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- Sri Lanka's Post-Tsunami Peace Moves (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Jun 06, 2005)
Chandrika Kumaratunga faces a complex exercise in gathering domestic support for a joint mechanism with the LTTE for post-tsunami reconstruction.
- Life And Death Of Brands (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jun 06, 2005)
Discussions on globalization keep making references to the need for Indian companies to build their own brands that can compete with others in the global and Indian markets.
- 0, 1, 2, 5....Mercury Is Rising! (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 05, 2005)
Whether you believe the earth is hotting up or not, the fact is that we are depleting its resources faster than it can churn them out. In the process we are adding to the heat. On World Environment Day, how about taking stock of our lifestyles and saving
- Next Phase Of Bank Reforms Soon: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
The prime minister has indicated that the second phase of banking reforms will include providing autonomy to select banks in the country.
- Annan’S Un Reform Plans Evoke Mixed Reaction (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Jun 05, 2005)
The timetable drawn by the UN for rich countries to hike aid to the poor was backed by Europeans but not by the Bush administration.
- Iranian Master Rolls His Indian Opus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf shoots his 5,00,000-dollar movie in India, despite the bureaucratic hurdles that he faced here during its shooting. Utpal Borpujari finds out the reason, in conversation with the award-winning filmmaker. . ,
- Indo-Pak Relations In A New Light (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jun 05, 2005)
A refreshing new view of the partition that explains why there is hope for India and Pakistan to co-exist peacefully.
- Jinnah Was Secular: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Mr Advani said that Mr Jinnah had been described as an ‘ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’ by freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu
- Veg Diet Gives Greg A Pep (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 05, 2005)
IT may seem strange but Australian cricket legend Greg Chappell begins his two-year-long term as India’s national coach with a public plea against killing animals and eating meat.
- Grim Realities Can Raise Barriers Again (Tribune, Aditi Roy Ghatak , Jun 05, 2005)
FOR all the hullabaloo over the obliteration of geographical boundaries courtesy information technology,
- Tata Steel Signs Mou With Chhattisgarh For Steel Mill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
India’s largest integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up a 5 million tonnes per annum greenfield integrated steel plant in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
- Kya Biryani Hai! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Lucknow and biryani have almost a symbiotic relation for the gourmand. But even in the clutter of so many biryani makers, Haji Wahid Qurashi stands out. Now his famous concoction is off to the Middle East, which is sure to rein in more fans, reports Taran
- Oil Prices Set To Increase (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Kerosene prices may not be touched; petrol, diesel, LPG will be costlier
- Planning Public Spaces (Hindu, C.S. Lakshmi , Jun 05, 2005)
LONG ago when I was house hunting in Mumbai, the estate agents would tell me, "You must come with your husband to see the flat, Madam. Only you will know if the kitchen is okay."
- Bokaro Steel Plant Chalks Out Mega Expansion Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
The first phase of expansion involves increasing production of steel to five million tonnes during 2006-07.
- Local Expertise (Hindu, S. Ramachander, Jun 05, 2005)
Indian readers have long felt a need for local wisdom, which this work seeks to fill.
- We Are Like This Only (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jun 05, 2005)
The combination of cartooning and writing makes for a wonderfully funny book, says SHALINI UMACHANDRAN
- Minorities Must Be Happy In A Civilised Nation: Sachar (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 05, 2005)
Former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Rajinder Sachar, has been in the forefront of the fight against human rights violations and espousing the cause of underprivileged sections.
- Musharraf Spin On Hurriyat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Giving a twist to India’s gesture in allowing Kashmiri separatist leaders to travel to Pakistan,
- Bringing History Back (Hindu, SACHIDANANDA MOHANTY , Jun 05, 2005)
Stephen Jay Greenblatt talks about New Historicism, its genesis and future and his current concerns in Cultural Studies
- Breaking Through (Hindu, SUBASH JEYAN , Jun 05, 2005)
Some modern Indian poets are available to Chinese readers thanks to a recent translation.
- Son Of The Soil, Foiled (Deccan Herald, S Nanda Kumar , Jun 05, 2005)
The author would have done better to entrust his book into the hands of a competent translator.’
- Victims’ Responsibility (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jun 05, 2005)
One of the reasons the India Shining slogan was such a bad joke is that the lives of Indian women prove,
- The Princely Fine Print (Hindu, Aditi De, Jun 05, 2005)
The Lafayette Studio is a tome to treasure, for the joys of light and shade.
- True Lies (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Jun 05, 2005)
The book reinforces Zinn's reputation as one of the most perceptive figures of our times.
- The One And Only Hunterwali (Hindu, Amita Malik, Jun 05, 2005)
It is an incredible story of a tall, strapping blonde with blue eyes, becoming an icon for women's emancipation in Indian cinema.
- China Putting Asia At Risk: Rumsfeld (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Jun 05, 2005)
The US is not hypocritical in considering using nuclear “bunker busters” while urging other nations to give up their atomic plans, the US Defence Secretary said.
- Chinese Asylum-Seeker At Rally (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Jun 05, 2005)
A senior Chinese diplomat who is seeking political asylum in Australia said on saturday he wanted to defect because he could no longer support China’s repression of pro-democracy and religious groups.
- U.S. To Aid Sri Lankan Tsunami Relief (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 05, 2005)
Washington: The United States has said that it is committed to assist the Government of Sri Lanka as it recovers from the deadly tsunami and has said that it is "comfortable with the progress" made by that country as it recovers from the tragedy of last y
- China Is Not A Threat To The U.S., Says Rumsfeld (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 05, 2005)
Singapore : United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Saturday emphasised that China posed no threat to Washington.
- Two Hundred Years And Banking Strong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2005)
THE STATE Bank of India is two centuries old and is older than the regulator, the Reserve Bank of India, which was set up in 1934.
- We Will Stay The Course, Say Hurriyat Leaders (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jun 04, 2005)
Message to PoK: stop romanticising Kashmiris' struggle
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Jehad waged with the tongue is more powerful than the one waged with the sword
Leaders of PoK have to
- The Adjunct Of 10, Janpath (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jun 04, 2005)
The only way to get to the national stage is by using the oil of sycophancy
- League Of Nations (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2005)
Insecurity often gives rise to confused thinking and an inability to confront the inevitable.
- My Deep Throat (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 04, 2005)
If Mark Felt can be identified as the “Deep Throat” who helped Washington Post correspondents Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in their reporting of the Watergate scandal,
- A Hormone That Increases Trust (Tribune, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, Jun 04, 2005)
Scientists have found the chemical equivalent of the perfect sales pitch: a hormone that makes us more trusting than we normally are.
- A Home For Women In Distress (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jun 04, 2005)
The complexities of urban living are posing unexpected challenges, throwing more and more women in situations they are ill-equipped to handle.
- Military Operations Director Sold War Plan, Says Gohar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2005)
Former Army chief General V P Malik dismissed the claim saying that Pakistan would have really won the war if they had the war plan documents.
- A Second Career For The Jawan (Tribune, Maj Gen S.P. Kapoor (retd), Jun 04, 2005)
The Indian Army, the largest component of our defence forces, plays an important role in India’s emerging status as a global power.
- Measured Interpretation Of Obscure Law Can Lead To Linguistic Inflation (Deccan Herald, D. Murali , Jun 04, 2005)
Black Death refers to the black plague that ravaged Europe in the mid-14th century and killed a third of its population.
- Pegged Yuan: Five Cheers To China (Deccan Herald, G. Ramachandran, Jun 04, 2005)
It may be unfashionable to defend pegged exchange rates. But it is also necessary to showcase what China has managed to accomplish through a somewhat indefensible policy.
- Rotten Practice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 04, 2005)
NO parent or elder will ever give rotten food to children. Bring in the government and its agencies, and this impossibility becomes a painful reality.
- Crouching Penalty, Hidden Losses (Deccan Herald, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jun 04, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on divergent views on concealment penalty in the case of loss returns
- Imported Soy And Corn Products May Be Harmful (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jun 04, 2005)
Secret research carried out by Monsanto points to serious health hazards
- United We Stand (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 04, 2005)
IT was former Russian premier Yevgeny Primakov who made the tentative suggestion of a trilateral partnership among India, China, and Russia a few years ago.
- The Cutting Edge (Tribune, V. Eashwar Anand, Jun 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s interaction with the Collectors and District Magistrates of all states and union territories at a two-day conference in New Delhi recently was a commendable effort.
- Cpm Warns Of Nationwide Stir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2005)
The CPM wants the Centre to accept the Left parties’ proposal to obviate the need for hike in prices of petroleum products.
- Spotlight On Darfur (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jun 04, 2005)
Warring factions in Darfur now have the chance to broker peace.
- Flaws In An Ambitious Government Scheme (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jun 04, 2005)
Reports of irregularities in the food-for-work programme have begun coming in.
- Mumbai, Monsoon And The Many Makeovers (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 04, 2005)
The Maharashtra Government's predicament in the slum issue illustrates the cost of populism. A long-term housing policy must attempt to undo the mistakes of the past.
- Foes-Turned-Friends Turn Foes Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2005)
Friction in the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in Karnataka is the natural product of an awkward post-poll arrangement born of the deadlocked May 2004 Assembly election.
- Michael Vatikiotis: India Coddles Its Despotic Neighbors (International Herald Tribune, Michael Vatikiotis , Jun 03, 2005)
Isn't it time that the world's largest democracy started behaving like one? Much as India deserves plaudits for ensuring that more than a billion people enjoy the rights and liberty that democracy . . .
- Indian Oil Minister To Push For Proposed Iran-India Gas Pipeline Via Pakistan (Daily Star (Lebanon), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
Indian Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is hopeful upcoming talks with Pakistan on a proposed route for a gas pipeline from Iran will lead to an agreement that attracts companies and finance for the multi-billion-dollar project.
- Rampant Violation Of Disability Act: Study (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
Educational institutions are unaware of the funds under the UGC meant to provide barrier free environment for the “differentially- abled.”
- Issues In The Food For Work Programme (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Jun 03, 2005)
There are major infirmities in the way the Food for Work Programme has been designed and is being implemented. It should not be allowed to become another source of exploitation.
- How A Top Fbi Man Became Deep Throat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
Woodward recalls Mark Felt had thought newspapers were too shallow rarely getting to the bottom of events.
- 'Over 28,000 New Hiv Cases' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
In some districts more than four per cent of the adult population are HIV infected.
- Colombo For Defence Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
The MDMK, an ally of the UPA, has expressed serious reservations over the agreement saying there would be implications in Tamil Nadu.
- Time To Look At West Asia (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 03, 2005)
OF late, this country’s diplomatic attention has been focused — for good reasons — on Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Japan and, of course, the United States that somehow enters into all other relationships. It is time, however, to devote some . . .
- India Deserves Unsc, Says Ukraine (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
Advocating reforms in the United Nations, Ukraine on Thursday said India is a deserving candidate for the permanent membership of the Security Council as it inked two Memoranda of Understanding with New Delhi, which included cooperation in outer-space for
- Political Europe After The Dutch `Nee' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
The 63-to-37 per cent Dutch `Nee' to the European Union constitution treaty in Wednesday's referendum — coming close on the heels of the French `Non'
- Perks Under Hammer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 03, 2005)
Curbs on MPs’ tours will help ensure accountability and cut needless expenditure
- Petro Product Price Hike Imminent — Gail Objects To Lpg, Kerosene Subsidy Burden (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 03, 2005)
THOUGH the Government is all set to increase petrol and diesel prices and possibly heed the Left parties' demand to spare kerosene and LPG from any major price hike,
- Emergency Erased (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 03, 2005)
A razor-sharp memory, particularly the ability to use legal precedents to full advantage, is what makes a lawyer tick.
- A Rare Moment (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2005)
Anything that promises to end the blood-letting in Assam should be a welcome sign.
- Will The Baku Oil Pipeline Benefit Locals? (Hindu, Paul Brown, Jun 03, 2005)
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline has begun pumping oil. But will Azerbaijan benefit from the wealth that will follow?
- Lesson That Must Be Heeded By The Eu (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 03, 2005)
The European Union has suffered an unprecedented blow, reflecting a massive miscalculation at the top.
- Govt Likely To Leave Lpg (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2005)
A Cabinet meeting was cancelled as the UPA looked to buy time to take all the allies, including the Left, into confidence on the oil price hike.
- Bull Run Trips Over Metal, Oil Price Worries (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 03, 2005)
Bullishness in stock market hit a roadblock on Thursday with metal and oil prices adding to the worries of the bourses.
- A Universe In A Computer (Hindu, Tim Radford, Jun 03, 2005)
Scientists have recreated a vast segment of the universe inside a computer and written a brief history of time, black holes and galaxy formation.
- What Now For Europe? (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Jun 03, 2005)
The Netherlands has delivered a crushing “no” vote on the European constitution and plunged the EU into a crisis of confidence unprecedented in almost five decades of European integration.
- Scientific Bonds (Tribune, S.K. Kulkarni , Jun 03, 2005)
MANY years ago, in one of my trips abroad, I met a practicing pharmacist from Karachi.
- Steel And Aluminium Majors Reduce Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2005)
Sequel to bearish trend in international market
- Advani Meets Pakistan Opposition Leaders (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jun 02, 2005)
Agreement over taking peace process to logical conclusion
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"The credit for the peace process must really go to the awaam [people] of the two countries
- Petroleum Price Hike: Left Gives Alternatives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2005)
"Burden should not be passed on to consumers"
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Karat, Yechury meet Manmohan Singh
"Suspend increase in road cess"
"Observe international parity in crude pr
- Sri Lankan Legal Experts Studying Federalism, Says Marasinghe (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 02, 2005)
Legal advisers to the Sri Lankan Government are examining the possibility of excising a provision in the Constitution that is a bar to federalismif and when a peace agreement is signed with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
- Onus On Pakistan, Says New Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2005)
With the Regional Passport Office in Srinagar reportedly processing the passport applications of several Hurriyat leaders on a priority basis,
- Polls Predict Dutch "No" In E.U. Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2005)
Opponents of the Constitution referendum fear the Netherlands will be engulfed by a "superstate"
- Using The Hurriyat Visit To Build Confidence (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 02, 2005)
The Centre needs to move decisively on `domestic' aspects of the Kashmir issue and not rely exclusively on the India-Pakistan dialogue to solve the problem.
- China Upsets U.S. Apple Cart (Hindu, Devinder Sharma , Jun 02, 2005)
In 15 years, the Asian giant has made a remarkable leap to become the world's largest producer of apples.
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