|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 11921 through 12020 of 23072:
- Atomic Lethargy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2006)
The Indo-US nuke deal is a test: is a department bigger than the government?
- On Pm-Saudi King Agenda: Terrorism, Defence, Energy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jan 23, 2006)
All the pomp surrounding the first visit by a Saudi King to India in half a century—planeloads of royalty accompanying the monarch and the pageantry of the Republic’s birthda...
- Is History Repeating Itself In Nepal? (Indian Express, RHODERICK CHALMERS, Jan 23, 2006)
There is still space and time to accommodate the Maoists, political parties and monarchy in a workable solution,
- Playing It Safe — Lessons From China's Reserves Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 23, 2006)
BEIJING'S State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently issued a statement that almost set the Potomac on fire.
- Fearing War, Lanka Tamils Flee To India (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jan 23, 2006)
Around 2.30 am on Friday, Suryakumar landed on the Arichalmunai shores near the ghost village of Dhanushkodi. Fearing a fresh outbreak of conflict between the Sri Lankan Army and the LTTE, he had fled his native village, Thondamannar in Jaffna district,..
- Taking Over (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The path to liberalization is not often a perfectly straight one in India. Recent developments in Tamil Nadu,
- Major Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
All hearts will go to the victims of one of the worst road accidents in the State on the Darhal-Rajouri road last week-end.
- Embodiment Of Bravery, Patriotism (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 23, 2006)
Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose would have been 109 years of age now.
- Bush’S Asia Tour (Statesman, Harsh V Pant, Jan 23, 2006)
With the recent visit of the US President to Asia, the USA is once again trying to grapple with the momentous transformation that has taken place in global politics in the last few years.
- Emergency Exit (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 23, 2006)
If passenger ships can have lifeboats, why can't commercial aircraft have something similar?
- Irrelevance Of The King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The slogan, “Gyane Chor, Desh Chhod” (Gyanendra thief, leave the country), shows the distance the Nepalese people have travelled from venerating their monarch as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Never before have they stood up to monarchy like this.
- Saudi King To Push Ties With Energy-Hungry India (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 23, 2006)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits New Delhi this week to build on improving ties between the world's top oil exporter and India, eager to meet the future energy needs of its booming economy.
- Rahu, Ketu Move Over, The Dragon Is Here (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
According to the information provided by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Chinese have 12 zodiac signs as legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth.
- Nitish Wants More Geeks In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Jan 23, 2006)
Holding out an olive branch to naxalites, Nitish travelled to those areas where angels fear to tread.
- Now And Again: Love While You Can (Statesman, JP MALIK, Jan 23, 2006)
The King of Ethopia was once invited by our ambassador to an Indian marriage.
- Mayawati At It Again (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jan 23, 2006)
Behanji Mayawati celebrated her birthday as usual with a big tamasha, laddoos and, of course, collection of funds with coupons for all to fill in their donations to the Bahujan Samajwadi Party leader.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal: Wrinkles Remain (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 23, 2006)
A prominent Indian American is advising Mr Nicholas Burns as the US undersecretary of state works with his Indian counterparts to implement commitments made in a July 18 civilian nuclear agreement.
- Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
The eruption of fresh violence in Nepal shows that people are no longer prepared to tolerate the suppression of their democratic urges by King Gyanendra.
- China Delays Release Of Geisha’S Memoirs (Statesman, David Eimer, Jan 23, 2006)
Memoirs of a Geisha, the hit film based on a best-selling book, has run into trouble in China, home to its leading actresses.
- Time To Strike (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
Perhaps never before such optimistic scenario has emerged on the ruling political spectrum in the State as one sees these days.
- Oic: Saudi King Hopes Pakistan Will Sponsor India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that Pakistan would sponsor India’s membership as an observer of the OIC even as he called on the two countries to resolve their differences.
- Coming Out With The Real Outcome (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 23, 2006)
What exactly is `outcome' and how to measure it? Raising this question vis-à-vis the Outcome Budget, P. V. Indiresan suggests that, assuming cost-benefit can be measured, there are three ways the `outcome' can be deemed better than before.
- How Playboy Can Score In India (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Jan 22, 2006)
Despite strict obscenity laws, stricter religious mores and a fanatical element that regularly pickets and threatens to blow up movie theaters running risque movies, Playboy Enterprises is considering an Indian version of its magazine.
- Kostova’S Top Ten For A Winter Night (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Elizabeth Kostova, author of ‘The Historian’ chooses her favourite books to cuddle with on a dark evening.
- G Too May Have To Join The Exit Q If... (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 22, 2006)
‘‘If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon.’’ The Indian Express wrote this in a caustic editorial last Wednesday on how the UPA Government enabled defreezing of Mr Q’s frozen bank account in London . . .
- Congress Delegates Dazzled By Plenary Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to estimates, cost of decking up twin cities itself comes to Rs. 1.5 crores
- Lahore Bus Returns On Road Of Hope (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The first Lahore-Amritsar bus returned on Saturday. The 15 Pakistani officials on board promised a visa counter in Lahore.
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 22, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- The Zeroes In ‘India’S Century’ (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
Our Prime Minister is a cautious man, not given to hyperbole, but one of the things he likes saying is that the 21st century is going to be India’s century. If he had travelled with me on the two journeys I took last week he might hesitate to make . . .
- Delegates Dazzled By Plenary Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to estimates, cost of decking up twin cities itself comes to Rs. 1.5 crores
- 47 Karnataka Mlas In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
It will be better if Chief Minister resigns, says Kumaraswamy
Forty-seven Karnataka MLAs under the leadership of Janata Dal (S) rebel leader Kumaraswamy and JD (S) Karnataka president N. Thipanna arrived in Goa on Saturday afternoon for a three-day ...
- The Potential Of Rajasthan (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I have just returned from Jodhpur after speaking to a group of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange Advisory Board members.
- On George Bush’S New Delhi Agenda: Plan For Inter-Faith Meet In Akshardham (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 22, 2006)
Top on the list of cultural places for US President George W Bush to visit during his stay in Delhi is the Akshardham Temple where an inter-faith congregation is on the cards once White House gives its final nod.
- Park Clean-Up -Only The Beginning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 22, 2006)
The demolition bug is spreading. Though long overdue the razing of several structures, some owned by pretty high-profile persons at that, on the fringe of the Ranthambore tiger reserve is to be welcomed.
- Science & Creative Thinking (Hindustan Times, Simon Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I visited India recently thanks to the British Council, who arranged for me to give science lectures at schools, colleges and universities. Over the course of a couple of weeks I spoke to budding scientists, retired professors, brilliant teachers and ....
- Wto: The Gains And The Losses (Tribune, P. K. Vasudeva, Jan 22, 2006)
There has been mixed reaction of various countries after the conclusion of the sixth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Hong Kong.
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- Vhp Issues Ultimatum On Temple (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday gave a one-year ultimatum to the Centre to hand over the entire disputed area of 67 acres in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram Temple, failing which it threatened to launch a nation-wide “direct action” programme
- Cuba Solidarity Day On July 26 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
"Hands off Cuba'' will be an important slogan when Bush visits India: Karat
- Jet Airways Q3 Net Profit Down 53 Percent (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
India's top domestic airline, Jet Airways Ltd., said on Saturday its quarterly net profit dropped 53 percent on higher fuel prices.
- Hundreds Held In Anti-King Protests In Nepal (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 22, 2006)
Nepali police fought running battles with thousands of pro-democracy protesters around the ancient temples and through the narrow streets of the capital on Saturday, and hundreds of people were rounded up.
- ‘Heroes Are Not Allowed To Die’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Anita Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, is in India after a gap of four years. She took part in the 95th birth anniversary of her Austria-born mother Emilie Schenkl at Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata on December 26, 2005, and before wrapping up . . .
- No Indian Passenger On Dosti’S Return Journey (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Jan 22, 2006)
The Lahore-Amritsar bus returned without any Indian passenger from Amritsar on Saturday reportedly because of a strict Indian travel policy and because that Indian passengers have booked seats on the first Indian bus scheduled to arrive in Lahore . . .
- Khokhrapar-Munabao Train To Run On Feb 4 (News International, Muhammad Khalid, Jan 22, 2006)
Rejecting Indian concerns regarding construction of an overhead shelter at the Zero Point railway station, the director-general of Pakistan Rangers, Maj-Gen Jawed Zia, has said that it is not a violation of the Border Ground Rule, 1962.
- There Is No Cal But Cal! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2006)
I went to Bangalore for the first time last month, around the new year.
- Recovery Agents (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 22, 2006)
In terms of both the impact of disasters and post-disaster recovery, there are common threads that bind countries together regardless of whether they are rich or poor.
- Attracting Foreign Investment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
One of the aims of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s current visit to the US is to seek American investment in Pakistan.
- Living On The Edge (Hindu, VENU MADHAV GOVINDU, Jan 22, 2006)
The devastating earthquake that hit Gujarat five years ago showed one the many dimensions of our innate, if imperfect, humanity.
- The True Heroes (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jan 22, 2006)
A look at the winners of the Sanctuary-ABN-AMRO awards honoured for their efforts in saving the environment.
- Hard Road To Reconciliation (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 22, 2006)
In the domain of public policy several of the major avenues are in disrepair and appear to be closed. More disconcerting is the probability that the policy makers do not know what it will take to fix them. We will focus today on an aspect of national . .
- Indian Congress To Set Party Agenda At Upcoming Meet (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Congress party-led coalition which has ruled India now for nearly two years should be named DNA for Do Nothing Alliance, one recent newspaper cartoon suggested.
- Sonia Gandhi Unveils Pylon In Memory Of Freedom Fighters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Location assumes significance as AICC session was held at Nanal Nagar crossroads in 1953 after liberation of Hyderabad from Nizam's rule
- ‘Dosti’ Returns Sans Indian Passengers (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jan 22, 2006)
The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) luxury inaugural coach, Dosti, today returned to Lahore without any Indian passengers on board as common passengers stayed away from the Amritsar-Lahore bus, thanks to irritating security concerns ...
- Ensuring Equitable Development Through Reforms (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Jan 21, 2006)
There is a lot of talk on growth and equity but there is no operational plan. What we need is an immediate plan for achieving equitable development.
- A Grand Revolution In The Andes (Hindu, Richard Gott, Jan 21, 2006)
Fidel Castro's prophecy has at last been fulfilled as Bolivia joins Latin America's `axis of good.'
- A Second Earth Needed To Sustain India And China (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 21, 2006)
Do you know that India and China have as much population as that of "the next 20 largest countries combined"? Or that "some 80 per cent of the companies in Wal-Mart's database of suppliers are now Chinese"? China and India are the focus of State . . .
- Travel And Tourism Fair Begins In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The fair has over 100 participants from India, Egypt, Nepal
- Second Phase Of Rail Alert Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Nearly 40 per cent of the calls received after the introduction of rail alert, a toll-free number (98462 00100) that provides round-the-clock and speedy assistance to train commuters, were those pertaining to "public nuisance," Suresh Raj Purohit, . . .
- Stop Processions (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
As usual, Sikhs of Delhi took out a procession on Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday. It was undoubtedly as great a spectacle as those in the years past: a mile-long file of men and women walking ten to twenty abreast.
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Begins With Song And Dance (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jan 21, 2006)
Transcending various apprehensions, the first Lahore-Amritsar bus service began on Friday when a Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation bus carrying 26 passengers from Lahore crossed the zero line at the Wagah-Attari Joint Check Post along . . .
- Deal Unlikely During Bush Visit, Says Nicholas Burns (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 21, 2006)
"Civilian nuclear agreement will have to be detailed, substantial"
First time both were going into substantive aspects: Saran
India "very supportive" of European initiative
Two sides have their work cut out for next several weeks: Burns
- Nda Delegation Meets Kalam On Quattrocchi Issue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 21, 2006)
Accuses UPA Government and Congress of abuse of power
Kalam's intervention sought to get resignation of Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj
"Manmohan and Sonia should make statement on their position on defreezing of bank accounts"
- Railway To Set Up Packaged Drinking Water Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited will soon be launching `Rail Neer', its brand of packaged drinking water from Tamil Nadu, meant for sale in southern States.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Begins (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jan 21, 2006)
Termed "twin cities" before Partition, they are finally connected after five decades
- Nepal Curfew Thwarts Planned Rally As Many Held (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 21, 2006)
Soldiers and armed police enforced a curfew in the Nepali capital on Friday and placed leading politicians under house arrest, thwarting a planned protest against the king, who seized absolute power last year.
- Pakistan And India Launch New Peace Bus (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India launched a third cross-border bus service on Friday, the latest new transport link aimed at building confidence to spur their slow-moving peace process.
- Old Enemy, Older Friend (Daily Excelsior, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jan 21, 2006)
In a lifetime as a cricket fan, my most depressing experience was watching the World Cup quarter-final played between India and Pakistan in Bangalore in March 1996.
- Over 450 Political Activists Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
More than 450 political activists, including top leaders, were arrested in Nepal and authorities imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the capital Kathmandu to prevent a seven-party pro-democracy alliance from organising a massive anti-King rally today.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Road is still not smooth enough
It is not enough to just utter sweet nothings on the need for warming up India-Pakistan relations or roll out a ceremonial red carpet when the bus from Lahore arrives in Amritsar.
- Bus Joins Two Punjabs Six Decades After Partition (Daily Excelsior, GAJINDER SINGH, Jan 21, 2006)
Six decades after trains and buses ferried piles of dead bodies across the new line partitioning India and Pakistan, the border witnessed scenes of joy today as the first Lahore-Amritsar bus, “Dosti”, rolled in at Wagah.
- Cultural Depletion Through Western Imports (Tribune, Rana Nayar, Jan 21, 2006)
During a literary meet I once attended, someone popped up this rather uneasy question in an equally unexpected manner: what is it that ails Punjabi literature? All kinds of plausible and implausible answers were put forth, ranging from the lack . . .
- Nepal Worries The World (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra’s government imposed a day-long curfew in Kathmandu Valley today and arrested nearly 600 people to prevent a protest rally by opposition parties, global concern began mounting, with UN secretary-general Mr Kofi Annan, the European Union,
- First Lahore-Amritsar Bus Arrives (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
In their efforts to enhance people-to -people contact, India and Pakistan today launched their third bus service - this time between Amritsar and Lahore - when a bus with 26 passengers aboard arrived here to rousing cheers.
- Difficulties Ahead Of Nuclear Pact With India: U.S. (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jan 21, 2006)
The United States said on Friday there were difficulties in realising a landmark agreement on cooperation in civil nuclear energy with India but it was hopeful of clinching the deal.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Launched (News International, Ghulam Haider, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Friday launched the Lahore-Amritsar bus service, the latest new road link aimed at spurring the slow-moving peace process between the two nuclear rivals of South Asia.
- Flying High (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 21, 2006)
Jet Airways will become the country's largest commercial airline once it formally acquires Air Sahara. The aviation industry and the traveller are jubilant as this is expected to make fares more competitive and improve quality of service.
- Centre Can Consider Corporatising The Iims (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jan 21, 2006)
If the previous government’s move against the hike in fee was lambasted as being hawkish, intrusive and much more, the stand of the current government on IIM Bangalore’s move for an offshore facility has met a similar fate.
- Global Challenges, Local Solutions (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jan 21, 2006)
WHAT is the future for an economic system that is not an efficient producer of goods and services in the globalized economy?
- Annan Urges Iran To Resume Talks With Eu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
UN secretary general says Iran should stop fuel research
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday urged Iran to scrap its controversial decision to resume nuclear-fuel research, then return to negotiations over its nuclear ambitions.
Previous 100 Tourism in India Articles | Next 100 Tourism in India Articles
Home
Page
|
|
