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Articles 21521 through 21620 of 31829:
- Not Quite God’S Wrath (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Iraq And Lessons Of History (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Holier Than Thou (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 25, 2005)
On the face of it, it would appear that in the ongoing war between Darwinian evolutionary scientists and proponents of ID (intelligent design),
- Parliament Disruption Unfortunate: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Opposition wanted disruption, not a discussion, says Dasmunsi
Government ready to discuss anything but Opposition must allow parity in time
Disruption will continue on Friday, says BJP leader
- Nitish Promises "Good Governance" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
All sections of society given representation in Cabinet, hesays after the swearing-in
Ministry has 16 Cabinet and 10 Ministers of State
Crowd asks Governor Buta Singh to resign
BJP workers protest against non-inclusion of Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha
- Iaea Puts Off Referring Iran To Unsc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
US warns referral will happen if Tehran does not meet NPT obligations
- A Word For Volunteers - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar, Nov 25, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- Indonesia, Pakistan Seal Counter-Terrorism Pact (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Indonesia and Pakistan, the world's two largest Muslim nations, sealed a counter-terrorism pact on Thursday to fight Islamist militancy.
- For Us, India After China (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Nov 25, 2005)
If George W Bush sounded censorious in a Beijing church last Sunday, he undoubtedly enjoyed cycling in the mountains. And, ultimately, it's the cycling that will pedal Sino-American relations away from the "strategic competition" (Bush's term) . . .
- Icici Bank To Raise Rs 8,050 Crore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Retail investors, shareholders to receive shares at a discount of 5%
- Us, Moscow Eye Buyer India (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Nov 25, 2005)
India is being aggressively wooed both by Washington and Moscow as a buyer for a multirole fighter, with the US even willing to offer top-of-the-line F-16s made for Israel while Russia is ready to sign an MoU for joint production of a fifth-generation...
- Iran Gets More Time, But On Notice (Pioneer, Michael Adler, Nov 25, 2005)
The European Union has agreed to give Iran more time to negotiate on its nuclear programme in a move that postpones taking Tehran to the UN Security Council for violating non-proliferation safeguards, a British envoy said on Thursday.
- Iran Preparing To Start Nuclear Enrichment - Diplomats (Reuters, Louis Charbonneau and Mark Heinrich, Nov 25, 2005)
Iran is pushing ahead with plans to enrich uranium in defiance of international pressure to give up sensitive nuclear technology to ease fears it is seeking a nuclear bomb, diplomats and intelligence sources say.
- Icici Bank Starts $1.8 Bln Share Roadshow (Reuters, M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Nov 25, 2005)
ICICI Bank, India's second-largest lender, kicked off roadshows on Thursday for a $1.8-billion share offering to feed an expected surge in demand for loans in Asia's third-largest economy.
- Interview - India Faces Tense Winter Due To Bird Flu - Minister (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 25, 2005)
India faces a tense winter as fears of a bird flu outbreak grow with the arrival of thousands of migratory birds from nearby Asian countries hit by the avian influenza, the health minister said on Thursday.
- U.S. Gave `Blueprint' On Nuclear Facilities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Shyam Saran denies receiving any such document; allegations of DAE being sidelined in the discussions
- Science And Technology Research – International Battle For Brain Is On – Here Are Reasons Why India Is Losing Badly And Has Little Chance (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 25, 2005)
India has finally realized that real battle is going on in research and development in science and technology.
- What Made Him Talk Like That? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Nov 25, 2005)
Sudarshan's views on population control may be criticised, but what about the facts disclosed by the CPS study, asks S Gurumurthy
- Icici Bank's Public Offer For Rs. 5,000 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Retail bidders to get 5 p.c. discount on issue price
- Towards Change In Iran (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Nov 25, 2005)
Iran has a regime wedded to violence and a society eager for peaceful change. The West must address both.
- Iranian Students Seek Nuclear Turnaround By India (Reuters, Swapnil Rai, Nov 25, 2005)
His love of Indian freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi and India's cultural affinity with his homeland, Iran, brought S. Mohammad Mohammadi to New Delhi to study politics.
- Nitish & Co Take Over In Bihar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a 27-member NDA government, marking the smooth transition of power after 15 years of Lalu-Rabri rule.
- India's Second Largest Commercial Bank, Icici Bank, To Raise Funds In India, Abroad (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
ICICI Bank, India's second largest commercial bank, said Thursday it plans to raise up to 80.50 billion rupees (US$1.76 billion, A1.5 billion) through stocks sold in India and the United States.
- India, Chile Conclude Preferential Trade Agreement (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
In a significant step towards furthering economic cooperation,
- Growing Wealth Gap In Blair's Britain (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 25, 2005)
If you want to be deeply unfashionable, just read on. If you want to enter terrain so wildly out of date that mere mention of it has become taboo, then you have come to the right place.
- A Thermonuclear Future (Hindu, Tatiana Sinitsyna, Nov 25, 2005)
The International Thermonuclear Energy Reactor (ITER), an international project involving countries conducting research on controlled thermonuclear fusion, could provide mankind with an unlimited source of energy.
- Where Do We See Such Courage’ (Indian Express, Rashmi Bansal, Nov 25, 2005)
There are people who live for their jobs. And a few, very few who die for them. In the latter category you generally think: soldier. Dying to protect the motherland. Yes, we have plenty of those, making the ultimate sacrifice to protect our borders.
- Terror Brotherhood (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 25, 2005)
The major gains scored by the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian parliamentary polls is bound to cheer Islamists who wish to see freedom replaced by religious bigotry, intolerance and dogma around the world.
- Report: Us Didn't Want Al Qaeda Members To Testify In Padilla Case (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Nov 25, 2005)
Evidence linking Padilla to 'dirty bomb' plot may have been obtained under 'harsh questioning.'
- Govt Starts Pursuing Creditors For Pledged Money (The Nation, MEHTAB HAIDER, Nov 25, 2005)
Pakistan has initiated dialogue process with multilateral and bilateral creditors for finalizing modalities to materialize over 6 billion dollars pledges announced by them during the November 19 conference, sources told The Nation Thursday.
- Minority Rights Are Indivisible (Tribune, Syed Shahabuddin, Nov 25, 2005)
The August 8, 2005, judgement of a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the Bal Patil case (CA 4730 of 1999), written by Mr Justice D. M. Dharmadhikari, has not received the critical attention it deserved.
- Scientist Who Made Home Pregnancy Test Possible (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Nov 25, 2005)
Eminent American scientists gathered at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, recently, to pay tributes to Prof Om P. Bahl, who died earlier in the year, and recall his contribution to biological sciences.
- Retail Investors To Get 5% Discount In Icici Bank's Public Issue (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
ICICI Bank has decided to offer shares to domestic retail investors (investing up to a maximum of Rs 1 lakh) at a five per cent discount to the issue price in its public issue opening on December 1.
- Iaea Puts Off Iran Un Referral (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
The UN nuclear watchdog has postponed the referral of Iran to the UN Security Council, according to an official statement summarising a Thursday meeting in Vienna obtained by AFP.
- Crocker Wants Kashmiris In Kashmir Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The US ambassador to Pakistan has called for the inclusion of the Kashmiris in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
- No Visa Power (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The US political class is divided on the issue of raising the cap on H-1B visas.
- Us Auto Industry: History Already? (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Nov 24, 2005)
IT WAS once the unquestioned wisdom of business. "What was good for General Motors was good for America".
- Worker's Killing Exposes India's Vulnerability (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 24, 2005)
India has plenty of hands wielding shovels in Afghanistan but no boots on the ground there.
- Talabani Extends Hand To Insurgents (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Insurgent attacks took their toll on coalition forces Sunday, with a roadside bomb killing a British trooper in southern Iraq and a US soldier slain by gunfire northwest of Baghdad. A US Marine also died of wounds, the US command said
- Iaea May Not Refer Iran To Security Council (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The UN nuclear watchdog is expected on Thursday to forgo hauling Iran before the UN Security Council as the United States and Europe want to give Russia time to press Tehran to compromise on its atomic programme.
- India Sends Out Signals To Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Any moves by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the “finely balanced” deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- Europe’S Problem Of Integration (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Nov 24, 2005)
The recent riots that gripped France for three weeks have highlighted the problems of the European model of integration with regard to immigrant populations.
- Russia, Ukraine Headed For Gas War (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 24, 2005)
Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov cancelled his visit to Ukraine hours before it was due to start on Wednesday over Ukraine's refusal to discuss new prices for Russian natural gas.
- Tata Bluescope Steel To Invest Rs. 1,200 Cr. (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 24, 2005)
Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel on Wednesday officially established their 50:50 joint venture, Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd., here.
- Worth Going The Extra Mile To Cut Travel Costs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 24, 2005)
PEOPLE travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering, said Saint A
- The Economics Of Natural Disasters (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Nov 24, 2005)
INDIA HAS been visited by natural disasters quite frequently in recent times — the latest being the earthquake in the Kashmir region that affected thousands of people, and the floods in different States over the last three months.
- Tata Steel Eyes South African Firm (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 24, 2005)
In talks with Anglo American to acquire 79% stake in Highveld Steel.
- Talabani Says Iran Has Promised Support (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani wrapped up a landmark visit to neighbouring Iran on Wednesday, saying he had won promises of support for his bid to end the insurgency ravaging his country
- India, Us To Further Strengthen Defence Co-Operation (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 24, 2005)
India and the United States agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and emphasised the importance of service-to- service ties at the meeting of the Defence Policy Group (DPG) which concluded here today.
- People Important Than Pak Army's Budget ? (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 24, 2005)
On the Eid day on November 4 General Pervez Musharraf went to Muzaffarabad in occupied Kashmir and made a statement that sounded like an Eidi (Eid gift) for the quake-smitten Kashmiris.
- What Should India Do? (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 24, 2005)
India must take the US and the EU to the dispute panel over rice, cotton and dairy subsidies.
- The Grandeur Of Evolution (Deccan Herald, Verlyn Klinkenborg , Nov 24, 2005)
Human beings did not understand their place in nature before Darwin.
- India Envoy Warns On Changes To Us N-Deal (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Nov 24, 2005)
Any move by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the ‘‘finely balanced’’ deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- Rbi’S Call Registry Terms Shake Up Credit Card Cos (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The credit card industry on Wednesday welcomed the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new guidelines calling it a step in the right direction...
- A Faustian Bargain? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement on July 28, followed by India's vote in Vienna against Iran on September 20,
- Stem Cell Pioneer Faces Battle Over Ethics Charges (Indian Express, Jon Herskovitz, Nov 24, 2005)
Everything seemed so bright for pioneering South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk just a few weeks ago after two major breakthroughs this year.
- Neither Middle Nor Class Nor Indian (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 24, 2005)
Perhaps contemporary India's mother of all myths has been spun around its "middle class". The latter's emergence, pace pop sociologists with vaulting imaginations, has been the most wonderful thing to happen to the country in its recent history.
- Lure Of Un Funds Drives Ngo To 'Rescue' Kids (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Nov 24, 2005)
This could well be described as the fate of children rescued from a cage and incarcerated in a pigeonhole.
- Narayan Rane, Oedipus Rex (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Nov 24, 2005)
How do we read the results of the by-election in the Malvan constituency of Maharashtra, in terms of the personalities of Narayan Rane and Bal Thackeray, and their long and complex relationship with one another?
- North Korea Situation Grim As Us And Partners Canceled A Project To Construct Two Light-Water Nuclear Reactors For North Korea (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The United States and its Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) partners announced that they have canceled a project to construct two light-water nuclear reactors for North Korea.
- Us And India Cautiously Welcomes Parties' Alliance With Maoists (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 24, 2005)
The United States has cautiously welcomed the agreement between the seven opposition parties and the Maoists.
- Safe Sanctuary For Terrorists (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Claiming that the Pakistan Government has smashed most radical organisations and terrorist outfits, President Pervez Musharraf says that his grip on power is strong and moderate forces have reasserted themselves in the country.
- Coping With Clutter (Pioneer, Mohinder Singh, Nov 24, 2005)
If you haven't touched it, worn it, sat on it, smelled it or kissed it in the last two years, then get rid of it," counsels an American Clutter Clinic.
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- Q&a: 'Food Is Considered A Soft Target' (Times of India, R Edwin Sudhir, Nov 24, 2005)
Vivek Kapur is with the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Biomedical Genomics Center, USA. He explains to R Edwin Sudhir the dangers of food terrorism and his work on portable detectors of pathogens:
- Poison Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 24, 2005)
Even as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) seems to have learnt the ‘ABC’ to deal with stray dogs: (Animal Birth Control), civilians continue to die of rabies.
- Judicious Use Of Funds (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 24, 2005)
The international donors’ conference in Islamabad last week was a huge success.
- Intelligence For Dummies (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The battle for the hearts and minds of the intelligent people who live in Washington continues. The president is accused of using faulty intelligence to get us into a war.
- Ril Invites Global Majors To Sez (Business Standard, Kamlesh Trivedi , Nov 23, 2005)
Firm looks for Rs 30,000 cr downstream projects.
- Iraqi Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
THE demonstration of unity by Iraqi leaders in Cairo on Monday is unprecedented. Muslims and Christians
- Pakistan & Aids Epidemic (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
A UN Report ‘AIDS Epidemic Update 2005’ released in New Delhi ahead of World AIDS day on December 1, warns that Pakistan and Indonesia are on the brink of major epidemic urging them to speed up their response to avoid it. The report cites risky behaviour,
- 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Indicted (Washington Post, Dan Eggen, Nov 23, 2005)
Jose Padilla, the alleged "dirty bomber" who has been at the center of fierce legal and political struggles for more than three years, has been indicted on charges that he conspired to murder individuals overseas and provide support for terrorists, accord
- Is There A Law Governing Electronic Fund Transfers? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 23, 2005)
ON MONDAY, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commenced the live operation of the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT).
- Mfs Await Nod On Foreign Equity Investment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2005)
With market regulator Sebi having no objection, leading mutual funds including UTI AMC are now awaiting Reserve Bank of India’s nod to invest in the equity of Fortune-500 companies.
- A New Generation In Germany (News International, A. Kissinger, Nov 23, 2005)
The election of Angela Merkel as Germany's new chancellor could mark a seminal event.
- Indians, Pakistanis Join Hands For Common Cause (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 23, 2005)
MEMBERS of the US Congress were pleasantly surprised recently by rare visits from Indian and Pakistani Americans working together for a common cause.
- Iraq’S Oil: The Spoils Of War (Tribune, Philip Thornton, Nov 23, 2005)
IRAQIS face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year.
- Go Beyond The Us (Times of India, P R CHARI, Nov 23, 2005)
The Indo-US relationship has proceeded at a furious pace over these past few months. A review of the relationship would, therefore, not be out of place
- When Us Bars Its Door To Foreign Scholars (Christian Science Monitor, Alexandra Marks, Nov 23, 2005)
Concern is mounting that the US government is using antiterror laws - namely, the Patriot Act - to revive a now-discredited practice common during the cold war:
- Hey Dude! Get Your Pass As Airlines Shower Jobs (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, Nov 23, 2005)
If you had missed the bus in finding a toehold in the airline industry for a high-flying career during the first phase of big-bang hiring which led to rampant poaching, here’s the next big opportunity.
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