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Articles 33421 through 33520 of 53943:
- Flood Of Promises (Statesman, Editorial, Asian Times, Nov 04, 2005)
It can be asked why the district administration, the police, the district unit of the party and perhaps social organisations have to be mobilised for a visit by the chief minister to a disaster zone when the task ought to be cut out for them the . . . .
- Peaked Over Crude Oil (Business Line, Shanmuganathan N, Nov 04, 2005)
A world Peak Oil is a near `certainty'. Even if the chances are anything more than a "possibility", the consequences of such an event are so severe that they merit immediate attention.
- Boosting Export Of Horticultural Product (Daily Excelsior, Som Dutt, Nov 04, 2005)
Horticulture sector, consisting a number of low -volume, high-value commercial crops, is of pivotal importance for increasing our export manifold. Playing a significant role in the Indian economy, horticulture sector fetches huge amount of foreign . . .
- Rising Death Toll (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 04, 2005)
The death toll in the October 8 earthquake that struck Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division has officially been put at 73,276 now.
- Villain Makes Way For “Cool” Baddie (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Nov 04, 2005)
In 1990s, Quetin Tarantino radicalised the face of the villain in Hollywood by introducing the character of Vinny, played by John Travolta, in his film Pulp Fiction.
- Mukhtaran Tells Her Story (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 04, 2005)
AS feared, Mukhtaran Mai, the much-talked-about rape victim, is, nowadays, telling her story at different platforms and to different quarters in the United States. Her meetings with American officials and tales being narrated during interaction with . . .
- The Doctrine Of "National Interest" (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Nov 04, 2005)
The current turmoil reflects a real divide within the country on core issues of national interest. It needs to be addressed.
- India's Concern Over Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 04, 2005)
India has at last broken its 56-year old silence over the plight of the people in the northern part of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Gilgit-Baltistan or Balwaristan, as locals calls this region, has been in the grip of a bloody confrontation . . .
- Simplicity First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 04, 2005)
It is to be welcomed that an influential section of public opinion in the Valley has been arguing for celebrating religious functions in a simple and solemn manner.
- Best Business Ideas (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 04, 2005)
Strategy+Business magazine has for the past three years been conducting, in conjunction with the consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, a competition in leading innovations of the year, by inviting the public and Internet users to vote for 10 of the....
- `Give Not A Windy Night A Rainy Morrow, To Linger Out A Purposed Overthrow' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 04, 2005)
JULY 26 saw Mumbai receiving 94 cm or rain in 18 hours. In recent days, Kolkata was rained out; Chennai received a record 42 cm of rains in 40 hours; and rains have damaged 700 km of roads in Bangalore.
- In Mp, Small Farmers Face Big Troubles (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 04, 2005)
Has technology, access to credit, superior quality of fertilisers, etc, improved the lot of the small/marginal farmer with a landholding of two-three acres?
- Trade Begins In The Neighbourhood (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 04, 2005)
It is time India went with tariff concessions to its neighbours and concluded a sort of a regional investment agreement within SAARC to facilitate enhanced investment flows.
- Poland's Patriotic Tartars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
The spirit of Genghiz Khan, the leader of the Tartars who swept into Europe at the end of the 14th century, is still present in a little Polish village.
- India To Join Agreement On Global Technical Regulations For Vehicles (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
It will aid the forces of competition among manufacturers
- Large Borrowers Call The Tune (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2005)
The recent mid-year review of the credit policy has focussed on one of the glaring deficiencies of the banking system in the reform era.
- World Bank Denies That Karnataka Tops List Of Most Corrupt States (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
Says its report has been `misrepresented' and `unfortunate conclusions' arrived at
- India Wary Of Kargil Repeat (Daily Times, Mukherjee, Nov 04, 2005)
Troop positions on the Siachen Glacier must be demarcated before demilitarising the world’s highest battlefield to avoid a repeat of the 1999 Kargil border conflict with Pakistan, said Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Time Of Troubles For Bush Administration (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2005)
A grand jury indictment of I. Lewis Libby, chief of staff to the United States Vice-President Dick Cheney, has dealt a serious blow to the Bush administration.
- India Denies Pakistani Diplomat Was Harassed (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 04, 2005)
India on Thursday dismissed Pakistani protests that one of its staffers at the Pakistan High Commission was harassed by the police or intelligence agencies.
- India Invited To Be Partner Country At Hannover Fair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
Kamal Nath unveils partner country logo; honour after a gap of 21 years
- Take It At Face Value (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 04, 2005)
Tips for evolution: make-up is a pack of lies; and take a pretty face at, what else, face value.
- Feature - Rival Tech Towns May Outrun Bangalore (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Nov 04, 2005)
There's a punchline going around in India's high-tech capital: Bangalore may be Bangalored.
- Centre: We'll Go To Root Of The Matter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
Congress to send notice to Volcker Committee
Volcker panel report insufficient to arrive at definite conclusion
Congress demands disclosure of relevant material or unconditional apology
Natwar meets Manmohan for a second time
- Forgotten Children Of The French Republic" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 04, 2005)
The bubbling cauldron of discontent in Paris' run-down, high-rise suburban slums, home to the dispossessed, has finally overflowed.
- Cabinet Nod For Infrastructure Spv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
New Government company to finance projects
- Raising More Funds For Reconstruction (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 03, 2005)
DONORS at the UN-sponsored international conference in Geneva held last week have pledged far less funds for providing relief and shelter to the October 8 earthquake victims than what Pakistan had expected.
- Pak Asks India To Share Evidence In Blasts’ Probe (Pakistan Observer, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Nov 03, 2005)
Islamabad—Pakistan has once again asked India to share evidence, if any, about Pakistan’s involvement in Delhi bomb blasts and it will take action against those found responsible.
- Complete Transparency In Relief, Reconstruction (Pakistan Observer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Rawalpindi—President Pervez Musharraf has sought sustained support from the comity of nations, donors and relief agencies in carrying out the mammoth reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the quake hit areas
- Australia Terror Bill Introduced (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2005)
Australia's government has introduced a package of tough new counter-terrorism measures to parliament.
- Global Response To The Call (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 03, 2005)
THE devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake has no parallel in the history of our country.
- The Cia Bureaucracy (Dawn, David Ignatius, Nov 03, 2005)
THE most dangerous moment in any transition is halfway through, when the old structure is badly weakened but the new one isn’t yet strong enough to carry the load.
- Purify Your Wealth (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 03, 2005)
Dr. Rouf Mohi-ud-din explains in detail the subject of an institutionalized system of charity called Zakat
- No Threat To Security: Nato (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Special Representative to Pakistan Ambassador Maurits Jochems has said the NATO forces operating in the country have no direct security threat.
- Delhi Assured Of Action If Evidence Provided: Fo (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
President Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have expressed their resolve to continue with the peace process, foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told the weekly press briefing here on Wednesday.
- The Wto Process, Starring India (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
This column has been at the forefront in critiquing the lack of coherent domestic framework of macroeconomic policies for a profitable agriculture and the consequences in declining growth rates and falling investments.
- A Leak In The Basement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2005)
IT was the leak that shook the world — and worse still — The New York Times.
- It’S Us V Us & Buddha’S Backing Off (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
With the CPI-M firing salvos against the UPA government for toeing Uncle Sam on Iran and holding joint exercises in Bengal between the IAF and the US Air Force, the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee, has put his FDI-hunting mission to the USA earl
- India Is Considering Demilitarisation: Fo (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 03, 2005)
Pakistan is optimistic that India is willing to consider Islamabad’s proposal for the demilitarisation of Kashmir, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
- Delhi Blasts Traced To Srinagar, Muzaffarabad (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and 12 nominees of his Council of Ministers (CoM) were sworn-in today by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC).
- Oil Stains On A Minister (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Nov 03, 2005)
Mani Shankar Aiyar must be a very worried man. He may be in charge of the petroleum ministry but even fellow Congressmen joke, behind closed doors of course, that Natwar Singh is the ‘oil minister’!
- Corruption Isn't A Natural Disaster (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
BANGLADESH has once again topped the list as the most corrupt country, for the fifth consecutive time, in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2005 of Transparency International (TI),
- Art Of Korea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2005)
If South and North Korea can, why can’t India and Pakistan? The two Koreas have chosen to bridge the great ideological and political divide with the world of sports.
- Monstrous Absurdity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2005)
IT is an extraordinary statement that seems to scuttle the very basis of all peace plans and “processes” that have been launched over the years to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Pak Seeks Evidence On Delhi Blasts (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
With Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh pointing to the possible involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in Saturday’s Delhi blasts, Islamabad today asked India to share evidence in this regard and promised to take action against those involved.
- A Challenge For Azad (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2005)
THE bomb blast in Srinagar in which 10 people were killed on Wednesday is a grim reminder of the challenge facing the new Chief Minister.
- Give Evidence On Blasts: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2005)
Rejoinder to Manmohan hinting at Pakistani links to Delhi blasts
- Pakistan Earthquake Toll Put At 73,000 (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
The toll in Pakistan's earthquake jumped to over 73,000 dead and 69,000 injured even as Islamabad on Wednesday discounted reports that a U.S. chopper was shot at in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir while carrying relief material.
- Unsc Flays Delhi Blasts (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 03, 2005)
Condemning the weekend bomb blasts in New Delhi, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday asked all member-countries to “cooperate actively” with India to bring the financiers and sponsors of the attacks to justice.
- Feature - Indian Writers Open A New Page In Europe (Reuters, Sugita Katyal, Nov 03, 2005)
The Empire Writes Back. That's what the world said when a host of Indian authors writing in English burst upon the global literary scene more than a decade ago.
- 'Demilitarisation Of Kashmir Can't Be Unilateral' (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 03, 2005)
India on Tuesday reacted cautiously to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion of demilitarising both sides of Kashmir, asserting that it can’t be done “unilaterally”.
- Ioc May Make Presentation To Oil Ministry On Ibp Merger (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Nov 03, 2005)
IOC is to make a fresh presentation before the Petroleum Ministry on the proposed merger of IBP Co Ltd with itself.
- Car Bomb Explodes Near Mufti’S Residence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2005)
Barely a few hours before the swearing in of Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad as the 10th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir,
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Now Shape The Law (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 03, 2005)
It’s easy for cynical journalists and weary citizens to scoff at the utility of the newly legislated Right to Information Act (RTI)
- Indian Oil Firms Cut Jet Fuel Prices 2-4 Pct (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Indian state refiners have cut jet fuel prices by 2-4 percent for November in line with market trends, a spokesman for Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said on Wednesday.
- Us Officials Defend Nuclear Pact With India Before Sen Comitt (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 03, 2005)
Observing that the landmark nuclear agreement with India underscores the democracy's arrival as a "force in the world," top US officials have defended the pact, saying "the time is right" for such an accord and New Delhi could be trusted in the future wit
- The Lashkar-E-Taiba, In Theory And Practice (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 03, 2005)
Last week's bombings in New Delhi necessitate a clear understanding of what the terrorist group wants — and what it will do to achieve its ends.
- The Volcker Report And Troubling Issues (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
The fifth and final report of the "Independent Inquiry Committee" on the "manipulation" by Iraq of the United Nations' Oil-For-Food Programme (OFFP)
- Mumbai's Invisible People (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 03, 2005)
Surveys have established a significant incidence of malnutrition in some Mumbai slums. But the several families living there are not even a blip on the radar of policy-makers.
- Bush Officials Oppose Amending India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Nov 03, 2005)
The Bush administration on Wednesday warned against efforts to impose new conditions on a controversial civilian nuclear power agreement with India saying such amendments would be "deal breakers."
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 03, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- Oily Deals (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2005)
THE CONCLUSION OF the Volcker Committee — which went into the administration of the UN-sponsored Oil for Food programme (OFP)
- My First Roza (Deccan Herald, Shahida Khan, Nov 02, 2005)
The first time I fasted I learnt a valuable lesson — that fasting requires absolute commitment
- Reality In Kashmir: The Quake Opened A Window (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 02, 2005)
One believed that only some kind of self-determination vote offered to the people of Kashmir would exorcise from their minds the ghost of plebiscite.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2005)
Whose Congress is it?
Understanding the state of the nation
Ambika Soni, who personified a particular Congress culture under Sanjay Gandhi thirty years ago,
- Good Bye Or Good Riddance? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 02, 2005)
Why not? should be the question as we need to turn back and take a leaf from history. Kashmir deserves a relief from the agony it had been put through earlier. What they say a Good Bye can be a Good Riddance for others, Javed Iqbal Shah comments . . .
- Call For A New Forum (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 02, 2005)
This week, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage celebrates its 20th anniversary.
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2005)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule. Growth itself seemed a matter of high ambition.
- Age Of Wisdom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 02, 2005)
The will to retire is not very strong among most Indians. The resistance is rooted in reasons both economic and psychological — in that order.
- Doctoring The Health Chart (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Nov 02, 2005)
The failure of its family planning programme exposes the Samajwadi Party’s lack of commitment to UP’s development, writes Tapas Chakraborty
- Azad To Be Sworn In As Tenth J&k Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
For the Congress, Mr Azad has proved to be a lucky mascot with his three-decade long association with the party.
- Face It (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
Refusing to face a problem is no way to solve it. Dhaka’s refusal to admit to the problem of illegal migration of Bangladeshis into India, therefore, raises suspicions about its motives.
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 02, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- 'Demilitarisation Of Kashmir Can't Be Unilateral' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
India on Tuesday reacted cautiously to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion of demilitarising both sides of Kashmir, asserting that it can’t be done “unilaterally”.
- Unsc Flays Delhi Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
Condemning the weekend bomb blasts in New Delhi, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday asked all member-countries to “cooperate actively” with India to bring the financiers and sponsors of the attacks to justice.
- Syria Escapes Economic Sanctions (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 02, 2005)
The United States has failed to push its plan of imposing economic sanctions against Syria due to the opposition by China, Russia and Algeria.
- Miseducating The Child (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 02, 2005)
Last week it was decided at a high level meeting in which both the president and the prime minister were present that the education sector would receive four per cent of the GDP in the fiscal year 2006-07.
- Bush’S Troubled Presidency (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 02, 2005)
While we in Pakistan have had our minds and energies focused, and quite rightly so, on the catastrophic earthquake and its fearsome consequences, the Americans and most of the rest of the world have been watching, some with glee and others with . . .
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
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