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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 21784:
- Pakistan-India Accord On N-Alert Likely (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan will start a fresh round of their composite dialogue on Tuesday with a breakthrough expected on a mechanism to reduce their nuclear alert followed by an exchange of new ideas on ways to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
- Situating Women, Experiencing Gender (Hindu, Padmini Swaminathan, Jan 17, 2006)
Essays on the understanding of the experience of gender in India
This book is a monumental compilation comprising 24 contributors, spread, slightly over 600 pages, sweeping across two centuries, drawing together diverse disciplines and themes, but . . .
- Who Is 'Containing' Whom? (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Jan 17, 2006)
All this neo-con talk of containing China by promoting India has only served to alert the dragon. Perhaps the most unfortunate formulation for India might have been the American offer to help it to become "a world power."
- Fencing Masters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2006)
Borders and boundaries are matters of a state’s security, but the people living on them may view things very differently.
- A City To Be Proud Of (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
The chief minister of Delhi has been in the throes of an intensive discussion with a cross-section of city professionals, trying to understand how to address the growing urban problems that face this city.
- Makeover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2006)
Eight years ago, the Bahujan Samaj Party celebrated the 75th birthday of Mr Kanshi Ram, its founder.
- Team Leaves For Delhi Today (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 16, 2006)
A Pakistani delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan is leaving for New Delhi on Monday for talks with India. The two-day talks that begin on Tuesday will discuss the key issue of Jammu and Kashmir and other aspects of peace and security.
- Self- Rule For Jammu And Kashmir....? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's proposal of 'self-governance' and 'demilitarization', to resolve the Kashmir issue, is ill-conceived, unintelligible and intended at balkanization of not only India, but Pakistan as well.
- Defining Demilitarization (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
In an effort to comprehend ‘demilitarization and self-governance’ that has during the last two years, become Pakistan’s substitute for the Kashmiri right of self-determination, my last article (Dawn, January 9) was largely devoted to the process . . .
- From Sublime To Ridiculous (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 16, 2006)
Over recent weeks, the airport modernisation project has descended from the sublime to the ridiculous.
- Nuclear Energy: A National Imperative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan has reportedly decided to seek civil nuclear cooperation from the United States for installation of three to four nuclear power plants, each with 1000 MW capacity to meet its impending energy crisis in the coming years.
- Pm Wishes Musharraf Well, But Says “I Cannot Change Borders” (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has always been effusive and warm whenever I have discussed with him India-Pakistan relations. I have found him this time a bit distressed and disappointed. He is not as optimistic as before because he says he does not . . .
- Valley Cut Off As Flights Cancelled, Nh Blocked (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Kashmir valley was cut off from rest of the State today with all Srinagar bound flights cancelled due to snowfall in Srinagar while 300-km Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed for traffic due to heavy rainfall and snow at several places.
- Needed Expansion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 16, 2006)
But why the parliamentary secretaries?
WITH the induction of four new members, the strength of the 10-month-old Haryana Council of Ministers has gone up to 13.
- Cbi To Reopen Cases Against Sajjan Kumar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the trial court here to reopen the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases against Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, seeking original documents of the cases, which were closed without even . . .
- Moving Forward (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 16, 2006)
The first meeting held by the Centre with the Kashmir leaders outside the pale of the moderate Hurriyat Conference last week-end has gone off smoothly. It has not yielded any miracles for the simple reason that none was expected.
- Satellite Tech To Mark Structures (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
As the controversy over the demolition of illegal structures in Delhi continues, the Union science and technology ministry has come up with a hi-tech solution ....
- The Rise Of The Yadavs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 16, 2006)
The Yadav community with its ownership of Krishna has the potential to spearhead a new political movement.
- Dubious Defreeze (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 16, 2006)
The Bofors scandal grows murkier and murkier as the CBI probe is undermined.
- Tap Gas Line: Islamabad, Kabul To Discuss Pipeline Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold minister-level talks in Islamabad today (Monday) on the multibillion dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline project.
- Women Behind Bars! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
The Delhi High Court has struck one blow for equality, and one for tradition, in permitting women to serve liquor in bars.
- Uk Court Orders Defreezing Of Quattrocchi's Accounts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The high court in London has ordered the defreezing of the two British bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors pay-off case.
- India, Iran And The Nuclear Challenge (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 16, 2006)
Siding again with the U.S. and its allies in their illegal pressure on Iran will weaken India's hand on the civil nuclear cooperation and energy fronts.
- Uk Court Orders Defreezing Of Quattrocchi’S Accounts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The High Court in London has ordered the defreezing of the two British bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors case.....
- Musharraf Calling (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 16, 2006)
General Musharraf knew how his ideas would be received in India.
- Kerry Signals Change Needed For Pakistan Nuclear Deal (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Jan 16, 2006)
U.S. Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry said on Saturday that Pakistan ought eventually to have the same access as rival India to civilian nuclear technology, but indicated changes were needed first.
- Government Drops Metro Idea, Opts For Monorail (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Jan 16, 2006)
Global tender floated to select implementing agency for system
MTCL identifies 10 main corridors, 21 feeder corridors
Implementing agency must make project operational within 10 years
Government will make available the land required
- Queries Raised On Monorail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Even before inviting tenders, a Malaysian firm was approached: Karunanidhi
- Phone Tapping: Mulayam Orders Probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Says Central statement is a cover-up
Even as the Centre declared on Saturday that the Amar Singh phone tapping issue was a "sting operation for monetary gains in which no political party or political personality nor the Delhi Government, . . . .
- The Way To Modern Airports (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 16, 2006)
The emerging view that the operators for the modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports be shortlisted from the bids already received is welcome. Any other course, including rebidding, could mire the revamp in further controversy, delaying the process ...
- Pakistan Should Move Towards Democracy, Says John Kerry (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
To have a United States-India like civilian nuclear cooperation deal
Pakistan and U.S. should explore common ground for cooperation
Supports deal between India and U.S.
- Heritage Conservation Goes The Outsourcing Way (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Jan 16, 2006)
ASI, Wakf Board rope in outside experts for upkeep of Capital's monuments
- Ongc Gets Extortion Notice (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 16, 2006)
Demand for Rs. 500 crores sent in the name of ULFA
Top officials ask Government to augment security for employees
ULFA rejects Chief Minister's `safe passage' offer
- Kashmir Valley Cut Off After Season's Second Snowfall (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 16, 2006)
Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed; all Srinagar-bound flights cancelled
Power supply not affected
Heavy rain between Batote and Ramban triggered mudslides
No shortage of essential items, LPG and kerosene
- Us Diplomat To Visit South Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A senior US diplomat travels to South Asia next week for talks aimed at firming a civilian nuclear deal with India, setting Pakistan on the road to democracy, and halting rising violence in Sri Lanka.
- Indian Reluctance Made Me Go Public With Kashmir Ideas: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
President says all proposals made to Indian leadership first via secret channels
Indian establishment hampering peace process
- Manmohan Meets Sajjad Lone (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 15, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held on Saturday an hour-long meeting with a five-member delegation of a People’s Conference faction led by Sajjad Lone, the younger son of slain Kashmiri leader Abdul Gani Lone.
- Iran Nuclear Impasse Could Hurt Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A landmark US-India nuclear cooperation deal could be hampered by India’s reluctance to refer Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council and open enough of its own atomic facilities to inspection, US officials and experts said on Friday.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Still Has Long Way To Go (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 15, 2006)
The US-India nuclear cooperation agreement in July 2005 had been signed in a hurry without working out the details and was unlikely to be finalised any time soon, a noted defence and strategy expert told a meeting on Friday.
- Mulayam Orders Probe To Trigger ‘Face-Off’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, and his party colleague, Mr Amar Singh, today rejected the Union home secretary, Mr VK Duggal’s suggestion that the Centre had nothing to do with the bugging . . .
- China’S Word Of Advice To India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
China has urged India to resolve its disputes with Pakistan for the sake of peace and stability in South Asia. Commenting on the talks between the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawet, . . .
- Un Resolutions On Kashmir Not Viable: Militant Groups (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Ahead of commencement of third round of Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan, a conglomerate of Pakistan-based militant groups has reportedly decided to give up its demand for implementation of UN resolutions for settling the Kashmir issue, ....
- Nur Jahan: Woman Behind The King (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The book portrays Nur Jahan as a shrewd and powerful empress who managed to get Jehangir to relinquish the reins of power into her hands.
- When Netas Play I-Spy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 15, 2006)
The “influential” persons behind the tapping were paying the detective Rs 5 lakh a week and already Rs 50 lakh has been paid for the patently “illegal service”.
- Naxals, Ultras May Target Aicc Plenary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
With the date of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary session nearing, extremists and terrorists are planning to strike at the meet in order to attract international attention.
- Metro Awaits Gom Signal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Saturday said the metro rail project will take off once the Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.....
- The Quattrocchi Coup (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Jan 15, 2006)
Ottavio Quattrocchi is a genius for evading the law. In a case regarding his prosecution for non-appearance before a magistrate the Delhi High Court decided against him.
- Bofors Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
And exposes all our politicians
The return of the Bofors deal to the front page must force the Indian political establishment, not just the ruling Congress party, to turn the spotlight on itself.
- Can Kj Rao Do A Bihar In Bengal? (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 15, 2006)
Ask a man on the streets of Bihar who is their hero number one, and pat will come the reply: K J Rao, Election Commission’s advisor in the October-November elections in the state.
- Terror, New Ideas On India, Pak Menu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
India and Pakistan will discuss "new ideas" on promoting bilateral ties when Foreign Secretaries of the two countries meet here on Tuesday to kick off the third round of Composite Dialogue amid New Delhi's serious concerns over continued . . .
- `Indian Music Needs To Be Protected, Promoted' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
In the din and buzz of commercialisation, some kind of noise is understood as music today: Venkatachalaiah
- Tata, Fiat To Share Car Dealer Networks (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Jan 14, 2006)
Tata Motors Ltd. and Italy's Fiat agreed on Friday to share their dealer networks in India and abroad, giving both carmakers access to new markets while keeping costs down.
- Target Plus Scheme Will Be Revamped: Kamal Nath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath on Friday said he was bullish on achieving the export target of $93 billion during 2005-06 and urged the Board of Trade to strategise for exceeding this target.
- India To Keep Troop Levels In Kashmir-Army Chief (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
India says it has no plans to cut troop levels in Kashmir, despite a call to do so by Islamabad, because separatist operations continued unabated from Paksitani territory.
- Centre Says Tapping Of Singh's Phone A Sting Operation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Ruling out the involvment of any political party or personality in the tapping of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's telephone, the Centre today said it was a sting operation organised by a private party for monetary and other gains.
- Deconstructing The Mahamantra (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 14, 2006)
Some weeks ago, I asked readers to enlighten me on the exact connotation of the word swaha which appears at the end of many mantras including the opening line of the Gayatri Mantra- “Om bhur bhuwa swaha”.
- Iran Nuclear Impasse Could Hurt U.S.-India Atomic Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jan 14, 2006)
A landmark U.S.-Indian nuclear cooperation deal could be hampered by India's reluctance to refer Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council and to open enough of its own atomic facilities to inspection, U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.
- "Enough Is Enough!", High Court Tells Mcd (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Civic body asked to comply with Court's orders on farmhouses or face dissolution
- Raising The Bar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2006)
Laws are meant for the welfare of society, not the other way around. In a country which has, according to one estimate, over 30,000 pieces of legislation at the Central and state level, the Delhi High Court has just made a powerful argument...
- Un Resolutions On Kashmir Not Viable: Terror Groups (Hindustan Times, PTI, Jan 14, 2006)
Ahead of commencement of third round of Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan,
- Fourteen Leopard Skins Seized In Uttar Pradesh (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Police in north India have arrested five people and seized 14 leopard skins and one skin of a civet cat from them in what could turn out to be a big poaching racket, a senior police official said on Saturday.
- Pinning General To Specifics (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jan 14, 2006)
As the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan begin third round of dialogue next week, a political paradox confronts the peace process.
- A Helping Hand For `Q' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 14, 2006)
Even the fig leaf has been discarded. The Central Government's unwillingness to see that justice was done in the Rs.64 crore Bofors payoff case
- India To Keep Troop Levels In Kashmir: Army Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
New Delhi says despite the two-year peace process, Pakistan continues to abet a Muslim separatist revolt in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and allow Islamic militants to cross the LoC, a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir.
- Aiyar: India Fully Committed To Pipeline Project (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 14, 2006)
Firmly denying media reports that New Delhi had decided to withdraw from the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday said the country was "fully committed" to the venture
- Sebi Bars Investors In Share Scheme (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Friday promised to take severe but unspecified action against those involved in a scheme of new-share allotments last year.
- Gates Of Amu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Aligarh Muslim University may be going through a transitional phase. Both the academic circuit in Aligarh and the ruling class in Delhi are upset with the Allahabad High Court order..
- Rendition For Dawood Ibrahim? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jan 14, 2006)
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why then, given New Delhi's obvious desire to ingratiate itself with Washington, can't the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government take a cue from the Bush
- Not Quite Back To Square One Yet (Dawn, David Hirst, Jan 14, 2006)
PAKISTAN spokesperson Tasneem Aslam must be having a great sense of humour. Otherwise, how can she say that the forecast about the peace progress between New Delhi and Islamabad was certainly not “bleak”?
- India Promises Key Concession On Us N-Deal: Kerry (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
US Senator John Kerry has claimed that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will sign a proposed nuclear Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty thus effectively capping New Delhi’s nuclear programme as part of its bargain to get civilian nuclear aid from Washing
- 'Intriguing' Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jan 14, 2006)
There was nothing 'intriguing' about the comment of the Pakistani ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf, on India's expression of concern over the 'spiralling violence' in Balochistan; the more 'intriguing' thing was the adverse reaction in some quarters within..
- Ls Speaker Gets Notice From Hc (Greater Kashmir, S.S. Negi , Jan 14, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Som Nath Chatterjee on a petition by MP Lal Chandra Kol, challenging his expulsion from the House for his alleged involvement in the “cash-for-query” scam.
- Karnataka Heads For Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 14, 2006)
THE year 2005 saw former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President H.D. Deve Gowda ruling the roost in Karnataka.
- Q&a: 'I Try To Capture The Idea Of Solitude' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Jehangir Sabavala's paintings marry Indian idiom with European cubism. During a recent retrospective of his works in New Delhi's National Gallery of Modern Art, he spoke to Manoj Nair:
- Ailing Airports (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2006)
THE Sreedharan Committee report recommending downgrading of the Reliance bid for modernisation and restructuring of Delhi and Mumbai airports
- Rbi Cracks Whip On Erring Banks (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
A day after capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) unearthed another multiple demat account scam, banking regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) swung into action.
- Pm's Invite To Lone Surprises Many (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s invitation for talks to Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Lone has come as a surprise to many within and outside Jammu and Kashmir and is being seen as a move to "cut down to size the moderate Hurriyat Conference", political
- Local Insurgents In Iraq Clash With Al-Qaeda (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 13, 2006)
Ahead of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to India next week, Washington has said it is continuing to work with New Delhi on the civilian nuclear deal and that the Indian Government is currently formulating . . .
- Us Continuing To Work With India On Civilian Nuclear Agreement (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 13, 2006)
Ahead of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to India next week, Washington has said it is continuing to work with New Delhi on the civilian nuclear deal and that the Indian Government is currently formulating . . .
- Whether Report (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 13, 2006)
The weather is of course a slippery customer but its prediction is even more so. Just when the met department thinks it's got it right, the climatic conditions don't oblige and the weathermen go into a sulk complaining about some of their . . .
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