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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 23072:
- A Dinner, A Writer And A Book (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 23, 2006)
The title of this book is both misleading and significant.
- Us Asks Iran To Respond By Mid-July (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The United States prodded Iran on Thursday to respond as early as next week and no later than mid-July to an offer of incentives to suspend its disputed nuclear programme.
- Man-Made Deity (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2006)
The Amarnath Yatra is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimages for a Hindu. But this year, apart from the inclement weather which has affected progress of the yatris, the non-formation of the holy lingam — the primary reason for the yatra . . .
- No Room For Mistakes In A Nuclear Navy (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jun 23, 2006)
With only two years to go before the Indian Navy is to transform itself to a blue water Navy—an elite club comprising mostly of the P5 countries—a string of incidents give clue to how unprepared the force is for it.Consider the following:
- Friday Feature: Values Laid Down By Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jun 23, 2006)
According to a recent news report, the Muslim Imams of Europe have pledged to work hard to prove that Islam is compatible with western values of democracy and human rights.
- France And L'affaire Dreyfus Revisited (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 23, 2006)
The 100th anniversary of the rehabilitation of Captain Alfred Dreyfus is an occasion for an analysis of past wrongs. This can be salutary at a time when France is in the process of re-examining its criminal justice system.
- Civic Polls In Pondy After 38 Years (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Jun 23, 2006)
First phase tomorrow in Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam
Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
117 candidates in fray in Karaikal Municipality
In Mahe, 50 candidates are contesting for 14 seats
- Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 23, 2006)
Border trade agreement is a step forward
- Nuturing Economy With Caution (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidynathan, Jun 23, 2006)
Notwithstanding a brave face put up by finance minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, in the budget session of parliament, India's external debt in 2005-06 stood at $128.78 billion.
- Indo-Pak Devotees Meet At 300 Yr Old Shrine (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 23, 2006)
Boundaries drawn between India and Pakistan and three full scale wars fought between the two countries failed to shatter belief of the people on both the sides towards 300-year- old shrine of Hindu deity, Baba Dalip Singh Manhas as thousands . . .
- 'Canada's Justice System Has Failed Us' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Major flaws in Canada's criminal justice system were revealed by the bombing of an Air-India airliner in 1985 that killed 329 people, the judge heading an official inquiry into the attack said on Wednesday as the inquiry opened.
- Naxal Set Ap Govt Bus On Fire In Chhattisgarh (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Naxalites on Thursday set on fire an Andhra Pradesh state owned bus in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.
- Is There A Find Amidst The Mayhem? (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Jun 22, 2006)
Mutual funds have emerged as a potent force in the market, but a lot more remains to be done
- Pm Flags Off Mumbai Metro Rail Project (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jun 22, 2006)
Will help in reducing Mumbaikars' travelling time
- Screen Mobility (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 22, 2006)
No matter how gigantic they make the mobile phone screen, it still has to fit in the palm of one's hand otherwise mobility would mean using a wheelbarrow to lug it around.
- Has Europe Lost Its Way? (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 22, 2006)
Suddenly, it all seems to be going wrong. Just a few years ago, the European Union was aspiring to bigger and better things: a new constitution, more member states, a revamped economy and global power status to rival the United States.
- Citizens Versus Extreme Poverty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
If voluntary organisations were to make a massive effort to take up the millennium development goals, the world’s citizens can make deep inroads in the fight against disease, hunger and poverty.
- The Latest Metro (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 22, 2006)
Lord Ganapati and all other Mumbaikars know how desperately their city needs a public transport system.
- Road To Nowhere (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Land acquisition controversies stall the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
- At Least 22 Killed In South Africa Road Mishaps » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
At least 22 people were killed in two road accidents in South Africa on Monday morning, police said.
- Malaysia Hindus Want Shrines Saved (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Minority Hindus staged a peaceful protest today to appeal to Malaysia’s king to halt the demolition of temples and shrines by local authorities.
- Triggering The Right Growth Impulses (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 22, 2006)
Estimating potential output is helpful for both policymakers and the markets. Though difficult to arrive at, especially in an interdependent world where uncertainties are far too many, it should be pursued, says A. VASUDEVAN.
- Canada Opens Full Inquiry Into Air India Bombing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Major flaws in Canada's criminal justice system were revealed by the bombing of an Air India airliner in 1985 that killed 329 people, the judge heading an official inquiry into the attack said on Wednesday as the inquiry opened.
- Airport Proposal To Reliance (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Bengal transport minister Subhas Chakraborty today requested Mukesh Ambani to build a cargo airport on the outskirts of the city.
- Hate Lessons In Saudi, Pak Textbooks (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jun 22, 2006)
Even as the so-called war on terror continues with little success and the fool hardy attempts by the US to transport ‘democracy’ to reluctant shores make the Americans even less liked in the Muslim world, one of the main worries in the West remains . . .
- Bush Seeking Eu Resolve On Iran, To Hear Grumbles (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W Bush, hoping to capitalise on improving ties with Europe, will urge his key allies today to push ahead with the possibility of sanctions against Iran.
- Courting Peace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 22, 2006)
How can a brother aid a terrorist to kill another brother on this side of the Line of Control?"
- Hidden Abuses (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In the last week or two, the will-he-stay, will-he-go question hanging over the head of the British prime minister has metamorphosed into the will-he-play Wayne Rooney drama.
- Himalayan Challenge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Jun 22, 2006)
For a nascent democracy that was being repressively trampled under by a Canute-like king, Nepal has risen with remarkable resolve to march ahead for consolidating the gains of the struggle for popular rule.
- Life And Letters (Tribune, Sanjeev Gaur, Jun 22, 2006)
Letters are half-meetings. This is the beautiful thought of great Asadullh Khan Ghalib, more famous as Mirza Ghalib.
- Rites Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.
- Scientists Mull Human Dna Bank (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jun 22, 2006)
Indian scientists are evaluating the prospects of setting up a national human DNA bank, a repository of genetic material from the country’s myriad population groups for medical and research applications.
- J&k Ex-Advocate-Gen Surrenders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
After dodging the CBI for about two weeks in connection with the Srinagar sex scandal, Anil Sethi, a former Advocate-General of Jammu and Kashmir, surrendered in a court here today.
- Building India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Signs of private sector-led infrastructure overhaul. So warning to politicians: be smart, honest
- Positive Thinking (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
Despite what many may believe, depression is not a symptom of our modern consumer age.
- Southern Stirrings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The job of governing a state can concentrate the mind wonderfully. Notice the sudden awakening in Thiruvananthapuram.
- This Pilgrimage Knows No Regress (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Jun 22, 2006)
A fierce controversy is raging at present over the formation of the Ice Shivalingam in the Holy Cave of Amarnath in the Himalayas.
- Training Swayamsevaks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
No membership rolls are kept by the RSS and insiders often complain of dwindling attendance at the “shakhas”.
- Central Asia - A Cockpit Of Conflict (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 22, 2006)
The three day meeting of the heads of the states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning June 15 is significant as the member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajiskistan and Uzbekistan - try to hammer out a . . .
- Indian Art To Make Waves On The Shores Of Europe (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Jun 22, 2006)
Over 1,900 Indian art pieces, giving a peek into the country's art, history and civilisation, will soon join an "exclusive" international treasure trove in the heart of Paris.
- Another Bus Service (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
The fortnightly Rawalakot-Poonch bus service launched on Tuesday is another milestone in the journey towards greater intra-Kashmir contacts.
- India, Russia To Hold Naval War Games In Early 2007 (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 22, 2006)
``Progressive process of learning from each other''
"MiG-29 is a very good, very capable aircraft"
To review the progress in upgrading India's three IL-38 naval reconnaissance aircraft
- Will The General Retreat? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 22, 2006)
With Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif making common cause in opposing Pervez Musharraf, democracy is back in reckoning in Pakistan------- Will democracy return to Pakistan?
- Bsnl Customer Service Centre In Anaimalai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Coimbatore, has opened a customer service centre in Anaimalai at door number 46, Sethumadai Road near Masaniamman Temple entrance arch.
- Airports Authority Of India For Full-Fledged Airport At Mandakalli (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Deputy Commissioner urged to acquire additional land for the project
Notification to acquire 94 acres of additional land for the airport project issued
Mysore-Nanjangud Road, which is part of Bangalore-Nilgiri National Highway, is posing a . . .
- Border Trade And Beyond (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2006)
some 44 years after it was last used, the third and potentially most promising trading point on the Sino-Indian border will open for two-way traffic
- Progress Of Bhakti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
That Bhakti and Jnana are indispensable for salvation is stressed in the scriptures.
- Relevance Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 22, 2006)
A time of transition for a nation is a time of normlessness, which the French social philosopher Emile Durkheim called a time of anomie.
- Understanding The Fundamentals (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jun 22, 2006)
Defining the fundamentals before action holds the key to success of any venture, be it national or corporate, writes Vinayshil Gautam
- Bus To Rawalkot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
With the inauguration of the Poonch-Rawalkot bus service by Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, people on both sides of the divide can now travel by road to meet their relatives and acquaintances in the shortest possible time.
- Both The Haves And The Nots (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
The snap beside the masthead of Karnataka’s Vijay Times daily says it all. It shows a saffron-draped sadhu at Allahabad’s Sangam ghat, balancing not the world but a football on his head.
- The Company, A Tragedy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 22, 2006)
How the East India Company shaped the modern multinational. That's the sub-title on the cover of Nick Robins' The Corporation that Changed the World, from Orient Longman. Sounds eulogistic, as much as the back cover, which begins by . . .
- Raul Aims To Have Last Word At Finals (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Raul's usual goal celebration involves a brief kiss of his wedding ring but this time he careered off to the corner packed with Spanish fans, punched his chest and pointed to the crest on his red shirt.
- Lull Before The Storm (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
The distance between Lahore and most other parts of the country sometimes seems to span vast oceans of ignorance and indifference.
- Four Soldiers Die As ’copter Crashes Near Ba (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Pakistan Army aviation helicopter crashed in a dam near here early on Wednesday due to a technical problem killing four soldiers and injuring three others.
- Zawahri Urges Afghans To Fight Foreign Troops (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri urged Afghans in an Internet video to fight foreign troops in their country whom he said had a history of denigrating Islam.
- Japan To Withdraw Troops From Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 22, 2006)
Japan has ordered the withdrawal of its ground troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced in a televised address to the nation.
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Saddam’S Lawyer Shot Dead: 80 Workers Kidnapped (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
One of Saddam Hussein’s main lawyers was shot dead on Wednesday after men in police uniform took him from his home, relatives said, the third defence attorney to be killed since the trial opened in October.
- Land To Be Used For No Other Purpose: Ag (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The government on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to consider investment plans of new buyers of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and, if not satisfied, set up an investigation commission instead of striking down the sale.
- Nation & The States (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
There is a serious mismatch between the potential of UP and aspirations of the people, and its level of economic development. In 1700, India’s share in world GDP was 24.4 per cent, 2 percentage points higher than China’s (OECD publication).
- Wasting Kalam's Time (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
On Monday, June 19, the Left-liberal rent-a-cause mafia outdid itself by marching into Rasthrapati Bhawan and demanding of the President of India that film-maker Mahesh Bhatt be made a protected monument.
- Infantile Protest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
We have rued ad infinitum the historic incapacity of Indians to deal with the enemy within - to speak nothing of invaders. But what we are witnessing in the instance of the organised misrepresentation of the Salwa Judum movement is truly unbelievable.
- Kashmir Solution Still A Long Way Off, Says Us Crisis Group (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Jun 21, 2006)
The Washington-based International Crisis Group (ICG) feels that a full and final solution to the decades-long dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is a long way off, but suggests that small progress has been made with the introduction . . .
- Rapacious Raj (Tribune, Johann Hari, Jun 21, 2006)
Britain is still a nation locked in denial. If you point out basic facts about the British Empire - that the British deliberately adopted policies that caused as many as 29 million Indians to starve to death in the late nineteenth century, say — you . .
- Journey Gone Wrong (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 21, 2006)
When Bangladesh was liberated with generous Indian help, it was a beacon of secularism; today, it's a hotbed of hate and intolerance
- Sonia Flags Off Bus To Rawalkot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi, today urged the separatists to take part in the roundtable discussions initiated by the Congress- led government at the Centre that was committed to solve the Kashmir issue with “an open mind”.
- 2nd Kashmir Bus Service Is Launched Across Loc (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Tuesday started a new trans-Kashmir bus service between Poonch, in Jammu and Kashmir, and Rawalkot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Socialism Without Marx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
In order to see why Blairite Labour has been such a hit, it is necessary to understand the attraction of socialism-without-Marx, says Janet Daley.
- The China Poser (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Jun 21, 2006)
The Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is all gung-ho after his six day China visit. Mr. Mukherjee signed an agreement for more joint military exercises with the PLA; and at a press conference rebutted the assertion . . .
- Nathu La Calling (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
The India-China agreement, signed in Lhasa on Sunday, to resume trade through the historic Nathu La Pass from July 6 after a gap of 44 years is another major confidence-building measure between the two Asian giants.
- Tight Vigil In Kamakhya Temple (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Close circuit cameras have been placed in vantage points as security remains the prime concern for police and the management committee of Kamakhya temple, the shakti shrine where devotees from various parts of the country have started trooping . . .
- Omega 3 Case Is Made But There Is Just Not Enough (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jun 21, 2006)
The more it is tested, the more compelling the hypothesis becomes. Dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, and other neurological problems seem to be associated with a deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acids, especially in the . .
- Not A People's Highway (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2006)
My wife and I just returned to Bangalore from a road-trip to Chennai. There are two main routes: One, via Hosur, Krishnagiri, Ranipet and Poonamallee; and the other through Kolar, Chittoor, Ranipet and Poonamallee.
- A World In The Thrall Of Violence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 21, 2006)
Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal... are all caught in violence that shows no signs of abating. Ironically, the more powerful a few nations become and the more power their leaders wield in geo-politics, the more unsafe they are making the world . . .
- Bid To Evolve Consensus To Exempt Tourism, It Sectors From Hartals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Government to consider giving stickers for vehicles used by tourists
Programme to train tourist guides on the anvil
Strength of the police force to be increased
Transfer of police officials as per norms
- U.S. Activates Missile Defense Amid N.Korea Dispute (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Jun 21, 2006)
The United States has activated its ground-based interceptor missile-defense system amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
- A Promise And Pressures (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in Tamil Nadu has a long and chequered history.
- Spare A Thought For The Urban Poor (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 21, 2006)
The World Urban Forum that got underway in Vancouver on Monday comes at a time when the world is on the brink of historic demographic changes.
- The Inbuilt Volatility In Financial Markets... (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Jun 21, 2006)
And why our own approach to risk and regulation aids the systemic distortions
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