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Articles 19021 through 19120 of 31829:
- Food For Thought (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's decision to place on hold the raising of foodgrain prices under the public distribution system (PDS) is welcome, but not enough
- 'Rise Of India, China A Wake-Up Call For The World' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The dramatic rise of China and India is a wake-up call that should prompt people in the United States and around the world to take seriously the need for strong commitments to build sustainable economies, according to a report by a US-based . . .
- Teheran Dismisses Western Response (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 12, 2006)
Bullying is astonishing, says Rafsanjani This is a sensitive issue. We cannot give up our rights.
- Blair Wants Iran Referred To U.N. (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 12, 2006)
Teheran's nuclear plans together with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks against Israel have caused "serious alarm'' across the world, says British Premier
- Uncertainty In Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
Over the last few months, Ariel Sharon, known as the "butcher of Shatilla" for his role in the attack on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, was trying to create an altogether new legacy so that history could judge him differently.
- Us, Eu Condemn Iran Over Resumption Of N-Research (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
European Union says Iran’s move violates nuclear pact
Iran has shown ‘disdain for international concern’ over its atomic programme by removing seals at its Natanz nuclear research plant, the US ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 12, 2006)
The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government
- Overdue Step (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 12, 2006)
Government’s notification of 8.5% interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for fiscal 2005-06 ends the long-drawn uncertainty over the issue. However, it leaves open the question of how the EPFO is going to meet the resultant . . .
- India In The New International Economic Order (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Jan 12, 2006)
It is noticeable that an expanding group of emerging economies is challenging the traditional international order, long dominated by the US and EU with their influence spread over multilateral institutions.
- Infosys Q3 Profit Jumps By Third, Ups Forecasts (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jan 12, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd., reported a 31 percent jump in quarterly profit and nudged up its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday as outsourcing gained momentum.
- Iran's Nuclear Challenge (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Iran's resumption of uranium enrichment dramatically narrows the options of Western governments that hope to prevent its Islamic regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Let's Make Sure We Do Better With Iran Than We Did With Iraq (Guardian (UK), TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Jan 12, 2006)
Now we face the next big test of the west: after Iraq, Iran. As the Islamic revolutionary regime breaks the international seals on its nuclear facilities, and prepares to hone its skills in the uranium enrichment that could, in a matter of years, . . . .
- Countdown To Armageddon? (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 12, 2006)
Iran's removal of U.N. seals at its Natanz nuclear-enrichment plant and its resumption of nuclear research should be seen for what it is: the latest example of a 20-year campaign -- much of it documented by the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy . . . .
- We Should Be Very Worried About Iran (Telegraph (UK), editorial, telegraph UK, Jan 12, 2006)
I supported the Iraq war as, with reservations, I still do. Its opponents have a great deal of self-justification to do, all the more as the details of Saddam Hussein's iniquities unfold in the Baghdad courtroom where he is being tried.
- Hidden Victims Highlight Ease Of Transmission (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jan 11, 2006)
HUNDREDS OF people are believed to have caught bird flu from infected poultry, but were not diagnosed because their symptoms were too mild, scientists revealed on Monday.
- Bharat Sarkar, All Ears (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jan 11, 2006)
Governments of all political hues have tapped phones in India, and got away
- Iran Breaks Seals At Nuclear Site, Set To Begin Fuel Research (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 11, 2006)
Teheran positions gas centrifuges used for uranium enrichment at Natanz facility
- Andrabi Released, Criticises Musharraf (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 11, 2006)
"The only solution to the Kashmir problem is to give people the right to self-determination'' "He [Musharraf] does not have a line of action. He has shown ultimate flexibility on Kashmir and he has a dangerous game plan."
- A Journey Into The New American Century (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 11, 2006)
Recent pronouncements by Condoleezza Rice and Nicolas Burns offer clues to the way Washington wants the global system reordered. But will the rest of the world go along?
- Police: Sikhs Recover 114 Rusted Hand Grenades From Their Holiest Shrine In Northern India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Sikh volunteers digging part of their holiest shrine in this northern Indian city on Tuesday found 114 rusted hand grenades, police said.
- West Angry As Iran Resumes N-Work (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Iran removed U.N. seals at its uranium enrichment plant and resumed nuclear fuel research on Tuesday, drawing sharp criticism from the West which fears its nuclear programme could be used to make bombs.
- Time To Re-Analyse Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, M.K. Bhatnagar , Jan 11, 2006)
The arms supplies to Nepal, the reported incursion into Bhutan by the Chinese troops, the Yangon - Beijing nexus,
- The Washington Rot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 11, 2006)
In the six years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared, in the presence of Bill Clinton, that India and the United States of America were “natural allies”,
- Role Call (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2006)
Stealing the vote can take many forms. Violence during elections is the crudest of them. In Bengal, electoral frauds seem to have struck deep roots, thanks to the ruling Marxists’
- Political Resolution To Reflect Cong’S Dilemma (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 11, 2006)
When Congress leaders met for a brainstorming session in Pachmarhi over eight years ago, the party said a resounding “no” to coalitions, the catchline being “ekla chalo”.
- Linguistic Security (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
A FEW years on, the global Indian in America may not even be English-speaking.
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- Musharraf’S Ideas (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 11, 2006)
Last weekend President Musharraf gave another peace proposal which was promptly rejected by our government.
- Demilitarisation Required More In Pakistan Than J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- Pak-India Dialogue: A Qualitative Change (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
The third round of the composite dialogue between Pakistan and India begins later this month with the foreign secretary-level talks in New Delhi on January 17-18.
- Centre Invites Non-Hurriyat Outfit For Talks First Time (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
* The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government..
- Do Grids Hold Answers To Grand Challenges? (The Economic Times, D. Murali , Jan 11, 2006)
BASED on ``1,466 interviews with senior IT influencers and decision makers'', Oracle has found that India leads the world in the big jump of 52 per cent on the `Grid Index'.
- Role Of India And China — Route To Three Billion Mobile Subscribers (The Economic Times, Dan Steinbock, Jan 11, 2006)
IN THE mobile industry, the road to three billion subscribers in 2010 is paved with a global strategy that must capitalise on seemingly contradictory objectives
- Iran Resumes Nuclear Research (Washington Times, Nicholas Kralev, Jan 11, 2006)
Iran removed U.N. seals at its Natanz uranium-enrichment plant and resumed nuclear-fuel research yesterday, provoking immediate condemnation from the United States and Europe along with renewed threats of Security Council action.
- Iran Policy Is Calculated Risk (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 11, 2006)
Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic phrase used by Iran's head of nuclear research, Hossein Ghafourian, on Iranian radio last "Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic . . . .
- Protest Lodged With Us-Led Forces In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with US-led forces in Afghanistan after a cross-border firing incident over the weekend in which killed eight were people.
- South Asia In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 10, 2006)
The big chill that has descended on North India has also begun to engulf India’s relations with her key neighbours. India’s emerging difficulties in the neighbourhood also threaten to mar the big bash that New Delhi is planning for President George Bush..
- One For Holy Shankranthi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
To visit a Shiva Temple on Makara Shankranthi and pay obeisance to the Shiva linga, it is believed, is an insurance for peace and happiness for the rest of the year. Head for the Kotilingeswara temple in Kammasandra this Shankranthi and . . .
- Dreading To Drive (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Jan 10, 2006)
If learning ought to succeed, it needs a positive environment.
- Securing Human Rights For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
On Human Rights Day, December 10, what must worry the world is the silent violation of human rights
- Russian N-Proposal To Iran 'Sensible' - Sergei Ivanov (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Russia has put forward a "very sensible" proposal to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and ally international concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme within the IAEA framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
- Sri Lanka Vows Tough Line On Terror (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President says awaiting Tigers’ respons
Sri Lanka’s president on Monday vowed tough measures to prevent ‘terror attacks’ that undermine an already troubled ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as officials reported three more deaths in the embattled east.
- Nepal Says Maoist Threats Will Not Delay Polls (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Nepal’s chief election commissioner said on Monday that long-delayed municipal elections set for February would not be postponed despite a threat from Maoist rebels to disrupt polling.
- Lax Immigration Control Aids Militants: Indian Officials (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India’s border force said on Monday.
- Importance Of Being Mp! (Daily Excelsior, MD Vazeeruddin, Jan 10, 2006)
"Nothing became him so well in life as the leaving of it," says one character of another in Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
- The Mobile Revolution: Global Scale Is Critical (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
From the 1910s to the mid-1990s, the United States dominated the mobile business. It was the delay in the commercialisation of the cellular technology — from 1947 to 1983 - that opened the window of opportunity to mobile challengers in Europe and Asia.
- It Could Be A Trying Time (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 10, 2006)
How Pervez Musharraf handles India will determine if his seventh year in office will be a dream or a nightmare, writes How Pervez Musharraf handles India will determine if his seventh year in office will be a dream or a nightmare, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Pakistan Has Evidence Of Indian Involvement In Balochistan: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan lodges protest with US forces in Afghanistan over cross-border firing incident
No unilateral demilitarisation in Kashmir
- National Population Policy — When Will It Start Ticking? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jan 10, 2006)
On the second day of the New Year and the first working day in 2006, the highest court of the land issued a notice to all States and Union Territories asking them to indicate the action taken by them in implementing the National Population Policy (NPP)...
- Nris Protest Award To ‘Modi Ally’ (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Jan 10, 2006)
The Gujarat riots cast a shadow on the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here when a doctor said to be close to Narendra Modi was honoured today.
- The $4 Bn Industry That Is America’S Guilty Secret (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Jan 10, 2006)
Lobbying is Washington’s grubby secret. Some say it is part of the democratic process. Others claim it is legalised bribery, even corruption. But love it or loathe it, it is the way Washington works.
- Overseas Indians Unsettled Over Delhi’S View Of Them (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Say government should be open to their ideas and innovation, not just their money
* Troubled by governmnet’s emphasis on money and investment
- It Stands For Indian Talent ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Jan 10, 2006)
One of the most important change in recent times is the perception about India. I was reading Times magazine recently. I browsed through the interview of Peter Mandelson, who is Tony Blair’s most valued adviser. I was struck by what I read.
- Kalam Sees Indian Minds Shining (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today said the sun would never set on the “Empire of the Indian Mind”. “It would not be an exaggeration, if I say that today the sun truly cannot set on the Empire of the Indian Mind.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- The Agony And The Ecstasy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
Extracts from the World Drug Report, 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime
- Return To Nuclear Talks: Us Urges North Korea (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The United States has urged North Korea to return to international nuclear talks, saying economic sanctions levelled at the communist-led country are unrelated to diplomatic efforts to rid the North of nuclear weapons.
- Watch This Space Tourism (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 10, 2006)
America’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) always thinks ahead.
- Of Ris And Nris (Hindustan Times, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2006)
It wasn’t so long ago when the acronym, NRI, came across to most Indians as something more than just ‘Non-Resident Indians’.
- Heavy Snow, Icy Winds Bring Winter Misery To Asia (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jan 10, 2006)
Japan braced for more snow on Monday after record falls that have already killed dozens and Indian officials closed schools in the capital as an unusually severe winter racks Asia.
- Valley’S Tourist Graph On High (Indian Express, ANAND BODH, Jan 10, 2006)
Miles away from Hyderabad, where Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is trying to attract investors and tourists, record number of foreign tourists are visiting the valley for the first time in the last 16 years of turmoil. Last year,
- Meet The Pravasi Samman Winners (Hindustan Times, Sajjan Singh Thakur, Jan 10, 2006)
Prominent Indian-American physician, Sudhir Parikh, Indian-origin agriculturalist Eliyahu Bezalel from Israel, Mauritius Vice President Raouf Bundhun and Newsweek International magazine Editor Fareed Zakaria are among the 15 NRIs and . . .
- Andrabi Slams Pak, Mirwaiz For Kashmir ‘Sellout’ (Indian Express, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Jan 10, 2006)
Two days from her release after more than four months behind bars, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi condemned today what she called the Hurriyat and the Pakistani sellout on the Kashmir issue and said that she would continue her . . .
- Indians Protest Against Drug ‘Taint’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Several hundred persons belonging to the Indian community have held a rally in Decatur, Georgia, to protest against the charges of supplying methamphetamine ingredients levelled by the federal authorities against dozens of South Asian convenience stores,
- Lax Watch Aids Islamist Militants--India Official (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India's border force said on Monday.
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today
- Bullying Iran Is Not An Option For The West (Hindu, Mary Riddell, Jan 10, 2006)
Before western leaders seek sanctions against Iran, they should put their own houses in order on nuclear weapons and nuclear power.
- Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest With Allied Forces (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday announced that Islamabad has lodged a strong protest with Allied Forces for the killing of eight persons in Waziristan and is also looking into evidence regarding Indian involvement in Balochistan and if needed it will be shared . . .
- Atheists Seem Ready To Believe Anything (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, Jan 10, 2006)
Richard Dawkins's latest attack on religion is not worthy of a great scientist.
- Iran: World Watches With Fingers Crossed (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 10, 2006)
Iran was poised to resume nuclear fuel research activities on Monday after the IAEA inspectors will remove the seals of its nuclear facilities. ‘It is our right like other NPT members’, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said in Tehran.
- Islamabad Rules Out Unilateral Demilitarization: India Urged To Show Flexibility (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday made it clear that there would be no unilateral demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir and expressed the hope that India would show flexibility on the issue.
- Taliban Reject Karzai Offer (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
A deputy for fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar on Monday rejected an offer from Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, to “get in touch” if he wanted peace.
- How Lobbyists Poison Politics (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jan 10, 2006)
The U.S. Congress stands at the pinnacle of American democracy, which the nation is proud — on occasion — to export at the barrel of a gun. Inside, 100 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives balance the interests of the nation and . . .
- Bones Of Contention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The dictates of reason suggest that the key question in l'affaire Swami Ramdev is whether the ayurvedic `herbal' medicines manufactured by his Divya Yoga Pharmacy meet the requirements of law and public health.
- Support A Family Programme (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 10, 2006)
Ch Shujaat Hussain, President Pakistan Muslim League and Chairman Disaster Relief Management Society has said that local and foreign individuals and organizations were taking active part in Punjab Government’s ‘Support a Family Programme’ . . .
- Eu Mulls Ban On Ltte (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 10, 2006)
Any decision on ban will have major implications There is, however, some resistance from within to formally ban the outfit, with some arguing that a high level of proof is needed
- Sharon’S Legacy Of Brutality (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 10, 2006)
The exit of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from Israeli political scene has removed the last colossus that bestrode Middle East politics.
- Britain’S New Opium War (Dawn, Simon Jenkins, Jan 10, 2006)
In the next few weeks, an army of 3,400 British troops expects to be deployed to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. This is nearly half the number deployed in Iraq. Everything I have heard and read about this expedition suggests that it makes . . .
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