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Articles 9321 through 9420 of 23072:
- Rice, Straw In Iraq To Break Deadlock (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made a surprise visit to Baghdad today to press Iraqi leaders to form a new government and avert a civil war.
- Asia: The Ascendant Continent (News International, Nasim Zehra, Apr 03, 2006)
The twenty-first century is decidedly the Asian century
- Rotten At The Roots (News International, Chris Cork, Apr 03, 2006)
Politicians are getting bad press almost everywhere these days. They are consistently exposed as fiscally fraudulent, institutionally deceitful, self-serving and downright corrupt whether they be to the right, left or centre of the political spectrum.
- Unethical Us Act Against Hamas (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 03, 2006)
US State Department has announced that Washington has suspended all contacts with the Palestinian Government led by Hamas.
- Making Of A Leader (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Apr 03, 2006)
Leadership consists in mastering the calculus of dynamics of change". Robert McNamara Niccolo Machiavelli, in his famous book The Prince, written in 1513, used three basic concepts to discuss the basic problems of political leadership: virtu,
- Unhygienic Conditions Upset Tourists In Udhagamandalam (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Apr 03, 2006)
Officials say involvement of people is essential
- The British Should Stop Ignoring Mainland Europe (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Apr 03, 2006)
With so much in common, to remain cut off is lazy and damaging.
- "Self-Rule, Autonomy Not Viable Solution To J&k Problem" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 03, 2006)
End human rights violations and settle Kashmir issue: experts
CBMs have improved the ties for sure but they have given nothing to the Kashmiris: Gautam Navlakha
Unless India accepts Kashmir as a dispute all so-called peace talks are going to be exerci
- Sabarimala Temple Festival Begins; Launch Of Master Plan On April 7 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The 10-day annual festival at Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala began with the auspicious flag hoisting ceremony on Sunday morning.
- Sri Lanka And Pakistan Agree To Combat Terrorism (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 03, 2006)
Mahinda Rajapakse in Islamabad Pakistan reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka
- Appeal To Un To Save Monument (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Bjp national general secretary Ananthkumar has announced that an appeal will be made to the UN to preserve the palaeolithic Sanganakallu monument. A delegation will also be taken to the Union Minister for Tourism in this regard.
- Sanctions Are A Bad Idea (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 03, 2006)
India should not be influenced in its decision on Iran by the United States
- Some Rules To Live By (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Apr 03, 2006)
You are on this planet for a very unique purpose; not just to eat, sleep and talk. Remember you are here for a big cause — never lose your smile. However we need to follow some rules. They are called yama and niyama.
- Turkish Engineer Among 10 Dead In Taliban Attacks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Suspected Taliban militants shot dead five policemen and wounded three in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a hospital doctor said.
- Rbi Displeases Bankers, Hints At No Cut In Crr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to overlook the bankers’ demand for one percentage point cut in cash reserve ratio (CRR) in its annual review of the monetary policy scheduled on April 18, RBI officials said .
- When Words Spoke Louder Than Action On Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 03, 2006)
I chanced across a lot of quirky things on TV news last week.
- Stranded In A Place Called Impasse (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 03, 2006)
Is the demilitarisation of Jammu and Kashmir a workable next-step in the dialogue process?
- Looking At Us (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Apr 03, 2006)
I have in my possession a little book entitled “In India” written by one G.W. Steevens and published in 1899.
- A Hoax Called Terror Gwynne Dyer (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
“You’re allowed to lie for jihad. You’re allowed any technique to defeat your enemy,” Zacarias Moussaoui told the Virginia court room, trying to explain why he had changed his story about not being directly involved in the 9/11 plot. Now he wants to die a
- Pride Of Families To Shame Of Doctors (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Apr 03, 2006)
The confused expression and the stiff body language underlined an obvious fact: these were no hardened criminals.
- Handle Iran With Care (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 03, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed El Baradei is right in dismissing any imminent threat of sanctions against Iran as a “bad idea”.
- Split By Elections (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 03, 2006)
The inconclusive vote creates new opportunities for Russia and the West to influence political processes in the second biggest Soviet republic.
- Intriguing Pattern Of Global Capital Flows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Any attempt to address the current problems will require a forum broader than the G7/G8 and wielding political clout
In addition to the benefits from a domestic demand led strategy, a less export oriented strategy would also contribute to ultimate . . .
- 173-Yr-Old Case Up For Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A local court is poised to reopen one of India’s oldest pending cases in living memory, 173 years after it was first lodged here, when the city was the administrative and commercial capital of the British colonial regime.
- Indians Crack Down On Gender Abortions (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, Apr 01, 2006)
In October 2001, when Dr. Anil Sabhani told a pregnant patient that she had a "female fetus and it would be taken care of," he wasn't talking about prenatal nutrition or health checks. He was talking about abortion.
- Making The Most Of An Mba (Tribune, Ajit Jain, Apr 01, 2006)
During the last few years there have been some negative reports in the media about a Master’s in Business Administration, with headlines like ‘MBA loses its cachet in the business world,’ and that MBAs have ‘lost their lustre.
- Assam Elections (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 01, 2006)
The political landscape in Assam since the 2001 assembly elections has undergone drastic changes, as a result of which all parties in the April fray enjoy long odds.
- More Jodhpurs With Smart Policies (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Apr 01, 2006)
It was an enchanted night and brought alive memories of that older, forgotten India that we must rediscover and reinvent if we want tourism to help us preserve what is left of our wonderful monuments and palaces...
- Wanted: More Girls In Maths And Science (Tribune, MARGARET WERTHEIM, Apr 01, 2006)
On Saturday, hundreds of girls will flock to the California Institute of Technology to celebrate the joys of science.
- Goair Goes The Whole Hog To Woo Passengers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The airline will add five more aircraft to its fleet
The airline will add five more aircraft to its fleet
Offers concessions to customers
Airbus A-320 added to its fleet
- 5 Bills Passed In Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 01, 2006)
Last day of the first budget session of Congress-led coalition Government today saw the ruling party members and supporters protesting in the Assembly, castigating the Ministers and casting serious aspersions on each other. While the PDP MLAs . . .
- Un-Real Estate (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Apr 01, 2006)
When you hear of flats going in Mumbai at Rs 50,000 and Rs 70,000 per square foot, and housing plots in Delhi’s suburb of Gurgaon at Rs 1 lakh per square yard, it should be obvious that an asset price bubble is building up in real estate.
- India To Start Talks With Iaea On Nuclear Inspections (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
India will begin negotiations with the UN nuclear watchdog agency on opening its civilian nuclear facilities to international inspections, a news report said Friday.
- Nuclear Warheads (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Apr 01, 2006)
One of the contentious issues that had threatened to derail the historic civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement signed by India and the United Sates on July 18, 2005, is the issue of the number of nuclear warheads that India needs for credible . . .
- Structural Shift In Economy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 01, 2006)
SPEAKING at the ground-breaking ceremony of a steel mill in Karachi, President Pervez Musharraf said that the focus of the economy would gradually shift from agriculture and textiles to engineering and heavy industry so as to promote a significant . . .
- Pink City Wows Prince (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Admires the renovation of 250-year-old temples Prince Charles is an "international patron'' of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation, which has launched heritage conservation work in the entire city with the support of UNESCO
- Pigwash--A Hogwash (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 01, 2006)
The cynic in me has somehow never allowed me to think in positive terms of these numerous track-II initiatives to resolve outstanding Indo-Pak problems.
- The Emerging Profile Of India (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Apr 01, 2006)
Prior to the advent of new millennium, political pundits and economic experts had predicted that the 21st century would be the Asian century.
- From Kolkata To Kunming Via Bangladesh! (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Winds of change are sweeping India and its immediate neighbourhood. Sample the following.
- Kiwi Woman’S Murder: Sc Stays Death Penalty (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of a convict in the murder of New Zealand woman mountaineer Diana Clare Roultley, who had gone missing from Varanasi eight years ago and whose skeletal remains were later recovered by the police . . .
- An Impossibility (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 01, 2006)
The Nagas have to realise that it is not possible for New Delhi to redraw the map of Nagaland
- Tax The Big Fish (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 01, 2006)
During the recent debate on the Budget in Rajya Sabha, I pointed out a major lacuna in the provisions of service tax. Unfortunately, the Finance Minister took refuge behind a peculiar excuse to skittle the issue.
- Ploughing A Lonely Furrow (Deccan Herald, E D NARAHARI, Apr 01, 2006)
A geologist camp has amusing tales and on All Fools’ Day too it was no different
- Asi Renovates St. Mary's Church (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The oldest Anglican church outside England sports a new look
ASI formally hands over premises to Church Committee
"Exercise threw up lot of lessons in conservation of monuments"
- Varanasi: Plea Dismissed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh to ensure the safety of all religious places at and around Varanasi following the March 7 bomb blast in the Sankat Mochan temple there.
- Who Is Running The Jharkhand Government, Asks Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Congress on Friday questioned the propriety of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda travelling to Jaipur with a section of his Cabinet.
- Focus On Elementary Problems (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 01, 2006)
Confronted with a rising tide of violence in wide areas across the country, there is much talk today of the need for development, political and land reforms, and the social emancipation of long-neglected populations in areas of persistent or . . .
- Tentative Steps To Iron Out Differences (Pioneer, MK Dhar, Apr 01, 2006)
Even though the recent visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to Delhi has helped partly lift the clouds of mistrust over relations between the two countries, determined follow-up action is needed to consolidate the gains of the . . .
- Implementation Failed Nehruvian Socialism' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Amarinder Singh released the Punjabi version of Gurcharan Das's book `India Unbound'
- Sabarimala Temple To Open Today For Annual Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Rituals to begin with `Ganapathihomam' followed by `Abhishekom'
- Vemulawada Temple Earns Record Revenue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Hair offered by pilgrims earns Rs. 1.02 crores
Open auction held to prevent contractors from forming a syndicate
Bidders invited from Chennai, Vijaywada, Tirupati and other places
An estimated 3,500 kg hair is generated every year at the `Kalyanakat
- Palani Hill Temple Given A Facelift (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Facilities for devotees improved
- 'Centre Making Efforts For Safety Of Advani, Rajnath' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Centre has asked the concerned State Governments to make adequate arrangements for security of the twin Bharat Suraksha Yatras being taken out by BJP leaders LK Advani and Rajnath Singh from April 6.
- India, Japan Must Explore New Areas To Strengthen Ties' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Speakers recall the historic connections between the two countries
- Battle For Entire Country: Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
As best tribute to Anil Biswas
"He has left us at a time when there is a big battle ahead"
"There is no place for retreat"
- Solve The Spectrum Spat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 01, 2006)
A compromise enforced by a third party leaves neither disputant happy. It’s only natural that the government’s decision to persist with the existing criterion for allocation of additional spectrum to GSM and CDMA players has left both types of . . .
- Seven Dead In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Seven people were killed and a suicide bomber targeting foreign troops wounded seven civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday in the latest attacks indicating an intensifying Taliban insurgency.
- Respect Palestinians’ Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 31, 2006)
HAMAS has formally assumed power in Palestine on Wednesday, as President Mahmoud Abbas administered oath to 24-Member Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Hiniyeh,
- The Status Of Northern Areas (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 31, 2006)
Rebutting India’s recent claim that Gilgit-Baltistan was an integral part of its territory, the Pakistan foreign office has stated that as part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the area is a disputed territory the final status of which is yet . . .
- After 173 Years Indian Court Considers Raja’S Will (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
An Indian court is set to reopen the country’s oldest pending case 173 years after it was first lodged in the eastern city of Calcutta, then the administrative and commercial capital of British colonial rule.
- India Prefers Project-Based Cooperation To New Regional Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum should continue as "track II" initiative
Practical cooperation more important than formal structures
India-China ties positive
Partnership a determinant of peace
- Rajasthan Showcased For Royal Couple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Amid showering of flower petals from the Indian Air Force helicopters and flying of Jaguar planes emitting colours in their honour, the royal couple, Prince Charles and Camilla witnessed the Rajasthan Day celebrations here on Thursday.
- Chilean Honour For Siddharth Varadarajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Conferred with Bernardo O'Higgins Order
The Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, Jorge Heine, conferred the prestigious Bernardo O'Higgins Order on Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor of The Hindu , at a function here on Thursday.
- 2,000-Cr. More For Welfare Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
YSR announces the additional allocation; irrigation too to get more
- From Amritsar, With A Little Love (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Mar 31, 2006)
India wants all other countries to reconceptualise sovereignty but evades the same challenge in its own case. It is also fallacious to think that economic development is a substitute for national aspirations of a people like the Kashmiris . . .
- Profit From Loss (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 31, 2006)
Dare we say that there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel vision?
- Protecting The Tree Of Life (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 31, 2006)
In the long list of insults to the environment, scientists say, extinction is the most serious because it is irreversible.
- Howard: No Immediate Change In Policy Towards India (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 31, 2006)
Australia-China uranium deal `possible'
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has hinted at the possibility of signing an agreement with China to meet its uranium requirements for nuclear power generation. Mr. Howard has ruled out similar sales to India
- Saran, Rice Discuss Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Any change to be ``within the parameters'' of understanding reached: India
- Rehabilitation: Where The Truth Lies (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Mar 31, 2006)
It is about people's lives. A route to accountability is surely not too much to ask for.
- Rs. 2,000 Crore More For Welfare Sector, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has announced an additional allocation of Rs. 2,000 crore each for irrigation and welfare sectors for the 2006-07 fiscal.
- Two Universities To Launch Project On Tamil Software (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Agreement in this regard to be signed soon
Anna University and Tamil University will join together and launch a project for preparing software in Tamil, said D.Viswanathan, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, here on Wednesday.
- Hamas Assumes Office Amid Threats Of Isolation (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 31, 2006)
Abbas swears in 24-member Cabinet, including one woman
The new Palestinian Government led by Hamas has assumed office amid growing threats of a financial boycott and political isolation by the United States, Europe and Israel.
- Indians Turn Back Justice Bhagwandas (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 31, 2006)
Indian immigration authorities on Wednesday told Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistan’s first Hindu acting chief justice, and his family to get off the Lahore-Amritsar bus at the Wagah border crossing and sent them back.
- A Tale Of Two Indias (Tribune, Dr Mohan Dharia, Mar 31, 2006)
Need for an integrated policy
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently announced the formation of the National Mission for the Renewal of Urban Centre having a population above one million.
- Plane Jane (Tribune, Chetana Vaishnavi, Mar 31, 2006)
It is sad but true, I am a plain Jane. Plain in body and mind—in fact as plain as a pikestaff. The only difference, however, between me and many of my friends is that while they prefer to travel by trains and buses, I am a plane Jane.
- A Serenade To Gujarat (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 31, 2006)
The curtain would appear to have been drawn finally on the Best Bakery case.
- Business Of Politics Of Profit (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 31, 2006)
Arun Jaitley must be thanked for Sonia Gandhi looking all set to dominate the news from now to election day.
- Saran Meets Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Implementation of the historic Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal came up during discussions Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice here.
- Pak Concerned Over Us-India N-Deal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
As the US Administration seeks a waiver from the US Congress for the implementation of US-India Agreement on Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, Islamabad has once again communicated to US government about Pakistan’s concerns and said that the grant . . .
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