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Articles 15121 through 15220 of 31829:
- Avian Flu Catastrophe (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Mar 20, 2006)
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has claimed its first canine victim.
- How To Use A Terrorist (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 20, 2006)
There is something deeply reprehensible about a state assembly passing a resolution calling for the release of a person accused of terrorism.
- Tropical Storm Lashes Northeastern Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A powerful cyclone ripped roofs off buildings and uprooted trees across Australia's northeastern coast on Monday, packing winds so powerful that emergency workers were forced to stay inside despite pleas from terrified residents.
- Synthetic Diamonds Here To Stay (Daily Excelsior, Kusum Mehta, Mar 20, 2006)
Synthetic diamond are produced through chemical or physical process in a factory.
- Russia Hardsells Migs To India (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Mar 20, 2006)
Young IAF pilots prefer Mirages over F-16s. But the Mirage assembly lines are now being shut down.
- Nepal's Maoists Call Off Road Blockade (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday called off a road blockade that had crippled life across the poor Himalayan nation for six days and left roads deserted, saying they were heeding appeals by political parties.
- The Chinese Like The Americans But... (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Chinese like Americans as people but fear the United States is trying to prevent Beijing from rising on the global stage, state media said on Sunday, citing a recent survey.
- Pak Still Hopeful Of Nuke Deal With Us (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 20, 2006)
Despite the US's emphatic rejection of its demand for a copycat nuke deal, Pakistan is still not reconciled to the India-specific pact.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad And Osama Bin Laden (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Talking to the Sunday magazine of a national Urdu daily, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad revealed that he had repeatedly met Osama bin Laden and that the Al Qaeda leader had visited him at . . .
- Sunil Jain: Bypass For The Health Sector (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Anyone who’s met Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, if only at a public lecture, as I have, cannot but be impressed by what he’s . . .
- A Pipeline To Wrap Around My Neck (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Mar 20, 2006)
The Iran-India gas pipeline idea was not viewed as a non-starter due to lack of professionalism
- The Man Who Said ‘No’ To Hollywood (Statesman, Nicholas Barber , Mar 20, 2006)
On Friday, Warner Bros are releasing a thriller about a terrorist who bombs London. True, the hero of V For Vendetta is carrying out his campaign in an alternate, fascist Britain, but he still assassinates politicians and dynamites the Houses . . .
- Stymied By The Bogey Of National Security (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Mar 20, 2006)
Cross-border takeovers
- China Should Curb Investment In Next Five Years (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
China should continue to curb investment growth in certain industries in the next five years and boost consumer spending to avoid economic ‘‘instability,’’ the nation’s development planning chief said.
- Putin It Right (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 20, 2006)
Russia's promptness in supplying 60 metric tonnes of uranium to India, thereby ensuring enough fuel for the Tarapur 1 and 2 reactors (2 X 160mw) for the next five years, is confirmation that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is on the right track.
- Congressman Bobby Jindal Supports India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Piyush (`Bobby') Jindal, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, has again come out extending support to the India-US nuclear deal signed earlier this month in New Delhi.
- Protests Mark Iraq Invasion’S Anniversary (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Organisers of a round-the-clock protest outside the Thai Prime Minister's office vowed today not to budge, inviting the police to arrest them after the government urged protesters to leave.
- Appreciating Argentina (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Mar 20, 2006)
The recent changes in the Argentine economy point to a wider range of progressive possibilities for people across the developing world.
- Nuclear Deal At What Price? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 20, 2006)
The Manmohan-Bush `understanding' on implementing the July nuclear deal leaves many questions unanswered about the `hidden' costs.
- Unemployed In A Thriving Economy (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Mar 20, 2006)
India's trajectory of growth is not matched by employment generation. This will lead to social unrest unless the government rethinks its economic priorities.
- Rights Of Man (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 20, 2006)
UN takes a major leap forward
- Rumsfeld: Leaving Iraq Like Giving Nazis Germany (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Leaving Iraq now would be the same as handing postwar Germany back to the Nazis, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a column published on Sunday, as retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton called Rumsfeld incompetent and urged him to resign.
- One Soldier Killed, Six Wounded In Kashmir Blast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was killed and six others wounded on Sunday when suspected separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade at a security bunker outside a bank in Kashmir, authorities said.
- Trade, Terror To Top Bangladesh Pm's India Visit (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 20, 2006)
India and Bangladesh will be trying to rebuild confidence and end distrust that has crept into their relationship during Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia's first visit in five years beginning on Monday.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 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.
- Three Years Later (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
The third anniversary of the adventure in Iraq would not have brought Washington the air of contentment that was envisioned at its onset, for obvious reasons. Despite the constitution and the general election, the installed machinery is struggling . . .
- Strategic Errors (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 20, 2006)
"America is at war.” So begins President Bush’s introduction to his administration’s National Security Strategy, which was unveiled on Thursday.
- "Islamabad Will Not Accept Discriminatory Treatment" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
Karamat urges U.S. to devise a plan for both India and Pakistan
Package should be in the interest of balance of power in South Asia
"Minimum deterrence" is pillar of Islamabad's security strategy
- Air Safety: Why Responsibility Must Be The Buzzword (Deccan Herald, B K PANDEY, Mar 20, 2006)
The civil aviation industry would do well to set its house in order and be in a position to ensure high levels of passenger safety
- Victims To Sue Qadhafi Over Ira Bombs (Hindu, Henry McDonald, Mar 20, 2006)
American court case targets Libya for supplying explosives that killed or maimed U.K. victims.
- Judged By Higher Standards (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Mar 20, 2006)
With our tradition of judicial independence, a National Judicial Commission could be a turning point in the working of the judiciary.
- Double Standards Over Fdi In Developed Countries (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Mar 20, 2006)
FDI inflows, mostly in the form of acquisitions, can cause concerns in host countries
Even the most advanced economies wear blinkers as far as FDI is concerned. At another level, issues of security can never be wished away in countries such as India.
- Digital Networks To Aid Research (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 20, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam rightly emphasised at the conference on `Computing for High Energy and Nuclear Physics' held recently in Mumbai, that high bandwidth networks are vital to extend the capabilities of advanced research today.
- Time-Tested Friendship (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 20, 2006)
The long-standing strategic partnership between India and Russia was reaffirmed once again during the visit of Premier Mikhail Fradkov .
- A New Twist To The Growth Debate (Hindu, N. Ravi, Mar 20, 2006)
It is ironic that the economy should have entered a new, higher growth phase when reforms in the conventional sense appear to be in the pause mode. Can the economy coast along with a reform-less growth?
- If Bill Has His Way, H-1b Gates Will Open (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 20, 2006)
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is among those lobbying for a substantial increase in the number of H-1B visas that would benefit Indian techies and others hoping to work in the US. Another linked proposal up for ...
- Blair Under Increasing Pressure (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 20, 2006)
Massive demonstrations were held worldwide against Anglo-US occupation of Iraq on the eve of the third anniversary of Baghdad’s invasion.
- Isro Developing Rlv To Put Satellites Into Orbit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Opening new frontiers, ISRO is developing a unique Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) to put satellites into orbit at substantially reduced costs.
- Too Little, Too Late (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
Pml President Ch Shujaat Hussain’s assertion that the people from other provinces working in Gwadar will not be allowed to vote or contest election for a period of 15 years is welcome.
- Iraq, 3 Years Later: Dispute On Definition (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Mar 20, 2006)
On the third anniversary of a war that they once expected to be over by now, President Bush and senior officials argued Sunday that their strategy was working despite escalating violence in Iraq, even as a former Iraqi prime minister once . . .
- Help Of Software Companies Sought To Protect Trees In Kodagu District (Hindu, P. Manoj, Mar 20, 2006)
Deforestation is affecting flows into the Cauvery
Firms will be requested to adopt trees in Kodagu villages
The Kodagu Model Forest Trust has identified villages
Financial incentives will be sought for retention of native trees
- Mixed Reaction To Rajnath's Statement On Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
While TRS hails it, Telugu Desam surprised at BJP's shift in stand
- Mullaperiyar Row A Repeat Of Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Dispute (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The row has two precedents on inter-state river water disputes
- Vaiko's Flip-Flop (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 20, 2006)
The MDMK ends the prolonged suspense by joining hands with the ruling AIADMK to fight the Assembly elections.
- On Anniversary, Bush And Cheney See Iraq Success (New York Times, DAVID E. SANGER, Mar 20, 2006)
On the third anniversary of a war that they once expected to be over by now, President Bush and senior officials argued Sunday that their strategy was working despite escalating violence in Iraq, even as a former Iraqi prime minister once favored . . .
- Is India Being Let Into The World’S Nuclear Family? (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Mar 20, 2006)
People want an objective that is hardly outdated to be served: preventing nuclear proliferation
- Us Lowers The Bar In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Doyle McManus, Mar 20, 2006)
Three years ago, as they ordered more than 150,000 US troops to race toward Baghdad, Iraq, Bush administration officials confidently predicted that Iraq quickly would evolve into a prosperous, oil-fuelled democracy. When those goals proved optimistic . .
- This Is Civil War, Says Former Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Iraq’s former interim prime minister, in an interview aired on Sunday, said the increasing attacks across his country can only be described as a civil war, and...
- Russian Connection (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 20, 2006)
Russia would have supplied fuel to Tarapur anyway
- Pakistan In A Spot (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 20, 2006)
Pakistan’s dilemma is whether it can defy America and stay out of the anti-Iran campaign
- Spectre Of A Waterless World (Deccan Herald, Darryl D Monte, Mar 20, 2006)
Global conflicts over water is likely to build over a long period of time
- Waziristan: Is The Situation Retrievable? (Dawn, Amir Usman, Mar 20, 2006)
If use of force was the answer to the resolution of conflicts and frictions, then the Waziristan problem would have been solved a long time ago as every type of armament including jet fighters, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery has been used . . .
- ‘Ban Diclofenac, Save The Vulture’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Mar 20, 2006)
Three-time Green Oscar winner and internationally-acclaimed environment and wildlife film-maker Mike Pandey has been crusading for vultures — which are hurtling towards extinction
- Old And New (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Mar 20, 2006)
The general understanding of evolution presents human development as linear. The thinking goes that man evolved from an uncivilised, barbaric being and over a long period of time...
- Abbas Backs Hamas Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas says it has completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties, a step that looked likely to only increase the chances of international isolation.
- A Solitary Hawker (Deccan Herald, V C Bhaskaran , Mar 20, 2006)
Like Wordsworth's 'Solitary Reaper', some scenes and lines of memorable lyrics stir strong feelings
- Us-Iran Talks Could Be Diplomatic Breakthrough (Jordan Times, Peter Mackle, Mar 20, 2006)
While US officials played down the importance of eventual talks with Iran on Iraq, analysts said they could be a significant start towards defusing a generation of US-Iranian hostility.
- “A Concert That Cannot Be Held In Tehran” (Cato Institute, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Gathered under a large banner that read “Iran Freedom Concert” were the leaders of the Harvard Republicans and Democrats, the campus gay-rights advocacy group (BGLTSA), and the conservative magazine (The Salient), among many others.
- Talk With Iran, About Anything (The Seattle Times, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Mar 20, 2006)
The Bush administration cannot live in a topsy-turvy world where it denounces a country as the greatest single threat to peace, and then refuses to meet and talk with that adversary.
- Nothing Beats Experience (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, Mar 19, 2006)
Sometimes from within the murky bureaucratic setup, a lone voice of integrity may be heard.
- Revisiting Thurber (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, Mar 19, 2006)
Janardhan Roye, visited the Thurber House on a recent trip to the US. Thurber was one of the world’s most celebrated authors as well as a cartoonist.
- ‘Indo-Us Nuke Deal Would Unravel Npt’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Unhappy over the us refusal to enter into a nuclear deal with it, Pakistan has warned that the Indo-us nuclear accord would lead to the collapse of international agreements aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Metro All Set Now To Bring Dwarka Closer To Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
After the recent opening of the brand new 6 km flyover that has provided them direct access to National Highway No. 8, residents of Dwarka and nearby areas who over the years have yearned for a proper and fast mode of transport to the heart of . . .
- Neocon In Never Never Land (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Dear George Clooney: Congratulations on that best supporting actor Oscar you picked up last week.
- Nuclear Spin (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 18, 2006)
Do dogs have a nose for trouble? Apparently yes — at least for trouble-makers, that is. To make matters easier for forensic officials of the canine variety, a Chinese agency has set up the world’s first bank of smells — sourced from crime sites . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 18, 2006)
The cold war chill is history. A clear indication in this regard was visible during the just-concluded visit of American President George W Bush to India when the two countries clinched the civil nuclear deal.
- Cultural Life And Economic Growth (The Economic Times, Sudhansu R. Das, Mar 18, 2006)
For centuries the Indian way of life has been integrated with the economic activities of its people. Hundreds of small economic activities in India have originated from various social, religious and cultural activities. Social functions like marriage,
- Many In Congress Want Changes In N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
My interests, personal as well as professional, are in politics and society; in cultural terms I am more-or-less a philistine. I know a little about literature, a little less about music, and nothing at all about the greatest of modern art forms . . .
- Vote For Moderates At Polls: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Wants quake loans converted into aid
Vows to rebuild houses before next winter
- Decoding The Smoke Signals From A Bush Fire (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 18, 2006)
It is generally recognised that the US will be the sole superpower in what is heading to be a unipolar international system. But will the rest of the world accept this position, wonders the book The Second Bush Presidency: Global Perspectives. For, there
- U.S. Presses Assaults On Iraq Guerrillas (Reuters, Michael Georgy, Mar 18, 2006)
U.S.-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrillas near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency, witnesses said.
- Revisiting The Centre-State Divide (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Mar 18, 2006)
The recent India Today Conclave focused on the theme of India tomorrow:
- The Fallout Of Samarra (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 18, 2006)
The destruction of the golden dome of a 10th century Shia shrine has pushed Iraq to the brink of a high intensity civil war. At dawn on February 22, armed men entered Al Askari shrine in Samarra and blew up the dome with explosives. The attack . . .
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- Population Explosion In India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, Mar 18, 2006)
In modern day world population of any country plays a pivotal role in deciding the destiny of that particular country and what a country and countrymen need is prosperity and development in order to lead a healthy and prosperous life.
- India Thanks With Oil Pledge For Uranium (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Describing India to be “desperately short of hydrocarbons”, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said nuclear energy cooperation will be an important area for Indo-Russian ties demonstrated by the agreement to supply fuel for the Tarapur plant, ev
- Woman Blogger Posts Abortion Instructions Online (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
A woman blogger has added fresh fuel to the already heated abortion debate that divides the USA by posting online detailed and explicit instructions on how to perform such an operation. She said she had received half-a-dozen death threats as a result.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
We have made great strides in transforming America’s relationship with India, a major power that shares our commitment to freedom, democracy, and rule of law. — President George W Bush, in a National Security Strategy report.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal Would Unravel Npt: Kasuri (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Unhappy over the US refusal to enter into a nuclear deal with it, Pakistan has warned that the Indo-US nuclear accord would lead to the collapse of international agreements aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
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