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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 23072:
- Iran Halts Iaea Inspection (Indian Express, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment, Ends U.N. Checks (Reuters, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap U.N. checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Hamas Asserts ‘Right To Self-Defence’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Hamas, under mounting international pressure to renounce violence, asserted the Palestinians’ “right to self defence” on Sunday after the first Israeli air raids since its election victory last month.
- Indian-American Leaders Rush To Join Bush’S Tour (Indian Express, LALIT K. JHA, Feb 06, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s India visit scheduled for March first week, speculation is rife on who all among the Indian-Americans would join him on the historic trip.
- Who Will Lobby Best To Succeed Kofi Annan? (Indian Express, RICHARD HOLBROOKE , Feb 06, 2006)
Almost invisible to the general public, a major international election campaign is underway.
- Playing By The Ear (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 06, 2006)
The Pakistan constitution, bureaucracy and citizenry are too weak to keep the Army subordinate to the govt
- Eau De Cologne Vs Perfume (Indian Express, PRIYA RAMANI, Feb 06, 2006)
When Lakshmi Niwas Mittal announced his 18.6 billion euro bid for King Kong-sized steel producer Arcelor last month, it apparently surprised even his dad Mohan. So it’s understandable that the French were a little taken aback.
- Rising Water Threatens Great Temples (Hindu, Robin McKie, Feb 06, 2006)
The most important threat involves the widespread planting of sugarcane
Swedish engineers are building a vast drainage system
- Hamas Victory: Need For Flexibility (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Feb 06, 2006)
The recent Hamas victory in the Palestinian election has stunned everyone including Hamas itself. Although pre-election opinion polls had indicated that Hamas would give a close fight, most analysts had predicted a narrow Fatah victory.
- Spirit Of Saraswati (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 06, 2006)
Today we covered our books with paper — it’s Saraswati’s day, you know.
- Muslims And Media Frenzy Over Cartoons (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 06, 2006)
The issue is not whether Muslims are right or wrong to be upset but whether or not they have the right to peaceful protest when they feel, rightly or wrongly, that their religious feelings have been hurt.
- Kumaraswamy Favours Consolidation Of Anti-Congress Forces In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Chief Minister favours merger of Janata Dal (U) with Janata Dal (S)
- Unemployment, The Root Cause Of Militancy: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 06, 2006)
Chief Minister seeks people's cooperation in realising his dream of "Khushaal Kashmir"
- Major Kashmir Study Sees Trade As The Road To Peace (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 05, 2006)
A new study released on Friday proposes the creation of a special economic zone in all of Kashmir, with duty free access to India and Pakistan, along with an institutional framework for joint investment.
- India Votes Against Iran At Iaea (Indian Express, Reuters, Feb 05, 2006)
The UN nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over suspicions it plans to build atomic weapons, and Tehran responded it would start enriching uranium fuel that can be used in bombs.
- Promoting The Reading Habit (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Feb 05, 2006)
Book buying is not common. Prices are too high for most people. Publishers are cautious, and most of them are reluctant to publish serious books. Normally, they will print no more than a 1,000 copies of any title, and often only 500, . . .
- Danish Cartoons: Provocative And Perverse (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Feb 05, 2006)
This is not an issue of secularism versus Islam. For Muslims, the Prophet is the man who received divine words directly from God. We see our saints and prophets as faintly historical figures, at odds with our high-tech human rights and freedoms, . . .
- Empowering The Citizen To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Col (Dr) P.K. Vasudeva (retd), Feb 05, 2006)
Terrorism is nothing new in India. We have been fighting insurgency since 1960s in the North East, since 1989 in Jammu and Kashmir and in the mid 1980s in Punjab. Delhi has always been a vulnerable city.
- Realm Of The Lamas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Himalayan Buddhist Monasteries gives a glimpse of the mystical vibrant and serene world of Buddhist monasteries, locally known as gompas.
- Wide Canvas (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Feb 05, 2006)
Poor peasants. Uncaring chess players. A small boy who gives up the joy of toys to buy a chimta for his grandmother. Premchand's protagonists are classic figures that we've all grown with, in short stories scattered across school curriculae.
- Kalam Speaks It In The Philippines (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Saturday called for more co-operation between India and the Philippines in the IT sector to increase the bilateral trade as well as to transform the two nations into "knowledge-powered" societies.
- Regulatory Body Needed (Tribune, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Feb 05, 2006)
In the history of game shows on Indian television, no season has witnessed as many controversies as the current one.
- Abdul Kalam Meets Philippine President (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Indian President Abdul Kalam met with his Philippine counterpart Gloria Arroyo on Saturday as the two countries pledged to step up cooperation in defence, tourism, agriculture and pharmaceuticals.
- Of Graven Images (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Feb 05, 2006)
It is a fallacy of our narcissistic age to expect images of what supreme leaders of thought may have looked like; their teachings and deeds are unaffected by our erroneous expectations
- Rahul Gandhi Waiting To Step In! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
The irrepressible clamour at the Hyderabad AICC session for induction of Rahul Gandhi either in the union cabinet or at a top party position speaks volumes about the apparent indispensability of this young Nehru-Gandhi scion in running . . .
- The Right To Laugh At Gods (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
Last week newspapers in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, in a gesture of solidarity with Denmark, reprinted the Danish cartoons that have enraged the Islamic world because one of them depicts the Prophet Mohammad, and . . .
- Some Prime Ministerial Initiatives (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
There is a raging controversy on how ‘‘weak’’ is the Prime Minister. Fresh from Davos, this is a bit bizarre because India was being felicitated by the global community as the emerging economic power and the relative strength of India vis-a-vis China . .
- Joint Venture Would Serve Defence Needs (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Feb 05, 2006)
In the capital's trade fair grounds at Pragati Maidan, Defexpo 2006 opened on February 1.
- Learn We Must (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 05, 2006)
Why do we revel in making our environment filthy? We throw garbage wherever we like.
- Twilight Of The West (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 05, 2006)
Niall Ferguson From the Daily Telegraph © Niall Ferguson
The author is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University www.niallferguson.org
- When Jihadis Win Elections (Hindustan Times, DAVID DANIELI, Feb 05, 2006)
True democratic nations and societies know well that democracy doesn't end with elections.
- If You Ain’T Got Love... (Deccan Herald, Soumya Sitaraman, Feb 05, 2006)
Ruth Vanita’s recent work of non-fiction– Love’s rite: same sex marriage in India and the West– is an interesting and expansive look at societal interpretations of the concept of marriage and its application in particular to same sex unions.
- A Quantum Leap In Ties With Philippines (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The relations between India and Philippines were taken to a new level with the signing of three agreements in the backdrop of the four-day visit of President A P J Abdul Kalam to this country.
- India, Philippines To Exchange Military Training Expertise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Significant accord signed during President Abdul Kalam's visit
- Corporation Launches Drive To Promote New Sanitation Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Embarks on campaign for public support
The City Corporation has embarked on a public outreach programme covering different sections of society to ensure the success of the new solid-waste management system scheduled to become operational by mid-March.
- America Unplugged (Hindu, RUMINA SETHI, Feb 05, 2006)
IN today's globalised climate, the former colonies have ended up as the neo-colonial empire of the United States, complicit in global give and take, economic hegemony, and . . .
- Literary Odyssey (Hindu, KAUSALYA SANTHANAM, Feb 05, 2006)
Sivasankari on the Knit India project and the manner in which it will deepen our understanding of the country. Excerpts from an interview...
- Not Frightened By Threats, Says Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 05, 2006)
"There is nothing to hide in the peace process. The Government is not forcibly bringing about a solution"
Special programme of national integration launched to build greater amity and trust
President promises transparency in the new peace process
- Excerpts From Text Of Resolution On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The Board of Governors ...
(f) Recalling that ... the Director General noted that after nearly three years of intensive verification activity, the Agency is not yet in a position to clarify some important issues relating to Iran's nuclear . . .
- A Journey Into The Past Through Manuscripts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Survey of ancient texts under way in Pudukottai district Survey of ancient texts under way in Pudukottai district
- "India Will Not Be The Same Without Salesians" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
He heads an organisation that is dedicated to serving the youth. Which explains the rather youthful demeanour of this respected leader of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Rector Major Pascual Chavez, who is in India for the centenary of the community's presenc
- Fable For Our Times (Hindu, NIMI KURIAN, Feb 05, 2006)
John Boyne, author of a book that looks at the Holocaust from a child's perspective, says there is no subject that is `inappropriate' for children.
- "Power In Every House A Priority" (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Feb 05, 2006)
Golden jubilee celebrations of Neyveli Lignite Corporation inaugurated
- Legend And History (Hindu, THEODORE BASKARAN, Feb 05, 2006)
Historians like David Shulman caution us that legends and folklores should not be discounted as sources of information for history. And India abounds in such tales, which need to be interpreted.
- Graphic Graffiti (Hindu, Aditi De, Feb 05, 2006)
Like a photograph, a brilliant drawing or a graphic impression can prove more eloquent, more potent and memorable than a thousand words. Poet-graphic artist Arun Kolatkar's offering — in visuals sans words this time — makes one do a double take . . .
- Shoulder In Trouble (Hindu, DR. A.K. VENKATACHALAM, Feb 05, 2006)
Injuries of the shoulder in sportspersons can be set right with minimally invasive surgery.
- Different Journeys And Destinations (Hindu, SOMA BASU, Feb 05, 2006)
Tabish Khair's latest anthology grew out of a casual lunchtime discussion with two of the other editors. "We started talking of Asian and African travel texts, and we listed almost 20 between the three of us. Later, research took us to a hundred, . . .
- Global Nature Of Protest (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Feb 05, 2006)
A look at the significance of February 15, 2003.
Many demonstrators who hoped to deter the invasion of Iraq probably underestimated what they were up against ... ."
- Educating Mr. Modi (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 05, 2006)
No one seems to care about providing appropriate sanitation facilities for women.
- The Pilgrim's Progress ... Diverse And Truly Global (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 05, 2006)
The Haj seeks to reinforce equality among fellow Muslims, irrespective of differences in race, wealth or nationality.
- Sharda Temple Untouched By Quake (Hindu, Luv Puri , Feb 05, 2006)
`No objection to Pandits visiting temple'
- Urban Transport Tangle: Some Solutions (Hindu, M. RAVIBABU, Feb 05, 2006)
To develop patronage for transit, private transport has to be restricted and made costly
- Kalam Unfolds India’S Agenda (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 04, 2006)
Indian President Abdul Kalam Azad is having day-dreaming as he sees emergence of Pakistan-India Federation in the next fifty years. Speaking in Bangkok, he argued that if the United States and Russian Federation can become friends and Germany . . .
- Thar Express To Have Capacity Of 500 Passengers (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The Thar Express connecting the deserts of India and Pakistan from Feb 18 will have seven coaches with a capacity of 500 passengers, Indian Railway officials said here Friday.
- Trade With India In Pak Interest: Ex-Minister (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Former minister of finance Shahid Javed Burki Friday said Pakistan must open trade with India and other South Asian countries as it is in Pakistan’s interest.
- Jaswant Stresses Need For Expanding ‘Constituency Of Peace’ (Dawn, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Feb 04, 2006)
India’s former external affairs minister and currently leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh has emphasized the need for a constant endeavour by India and Pakistan to “expand the constituency of peace”.
- Shaukat Rejects Indo-Pak Confederation (News International, Muhammad Anis, Feb 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday termed possibility of confederation between Pakistan and India a mere thinking of the Indian rulers. "This may be their way of thinking," Shaukat said, while talking informally to newsmen at the oath-taking . . .
- Striking Argument (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 04, 2006)
Timetable for airport revamp is short. Let AAI show it can do better elsewhere
- Politics Of Pilgrimage: In The Name Of The Father (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 04, 2006)
Time was when India’s most stylish middle-order batsman Gundappa Vishwanath went to Tirupati on the eve of a Test against England in January 1982 and went on to score a double century at a time when the national selectors were breathing down his neck.
- Afghanistan’S Drug Menace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 04, 2006)
IT is expected that Afghanistan’s leaders will speed up development in their country now that they have been promised more than $10.5 billion by international donors who recently met at a conference in London.
- Kbd: Not Without Consensus (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 04, 2006)
President Musharraf’s address to the nation on January 17, 2005, that called for the construction of Bhasha dam seems to have diverted an imminent national crisis in the inter-provincial and centre-province relationships.
- Jewish Origin: Facts And Fiction (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Feb 04, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad of Iran is now the latest of the Muslim bad boys in the West and is being portrayed as a Muslim Nazi talking nonsense.
- Lessons In Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 04, 2006)
Sex scores over history
IT is a curious reflection on our priorities and values that academia and authorities are more preoccupied with the introduction of sex education than the dumbing down of history textbooks.
- Don’T Call It Sycophancy (Indian Express, Jayanthi Natarajan, Feb 04, 2006)
Look again at the AICC session, you will find a party proud of its leader
If the world had indeed been there, it would have understood, at least partly, what the Congress party is all about.
- India, Philippines To Sign Four Accords (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
India and the Philippines are set to give bilateral ties a big boost by signing four accords, including one on defence cooperation envisaging among other things exchange of Air Force planes, Navy ships and military instructors during President . . .
- Stardust- Unravelling Space Mysteries (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Feb 04, 2006)
A capsule containing particles from the tail of a comet, Wild-2 parachuted to Earth on Sunday January 15, 2006. The capsule, part of the space probe 'STARDUST' landed two minutes ahead of schedule at the American Air Force's Utah Test and . . .
- Another Year (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 04, 2006)
That Dogri Sanstha has celebrated its 66th Foundation Day in this city is a matter of rejoicing as well as introspection.
- Cure The Stigma (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 04, 2006)
The media have often been accused of obsessing on the bad and the sensational. Let us, therefore, give you some good news. As of December 31, 2005, leprosy has been virtually eliminated in India.
- Kalam Begins Philippines Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
India and the Philippines are set to take bilateral ties to a qualitatively higher plane by signing four accords, including the first one ever on defence cooperation envisaging among other things exchange of Air Force planes, . . .
- Govt Says Airport Strike Won't Stop Privatisation (Reuters, Nitin Luthra, Feb 04, 2006)
The government told thousands of striking airport workers on Friday that it would not reverse a decision to hand over New Delhi and Mumbai airports to private firms to modernise and manage.
- Crying Wolf (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 04, 2006)
Two things must be said to Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s credit. He made the right noises about inconvenience faced by air travellers having to confront the strike called by employees of the Airports Authority of India.
- Wali Baba, My Adoptive Father (Indian Express, MUKULIKA BANERJEE, Feb 04, 2006)
Wali Baba passed away on January 26 at his favourite hour. At 7.15 am, between bed-tea and breakfast, he was usually to be found in his beloved garden at ‘Walibagh’, striding among the flower beds, planning the planting of new bulbs, . . .
- War Is No Solution: Jaswant (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Opposition leader in the Indian Rajia Sabha and former Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh has said war is not a solution to problems and urged the leaderships of Pakistan and India to resolve their mutual differences, including Kashmir issue, . . .
- Indian Railways As Railways Inc Is Budget’S New Thrust (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 04, 2006)
The price war in private airlines is being carefully watched at Rail Bhavan as officials work on Laloo Prasad Yadav’s third railway budget to be unveiled on February 24.
- Blanket Arrests To Foil Oppn March To Dhaka (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 04, 2006)
A “Long March” by Bangladesh’s mainstream opposition parties to force Begum Khaleda Zia’s four-year-old government to step down and hold elections seems to have caused worries to the administration that is leaving no stone unturned to foil the move.
- Kalam Salaams Filipino Nursing (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 04, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam suggested that India could take a leaf out of the Filipino nursing education book that enables nursing graduates to become rural doctors.
- That Imperious Lady (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Feb 04, 2006)
The grand old empress in Cubbon Park turns 100, reports PRASHANTH G.N.
- Resolving Kashmir Issue Can Change Future: Aziz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The Kashmir issue occupied the centre stage of India-Pakistan relations and its settlement could change the future of South Asia, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said.
- India's Secret Search For Peace And Its Perils (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 04, 2006)
While the separate pieces of the PMO's covert negotiations on Kashmir are becoming evident, it is unclear if this jigsaw puzzle actually has a shape.
- `India Everywhere' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 04, 2006)
At Davos the theme song, as far as New Delhi is concerned, was "India Everywhere". As a publicity ploy, the message could not have been better constructed, specially at this juncture when foreign investors see great potential in Indian investments.
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