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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 31829:
- India Factor An Itch Or A Caress ? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 29, 2006)
The India-Pakistan relationship is back to where it was - since Partition and until two years ago - in an abyss of mutual mistrust and suspicion, with neither side willing to give each other the benefit of doubt as things slip from bad to worse.
- Authorities Move To Contain Third Bird Flu Outbreak (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Health officials began monitoring thousands of people on Wednesday for flu-like symptoms after a third outbreak of avian influenza in poultry in Maharashtra in two months.
- "T.J. Cherian Was Symbol Of Hope For Thousands Of Patients" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him
- Imposition Of Singular Identities Foments Violence, Says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
"There are a great variety of identities to which we simultaneously belong"
- Prince's Assurance To Sikhs (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Mar 29, 2006)
Says Britain will consider returning important articles related to the lives of the Gurus When the weapons used by Guru Gobind Singh were shown to him, the Prince asked: "Was he a warrior?"
- Rice Urges China And India To Do More On Myanmar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China and India on Tuesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's military junta over its poor human rights record.
- Australia May Sign Nuclear Deal With China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
No immediate change in policy for agreement with India, says John Howard
Supports Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement
Commends India's impeccable non-proliferation record
- Imperial Overreach Speeding U.S.' Decline (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Mar 29, 2006)
"Our Power , then, has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure.
- Strategic Interests And Political Lobbies (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Mar 29, 2006)
According to a study, the thrust of U.S. policy in West Asia is due especially to the activities of the "Israel lobby."
- A Protocol Of Engagement Needed (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 29, 2006)
The divisiveness currently on display can only be a source of comfort to those who do not wish the Indian state well. Rather than remaining hostage to their respective unsavoury partisans, senior political leaders should explore the potential of cooperati
- Making Water A Basic Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
By failing to declare water a basic human right, the Fourth World Water Forum (WWF) held in Mexico City has missed a major opportunity to empower the one billion people who are without a source of clean water.
- Renunciation And After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
That Sonia Gandhi's second `renunciation' in two years has breathed new life into the moribund Congress is there for all to see — in the . . .
- India's Record Is Good: Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Islamabad not protecting nuclear materials: Burns
- Out Of The Cockpit (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Mar 29, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Six Soldiers Among 12 Dead In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Taliban militants detonated two roadside bombs in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing six Afghan soldiers, a Namibian citizen and three Afghan security contractors, officials said.
- Iran's Plan To Weaken The Dollar Will Fail (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 29, 2006)
If, as is widely believed, the original tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights came out of Persia, then Iran, Persia's modern successor, has just given the world yet another great fantasy: the Iranian oil bourse.
- Rethink Security Strategy (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Mar 29, 2006)
Two weeks ago, the Bush administration's latest National Security Strategy was released. What made headline news was a paragraph on page 18 that stated in part:
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 28, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Cong Mlas' Serious Charges Against Babu Singh, Charak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a serious development, some Congress MLAs today levelled "serious allegations" against two of their own Ministers—Minister of State for Rural Development Babu Singh and Minister of State for R&B Gulchain Singh Charak (both holding independent . . .
- Afghan Convert To Christianity Is Released (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Tuesday, March 28 — The Justice Ministry has released a jailed Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, a spokesman said Tuesday.
- Hamas Ready For Talks With Quartet (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 28, 2006)
As Israeli voters prepare to cast their ballots, long-time frontrunner, acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party, showed signs yesterday of faltering.
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Sacrifice Of Profit And Loss Account ? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Mar 28, 2006)
Ms. Sonia Gandhi's dual resignation over the "office of profit" issue has plunged the national polity into a flux, leaving political parties groping for an appropriate response even as the advantage appeared to rest with the Congress president as of now.
- Iraqi Tinderbox (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The din of justifications and spin hasn't died down and neither has the bloody toll from the frontlines of a war that began with the avowed aim of changing the face of Middle East and bringing democracy.
- Punjab Govt To Develop Freedom Fighters’Tourist Circles (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a tribute to the martrys and freedom fighters who lid their lives for the country, the the Punjab Government has proposed a "freedom fighters circuit" stretching cross 1,000 km in the state.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- A Streetcar Named Vision (Telegraph, Abhijit Sarkar, Mar 28, 2006)
More room for automobiles does not make roads more mobile. Abhijit Sarkar tries to find an efficient way to move a city’s people
- Iraq Govt Wants U.S. To Cede Control After Raid (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq's ruling parties demanded U.S. forces cede control of security on Monday as the government launched an inquiry into a raid on a Shi'ite mosque complex that ministers said saw "cold blooded" killings by U.S.-led troops.
- Taking A Liberal Bet (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Mar 28, 2006)
Critics in the US Congress and western media have been shredding the India-US nuclear deal and President Bush's South Asia visit — The New York Times described the former as "misbegotten" and the latter as "spectacularly misconceived".
- Consensus Is Welcome (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 28, 2006)
Office of profit has to be clearly defined
What should have been done a long time back is finally being attempted now. A consensus is sought to be built to bring a Bill in the reconvened Budget session of Parliament for clearly defining . . .
- Us, British Hostages Freed In Nigeria (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Three foreign oil workers, two Americans and a Briton, were freed today by Nigerian militants who had held them hostage for five weeks, officials said.
- Setback To Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The efforts of the Bush Administration to get Congress pass legislation that would allow the United States to sell nuclear technology to India and accept it as a full-time partner in the international nuclear community appear to have received . . .
- Cag Raps Finance Ministry For Mismanaging Property (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Had the Department of Income Tax its way, it would have asked thousands of income tax assesses of the Capital to go to Allahabad in UP for settlement of disputes.
- Rights Approach To Empowerment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) is a Dehra Dun-based NGO working with Van Gujjars and other hill communities for four decades. Avdesh Kaushal, founder of RLEK, speaks to V J Thomas:
- Israel Votes Today, Kadima Leads The Pack (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
A doctor in the northern city of Kirkuk has admitted to killing at least 35 Iraqi police officers and army soldiers by giving them lethal injections, reopening their wounds and engaging in other deadly acts while they were being treated . . .
- Omnibus Offer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
A symbolic moment can become more striking when the intricate ironies of history are turned around towards a positive future.
- Iran At The Security Council (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 28, 2006)
More than two weeks after the International Atomic Energy Agency formally referred the Iranian nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council, the United States and Britain have been unable to reach a consensus on their preferred course of action.
- Nsg Support: India Reaches Out To S Africa (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 28, 2006)
Rustling up support for the Indo-US nuclear deal in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India reached out to South Africa — a key NSG member that has had reservations on India being given a special status — over the weekend and gave a detailed . . .
- Urdu Literary Creations (Hindu, ALI ASGHAR, Mar 28, 2006)
This is a collection of some past issues of the four-page weekly, Urdu Nama, together with those numbers, which were edited after the decision to stop the publication of the weekly was reversed owing to popular demand.
- Prospects Of Global Investment (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Mar 28, 2006)
This investment report focusses on the internationalisation of r&d by Transnational corporations
- 'Germany Opposed To Indo-Us N-Deal' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares to reinvigorate trade and relations with Germany, the new chancellor Angela Merkel’s opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal means that the PM’s persuasive skills will be required to turn the tide . . .
- Bombing Civilians Is Ineffective (Hindu, A.C. Grayling, Mar 28, 2006)
It was not allied area bombing that won the Second World War, any more than did `shock and awe' in Iraq in 2003.
- Systematic Development Of Shivalik Areas: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Officials concerned directed to prepare the action plan
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that an action plan would be prepared for systematic development of the areas falling under the Shivalik Development Board.
- The Politics Of Iran’S N-Programme (Dawn, Javid Husain, Mar 28, 2006)
Iran's nuclear programme has been the focus of intense international scrutiny and controversy for more than three years now.
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Mar 28, 2006)
An Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity was released late last night from jail in Kabul. U.S. and U.N. officials had said earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad.
- Fleeting Opportunity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- The Going Is Tough, Says Tony Blair (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 28, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday admitted that the "going'' in Iraq was "tough'' but rejected calls for an end to the occupation describing Iraq and Afghanistan as "decisive battlegrounds'' for Western "values''.
- India, China’S Energy Needs A Strategic Challenge: Blair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The leaders of Australia and Britain joined forces on Monday to warn that the growing energy needs of emerging economic giants India and China represented a key strategic challenge for the years to come.
- Indo-Pak Trade Linked To Settling Disputes: Humayun (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Increased trade between India and Pakistan will need parallel progress in resolving political disputes, Pakistani Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said on Monday as officials from both sides began three days of talks.
- Mirwaiz For Grasping (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- Swimming Strongly In Low Tide (The Economic Times, Naina Lal Kidwai, Mar 28, 2006)
We thought of writing this piece when recently, we were seated adjacently at a national chamber of commerce meeting. The mood was euphoric and kudos is due to our economic policies, the corporate sector and to those selling the India story.
- Will Bjp Support The Economic Disaster? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Mar 28, 2006)
If the RBI follows Manmohan Singh's advice, the Bombay Stock Exchange will sneeze whenever Wall Street catches cold, writes S Gurumurthy
- Al-Qaida Conspirator Stuns Us Court (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified today that he and the would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on 11 September, 2001, and fly it into the White House.
- Uma Seeks Bjp Help To Take On Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a move aimed at getting BJP cadres’ support, Ms Uma Bharati today sought the party’s support to her yet to be launched party’s nominee against Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi from Rae Barelli Lok Sabha seat after Mrs Sushma Swaraj’s . . .
- Nsg Refusal No Setback, Say Experts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The failure of the Nuclear Suppliers Group to include India in the agenda for its plenary meeting in May was expected and not as big a “setback” as suggested, according to experts who have been following the path of the India-US nuclear deal.
- Unholy Alliance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 28, 2006)
Nepal’s royalty and army vs the media
Nepal today presents a classic example of royalty and the military working hand in hand to muzzle the media.
- Uk's Blair Says May Be Mistake To Rule Out 4th Term (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, facing media calls to resign over a ''cash-for-favours'' controversy, said today it may have been a mistake to rule out a fourth term.
- China Hopes Buddhist Forum Will Counter Threat Theory (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
China will use a Buddhist forum, its first international religious meeting since the atheist Communists swept to power in 1949, to counter fears it is a threat to the world, the top official on religion said.
- Leapfrogging Into Poverty (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 28, 2006)
High growth rates of India and China have become a problem for the Western countries. Till recently the developing countries were voluntarily selling their resources at low prices to them.
- Messages Of Hope From Iran (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Mar 28, 2006)
From Cairo to Qom, from Jerusalem to Peshawar, there is a widespread perception among 1.3 billion Muslims, Sunni or Shi'ite, that Islam is under siege.
- Europe's Ultras Run For Cover In Qaeda World (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Not so long ago, when a bomb went off in London, you could be sure it was the Irish Republican Army (IRA). If the target was Madrid, that meant the Basque separatist group ETA. But al Qaeda has shattered the old certainties - and accelerated . . .
- "Russia Will Welcome Indian Labour Migration" (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 27, 2006)
Foreign employees to be granted three-year work permits
New legislation will ease registration process for foreigners
Under new rules foreigners will be allowed to stay for six months
- Abolition Of Slave Trade: Easy On The Euphoria (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Mar 27, 2006)
Slavery underpinned the economy of 18th century Britain as oil does business today. 2007 should give us a chance to learn.
- Hamas To Seek Economic Accord (Joshua Mitnick) (Washington Times, Joshua Mitnick, Mar 27, 2006)
West Bank -- Hamas' nominee for Palestinian finance minister, Omar Abdel Razeq, said yesterday that he hopes to negotiate a new economic treaty with Israel, even though he supports the Islamic militant party's refusal to recognize the Jewish . . .
- Afghan Man Saved From Execution (Washington Times, Daniel Cooney, Mar 27, 2006)
A court yesterday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
- Splits May Delay Vote On China Import Tariff (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Mar 27, 2006)
weeklong trip to China by two U.S. senators sponsoring a trade bill targeting China's currency has revealed differences between them, the latest in a series of signs that they are less likely to press . . .
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 27, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Hizb Chief Salahuddin Appears In Public (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Sayed Salahuddin, the leader of Pakistan-based terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen who was reportedly detained early this month by the Pakistani authorities, has appeared in public in the country's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP).
- Stage Set For Shrill Campaign In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With the ruling AIADMK and Opposition DMK fronts identifying seats to be contested by them and their allies for the election to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 8, the stage is set for a no-holds-barred campaign.
- Under The Red Sky (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Mar 27, 2006)
The Taiwanese president, Chen Shui-bian, has a basic problem. He came to power forty years too late.
- India Sleeps; World Moves Ahead With Mobile Tv (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Mar 27, 2006)
Even as India dithers on implementing 3G and the department of telecommunications (DoT) has kept it firmly in cold storage, the world is moving on to one of the most promising prospects of leveraging 3G for higher telecom revenues—mobile TV.
- It's A Battle For Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
The wretched Islamist propaganda and violence can only be checked by use of superior force, says Tony Blair
- Afghan Court Drops Trial Of Convert (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
An Afghan court on Sunday dropped its case against a Christian who faces execution for converting from Islam, referring the matter to Kabul’s top prosecutor for a final decision, an official said.
- Should Plea-Bargaining Be Introduced? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 27, 2006)
It is an agony to face a criminal trial. Even when the accused is acquitted ultimately, he stands substantially punished, by facing the arduous process of trial.
- Irrelevance Of Indo-Us Nuclear Pact (The Economic Times, B C Gopal, Mar 27, 2006)
Russia's willingness to supply fuel for Tarapur lends weight to the proposition that the Indo-US nuclear deal strengthens political ties rather than India's nuclear programme, says B C Gopal.
- Business Model For Old Age (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Mar 27, 2006)
India should start thinking about the welfare of the elders as, by 2050, their numbers would be larger than that of the current US population, says Shailaja Chandra
- In Search Of A Temple (Statesman, PK NIYOGI, Mar 27, 2006)
From the time I landed in Jakarta, I started inquiring about Borobudur. A picture postcard I had received when I was in school was still fresh in my mind.
- Terror Proliferation (Daily Excelsior, Anil Bhat, Mar 27, 2006)
The terrorist attacks in Varanasi, followed by the killing of Ghulam Yazdani and Kajol - both Bangladeshis in New Delhi and one more in Lucknow as well as the capture of Siddiqul Islam, alias Banglabhai, boss of Jagrata Muslim Janata . . .
- Should Government Stop Financing Higher Education? (Daily Excelsior, R.S. Mishra, Mar 27, 2006)
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, has increased the outlay for education in the central plan by 17.6 per cent in 2006-07.
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