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- Back To Gondwanaland (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
An expedition starting in Asia and across the length of Africa by road, in an effort to retrace the long-lost land link between the continents.
- Pm, Annan Discuss Tharoor's Candidature (The Week, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
UN reforms and the candidature of Shashi Tharoor for post of Secretary General came up for discussions during a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On N-Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- Change System To Make Policing People-Friendly (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
Although the rampant ‘corruption’ among public servants in general and the police in particular is all too well-known, a recent expose of a conspiracy by some officials of the Delhi Police to frame a citizen indicates the abysmal depth to which the . . .
- Manmohan, Musharraf Express Cautious Optimism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Ahead of their meeting here tomorrow, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today voiced cautious optimism, amid indications that they will focus on critical issue of terrorism and its adverse impact on the stalled . . .
- Repeating Mandal Mantra (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
As expected, the Bill for OBC quotas was finally introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 25. After going to the Standing Committee, it is expected to be passed in the winter session of Parliament later this year. It is likely to come into effect from . . .
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
President George W. Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.
- Madhu Koda To Lead Upa Government (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 15, 2006)
The 18-month-old Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government in Jharkhand fell on Thursday, paving the way for the formation of a United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government under the leadership of Independent MLA Madhu Koda.
- Nam More Relevant Than Ever Before (Hindu, Nagesh Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
In a unipolar world, checks and balances can only be provided by a large grouping of countries like the Non-Aligned Movement. It can also help developing countries pursue an independent development strategy.
- A Promising Forum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 15, 2006)
For all the talk over many decades of the need for enhanced South-South cooperation, the interaction among the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America has been nothing to write home about.
- Work Towards Real Democracy (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Sep 15, 2006)
For the past several years, Pakistan has been pursuing a duplicitous policy regarding Islamist violence.
- Maoist Pawns Need A King (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 15, 2006)
No positive outcome can be expected from the present opportunistic partnership between Nepal's seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Perhaps the only factor they have in common - shared also by the third party in the . . .
- Politics Of Cynicism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 15, 2006)
The fall of the Arjun Munda Government in Jharkhand has been engineered by cynicism and deceit.
- Harmony: There’S One Way (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Sep 15, 2006)
One could argue that it is a peculiar sense of siege that has played on the Muslim psyche forcing the community to become defensive – and insular.
- Ap Congress Tries To Ease Tension With Trs (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Witnessing a game of one-upmanship and competition among Andhra Congress leaders to attack TRS and its president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the central leadership of the Congress party has made a fresh attempt on Thursday to bring down the political . . .
- India, Brazil Set Common Goals (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded a “historic” visit to Brasilia on Thursday after attending the first summit of the India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) in which the largest democracies of the developing world decided to join . . .
- Hines To Invest Over $300 Million In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Aiming to cash in on the bullish Indian realty space, US-based real estate company Hines plans to invest over $300 million (over Rs 1,300 crore) over the next 4-5 years to develop projects in association with local partners.
- Are You Still There? (OutLook, V. Sudarshan, Sep 15, 2006)
Barely two months after the Mumbai bomb blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be meeting the man whom India has been subtly trying to blame for the diabolic acts—General Pervez Musharraf.
- Crippled Effort (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Sep 15, 2006)
It is a matter of shame that after a 10-year-long battle, India is yet to eradicate polio. What is worse is the World Health Organisation’s statement that India is ‘exporting’ the virus to polio-free countries, thus endangering their child populations.
- Jamaat's Woes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 15, 2006)
No immediate end is yet in sight to the woes of Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir). It continues to be dogged by the controversy triggered by attempts to marginalise veteran Syed Ali Shah Geelani who ironically is one of main architects of the . . .
- Another Terror Strike (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 15, 2006)
We have another 'blast' and 38 are killed and hundreds injured and 'sleeper' terror groups strike again and will continue to do so unless we tackle the source of these terror outfits located on our 'borders' We have millions of illegal immigrants . . .
- Lubricating The Consumer Boom (Daily Excelsior, M.N. Minocha, Sep 15, 2006)
Much has been said about the boom in the consumer goods industry in India. Along with manufacturers of various consumer durables, finance companies are also getting into the act. Great fortunes have been made in fuelling and lubricating the . . .
- Revitalising Tourism In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 15, 2006)
Tourism the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir State's economy of late has been accorded top priorities by Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad to be rejuvenated and for this purpose his bold initiatives can be . . .
- Prosecution Begins Arguments In Rahul Mahajan Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
"Mahajan, Bibek Moitra took cocktail of morphine, cocaine and heroin"
- Rs.300 Crore To Be Sought From Centre For Wasteland Development . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
For overall development of 60,000 hectares, says Perambalur Collector Anil Meshram
- Way Clear For Delhi Notification On Land Use Change (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Sep 15, 2006)
Ending uncertainty over the fate of 2,183 roads in the Capital that have been cleared by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi under mixed land use and commercial categories, the Union Urban Development Minister on Thursday evening issued a . . .
- Brazil, South Africa Boost India's Quest For Civil N-Energy (Press Trust of India, V.S.CHANDRASEKAR, Sep 15, 2006)
India's quest for civil nuclear energy got a major boost with two key members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (LSG) Brazil and South Africa expressing readiness to have cooperation in this area with New Delhi.
- A Smart Gang Of Three (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 15, 2006)
Finally, the public sector banking industry seems to have found a way to blunt the political opposition to consolidation. The Mangalore-based Corporation Bank has informed the stock exchanges that the chiefs of three banks—namely the Oriental . . .
- Mp’S Bjp Govt Lets Its Staff Attend Rss Meets, Cong Says Wait Till . . . (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Sep 15, 2006)
The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has formally cleared its employees to take part in the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, saying that the RSS is a socio-cultural organization and not a political entity. In doing so, it has only . . .
- K. Chandrasekhar Rao (Frontline, N. Rahul, Sep 15, 2006)
Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has once again brought the issue of separate Telengana centre stage. Soon after calling off his hunger strike in New Delhi on August 24, the TRS chief held a two-day brainstorming . . .
- A Failure On The Farm? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Sep 15, 2006)
The country has failed to produce enough to meet its food requirements.
- Brazil, S Africa Boost India's Quest For Civil N-Energy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
India's quest for civil nuclear energy got a major boost with two key members of the nuclear suppliers group (NSG) Brazil and South Africa expressing readiness to have cooperation in this area with New Delhi.
- Independents Rule, Jharkhand Roasts (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 15, 2006)
Going against the anticipated drama on the floor test by the BJP-led Arjun Munda Government, the transition of power was a smooth affair in Jharkhand on Thursday.
- Muslims See Us Hand Behind Pope's Parlance (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 15, 2006)
Muslims in India are not impressed with what Pope Benedict said about Islam in a speech in Germany. They are neither agitated, nor provoked.
- Ceasefire Test (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 15, 2006)
The Centre creates another chance for talks with ULFA by declaring a ceasefire, but mistrust of each other is the stumbling block.
- Degrees Of Separation (Frontline, M.S. Prabhakara, Sep 15, 2006)
About 30 organisations described variously as terrorist, militant or insurgent, are active in Asom (formerly Assam) and other States in northeastern India.
- Striking Jipmer Staff Take Case To Lt. Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Hospital services at the institute continue to be hit for the seventh day on the trot
- Telengana Tantrum (Frontline, S. Nagesh Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
The Telengana Rashtra Samithi seeks to force the statehood issue with the resignation of its two leaders from the Union Cabinet.
- In A State Of Un-Realty (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 15, 2006)
Poor land-use policy has created a demand-supply gap, sending real-estate prices to unrealistic highs. If the Government is serious about pricking the real-estate bubble, it has to contemplate certain tough measures, even if not to the extent of . . .
- Happiness And Beauty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 15, 2006)
In the more than half a century since the Lalit Kala Akademi was set up, Sankho Chaudhuri was only the second Bengali to be invited to be its chairman. His passing last month evoked sorrow all over the country.
- Divided And Ruling (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 15, 2006)
Tensions leading up to Muzaffar Beig's resignation as Deputy Chief Minister put the Congress-PDP marriage to the test.
- Munda Skips Test, Quits (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Sep 15, 2006)
Chief Minister Arjun Munda tendered his resignation marking a pre-mature exit of the 18-month-old NDA government in Jharkhand after failing to muster the required numbers to prove majority in the Assembly today.
- Gun For Trouble (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 15, 2006)
There's a weapon for every 10 people on earth, and two bullets per person, enough to kill us twice over. And that is leaving out weapons of mass destruction, or the arsenals that are at the disposal of government armed forces.
- Bandit Hero (Times of India, Sauvik Chakraverti, Sep 15, 2006)
It is useful, when considering political rulers of ages past, to make a clear distinction between "roving bandits" and "stationary bandits". In English history, Norsemen like Hagar the Horrible go down as "roving bandits" who killed, raped, looted . . .
- Building On The Ruins (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
The monsoon in Delhi has been weird to say the least. It rains every now and again but there has been no steady watering of this parched land, which needs to have its water table at a decent height for citizens to have an adequate supply of water.
- What’S In A Deal, Asks Kakodkar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Mr Anil Kakodkar today said India should not “bother” if the proposed Indo-US civil nuclear agreement did not come through and also asserted that New Delhi would not accept any proposal that did not allow . . .
- Icai Is Not Averse To Opening Up Of The Accounting Sector' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 14, 2006)
The Indian CA is second to none and we will help our members gear up to face competition not only in the domestic turf but also abroad
- Namby-Pamby (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 14, 2006)
Given that South America has fallen off India's foreign policy map, prime minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Brazil was long overdue. If New Delhi is to be a global player, it can't ignore a continent.
- Ahead Of Cuba Meet, General Gets Mushy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Just days before he is to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf appears to have changed his tune, suddenly saying relations with India have never been this good.
- 'America Biz Coming To India' (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
A large group of American businessmen are planning to visit India in November to look for opportunities to invest in the country, US Ambassador David Mulford told a gathering of Indian and American businessmen on Wednesday.
- Nazism In New Garb (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 14, 2006)
Bush can't be faulted for describing Islamist terrorists as 'fascists'. There's similarity between Islamism and Fascism, argues Prafull Goradia
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal May Be Delayed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The US on Wednesday said it will honour the agreement between New Delhi and Washington on civilian nuclear cooperation and stressed that the goalposts with regard to the deal were not being moved.
- Review Internal Security Now (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Sep 14, 2006)
Liberal Muslim leaders must join the Government's efforts to identify and isolate radical Islamists in India
- Us Arms Experts Seek More Restrictions On Indian Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
US weapons experts are calling on the US Senate to tighten provisions of a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India despite warnings by New Delhi that it cannot accept any more restrictions.
- Brazil, India Strengthen Ties (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tightened their countries’ ties on Tuesday by agreeing on a “strategic partnership” on the political and economic fronts.
- Musharraf Should Help Singh (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 14, 2006)
The Indian prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has signalled that the issue of terrorism will top his agenda of talks with General Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Havana later this week.
- End Haj Subsidy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
In refusing to stay the Allahabad High Court order to suspend Government subsidies to religious pilgrims, the Supreme Court has acted exemplarily.
- The Malegaon Blasts (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 14, 2006)
The government should act with equal firmness against whoever indulges in acts of terrorism/, irrespective of the community--Muslim or Hindu--to which he or she belongs. There cannot be one law for the Muslims and another for non-Muslims.
- Few Expectations From India-Pakistan Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
A long-awaited summit meeting between the leaders of India and Pakistan this week, their first in a year, is not expected to produce any dramatic breakthroughs with both sides facing domestic political pressure.
- India's Shame (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Manual scavenging is still a disgusting reality in most States despite an Act of Parliament banning it.
- Rash Of Indologists In Russia (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
Russia should pay more attention to Indology, a science which studies about India and different aspects of its culture.
- Aec Chief: If Reprocessing Barred, India To Reject Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Anil Kakodkar, said here on Wednesday that the country’s civilian nuclear programme would continue irrespective of the outcome of a bill pending before the US Congress.
- Our Men In Havana (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 14, 2006)
It would seem a pity that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has to travel half way round the world to meet Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf. But look at it differently; isn’t it better that the two leaders see each other in Havana than not at all?
- Army Battles To Recruit Officers In Booming India (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Sep 14, 2006)
The slick, new recruitment advertisement for the Indian army aired on local television channels promises it all.
- State Women On Mission Liberia (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Sep 14, 2006)
Though she was not addicted to TV, she would always wait for the serial ‘Udaan’, in which the protagonist, Kalyani, dons the khaki police uniform and fights for the law.
- Mobile Revenue Falling, 6 Circles Buck The Trend (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
It's cell users in the richest and the poorest telecom circles who rang in some good news for mobile operators.
- Nepal Flares Up Against India’S ‘Blunder’ (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 14, 2006)
In yet another display of New Delhi’s ill-advised and ill-timed Nepal policy, the Indian government rushed a consignment of trucks to the Nepalese army, only to be dragged into an intense media controversy.
- Us N-Experts Pick Holes (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 14, 2006)
Fifteen US nuclear experts have called on the Senate to ensure that key precautions are implemented before US-India nuclear trade legislation is approved.
- An Extraordinary New Accomplishment By Delhi Metro Now (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Sep 14, 2006)
By building India's first "extra-dosed" bridge near the Capital's Pragati Maidan -- also only the second of its kind to be built over a railway crossing anywhere in the world - the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has accomplished one more . . .
- Us Rules Out N-Deal Delay (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Seeking speedy bilateral negotiations on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, American Ambassador to India David Mulford allayed Indian apprehensions on Wednesday that the vote on the deal may be delayed in the US Senate.
- Brazil, Sa Support India's Stand On Intl Civil N-Cooperation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Brazil and South Africa have supported India's efforts to get the nuclear nations to change their approach to enhance international civilian nuclear cooperation.
- A Kashmir Ceasefire? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 14, 2006)
Tuesday's call by the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for a ceasefire between the security forces and the Kashmiri militants could not have come at a more appropriate moment.
- Delhi Doesn’T Get This Power Game (Indian Express, Leena Srinvastava, Sep 14, 2006)
Last year, Delhi’s Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) scored a point when their protests against power tariff hikes yielded positive results.
- Denial Over Delay (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 14, 2006)
It is somewhat easy to consider the incremental roll call of verdicts that has started in Mumbai as yet another case of justice delayed being justice denied. Coming as it does more than 13 years after Mumbai reeled under attack and more than . . .
- "Amendments No Serious Challenge" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The U.S. will "not struggle very hard" to strip of provisions objected by New Delhi in the Bill on the India-U.S. nuclear deal and the amendments proposed in the Congress will not constitute a "serious challenge", a strategic expert said.
- Suspense On Eve Of Ranchi Vote (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
A day before the trial of strength to decide the fate of the Arjun Munda government, Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari added to the suspense by reserving his ruling on petitions seeking the disqualification of three legislators, two of them former . . .
- Dul Hydel Power Project Being Commissioned In Nov (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
One of the important hydel power projects having capacity to generate 390 MW power from river Chenab at Dul in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district, is all set to be commissioned this November.
- Pakistan After Bugti's Killing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Sep 14, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a prominent tribal leader of the troubled Balochistan province by Pakistan Army triggered turmoil in Pakistan and has potential to snowball into a crisis for South Asia.
- Us, India Differ On Pace Of Reforms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The USA today felt there was a “pause” in India’s economic reform process and that this loss of momentum could throw up serious economic costs, but New Delhi insisted that reforms were continuing steadily.
- Coming From A Government Near You (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 14, 2006)
Sanjay Dutt had a grim look on his face as he walked out of the Tada court in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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