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Articles 9621 through 9720 of 23072:
- Misplaced Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2006)
All this talk of Muslims and the mainstream recalls a Bihar minister who, visiting Telco’s office in Jamshedpur, asked General Shiv Verma, who had a post-retirement job there, how many Biharis he employed. Shooting his immaculate cuffs and with . . .
- Where The Mind Is `Not Halved By A Horizon' (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 25, 2006)
Amartya's Sen whips up a `stirring read' in his book Identity and Violence which talks about how people can interact with each other in a great many different ways. And Ram Puniyani's Religion, Power and Violence discusses globalisation and . . .
- India As The New Force For Peace And Stability (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 25, 2006)
"What is in it for America?" That was how the national security adviser, M.K. Narayanan, reacted after the Bush administration proposed the nuclear deal to the Indians at Blair House, the official guest house of the American president, . . .
- Balochistan Imbroglio (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Mar 25, 2006)
Since its creation in August 1947, courtesy the divide and rule policy of the British departing from (undivided) India, Pakistan has been trying to wrest Kashmir from India by launching military attacks against India and extending all manner of . . .
- Pakistan, India Launch New Bus Amid Emotional Scenes (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The annual Sikh pilgrimage to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan took on special significance this year with the first bus service linking the birthplace of the religion's founder with Amritsar in India.
- Moscow Spies Tipped Saddam On U.S. War Plan (Washington Times, Rowan Scarborough, Mar 25, 2006)
Moscow had informants inside U.S. Central Command whose information on the March 2003 invasion of Iraq was relayed to dictator Saddam Hussein days before American troops ousted him from power, according to a Defense Department history released yesterday.
- Eta Gets Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 25, 2006)
It is too soon to say if the first permanent ceasefire called by Spain’s Basque separatist group, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Freedom) a.k.a. Eta, is actually a historic opportunity for peace or just another false alarm.
- Pm Flags Off Peace Offer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2006)
THE Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday has come as an answer to a long-held yearning of the Punjabis.
- The Vanishing Tiger (Tribune, Lt Gen Baljit Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
The recorded history of faunal extinctions in India began in the latter half of the 19th century.
- Bmp Budget Gives Thrust To Infrastructure Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on Friday presented a Rs 1,870.83-crore budget for the year 2006-07, with full thrust on infrastructure but without any new taxes.
- Pm Offers "Treaty Of Peace, Security, Friendship" To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Taking another important step to normalise ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today offered a "Treaty of Peace, Security and Friendship" to Pakistan as a culmination of the ongoing peace process.
- Prime Minister Offers Pak Peace Treaty & Its Roadmap (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Mar 25, 2006)
Taking a break from the political storm in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh kept his date with Amritsar today, flagged off the landmark bus to Nankana Sahib and used that occasion to launch a bold initiative to revive the stalled Indo-Pak . . .
- Straight Road From The Golden Temple (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 25, 2006)
In the daily prayer (ardas) of all devout Sikhs which is recited at the beginning and end of all tasks and all important functions there is reference to only one place .
- Borders Cannot Be Redrawn But We Can Work Towards Making Them Irrelevant’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 25, 2006)
Excerpts from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech while inaugurating the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus on Friday
- Ethnic Group Pins Culture Hopes On Gogoi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Ten villagers of a small community in Assam sit in the Buddhist monastery, chanting and praying for the re-election of their favoured candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections.
- Election Fallout: Eu To Impose Sanctions On Belarus President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
European Union leaders decided on Friday to punish Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after an election seen as rigged—announcing “restrictions” against the authoritarian leader that would likely include a travel ban from Europe.
- Ban Religious Processions (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
As usual Sikhs of Delhi took out a procession on Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday.
- The Game Plan On Iran Is Becoming Clearer (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 25, 2006)
The Anglo-Americans want a Security Council resolution allowing for the eventual use of force. Iran must play its cards very carefully from now onwards.
- Manmohan: Wrong To Link Normalisation With Kashmir (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 25, 2006)
Accord can be reached on Siachen, Sir Creek and Baglihar issues
"Time has come to leave behind animosities, misgivings of the past"
Two of Sikhism's holiest shrines linked
- Discussions With Pakistan Should Lead To Peace Treaty: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 25, 2006)
"Time has come to leave behind animosities, misgivings of the past"
- Continuing Shame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 25, 2006)
Men practising untouchability should be punished
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 25, 2006)
Referring to the report "Amend Hindu Marriage Act" (March 23, 2006), a reader has doubts about the amount of compensation the court had ordered the appellant to pay (in the Naveen Kohli versus Neelu Kohli case).
- From India Now, `Out Of The Box' Ideas On Kashmir (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh speaks of two internal and two bilateral tracks for peace.
- U.S. Revokes Visa Of Pakistani Senator (Washington Post, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, Mar 25, 2006)
The Bush administration has withdrawn an invitation to a Pakistani lawmaker and a prominent critic of President Pervez Musharraf who was to arrive in the United States today as a guest of the State Department, setting off charges that the action came . .
- Singh Offers Peace Treaty To Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Indian PM rejects linking normalisation of ties to Kashmir solution; hints at agreement on Siachen, Sir Creek, Baglihar; APHC lukewarm to new initiative
- But It’S About Kashmir, Insists Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 25, 2006)
Pakistan has said that the resolution of contentious issues like the Jammu and Kashmir dispute alone would pave the way for not only improvement in bilateral relations with India but also go a long way in improving lives of peoples in the region.
- Singh Calls For Peace With Pakistan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Friday for a new peace initiative with Pakistan, offering a "treaty of peace, security and friendship" to India's longtime rival.
- Fuel Truck Destroyed In Blast On Pak-Afghan Border (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
A bomb explosion on Friday destroyed a truck carrying fuel to a US military base soon after it crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan, officials said.
- Rail Link From Chaman To Kandhar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Railway (PR) has completed the feasibility study for first phase to provide rail link from Chaman to Kandhar and sent to the government of Afghanistan for acceptance.
- Spanta Has Been Critical Of Pakistan’S Role In His Country (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mar 25, 2006)
Afghanistan’s new foreign minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta belongs to a former Maoist group that gravitated to the pro-West nationalist camp in the aftermath of the changes in the international political situation.
- Chief Minister Locks Horns With L-G (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 25, 2006)
B.L. Joshi takes strong note of complaints over criteria of selecting MLAs for `foreign junkets'
- Pm To Flag Off Bus To Nankana Sahib Today (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Mar 24, 2006)
The unprecedented security umbrella on the eve of the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his hometown here tomorrow has converted the holy city into a police . . .
- Perils Of Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 24, 2006)
This incident has all the ingredients of a Bollywood movie.
- Tourism Corporation Move Runs Into Rough Weather (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Mar 24, 2006)
Hotels franchised out to private operators
- From The Mean Streets (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 24, 2006)
It is deemed ‘politically incorrect’ to address, criticize or confront many realities that plague us all in some measure, in an attempt to appease one set of people as against another and thereby create anarchic situations in various spaces of . . .
- Pm Set To Flag Off Sikh Route To Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Ever since the Partition, the Sikhs have been praying to the almighty, saying, “ Gurdhama de darshan didar, jina to panth nu vichoriya giya hai (grant easy access to shrines from which the Sikhs have been separated or denied obeisance).”
- All About The Gods Of Cosmology (Deccan Herald, Tim Radford, Mar 24, 2006)
Questions about why we and the universe exist are worth asking even if there are no answers
- Case For Cover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 24, 2006)
The history of a case in the courts can be as tortuous as the conflicting perceptions behind it are irreconcilable.
- Protest Lodged With Kabul Over Killing Of Pak Civilians (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 24, 2006)
14 buried near Chaman; Afghan commander blamed for murders
- Cpm In A Mess In Kerala (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Mar 24, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat has talked about an international conspiracy against his party and its poll prospects in West Bengal and Kerala.
- A Terrorist Organisation Rises Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 24, 2006)
The Harkat-ul-Mujahideen's revival makes it clear that Pakistan's Islamist armies have no intention of joining in adétentewith India that promises them only their obliteration.
- Nankana Sahib-Amritsar Bus To Make Maiden Voyage Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus service, the fourth transport link between Pakistan and India, will become operational from today (Friday).
- Make This Council Work (Times of India, Kofi A. Annan, Mar 24, 2006)
The resolution passed on March 15 by the United Nations GeneralAssembly, establishing a new Human Rights Council, should mark a historic new beginning for the UN's human rights work.
- Amritsar Turns Into Fortress As Pm Arrives (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday arrived here to flag off a historic Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service on Friday even as the Sikh holy city was turned into a security fortress for his visit.
- Jet Buys More Time To Acquire Sahara (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Jet Airways on Thursday gained more time to implement its buy out of rival Air Sahara, and the two sides agreed that the value of the deal - the largest ever in Indian aviation history - would not be renegotiated.
- Postal Department To Launch `Abhijal' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Unique project intends to market holy water of the Ganges
Modalities are being worked out for implementing the project
Department proposes to collect water in Rishikesh
- Remittances By Domestic Migrants (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, Mar 24, 2006)
Internal labour migration has a long history in India, and is increasing rapidly as differences in the rate of growth between and within states, and between the urban and rural areas, increase.
- Ride The Celestial Chariot (Hindu, S Balakrishnan, Mar 24, 2006)
The temple was so close to the shore that it was a navigational point referred to as the "Black Pagoda".
- Hundred Years Of Kala Pani (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Mar 24, 2006)
Once infamous as Kala Pani , this historical monument at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, marked its centenary on 10th March this year.
- 'Amend Atomic Energy Act To Formalise Indo-Us Nuke Deal' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
A Republican Congressman has mooted a proposal to amend the US Atomic Energy Act, 1954 so that it could formalise the civilian nuclear deal reached between India and the United States early this month.
- Manager Par Excellence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 24, 2006)
Dr Varghese Kurien went to great lengths to get technical data right and found solutions, usually local and inexpensive.
- Making Development A Way Of Life (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Mar 24, 2006)
The economy of a nation is like a living being. Its growth must be planned on the basis of a clear understanding of the impact on society. Cultural and economic activities and people's dependence on environment should be understood properly.
- Leave Pakistan Or Die, Musharraf Warns Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Foreign militants hiding in Pakistan should either leave or face annihilation, President Pervez Musharraf said in a strongly worded speech on Thursday marking a national holiday.
- Centre For Sun (Hindu, ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN, Mar 24, 2006)
Archaeologists announced recently that they have discovered an ancient sun temple containing large statues of the pharaoh Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt.
- Threatened Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Fate of Barua house should be wake-up call
- Us Chamber Of Commerce Supports Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 24, 2006)
Ahead of a crucial meet on Indo-US nuclear deal in the US Congress next week, the Chamber of Commerce has asked the American lawmakers to support the agreement as it would foster strategic ties that will yield significant commercial opportunities . . .
- Karunanidhi Commends Sonia's Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday came out in defence of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who resigned her parliamentary seat and chairpersonship of the National Advisory Council over the office of profit controversy.
- Interpreters Bridge Language Divide For Foreign Patients (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Mar 24, 2006)
Hospitals in city either have in-house interpreters or commission someone from outside Hospitals in city have in-house interpreters or commission someone from outside Most visiting groups of foreign patients are accompanied by an English speaking . . .
- President Kalam Decorates 62 Armed Forces Personnel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Two CRPF officers figured on the military role of honours for the first time
- Punjab Has Come A Long Way Since The Years Of Turmoil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 24, 2006)
It's a sign of absolute normality. As a young reporter, this correspondent had gotten used to the ubiquitous AK-47s and self-loading rifles (SLRs) in the hands of the Punjab Police during the years of turmoil in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Icici Bank’S American Express Card (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
ICICI Bank and American Express, on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘ICICI Bank Gold American Express Card’, offering customers a powerful value proposition of enhanced rewards and superior international and domestic travel benefits.
- Hc Moved Against Bjp Yatras (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Apprehending communal hatred in the country, a voluntary agency today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the ‘‘rath yatras’’ by BJP leaders L.K Advani and Rajnath Singh from Dwarka and Puri respectively, from April 6.
- Pugwash Message (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 23, 2006)
It would have been inconceivable even a year ago to think of a gathering in which politicians and academics from both sides of the Line of Control in J&K would get together to discuss ways to address aspirations of the people of the state and foster . . .
- Indian Maths Genius’S Role In Digital Age To Be Filmed (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Mar 23, 2006)
Srinavasa Ramanujan, whose ideas underpin the internet revolution, was a poor Indian college dropout who nearly starved to death before he ended up at Cambridge in the early 1900s.
- ‘Save Sonia’ Bid Rocks Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday opted to stay away from presiding over the proceedings of the House on the ground that he has been named as one of the persons holding an office of profit, reports PTI from New Delhi. ....
- Abrupt End To Budget Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Bid for ordinance on office of profit: Opposition
No business left for post-recess session: Government
Samajwadi Party seeks removal of Navin Chawla
- To Bring In Ordinance, Upa Winds Up Session (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
With The Indian Express report on the UPA government arming itself with an ordinance to exempt certain posts from offices of profit rocking both Houses today, the Government moved swiftly to get Parliament adjourned sine die, saying “there was no . . .
- Strategic Partnership (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 23, 2006)
After the Bush visit, there are new opportunities for commercial space cooperation with the US
- Dhaka, Delhi To Work Closely On Security, Trade (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 23, 2006)
"Khaleda Zia's visit helped consolidate ties between two countries"
Manmohan, Khaleda Zia agree on need to maintain high-level political dialogue
Frequent meetings of Joint Economic Commission, Joint Boundary Working Groups and Joint Rivers . . .
- Who Killed Cock Robin? (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Mar 23, 2006)
All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,/ When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- Us And China To Launch Latin America Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States, wary of potential ''crossed wires'' as China steps up its involvement in Washington's traditional sphere of influence in Latin America, plans to start a dialogue with Beijing on the issue.
- International Indo-French Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 23, 2006)
Though the relations between India and France have always been good, these have never been better than what they are after the recent visit of President Jacques Chirac. The signing of the nuclear declaration during his visit opened a new . . .
- Logic Of Office (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
If the horse goes in an undesirable direction, the cart just has to be put before it. That is no problem in the Indian parliament, where abrasive exchanges over who holds an office of profit have led to an adjournment of the budget session.
- Early Warning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
The success or failure of a popular movement is not always reflected in the politics of the day. Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, who died earlier this week, represented the best and the worst of student power in recent Assamese politics.
- Rupee Rumbles (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
False convertibility is worse than none
- Srinagar To Varanasi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Mar 23, 2006)
Overriding Need To Move Towards National Consensus
- Natural Allies ? (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Mar 23, 2006)
India needs to be careful not to become euphoric over US President George Bush’s description of our new emerging relationship as being one among "natural allies". Because it has taken so long for the most powerful democracy in the world to . . .
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