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Articles 36421 through 36520 of 53943:
- Iraq’S Disastrous Dimension (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 16, 2005)
Over 160 people were killed in a devastating series of suicide car bombings in Baghdad on Wednesday as reports alleged Al-Qaeda frontman Abu Zarqawi has declared all out war on Iraq’s Shia majority in a video tape circulated in Baghdad.
- Musharraf-Sharon Handshake (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 16, 2005)
President Musharraf and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon shook hands at a reception during the UN’s World Summit on Wednesday in New York.
- Manmohan Makes A Pitch For Democracy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 16, 2005)
"We believe that it empowers the most humble citizen and gives him a sense of dignity"
- Indian Premier To Visit Pakistan Next Month: Kashmir Solution To Satisfaction Of ‘Both Sides’ Urged (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Sep 16, 2005)
The third summit meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday ended without any breakthrough on troops’ withdrawal from occupied Kashmir.
- Dalit Movement Goes Global (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
In the era of globalisation it is imperative to fight certain causes globally: Udit Raj
Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations to address Dalilt Freedom Network meet I Washington D.C.
Vows to "expose" Sangh Parivar
- Iter Fact-Finding Mission To Visit India On Nuclear Energy Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Follow up of a meeting between Indian and ITER officials in France
- Nod For 100 Cdm Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
The National Clean Development Mechanism Authority (CDM) has recently cleared another 10 projects, taking the total number of host country approved CDM projects to over a hundred.
- Religious Fervour Marks This River's Birthday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
People worship river Vitasta, another form of goddess Parvati
- Brahmos Missile Enters Production This Month (Deccan Herald, Madhuprasad N, Sep 16, 2005)
The modification programme of the BrahMos for fitting it on the Su-30 combat jets used by both the countries has also commenced.
- Ranil To Adopt "Unifying Policies": Unp (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Sep 16, 2005)
Rajapakse's agreements criticised
- U.N. Suffers From Democracy Deficit: Manmohan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 16, 2005)
The world body needs to be reformed to bring it in line with the global realities; it should be more representative
- World's Hottest Eye Bharat (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
India's booming technology and telecoms industries will see more investment coming their way from Asian companies such as Flextronics and Kyocera as they tap Asia's third-largest economy for its lower cost structure and growing demand.
- International Coastal Clean-Up To Begin On Friday (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
‘‘Indian Coast Guard will observe International Coastal Cleanup-2005(ICC) on Saturday in the beaches of coastal Karnataka spanning up to 300 km covering beaches of Someshwar,
- Managing Defence Personnel (Tribune, R.B. Suri (retd), Sep 16, 2005)
AT the heart of effectiveness of the armed forces lies its system of personnel management.
- Ceasefire In Kashmir..? (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Sep 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh has done well to be cautious about the All Parties Hurriyat Conference demand (dictated by Pakistan) for a ceasefire and reduction of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir. The mechanics of such a move are currently fraught. .
- Cut Hunger By Half By 2015, Says Food And Agriculture Organisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
TheFood and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday called upon the international community to honour commitments to cut world hunger by half by 2015
- Iraq's Constitution, A Failure For The U.S." (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Preeta Bansalof the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom advises President George Bush on foreign policy in relation to religion.
- U.S Consortium Keen On Wafer Fabrication Unit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
The new facility will cost $3-4 billion
- Crony Socialism (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 16, 2005)
In rejecting the list of independent directors recommended by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)
- Taxonomy Award For T.C. Narendran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
.C. Narendran, insect taxonomist has been selected for the L.K. Janaki Ammal National Award for Taxonomy— 2004, in recognition of his research contributions.
- Springer To Outsource More Jobs To India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Springer, leading international scientific and special literature publishing company, said it would outsource more to India, where it plans to locate 50 percent of its workforce in the next few years.
- Electronic Activism On Fuel Prices (Tribune, Sara Kehaulani, Sep 16, 2005)
The messages speak to frustrated motorists who have seen prices at the pump creep upward but are powerless to do anything about it.
- Indo-Pak Talks Run Into Trouble (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Sep 16, 2005)
The Indo-Pakistan talks ran into trouble late last night with both sides failing to make any significant move, except to reiterate their resolve not to allow terrorism to impede the peace process.
- 'India, Pak Talks Not A Failure' (Indian Express, Kamlendra Kanwar, Sep 16, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Thursday sought to allay apprehensions that Wednesday night's talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Musharraf had virtually failed.
- Indo-Us Deal On Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2005)
Wednesday's exchange of views between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush in Washington showed that nothing would be allowed to come in the way of July’s Indo-US agreement for cooperation in nuclear power production for peaceful....
- Small Family Norm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2005)
Union Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s about-turn on the two-child norm for panchayat members comes as a great surprise,
- Foreigners Held In U.K. Crackdown (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 16, 2005)
Move a signal to extremist clerics; civic groups upset
- Hard Talk At Un (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 16, 2005)
Singh and Musharraf try to break new ground in the India-Pakistan peace process
- Power Reforms Unplugged? (Business Line, Anjali Garg, Sep 16, 2005)
The proposed amendment to the Electricity Act, 2003 to remove the provision for elimination of cross-subsidies and give time for further extension for the reorganisation of State Electricity Boards (SEBs) will negate the very objective with which power...
- What Is Driving The Stock Indices Up (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Sep 16, 2005)
What is driving the Sensex to new highs? It is the contraction of risks in the Indian economy. Investors in equity foresee fewer and lower risks. Therefore, they are satisfied with a lower desired return in this foreseeable future, and are willing to....
- Swap' Is From The Practice Of Slapping Hands Together (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2005)
On the diplomatic front, we saw the swap, across Wagah, of prisoners of India and Pakistan to push ahead the peace process, even as Zimbabwe and China swapped animals in tiger relations.
- Dialogue And The Need To Transcend Conflictual Religiosity (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Sep 16, 2005)
We practice our own religions so aggressively that we soon become oblivious to the need for spiritual wholeness.
- Negotiating The Persian Maze (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Sep 16, 2005)
There has been a naive expectation among professional seminarists that New Delhi would somehow be stampeded into lining up with Washington on the Iranian nuclear issue when the IAEA Board in Vienna takes up the matter on September 19.
- Welcome Changes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 16, 2005)
IIT selection should not be at the cost of school exams
- The Responsibility Test (Indian Express, C Rangarajan, Sep 16, 2005)
Pressures for increasing government expenditure are on the rise. Without going into the compulsions which have led to such pressures,
- Politicians Least Trusted People (Deccan Herald, Brian Whitaker, Sep 16, 2005)
The BBC survey says while people felt religious leaders to be the most trusted they preferred “intellectuals” to be given more power.
- We Stand Or Fall Together: Annan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
'Millions of lives, and the hopes of billions, rest on the implementation of the pledges to fight poverty, disease, illiteracy and terrorism.'
- Pm, Gen Agree To Pursue All Possible Options On J&k (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
India and Pakistan have reiterated their pledge not to allow terrorism to impede the peace process and have expressed their commitment to ensure a peaceful settlement of all pending issues including Jammu and Kashmir.
- Iran, On Balance (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deserves credit for salvaging India’s approach to the nuclear crisis in Iran from the rhetorical chaos and the pursuit of narrow sectional interests that had engulfed it in recent weeks.
- The Call Of The Drums (Tribune, Samir Mukerjee, Sep 16, 2005)
During the seventies, every winter, Ranchi used to beckon us. The South Eastern Railway Hotel received us with such warmth that we were overwhelmed. The bungalow-like structures bore the stamp of British taste and skill.
- Francisation Of India? (Deccan Herald, Robinder Sachdev, Sep 16, 2005)
With French nuclear co-operation on the cards, India is no longer at the mercy of the United States for supplies
- Betrayal Of The People (Hindu, Mary Riddell, Sep 16, 2005)
Four years ago, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Many hundreds died in that instant. The emergency services' response began within five seconds.
- India Does Business The Hard Way (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
South Asian economies are increasing the pace of reform to help small and medium businesses generate more jobs, but heavy legal burdens on business remain in most countries in the region,
- When Jaswant Took Indian Politics To Foreign Shores (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 16, 2005)
When the Bharatiya Janata Party chose to protest the fact that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had made a reference to Atal Bihari Vajpayee's opposition to the India-United States nuclear agreement....
- India Stamps On Myanmar Rebels (Asia Times, Bibhu Prasad Routray, Sep 16, 2005)
Indian police in Mizoram claim to have destroyed one of the largest Myanmar rebel bases in India, deep in the mountainous jungles of Mizoram state.
- Musharraf For Just Solution (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 16, 2005)
Talks with India in the spirit of Security council resolutions
- Text Of Joint Statement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
This is the text of the India-Pakistan Joint Statement issued after the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday
- Indian Diplomat's Wife Manhandled (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Sep 16, 2005)
Rupa Chakrabarti, wife of Sarbajit Chakrabarti, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka, was detained and manhandled on Thursday by some armed people.
- India Needs To Stand Firm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 16, 2005)
While United States President George W. Bush has reassured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about his commitment to the agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation, there is no guarantee that the deal-makers will pull it off.
- Aceh Peace Process Begins (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 16, 2005)
Activists of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Thursday began handing over their weapons to the international monitoring mission under a peace accord with the Indonesian Government.
- Educating Farmers (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 16, 2005)
There is a need to disseminate latest knowledge about agriculture in rural areas. That is going to reap rich dividends,
- Koizumi's Decisive Victory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 16, 2005)
The victory of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party in the recently-held parliamentary elections means Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi can take up his proposed economic reforms without any opposition
- Time To Get Real, Mea (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 16, 2005)
The only things India's foreign office mandarins seem to be good at are protocol and bombast, the stuff of 19th century colonial diplomacy.
- Options Narrow For Nepal's Isolated Monarch (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Sep 16, 2005)
Pressure is mounting on Nepal's King Gyanendra to restore democracy after he seized power earlier this year, but there is no sign yet of the monarch relenting despite his increasing isolation, analysts say.
- Power Regulation — Time To Get Back To The Basics (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Sep 16, 2005)
Electricity regulators, who could have formed the bridge between the uninformed consumer and the power utility, have unfortunately failed to rise to the occasion.
- A Little Ray Of Hope Against Hope For Iit Aspirants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Even as students and coaching institutes kept up their protests on Thursday against the recent changes approved by the Union Government in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for the Indian Institutes of Technology, it seemed there might just be a
- Singh, Musharraf Agree To Pursue All Possible Options On J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
During discussions marked by "frankness and candour", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made it clear to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that reduction of troops in the Kashmir valley was ruled out till acts of terror and violence, which cast a
- Major Fire In Oil Well In Upper Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
ONGC crisis management team working to control 40-foot flames
- ``Green Building Technology Should Reach All'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
It is key to harnessing benefits of development and preserving environment: Kalam
Every individual should conserve 10 to 15 per cent of energy, water
Buildings should be environment friendly, aesthetically beautiful and economically viable
- German Chancellor Elections Could Be Heading For Dead Heat (Hindu, Luke Harding , Sep 16, 2005)
Schroeder may retain power at the head of a new coalition
- Take Rajouri - Poonch People Into Confidence (Daily Excelsior, Javed Rana Hakla, Sep 16, 2005)
Poonch and Rajouri Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State fall along the line of control (LoC).
- Pok Delegation Arrives In Wagah (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
An eight-member delegation of intellectuals from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) crossed the International Border here today on way to Jammu to attend two-day Intra-Kashmir "heart-to-heart" talks from tomorrow.
- Stamp Out Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 16, 2005)
In the nineties the Government had very wisely appointed a special commissioner for Rajouri and Poonch districts to take care of the then emerging threat of terrorism.
- Baghdad Again (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Is there any semblance of normal life in Baghdad? Doubts persist in this behalf because of the deafening car bomb explosions that frequently rock the Iraqi Capital and have an instant echo all over the world including in this country.
- Icici To Auction Bad Loans (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Move follows RBI's July guidelines on the purchase of bad loans by banks.
- India Decides To Take Control Of Kashmir Related Issues – Repulses Pakistan’S Pressure In Talk (India Daily, Anil Rane, Sep 16, 2005)
India finally took control of Kashmir related issues.
- China, India Agree To Double Trade Within Two Years (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Sep 16, 2005)
India and China have agreed in principle to double their bilateral trade within the next two years.
- Silently India Is Talking To Militant Groups Of Kashmir And Northeast In Other Countries (India Daily, Sonal Joshi, Sep 16, 2005)
In a silent act of diplomacy and shrewd political maneuver,
- Teaching By Example (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
During His incarnations in the world the Lord showed by example how to follow the injunctions of the scriptures. Being the Almighty,
- Lic To Commercially Exploit Its Property (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
70 locations have been identified across the country
- Troop Cut In J&k: Musharraf Seeks U.S. Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
Hours before his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday sought the U.S. help in persuading India on area-specific troops reduction in Jammu and Kashmir, to move forward in resolving the Kashmir issue.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Bonding May Hit Snag Over Iran (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Sep 15, 2005)
India's rapidly expanding relations with the United States are being threatened by its links with Iran, and New Delhi is being forced to choose between its two allies, officials and analysts said on Wednesday.
- Jayalalithaa Inaugurates Phase-I Of Ascendas Technology Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
"We would like to be a State with the right attitude towards investors"
- The Challenge Before The United Nations (Deccan Herald, Maggie Farley, Sep 15, 2005)
As Annan put it, the UN has come to ‘a fork in the road’ and must reinvent itself or fade into irrelevance
- Rural People’S Purchasing Power Is Increasing’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Sep 15, 2005)
Manvendra Singh, 41, is a BJP MP from Barmer, Rajasthan, who looks colourful in his dhoti and headgear.
- 12 Villages Flooded In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
At least 12 villages were submerged when the embankment of Kamala-balan river breached in Darbhanga district of Bihar on Sunday, while several other rivers were flowing above the danger level in the state, official sources said.
- Literacy Mission Award For Muslim Women’S Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
Ms Swarooppa Rani of Aland taluk in Gulbarga district has been presented with the National Literacy Mission award, for her contribution to adult education in the district.
- Fall In Inflow Into Idukki Dam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
The inflow into the Idukki reservoir appears to be on the decline with rainfall subsiding in the catchment area on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- Be Firm On Alamatti Water-Level Issue, Government Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2005)
Ananth Kumar wants Union Government to appoint a committee to examine the safety of Koyna Dam
- Dialogue Format Inadequate (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 15, 2005)
Unless South Asia is rid of nuclear weapons and mutual mistrust, there will be little scope for a Kashmir solution
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