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Articles 24821 through 24920 of 31829:
- A Super-Power All At Sea? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Sep 05, 2005)
A recent front-page report in The New York Times described the extent of corruption in hospitals in Bangalore.
- Iraq At Breaking Point? (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Sep 05, 2005)
The inability of Iraq’s current parliament, under American military occupation, to hammer out a constitution that would satisfy the aspirations of all of its major ethnic and sectarian segments
- Expand The Dialogue On Kashmir (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 05, 2005)
Up to a few weeks ago, the government had no plans to meet the All Party Hurriyat Conference.
- Germany’S Crucial Vote (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2005)
For the second time in four years, Germany’s August has been enlivened by a hotly contested election campaign, and once again Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has sought to help himself with anti-American demagoguery.
- Katrina Selects Its Victims (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Sep 05, 2005)
The hurricane has left the US grappling afresh with issues of race and class in a society that is getting more polarised
- Troops Vow To Halt Crime In ‘Big Easy’ (Deccan Herald, Baton Rouge, Sep 05, 2005)
Two-thirds of the police in New Orleans are said to have abandoned the force amid horrific conditions in the aftermath of the storm.
- Bureaucrats In Karnataka - Nomads Under Duress (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Sep 05, 2005)
The pressure for transfers of IAS men comes from many quarters and decisions are taken either at the bottom or at the top level
- India’S Mini-Multinationals Make Waves In Western Markets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
Large Indian business houses which are small compared to their international peers, are buying up businesses in developed economies.
- After The Storm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
What we are witnessing far away on the Gulf Coast of the US is nothing short of a human tragedy which has left hundreds, if not thousands, dead.
- Spinning To The Future (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2005)
It was a smart bit of spin by Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s president, to say that apart from the holy Quran, there was no book that could not be amended.
- Arms Control In South Asia (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 05, 2005)
In the first half of September, foreign secretaries and foreign ministers of India and Pakistan would have set the stage for a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Musharraf on September 14
- Indo-Us N-Pact And Proliferation (Deccan Herald, Michael Krepon , Sep 05, 2005)
The nuclear cooperation agreement announced between US President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House on July 18th marks a major shift in decades-long US policies to stop and reverse proliferation.
- An Irreplaceable Exuberance (Deccan Herald, Henry Blodget, Sep 05, 2005)
Ten years ago this month, the initial public offering of the Internet pioneer Netscape set off a dotcom boom that today is usually viewed as a sort of financial kindergarten recess, a regrettable free-for-all of idiocy and greed
- Politicians And The Police (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Sep 04, 2005)
If any politicians were ever to ask me how he should practise his craft (which none has done to date), I would say: “be good, but if you cannot be good, be careful.”
- War Without Remedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 04, 2005)
The worsening violence in Iraq and Afghanistan this summer has, at least, been accompanied by vigorous attempts at political solutions.
- Reforming Madressahs (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Sep 04, 2005)
Why are the ulema opposed to the registration of madaris (seminaries) when they claim that these are not the breeding ground of extremism and hatred?
- Shaukat’S Welcome Statement (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has denied any policy shift vis-a-vis Israel and said that Pakistan will not recognize Israel till a sovereign Palestinian State is established. Winding up the short debate on the meeting between Foreign Ministers of Pakistan..
- Revamping Of Health Services (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 04, 2005)
A high-level meeting, chaired by President Pervez Musharraf and also attended by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday, approved national health strategy to revamp primary health care system and provide basic health facilities to people at the grass roots
- A Third World Scene? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 04, 2005)
Hurricane Katrina has cruelly demonstrated the awesome power of nature and the havoc it can wreak on the proudest efforts of humankind.
- Of Unique Traditions And Divine Rings (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Payyanur, home to the temple of Parasurama, has something for everyone, from pilgrims to wannabe astrologers, says U S Iyer.
- A Home In Sight (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
For the caged animals at Kharial village in Dankuni, West Bengal, relief from pain has finally come, but not without a price. As Prasanta Paul explains, the death of one of the lions has brought freedom to its fellow circus animals
- Somewhere In Time (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
India’s most poignant novelist’s last book was also his magnum opus. Strangely the book has remained largely unacknowledged till now.
- Negative Points In Iaea Report On Nuclear Programme Due To U.S. Pressure: Iran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 04, 2005)
Criticism neither "legal nor technical" and is politically motivated: nuclear negotiator
To cooperate with IAEA
New Government needs time to resolve issue
- We Don’T Have A Minority Status, Says Jamia Vc (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 04, 2005)
Leading historian, academician and educationist, Professor Mushirul Hassan, the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Milli Islamia is committed to changing the face of the university.
- Understanding The Past (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 04, 2005)
As a student of History and having studied at La Martiniere School in Lucknow and spending a great deal of time studying and being surrounded by the 'relics' of 1857
- India Vows To Push On With Iranian Gas Pipeline (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Energy-hungry India said on Saturday it would push on with plans to build a $7 billion gas pipeline from Iran, undaunted by the increasing threat of United Nations sanctions against Tehran.
- Communists Will Change — If It Suits Them (Deccan Herald, SUNANDA SANYAL, Sep 04, 2005)
Who says Communists do not change? They do, over time. The costs the people pay as a result are enormous, though.
- Bouncing Off To Banavasi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Chayapathi recreates the grandeur of the Kadambas with his religiously satisfying trip to Banavasi in Karnataka.
- Us, N Korea Brief Before Nuke Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
The United States and North Korea will hold talks in Beijing around September 11, shortly before the resumption of six-party talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, Japan’s daily Mainichi Shimbun said on Saturday.
- Powerful Indictment (Hindu, SHANTA GOKHALE, Sep 04, 2005)
`Kirwant' moves inexorably from a grey beginning to a black end, marked "No Exit".
- Coming Massive Petro Price Hike In India – Can India Really Survive The Oil Shock? (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Sep 04, 2005)
America and the rest of the world have already faced the oil shock of 2005. India has not.
- Demon Behind The Closed Door (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Sep 04, 2005)
Behind Closed Doors: Domestic violence in India is ideal for voluntary organisations working in the women’s field and for students of women studies.
- After Gaza: Sharon, Abbas Plan To Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet this month, their first summit since Jewish settlers were evacuated from the Gaza Strip, an Israeli newspaper said on Saturday.
- Iran Nuclear Issue May Be Referred To U.N. Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
VIENNA: Iran moved a day closer on Saturday to being referred to the U.N. Security Council as European Union representatives warned Teheran it has less than two weeks to freeze any nuclear work that could be used to make an atomic weapon.
- New Orleans Slides Deeper Into Chaos (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 04, 2005)
Governor warns of shoot-to-kill policy; Senator fears 10,000 deaths
- Pm's Visit To Chennai: 'I Am Proud We Repealed Pota' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said his government had fulfilled the promise to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which had "caused unnecessary harassment to many sections".
- Time To Take Tamil Nadu Forward: Prime Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Manmohan releases Vaiko's book, praises his breadth of scholarship
"Prison a stepping stone, not a boulder"
Strong bonds with Vaiko: Karunanidhi
No trace of self-pity in book: Ram
- Blair Isolated Over Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 04, 2005)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's isolation over Iraq has deepened as the broad political consensus in Westminster on the issue appears to be breaking down with the Tories who had strongly backed him until now signalling their disillusionment.
- Poetry Anyone? (Hindu, TISHANI DOSHI, Sep 04, 2005)
With these two new collections, there is very little which celebrates the necessary visceral response that poetry requires.
- Buddha Ushers In Perestroika (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 04, 2005)
Gorbachev made a valiant, though belated, bid to bring perestroika and glasnost in a decaying communist system, but failed.
- She Stays Away From Prime Minister's Function Again (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 04, 2005)
It was a drama full of suspense till the end.
- A New Theory On Mad Cow Disease (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
British team of scientists suggests origins in the Indian subcontinent
- What Future For New Orleans? (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
More than 150 years ago, the Illustrated London News pronounced loftily on a young American city.
- Indo-Us Science And Tech Agreement Soon (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
India and United States will sign a “science and technology umbrella agreement” in October this year for promoting cooperation in scientific and technological applications in various sectors.
- Will Afghanistan See Free And Fair Elections? (Hindu, Aunohita Mojumdar, Sep 03, 2005)
In the absence of institutional safeguards, rule of law, and security of life, the election process in Afghanistan may be compromised beyond acceptable limits.
- A Constitution For Iraq (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Sep 03, 2005)
The trend towards worsening sectarian tensions in Iraq has been accelerated by U.S. pressure to agree on a constitution.
- "India-Iran Ties Will Benefit Entire Region" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 03, 2005)
External Affairs Minister arrives in Teheran on three-day visit
Visit to expand opportunities for mutual cooperation
Iran has taken a "definite decision" to strengthen relations with India
Iranian nuclear issue and purchase of oil and gas to figure..
- Talking To Israel (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
The Pakistan foreign minister met his Israeli counterpart in Istanbul on Thursday.
- British Theory On Mad Cow Disease Purely Conjectural: Indian Scientists (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Sep 03, 2005)
Indian scientists and medical professionals have described as "purely conjectural" and "far-fetched" the theory put forward by some British scientists that the mad cow disease might have originated from contaminated animal feed imported from this country.
- "India Can Become An Economically Powerful Nation" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Youth power will provide it the necessary edge, says Chidambaram
- Why This Band Plays On (Deccan Herald, Mikal Gilmore, Sep 03, 2005)
Forty years ago, the Beatles began their second major tour of America with a performance at Shea Stadium in Queens.
- The Puzzle That Tops The Charts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Crossword for wordsmiths; sudoku for the rest
- Al-Qaeda Tape Warns Of More Attacks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
The terror group’s second in command stated that battle scene has shifted to western cities from Muslim countries which have been witnessing several battles.
- Good Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2005)
The Hurriyat must talk for the people of Kashmir
- Uk In Turmoil Over Video Tape Confession By Bomber (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 03, 2005)
More intelligence experts are likely to be sent to Pakistan to track down the mastermind who planned the July 7 attack.
- Pianist Missing (Deccan Herald, AFP Wire, Sep 03, 2005)
Legendary New Orleans singer-pianist Fats Domino, famous for 1950s hits “Ain't That a Shame” and “Blueberry Hill”, is missing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
- Shoot-And-Kill Order In New Orleans (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Former presidents Clinton and Bush Sr are going to lead a campaign to raise funds for relief and rehabilitation of hurricane victims.
- What Went Wrong And Where In Smc Office (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Why fight each other when there are many common enemies to be fought against. Let’s avoid drawing pleasure from trivialities and behave like matured minds. This is what nation demands from us.
- Pakistan’S Compulsions On Israel (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 03, 2005)
THE meeting between Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom in the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul has understandably generated a lot of attention in India and abroad.
- Stop Sethu Dredging, Says Jayalalithaa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday demanded an immediate halt to the dredging work on Sethusamudram project as the livelihood resources of the fishing community were being badly hit besides changing the entire deep sea environment.
- Entertainment Farms For Tourists (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
AT the reins of a team of Clydesdales, Craig Underwood posed for photos with a posse of suburbanites and city slickers before taking them on a wagon ride around his farm in Ventura County, Calif.
- Unctad's Trade Development Report, 2005: Swot Analysis Of Developing Nations (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 03, 2005)
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has a new Secretary-General — Dr Supachai Pantichpakdi. For Dr Supachai, the physical shifting of office — from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to Unctad — in Geneva may have been simple,
- Jehadi Terror In Bangladesh (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Sep 03, 2005)
A series of coordinated blasts of over 400 bombs in 63 out of 64 districts on August 17 firmly established Bangladesh as another hotbed of terrorism. While the police blamed the Jamaatul Mujahideen, Minister of Industries and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Maulan
- Shortage Of Pilots Hits Iaf (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 03, 2005)
THE government has admitted that there is a shortage of over 340 fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, but has brushed aside suggestions that this could be due to the big gap in the emoluments of commercial and fighter pilots.
- Last Words On The Raj (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Sep 03, 2005)
“A historian must make do with such ideas as he has, but he might always try to send them out in better shape.”
- As Venice Mixes With Hollywood (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 03, 2005)
It’s the oldest film festival in the world, and if, as certain local aficionados would like, it was devoted to the greater glory of the creaky and under-achieving cinema of Italy,
- A Tale Of Two Wars (Dawn, Lewis M. Simons, Sep 03, 2005)
I went to Vietnam a hawk. It was July 1967; I was an ex-Marine and a reporter for the Associated Press.
- For A Coherent Regional Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Sep 03, 2005)
IN my last article on the state of Pakistan-US relations, I emphasized the need for Pakistan to adopt a coherent regional policy as the central element of our overall foreign policy. I would now venture to add that since the end of the Cold War, the absen
- Politicians’ Writ Or Police Raj (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 03, 2005)
THAT police are meant to maintain law and order still holds good in the West, although the 9/11 attacks have drastically changed its meaning.
- Katrina’S Blow (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 03, 2005)
THE worst-case scenario, or something close to it, has befallen southern Louisiana and its Gulf Coast neighbours, Alabama and Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina’s howling, lethal force has dealt an immense blow to the region, exacting a shattering price in tr
- Bengladesh Crisis Pose Threat To India (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
Events in Bangladesh are unfolding almost like a Greek tragedy. The nation born in 1971 with the blood and sweat of the Indian army and Mukti Bahani is facing a crisis of identity.
- Pm'suseful Kabul Visit (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 03, 2005)
PM'suseful Kabul visit
Men, Matters, Memories
By M L Kotru
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Kabul visit has by all accounts been a useful one.
- Circular On Fbt Deeming Provision — Not Quite True To Legal Fiction Principle (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Sep 03, 2005)
In the light of the principles of interpretation pertaining to a legal fiction, some of the clarifications on the fringe benefit tax provided in a recent Circular fly in the face of the statutory provision, and subvert the purpose and object of the levy.
- Halt Sethu Canal Dredging Work, Says Jaya (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Friday called for a halt to the on-going dredging work for the Sethusamudram project, involving deepening of the Palk Straits to enable ships from India’s west coast to reach eastern ports via the Bay of Bengal w
- India Pleased On Talks, Pakistan Wants Kashmir Focus (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Sep 03, 2005)
India said on Friday it was pleased with progress in South Asia peace talks, despite concerns over infiltration of Islamic militants in Kashmir, but Pakistan urged greater focus to resolve the dispute over the territory.
- Oil At $70 Needs Rapid Responses (Indian Express, S NARAYAN, Sep 03, 2005)
Expectations are that high prices of crude will not go away. The average oil prices paid by India have risen from US$ 28 in 2003-04 to around US$ 51 per barrel in April-June ’05.
- Buddha And The Devas! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Sep 03, 2005)
Buddha, now enlightened not only from across the Himalayas but over the eastern seas, is talking to near-immortal and all-powerful Devas living in the ethereal realms of dictatorial dialecticism
- Bsnl Clicks For Broadband Usage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Engineering students have been roped in to promote the use of broadband connections with incentives for new bookings.
- Pakistan-India Talks To Go On; Agreement On Missiles (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Sep 02, 2005)
Nuclear-armed Pakistan and India met to review their slow-moving peace process on Thursday and agreed to continue their dialogue, despite a lack of progress in resolving their bloody dispute over Kashmir.
- Wake Up, Before It’S Too Late (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 02, 2005)
Are we standing on the brink of a precipice where we need a nudge and we are gone.
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