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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 26855:
- Us Asks Pakistan To Abandon Gas Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The US has asked Pakistan to abandon the seven-billion-dollar gas pipeline planned to Pakistan and India ahead of next week's visit by a high-level Iranian delegation, a newspaper reported Monday.
- Names Of The Divine Mother (Hindu, V.N. GOPALA DESIKACHARIAR, May 16, 2006)
LAKSHMI ASHTOTHRA SATANAMA NIRUKTHI STHUTHI — Volume 1: V. S. Karunakaran; Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangam, C-8519, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070. Price not stated.
- Kashmiri Militants Kill 4 ‘Informers’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Suspected Islamist separatist militants have killed four alleged informers in Indian-held Kashmir by slitting their throats, police said on Monday.
- Suffering Eve (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, May 16, 2006)
The novelist has been on the forefront of the feminist movement in Kerala and this novel reiterates her commitment to feminism like the previous works.
- Haryana Plans To Boost Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
To develop lake complexes in the State as ideal destinations
- Fish Being Killed On A Large Scale In The Cauvery (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , May 16, 2006)
Dynamite being used to kill fish
The killing is going on even in protected areas
`During an explosion thousands of fish die and this upsets the ecological balance'
- The Opportunities And The Challenges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Left may have registered yet another massive victory. But behind this familiar result, lies an interesting story about shifting support bases and voter perceptions, says Yogendra Yadav
- Washington, Paris To Present India N-Fuel Supply Roadmap To Iaea (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 16, 2006)
Moving forward on assurances for permanent fuel supplies to India as part of the India-US nuclear deal, Paris and Washington are working on a proposal laying out a multi-layered approach to assure such supplies.
- Crossing The Rubicon (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 16, 2006)
Whatever possibility had existed of the top leaders of the PPP and PML(N) making separate bargains with General Musharraf has ended with their signing the Charter of Democracy in London.
- Pak To Get Four Frigates (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Greece consented to selling Pakistan four frigates, besides the two countries agreed to restoring Joint Economic Commission for fostering ties in the fields of agriculture, tourism, defence and trade during formal talks between Greek . . .
- Ril Works Out Compensation Package For Its Dealers (Business Line, Richa Mishra, May 16, 2006)
To cushion the impact of price hike on petrol
The deal
For the retail outlets opened before February 28, 2006, the calculation would be on the actual dispensed volume in April 2006.
For the outlets opened after March 1, 2006, the calculations . . .
- Kashmir: Defining The First Step (Dawn, Humayun Khan, May 16, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s, when I was Pakistan’s ambassador to India, there could never be any question of my visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pak, Greece To Boost Trade, Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Greece Monday agreed on enhanced cooperation in combating terrorism and increasing trade and investment.
- Advani Wants Syed Salahuddin Deported To India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 16, 2006)
Indian Opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani on Monday called for deportation of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin from Pakistan to India for trial in various militant acts.
- There’S Nothing Like A Marriage Of Two Minds (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, May 16, 2006)
Scientific cosmology as represented by the Big Bang theory of creation has always been incompatible with most religious beliefs.
- Fluid Job Market (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 16, 2006)
Information technology majors Infosys, Wipro, TCS and Satyam together added nearly 60,000 employees in 2005-06, pushing up their combined wage bill by over 50%. In contrast, wage expenses rose sedately for the non-IT majors.
- Sensex Tanks 463 Points (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Stock markets on Monday crumbled under pressure from a slump in metal prices and weakness in emerging markets. The Sensex lost 463 points and ended trade at 11,822, down by 3.77 per cent from Friday’s close.
- Tikka Shatrujit Singh (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, May 16, 2006)
His grandfather was one of its biggest customers; his heir now plans Louis Vuitton’s market strategies.
- A Nuclear Test For Diplomacy (Washington Post, Henry A. Kissinger, May 16, 2006)
The recent letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President Bush needs to be considered on several levels.
- Attack In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 15, 2006)
In a way the latest grenade attack in Doda town is an extremely serious development.
- Fall Out Of Nepal's Developments (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, May 15, 2006)
The fall of absolute monarchy in Nepal, despite its somewhat emotional context of being the world's only Hindu kingdom, could make India look up-north to redefine its geo-strategic goals.
- Be Ready For More Traffic Jams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 15, 2006)
The Federal Government is reportedly considering a further 15-25 per cent cut in import duty on all makes and models of cars and jeeps in the next budget.
- Bali Declaration (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
The Bali Declaration, issued at the conclusion of the D-8 summit held in Indonesia to explore ways of increasing trade and investment among the eight most populous Muslim countries which form the group, urged member states to overcome the . . .
- Kabul-Bb See Osama In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 15, 2006)
AFGHAN Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta has claimed that Osama bin Laden is living in Pakistan close to the Afghan border, but Islamabad is making ‘half-hearted efforts’ to catch him.
- Fighting To Stay In Tune With The Times (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 15, 2006)
Shaolin today is a hotchpotch of the religious and commercial. But then paradox is the essence of Zen Buddhism.
- Pac For Good Governance, Transparency (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 15, 2006)
Chairman Public Accounts Committee Malik Allah Yar Khan has refused to debar journalists from coverage of the committee proceedings despite insistence by the Treasury Members.
- Gas For All (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
THE President has advised the government to speed up the provision of gas to every nook and corner of the country and ensure that it reaches everyone by the end of 2007.
- Competitive Faith (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 15, 2006)
For those waiting with bated breath for The Da Vinci Code to hit the screens there's some bad news.
- End Of Dravida History? (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, May 15, 2006)
Possibly. But it is too early to bid farewell to the politics of revenge
- Everybody Loves A Good Ban (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, May 15, 2006)
The last conversation I ever had with Pramod Mahajan concerned a column I had written on this page about The Da Vinci Code.
- Getting The Right Mix (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 15, 2006)
In an essay published in the journal Mainstream in early April, veteran CPI leader Satyapal Dang called for the formation of a 'National Front of Left and Democratic Forces'.
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- A Continuing Struggle (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 15, 2006)
"It is good that you are acknowledging the errors/mistakes. Is the organisation taking any corrective action to understand the causes of occurrence of such defects and prevent them from being repeated?
- A Marxist Triumph In Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 15, 2006)
What precisely has changed to give the Left Front in West Bengal such a solid mandate this time around, to decisively reverse a 10-year trend? "I am in favour of Socialism. It is the best social order. But, in the present situation, if we have to develop,
- Openness & Accountability (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
A basic principle that governs public affairs in a democratic country is openness.
- Politicisation Of A Death Foretold (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
The dead body of Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema, who stabbed the editor of the journal Die Welt and later died in a jail in Germany, was received with “official honour” and buried at his ancestral village Saroke Cheema near Gujranwala on Saturday.
- Outsourcing Satellites (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 15, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) reported intention to start “outsourcing” the manufacture of its communication satellites is in keeping with the national goal of a bigger role for private industry in the high technology and strategic . . .
- Dealing With Corruption (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
General Musharraf’s emphasis on constantly reviewing curriculum is in line with the government’s policy of revamping the system of education in order to keep pace with the modern world.
- Apocalypse Vies With Reform In Iran (Tribune, Jackson Diehl, May 15, 2006)
In a dusty brown village outside this Shiite holy city in Qom, Iran, a once-humble yellow-brick mosque is undergoing a furious expansion.
- Communist Manifestations (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 15, 2006)
So the Left has romped home in style in West Bengal and Kerala. Almost on cue, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat announced that now the CPI(M)-led front will be more “interventionist” at the Centre.
- State Of The Elections: National, Regional Coverage Is Polls Apart (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 14, 2006)
The voters didn’t oblige this time, did they? Starting with the 2002 Gujarat elections, verdicts had been largely television-friendly.
- Congress Expects To Form Minority Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Emerges single largest party, but gets fewer seats than it hoped
The party won 15 seats in 1991 Assembly polls
It won nine in 1996, and 11 in 2001
Lack of coordination between allies reason for ordinary show: Congress
- Upa Govt Must Learn From Polls: Brinda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2006)
“Seven wins in a row for the CPM in West Bengal are not because of any single individual. It’s the collective effort of the leaders and the cadres” - Brinda Karat
- How Bengal Was Won (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 14, 2006)
The staggering victory of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal this week is remarkable for obvious reasons.
- From Physics To Metaphysics (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
A U.S.-based scientist of Indian origin tries to connect the material with the spiritual.
- Naxalite Group Attacks Schoolteacher's House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The incident occurred at Nadapal in Udupi district
There were 12 to 15 naxalites in the group
They fired two shots into the house damaging a TV set
- Tata Motors To Consider West Bengal Plant (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Tata Motors Ltd. is considering setting up an automobile plant in West Bengal, the company's managing director said on Friday.
- Two Killed And 41 Wounded In Kashmir Blast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
At least two people were killed and 41 wounded on Saturday by an explosion apparently aimed at a protest rally by a Hindu nationalist party, police and witnesses said.
- Iran Nuclear Row Looms Over Bali D-8 Nations' Summit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The Presidents of Iran and Indonesia began a summit of eight developing nations today overshadowed by fears about Tehran's nuclear programme.
- The Wronglish Tree (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 14, 2006)
Last year, in an article on writing in India, William Dalrymple compared our regional literatures to the elephant being touched by blind savants, their sightless groping yielding no proper description or definition.
- Terror Strikes Demonstrators (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Terrorists struck again in Doda this morning when they exploded a grenade on a procession of the Hindus resulting in the death of two and injury to 41 persons.
- High Fives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 14, 2006)
Sectoral success finds place in MSCI recast
- Why Osama Lives On (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 14, 2006)
How mad can madness become? Read Messages to the World to know of Islamic religious fervour.
- Pushed To The Margins In Delh (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Examining the situation of the poor in the context of the Supreme Court's recent rulings on the Delhi demolitions. text and Photographs
- The Muslim Vote (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 14, 2006)
The likes of Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid nurse the hope of turning India's Muslim population into a vote bank, and under one national party. That hope is nothing but an illusion. The Muslim vote is real, as Muslims are.
- Uma Bharati's Party (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 14, 2006)
Uma Bharati launches her party at a ceremony that seems to send a message through its simplicity.
- Msci Change Is Welcome (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 14, 2006)
The recent revision to the MSCI India Index is a new positive for our already buoyant stock market.
- Afghan Fm Says Bin Laden In Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden is living in Pakistan while Islamabad’s efforts to arrest him can at best be described as “half hearted”, Afghanistan’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Saturday.
- An Aesthete’S Call To Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Beneath the medical details, this is an uplifting tale of a young doctor’s dream of returning to her village to care for patients there.
- Nepal Ultras Unveil Road Map For Peace (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 14, 2006)
The first three steps of the strategy have already been implemented, declaring of a ceasefire, drawing up a code of conduct and forming a team for holding negotiations with the government.
- Kerala 'Solution' Still Eludes Cpm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
While endorsing West Bengal state committee's decision to continue with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as chief minister for the next five years, the CPM politburo on Saturday kept the Kerala leadership issue wrapped in a "formula".
- Increase In Health Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 14, 2006)
That the health sector is going to get an increase of two billion rupees in next year’s budget is reassuring, even though it has been long overdue.
- No Threat To Bangladesh Steel Producers From Us: Tata Group (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Amid reports of protests from industry associations in Bangladesh, Tata today sought to assuage the feelings of local producers saying its upcoming steel production facility as three billion dollar investment would be complementary and not competitive.
- Indo-Pak Relations: ‘Normalisation’, ‘Resolution’ And ‘Jihadism’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 14, 2006)
One of the successful foreign policy planks of Pakistan in recent years has been “normalisation” with India, based on a system of “peace dialogue” between the two states.
- In Poetry-Loving Yemen, Tribal Bard Takes On Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
As the dusk call to prayer fades, Amin al-Mashreqi glances at the expectant faces surrounding him and begins to read from his slim, handwritten book of verse that is helping to bring a measure of peace to this mountainous Arab country.
- Against Left, For Left Front (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, May 14, 2006)
Among the more intriguing theories that were proffered in Kolkata to explain the Left Front's conclusive seventh-term victory last Thursday, one struck me as quite prescient.
- Kerala: Decision On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
CPI(M) Polit Bureau nod for Buddhadeb
Proposal to be placed before Kerala State Secretariat
Party not affected by dissent
- 1857 And All That (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
Never perhaps has a historical anniversary aroused so intense an interest among the political class.
- Victory Over Maoists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
The resounding triumph at the hustings has also brought in its wake what must be the greatest relief for the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Doda-Hit Bjp Calls For Stir Against Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Outraged by the terrorist attack on a party rally in Doda, the BJP on Saturday announced a nation-wide stir against the UPA Government's failure to counter Pakistan-sponsored militant campaign to "de-Hinduise" Jammu and Kashmir.
- Left's Dilemma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front's victory in the Kerala Assembly election in which it has bagged 98 seats, compared to the Congress-led United Democratic Front's tally of 42 seats in a near reversal of the 2001 poll result, may bring . . .
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 14, 2006)
The total unreality of the planning and budgeting processes in India, at both the Centre and in the States, is astonishing, and tragically out of sorts with the realities of the ground.
- D-8 Sign 2 Accords To Boost Trade (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Bali Declaration calls for peaceful use of N-energy
Aziz urges Muslim nations to create investment opportunities
- India Announces Rs 10 Cr Aid For Palestinians (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Concerned over the economic hardships faced by Palestinian people, India has announced a humanitarian assistance worth Rs 10 crore to help them out of the prevailing situation in Gaza and West Bank.
- Recognise India As Partner In Fight Against Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 14, 2006)
Indo-US differences have sharp ened over Afghanistan following the brutal killing of 41-year-old K. Suryanarayan by the Taliban militants, who are hiding in the rough terrain of the border areas of Pakistan.
- Al-Qaida Talking Heads (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
The propaganda blitz by Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and al-Zarqawi may be aimed at hiding their weakness, writes Fawaz A Gerges
- Quota Stir Intensifies, Doctors On Hunger Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Stepping up their agitation against the government's controversial reservation proposal, medical students of the capital on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike.
- Petty Politics (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 14, 2006)
The lows to which some politicians can sink seemingly know no bounds.
- Militant Strike On Bjp Rally (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Militants hurled grenades at a BJP protest rally in Doda today, killing two and injuring more than 40 in an apparent bid to raise tension in chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s home district, reports our correspondent.
- Means And Ends (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 14, 2006)
For the most part, the war in the high mountains of Jammu
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