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Articles 33921 through 34020 of 53943:
- Hunger Is The Terror No 1 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 26, 2005)
Right now we are being haunted by the horrific images of the earthquake on either side of the Line of Control and in Pakistan where thousands of lives have been wiped out in a matter of few seconds.
- India Aims To Become A Hub For Stem-Cell Research (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 26, 2005)
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Anbumani Ramadoss, held discussions with policy-makers and science-administrators in Singapore and South Korea on the prospects for collaboration in the area of stem-cell research.
- Global Aid Falls Short Of Pakistan's Relief Needs (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 26, 2005)
The donations and pledges received by Pakistan for the earthquake victims from 71 countries and 159 international organisations including the U.N. and NGOs has risen to $1.246 billion.
- Internet Governance And Development (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2005)
Nearly two years after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took up the question in Geneva, the international community is yet to arrive at a consensus on creating a framework to manage the Internet.
- India Expresses Concern Over Gilgit Situation (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 26, 2005)
Hopes Pakistan will observe human rights
"Clashes" between Pakistani forces and Shia students reported in Gilgit
Indian delegation to visit Pakistan on relief camps for the quake-hit
India awaiting Pakistan response
- Galloway Challenges U.S. Senators (Hindu, Ewen MacAskill, Oct 26, 2005)
British MP ready to fly to Washington to confront charges
- Kashmiris Held For Trying To Cross Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
At least 12 people were injured and 24 were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, when a Kashmiri leader tried to cross the Line of Control (LoC) with 3,000 supporters to join the relief efforts in quake-hit Azad Kashmir.
- Gurdwara Provides Shelter To Quake-Hit (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 26, 2005)
200 Sikhs, Hindus become refugees overnight; they do not want to return to their native town
Quake victims had to undertake an arduous journey to reach Panja Sahib
Since they are a miniscule minority they can't settle anywhere
- Un Warns Of Death Traps In Quake Relief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Says less than one-third of $312m requested for Pakistan quake victims received
* US to double military strength in quake-hit Pakistan
- India Contributes $5 M To Un Democracy Fund (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
ndia has released $5 million (about Rs 22.5 crore) to the recently launched UN Democracy Fund that seeks to assist nascent and transitional democracies.
- Mid-Year Review Of The Annual Credit Policy — Managing Inflation, Encouraging Growth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 26, 2005)
While the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has left alone the interest rate structure and liquidity controls, though his raising the reverse repo rate will have implications on some short-term lending rates.
- Indian Air Force Goes Total High Tech In The Middle Of Massive Upgradation (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 26, 2005)
Indian Air Force is planning to compete with America, China and Russia.
- Crossborder Relief Still A Chimera (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Pranab Mukherjee says the relief centres are already operational. But external affairs ministry says they will work only after talks with Pak.
- Disclosures From The Mitrokhin Files (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, Oct 26, 2005)
The failure of Indian counter-intelligence against KGB and CIA points to pervasive corruption of the system
- India’S Atomic Dilemma (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 26, 2005)
As for the Indian vote in the IAEA against Iran, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh must have been overruled
- Plan For International Airport In Visakhapatnam To Be Revived (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chief Minister vexed with frequent flooding of INS Dega airport
Officials asked to find permanent solution for flooding problem
Airport unable to cope with air traffic needs
- Natwar Singh In Moscow (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 26, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh has expressed confidence that his four-day visit to Russia will strengthen strategic partnership between India and Russia.
- Avian Flu Hits India - India's West Bengal State To Test Dead Migratory Birds For Avian Flu (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 26, 2005)
India, according to sources is hit with catastrophic consequence of Avain Flu.
- Focus On Growth, Inflation Control (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all commercial banks to make available basic banking ‘no frill’ account with permission to have zero or very low minimum balance in order to take banking towards “credit-disadvantaged” sections of the society.
- ‘India’S Record On Nuclear Non-Proliferation Impeccable’ (Tribune, Shyam Saran, Oct 26, 2005)
There is a vigorous, and in my opinion, a healthy debate under way currently on a range of issues that relate to nuclear non-proliferation and international security. A number of recent developments, . . .
- The European Maze (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 26, 2005)
Hampton Court palace is a far more congenial venue for an EU summit than the fortress-like council of ministers’ building in Brussels, though Tony Blair and his 24 fellow leaders are still not going to be making any big decisions when they gather . . .
- British Mp Profited From Iraq Oil’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
The MP, a critic of the US invasion of Iraq, was thrown out of the Labour Party for badmouthing Blair.
- China Pledges Military Aid To Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chinese aid revives memories of the 80s when Rajiv Gandhi imposed a blockade on Nepal angered over the supply of anti-aircraft guns from China.
- Improving Teaching Through Media Technology (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Oct 26, 2005)
Teaching aids, in fact, cannot substitute teacher, but it is an admitted fact that these aids serve a lot in improving teaching.
- Rupee Confusion Mars Wise Moves (Business Line, Anil Singhvi, Oct 26, 2005)
It is a wise decision by the RBI not to have raised the Bank Rate. And it has rightly shown concern over the share of credit to infrastructure. But the RBI's policy on rupee continues to confuse the market.
- Hike Omen (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India chose not to spring any surprises in its mid-term review of monetary policy and raised the reverse repo rate (the rate at which the Central bank accepts overnight money from banks) by the expected 0.25 percentage points. . .
- Shoot-At-Sight Orders In Bihar (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 26, 2005)
62 constituencies will go to the polls amid shoot-at-sight orders; red alert sounded on border
- India Expresses Concern Over Pak Action In Gilgit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India today expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- India Expresses Concern Over Pakistan's Action In Gilgit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- India Hails New Iraqi Constitution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Welcoming the ratification of a new constitution by the people of Iraq, India Tuesday expressed its readiness to help in the reconstruction of that country.
- China Gives Large Military Aid To Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
In a move that will raise eyebrows in New Delhi and even Washington, China has pledged military assistance of $989,000 to Nepal eight months after the kingdom's principal military aid givers continued to keep their assistance on hold.
- India Releases $5 Million To Un Democracy Fund (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Seeking to assist nascent and transitional democracies, India has released five million dollars (approximately Rs 22.5 crore) to the recently-launched UN democracy fund, the largest single remittance so far to the fund.
- Rbi Raises Key Rates To Curb Inflation (Reuters, Anirban Nag and Unni Krishnan, Oct 26, 2005)
India's central bank raised a key short-term interest rate on Tuesday to ward off price pressures, as expected, and increased its growth forecast for one of the world's fastest expanding economies.
- Pakistan Rallies Aid, More Needed, Fast (Reuters, Amir Ashraf, Oct 26, 2005)
Pakistan and international relief agencies scrambled to deliver vital aid to remote parts of the quake-stricken country on Tuesday as a top official complained the world was not doing enough to help.
- Rbi Bites The Bullet, Gingerly (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Reverse repo rate raised to 5.25%; Sub-PLR rates may climb.
- Police File: When Mau Burned (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 26, 2005)
Six retired director generals of police from different states submitted in person a paper entitled, ‘Communal riots must be accepted as a failure of governance’, to the prime minister not so long ago.
- Singapore Sees India, China As Pace-Setters For Economic Growth Of Other Asian Countries (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 26, 2005)
"India's re-emergence to have implications for global strategic landscape"
- Uses Of Domestic Dissent In Foreign Policy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 26, 2005)
There is no reason why non-official voices cannot be raised to send a message to the Bush White House that public opinion in India will not permit an unequal deal.
- India Helping Un Tackle Sexual Abuse By Peacekeepers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Encouraged by India's successful experience of training its Armed Forces, the United Nations has sought its expertise in dealing with the problem of sexual abuse and exploitation by its peacekeeping forces.
- India Calls For Un Peace Building Commission (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Reiterating its commitment to UN peacekeeping missions, India on Tuesday sought a peace building commission to enable post-conflict countries to build effective institutions for their development and stability.
- Will Syria Benefit From Iraq's Lessons? (Hindu, Marianna Belenkaya, Oct 26, 2005)
A long diplomatic campaign to establish the degree of Syria's involvement in the murder of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri on February 14, 2005, and to decide on the punishment for the culprits, has begun.
- Moscow, Teheran, And Washington (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 26, 2005)
Russia has positioned itself as a trusted negotiating partner for both Iran and the United States.
- `Repo Rate Hike Not To Push Up Lending Rates' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chidambaram welcomes upward revision of GDP growth forecast
- Say Feta Cheese And Thank Greece For It (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 26, 2005)
The European Union’s highest court today finally settled the fate of Feta cheese, decreeing it as a traditional Greek product deserving protection throughout the 25-nation EU in a ruling that went against industrial producers elsewhere in Europe.
- Practical Action Needed Against Proliferation (Hindu, Alexander Downer, Oct 26, 2005)
The Spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is one of the main threats to international and regional security
- Us Foreign Policy (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 26, 2005)
American presidents are jinxed by the term two trauma. One should understand why. President John Kennedy’s 1960 election was a watershed.
- Army Can’T Lower Guard (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Oct 26, 2005)
ON October 8, seismic fault-lines made a mockery of the ceasefire line that was drawn 56 years ago between the Indian and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This map delineation,
- To Douse The Raging Forest Fire (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 26, 2005)
Instead of shelving the tribal bill, legislators can rework it to reconcile tribals’ claims to justice with the nation’s ecological concerns, writes Mahesh Rangarajan The author is an environmental historian. He has recently co-authored the book, . . .
- Please Come Clean (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 26, 2005)
“It’s not easy to do business in India”, screamed the headline in a leading Indian daily in mid-September, 2005, following the World Bank report, which ranked India 116 out of 155 nations in corruption.
- Inflation Fears And Tighter Money (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
The mid-term review of the annual credit policy sticks to the format of the annual statement of April and the quarterly review of July.
- Inflation Vaccine From Reddy's Lab (Business Line, Ajit Ranade, Oct 26, 2005)
The Reserve Bank's policy mandate has always been a tightrope walk between multiple objectives. These are ensuring price stability, guaranteeing adequate credit for the economy and for the government's borrowing, and sustaining high growth.
- High-Level Panel Constituted To Monitor Disaster Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chief Secretary B.K. Das heads committee to coordinate administrative measures
Task forces constituted for relief measures in Bangalore and its outskirts
Thanisandra, Bommanahalli, Krishnarajapuram, Hosur Road and Puttenahalli worst affected
- Iraqis Approve New Constitution (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 26, 2005)
Stage set for elections to new Iraqi parliament in December
- Strive To Improve Agricultural Productivity, Ysr Tells Scientists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chief Minister inaugurates `lab-to-land' workshop at farm varsity
Scientists urged to visit fields and help farmers
Government to ensure seed production centres in each mandal
ANGRAU Vice-Chancellor presents a report on academic activities
- Monsoon Rains, Flood Fury Ravage Rock City (Hindu, R. Rajaraman, Oct 26, 2005)
Colonies off Kuzhmani Road and Vayalur Road and Melachinthamani worst-affected; traffic thrown out of gear; Chathiram bus stand badly hit; people moved to safer places
- Oecd's Survey Of China — Lessons From The Middle Kingdom (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 25, 2005)
In its first country survey of China, OECD says that the Middle Kingdom's economic impact on the world has been accentuated by its rapidly increasing openness to trade.
- Iran: India Wants Pakistani Role Also Under Iaea Scanner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Calling for a global consensus on nuclear non-proliferation, India said IAEA should probe the role of nuclear suppliers in proliferation.
- Loc: India Awaits Pak Reply (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said it was awaiting India's response to its proposals on opening five points at the Line of Control (LOC) for quake relief activities on both sides of Kashmir.
- Administrative Reforms Experience (Hindu, P. K. Doraiswamy, Oct 25, 2005)
Papers on administrative reforms and good practices attempted in the urban, power, transport and social sectors in India
- License Must For Bird Flu Medicine (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Taking note of the threat from bird flu, which is already at “the country’s border”, the government on Monday said it was considering compulsory licensing for medicine to fight the disease so that there was no shortage of the drug in the event . . .
- World Body To Fight Bird Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
International Poultry Council (IPC) — a global poultry association — has been formed to fight bird flu worldwide and help poultry industries cooperate with each other to resolve issues that affect them all.
- On Iran, India Points To Khan Network (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
month before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meets again to discuss the Iran nuclear issue, India today turned the spotlight on the A Q Khan affair, his Tehran links and the need for the international community to act on this.
- Correcting Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2005)
The sharp correction in the sensitive index over the last couple of weeks is a natural corollary of its earlier meteoric rise.
- Priority To Education (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
The government’s decision to commit at least four per cent of the GDP to education in the next fiscal year will be highly welcomed, though with a measure of scepticism.
- Protecting The Vulnerable (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 25, 2005)
In his October 18 address to the nation — the second in a few days — President Pervez Musharraf explained why it had taken so long for the agencies of the government to reach the entire population affected by the earthquake of October 8.
- Oic’S Disasterfund (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has proposed setting up of a permanent OIC Disaster Fund for assistance to the member States in case of tragedies like October 8 earthquake in Pakistan.
- Aftershocks, Rumours And Panic (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 25, 2005)
Ever since the October 8 massive earthquake struck Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division, rumour mills have started working overtime to create scare and panic in the public with concocted stories.
- Loc-Opening Talks On 29th (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
* FO says Army responded promptly to quake
* India delays opening LoC relief camps
- In The Aftermath Of The Earthquake (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 25, 2005)
Funds should be earmarked for the orphans’ benefit and a public authority created to see to it that they are provided proper shelter and food. I would even suggest that the dogmatic Islamic law on adoption be discarded and childless couples enabled . . .
- Signs Of Hyperinflation - Indian Economic Growth In Serious Trouble - . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Strong demand for credit and rising inflation are likely to push up Indian interest rates,
- Where Were The Nazims? (Dawn, Masud Mufti, Oct 25, 2005)
These lines are not about myself but about (a) the defunct system of district administration, and (b) the initial response to the earthquake of October 8, 2005. I am merely a narrator with first hand experience of the former.
- In Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2005)
The law of the land is exactly that: the law of the land. The decision of the highest court of the land may overrule the decisions of all other courts within the territory, but it means nothing beyond that boundary.
- New Man’S Language (Telegraph, Vishnupriya Sengupta, Oct 25, 2005)
With the advent of BPOs and call centres, Indians will find Harold Pinter easier to identify with than ever
- Of Blacks And Blues (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 25, 2005)
What does it mean to be a black women in a society steeped in the evil of racism, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison has the answer. Here is an excerpt from the book
- After The Earthquake (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 25, 2005)
THE Indian subcontinent and the world grieve over the earthquake tragedy that has devastated Kashmir and a portion of Pakistan, but given the tangled nature of relations between India and Pakistan,
- Poll In Sri Lanka-Ii (Statesman, PARMANAND, Oct 25, 2005)
True, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court has ordained the presidential poll to be completed by the end of this year, and very soon dates would be announced.
- Nepal Stops Airing News (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Most FM radio stations in Nepal have stopped airing news from Monday following a ban under the press ordinance introduced by King Gyanendra.
- Nato’S Unusual, Quick Response (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
Two weeks after the devastating earthquake which hit Pakistan’s northern areas, European governments and relief agencies are working around the clock to deliver urgently-needed relief supplies to the quake-hit areas.
- Kosovo Is Back (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
For years the West used a convenient formula for keeping the troublesome Balkan province of Kosovo on a back burner: “standards before status.”
- India, Pak Talks On Relief Coordination On October 29 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
India and Pakistan will hold official-level talks in Islamabad on October 29 for coordination and speeding up of earthquake relief work and opening of points at Line of Control (LoC) for the purpose.
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