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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 31829:
- Us Imposes Sanctions On Dawood (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Nearly three years after designating him as a global terrorist, the Bush administration on Friday imposed sanctions on India’s most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim and his organisation, denying him access to the US financial system.
- ‘No Politician’ Pm (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jun 03, 2006)
Remember Manmohan Singh, the man of impeccable credentials, of utmost humility, a do-gooder who will do no wrong, not knowingly, his admirers will tell you.
- Alternative To Communal And Casteist Politics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 03, 2006)
The stark reality of the Indian politics has moved it's full circle: Congress brand of socialism and secularism to the BJP's communalism, and, now it is the turn of casteism.
- Ignoring The Silent Invasion (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jun 03, 2006)
The illegal immigration of non-Western peoples, I predict, will become an all-consuming issue in every Western country.
- Maoists Want To Resolve Conflict (Tribune, Shirish B. Pradhan, Jun 03, 2006)
Nepal's capital turned red today as tens of thousands of Maoists and their supporters gathered here for their first public meeting addressed by top leaders who said they wanted the conflict to be resolved peacefully.
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties if . . .
- What About Women’S Reservations? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Good things done with wrong intentions by politicians who are otherwise perfectly wise, are bound to have adverse repercussions.
- A Black Eye Feels Good (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2006)
What does one do when one is male, making corporate money, installed in a home full of lovely things, and a resident of the United States of America (with health insurance taken care of), yet struck by the banality of one’s existence? One fights.
- This Opus Dei Member Says Thank You, Ron Howard (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Code has helped me to explain my faith, and its coexistence with my material side, and helped others to understand it
- Picturing Pakistan (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 03, 2006)
A book explains why Pakistan goes back and forth between democracy and military dictatorship.
- Dr Ghamdi Is Right, Mr Aziz Is Wrong (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
On Wednesday, at the National Education Conference in Islamabad, we heard an interesting argument.
- Jindal Steel Lands Major Contract In Bolivia (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 03, 2006)
`Biggest project ever awarded to an Indian firm'
- New Test Offers Speedy Reading Of Genetic Make-Up (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jun 03, 2006)
Sequences will reveal what chance we have of developing an endless variety of diseases.
- Maoists In Nepal Accuse Govt Of Plotting With King (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 03, 2006)
Always a fateful day in the history of Nepal and its royal family, this Friday struck a double blow for monarchy as the residents of Kathmandu virtually ignored the death anniversary of their king and queen and the public appearance of the current . . .
- Bad Boys Finish First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2006)
Everyone praises the truthful and runs down liars. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, we have to concede that liars get a better deal in life than the truthful.
- Nissan, Suzuki Drive Towards Plant Tieup For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Automobile giants Nissan and Suzuki have decided to take their business tie up to the next level by mutually supplying vehicles and sharing plants.
- Japan Considers Adding Patriotism To School Curriculum (Tribune, Bruce Wallace, Jun 03, 2006)
If the Japanese government gets its way, educators will soon add another course to the standard curriculum of reading, writing and arithmetic: teaching students to show love for their country.
- Get Rid Of The Culture Police (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Jun 03, 2006)
In December 1998, a small group of protesters halted the screening of the movie Fire in two Mumbai theatres.
- The (Vicious) Cycle Of Progress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Chandni Chowk sees a turf battle between minister and MP, Centre and State, over a move to replace rickshaws with CNG buses
- Flight Of Fiis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 03, 2006)
Ever since the stock market crested what was then the “psychological mark of 7000” in June last year, it became a bull on the rampage.
- Celebrities, Ex-Husband Turner Roast Actress Jane Fonda... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Actress Jane Fonda was on the wrong end of a celebrity roast, the target of spirited insults from actresses, comedians and horror of horrors her ex-husband.
- Nations Try To Patch Up Splits On Sex At Aids Meet......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The president of the United Nations General Assembly has sought to break the deadlock over a UN declaration on AIDS, with Islamic countries objecting to empowerment for girls and the United States and others resisting defining financial targets.
- Republicans In Trouble (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 03, 2006)
After the United States President, George W. Bush, won re-election in 2004, the Republican party believed it had a good chance of preserving its majorities in the two Houses of Congress over the next few electoral cycles.
- China, India Will Shape Asia: Lee (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 03, 2006)
Singapore's Prime Minister delivers keynote address at the Asia Security Summit
Pranab Mukherjee, Donald Rumsfeld to participate
Membership of East Asia Summit `settled for now'
- Panel Asks India, Pakistan To Ratify Ctbt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
United Nations: An independent commission seeking to end the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction has recommended that all nuclear weapon states, including India, Pakistan, United States and China, ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty . . .
- Commission Asks India, Pakistan To Ratify Ctbt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Independent panel seeks end to threat posed by WMD
- Indian Origin Family Becomes Victim Of Hate Crime In Us (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
An Indian origin family in the US state of New Jersey has become a victim of hate crime with vandals spraying anti-Indian slogans and scribbling graffiti against Hindus on their house.
- Bush Circles The Wagons As Approval Ratings Slip (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
With just five months to go before the midterm elections, President Bush, whose once-faithful base has abandoned him in droves, is turning to the same conservative hot-button issues that won him re-election in 2004 -- homosexual "marriage" and . . .
- Al-Zarqawi Lashes Out At Shiites In Tape (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq railed against Shiites in a four-hour-long audiotape harangue posted on the Internet on Friday, saying militias are raping women and killing Sunnis and the community must fight back.
- Un Intensifies Quake Aid Efforts In Indonesia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The United Nations said Saturday it would intensify its efforts to deliver aid to survivors of last week's quake in Indonesia, saying it was in a "race against time" to reach the most needy.
- Wrong Attire (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 03, 2006)
There are few things as uncomfortable and inappropriate as having to sport long sleeves, a closed collar with tie, and a western suit—usually made of dark, heavy . . .
- The Social `Trilemma` (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 03, 2006)
Equity, justice, efficiency-all three cannot be pursued simultaneously. One must be sacrificed.
- Trail Of Horror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 03, 2006)
If Falluja was truly shocking ~ the use of white phosphorous as an incendiary weapon to boot ~ what took place at Haditha horrifies.
- Maoists Lay Claim To Kathmandu (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 03, 2006)
Always a fateful day in the history of Nepal and its royal family, the day came as a blow to the monarchy, as residents of Kathmandu ignored the death anniversary of their King and Queen and the public appearance of the current King and Queen . . .
- Payback Time (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 03, 2006)
The writing was always there on the wall. But, typically, we Indians failed to see it.
- Will India Run Aground Or Muddle Through? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jun 03, 2006)
Either way, India’s future seems flawed; eternal optimists should tone down expectations from it.
- Thirsty Earth (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 03, 2006)
With streaming clouds trumpeting like haughty tuskers,/ with lightning-banners and drum beats of thunder claps,/ in towering majesty, the season of rains/ welcome to lovers, now comes like a king, my love.
Kalidasa, Ritusamharam
- Panel Wants Nuke States To Ratify Ctbt (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
An independent commission seeking ways to end the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction has recommended that all nuclear weapon states, including India, Pakistan, USA and China, ratify the CTBT which prohibits all nuclear weapon testing.
- Mining Policy Needs To Be Liberalised (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 03, 2006)
It’s notable that Jindal Steel has reportedly bagged long-term mining rights in Bolivia’s El Mutun site, said to contain Latin America’s largest iron ore deposits. It would be the biggest contract for ore abroad, by an Indian steel producer since . . .
- The Myth Of Ownership Society (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 03, 2006)
No,” said former Fox News journalist Tony Snow, newly appointed as one of George W Bush’s closest aides, his press secretary, when asked recently about his retirement savings. “As a matter of fact, I was even too dopey to get in on a 401(k) pension plan.
- ‘Us Troops In Afghanistan Can’T Be Punished Under Local Law’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
A top Afghan judge said on Thursday that foreigners could be tried for crimes committed in Afghanistan, after parliament called for the prosecution of Americans involved in a road accident.
- Rise As One (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 02, 2006)
Let it not be the lament of tourism authorities alone. They are not quite sure about the response of thousands of tourists after the twin grenade attacks by militants on a section of them at the Dal Gate on Wednesday.
- Terror Deals Blow To Tourism, Cancellations Begin (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Jun 02, 2006)
As the Valley's biggest economic venture and back bone of its prosperity - the tourism sector, was limping to regain its lost glory, unscrupulous elements armed with explosives time and again discharged their lewd endeavours stabbing in the stomach . . .
- Doctors Resume Work After Quota Strike Ends (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Thousands of doctors and interns were back at work at state hospitals on Thursday, ending a nearly three-week strike against a government move to reserve more college seats for lower castes.
- Stern Message (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 02, 2006)
Nothing can be more embarrassing for the State Government than a newspaper report about the reason why Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had withheld a bonanza from Jammu and Kashmir during his recent visit to Srinagar.
- Us Slaps Sanctions On Dawood Ibrahim (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Nearly three years after designating him as a global terrorist, the Bush administration today imposed sanctions on India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim and his organisation, denying him access to the US financial system.
- India Welcomes U.S. Offer To Join E.U.-Iran Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
India on Thursday welcomed the American offer to engage directly with Iran on its nuclear programme.
- U.S. Farm Groups Urge Bush Hold Firm In Wto Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
American farm groups urged President George W. Bush on Thursday not to give into demands in world trade talks for further cuts in U.S. farm subsidies.
- Pull The Plug (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 02, 2006)
News of a Kolkata trader winning a whopping Rs 11 crore, post tax, is stuff dreams are made of. While the media bombards the highest ever Indian lottery winning “star” of all time with questions on what he will do with his prize money, concerns that . . .
- Gujarat Communalised (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 02, 2006)
The BJP attempted to make Gujarat chauvinism synonymous with Hindutva for better poll prospects
- The 2008 White House Race Is Wide Open (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 02, 2006)
Hillary Clinton is regarded as a divisive figure in some quarters
John Mcain could be "too old" by January 2009
Jeb Bush is popular but the problem is his name
A fresh face could be what America is waiting for
- Mumbai's Season Of Conflicts (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 02, 2006)
The south-west monsoon has set in, but some of the long-term issues concerning the development of the country's commercial capital still await direction.
- The U.S. And The Strategy For Freedom (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jun 02, 2006)
A remarkable feature of U.S. perceptions of West Asia is an inability or unwillingness to acknowledge linkages.
- Iran Welcomes U.S. Offer Of Talks But Rejects Condition (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 02, 2006)
Sources close to Supreme Leader yet to express opinion on the issue
- Maoists To Hold First Rally In Nepal Capital In 3 Yrs (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels are set to hold their first mass rally in Kathmandu in over three years on Friday, in what their chief negotiator said would be a peaceful demonstration after a ceasefire declared in April.
- Mumbai On Alert For Heavy Rains (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
India's commercial capital of Mumbai was on alert for very heavy rains on Thursday, almost a year after a sharp cloudburst crippled the metropolis for days and killed hundreds of people in the region.
- Bush Adds Dawood To List Of Drug Traffickers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
President George W. Bush added three people and two foreign entities to a list of major drug traffickers, a step that prevents them from using the U.S. financial system or carrying out transactions with U.S. firms.
- A Conditional Offer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 02, 2006)
It is typical of the Bush administration that it should appear to be making a conciliatory gesture but to clothe it in such language and hedge it in with such conditions that the situation should remain confusing as ever.
- National Assembly, Senate Begin Stormy Budget Sessions Today (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Jun 02, 2006)
Both houses of parliament will meet on Friday to begin what are likely to be tense budget sessions that will be keenly watched for government-promised relief in the face of one of the severest price hikes prevailing in the country.
- Boeing Says Expects India Warplane Offer Soon (Reuters, Jan Dahinten, Jun 02, 2006)
Boeing expects to make India an offer for 126 warplanes soon and will be competing against half a dozen other defence firms from the United States and Europe, an executive said on Friday.
- Volatility Is The Only Certainty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 02, 2006)
It’s the season of mixed signals. Analysts in the US are unable to discern any definite direction from the minutes of the last Fed meeting, and, Indian investors are being confronted by falling markets and record gross domestic product (GDP) growth.
- A Health Check For Indian Hospitals (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 02, 2006)
As the Indian healthcare sector grows at a frantic pace transforming into a $17 billion industry with an annual growth rate of 13% a year, what is clear is a picture of the Indian healthcare industry which is no longer limited to only hospitals and . . .
- Iran Ready To Talk (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Iranian foreign minister Mr Manouchehr Mottaki today welcomed direct talks with Washington but rebuffed a US proposal that Teheran must suspend uranium enrichment as a condition of such talks, state-run television reported.
- How Should Airports Be Modernised? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 02, 2006)
The question should in fact be debated by the professionals in the field rather than politicians.
- Jihadis Hit Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
There is no denying the fact that had the terrorists who set out on Thursday morning to blow up the RSS headquarters in Nagpur succeeded in their mission, jihadis both in India and abroad would have celebrated while the Government and its security . . .
- Bush Vows To Punish Haditha's Guilty (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
President George W Bush vowed on Wednesday to punish any US Marine guilty of shooting Iraqi civilians at Haditha but Iraqis, including the prime minister, complain that US troops have killed elsewhere with impunity.
- Govt Wants Peace, To Refrain From Military Action: Rajapakse (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka's president on Thursday told the United States that his Government sought peace with separatist rebels and would not opt for a military solution to the conflict.
- Us Close To Deal For Iran; Tehran Remains Defiant (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
World powers converged on Vienna on Thursday for talks on how to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis, strengthened by a US decision to join in direct talks with Tehran if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Wipro Buys Enabler For 41m Euros (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
India's third-largest software services exporter, Wipro Ltd., said on Thursday it had agreed to acquire Europe-based retail solutions provider Enabler for about 41 million euros ($52.41 million) in an all-cash deal.
- Haditha's Lessons (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
Mere apology will not suffice ---- The findings of the United States military investigation into the Haditha incident of November 2005, which resulted in the death of 24 Iraqi civilians, could not have come at a worse time for President George W Bush.
- Haditha Massacre Big Worry For Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
Fresh claims have emerged of an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians by US forces in the city of Haditha and elsewhere following the testimony by parents of two American soldiers who say their sons have been traumatised by what they saw.
- Civil Unrest (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 02, 2006)
East Timor needs to concentrate on nation-building
- Something’S Missing In The Jigsaw (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
There seems to be unexplored ideas in spite of the new human, diplomatic and political situation at present
- Falling Prey To E-Scams (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 02, 2006)
This morning I received, among other e-mails, one from a former “princess” of Zimbabwe, no less, pleading for help in retrieving a few million US dollars stashed away by her father secretly before he got killed.
- Good Schooling Need Not Be Expensive (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, Jun 02, 2006)
International schools: there’s a need to look at the larger picture.
- Voila! Viagra Makes Strides Amid Rows (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Dr Simon Campbell – one of the key persons who was on the Pfizer team that developed Viagra after 13 years of research – was in the City recently.
- Left Takes A Right Hand Turn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
Under Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, West Bengal's lapse into capitalism is a foregone conclusion,
- Sudan Is The Most Failed (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 02, 2006)
The recently released annual global “failed states index” covered 146 states from all continents. Each country was scored from one to ten according to a dozen criteria and was ranked according to its score. Those scoring highest were rated the most . . .
- Keep Out Of Profit Row, Karat Tells Ec (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
As the office-of-profit controversy locks the country’s President and Parliament in a stalemate, the woman with whom it all began shook herself free from its shadow today.
- Two Brands That Have Taken The Market By Storm (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Jun 02, 2006)
David Beckham is among the best known names in the world today. The surname rings more bells than those of kings or prime ministers, politicians or authors.
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