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Articles 34321 through 34420 of 53943:
- "Judicial Activism Is A Misnomer" (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 21, 2005)
Y.K. Sabharwal, who will become the 36th Chief Justice of India on November 1, has the reputation of being a fearless Judge. He takes over at a time when the judiciary as an institution is attracting close scrutiny.
- Iran Has Imposed Trade Embargo On Britain? (Hindu, Robert Tait and Ewen MacAskill, Oct 21, 2005)
Teheran's move follows U.K.'s stand on nuclear programme
- Fears Of Irregularities In Constitution Vote (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 21, 2005)
Figures are a matter of concern, says official
- Indian, Chinese Teams Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
In continuation of the confidence building measures between India and China, an Indian military delegation met a Chinese team at Chushul in eastern Ladakh on Thursday. Border personnel meetings are held four times a year to build trust between troops at t
- The Hard Climb For Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2005)
Almost two weeks after the South Asian earthquake, a combination of logistical and other factors has hindered relief efforts, particularly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which bore the brunt of the devastation.
- Germany's Political Uncertainties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2005)
The future of the Federal Republic of Germany under a coalition regime in which the country's principal rivals — the Christian Democrat Union (with its Bavarian arm, the Christian Social Union) and the Social Democrat Party — share power is as much ....
- The War On Terror And Medical Ethics (Hindu, Meena Menon, Oct 21, 2005)
The happenings at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay have served to draw attention to the need for stern action against doctors who violate ethical codes.
- Challenge, To Both Mind And Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Dr. H.S.Shivaprakash's latest play Maduve Hennu (The Bride), presented by Aneka at ADA Kalamandira recently, turned out to be a fascinating experience both because of its rich content and the manner in which the director Suresh Angalli visualized it.
- Right To Information Act: Kerala Still Lags Behind (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Oct 21, 2005)
Departments yet to put up details of information officials on websites
- Stepping Late (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 21, 2005)
The state rarely reaches out to those living on the margins. No wonder that the Assam government failed to prevent the ethnic carnage in Karbi Anglong district.
- Bill To Check Food Contaminants (Tribune, J. George, Oct 21, 2005)
The official approval to release the report of toxic heavy metal contamination by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PCCB) is timely. A legislative remedy in the form of an integrated food law Bill is rumoured.
- Laboured Idea (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2005)
The Government Proposal to exempt certain classes of establishments, notably information technology enterprises, and certain common work routines from the purview of the contract labour law would make little sense from a tactical stand-point of giving a
- Did You Do It? (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Oct 21, 2005)
Nosey Parker was snooping around as usual with his beak buried deep in the garbage when to his utter exhilaration he heard the cries in the sky, “Did ye du et — Did ye du et did did?” Nosey Parker looked up to shoot; I mean record in his camera, ....
- Defiant Dictator (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 21, 2005)
THE much-awaited trial of former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein has begun with the whole world watching it with a lot of curiosity.
- No Sense Of Shame (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 21, 2005)
At Least about the weather, everyone talks about it though no one does anything about it. About corruption, which bids fair to become a shameless way of life, nobody finds any need even to talk about it, let alone do something about it.
- Journey Of Jihad (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Oct 21, 2005)
Who fights a so-called holy war in the midst of a natural disaster? What place does ideological warfare — presumably the impetus for Tuesday’s assassination of a J&K minister
- Maharaja Gulab Singh-Character Profile (Daily Excelsior, Major (retd) Dr Brahma Singh, Oct 21, 2005)
History has, evidently, been unfair to Maharaja Gulab Singh. He has generally been projected as an ''over-grown'' feudatory of the Lahore kingdom, who, taking a rather mean advantage of the confusion that followed the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was a
- Black Monday Revisited (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 21, 2005)
The 1987 stock market crash was not followed by any Depression, as in 1929. That the market recovered quickly was attributed to the assurance of the Federal Reserve that it would stand by for any rescue act in case the payment mechanism broke down.
- Conservative Wisdom (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 21, 2005)
As a political creed, Conservatism, with a capital C, is naturally nation-specific. Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and even Lee Kuan Yew may inspire Conservatives across national boundaries but, at the end of the day,
- India, Iran To Discuss Progress On Pipeline Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
A high-level delegation led by Petroleum Secretary S C Tripathi will visit Tehran next week to review the proposed multi-billion-dollar Iran-India natural gas pipeline.
- Indian Army Must Gird Up For Global Role: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday called upon the armed forces to prepare for a multi-polar world in which India, despite an unstable neighbourhood, would be a centre of power.
- Indian Railways To Chip In For Economic Growth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
The Indian railways will become a significant component of infrastructure in the coming decades and increasingly contribute towards the economic growth of the country, Minister of state for railways R Velu said on Thursday.
- Contentment, A Virtue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Righteous life is built on contentment. Its value is repeatedly stressed while the ills arising from discontentment are highlighted as the cause of misery. It is this valuable and beneficial advice that the Supreme Being offers, when He had incarnated ...
- Airbus To Outsource Production To India, China (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Airbus plans to outsource as much as 60 percent of its production and intends to allocate more work to India and China to gain a bigger foothold in the fast-growing aviation markets, a senior official has said.
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- The Difference Between India And Pakistan (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, Oct 20, 2005)
If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry.
- If India Had Abstained... (Indian Express, Subrahmanyam, Oct 20, 2005)
It is amazing to see the tons of newsprint devoted to the Iran issue in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in this country without any focus on the real issue.
- China Redraws Its Roadmap (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 20, 2005)
As New Delhi hotly chases the unprecedented economic strides being taken by its big neighbour, China — which recorded two straight years of an annual growth exceeding nine per cent — the Asian dragon has realised its folly. It has decided to scrap the....
- India--A Medical Tourism Hub (Daily Excelsior, Pallabh Bhattacharya, Oct 20, 2005)
Serving the sick could be big business. That is motto of medical tourism which recently came into spotlight with the Government deciding to set up a task force to come out with steps to turn India as a major health care destination.
- No Action On Us-India Deal By Nuclear-Supply Group (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 20, 2005)
Key nuclear-supplier nations have put off action on a U.S. proposal to lift restraints on transferring nuclear technology to India, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- Deutsche Bank Opens First Branch In India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Deutsche Bank, Germany's leading bank, yesterday opened its first branch in India in the city of Mumbai in its third step towards international expansion in as many days.
- India's Iaea Vote Helped Gain Support For Nuclear Deal, Says Us Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On the eve of his visit to New Delhi, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns has said that with India voting in favour of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] resolution on Iran's nuclear programme,
- Need For Fta Between India, Bangladesh: Veena Sikri (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Underscoring the need for a Free Trade Agreement between India and Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Veena Sikri today said it was important to overcome a "negative" mindset to help boost trade between the two countries.
- Saddam Remains Defiant As Trial Begins In Baghdad (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Saddam Hussein tried to make a mockery of the special Iraqi court prosecuting him on Wednesday,
- Malaysian Airline Postpones Plans To Fly To New Destinations In China, India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Malaysian Airlines System Bhd. said Wednesday it has put off plans to fly to five new destinations in China and India amid efforts to consolidate its network.
- India's Fast Growth Seen Fuelling Price Pressures (Reuters, Thomas Kutty Abraham and Suresh Seshadri, Oct 20, 2005)
Indian manufacturers have passed on higher costs to consumers on the back of a buoyant economy, company executives and analysts say, a development which threatens to fuel inflation and push up interest rates.
- To Mitigate And Prevent Disasters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- The Rise And Fall Of A Nation Called Muslims -Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 20, 2005)
They once witnessed a period of great glory and grandeur. History had an ugly turn and it was all different.
- Balancing Act In Geneva (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 20, 2005)
The prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh's suggestion that the country's negotiators in Geneva — working on a draft declaration acceptable to all parties for the December Hong Kong ministerial of the World Trade Organisation — should adopt a balanced approach
- Trusteeship To Careerism (Daily Excelsior, Rajendra Singh, Oct 20, 2005)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and We beloved".
- Pakistan's Intransigent Response To India's Offer (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Oct 20, 2005)
In this hour of the grave tragedy that has struck PoK and other parts of Jammu & Kashmir Pakistan's refusal to accept Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's humanitarian offer of joint efforts to provide relief to the suffering people of the state, . . .
- Earthquake Fall-Out: (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 20, 2005)
A silver lining in the thick dust caused by unprecedented earthquake in our vicinity is that it has once again drawn the global attention towards safe housing for everybody.
- China’S Growth To Hit Environment (Tribune, Michael McCarthy, Oct 20, 2005)
Western politicians queue up to sing its praises. Economists regard it with awe and delight.
- ‘Retired Husband Syndrome’ (Tribune, Anthony Faiola, Oct 20, 2005)
Sakura Terakawa, 63, describes her four decades of married life in a small urban apartment as a gradual transition from wife to mother to servant. Communication with her husband started with love letters and wooing words under pink cherry blossoms.
- Beware The Backlash (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Oct 20, 2005)
Economist Paul Krugman warned recently that free trade liberals have to fear a likely backlash from American labour. Faced with further cuts in the already stagnant hourly wage-rates, under competitive pressure, and seeing the executives continuing . . .
- It’S Everyone’S Fight (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 20, 2005)
The fourth anniversary of 9/11 has passed amidst fresh threats by Al-Qaeda in an eleven minute video tape which was telecast by all major satellite television news channels.
- An Exercise In Futility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
No wonder, the debate among the Congress, the Akali Dal and other political parties over terrorism degenerated into an inane blame game. The whole idea of discussing “roots and causes of terrorism” was an exercise in futility which would not have served a
- Favouring The Goddess (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
My NRI cousin from New York, Dilip, is a natural born American citizen.
- Great Leap Forward China’S Moment In History (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
China entered a moment in history with another spectacular achievement — the successful return of Shenzhou 6, its manned space mission.
- Super-Flop Series The Mismatch Was Motivation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
A positive outcome of the “super-series” of one-dayers and a Test match Down Under is the ICC’s scrapping the idea of institutionalising it.
- After The Verdict By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
The last and only time a Head of State of India “resigned” was when Edward VIII (uncle of the present Queen of England) abdicated in 1936 because he wished to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, and the British Government under Stanley Ba
- A Bold Proposal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 20, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has just offered to open the Line of Control in Kashmir to let people from across the LoC help their stricken brethren in Azad Kashmir. India has welcomed the offer.
- Challenge Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 20, 2005)
The search and rescue phase in the worst earthquake disaster that ravaged Azad Kashmir and the NWFP is almost over 12 days after the disaster struck the doomed area.
- Managing Long-Term Recovery (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 20, 2005)
What are the long-term consequences of natural disasters? John Stuart Mill, the great 19th century English economist and philosopher and the author of a classic work on economics, made some prescient observations on the long-term effects of natural disast
- India To Examine Pak's Request To Open Loc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
India will examine Pakistan's offer to open the Line of Control to allow people from Jammu and Kashmir to go to quake-ravaged Pakistan occupied Kashmir for relief efforts only after ensuring that security concern of the country was not compromised.
- Mitrokhin’S Revelations (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
Vasily Mitrokhin, who died in 2004, was a KGB operative, who worked in the intelligence agency’s archives from 1956 to 1985. He copied documents and defected to the West in 1992, just after the Soviet Union disintegrated.
- Hail Musharraf (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 20, 2005)
No one can doubt the sincerity and forthrightness of General Pervez Musharraf regarding his desire to see the peace process between India and Pakistan succeed so as to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Kashmir.
- Pandemic Preparedness (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 20, 2005)
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta announced last week that they had reconstructed the genetic code of the flu virus that killed at least 50 million people in 1918.
- Musharraf Inspires Confidence In Sufferers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 20, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has explained the infrastructure developed for the rescue, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction process in the earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division.
- Health Problems For Children (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 20, 2005)
Relief bodies in the quake-hit zone of Azad Kashmir and the NWFP are voicing concern over the deteriorating health situation in the area and its impact on children,
- We Have Too Many People Watching The Pot! (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 20, 2005)
TO WAKE a wolf is as bad as to smell a fox, says Falstaff to Lord Chief-Justice, in King Henry IV, part II. And Hamlet may philosophise, "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." But what happened in Refco's case is as bad . . .
- More Land Grab By Israel (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 20, 2005)
It is now becoming increasingly clear that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has no interest in the peace process.
- Cpi Criticises `Shift' In Indian Foreign Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Iran vote `quid pro quo' for U.S. deal
UPA following `more or less' NDA line on U.S.
Call to bring pressure on Government
Centre `itching' to open up retail sector
- Strife-Torn Aceh On The Road To Peace (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 20, 2005)
A fallout of the December 26 tsunami is that it has speeded up the peace process in the strife-torn Indonesian province.
- Traditional Programmes, Additional Resources (Hindu, Jairam Ramesh, Oct 20, 2005)
Where will money for increased spending in the social sector come from?
- Managing Security Through Fixed Tenures? (Hindu, N.N. Vohra, Oct 20, 2005)
All security-related posts must be manned by those chosen from a dedicated pool of officers selected and trained for the specific purpose.
- Phone Link With Pok Established (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 20, 2005)
Kashmiris call up kin across LoC
- The Un-Stated Major Premise (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 20, 2005)
U.S. opposition to Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at protecting Israel's interests.
- Prevailing Myths About Maths (Deccan Herald, Jagdish R Malhotra, Oct 20, 2005)
Age-old elitist prejudices against maths have made it appear unattainable to many and frustrating to others
- India Sees No Security Risk In Opening Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The Indian government on Wednesday dismissed fears that the opening of the Line of Control (LoC) for earthquake relief work would open channels for Pakistan-based militants to cross over into Jammu and Kashmir, keeping in view the killing . . .
- Living Together (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Oct 20, 2005)
Both leftist leaders and investors in Bengal know that Citu and the CPI(M) are inseparable, argues Sumanta Sen
- Uma To Continue Bihar Campaign (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambri, Oct 20, 2005)
The Madhya Pradesh BJP chief, however, claimed that the crisis triggered by Uma loyalists stood resolved.
- Japanese Jingoism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 20, 2005)
Signs of rise of militant nationalism in Japan have alarmed China and South Korea
- Journey Of Jihad (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Oct 20, 2005)
Who fights a so-called holy war in the midst of a natural disaster? What place does ideological warfare — presumably the impetus for Tuesday’s assassination of a J&K minister — have in a moment of humanitarian crisis? . . .
- Kalam Witnesses True Face Of Goa Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Kalam’s roadmap for Goa envisaged a trebling of tourist arrivals. Every tourist national or international generated at least four jobs, he said.
- Lawless Game (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The arm of the law is not always long. Nor are all men equal before the law in Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Bengal.
- Not A Zero Sum (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Oct 20, 2005)
Aumann and Schelling belong to different spectrums of game theorists
- Mitrokhin Archives — Politics In The Cold War Years (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
The more important question that arises from Vasily Mitrokhin's revelations is not whether any individual or political party received money from one or the other superpower, but whether their foreign links compromised national security and sovereignty.
- Behold The Banana Boards (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Oct 20, 2005)
Just who is an independent director? A person who is not a stakeholder in the affairs of a company but helps direct its affairs, someone with a broader perspective than the management’s who adds value to the company without taking anything . . . .
- Deal With India Won't Weaken Non-Proliferation: Burns (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 20, 2005)
To ask Congress for legislative changes for civilian cooperation
Indian vote at IAEA meeting a "dramatic example"
U.S. to approach NSG allies to help India
Ties between two countries have transformed into "nascent strategic partnership"
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