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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 21784:
- Promotion Policy -By Jk Dutt (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
The Centre’s decision to appoint a special appellate tribunal for redressing the grievances of our armed forces’ personnel has come like the proverbial answer to a maiden’s prayer. Excessive cases, mainly dealing with promotions, have burdened . . .
- Doing It Together (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Dec 06, 2005)
The recently concluded joint India-US air force exercise at Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal drew public attention not for its far-reaching tactical and strategic implications but for the rather farcical opposition to it by none . . .
- Bjp Boots Out 'Anti-Party' Uma (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Uma Bharti’s stint with the BJP came to an abrupt end today with the party expelling her indefinitely for “indiscipline and anti-party activities”.
- Volcker Fire To Rage Till Pm Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
As the BJP-Congress showdown over the Volcker controversy intensifies, the functioning of Parliament is set to be paralysed in the coming few days. In the midst of the NDA and the UPA government exchanging fire and trading charges, . . .
- Pm Woos Russian Businessmen (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Dec 06, 2005)
With people-to-people contact between India and Russia on the wane and bilateral trade between the two far below expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today went all-out to sell India as an attractive business, academic and creative destination. . .
- Terrorism To Dominate Singh-Putin Summit Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
In a clear indication that terrorism will be high on the agenda during his summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin tomorrow, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for joint efforts by India and Russia to fight the menace, . . .
- Interpretation Of The Gita (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 06, 2005)
Presents the entire gamut of the Vedantic interpretations of the Gita
- National Interest Or American Interest? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 06, 2005)
A U.S. official claims India has assured the Americans that energy deals with Iran are years away.
- On Babri Eve, Uma Demolished (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 06, 2005)
Cracking the whip, the BJP today expelled Uma Bharati for ‘‘anti-party activities’’ after she made a blistering attack on the party top brass in her response to a show cause notice.
- Can Clinical Trials Ever Be Truly Ethical? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 06, 2005)
Unless the rights of those who participate in clinical trials and their ability to get the best treatment in case of injury or infection are guaranteed, the trials will not be fair even if they yield useful scientific results.
- Looking Beyond Hindutva (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
A probing look beyond Hindutva to get to the heart of Gujarat
- Oppn Aims For Sonia’S Jugular (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Both the Houses of Parliament were disrupted again on Monday over the Opposition demand for the resignation of Union Minister Natwar Singh and National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the Iraqi oil-for-food scam.
- Realistic Aids Data Still A Distant Dream (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 06, 2005)
Despite the United Nations’ alarm on the spread of HIV infection in rural areas and awareness campaigns, the Centre may not able to procure a realistic data on the prevalence and deaths caused by AIDS. Moreover, the expected data will be the basis . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus From Dec 23 (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Dec 06, 2005)
The much awaited Amritsar-Lahore bus service is finally scheduled to start from December 23 with the first bus coming in from Lahore on that day while the first bus from Amritsar will depart on December 27. The Punjab Government will be requesting . . .
- When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 06, 2005)
If you want to understand the big story, look for the small detail. When the action is being broadcast in the merciless way that television adopts, get out of the din and check the silence.
- Omar Abdullah To Discuss `Self-Rule' With Pervez Musharraf (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 06, 2005)
On the heels of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's statement suggesting "self-rule" for Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said he would discuss the issue with him and Prime Minster Showkat Aziz. He would present them a copy of the . . .
- Delhi Bomb Blast Hero On Road To Recovery (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Dec 06, 2005)
Much public support and sympathy aside, it's cutting edge medical technology that is coming to the aid of Kuldeep Singh, the Delhi Transport Corporation bus driver whose grit and courage helped save many lives during the serial blasts that rocked . . .
- It Takes Two To Hold Back (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 06, 2005)
This long essay — it has already appeared in three parts, this is the fourth — is about the latest incursion of the military in Pakistan’s political affairs. It started out with the assertion, which immediately drew disagreement from several readers,
- Abdullah Will Take Musharraf’S Peace Message To India (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 06, 2005)
For the first time in 50 years, a Saudi king will visit India next month, but not without bringing with him a message of peace from Pakistan’s President Gen Pervez Musharraf and from Kashmir’s Hurriyat Conference, informed sources said on Monday.
- India Is Not Flexible: Omar Abdullah (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 06, 2005)
In what is construed as a conciliatory note, Omar Abdullah, President National Conference in occupied Kashmir and son of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that his views on Pakistan had changed and he was cautiously optimistic . . .
- Sanyasin Or Out? (The Week, Deepak Tiwari, Dec 06, 2005)
Emerging from the BJP office in Bhopal on November 27 to start her Ram-Roti march, Uma Bharti was at her symbolic best when she stood on top of an Ambassador car with her foot on its red beacon (symbol of power) to address the people.
- Infosys, Microsoft: Sharing Success And Silver Jubilee (Business Line, Vishwanath Kulkarni, Dec 06, 2005)
The similarities are uncanny. Technology giants Microsoft and Infosys are celebrating the Silver Jubilee of their incorporation this year.
- Can The Eas Realise The Asian Dream? (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Dec 06, 2005)
The East Asia Summit (EAS) scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur later this month, and attended by leaders of Asean10, Japan, China, South Korea and India, and of Australia and New Zealand, is a landmark event in the history Asia’s regional economic ....
- Fountainhead Of Deception (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered that no hotel, restaurant, club, cinema, and so on has any right to charge more than the maximum retail price printed on packaged goods.
- An Urban Mission (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 06, 2005)
On saturday The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a gigantic scheme for urban development
- Message To Hm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 06, 2005)
One hopes that at least the European Union's decision to impose ban persuades Hizbul Mujahideen to mend its ways. The powerful EU has added the HM to its list of terrorist organisations.
- Uma's Exit Will Make Cm’S Task Tough (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Dec 06, 2005)
The expulsion drama on Monday was heightened by the presence of an Uma Bharati associate, former general secretary K N Govindacharya in Delhi, who announced the formation of a national steering committee of disgruntled leaders.
- Bill Gates In Town, Talks Shop With Maran (Times of India, PERCY FERNANDEZ, Dec 06, 2005)
Microsoft founder chairman Bill Gates kick-started his four-day India visit by meeting Union Information Technology and Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran to discuss various areas of cooperation.
- Congress, Bjp In A Bind (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 06, 2005)
In one of his more perceptive comments, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani had declared some time ago that he would be concerned if the Congress party were to disintegrate. In a similar vein, he had urged voters in the lead-up to an . . .
- Haj Pilgrims Face Anxious Moments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
As many as 376 pilgrims yet to receive passports
Hajis planning to go in groups disappointed
Haj panel chairman still hopeful
Two reasons attributed for delay
- Asian Century (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 06, 2005)
Today's watchword, globalisation, is a bit of a cliche. Differences between WTO members have not narrowed, for example, and unproductive haggling continues as countries prepare to go into the Hong Kong ministerial meet.
- Ireland To Liberalise Visa Regime For Indian Professionals (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Ireland, called the ''Celtic Tiger'' for its booming globalised economy, is now in the process of putting in place a legislation to liberalise its visa regime to facilitate the entry of Indian professionals and students as the country's
- It’S In Our Ability (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 06, 2005)
The usual noises were made on December 3, World Disability Day. But any positive ‘feelings’ — never singlehandedly quite enough for any ‘policy action’ — connected with the promise made in the Disability Act of 1995 was lost in one particularly . . .
- Sinister Stockpiles (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 06, 2005)
It has been known for quite some time that terrorist organisations like the Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) have used the devastation caused by the earthquake on October 8, 2005, to escalate infiltration . . .
- On Natwar, Oppn In No Mood To Relent (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Dec 06, 2005)
With the Government and the Speaker failing to mollify the Opposition on the Natwar Singh-Volcker controversy, the next two days of Parliament are likely to prove stormy. Defence Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha, Pranab Mukherjee, . . .
- Govt. Defers Airport Modernisation Plan Decision (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The government has deferred a decision to award contracts for modernising state-run airports in Delhi and Mumbai, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Monday.
- India Willing To Consider Construction Of Reactors By Russia: Pm (Press Trust of India, Amitabh Roy Chowdhury, Dec 06, 2005)
Following the success of the Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today conveyed New Delhi's willingness to consider construction of additional nuclear reactors by Russia in view of India's growing energy demand.
- Congress Ka Lafda Hai, Natwar To Bakra Hai: Advani (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Resorting to ‘Bambaiyya Hindi’, BJP president L.K.Advani today described the fallout of the Volcker Committee report as ‘‘Congress ka lafda hai, Natwar to bakra hai,’’ (the Congress is involved, Natwar is only a scapegoat), and demanded that Congress . .
- Our Limpet Obsession (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 06, 2005)
Natwar Singh does not believe that the mention of his name in the Volcker report is sufficient reason for him to go gently into the night. “Why should I resign?” he queries belligerently.
- Hint, Hint... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2005)
In removing K. Natwar Singh from the Congress Steering Committee(CSC), Sonia Gandhi has sent her clearest signal yet that she would want the scandal-tainted minister without portfolio to relinquish office.
- Where Is Mathrani? ‘The Country Is Being Sold And Criminals Are Being Protected’ : Nda (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 06, 2005)
Situation in New Delhi is serious. Taking strong exception to the whisking away of Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Mathrani on his arrival at Delhi airport,
- Indo-Pak Peace Debates End (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Debating Society of Pakistan’s three-day India-Pakistan peace debates concluded at Government College University (GCU) on Sunday. The society had arranged three debates and three seminars as a peace gesture following similar debates in New Delhi . . .
- Raising The Stakes (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Dec 05, 2005)
Foreign secretary Shyam Saran, speaking before a World Economic Forum summit in New Delhi, made a departure from the usual muted idiom of Indian diplomacy when he suggested that the US and India could get together to create a greater balance in Asia.
- Natwar Removed From Cong Steering Committee (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Beleaguered Union Minister K Natwar Singh was late on Sunday night removed from the Congress Steering Committee, in what appears to be a clear indication from the party that the senior leader in the high of a storm over the Iraqi oil pay-off scam . . .
- Matherani Faces The Raw Music (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The man who turned the Volcker storm into a political gale is here. But no one has been able to sight him as official agencies whisked away former ambassador to Croatia Aniel Matherani to an undisclosed location to grill him over his statements about ....
- Manmohan Nudges Natwar Singh To Put In The Papers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The Congress-Natwar Singh stand-off deepened on Sunday with PM Manmohan Singh indicating that if the former foreign minister offered to quit the cabinet, he would accept his resignation. He also categorically denied that he was ‘‘persisting’’ with Natwar
- Focus On Youth And Rural Areas (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Dec 05, 2005)
Sujata Rao, the new head of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), was engaged in a flurry of activity to mark the World AIDS Day soon after she took over.
- India, Russia May Unlock Trade Fund (Business Standard, Monica Gupta, Dec 05, 2005)
Rs 13,000-cr Russian investments may flow in.
New Delhi and Moscow are working at generating possible investments of Rs 13,000 crore by Russian companies in India. The money (from the rupee-rouble trade days) . . .
- The Struggles Of Kannada (Deccan Herald, N Divakar, Dec 05, 2005)
It is Karnataka’s 50th year of unifcation. The people need to preserve the heritage and glorious past of the Kannada language. This is the true fighting spirit.
- A Tale Of Evolving Wto Drafts (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 05, 2005)
A comparison between the two drafts prior to the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting at Hong Kong helps to throw light on the pressures being exerted on the ministerial conference, thus yielding an important clue to the state of play of the conflicting . . .
- Lg, Samsung Eye Growth In India Home Appliances (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar and Kirstin Ridley, Dec 05, 2005)
Neena Bansal, a 36-year-old Indian housewife, surveys row upon row of gleaming refrigerators and washing machines in a swanky showroom owned by South Korea's LG in New Delhi.
- Float New Party, Bjp Experiment Has Failed: Uma To Atal (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Dec 05, 2005)
Choosing to read her reply to the BJP show cause notice at a huge public rally in this MP town, suspended BJP leader Uma Bharati asked Atal Behari Vajpayee and L K Advani to float a new political party with no room for ‘‘a pack of leaders . . .
- Pm Yet To Decide On Mea Portfolio (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said he was undecided on whether or not to retain the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) portfolio which he had taken away from Natwar Singh.
- Against A Sea Of Troubles (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 05, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- At A Turn (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The Congress in Bengal is better known as a divided house. The show of unity that the party put up at a rally on Saturday can, therefore, boost the sagging morale of the party’s cadre.
- Natwar Still Has A Case, Says Bardhan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Denying that he had made a U-turn on his earlier statement that Natwar Singh should resign following Aniel Mathrani’s interview to India Today, CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan today said that Singh had a case and was innocent.
- Honoured In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
It was a mission that stood oddly with the violence, terror and arms culture of Afghanistan.
- Uma Threatens War As Axe Dangles (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Dec 05, 2005)
Raisen (Madhya Pradesh), Dec. 4: Uma Bharti was today back at her blistering best, threatening to unleash a virtual Mahabharata in the Sangh parivar if she is thrown out of the BJP.
- Bjp To Remain Tough In Parliament Over Volcker (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
BJP leaders today decided to adopt an aggressive posture in Parliament insisting on resignation of Natwar Singh from the Union Cabinet and Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council over the Iraqi oil deals.
- Pm Hopeful Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Will Work Out As Envisaged (Press Trust of India, Amitabh Roy Chowdhury, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped the nuclear deal with US would "work out in a way we envisage".
- Pm To Take Up Nuclear Reactor Issue With Putin (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 05, 2005)
s India and US prepare for another meeting later this month of the joint working group on implementing the July 18 joint statement, New Delhi is eyeing Russia to deliver on four additional nuclear reactors for Koodankulam during . . .
- India's Strategy On Iran Issue Seems To Be Working: Pm (Press Trust of India, Amitabh Roy Chowdhury, Dec 05, 2005)
Onboard PM's Special Aircraft, Dec 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India's strategy to resolve the Iran nuclear issue within the IAEA jurisdiction and not allow it to go to UN Security Council seems to be working.
- India Assures Afghanistan Of Assistance (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed, Sunday, met Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah and ...
- No Differences With Sonia On Volcker Issue: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would consider what to do if Natwar Singh, in the thick of Iraqi oil payoff scam, decided to quit from the union cabinet on his own and dismissed suggestions that he had differences with Congress chief Sonia Gan
- Central Scheme Revives Hopes On Infrastructure Front (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Dec 05, 2005)
Major proposals for Coimbatore include sewer scheme
Rs.110-crore drinking water scheme
Flyovers to decongest roads
Solid waste management
Subways in key areas
- Fuel For Tarapur Not Related To Nuclear Deal With The U.S., Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 05, 2005)
India to seek a Russian commitment for the supply of low-enriched uranium to nuclear reactors
- The Architect Of An Idea Called Naya Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Dec 05, 2005)
Today we remember a man who shaped the modern history of state and influenced Kashmiris for more than four decades.
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Mirwaiz To Meet Musharraf In Makkah On Dec 7 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of an extraordinary summit of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at the Holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia on December
- Joust On The Fence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 05, 2005)
For all the simulated bonhomie at the recent Saarc summit in Dhaka, the BSF chief’s forthright assertion succinctly sums up the volatile nature of India-Bangladesh relations.
- A Year Of Precarious Peace (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Dec 05, 2005)
Since the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf have met twice — once in New Delhi and then again in New York. Two rounds of the composite dialogue process are over.
- Mathrani Questioned By Ed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Even as Minister without portfolio K. Natwar was being increasingly isolated in the Congress for being adamant in not resigning from the government, India’s erstwhile ambassador to Croatia Aneil Mathrani was being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate
- Hurriyat Keen To Discuss Options (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Dec 05, 2005)
Notwithstanding their support to the idea of self rule, to be preceded by demilitarisation, for resolving the Kashmir issue, leaders of All-Party Hurriyat Conference wish to make it clear that the “idea is not our baby.”
- Something Smells (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 05, 2005)
Or why else is Ulfa dilly-dallying?
Ulfa leaders’ obsession with continued army counter-insurgency operations in Assam defies understanding.
- Watching The Watchdogs (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 05, 2005)
Media needs to observe the NGO sector more actively and objectively, says Shailaja Chandra
- Is India Inimical To Hindu Nepal? (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 05, 2005)
To an average Indian it is a matter of shame that the UPA's coalition exigencies are subserving national interest, says Prafull Goradia
- Nepal’S Endless Predicament (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 05, 2005)
As one writes this piece, the three-month old unilateral ceasefire announced by the ‘Maoist’ guerrillas of Nepal on September 3, 2005, expires.
- Sino-India War Over East Asia (Hindustan Times, PRAMIT PAL CHAUDHURI, Dec 05, 2005)
East Asia isn’t big enough for the two of us. That is China’s message to India in the run-up to the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur (December 6-14). The summit is expected to announce the core group for a future East Asian community.
- Nda To Corner Govt On Volcker;bjp Issues Whip To Mps (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
With fresh "revelations" in the Iraqi oil deals, the Opposition NDA is gearing up to corner the Government in Parliament next week with the alliance issuing a whip to all its MPs to be present and planning to stall proceedings till Natwar Singh . . .
- The Competent Corrupt (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Dec 04, 2005)
Otherwise competent officers are equally efficient in amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income because the business of give and take is the order of the day
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