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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 12047:
- Northeast As Partner In Modernisation (Tribune, J.N. Nanda, Dec 29, 2005)
India is making an all out effort to develop and modernize with better infrastructure, better skills and more education.
- India’S Achievements In 2005 (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Exit Kerry Packer (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Atrocities Of The British Empire (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 28, 2005)
In Reading reports of the trial of the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, you are struck by two things. The first, of course, is the anachronistic brutality of the country's laws.
- Naxal Menace: Military Assistance May Be Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Jana Reddy extends offer to resume talks with Maoists
- "I Do Whatever The Music Demands" (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Dec 28, 2005)
Zubin Mehta on musical interpretation, the future of western classical music, and his tour of India.
- Bloggers, Money In Information War (Tribune, Jonathan Finer, Dec 28, 2005)
Retired soldier Bill Roggio was a computer technician living in New Jersey less than two months ago when a US Marine officer half a world away made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
- One-Third Wealth, Two-Third Squalor (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Dec 28, 2005)
Satrujit Banerjee lists some of the things not revealed by figures projecting India as the next economic giant
- In The Crisis Region (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 28, 2005)
Recently, the former Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Uma Bharti, was expelled for ‘indiscipline’.
- Somnath Calls Expulsions A Step In The Right Direction (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 28, 2005)
The step taken by Parliament would at least help retrieve some credibility "The stock and image of the politician had come down considerably during the past few years"
- Kalam Calls For Accurate Monsoon Prediction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Accurate and timely predictions about monsoons, earthquakes, energy, healthcare and water management were vital for the development of society, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said here on Tuesday.
- Naxal Menace: Army Help May Be Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Jana Reddy extends offer of resuming peace talks with Maoists
- Unedifying Spectacle (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 28, 2005)
It does not at all look nice for the United Progressive Alliance and the Left parties to be seen constantly bickering in public over various matters of public importance.
- Will That Be All, George? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 28, 2005)
It was a few days before Christmas and verily a Santa was hauled out of a Wal-Mart, where he had patiently been lending an ear for much of the day to the seasonal demands of brats of all shapes and sizes, and driven away to an undisclosed location ....
- Fuller Implications Of ‘Usk’ Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is hammering on the proposal for ‘United States of Kashmir’ as solution to the long-standing Kashmir issue. He has been seeking support for the proposal from Pakistan and India for the sake of peace between the two . . .
- Importance Of Being M.P! (Daily Excelsior, MD Vazeeruddin, Dec 28, 2005)
Nothing became him so well in life as the leaving of it," says one character of another in Shakespeare’s "Macbeth". Most Indians are apt to say that of each of the 11 members of parliament who have now been expelled.
- Tsunami: Lessons To Learn (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 28, 2005)
This week the world marked the first anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that devastated large areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.
- Help Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 28, 2005)
October 8 earthquake caused massive devastation in the Valley and in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK). The quake also claimed many a precious life. People lost their kith and kin, home and hearth.
- Indian Intimacy With Saddam (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 28, 2005)
Recent revelations regarding former Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's linkage to the UN oil-for-food programme scandal should not have come as a surprise to anyone who knew of the long history of close cooperation between India and the Saddam regime,
- New Round Between Pakistan And India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The mind boggles on learning that Pakistan and India are going to hold the "third round" of talks in New Delhi from Jan. 17. Given how much there has been to discuss and argue about, the starts and stops, . . .
- 3rd Round Of Composite Talks On Jan 17: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 27, 2005)
The Foreign Office announced on Monday that foreign secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India, marking the beginning of the third round of the composite dialogue process, would be held in New Delhi on January 17-18.
- Now Lng Pipeline From Iran To India Via Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
Apart from the natural gas pipeline from Iran meant for Pakistan and India, another pipeline project for the mammoth LNG deal between Iran and India is aimed at piping LNG to India from Iran via Pakistan, it is learnt.
- Changing Scenario In Far-East (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 27, 2005)
Japan has decided to develop, in collaboration with the United States, next generation missile shield arguing that it will help the country secure a capability to deal with the future threat of ballistic missiles in the current global environment.
- Who Wins Over Ltte Cadre (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 27, 2005)
A few months after the monster waves engulfed Sri Lanka and parts of southern India, a World Health Organisation (WHO) team landed up in the LTTE-controlled region of Sri Lanka.
- Fatal Neglect (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2005)
Immidiately after dug-up earth caved in at the site of an under-construction shopping mall in South Delhi on Saturday evening, claiming the lives of at least a dozen labourers, there was a chorus led by the police that the accident happened because . . .
- Freedom Of The Press (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Dec 27, 2005)
Traces the struggle of the press right from the colonial era to the present and also explores the scope and nature of press freedom
- Hong Kong’S Shaky Outcome (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 27, 2005)
The Doha round of negotiations had an inauspicious beginning. The first attempt to begin the dialogue in 1991 ran into stiff resistance setup by a variety of non-governmental groups.
- Mfn Status To India Linked With Kashmir: Humayun (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 27, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday linked the extension of (most favoured nation) MFN status to India with the progress on political issues particularly on long-standing and thorny issue of Kashmir.
- A Horrifying Crime (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
Yet another heinous crime committed in the name of honour has made international headlines and may again give Pakistan the reputation it is trying to shed.
- Denying Democratic Right To Hamas (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the western project of bringing democracy to Arab-Islamic societies.
- Intelligence Abuse Deja Vu (Dawn, Gary Hart, Dec 27, 2005)
Three weeks after I took the oath of office in the Senate in 1975, the then majority leader Mike Mansfield appointed me to a newly created committee — the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities, . . .
- Reasons For Hope (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Don Bosco Yuvakara Grama in Magadi has been rescuing and rehabilitating street children. The boys are provided a home, good food, education and later with a job, writes Pamela Antic
- The Burden Of Memory (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Dec 27, 2005)
Argues that modernity is best achieved if conditions propitious to forgetting the past are encouraged
- Socio-Economic Survey (Hindu, Jayan Jose Thomas, Dec 27, 2005)
Discusses the key developments, macroeconomic performance, issues and policies of the ESCAP member countries
- Helping The Tsunami Affected (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Bangalore-based foundation shows the way
Sumanahalli has distributed over 100 boats at a cost of Rs. 1.5 lakh
It has introduced the concept of joint ownership of boats to help fishermen
411 children have been provided insurance cover
- "Tsunami-Hit Still Need Counselling" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
"WHO has spent $1.5 million for health care services in South India"
75,000 people were provided psychosocial support by 5,000 community level workers trained by WHO
- Jubilee Jingle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
As the coordination committee of state employees tightens its fist in celebration of its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has of late been singing a jubilee jingle that chimes oddly with his image of an investor-friendly and ....
- In Fields Of Forbidden Fruits (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Extracts from the World Drug Report 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime
- 8 Pak Prisoners Return Home (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Laden with Christmas gifts eight Pakistanis civil prisoners including the 15-year old Farah Masih and 17-year old Altaf Shah returned to their motherland through this Joint Border Check Post (JBC) today.
- Re-Designing India's Manufacturing (Business Line, V. Sumantran , Dec 27, 2005)
As consumers across product segments favour more variety — just look at the profusion of mobile phone models — India's manufacturing sector will have to make a paradigm shift in its approach. Exploiting its large pool of IT resources, . . .
- Bpo Industry Due For Mid-Course Correction (Business Line, Saumitra Bhaduri, Dec 27, 2005)
The euphoria in the BPO industry soars with the Financial Times reporting the news of J.P. Morgan Chase's plans to hire 4,500 graduates in India with the aim of moving 30 per cent of its back office and support staff at its investment bank offshore . . .
- Towards Universal Guidelines On Water Use (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a need for fundamental and holistic re-thinking about water at the international level and the adoption of a basic Water Declaration or Convention.
- Despicable Act: Tamil Parties (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 27, 2005)
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) on Monday condemned the killing of Joseph Pararajasingham, TNA MP, in a church on Christmas Day.
- The Perils Of Science Fraud (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2005)
In March 2004, Hwang Woo Suk , a stem cell researcher from Seoul National University (SNU), gained worldwide fame for `successfully' cloning human embryos and extracting stem cells from one of them. About 240 eggs were collected for the research.
- Taint And Tainted (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 26, 2005)
The tainted were sent packing home – eleven of them in one stroke. The two Houses of Parliament deserve credit for the bold and quick action that wouldn’t have been easy considering the fact that the members were sitting in judgement on the fate of so man
- Unseen Corruption (Statesman, NB GRANT, Dec 26, 2005)
Whenever we talk of corruption, we only envisage big financial deals like those of Harshad Mehta, Rajan Pillay, the kickbacks involved in the purchase of Bofors, submarines and helicopters, and the recent names mentioned in the stamp and Tahelka scams. Al
- Shades Of Grey In A Black-And-Yellow World (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 26, 2005)
Consider this: A majority of Mumbai’s taxi drivers these days are migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- Of Passion Fruit And Vegetables (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
In 1972, we were posted to Imphal. Offered the choice of three houses, I selected a cottage with a thatched roof, enraptured by its picture postcard garden. At that time, I did not know that bandycoots would run relay races on its roof all night. Also tha
- Push Infrastructure Reforms (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
In 1972, we were posted to Imphal. Offered the choice of three houses, I selected a cottage with a thatched roof, enraptured by its picture postcard garden. At that time...
- France Face-To-Face With Globalisation Challenges (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 26, 2005)
We often see developing countries struggling to accept the changes that come with globalisation, and rushing to protect their social structures, subsidies and companies. But France, which had the vision to initiate the move to form the European Union, . .
- Capitalising On Human Skills (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Dec 26, 2005)
India has to compete through the quality of its human capital, its innovation and its research and development.
- Koodankulam First Unit Work To Be Expedited (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Russia agrees to advance delivery of equipment for the power plant..
- Tsunami Thoughts: Fighting Fit On Boxing Day (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
Exactly a year ago, on Boxing Day, the tsunami devastated India’s eastern coast. Over 10,000 people lost their lives and close to 2 million livelihoods were wiped out
- One Year On, Promises To Keep In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 26, 2005)
One year after the tsunami, the country shows a mixed record on relief and reconstruction.
- `Clinical Research Lacking In Country' (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Dec 26, 2005)
Indigenous medicines of India and China play vital role in cancer treatment
- Pm Wants Fast Industrial Growth To Bring Jobs (Reuters, Terry Friel, Dec 25, 2005)
India's manufacturing sector is expanding too slowly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday, warning his Communist allies that more reform and new labour laws were needed to stimulate job creation.
- Manmohan Warns On New Labor Laws - Indian Communists Ready To Fight It To The End (Indian Express, Balaji Reddy, Dec 25, 2005)
A major fight between India’s ruling UPA coalition led by Congress Party and the Indian Communists popularly known as the Left Parties is taking shape.
- Sri Lanka Scours For Rebels As Diplomats Rush In (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Dec 25, 2005)
Troops combed Sri Lanka's northwest to root out suspected rebels on Saturday after a series of deadly ambushes raised fears of a return to civil war, as the island's main donors flew to meet the Tamil Tigers for an emergency briefing.
- Judiciary And Fair Elections (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 25, 2005)
The judiciary and the legal fraternity of the country have come into focus once again for a variety of unrelated reasons like the new-found judicial activism and bar elections.
- Doll That Spreads Smiles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
She is just a little doll, but the hope she spreads is no child’s play. Arathi Menon writes about the cute and colourful Tsunamika who is giving cheer to those who need it most — the victims of tsunami.
- ‘Huge Pollution Pool Over Bihar’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Attributing the pollution to inefficient burning of biofuel in the state, NASA says that the health of nearly 100 million people may be at stake.
- Pm Rolls Out Economic Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Referring to recent efforts to enmesh Indian economy with the global economic community, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday assured that his government will be “mindful” of the interests of domestic industry and rolled out the direction . . .
- Pm Moots Cms’ Panel For Power Reforms (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday exhorted India Inc to brace up for a sustained 14% growth in manufacturing sector. He also proposed setting up an Empowered Committee of chief ministers to expedite power sector reforms.
- Fighting Aids, Hiv With A Cutting Edge (Hindu, G.V. Prasada Sarma, Dec 25, 2005)
Project to train barbers begins
Hyderabad-based NGO takes initiative in making barbers peer educators
Some 1,000 barbers are being trained by a team of 12 doctors
What is AIDS, how it spreads and the means to prevent it are explained
- False Earnestness (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Minister sparks unhealthy debate
West Bengal’s health minister has often been in the news for the wrong reasons.
- Manmohan Hints At Tax, Labour Reforms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
"We are on the threshold of the Asian Century"
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday nudged India Inc. to adopt a forward-looking approach in preparing for global competition and leverage opportunities for targeting a 25-35 per cent . . .
- Tata Foreign Buys In '05: Rs 4,120 Cr (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Dec 25, 2005)
Tata Chem pays Rs 508 cr for UK soda ash firm.
When Tata Chemicals today announced the acquisition of 63.5 per cent stake in Brunner Mond Group of the UK for Rs 508 crore, the Tata Group’s spend on overseas buyouts during the year went . . .
- Police Forward 18 Suggestions To Government On Security To Women (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Proposals can be `the other condition' the State can impose on the IT and ITES firms
- Chidambaram's 2006-07 Budget (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Dec 25, 2005)
Our ministers and parliamentarians take bribe. Naturally bureaucrats can't be behind.
- Unlearn To Learn (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Dec 24, 2005)
Behavioural pattern and attitude of individuals are formed not necessarily on the considerations of morality, ethics or propriety, but on what an individual rightly or wrongly perceives as being in conformity with one’s interests.
- The Great Bubble Of World Economics (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
Consumerist excesses have made the US the great bubble of the world of economics. As the book Empire of Debt rues, running an empire is a disastrously expensive business — "You pay in cash. You pay in blood. And you pay with your own so ul."
- Pm As Foreign Minister (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
After the National Democratic Alliance lost the Lok Sabha elections last year, as Manmohan Singh was in the process of putting final touches to his cabinet and deciding the portfolios of the UPA ministers, there was a crucial, but secret, . . .
- Measures Needed To Check Cruelty Towards Animals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Is Kerala becoming routinely cruel to animals? Recently a camel, brought from afar, died in captivity, while a crocodile in a pond faced a shoot-to-kill order. Elephants are regular fixtures when it comes to the ill-treatment tab.
- Tata Foreign Buys In '05: Rs 4,120 Cr (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Dec 24, 2005)
Tata Chem pays Rs 508 cr for UK soda ash firm.
When Tata Chemicals today announced the acquisition of 63.5 per cent stake in Brunner Mond Group of the UK for Rs 508 crore, the Tata Group’s spend on overseas buyouts during the year went . . .
- King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Pakistan, India And China (Pakistan Observer, Dr. Jassim Taqui , Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud is to visit Pakistan , India and China, said the Saudi envoy Ali Asseri in a press conference he held here. Asseri was clarifying reports in the media to the effect that King Abdullah would visit India.
- New Engineering Universities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
The Higher Education Commission has launched another highly laudable initiative. It has announced establishment of quality engineering universities in different parts of the country with foreign collaboration.
- Roche Grants Tamiflu Licence To Indian Firm (Reuters, Tom Armitage, Dec 24, 2005)
Drug maker Roche Holding AG said on Friday it had granted a sub-licence to India's Hetero Drugs to produce Tamiflu for developing nations, the second such deal to boost output of the scarce anti-viral drug.
- Crackdown Won’T Halt Immigration (Tribune, Michael A. Fletcher, Dec 24, 2005)
The bill passed by the House late Friday to step up border enforcement and crack down on the millions of undocumented workers in the country would be doomed to failure if enacted because it does not acknowledge the inexorable economic forces that . . .
- Children Need Protection: Unicef (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Dec 24, 2005)
THE State of World’s Children Report 2006, released by Unicef in London recently, gives policy-makers plenty of food for thought.
- Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Dec 24, 2005)
Left's proclivity for opposing the UPA government on devious issues came to the fore when it decided yet again to hold demonstrations against the government decision to conduct a joint exercise between the US and the Indian Air Force.
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