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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 21784:
- Bold As Brass (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 23, 2006)
Jyoti Malhotra recounts several instances in recent international politics where India has stood its ground
- Tiger Census A Smokescreen? (Statesman, Yudhajit Shankar Das, Feb 23, 2006)
Even as wildlife officials and Wildlife Institute of India battle over the much hyped tiger census according to the ‘IUCN methodology’, The Statesman has learnt that no such methodology exists.
- Poor Tom Plus Two (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 23, 2006)
Why should Tom, Dick and Harry be referred to as a trio unworthy of attention? What is their fault? Over the years --- rather centuries --- they have come to be identified as lesser beings --- ordinary individuals.
- Leading By Example (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 23, 2006)
After all the bad press that our politicians receive, the unswerving display of consistency by our parliamentarians brings a tear to our eyes.
- Seven People Test Negative For Bird Flu In India (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 23, 2006)
At least seven people quarantined in India with suspected bird flu have tested negative for the deadly H5N1 strain, officials said on Wednesday.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Talks Raise Hopes Of A Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 23, 2006)
A top U.S. official arrives in India on Wednesday for last minute talks over a thorny nuclear cooperation deal, raising hopes that a pact could be finalised before next week's visit by President George W. Bush.
- Bush Urges India To Cooperate On Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 23, 2006)
President George W. Bush pressed India on Wednesday to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs so a controversial deal giving New Delhi access to U.S. and other foreign nuclear technology could go forward.
- A Trauma Story (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Feb 23, 2006)
The first time I heard of a “trauma centre”, I was left guessing if it was an infectious disease like TB or a psychic problem caused by stress. My hunch was it could be caused if a person saw a “real ghost” — i.e. something unpredicted or out of the world
- Kumaaraswamy Swears By Metro (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
CM, wife coo with childlike delight after Delhi Metro ride
I think Metro Rail is the best alternative for the problems faced by the commuters of Bangalore City.
- A Good Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2006)
No compromise on strategic nuclear interests
What India’s Ambassador in Washington Ronen Sen told the international media on Tuesday should be enough to quieten the sceptics of the Indo-US nuclear deal. Mr Sen declared that the much . . .
- Huntington’S Forebodings (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 23, 2006)
Followers of the great Semitic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in the Old Testament.
- Kashmir Maha Panchayat: Learning From History (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 23, 2006)
The Delhi Conference on Jammu and Kashmir offers the prospect of a dialogue with the State's peoples — and a break with a flawed history of back-room deal making.
- Pok Refugees Upset At Being Left Out Of Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Two days ahead of the Prime Minister’s round table conference with the Kashmiri separatists in New Delhi, refugees from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir today lambasted the Central and state governments for ignoring them and not including . . .
- N-Tempo Up Ahead Of Bush Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 23, 2006)
The significance of the pending nuclear deal between India and the US has been highlighted by two senior civil servants of the Bush administration who say: “If the Congress does not approve provisions for India related to nuclear energy, . . .
- N-Deal Can’T Be Forced On Us: C N R Rao (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Ahead of the Indo-US talks on the nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Scientific Adviser C N R Rao on Wednesday asserted that the country’s fast breeder reactors (FBRs) could not be put in the civilian side and said New Delhi could opt out of th
- Govt Blows Hot And Cold On Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
The government has been blowing hot and cold about the avian flu infecting humans. A few hours after Union Health Secretary P K Hota told the media on Wednesday that there was a “distinct possibility” of avian flu having infected some humans in the virus-
- Put Civil N-Plan Under Iaea, Bush Tells India (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 23, 2006)
Just days ahead of his visit to India, US President George W Bush on Wednesday said India has to separate its civilian and military nucelar programmes and bring the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards which he admitted was not an easy decision to make.
- 'I Am All For Strengthening Congress' (Times of India, P K SURENDRAN, Feb 23, 2006)
At 87, K Karunakaran is in the thick of politics. Democratic Indira Congress (DIC), the party he formed after breaking away from Congress six months ago,is facing an uncertain future after being spurned by CPM-led Left Democratic Front.
- Manmohan For Restraint In Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Says Danish newspaper should apologise for publishing the cartoons
Committed to tolerance and upholding religious harmony
Armed Forces will remain "apolitical, secular, professional and merit-based"
Wheat import is a "precautionary measure."
- Deliver On The Promises, Sonia Tells Congress Governments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Stating that after many years the Central Government had made huge allocations for poverty alleviation programmes, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the challenge was to ensure that these allocations reach the actual beneficiaries.
- I Am Still With Janata Dal (S): Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Chief Minister confident of convincing party leaders on aligning with the BJP
Kumaraswamy does not meet BJP leaders
Meets Union Ministers and discusses State projects
Decision on the metro rail to be taken in a month
- No Plan For Military Tie-Up With U.S.: Tyagi (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 23, 2006)
"Bush's arrival may push cooperation"
Allays doubts that India was out of orbit for state-of-the-art fifth-generation fighter planes
Defence exercise with Singapore not intended to send any signal to China
- India, Us Hold Third Round Of Talks On Thursday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
India and the US will hold talks on Wednesday amid indications that both sides are ready to show flexibility.
- Squares Around A Round Table (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 23, 2006)
If you are having difficulty in understanding Kashmiri politics at this juncture, don’t be surprised, so is everyone else.
- Nuclear Separation "Voluntary" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Anand Sharma tells Lok Sabha `all relevant organisations' within Government consulted
Issue of ``in perpetuity'' safeguards yet to be settled
Outstanding issues being addressed
- The Law Is Blind (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 23, 2006)
Justice can be so antithetical to common sense that, for all purposes, it becomes nonsense.
- After The Iaea Vote, First Iran Emissary Heading For Delhi (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Feb 23, 2006)
Iran is sending its first emissary to India to discuss bilateral relations since New Delhi voted against Tehran at the IAEA meeting in February.
- So, Crime Does Pay? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 23, 2006)
Clumsy cops, yo-yoing witnesses, poor prosecution — shame after tragedy
- Human Bird Flu: Govt Says No Panic, Keeps Fingers Crossed (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Feb 23, 2006)
With final test results of samples taken from Navapur residents in close contact with flu-hit poultry still awaited, the Government today said that they were not in a position to declare human samples testing positive for the virus.
- N-Deal May Take Time, Patience, He Says; Another Round Of Talks Today (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 23, 2006)
US President George W Bush today said that implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal would take time and both countries needed to be patient. Speaking at a Asia Society function in Washington, Bush said:
- Release Of Final Voters' Lists May Be Delayed: Ec Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Authenticity of the applicants ought to be duly verified: official
Villupuram Assembly segment tops the list of new applications
- Will India Play Hardball? (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
During Operation Para-kram, Indian Air Force confronted a peculiar problem. The Pakistani air space was well defended and, if the balloon were to go up, IAF would have problems in hitting Pakistani targets in depth.
- A Shot In The Arm (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
Indian industry has a lot to look forward to, thanks to new defence procurement policy
- Managing The Trade Deficit (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 23, 2006)
Pakistan incurred a record external trade deficit of $6.5 billion in the first seven months of this financial year ending June 2006. That marks a leap of 127.3 per cent over the deficit of $2.858 billion recorded in the same period last year.
- Finally, It’S The Rule Of Law (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 23, 2006)
This Court cannot remain a mute spectator when the violations also affect the environment and healthy living of law-abiders.
Judgment of Y.K. Sabharwal, CJI in the Supreme Court, February 16
- U.S. Nuclear Deal Would Not Expand Indian Arsenal - Envoy (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 22, 2006)
India's ambassador to Washington on Tuesday dismissed fears that a controversial civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States would help New Delhi expand its atomic weapons production.
- Cm Set To Board Metro Project (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Feb 22, 2006)
The new chief minister, on his second visit to New Delhi, will on Wednesday morning take a personal look at the way the world-class Delhi Metro is run.
- ‘Poultry Giant Hid Facts’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The Maharashtra government, under fire from the poultry industry for declaring bird flu outbreak in Nandurbar district, has accused state’s the poultry giant, Pune-based Venkateshwara Hatcheries (Venky’s), . . .
- Head-Count: Sc Puts Off Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Refusing to hear a PIL seeking immediate halt to the head-count of Muslims in the defence forces, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear the petition on March 6. There is no urgency to hear the matter, said a three-judge . . .
- Merry-Go-Round (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 22, 2006)
Some times politics of the State is compared with a merry-go-round. The only difference can perhaps be that the revolving circular platform fitted with seats is ridden solely for amusement.
- French Connection (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Scientists were coopted to draft India’s deal with France
French President Jaques Chirac’s unequivocal statement that India, as a “responsible” nuclear power, should have access to international nuclear technology and materials to meet its . . .
- Indo-Irish Issues And Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 22, 2006)
India and Ireland, which have historical links and common interests, are exploring new aveneues
- House Cleaning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 22, 2006)
Recall, not the US envoy, but the days Parliament saw smart debates
The final countdown to the George Bush visit was expected to be a fussy affair. After all, this was primetime for a reflexively anti-American section of India’s political class and . . .
- Where Is Upa’S Homework On J&k? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 22, 2006)
When you invite a speaker or a panelist to a meeting, you confirm his or her participation before the cards are sent out.
- Media Unhappy With Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 22, 2006)
As Indian ambassador to the US Ronen Sen prepares to reveal details of President George W Bush’s forthcoming visit to India, representatives of the Washington DC-based Indian media are up in arms after being denied access to the US . . .
- India To Study French Levy To Support Anti-Aids Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
New Delhi, Paris reaffirm commitment to work together in fighting terrorism
- U.S. And India Part Company On Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 22, 2006)
Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by.
- Musharraf Rakes Up Kashmir Issue In China (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 22, 2006)
Raking up the Kashmir issue in China, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf today said not much progress has been made on "conflict resolution" with India although Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were going ahead.
- Heritage Project For Kochi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Fundacao Oriente, a Lisbon-based cultural, philanthropic and social organisation, is working on a heritage conservation project titled "Reanimation Kochin" in collaboration with the Kerala Government and the Our Lady of Hope Church, Vypeen.
- A Matter Of Gas (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Feb 22, 2006)
If political pundits of the Left camp in New Delhi are to be believed Mani Shankar Aiyar was shifted from the ministry of petroleum because he had annoyed the Americans with his vigorous championing of a gas pipeline project that is supposed . . .
- A Quantum Leap (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 22, 2006)
Not many realize the significance of Chirac’s visit to India
The Elysee Palace, it would seem, has no faith in astrology. If its present occupant, Jacques Chirac, had faith in soothsayers — like politicians in India and elsewhere in the Orient
- Parlez Vous (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The decision taken by France to supply nuclear power plants to India is significant and timely.
- Haryana Sgpc To Stage Dharna At Chatha’S Home ............. (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The Haryana unit of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) will stage an indefinite dharna from tomorrow onwards at the residence of Haryana Agriculture Minister H S Chattha in Kurukshetra to demand the official constitution of the Haryana SGPC
- Burns To Set N-Talks Table For Bush (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 22, 2006)
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns will be in Delhi on Thursday (February 23) in what is being seen as a last-minute attempt to salvage the Indo-US nuclear deal before US President George W Bush's arrival.
- Strikes, A Matter Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Feb 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that nobody has a fundamental right to strike.
- No Peace, No Truce: All Ltte Wants Is Karuna (Hindustan Times, Meenakshi Iyer, Feb 22, 2006)
The main aim of the Tamil Tigers at the Geneva talks is to force the Sri Lankan Government to hand over Karuna, the renegade Tiger commander, and not search for peace, says a leading expert on South Asian Affairs.
- Manu, 8 Others Acquitted In Jessica Murder Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
A city sessions court today acquitted prime accused Sidharth Vashist, alias Manu Sharma, son of Haryana Minister Vinod Sharma, in the sensational murder of ramp model Jessica Lal at a South Delhi bar seven years ago.
- All Accused Acquitted In Jessica Lal Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
"Police failed to sustain the grounds on which they had built up their case": Court
- Flu Response Delayed: Centre (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The Centre today admitted that reporting of bird flu cases was late. Maharashtra animal husbandry department said they were informed two days late on 10 February about the “suspected bird flu cases” at Nandurbar.
- Recalcitrant Hurriyat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2006)
The talks must continue
Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq’s refusal to participate in the February 25 round-table talks is clearly an attempt to derail the efforts aimed at involving all shades of opinion in ending the Kashmir imbroglio.
- Ego Problems In J&k (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 22, 2006)
Inconsistency in Delhi
With both factions of the Hurriyat, a couple of other leaders unattached to that conglomerate, and perhaps even the National Conference, declining participation, it would be tempting to write off the Prime Minister’s . . .
- In Quest Of Strategic Partnership (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Pakistan and China have vowed to reinforce and deepen their strategic partnership through increased cooperation in political, diplomatic and economic fields. The understanding came at a meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and . . .
- The Budget Story: Now And Then (Business Line, B. S. Rathor, Feb 22, 2006)
The increasing transparency in the entire Budget-making process has taken the sting out of live TV debates and self-styled moderators posing as economic experts who are finding it difficult to script a `Budget climax'.
- India Admits Decline In Kashmir Violence, Infiltration (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 22, 2006)
India on Tuesday admitted the incidents of violence and infiltration have gone down in Jammu and Kashmri considerably. India’s junior minister for home affairs S Ragupathy told Lok Sabha here during question hour that against the press reports . . .
- Farooq Abdullah Won't Attend Kashmir Roundtable (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said here on Tuesday that he would not attend the roundtable on the Kashmir issue convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at New Delhi on February 25.
- Burns Coming For Nuclear Talks On Feb 22 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns will be here on Wednesday for one last round of dialogue aimed at ironing out differences and clinching a civil nuclear cooperation agreement well in time for US President George Bush's ...
- Jessica Lal Murder Case: All 9 Accused Acquitted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
A model earning some extra money by working as a bar tender at a swinging party that was throbbing with people is shot point blank by a person who is refused a drink. Many must have seen this act of wanton criminality. And yet, seven years and . . .
- India, Us May Ink N-Deal During Bush’S Visit (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 22, 2006)
There are twin good news for India’s civilian nuclear energy programme under negotiations with P5 countries like the United States and France. Indications are that a formal Indo-US civilian nuclear energy agreement may be signed . . .
- Green Imperialism (Hindu, N. R. Krishnan , Feb 21, 2006)
Other side of the `deep ecology' movement
- The Trade-Offs Of Reforms (Hindu, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 21, 2006)
Collection of critical and up-to-date expositions on the `new development economics'
- In The Name Of Equality And Freedom (Hindu, RUMINA SETHI, Feb 21, 2006)
Feminist critique of the march of globalisation and the resultant shrinking of democratic possibilities
- In Defence Of Beards (Deccan Herald, S. Raghunath, Feb 21, 2006)
Sporting a beard has come to symbolize a wide range of attitudes and ideologies
- Us Won't Mediate On Kashmir: Expert (Hindustan Times, Meenakshi Iyer, Feb 21, 2006)
The US has consistently turned down Pakistan's call for mediation on the Kashmir issue and it will continue to do so, says an American expert on South Asian affairs.
- India To Join Tap Gas Pipeline (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
India has decided to join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) pipeline project to import natural gas to meet the fuel needs of its growing economy.
- Government Bans Retail Sale Of Tamiflu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The Centre has banned the sale of Tamiflu (only drug effective in treating bird flu in human beings) in retail outlets three days after avian influenza struck Navapur in Maharashtra. So far no human case has been reported in the country.
- The Many Myths Of Jhandewalan (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 21, 2006)
In the space of three weeks, the RSS has journeyed from decrying shortsighted alliances through proposing precisely such an alliance between the BJP and the Congress to advocating a broad alliance of disparate elements, Mulayam Singh's party included.
- Pre-Feasibility Studies For Nuclear Power Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan revealed on Monday that a French company was engaged in "pre-feasibility" studies to set up a possible nuclear power plant in Maharashtra.
- India To Study French Levy To Support Anti-Aids Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
New Delhi, Paris reaffirm commitment to fight terrorism
India on Monday told France that it "would study" the modalities of the levy Paris imposed on air tickets as part of an international effort to support developing countries in their campaign . . .
- Culling Of Birds To End Today (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 21, 2006)
Retail sale of Tamiflu to be banned
Ministry to buy Tamiflu from pharma companies, supply to hospitals
Disposal, clean-up, disinfecting operations in progress
- Hurriyat Not To Attend Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Such a conference will only create confusion, says Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
No agenda set for February 25 meeting
No change in ground situation as of now
Will take part if talks aimed at resolving Kashmir issue
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