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- Blowout Occurs In Ongc Exploratory Well, No Casualties (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 09, 2005)
A blowout occurred in an exploratory well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Thursday morning at Thandavapalli village in the vicinity of Amalapuram in East Godavari district. However, the flames died down by the evening, but ONGC officials
- India, U.K. To Cooperate On Civilian Nuclear Energy Front (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 09, 2005)
India and Britain will cooperate in civilian nuclear energy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday after talks with his British counterpart, Tony Blair, in Udaipur.
- Distant Millennium Goals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
NEXT week, 180 heads of state/government will meet in the UN for a summit to reaffirm their commitment to the millennium development goals (MDG) which they had adopted in 2000.
- It’S A Sinister Plan, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 09, 2005)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf has taken strong exception to Pakistan’s criticism on the issue of violence against women and castigated the women’s rights and human rights NGOs for demonizing the country’s image abroad by washing dirty linen in public. He
- Brutal Figures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
It will take India another hundred years to become part of the developed world.
- Confusion Of Summits:eu Must First Get Its Own House In Order (Statesman, Kirsty Hughes , Sep 09, 2005)
Tony Blair is in town — on a whirlwind of high-level globe-trotting across Asia.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- Scotland Eyes Investment From Punjab, Haryana (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 08, 2005)
Scotland (UK) is looking at independent relationship with India, particularly Punjab and Haryana keeping in mind their growth rate, per capita income and literacy.
- Petroleum Pains (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
For all the groaning of the common man and grunting of Opposition parties — “friendly” or otherwise — there is a high degree of the inevitable
- Delhi, Eu To Tame Terror Together (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
India and the 25-member European Union today decided to strengthen their “strategic partnership” by endorsing a joint action plan and a political declaration vowing to fight against terrorism as well as iterating their shared belief in multilateral instit
- Leader Article: The Path To Good Governance (Times of India, VIJAY JINDAL, Sep 08, 2005)
The controversy over the recent Supreme Court ruling on reservations in private educational institutions is symptomatic of the lack of harmony between different organs of government.
- Power Play, Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2005)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is feeding a “free power” frenzy. After announcing an ‘energy bonus’ scheme two weeks ago
- Eu Backs India’S Entry Into Select N-Fusion, Tech Club (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 08, 2005)
Chances of India joining the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project brightened today with the European Union (EU) backing India’s bid. It also opened the doors for Indian participation in the EU-led Galileo project, Europe’s own g
- Home Is Where The Law Is (Indian Express, Indira Jaising, Sep 08, 2005)
When the common minimum programme was first drafted, it had no mention of women’s issues.
- Gear Up For Changes: Singh, Blair (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Sep 08, 2005)
Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair together sent out a clear message that globalisation and change were inevitable for any economy.
- The Land Muddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
Obfuscation of issues is an undesirable, occasionally necessary but usually counter-productive political ploy; but it was not surprising that the ruling CPI-M would resort to it in attempting to deal with the fallout of the proposed allotment of land to I
- India Stuck As China Climbs Happiness Index (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
Country still ranked 127th in human development.
- As India's Economy Soars, Its Airports And Roads Can't Keep Up (Christian Science Monitor, Porter Barron, Sep 08, 2005)
With only two weeks to go before Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, officials here are making a last minute bid to ensure that warlords do not get a firm foothold in the new government.
- Fast Forward With Two-Way Trade Sops (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
India and the European Union today sought trade and investment concessions from each other.
- Lic Charts Strategy To Penetrate Eu Markets (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
Life Insurance Corporation today charted a 3-pronged strategy to increase its presence in Europe, including a direct entry or through joint ventures.
- The Other Half Of The Sky (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Sep 08, 2005)
Women’s rights are a non-issue. Instead of trying so hard to reserve seats for women, Indian politicians should first try to eradicate poverty,
- Minimizing The Risk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- India-Eu Pledge To Double Trade In 3 Years (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
India and European Union — world’s largest trading block comprising of 25 countries — today announced their commitment to double bilateral trade from the present level of Euro 34 billion to Euro 70 billion in the next three years, while setting up a high-
- Free For All! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE temptation to woo voters at state expense is irresistible, all the more so in a state like Punjab where the free power route has been traversed earlier also, although not with the desired results.
- Bill To Control Ngos (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2005)
THERE are NGOs and NGOs. Some of them are doing a commendable job, fighting for the rights of those who have never known whether they have any right in the polity or any future.
- The Civil Service (Statesman, Ashok Kapur, Sep 08, 2005)
It has been argued that the Indian bureaucracy is drifting towards “negativism and mediocrity”.
- A Balanced Scorecard For India (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Sep 08, 2005)
Good cartoonists and good writers can make piercing comments with just a few strokes of their brushes and pens.
- Amend Contract Labour Law: Let Temping Beat Jobless Growth (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2005)
The idea that no job is better than a temporary job is doubtless absurd.
- Graft Fund? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2005)
The National Common Minimum Programme states, "The UPA government will consider the creation of a Backward States
- Input Blow (Business Standard, Emcee, Sep 08, 2005)
The BSE Auto Index hit a new high last week to touch 3352 even as the government was contemplating a hike in prices of diesel and petrol.
- Eu Moves Worrying Govt (The Financial Express, Reuters, Sep 08, 2005)
European Union anti-dumping actions against Indian products are a major concern for New Delhi, which feels they are neither rational nor fair, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.
- Singapore Pitch In Eu Bank Chorus (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
European banks want India to bestow on them the privileges given to their Singapore rivals under a comprehensive economic co-operation agreement
- Delimitation Can Wait (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
Considering the way illegal migrants have ‘advanced’ Bangladesh’s borders 10 to 15 kilometres inside India,
- The Helsinki Process And Democracy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
The cross-border nature of globalisation calls for governance involving different stakeholders
- Zakat Distribution Flaws (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The Sindh government has denied that it has failed to distribute two billion rupees in the Zakat fund to the poor.
- Weathering All Sorts Of Storms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The mullahs, as usual, are missing the point. As a matter of principle, there isn’t necessarily any harm in Pakistan and Israel talking to each other, or even in establishing diplomatic relations, de facto or otherwise.
- Army Medics (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, Sep 07, 2005)
Army medics are the unsung heroes of any battle, taking good care of thousands of servicemen.
- Positive Signs (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
The challenges now lie in converting commitments, made by both, into reality
- Signs Of Thaw? Aiyar Backs Ongc Chief, Board Changes Delayed (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 07, 2005)
In the first sign that the Petroleum Ministry may be backing off in its standoff with ONGC chief Subir Raha, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said today that he wanted Raha to continue.
- India-Aphc Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The positive note on which the talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) were held in New Delhi on Monday makes one hopeful that a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute may after all be found.
- Lessons Of 1965 War (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 07, 2005)
The Defence of Pakistan Day was observed on Tuesday to commemorate Pakistan’s great victory over the much stronger enemy in 1965.
- Why Spiralling Oil Prices? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Sep 07, 2005)
Last week the international oil price, which has been rising for some years now, touched a high of $70 a barrel.
- Interfering Government (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 07, 2005)
The govt’s proposed legislation to control every bit of help the NGOs get from outside is an unkind cut.
- Lessons Of New Orleans (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Sep 07, 2005)
So much has appeared in the international press and in our own media that it would seem to be an exercise in redundancy to offer a perspective on the tragedy that befell the southern coastal states of the US.
- Face The New Reality (Telegraph, Barun De, Sep 07, 2005)
A commoner or a statesman, in today’s world both are vulnerable to the same fate — murder without any hope of justice,
- Red Terror (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Sep 07, 2005)
The Naxalite uprising in 1971 failed primarily because it was divided and was not wholly prepared.
- Lic To Forge Alliance For Overseas Forays (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Slated to start operations in Saudi Arabia
- And Still Bob Geldof Remains Silent (Hindu, George Monbiot, Sep 07, 2005)
By hailing the failure of the G8 summit as a success, he has betrayed the poor of Africa.
- Need For Petrol Pricing Policy (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 07, 2005)
THE petrol price hike announced on Tuesday had been imminent. It was only a question of when and how much? Whatever the quantum of the price, it is only an ad hoc and stop-gap measure.
- Bias In Education (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Sep 07, 2005)
THE verdict by the Supreme Court granting absolute control to managements of engineering and medical colleges in the private sector on admissions has raised a lot of debate.
- America's Shame: The Aftermath Of Katrina (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
A tale of systematic neglect, administrative incompetence, market-driven environmental destruction, and desperate poverty is unfolding in Louisiana.
- First-Ever Livestock Export To Pak (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Sep 07, 2005)
After having been stranded for several hours at this joint check-post, the first-ever livestock cargo (162 goats and 172 sheep) was exported to Pakistan through the land route here today. A large number of Pakistani mediapersons were awaiting across the b
- Staggered Doubts (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2005)
The Election Commission needed to show some earnestness in setting things right in Bihar and the result was evident during the assembly poll in February.
- Ai Teams Up With Unep To Address Environment Issues (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 07, 2005)
THE United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has struck an alliance with Air India to discuss various environmental issues as a part of good corporate governance.
- How Extremism Came To Bangladesh (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, Sep 07, 2005)
For years, they gathered in hidden training camps, mosques, and madrassahs, learning how to use weapons and build bombs. In their diaries they scrawled slogans of political alienation. On Aug. 17, their ideology culminated in a series of nearly 500 bomb
- India-E.U. Summit Begins Today (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Detailed action plan, political declaration to be issued
- Friends, Not Enemies: China (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 07, 2005)
If you talk too much of the past, it is out of fashion: Ambassador Sun Yuxi
- Living With Higher Oil Prices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
With international oil prices rising sharply in the last two weeks and continuing to rule high, there was a sense of inevitability about a rise in the domestic prices of petroleum products.
- India And Eu Have Much In Common (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Sep 07, 2005)
India and the European Union share fundamental values starting with a commitment to freedom and democracy and to independent and free media. And these common values translate into similar or compatible views on most global issues.
- 'Let India's It Men Roam Free' (The Financial Express, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Sep 07, 2005)
India's government urged the European Union to increase investment in the country and make it easier for Indians to work in Europe in a bid to boost trade.
- Blair To Help Draft India-Eu Security Plan (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 07, 2005)
The British Prime Minister, who will lead EU side in his capacity as current President of the Council of EU along with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, arrived here on Tuesday night.
- Textiles Trade: Looking Beyond 2009 (The Financial Express, JULIO ARIAS, Sep 07, 2005)
The dispute over the more than 75 million clothing items piled up in various European ports is a reminder that protectionism risks leaving retailers and consumers underclad.
- Morally Repugnant (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 07, 2005)
There is absolutely no justification for the United Progressive Alliance government’s puzzling decision to donate five million dollars of Indian public money for relief activity in America’s southern states, which have been hit by Hurricane Katrina.
- Wipro To Invest More In Core Outsourcing (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2005)
Wipro Technologies, to tap the $200 billion global infrastructure outsourcing market, is investing heavily in the business besides setting up a centralised global command centre in Bangalore.
- Bailout Bill For Ongc, Oil India (Telegraph, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2005)
ONGC and OIL will take a hit of $20 per barrel after contributing Rs 14,000 crore to a bail-out package for oil firms.
- Inflation, Interest Rates To Soar: Ieg (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 07, 2005)
High oil prices is expected to push up inflation to 3.9 per cent in the next three months, hardening interest rates, economic think-tank IEG has said.
- How Many Chinese Garments Equals An Airbus? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2005)
BEFORE attending a soccer master class and a dance session in Beijing, Mr Tony Blair had important work on his hands — help end the `bra wars' between China and Europe.
- India, Eu Agree To Block Terrorist Financing (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2005)
As part of joint efforts to fight terrorism, India and the European Union on Wednesday decided to work towards blocking access to terrorist financing and cooperate in the fight against money laundering.
- A First For Phalke (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2005)
AS times change, those chosen to be honoured also change. On the world stage, this was signalled with the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to, not a politician or statesman for their role in a conventional conflict, but to a woman who led the campaign to c
- India-Uk Ties Poised For Further Growth: Lord Paul (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2005)
India-UK bilateral relations are poised for further consolidation and the two-way trade is expected to grow substantially, Lord Swraj Paul, NRI industrialist and Co-Chairman of the India-UK Round Table said.
- Out Of The Valley (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2005)
The understanding between the government and the All Party Hurriyat Conference last night to end all forms of violence in Jammu and Kashmir is a welcome step forward.
- Don’T Adulterate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2005)
Even while consumers all over the world, including in the former communist world, face higher petroleum prices when world crude oil prices rise, in India this still does not happen as a matter of routine.
- Taking The Strategic Partnership Forward (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 07, 2005)
The EU top brass begins talks with Indian leaders led by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi today to boost bilateral relations
- Bjp To Launch Stir Against Price Hike (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Tuesday that it would launch a nation-wide agitation against the "unreasonable" hike in the prices of petrol and diesel.
- Prevention Is Better Than Cure (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August 2004
The Yokohama message emanating from the international decade for natural disaster reduction in May, 1994 underlined the need for an emp
- Double Focus (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2005)
The first-ever meeting between the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, and representatives of the All Party Hurriyat Conference needs to be welcomed. The challenge now is to take this dialogue forward and make it more inclusive of the diverse shades of opi
- Late And Little (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2005)
AFTER ALL THE indecision of the last few weeks, it is indeed a relief that the Government finally got moving on the vexed issue of raising retail fuel prices.
- Hurriyat Seeks Honourable Solution (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Mirwaiz faction of Hurriyat Conference met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today.
- Pakistan Reaches Out To Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 06, 2005)
Pakistan's decision to establish open contacts with Israel was a piece of shrewd diplomacy.
- Committed To Ensuring A Life Of Peace In Kashmir: Manmohan (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Sep 06, 2005)
Prime Minister hints at reduction of troops if violence, infiltration end
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