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Articles 20921 through 21020 of 31829:
- Pm For Cooperation In Energy, Space, Information Techonologies (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
On the eve of his summit-level talks with President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India and Russia must initiate dialogue to widen their cooperation for energy security and asserted that working together in the space . . .
- Uma’S Life, No Longer A Party (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 06, 2005)
In her reply to the showcause notice served to her, Uma Bharati stated that the “BJP experiment” had failed. She must have known what was in store for her when she set those words down. Decode, also, her statements, “I am the real BJP”,
- Iran Not Interested In Talks With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Says US intervention in nuclear talks complicated the issue
- Annan Ready To Fire Head Of Un Election Unit (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to fire the head of the UN election unit, who has became a star in the world body for supervising polls in dangerous places like Afghanistan and Iraq, two UN officials said.
- ‘Iran Not Holding Qaeda Man’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Iran has extradited all foreign members of the Al Qaeda network arrested inside its borders and is not holding any of the group’s leaders, said Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Sunday.
- Trend And Progress Of Banking In India 2005-05 — Towards Greater Stability And Growth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 05, 2005)
The RBI's latest Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India describes, with greater clarity than its previous editions, the achievements and weaknesses in the banking system.
- Raising The Stakes (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Dec 05, 2005)
Foreign secretary Shyam Saran, speaking before a World Economic Forum summit in New Delhi, made a departure from the usual muted idiom of Indian diplomacy when he suggested that the US and India could get together to create a greater balance in Asia.
- The Debate Goes On (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 05, 2005)
While chewing a roll of film at a studio, a goat was asked by its companion how it tasted. And the goat bleated, “The book was better!” That old joke may have to be updated in today’s context where the same book is filmed over and over again.
- Pedestrian Injured, Gets Summons (Tribune, Paul Schwartzman, Dec 05, 2005)
District of Columbia police issued a $5 jaywalking ticket to a renowned urban designer after a car sent him hurtling through the air as he crossed a busy street in Washington, DC.
- Part Of A Game Plan: Bhim Singh (Hindu, Luv Puri , Dec 05, 2005)
Foreign forces out to destabilise United Progressive Alliance Government
- Suspected Rebels Kill Six Sri Lanka Soldiers With Mine (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Dec 05, 2005)
Six soldiers were killed in a fragmentation mine attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's war-torn north on Sunday, the military said -- the deadliest in a spate of attacks since a 2002 ceasefire.
- India Secures Major Trade Concessions (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 05, 2005)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath secured a major concession from the trade ministers of the United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia, and Brazil on Saturday that they would all agree to a special arrangement for developing countries to . . .
- The Backyard Of Major Wars (Deccan Herald, Richard G. Lugar, Dec 05, 2005)
The new legislation is expected to launch a major non-proliferation initiative
- Wto Ministerial: A Nuanced Discourse (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Dec 05, 2005)
In the Odyssey, Odysseus goes on a specialised kind of discourse almost every time he speaks, in which he sets out a pair of opposing possibilities for the situation at hand, and then selects the one which seems best, and then puts that into action.
- Development, Market And Government (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Dec 05, 2005)
Experience suggests that rather than there being a conflict between governance and institutional accountability, the two should be complementary.
- The Struggles Of Kannada (Deccan Herald, N Divakar, Dec 05, 2005)
It is Karnataka’s 50th year of unifcation. The people need to preserve the heritage and glorious past of the Kannada language. This is the true fighting spirit.
- Right Direction (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 05, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has done well to repromulgate an ordinance to regulate the functioning of "madrasas" (religious seminaries) in his country's Capital city of Islamabad.
- Democracy May Save The King (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 05, 2005)
Events in Nepal last week suggest that the Himalayan kingdom’s tripolar power struggle may become a bipolar one.
- Measles Breaks Out In Pakistani Quake Camp (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Health authorities in northern Pakistan were racing to control an outbreak of measles at a camp for earthquake survivors on Sunday after a 10-month old baby died of the disease, a doctor said.
- Regulatory Body Sought To Decide On Water Tariff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Revision of rates should be taken up after public hearings, says MGP
- Manmohan Reaches Moscow For Annual Summit With Putin (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here to a red carpet welcome today on a three-day official visit, during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin at the sixth Indo-Russian annual summit on Tuesday.
- Why Uzbekistan And The U.S. Fell Out (Hindu, Vladimir Simonov, Dec 05, 2005)
The root cause is the attitude of the current U.S. administration, which regards its allies across the world as temporary props for pursuing American policy.
- Anger And Red Faces In Europe Over Cia Flights (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 05, 2005)
The Blair Government especially is under pressure over allegations that it allowed CIA covert flights to ferry suspected terrorists to secret interrogation centres.
- Concerns Over Global Imbalances (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 05, 2005)
India might be better prepared than most emerging market economies to face the growing global macroeconomic imbalances but given that the inevitable adjustment will inflict pain there is no room for complacency
- Russia Raises Stakes In Iran Standoff (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 05, 2005)
Moscow clearly hopes the sale of air defence missiles to Teheran will make it more amenable to compromise on the nuclear issue.
- Behind Chennai's Music Season (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 05, 2005)
Chennai's annual music festival — led by the Music Academy, which was founded in 1928 following an inspired decision taken at the first All-India Music Conference held in South India — is among the world's largest entertainment extravaganzas devoted ....
- India’S Most Unwanted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2005)
As even timeservers Natwar promoted ditch him, it’s time to remove him from the cabinet
- Some Facts Of Life At 9,000 (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 05, 2005)
When the Sensex crossed 9,000, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram repeated his frequent assertion about the market movement being ‘‘orderly’’ and based on economic fundamentals. It must be orderly indeed, when a discredited stock broker, . . .
- A Question For Mr Karat (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Dec 05, 2005)
As a somewhat intellectually challenged bibliophile with not a lot of time on my hands, the gap between my ideal reading list and the stuff I have actually read is vast. I want to read Shakespeare. I want to read Tolstoy.
- Honoured In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
It was a mission that stood oddly with the violence, terror and arms culture of Afghanistan.
- Ancient Legends Warn Of Modern Disasters (Hindu, Robin McKie, Dec 05, 2005)
The new science of geomythology is being harnessed by researchers who believe folklore can save lives
- Rss Chief Writes About ‘Population Imbalance’ (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Dec 05, 2005)
After asking Hindus to procreate to avoid getting reduced to a minority in the face of growing numbers of Muslims and Christians, RSS chief K Sudarshan has struck a note of warning against population imbalance in a letter that will soon reach . . .
- Volcker Issue Expected To Rock Parliament Again (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Volcker issue is expected to rock Parliament again tomorrow in view of beleaguered Union Minister K Natwar Singh's firm rejection to opposition's demand for his resignation in the wake of fresh allegations in the Iraqi oil payoffs.
- Pm Hopeful Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Will Work Out As Envisaged (Press Trust of India, Amitabh Roy Chowdhury, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped the nuclear deal with US would "work out in a way we envisage".
- Pm To Take Up Nuclear Reactor Issue With Putin (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 05, 2005)
s India and US prepare for another meeting later this month of the joint working group on implementing the July 18 joint statement, New Delhi is eyeing Russia to deliver on four additional nuclear reactors for Koodankulam during . . .
- Over Population: Mother Of All Problems (Daily Excelsior, Swati Sharma, Dec 05, 2005)
These days, our country is facing a lot of problems. If solution of one problem is found out then other one starts cropping up. What is the reason that our country is facing a series of unending problems? Because problem of all problems is still . . .
- The Samurai Returns (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 05, 2005)
If I were a Chinese strategic analyst of a moderately paranoid disposition, I would be twitching uncontrollably by now.
- India's Strategy On Iran Issue Seems To Be Working: Pm (Press Trust of India, Amitabh Roy Chowdhury, Dec 05, 2005)
Onboard PM's Special Aircraft, Dec 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India's strategy to resolve the Iran nuclear issue within the IAEA jurisdiction and not allow it to go to UN Security Council seems to be working.
- Iran’S Economic Woes (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Dec 05, 2005)
Apart from its problems over its nuclear ambitions, Iran is faced with economic stagnation and US sanctions
- Manmohan Yet To Make Up Mind On External Affairs (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 05, 2005)
Cabinet reshuffle only at the end of current session of Parliament
`The BJP itself knows there is no substance in what it is saying in Parliament'
No difference in approach between Ms. Gandhi and himself on Natwar's status
- Cooum, Adyar In Spate (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Dec 05, 2005)
Though Chennai had a break from rain on Sunday, the city's two rivers, Cooum and Adyar, were in spate, forcing thousands of people living along their courses to flee their homes.
- Fuel For Tarapur Not Related To Nuclear Deal With The U.S., Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 05, 2005)
India to seek a Russian commitment for the supply of low-enriched uranium to nuclear reactors
- Natwar Shuns ‘Sacrifice’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
A day after meeting the Prime Minister, Natwar Singh announced that he was not going to quit.
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Shameful (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 05, 2005)
The government employees have ignored government instructions to donate one-day salary for the victims of Oct 8 quake that hit parts of north Kashmir.
- Us Refuses To Confirm Al-Qaeda Leader's Death In Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The United States today refused to confirm the killing of a senior al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan, saying that they were "looking into" the reports.
- Let Top Gun Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
In a blow to Lashkar-e-Taiyaba, its self-styled divisional commander for South Kashmir and his two associates were killed in Kachwan-Kokernag, 65 km from Srinagar, last night, a defence spokesman said today.
- A Year Of Precarious Peace (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Dec 05, 2005)
Since the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf have met twice — once in New Delhi and then again in New York. Two rounds of the composite dialogue process are over.
- Crime Investigation -By Marianna Belenkaya (Statesman, Marianna Belenkaya, Dec 05, 2005)
On 31 October, diplomats from Russia, China, Algeria, India, Brazil and several other countries prevented the UN Security Council from passing a legally dubious resolution, which had been proposed by the United States, Great Britain and France.
- Watching The Watchdogs (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 05, 2005)
Media needs to observe the NGO sector more actively and objectively, says Shailaja Chandra
- 'India Seeks Russian Cooperation In Energy' (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 05, 2005)
Asserting that energy security is high on the agenda during his Russia visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "There have been some important developments. We are partners in Sakhalin I. I will discuss with President Putin how we can enlarge our ....
- Paying For Terror (US News & World Report, David E. Kaplan, Dec 05, 2005)
How jihadist groups are using organized-crime tactics--and profits--to finance attacks on targets around the globe
- Air Assault Kills Qaeda Top Plotter (Washington Times, Munir Ahmad, Dec 05, 2005)
One of al Qaeda's top five leaders, said to be responsible for planning overseas strikes, was killed by Pakistani security forces, with U.S. help, in a rocket attack near the Afghan border, American and Pakistani officials said yesterday.
- Nepal’S Endless Predicament (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 05, 2005)
As one writes this piece, the three-month old unilateral ceasefire announced by the ‘Maoist’ guerrillas of Nepal on September 3, 2005, expires.
- Issue Of Farm Subsidies (Dawn, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 05, 2005)
AS the year draws to a close, the European Union faces trouble on at least three key fronts. EU governments are embroiled in an increasingly acrimonious row over a new 2007-2013 budget, and hopes that EU leaders will be able to clinch a deal on the . . .
- Us Slowly Confronts The Truth (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Dec 05, 2005)
Watching the pathetic, old, lie-on-its-back frightened Labrador of the American media changing overnight into a vicious Rottweiler is one of the enduring pleasures of society in the United States. I have been experiencing this phenomenon over the . . .
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
In the middle of the old Grand Trunk Road a temple sits under a peepul tree. The surrounding highway is being widened to four lanes, and vehicles barrel along either side. But the temple and tree thwart even greater speed, and a passing contractor . . .
- Brazil And India Surprise G-7 On Trade (International Herald Tribune, Graham Bowley, Dec 05, 2005)
Brazil and India have made a surprise offer of trade concessions to the world's leading industrial nations, but one that depends on those countries resolving their discord over agricultural subsidies, challenging the rich nations to find a solution.
- Myanmar Not Seeking Nuclear Power Capabilities’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Russia says Mynamar not a threat to international peace
- Soura Fidayeen Died While Planning Attack On Radio Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
While eliminating five more cadres of Lashkar-e-Toiba in Kashmir valley today, Police and security forces have learned that the three Pakistani militants of the organisation, who were killed in Soura area the other day, had planned a high-profile suicide
- India Allows Govt Servants To Use Private Phone Companies, Airlines (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 04, 2005)
The Indian government has asked its officials to use the cheapest phones and budget airlines for communication and travel
- Planted Propaganda (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
In hindsight, maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the Pentagon has been secretly paying Iraqi journalists and news organizations to write and run positive stories about the war.
- Top Al Qaeda Commander Killed In Pakistan — Officials (Jordan Times, Reuters, Dec 04, 2005)
An Al Qaeda commander ranked the third most senior leader in Osama Ben Laden's network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.
- Floods Swamp Chennai And Suburbs (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Dec 04, 2005)
Thousands of people living along waterways, vulnerable areas evacuated to safety
Tiruvallur district the worst hit
Virugambakkam, Madipakkam, Pulianthope and Vysarpadi badly affected
Tambaram receives maximum rainfall
- Pak Tries To Divert (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 04, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake appears to have infused a fear in Pakistani rulers about their future ability to maintain their traditional lordship over the people in occupied Kashmir once this region recovers from its present trauma.
- Coming Soon: A Very Special Museum For Women (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Dec 04, 2005)
There might be a special place on a wall for women artists here in the Capital soon.
- Celebrating A Timeless Epic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The nine-day Mahabharata Utsav celebrated Mahabharata, the epic for all times and all people, writes Mala Kumar.
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 04, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- Old Wine In Very Old Bottles (Hindustan Times, Ashok Row Kavi, Dec 04, 2005)
Here we go again! Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be abolished or read down because (1) It protects our children. (2) To protect public morality. (3) To prevent obscenity. Choose any, or all, of the three to stop those nasty homosexuals from o
- Musharraf Confirms Qaeda Commander Killed (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 04, 2005)
An al Qaeda commander ranked the third most senior leader in Osama bin Laden's network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.
- Wfp Needs Cash To Fly Food To Quake Survivors (Reuters, Abu Arqam Naqash, Dec 04, 2005)
The U.N. food agency said on Saturday it had enough supplies to feed thousands of Pakistani earthquake survivors through the winter but it needed more money to maintain food distribution until spring.
- Pm’S Visit: India Sounds Out Russia Over N-Fuel (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 04, 2005)
With the July 18 Indo-US nuclear deal gradually easing restrictions on India, New Delhi has sounded Moscow ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Russia visit that it can be the first country to do nuclear business with India by agreeing to . . .
- Advani Seeks Resignation Of Natwar, Sonia Gandhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Considering Croatian Ambassador Aneil Matherani's sensational disclosure in the Iraq's oil-for-food programme, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi should immediately resign owning responsibility for the corruption in the party, BJP President L K Advani...
- Un Security Council To Discuss Myanmar Democracy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Myanmar’s military junta came under fresh pressure to move towards democratic set up with the UN Security Council agreeing to a US proposal to discuss the situation there in wake of extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Ms Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Light On Iraq Dawns On George Bush (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 04, 2005)
President Bush has declared, more often than anyone would care to count, that as long as he is president America will not withdraw from Iraq until the “job” was done and “victory” was achieved. What exactly this job is and his idea of victory remain . . .
- Thursday Deadline For 4 Hostages (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Dec 04, 2005)
The fate of a Canadian NRI and three fellow hostages kidnapped in Iraq hangs in the balance as a leading member of the British anti-war movement takes the initiative to secure their safe release.
- Warmth In The Kashmir Snow: Justice On Fast Track For Quake Victims (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Dec 04, 2005)
Daulet Bee stands silently as a judge pores over her application.
- Eu Oks India Joining Iter Nuclear Reactor Project (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The European Union agreed on Friday to include India in a 10-billion-euro project to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that in the long-run could provide virtually unlimited, cheap and clean energy.
- Govt May Allow Import Of Indian Cars (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Dec 04, 2005)
The government is considering to go for the import of Indian cars if the widening gap between supply and demand continued to persist allowing the middle man minting money in the local market.
- She Creates A Rainbow In Each Teardrop (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
On World Disabled Day, here’s the story of a woman who decided to overlook her own inabilities and make a difference in the lives of others. Jayalakshmi K is moved by the message of hope & determination that stands out in Naseema’s life.
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