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Articles 11421 through 11520 of 31829:
- Buddha Takes A Brief Break (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Vacation after victory is but natural. Only, in the case of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, victories are more frequent than vacations.
- Terror Attack On Rss Hq Foiled, 3 Lashkar Men Shot Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The Centre breathed a huge sigh of relief after Nagpur police foiled a plot to trigger large-scale communal violence across the country with a terror attack on the RSS headquarters.
- Ways To Defeat Ourselves (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
On the face of it the two have no correlation. Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW), which has kept strategic thinkers engrossed for the last decade and a half, is about the what, why, where and how of future conflicts and possible responses.
- Why Pakistan Should Look At Nigeria, Nepal (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jun 02, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Nigeria offer an example for Pakistan on how to overcome entrenched authoritarian structures through popular mobilisation and thoughtful political action.
- Bush’S Historic Talks Offer Betrays Few Options Left To Him (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
After 27 years in which the US has refused substantive talks with Iran, President George W Bush reversed course on Wednesday because it was made clear to him by his allies, by the Russians, by the Chinese, and eventually by some of his advisers that . . .
- You Can’T Wall Off Immigrants (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
Both the senate and House versions of an immigration bill to keep unauthorised migrants out of the US rely on the construction of hundreds of miles of new physical barriers, high-tech gadgetry and more manpower along the Southwestern border.
- British Academics Flay Closure Of Husain Exhibition (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Leading British academics have condemned the forced closure of noted Indian artist M.F. Husain's exhibition and criticised Hindu groups in Britain for putting pressure on the organisers.
- True Cost Of Elections (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
To date, there have been no authentic, overarching studies assessing the cost of elections in India.
- The Flight Of Merit (Statesman, Usha Mahadevan, Jun 01, 2006)
Do Doctors Serve The System That Subsidised Their Education?
- Medicos End Stir (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Jun 01, 2006)
Bringing to an end their 18-day- long hunger strike, medicos protesting against reservation have decided to comply with the Supreme Court’s directive to call off their stir.
- Utopian Norms For Idrs Call For Revision (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Jun 01, 2006)
Thanks to rigid eligibility norms announced two years ago, no IDR issues have come up
- Child Prodigy Or Wreck? (Deccan Herald, SUJATA RAJPAL, Jun 01, 2006)
Why on earth is the world so fond of churning out child prodigies?
- Soccer Speculations (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Jun 01, 2006)
Fans are gearing up for soccer's grand finale in Germany
- Us Promises ‘Proper’ Probe Into Killing Of Iraqi Civilians (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 01, 2006)
The demand for a Haditha inquiry coincides with anti-US riots in Kabul after an American army truck accidentally slammed into parked vehicles in the Afghan capital.
- Look Who Profits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
With the government in effect refusing to admit there’s anything too convenient by half in the amended office of profit rules — the president will reportedly be asked to sign the very bill he has questioned — probably the last chance for injecting . . .
- The Lady Is Not For Turning (Deccan Herald, Fred Hiatt, Jun 01, 2006)
The day Aung San Suu Kyi should have been freed, last Saturday, was also the 16th anniversary of the election that should have made her prime minister.
- Medicos Call Off Stir After Sc Order (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Thousands of doctors and medical students this evening called off a 20-day strike against reservations in institutions of higher learning, hours after the Supreme Court ordered them to do so immediately and resume work within three days, assuring . . .
- Wake Up To Aids (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
We need to shed coyness on the disease
- A 'Carrots-And-Sticks' Package For Iran To Be Discussed Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The United States has said that world powers are making progress on a package of incentives for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities, and a plan for penalties if it does not.
- Credit It To ‘‘Condi’’ Law Makers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
After all that was said and done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush last month, the real person who is pushing the nuclear deal is Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
- Virtues And Vices Of Coalition Rule (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in an interview to the BBC has hinted at the possibility of a new political equation and even a mid-term election in the post - poll scenario to four state assemblies.
- India-Us Economic Relations On A High (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 01, 2006)
Given the instances of bounce-back of the US interests in India, it would not be over-optimistic to foresee a paradigm shift in the relations between the two countries. With China figuring as the hot topic of debate in board rooms of several . . .
- Nuclear Standoff With With Iran Ought To Be Sorted Out: Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Stressing that the nuclear standoff with Iran ought to be sorted out diplomatically US President George W Bush said that he has in place a policy that puts Washington in a leadership position.
- Doctors At Indian Hospitals Call Off Strike (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Doctors at leading Indian hospitals, bowing to an order by the Supreme Court, called off on Wednesday a three-week-old strike against a government move to book more college seats for lower caste students.
- Police Kill Three Militants In Nagpur, Thwart Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Police shot dead three suspected Islamist militants in Nagpur on Thursday, scuttling a possible plan to blow up the headquarters of powerful Hindu nationalist group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), officials said.
- Kashmir Rebel Chief Rejects Indian "Come Home" Call (Reuters, Kamran Haider, Jun 01, 2006)
The Pakistan-based commander of Kashmir's biggest guerrilla group rejected on Wednesday an appeal by India's prime minister for militants to return to their homes, saying New Delhi must first leave the territory.
- 'The Army Has To Come Out' (OutLook, Arundhati Roy, Jun 01, 2006)
'The Indians are teaching the Americans, too, how to occupy a place ... The occupation of Kashmir has taken place over years. ... In Iraq, you have 125,000 or so American troops in a situation of war, controlling 25 million Iraqis.
- Five Years After (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Large sections of the people of Kabul, who had welcomed the entry of the Northern Alliance and US troops into Kabul in 2001 with flowers, song and dance, shouted the most abusive slogans against the US and Mr Karzai on May 29, 2006. What gives?
- 1980s Redux? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Afghanistan since 2005 is not Iraq since 2003, it's more a a re-run of the anti-Soviet jihad of the 1980s--this time targeted not against the Soviet communists and their Afghan supporters, but against the "Western infidels led by the US and the UK" . . .
- Mistaken Apology (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Janet Daley wonders why Lib-Left intellectuals, who abused the US for supporting dictators during the Cold War, criticise Bush for overthrowing Saddam Hussein
- The 'Rent A Quota' Drama (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jun 01, 2006)
Cruel as it may sound, the medical students' strike in Delhi - with occasional add-ons in other cities - hasn't really gripped middle India.
- Dalai Lama's Varanasi Connection (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
What do the Dalai Lama's ornate robes, kimkhabs used in Hollywood costumes, the rich brocades adorning Tibetan monastries in India and abroad and exquisite dragon fabrics available across Buddhist centres have in common? Varanansi. Amazing but true.
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Q&a: 'Mangroves Also Emit Greenhouse Gases' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
After leading a study on methane emissions from southern India's coastal wetlands, R Ramesh , director of Anna University's Institute of Ocean Management, is now one of the principal investigators for Indoflux, a pioneering initiative in India to . . .
- Labour Laws (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
The US senate's approval of an immigration Bill has been welcomed in India as well as the IT industry in America because of the proposal to double H1-B visas for skilled foreign workers.
- U.S. Talks Offer "A Propaganda Move,'' Says Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The official Iranian news agency Wednesday said the American offer to join in direct talks with Iran about its disputed nuclear program was ``a propaganda move.''
- Haditha Horror: They Knew Marines Were Lying (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A military investigator uncovered evidence in February and March that contradicted repeated claims by marines that Iraqi civilians killed in Haditha last November were victims of a roadside bomb, according to a senior military official in Iraq.
- Don’T Jump The Gun On Iran: Iaea Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Iran does not pose an immediate nuclear threat and the world must act cautiously to avoid repeating mistakes made with Iraq and North Korea, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said.
- "The Drug Problem As We Know It Of Late Is A Consequence . . . (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 01, 2006)
Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, claims his office has been able to contain the problem of narcotics use. In an interview during a brief visit to Kolkata recently, he said more could be achieved . . .
- Fears Of Senator Prof Khurshid (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Senator Khurshid Ahmed has said that Dr A Q Khan has been further isolated and even his daughter is not being allowed to meet him.
- Is The Indo-Pak Nuke Deal In Trouble? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 01, 2006)
Delhi wants watertight assurances from Washington that the nuclear fuel it agrees to supply for India's civil reactors will never be suspended for political reasons
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
In "Kalam sends back Office of Profit Bill" (May 31, 2006, page 1), the sub-heading was "Says focus should be on evolving a just, fair criteria", while the sentence in the text was "Mr. Kalam said the focus of the Bill should be on evolving a . . .
- Unpredictable Mid-Term Verdict On Bush (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 01, 2006)
In the history of editorial boo-boos, few can out-goof The Chicago Daily Tribune's "Dewey defeats Truman" front page of November 1948.
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- A Smart Approach To Iran (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 01, 2006)
The bush administration's offer yesterday to join negotiations with Iran was well tailored.
- Rice's Choice For Iran (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, Jun 01, 2006)
The bush administration's dramatic turnabout on direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program is the right thing to do, and it appears to have been done at the right time.
- Washington's Iran Gambit (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The diplomatic track attempting to block Iran's quest for nuclear weapons is at a critical stage. Washington has agreed to join the Europeans in talks with Teheran, provided that Iran suspends uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.
- Soldiers Who Went To Build Bridges Fight For Their Lives (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Taleban is back – and its bloody return has left British mission in almost daily gun battles
- Descendant Of Genghis Khan Is An Accountant In The Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Tom Robinson had long wondered about his family tree. He never suspected its roots might lie in the Mongolian steppe.
- Trouble In Afghanistan Is Not Just Talibanism (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 31, 2006)
Last Monday’s rioting in Kabul portends ill for the government of President Hamid Karzai as well as the United States project of bringing normalcy to Afghanistan. Consider.
- Fraud In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Aung San Suu Kyi has spent no less than a decade under house arrest and yet commands far greater respect than the ruling generals in Yangon.
- Quake Toll Rises To 5,700; Hope For Survivors Fades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Emergency relief operation involving 22 countries picks up pace
- Nri Docs To Do A 'Swades' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
It's the real life version of Swades. As part of a pilot project, Indian doctors from the US, under the aegis of American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, will provide healthcare and training in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
- No Headway In Us-India Trade Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
It was a familiar sight with the United States and India on Tuesday seeking benefits from each other to improve trade and investment but in the end there was little progress beyond a reaffirmation of earlier commitments.
- Eu-Us Flight Record Deal Illegal: Court (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The European Union's highest court ruled on Tuesday that the EU acted illegally when it struck a deal giving US authorities personal details of airline passengers in a bid to fight terrorism.
- Ruined Temple That Unites Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The uniqueness of the annual festival in the Mangala Devi Kannaki temple, Periyar, is that it is conducted under the supervision of the forest, police and revenue departments from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu, says Susheela Nair
- Rioting In Kabul (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 31, 2006)
The riot and the curfew in Kabul on Monday prove one thing beyond doubt — things are not under the control of the Karzai government even in Kabul. Conspiracy theory is irrelevant here.
- Sc Tells Students To End Quota Strike (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed thousands of medical students, interns and junior doctors to end a strike against higher college quotas for lower castes, saying patients were suffering.
- Indian Medicos To Sue Blair Govt For Jobs (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 31, 2006)
Junior Indian doctors in Britain are to take the department of health and the home office to court because they say the rules have been changed retrospectively making it almost impossible to get jobs they believe were promised to them.
- Eu Trade Boss Welcomes June Wto Meeting, Sees Risk (Reuters, William Schomberg, May 31, 2006)
Europe's trade chief welcomed a call by the World Trade Organisation on Tuesday for top negotiators to meet in June to seek a key part of a global trade deal, but he warned the round still faced potential disaster.
- Quake Survivors Immunised, Hospitals Get Relief (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Indonesian authorities started to immunise thousands of earthquake survivors against measles on Wednesday and helicopters swept the devastated region on Java island to check for isolated victims.
- Tigers On Eu Terror List (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The EU listed Sri Lanka’s rebel LTTE as a banned terrorist organisation today amid a sharp escalation in clashes between it and the military, EU diplomats said.
- What India Is Reading (OutLook, M.S. Swaminathan, May 31, 2006)
The World Is flat: The Globalised World In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
This is a remarkable book dealing with the consequences as well as opportunities created by the digital . . .
- It’S The Hindus’Turn To Be Extremists (Deccan Herald, Nick Cohen, May 31, 2006)
Husain is the grand old man of Indian art. He began as a boy painting cinema hoardings for six annas per square foot before getting his first break at the Bombay Art Society in 1947.
- Saving The Package (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 31, 2006)
Dear Prime Minister,
I am a supporter of the nuclear deal, which you have concluded with the American president, George W. Bush — as an Indian citizen and as a columnist who has had a ringside view of the progress of this accord from its womb . . .
- India On Canvas (Tribune, Manjeet Kripalani, May 31, 2006)
What has been the best investment in India in recent years? No, it is not shares of an outsourcing firm such as Wipro, TCS or Infosys.
- Un Sweepstakes (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, May 31, 2006)
THE election of the Secretary-General of the United Nations is like sweepstakes. Anyone can enter the race as no qualification is prescribed.
- Sino-Indian Ties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 31, 2006)
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Chinese counterpart Gen Cao Gangchuan in Beijing on Monday underlines a new beginning in the relations between the two neighbours.
- Earthquake Survivors Wait In Rain For Relief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Hospitals overwhelmed with five times their normal patient load begged for more medical staff and supplies to treat the thousands of injured.
- Turning Point In The Debate (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 31, 2006)
Developing countries pushed issues that plagued them atWorld Health Assembly
- Moon’S Secrets Could Be Unravelled (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, May 31, 2006)
The synergy between the two space powers should benefit the scientific community
- Wto Meet To Resolve Tariff Dispute Soon (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 31, 2006)
The new hard line is making the United States increasingly “isolated” – following the cautious approval of Australia and other Cairns Group countries to the European Union’s new offer to match “some” but “not everything” of the G-20 proposal.
- Violence In Kabul (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
The deaths of 14 people in Kabul following an accident in which a US military vehicle rammed into local cars and killed five people shows the extent of frustration and resentment against the foreign presence in that country.
- Mounting Resistance In Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
AT least 14 persons were killed as rioters tore through the Afghan capital on Monday amidst anti-American chants torching cars and buildings after US troops opened fire following a deadly traffic accident involving a US military vehicle. Restaurants . . .
- Big Trouble In A Small Country (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 31, 2006)
East Timor was supposed to be a United Nations success story. Yet in recent weeks, a mere four years into its journey as an independent nation, it has exploded into violence, exhibiting many of the symptoms of state failure.
- Arms Control In A Unipolar World (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 31, 2006)
After unsigning the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, sabotaging the verification protocol of the Biological Weapons Convention, and taking the arms race into Outer Space, the United States has finally settled on a multilateral arms control measure it . . .
- Left Out — Children With Aids (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, May 31, 2006)
No India-specific guidelines for the treatment, care, and support of children living with HIV have been distributed.
- Speaking A Common Language (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 31, 2006)
The response to Pranab Mukherjee's visit has been positive in China.
- American-Indian Doctors To Help Improve Primary Health Care (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
In an effort to improve the primary health care sector in India and strengthen the existing National Rural Health Mission, the Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) and the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) have . . .
- Six Major Powers To Meet On Iran Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Senior officials from the United Nations Security Council, permanent members China, Russia, United States, France and Britain, plus Germany have already met to narrow divisions over how to induce Tehran to halt sensitive uranium enrichment work.
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