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Articles 13821 through 13920 of 23072:
- Is This Democracy? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 06, 2005)
Yet another dictator has been elected by a 91 per cent vote. On Sunday, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been ruling Kazakhstan since before the break-up of the Soviet Union, won another seven years for himself after an election that . . .
- Landmine Kills Seven Sri Lankan Soldiers (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
At least seven Sri Lankan soldiers were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded in the northern Tamil town of Jaffna, military officials here said.
- Sanyasin Or Out? (The Week, Deepak Tiwari, Dec 06, 2005)
Emerging from the BJP office in Bhopal on November 27 to start her Ram-Roti march, Uma Bharti was at her symbolic best when she stood on top of an Ambassador car with her foot on its red beacon (symbol of power) to address the people.
- Can The Eas Realise The Asian Dream? (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Dec 06, 2005)
The East Asia Summit (EAS) scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur later this month, and attended by leaders of Asean10, Japan, China, South Korea and India, and of Australia and New Zealand, is a landmark event in the history Asia’s regional economic ....
- Caught In A Traffic Jam? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
In Darjeeling, on the rare occasions when the sun peeps out of the winter clouds, some schools declare “a sunshine holiday”! Which could be the schoolmasters’ way of coping with the dark, depressing winters! It is in this context that one could look . . .
- Punish Study Loan Defaulters (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
Various banks are reportedly concerned about the increasing rate of defaults on education loans. Educational loans are an important means of social mobility, of levelling the playing field for talent regardless of social background, and . . .
- An Urban Mission (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 06, 2005)
On saturday The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a gigantic scheme for urban development
- Satyam To Set Up It Park In Nagpur (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
Satyam Computers next major IT park is tipped to come up in a proposed special economic zone (SEZ,) which is an integral part of the Centre’s ambitious Multi Modal International Hub at Nagpur.
- Congress, Bjp In A Bind (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 06, 2005)
In one of his more perceptive comments, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani had declared some time ago that he would be concerned if the Congress party were to disintegrate. In a similar vein, he had urged voters in the lead-up to an . . .
- ‘India Is Important To Show You Can Reach 8 Pc Economic Growth, Because You Are A Democracy’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 06, 2005)
For thirty years Klaus Schwab has been gathering heads of government and industry in Davos for the World Economic Forum. As they commingle with thinkers and economists each year, key issues of globalisation and interdependence are thrashed out and . . .
- Historical Blunder (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- India, Pakistan Trying To Reconcile Geelani And Mirwaiz? (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 06, 2005)
Rival Hurriyat Conference leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq are travelling to Saudi Arabia this week in an alleged attempt by the Indian and Pakistani governments to bring about a reconciliation between the two.
- Sc Forms Committee For Rehabilitation In Taj Corridor (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court today constituted a high-level Committee to look into the removal of debris and rehabilitation of the affected people in the area due to construction of the controversial Rs 175 crore Taj Heritage Corridor, which has now been stopped.
- Sc Stays Wakf Board Order Declaring Taj Mahal As Its Property (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court today stayed the controversial order of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Wakf Board declaring Taj Mahal as Wakf property with Archaeological Survey of India contending that the 'title' of the 17th century monument vested with the Centre
- Getting A New High (Indian Express, NATARAJ ANANTH, Dec 06, 2005)
As a schoolboy, my friends and I used to fly gas balloons from the terrace of the building where I stayed.
- B. R. Ambedkar, The Economist (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 06, 2005)
As the nation observers his 49th death anniversary today (December 6), it may surprise many to know that Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, celebrated as the "Father of Indian Constitution," found economics closest to his heart and got his doctorate for a thesis . . .
- Annan Ready To Fire Head Of Un Election Unit (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to fire the head of the UN election unit, who has became a star in the world body for supervising polls in dangerous places like Afghanistan and Iraq, two UN officials said.
- Trend And Progress Of Banking In India 2005-05 — Towards Greater Stability And Growth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 05, 2005)
The RBI's latest Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India describes, with greater clarity than its previous editions, the achievements and weaknesses in the banking system.
- India's Growth To Speed Up (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 05, 2005)
India's economy is likely to grow more than analysts had previously thought this fiscal year after a stronger-than-expected performance for July-September.
- Pedestrian Injured, Gets Summons (Tribune, Paul Schwartzman, Dec 05, 2005)
District of Columbia police issued a $5 jaywalking ticket to a renowned urban designer after a car sent him hurtling through the air as he crossed a busy street in Washington, DC.
- Some Patience Needed (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 05, 2005)
The Volcker affaire is becoming a riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma. Weeks after the first charges surfaced and he described them as ‘ludicrous’,
- Suspected Rebels Kill Six Sri Lanka Soldiers With Mine (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Dec 05, 2005)
Six soldiers were killed in a fragmentation mine attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's war-torn north on Sunday, the military said -- the deadliest in a spate of attacks since a 2002 ceasefire.
- Monumental Neglect (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 05, 2005)
Lahore's Mughal monuments are fast losing their glitter, not only to a natural decaying process but also to the alarmingly high noise and air pollution levels in the metropolis.
- Six Lankan Soldiers Killed In Mine Blast (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Dec 05, 2005)
At least six Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and another seriously injured on Sunday morning when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a claymore mine on the Palaly-Jaffna main highway .....
- Development, Market And Government (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Dec 05, 2005)
Experience suggests that rather than there being a conflict between governance and institutional accountability, the two should be complementary.
- The Struggles Of Kannada (Deccan Herald, N Divakar, Dec 05, 2005)
It is Karnataka’s 50th year of unifcation. The people need to preserve the heritage and glorious past of the Kannada language. This is the true fighting spirit.
- Right Direction (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 05, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has done well to repromulgate an ordinance to regulate the functioning of "madrasas" (religious seminaries) in his country's Capital city of Islamabad.
- Natwar Rules Out Resignation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
With the opposition gunning for him with new vigour and Congress facing increasing embarassment in the wake of fresh allegation in Iraqi oil payoff scam, Union Minister K Natwar Singh today firmly ruled out resignation contending such a step would "look t
- Mission To Save Planet Is `Failing' (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Dec 05, 2005)
Sports stars join campaign for trade justice as report says governments are not doing enough to protect environment
- Countdown To Wto Meet In Hong Kong (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Dec 05, 2005)
Divergent positions of negotiators slow progress
At this stage the best thing going for the Hong Kong ministerial meet is that all 148 countries are willing to continue their negotiations despite their differences.
- Customer-Centric Approach By New Breed Of Financial Planners (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Dec 05, 2005)
Goal of certification is to convert savers into investors
Organisers of financial planning are collaborating to unify the profession around accepted standards.
- Land Of The Fusion God (Hindu, H.S. MANJUNATHA, Dec 05, 2005)
Harihara may not pull many tourists but pilgrims consider it the Kashi of the South
- Pm Yet To Decide On Mea Portfolio (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said he was undecided on whether or not to retain the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) portfolio which he had taken away from Natwar Singh.
- Behind Chennai's Music Season (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 05, 2005)
Chennai's annual music festival — led by the Music Academy, which was founded in 1928 following an inspired decision taken at the first All-India Music Conference held in South India — is among the world's largest entertainment extravaganzas devoted ....
- Two For Joy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 05, 2005)
An encouraging moment can sometimes expose the truly discouraging. The enthusiasm with which the world seems to have greeted the election of two women together with 10 men to Jeddah’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry indicates that for Saudi Arabia,
- India’S Most Unwanted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2005)
As even timeservers Natwar promoted ditch him, it’s time to remove him from the cabinet
- Uma Threatens War As Axe Dangles (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Dec 05, 2005)
Raisen (Madhya Pradesh), Dec. 4: Uma Bharti was today back at her blistering best, threatening to unleash a virtual Mahabharata in the Sangh parivar if she is thrown out of the BJP.
- Lanka Truce Takes A Hit As Army Vehicle Is Blown Up In The North (Indian Express, Simon Gardner, Dec 05, 2005)
Six soldiers were killed in a claymore fragmentation mine attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka’s war-torn north on Sunday, the military said.
- Project To Promote Cultural Tourism At Kottakunnu (Hindu, Abdul Latheef Naha, Dec 05, 2005)
Malayalam-2005 begins today
Literary discussion to be held in the morning
Poets' meet to be held in the afternoon
Cultural conclave in the evening
- The Samurai Returns (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 05, 2005)
If I were a Chinese strategic analyst of a moderately paranoid disposition, I would be twitching uncontrollably by now.
- Iran’S Economic Woes (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Dec 05, 2005)
Apart from its problems over its nuclear ambitions, Iran is faced with economic stagnation and US sanctions
- Outcome Budget A Good Beginning (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
Government recently came out with the first-ever outcome budget aimed at keeping a tab on public spending by evolving a mechanism to measure physical targets to be achieved on outlays provided in the five lakh crore rupee General Budget to ministries . .
- The Architect Of An Idea Called Naya Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Dec 05, 2005)
Today we remember a man who shaped the modern history of state and influenced Kashmiris for more than four decades.
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Hurriyat Keen To Discuss Options (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Dec 05, 2005)
Notwithstanding their support to the idea of self rule, to be preceded by demilitarisation, for resolving the Kashmir issue, leaders of All-Party Hurriyat Conference wish to make it clear that the “idea is not our baby.”
- Seafaring Hindus (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 05, 2005)
General Ashok K Mehta's article, "Navy: Full steam on course" (November 30) presumptuously informs that India's sea-faring traditions slowly died out with the arrival of Mughals and 'the great Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre was perhaps the last . . .
- Natwar Refuses To Become Sacrificial Lamb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
As the plot thickens and new disclosures about political beneficiaries of the Iraq's Oil-for-food programme continue to pour in, the man in the eye of the storm - Natwar Singh has once again made it clear that he is in no mood to oblige the party and ...
- Paying For Terror (US News & World Report, David E. Kaplan, Dec 05, 2005)
How jihadist groups are using organized-crime tactics--and profits--to finance attacks on targets around the globe
- Ia To Appear In 'Indian' Avatar (Hindustan Times, Sandeep Bamzai, Dec 05, 2005)
when you fly what you reckon is a stodgy legacy carrier — Indian Airlines — you will be greeted by a spanking new branding and transformed attitude which will reflect the new ethos at the airline.
- Nepal’S Endless Predicament (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 05, 2005)
As one writes this piece, the three-month old unilateral ceasefire announced by the ‘Maoist’ guerrillas of Nepal on September 3, 2005, expires.
- Uma Says Bjp Leadership 'Incapable' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Virtually setting the stage for partying ways with BJP and hinting at a new political address, suspended leader Uma Bharti on Sunday alleged the party chief leadership of being incapable of carrying out basic responsibilities and said it was time . . .
- India Allows Govt Servants To Use Private Phone Companies, Airlines (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 04, 2005)
The Indian government has asked its officials to use the cheapest phones and budget airlines for communication and travel
- The Dangling Man (Hindu, RUMINA SETHI, Dec 04, 2005)
Masculinism is, quite possibly, a sham, a rhetoric which cannot find approximations in the real world, yet it is built up to enormous proportions.
- A Touch Of Glamour To A Primate Existence! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Hugh and Colleen Gantzer live it out in a tree house in Wayanad.
- Midnight’S Children (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 04, 2005)
There are some horrors in this city of horrors that are unforgettable. What happened in Behala throughout the night of Thursday into Friday could head the list. It really was a series of horrors, beginning with a playful youngster having disappeared.
- Demilitrisation Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 04, 2005)
There used to be a time when retired Indian military personnel (including the current Governor of Jammu and Kashmir) were fond of rushing to the Press to demand a unilateral Indian withdrawal from the Siachen Glacier borrowing and quoting . . .
- Coming Soon: A Very Special Museum For Women (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Dec 04, 2005)
There might be a special place on a wall for women artists here in the Capital soon.
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 04, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- Rights And Courtesies (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 04, 2005)
Does anyone have a right to security exemption at airports? My answer is a firm no.
- Air Deccan Plans Flying Schools (Business Standard, P R Sanjai, Dec 04, 2005)
Low-cost carrier Air Deccan is planning to set up a residential flying school in Bangalore for training pilots, engineers and airhostesses.
- Big Cat Breathes Its Last (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Dec 04, 2005)
The tiger that attacked a mahout's assistant near the elephant rejuvenation camp in Chinnar in the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday morning died on Saturday.
- Pm’S Visit: India Sounds Out Russia Over N-Fuel (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 04, 2005)
With the July 18 Indo-US nuclear deal gradually easing restrictions on India, New Delhi has sounded Moscow ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Russia visit that it can be the first country to do nuclear business with India by agreeing to . . .
- Spice Of Life : Military Bands: Pjo Taylor (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
Martial music is not a modern invention: primitive drumming and sounding of such “instruments” as rams’ horns goes back centuries, indeed millennia.
- Kalam Doc Booted Out For Fainting (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Prize for travelling with the President — sack.
- Yercaud: The Poor Man’S Hill Station (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
For a nature lover, this is a perfect getaway, says Marianne de Nazareth.
- A Long Wait For Take-Off (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 04, 2005)
The word ‘‘infrastructure’’ came up so often at last week’s India Economic Summit it became the conference’s background raga.
- Bihar Elections Post-Mortem (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Dec 04, 2005)
The main cause for Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory was public disgust with Laloo-Rabri misrule. People saw through the political gimmickry and theatricals of Laloo Prasad Yadav. After all you can fool some people for some time but not all the . . .
- Wonders Of The Wild (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Dec 04, 2005)
We need wild animals because we are dependent on them, says Ruth Padel, in conversation with
- Militants Threaten To Kill Hostages (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 04, 2005)
Ten American soldiers die in Fallujah explosion; U.S. toll in Iraq reaches 2,120
- Pakistan Suggests Dates For Talks On Rail Link (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 04, 2005)
Pakistan has proposed technical-level talks on the Khokrapar-Munnabao rail route, linking Sindh with Rajasthan, from December 11 to 15.
- An Alternative Voice Of History (Hindu, Nonica Datta, Dec 04, 2005)
Amrita Pritam's idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab's shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes.
- Uttaranchal To Constitute Tourism Police (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
On the pattern of Kerala, Uttaranchal will have its own tourism police to provide better environment to tourists in the state.
- It Is A Penguin Classic, Boss! (Hindu, Pradeep Sebastian, Dec 04, 2005)
The man we have to thank for making literature urgent and handy enough to be carried around in our pockets is Allen Lane, founder of Penguin.
The Life and Times of Allen Lane, Jeremy Lewis, Viking, p.496, price not stated.
- An Aura Of Timelessness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Poorani's poems are on issues that interest and affect humanity in general. PADMA NARAYANAN and PREMA SEETHARAM
- Exiles And Strangers (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Dec 04, 2005)
Exile and the Kingdom, Albert Camus, first published in English translation 1957, Vintage, $6.50.
- Voice Of The 'Common Man' (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Dec 04, 2005)
Brushing up the Years: A Cartoonist's History of India 1947-2004, R.K. Laxman, Penguin, p.304, Rs. 750.
- Ghana Times (Hindu, ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, Dec 04, 2005)
Eshun's story about growing up is also a frightening and shaming one of casual brutalities in Ghana and of childhood racism in London. ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
- Ties With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
Ambassador Jahangir Karamat’s statement that the US-Pakistan relations today were “not transient” reflects both a hope for the future and a comment on the past.
- Thumping Victory (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
With the nation still recovering from the devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, our cricketers have given us something to cheer about by convincingly winning the just concluded Test series against England.
- Alternative History (Deccan Herald, Cynthia Stephen, Dec 04, 2005)
After the feminist movement and the subaltern school, it is now the turn of that silenced majority of India, the lower castes, to make its voice heard.
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