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Articles 3321 through 3420 of 22138:
- Ministreal Incompetence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
These columns on November 6 were the first to call for Natwar Singh’s resignation as Foreign Minister.
- 'Mumbai, Delhi Cheapest Cities, Workers Among Least Paid In World' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
In an interesting new revelation for Indian urbanites - Mumbai and Delhi are among the world's least expensive cities and so people living in two of the biggest cities in India can shop till they drop.
- Tackling Ulfa-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
The asymmetric secessionist war of the United Liberation Front of Asom has gravely endangered national security ever since its inception in 1979.
- Basohli's Bad Luck (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
Despite its idyllic location, school of painting and pashmina shawl industry Basohli in Kathua district is very rarely in the news. Its proximity to the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has not earned for it any additional value.
- India Responsible Nuclear Actor: Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
The Bush administration has said that the sanctions imposed on two private Indian firms for allegedly providing Iran with nuclear material did not reflect New Delhi’s non- proliferation record and hailed India as a “very responsible actor” in the field...
- Derailed Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2006)
The expulsions will slow down the people-to-people contact.
- Killer Colas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2006)
Govt needs to clean up its act than merely target MNCs.
- Right To Ignorance? (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Aug 09, 2006)
The notings are essential to the RTI Act and the Government is guilty of a breach of faith.
- Gujarat Floods Shut Ongc, Ril Plants (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Floods in Gujarat have washed out half of India's natural gas supplies and reduced crude oil production by 20,000 barrels a day. One side-effect could be reduced CNG supply to Delhi.
- Don’T Bow To M’Rashtra, Hdk Tells Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
An all-party delegation led by chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday and urged him not to yield to the pressure being exerted by Maharashtra on the boundary issue
- Breaking The Code (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 09, 2006)
It is a sad commentary on the state of strategic thinking in India that in all the discourse in parliament and outside about Jaswant Singh’s new book, A Call to Honour, the author’s message was lost, and . . .
- Clash Of Interest (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 09, 2006)
The banking system is caught between the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India.
- Wto Talks Failure: Us May Punish India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
In a move that could hurt Indian exports, the US has ordered a review to determine whether to "limit, suspend or withdraw" preferential trade benefits to India, Brazil and 11 other developing countries under the US's Generalized System of . . .
- Tata Sky Dth Service Launched (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Tata Sky Ltd, an 80 : 20 joint venture between Tata and Star, launched its Tata Sky satellite television on Tuesday.
- Search For A New Way (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2006)
Since most hijras end up being stereotyped as cross-dressing men, they end up facing challenges linked with their identity.
- Fill In The Blanks In Quota Debate (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Aug 09, 2006)
The interim report of the Veerappa Moily-headed oversight committee on OBC reservation leaves much unsaid.
- India A Responsible Actor On Non-Proliferation: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
The Bush administration has said that the sanctions imposed on two private Indian firms for allegedly providing Iran with nuclear material did not reflect New Delhi’s non- proliferation record and hailed India as a ‘‘very responsible actor’’ in the field.
- Deja Vu On Israel ? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
All Urdu dailies continue to give extensive coverage of the war in west Asia. India’s policy on Israel has got a special mention in many papers.
- Cid Sleuth Caught Near Bhajan Lal’S House (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Aug 09, 2006)
The ongoing conflict between the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and the former HPCC chief, Mr Bhajan Lal, took a dramatic turn today with the capture of a CID sleuth from near Mr Bhajan Lal's mansion in Panchkula.
- Keeping A Watch For The Big One (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Aug 09, 2006)
India's tsunami warning system, intended to prevent a repeat of December 26, 2004, is expected to become operational by September 2007.
- "Construction In Vasant Kunj Ridge Environmentally Unsound" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Centre places before Supreme Court findings of expert panel
- India, A Responsible Nuclear Actor: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Information not withheld from Congress
Sanctions on Indian firms do not reflect New Delhi's record
"Nuclear deal is good for the U.S.
- Poacher Takes Over Veerappan Country (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Imbali Jose is the new Veerappan forest police are now seeking in the Niligiris belt where his predecessor had made a name killing tuskers and men.
- Govt Walks Path Of Phased Quota (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Aug 09, 2006)
The human resource development ministry is likely to stagger the implementation of 27 per cent OBC quota for institutions that have pleaded their inability to introduce it at one go.
- Delhi Eye On Ulfa Border Camps (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Four new Ulfa training camps have reportedly been sighted on the Indo-Bhutan border in Nalbari district but Delhi is “withholding” information on the location of these hideouts from the Bhutanese government to keep the possibility of talks with . . .
- Govt Drops 25% Quota Clause For Pvt Schools (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Succumbing to pressure from private school managements, the Centre has dropped a crucial clause in the model Right to Education Bill, which would have made it mandatory for unaided schools to reserve 25% seats for the free education of poor . . .
- Sri Lanka Needs A New Peace Process (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 09, 2006)
"India wants the continuation of Norwegian role in Sri Lanka and even wants the US to get involved, and is saying so, both in private and public."
- Treehouse Stay In Dandeli (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
We continue our reader-driven getaway series.
- Pre-'53 Status For Kashmir? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Aug 09, 2006)
The UPA Government is reported to have submitted a 'non-paper' for Gen Musharraf's consideration, offering to roll back Jammu & Kashmir's integration with India ----
- Indo-Us To Hunt Terrorists In Pakistan! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 09, 2006)
Statement of the US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that some of the (terrorist) groups that have designs against India still have pieces in Pakistan is, in our view, both astonishing and highly condemnable.
- Lankan Politics Helps Tigers (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 09, 2006)
Truth is, indeed, the first casualty of the Sri Lanka war while the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) is still in place. In recent battles, there have been three versions: Of the LTTE, the Government and the monitoring mission.
- Bofors & Volcker (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 09, 2006)
Last week the Pathak Commission probing the Volcker Report gave the Congress party a clean chit. Also last week, Mr Arun Singh emerged from the shadows after two decades to remind us of Bofors.
- Will Pakistan Ever Stop Its Terror Tap? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Aug 09, 2006)
Pakistan stands fully exposed. It has flaunted its insidious role of sponsoring genocide of common people in India.
- A Many-Sided Threat (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Aug 09, 2006)
The Government of India has postponed the scheduled talks between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan and so is the proposed visit of the Prime Minister to Pakistan.
- India Ex-Fm Suspended From Party (British Broadcasting Corporation, bbc correspondent, Aug 09, 2006)
India's ruling Congress Party has suspended a former foreign minister over findings about his role in the oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- The War Of Terrorisation (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Aug 09, 2006)
Five years on from 9/11, what the Muslim World is beginning to witness is the transformation of the war against terror into a War of Terrorisation of Muslim polities and Muslim civil societies -- and all this under the continuing guise of the war against
- Roll Call Of Dishonour (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, Aug 09, 2006)
Accusations without substance are irresponsible. An accusation to play petty politics is another name for opportunism.
- The Lucky 24 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 09, 2006)
Tourism minister Nelofer Bakhtiar, with her immense knowledge of the tourism industry coupled with her real life experience in the tourism business may be immensely capable.
- In Reverse Gear? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 09, 2006)
Not very long ago three journalists belonging to this city had participated in a lively debate organised by a leading private television channel of Pakistan. It was at the peak of bonhomie between India and Pakistan.
- Lebanon - Israel Conflict - A Proxy War? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 09, 2006)
Before analyzing the more than three weeks old Israel attacks on Southern Lebanon, three factors in the global security environment needs to be taken into consideration.
- Cong Gives Up, Suspends Natwar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
After its carrot and stick approach failed to cut any ice with the rebellious Natwar Singh, the Congress on Tuesday midnight suspended him from the primary membership of the party and decided to serve a show cause on him.
- Oppn Stalls Houses Over Leak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
As expected, Parliament witnessed a stormy Monday with the Opposition parties creating pandemonium over the leakage of the Pathak Authority report even as former minister Natwar Singh was seeking to raise a breach of privilege against Prime Minister . . .
- Us Acknowledges Existence Of Anti-India Terror Groups In Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The US on Monday acknowledged that certain terrorist groups having “designs” against India exist in Pakistan, virtually lending support to New Delhi's contention.
- Mastermind Behind Aligarh Riots Arrested In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Wasim was nabbed from Connaught Place in the Capital Wasim had allegedly killed three local leaders in Aligarh in May
- Uncalled-For Expulsions (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 08, 2006)
The writer is editor current affairs, The News, and editor
- Water To Flow From Sonia Vihar Plant Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
65 MGD water will be released and it is expected to reach residents in South, South West, East and North East Delhi.
- Lata’S Marriage, Revisited (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Aug 08, 2006)
The travails of Lata S. seem to overshadow the tribulations of Kafka’s Joseph K in The Trial. I remember hearing Lata recounting her tale a couple of years back. After six years of harassment, the Supreme Court judgment provides relief, which is of . . .
- Us Alters Tune On Pak Proof (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Backtracking on its claim that India does not have enough evidence to link Pakistan with the July 11 Mumbai blasts, the US today acknowledged that anti-India terror groups were operating in that country.
- General Anaesthesia (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 08, 2006)
Islamabad's brutal treatment of an Indian diplomat, who was hooded, handcuffed and confined at an undisclosed location before being expelled from the country, doesn't square very well with its insistence that the peace process must not be affected . . .
- Contradictions Galore (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Aug 08, 2006)
For a long time we have been witnessing conflicting reports and contradictions between the security agencies at work in Jammu and Kashmir - almost ever since Militancy broke out in the state in 1989.
- Leak To Let-Off, Focus Shifts (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The privilege notice against the Prime Minister may have caused a stir but the focus in the next few days is not likely to be so much on the “leak” as the exoneration of the Congress by the Pathak report.
- Underworld Don Arrested Near Nepal Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Fazal-ur-Rehman wanted in connection with several cases of kidnapping, was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell at Sanauli along the Indo-Nepal border on Sunday.
- U.S. Says Could End Trade Benefits For India, Brazil (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Aug 08, 2006)
The United States will review whether to withdraw longtime trade benefits for India, Brazil and 11 other advanced developing countries, U.S. trade officials said on Monday.
- Hc Notice To Centre On Air Traffic Congestion (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking creation of sufficient infrastructure by the International Airport Authority for eliminating air and ground traffic congestion at all airports of the capital.
- Us Looks Forward To Greater Partnership With India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The United States today said its civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with India was on track and moving swiftly towards conclusion.
- Gas From Iran (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2006)
Teheran has been behaving funnily on the supply of gas to India. The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mr Manouchehr Mottaki, now talks of “some specific difficulties” in honouring the $22-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract signed by the two . . .
- The Enemy Within (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 08, 2006)
India is perhaps the only country where two forms of fanaticism is currently prevalent.
- India Tells Usa To Rein In Pakistan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 08, 2006)
India today conveyed two things directly to the United States — neither being music to ears of the “strategic partner”.
- Boucher Wiser On Pak Terror Tap (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Aug 08, 2006)
Hours of intensive talks with senior officials appears to have convinced US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, that India’s concerns on terrorism emanating from Pakistan were justified.
- Devi Shetty (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Aug 08, 2006)
He has already built four of the country's largest heart hospitals, but wants to do three more, all to cut costs.
- Diplomats’ Expulsion (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 08, 2006)
Well-wishers of South Asia the world over must now seriously doubt whether the normalisation process between Pakistan and India will continue.
- The Indian Outsourcing Saga (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 08, 2006)
Highlights the achievements of pioneers who put India on the world map of BPO
- Diplomatic Row (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 08, 2006)
The tit-for-tat expulsions by Pakistan and India over the weekend -- after a passage of almost three years -- does not bode well for relations between the two countries, already rocked by New Delhi's allegations of Islamabad's involvement in the . . .
- Justice For The Northern Areas (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 08, 2006)
It is not quite clear under what law the 1.5 million people of the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan), a region of 72,496 sq km, are ruled by Pakistan as a federal territory for 58 years.
- What’S Israel Up To In Lebanon? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 08, 2006)
Well-wishers of South Asia the world over must now seriously doubt whether the normalisation process between Pakistan and India will continue.
- Folly In High Places (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 08, 2006)
Two erudite men, both former ministers of external affairs, both authors, both from Rajasthan, albeit from different communities — Natwar Singh and Jaswant Singh — have hogged the headlines these last two weeks for all the wrong reasons.
- Sehgal, Mystery Sixth Man In Team (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The breakthrough in Andaleeb Sehgal’s bid for a slice of the Iraqi oil-for-food contracts came when he managed to latch on to Natwar Singh’s delegation to Baghdad.
- Time To Look Back Without Anger (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 08, 2006)
The tit-for-tat expulsion of an Indian and Pakistani diplomat each over the weekend clearly signifies a new low in the bilateral relationship. What is worse is the media spin being put on the story, which, in fact, makes out the situation to be . . .
- Groundwater Not The Culprit (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 08, 2006)
The cola companies are taking the consumers for a ride in developing countries, giving false excuses.
- The Forked Tongue (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 08, 2006)
When it comes to gift of the gab, you just can’t beat a Bajaj, especially if the first name happens to be Rahul. The independent Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra sure knows how to keep his PR and business in water-tight compartments.
- Petty Parochialism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 08, 2006)
Regional parties will obviously have regional mindsets, and while they are increasing their political clout in national-level coalitions there should be well-defined, and more importantly well-maintained, distinctions between national and . . .
- Pakistan Hopes Spy Row Won't Hurt India Peace Talks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Pakistan said on Monday a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats by Islamabad and New Delhi at the weekend should not derail a delicate peace process between South Asia's nuclear-armed rivals.
- Basu Rules Out Left Tango With Bjp Over Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
CPM Polit Bureau member and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu said on Monday that the four Left parties would not join hands with the BJP to vote against the Congress-led UPA government in the parliament over the India-US nuclear deal.
- Blast Kills 1, Injures 12 At Digboi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
One civilian was killed and more than 12 persons, including four paramilitary force personnel were critically wounded, when suspected Ulfa militant triggered off a powerful bomb blast at Digboi, the oil township of Assam on Monday.
- Keep Unaided Institutions Out Of Obc Quota Bill, Pm Tells Arjun (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Aug 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have asked H R D Minister Arjun Singh to exclude “unaided educational institutions” from the proposed 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in higher education. And incorporate in the Bill a . . .
- Ideology And Confusion (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Aug 08, 2006)
Hinduism and India’s cultural heritage now have to contend with two major adversaries, apart from its traditional enemies such as the Islamic warriors and Christian missionaries.
- Pm To Visit Helsinki For India-Eu Summit In Oct » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen in Helsinki for the seventh India-EU summit on October 13 during which the two sides are expected to discuss a range of issues including fight against terrorism and . . .
- Indo-Pak 'Peace Meeting' In Lahore Put Off (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
An Indo-Pak "peace conference" that was to begin in Lahore today was put off due to the Pakistan government's reluctance to grant visas for 182 Indian delegates, including Magsaysay winner Sandeep Pandey and documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, . . .
- Is Terror In India Becoming Home Grown? (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Aug 07, 2006)
Till the Mumbai blasts took place on 11/7, one would have perhaps rejected out of hand, the view that terror in India is home grown. That is because New Delhi has sufficient reason to believe that Pakistan is behind our terror trouble.
- Citizen Narain (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Aug 07, 2006)
Life’s been quite a whirl for Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Director Sunita Narain ever since she unveiled CSE’s second set of tests that showed the country’s soft drinks industry hadn’t improved its act over the past three years with . . .
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