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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 18611:
- Mps Question Motives Behind Sting Operations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Facts being distorted: Prabhunath Singh
"Thin" evidence against three MPs in Operation Chakravyuh
Operation Duryodhan sold to TV channel for Rs. 58 lakhs
- ‘A Big City Cannot Have A Permanent Cure For Organised Crime. The Mumbai Underworld Is Maintaining A Tactical Quiet Now’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2005)
It has already been hailed as the novel of 2006. Sanjukta Sharma caught up with Vikram Chandra to find out a little more about ‘Sacred Games’, his novel about Bombay and its underworld. Excerpts from the interview:
- European Gulags To Fight Terror (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 22, 2005)
Many European countries are said to be fuming with anger over the disclosures that a large number of CIA flights had used their airports to ferry terrorists to ‘unknown’ destinations and the charge that certain European countries had provided ‘facilities’
- Step Into Future (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The re-election of Mr Omar Abdullah as president of the National Conference was never in doubt. It was expected to be a mere formality which it has turned out to be.
- J&k Already Enjoying Self-Governance: Baig (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Amid demands for "self-rule" in his State, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig today asserted that the State already enjoyed "self-governance" and that its quantum was a matter of discussion.
- Us Optimistic On Its Relationship With India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
The United States has said that it was optimistic of a "bright" future for its relationship with India and it looked forward to taking the engagement to the next level.
- Quota Bill Sails Through (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Constitution (104 Amendment) Bill providing for reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions sailed smoothly after the Lok Sabha debated it for more than five hours on Wednesday.
- India Defends Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Dec 22, 2005)
India on Wednesday defended a controversial new civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States and rejected demands by American critics that New Delhi accept curbs on its atomic weapons program.
- "India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Pakistan, India Agree On New Bus Links (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on two new bus links on Wednesday, the latest progress in a hesitant peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Clash With Navy, Capture Three (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Tamil Tiger rebels attacked two Sri Lankan naval craft off the island's northwest coast on Thursday, the navy said, opening fire and capturing three sailors in the most violent incident at sea since a 2002 truce.
- Not Libertarian But Anti-Social (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 21, 2005)
The car is slowly turning the British, like the Americans and the Australians, into a nation that recognises only the freedom to act.
- The Problem Of Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, A K Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
How many of us ever care at the sight & on the plight of child labours. It is a heart rending scene to see tender aged young blossoming kids working in a scooter, car workshops, on roadsides.
- Changes In Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 21, 2005)
To protect women against cervical cancer, India would try a brand new foreign vaccine for which the manufacturer has filed the licensing agreement with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 15 days ago.
On Tuesday, the manufacturer — pharma giant
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
- `Our Relationship With India Transcends Politics And Economics' — Mr Dominique Girard, Ambassador Of France In India (Business Line, Sankar Radhakrishnan , Dec 21, 2005)
"I think India is a country that is so complex, so diversified, so rich, so paradoxical that it is a treat. There is not one day when I did not discover something I was totally ignorant of. Here, in India, when you open your eyes, you really learn,"
- Surgery Rekindles Hope For Indian Tsunami Mothers (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Dec 21, 2005)
It's the most unlikely setting for hope -- a dingy shack filled haphazardly with pots and pans, surrounded by puddles of filthy water, overflowing drains and rain-soaked furniture.
- Cong Accuses Bjp Of Playing Partisan Politics On Reservation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Congress today accused BJP of playing partisan politics on the Constitutional amendment bill providing reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions and requested all parties to support . . .
- U.S. Non-Proliferation Group Ups The Ante With Draft Separation Plan (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 21, 2005)
"India should place all power reactors, naval fuel cycle Rare Metals Plant under safeguards"
- 3 Nato Troops Injured In Afghan Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Three Italian soldiers were wounded on Tuesday in an apparent suicide attack against Nato-led troops in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, military and government officials said.
- Taliban Dismisses Parliament As Us Forgery (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A statement attributed to the leader of the ousted Taliban regime on Tuesday dismissed Afghanistan’s first parliament in 30 years as a US forgery and vowed the American ‘invaders’ would be forced out.
- Time Frame For Composite Dialogue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 21, 2005)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told her weekly Press briefing that the next round of composite dialogue with India will begin next month. Kashmir and other bilateral issues will be discussed during the talks, . . .
- Heritage In Shambles (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 21, 2005)
Thanks to the indifference of the government some of the very important sites and structures are in shambles.
- Solve Problem, Money Packages Won’T Do: Omar To New Delhi (Greater Kashmir, ARIF HALEEM, Dec 21, 2005)
Opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah continued his diatribe against Central Government, Hurriyat Conference and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the second day Tuesday.
- Informal Talk On Jehadis Relief Work (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 21, 2005)
The United States remains perturbed about the presence of jehadi relief workers who are working around the clock in Azad Kashmir and in the NWFP.
- Mojadidi To Head Upper House (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A day after the inauguration of Afghanistan’s first parliament in decades, lawmakers on Tuesday picked an ex-president to head the upper house, but squabbled over how to choose the influential leader of the lower house.
- Creating Jobs In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 21, 2005)
At an international seminar held in Peshawar on Monday, various policy-makers and experts were correct in saying that the government had to invest heavily in the creation of jobs in the quake hit areas.
- Greater Autonomy Only Solution: Omar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Reiterating that greater autonomy was the only solution of vexed Kashmir problem, newly elected president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Omar Abdullah today claimed that proposals coined by different groups were by and large same as already
- Bumbledom And Bumblebee (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
Its inertia is its saving virtue because it limits the damage that incompetent rulers can do.”
- United States To Cut Troop Levels In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has signed orders that will reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan to 16,000 from 19,000 by next spring, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
- Pakistan: Indian Minister (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 21, 2005)
Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that all routes, including sea routes from Kandla and Mundra seaports in Gujarat, would be considered for increasing trade with Pakistan.
- Us To Cut Troop Level In Afghanistan, Says Nyt Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has signed orders that will reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan to 16,000 from 19,000 by next spring, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
- Army Provides Power To Remote J-K Villages (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Dec 21, 2005)
After quake relief operations, Army is helping people tide over power shortage in Kashmir.
- Government Confident Of Bill Passage (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 21, 2005)
Ruling benches will be able to get the majority, says Dasmunsi
BJP does not want to be seen stalling a Bill to aid SC/ST/BCs
All parties have told their MPs to be present for the vote
- Canada Urges India To Open Up N-Reactor (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Dec 21, 2005)
Canada has urged India on Monday to allow nuclear inspectors access to a Canadian-supplied reactor, where experts say the country produces a significant amount of its weapons-grade plutonium.
- Fast Vanishing Wealth - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta, Dec 21, 2005)
We have a capital in the form of animal and plant kingdom in our state. It needs to be guarded from extinction, cautions Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta
- Gangster Not Based On Life Of Salem And Monica: Director (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Bollywood director Anurag Basu has said his forthcoming film Gangster, which releases in April next year, is not based on the life of underworld don Abu Salem and his girlfriend Monica Bedi.
- J&k Sees Way To Fight Power Theft (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Encouraged by the ‘sting operations’ carried by some news channels to expose corrupt politicians, the Power Development Department (PDD) in Kashmir Valley has decided to carry out similar operations to stop the electricity theft.
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 21, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Air India Jet Makes Emergency Landing In Us (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
An Air India flight with 273 passengers and crew members aboard made an emergency landing at Los Angeles international airport, after a tyre blew up on taking off from the airport, officials said.
- Pak Rejects India's Objection To Reference To Kashmir At Oic (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Rejecting India's objection to the reference of Kashmir issue at the OIC Summit, Pakistan today claimed the grouping of the Islamic countries "is well within its right" to discuss it as it is an "internationally recognised" dispute.
- Lanka Army Fires At Demonstrators, 7 Injured (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Sri Lanka military opened fire in air today to disperse demonstrating University students, leaving several of them wounded, as tension mounted in the troubled and restive northern peninsula of Jaffna.
- Omar Raps New Delhi On ‘Fake’ Talks, Calls Congress ‘Mistress Of Mistakes’ (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- India Cautious On Bhutan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
India today came out with a cautious response on Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuk’s December 17 announcement that his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk will be enthroned as the next King before 2008 and wished the prospective King “all success” . . .
- Omar Re-Elected Nc Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Hailing the Indo-Pakistan dialogue process, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah here today sought tripartite talks to resolve Kashmir by considering views of all political parties of the state.
- Making An Ass Of The Law (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 20, 2005)
Anarchy in India means a free for all — the ruled and those who administer the rule.
- Omar Sounds Umar (Greater Kashmir, ZULFIKAR MAJID, Dec 20, 2005)
Opposition National Conference (NC) Monday said Kashmiris are fed up with the guns of India and Pakistan, urging the leaders of both the countries to listen to the feelings of Kashmiris to settle the issue according to the aspirations of the people.
- Fast Vanishing Wealth - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 20, 2005)
We have a capital in the form of animal and plant kingdom in our state. It needs to be guarded from extinction, cautions Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta
- Nda Decides To Oppose Reservation Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Government stand on minority institutions queers the pitch
Proposed legislation exempts minority institutions
Definition of minority institution not clear: BJP
Janata Dal (United) a divided house
- India Hails Bhutan's Move (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India has wished the people and Government of Bhutan continued peace and stability as well as fulfilment of their aspirations as they embark on a new Constitutional system, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
- Next Round Of Indo-Pak Talks In Jan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India will hold the next round of composite dialogue in January, Pakistani foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said on Monday.
- Hasten With Care (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 20, 2005)
All right-thinking persons will agree with the note of caution struck by Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs on preparing roadmap of peace with Pakistan.
- Cultivate Patient Friendly Culture (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
Any hospital's performance is dependent on multiple factors like capital structure, available infrastructure, technological acquisition, spectrum of clinical services, specialists and culture of the hospital.
- Indo-Pak Talks On J&k Next Month (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- Does Us Face An Engineering Gap? (Christian Science Monitor, Mark Clayton, Dec 20, 2005)
A new study deflates claims that China and India have a vast advantage in graduates
- Rebuilding Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 20, 2005)
Islamabas's current approach towards the devastation caused by the recent earthquake is to provide expeditiously and efficiently relief to the affected population.
- Where Does Saarc Go From Here? (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 20, 2005)
IS there a heaven for dead prime ministers in which rivers of milk and honey flow as mellifluously as their rhetoric did while they were on earth? If so, one can imagine at least two of them — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai comparing notes . . .
- Quake Offered Further Linkages (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday the October 8 earthquake has provided an opportunity to build further linkages between the Kashmiri people on both sides [of the Line of Control] which should not be missed.
- Grant District Status To Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 20, 2005)
Today voice of Kishtwar for its District status still echoes from all its nooks and corners. Be it Wadwan, Marwah or Dachhan, Padder or Chhatroo, Sarthal or Banjwa, Nagseni, Thakrai or the Kishtwar HQ itself all have only one choice through one voice ....
- The Eye Of A Child (Indian Express, MOHAN K. TIKKU, Dec 20, 2005)
I ate my meal between two massacres...When Bertolt Brecht wrote those lines, he was referring to the two World Wars. But what does an artist say in a place where life plods on between many massacres?
- Melting Pot Of Cultures (Hindu, M. L. Nigam, Dec 20, 2005)
Academic homage to the splendid treasures of Gandhara art, many of which are no more to be seen
- Indian Troops Kill 4 Militants In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Indian troops shot dead four suspected militants in two separate gun battles in revolt-hit Kashmir, police said Monday.
- Indian Contention Over Oic’S Kashmir Stance Rejected (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The next round of composite dialogue between Pakistan and India is to begin tentatively next month. This was stated by the Foreign Office spokesperson, Ms. Tasnim Aslam at the weekly news briefing Monday afternoon.
- India Explained (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
With today’s edition we wish to set down for the record how deeply we value the conversation begun three months ago and anchored by some of the wisest, most experienced, accomplished and interesting people in the country.
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 20, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- The Nadir Of Occupation (Hindu, Salim Lone, Dec 20, 2005)
Last week's election does little to heal the wounds that are splitting Iraq up into violent filefdoms.
- New Features Of The Stock Market Surge (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 20, 2005)
With the BSE Sensex having settled above the 9000 mark, evidence of an unprecedented bull run on India's stock market is now incontrovertible. But similar trends in the past have been followed by an unwinding process triggered by news . . .
- Aphc Leaders’ Visit Put Off (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Dec 20, 2005)
The much-awaited visit of leaders belonging to the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference to Pakistan and Azad Kashmir has been postponed. The visit is expected to take place early next year.
- Jihad In Global Perspective (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Dec 20, 2005)
Analyses the jihad in the context of the globalised world in which U.S. hegemonism is the major factor
- Speechless In Delhi? (Pioneer, Nida Malik, Dec 20, 2005)
Nida Malik found how easy it is to remind herself of the good word, courtesy the Thesaurus
- Recognising Jihad (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 20, 2005)
From its beginning, Islam has been a terrorist movement," said Martin Henriksen, spokesman of Danish People's Party (DF) on educational affairs. It is ironic that only a few days ago Mr Henriksen was appointed to that party post in place of . . .
- Karzai Ponders Cabinet Reshuffle (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is considering reshuffling his cabinet and cutting the number of ministers, officials said on Monday, after the president inaugurated his country’s first parliament in decades.
- Next Round Of Indo-Pak Talks In Jan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India will hold the next round of composite dialogue in January, Pakistani foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said on Monday.
- A Fateful Finale At Wto (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Dec 20, 2005)
The nadir of the World Trade Organization conference here came Saturday evening, when many ministers were despairing of progress inside the meeting while the streets outside were filled with the rattle of protesters' steel pipes striking police officers'
- People With Militant Links Can Take Part In Relief Work: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 20, 2005)
``United States never discussed presence of such persons''
- Green Activists Root For The Sun (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 20, 2005)
Montreal: Don't burn our future, pleaded student-Greenpeace volunteers from round the world as they screened hotspot videos on the effect of climate change on their respective communities on the sidelines of the recently held UN Framework Convention....
- Third Round Of Dialogue In January (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 20, 2005)
The third round of India-Pakistan composite dialogue would be kicked off in New Delhi sometime in January.
- India's Eastward Ho! But How? (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Dec 19, 2005)
Formation of an Asian proto-type of EU is far-fetched, thanks to too many internal contradictions, writes Tarun Basu
- Restrictions On Hajj (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 19, 2005)
IN A paper he co-authored in a recent issue of The Lancet, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss argues that a comprehensive prevention and control strategy is needed to check the growing national prevalence of diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular d
- Rights Group Reports Afghanistan Torture (New York Times, Carlotta Gall, Dec 19, 2005)
Eight men at the American detention camp in Guantánamo Bay have separately given their lawyers "consistent accounts" of being tortured at a secret prison in Afghanistan at various periods from 2002 to 2004, Human Rights Watch, a group based in New York,..
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