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Articles 13721 through 13820 of 23072:
- Indian Airlines Takes A New Name And Logo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Indian' will appear on both sides in English and Devanagari
- Jet Airways Starts Singapore Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Kollywood star Vikram inaugurates daily operations from Chennai
- Ahead Of Foreign Secy Visit, Us Senate Panel Chief Seeks Credible India Plan On N-Separation (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Dec 08, 2005)
As India prepares to discuss its plans to separate civilian and military nuclear facilities with the Bush Administration later this month, an influential Senator has urged New Delhi to put as many reactors as possible in the non-military category.
- Eton: School That Connects Rulers (Tribune, Terry Kirby, Dec 08, 2005)
The 19 former prime ministers produced by Eton include Robert Walpole, William Pitt the Elder, Gladstone, Sir Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Sir Alex Douglas-Home, not to mention countless ministers, top civil servants and diplomats.
- Deplorable! (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 08, 2005)
Yet another blasphemous act and yet again the Muslims across the globe feel psychologically shattered. It seems the unscrupulous elements target the towering personality of the perfect and the best creation of all times with a purpose.
- Party Must End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 08, 2005)
When will we learn something better?
- Nonalignment Today (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Dec 08, 2005)
One unintended outcome of the Volcker report is the debate it has sparked off on whether, in the 21st century, India should continue to define its foreign policy as a nonalignment country.
- A Taste Called Strawberry (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 08, 2005)
It has got taste, use, beauty and more. In J&K the fruit is grown in a small scale as it doesn’t last longer Syed Mudasir Shafi writes on the history, botany and agronomy of a fruit called strawberry
- Moscow’S Civil About Nuclear Energy (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 08, 2005)
During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Moscow, President Putin made it clear that Russia expects to play a major role in future civil nuclear energy projects in India. But he saw this as part of a broader international cooperation on enabling...
- A Letter To Mr Gates (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Dec 08, 2005)
Bill Gates has joined the illustrious list of American businessmen philanthropists, from Rockefeller to Ford. With over 200 million USD to be given for the health sector alone and an expected over 1 billion USD investments in India, . . .
- Bill Gates Vows To ‘Crack’ Vaccine Gap (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Dec 08, 2005)
With 27 million children missing out on immunisation in their first year and 1.4 million dying of vaccine-preventable diseases by the age of 5, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates insisted on “cracking the historic gap between the development of the vaccine ...
- Natwar Off His Head, Pm Slams Bjp, Says Noise To Cover Uma Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Manmohan: ‘BJP’s trying to divert attention from internal trouble, people are forced to think of what’s unimportant’.
- Russian Model, European Bovine (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Dec 08, 2005)
The price of one European cow symbolises the difference between global economic policies of the Pacific and Eurocentric West, says Dmitri Kosyrev.
- Naxalite Menace: Finding A Way Out (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, Dec 08, 2005)
The ''Compact Revolutionary Zone'' that provides the north-south link between the Nepalese Maoists and the Andhra Pradesh naxals is stealthily moving eastwards to cover Orissa in a major push that has worried the Union Home Ministry.
- Behind Enemy Lines (Pioneer, Abhijit C Chandra, Dec 08, 2005)
Abhijit C Chandra recounts the exploits of an IAF officer who flew across the Tibetan territory just before the 1962 war
- Best Is Yet To Come (Pioneer, BK Verma, Dec 08, 2005)
The Bihar saga is one of the murkiest in the history of independent India. Before its people delivered a knock out punch to a thoroughly venal dispensation on November 22, it appeared as if Bihar had descended in the dark valleys of doom, . . .
- The Odd Couple (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 08, 2005)
Nothing succeeds like success, however simulated, and at the moment two persons — President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz — are savouring their own personal brand of success.
- A New Urban Lifestyle Lures India's Rural Poor (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 08, 2005)
This western city has at least 300 slum pockets, with grimy industry, factory-fouled air and a spiraling crime rate. A 1994 epidemic - reported as pneumonic plague - that originated here caused national panic.
- Government Cautioned Against Preparing Master Plan Without Public Participation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
`The draft plan should contain building bylaws and drawings should indicate zoning and land use details'
- The Wages Of Corruption (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 08, 2005)
Around 4.30 pm on Friday December 2, 2005, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Subhash Bhowmik, football coach of Kolkata's famous East Bengal Club and a former international footballer, on the charge of accepting a bribe . . .
- Buddhadeb To Inaugurate Meet On Kerala Studies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Meet will cover issues relating to the State's development
- Bjp Targets Sonia, Stages Walk-Out In Parliament (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Buoyed by Union Minister Natwar Singh's decision to resign on the Volcker controversy, an aggressive BJP-led opposition today targeted Sonia Gandhi in Parliament demanding her resignation as chairperson of the National Advisory Council, saying . . .
- Abu Salem, The Don (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Dec 08, 2005)
No one ever becomes awfully wicked suddenly. How we shape in life, or we have a good or evil name, depends upon our choice of associates and friends.
- Threat From East (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 08, 2005)
Often in the past we have expressed concern in these columns over the arrival of unauthorised immigrants from Bangladesh in this city. It is indeed surprising that they manage to travel from one end of the country to the other without being detected.
- What Is Nc Up To? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 08, 2005)
What is the father-and-son leadership of the National Conference up to? What does it intend to gain by pledging support (even though it is unsolicited) to the Congress-led coalition Government almost every day?
- Being Realistic Over Hong Kong (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2005)
The second draft text for the forthcoming ministerial meet of the World Trade Organisation at Hong Kong might be an improvement over the first but the generally lukewarm response to both conveys a significant message.
- Opening Up The Socialist Space In Indian Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 07, 2005)
In the coming post-George Fernandes era, the socialists will have many opportunities in various parts of the country to tap the alienation of the poor from the mainstream economy.
- Indo-Russia Relationship Based On Political Consensus: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Observing that there was no significant sector in India where it has not been benefited from Russia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight said the bilateral strategic relationship was based on political consensus in both the countries despite . . .
- Manmohan-Putin Summit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Declaring the determination of India and Russia to jointly combat terrorism, President Vladimir Putin today expressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with New Delhi in the field of nuclear energy and said Moscow was also prepared to increase oil. . .
- The Farooq Show (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
If ever an award is instituted for a political leader of the State employing tongue like a double-edged weapon it will certainly go to National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah.
- Geelani's Charge Against Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Chairman of the hardline Hurriyat faction Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday claimed that he was being denied permission by the authorities to visit Saudi Arabia to perform Haj.
- Status Of Biological Sciences In India (Daily Excelsior, Pragya Khanna, Dec 07, 2005)
Human knowledge of Biology began with prehistoric people and their experiences with edible vs. inedible, or even poisonous, plants and animals, their habits and habitats and how best to capture them, etc. This information was verbally passed on to . . .
- Did Congress Create An Escape Goat Around Natwar? (India Daily, Preeti Sunghani, Dec 07, 2005)
Congress may be running for cover to hide its skeletons within the closets. Natwar may be the biggest escape goat in India’s history after independence.
- Advani Launches `Nyay Yatra' At Varanasi (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 07, 2005)
Initiative aimed at "getting justice to the family of slain party MLA Krishnanand Rai"
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 07, 2005)
NELAMANGALA, India Hot water: 10 rupees. Cold water: 8 rupees.
Toilet: 5 rupees. Sex: no price specified on the bathhouse wall, but, as the condom painted there suggests, safe.
- Reconsider Expulsion, Says Uma (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Appealing for reconsideration of her expulsion, Ms Uma Bharati today sent a petition to the BJP disciplinary committee requesting she be given a chance to explain her viewpoint. “Acquiescing to the BJP parliamentary board’s decision to expel . . .
- Taken For A Ride (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 07, 2005)
These are somewhat abnormal times. As a wag insists, it was the turn of martial law in Pakistan, but the present dispensation is neither here nor there, and, although on paper there is democracy in the country, the ruler is a general in uniform, ....
- Us Threat To Withhold Funds From Un (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Dec 07, 2005)
The latest US refusal to pay its United Nations dues and its move to link the $3.9 billion UN budget to the implementation of reforms in the global body is typical of a narrow unilateralist worldview that now dominates Washington.
- Decent Exposure (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 07, 2005)
Tourists coming from abroad and planning to visit certain parts of Rajasthan, better watch out in future. A 20-page booklet has recently been published to instruct visitors to Ajmer regarding the "proper" way to respect Indian feelings.
- Spurned Sanyasin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The expulsion of Ms Uma Bharti from the BJP would not have surprised anyone, least of all the sanyasin herself. If the day after her suspension she appeared a little apologetic, she was belligerence personified by the time she sent her reply . . .
- Reclaiming Cities (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
With the launch of the National Urban Renewal Mission, an important initiative is finally underway. With the possible exception of New Delhi, most of our cities are choking on their own growth.
- The Romance Of A Surprise (Tribune, G.S. Aujla, Dec 07, 2005)
My friend in the Army had more than his fair share of postings at non-family stations while the remaining members of the family stayed on at Chandigarh. It had its sunny side too. His wife and children had got used to managing themselves . . .
- Uma’S Dance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2005)
The ideological distance the Bharatiya Janata Party has travelled between December 6, 1992 and December 6, 2005 is easily measured in terms of its attitude to Ms Uma Bharti. In 1992, in the period leading up to the destruction of the Babri Masjid and its
- India, Russia Likely To Share Tajik Airbase (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 07, 2005)
India and Russia are likely to share the Aini Airbase in Tajikistan, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.
- Threat To Iraq’S Integrity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 07, 2005)
The speech President Bush made at the naval academy in Annapolis on November 30 had been billed as the first of a series of speeches he intended to deliver in order to convince the American people that the situation in Iraq was not one that should . . .
- Promotion Policy -By Jk Dutt (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 07, 2005)
The Centre’s decision to appoint a special appellate tribunal for redressing the grievances of our armed forces’ personnel has come like the proverbial answer to a maiden’s prayer.
- Air Deccan Reaches Srinagar (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Air Deccan today launched direct daily flights from Srinagar to New Delhi. Chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad flagged off the first flight from Srinagar to New Delhi.
- Ayodhya Redux (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2005)
BJP’s best option: exorcise the ghosts of the past and emerge a modern party of the right
- French Dressing In The Salad Bowl (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Dec 07, 2005)
In 1946, Charles de Gaulle observed, “Everything is connected in the misfortunes of a nation...We have to bring about, despite great difficulties, a drastic reconstruction that will make it possible for each man and woman to lead a life of greater ease,..
- In Ayodhya, Babri Demolition Anniversary Passes Off Peacefully (Indian Express, ARSHAD AFZAL KHAN, Dec 07, 2005)
The thirteenth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya passed of peacefully. There was complete normalcy in the temple town despite the heavy media presence, deployment of security personnel and searching of vehicles.
- Vajpayee Shuts Door In Uma’S Face (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Breaking his silence on the Uma Bharati episode, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today denied her charges that the BJP was ‘‘anti-OBC’’ or that it had been ‘‘hijacked’’ by certain leaders for their own benefit, giving a clear indication . . .
- Ariel Sharon, Escapist (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Dec 07, 2005)
Ariel Sharon overturned Israel politics on November 21 when he announced his departure from the very Likud Party he had helped establish 32 years earlier.
- India, Afghan Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Extending its firm commitment to the reconstruction of Afghanistan, India today signed an agreement with Afghanistan for cooperation in the field of tourism.
- India Invited To Join Mega N-Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
In a landmark development, the US and other partners in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project have decided to invite India as a full partner in the ambitious multi-billion energy venture.
- India Has Been Unanimously Elected Member Of The Executive Council Of World Tourism Organisation (Wto), An Apex Body Having More Than 200 Countries As Its Members (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
India has been unanimously elected Member of the Executive Council of World Tourism Organisation (WTO), an apex body having more than 200 countries as its members.
- Ncc Continues To Groom Tomorrow’S Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The state government can help the Goa and Karnataka NCC directorate with infrastructure and more aid by way of grants.
- Cong Mishandled Situation: Jagat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Embroiled in a controversy over his role in the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scam, Union Minister Natwar Singh's son Jagat Singh on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate has not summoned him for questioning and blamed the Congress for "mishandling" . . .
- Parliament Will Function If Natwar Quits: Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The BJP on Tuesday conveyed to the government its willingness to cooperate in the smooth functioning of Parliament from Wednesday provided Natwar Singh submits his resignation by the morning.
- Bjp Leaves No Room For Bharati Re-Entry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Firmly shutting its doors on expelled leader Uma Bharati, the BJP on Tuesday ruled out any scope for her to appeal against the disciplinary action even as former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee rebutted her charges that the party was 'anti-OBC' . . .
- Darkness At Noon (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 06, 2005)
People are known to disappear in tin pot dictatorships and police states that still exist in various parts of the world even after the collapse of the Soviet empire where persons became non-persons if they were perceived to be inimical to the state.
- Promotion Policy -By Jk Dutt (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
The Centre’s decision to appoint a special appellate tribunal for redressing the grievances of our armed forces’ personnel has come like the proverbial answer to a maiden’s prayer. Excessive cases, mainly dealing with promotions, have burdened . . .
- In Standalone Mode (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Dec 06, 2005)
At one point in history, the people of Bangalore Cantonment didn't want to be part of Bangalore city
- Wahhabi Islam : A Misnomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 06, 2005)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinces
- Quality Higher Education Equals Opportunity (Daily Excelsior, Prof. Ashok Kumar Manwati, Dec 06, 2005)
If liberalization has to stay and economy is integrated to the global market forces and out sourcing holding huge opportunities, there is an urgent need to prompt to harness on energies for a crusade for excellence for Indian students.
- Terrorism To Dominate Singh-Putin Summit Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
In a clear indication that terrorism will be high on the agenda during his summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin tomorrow, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for joint efforts by India and Russia to fight the menace, . . .
- Manmohan: Seize Business Opportunities (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 06, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called for more active business-to-business contacts between India and Russia to expand bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
- National Interest Or American Interest? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 06, 2005)
A U.S. official claims India has assured the Americans that energy deals with Iran are years away.
- Court Stays Waqf’S Order On Taj Mahal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the controversial order of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board declaring Taj Mahal as waqf property, with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asserting that the right of bestowing a “title” on the . . .
- Can Clinical Trials Ever Be Truly Ethical? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 06, 2005)
Unless the rights of those who participate in clinical trials and their ability to get the best treatment in case of injury or infection are guaranteed, the trials will not be fair even if they yield useful scientific results.
- The Information Pagdandi As Bridge Across Social, Economic Divides (Indian Express, KIRAN KARNIK, Dec 06, 2005)
Knowledge is now the currency of power. No longer does power flow out of the barrel of a gun; rather, it flows from the barrel of a picture tube (TV or computer screen) or the barrel of a pen. Since knowledge derives from information, . . .
- Countrywide Alert For Babri Demolition Anniversary (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
A countrywide alert is on for the 14th anniversary of Babri masjid demolition tomorrow, which the Sangh parivar and minority community plan to observe as "Shaurya" (glory) and "Kala" (black) day separately.
- Looking Beyond Hindutva (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
A probing look beyond Hindutva to get to the heart of Gujarat
- ‘There’S A Cadre-Leader Disconnect’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 06, 2005)
K N Govindacharya, former BJP general secretary: “Advani says different things at different times.”
- Citizens Must Be Consulted On Nurm Projects (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Dec 06, 2005)
Government yet to draw up public-private partnership model
Mandatory reforms
Introduction of independent regulators for urban services
Rationalisation of stamp duty
Repeal of the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act
Reform of rent control laws
- "Sonia, Natwar Should Quit" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Both Houses adjourned after lunch
Demand for information about Mathrani's whereabouts
Patil introduces Communal Violence Bill in Rajya Sabha
- Norway Bankrolled Ltte: Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Newspaper says money was given at the request of the Sri Lankan Government
Report says funds have been provided since 2002
Financial support to reach $375,000 by the year end
- It Takes Two To Hold Back (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 06, 2005)
This long essay — it has already appeared in three parts, this is the fourth — is about the latest incursion of the military in Pakistan’s political affairs. It started out with the assertion, which immediately drew disagreement from several readers,
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 06, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime. The shrewd politician had seen . . .
- Oic: Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 06, 2005)
could be a significant date in the political calendar of Islamic countries as 57 leaders of member-states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) would be converging on the holy city of Makkah to review the situation of the Muslim world, . . .
- The Legacy Blair Will Leave Behind (Dawn, Max Hastings, Dec 06, 2005)
Tony Blair is working overtime to reform education, commission nuclear power stations, bring stable government to Northern Ireland, impose a new vision on Europe, create stability in Iraq, all within the span of two or three years before he quits the . .
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