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Articles 36721 through 36820 of 53943:
- India On The Mend (The Financial Express, Reuters, Sep 13, 2005)
A chronic shortfall in the public finances of India's 29 states may be shrinking slowly,
- Yes, We Have Done Our Level Best (Greater Kashmir, NISSAR BHAT, Sep 13, 2005)
How satisfied are you after three years?
We are happy and satisfied that we have been able to open the Uri-Muzaffarabad road, which was once a dream.
- Koizumi To Focus On Economic Reforms (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 13, 2005)
Premier reaffirms intention to quit in one year
- True Meaning Of Spirituality (Deccan Herald, Swami Chinmayananda, Sep 13, 2005)
The great thinkers of the past, the Rishis, were strongly against the idea of slavery. They did not want to be slaves to anyone, not even to God. Their entire system revolted against the idea that they would only be recipients, beggars at His door . . .
- Prioritizing Air Defence (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government was according top priority to country’s air defence and would provide all necessary resources to boost its capabilities. Speaking after a detailed briefing at the PAF’s Command Operations Centre,
- Challenge For The Muslim World (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2005)
It is a known fact of history that the Muslim Ummah has remained a champion of justice and fair play and a symbol of balance and tolerance and has never been an instrument of terrorism, extremism and anarchy.
- Israel: Question Of Recognition (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Sep 13, 2005)
I am going to add one more metaphor to the mixed metaphors I have already used as the basis of this series of articles on what should be Pakistan’s approach to the world outside.
- England Regains The Ashes, At Last (Hindu, Ted Corbett, Sep 13, 2005)
England regained the Ashes after 16 years at the Oval on Monday when a first century by their new hero, Kevin Pietersen, enabled it to hold on for a draw in the fifth and final Test.
- Manmohan Defends India's Record In Nuclear Sector (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 13, 2005)
"Restrictive regimes should be abandoned"
"One of our chief worries is our over-dependence on petroleum imports"
"We are not signatories to the NPT but we already fulfil most of its conditions"
- Take A Fresh Look At India, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 13, 2005)
It is a land of opportunity, liberalisation process "irreversible"
Prime Minister meets top French CEOs
India's growth rate expected to reach 10 per cent
India's human wealth may be successfully married to Western technology
- No Swap For Sarabjit: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 13, 2005)
"We do not have spies in India; those released were civilians"
- Regime Change In Nuclear Technology Trade, Transfer: Saran (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 13, 2005)
French agree to reduce "cost escalations" in Scorpene deal
- Siachen: Karamat Hints At Accord (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 13, 2005)
New York meeting may lead to troop withdrawal
- France To Help India In Nuclear Field (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 13, 2005)
Boost to bilateral cooperation
- When Bush Comes To Shove (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Sep 13, 2005)
President Musharraf has left to perform what might be called a pilgrimage in the United States.
- Bangla Bounty For Info On Blasts Masterminds (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Sep 13, 2005)
Heads of two outlawed Islamist militant outfits are on top of the government’s wanted list.
- Movement On Siachen, Sir Creek Likely At Singh-Musharraf Meeting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday in New York, they will aim for some forward movement in the resolution of the Siachen and Sir Creek disputes.
- India And China Poised To Join Hands In Trade And Fiscal Areas As Both Countries Find The Easy Money Door To The West Is Closing (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Sep 13, 2005)
India and China will have increasing difficulties in penetrating the Western nations for selling goods and services.
- Dynamics Of Surrender (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Surrender to God (Saranagati, Prapatti) occupies the pride of place among the means to liberation in Srivaishnava theology.
- Finite Ores, Implications For Mineral Policy (Hindu, Aditi Roy Ghatak , Sep 13, 2005)
India's per capita steel consumption is projected to grow from the current 30 kg to 200 kg over the next quarter of a century. One does not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out what should be the policy approach to the country's iron ore reserves.
- Defending Homoeopathy (Deccan Herald, Dr Ramanand, Sep 13, 2005)
A lot of newspapers and web-sites the world over are publishing reports and articles that homoeopathy does not work.
- Homoeopathy-In The Line Of Fire (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Sep 13, 2005)
Many allopaths argue that homoeopathy does not work and that its ‘medicine’ only has a placebo effect.
- Un World Summit 2005: What Is At Stake (Deccan Herald, Eveline Herfkens, Sep 13, 2005)
Neither the developed nor the developing countries can rest on their laurels and need better understanding
- Un's Moment Of Truth (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 13, 2005)
Bush’s decision to appoint Bolton to represent US at the UN amounted to declaring a war on the UN
- Where Were The Mnas? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2005)
On Saturday, the National Assembly had to be adjourned once again for lack of quorum.
- Will Polls Shore Up Afghan Democracy? (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Sep 13, 2005)
An Afghanistan expert is sceptical about the tangible gains from the elections since basic institutions are still in their nascent stage.
- In The Name Of Blasphemy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2005)
A police post in Sargodha was torched on Saturday by an angry mob of over 3,000 people who believed that the police officer in-charge desecrated the Holy Quran.
- Working Children Demand Action (Deccan Herald, Tambake Tounkara, Sep 13, 2005)
We need to create more businesses so that mothers, as well as young people who are studying, can have job prospects. This would give them hope, because studying and then not being able to find work is very disheartening
- Kalam’S Answer To Floods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday asked the Maharashtra Government to chalk out a 25-year master plan to upgrade Mumbai’s drainage system, in the wake of the July 26 deluge that virtually turned the city into a pool of slush.
- Maoists Massacre 15 In Jharkhand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Villagers of Giridih district have mobilised a formidable anti-Naxalite campaign. The extremists retaliated on Sunday, spreading terror in the area.
- More It Majors Eye Mysore (Deccan Herald, P M Raghunandan, Sep 13, 2005)
The State Government has talked much about developing Mysore into the next IT destination all along. Now it seems to be on the job. The State Information Technology Department has directed Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) to acquire
- Our Image Abroad (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Sep 13, 2005)
There has been much debate in the country recently about Pakistan’s image abroad.
- How The Us Wants The United Nations To Reform (Christian Science Monitor, Howard LaFranchi, Sep 13, 2005)
When President Bush speaks Wednesday at the largest gathering of world leaders in United Nations history, he will argue for major changes in a world institution that was conceived by the United States but has since become the object of much American ....
- N. Korea, Iran Say They Will Continue Nuclear Efforts (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Sep 13, 2005)
When President Bush speaks Wednesday at the largest gathering of world leaders in United Nations history, he will argue for major changes in a world institution that was conceived by the United States but has since become the object of much American ....
- As India's Economy Soars, Its Airports And Roads Can't Keep Up (Christian Science Monitor, Gretchen Peters, Sep 12, 2005)
Al Qaeda has marked the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington with a warning of future strikes in Los Angeles and Melbourne, and this rebuke to the American people: You don't get what we're fighting for.
- India For Stepping Up Ties With France: Manmohan (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Sep 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday that India was committed to further strengthening the "privileged relations of strategic partnership" with France.
- America Bids Farewell To The Rule Of Law (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 12, 2005)
A Federal Appeal Court's ruling in the Padilla case means President Bush now has the right to lock up anyone, forever, without charge.
- Meaningful Primary Market Reforms (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 12, 2005)
AT A time when the secondary market is hogging all attention _ with the Sensex crossing 8000 on Thursday _ it is worth looking at some of the regulatory moves to beef up the new issues market.
- Fringe Benefit Tax: Exempted Items (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 12, 2005)
Concessions to employees by way of allotment of shares, debentures or warrants directly or indirectly under employees stock option plan or scheme are outside the purview of FBT.
- France Looks To Firm Up Ties With India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 12, 2005)
While there is elation at India's desire to re-invest in the bilateral relationship, Paris is worried that New Delhi's rapprochement with Washington could diminish its own importance.
- Bhel Plans To Become A Global Player (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Sep 12, 2005)
BHARAT HEAVY Electricals Limited (BHEL) is set to become a global player by acquiring niche technology companies in western Europe and the U.S. in the same way that oil companies have been making forays abroad.
- Rbi's Difficult Prescription For Economy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 12, 2005)
Even as it implies the criticality of the current upsurge being nurtured to realise the full industrial growth potential, the RBI annual report makes no bones about infrastructure bottlenecks. Here the subdued performance of the infrastructure sector, esp
- Trs Floats Lathi-Wielding Sena (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 12, 2005)
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) which wants a separate state of Telangana carved out of Andhra Pradesh and is a political ally of the ruling Congress, is turning militant to achieve its objective.
- No Handle Yet On Serious Financial Fraud (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 12, 2005)
If the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) got its statutory teeth in a hurry after the scam of 1992,
- Heritage Sites Commission To Be Set Up Soon (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Sep 12, 2005)
Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Babu Rajiv on Sunday said that a Heritage Sites Commission would be set up by the Centre to ensure conservation of historical monuments in the country.
- "Science Without Conscience Is Worse Than No Science" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 12, 2005)
Jacques Diouf,Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, has strong views on the issue of genetically modified organisms. In an interview, he says we need to put in place an internationally agreed regulatory framework.
- All Above Board (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Uk Used Islamic Militants (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 12, 2005)
A former British minister has accused the intelligence authority of secret links with an Islamic militant groups as security experts try to figure out the next targets for suicide attacks.
- Dialogue Answer To Naxal Problem, Says Dharam (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 12, 2005)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh has said here that Naxalism cannot be curbed in the State through violent means. He said a solution can be thrashed out by way of dialogue.
- `Terrorism Can Cause Another World War' (Hindu, PTI, Sep 12, 2005)
Apprehending that international terrorism had the potential to start another world war, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Sunday said the world would have to unite in order to wipe out this problem from its roots.
- Iran In The Soul (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 12, 2005)
The UPA govt has unwittingly made Iran a test case for its ‘independent’ foreign policy
- The Problem With Reforms... (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
Over the last few weeks, votaries of economic liberalisation (including this newspaper) have been wringing their hands at the inability of the UPA government to make headway on economic reforms.
- A New Un Goal (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
Women’s activist and rights-based organisations are waiting for the forthcoming high-level summit of the UN General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
- U-Turn By Pakistan? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 12, 2005)
The Musharraf government has taken its first tentative steps towards normalising relations with Israel
- Arms At The Cost Of Development (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 12, 2005)
India went on an arms buying spree last year neglecting public health and other human development goals
- Pm Meets Chirac Today, It Will Give Some Elbow Room On Iran (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 12, 2005)
A strong French support for ending India’s atomic isolation and the joint exploration of ways to delay, if not prevent, a confrontation between US and Iran over Tehran’s n-programme are likely to be the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s talks
- Don’T Just Research, Use It: World Food Man (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Sep 12, 2005)
Word has spread among Andhra’s fish farmers that the man who pioneered the Blue Revolution and won this year’s World Food Prize, now lives among them.
- Pitching For Fiscal Prudence (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 12, 2005)
The RBI's latest Annual Report yields a wealth of data and is rich in analyses. It stresses that maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability would depend critically on policies relating to oil prices, diversification of agriculture and improvement i
- N-Ties, Meetings With Bush, Hu And Musharraf Top Ny Agenda (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will look to expand ties in key sectors like nuclear energy, defence and space during his brief trip to Paris on way to New York, where he will focus on UN reforms and expansion of the Security Council. Singh will also hold
- I Can Do Business With The General: Manmohan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 12, 2005)
Three days before his scheduled dinner with President Pervez Musharraf in New York, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday declared that he continued to "trust" the Pakistani leader and he believed that he could do "business" with the General. "I have no
- The Sebi Versus Sat Saga (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 12, 2005)
For the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), it is one step forward and another back.
- Summit's Hits And Misses (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 12, 2005)
THE SIXTH INDIA-European Union summit must be seen against the backdrop of the fifth meet held at The Hague last year, where the process of the "strategic partnership" was set in motion.
- Lessons From The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2005)
It is difficult to define September 11, 2001. Was it an example of macabre poetic justice or an enactment of a revenge tragedy? To seek an answer, one must go back in time to another September 11, now almost lost in the annals of history.
- India, Pak To Swap 500 Prisoners At Wagah Today (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
The stage was set today for another high in the bilateral peace process when India and Pakistan exchange nearly 500 civilian prisoners at the Wagah Border near here
- Musharraf For A "Way Forward" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 12, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he expected to discuss with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "way forward" towards the resolution of Kashmir.
The two leaders are scheduled to meet
- Record Storage At Idukki (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
With the storage in most of the reservoirs of the State reaching full reservoir levels, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is gearing up to open the Idukki reservoir for the first time in 13 years.
- Pm Tells Pak To End Infiltration (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gen Musharraf will, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, review the Indo-Pak peace process.
- Give Them Back The Childhood They Have Lost (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
The unfortunate engineering and medical students who took their own lives recently would possibly have thrived in other disciplines.
- Time Of Transition (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Sep 11, 2005)
LONG before the Great Indian Tourist discovered Lonely Planet guides and Travel and Living lifestyle shows, Hugh and Colleen Gantzer were taking their readers around the world with their regular writings on exotic destinations and holistic holidays.
- India, France Sign Extradition Treaty (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
In a significant steps towards bilateral cooperation in fighting terrorism, India and France on Friday signed an extradition treaty that takes care of the European nation's sensitivity not to award death sentence to those extradited to India.
- Uneasy Existence (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 11, 2005)
With the Forest Department, conservationists and human rights activists at loggerheads, there are no easy solutions for the villagers around the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
- The Lexicon Of Terror (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
In the four years that have followed 9/11, the litany of tragedy has lengthened around the world ... . What can one do to respond meaningfully to such meaningless violence?
- Quaint Mountain Town (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
A CRYSTAL clear stream nestling through a forest of Ashoka trees, a giant footprint on a rock and a temple in the South Indian style complete with a colourful tower set in serene, exotic surroundings: if these fail to convince you, nothing apparently will
- Hands Off (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
A woman gets assaulted every half an hour. But why are women silent about this issue?
- Want Better Hdi Ranking? Get A New Hrd Ministry (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 11, 2005)
On the day that the UN Human Development Index revealed last week that even Bangladesh was doing better than India in human development
- Hands Off (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
SELDOM do people hold those robbed responsible for getting robbed, or those murdered responsible for getting murdered.
- Maoists Kidnap 100 Kids (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 11, 2005)
Maoist rebels have abducted more than 100 students from various schools of Myagdi district in western Nepal, police said on Saturday.
- Dead Entrepreneurs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 11, 2005)
Goals and visions are necessarily expressed in the future tense. And disempowerment is about never being able to bring the future within the realm of the possible
- "Join Hands To Fight Terrorism" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
Reaffirming his country's commitment to fight global terrorism, British High Commissioner Michael Arthur on Saturday said there was an urgent need for countries facing the menace to join hands.
- Once Upon A Time... (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
She is colourful and vivacious. And the stories she tells make her a hit with children. Veena Pradeep meets Mama Nomusa whose powerful stories touch many young lives.
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