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Articles 21921 through 22020 of 31829:
- Un Under Pressure To Ensure Availability Of Volcker Com Papers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The UN is under increasing pressure to ensure the availability to investigators of documents on which Volcker Committee based its findings on alleged involvement of individuals and companies from dozens of countries, including India, in the massive . . .
- Us Rebukes Iraq Over Prison Abuse (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Iraq’s interior minister dismissed reports of prisoner abuse at a secret Baghdad bunker today, prompting a stern response from the US embassy in an affair that threatens to aggravate sectarian tensions.
- The Yankee Nuclear Ayatollahs (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Nov 18, 2005)
India baiters in the US, ‘experts’ and Congressmen, have expectedly ganged up to scuttle the July 18 India-US civilian nuclear accord with members of the International Relations Committee warning the Bush administration against going ahead with the. . . .
- Feature - India Seeks Novel Ways To Tackle Aids (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 18, 2005)
Lounging in a food shack next to a dusty highway, truck driver Manoj grins as he talks about having sex with prostitutes.
- Annan Urges World To Donate Generously (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Nov 18, 2005)
Compassion fatigue and unlucky timing’ leaving quake victims in the cold
By Irfan Ghauri
- Ongc Bids For $1 Bln Nigerian Deepwater Asset - Source (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Oil and Natural Gas Corp. is bidding for Nigerian firm South Atlantic Petroleum Ltd.'s deepwater asset, estimated at a value of $1 billion, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday.
- Kashmiris Reunite In Grief Across Military Border (Reuters, Robert Birsel and Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 18, 2005)
Kashmiris reunited in grief across the ceasefire line dividing their quake-stricken homeland on Thursday, after arch rivals Pakistan and India relaxed border restrictions as a humanitarian gesture.
- Remembering Our War Dead (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 18, 2005)
Few nations have called on their armed forces to sacrifice their lives for the motherland as frequently as India has over the last 58 years. Yet India has still to build a memorial to honour those who died defending their country — a sad reflection on ...
- India Unlikely To Agree To Kyoto Emission Caps (Reuters, Sugita Katyal, Nov 18, 2005)
India is unlikely to agree to any emission caps in the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol because of its expanding energy-hungry economy, but analysts say developed nations will continue to pile pressure on the nation.
- Left Pressure Prompted Change In Education Policy, Says Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Left tells Government to maintain an independent foreign policy
- Quake-Stranded Group Crosses Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India sets dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border
- Germany's 'Grand Coalition' Encourages Enterprise (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Nov 18, 2005)
The current stability and performance of Germany's $1.7-trillion economy is the subject of speculation as the world's third largest and Europe's "locomotive economy" transmits mixed signals.
- Kashmir Easing Formula Mirwaiz Suggests 11 Points (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Nov 18, 2005)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference, has suggested an 11-point formula to Pakistan and India towards gradual settlement of the Kashmir dispute with the full involvement of Kashmiris.
- India Seeks Us Aircraft On Lease (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India has requested a possible logistic support and lease of P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from the United States.
- Use Of White Phosphorous (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 18, 2005)
Though there was not an iota of doubt about authenticity of an earlier report on the subject a US military spokesman has now also confirmed use of white phosphorous in the Iraqi city of Fallujah last November.
- Online Convergence (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 18, 2005)
The media world is changing again. With the coming together of computers and television, at least the technical aspects of the convergence are old hat and most major problems in this respect are close to being ironed out.
- "Poverty Is A Violation Of Human Rights" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Nov 18, 2005)
Arjun K. Sengupta, the United Nations Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty, visited the United States to study the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the poor. In an interview in New Delhi, . . .
- When More Is Less (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2005)
Happiness, we knew, is a state of the mind. Modern medical science now tells us that it’s also a state of the womb. Scientists at Cambridge University’s autism research centre have discovered that stressed-out pregnant women give birth to children who....
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obssessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher.
- Beyond Hubs And Spokes: Boeing Eyes A Trend (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 18, 2005)
Are non-stop, direct flights the key to the future? Will aviation hubs have to review their strategies to remain relevant?
- Us N-Pact Impact! ‘India To Grow @8%’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Francine Frankel of the University of Pennsylvania has said that from India's perspective,
- `Oft It Hits Where Hope Is Coldest And Despair Most Fits' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 18, 2005)
Who would have thought that the flu fears would come home to roost all around us? Look around: "WHO warns of bird flu outbreaks," says ABC News; "Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced an emergency scheme in Beijing.
- Can It Cos Play One State Against Another? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Nov 18, 2005)
Every time an IT row breaks out, there is predictable fallout. The company in question threatens to walk out of the City. And, just as surely, rival states begin competing to woo the company with a slew of sops.
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Express India, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. This fortnightly feature in our op-ed page is an attempt to partly fill that gap. Indian Express
- ‘Outpourings Of A Us Lackey’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 18, 2005)
This commentary is to appear in the forthcoming issue of ‘People’s Democracy’ (November 20)
- In Her Own Voice (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 18, 2005)
Seven years ago Najma Heptullah had organised a tea party at her Akbar Road residence for Sonia Gandhi to interact with the media, her first meeting with the press after she came into public life.
- Beyond The Dhaka Summit (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 18, 2005)
AS Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly admitted in the Bangladeshi capital, 20 years after its birth the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has very little to show for itself. That should explain the note of optimism . . .
- Iaf Show Leaves Us Forces Spellbound (Express India, Shiv Aroor, Nov 18, 2005)
As the Cope India 2005 Indo-US air force exercises wound down today after two weeks of feverish action in the eastern skies, the US Air Force were left with a stark, double-edged realisation.
- Stranded Kashmiris Cross Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Some 24 stranded residents of Indian-held Kashmir crossed the Line of Control from the Chakothi-Uri crossing on Thursday to reunite with their families.
- Glorified Dependence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2005)
While addressing the United Nations General Assembly in September 2004,
- Usa Presses Un To Preserve Volcker Documents (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The UN is under increasing pressure to ensure the availability to investigators of documents on which the Volcker Committee based its findings on the alleged involvement of individuals and companies from dozens of countries, including India, . . .
- Let Us Not Make It Any Worse (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Nov 18, 2005)
The aftermath of the apocalypse on October 8 continues to reveal statistics, staggering even to the most fertile imagination.
- An Indispensable Tool (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Nov 18, 2005)
Muslims proudly assert that Islam is a system of life valid, and compatible with, for all times and climes.
- Back To The Future (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
Several big Middle Eastern moments have coincided over the last few days — the first anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death, a decade since Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination,
- Blood Relations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2005)
Politicians sometimes don’t mind making their followers shed blood to save their own skin. In such a dismal scenario,
- National Security Vs Natural Calamity (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Nov 18, 2005)
Muslims proudly assert that Islam is a system of life valid, and compatible with, for all times and climes.
- Maoists, Nepal Opp In Delhi Durbar (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Nov 18, 2005)
The top leaders of Nepal’s major Opposition parties and the banned Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) are holding advanced peace negotiations in New Delhi, Opposition sources said. The two sides held initial talks in Nepal.
- Home, Sweet Home (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Shivraj Patil is beguilingly ineffective as a manager of internal security
- Hopes Raised For Malaria Vaccine (Statesman, Jeremy Laurance, Nov 17, 2005)
Scientists yesterday hailed the “unprecedented” results of a trial of a malaria vaccine which halved the incidence of severe disease in children over a period of 18 months.
- Calculate The Real Value Of Aid (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- Field Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
There was supposed to be a group of ministers meeting to ratify the commerce ministry’s negotiating position for the World Trade Organization’s imminent Hong Kong ministerial.
- Kashmiri Separatists Still Groping In The Dark (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Nov 17, 2005)
Even the devastating earthquake has not taught any lesson to either the terrorists or the separatists in Kashmir valley.
- Pranab Sends Message To Left Via Moscow (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
From 10 Janpath to Alimuddin Street via the Kremlin, Pranab Mukherjee today carried a message for the Left in India and also told a gung-ho Washington that in India’s military relations the US must be left out somewhere.
- Fifth Point Along Loc Opened (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Kashmiris from Indian side will be allowed to cross the Line of Control (LoC) with Azad Kashmir on Thursday to check on family living in the earthquake-ruined region, according to a Pakistani official.
- Voa Telecast On Geo Tv To Boost Pak-Us Ties: Crocker (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The telecast of the Voice of America (VoA) transmissions on GEO TV will strengthen the friendly relations between Pakistan and the Unites States, US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker said on Wednesday.
- A Punishing Exercise On Penalties (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 17, 2005)
K. Srinivasan reviews the Irani Committee's recommendations on penalties and prosecutions
- Mullaperiyar Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Raising Water Level (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 17, 2005)
The court had suggested appointment of an experts panel "The committee had suggested strengthening measures but engineers from Tamil Nadu were prevented by Kerala from carrying out repairs"
- Car Bomb Kills Four In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four people were killed and more than 60 wounded when a powerful car bomb triggered by militants ripped through a busy intersection in the morning rush hour in city on Wednesday.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 17, 2005)
Maoist nightmare
Jehanabad should send out wake-up call
- Another Short Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
What Ms Condoleezza Rice brokered on Tuesday is basically a tactical accord between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
- Pursuit Of Happiness (Statesman, ISHWAR PATI, Nov 17, 2005)
There’s this little story of a place somewhere at the end of the earth which was finally “discovered” by the nosey Americans.
- Mirwaiz Proposes ‘United States Of Kashmir’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 17, 2005)
The head of held Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference broke new ground here on Wednesday by proposing a ‘United States of Kashmir’ as he shared for the first time a platform with pro-Indian rivals from his homeland.
- J&k Cm Condemns Car Bomb Blast In Srinagar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the blast in Sringar today, saying violence is anti-people and anti-development.
- Final Relief Point Opened (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India and Pakistan today opened the fifth and final relief point along the Line of Control (LoC) here to facilitate movement of quake-relief material for the affected families in both parts of Kashmir.
- Checking Aids In Andhra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
ANDHRA Pradesh has high HIV/AIDS prevalence and is currently one of the six hard-hit states. Besides Chittoor district, where Tirupati is located, five other districts including Guntur, East Godavari, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool have been . . .
- The ‘Sleeper Cells’ Of Isi (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2005)
Addressing the SAARC summit in Dhaka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that “there should be zero tolerance for cross-border terrorism and for the harbouring of hostile insurgent groups and criminal elements”.
- One Person Arrested For Hand In Kfc Blast: Musharraf (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Nov 17, 2005)
Making a major breakthrough, Pakistan police has arrested one person in connection with yesterday's car blast outside an American fastfood outlet in Karachi.
- Future Of Internet In Question (Tribune, Daniel Howden, Nov 17, 2005)
A United Nations summit, in the unlikely setting of Tunisia, will attempt to thrash out the future of the internet. More than 40 world leaders, including Kofi Annan, are set to attend and the ownership of the World Wide Web itself is at stake.
- Warning Signals From Jehanabad (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Nov 17, 2005)
The Jehanabad type of raid is significant because the Maoists laid siege to the town with the help of people who are not hardcore cadres.
- Buyout By Coke: Delhi `Not Opposed' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
U.S. may allow entry of Indian mangoes
- Iran Starts Converting New Uranium Batch - Diplomat (Reuters, Francois Murphy, Nov 17, 2005)
Iran has begun processing a new batch of uranium despite Western pressure on it to halt sensitive atomic work, possibly harming attempts to defuse a standoff over its nuclear aims, a diplomat said on Wednesday.
- Giving Cash To Fight Hunger In Africa (Hindu, John Vidal, Nov 17, 2005)
Over the next few months, more than 10 million hungry people in six southern African countries will need Western help to stay alive after their crops failed disastrously earlier this year.
- Hollow Claims (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistan has tackled terrorism in a selective way
- China Backed His Feb 1 Takeover, So King Rooted For Beijing In Dhaka (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 17, 2005)
King Gyanendra’s crucial role in securing observer status for China in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) may have been inspired by Nepal’s northern neighbour’s unflagging support to the royal takeover of February 1.
- Rebel Without A Cause (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 17, 2005)
It is time sub-continental Muslims are taught to check out the validity of a rumour before taking action
- Pakistan Bombing: One Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In a major breakthrough, the Pakistan police have arrested one person in connection with Tuesday’s car blast outside an outlet of the American fast-food company, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in Karachi.
- Bjp To Adopt Tough Stand In Parliament (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 17, 2005)
To demand Sonia Gandhi's resignation as UPA chairperson
Volcker Report and Mitrokhin papers are not about simple corruption"
Indian state had become "soft and pulpy"
BJP counting on favourable Bihar election results
- Drop Expectations From Wto Meet (Deccan Herald, Sanjay Suri, Nov 17, 2005)
The impasse in the Doha talks, it is now believed, will lead to its derailment
- U.S. Defends Use Of White Phosphorus Weapons In Iraq (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Nov 17, 2005)
The Pentagon on Wednesday acknowledged using incendiary white-phosphorus munitions in a 2004 offensive against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja and defended their use as legal, amid concerns by arms control advocates.
- Lanka Polls: Ballots And Ak 47s (Indian Express, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka’s restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- India, Pakistan To Let Quake-Hit Kashmiris Cross Border (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Indian Kashmiris will be allowed to cross the de facto border with Pakistani Kashmir on Thursday to check on family living in the earthquake-ruined region, according to a Pakistani official.
- Security Beefed Up Ahead Of Lankan Poll (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Military spokesman says curfew will be imposed if needed
* Preparations underway for voting in tsunami-hit district
- 3 Afghans Killed In Blast Aimed At Us Convoy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A suicide car-bomber attacked a military convoy including US troops in Kandahar on Wednesday, killing three Afghan civilians, said witnesses and a senior official.
- ‘India Should Stop Producing Fissile Material’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Nov 17, 2005)
Congressman Gary Ackerman has suggested that India should be required to declare a moratorium on further production of fissile material in exchange for Washington’s support for a permanent seat for New Delhi on the UN Security Council.
- Natwar Brings More ‘Shame’ To India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 17, 2005)
Prevents India from co-sponsoring UN resolution against Jewish holocaust
- Change In Pml Leadership Will Be Suicidal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Dissidents in the ruling PML are currently engaged in a campaign for change in the party leadership. President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have, however, advised the dissidents to interact with PML chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and resolve
- Unwelcomereception To Bush (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
President Bush flew into Japan on Tuesday to a harsh reception as the people staged protest demonstration against him. The protesters carried placards denouncing his policies. One of the placards carried by a lady dubbed him as ‘Terrorist No 1’.
- Dangers Of Speculating About The Karachi Car Bomb (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 17, 2005)
Dangers of speculating about the Karachi car bomb
- Bihar's Continuing Woes (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 17, 2005)
With one more phase of polling left in the Bihar Assembly polls, the Naxal attack on the Jehanabad prison has brought into sharp focus the serious break-down of law and order in the State.
- Ballots And Ak47s: Sri Lanka Prepares For Poll (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka's restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
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