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Articles 35221 through 35320 of 53943:
- Conclave Of Congress (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Oct 06, 2005)
What purpose does the Conclave of Congress Chief Ministers serve?
- Emotional Link (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 06, 2005)
The report that Sri Pratap College in Srinagar has just finished century of its glorious existence has stirred many an emotional chord across the sub-continent.
- Python Devours Alligator (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
A National Park Service handout photo released on Wednesday shows the carcass of an alligator as it protudes out to the right from the curved body of a dead Burmese python in Everglades National Park, in south Miami-Dade, Florida.
- French, American Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Chemistry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
The trio won the prize for work in metathesis, where molecules “dance round and change partners” to create new molecules.
- A Cultural Kaleidoscope (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Oct 06, 2005)
The Mysore Dasara is an occasion that has earned a place in travel itineraries of not only people of Karnataka, . . .
- Peace On Snow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2005)
The fighting over the Siachen glacier now proves to be futile and should cease
- Delimitation Fiasco-I By Manash Ghose (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2005)
It is still not clear what the Delimitation Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Kuldip Singh will do after all its three public sittings in Siliguri,
- Frenchman, Two Americans Share Nobel Chemistry Prize (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Stockholm, Sweden: France's Yves Chauvin and Americans Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock won the 2005 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for discoveries that let industry develop drugs and plastics more efficiently and with less hazardous waste.
- Farmers' Welfare Schemes Formally Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Social security scheme to benefit 86 lakh farm workers, 51 lakh small farmers
- Principled Pak Position On Iran’S Nuclear Issue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 06, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is opposed to referral of Iran’s nuclear issue to the UN Security Council and called for its resolution within the IAEA framework.
- 2 Americans, German Win Physics Nobel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
The trio’s research answered questions as how candle light differs from laser beams in a CD player and how light can measure time more accurately than an atomic clock.
- Indus Air To Enter Indian Skies Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
There will be a new player in the Indian skies from the end of October. Partly owned by liquor company Mohan Meakins, the Indus Air on Tuesday announced the launch of its airline catering mainly to North Indian cities.
- Fresh Us Offensive Leave Sunnis Fumming In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 05, 2005)
Sunnis see in the Iraqi parliament’s move to amend election laws, another bid to marginalise them from determining their future.
- Hindus, Muslims Unite In Bali Amid Attacks Warning (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
A big contingent of Australian police officers and a police counter-terrorism unit from Japan has landed in the island to help in the investigation
- A Canal Runs Through It (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 05, 2005)
Some of the large branches of the earlier reaches of the Sardar Sarovar Main Canal and the entire canal systems of the Ken Betwa system in the first of the interlinking of rivers project announced with considerable ceremony have a lot in common.
- Slowdown In Islamabad (Indian Express, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2005)
While External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has consolidated some of the recent gains in the Indo-Pak peace process and expanded the scope of the dialogue, his talks with the leadership in Islamabad have also revealed an emerging danger to the peace....
- A Tradition Inherited From Vijayanagar Era (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
The ‘Gombe Thotti’ inside Mysore Palace is a special place as it was originally meant to display dolls during Dasara at the time of Mysore royal family.
- India To Maintain Seven Per Cent Growth In Fy-06: S&p (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
International rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) today said India would maintain seven per cent GDP growth rate during the current fiscal but expressed concerns over the high fiscal deficit on account of mounting public services improvement.
- Gandhi Jayanthi With A Difference (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Several youth organisations, schools and colleges observed Gandhi Jayanthi in Tumkur on Sunday in a meaningful manner.
- Undue Fear Of China Inc? (Business Line, Paul Mooney, Oct 05, 2005)
When Chinese companies CNOOC and Haier tried to buy Unocal and Maytag, respectively, critics saw the sinister hand of the Chinese state.
- Air India's Moment (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 05, 2005)
When a public sector unit is slotted for an initial public offer of its shares, it is invariably a signal of the Government's confidence in, first, the stock market and, then, in the organisation.
- India Inc`s Debt Fancy To Prove Costly (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Indian corporates have borrowed more to finance expansions in the last two years, despite robust cash flow generation.
- The Battle Of Attrition Between Labour And The Bpo Industry (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 05, 2005)
The latest call to arms to form trade unions for IT and BPO (business process outsourcing) workers has the industry worrying about what it sees as a new problem.
- Eu's Troubled Path To Enlargement (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Oct 05, 2005)
Despite Monday's offer to Turkey on its membership application, the wrangling that preceded it in Luxembourg has again left the European Union looking uncertain of its path.
- Diaspora Showcases Sectarian India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 05, 2005)
Some day, a visiting Indian PM may be called upon to address two meetings of NRIs, one for Indian Hindus and the other for Indian Muslims.
- Indian Banks Retain High-Risk Profile: S&p (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Consolidation in PSBs needed, should improve cost structures
- Right Show, Right Time (Hindu, Naomi Wolf, Oct 05, 2005)
A new TV drama about the first woman President could change U.S. politics forever.
- Team Iran (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 05, 2005)
A change in Iranian diplomacy influenced India’s vote in Vienna
- Anatomy Of The Pakistan-Israel Dialogue (Hindu, Nasim Zehra, Oct 05, 2005)
Gen. Musharraf is underscoring Palestinian suffering but understands the Israeli security dilemma.
- Indo-American Conservation Project Spells Green Success (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Wildlife Service provided Rs.26.4 crores to 40 projects identified by Centre
All the projects originated in India, were designed to address conservation issues
18 of the projects went to the Bombay Natural History Society
- The Price Of Democracy (Hindu, John Aglionby , Oct 05, 2005)
Viewed through a prism of headlines, Indonesia can easily appear to be an unstable nation being ripped asunder by radical Islamists.
- Centre Aims At 4 Pc Growth In Agri Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Pawar said the government aims at improving soil moisture retention and ground water recharging.
- Isolate Extremists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
By targeting tourist areas, ultras have sent a strong message
- Growth With Equity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2005)
The role of equity in the development process is the central theme of the recently released World Development Report 2006.
- Rapes And Civil Code (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 05, 2005)
A common civil code is desirable but it cannot be the Hindu code. It should have the support of all communities
- Tourism As A Wholesome Experience (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Oct 05, 2005)
When you drink that coffee freshly brewed in a Kodagu estate standing on the portico of a 100-year-old structure, you see the point of it all — of the breathless ephemeral thing we call life and the force that rekindles it — wanderlust.
- Japanese Gandhian Gets Bajaj Award (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Gandhian P Gopinathan Nair, Ramon Magsaysay awardee Rajendra Singh and Japanese Daisaku Ikeda who propagated Gandhi’s ideals outside India are among four personalities selected for this year’s Jamnalal Bajaj awards.
- India Embroiled In Irangate (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 05, 2005)
India should come up with a plausible reason for having voted against Iran, if it wants to retain its credibility.
- Chief Justice Roberts Takes Charge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2005)
The appointment of John G. Roberts as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States was not a surprise.
- Halt Child Recruitment, Ltte Told (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Oct 05, 2005)
The London-based Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers has called upon the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to "halt all recruitment" of those under 18 and "demobilise all children" in its ranks through a "transparent and independently verifiable"
- "Committed To Gas Pipeline Project" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 05, 2005)
India, Pakistan say that the project will contribute significantly to their prosperity and development
India informs Pakistan that it recently appointed an expert to look into the `economic viability' of the pipeline
- Afghanistan: Democracy In Peril (Deccan Herald, Seth G Jones, Oct 05, 2005)
Since it is extremist elements in Pakistan who sustain Afghan insurgency, the US should pressure Pakistan to crack on down them
- Turkey Opens Formal Eu Talks (Tribune, Amberin Zaman, Oct 05, 2005)
After waiting in Europe’s antechamber for 42 years, Turkey early Tuesday became the first predominantly Muslim country to open membership talks with the European Union.
- Rethinking On Terrorism (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Oct 05, 2005)
There are some tentative signs that the United States might be having a rethink on its war on terrorism,
- Bangladeshis Exploding (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 05, 2005)
Bangladesh officials may have now woken up from their deep slumber after 400 bomb explosions rocked the country on August 17, affecting 63 of the 64 administrative districts.
- More The Merrier (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 05, 2005)
Few roads carry such challenges by way of construction as the one 83.9-kilometre long across the Pir Panjal between Bafliaz in Poonch district and Shopian in Pulwama district.
- Deadlock Broken In E.U.-Turkey Talks (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Oct 05, 2005)
Austria backs down over three key demands; Erdogan studies draft text amid anger at setbacks
- Like The Widow Of Zarephath (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Oct 05, 2005)
Within seconds of my mother-in-law’s death, I got the news on my cellphone. Seventeen years ago, such a message reached me via California when the caller failed to get me on the trunk line from Kerala.
- Positive Outcome Of Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 05, 2005)
The latest round of meetings between the Indian and the Pakistani foreign ministers has produced positive results which vindicate the guarded optimism that had been expressed on the eve of the talks.
- Kashmir Quandary (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 05, 2005)
Change the CM?
- Relevance Of Integral Humanism To World (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 05, 2005)
If we subject the contemporary world- the world that has come into being after World War II-- to close scrutiny, we will find that it is full of complexities and contradictions.
- If Iran Went Nuclear... (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Oct 05, 2005)
Some in India may raise the question why Iran should not go nuclear as Pakistan has done.
- Iran May Figure In Russia, E.U. Talks (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 05, 2005)
Putin likely to raise Chechen leader Zakayev's extradition with U.K.
- Trucks On Jvr (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
A few months after opening the Jehlum Valley Road (JVR) the governments of India and Pakistan agreed in principle to throw the road open for trucks as well. The decision was hailed by one and all especially by the people connected with the fruit industry
- Price Of Mental Disorientation (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 05, 2005)
October 2 was observed as mental health day (instead of October 10 on account of Ramazan). As in previous years, the Pakistan Association for Mental Health (PAMH) used the occasion to create awareness about an important area of human health.
- Aftermath Of The Vote In Vienna (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 05, 2005)
The voting that took place at the IAEA in Vienna last week on the EU-3’s resolution calling upon the Agency to consider reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for not complying with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty is a major development,
- Not Good Enough (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 05, 2005)
Why do most products with the ‘Made in India’ label continue to be so shoddy and unreliable? asks Bhaskar Ghose The author is former secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting
- India, Pakistan Take A Step Forward On Siachen (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 05, 2005)
They will strive to arrive at a "common understanding" on demilitarisation of the glacier before talks in January
Sir Creek: joint survey to be undertaken
- Life In Islamabad (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 05, 2005)
Newspapers in Islamabad make much of the fact that on Eid days the capital presents a deserted look because a substantial number of its citizens go away to their home towns and villages for the holidays.
- Shaukat’S Sojourn To Sea Nations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has termed his visit to South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand a success in boosting bilateral and multilateral economic, trade and political relationship with these countries.
- Qatar To Invest In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2005)
A prominent Qatari entrepreneur Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Thani al-Thani has expressed keen interest of his group to make investment in the financial services sector of Pakistan.
- India Gaining Ground Systematically (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2005)
Pakistan and India have signed an agreement for advance notice of 72 hours before ballistic missile testing and initialed a MoU to set up a hotline between coast guards of the two countries.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Fasting -I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 05, 2005)
The holy month has dawned and we have some patients who ask should they fast or not, Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has the answers for them
- India, U.S. Ratify Treaty On Legal Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
It will help to combat criminal activities, drug trafficking and terrorism
- Underground Drainage Work Compounds Road-Users' Woes (Hindu, S. Ganesan, Oct 04, 2005)
Traffic snarls on Chinthamani Main Road
- Enforcing The Helmet Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 04, 2005)
It is rather tragic that those laws enacted to protect a person’s safety and well-being are usually the first to be flouted or disregarded. For how else does one explain the virtual abandoning of the motorcycle helmet law which was enforced in Karachi ...
- Rocket Attack On Army Base (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 04, 2005)
All indicators point out towards the unfortunate fact that the situation in North Waziristan Agency is getting worse day by day.
- Trade Accord With Malaysia (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
The signing of a free trade agreement between Pakistan and Malaysia during Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s visit to Kuala Lumpur is a good step and should provide a much-needed boost to the country’s export-oriented industries.
- Spurious Victory (Statesman, SWAPAN MULLICK, Oct 04, 2005)
What carried the misnomer of an industrial strike but which in every other way challenged the court strictures on bandhs confirmed why the Left will ensure that the UPA government. . .
- Bali Ii (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 04, 2005)
Alomost three years later, terrorists have struck at Bali again, causing nearly 150 casualties, 26 of them fatal.
- Heat That Eats Life (Greater Kashmir, FAISAL BARKAT DAR, Oct 04, 2005)
Water, plants and animals form our environment. Their balance signifies the health of our surroundings. If we disturb any of these the, changes are bound to affect us one way or the other.
- Time To Talk To Turkey (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Turkey has already waited more than 40 years to join the European mainstream, but there are still a few more tense days left before there can be certainty that its ambition will eventually be realised.
- Medicine Nobel For Two Australians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Australians Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren have won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. They have discovered that bacteria, not stress, is the main cause of ulcers of the stomach and intestine
- India, Pakistan Sign Accord On Pre-Notification Of Missile Tests (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 04, 2005)
Natwar Singh, Khurshid Kasuri review the status of composite dialogue
Communication links will help facilitate information on fishermen who stray into each other's territories
Pakistan wants quickening of pace of negotiations; India wants a conducive
- The Hand That Makes The Cradle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
In the capital of cradle-making, only a single family pursues the traditional occupation, keeping alive a craftsmanship which otherwise would have existed only in north Karnataka's legends, Shyam Sundar Vattam tells us.
- Down But Not Out? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Amidst news that the HIV virus may be weakening, come reports of anti-viral activity of compounds derived from natural sources.
- City's War Connection (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Bangalore played a significant role in both the World Wars
- Natwar’S Visit: Kashmir Is The Yardstick (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has expressed the hope that his interaction with his Pakistani counterpart Mr Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri will provide further impetus to increasing cooperation between the two countries in areas of mutual interest
- The ‘Inoperative’ Interview (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Oct 04, 2005)
WAS it just jet lag? Or could it have been simply tiredness after a long and gruelling schedule? Over-confidence, perhaps?
- Misfit Missile (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2005)
Another DRDO flop?
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