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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 23072:
- Priority To Ceasefire: Rajapakse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
`We want peace, peace to all'
- 2005 In Its Own Words (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 31, 2005)
Amid the dizzy year-enders, it’s best to do what the New York Times did. It tried to squeeze 2005 into a handy list of catchwords and phrases. The paper was not unaware that the exercise could turn out to be foolhardy.
- How Saffron Lost Its Colour (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 31, 2005)
Astrologically speaking, BJP appeared to be under the influence of the unfavourable ‘shani dasa’ in the year gone by with one mishap leading to another and ‘the party with a difference’ had publicly turned ‘different’ as the year closed.
- The Ordinance Factory (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 31, 2005)
Grab something. Then make law to legitimise the grab. It used to happen in the Emergency.
- Agony, Not Ecstasy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
We can’t have fun. We can’t be harmlessly anarchic. Congress is raving about morality
- Strictly In Confidence (Indian Express, RAM SEHGAL, Dec 31, 2005)
The archaic definition of gossip is a woman who comes to attend a birth. Thereafter, she goes round informing the people about it. I think we have travelled a long way from its original meaning. Today, gossip is when we do not have anything nice to ...
- What Next For The Bjp? (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Two leaders have dominated India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during its chequered history - former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and party president Lal Krishna Advani.
- India's Year Of Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 30, 2005)
As the first anniversary of the tsunami trauma reminds us, the year now mercifully drawing to a close had begun with a monumentally destructive disaster. Others followed, most notably the earthquake, far more catastrophic in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir ....
- Tevanigans (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 30, 2005)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is a tight-lipped company, rarely accessible to the media, at least in India. Recently, at the inauguration of its R&D facility in Greater Noida, the hacks finally got to interrogate Teva officials.
- Metro On The Fast Track (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Dec 30, 2005)
The New Delhi metro has set the benchmarks for the successful handling of a complex mega-project, without time and cost-overruns, and has become a model for other such projects in the country.
- Now & Again: Member Of The Family (Statesman, Raj Chatterjee, Dec 30, 2005)
A little over twenty miles from Kalka, on the way to Shimla, there is a small wayside station called Barog.
- An Unlikely Hero (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 30, 2005)
Some two decades ago, the BBC released an audio collection of its Test Match Special. It contained John Arlott’s memorable description of Don Bradman’s final test innings at the Oval in 1948 — the time when the crowd rose to greet England’s deadly . . .
- Reclaiming The Earth For All (Daily Excelsior, Deepti Priya Mehrotra, Dec 30, 2005)
Three decades after 1975 - the UN International Year of Women - women are still demanding equality and freedom, both goals having proved elusive! But they are asserting something else as well, even more passionately - the right to save humanity from destr
- This Happens Only In India (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col (Retd) Mukund Singh Jamwal, Dec 30, 2005)
Welcome to India, that is Bharat, the land of eternal contradictions. Blessed are the souls of this country who have the good fortune of living with contradictions from morn till eve with a majority of them even making a virtue out of this.
- New Impetus On Trade (Deccan Herald, Arun Mohanty, Dec 30, 2005)
India, Russia and China are keen on trilateral co-operation on a host of economic and political issues.
- Bundh In Orissa Against Animal Sacrifice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
A bundh was observed in western Bolangir district in Orissa on Wednesday to stop animal sacrifice during a popular annual religious festival scheduled to be held early next month in one of the villages in the district.
- Ship Carrying Explosives Probed In July’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
While Navy divers reported tracing the containers of the 100 tonnes of Afghanistan-bound industrial explosives lost at sea, investigations showed that the ship involved in the incident, MV Eugenia, has a history behind it.
- Chakri Sirindhorn: Honoured For Serving The Mankind (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Dec 30, 2005)
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who received the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2004 recently, is an Indologist who has a special love for India and its people.
- Clues From Travel Bag Point To Pak Link: Police (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Dec 30, 2005)
After 12 hours of groping in the dark for clues on yesterday’s attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, investigators today ran into remnants of the attacker’s gun-blazing march.
- Vajpayee Not To Contest Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee tonight virtually announced his retirement from active politics saying henceforth he would not contest elections and refrain from power politics.
- Explosions Rock Balochistan (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 30, 2005)
Two explosions jolted Nushki late on Thursday while explosions were also reported in Sibi and Hub.
- Munich Is A Prayer For Peace. It Also Captures The Sociology Of Terrorism (Indian Express, James P. Pinkerton, Dec 30, 2005)
Steven Spielberg, America’s most influential filmmaker, doesn’t just make movies. He makes statements — and takes risks, as with his latest movie, Munich.
- Vajpayee’S Man For Future: Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 30, 2005)
Atal Behari Vajpayee sent the BJP into a tizzy tonight by declaring his own retirement from electoral politics and publicly anointing high-profile general secretary Pramod Mahajan as the future leader of the party. He made no mention . . .
- Margazhi Memories (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Dec 30, 2005)
December (Margazhi) is a good time for connoisseurs of food and music in Chennai.
- Cabinet Paves Path For Safta (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Taking major step towards formation of South Asian single market, the Cabinet on Thursday cleared the implementation of South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) with effect from January 1, 2006.
- A Tangled Web Called The Bharatiya Janata Party (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Dec 30, 2005)
The BJP's Rajat Jayanti year finds the party bruised and bereft, and the Parivar at war with its own professed values.
- Of Holocausts, Past And Future (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Dec 30, 2005)
Despite its horrors, the Holocaust was not a singularity and was preceded by others of lesser or greater dimensions.
- No Breakthrough Yet In Iisc Attack Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Over 24 hours have passed since a suspected militant attack in IISc campus killed a scientist in Bangalore and the police are “clueless”. However, a breakthrough is expected in the next few days, sources assert.
- Puri Kin Unhappy With Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
A night after suspected terrorists gunned down Prof M C Puri at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, the tragedy-struck members of the Puri family and thier relatives in the national capital weren’t too happy with the Government’s attitude . . .
- Air Traffic Management Foggy (Hindu, A. Ranganathan, Dec 30, 2005)
The outdated procedures in vogue at Indian airports to tackle regular occurrences such as a fog have to be replaced with modern practices.
- Tourists' Patience Tested By Speeches (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Endless speeches during the Mamallapuram dance fete leave them bored
- Rs.4.6 Crore For Tourism Projects In Tiruvannamalai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Works include introduction of boating facilities
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
An Italian national has alleged that a driver belonging to the police department had raped her at her residence in Vijayanagar III Stage in Mysore on December 23....
- Wise King Jigme Wangchuk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 30, 2005)
It rarely happens that the ruler of a country decides to give up office when no constituency of importance demands this. But King Jigme Singye Wangchuk of Bhutan has repeatedly shown he is no ordinary ruler.
- Terrorist Attack Was Predicted (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 30, 2005)
Architect of Lashkar's Akshardham temple attack had visited Bangalore
Officials, institutions were slow to address vulnerabilities
Bangalore has been on the Lashkar's list of targets for a while
- Vajpayee To Keep Off 'Politics Of Power' (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 30, 2005)
Advani calls for campaign to mould public opinion against the Congress on the lack of security, probity
BJP to take severe action against corrupt MPs
Vajpayee's policy on Naxalism given up
Party will not be comfortable till Ram temple is built
- Cabinet Clears Safta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
The agreement is a historic milestone, says Kamal Nath The agreement on SAFTA provides for compensation of revenue loss to LDCs
- Corporate Air Warfare (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 30, 2005)
Corporate warfare, world over, has its own dimensions. The on-going process of finalising bids for the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports has seen some fierce behind-the-scenes slugfest between the top contenders, and the media was . . .
- Gender Issues In Agriculture — An Idea Refusing To Take Roots (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 30, 2005)
"I hold the most prestigious name in agriculture in this country, and still I can't get an appointment with the DG, ICAR (Director-General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research)! They'll be very polite and say, `Yes, madam, very good madam.'
- Attack On The Iisc — South India On Terror Cross-Hair (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 30, 2005)
The Wednesday attack at the IISc does not appear to have been targeted at any scientist but generally at the IT industry for which Bangalore is best known.
- Nostalgic Reunion At University College (Hindu, G. Mahadevan, Dec 29, 2005)
When G. P. Nair, 89, came to the University College on Wednesday evening, he had with him an album full of pictures of his classmates, his teachers and of his old college.
- 'Bjp's Plane Has Been Hijacked' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 29, 2005)
What, according to you, is the difference between the 'real' BJP and the 'unreal' one?
- Tourism In Jammu Province (Daily Excelsior, Anil Gour, Dec 29, 2005)
Being closely associated with the tourist trade since long, at present one can only lament on the opportunities missed by all the State Govt till date in developing Jammu province to its fullest potential.
- A Polio Free India (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Dec 29, 2005)
International experts have appreciated the progress made on polio eradication by India and hoped that the country would be rid of it by next year.
- Rebuilding Bridges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 29, 2005)
Being too close to history quite a few observers are likely to disagree with some observations made by former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah at the Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust function in this city.
- Kashmir Settlement Hopes Freeze Despite Quake Disaster (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Hopes that India and Pakistan can build a solution to the Kashmir dispute from the rubble of the South Asia quake have cooled as the Himalayan winter draws in, analysts and residents say.
- Avoidable Disruption Of Flights (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad's warning to the private airlines to shape up or wind up has come not a day too soon.
- Clause 49: Are We There Yet? (Business Line, Kshama V. Kaushik, Dec 29, 2005)
Kshama V. Kaushik and Kaushik Dutta think that the Anglo-Saxon model of governance is unlikely to work and that an Asian way is needed
- Bangalore, Soon A Medical Hub: Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Says the private sector has contributed immensely in this regard
Bangalore is the fastest growing city in Asia, and after information technology and biotechnology, the city is emerging as a medical tourism destination, as quality service is available....
- The Basic Freedom Of Expression Is On Trial (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, Dec 29, 2005)
Not so long ago, there was jubilation that the free world and its values had prevailed in the Cold War. When the communist empire collapsed, some even announced that the victory of liberty and democracy implied the “end of history.”
- Shock, Awe And Hobbes Have Backfired On Neocons (Hindu, Richard Drayton, Dec 29, 2005)
The Tragid irony of the 21st century is that just as faith in technology collapsed on the world's stock markets in 2000, it came to power in the White House and the Pentagon.
- The Lingering Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Money, housing, relief material, tools of trade and some government assistance have all made their way to this tsunami-hit hamlet of the fishing community, about 38 km from Port Blair, for rehabilitation and starting life afresh.
- Railway Security: Issues, Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 29, 2005)
Migration of labour as an issue should be taken up seriously
The recent killing of four Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in a daring attack by Naxalites at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh highlights the problems that plague railway security . . .
- Inflation Drops, Prices Rise (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 29, 2005)
Inflation has come down below eight per cent, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. That is some relief from the 9.3 per cent inflation rate reached last year against the budgetary projection of five per cent.
- Hajj: The Fifth Fundamental And The Way To Perform It (Greater Kashmir, AL-HAJ M.D. GILKAR, Dec 29, 2005)
Let’s hope Allah showers us with grace and blessings, prays
AL-HAJ M.D. GILKAR
- For Some Cheap Thrills (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 29, 2005)
Among non-Christian Asian countries, Christmas in Hong Kong is legendary for the spectacular way it is celebrated.
- Advani Desires To Lead Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra ............ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Outgoing BJP president L K Advani today expressed his wish to lead a Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra to acknowledge the patriotic sacrifices of heroes of Indian Independence.
- Enlightened Moderation? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 29, 2005)
Ever since it was established that the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington were engineered from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf has constantly proclaimed his goal of making Pakistan a “moderate Islamic country” based on . . .
- Northeast As Partner In Modernisation (Tribune, J.N. Nanda, Dec 29, 2005)
India is making an all out effort to develop and modernize with better infrastructure, better skills and more education.
- After The Sting, Bjp Loses Its Way (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Dec 29, 2005)
Faced with the most severe test in its eventful history, BJP looked like a rudderless, wounded ship a day after a home-grown sting torpedoed the party’s bid to set a course out of turbulence generated by factional feuding, leadership woes and ...
- Bjp In Painful Phase, Says Advani (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 29, 2005)
BJP President L K Advani on Wednesday admitted that the party was going through a “bad patch” and has to reverse the “distressing descent” of some members.
- Advani Sings Ram “Dhun” Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Recalling the strong ties between the RSS and his party, BJP President L.K. Advani today said that the organisation’s mission would not be complete without the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
- Be Ready For Early Polls: Advani (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 29, 2005)
People will be looking to BJP. We shouldn't be found wanting'
Congress is the "fountainhead of corruption"
CPI (M) has undermined democracy in West Bengal
- India’S Achievements In 2005 (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Technology And Imperialism (Dawn, Richard Drayton, Dec 29, 2005)
The tragic irony of the 21st century is that just as faith in technology collapsed on the world’s stock markets in 2000, it came to power in the White House and Pentagon.
- Punjab Cm Photos Appear On Indian (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
For the first time photographs of a Pakistani politician have appeared on the official calendar of the Indian Punjab government.
- Exit Kerry Packer (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Adrift In Its Roots (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 29, 2005)
L K Advani’s praise for Narendra Modi as the ideal chief minister on the day newspapers reported the unearthing of yet another mass grave of pogrom victims near Godhra said it all.
- Britain's Worst Of The Worst (Hindu, Jon di Paolo, Dec 28, 2005)
Britain's Biggest cads, rogues, and evil-doers from the past 1,000 years have been given special recognition by historians. Academics have put together a list of 10 rogues whose deeds and behaviour they feel sets them apart as the worst of the worst.
- Atrocities Of The British Empire (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 28, 2005)
In Reading reports of the trial of the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, you are struck by two things. The first, of course, is the anachronistic brutality of the country's laws.
- India And Sri Lanka: So Near, Yet So Far (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 28, 2005)
While New Delhi seems clear about what it cannot do in relation to Sri Lanka's search for peace, there is no clarity on what it should do.
- Window To India's Cultural Traditions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The six-day National Folk Arts Festival that began here on December 26 under the auspices of the Nehru Yuvak Kendra (NYK) and the Sardar Chandroth Trust has become an event to showcase the rich and varied tapestry of the country's folk traditions . . .
- Wto Norms May Affect Tourism In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Goa needs to be more sensitive to the likely impact of the World Trade Organisation agreements in the areas of tourism and biodiversity.
- Saving Lives With Mangroves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2005)
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 that killed tens of thousands may be viewed as a natural calamity beyond human management capabilities. But new scientific evidence suggests the loss of life could have been substantially mitigated.
- 11 Soldiers Die In Ltte Ambush (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 28, 2005)
Suspected LTTE rebels on Tuesday ambushed an Army truck in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula killing 11 soldiers and injuring four others.
- The Idea Of Haryana (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Dec 28, 2005)
Haryana is now officially the most prosperous state in the country with the highest per capita income. But the Haryanvi elites are still not happy. They are uncomfortable with the fact that the state does not have a sufficiently vibrant art and . . .
- Changing Times (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 28, 2005)
What distinguishes true statesmanship from the run- of-the-mill foreign policy practitioners is the ability to recognise critical changes at international level and exploit them to the advantage of one’s own country.
- One Year After (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2005)
Learning lessons from tsunami
The December 26, 2004, earthquake and the tsunami waves it unleashed killed 2,30,000 people in a dozen countries in the Indian Ocean region,
- "I Do Whatever The Music Demands" (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Dec 28, 2005)
Zubin Mehta on musical interpretation, the future of western classical music, and his tour of India.
- Roots Of Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2005)
CPI-M must show political will to make amends
Damning evidence of how West Bengal has become happy hunting ground for a terrorist network extending from Pakistan to Bangladesh ought to make the Left Front sit up.
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