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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 31829:
- Hitler's New Youth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
Unlike in the West, the German dictator has never been a hated figure in Palestinian society, say Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook.
- More Visa Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
The neutrality of any American legislation can always be disputed by outsiders, but it is assuring for Indian techies that President George W Bush has honoured the commitment he made during his March visit to uncap the limit on H1B visa.
- Plonking For The Californian (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 29, 2006)
If the Americans chomping on ‘Freedom Fries’ (washed down with a large Coke) for lunch really wanted to see French blood boiling, there couldn’t have been a better way than this: tasters spitting out French wine to toast Californian instead.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Tops 5,000, Aid Trickles In (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Indonesia spent the night camped out in the rain as aid from across the world arrived on Monday.
- Us Pressure On Gmp (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, May 29, 2006)
The Bush administration is pressing hard that India should liberalise its import policy of oil-yielding crops, coarse grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Defence Diplomacy Redefined (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 29, 2006)
It isn’t often that India’s defence ministers make a mark on global diplomacy. But that’s precisely what Pranab Mukherjee is doing these days.
- Bin Laden Not In Pakistan: Sherpao (Daily Times, Javed Afridi, May 29, 2006)
Interior minister rules out operation in Upper Dir
Asks Afghan leaders to mind their own business, put own house in order
- Indonesian Quake Toll Reaches 4,000 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug more bodies from rubble on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake flattened thousands of houses in Indonesia's densely populated Java Island, taking the death toll to nearly 4,000, with tens of thousands left homeless.
- Let All Know (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 29, 2006)
"(a) & (b) Plastics are polymers of long-chain hydrocarbons derived from petroleum.
- Insurgency And Friendship Cannot Go Together (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 29, 2006)
Certain issues bordering on civil-military relations have been rattling the military mind for quite sometime.
- Israeli Warplanes Attack Palestinian Bases In Lebanon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian militant bases in Lebanon, wounding at least five guerrillas, in response to a rocket attack on northern Israel earlier Sunday, Lebanese and Israeli officials said.
- South Africa Metal Workers Plan Revolt Against Mittal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Even as it is smarting from the blow to its pride following Arcelor's decision to merge with Russia-based Severstal, Mittal Steel faces a possible revolt by union workers in distant South Africa against its lay off policies.
- Indonesia Quake Toll 4600 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately through rubble today for survivors of Indonesia’s earthquake as weeping relatives buried victims of the disaster which killed more than 4,600 people.
- The Greater Fool Theory (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 29, 2006)
In a volatile market, most don’t exit, waiting for a greater fool to buy their stock.
If, as argued last Monday, the efficient market theory does not always work, when markets get over-heated, another, not quite academic, theory comes into play.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Hunt For Survivors On As Java Quake Toll 4,611 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Thousands take part in relief effort
* Pakistan dispatches aid goods
- Facing Iran's Nuclear Challenge Together (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Since the end of World War II, no alliance has a better record of achieving peace than the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. With the world community facing a looming challenge in Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, a big unanswered question remains: . .
- Indian Press Silent About Disappeared Kashmiris: Roy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Noted Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that there are 10,000 disappeared people in Kashmir, but nobody talks about them in the mainstream Indian media.
- What Is National Interest? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 28, 2006)
The genesis of ‘national interest’ came into focus when APNS chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman asserted at the 18th APNS Award ceremony in Islamabad on Friday that it has been used as a whip to control the Press in the country.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Towards An Alternative (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
Voters in Tamil Nadu have begun to think of an alternative to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which have alternately ruled the State for 40 years.
- Town Flattened • 200,000 Homeless (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia on Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,500 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Should The Troops Come Home Now? (Jordan Times, Ian Bremmer, May 28, 2006)
Last weekend’s announcement that Iraqi lawmakers have finally formed a unity government is welcome news, both for Iraq and for George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
- Palestinians’ Internal And External Problems Are Tackled By Arabic . . . (Jordan Times, Thamer Abu Baker, May 28, 2006)
Ali Ibrahim said in the London-based daily Asharq Al Awsat that the clashes between Fateh and Hamas in Gaza Strip could lead to a Palestinian civil war.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- Bottling Livelihoods (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, May 28, 2006)
Dropping ground water levels in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, prompt a fresh crop of protest actions against Coca-Cola.
- 3,505 Die In Quake (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,505 and injuring thousands more in the nation's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Indian Cos Turn Global Turnaround Specialists (Business Line, Neha Kaushik, May 28, 2006)
Take acquisition route to US, EU markets
- ‘International Legitimacy And Justice As The Basis For Peace In Palestine’ (Jordan Times, Musa Keilani, May 28, 2006)
For the moment, Hamas has defused tension in the Gaza Strip by ordering its 3,000-strong paramilitary force off the streets after clashes with President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh militias that sparked fears of a Palestinian civil war.
- Quake Kills 3,000 In Indonesia (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing at least 2,900 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Al Gore’S Comeback (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 28, 2006)
F.scott Fitzgerald’s principle that “there are no second acts in American lives” does not apply to Al Gore.
- Manmohan's Failure (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 28, 2006)
The most important strategic issue facing India is not a nuisance called Pakistan; it is not nuclear elbow-room via a deal with the United States; and it is not getting a permanent seat in the Security Council. Instead, it is the rise of China.
- The ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 28, 2006)
The “charter of democracy” that Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif issued on May 15, 2006, is noteworthy both for what it does say and that which it omits.
- Making False Promises (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, May 28, 2006)
The doings of the government and other public institutions are being increasingly marked more by propaganda than by commitment to the people’s welfare.
- An Alliance To Contain China (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, May 28, 2006)
The latest U.S.-Japan security accord focusses on China and stresses joint preparedness in the military domain.
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Ascendant Left (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 28, 2006)
The May 2006 Assembly elections place the Left in its strongest ever position in India's parliamentary and legislative history.
- My Seat, Mai Baap (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Most people of my generation got their first exposure to the complexities of national politics through the dark phase of the Emergency.
- The Aq Khan ‘Factor’ Again! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 28, 2006)
A US Congress subcommittee on international terrorism and non-proliferation has heard the testimony of an expert who said that the case of nuclear proliferation against Dr AQ Khan of Pakistan was “far from closed” and that the Pakistani . . .
- Growth Rate Myth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The Congress should understand that faceless economic growth will not provide jobs to the
- Bhangar To Singur (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The embarrassment is discouraging
Nothing may have happened in the Chief Minister’s reckoning, but the car has hit a road-breaker even before it has been set in motion.
- At Their Masters Service ! (Daily Excelsior, Col. (Retd.) Surendra Sharma, May 28, 2006)
The Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, has suggested beefing up intelligence set up in Jammu & Kashmir. It is not for the first time that such suggestions have emanated from the Government.
- Brazil Starts Enriching Uranium (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 28, 2006)
When planet earth’s mightiest power considers you a good boy, you cannot do anything wrong.
- Unwieldly Peace (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
High-level U.S. intervention has enabled the signing of a peace agreement on Darfur, which will be difficult to enforce.
- Nationalising Natural Resources (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
Bolivia takes major steps towards reclaiming its natural resources by nationalising its hydrocarbon sector.
- Island Paradise (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, May 28, 2006)
Travel, shopping, dining, water sports, entertainment and some of the world's finest hotels — Bali has something for everyone.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, May 28, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- 3,500 Killed In Indonesian Quake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Epicentre near Yogyakarta; temblor may trigger eruption of Mount Merapi
- Crooks And Countries (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
Enron is symptomatic of American capitalism — showing what’s good about it
- Beijing's Arab Initiative (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 28, 2006)
After a highly focused African initiative that will conclude in a China-Africa summit later this year, Beijing is well poised to repeat the pattern in the Arab world.
- When The Market Fell By 10% In Two Days (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2006)
Only the most naive or foolish investors would say that a sharp correction in the capital market was either unanticipated or unwarranted.
- Corporate Media, Advocacy Journalism (Jordan Times, Norman Solomon, May 28, 2006)
We see this kind of news story now and again. Sometimes we try to imagine the people behind the numbers, the human realities underneath the surface abstractions. But overall, the responses testify to journalism’s failings — and our own.
- Life-Changing Books (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, May 28, 2006)
Two novels, very different in nature, still influence people.
- Widening Agitation (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2006)
After the Satyendra Dubey and Jessica Lal murders, the government of the day is again in danger of failing to recognise the depth of public anger over increased reservations.
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons. The resounding victory of the Left in West Bengal and Kerala, and the meltdown of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Over 3,000 Killed In Indonesia Quake (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
6.2-magnitude earthquake leaves up to 12,500 injured and 200,000 displaced
* President Yudhoyono orders dispatching of troops to area
- Left In Government (Frontline, Prabhat Patnaik, May 28, 2006)
The Left is now placed in a happy transitional period when it can get the support of rural toilers and urban middle classes.
- Bee In Their Heads (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 28, 2006)
It’s good to hear that Indian-American students have once again swept the honours in the annual National Geographic Champion Bee, held in Washington DC last Wednesday.
- A Fairy Tale Debut (Hindu, SARMISHTA RAMESH, May 28, 2006)
Kaavya Viswanathan talks about her book, fame and future.
- So Many Shades (Hindu, K. PRADEEP, May 28, 2006)
Drawing with coloured pencils is not a spontaneous art and Jay Varma is a master of this medium.
- A Time To Learn (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, May 28, 2006)
In reply to my question in the Rajya Sabha this session, the HRD Ministry acknowledged the fact that the budgetary provision for adult education in fiscal 2006-07 has been cut by one-fifth to Rs. 214 crore.
- ‘Fixing’ The Other (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, May 28, 2006)
Following the serial blasts at Varanasi on March 7, video footage of a marriage ceremony in progress at the Sankat Mochan temple proved to be invaluable — and not to the shell-shocked family alone.
- The Tirupathi Of The West (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Venkatramana temple of Karkala is popular with the local people, many find it irresistible to visit the temple daily and receive the Lord's blessings, writes Amrita Nayak.
- Anti-Corruption Campaigner (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 28, 2006)
His full name is Velikakathu Shankaran Achuthanandan.
- Siachen Logjam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
The failure of the India-Pakistan Defence Secretary-level talks on demilitarising Siachen, the world's highest and most inhospitable battlefield, has not come as a surprise.
- Galbraith And India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 27, 2006)
John Kenneth Galbraith was, if not the most influential, certainly the most imposing of all American ambassadors to India.
- Key ‘India-Unfriendly’ Us Congman Comes Out Supporting N-Deal (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 27, 2006)
Indian efforts to get the US Congress consent on the nuclear deal has received a significant with Dan Burton, the most vocal India-baiter, coming out in support of the legislation enabling full civil nuclear cooperation between both countries.
- No Fresh Riders On Nuke Deal, Says Boucher (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 27, 2006)
Dismissing suggestions that the Indo-US civilian nuclear accord was in serious trouble, the Bush administration said today that though it was ready to show some flexibility to accommodate the views of Congress members, it was not prepared to impose . . .
- God Fails The Laboratory Test (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 27, 2006)
Daniel Dennett is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University (US). He looks every inch a philosopher:
- Two Leaders And A General (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 27, 2006)
Benazir and Sharif can still mobilise a following, but they lack the guts to rough it out
- Better Use A Simple Code (Deccan Herald, Mark Lawson, May 27, 2006)
The Da Vinci Code is intentionally incredible, so why do we need a health warning?
- Us Rules Out Imposing New Conditions On Indo-Us Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Dismissing suggestions that the Indo-US civilian nuclear accord was in trouble, the Bush administration said that though it was ready to show some flexibility to accommodate the views of Congress members, it was not prepared to impose new conditions . .
- Galloway Sparks A Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 27, 2006)
The prominent anti-war British MP, George Galloway, has sparked a row after he reportedly said in an interview that it would be "morally justified'' for a suicide bomber to target Prime Minister Tony Blair for invading Iraq which has resulted in the . . .
- Defy Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 27, 2006)
The campaign against Fanaa is wrong and undemocratic
- New Species Of Penguin Found In Indian Ocean Island (Tribune, John M. Alexander , May 27, 2006)
In a world full of disappearing, or threatened, species, here is some good news at last. The planet is about to welcome a new species of penguin.
- Around A Table (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 27, 2006)
As preparations were being made for the Srinagar roundtable conference a leading New Delhi newspaper drew a telling cartoon.
- Taliban In Control Of Wild Waziristan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
When the Pakistan army’s frontline in its war on terrorism moved elsewhere and the Taliban took control of his hometown, Baidar decided it was time to leave.
- India Hands Over Draft Plan To Us (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 27, 2006)
Dismissing suggestions that the Indo-US civilian nuclear accord was in serious trouble, the Bush administration said today that though it was ready to show some flexibility to accommodate the views of Congress members, it was not prepared to . . .
- N-Deal Or No Deal Ties Will Bloom: India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
In a frank assessment of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has asserted that even if the deal does not go through, there will be other elements of the bilateral relationship which will move forward because there is a . . .
- Iran Rejects Iraq Talks With Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Iran has decided not to take up an offer from Washington of direct talks over the future of Iraq for the time being, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on a visit to Baghdad on Friday.
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