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Articles 38421 through 38520 of 53943:
- Concerns Over Data Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2005)
Two successive, well-publicised cases in the immediate past of Indian BPOs not being able to protect confidential client data bring into sharp focus not just the security issues connected with one of India's fastest growing areas in the services sector.
- Cabinet Clears 18000 More Pilgrims For Haj, Agrees To Extra Air Fare (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Despite stiff opposition by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Cabinet tonight approved more seats for Haj pilgrims, doling out more subsidy per seat.
- Little Headway Made (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2005)
Natwar Singh’s Bangladesh visit has not achieved much
- Indo-Us Strategic Ties Significant’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The US hopes its new Indian policy will be understood by Pakistan because the entire region is expected to benefit from it.
- Incorrect Reading Of Religious Texts (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Aug 12, 2005)
Human Beings, in nearly all cultures, have long engaged in a rather strange activity.
- Identifying A Civilian Nuclear Facility Is India's Decision" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 12, 2005)
Under the nuclear agreement with the United States, "what is going to be identified as a civilian facility is going to be an Indian decision ... taken at appropriate points of time,"
- A Pathetic Lapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 12, 2005)
The news that patients have no access to X-rays, ECGs and other labratory facilities after 2 pm at the Narowal district hospital is pathetic.
- Tax Reform: Change Doesn't Mean Stability (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Aug 12, 2005)
The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2005 has proposed a series of changes to the income-tax law. There is no doubt a need for tax reform, but the remedy for the fiscal ills lies not in introducing irksome levies,
- India Urges Saarc Nations To Sign Safta Agreement (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
India, on Thursday, exhorted South Asian nations to close their ranks and work steadfastly towards finalisation of SAFTA by the year end to facilitate greater co-ordination and understanding amongst the seven-nation SAARC group for attaining common. . . .
- Unlock Ratios To Find Riddles To Reason And Reckon (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 12, 2005)
The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct ratio to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong, said Leonore Fleischer. With different ratios being spoken about in the case of Reliance, it may well be confusion . . .
- Electoral Fairness (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 12, 2005)
The acting chief election commissioner has given several indications that he is ready to assert himself to ensure that the local elections beginning next week
- India Inc High On Mergers And Acquisitions (Business Line, Kai Taraporevala, Aug 12, 2005)
Deal activity in the first half of 2005 broke out of the flat trend seen since mid-2002. INDATA recorded 277 deals valued at Rs 261.5 billion ($6 billion) between January and June 2004.
- Big Oil Firms Make Big Money (Tribune, Steven Mufson, Aug 12, 2005)
When oil prices spiked — and oil profits soared — 26 years ago, virtually every newspaper intern in America (including me) was dispatched to gasoline stations to collect quotes from irate motorists.
- Get Rich On The Dole (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 12, 2005)
Elite. It is a word that provokes negative reactions from all those who claim they are the do-gooders for society.
- Ongc Puts In Place Contingency Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The ONGC chairman said that the rescue operations during the Bombay high fire were severely constrained due to lack of night landing facilities.
- Israeli Disengagement Messy (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 12, 2005)
While an orderly pullout from Gaza Strip and northern West Bank is difficult, the Palestinian Authority is under siege from within.
- Iran Removes Seals On Nuclear Facility (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 11, 2005)
IAEA may refer the matter to U.N. Security Council for likely sanctions
- Obscenity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2005)
Who will say something nice about Robert Novak? What the hell — I will.
- West’S Miscalculation (Dawn, Martin Woollacott , Aug 11, 2005)
Nobody now disputes that misunderstanding has paved every step of the way in Iraq.
- Language In Education — I (Deccan Herald, B. K. Chandrashekar, Aug 11, 2005)
Theoretical evidence says that children between age three and six are best suited to grasp a second language
- Too Little Sugar (Indian Express, Thomas L Friedman, Aug 11, 2005)
Congress has finally agreed on an energy bill. Now maybe it will focus on solving our energy problem
- China Gets Cautious In Quelling Riots (Tribune, Edward Cody, Aug 11, 2005)
Facing Facing a steady rhythm of violent protests, the Chinese government is showing increased concern about stability,
- Hnis Need Red Carpet, Not Tax Net (Business Line, D. R. Pendse, Aug 11, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, is concerned that only 80,000 individuals declare an income exceeding Rs 10 lakh.
- Jagdish Tytler Resigns Bowing To Pressure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
We bow to the sentiments expressed and will reopen cases against individuals named by Nanavati panel: Manmohan
Find out who organised the carnage: L.K. Advani
Perpetrators of crime not punished: Gurudas Dasgupta
BJP-RSS workers also involved....
- The Saudi-Pakistan Nexus (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 11, 2005)
When Saudi Arabia’s ruler King Fahd died after a prolonged illness on August 1, his last rites were performed according to strict and austere Wahabi traditions.
- The Salvation Army (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 11, 2005)
It was not uncommon to see civilians narrating their personal woes to a military man A soldier's professional training showed in the rapid way relief was provided.
- Iraq: Constitution Talks Resume (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Aug 11, 2005)
Final stage of marathon negotiations
- Russia Asks Iran To Halt Uranium Work (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Aug 11, 2005)
Warns Washington against taking repressive steps against Teheran
- Crime Of Treason In The U.K. (Hindu, Hywel Williams, Aug 11, 2005)
Treason Doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
- A Hijack By The Minority (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Aug 11, 2005)
K. Srinivasan on the company law proposals about oppression and mismanagement
- Iran In Nuclear Showdown (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2005)
The Drumbeat of Western disapproval accompanying Iran's decision this week to resume uranium conversion at its nuclear plant in Isfahan looks likely to drown out more-considered approaches to the problem of nuclear weapons proliferation in general . . .
- A New Mood Of Nationalism In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 11, 2005)
The refrain on the Left and the Right is the same: restore "Britishness" to Britain. The debate is starting to sound more like an anti-immigrant tirade.
- Jumbo Hunt (Deccan Herald, Kotera Ajit Aianna, Aug 11, 2005)
The female elephant survived, having been shot with sedatives. The tusker too ceased to rampage
- The Next Big Risk May Hit From A Different Angle (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2005)
Antonio's first big mistake in The Merchant of Venice was to bet his whole fortune on a fleet of ships, and his second mistake was to borrow 3,000 ducats from a single source, states the intro of David Shirreff's Dealing with Financial Risk, from Viva
- Iraq’S Democratic Transition (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Aug 11, 2005)
The people of Iraq, who are striving to reclaim their freedom that was usurped by the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein, are now engaged in producing a permanent constitution for the country.
- Candlelit 97 (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Aug 11, 2005)
What does one do on turning 97? The question might at best be rhetorical for most people. But not so for my grandmother who celebrated her 97th birthday last Sunday.
- A Priceless Mess (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Open the Indian market for petroleum products to global competition
- The Envoy’S Finesse (Indian Express, M.B. KUNTE, Aug 11, 2005)
A letter from our high commissioner to Kenya was waiting for me when the training frigate INS Tir returned to Bombay.
- Let There Be White (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 11, 2005)
Look son,” said the former ambassador to a north African country, “you can either change the system or buy a house
- Corruption & Investment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2005)
The IMF’s reminder that corruption remains a major obstacle in the way of a greater flow of investment into the country is not entirely unexpected but what is surprising is the government’s failure to do much on this score
- Testing Limits (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
What’s in the name of an electoral constituency? Nothing much, one would assume, unless it means the loss of more than a name.
- Americans For Withdrawal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2005)
According to a survey, most Americans are of the opinion that US troops should be withdrawn from Iraq.
- To Build A Just And Lasting Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2005)
Extracts from the statement issued by the IRA, on July 28, 2005, announcing an end to their armed campaign
- Pak Pm Rejects Status Quo On Kashmir (Tribune, Khaleeq Kiani, Aug 11, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday that status quo on Kashmir was unacceptable to Pakistan as progress on other issues with India was not possible without resolving the core issue.
- Rising Global Crude Prices Ring Alarm Bells For Oil Companies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Public sector oil firms will go sick if fuel prices are not raised
- China Warns Taiwan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
A Chinese government spokesman said here on Tuesday the leader of Taiwan would "reap what he has sown" if he keeps advocating "Taiwan independence."
- Cabinet Will Decide On Fuel Price Hike: Aiyar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Despite the recent hike in prices of petrol and diesel state-owned oil marketing companies say they are incurring cash losses and have demanded a further hike.
- Union Secretary Finds Flood Situation Grim In Belgaum, Bagalkot Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Says funds will not be a problem for taking up relief operations
- Ulfa Blows Up Bridge, Another Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Stepping up violence ahead of Independence Day, ULFA blew up a gas pipeline, a steel bridge and a transformer across Assam, police said here on Tuesday.
- Bhel Sets New Benchmark In Thermal Power Generation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
At a time when politicians in the country are busy fighting over the disinvestment of shares of the “navaratna” Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),
- Nanavati Report Rocks Parliament (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Opposition members said the Nanavati panel had faulted the Congress for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
- Iaea To Remove Isfahan Seals (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Aug 10, 2005)
The UN’S nuclear watchdog will remove seals at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility before Wednesday afternoon, Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, said on Tuesday.
- Iran Ignores Us Warnings (Tribune, Dafna Linzer, Aug 10, 2005)
IRAN resumed uranium work at a key nuclear facility on Monday, ignoring warnings from Washington and European capitals that such a move could land the issue of Tehran’s nuclear efforts in the UN Security Council, which has the authority to impose economic
- Journalist In Jail, But For What Cause? (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Aug 10, 2005)
Writing about the recent jailing of New York Times reporter Judith Miller, Tribune’s (July 9) editorial makes a strong point, “Journalism is all about the public’s right to know and to have access to information.
- Indo-Us Security Ties On A New High (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , Aug 10, 2005)
AT the face of it, the Manmohan Singh-Bush agreement augurs well for the country. For the first time Americans rightly understanding our peaceful nuclear track record.
- Give Them A Fair Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2005)
Extracts from the communique issued by the G8 nations at Gleneagles, July 8
To support African efforts to increase South-South trade and regional integration, to improve specialization and create more jobs and prosperity;
- Power Breakdown In Karachi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2005)
A Major power breakdown caused by the snapping of a main line wire which blacked out much of Karachi late on Monday night highlights the urgent need for refurbishing the KESC’s ill-maintained transmission and distribution network. According to a KESC...
- Global Terrorism — The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Nexus (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2005)
There is no dearth of evidence that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are partners in global terrorism. Mosques and jehadi-oriented madrassas in both countries spout anti-Western venom.
- Loose Cannon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2005)
Age usually mellows a person. But, not Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani as was clear from the tenor and text of his speech at Srinagar on Sunday.
- Unlocking Forex Reserves To Fund Infrastructure (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Aug 10, 2005)
A model that involves the participation of intermediaries such as the World Bank/IMF,
- Koizumi’S Last Post (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2005)
Imagine Tony Blair standing up in the House of Commons and announcing that the NHS is to be broken up and privatized.
- No Policy For The Farmer (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Aug 10, 2005)
When you get a headache because of urban venality — garbage, meaningless violence, (someone abused me for not blowing the horn of my car yesterday) or just plain old vulgarity
- When Pop Culture Meets Terror (Hindu, Heather Long, Aug 10, 2005)
Many People cope with tragedy by blocking it all out. Take my flatmate, who was sitting next to the Warren Street bomber on July 21. When she related the story that evening, she was her usual cheerful self and portrayed the whole incident as some kind. .
- Late Report (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2005)
Justice delayed is justice denied. The report of the Nanavati commission on the 1984 Sikh riots in Delhi that was tabled in parliament on Monday has lost its relevance and its poignancy because of the time which has elapsed between the report and the
- Can’T Decide (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2005)
Rebels often become prisoners of their own rituals. Militant groups in the North-east have a history of stepping up violence on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day.
- A Unipolar To Tripolar World (Indian Express, Arvind Virmani, Aug 10, 2005)
How India can help make this happen with some strategic planning
- Plunder Of Forests (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2005)
From Peshawar comes the news that something is being done at last to prevent the plunder of forests in the Frontier province being carried out by the timber mafia led by corrupt politicians.
- Maharashtra Dance Bar Bill Gets Governor’S Assent (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Maharashtra government’s dance bar bill, passed by both houses of the state legislature unanimously to draw curtains on around 1500 dance bars in the metropolis and across the state,
- Pakistanis Under Surveillance In France Also (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 10, 2005)
The Pakistani community in France and elsewhere in Europe is now, more than ever, being watched by intelligence services concerned about its role as a breeding ground for Islamic extremism that could give rise to attacks like those in London last month.
- Eu Anti-Dumping Measures — Time For Collective Action (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Aug 10, 2005)
Along with the jump in the trade between India and the European Union, there has been a surge in the resort to trade defence mechanisms between the two.
- Shops In Imphal City Closed (Hindu, Iboyaima Laithangbam, Aug 10, 2005)
Protest against Government's "failure"
Chief Minister's assurance to students
Weak bridges on NH 53 to be repaired soon
Governor sends report to Centre
- No More Border Posts, Agree India, Pakistan (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Aug 09, 2005)
Hotline between DGMOs to be upgraded
Commandants to hold flag meetings on LoC
Agree to implement 1991 agreement on airspace violations
Speedy return of inadvertent line-crossers
- 'Chhattisgarh Will Lead In Economic Growth' — Dr Raman Singh, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Aug 09, 2005)
An Ayurvedic doctor by profession, 53-year-old Dr Raman Singh took over as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in December 2003.
- Green, Green, Grass … (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Aug 09, 2005)
Early in the morning a patina of dew veils the lawn of my garden. As the first rays of the sun touch the grass, it glistens like a shimmering lake of liquid green.
- Dealing With Dhaka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh’s visit to Bangladesh has been fruitful to the extent that the two countries have agreed to remove some of the irritants coming in the way of improving their relations.
- Why No Action? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2005)
Twenty One long years after the 1984 riots only the statutory requirement of placing the Nanavati Commission report before Parliament within six months of its submission seems to have been fulfilled.
- Software Testing Services — The Next Big Thing? (Business Line, P VENKATESH, Aug 09, 2005)
Software bugs or errors cost the US economy an estimated $59.5 billion annually, which is equivalent to 0.6 per cent of its gross domestic product.
- The Global Manager In Perspective (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Aug 09, 2005)
Today's corporates need to look at the whole world, and develop appropriate strategies that will work across national frontiers.
- How The Figures Add Up (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Aug 09, 2005)
Alok Ray looks at what a revalued yuan means, both for India and the US
- Calling The Bluff (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 09, 2005)
The image of Mamata Bannerjee crudely flinging papers at the podium of the speaker of the Lok Sabha showed her up to be totally uncouth.
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