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Articles 10421 through 10520 of 31829:
- The Playing Fields (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 18, 2006)
Exactly 191 years ago on this day, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated once and for all in the Battle of Waterloo.
- In Time? (The Economic Times, SANDEEP PAREKH, Jun 18, 2006)
This week the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) continued to exhibit a poor understanding of the markets and their regulations. It passed an order in the context of the IPO scam order protecting the management of NSDL against which severe strictures . .
- Reformists Vs Revolutionaries (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jun 18, 2006)
Is politics just about the art of the possible? Or do we need a leadership which can redefine the boundaries and refocus the national debate on what is desirable?
- Sci: Smooth Sailing (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Jun 18, 2006)
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has grown its operating profit (excluding other income and profit on sale of ship) by 15.74 per cent y-o-y to Rs 368.87 crore in the March 2006 quarter, which is broadly in tune with the 15.8 per cent growth in net . .
- Black’ Sweeps Awards At Dubai Festival (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
“Black”, a dark exploration of the life of a deaf-blind woman, swept the prizes at Bollywood’s top film festival hosted this year in the booming Gulf city state of Dubai.
- Pakistan-India Nuclear Cbms (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Both India and Pakistan have moved beyond the stage of non-weaponised deterrence since they believe that 'zero' as a minimum number is not desirable and they need to continue increasing their nuclear arsenals because the current stockpiles have . . .
- Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Need For Overhaul (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Ever since Pakistan came under US influence in 1954 by joining the US-sponsored defence treaties and political institutions for the containment of socialism and Soviet Russia, the US governments, whether Republican or Democrat, and in spite of . . .
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
The king has a standing offer for the queen: Come back, no cases against you or your husband, lead your party through a free and fair election.
- Iran Denies Nuclear Messages Conflicting (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Iran on Saturday denied any contradictions in its reactions to an international nuclear proposal, saying the offer of incentives in return for a suspension of sensitive atomic work was still being examined.
- Game In Shanghai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 18, 2006)
Ignore SCO, but not Central Asia ---- In criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not attending the fifth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Indian Left has yet again made evident its craven surrender to blind . . .
- Us Will Not Abandon Iraqis: Bush (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 18, 2006)
Armed with the backing of the United States Congress to stay out the full course in Iraq, President George W Bush today assured the people of the trouble-torn country that America will not "abandon" them in their hour of need.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jun 18, 2006)
The wonderful thing about pulling off a scam in Pakistan is that everything and everyone works for you and thus there are no hurdles.
- Black Turns Gold On Starry Desert Night (Deccan Herald, G Ulaganathan, Jun 18, 2006)
It was billed to be a four-hour extravaganza with all the glitter and glamour at the Dubai Airport Expo complex. But it failed to satisfy the thousands of fans who had gathered there since evening on Friday.
- The Return Of Discrimination (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 18, 2006)
) A student with his friends stands at the door of a classroom and questions each student entering,
- Publishing History (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jun 18, 2006)
Ravi Dayal changed the publishing landscape of India in the 1970s and 80s.
Dayal possessed an almost unique combination of great intelligence and greater charm.
- Olympics Nostalgia (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jun 18, 2006)
Lausanne, the birthplace of the modern Olympics, has a few other attractions as well.
- Two Flavours Of Nationalism (Hindu, INDIVAR KAMTEKAR, Jun 18, 2006)
A visit to Jallianwala Bagh and Wagah raises questions about the transformation of national feeling in India.
- Army Enhances Stress Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Move follows `suicides' by officers
It plans to double number of psychiatrists in these areas
Suicides due to marital, financial, medical problems
- Iraq Attacks Kill 43 As Us Seeks Missing Soldiers (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A series of bombs killed at least 43 people in and near Baghdad on Saturday, police said, in one of the bloodiest days in Iraq since a US military air strike killed Abu Mussab Zarqawi 10 days ago.
- Web Auctions, The New Jackpot For Middle Americans (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Al Losey, a corporate trainer at a Detroit auto parts maker, lost his job six weeks ago in what could be another down-and-out story from a hard luck corner of the American economy.
- Pak Props Up Muslim League In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jun 18, 2006)
The Election Commission of occupied Kashmir has routinely rejected the nomination papers of Kashmiri nationalists for the July 11 elections to the 48-member assembly.
- Investors Ignore Warnings In Volatile Markets (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
When a 76-year-old pensioner recently told Jill Schlesinger he wanted to put 10 percent of his $100,000 portfolio into gold, the financial adviser knew the latest investment craze would likely end badly, and soon.
- Not Nuclear Power Alone (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 18, 2006)
Speaking at the meeting of the Energy Coordination Committee in August, 2005 Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh said, "Atomic energy will have to play a much larger role in the future in our quest for energy security...
- Indian Army Sees First Suicide Of Lady Officer (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The Indian army saw the first suicide of a female officer, who shot herself at her camp in the troubled region of Kashmir, police and army officers said on Friday.
- Facing Up To The Indian Challenge (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Jun 18, 2006)
Coping with the challenge of India on several fronts — strategic, economic, cultural, psychological and more recently technological .
- Putin Comes At The Back Of Ipi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 18, 2006)
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russian Company Gazprom is ready to participate in plans to build the natural gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan. Talking to reporters at Shanghai, he said that it’s completely realisable project as . . .
- Bush Rejects Demand Of Lesser Us Role In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Rejecting lesser US role in Iraq, US President George W. Bush promised the Iraqi people that the United States would not "abandon them after we have come this far," even as the US lawmakers debate pulling out troops.
- Insurgents Led Away Us Soldiers: Reports (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Iraqi witnesses said that they had seen two U.S. soldiers who survived an attack at a checkpoint near Baghdad being led away by masked insurgents to a pair of cars, a US newspaper reported in its Sunday edition.
- International Sponsors Back Palestinian Aid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
International sponsors of a stalled Mideast peace plan have agreed to channel aid to cash-starved Palestinians for health care, utilities and social services, while continuing a boycott of the militant-led Palestinian government.
- Iraq Violence Claims One More Pakistani (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A Pakistani driver is reported to have been killed in firing near the Nasria city in Iraq. The driver, Rasheed Shahid Khan, who worked for the KBR Company, was going to Nasria from the Blad city with a convoy when he was killed.
- For The Sanctity Of The Pen (News International, Muhammad Anis, Jun 18, 2006)
Journalists boycotted the proceedings of the National Assembly on Saturday in protest against the murder of tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan in South Waziristan.
- The Politics Of Gas Pipelines (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2006)
THE Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project has received a shot in the arm with the Russian president’s offer to participate in the venture.
- N-Deal Will Help End India’S N-Pariah Status (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 18, 2006)
Even though the Indo-US nuclear deal is embroiled in a complex maze of diplomatic negotiations, nuclear scientists are of the opinion that it will help in ending India’s more than three decades’ old nuclear isolation.
- Seat-Sharing Accords Elude All Parties (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jun 18, 2006)
CPI complains to All-India Congress Committee against State Congress
- Americans Are Coming (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Jun 18, 2006)
America’s recent nuclear deal with India has left the politicians and the innocent masses struck by euphoria unseen and unheard of.
- Prisoner Abuse Not Illegal: Pentagon (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
United States Special Operations troops employed a set of harsh, unauthorised interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq during a four-month period in early 2004, long after approval for their use was rescinded, according to a Pentagon . . .
- Wheeling ‘N’ Dealing (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 18, 2006)
New Delhi’s voluntary moratorium on testing will not be legalised in the Indo-US bilateral agreement but will be recognised as a commitment by a country whose nuclear record has been impeccable.
- We Need A Little Discipline In Us (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jun 18, 2006)
This is a first hand account I got out of a young Indian, Akash Bhatia, living in the United States and visiting India after four years. I knew his observations would be sensitive and sharp and help shake us up hopefully!
- Lankan Forces Fire At Villagers, Killing 5 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Sri Lankan government forces stormed a church on Saturday where about 200 Tamil civilians had sought shelter, shooting indiscriminately in the building and around the surrounding village in an attack that killed five people and injured 47, witnesses said.
- Indo-Us Co-Op Important For Global Marketplace: Bodman (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 17, 2006)
Cooperation between United States and India is important to the global marketplace and the relationship has the "power to transform" the world using science and technology, a senior American official has said.
- Elvis Still Rocks Japan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
When Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tours Graceland later this month with President George W Bush, he will be representing a big constituency ~ Japan has droves of Elvis Presley fans, and the biggest Elvis fan club in all of East Asia.
- The Blair Doctrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
The politically literate public in the US has never broken lances over United Nations reforms. Neither have reforms ever come up in US-UK bilateral relations.
- Us Senate Rejects Call To Pull Back Troops From Iraq (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
US Senate overwhelmingly rejected calls to pull back American forces from Iraq by the end of this year as Republicans and Democrats today sought to use the issue for political gains in an election year.
- Palestinian Freedom Under Israeli Guns (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jun 17, 2006)
Once again Palestine finds itself in extremely hot water. President Mahmoud Abbas has announced a public referendum on the Prisoners' Document to be held on July 26.
- Kiski Whisky? Scotch At Indian Prices Soon (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Jun 17, 2006)
The connoisseurs of imported Scotch can look forward to happy days ahead.
- Us Pays For Porn, Lap Dancers To Help Katrina's Victims (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jun 17, 2006)
A year ago, while reporting the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, The Pioneer ran a banner headline that graphically captured the plight of the survivors of nature's fury left to fend for themselves amid destruction and waste:
- Nuke Incentive Offer A ‘Step Forward’: Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad today said the international incentive offer aimed at getting his country to halt uranium enrichment was a “step forward” and that Teheran would “carefully” consider it.
- Serious Fungal Infections Of The Eye On The Rise (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Health Investigators in Miami and San Francisco describe clusters of a serious eye infection called ulcerative keratitis, an ulceration of the cornea, among soft contact lens wearers caused by the fungus Fusarium, which until this year had been . . .
- Tharoor's Time (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 17, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor's name had been doing the rounds for the UN's top job, which will fall vacant when Kofi Annan steps down at the end of this year. Now the MEA has confirmed that New Delhi will officially back Tharoor.
- Indian Cabinet Approves Signing Of Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Treaty (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 17, 2006)
The Indian cabinet approved on Friday the government’s plans to ratify the United Nations International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.
- Oop Case: Amar Singh Says He Broke No Rules (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh in his written submission before the Election Commission on the office of profit case contended that he did not drew any financial or other benefits as chairman of the UP Development Council (UPDC) to attract . . .
- Us Death Toll In Iraq Reaches 2,500 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Nearly 2,500 American soldiers have died since the invasion of Iraq in March, 2003, the Pentagon has said.
- Bmic: Bjp Stand Will Strain Ties, Says Gowda (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jun 17, 2006)
These are very early days for Indian campaign for Shashi Tharoor’s elevation to the UN Secretary-General’s job.
- A Legacy Of Brutality (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 17, 2006)
DR Louay Bahry, an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, served as the chair of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Qatar and has taught at several universities, including the University of . . .
- Q&a: 'Indian Art Sees Crossover Interest' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 17, 2006)
Auctions in London, Hong Kong and Dubai indicate that the bull run in the Indian art mart is real. Yamini Mehta, specialist and head of modern and contemporary Indian art at Christie's, tells Manoj Nair in an e-mail interview that the Indian art . . .
- 70pc Pakistanis Back Nuclear Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
As many as 70 per cent Pakistanis want Iran to have nuclear weapons, said a survey report released this week.
- Bangladesh Rejects Indian Accusations As Baseless (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Bangladesh on Friday dismissed as ‘baseless’ allegations that its forces launched an unprovoked attack on an Indian boat patrol killing a border guard.
- Indo-Pak Sufi Fest Enthralls Valley (Times of India, Nikhat Kazmi, Jun 17, 2006)
The litmus test seems to be over for Kashmir. It's time to bring back music, song and dance to the violence-scarred Valley.
- The Perfect Excuse (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 17, 2006)
Time was when boys turning up late for school would blame it on something called a traffic jam. On the evening of Monday, June 12, President Bush told his advisers that he was going to bed and slipped out to Iraq.
- Advantage Merit (The Economic Times, Gurpreet Mahajan, Jun 17, 2006)
There is one significant difference between Mandal I and Mandal II.
- Search On For Missing Two U.S. Troops In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
A quick reaction team was searching for the missing US soldiers early Saturday morning when they were unaccounted for and one US soldier was killed after they came under attack at a traffic checkpoint in Yusufiya, about 20 miles southwest of Baghdad.
- Need For Reconciliation In Waziristan (Dawn, Amir Usman, Jun 17, 2006)
Two meetings on the situation in the tribal areas, with particular reference to the conflict in Waziristan, were recently held in Islamabad and Peshawar, and attended by senior government officials.
- Realpolitik In Region (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 17, 2006)
Iran and Syria have signed a military cooperation pact against the “common threats” presented by Israel and the United States.
- Rice Says Us Has Heard Positive Statements From Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The United States has heard some positive statements from Tehran over an offer from major powers aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
- Central Asia Rediscovers Islamic Roots (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2006)
Turkestan, Kazakhstan: In Soviet days, people walked past the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi mausoleum, a holy Muslim site in the steppe of southern Kazakhstan, and pretended it wasn’t there.
- Rs 2.155trillion Charged Expenditures Okayed (News International, Muhammad Anis, Jun 17, 2006)
The National Assembly on Friday approved charged expenditures, included in demands for grants and appropriation, to the tune of Rs 2.1558 trillion amid strong criticism from the opposition for not mentioning the expenditures of the National Database . . .
- Us House Rejects Iraq Pullout Timetable (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The House of Representatives on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling US forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the public’s apprehension about war and the onrushing midterm . . .
- Tax-Free Sindh Budget (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 17, 2006)
Senior Minister of Sindh Syed Sardar Ahmad on Thursday presented Rs 193.1 billion surplus budget of the province that seeks an all time high investment of Rs 50 billion on developmental activities.
- 'Iraq Pullout Date Not In Us Interest' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The House on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling US forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the public's apprehension about war and the onrushing mid-term campaign season.
- Tata Consultancy Services Sets A Recruitment Record (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Over 2,000 students from 16 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu get job offers
- An `Interest'ing Us Is Draining For India (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 17, 2006)
Foreign investors have exited Indian markets to avail themselves of the American bonanza
- Its Past The Boiling Point (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
On June 12, 1992, the US in Rio de Janeiro, signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention set the goal of averting “dangerous” human interference with the climate system.
- ‘The Phobia Felt By Dalits Is Very Real’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 17, 2006)
Chandra Bhan Prasad is a Dalit columnist and writer. In his latest book, Dalit Phobia: Why do they hate us? he argues that Dalit phobia is passed on from generation to generation....
- Air India Or A Bongo-Bongo Carrier? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 17, 2006)
‘Market forces rather than the bureaucracy should shape the future of smiling Maharajah.’
- No Progress On The Ground (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad have to change their mindsets towards each other for promotion of peaceful relations
- Malaysian Straitjacket For India (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 17, 2006)
Ashutosh Varshney is right to suggest (‘Be affirmative,’ IE, June 16) that we look at comparative experiences to enrich our own debate on affirmative action programmes, and the Malaysian example certainly provides some food for thought.
- Al-Qaeda Insurgency In Iraq Waning, Says Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
A document purportedly captured in an Al-Qaeda hideout portrays the insurgency in Iraq as being in ‘‘bleak’’ shape, saying it is losing strength and proposing ways to stir up trouble between the US and Iran to divert American attention.
- Reading The Tea Leaves Amidst Storm In The Stocks Cup (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 17, 2006)
"Investing without understanding the economy is like planning a beach trip without checking the forecast," alerts Richard Yamarone in The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators. Over the past century, thousands of indicators have emerged, including . .
- Sci: Smooth Sailing (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Jun 17, 2006)
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has grown its operating profit (excluding other income and profit on sale of ship) by 15.74 per cent y-o-y to Rs 368.87 crore in the March 2006 quarter, which is broadly in tune with the 15.8 per cent growth in net . .
- Game In Shanghai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
In criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not attending the fifth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Indian Left has yet again made evident its craven surrender to blind anti-Americanism.
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