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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 21784:
- Rescued Monkey Returns To India (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 20, 2006)
A monkey smuggled into Singapore and kept in a warehouse chained by its neck to a pole for a year was repatriated to her native India today by an animal rights group.
- A Clarification (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 19, 2006)
This is with reference to the editorial "No case for Govt." (Business Line, May 6): At the outset, it may be clarified that no decision has been taken by the Government on the proposal of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) ...
- Just Dry-Clean (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 19, 2006)
There are many reasons for water shortage in cities, like poor management, wastage, etc.
- India's U.S.-Style Lobbyists (International Herald Tribune, Anand Giridharadas, May 19, 2006)
Gaining political influence in India was once a simple affair: You handed over a suitcase of cash, in nonsequential notes.
- Indian Senior Citizens Not Getting Visa-On-Arrival Facility: Minister (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 19, 2006)
India on Thursday accused Pakistan of preventing its senior citizens from take advantage of the visa-on-arrival facility at Wagah by restricting their access to the check post because they don’t have a visa.
- Iran Gas Pipeline Project (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, May 19, 2006)
The United States is against the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and that is why it is making efforts to help New Delhi meet its energy needs, says a senior American official.
- Down The Drain (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 19, 2006)
Today, when most people in the capital are queuing up for a bucket of water, APS Malhotra remembers the days when taps never went dry
- Economics Of Nuclear Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 19, 2006)
There are many critics of Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
- 10 Questions (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The Maharani of Baroda on her bid to rescue MP’s traditional weave, the Chanderi
- Kasuri’S Briefing (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 19, 2006)
Briefing the National Assembly’s Foreign Relations Standing Committee, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri talked about several issues, including the ongoing Pak-India composite dialogue, domestic energy requirements and the impact on South Asia of . . .
- Pope Condemns Indian Bans On Religious Conversion (Reuters, TOM HENEGHAN, May 19, 2006)
Pope Benedict condemned Hindu nationalist attempts to ban religious conversions in India in a speech on Thursday reflecting growing tension among major faiths about the role and nature of missionary work.
- In National Disinterest (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 19, 2006)
How responsive is the UPA Government towards the external security imperatives of India?
- High Court Sets Up Panel To Monitor Demolitions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Ignores legislation on one-year moratorium on twin drives
Former IPS officer B.L. Vohra and former Delhi Police Commissioner R.S. Gupta would be the members of the panel
It is an operation (building unauthorised constructions) managed by the . . .
- Efforts On To Open Consular Office In Karachi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The Elders, cutting across party lines, urged the Government on Thursday to provide more visas and encourage people to people contact between India and Pakistan.
- Project Afghanistan: Pakistan And Nato (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 19, 2006)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) wants closer military and political relations with Pakistan.
- Gamble Could Prove Counter-Productive (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 19, 2006)
Affirmative action must begin at the level of schools so that 'backward' students get equal opportunities in employment, says RC Acharya
- Self Before Service (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 19, 2006)
The report of a government proposal to dole out Rs 3.5 crore, topping an earlier Rs 5.5. crore, to a school for the wards of top civil servants in New Delhi tells us a lot about why India’s educational system is where it is.
- Eu Film Festival In India (Daily Excelsior, Santosh Mehta, May 19, 2006)
The Eleventh European Union (EU) film festival just concluded in New Delhi. It will now go to Kolkata, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram.
- Events Of National Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2006)
Last week, amidst nationwide excitement over the outcome of five state assembly elections, there took place at least three unspeakably reprehensible events that ought to make all Indians hang their heads in shame.
- Not Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 19, 2006)
The Buddhist-Marxist confrontation may well turn ugly
- Kashmir Solution Vital For Peace, Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 18, 2006)
Almost every peace-loving and friendly country of India and Pakistan both has come many a times, to re-evaluate their stances in 0order to facilitate the resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir — a predominantly Muslim majority State which . . .
- Us Concerned Over Iran Gas Pipeline Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Citing Tehran's "unpredictability" as the reason for its concern over the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, the United States has said it was making efforts to help New Delhi with its energy needs.
- J&k Panel Wants Common Rolls For All Polls (Statesman, Kavita Suri, May 18, 2006)
The State Election Commissioners’ conference has decided to recommend common electoral roll for local bodies, Assembly and Parliament elections to facilitate formulation of a compact electoral roll.
- Indians In Afghanistan (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 18, 2006)
Lauding its “determination and courage” in fighting terrorism and stopping nuclear proliferation, former US Secretary of State Colon Powell joyously declared that Pakistan was a “major non-NATO ally” on March 16, 2004.
- Danger Looms In Afghanistan (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 18, 2006)
Lauding its "determination and courage" in fighting terrorism and stopping nuclear proliferation, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell joyously declared on March 16, 2004, that Pakistan was a "major non-NATO ally".
- Opposition Set To Corner Govt. On `Office Of Profit' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Delhi Govt. has convened a one-day session of the Assembly to save Congress MLAs from being disqualified over "office of profit"
- Reconciling Competing Interests (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 18, 2006)
The anti-reservation stir that has spread across a few cities would seem to have as its ingredients hype and knee-jerk opposition mixed with some elements of genuine concern.
- Jessica Case Accused Declared Offender (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Court permits Delhi police to attach property of Vikas Gill and try for his extradition
- ‘India Can Help Stabilise Afghan Border’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
India can help Pakistan stabilise its border with Afghanistan, Maulana Fazlur Rehman reportedly claimed while talking to journalists in New Delhi.
- Netaji Did Not Die In Plane Crash: Mukherjee Panel; Govt Disagrees (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
The Mukherjee Commission on alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has inferred that he did not die in a plane crash in 1945 but Government today said in the Lok Sabha that it did not agree with the findings.
- Doctors Block Roads In India Caste Quota Protests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Doctors and medical students blocked roads and skipped work across large parts of India on Wednesday as protests spread against a controversial government move to reserve more college seats for lower castes.
- No Indian Troop Pullout From Kashmir Or Siachen (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 18, 2006)
Mukherjee says 59 training camps operational in Pakistan
* ‘Certain indications’ of ISI involvement in murder of Indian engineer
* Security adviser says militancy spreading
- Pakistan Important For South Asian Stability: Burns (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, May 18, 2006)
Denies Indo-US nuclear deal was designed to counter China
* Says deal with India ‘unique, not generic’ and cannot be extended to Pakistan
* Burns to meet Saran in London soon
- Kerala Formula (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 18, 2006)
The Politburo’s puppet chief minister
Two CPI-M chief ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, but the circumstantial contrast is much too stark for a party in its hour of victory.
- Officer Says He Was Told To Go Slow (Hindustan Times, JT Vishnu, May 18, 2006)
A police officer involved in the Jessica Lall murder probe has said that a senior IPS officer had briefed him "not to be too enterprising" and act slow in the case.
- Protests And Excesses (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2006)
Even as the anti-reservation movement is spreading with students of IIMs and IITs joining the striking doctors, the conduct of the police in Mumbai, New Delhi and elsewhere, too, towards the peaceful protestors has come in for sharp and justifiable . . .
- No Pullout From Siachen Till Talks Bear Fruit: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
India today made it clear that it will not consider any withdrawal of troops from Siachen unless the ongoing talks with Pakistan on the issue yielded results.
- Marandi Quits Bjp, Resigns Lok Sabha Seat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
In a major setback to the BJP, its national vice-president and lone Lok Sabha member from Jharkhand, Mr Babulal Marandi resigned today both from the primary membership of the party and Parliament.
- Nepal King’S Secret Call To Manmohan? (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Alarmed by the growing clamour at home to abolish the monarchy, Nepal’s King Gyanendra last week sent a secret SOS to New Delhi.
- Mark The Details (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, May 18, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature.
- U.S. To Propose Treaty On Nuclear Fuel Production (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 18, 2006)
The United States, trying to boost an imperiled nuclear deal with India, this week plans to introduce a draft international treaty to halt production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, administration officials said.
- Panel Says "Netaji" Dead, Mystery Alive (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
It is one of the enduring mysteries of India's freedom struggle, but a long awaited report on the fate of charismatic leader Subhas Chandra Bose has failed to solve the riddle of his disappearance more than 60 years ago.
- Scramble To Salvage Nuclear Deal With Us (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 18, 2006)
Indian and American officials are engaged in a hectic effort to breathe new life into the Indo-US nuclear deal, which faces extinction on account of political exigencies on both sides.
- India's Unsc Bid: Us To Be Very Careful (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 18, 2006)
Linking India's candidature to the United Nations Security Council to reforms in the world body, the United States has said it will consider the issue "very carefully".
- Notice To 600 Striking Doctors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
They have been given 24 hours to reply
Advertisements for fresh recruitments in a couple of days
Mandatory one-month notice waived
Action follows PIL petition in High Court
- Capital Mess (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 18, 2006)
If the term wasn’t so ironic when applied to a city like Delhi, the governmental authorities seem to be leading its citizens up the garden path.
- Get Rid Of Anxiety (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
All success in the world... is the result of
indomitable spirit.
So don't be anxious,
just develop a 'can-do'
attitude. Nothing
is impossible.
- Friends With The Dragon (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 18, 2006)
Indian Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee is slated to visit China later this month in order to promote bilateral relations between the two countries; and explain to the Chinese leadership that India does not have any intention to promote any hostile . . .
- A Missing Link In Quota Debate (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , May 18, 2006)
They are usually the loudest crusaders of student causes. And yet if there has been a missing link in the debate surrounding the burning issue of reservation over the past couple of weeks, it has been the near stoic silence of student outfits on . . .
- Pak Rules Out Mfn Status To India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Maintaining that the SAFTA agreement could not bind it to grant the most favoured nation (MFN) status to India, Pakistan has said it would continue to trade with the neighbour with a positive list until there was progress on Kashmir and other issues.
- With Congress Back, Ulfa Talks On Course (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 17, 2006)
The Assam poll outcome can be expected to have a positive bearing on the ongoing peace talks with the banned terrorist outfit, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
- Pakistan’S Internal Strife (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, May 17, 2006)
India is greatly concerned with continuing terrorism not only in J&K but in the rest of India in cities such as at Delhi, Varanasi and Bangalore.
- Bjp Demands Cbi Probe Into Auction Of Tehkhand Plot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Subhash Arya, and MCD Standing Committee member Vijender Gupta on Tuesday charged that the Delhi Development Authority had illegally auctioned a 14.3- hectare plot at Tehkhand in . . .
- 'What More Do The Upper Castes Want?' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Dr Udit Raj (formerly Ram Raj) is the chairman of the All-India Confederation of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Federations.
- Court Summons D. P. Yadav In Katara Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Bid to find out London whereabouts of his daughter Bharti Yadav, a key witness in the case
- Anti-Reservation Stir Intensifies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Pro-quota groups also take to the streets, court arrest
Delhi Government issued notices to junior doctors
MBBS students in Madhya Pradesh tonsured their heads
Those in Orissa pulled rickshaws to protest
- Air Launches `News On Phone' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The capsule will contain both national and local news
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal; Burns To Meet With Saran Next Week (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 17, 2006)
Amidst efforts to get Congressional approval for the Indo-US nuclear deal, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns spoke to Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and they decided to hold further discussions in London next week to go over all aspects . . .
- Whither Lanka Peace Talks (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, May 17, 2006)
Even before the northern neighbour, Nepal, settles down on the path of peace and democracy, India's southern neighbour, Sri Lanka, seems to be boiling all over again.
- Dogra Still In New Zealand (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
India's sacked high commissioner Harish Kumar Dogra remained in New Zealand today, with indications he was trying to stay in the country despite being recalled by New Delhi last month.
- Kerala Formula (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 17, 2006)
Two CPI-M chief ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, but the circumstantial contrast is much too stark for a party in its hour of victory.
- No Reason To Leave Siachen (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 17, 2006)
In 1996, a group of retired Indian Generals was invited on the fading RIMC Dehradun net to Pakistan.
- Tough Days Ahead (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2006)
The Congress, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, has created history of sorts in Assam by coming back to power for the second successive term in the past three decades.
- Border Crossings (Indian Express, C. RAJAMOHAN, May 17, 2006)
As a peace process takes shape in Nepal after the popular movement last month against an autocratic monarchy, another is coming under intense strain in Sri Lanka.
- Doctors Of 14 Delhi Hospitals Withdraw Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
With the Delhi Government terming the strike by medicos as "totally illegal" and threatening action against them, doctors of 14 hospitals in New Delhi on Tuesday withdrew their strike even as services continued to be affected in other hospitals.
- Medical Students Ask Pm To Set Up Committee To Review Quotas (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Striking medical students today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set up a non-political judicial committee to review the existing reservation policy and decided to continue their anti-quota agitation.
- May And Matters Nuclear (Rediff on the Net, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 17, 2006)
The month of May is usually very, very hot in the plains of India and by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence, this is a month that is deeply associated with the country's nuclear narrative.
- The Tyranny Of Examinations (Indian Express, SANDEEP PANDEY, May 17, 2006)
Recently IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) witnessed its second student suicide in the past six months. Shailesh Sharma could not face the ignominy of failing in two courses and hanged himself on May 4. Earlier, Swapnil Dharaskar ended his life on November 30.
- India Should Respond To Our Proposals: Fazl (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
National Assembly Opposition Leader Fazlur Rehman has expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of the India-Pakistan peace process, asking New Delhi to respond to Islamabad’s proposals on self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
- U.S., India Try To Rescue Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 17, 2006)
Senior U.S. and Indian officials plan to meet in London next week to try and rescue an imperiled agreement that would give India access to U.S. nuclear energy technology for the first time in three decades.
- Violence Won't Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka's foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera was in New Delhi last week, seeking India's support in keeping the island's fragile ceasefire intact after months of spiralling violence.
- Saran, Burns To Meet In London To Rescue N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Senior Indian and US officials plan to meet in London next week to try and rescue the nuclear deal that would give India access to US nuclear energy technology for the first time in three decades.
- What’S The Big Deal? (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 17, 2006)
The nuclear deal is not the symbol of successful Indo-US relations
- Govt Looks For Quota Compromise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
New Delhi, May 15: The government today trod cautiously in the face of swelling protests by doctors, proposing an “incremental” increase in education quotas instead of a one-time jump.
- Despite Medical Meltdown, Govt Has No Formula (Pioneer, Veena Sunderam, May 16, 2006)
With discontent brewing within the Congress and the spiralling protests on the streets against the move to introduce OBC quota in education, the UPA Government on Monday said that a "mechanism would be evolved to take care of the interests of all . . .
- Are We At 60 Kmph? (Business Standard, Rajeev Malik, May 16, 2006)
Give yourself a pat on the back if you know the correct answer to any one of the following questions about the Indian economy and can support it with official data: What is the accurate current inflation rate? Is there an ongoing rotation in the . . .
- Monsoon To Hit Kerala Coast On May 30 (Reuters, Hari Ramachandran, May 16, 2006)
India's southwest monsoon rains, the country's economic lifeline, are expected to hit the Kerala coast on May 30, two days ahead of schedule, a top weather department official said on Monday.
- Upa Govt Insensitive To Ethnic Cleansing In J&k: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Doda killings rocked both the Houses of Parliament on Monday, with the BJP-led Opposition accusing the UPA Government of being indifferent to the campaign for "ethnic cleansing" in the Jammu and warning it against 'delimilitarisation' of J&K.
- Nda Opposes Office Of Profit Bill (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance on Monday decided to oppose a government Bill that proposes to exempt 46 . . .
- It's A Palliative (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
Monday's late night announcement by the UPA Government that it will "set up a mechanism in which the interests of all sections of society will be taken care of" should not be . . .
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