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Articles 20821 through 20920 of 31829:
- Venezuela: Opposition Plays Truant (Hindu, Richard Gott, Dec 07, 2005)
A tiny ragbag of opposition groups threatens to undermine the credibility of the parliamentary system.
- Get Serious About Flood Assistance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has very good reason to complain about the unsatisfactory nature and lackadaisical pace of the United Progressive Alliance Government's response to the flood-ravaged State's plea for financial assistance . . .
- Being Realistic Over Hong Kong (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2005)
The second draft text for the forthcoming ministerial meet of the World Trade Organisation at Hong Kong might be an improvement over the first but the generally lukewarm response to both conveys a significant message.
- Joining The Venture To Harness Fusion (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Dec 07, 2005)
The aim of the ambitious multi-billion dollar International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion as a sustained long-term energy source.
- A Legacy Of Cultural Dissent (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
Thirty-six years ago — on November 15, 1969, to be precise — an estimated half a million Americans gathered in the heart of Washington D.C. in one of the largest protests against the war their government was waging in Vietnam.
- More Reforms (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2005)
The World Trade Organization’s sixth ministerial conference is due in Hong Kong soon, that is on December 13-18. The Doha work programme started in 2001, and had an initial deadline of January 2005 for completion.
- A Double Paradox (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Dec 07, 2005)
The sensitive index we are told is climbing new heights simultaneously with growing signs of industrial prosperity. Interest rates on bank deposits, however, continue to be low, suggesting that banks are not beneficiaries of the industrial bonanza. . . .
- Coming To Terms With The Pandemic (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- ‘Innocent’ Natwar In Rescue Act (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Natwar Singh announced his resignation tonight, using the face-saver that he was stepping down to rob the Opposition of an excuse to stall Parliament and not because he was guilty.
- Oil And Oic: A Lethal Combination (Greater Kashmir, Waseem-ud-Din, Dec 07, 2005)
Oil - the black gold of Middle East – is turning curse for not being tapped and used as a weapon to achieve prosperity and wellbeing, comments Waseem-ud-Din
- Icici Issue Subscribed Over 7 Times (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Retail response poor - only 50% subscriptions received
- 119 Die As Plane Plunges Into Apartment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Ten-storey housing complex catches fire after impact; 25 residents among victims, over 90 injured
- Ambedkar Honoured On 50th Death Anniversary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and a number of Union ministers led the nation on Tuesday in paying floral tributes to the architect of the Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna awardee, B R Ambedkar, on his 50th death...
- As India Leaders Tell America To Invest In Micro Chips And Not Potato Chips, Intel Remains Non-Committal On The Company's Plans For A Chip Manufacturing Plant In India (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 07, 2005)
India needs micro processor manufacturing plants – not insurance, cola, food and water filters, says Indian politicians.
- Eu Skeptical Of Brazil, India Promises In Wto Talks (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Dec 07, 2005)
The European Union is sceptical major developing countries will open their markets to more European companies if Brussels makes deep cuts in its agricultural tariffs, EU officials said on Tuesday.
- Iter Project: India Becomes Full Partner (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Dec 07, 2005)
Half of humanity is now participating in this unique scientific mission
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 07, 2005)
NELAMANGALA, India Hot water: 10 rupees. Cold water: 8 rupees.
Toilet: 5 rupees. Sex: no price specified on the bathhouse wall, but, as the condom painted there suggests, safe.
- Us Threat To Withhold Funds From Un (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Dec 07, 2005)
The latest US refusal to pay its United Nations dues and its move to link the $3.9 billion UN budget to the implementation of reforms in the global body is typical of a narrow unilateralist worldview that now dominates Washington.
- Fema, Round Two (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
This time around, it’s happening in slow motion. But that doesn’t mean that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the evacuee crisis in the months after Hurricane Katrina is going any better than three months ago.
- Question Of ‘Image’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
A major problem to be tackled by the Islamic summit conference opening in Makkah today is one of image of the Muslims, especially in the West.
- Eyes Wide Shut On Global Warming (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Dec 07, 2005)
The Kyoto Treaty on controlling climate change was, as Harvard professor Rob Stavins puts it, “too little, too fast.” On one hand, because it covered only those countries projected to emit roughly half of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions . . .
- India, Russia To Expand N-Energy Ties (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Dec 07, 2005)
Russia today responded positively to India's request for expansion of their nuclear energy ties but, at the same time, indicated that any forward movement on cooperation in this area will depend on New Delhi meeting the conditions laid down by the United
- Khushboo: A Larger Question (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Dec 07, 2005)
After Ms. Jayalalithaa, no actress of Tamil cinema has provoked so much political discussion as Khushboo has done. And, strangely, it is the lesser of the two stars, who raises a larger political question, though it has not figured so far in the furore
- Forest Cover Falls In Himachal Pradesh (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Dec 07, 2005)
With merely five of the 12 districts in Himachal, including the two tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti and Chamba, registering an increase in the forest cover in the latest report of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the foresters have a challenging . . .
- Suspected Rebel Attack Kills Seven Sri Lankan Soldiers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Suspected Tamil rebels killed seven Sri Lankan soldiers in a claymore mine blast on Tuesday, the second such attack in three days, sparking fears of a return to a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
- Us Presses Russia On Iran Missile Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The United States on Monday said Russia’s plans to sell $1 billion in tactical missiles and other arms to Iran would not serve US or regional interests.
- Threat To Iraq’S Integrity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 07, 2005)
The speech President Bush made at the naval academy in Annapolis on November 30 had been billed as the first of a series of speeches he intended to deliver in order to convince the American people that the situation in Iraq was not one that should . . .
- Teach Or Perish!-Ardhendu Chatterjee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 07, 2005)
An obscure man in his mid-30s from a nondescript Andhra village, Narasing Lal But, has blazed a trail with his apparently crazy move.
He has claimed “damages”,
- Why Girls Outshine Boys (Tribune, Michael Gurian, Dec 07, 2005)
Colleges and universities across the US are grappling with the case of the mysteriously vanishing male.
- Class For Comrades (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2005)
With Natwar Singh finally calling it quits—are we being recklessly presumptuous?—the nature of public discourse will dictate that the curtains start falling on the Volcker stage. That would be a pity. There’s the money trail to be discovered.
- French Dressing In The Salad Bowl (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Dec 07, 2005)
In 1946, Charles de Gaulle observed, “Everything is connected in the misfortunes of a nation...We have to bring about, despite great difficulties, a drastic reconstruction that will make it possible for each man and woman to lead a life of greater ease,..
- Icici’S Public Issue Oversold Seven Times (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Despite lacklustre retail response, ICICI Bank’s domestic issue of Rs 5,750 (with a green-shoe option of Rs 750 crore) has been oversubscribed by over seven times.
- On The Fast Lane To Chennai (Indian Express, Sebastian Mallaby, Dec 07, 2005)
As outsourcing acquires wheels, Detroit worries about the Indian car industry, says Sebastian Mallaby
- Indian-American Scientist Wins Energy Tech Prize (Indian Express, SEEMA HAKHU KACHRU, Dec 07, 2005)
Indian American scientist Subhendu Guha, noted for his pioneering work in amorphous silicon, has won the 2005 World Technology award in Energy.
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Dec 07, 2005)
It is an extraordinary presumption that concession and compromise can defeat terrorism. Yet, this is precisely the implied rationale underlying New Delhi's policy towards terrorism. After each act of mass murder, politicians of all hues clamour . . .
- You May Count On Us For N-Energy, Putin Assures Pm (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 07, 2005)
Backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assurance that Moscow will help India in building its civilian nuclear energy capabilities, experts on both sides sat across the table soon after Putin and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a lengthy . . .
- Iran Plans 2nd Nuclear Plant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Iran plans to construct a second nuclear power plant, despite international concern over its nuclear programme, state television reported today.
- Pm Talks Nostalgia & Business With Russia (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Dec 06, 2005)
Raj Kapoor, Awara Hoon and Mera Naam Joker were the staple of India’s relations with Russia in the days when a humungous USSR was a counterweight to the US.
- In Standalone Mode (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Dec 06, 2005)
At one point in history, the people of Bangalore Cantonment didn't want to be part of Bangalore city
- Teach Or Perish!-Ardhendu Chatterjee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
An obscure man in his mid-30s from a nondescript Andhra village, Narasing Lal But, has blazed a trail with his apparently crazy move.
He has claimed “damages”, through the human rights commission, from his zilla parishad school for its failure . . .
- To Be Healthy, Wealthy And Wise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Gender inequalities continue to limit girls’ education. Even with the narrowing of gender gaps, girls can expect to receive one year less of education than boys in African and Arab states and two years less in south Asia.
- Follow The Leader (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 06, 2005)
With the next act of the Natwar Singh drama having unfolded and with the prime minister having taken off for a session with Putin, this week in parliament is going to be sheer chaos.
- Doing It Together (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Dec 06, 2005)
The recently concluded joint India-US air force exercise at Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal drew public attention not for its far-reaching tactical and strategic implications but for the rather farcical opposition to it by none . . .
- Quality Higher Education Equals Opportunity (Daily Excelsior, Prof. Ashok Kumar Manwati, Dec 06, 2005)
If liberalization has to stay and economy is integrated to the global market forces and out sourcing holding huge opportunities, there is an urgent need to prompt to harness on energies for a crusade for excellence for Indian students.
- Pm Woos Russian Businessmen (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Dec 06, 2005)
With people-to-people contact between India and Russia on the wane and bilateral trade between the two far below expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today went all-out to sell India as an attractive business, academic and creative destination. . .
- Terrorism To Dominate Singh-Putin Summit Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
In a clear indication that terrorism will be high on the agenda during his summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin tomorrow, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for joint efforts by India and Russia to fight the menace, . . .
- An Expensive Last Stand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 06, 2005)
Belying the hope of Congress party crisis managers that the appointment of the Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority would buy peace, the Volcker report controversy seems to be spinning out of control. The news media have remained one step ahead of the officia
- National Interest Or American Interest? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 06, 2005)
A U.S. official claims India has assured the Americans that energy deals with Iran are years away.
- Can Clinical Trials Ever Be Truly Ethical? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 06, 2005)
Unless the rights of those who participate in clinical trials and their ability to get the best treatment in case of injury or infection are guaranteed, the trials will not be fair even if they yield useful scientific results.
- U.N. Talks Seen Averting Deadlines For Climate Pact (Reuters, Alister Doyle, Dec 06, 2005)
U.N. climate talks in Canada are likely to avoid setting a target date for agreeing a successor for the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, disappointing environmentalists who want a 2008 deadline, delegates said on Monday.
- Looking Beyond Hindutva (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
A probing look beyond Hindutva to get to the heart of Gujarat
- Unwanted Minister (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 06, 2005)
MINISTER without portfolio K. Natwar Singh exemplifies the adage that it is possible to wake up a sleeping person but not one who pretends to be fast asleep. Hints that he should quit the government have been aplenty since his name figured in the Volcker
- Bsnl Chennai Unveils New 3-In-1 Package — Bid To Increase Utilisation Of Spare Capacities (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
BSNL, Chennai Telephones, is offering a 3-in-1 package using which customers can avail themselves of a landline, a broadband and a mobile phone connection for a monthly rent of Rs 333. There is also a 2-in-1 offer — landline and cellular service — . . .
- Saddam Challenges Court’S Legitimacy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Foreign lawyers defending Saddam Hussein challenged the legitimacy of the US-backed Iraqi court trying him and demanded more security for their team on Monday, after briefly storming out of the courtroom in protest.
- Where The Rich Hide Their Cash (Hindu, Duncan Campbell, Dec 06, 2005)
Five Trillion Dollars has been corruptly removed from the world's poorest countries and lodged permanently in the world's richest countries.
- When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 06, 2005)
If you want to understand the big story, look for the small detail. When the action is being broadcast in the merciless way that television adopts, get out of the din and check the silence.
- Iran Announces Plans For 2nd Nuke Power Plant (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Iran plans to construct two more nuclear power plants despite international concern over its atomic programme, a top official said Monday.
- Legitimacy Of Saddam Trial Challenged (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 06, 2005)
Court is "made in America", says former Iraqi President
- Norway Bankrolled Ltte: Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Newspaper says money was given at the request of the Sri Lankan Government
Report says funds have been provided since 2002
Financial support to reach $375,000 by the year end
- Russia Defends Iran Missile Sale (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Russia confirmed on Monday plans to sell Iran sophisticated air defence missile systems but said the deal, which has drawn criticism from the United States and Israel, was legal and would not upset the balance of power in the Middle East.
- Abdullah Will Take Musharraf’S Peace Message To India (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 06, 2005)
For the first time in 50 years, a Saudi king will visit India next month, but not without bringing with him a message of peace from Pakistan’s President Gen Pervez Musharraf and from Kashmir’s Hurriyat Conference, informed sources said on Monday.
- Al-Qaeda Suffers Another Dent (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 06, 2005)
President Musharraf has said that Egyptian Hamza Rabia, head of operations for Al-Qaeda network is dead. ‘This is 500 per cent confirmed’, he told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) in an interview in Kuwait on Sunday. Rabia was reportedly killed . . .
- India Is Not Flexible: Omar Abdullah (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 06, 2005)
In what is construed as a conciliatory note, Omar Abdullah, President National Conference in occupied Kashmir and son of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that his views on Pakistan had changed and he was cautiously optimistic . . .
- Rain Ends, But Residents' Cup Of Woes Overflows (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Dec 06, 2005)
Houses in Kotturpuram, Manapakkam and Ramavaram submerged
In Ambattur industrial estate, work has been badly hit in 500 of the 2000 units
Many residents commute by boat to buy essential items
- War In Waziristan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 06, 2005)
THE Pakistan Army’s war on terror in the tribal agency of Waziristan is nowhere near an end. Every few weeks the military authorities claim ‘major successes’
- Is This Democracy? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 06, 2005)
Yet another dictator has been elected by a 91 per cent vote. On Sunday, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been ruling Kazakhstan since before the break-up of the Soviet Union, won another seven years for himself after an election that . . .
- Nato's Withdrawal Schedule Subdues Opposition (News International, Tariq Butt, Dec 06, 2005)
The opposition's onslaught against the government for inviting North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops for relief assistance in the earthquake-stricken areas seems to have considerably subsided after a firm official commitment about their . . .
- Rbi Wants To Ban Funds Inflow Via Pns: Report (The Economic Times, PRABHAKAR SINHA, Dec 06, 2005)
An expert group appointed by the PM Manmohan Singh under the chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri in a report on FIIs investments in the country, revealed RBI wants to ban foreign investments via participatory notes (PNs).
- Message To Hm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 06, 2005)
One hopes that at least the European Union's decision to impose ban persuades Hizbul Mujahideen to mend its ways. The powerful EU has added the HM to its list of terrorist organisations.
- Female Suicide Bombers Planning To Strike Us, Europe And India? (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 06, 2005)
Terrorism experts are all concerned about the female suicide bombers. They are almost impossible to catch before they strike.
- United States Has Praised '[Fresh Signals Of Determination' From India And Brazil On Their Readiness To Contribute To A Major Outcome In The Wto Doha Development Round (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The United States has praised "fresh signals of determination" from India and Brazil on their readiness to contribute to a major outcome in the WTO Doha Development Round.
- It’S In Our Ability (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 06, 2005)
The usual noises were made on December 3, World Disability Day. But any positive ‘feelings’ — never singlehandedly quite enough for any ‘policy action’ — connected with the promise made in the Disability Act of 1995 was lost in one particularly . . .
- Southern Discomfort (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The north-west monsoon that has crippled Chennai is unprecedented. Overflowing reservoirs have pushed up water levels in rivers, flooding the metropolis and its suburbs and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to be evacuated.
- Thai Corruption Worsens, India Improves - Survey (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Multinationals perceive corruption is getting worse in the Philippines and Thailand but is declining elsewhere in Asia, a report released on Monday shows.
- Clear ‘Conscience’ Natwar Gives It Up, Offers To Quit (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
Former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh on Monday night responded to the party’s diktat by calling up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and offering to step down as minister without portfolio.
- Facade Of Inclusiveness (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 06, 2005)
Economic policy should liberate not just business but also people from bureaucracy, says Bharat Jhunjhunwala
- Historical Blunder (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- Sinister Stockpiles (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 06, 2005)
It has been known for quite some time that terrorist organisations like the Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) have used the devastation caused by the earthquake on October 8, 2005, to escalate infiltration . . .
- Foreign Contributions And Congress (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- Democracy As Ambedkar Wanted It (Tribune, Shyam Chand, Dec 06, 2005)
Abraham Lincoln says; “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” Various philosophers, political scientists and writers have given numerous definitions of democracy.
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