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Articles 14221 through 14320 of 31829:
- ''Health For All'' Gets Momentum (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Apr 07, 2006)
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on April 7, "Working Together for Health",
- India-Iran Relations Cause For Concern In Congress (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Nepal Groups Plan Big Protests Despite Tight Vigil (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 07, 2006)
Opponents of Nepal King Gyanendra vowed to come out in vast numbers on Friday to pressure him to give up absolute power as riot police gathered to thwart them on the second day of a four-day nationwide general strike.
- Rice Urges U.S.-India Nuclear Deal In Congress (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 07, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a nuclear energy deal with India, saying it would reduce New Delhi's dependence on Iranian oil and create thousands of new American jobs.
- U.S., Britain Step Up Calls For New Iraqi Government (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Apr 07, 2006)
The United States and Britain on Thursday turned up the pressure on Iraqi leaders to form a government of national unity, with Britain's defense minister saying delays only served to help terrorists.
- Japan To Work With G-4 For Permanent Seat In Unsc (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Apr 07, 2006)
Japan will not abandon the Group of four and continue to work with India, Germany and Brazil in their quest for permanent seats in an expanded Security Council, a senior Japanese official at the United Nations has said.
- Anti-King Strike Enters Second Day, Life Paralysed In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 07, 2006)
Nepal's seven party pro-democracy alliance today vowed to press ahead with its nationwide strike against King Gyanendra's direct rule that has paralysed life across the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Tragedy To Farce (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Apr 07, 2006)
Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, France has attracted worldwide attention for political upheavals, in striking contrast to a relatively more tranquil England.
- India’S N-Plan Under Threat: Vajpayee (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP leader and former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee today warned that acceding to the waiver authority Bill, currently awaiting US Congress approval, was likely to adversely dent India’s nuclear capabilities vis-à-vis “our nuclear-armed . . .
- Us Imposing Virtual Ctbt On India: Atal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Says China, Pak face no such constraints ---- Charging the UPA Government with "giving more and more concessions" to the US under the guise of the nuclear deal, NDA chairman and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said . . .
- Mp To Reap Bounty Of Hunting In Us (Pioneer, Rahul Noronha/ Bhopal, Apr 07, 2006)
In what can be described as a windfall for the forest department in Madhya Pradesh, the US Government has asked the State Government to work out the modalities for receiving a part of the royalty collected by way of sport hunting of certain species . . .
- Kashmir Issue Left To India, Pak: Rice (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The United States has said that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has been left to India and Pakistan to find a solution that would open the doors for "greater prosperity" and "greater peace" in the region.
- Boucher On Democracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
After his meeting with the President, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed a press conference in the US embassy. According to the official sources, while meeting the President he confined himself . . .
- Boucher’S Fears About Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 07, 2006)
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher has said that violence in Afghanistan is likely to increase this year as NATO led forces expand their activities to Taliban infested southern and eastern Afghanistan.
- Immigration Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
President Bush says he’s committed to “comprehensive reform” of America’s broken immigration system: legislation that would both increase enforcement to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country and provide a legal way to, as Mr Bush puts it,
- Good Start, But... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
If there were any doubts that President George Bush's US-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative will meet resistance on the Hill, those were put to rest during Wednesday's hearings conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the . . .
- Kasuri Briefs Us Team On Ties With Afghanistan, India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
A delegation of US state senators and politicians called on Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday.
- The Silliness Of Some Scientific Methods (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 07, 2006)
The magnificence of science in unravelling the secrets of the natural world has on hundreds of occasions proven to be undoubtedly resplendent.
- Extinction Of Species (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
It’s time that humans learn to manage natural resources
- Rice Rebuts Critics On The Hill, Point By Point (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 07, 2006)
Slicing through layers of informed American scepticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made the strongest pitch so far on why the nuclear deal with India needed to be signed by Washington in Washington
- India-Iran Relation Worries Us Congress (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Full Bipartisan Review Called For (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
India has legitimate energy requirements that the US needs to take a firm stand on, says Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Richard . . .
- 'Past Non-Proliferation Policies Did Not Achieve Their Goals' (Pioneer, Condoleezza Rice, Apr 07, 2006)
We don't want India to expand its civil nuclear energy production without our help, says Condoleezza Rice
- China Hopes Pakistan And India Seize Peace Opportunity (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
China hopes that both Pakistan and India will seize the opportunity to settle their disputes, including the issue of Kashmir, through peaceful means, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Thursday.
- Freedom To Price (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 07, 2006)
Even in the days of repressed managerial remuneration, the fees charged by these B-schools over two years were at least equal to about six months salary of the average fresh graduate.
- Hamas Govt Minister In Israel Custody (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Israeli security forces took into custody a member of the new Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet today at a roadblock on the outskirts of Jerusalem, according to Hamas sources.
- More Than What The Us Asked For (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 07, 2006)
Several nations expressed their ire over security related trade measures of the US
- Advani Rath Starts Rolling (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday commenced his Bharat Suraksha Yatra from this BJP fortress in Saurashtra, by appealing to the Muslims in the country to offer the disputed land in Ayodhya to Hindus for the construction of a Lord Rama temple.
- Embracing Islam Will Not Help Sarabjit: Pak Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Embracing Islam will not help Indian national Sarabjit Singh escape the noose for his alleged involvement in a series of bomb blasts in Lahore, Pakistan’s Law Minister Muhammad Wasi Zafar said here on Thursday.
- Songbird's Big Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Noted folk singer Appagere Thimmaraju will be presented with the Janapada Jogi award tomorrow by Hombale Pratibharanga and Lahari Recording Company.
- The Outsider And His City (Hindu, DEEPA GANESH, Apr 07, 2006)
Winner of Lankesh debut director award Suman Mukhopadhyay's Bengali film, Herbert is at once the tragic story of an individual alienated by history as well as the collapse of Kolkata in the last century
- Where Rags To Riches Stories Are No Longer Rare (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 07, 2006)
The Chinese city of Wenzhou owes its success to the development of a cluster model whereby hundreds of small enterprises work together producing complementary goods based on efficient division of labour, saysThe Hindu's Beijing Correspondent.
- Destruction Of Amazon Forest Linked To Fast Food (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 07, 2006)
Export chain ends in big fast food outlets in Europe as farmers illegally seize virgin land in the Amazon forest for soya crops.
Scale of deforestation unprecedented, says Greenpeace
Much of the damage caused by soya farmers
Xingu basin in the heart
- We Are Pushing For South Asia Moratorium On Fissile Material Production, Says Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"We've told the Indians they need to be helpful in that. They've promised that they will"
We are trying to get the work done on that ourselves"
Iranian navy ships had recently visited an Indian port, says Senator
The United States has concerns over
- Hamas Minister Held, Freed By Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Haniyeh rejects Abbas' move
- Bjp Mlas Demand Special Session Of Delhi Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Whatever is happening is unfortunate'
- ‘Pakistan, India Remain Engaged In Peaceful Dialogue’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The report ‘Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The US Record 2005-2006’ released on Wednesday said Pakistan and India "remained engaged in peaceful dialogue on a range of issues" and "worked together" to assist victims in the aftermath of the . . .
- Evidence Is Fake, Says Saddam (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 06, 2006)
Documents link ex-President to mass execution of Shias in the town of Dujail
- Lamy Urges Us, Eu To Cut Industrial Tariffs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The United States and Europe must agree to cut industrial tariffs and farm subsidies for a successful accord by April to pave the way for a global trade pact, World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said on Wednesday.
- Palestinian Government Broke, Needs Aid - Hamas Pm (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told the first full meeting of his Hamas-led cabinet on Wednesday that the Palestinian government was broke and urged the international community not to slash aid.
- Time To Heed Medha's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar's indefinite fast has forced the Central Government to intervene by sending a high-level team to visit the Narmada valley to assess the impact of raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). But is this enough?
- Has Sarabjit Singh Converted To Islam? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 06, 2006)
His `will' says conversion has nothing to do with his mercy plea
No official certificate on conversion: Sarabjit's lawyer
Mercy petition sent to Gen. Musharraf
- Advani Urges Pm To Intervene (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, L.K. Advani, has in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requested him to immediately intervene in the matter of sealing and demolitions in Delhi and if necessary promulgate an Ordinance to . . .
- Indo-Us Deal: Lobbyists Pulling Out All The Stops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 06, 2006)
Given Bush’s low ratings in opinion polls, it would be surprising if his Republican Party manages to cling on to its slim majority
- U.S. Sees Threat From European Islamic Militants (Reuters, Caroline Drees, Apr 06, 2006)
Islamic militants in Europe pose a direct threat to U.S. national security, more than 4-1/2 years after Europe-based plotters planned much of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- Seeking Help From A Veteran Of Love (Deccan Herald, Dinitia Smith, Apr 06, 2006)
‘It’s about having a life of the imagination; it’s one of those ineffable things.’
- Catwalk Snafus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 06, 2006)
Just how sick and narrow-minded a society we are becomes evident from the ridiculous fuss that has been generated by what the trade describes as “wardrobe malfunctioning”.
- In Indira’S Footsteps (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 06, 2006)
Last week this column suggested that the Congress should be buried. Some elaboration is in order.
- Uncertainty Ahead (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2006)
Protests have led to the Thai PM’s resignation
- The Dangers Of Uncritical Support (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 06, 2006)
India should look at the long-term impact of its foreign policy in relation to terrorism.
- Muslim India Tries To Escape The Past (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Apr 06, 2006)
Prominent individuals belie the poverty of a minority left behind by the 1947 partition
- Will The Grand Merger Take Off? (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 06, 2006)
The proposed merger of Air India and Indian has its plus and minus points.
- All The Tea In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 06, 2006)
Dressed in tight, faux leather pants, 50-year-old Sheng Xiu Qing oozes attitude.
- Rehabilitate First (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2006)
Issues raised by Patkar merit attention from the govt
- I Ordered Death For Shi’Ites: Saddam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Saddam Hussein was cross-examined for the first time in his six-month-old trial today, saying he approved death sentences against Shi’ites in the 1980s because he believed the evidence had proven they were involved in an assassination attempt against him.
- Pakistan, Us Express Resolve To Effectively Fight Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The Fourth Pakistan-U.S. Joint Working Group which met here Wednesday, Pakistan and the United States expressed their “firm resolve” to coordinate their efforts further “to effectively deal with scourge of terrorism.”
- Indian Doctor Gets Into Snowshoes To Run Around North Pole (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Apple Valley doctor Vir Nanda is a marathoner 10 times over, pounding over routes from Greece to Arizona. But this year, Nanda’s skipping those balmy locales for something, well, a little cooler.
- Migrants And Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The scrapping of the IMDT Act has lent a new dimension to electioneering in parts of Assam, says Sushanta Talukdar
- Three Meat Grinders For N-Deal: Us Congress, Nsg And Iaea (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 06, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal takes a significant step as Condoleezza Rice testifies before the US Congress. C. Raja Mohan untangles the complexities
- Indo-Us N Deal Has Serious Implications (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday said Pakistan is against increase in the permanent members of the Security Council and in favour of enhancing only non-permanent members to make the organization more representative and equitable.
- The Architect's New Clothes (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Apr 06, 2006)
Buildings in the country betray our slavish mentality, thanks to our failure to connect with the past, says Chitvan Gill
- Saddam Accuses Iraq's Interior Min Of Mass Killings (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 06, 2006)
Ousted leader Saddam Hussein accused Iraq's Shiite-led Interior Ministry of killing and torturing "thousands" of people as he appeared in court on Wednesday for questioning by judges and prosecutors on charges of killings of Shiites in the 1980s.
- Iraq Spy Suspect Oversaw U.S. Asylums (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, Apr 06, 2006)
An Iraqi-born U.S. citizen suspected of being a foreign intelligence agent was employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to rule on asylum applications, including those from unfriendly Middle Eastern nations, according to documents . . .
- Gandhi Evoked For All Manner Of Causes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two major nonviolent protests this week in India are being used by both the left and right.
- China Sends Big Business Group To U.S. (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Apr 06, 2006)
Chinese leaders, eager to improve relations with the United States ahead of the first ever visit there by President Hu Jintao later this month, have dispatched a large delegation of businessmen and economic officials both to display . . .
- The Mirwaiz's Mistake (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 06, 2006)
MIRWAIZ Umar Farooq has argued for the maintenance of Kashmir's unity in whatever solution is arrived at for the Kashmir dispute.
- Boucher’S Fears About Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 06, 2006)
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher has said that violence in Afghanistan is likely to increase this year as NATO led forces expand their activities to Taliban infested southern and eastern Afghanistan.
- Fukuyama's Take On Islam And Islamists (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 06, 2006)
His prescription: the solution lies not in "fixing" the Muslim world by imposing democracy but in reaching out to alienated Muslims in the West.
- Accounting For Heritage Assets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
Civilisation, according to Mark Twain, is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2006)
The editorial, "A foundation for public health" (April 4, 2006) said the expenditure on public health was less than one per cent of GDP. A reader cites the
- Idrs Are Welcome,but What Are The Tax Implications? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 06, 2006)
The issue of guidelines relating to Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) by Sebi has effectively set the stage for foreign companies to access the Indian capital markets.
- Freedom For Foreign Corporates (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
SEBI loosens up, but would foreign companies want to raise money in the Indian market now?
- Pak Urges Us For Parity With India In N-Energy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday urged the US to address its "legitimate" civil nuclear energy needs and treat it at par with India in this vital sector.
- Last Post (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2006)
The army of independent India is a colonial army, and it does not quite know what to do with this paradox.
- The How And Why Of Consciousness (Tribune, David P. Barash, Apr 06, 2006)
Consciousness has long been the third rail of biology: touch it and maybe you don’t die, but you are unlikely to get anywhere. Recently, however, the neurobiology of consciousness has become one of the hottest areas of research, along with genomics . . .
- Solution To Kashmir Issue Left To India, Pak: Rice (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Reiterating its policy on Kashmir, the US has said that the issue has been left to India and Pakistan to find a solution that would open the doors for "greater prosperity" and "greater peace" in the region.
- The Forgotten Indian Diaspora (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
With the initiative to trace the roots of “People of Indian origin” in Bhojpur and Ballia, as reported by The Indian Express on April 5, the government has begun an effort to renew the emotional bonds with these lost citizens.
- Rice Seeks Congress Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement good for U.S., India"
The deal will not lead to an arms race in South Asia
``Simply not credible to compare India to North Korea or Iran''
Senator Richard Lugar says the administration must continue to be responsive
- A Flawed Business Model (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Apr 06, 2006)
Pakistan’s chronic trade deficit this year to record the highest deficit level in its history.
- Indian Dam Protesters Vow To Continue Hunger Strike (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A leading Indian environmentalist’s hunger strike against a massive dam entered its eighth day Wednesday, as her allies demanded that the government detail its plans to compensate thousands of people to be left homeless.
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