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- Soldiers, World Over (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Jun 13, 2005)
THEY are in the profession of killing all right, but this, in their case, is considered honourable. The soldiers kill to order just anybody who is declared to be the enemy of their state.
- Visa Curbs A Roadblock (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 13, 2005)
Human rights activists met in Lahore the other day to take stock of people-to-people contact initiatives.
- In Russia, Opportunity Grows On Trees (Business Line, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jun 13, 2005)
Even as his wood processing business is growing , Mr Rajagopalan Ven does not think he had struck a gold mine when he set up his first sawmill in Siberia three years ago.
- Off-Side On A Foreign Field (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, Jun 13, 2005)
Foreign footballers are welcome in India. But only if they get their act together on the field
Subrata Dutta, vice- president of the All India Football Federation,
- The European Union: A Time For Introspection (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jun 13, 2005)
When the public expresses its opinion through a ballot (whether at an election or a referendum),
- Vaiko Against Provision Of Defence Aid To Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Offer of RADAR system to provide air cover
- All `Saxed' Up (Hindu, Sheila Kumar, Jun 12, 2005)
A woman tourist goes unescorted to Khajuraho and gets a whole new perspective on the place.
- Neutral Expert On Baglihar Proposes Site Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Meeting between Raymond Lafitte and the Indian and Pakistani teams held on June 9-10 in Paris
- Minister Opposes Merger Of Vizag Steel Plant With Sail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Santosh Mohan Dev, on Saturday expressed himself against the move to merge the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) with the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) saying that status quo should be maintained.
- Move To Curb Exploitation Of Indians Overseas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Smart cards, with insurance cover, protect their interests: Tytler
- Steps On To Clean Up Chemical Waste In Union Carbide Plant' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Site for dumping it will be selected based on experts' opinion: Minister
- It Is Destination Pune (Hindu, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 12, 2005)
The city is a strong contender for the position of the `Silicon Valley of India'. But why, you might ask
- $55-Billion Africa Debt Relief Agreed On At London Meet (Hindu, LARRY ELLIOT, Jun 12, 2005)
Package will benefit 18 of the poorest countries immediately
- What Is Wrong With The U.S.? (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Jun 12, 2005)
While the world has good reason to fear U.S. global ambitions, the former also needs to remember that some of the most crucial agents in thwarting those ambitions are to be found within America itself ... . Beginning a new column.
- Government Equipped To Issue Early Tsunami Alert (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jun 12, 2005)
Warning by Ulster University scientists on quake taken seriously'
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IMD geared to meet any eventuality
Will ensure faster flow of information
Officials can
- Dance To A Different Beat (Hindu, V GANGADHAR, Jun 12, 2005)
Daksha Sheth and Devissaro have seen criticism and praise in equal measure but they continue with their work unfazed.
- Idea Of Jinnah’S Secularism Difficult To Digest’ (Deccan Herald, Ibrahim Afghan , Jun 12, 2005)
A recent remark of the BJP president L K Advani on the Founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah has started the expected debate,
- In Conversation With A Wildlife Filmmaker (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Jun 12, 2005)
Born in Chennai, to a supportive middle-class family, Shekar Dattatri’s first tryst with nature began in his backyard.
- Talks On With Pakistan To Open Kargil-Skardu Road (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Manmohan unveiled a host of measures for Ladakh and Kargil regions. Most of them were about reviving ancient routes which had lent centrality to the region.
- Indian Nuke Scientists Score A World First (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Jun 12, 2005)
Scientists at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research have, for the first time in the world, achieved a major milestone in reprocessing technology by burning up over one lakh mega watt day per tonne of uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel used in the
- 8 Accused In Ghatkopar Blast Acquitted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
The VHP has made out a case for a retrial in Gujarat by transferring it outside Maharashtra
- Second Aids Vaccine Trial To Start In Chennai (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jun 12, 2005)
It is the same Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine which was the original choice of the Indian Council of Medical Research
- Preserving The Very Medium Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
SHRUTI ASOKA throws some light on the what and how of old documents, while lamenting the lack of serious studies on the same.
- Revisiting An Abstract Ascetic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
SURESH JAYARAM explores the work of a versatile painter who experimented with surface and depth, colour and hue and developed a unique signature style.
- Going Beyond The Obvious (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
VASANTHI SANKARANARAYANAN in conversation with Romila Thapar on the role of a historian in modern society
- Prison Days In Tihar (Deccan Herald, M J Vinod , Jun 12, 2005)
An account of the author’s incarceration in one of the ‘worst jails in the country’, where he underwent considerable trauma.
- Five-Star And Ethnic (Hindu, NEETA LAL , Jun 12, 2005)
`Chokhi Dhani', which has won a slew of awards, is a popular getaway for city-slickers keen on experiencing a slice of Rajasthani life, leavened with a dose of contemporary comfort.
- Dastans: The Ancient Art Of Story Telling (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
The Hamzanama is nothing but an illustration of a ‘dastan’ that tells stories. SHRUBA MUKHERJEE speaks with theatre artist Mahmood Farooqui who is attempting to revive this ancient cultural form
- Aiyar In Teheran, Deal On Purchase Of Gas Likely (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 12, 2005)
The agreement envisages supply of five million tonnes of gas annually
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2,600-km pipeline proposal on the agenda
Will brief Iran on talks with Pakistan
- Dalits In Private Sector Will Make India Stronger (Telegraph, Udit Raj, Jun 12, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government was able to muster the support of dalits by promising them reservation in private sector, filling up backlog posts, distribution of land etc.
- Big Debate To Small Drama (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 12, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
Slipped through the fingers
The BJP’s resolution that facilitated Advani’s withdrawal is a painfully blinkered return to its own past.
- Almora Holiday... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
S Nityananda walks the forests of Almora in Uttaranchal, whose wood lasts for centuries, where cottony clouds fill the valley below. And the beautiful Binsar is only hours away.
- The Road Ahead For The Eu (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 11, 2005)
DOES THE European Union today find itself at the crossroads which may even affect the original dream of Jean Monnet and his band of enthusiasts who signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957, heralding a new Europe?
- To Save The Wetlands (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 11, 2005)
30 countries to endorse Central Asian Flyway action plan
- Mseb Unplugged (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 11, 2005)
THE MAHARASHTRA STATE Electricity Board (MSEB) has been unbundled. Apart from entities that will take care of generation, transmission and distribution, the State Government
- The Gender Gap Persists Globally (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 11, 2005)
The Gender Gap study released by the World Economic Forum, while highlighting the areas in which less developed countries lag behind in gender equality, also indicates the huge gaps between men and women in the developed economies.
- Priority For Reopening Schools In The Andamans (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Jun 11, 2005)
Eightyfive out of 322 government schools were washed away; 34 others are dilapidated
- Ties Could Serve As A Role Model: Natwar (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 11, 2005)
India, Sri Lanka sign agreements on developmental projects and education
- Leh Airport Renamed (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 11, 2005)
Plan will ensure emotional, economic integration
- Roadmap, Not Roadblock (Deccan Herald, K C Sivaramakrishnan , Jun 11, 2005)
If the State Govt brings the Metropolitan Planning Committee into existence, it could help Bangalore’s upliftment
- Miles To Go (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 11, 2005)
The G-4’s climbdown shows a realistic approach to the veto issue
- Who"s Secular, Who Is Not? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jun 11, 2005)
The Congress party seems as worried by Advani’s newfound secularism as Hindutva fanatics are.
- No Joy In Simply Transferring Assets (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Jun 11, 2005)
Income transferred to any entity without transferring the underlying asset remains the income of the transferor and must be assessed in his hands, as rightly provided by Section 60 of the Income-Tax Act, says H. P. Ranina.
- Some Reservations At Aligarh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 11, 2005)
The world will judge India’s secularism by the treatment she metes out to Aligarh.”
- Voting On Europe (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 11, 2005)
In the last week of May, as the French were preparing to vote on the new European constitution, I was travelling through two countries connected most intimately with France.
- Wait For Veto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2005)
India and the other G-4 countries, fighting for their entry into the UN Security Council as permanent members with veto power, have adopted a pragmatic approach to achieve their objective.
- Netaji Remains An Idol (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Jun 11, 2005)
Austria had a major role to play in Netaji’s life, not in the least because his wife, Emilie Schenkl, and their daughter, Anita, lived here.
- India's Stance On Rules Of Origin By July (Hindu, P. K. Bhardwaj , Jun 11, 2005)
New approach was necessitated by ASEAN response
- Dealing With A New Palestinian Reality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 11, 2005)
Israel and its western allies find themselves in a quandary after the militant group Hamas put up a strong performance in elections to Palestinian local bodies.
- Indo-Lanka Defence Pact Soon: Natwar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2005)
India has offered the Sri Lankan army an air defence system to strengthen the Lankan air force
- Indian Fighters For France (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 11, 2005)
As part of Indo-French defence cooperation, six Indian fighter aircraft and a mid-air refueller have left for the Istres Air Base in France for the ‘Garuda II’ air exercise, which be held from June 15 to June 30.
- Kendriya Sarkar (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Jun 11, 2005)
I was driving from Shimla to Dehradun via Sarahan and Nahan. The curvaceous road had churned my stomach well and I thought of filling the vacuum thus created at a dhaba in Markanda, a small village throbbing in the shadows of the town of Nahan.
- Australian Textile Retailers Keen To Open Offices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2005)
Team from Victoria to scout for auto components The chambers will work together to recruit engineers from India on a broad range of skills.
- China Calls G-4 Move `Hasty' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2005)
"It will undermine the interests of developing countries" "
- India Supports Ongoing Efforts To Consolidate Peace In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Jun 10, 2005)
Bilateral cooperation to figure at joint panel meet
- Posco, Orissa Govt. To Sign Mou, Says Paswan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2005)
Rules out disinvestment in companies under his ministry
- Prize Catch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2005)
A Full-Blown controversy has arisen over whether Jagtar Singh Hawara and his accomplices were arrested from Patiala or Narela in Delhi. But that is just not central to the issue.
- Pipeline Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 10, 2005)
The pipeline project should help the peace process between India and Pakistan
- Is Good News The Best News? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 10, 2005)
The reward being offered for clues on the whereabouts of Gautam Goswami, the former Patna district magistrate accused of misappropriation of funds meant for flood relief,
- The Investment Climate Change (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Jun 10, 2005)
Factoring in the experiences of the past decade-and-a-half of reforms, despite claims to the contrary by some economists, there are telltale signs that all is not well with the economy.
- From Military Coups To People's Coups (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2005)
Latin America's political elites need to accept the new reality that power has passed from the drawing room to the street.
- A Conciliatory Approach To Ending Disputes (Hindu, Sriram Panchu , Jun 10, 2005)
With overburdened courts and escalating levels of conflict, mediation is an idea whose time has surely come
- Legislation Should Redefine `Industry' (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Jun 10, 2005)
Major policy issues are best decided by the legislative and not the judicial process.
- France Casts Shadows Across The Bosphorous (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jun 10, 2005)
A sense of unease prevails that Turkey will have to settle for a vastly different European Union than it may have sought.
- The Hurriyat Visit And Beyond (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2005)
The ongoing visit to Pakistan of several leaders of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has belied the negative expectations of those outside and inside government who felt the exercise might somehow compromise India's interests.
- Amnesty’S Amnesia (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Jun 10, 2005)
A few years ago I spent several days sitting in the back of a library in London, reading through newsletters, pamphlets and other accounts of Soviet prison conditions published in the 1970s and ‘80s by Amnesty International.
- Palm-Top Jalarpet (Deccan Herald, ANIL CHINTAMANI, Jun 10, 2005)
If lines do foretell the number of wives or kids, the Nizam of Hyderabad might have been a giant
- Just A Step (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2005)
Governments are addicted to bliss, that is why they carefully practise the art of ignorance.
- Promise In The Pipeline (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 10, 2005)
The Four-day visit of the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, to Pakistan has raised visions of Indo-Pak energy cooperation soon becoming a reality.
- Fiscal Federalism: Making `Paul' States (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jun 10, 2005)
At the core of fiscal federalism is the rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul approach.
- Advani's Resignation — Cathartic, Yes; Catastrophic, No! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 10, 2005)
There are some happenings of history which it has never been possible for perspicacious mind-readers to explain to anyone's full satisfaction.
- Perfidy Or Patriotism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 10, 2005)
BOB Woodward and Carl Bernstein have become legends in the journalistic profession for their doggedness in investigating the Watergate scandal in the mid 1970s during the presidency of Richard Nixon.
- Politics In India Is The Binding Secular Religion (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 10, 2005)
Jinnah was secular, it's a fact, says Jaswant. If Jinnah were secular, why call us pseudo-secular,
- The Message Is Clear On Interest Rates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2005)
More than a month after the Reserve Bank of India unveiled its annual policy statement for 2005-06,
- Laluji Vs Barbie (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2005)
There is never a dull moment in Indian politics and it takes all kinds to keep the entertainment going.
- Winning Without A Fight (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 10, 2005)
More than the authenticity of Gohar Ayub Khan’s statement about the past transaction of an Indian army brigadier with Pakistan,
- Avoid "Divisive Debate" On U.N. Council: China (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 09, 2005)
Understands India's stance; "reforms are bigger"
- Police Had No Clued Drededultra Was In Punjab (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Jun 09, 2005)
``They dug a 14 x 100 feet tunnel for over two months unnoticed to escape from jail''
- Reforms In Power Sector Paying Dividends: Sayeed (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jun 09, 2005)
11 States to start unbundling of electricity boards
- Time To Move Beyond U.N. Resolutions: Hurriyat (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Jun 09, 2005)
Post 9/11, political leadership should take centre-stage, says Mirwaiz
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