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Articles 10121 through 10220 of 31829:
- Has Europe Lost Its Way? (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 22, 2006)
Suddenly, it all seems to be going wrong. Just a few years ago, the European Union was aspiring to bigger and better things: a new constitution, more member states, a revamped economy and global power status to rival the United States.
- Lowering The Bar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Fear of law won’t scare tipplers
In a country that thrives on breaking laws, it is unreasonable to expect that the Delhi government’s draft law to lower the legal age for consuming alcohol to 21 will make much ofced to work, many opt for call . . .
- Us Forces Kill 15 Suspected Insurgents In Iraq Raids (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US forces hunting insurgents linked to Al-Qaeda in Iraq killed 15 gunmen in simultaneous raids north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the US military said in a statement.
- 'N-Deal May Not Materialise This Year' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
United States leading Republican Senator John McCain has expressed doubts about the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal being endorsed by the US Congress before the end of this year.
- Road To Nowhere (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Land acquisition controversies stall the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
- Malaysia Hindus Want Shrines Saved (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Minority Hindus staged a peaceful protest today to appeal to Malaysia’s king to halt the demolition of temples and shrines by local authorities.
- 'Indo-Us Deal Violates Npt Article' » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The proposed Indo-US civil nuclear agreement violates an article of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which prohibits members from assisting or inducing any non-nuclear weapon state to acquire nuclear weapons, a group of non-proliferation experts have . . .
- The New Middle East (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Jun 22, 2006)
One dividend of the peace process is the positive regional ramifications in the "New Middle East", a term that denotes the post-Madrid and . . .
- Hate Lessons In Saudi, Pak Textbooks (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jun 22, 2006)
Even as the so-called war on terror continues with little success and the fool hardy attempts by the US to transport ‘democracy’ to reluctant shores make the Americans even less liked in the Muslim world, one of the main worries in the West remains . . .
- Bush Seeking Eu Resolve On Iran, To Hear Grumbles (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W Bush, hoping to capitalise on improving ties with Europe, will urge his key allies today to push ahead with the possibility of sanctions against Iran.
- U.S. Lawmaker Cautions India On Iran Nuclear Stance (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 22, 2006)
India could jeopardize a landmark nuclear cooperation deal with the United States if it sides with nonaligned states in backing Iran's atomic ambitions, a leading lawmaker warned on Wednesday.
- Hidden Abuses (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In the last week or two, the will-he-stay, will-he-go question hanging over the head of the British prime minister has metamorphosed into the will-he-play Wayne Rooney drama.
- Himalayan Challenge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Jun 22, 2006)
For a nascent democracy that was being repressively trampled under by a Canute-like king, Nepal has risen with remarkable resolve to march ahead for consolidating the gains of the struggle for popular rule.
- Life And Letters (Tribune, Sanjeev Gaur, Jun 22, 2006)
Letters are half-meetings. This is the beautiful thought of great Asadullh Khan Ghalib, more famous as Mirza Ghalib.
- Rites Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.
- Coalition Failures Revive Taliban (Tribune, James Rupert, Jun 22, 2006)
The United States and its allies have been forced to launch their biggest military operation of the war here because in the 55 months since ousting the Taliban movement from power, they neglected to establish minimal security or governance in the . . .
- Us Senate, Cong Panels To Review N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 22, 2006)
The foreign relations committees in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate will “mark up” legislation on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation next week.
- Scientists Mull Human Dna Bank (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jun 22, 2006)
Indian scientists are evaluating the prospects of setting up a national human DNA bank, a repository of genetic material from the country’s myriad population groups for medical and research applications.
- Big Is Beautiful (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jun 22, 2006)
There's a core policy issue flagged by the Jet-Sahara deal and by similar corporate negotiations. The issue is at the heart of liberalisation.
- Protecting Indigenous Varieties, Breeds (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jun 22, 2006)
After holding brainstorming sessions for three days, scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have set on the course of preparing the intellectual property rights management portfolio of all crops, livestock, aquatic animals . . .
- This Pilgrimage Knows No Regress (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Jun 22, 2006)
A fierce controversy is raging at present over the formation of the Ice Shivalingam in the Holy Cave of Amarnath in the Himalayas.
- Training Swayamsevaks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
No membership rolls are kept by the RSS and insiders often complain of dwindling attendance at the “shakhas”.
- Central Asia - A Cockpit Of Conflict (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 22, 2006)
The three day meeting of the heads of the states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning June 15 is significant as the member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajiskistan and Uzbekistan - try to hammer out a . . .
- Cognizant Sees Crunch As Ibm Hunts India Staff (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Plans by IBM to triple its investment in India will make it harder for the country's home-grown software industry to keep staff, the head of a mid-sized Indian software services firm said on Wednesday.
- Correction Of Exuberance (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jun 22, 2006)
The stock market gyration of the recent weeks has brought an interesting word “correction” to the fore.
- The Zarqawis Among Us (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
With accurate intelligence locating Abu Musab Al Zarqawi and some of his aides in a hut in Baquba, a US aircraft successfully targeted the most wanted terrorist in Iraq with two 225 lbs bombs.
- Nuclear Deal Cannot Bind Future Governments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
"Present regime cannot cap strategic programme"
Scientists will be exposed to "undue interference"
Separation plan will have serious implications
National consensus under threat
Memorandum to President posted on BJP web site
- Friday: Thousands Of Undertrials Will Get Right To Walk Free (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jun 22, 2006)
Beginning Friday, the nation can start getting rid of one of the worst blots in its criminal justice system. Thousands of undertrials languishing in prison will be eligible for freedom from June 23, the date set for the implementation of the long-awaited
- Relevance Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 22, 2006)
A time of transition for a nation is a time of normlessness, which the French social philosopher Emile Durkheim called a time of anomie.
- Outsourced To Chennai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
Does DMK dictate Sri Lanka policy? ---- If nothing else, the Ministry of External Affairs can end its speculation as to the contours of the UPA Government's Sri Lanka policy.
- Majority Of Mps Against Indo-Us N-Deal: Nda (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 22, 2006)
The NDA on Wednesday accused the UPA Government of compromising with the country's nuclear interests and submitted a memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam claiming majority of the MPs were against the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- America Is Changing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
The second Bush Administration is far more diplomatic, consultative and conciliatory. Alec Russell reports from Washington.
- Pakistan Accepted U.S. Help On N-Plants (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 22, 2006)
Pakistan accepted "non-intrusive" U.S. technical support after 9/11 for securing its nuclear facilities, officials here have said.
- In China, A Problem Of Plenty (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 22, 2006)
Improving the quality of university education and generating enough jobs for the burgeoning number of graduates is a task of urgency.
- Nda Petitions Kalam On N-Deal, Says No Consensus On Pact (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Opposition NDA alliance today petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam over the nuclear deal with the United States, insisting there was no consensus in Parliament on the pact.
- 'Focus Now On True Business Value' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
Integrated technology and solutions provider iGATE Global Solutions enables clients to optimise business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage, business process outsourcing and provisioning.
- Indian Border Force Warns Bangladesh Over Firing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
India’s border guards warned their Bangladeshi counterparts on Wednesday of strong retaliation against what they say is unprovoked cross-border firing that has killed an Indian soldier and forced villagers to flee.
- Who Are We? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
The Mahajans and individual responsibility
Pramod Mahajan, like the proverbial Harvard MBA student, always had some answer, right or wrong, to give to any question.
- Us Congress Moving Towards Action On Us-India Deal (Daily Times, Carol Giacomo, Jun 22, 2006)
Arms control experts have launched assault against the deal, saying it violates US obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- ‘Taliban Not At War With Pakistan’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
A Taliban commander Maulvi Jalal Al Din Haqani has asked his supporters not to wage war against Pakistan, while renewing his pledge to continue Jihad against the United States and the Karzai government.
- Palestine In Crisis (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Palestine is embroiled in a very serious and most dangerous crisis since its people rightly or wrongly elected the radical party Hamas ousting Fatah for the first time since the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) set foot on the Israeli . . .
- Pakistan Has Lowest Enrolment Rates (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Pakistan is ranked among the lowest in the world in terms of higher education enrolment rates, standing at merely 2.9 per cent, according to statistics revealed in an official report.
- Democrats Call For Early Us Pullout From Ira (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Opposition Democrats made a new attempt on Wednesday to set a deadline for withdrawing US troops from Iraq in a proposed Senate bill on scaling back America’s military presence.
- No Consensus With Parliament On Us-India N-Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 22, 2006)
The UPA Government has allowed the United States Congress to decide the future of the Indian nuclear programme, while keeping the Indian Parliament in the dark, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and five National Democratic Alliance leaders . . .
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Going Global With Outbound Fdi (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 22, 2006)
Policy-makers must ponder over an active outbound FDI framework as a strategy for export promotion and an attempt at globalisation.
- Saddam’S Lawyer Shot Dead: 80 Workers Kidnapped (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
One of Saddam Hussein’s main lawyers was shot dead on Wednesday after men in police uniform took him from his home, relatives said, the third defence attorney to be killed since the trial opened in October.
- Us Seeks Early Iran Response: Reply To N-Offer By Aug 22: Tehran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday Iran was taking too long to respond to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work, and urged it to reply within weeks.
- Us-India N-Deal Unlikely To Be Approved This Year: Mccain (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said that the US Congress is unlikely to approve the India-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Nation & The States (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
There is a serious mismatch between the potential of UP and aspirations of the people, and its level of economic development. In 1700, India’s share in world GDP was 24.4 per cent, 2 percentage points higher than China’s (OECD publication).
- N-Deal With Us Will Bind India: Nda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance today asked President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to restrain the UPA government from dismantling India's nuclear programme as majority of MPs in the country were against the Indo-US nuclear deal which sought . . .
- Long-Range Cloud On Nuke Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Leaders of the NDA have claimed that the Indo-US deal “cannot bind India in the future” as it is not based on national consensus.
- The Puzzle Of India’S Growth Rate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
The post-1991 economic reforms in India has been ridden with quite a few crises.
- Musharraf Disallows Us To Question Khan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Voicing concern over the US reopening investigations into the proliferation network of disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist the A.Q. Khan, President Pervez Musharraf has said he would not permit any direct questioning of the scientist.
- India Is The Un-China: Time (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
A "breathtaking shift" in US policy towards India - declaring it a strategic partner and offering it a bilateral deal to share nuclear knowhow - can be explained, according to Time magazine, simply by one phrase: India is the un-China.
- Us Conveys Missile Concern To Former S Korean Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The US Ambassador to South Korea on Tuesday conveyed Washington's concerns about apparent North Korean moves to test a long-range missile to former President Kim Dae-jung, who is set to visit the communist state's leader next week.
- Missing Us Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 21, 2006)
Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint have been found dead and were tortured before being killed, an Iraqi Defence official said on Tuesday.
- 1st Team From China For Us War Games (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
China has sent its first-ever delegation to observe US war games in the Pacific Ocean, hailing the invitation to attend as an important part of military-to-military exchanges.
- Kashmir Solution Still A Long Way Off, Says Us Crisis Group (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Jun 21, 2006)
The Washington-based International Crisis Group (ICG) feels that a full and final solution to the decades-long dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is a long way off, but suggests that small progress has been made with the introduction . . .
- Saasudom Sauce (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Jun 21, 2006)
Most of you may be having this plant in your home. It is tough succulent with fleshy rootstocks and leathery, upright, lance shaped leaves, which are variously variegated with grey-green crossbands and yellow margins.
- A Charlatan As Jihad's Butcher (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jun 21, 2006)
The grimmest of situations has its lighter side that can raise a laugh or two. So it was with the slaying of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by American forces on June 7.
- Upper Caste Regression (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Jun 21, 2006)
Much has been written in favour of and against reservation for OBCs. As the debate is moving from emotional expressions to activism, some very important issues concerning the policy have been overlooked.
- Left In A State Of Transition (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
Communists have accepted parliamentary system after much brainstorming. Today they face another challenge, of liberalisation, says Basab Dasgupta.
- A New Threat To The Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Even as the House International Relations Committee that had scheduled a mark-up of the Bush administration's legislation to implement the US-India civilian nuclear agreement for Wednesday postponed this process by a week, dealing a blow . . .
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Half Realisation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
There appears to be dispassionate rethinking in Pakistan on many fronts. Not very long ago some of the neighbouring country's retired army and air force officers had made bold disclosures about myopic vision of their rulers.
- The China Poser (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Jun 21, 2006)
The Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is all gung-ho after his six day China visit. Mr. Mukherjee signed an agreement for more joint military exercises with the PLA; and at a press conference rebutted the assertion . . .
- Citigroup Buys 6.3% Stake In Vsnl (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Citigroup, the world’s largest financial services company, and its affiliates have increased their stake in internet and telecommunications major Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) to 6.3% from 1.5%.
- Missing Us Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The new leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq killed two US soldiers who it abducted last week, an umbrella group for Iraqi insurgents said in a Web statement posted on Tuesday.
- Gene Junction (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 21, 2006)
Looks like genes could be destiny after all. Following years of scientific wrangling over the nature versus nurture controversy the genetic component appears to be getting strongly established - at least as a durable force of predisposition.
- U.S. Congress Moving Toward Action On U.S.-India Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 21, 2006)
The U.S. Congress, under Bush administration pressure, is preparing to take initial action on a controversial U.S.-India nuclear agreement which critics say violates Washington's international obligations.
- Tharoor Says He Won’T Be An Indian Agent, If Elected (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 21, 2006)
Mr Shashi Tharoor, India’s nominee for the next United Nations Secretary General, tonight rubbished speculations of his becoming an Indian “agent” in case he was to get elected to the UN top job.
- Setting Prices Alight (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sharp increase in petroleum product prices is unnecessary and threatens to stoke inflation.
- Scientist Denies Faking Data (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Disgraced scientist Dr Hwang Woo-suk denied faking data for a key academic paper at the start of a fraud trial today in the scandal over his now-discredited claims of trail blazing progress in the cloning of stem cells.
- Pyongyang Piles It On (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
North Korea says it has full autonomy to conduct missile tests and outsiders do not have the right to criticise its plans, Kyodo News agency reported today.
- Sri Lanka's Tamils Turn To Smugglers To Flee Conflict (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Maduraweeran Kantharajah was so desperate to flee conflict between Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil Tiger rebels that he sold his furniture and wife's jewellery to pay smugglers to sail his family to India.
- Omega 3 Case Is Made But There Is Just Not Enough (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jun 21, 2006)
The more it is tested, the more compelling the hypothesis becomes. Dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, and other neurological problems seem to be associated with a deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acids, especially in the . .
- `Even 10 Pc Of World Auto-Component Business Is Lot For India' (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jun 21, 2006)
"The auto-component business that is favourable for India totals to some $380 billion. What players like us from the developing world are trying to do is to get a part of that business. And that will never be more than 20 per cent. But that is . . .
- U.S. Activates Missile Defense Amid N.Korea Dispute (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Jun 21, 2006)
The United States has activated its ground-based interceptor missile-defense system amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
- More Wheat In Private Hands (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The decision to import wheat reflects the government's failure to procure enough wheat after the last harvest.
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