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Articles 18521 through 18620 of 31829:
- Us Diplomat Sees ‘Complexity’ In India-Us N-Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The United States and India face difficult negotiations on a landmark civilian nuclear pact, but officials said they remain hopeful of reaching an agreement on the deal that leaders of both countries have hailed as a centrepiece of their emerging alliance
- Nepal Curfew Thwarts Planned Rally As Many Held (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 21, 2006)
Soldiers and armed police enforced a curfew in the Nepali capital on Friday and placed leading politicians under house arrest, thwarting a planned protest against the king, who seized absolute power last year.
- University Of Mediocrity (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
One hundred and fifty years is not exactly a mosaic jubilee in the life of a university.
- 54 Colleges To Be Connected With Edusat (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Jan 21, 2006)
To provide quality education and meeting the teaching needs of the rural and backward areas of the State, 54 colleges of the State will be connected with EDUSAT—a satellite devoted exclusively to long distance learning—by next academic session.
- Stay Away From Talks: Pc To Hurriyat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Bilal faction of the separatist Peoples Conference (PC) has taken strong exception to New Delhi's move of involving "pro-India men and organisations" with the Kashmir-specific peace process and it has clearly asked Hurriyat Conference to stay away . . .
- Over 450 Political Activists Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
More than 450 political activists, including top leaders, were arrested in Nepal and authorities imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the capital Kathmandu to prevent a seven-party pro-democracy alliance from organising a massive anti-King rally today.
- Talks Augur Well For Indo-Us N-Pact (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The USA today expressed hope that the civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India would be implemented as New Delhi readied to roll out the red carpet to welcome US President George W Bush in the first week of March.
- Us Praises India’S N-Programme (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 21, 2006)
The US today showered praise on India for its non-proliferation record and rubbished Iran’s imputation of putting the Iranian and Indian nuclear programme in the same basket.
- Winning Formula (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 21, 2006)
The CPI-M government of West Bengal is making a strident pitch for the development of the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 21, 2006)
The inflexibility of Indian labour laws is a dampener. If you can hire, you can fire too. But here, the cost of compensation is too high. — Mr Goh Chok Tong, former Prime Minister of Singapore, at the CII Partnership Summit in Kolkata.
- Nepal Worries The World (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra’s government imposed a day-long curfew in Kathmandu Valley today and arrested nearly 600 people to prevent a protest rally by opposition parties, global concern began mounting, with UN secretary-general Mr Kofi Annan, the European Union,
- Underworld Money May Be Involved In Ipo Scam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Mafia funds are suspected to have been pumped into the IPO scam which involved using thousands of benami demat accounts to corner shares allotted in the retail segment of such offers.
- The Army Mindset (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Jan 21, 2006)
Janowitz, a management guru, once remarked: “The contemporary military establishment has for some time tended more and more to display characteristics typical of any large-scale non-military bureaucracy”.
- Difficulties Ahead Of Nuclear Pact With India: U.S. (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jan 21, 2006)
The United States said on Friday there were difficulties in realising a landmark agreement on cooperation in civil nuclear energy with India but it was hopeful of clinching the deal.
- Relax And Renew (The Economic Times, JUDITH LASATER, Jan 21, 2006)
Stress begins with a physiological response to what your body-mind perceives as life-threatening. Whatever the stressor, the mind alerts the body that danger is present. In response, the adrenal glands, located above the kidneys, . . .
- Shaukat Reflects Nation’S Anger (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 21, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has minced no words in telling his American audience that the recent attack in Bajaur is ‘regrettable and we have condemned it, and we cannot condone the loss of innocent lives.’ He once again reiterated that Pakistan . . .
- Centre Can Consider Corporatising The Iims (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jan 21, 2006)
If the previous government’s move against the hike in fee was lambasted as being hawkish, intrusive and much more, the stand of the current government on IIM Bangalore’s move for an offshore facility has met a similar fate.
- Global Challenges, Local Solutions (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jan 21, 2006)
WHAT is the future for an economic system that is not an efficient producer of goods and services in the globalized economy?
- Annan Urges Iran To Resume Talks With Eu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
UN secretary general says Iran should stop fuel research
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday urged Iran to scrap its controversial decision to resume nuclear-fuel research, then return to negotiations over its nuclear ambitions.
- False Promise Of Private Pensions (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Jan 21, 2006)
One of the strangest claims made in the debates about social insurance now roiling the world’s richest countries is that the government-funded defined-benefit pension programmes (such as America’s social security system) are outmoded.
- India Wishes Democracy In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Krishna Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, is in Delhi for consultations as the situation in the Himalayan Kingdom deteriorates day by day, and the Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies . . .
- Bin Laden Trying To Silence Rumours Of Death: Analysts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
A recording from Osama bin Laden, his first message for over a year, is aimed at quashing rumours of his death and warning the Western world that its most wanted man remains a major threat, analysts said on Friday.
- No Evidence Qaeda Men Dead In Bajaur Airstrike: Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
No evidence has yet turned up of Al Qaeda figures among the dead when a US missile killed at least 18 people in a remote part of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday.
- Back To Realism? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 21, 2006)
The National Conference's initial euphoria over the change of Chief Minister in the State is gradually fading.
- Us Wants Improved Pakistan-India Ties (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 21, 2006)
India and the United States, preparing for a visit by President George W. Bush, wound up two days of official-level talks here on Friday with Washington encouraging improved Delhi-Islamabad ties but disapproving of Iran’s proximity with both.
- Insecurity In Waziristan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 21, 2006)
Reports from our correspondents that insecurity is forcing people in Waziristan to migrate are highly disturbing.
- Al Qaeda Warning: United States Will Not Beef Up Security (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
No credible intelligence indicating a looming terrorist attack’
- Jews Have Wailing Wall, We Need Ram Temple: Bjp Chief (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
In a two-hour speech marked by ringing confidence, elaborate articulation of the party’s philosophy and a hard-nosed realpolitik, BJP president Rajnath Singh sent a clear message that he was very much his own man—and under him the BJP . . .
- Peace Process Grinds On (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jan 21, 2006)
Some recent developments have dealt a hefty blow to the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process. If the decision makers in Islamabad and New Delhi do not act quickly to restore the health of bilateral relations, the peace process will soon find itself . . .
- Target Al-Qaeda Misfires (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 21, 2006)
The US government’s refusal to accept formal responsibility for last Friday’s missile attack on the Pakistani village of Damadola is only one of the unexplained elements of the latest attempt to identify and kill the top echelons of Al-Qaeda hiding along
- Nuclear Agreement: India And Us Stick To Their Guns (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
An Indo-US understanding on the implementation of the July 18 bilateral civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement eluded top negotiators from the two sides as New Delhi appeared determined to insulate its would-be military nuclear facilities . . .
- Oprah In Auschwitz: America’S Most Powerful Literary Critic Finds Recovery In The Holocaust (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 21, 2006)
Among those reeling from the flap about James Frey’s memoir A Million Little Pieces — which has been exposed as an embellishment, when not outright fabrication, of the author’s life — is America’s most powerful literary critic, Oprah Winfrey.
- Reaping The Reserves (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah arrives in Delhi next week for the Republic Day parade. How much oil does his country really have, asks Leonardo Maugeri
- Fraud Nags At Google's Grand Strategy (Hindu, Charles Miller, Jan 20, 2006)
The search giant has always offered its many services for nothing, but the threat of click fraud may change the way it does business.
Plan to use technology to detect suspicious click patterns
Time to be exploring new revenue streams
- Why Threats Against Iran Will Not Work (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 20, 2006)
Threats to haul Iran to the Security Council on the nuclear issue could see Teheran harden its stand.
- Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed In U.S. Attack? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 20, 2006)
Amidst media speculations that at least two senior commanders of Al-Qaeda were among the dead in last Friday's American strike on a village in the troubled Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting . . .
- Latin America Veers Left (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 20, 2006)
The election of Michelle Bachelet as President of Chile is another important milestone in the advance of the Left in Latin American politics.
- Saran, Burns Hold Talks On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Separation of nuclear facilities figures in discussions
Separation is an enormously difficult task, admits Burns
India shares concerns about the nature of Iran's nuclear programme, says German official
- Uma Bharti To `Re-Establish' Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Accuses party leaders of deviating from the ideology
No launch of new party, says Uma
Parries question on her political equation with Mulayam Singh Yadav
To seek rehabilitation package for farmers
- Iran Open To Compromise In Nuclear Standoff (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Warns of oil crisis if referred to UNSC
Iran said it was open to compromise in the crisis over its disputed nuclear programme as the United States and European Union pushed for Tehran to be hauled before the UN Security Council.
- Another Round On Iran’S Nuclear Ambitions (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 20, 2006)
The attempt by the EU-3 — Britain, France and Germany — to get the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-member board to convene an emergency meeting on February 2 or 3 and vote on a new draft that asks the IAEA to report Iran’s nuclear activities . . .
- Indian Named "Inventor Of The Year" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An Indian-American scientist has been named "Inventor of the Year" for his pioneering work in developing a new system which utilises data to improve patient care and clinical decisions.
- U.K. "Kidnap'' Group Disbanded (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 20, 2006)
Fathers4Justice, the group which was alleged to have been behind a suspected "plot'' to kidnap Prime Minister Tony Blair's five-year-old son Leo, has been disbanded amid accusations that it had been hijacked by extremist elements whose actions were ...
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Between The Lines Of N-Deal Fineprint: A New Indo-Us Pact? (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 20, 2006)
Finding their way through maze of issues surrounding the Indo-US nuclear deal, both sides today focussed on details of a possible civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement during the upcoming visit of US President George W Bush. However, . . .
- Indian Scientist Named ‘Inventor Of The Year’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An Indian-American scientist has been named ‘Inventor of the Year’ for his pioneering work in developing a new system which utilises data to improve patient care and clinical decisions. R Bharat Rao, senior director of Engineering Research Development, ..
- Cold Wave? They’Re Shivering In Siberia (Indian Express, KIM MURPHY, Jan 20, 2006)
In Russia, complaining about the cold in winter is like arguing with the sun for rising—an exercise for fools, not to mention wimps. So as the nation staggered in the grip of a fierce Arctic cold wave that stretched from Finland to Japan, . . .
- Osama Vows More Attacks On Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
In an audiotape broadcast by Al-Jazeera, Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has said that the outfit is preparing for attacks in the United States.
- Iim-B To Discuss Centre’S Stand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) Board of Governors on Friday will discuss the outcome of the HRD ministry’s move of spiking the institute’s proposal to set up an overseas campus in Singapore.
- India’S ‘N-Violation?’ Us Puts Past Behind To Push For N-Deal (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Jan 20, 2006)
N-deal India’s new commitments under joint statement most productive approach, says US
- Behind Every Memsahib Is A Bai (Indian Express, FARAH WARIA, Jan 20, 2006)
When it comes to the rights of domestic help, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Unless, of course, we prefer to serve it ourselves
- After Long Silence, Osama Warns Us, Even Offers Truce (Indian Express, YARA BAYOUMY, Jan 20, 2006)
In a new tape attributed to him, Osama bin Laden today warned that al-Qaeda was preparing new attacks inside the US. But for the first time, he said his group was open to a conditional truce with US.
- Why Iranians Don’T Smile (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 20, 2006)
Iran is in the news again, and for reasons that don’t bring much cheer to the world. Sudheendra Kulkarni looks to a new book—Christopher de Bellaigue’s In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs—for some insights into why grieving seems to be the leitmotif . . .
- Blowing Own Trumpet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
The Left Front rally at the Brigade Parade ground expectedly forms the lead story in this week’s People’s Democracy.
- Nepal Imposes Curfew Ahead Of Anti-King Rally (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 20, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government said it would impose a curfew on Friday after seven political parties said they would defy a ban on protests and organise a rally against the king in the capital.
- India-Us Hold Talks On Implementing Civilian Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Seeking to implement the landmark nuclear deal ahead of American President George W Bush's visit here expected in March, India and the US today held talks on the roadmap for completing the process.
- India, Us Hold Talks On N-Cooperation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Seeking to implement the landmark nuclear deal ahead of American President George W Bush's visit expected in March, India and the US on Thursday held talks on the roadmap for completing the process.
- Osama Offers Threat-Coated Truce (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Al-Jazeera aired an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday saying al-Qaeda is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a truce to build Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Remember Dabhol? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 20, 2006)
A gentleman, whose identity better remain undisclosed, had spent a term in one of the houses of parliament.
- Initial Fraud (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2006)
The initial public offering scam now seems to be far wider than it was initially thought to be. It is increasingly becoming clear that the scam is not limited to one or two IPOs, and the market regulator is now investigating the allotment processes....
- Diplomats Finetune N-Template (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Seeking to implement the landmark nuclear deal on 18 July, ahead of American President Mr George W Bush’s visit here expected in March, India and the US today held talks on the roadmap for completing the process.
- Progress On Kashmir Imp For Success Of Dialogue, Says Aziz (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jan 20, 2006)
Pakistan has said "meaningful progress" towards a final settlement of Kashmir issue is "essential for the sustainability and eventual success" of the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- Warrantless Wiretappings (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Jan 20, 2006)
In his fight against global terrorism, President Bush invaded and captured Iraq in what was an outrageously illegal and immoral war. Driven by his unbridled machismo,
- Nuke Proposals Be Made Public: Cpi (M) (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Observing that India's proposals to separate civilian and military nuclear facilities had been made public in the US, the CPI (M) on Thursday demanded that the government immediately make them public as Indo-US parleys were being held on the issue.
- The Dam Controversy (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Jan 20, 2006)
In any mature society, national issues are discussed in a rational manner, keeping in view the supreme interests of the country as a whole. Unfortunately, in our country, the building of a dam has been converted into an emotionally charged issue, ...
- A Dismal Rights Record (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
No country has been spared by the New York-based Human Rights Watch in its annual report for 2005 on human rights abuses across the globe. South Asia finds notable mention in the report, with Pakistan’s dismal record also coming under scrutiny.
- After The Makkah Summit (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jan 20, 2006)
Hasnain Heikal described summitry as the “Arab world’s principal political instrument. Like a political Trabant, it produces noise and hot air, but only the most lethargic motion.”
- What We Should Really Do For A Living (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 20, 2006)
It’s a truism that’s become trite by repetition but still bears repeating a thousand times till the message percolates at least a few millimetres into our craniums. Half the evil and immoral things on Earth would vanish if people would stop believing ....
- Doha Is Sleepwalking Closer To Collapse (The Financial Express, FREDRIK ERIXON, Jan 20, 2006)
Hong Kong changed nothing; the major faultline is the Doha Round’s ‘development dimension’
- India, Us Hold Crucial Round Of Nuclear Parleys (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India and the US on Thursday held crucial round of talks here on the nuclear issue with focus on the implementation of the July 18 nuke accord between the two countries.
- Welcoming A Haji (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Jan 20, 2006)
After performing Hajj, a pilgrim gets purified. According to a hadith, all sins of a Haji are forgiven and washed out.
- High-Level India-Us Talks On N-Accord (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Officials from India and the United States held talks on Thursday on closing a landmark deal that would give India access to previously forbidden civilian nuclear technology. Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran met Under-Secretary . . .
- India Condemns Nepal Crackdown (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India on Thursday condemned a crackdown on political and human rights activists in neighbouring Nepal, saying the actions of the royalist government were ‘regrettable and a matter of grave concern’.
- Us Must Meet Pak Defence Needs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that meeting Pakistan’s legitimate security and defence needs by the United States is essential for long-term relationship between the two countries. Addressing the Council of Foreign Relations . . .
- Weapons Expert Among Four Al-Qaeda Militants Killed (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An al-Qaida explosives and chemical weapons expert and a relative of the terror network’s No. 2 leader were among four top operatives believed killed in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan last week, Pakistani security officials said Thursday.
- Osama Threatens Attacks On Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden threatened new attacks against the United States in an audiotape attributed to the Western world’s most wanted man, broadcast on Arabic television Thursday. But the voice on the tape, aired on Al-Jazeera a week . . .
- India, Us Hold Crucial Talks On N-Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India and the US on Thursday held crucial round of talks here on the nuclear issue with focus on the implementation of the July 18 nuke accord between the two countries.
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- India And Us Discuss Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Officials from India and the United States held talks on Thursday on closing a landmark deal that would give India access to previously forbidden civilian nuclear technology.
- Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Dr Khalid Mahmood Shaikh, Jan 20, 2006)
Islam has never taught its followers intolerance, hatred and violence. Its teachings have never encouraged bigotry and fanaticism. It is against all brutality and bloodshed. On the contrary it stands for peace, love and tolerance.
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