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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 22138:
- Indo-Pak Peace Moot Put Off (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
An Indo-Pak peace conference that was to begin in Lahore on Sunday was put off due to the Pakistani government’s refusal to grant visas to 182 Indian delegates including Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey and documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, . .
- In Memoriam: Nandini Satpathy (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Aug 07, 2006)
For many years until the rather terse announcement of her death on Friday, few outside Orissa had thought or heard of Nandini Satpathy, at one time a woman of power and glory in both New Delhi and Bhubaneswar.
- Natwar Turns Heat On Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Opening a direct fight with the Congress particularly with 10 Janpath, with whom he was considered very close, former Union minister Mr Natwar Singh today moved a privilege motion against the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, for the alleged . . .
- When It Comes To Mr Q, The Right To Know Doesn’T Apply (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Aug 07, 2006)
Despite request under RTI, CBI declines information on freezing, defreezing of Quattrocchi accounts, Central Information Commission says ‘any attempt to compile voluminous information will disproportionately divert public resources’
- Tit-For-Tat Pantomime That No One Buys (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 07, 2006)
Pakistan has declared counsellor Deepak Kaul at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad persona non grata and asked him to leave Pakistan within 48 hours.
- Ngos Irked Over Open Debate On Environment (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 07, 2006)
The decision of Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to hold public hearing on projects (as specified under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification) at the site of the project has drawn flak from various non-government organisations.
- Indo-Pak ‘Peace Meeting’ Put Off (Tribune, 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 . . .
- Ntpc-Reliance Row Referred To Dgh (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Aug 07, 2006)
RIL's gas supplies to NTPC's Gandhar, Kawas projects
- Party Time (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 07, 2006)
Delhi is back with a bang. The Page 3 regulars, designers, socialites and wannabes are back to partying big time.
- Pm To Visit Helsinki For India-Eu Summit In Oct (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 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 . . .
- Wrong Pest (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 07, 2006)
When denial works, nothing else is needed. The cola companies, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have confidently denied the possibility of impermissible levels of pesticides in their products.
- Development Schemes Lined Up For East Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games in 2010, East Delhi will witness tremendous infrastructural development.
- Diplomat Prepares To Leave (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 07, 2006)
Deepak Kaul, the Indian diplomat who Pakistan expelled on Saturday was scheduled to return to India by road through the Wagah border on Monday, Indian officials said.
- Pm, Sonia Woo Lalu & Paswan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both banking heavily on railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and steel minister Ram Vilas Paswan to dilute and fragment the 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs in educational institutions.
- Notable Changes In Rules To Help Speedy Grant Of Patents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Decentralisation, a positive step towards efficient administration of the Act, will facilitate removal of confusion in the minds of the public
- Tit For Tat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2006)
Expulsions and counter-expulsions of diplomats, which were a routine in India-Pakistan relations until a few years ago, have become a reality again. It was Pakistan which started the process by . . .
- All Major Railway Stations In Delhi To Get New Look (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Aug 07, 2006)
It is not just the Delhi airport that is all set for a major overhaul, Northern Railway too has drawn up ambitious plans to bring about sweeping changes in railway infrastructure, giving all its major railway stations a brand new look well ahead of . . .
- Drop Them A Quicker Lifeline (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 07, 2006)
Government cannot wash its hands of the various child welfare schemes by merely framing a law against child labour, says Ahtesham Qureshy.
- Colas And Farmer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Soft drinks in face of hard truths ---- For the second time in three years, a Delhi-based environmental NGO has tested samples of popular colas and found them contaminated by pesticides at levels that are deemed dangerous for human consumption.
- Women In Bpos To Get Unarmed Combat Training (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Young women employed at call centres in and around the capital are to get training in self-defence in the wake of two murderous attacks on two female employees in Bangalore.
- Ipi Gas Deal (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 07, 2006)
Pakistan and India are united on something at last: on the fact that they both want a far lower price than what Iran is demanding.
- Us Coffee Giant Starbucks To Enter India In 2007 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Coffee connoisseurs can look forward to a new brew in their cups soon, with US-based coffee retail giant Starbucks Corporation set to open its outlets in India in 2007.
- `Indo-Us Nuclear Deal On Track' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement is on track and slated to be taken up by the US Senate in September this year, the US Assistant-Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr Richard Boucher, said on Monday.
- Girded By History And Myth (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Aug 06, 2006)
Girish Kasaravalli on his new film, which is about faith and resistance to socio-cultural religious decrees.
The novel is more clear-cut and focuses more on the boy's previous birth. I deviated, added ambiguities. I created a character who cannot . . .
- India, Pakistan Trade Expulsions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
In a relapse to the tit-for-tat phase in bilateral relations, India on Saturday evening declared senior Pakistani diplomat Syed Mohammad Rafiq Ahmed persona non grata within hours of Pakistan deciding to expel his counterpart in the Indian High . . .
- Indian Gang Strikes Terror In Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Stone walls do not a prison make, especially if they harbour Bihar’s notorious gang lords.
- Jaswant’S Yes And No. What Can It Be? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 06, 2006)
It isn’t easy to create a sense of high anticipation and to sustain it for some drama-packed days, only to let it subside into an anticlimax.
- Upa Accused Of Dumping Proposal For 6 New Aiims (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The BJP today accused the Congress-led UPA of putting to cold storage the proposal of the previous NDA government for opening six new AIIMS and upgradation of six existing hospitals to the level of AIIMS.
- Both Expel Each Other’S Diplomat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The Indo-Pak peace process today suffered yet another blow as they expelled each other’s diplomat after Islamabad’s "outrageous" action of handcuffing, blindfolding and detaining a senior Indian High Commission official.
- Us Slaps Sanctions On 2 Indian Firms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The US government has imposed sanctions on two Indian and five other companies from Russia, North Korea and Cuba for allegedly supplying banned equipment and technology to Iran.
- Deadly Drinks: Malathion Found In Softdrinks (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
A new study has claimed that traces of Malathion, a pesticide, which can have harmful effects in the human brain, were found in certain samples of softdrinks.
- The Green Revolution : Soils Being Depleted (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 06, 2006)
Is the green revolution depleting the very soil on which the high yielding varieties of seeds are planted?
- Old Chill Creeps Into Indo-Pak Ties (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
In a move reminiscent of the bad old days of India-Pakistan relations, the two sub-continental neighbours ordered expulsion of each other's senior diplomats, signalling a new low in bilateral ties in the aftermath of the Mumbai train bombings.
- Pm To Visit Helsinki For India-Eu Summit In Oct (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 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 . . .
- Pathak & Action Taken Reports Tomorrow (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 06, 2006)
In a bid to derail the Opposition campaign against the UPA government on the Pathak Authority report, the Centre has decided to table its findings in Parliament on Monday along with its Action Taken Report (ATR).
- Social Activist And Environmentalist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 06, 2006)
Pepsi and Coca Cola executives call her gusty, one who makes much noise. Her critics say she is moody, temperamental and a “bad boss” to work with.
- India, Pak Expel Diplomats (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 06, 2006)
Pakistan today expelled a key Indian diplomat in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Counsellor (Consular) Mr Deepak Kaul, on charges of espionage. New Delhi quickly paid back in the same coin, expelling a Pakistani diplomat here of the same . . .
- Muslims Must Isolate Fundos (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 06, 2006)
The collaboration of local Muslims with global jihadi outfits enlarges the scope of the fight against terrorism. This poses threat not only to the country's stability and integrity, but also the innocent Muslim community ----- When Mumbai, the . . .
- Us Slaps Sanctions On Two Indian Firms (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The US government has imposed sanctions on two Indian and five other companies from Russia, North Korea and Cuba for allegedly supplying banned equipment and technology to Iran.
- Absconding Kar Seva Baba Holds Meeting With Dera Chief (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Aug 06, 2006)
The Punjab Government has directed the Health Department authorities to examine the content of pesticides in various soft drinks, including Coca Cola and Pepsi.
- Setback To Indo-Pak Ties As Both Expel Each Other's Diplomat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The Indo-Pak peace process on Saturday suffered yet another blow as they expelled each other's diplomat after Islamabad's "outrageous" action of handcuffing, blindfolding and detaining a senior Indian High Commission official.
- Let Peace Not Be Hijacked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 06, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that stalling of the ongoing Pak-India peace process due to the Mumbai terrorist acts will be tantamount to playing into the terrorists’ hands.
- Pretexts, Provocations And Consequences (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 06, 2006)
When a series of bomb blasts ripped through seven commuter trains, causing mayhem in Mumbai nine days ago, it was hardly surprising that suspicion immediately fell on Islamist militants, with Lashkar-i-Taiba becoming the main focus of attention on . . .
- A Stranger In My Land (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Aug 06, 2006)
The colour of my skin has become a problem in the country I live in. No, I am not living in a Black ghetto in the US, nor am I a non-white in France. I don’t have anything to do with South Africa, the country wanting to forget its racial past.
- Israel Bombs North Beirut, Severs Strategic Road Link (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Dozens of civilians reported buried in rubble after airstrikes, aid struggles to reach Beirut after bridges, roads destroyed
- Pakistan, India Expel Diplomats (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Indian visa councillor caught with ‘sensitive documents’
- Whirr Of Wheels (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 06, 2006)
I didn't know I’d be a candidate for this hedonic adaptation. The car stereo or the i-Pod, which extreme commuters play to beguile the hours spent commuting to work, is something I am yet to get hooked on.
- Choice Was Clear, Historic Change Is On The Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2006)
giving its nod to the N-deal, the US House of Representatives has taken Indo-American ties to a broader, deeper level
- We Just Pulled Up Our Diapers On Child Rights (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 06, 2006)
It would be funny, if it weren’t so grim. While India jostles politely for membership to the elite G-8, we have just been awarded membership to another, well, exclusive club.
- Loosen Up! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 06, 2006)
It’s not every day that a Prime Minister picks up a telephone and apologises to someone. So when Manmohan Singh called up noted Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir to apologise for the ‘inconvenience’ caused to her on Monday when police . . .
- Sun Shines On Hill Towns, Thanks To Delhi (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
If you thought Infosys founder NR Narayanamurthy’s driver is India’s only millionaire chauffeur, here’s a surprise. “My driver is a million- aire too,” chuckles Arun Rawat, owner of Kanha Biogenetics, a tiny drug making unit in Baddi, a small town . . .
- Natwar At War (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Aug 06, 2006)
Slaps privilege notice on PM * Plans massive Jat jalsa to flex muscle ---- Treated as an untouchable by a party which he served for more than four decades, Congress veteran Natwar Singh has decided to declared war on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . . .
- New Face Of Jihadi Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
Let's not blind ourselves to the new scourge: Home-grown Islamist terror ----- Investigations into the Mumbai bombings and several other blasts over the past few months (Varanasi, Bangalore, Delhi and Ayodhya) have confirmed that Pakistan has . . .
- Force Attention On Terrorism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
It is interesting to note the giddy veering of India's political rhetoric from belligerence in the immediate wake of the Mumbai blasts, to conciliation just a couple of weeks later. Interesting, but not surprising.
- Code Revisited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
Changes in CrPC are welcome ---- With the tabling in Parliament of the Bill incorporating significant changes in the Criminal Procedure Code, it seems a matter of time before the new provisions comes to the succour of the aggrieved.
- ‘Handcuffs & Blindfold’ On Diplomat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The tit-for-tat expulsions on either side of the border today resumed after a lull with Pakistan throwing out a senior Delhi diplomat and India promptly returning the compliment.
- Iran Wants Nuclear Talks, But Not At Gunpoint (Hindu, N. Ram , Aug 06, 2006)
No problem with India's nuclear deal, only with U.S. `double standards'
- Indian Diplomat Expelled (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 06, 2006)
"Deepak Kaul indulged in anti-Pakistan activities"
- Force Attention On Terrorism (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 05, 2006)
It is interesting to note the giddy veering of India's political rhetoric from belligerence in the immediate wake of the Mumbai blasts, to conciliation just a couple of weeks later. Interesting, but not surprising.
- Opposition Against Rs. 350-Crore Mega Housing Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Residents urged to write to Ministry of Environment and Forests expressing their resentment People urged to write to Ministry of Environment and Forests expressing their resentment
The project entails construction of multi-storeyed apartments and . . .
- Un Team Apprises Centre Of Nepal Talks (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Aug 05, 2006)
The high-level United Nations team which had gone to Nepal to assess the situation and consider possible roles for the multinational body, had a low-key stopover in Delhi today.
- New Face Of Jihadi Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 05, 2006)
Let's not blind ourselves to the new scourge: Home-grown Islamist terror ----- Investigations into the Mumbai bombings and several other blasts over the past few months (Varanasi, Bangalore, Delhi and Ayodhya) have confirmed that Pakistan has devised . .
- Saluting Heroism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 05, 2006)
It would be politically-incorrect these 59 years after Independence to suggest that we emulate former colonial powers.
- 'A Shocking, Crude Attempt' (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 05, 2006)
Asma Jehangir incident leaves a bad taste
- Harassment In New Delhi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 05, 2006)
It is rather unfortunate that close on the heels of the meeting of the two foreign ministers in Dhaka in which both reiterated their desire for peace between India and Pakistan, prominent human rights activist Asma Jehangir was subjected to an . . .
- Us Official Backs India’S Concerns (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 05, 2006)
A senior Bush administration official has expressed support for India’s concern that the United States Senate plans to approve legislation that will prevent India from ever obtaining nuclear enrichment, reprocessing or heavy water technologies.
- Disclose Cola Contents: Pil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The controversy surrounding pesticide-laden colas is likely to take an interesting turn as a Delhi-based voluntary organisation has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of the ingredients and chemical . . .
- American Claims And Questions Of Fact (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 05, 2006)
Are the United States' claims that Pakistan is serious about fighting jihadi terrorism directed at India plausible?
- Us Slaps Sanctions On Two Indian Firms (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The US government has imposed sanctions on two Indian and five other companies from Russia, North Korea and Cuba for allegedly supplying banned equipment and technology to Iran.
- Basmati Industry Smitten By Renaming Bug (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Aug 05, 2006)
Companies undergo name change in bid to convey `new business focus'
- Writ Petitions — Maintainability Matters (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Aug 05, 2006)
The Constitution has given the High Court the power to issue writs, directions and orders, as may be necessary to meet the ends of justice, subject to their maintainability, which is determined by cause of action, merits of the case and . . .
- What Goes Around (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
Soon after we were married, and my sister-in-law was coming to visit along with her children, I found there were misgivings on both sides. My feelings of trepidation were based on my wife’s anxiety on how I would entertain a relative by law easily . . .
- Current Account Deficit Is Okay, Fdi Is The Issue (Business Standard, RAJIV KUMAR, Aug 05, 2006)
The share of debt and FII inflows in capital flows rose to 75% last year.
One of the major factors behind the transformation of India’s current account deficit (CAD), from a deficit of 3.1 per cent of GDP in 1990-91 to a surplus in 2001-02, . . .
- Mqm-Govt Rift Over, For Now (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 05, 2006)
Predictably, after a weeklong brinkmanship, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the government have patched up and the MQM has decided to withdraw the resignations of its ministers.
- Nehru's Legacy In Foreign Affairs (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 05, 2006)
The volume contains material that throws light on the culture of prevarication that has marked the handling of foreign affairs.
- Code Revisited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 05, 2006)
Changes in CrPC are welcome ---- With the tabling in Parliament of the Bill incorporating significant changes in the Criminal Procedure Code, it seems a matter of time before the new provisions comes to the succour of the aggrieved.
- Govt Committed To Peace, But Hurriyat Not Interested: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Aug 05, 2006)
Claiming that peace process initiated by the Centre with India and Pakistan was on, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today claimed that there was an "overall" improvement in security scenario of the State and situation has vastly improved than what . . .
- 'Free-Market' Propaganda Through 'Planning'? (News International, Praful Bidwai, Aug 05, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- The Bravest Of The Voices (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
In an auditorium in Delhi, usually filled with the sounds of classical music and dance, I heard the voices, last week, of India’s poorest, bravest, most exploited citizens.
- Lanka Cops Packed Off Home (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
A 44-member Sri Lankan police contingent undergoing training at a CRPF facility in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu was sent home last night on instructions from the UPA government.
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