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Articles 23321 through 23420 of 31829:
- Dogmatic Versions Of Faith (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 19, 2005)
A few days ago, a letter to the editor in this newspaper, from a correspondent in Colorado Springs, wanted to know whether all those Muslims who had suggested that hurricanes Katrina and Rita were a manifestation of divine wrath against the United States,
- Price Of Oil Vs Consumer Welfare (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 19, 2005)
The price of oil shows no signs of abating. A further increase in the price from the present $60 per barrel to $100 per barrel would not be altogether unexpected. It is time to proactively deal with the pricing of this vital imported commodity.
- Covering The Quake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 19, 2005)
The media has done a reasonably good job of covering the earthquake and its aftermath.
- Yes And No Votes In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 19, 2005)
Official results of Monday’s referendum in Iraq have been delayed and would now be available after a week or so but there are indications that the Shia and Kurd dominated provinces have overwhelmingly voted ‘yes’ and the Sunni ones ‘no’ to the draft const
- Sc’S Justice To Sonia (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 19, 2005)
The Supreme Court has ordered immediate arrest of Faisalabad Superintendent of Police Khalid Abdullah and his accomplices in the cases of abduction, torture and rape of Sonia Naz.
- Third-Party Certifying Ngos — A Blow To Wto's Hong Kong Ministerial? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 19, 2005)
The rich nations appear to have shifted serious business from the WTO ministerial negotiating table to a forum of third-party certifying NGOs. The Singapore agenda is back even before headway is made in the matter of respecting the national . . .
- The Cloud Of Environment Clearance (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 19, 2005)
One of the objections raised by Mr I. M. Chagla, while arguing against the thirty-plus parties before the Bombay High Court was that none of the respondents who have started construction of residential/commercial premises have obtained the mandatory. . .
- Mumbai's Happiness And Hardship Index (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Oct 19, 2005)
INDIA is home to the fourth happiest group of people in the world. Only the Australians, the Americans and the Egyptians are happier than us.
- Ignoble Gesture (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 19, 2005)
Joint relief efforts cannot change the realities of Indo-Pak relations
- Relief Mission In Pak Operates At Brisk Pace (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
With winter fast approaching, authorities feared toll could mount following exposure and infection.
- Ajk Employees Should Return To Duty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 18, 2005)
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has warned all employees of the State to return to their work and play their role in relief and rehabilitation activities.
- Kashmir: On The Hot Seat Of Earthquakes (Greater Kashmir, Saadut Hussain, Oct 18, 2005)
So what can we do, if God forbid, it hits us once again, Saadut Hussain cautions
- Lessons From Nash And The Nobel (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 18, 2005)
What can one learn from Nash, the Nobel and the movie? Mainly that children need to be exposed to the masters in mathematics and science to begin dreaming early on about becoming great. How many Indian children are exposed to the Ramanujans and the Ramans
- Farce Or Fraud? (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Oct 18, 2005)
The inept handling of the public hearings by the Delimitation Commission at Siliguri, Durgapur and Kolkata exposed the inadequacies of the commission as much as the politicised West Bengal administration.
- A Question Of Ethics (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Nobody likes to see a congressman indicted for criminal conspiracy. So all of us in Washington were bereft when Tom Delay was charged with an alleged scheme to funnel illegal corporate campaign funds to Texas Republicans running for the . . .
- The Economics Of Disasters (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 18, 2005)
The northern areas of Pakistan and the adjoining areas of Kashmir under Indian control were ravaged by an earthquake on the morning of October 8.
- Some Misjudgments (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Oct 18, 2005)
In one of his most radical pronouncements on the Iraq war, President Bush declared at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington on October 5 that Muslim militants were battling to “establish a radical Islamic empire extending from Spain to Indone
- Us Hindering Us: Saddam’S Lawyer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Saddam Hussein’s lead lawyer has accused the US of not allowing him to properly prepare the case for his client.
- Identity And Acculturation (Hindu, Pratibha Bhattacharya, Oct 18, 2005)
An interesting book bringing forth the issues of ethnic assimilation
- 70 Iraqis Killed In Us Airstrikes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
A local doctor has claimed that he received the bodies of 25 men, apparently killed in aerial attacks.
- Us Official To Be India To Talk Nuclear Deal, Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
India and the US are likely to finalise finer details of implementing the civil nuclear energy deal during the visit of US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns later this week.
- Us To Open India’S Nuke-Case At Nsg Meet Today (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 18, 2005)
Taking matters forward on a key aspect of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Washington will soon open negotiations formally in the 44-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to carve out a special status for India.
- E-Waste: A Global Problem (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Oct 18, 2005)
E-waste or electronic waste includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile phones and other items that have been discarded by their original users.
- Living With Ied Threat (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Jatinder Singh, Oct 18, 2005)
After pouring billions of dollars into systems that defeat high-technology weapons, the U.S. military is striving to combat a far less sophisticated threat; I.E.Ds (improvised explosive devices) or roadside bombs.
- Huangpu And Hooghly (Telegraph, Sumit Mitra, Oct 18, 2005)
Why does Calcutta hesitate to become like Noida and Gurgaon while Shanghai dares Paris and New York? asks Sumit Mitra
- Acknowledging Muslim Contribution - Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. MINHAJ QIDWAI, Oct 18, 2005)
Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize Mohamed ElBaradei an Egyptian Muslim can be a role Model for all those who want to contribute towards peace and prosperity in the modern world
- Myth Of Historical Right (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Oct 18, 2005)
Following the meeting between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart, Silvan Shalom, in Istanbul on September 1, and President Pervez Musharraf’s speech to the American Jewish Congress in New York on September 17,
- The Post-Modern Woman (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 18, 2005)
Louise Story wrote a front-page story in New York Times of September 20. She began with Cynthia Liu, a bright female student of Yale who expects to do law and then stay at home and become a mom.
- Terrorism On The Rise (Tribune, Jagmohan , Oct 18, 2005)
In connection with the Kashmir imbroglio, the most serious issue which deserves to be attended to on top priority is not the withdrawal of Indian troops from two districts of the valley
- Rising Death Toll Of Deadly Quake (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 18, 2005)
Federal Relief Commissioner Maj Gen Farooq Ahmed has said that death toll in the killer earthquake has risen to 39,422 with 65,000 persons suffering injuries.
- ‘Yes’ Vote In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2005)
Even though the official results in Iraq’s referendum will take some time to come, all indications are that the constitution has been approved by the Iraqi people.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Agreement Based On Commitments: White House (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement is an important one based on commitments by both sides, a senior White House official said today.
- Voting Starts In Bihar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Thousands of policemen, backed by helicopters, patrolled the lawless state of Bihar on Tuesday as voting began in a state poll that will decide the fortunes of a key member of the Congress Party-led federal coalition.
- India-Us Science & Tech Agreement Will Benefit Both: Sibal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The India-US Science and Technology Umbrella Agreement will benefit both countries, and take relations between the two nations to a new level, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal has said.
- Bihar Poll: One Killed, 10 Per Cent Voting Till 1000 Hrs (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
One person was shot dead by unidentified assailants as around 10 per cent of nearly 1.23 crore voters exercised their franchise by 1000 hrs today amid reports of faults in electronic voting machines (EVMs) during polling in 57 assembly constituencies.....
- U.S. Moving Forward In Nuclear Deal With India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
U.S. may ask NSG for a specific exception to India
- New Tropical Storm Brews Near U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Tropical Storm Wilma formed south of the Cayman Islands on Monday, tying the record for the most storms in an Atlantic hurricane season and following a path that could potentially menace the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week as a hurricane.
- Iran: It's Surrender To The U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Ensure distance between party, government does not grow: Anil Biswas
- Politicising Aids (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 18, 2005)
The global spread of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is triggering a dangerous epidemic of blame and racial prejudice.
- Manned Space Capsule Lands Safely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Euphoric welcome for "taikonauts"; mission a milestone in China's space programme
- Goldman Sachs Moved The Goalposts During The Bidding Process Favoring China Over India Over An Auction For The Petrokazakhstan Oil Group: India's Petroleum Minister (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Oct 18, 2005)
India learnt a hard lesson. Can American companies be ever trusted when it comes to fair bidding process?
- Cbms For India-Japan Trade Ties (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 18, 2005)
Sans clear contours of a comprehensive partnership, India and Japan need to explore all avenues to build a profound economic and strategic alliance.
- Several Unaddressed Issues — Pricing, Availability Of Jatropha Oil (Business Line, N. S. Venkataraman, Oct 18, 2005)
The Government has taken a big step forward in implementing its bio-fuel plans, by asking the public sector oil companies to buy jatropha oil from the producers at Rs 25 a litre.
- India Could Regain Lost Ground On Iran Issue (Rediff on the Net, Editorial, rediff.com, Oct 17, 2005)
India's vote against Iran at the last International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting displays the serious deficiencies in our ability to come up with innovative solutions to complex foreign policy issues of our times.
- Islam In Turkish Politics (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- U.S. Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal With India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 17, 2005)
The Bush administration this week is expected to begin laying out in more detail its plans to change U.S. and international rules so India can acquire restricted nuclear materials under a controversial deal some say undermines non-proliferation standards.
- 4 India, Pak Banks To Open Cross-Border Branches (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Four Indian and Pakistani banks are set to open their branches in each other's country.
- Nepal Minister Says Indian Criticism Of Media Decree As Naked Interference, Napalese Citizenss Have That Right But Who In Nepal Would Protest Anything Openly? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 17, 2005)
It is almost like telling the innocent in the jail – you have all the power to go appeal to the court while we make sure no attorney can ever see you!
- The Race To Make India Contain China - Boeing Offers World’S Top-Of-The-Shelf Weapons Platforms To India With Indication Of Outsourcing From The Country (India Daily, Sonia Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
It is clear now that India is a country that can eventually contain the Communist China right in Asia from further expansion.
- Analysis - India, Pakistan Miss Chance To Turn Hurt To Hope (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 17, 2005)
The mountains of Kashmir may have buckled, but India and Pakistan do not seem to have budged.
- Yes, Time To Lay A Road Map For Implementing T+1 (The Financial Express, JAYANTH R VARMA, Oct 17, 2005)
For somebody who specialises in financial markets, a visit to a supermarket is a painful reminder of how primitive the settlement process is in financial markets around the world.
- The Safety Factor (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- Whither Political Leadership Of Ajk? (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri and Zulfiqar Ghumman, Oct 17, 2005)
The entire political leadership and civil administration of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is out of the picture while thousands of people are suffering the worst ever calamity and running from pillar to post to save themselves from further disasters.
- Many More To Die If Not Taken Care Of (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri and Zulfiqar Ghumman, Oct 17, 2005)
With death, destruction and disease all around, the homeless survivors of the catastrophic earthquake in Azad Kashmir are faced with further misery as the winter sets in, with the rain already pouring and snow expected in a few weeks.
- The Lines Nations Draw (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Oct 17, 2005)
The details of the sixth round of Sino-Indian Special Representatives-level talks (September 26-28) have not been made public.
- "The Aim Is To Discredit Sewa" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 17, 2005)
Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)Ela R. Bhatt,in an interview, speaks about her organisation's decision to pull out of all Government of Gujarat programmes.
- Shoot Down The Flu (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 17, 2005)
It would be funny if it were not so serious. As migra-tory birds carry the avian influenza virus west across Europe, Britain is following in the footsteps of Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Turkey and asking hunters to shoot down as many incoming ducks. . .
- People’S Welfare (Statesman, AK BASU, Oct 17, 2005)
The Right of Citizens to Information has come into operation. Withholding information from natives suited the rulers of India before 1947.
- G20 Vows Coherent Global Policies, Sees Oil Worry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
The G20 group of rich and developing nations vowed on Sunday to pursue coherent policies in a world of increasingly global business and trade where high oil prices and protectionism threaten growth and prosperity.
- Just Impatient (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 17, 2005)
Can a jurisprudence of exasperation sustain the court’s authority?
- Wto: The Countdown To Hong Kong (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 17, 2005)
The developing countries — which have a strong stake in the continued healthy functioning of the WTO — are placed in a tight corner in that they will have to make major compromises if they want the Hong Kong ministerial to succeed and, in the process, ...
- Time For India To Draw Fdi Into R&d (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 17, 2005)
It is time our political leaders take our FDI policies seriously and set up a policy structure to attract the right quality and quantity of FDI that will enhance our technological prowess and our competitiveness.
- Women’S Inheritance: Next Steps (Indian Express, BINA AGARWAL, Oct 17, 2005)
The livelihood and empowerment prospects of millions of women who depend on agriculture for survival are affected by their legal rights in land.
- The Lines Nations Draw (Indian Express, P Stobdan, Oct 17, 2005)
The details of the sixth round of Sino-Indian Special Representatives-level talks (September 26-28) have not been made public.
- Relief Helicopter Crashes In Pok, Six On Board Killed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2005)
Torrential rain, early snowfall disrupt relief operations
Bad weather, technical fault could have caused crash
Death toll likely to rise further: Musharraf
- Now They Have To Battle The Cold (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 17, 2005)
Survivors of the Kashmir earthquake face a brutal challenge: the Himalayan winter.
- Armed Forces Tribunal (Tribune, Lt Col (retd) G.S. Bedi, Oct 17, 2005)
The news of Cabinet approval for an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) should have come as a whiff of fresh air for the armed forces.
- Six Years Of Musharraf's Rule (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Oct 17, 2005)
The October 8 killer earthquake in parts of Pakistan and Kashmir under its control could not have come at a more inopportune time for General Pervez Musharraf than the eve of the sixth anniversary of his Military coup.
- Nobel For Elbaradei (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Oct 17, 2005)
Nobel Prizes, particularly the Peace Prize, have not been free of controversies.
- Future Of Relations With China (Dawn, Javid Husain, Oct 17, 2005)
'China-Pakistan relationship is coming to an end?’ was the provocative title of the paper presented by a Chinese scholar at a seminar on Pakistan-China relations, recently organized by the Area Study Centre, . . .
- Constraints In Tapping Bpo Strengths (Hindu, N. N. Sachitanand, Oct 17, 2005)
Switch to higher value added services and utilities may be more rewarding for vendors
There is optimism about the future viability of small vendors in the BPO space.
- The Alliance Still Holds Its Ground (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 17, 2005)
The most remarkable thing about the six component parties of the MMA is that in spite of the usual rumblings and bickering, they have still managed to stick together — even though there were occasions when it looked as if the adhesive was beginning . . .
- Rescue Work In J&k Hit By Rough Weather (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Oct 17, 2005)
As road and air links to the quake-hit areas have been napped, volunteers are moving from village to village with relief supplies.
- Divisions In Sunni Ranks (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Oct 17, 2005)
Many in Iraq's minority feel that after boycotts the time is ripe for compromise. That is why some voted for the constitution on Saturday.
- "The Aim Is To Discredit Sewa" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 17, 2005)
Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)Ela R. Bhatt,in an interview, speaks about her organisation's decision to pull out of all Government of Gujarat programmes. This follows the latter's "special audit" of SEWA's implementation . . .
- Iran Denies Attack On British Troops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 17, 2005)
Iran’s ambassador to the UK has used a peace conference in London to deny claims that his country is involved in the targeting of British troops in Iraq.
- Earthquake Shows Possibilities (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 17, 2005)
Since Musharraf continues to have a grip on the state, the earthquake is unlikely to precipitate political changes
- Air India To Negotiate Price Cut, Delivery Schedule With Boeing (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, Oct 16, 2005)
Purchase order will be placed in November, says Chairman
Approval to buy 68 aircraft in one-go "unprecedented"
First delivery of "short haul" range likely by the last quarter of 2006
Airline proposes to fly to new U.S. destinations
- Violence In Gilgit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2005)
The death toll in Thursday’s violent clashes in Gilgit has risen to 12 after six more bodies were found in different areas of the city on Friday. Curfew imposed following the incident remains in force.
- Not Minor Hiccups (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2005)
If some quake victims are reported to have resorted to looting food and other things, it is understandable: they are doing so out of desperation.
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