concept. Dr. Minhaj Qidwai explains the subject of a great importance from astronomical, religious and historic perspective
- For A Casteless Resurgence (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Nov 13, 2005)
Dr. Ambedkar's call for emancipation from the oppressive caste system still resonates in the minds of his new followers.
- Fight For Survival (Hindu, SWAPNA BIST-JOSHI, Nov 13, 2005)
Rural women bear the brunt of the problems caused by environmental degradation. So it is not surprising to find that they are trying to set things right.
- Open Up Borders, Pm Tells Saarc Nations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called upon all SAARC member nations to develop “zero tolerance” towards the scourge of cross-border terrorism and stop harbouring insurgent groups in the greater interests of the region.
- Annan In Iraq (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
An emotional UN secretary-general Kofi Annan paid tribute to fallen colleagues today when he made his first visit to Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
- A Great Thinker Of Modern Muslim World (Greater Kashmir, PROF M YAQUB, Nov 13, 2005)
Reactions to the oil-for-food scandal have so far focussed on establishing the guilt or innocence of those mentioned in the Volcker Report. Yet there is a reference in the Report itself to something that invites an inquiry which is deeper and more signifi
- Mementos To Promote Tourism (Hindu, Deepa H.Ramakrishnan, Nov 13, 2005)
Project to refurbish Bharati museum and Keezhur monument
- Relief Work And Civil-Military Relations (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Nov 13, 2005)
The presidency and the army will incur a heavy political cost if they continue to bypass civilian political elements, especially those viewed as adversaries. For the first time the opposition has credible issues to lash out at the presidency-dominated ...
- Annan Lands In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
UN chief Mr Kofi Annan called today for national reconciliation, arriving for a surprise visit as a car bomb killed eight weekend shoppers and injured 21 in a Shi’ite neighbourhood of Baghdad.
- India, Us To Double Trade By 2008 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
In a bid to boost bilateral economic engagement, India and the United States today decided to double two-way trade to $40 billion by 2008 .....
- Indo-Us Declaration On Farm Cooperation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
India today signed a joint declaration with the US department of agriculture to energise agricultural research between the two countries ahead of the visit of US President, Mr George W Bush to this country slated for February 2006.
- Saarc Vows To Fight Terror (Tribune, Ajay Kaul, Nov 13, 2005)
Delayed twice on account of the tsunami and Nepal crisis, the SAARC Summit opened today, favouring a united fight against terrorism afflicting the region with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh making it clear that there should be “zero tolerance” towards ....
- Monica Grilled By Cbi, Sent To Judicial Custody (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Nov 13, 2005)
Monica Bedi, Abu Salem’s companion, was today remanded to judicial custody till November 25 by a CBI special court judge here. Ms Bedi, who is facing charges for forging documents to secure passport at the Regional Passport Office here, . . .
- Missive In Salem Case Kicks Debate (Tribune, S. .S Negi, Nov 13, 2005)
The Mumbai Special Court’s missive to the CBI on “conditional” production of underworld don Abu Salem before it, on the question of punishment has kicked up a debate in legal circles,
- India, Us Forge Agri Cooperation Ahead Of Bush’S India Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Aimed at giving a fillip to Indo-US agricultural cooperation ahead of US President George W Bush’s expected visit to India in February next year, New Delhi and Washington today signed a declaration to formalise a knowledge initiative on agriculture.
- Together Against The World (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Nov 13, 2005)
A strange thing took place in early October which has largely gone unnoticed. In remarks that appeared in the Pakistani paper The News, Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs,
- Atomic Energy Act And Safety (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 13, 2005)
An updated Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Atomic Energy Bill 1948, in the Constituent Assembly of India (Legislative) on April 6, 1948. During 1947, there were rumours that the Travancore Duisrbar had entered into an agreement with the British . . .
- Isro To Launch Israel's Spy Satellite (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Israel has decided to launch its next spy satellite aboard India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rather than its own indigenous Shavit rocket, according to a report in "Spacenews," Washington-based authoritative weekly on global space business.
- Loc Crossing To Be Made Easier (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 13, 2005)
India will be present at the donors' meeting to provide assistance to quake victims
- Decline In Standards Of Higher Education (Daily Excelsior, Vibha Das, Nov 13, 2005)
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is seized with the matter whether to enhance the tuition fee for higher education or continue with the niggardly annual fee structure for graduation and post-graduation studies.
- Flurry Of Activities At Shravanbelagola (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
The usually sedate town of Shravanbelagola is seeing a flurry of activity lately, as it gears itself to make Mahamasthakabhisheka a success in February 2006.
- Networking Nudge With Terror Prick For Pak (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 13, 2005)
The challenges that South Asia faces today as a region were no longer susceptible to “national solutions”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared at the 13th Saarc summit here today. He, therefore, argued for “an imperative need to change and overcome ...
- No Let Up In Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 13, 2005)
A wishful thinking seems to be overtaking some sections in the country as India and Pakistan share grief following the earthquake on October 8.
- Family Politics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 13, 2005)
The spat between Panthers Party leader Bhim Singh and his nephew and former Education Minister Harshdev Singh has not come totally as a surprise. They have been taking aims at each other for quite some time.
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