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Articles 11821 through 11920 of 23072:
- The Depths Of A Garden (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jan 26, 2006)
It is a summer’s night. In the glimmering darkness of a rococo garden, a girl is desperately looking for something on the ground. As she searches for this lost object, she sings a ravishingly beautiful cavatina, for what she has lost appears . . .
- Anger In The Air (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 26, 2006)
The expressway to Zhongshan city is one of those dream roads in China which provokes envy in Indians. Trees line it, and sometimes you get a glimpse of farmlands beyond. Small brick and tin houses can be seen off and on.
- India, S Arabia Sign Pact To Fight Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to work together to fight terrorism as the two countries moved to build closer ties.
- Musharraf Playing A Double Game On Fighting Terror: Daily (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Slamming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for indulging in a "double game" on the issue of fighting terrorist infrastructure in his country, a leading American daily has said the US government should attack .
- Tamil Tigers Agree To Hold Talks With Lankan Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ending a nearly three-year deadlock in the peace process, Tamil Tiger rebels today agreed to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva in mid-February after hectic negotiations with the peace broker Norway.
- Bush Announces Visit To India, Pakistan In March (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 26, 2006)
US President George W Bush today announced he will visit India and Pakistan in March, saying he was "really looking forward" to the trip.
- Sri Lanka Says Breakthrough In Peace Process A "Major Relief" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Slamming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for indulging in a "double game" on the issue of fighting terrorist infrastructure in his country, a leading American daily has said the US government should attack Al Qaeda and other terror . . .
- The Services-Manufacturing Debate (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Jan 26, 2006)
The pattern of India’s strong growth since the 1990s has raised somewhat of a puzzle for economists.
- Pro-Iran Vote Can Kill Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal: Mulford (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
India rejects attempt to link IAEA vote to Indo-US civil nuclear deal
- Permission Not Needed To Attack Qaeda, Says Wp (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 26, 2006)
The Washington Post on Wednesday advised US President George W Bush to eliminate Al Qaeda and Taliban operations in Pakistan, if the targets could be located, “with or without General Pervez Musharraf’s cooperation”.
- Saudi Officials Brief Abdullah Before Talks In India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
Before starting official engagements, Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday preferred having a detailed briefing from an advanced Saudi civil community delegation that had been interacting with Indian academics, officials and members . . .
- World Book Fair To Begin In Delhi Tomorrow (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
Nine-day 17th World Book Fair will begin here on Friday in which the largest ever group of Pakistani publishers will participate.
- Indian Cabinet Okays Reopening Of Karachi Mission (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India’s cabinet has approved reopening the country’s consulate in Karachi, 10 years after its closure, a government statement said.
- Us Can Drop Nuke Deal If India Backs Iran: Envoy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Warns America not convinced by Delhi's statements on separation of civilian, military N-plan; India says it'll be guided by national interest
- Saudis Sign Anti-Terror Accord With India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia signed a clutch of agreements here on Wednesday, including one to combat terrorism, but informed sources said a political dialogue started between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Abdullah was the centrepiece of their . . .
- Us May Pull Out Of N-Deal If India Backs Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Delhi rejects linking IAEA vote to accord
India could lose out on a nuclear deal with the United States if it does not vote against Iran at a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, the US ambassador to India warned on Wednesday.
- Us Moves To Delink Indian Nuclear Deal With Iran Vote (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Washington moved Wednesday to unlink a landmark US-India civilian nuclear deal with how New Delhi votes on the Iranian nuclear question at a key meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency.
- Chimpanzees Closer To Humans Than To Apes (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jan 25, 2006)
They already use basic tools, have rudimentary language and star in TV commercials, but now scientists have proof that chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than other great apes. Genetic tests comparing DNA from humans, chimps, gorillas, and ...
- Playing With The Sun And Moon (Hindu, ANAND SANKAR, Jan 25, 2006)
Time and tide wait for no man. On Silver Beach, you realise that it's not just another cliché
- Stranded In The Sky (Indian Express, NEETA LAL , Jan 25, 2006)
When the North Indian Fog engulfs us, the most unenviable schedules are those of travelers. With domestic and international flights getting rejigged, delayed or cancelled, all those luscious travel offers seem like, well, a lot of hot air.
- Iran, Iraq To Figure In Pm-Saudi King Talks (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Abdullah meet tomorrow to review regional security, Iran’s nuclear proliferation and Iraq’s political stability are also expected to figure prominently in their talks.
- Not Afraid To Do The Job (Deccan Herald, Antonia Potter, Jan 25, 2006)
Excluding women from the work of mediation is selling peace processes short
- The Importance Of The House Of Saud (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets King Abdullah today in New Delhi’s Hyderabad House, it would be safe to bet that the Saudi delegation would have more PhDs and Ivy League degrees than the Indian, even after counting the doctorates . . .
- In New City, No Sense Of Place (Indian Express, Gautam Bhatia, Jan 25, 2006)
Filled with guilt about our degraded towns, every few months, bureaucrats, politicians and civic authorities announce some grandiose package of urban largesse.
- Bihar Verdict: Left Joins Bjp In Seeking Buta Ouster (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The BJP has called for Bihar Governor Buta Singh and even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resign after the Supreme Court announced its verdict on the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
- Bhattarai Breaks Silence, Asks Gyanendra To End Direct Rule And Give Peace A Chance (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 25, 2006)
Breaking his long spell of silence, octogenarian Gandhian leader and former prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai today asked King Gyanendra to proclaim the end of his direct rule to give conciliation and peace process a chance.
- 100 Acres Of Land Up For Grabs In Health City (Hindu, Santosh Patnaik, Jan 25, 2006)
`One can get allotment order within a week at 2 cr. an acre'
Market value of land is put at Rs. 3 cr. to Rs. 4cr. an acre
Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences to be set up on an on an extent of 150 acres at Adarshnagar
- Two More Killed In Sri Lanka Amid Peace Moves (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
At least two men were shot dead in northeastern Sri Lanka today as Norway and the US intensified efforts to salvage the island's faltering truce, police said.
- Fond Memories (Tribune, SS Bhatti, Jan 25, 2006)
Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) was established on August 7, 1961. As a founder-teacher, I have fond memories of umpteen events associated with this premier institution.
- Bus From Amritsar Reaches Lahore (Dawn, Mansoor Malik, Jan 25, 2006)
The first bus from Amritsar arrived here on Tuesday, carrying 39 passengers, including 16 members of an Indian delegation. The first Pakistani bus had gone to Amritsar on Jan 20.
- Survey On Ancient Manuscripts To Be Carried Out From February 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
People asked to provide to credible information
Proper preservation of manuscripts
NSS unit volunteers to gather information
They will be trained in implementing awareness campaigns
- Work On It Corridor At A Snail's Pace (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jan 25, 2006)
Official sources say less than 10 per cent of road improvement project completed
- Indians Go Globetrotting (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 25, 2006)
Manish Satyanarain is a senior-level executive with a private company based in Mumbai. His wife does not work; he has a 10-year-old son. Manish has an annual salary package of around Rs 16 lakh. His salary was probably only half that some six years back,
- `Spice Tourism' Planned At Thadiyankudisai (Hindu, K. Raju, Jan 25, 2006)
Rs 1.20-cr. work to lure tourists
The district administration has commenced preliminary works at Mangalamkombu on Lower Palani Hills to promote Thadiyankudisai, one of the major spice producing centres in the district as a `Spice Tourism' spot.
- Bush Announces Visit To India, Pakistan In March (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 25, 2006)
US President George W Bush today announced he will visit India and Pakistan in March, saying he was "really looking forward" to the trip.
- Pak-Us Ties Vital, Strategic: Bush (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 25, 2006)
President George W Bush has praised Pakistan’s role in combating international terrorism and termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as "strategic and vital" for the United States.
- All The Hoopla About Wef (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 25, 2006)
"Enjoy free Indian wine and finger food as you listen to the lovely Indian music," invites an announcement on www.davos.ch. Do you know who's paying for the party? The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the Indian members of the . . .
- Poetic Justice In Santiago (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
For some Chileans the Pinochet era finally came to an end not when the wily old general left the presidency in 1990, after losing a referendum that had been designed to lend legitimacy to his dastardly regime as well as to extend its tenure, . . .
- Negligence At Hospitals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
News of negligence on the part of staff at public hospitals may be nothing new but a report about a pregnant woman giving birth in a toilet at Lahore General Hospital during the Eidul Azha holidays because she was denied admission for shortage of beds is
- Manmohan Receives King Abdullah (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
First visit by a Saudi King to India in 51 years; to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations
- Pilgrims Propel Spiritual Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Mahamastakabhisheka has a major impact on local tourism industry Mahamastakabhisheka has a major impact on tourism industry in Mysore
- First Regular Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Wagah (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The first regular Amritsar-Lahore bus carrying 40 passengers and officials on Tuesday crossed the Wagah border as another road link opened between the two South Asian neighbours—a sign of improving relationship.
- Thar Express May Be Deferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The much awaited Thar Express train service between Munnabao in Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Pakistan slated to commence on February one is likely to be deferred by at least a week as the two countries are yet to finalise modalities of the operations.
- Indian Bus Arrives In Lahore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
A bus carrying 39 Indian passengers arrived in the Pakistani city of Lahore from Amritsar today after the two countries opened the first road link between the two sides of Punjab in an effort to enhance people-to-people contact.
- Orissa: Russia Shows Interest In State Development Projects (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Russia has evinced interest in the various development projects now being undertaken in Orissa with the thrust being given to the steel, aluminium and infrastructure sectors.
- Abdullah’S India Visit Heralds New Ties (News International, Jagpreet Luthra, Jan 25, 2006)
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia will be a guest of honour when he attends India’s Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, but many are asking why it has taken a Saudi monarch 51 years to visit the country.
- Biodynamic Farming In Krishna District (Hindu, G.V.Ramana Rao, Jan 25, 2006)
They do not use chemical fertilizers. Pesticides are anathema to them. All the inputs needed for cultivation are available in the farm. They wait for the right planetary positions to spray solutions developed from organic materials for the . . .
- All Quiet On The Monetary Policy Front? (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jan 24, 2006)
As he waits for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to announce the third quarter review of its annual policy statement for 2005-06 today, Bimal Jalan, former governor of RBI, can justifiably permit himself a quiet chuckle. Reason?
- Is Delhi The Face Of India? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
I love my country just like all of you do, and i take pride in living in Delhi, the national capital. But of late i feel a bit hurt, coz of some sorry incidents but even more by the way media has taken those incidents.
- "The Bird On The Book Does Mean Something" (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Jan 24, 2006)
Penguin's chief executive on the future of the book publishing industry and his company's plans for India and elsewhere.
- Tata Aig, Icici Lombard To Launch Domestic Travel Cover (Business Line, Radhika Menon, Jan 24, 2006)
Private insurance companies plan to launch domestic travel insurance covering all modes of transport. Two leading insurers — Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company — will be unveiling their domestic travel . . .
- First Amritsar-Lahore Bus Leaving For Pakistan On Tuesday (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Seeking to enhance the people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan, the first bus from here to Lahore will leave tomorrow.
- Gravitas And Gravity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
From myth and fantasy to the graphic novel or children's fiction, Samit Basu wants to try 'em all
- 2006 To Be 'Friendship Year' For India, China (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Putting behind the past of uneasy ties, India and China will commemorate 2006 as 'Friendship Year' to forge closeness through a series of events, including operationalisation of border trade through Nathu La besides high-level visits and exchanges . . .
- City On The Re-Make (Indian Express, KAUSHIK DAS, Jan 24, 2006)
I took leave for a few days in the new year to visit my home town, Kolkata, after a gap of two years. Friends back home had been telling me that this time I would see a ‘changed’ Kolkata.
- Why Flee To Singapore? (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jan 24, 2006)
The IIMs should provide education in socially relevant areas to poor and capable students who need it badly
- Bush’S White House: Trapped In A Cocoon (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Jan 24, 2006)
'Desperate' is not a word found in the White House vocabulary even though one may be forgiven for detecting that George W. Bush and his handlers have acted ever more desperately through the last dismaying year.
- 3 Sri Lankan Soldiers Killed In Rebel Attack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Government officials have said they are willing to be flexible on the choice of a venue, whereas the Tigers are insisting on Oslo.
- Chirac’S Indiscretion (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 24, 2006)
Iran has reacted strongly to President Jacques Chirac’s unfortunate statement about using nuclear weapons.
- Communist History (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jan 24, 2006)
In 2002 the Communist Party of India (Marxist) set up a commission with six of its stalwarts as members to prepare a history of the Indian communist movement to help familiarise the new generation with its traditions.
- Deputation Of Deve Gowda's Kin Quashed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the deputation and absorption of Parushurame Gowda, a relative of the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, as Executive Engineer of the Karnataka State Slum Clearance Board (KSSCB).
- Cong On A Roll, Says Poll (Hindustan Times, Sanjay Kumar, Jan 24, 2006)
Just imagine this. Sonia Gandhi returns from Hyderabad and asks Manmohan Singh to recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- Forays Into The Wilderness (Hindu, Kumaran Sathasivam, Jan 24, 2006)
A wildlife biologist's account of his journeys into forest areas rarely accessed
- Challenges To Energy Security (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jan 24, 2006)
Discusses the complex issues and problems that have a bearing on energy security
- Cpm Leader Says Tagore Lobbied For Nobel Prize (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The minister also sought to argue that the Tagore family used to wield tremendous clout in those days in contemporary England as a result of which it turned out to be easier for Gurudev to get nominated for the Nobel Prize.
- An Axis Of Allied Forces (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
For almost three-quarters of our nearly 60-year-old political history, the Congress has led the Union government without any associate parties.
- Quattrocchi 'Can't Be Brought To Trial' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Admitting that Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi could not be brought for trial, the Indian government said on Monday that this had prompted the green signal for reviving his London accounts into which the bribes were said to have been deposited.
- Cause Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 24, 2006)
It is a matter of serious concern that every major terrorist attack elsewhere in the country should have its roots in the State. The latest revelation in this newspaper can only make us sit up and take notice.
- Banishing Backache (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Jan 24, 2006)
Turning a deaf ear to the doctor’s adage “live your age”, I lifted a heavy box resulting in severe pain in the lumber region of my spine. Home remedy directs not to attend to any malady for three days because the human body is the greatest . . .
- Osama Endorsement Helps Make Best-Seller (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Oprah Winfrey’s book club has boosted the careers of many an author, but in Osama bin-Laden she may have an unlikely new rival. A book by an obscure American historian has shot into US best-seller lists after the elusive leader of Al Qaida . . .
- Teheran To Go The Whole Nuke Hog If Referred (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Iran will immediately retaliate if referred to the UN security council next week by forging ahead with developing a full-scale uranium enrichment programme, Teheran’s senior envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh,
- First Indian Bus Arrives From Amritsar Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The first Indian bus operating on the new Lahore-Amritsar route will arrive here today, carrying 40 passengers including the speaker of the Indian Punjab Assembly, four other parliamentarians and a nine-member trade delegation from Amritsar.
- Who’S In, Who’S Out (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
To be an NRI, a non-required Indian, is celebrated by the regimes that rule us.
- Three Soldiers Killed In Lanka Blast Ahead Of Peace Move (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
At least three soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a powerful landmine attack in eastern Sri Lanka today as Norway's peace envoy arrived here to save the tottering truce, officials said.
- News From The Schools, January 2006 (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad have agreed on a partnership that will lead to student exchanges between the two schools beginning in the 2006-07 academic year.
- Lahore Bus To Be Flagged Off Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
After the ‘Dosti’ bus from Pakistan last Friday, the ‘Panj Aab’ bus will be flagged off for Lahore by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal from this holy town tomorrow.
- Development Of Doda (Daily Excelsior, Prof P R Khajuria, Jan 24, 2006)
The sprawling Doda sub-region with its peculiar geophysical characteristics and unique socio-cultural scenario; with its centuries old known history that almost runs parallel to the history of Kashmir valley,
- A Racket Returns (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 24, 2006)
A month ago I got a phone-call from a stranger deep in Gujarat. He went on about the Yes Bank public issue, and about its manager, Karvy Consultants. Sensing a story, I passed on the telephone number to a junior colleague, who assigned it to his . . .
- We Must Oppose, But Also Propose (Deccan Herald, Kumi Naidoo, Jan 23, 2006)
The WSF crowd must also suggest measures to make the world a better place
- In Defence Of Sanjay Joshi (Indian Express, Sanjay Joshi, Jan 23, 2006)
Setting the record straight, the front page of the January 19 issue prominently reports an interview with RSS strongman Mohan Bhagwat entitled “RSS has full faith in Sanjay Joshi”.
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