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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 21784:
- It`s A Lonely Planet After All (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
It’s been lonely at home this past week. First, my wife and daughter decided to push off to Jaipur on work for a couple of days, but they’re still to come back a week later.
- Indian Court Demands Answers On Submarine Kickback Charge (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian court on Friday demanded answers from the government over allegations that a French defence firm paid bribes to secure a deal to sell six Scorpion submarines to the Indian Navy.
- Advani Wants Cbi Cases Against Sonia, Cong (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Leader of Opposition Mr LK Advani today demanded filing of a CBI case against former external affairs minister Mr K Natwar Singh and the Congress party in the oil-for-food scam. He added that Mrs Sonia Gandhi should also be questioned.
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
Whatever the NDA may think of the alliance between the Congress and the Telengana Rashtra Samithi, forged prior to the last assembly poll essentially to dislodge Chandrababu Naidu, it is plainly opportunistic on . . .
- Lanka Seeks ‘Political Support’ From India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Accusing the LTTE of making a “dent” in the ceasefire, Sri Lanka today asked for continued “political support” from India to find a solution to the problem.
- Manmohan Singh To Meet Hurriyat Next Week (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Kashmiri separatists will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next week before he heads for the revolt-hit region to discuss possible solutions to the conflict.
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- India, Pakistan Agree To Work To Finalise "Border Ground Rules" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 28, 2006)
Part of conventional CBMs between the two countries
Agree on modalities for holding quarterly flag meetings in agreed sectors
Existing posts, defence works not to be fortified
Persons inadvertently crossing LoC to be returned fast
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- ‘Us-India Deal Will Not Trigger Arms Race With Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 28, 2006)
Noted South Asia expert and author Stephen P Cohen told the Senate here on Wednesday that the Indo-US nuclear deal need not trigger an arms race with Pakistan, and it is certainly not a green light to India to build a thousand or more nuclear weapons.
- India, Pakistan Must Get Serious About Nuclear Issues (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 28, 2006)
The fourth round of expert-level talks on nuclear CBMs between Pakistan and India has been wrapped up with a joint statement on Wednesday.
- Business As A Bridge Between Neighbours (Business Standard, T Thomas, Apr 28, 2006)
By developing trade with Pakistan, we can gain more because we have a much bigger and much more competitive manufacturing base.
- Bush Administration Slammed In Senate Over Indian Nuclear Deal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Senate lawmakers criticised the US administration Wednesday for not being transparent with lawmakers on a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India.
- Living With Quotas (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 28, 2006)
The debate on the Government's proposal to increase the quotas in professional institutions such as medical and engineering colleges and the IITs and IIMs and on applying the policy of reservations to the private sector is proceeding entirely . . .
- Sweeping Clauses (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 28, 2006)
Bureaucratic red tape has interesting fallouts. While the government-owned BSNL is floating mega tenders for procuring telecom equipment worth $5 billion, the Department of Telecom has invited bids from kabadiwallahs to dispose its accumulated waste . . .
- Parody Of A Panacea (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 28, 2006)
The spin-offs are questionable from the islands of privilege that the special zones are.
- Centre Gives Green Signal To Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Project estimated to cost Rs. 6,395 crore with a debt-equity ratio of 70:30
Centre and State Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
45 per cent of debt portion to be taken care of by BMRC through loan from JBIC
Karnataka Government . .
- Time To Consolidate Democracy In Valley (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 28, 2006)
Musharraf should concede self-rule to the people of POK before questioning India on the rights of Kashmiris, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Maoist Vipers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
On the eve of Nepal's reconvened Pratinidhi Sabha's meeting to formally elected Mr GP Koirala as Prime Minister at the head of a seven-party alliance Government, two important statements have emanated from Kathmandu. Comrade Prachanda, chairman . . .
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Soft Expectations (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 28, 2006)
MCA-21, the much-touted e-governance project of the ministry of company affairs, has run into muddy waters.
- Divisive Quota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
THE indefinite strike launched by the junior doctors of the five medical colleges in Delhi reflects their agony and anguish over Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s proposal to reserve 27 per cent seats for the Other Backward . . .
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- Home Is Where The Heart Is? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 28, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi remains an Italian subject in personal law and an Indian in public law, says S Gurumurthy
- For General Students, Anguish Doubles, Seats Halved (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 28, 2006)
Young MBBS undergraduate students studying in the five medical colleges in the Capital have every reason to feel anguished at the Government proposal to introduce reservations. Lakhs of students appear each year for entrance tests to these five colleges.
- Medicos Continue Stir, See Others Joining In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Despite Arjun Singh's attempt to mislead the agitating medical students by assuring them his readiness to discuss the reservation issue with them after May 11, the students decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with . . .
- Natwar Picks Holes In March 2 Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After attacking the Government over its handling of Nepal situation, former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh today picked holes in the March 2 Indo-US civil nuclear deal, saying it contained elements that were absent from the joint . . .
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- Telgi Case: Co-Accused Moves Bail Application (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
An accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam case, involving the kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi, on Thursday moved a bail application before a Delhi court.
- Sri Lanka Situation Causes Concern In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 28, 2006)
Security agencies hope violence will die down soon
Navy, Coast Guard and police, including the coastal security wing, step up alert
Politicians may find it difficult to avoid raising Tamils issue if violence continues
Sri Lankan authorities have . .
- Strengthening A Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The long-standing friendship between India and Uzbekistan was reaffirmed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tashkent.
- Governor Writes To Mulayam For Cbi Probe Into Mehar Murder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Rajeswar refers to memoranda submitted to him by various parties in this regard
- Centre Approves Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Centre and Karnataka Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
- Delhi Government Adopts New Welfare Policy For Senior Citizens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
It envisages help for improving financial security, health care and social care
Policy provides for active participation of senior citizens in implementing the initiatives for their welfare
It recognises the need for a larger budget allocation to . .
- Medical Students Come Together To Intensify Anti-Quota Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After much ado over the quota protest outside HRD minister Arjun Singh’s residence on Wednesday, five representatives of city’s medical colleges finally got the chance to see him on Thursday.
- Little Change In Life Of Women & Kids (Statesman, SANJAY SINGH, Apr 28, 2006)
The newly-created women and child development ministry is pulling up its socks in fear that it may lose its share of funds in the forthcoming 11th plan.
- Court Seeks Status Of Nbw Issued Against Bharti Yadav (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
She shifted to London to avoid recording of her statement in Katara case'
- Rape Of Justice (Times of India, Rakesh Shukla, Apr 28, 2006)
In a rare case of sensitivity, the Alwar court in Rajasthan convicted B H Mohanty for rape of a German woman within 22 days of the incident. The attitude of Judge Maheshwari played a major role in the case.
- Muslim Offers Kidney To Mahajan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
With the condition of senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continuing to be critical, a Muslim man from Bihar has offered to donate his kidney to him.
- Caught In A Trap Of Its Own Making (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2006)
Facing bitter electoral competition in three Assembly by-elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP flew Islamist colours, borrowing from tactics used by Sheikh Abdullah in 1977. This time around, the trick hasn't worked.
- Sweeping Myths (Times of India, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Apr 28, 2006)
Returning from a literary festival in Delhi, I was thinking to myself, on the plane, about what these festivals achieved.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
- Arjun Promises Wider Debate On Quota Issue (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Apr 28, 2006)
The decision to suspend the strike till May 12, was far from unanimous, but following the HRD Minister’s assurance of further discussion on the issue of reservation for OBCs, students of five medical colleges decided to call off their agitation.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- Medicos For Merit Take On Quota Custodians (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Medical students put aside their stethoscopes on Wednesday and raised their voice against the proposed Government move to impose quota for OBC students in centres of higher learning.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- Docs Clash With Police, Threatens Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Anger over the proposal to impose OBC quotas in Central institutions spilled onto the streets of the Capital on Wednesday even as doctors at some of the main government hospitals announced an indefinite strike after police fired tear gas shells . . .
- Empty Envelopes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
Not the only insult
Many explanations are doing the rounds to try and make light of the fiasco over the presentation of empty envelopes to three boxers who won medals at the Commonwealth Games. Now the envelopes were subsequently filled . . .
- India's Protest Ignored, Musharraf Lays Foundation For Dam (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
It will inundate large parts of land in northern part of Jammu and Kashmir: New Delhi
The dam is part of our water policy: Pakistan
The $6.5-billion project is part of Gen. Musharraf's `2016 water vision'
- India, Uzbekistan Must Fight Terrorism Together: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
MoU for cooperation in oil and natural gas, six other agreements signed
Working groups on oil and natural gas sectors, IT
Cooperation in light industry, agriculture, tourism, entrepreneurship, etc.
Memorandum of Cooperation between GAIL and Uzbeknef
- Supreme Court To Hear Reliance Appeal On May 5 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Award of airports' modernisation contract `illegal, arbitrary'
Tender conditions altered unilaterally
Rivals knew everything about the bids made by others
- It's Union Ministers Versus The Chief Minister (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 27, 2006)
Debate between Jayalalithaa and Chidambaram stands out
"Oust Jayalalithaa" slogan dominates DPA campaign
Jayalalithaa accuses Union Ministers of blocking Central aid
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- Dimensions Of Insecurity (Frontline, Hamid Ansari, Apr 27, 2006)
The book traces the new dimensions of security by focussing on the ingredients of individual and group insecurity.
- Tiger Hunting Arm Sri Lanka, Get Prabhakaran (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
Exactly a decade after their opening terror strike in Colombo - the first major bomb attack on the Sri Lankan capital was in the summer of 1996 - the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have announced resumption of warfare by attempting to blow up the . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Helps Non-Proliferation (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Apr 27, 2006)
Why should India, with a spotless non-proliferation record, be denied access to U.S. civilian nuclear technology for electricity, while China — which helped Pakistan and Iran in their efforts to acquire nuclear weapons — can have it?
- Fraud In The Name Of Social Justice (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 27, 2006)
The claim that the demand for reservation of seats for members of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in institutions of excellence and higher learning like the Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology, and job reservation in . . .
- Pakistan, India Work Towards Pact To Avert N-Accident Risk (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Discuss draft text of agreement, to be finalised at next meeting
* Talks on nuclear CBMs conclude, talks on conventional CBMs today
- Truth & Emergency (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 27, 2006)
A new book on Jayaprakash Narayan's days as a prisoner in Chandigarh fills a major void in the literature on the Emergency.
- Mr Gandhi Stakes His Claim (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi’s declaration that he is ready to assume responsibility for the party’s revival in Uttar Pradesh appears to be a high-risk proposition for the scion of India’s premier political family.
- Doha Round In A Logjam (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 27, 2006)
Needed, a breakthrough on farm tariffs of the West and the import duties on manufactures from developing countries.
- Pakistan, India Expect Nuclear Safety Pact In July (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Nuclear powers Pakistan and India said on Wednesday they would finalise an agreement in July to reduce risks of nuclear accidents.
- Us Senate Hears Testimony For And Against Indian N-Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 27, 2006)
In a long hearing on Wednesday morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from both critics and proponents of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation treaty, now before Congress for approval.
- Troubled Neighbourhood (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 27, 2006)
A volatile neighbourhood will have serious implications for India’s quest for stability and economic progress
- Pakistan Plumps For Bollywood's Taj Mahal (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
The Akbar Khan-directed movie, Taj Mahal, became the second Indian film to be released in Pakistan in 41 years when it premiered in Lahore on Wednesday. Hundreds of jubilant fans thronged the theatre.
- Deal Draws Flak (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Administration ``reneged'' on promise to share drafts of pact, alleges Senator
- Nuclear Cbms: India, Pakistan Move Forward On Draft Pact (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
Text of the draft agreement likely to be finalised during next round of dialogue
Aim of pact is to reduce risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons
To notify each other immediately in the event of accidental, unauthorised or unexplained incident
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Cosmetic N-Accidents Talks (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 27, 2006)
Pakistan and India have held fourth round of expert level talks on nuclear confidence-building measures focusing mainly on the agreement to reduce risk of nuclear accidents. These form part of the composite dialogue process.
- Our Energy Needs (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
MR Aziz’s address at the inaugural session of the three-day meeting of Pak-China Energy Forum at Islamabad on Tuesday underlined the urgent need to exploit the indigenous energy resources and tap friendly help to acquire . . .
- Need For Social Auditing Of Pollsters’ Predictions (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Apr 27, 2006)
Come parliamentary or state assembly elections exit pollster breed get busy forecasting the outcome.
- Nuclear Deal On Fission Course (Daily Excelsior, Atul Aneja , Apr 27, 2006)
It would appear that efforts made by the foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, at selling the civilian nuclear cooperation deal between India and the US during his recent visit to Washington have not been very successful in winning over the critics, both . . .
- Analysts Split Over U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Fallout (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Influential defense analysts on Wednesday differed over a controversial new civil nuclear energy deal with India, with one describing it as a grave threat to nonproliferation efforts and another saying the problems it poses in this regard are "manageable.
- India Has Sold Its Nuclear Soul To The Us (Rediff on the Net, Brahma Chellaney , Apr 27, 2006)
The US waiver bill to give effect to the nuclear deal with India shows just how wide the gap is between what America promises and what it sets out to do.
- The Undiplomatic Service (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
History recognises a number of diplomats, who defied official orders, as heroes.
- ‘Indians Abroad Must Give Back To Communities’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 27, 2006)
Suresh Shenoy, Co-Chairman, Pan IIT: “We explained to a US Congressman and a senator how India needs energy and that nuclear power is one way to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels, and they became very sympathetic.”
- Explosion In Lanka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
Tuesday’s suicide bomber attack in Colombo, which seriously injured the Army Chief, Lieut-Gen Sarath Fonseka, is a body blow to the peace process that may effectively end the fragile four-year ceasefire between Tamil separatist rebels and the . . .
- Historical Links, Civilisational Affinities (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 27, 2006)
Uzbekistan and India share a tradition of secularism and accommodating the interests and aspirations of diverse ethnic groups.
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