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Articles 19821 through 19920 of 31829:
- Doll That Spreads Smiles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
She is just a little doll, but the hope she spreads is no child’s play. Arathi Menon writes about the cute and colourful Tsunamika who is giving cheer to those who need it most — the victims of tsunami.
- Mist Covered Hills, Cloud-Kissed Forests (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Ameen Ahmed is seduced and saddened by the spectacular wilderness of the Kodagu forests, one of the few pristine areas of the Ghats.
- Minding One's Own Business (Hindu, KAMALA BALACHANDRAN, Dec 25, 2005)
Why not business as a career option to solve unemployment problem?
- Clear & Legal Identity Needed For The Villages (Deccan Herald, K V Narayana, Dec 25, 2005)
Why do we want to change the name of a place? It is said that by doing so we retain our identity. If place names are our identity, then our identities keep on changing because names do not remain the same for centuries.
- Can Women Ever Be Safe? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 25, 2005)
A young reader reacts to the murder of a BPO employee in Bangalore recently.
- Balochistan: ‘Talk To The Baloch If You Can Talk To India And Israel’ (Daily Times, Zakir Hassnain, Dec 25, 2005)
The NWFP Assembly passed a joint resolution on Saturday demanding the federal government halt military operation in Balochistan and begin a dialogue with Baloch leaders.
- Merry Christmas In God’S Own Tsunami Country (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 25, 2005)
The bumpy single-lane road is lined with coconut palms, scattered with quaint, little concrete houses with newly planted marigold and posies. There is a bakery, net cafes, white sand, smiling locals and a sculptor at work on an exquisite 6-foot-high . . .
- Lanka Peace Talks In Jeopardy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Diplomats backing Sri Lanka’s peace bid today headed for talks with Tamil Tigers in rebel-held territory to stem growing violence that threatens to derail the country’s fragile ceasefire.
- How Rti Act Works In A Gujarat Taluk (Tribune, Navaz Kotwal, Dec 25, 2005)
After the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force, we thought officials can no longer deny us information. Corruption will go. And government will be made accountable. Two months down the line we are having to eat our own words.
- What’S So Festive About This Season? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It is true that our political class is venal and contemptible. It is true that the nature of the Indian state is more colonial than democratic but rarely has there been a week in political history when these ugly truths have been more self-evident.
- The Old Man And His Battle (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Dec 25, 2005)
In recent days I have been missing Dr Salim Ali — the Old Man — more than usual. He had a way of injecting hope and strength into India’s wildlife conservation movement and he also had the ability to get diverse people to work together by motivating . . .
- Less Is More (Deccan Herald, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Dec 25, 2005)
Many narratives are told but the author weaves them together with simplicity and cinematic ease.
- N-Deal: Now, Focus On Iaea Safeguards (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 25, 2005)
As India and the United States put the implementation of their nuclear pact on a fast track, the government is expected to shortly begin consultations with the International Atomic Energy Agency on safeguards arrangements for its civilian nuclear faciliti
- Master Of The Game (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Dec 25, 2005)
The autobiography concentrates on the days Sidney Sheldon spent in Hollywood and dwells less on his success as best-selling novelist.
- Strange Justice (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 25, 2005)
In the last few weeks, Indian courts and appellate tribunals have strangely allowed dubious industrialists to fight proxy battles against regulatory orders in India although they have Interpol red corner notices against them and conveniently . . .
- Merry X’Mas. No, Sorry, Merry Winterval! (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 25, 2005)
There are 196 families in the highrise building in which I live in central Mumbai, and none of them is Christian. Yet, when December arrived, the housing society put up a banner inviting families to participate in upcoming Christmas celebrations.
- Ayman Zawahri Praises Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Al Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahri praised the Taliban, saying the Islamic movement still controlled large parts of Afghanistan, according to an audiotape aired by Al Arabiya television on Saturday.
- Violence In Sri Lanka: Patrol Intensified Along Coast (Hindu, C. Jaishankar, Dec 25, 2005)
Following directive from Home and Defence Ministries
- The Need For Vedic Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2005)
Before setting off for this journey, I wondered what you would have asked yourselves the moment we would have met.
- Indians Behind "Amazing Invention" (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Dec 25, 2005)
A huge success in the U.S., "Slingbox" lets you watch home TV, movies, anywhere on earth
Bangalore-based engineers readying next version for pocket PCs
- Narayanan: India Hopeful Of Resolving Nuclear Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan's suggestion for self-governance in J&K not clear
India on Saturday said it was hopeful of resolving many of the contentious issues on the nuclear deal with the United States before President George W. Bush's visit in March next. However,
- Un Calls For Enhanced Mkt Access To Developing Nations' Goods (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Ignoring the opposition from the United States, the UN General Assembly has sought enhanced market access to developing nations' goods and services in the developed countries.
- Fog Grounds A Hundred Flights, Dozens Of Trains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
One long nightmare for thousands at Delhi airport and railway stations
- Un Votes For Budget; Averts Financial Crisis (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
The U N General Assembly has passed a budget with an unprecedented spending cap aimed at pressuring countries into approving management and other reforms within six months.
- Chidambaram's 2006-07 Budget (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Dec 25, 2005)
Our ministers and parliamentarians take bribe. Naturally bureaucrats can't be behind.
- Focusing On The Urban Poor (Daily Excelsior, Allah Bukhsh, Dec 25, 2005)
An increasing share of our population now lives in urban India, notwithstanding the fact that India by and large still lives in villages. About 65 million persons were added to our urban population in the decade of the ‘90s alone.
- Peace, South Asia And The Kashmir Dispute (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 25, 2005)
No, is the instant answer. Some historic facts, some political complicacies, some national interests and more. Everything is to be given a fair share if we are really serious in putting an end to the agony the whole sub-continent is in, comments Justice S
- Homeless For Over A Century, A Tribe Awaits U.S. Redemption (New York Times, JIM ROBBINS, Dec 24, 2005)
Here at the base of a rise called Hill 57, a steady, cold wind blows on a cloudless day as James Parker Shield and Russ Boham tell of life for the landless Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
- Missing G That The Taxman Spotted (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
CISCO Systems, Inc. is `the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet,' informs www.cisco.com. It was founded in 1984 `by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University'. Over the two decades, it has grown to more than 34,000 . . .
- Saran Describes N-Pact Talks With Us ‘Positive’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 24, 2005)
After two days of talks with Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns in Washington Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said he was returning to New Delhi “very encouraged by the environment with regard to the implementation” of civil nuclear agreement . . .
- Volcker Panel’S Term Extended (Tribune, DHARAM SHOURIE, Dec 24, 2005)
The UN has extended the term of the Volcker Committee, probing corruption in the oil-for-food scandal, until the end of March next year to enable the law enforcement authorities to follow up legal action against beneficiaries of the payoffs . . .
- Indo-S'pore Joint Air Exercise From Jan 3 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Eight F-16 aircraft and 130 personnel of the Singapore Air Force would take part in a joint exercise, 'Sindex-06', with the Indian Air Force at Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal from January 3.
- The Great Bubble Of World Economics (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
Consumerist excesses have made the US the great bubble of the world of economics. As the book Empire of Debt rues, running an empire is a disastrously expensive business — "You pay in cash. You pay in blood. And you pay with your own so ul."
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 24, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink. Abundance of it means life in full bloom, absence turns the whole world into a big wasteland.
- Saran Happy With Talks Ahead Of Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Mrs Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are “poised for a very significant advance in the coming months.”
- Pm As Foreign Minister (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
After the National Democratic Alliance lost the Lok Sabha elections last year, as Manmohan Singh was in the process of putting final touches to his cabinet and deciding the portfolios of the UPA ministers, there was a crucial, but secret, . . .
- Major Advances In Nuclear Cooperation With Us Before Bush Visit Of India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
India and the US should be in a position to make "significant advance" on the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement before President George W. Bush makes his visit to India in the early part of 2006, visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has said.
- Current Talks Meant To Pave Way For Bush Visit: Us (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 24, 2005)
The United States has said that the current talks with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran are meant to pave the way for the visit of President George W Bush early next year to India and civilian nuclear energy cooperation is one of the issues that both countri
- European Arrest Warrants For Cia Agents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
A judge has issued European arrest warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street in 2003, a prosecutor said on Friday.
- Bush Looking Forward To India Visit In Jan: Saran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are "poised for a very significant advance in the coming months
- Unsafe Trains (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2005)
Railways must improve passenger safety
The alleged rape of a woman passenger on Pushpak Express by a group of armed men near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday once again brings to the fore the question of safety of passengers.
- Reconstruction Of Tsunami-Hit Areas A Major Challenge: Un (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
History of sorts was made by Parliament when the Rajya Sabha expelled one and the Lok Sabha 10 members who were caught on camera accepting money for asking questions in the Houses. Elected representatives accepting bribes is not new — ...
- India-Us Ties Scale New Heights In 2005 (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 24, 2005)
The Indo-US ties scaled new heights in 2005 when the two sides signed the historic civilian nuclear cooperation pact during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit here and also stepped up their economic dialogue as President George W Bush entered . . .
- Un Extends Term Of Volcker Comm By Three Months (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Dec 24, 2005)
The UN has extended the term of the Volcker Committee, probing corruption in the oil-for-food scandal, until end of March next year to enable law enforcement authorities to follow up legal action against beneficiaries of the pay-offs in the programme....
- Suspected Rebels Attack Sri Lanka Navy Bus, Kill 13 (Reuters, Peter Apps, Dec 24, 2005)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels ambushed and killed 13 Sri Lankan sailors in an attack on a naval convoy in northern Sri Lanka on Friday in the worst breach of a 2002 ceasefire so far, the military said.
- Linking Islam With Terror (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has debunked Western propaganda against Islam telling the world community that Islam is a religion of peace and harmony and nothing to do with the terrorism. Speaking at ‘Altaf Gauhar Memorial Lecture’ and later at the . . .
- Handloom Industry — Weaving Out The Myths (Business Line, M. Sivakkannan, Dec 24, 2005)
The handloom sector plays an important role in the country's economy. It is one of the largest economic activities providing direct employment to over 65 lakh persons engaged in weaving and allied activities.
- India Reports Progress On Nuclear Deal With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Delhi sees significant advances in India-US relations in coming months
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- Bush To Visit India In Early 2006 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are "poised for a very significant advance in the coming months."
- U.N. Reaches Budget Deal Clearing Way For Reforms (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 24, 2005)
Wealthy and developing nations bridged their differences on Friday to reach a last-minute agreement on a 2006 budget that ended a deadlock over future U.N. management reforms.
- Bomb In Jeep Explodes Near Srinagar Airport In Kashmir (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
Suspected separatist militants exploded a bomb in a jeep near Srinagar airport in Kashmir on Friday, police said, amid scattered violence in the disputed Himalayan region.
- Cross-Border Terrorism Figures In Indo-Us Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The issue of cross-border terrorism figured in the talks Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had with senior Bush administration officials who assured him that it was a "matter very high" on the agenda of US-Pak parleys.
- Shyam Saran Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
India's Foreign Secretary said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
- India, Us Make Headway On Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
India and the US have made "significant progress" in realising the goal of civilian nuclear energy cooperation with New Delhi unveiling a credible separation plan of its civilian and military nuclear facilities.
- Parliament Sacks 11 Over Graft (Reuters, Terry Friel, Dec 24, 2005)
Parliament on Friday sacked 11 members caught on film taking cash for asking questions in the latest of a series of graft scandals that have angered, but not surprised, the country.
- Al-Qaeda Deputy Praises Taliban In New Tape (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Al-Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahri has praised Taliban leader Mullah Omar for winning back control of large regions of Afghanistan and urged Muslims to wage holy war . . .
- Can You Hear Us Ground Control? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
With the launch of Insat 4A, India’s most advanced communications satellite, at par with the US Panamsat, it’s a day of recognition for our scientists.
- Cash-For-Query: Jd(u) Differs With Bjp On Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The message was not to be missed as JD(U) came out of BJP’s shadow during today’s Lok Sabha debate over the members’ expulsion involved in the cash-for-query scam.
- On Israel, Still In Denial (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 24, 2005)
The OIC has to come to terms with the Jewish state, says Sudheendra Kulkarni
Eloquent silence over democracy and secularism
- I Have My Heroes, Therefore I’M Bengali (Indian Express, VICTOR BANERJEE, Dec 24, 2005)
Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about.
- Shut Your Eyes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2005)
We need courts to clean up plenty of things. Private morals are not one of them
- Taliban Still Operating In Pakistan: U.S. Report (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 24, 2005)
The 9/11 Commission of the United States has said that Taliban forces still operate freely in the Pakistani tribal areas and terrorists from Pakistan carry out operations in Kashmir. It has urged the Bush Administration to pressure Islamabad to shut down.
- 2005 — The Year That Was (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
As it is often said when it rains it pours. The adage proved tragically true with the onset of the monsoon in July.
- Much Ado About Nothing (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Dec 24, 2005)
The developing countries have been taken for a ride. They continue to negotiate on a faulty structure
- Crackdown Won’T Halt Immigration (Tribune, Michael A. Fletcher, Dec 24, 2005)
The bill passed by the House late Friday to step up border enforcement and crack down on the millions of undocumented workers in the country would be doomed to failure if enacted because it does not acknowledge the inexorable economic forces that . . .
- Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Dec 24, 2005)
Left's proclivity for opposing the UPA government on devious issues came to the fore when it decided yet again to hold demonstrations against the government decision to conduct a joint exercise between the US and the Indian Air Force.
- Indo-Us N-Deal In On Course: Saran (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Dec 24, 2005)
The US-India nuclear cooperation deal is on course to being tied up for implementation by the time of President Bush’s visit to New Delhi in early March.
- With Interest: Waiting For India (International Herald Tribune, Daniel Altman, Dec 24, 2005)
It's something of a puzzle: India's enormous economy is growing at a feverish pace, but the nearest global financial center is still a five-hour plane ride away. Even with its wealth of expertise and strong financial infrastructure, . . .
- The Evolving Confrontation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
The writ of Judge John E Jones III runs only within the state of Pennsylvania. Yet his judgment this week in the case of Kitzmiller v Dover Area School District is the proverbial shot heard round the world.
- Imperial Assumptions (Dawn, Eugene Robinson, Dec 24, 2005)
IT seems that the Imperial Presidency has been restored.
The nation’s highest office was cut down to constitutional size three decades ago, when Richard Nixon helicoptered out of town, but listening to George W. Bush in his latest come-out-swinging ....
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- "India Has Done A Good Job On Rehabilitation" (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 24, 2005)
India tied up with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for assistance to launch a massive tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programme in the affected States. In an email interview, World Bank Country DirectorMichael Carterreviews . . .
- Can Dth Compete With Cable? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 24, 2005)
Growth of DTH would depend on providing content that commands a premium.
- India At Hong Kong: More Give Than Take (Hindu, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 24, 2005)
It is in the areas of non-agriculture markets access and services that developing countries, led by Brazil and India, have given too much even at this near-framework stage.
- Delhi's Earthquake Hazards Are Now Mapped Out (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Dec 24, 2005)
Many areas fall in highest-risk category, others in moderate-risk, and some in low-risk
- Al-Qaeda Deputy Praises Taliban In New Tape (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Al-Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahri has praised Taliban leader Mullah Omar for winning back control of large regions of Afghanistan and urged Muslims to wage holy war against the West, according to a tape that surfaced on Sunday.
- Nuclear Cooperation Will Help India, Us: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has made a strong case for the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal, saying it would not only help India's energy needs but open vast doors to American business.
- Us Speaker, Bobby Jindal To Visit India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
US House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert and Indian American Congressman Bobby Jindal will visit India in January ahead of President George W Bush's scheduled trip.
- Indian Envoy Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 23, 2005)
A senior Indian envoy said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
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