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Articles 23121 through 23220 of 31829:
- Britain Presses For Eu Ban On Live Wild Bird Imports (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 24, 2005)
The British Government is leaving no stone unturned to prevent an outbreak of avian flu. To begin with, it is trying to drum up support for a EU ban on import of wild birds.
- When It's Right To Roam In Hotspots (Hindu, Simon Reeve, Oct 24, 2005)
Is travelling to `troubled countries' such as Uzbekistan worthy or just plain voyeurism?
- How Mumbai Residents Were Short-Changed (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 24, 2005)
The Bombay High Court ruling on the development of textile mill lands exposes the absence of any vision for Mumbai in the people who plan for the city and those who implement the plans.
- Singapore Takes A Call On Sim Cards (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 24, 2005)
Singapore has announced new regulations to tighten its security control over the usage of pre-paid SIM cards (subscriber identification modules) by mobile phone users.
- Kattapanchayats In Tn (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2005)
Need for quick justice but not these
- There’S A Time For Everything (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 24, 2005)
A consultant on a visit to Pakistan, who charges by the hour, once quipped that he was thinking of retiring after working in Karachi for a month, because the clients who had hired him were invariably absent, habitually late or irritatingly indecisive. And
- Battles Change, Wars Don’T (Dawn, Victor Davis Hanson, Oct 24, 2005)
Modernists like to believe that we have entered an entirely new era of armed conflict.
- Iran’S Quest For N-Energy (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 24, 2005)
A new book Lawless World by Professor Philippe Sands of University College, London, claims that in a telephone conversation with Tony Blair on January 30, 2003, President Bush stated that he “wanted to go beyond Iraq in dealing with WMD proliferation”
- New Perspective On Partition (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 24, 2005)
A most revealing indictment of America’s foreign policy has come from an insider.
- Roadblock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2005)
Bangladesh’s refusal to ratify the inter-governmental agreement on the 32-nation Asian Highway (AH) project is a prime example of its wilful and unfortunate anti-India stance.
- Prisoners’ Rights (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
Taking cognizance of a complaint by Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief, Asia Andrabi that she and her associates were brought to the court handcuffed, the Court of Session Judge, Budgam initiated contempt proceedings against the police for violating the Supreme Cou
- On Mere Suspicion (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Oct 24, 2005)
Four decades and more have passed by when as a part of my official assignment, I went to see some of the welfare projects functioning in the rural areas of Sangrur district.
- For Health Gains, High Intensity Not Necessary (Tribune, John Briley, Oct 24, 2005)
Baffled or annoyed by the federal government’s 30-minutes-per-day-of-moderate-exercise-five-days-per-week dictum? A new study suggests that clearing a lower bar offers significant health benefits.
- An Insider Blows The Whistle (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 24, 2005)
A most revealing indictment of America’s foreign policy has come from an insider.
- A Grim Quake Scenario Is Emerging (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 24, 2005)
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan Jan Vandemoortele has said there is a potent threat that tens of thousands of survivors of October 8 earthquake in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division may perish due to the lack of tents and helicopters.
- Hike In Rate Of Interest (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 24, 2005)
A week ago the Reserve Bank of India did something unprecedented. As the merchant banker to the Government, it rejected all bids for an auction of Government bonds.
- Srinagar Strike (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
No real surprise
It is both disturbing and surprising to note that reactions to the terrorist strike in Srinagar should range from moral indignation over its timing
- Shock Recovery (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Government must come forward and do everything possible so that the damage can be adequately compensated, comments Iram Mushtaq
- Su Yee, Because Truth Prevails (Greater Kashmir, JAVED MIR, Oct 24, 2005)
But will they really come in whose wait their loved ones have lost everything they had, laments
- A Closet Full Of Crimes (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 24, 2005)
If they had taken Adolf Hitler alive in 1945, they would certainly have put him on trial. But what if they had ignored Hitler’s responsibility for starting World War II and his murder of six million Jews, . . .
- Crackdown On Single Mothers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
Single mothers on benefits are to be made to actively seek a job as soon as their youngest child reaches 11, in a government clampdown on unemployment in lone parent households.
- Iran Assails Burns' Remarks In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Iran on Sunday said that criticising a third country when on a foreign visit showed "scant disregard" for diplomatic norms.
- Shot In The Foot (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 24, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Where Is Osama (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Oct 24, 2005)
Before discussing Osama's whereabouts, three factors need to be noted. First, since the beginning of 2005 Osama has not given any clue about his whereabouts.
- Right Weapon (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Oct 23, 2005)
The Right to Information Act is a media tool with infinite and tremendous potential
- The Roll Of History, Warts And All... (Deccan Herald, K Govindan Kutty , Oct 23, 2005)
The strength of Sarila’s book is that it explores the nature of political currents even as it holds a flashlight to the minds of its participants.
- Lessons From The Earthquake (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 23, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is in news once again. For reasons not welcome by any means and yet not to be ignored by any means.
- Cyber Loophole (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
CONSIDER this campaign finance scenario: A member of Congress faces a tough reelection race and needs as much financial help as possible.
- Condemnation To Commendation (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Oct 23, 2005)
Another police commemoration day has gone by and things have not changed for the better for the families of brave policemen and women in our country who made the supreme sacrifice in the call of duty.
- Countering The Dowry Menace (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The practice of giving dakshina during marriage had its origin in the sublime sentiments of parents and relatives of a bride.
- Treating Women's Health (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
Without formal education and facing great odds, Parmaben has succeeded in her mission to bring healthcare to Kutchi women.
- Nuclear Issue: "India Is A Unique Case" (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, Oct 23, 2005)
The United States Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, is a finance expert who has also served as an official in the Treasury Department.
- "I Am A Professor Who Writes Novels On Sundays" (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 23, 2005)
Umberto Eco on his foray into fiction, the success of his first novel, his love for narratives, his views on translation and more...
- The Enigma Of Values (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 23, 2005)
SOME three weeks ago, a gentleman who is a member of the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan sent me the following account of an incident that had occurred in a village called Bhila Hithar (Kasur district).
- It’S Our Right (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The conduct of the West Bengal government in taking steps to implement the Right to Information Act has been akin to that of a reluctant child on the first day of school
- Islamabad, Delhi To Reopen Loc (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 23, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to open at least three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) for aid to reach the victims of the October 8 earthquake in divided Jammu and Kashmir, it was officially announced.
- Man And Machine (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 23, 2005)
Is it not strange that at a time when a machine is uniting the world the man is dividing and sub-dividing it? Which is this wonder mechanism that has outdone human beings? It does not need much elaboration.
- Asia-Pacific Countries Vigilant To Avoid Bird-Flu (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2005)
The UN’s point man on bird flu has warned that migrating towl appear more susceptible to the disease, while Asia-Pacific countries banned poultry imports and discussed readiness plans that could involve sealing borders.
- Montage Of Melancholy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 23, 2005)
Kashmir is in the news again, and once again it is death that makes headlines.
- The Kerosene Scandal (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 23, 2005)
The dirty truth is out. The long-standing scheme for subsidising kerosene, typically done in the name of the poor, is a giant boondoggle because well over a third of the beneficiaries are not the intended people at all, and are probably not poor either.
- Science & Art: The Twain Do Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2005)
Interesting insights into the world were the result of a project that brought together artists and scientists to promote interaction between them, says Debbie Rogers.
- The Man Behind Vienna’S Waltz Into Fame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2005)
A trip through the woods of Vienna, which have a musical quality about them reminiscent of Vienna’s famous composer Johann Strauss, enchants Eva Bell.
- Black And White (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Oct 23, 2005)
Vikram Seth’s latest book chronicles the lives of two very different people who came together at a time of unrest to form an unconventional, albeit successful partnership.
- Us Way Of Civilised Hectoring (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Oct 23, 2005)
Civility is one of those English words with extended multiple meanings not entirely covered by the dictionary.
- Life Term Being Irrelevant, The Noose Has To Stay (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Oct 23, 2005)
In an unusual move the first citizen of India, has recommended clemency to 40 death-row prisoners in what is an unconventional disclosure too.
- No Snag In Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Talks: Us (Press Trust of India, PTI, Oct 23, 2005)
Washington, Oct 22 (PTI) Denying that there exists a "snag" in the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Talks, Washington has said the ongoing dialogue was a sign of deepening relationship aimed at furthering the strategic partnership betweeen the two countries.
- India, U.S. Express Commitment To Implementing Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
It will be a "very good, implementable agreement" before Bush visit, hopes Saran
- India, U.S. To Draft Plan To Implement Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 22, 2005)
India and the United States agreed on Friday to draft a plan to implement a controversial nuclear deal as Washington assured New Delhi it would not raise the bar on the landmark agreement.
- The U.S.-India Agreement: Victory For Whom? (Hindu, Murli Manohar Joshi, Oct 22, 2005)
"We will be sacrificing our national security by letting our nuclear weapons programme be controlled, confined, and contained under international watch."
- Northeast India Vulnerable To Earthquake, Says Geologist (Hindu, R. Vimal Kumar, Oct 22, 2005)
"Owing to high amount of stress exerted along `arch-shaped' Himalayan ranges"
- No Special Concessions Sought From Government, Says Infosys (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
IT major comes out with details of land allotment
- Cpi(m) For Smooth Flow Of Fdi Into West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Ministers to visit China, United States to interact with business leaders
- Bill To Strip Blair Of Powers (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 22, 2005)
A move to strip the Prime Minister of his powers to declare war without the prior approval of Parliament gathered momentum on Friday with the tabling of a bill in the Commons by Clare Short, a senior Labour MP and former Cabinet Minister who resigned ....
- Saddam Trial — A Political Sideshow (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Oct 22, 2005)
The trial in Baghdad could backfire if Saddam Hussein is humiliated by unfair or high-handed treatment.
- Farm Talks Flounder (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
By pressuring the Government to evolve a national consensus before making any commitment at the Hong Kong Ministerial scheduled for December, the alliance partners may have done the farm sector a big favour.
- Quakes, Quirks And Kashmir! …… (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 22, 2005)
I am afraid I will have to return to my last week's theme of how or why all Congressmen, even those who have remained out of power for the past decade or so, continue to believe in the their divine right to rule.
- Water Scarcity May Lead To Wars (Daily Excelsior, M M Munshi, Oct 22, 2005)
It is almost impossible to imagine that the total area of water on earth's surface is about 114 crore Square Kilometers but this immense quantity is of little use as 96.5% of it is brakish.
- Quake Rocks Everything Minus Cong Culture (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 22, 2005)
I am afraid I will have to return to my last week's theme of how or why all Congressmen, even those who have remained out of power for the past decade or so, continue to believe in the their divine right to rule. It has nothing to do with Sonia Gandhi's
- Hurricane Slams Into Mexico (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Slow-moving storm expected to swing east toward Florida
- Infosys-Gowda Spat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Infosys has been allotted 311 acres in Mangalore”
- Keep The Public Informed (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, Oct 22, 2005)
The real issue is about ensuring essential services like water and power supply at affordable prices for all citizens
- Let's Make Loc Irrelevant, Says Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 22, 2005)
"October 8 earthquake is a lifetime opportunity to resolve Kashmir dispute"
"I believe moving forward is in political terms"
Will India accept our helicopters with military personnel?
Concerned about rehabilitation phase
- India Is Our Fastest Growing Market (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
US-based UGS is the world’s leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software solutions.
- Pak Shadow Over Indo-Us Regional Security Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Despite the tall talk on de-hyphenating US relations with India and Pakistan, the impending American sale of 80 F-16s to Pakistan has begun to cast a shadow over the Indo-US regional security dialogue which is being held on Saturday.
- Lack Of Cohesion (Greater Kashmir, BASHIR ASSAD, Oct 22, 2005)
Disjointed system of relief won’t do. Agencies will have to cooperate and coordinate to ensure that nothing unfair happens while helping the quake hit people,
- India To Test Migratory Birds For Avian Flu (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Thousands of migratory birds due to nest near lakes in eastern India from next week will be monitored for signs of avian flu infection, authorities said on Friday.
- The Void In Mumbai’S Heart (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Oct 22, 2005)
The Bombay High Court’s recent judgment on Mumbai’s mill lands has sparked off a serious debate on how Mumbai should be developed.
- Two Weeks On, Some Quake Survivors Still Cut Off (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 22, 2005)
Pakistani soldiers and international aid workers were trying on Saturday to reach earthquake survivors in remote mountain hamlets still stranded two weeks after the quake killed more than 50,000.
- Us Official Says Nuclear Cooperation With India 'Unique' (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Visiting US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns on Friday [21 October] met India's foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, and discussed steps to take forward the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Turbulence Ahead: Pak F-16s Next Week (Express India, C Raja Mohan, Oct 22, 2005)
Despite the tall talk on de-hyphenating US relations with India and Pakistan, the impending American sale(to be announced next week) of 80 F-16s to Pakistan has begun to cast a shadow over the Indo-US regional security dialogue which is being held tomorro
- The Cost Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 22, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake will be long remembered as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history for a very long time to come.
- Bush Sounds Pessimist Over Palestine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 22, 2005)
True to his policies, US President George W. Bush pressured Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday to do more, what he called, fight terrorism to advance a peace process he said may not create a Palestinian State for years.
- Phantom Of The Opera (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
Writing in the October 9 issue of People’s Democracy, CPI(M) politburo member Anil Biswas claimed, ‘‘The spectre of communism appears to be yet haunting the ruling classes of Europe ... and their lackeys in the corporate media.’’
- Burning Of Corpses (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
Once again the US military is back in the dock for its reported abuses and is scrambling to counter any anti-American backlash that is bound to ensue.
- Task Before Al Chief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
Even though it is a difficult task, one should welcome Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa’s visit to Iraq to help effect reconciliation among its various parties, factions and ethnic groups.
- Iraq’S Miracle Constitution (Dawn, Reza Aslan, Oct 22, 2005)
Even before Iraq’s constitution was ratified, dire predictions were being made that it would pave the way for the creation of an Islamic theocracy. But whatever problems the new constitution poses for the future of Iraq, the role of Islam in the state is
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 22, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation. He will, of course, answer a host of questions, not least a formidable list furnished on September 26 by
- Fort By The Sea (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Oct 22, 2005)
How long will the stone hold off the water? Rocks at the splendid Bekal fort set you thinking
- ‘Us Committed To Pact With India’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Top US official Nicholas R Burns said the Bush administration was awaiting passage of the historic resolution by the Congress.
- Herceptin ‘Simply Stunning’ For Breast Cancer (Statesman, Jeremy Laurance, Oct 21, 2005)
In the sober world of medical journals, the choice of language is unprecedented.
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