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Articles 11221 through 11320 of 26855:
- Angry Rhetoric Iran's Brinkmanship Doesn't Help (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
The closer one gets to Friday, April 28, the deadline prescribed by the Security Council for Iran to stop all uranium enrichment, the more belligerent become the statements from Tehran.
- Across Cultures (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Apr 27, 2006)
The book suggests moral tools for a new way of ordering ethics in the face of pressing historical and political challenges.
- Dynasty No Longer Dazzles The Voters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi will find it difficult to revitalise the Congress in Uttar Pradesh as the party lacks credible strategy and organisation, says Anuradha . . .
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Day Of Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
It used to be said at one time that the Left Front ruled West Bengal without controlling the capital of the state.
- Third Phase Of Polling In West Bengal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Polling for 76 constituencies in West Bengal began at 7 am on Thursday amidst unprecedented security to decide the fate of 474 candidates in the third phase.
- Gold Rush In The Desert (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Apr 27, 2006)
The South Asian subcontinent is such a "self-contained whole" that, to the people who live in it, the paradigms that operate it almost come across as "global paradigms". This is an assumption that is as misleading as it is inaccurate.
- Buddha's Pro-'Capitalist' Utterings Paralyses Cpm, Forces Left . . . (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Apr 27, 2006)
While the CPI(M) orthodoxy fights shy of owning Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's new 'capitalist thesis', much to its embarrassment, the West Bengal Chief Minister is unwilling to recant what he said at a recent press conference.
- British Dy Pm Admits To Affair With Secretary (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on Wednesday confessed to having had a clandestine affair with a secretary 24 years his junior.
- India, Uzbekistan To Boost Energy Security (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Apr 27, 2006)
India on Wednesday raised its stakes in Central Asia by signing seven accords with Uzbekistan in the fields of energy, education, business and mineral prospecting and stepping up the joint fight against terrorism .
- Pakistan, India Expect Nuclear Safety Pact In July (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Nuclear powers Pakistan and India said on Wednesday they would finalise an agreement in July to reduce risks of nuclear accidents.
- Troubled Neighbourhood (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 27, 2006)
A volatile neighbourhood will have serious implications for India’s quest for stability and economic progress
- Fresh Hope For Krishnadevaraya's Capital (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Apr 27, 2006)
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is hoping to get Hampi in Karnataka off the list of UNESCO World Heritage in Danger within a year.
- Two Islamic Militants Captured In B’Desh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Bangladeshi security forces have captured two commanders of an outlawed Islamic militant group blamed for a string of bombings that killed 26 people last year, officials said on Wednesday.
- Barbed Wire And Bridges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
The Balkans will continue to fragment unless the EU makes cooperation a condition of membership.
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Ultimate Truth Is Timeless (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Apr 27, 2006)
I was travelling with a professor of comparative religions. I asked him for percentages of different religious groups in the United States. He asked do you want published figures or real figures of those who practice these religions sincerely.
- Our Energy Needs (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
MR Aziz’s address at the inaugural session of the three-day meeting of Pak-China Energy Forum at Islamabad on Tuesday underlined the urgent need to exploit the indigenous energy resources and tap friendly help to acquire . . .
- Gazing Into A Cloudy Crystal Ball (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 27, 2006)
The India Meteorological Department's current prediction of below-average rain during the south-west monsoon could change.
- Gearing Up For Elections (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
With the President announcing that elections will be held in 2007, political parties are expected to put their act together post haste.
- Teacher-Institution Relationship (Daily Excelsior, Dr J L Raina, Apr 27, 2006)
Every profession is expected to evolve a set of ethical Principles to guide the conduct and behaviour of its members.
- Timing Was Perfect For Ultras (Deccan Herald, Brian Whitaker, Apr 27, 2006)
Just one day after Osama bin Laden issued another chilling message, last night's bombings in Egypt will inevitably revive the suspicions voiced by Washington that al-Qaeda tapes sometimes contain coded instructions for terrorists.
- The Kitchen Stampede (Deccan Herald, Zoe Williams, Apr 27, 2006)
In our haste, we have masked the sordid politics of the cleaning profession
- Mahajan Responds To Reduced Doses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan responded positively to reduction in medication for maintaining his blood pressure and remained “stable” although he continues to be on ventilatory support and dialysis on the fifth day at the Hinduja Hospital . . .
- Lessons Of Bird Watching (Deccan Herald, Rajalakshmi T, Apr 27, 2006)
Bird watching can't just be a futile obsession. It can teach valuable lessons
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
A reader says the sentence "Eighty years later, on Friday, that `princess' had been on the throne longer than any monarch in modern European history" is incorrect.
- Cleaning Up After Chernobyl (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 27, 2006)
ON APRIL 26, 1986, Konstantin Tatuyan, a Ukrainian radio engineer, was horrified when Reactor No 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power complex exploded, caught fire, and for the next 10 days spewed the equivalent of 400 Hiroshima bombs' worth of radioactivity
- Nepal Army Chief Helped Convince Gyanendra (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 27, 2006)
The royal Nepal Army's perception that the crisis in the country was fast escalating out of control played a decisive role in convincing King Gyanendra to step back from the brink on Monday night.
- Doctors Worried Over Mahajan’S Condition (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Apr 27, 2006)
With the condition of BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan showing little sign of improvement in the past 48 hours, doctors attending on him are worried about further complications setting in.
- Roads Proposed For Metred Parking In Bangalore : (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Gandhinagar 3rd and 5th main, Chamrajpet 7th cross and Bazaar Street, Jayanagar 4th block bus stop to RV Dental College, JP Nagar 24th main, NR Road, Dr Rajkumar Road, Modi Road, Shankar Mutt Road, LIC Road, Rajajinagar Main Road, Vijayanagar . . .
- Leader Article: Forgotten Minority (Times of India, YOGINDER SIKAND, Apr 27, 2006)
Of the roughly three million officially classified Hindu population of Pakistan, some 80 per cent are Dalits.
- Us Should Call For Direct Talks With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, John K. Cooley, Apr 27, 2006)
It's time to soften the Bush administration's hard position against direct talks with Iran. A good time for both Washington and Tehran to begin overtures toward such talks would be following the UN Security Council's April 28 deadline for Iran to . . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaks on economic policies of the West Bengal government, there is usually a debate over whether the Left is shifting its position on economic cooperation and investment.
- Pakistan’S Mfn Blindspot (Indian Express, Amiti Sen, Apr 26, 2006)
The political games played by India and Pakistan have now spilled into the economic court.
- Divine Communion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The spiritual heights that great saints attain are not possible for laypeople even by doing strenuous spiritual practices (Sadhana). Saints are emissaries of God chosen for His mission (for reforming mankind) so that they will take to the spiritual path,
- Capitalism Lumpenised (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 26, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee’s headache on home turf
It is difficult to imagine that Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who plays footsie with tycoons and speaks the language of what he in his younger days would have called a capitalist roader, should so consciously suffe
- An Experiment In Social Engineering (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 26, 2006)
By fielding a woman from the scavenger community in the Sankarankoil reserved constituency in southern Tirunelveli district, film star and new president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the All India Forward Bloc Karthick has sought to expand his party’s . . .
- Tv Turn-Off Has No Flip Side (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Apr 26, 2006)
Excessive viewing of the idiot box can seriously harm the fabric of family life.
- Don't Be Blind To Eyecare (Hindu, Mala Kumar, Apr 26, 2006)
Long hours in front of the computer? Do you feel your eyesight is getting poor? Try yoga for the eyes
- Activists Battle To Save 600-Yr-Old Goa Temple (Deccan Herald, DEVIKA SEQUEIRA , Apr 26, 2006)
The Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) has moved the Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court to stop the ongoing demolition of the pre-Portuguese Mallikarjuna temple in Sristhal, Canacona, South Goa.
- Not The Road To Shangri-La (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Apr 26, 2006)
CAPITAL ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY
In recent years there has been no instance of a country opting for capital account convertibility on its own or at the instance of the IMF. There is the larger perception that not every country lifting controls . . .
- Manmohan Singh Arrives In Uzbekistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday arrived here from Berlin and was received at the airport by his Uzbek counterpart Mr Mir Ziyoev Shavkat and Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiev.
- Enters Mughal-E-Azam (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 26, 2006)
The low-key screening of Mughal-e-Azam in Lahore last week-end may have come as a surprise.
- Minority Complex Amu Case Merits A Defining Verdict (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
In temporarily restoring the Aligarh Muslim University's "minority" status and yet asking the institution not to implement its 50 per cent quota for Muslim students in post-graduate courses, the Supreme Court has been both fair and legally correct .
- Bears Come Out Of Hibernation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The benchmark sensex on Tuesday went into downward tailspin and lost 268 points, wiping off nearly Rs 34,000 crore of market cap as the sentiment was affected by an increase in trading margins, high crude prices and a poor monsoon forecast.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2006)
A few readers have pointed out factual errors in the report "No new surgery on Pramod Mahajan for now" (April 25, 2006). The caption of the accompanying PTI picture read:
- Manmohan In Uzbekistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Tashkent: After visiting Germany, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived Tuesday on a two-day visit to Uzbekistan during which energy and economic cooperation will be high on the agenda of his talks.
- Mp, Gujarat Decline Proposal Of Central R&r Authority On Narmada (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have trashed the suggestion of the Centre for creating a central authority to oversee rehabilitation work of families affected by the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada.
- Resurgent India Strikes Back With Confidence (Business Line, AJAY KHANNA, Apr 26, 2006)
Smart Indian companies are emerging as smart leaders to the world.
Just a decade ago, the idea of Indian manufacturers emerging as significant competitors in the global economy might have attracted some incredulity. Today, it has become a fact of life
- The Stock-Up Syndrome (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The house is overflowing with junk accumulated over all those years. Geeta Padmanabhan on how hoarding can take up physical and emotional space
- New Thrust In Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 26, 2006)
There were reports that Omar Sharif, is a standup a Pakistani comedian will be directing a Bollywood film. Next month, breaking barriers- political, commercial and psychological-Pakistani cinemas will show three Indian films, including the 1960 . . .
- Will The Nawaz-Bb ‘London Plan’ Fly? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 26, 2006)
After a two-hour meeting in London, Pakistan’s two exiled former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, issued a statement calling for the ouster of President General Pervez . . .
- An Anticlimax In The Offing? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The cine glitz of the south may not be the tradition in Bengal polls, but the state is now poised to watch for the first time a real star war between a hero and a bad boy of Bengali film industry from the city’s Alipore constituency.
- Redlining And The Israeli Real Estate Industry (Jordan Times, Fred Schlomka, Apr 26, 2006)
The recent Israeli elections were followed by a number of pronouncements by US officials praising democracy in Israel.
- Minority For Now (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 26, 2006)
Monday's Supreme Court ruling restoring the minority character of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a step in the right direction. Of course, it is only a temporary reprieve for the university because the apex court has referred the matter to a . . .
- Us Forces Launch Air Strike On Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
An air strike by U.S.-led forces killed three Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while another five were killed in a militant attack on a police station, officials said on Tuesday.
- The Last Gasp Of A Monarch? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 26, 2006)
IT has been at least 20 days since the people of Kathmandu took to the streets and — surprise, surprise — their revolt against a degenerate, autocratic and anachronistic monarchy remains unlabelled.
- Nepal Maoists Want "Unconditional" Elections (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
They denounce the King's revival of Parliament; SPA accused of betraying the people's movement by walking into the monarchy's trap
- Congress Ready For Debate On Factional Violence' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Chief Whip says problem had grown only under the TDP rule
- Manmohan Not For Coercive Methods Against Iran (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated the Indian Government's stand on the Iranian nuclear issue that "maximum possible scope should be given to dialogue, discussion, rather than to coercive methods."
- Beyond Calculation (AL-Ahram, Editorial, Al Ahram, Apr 26, 2006)
The Middle East is racing towards yet another precipice beyond which lies a gaping unknown, and we might reach the edge sooner than expected.
- Where Gommatas Rule (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Gommatas, of all shapes and sizes, across Karnataka fascinate B M Chandrasekharaiah.
- Aiadmk Won't Find It Easy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The ruling party's traditional edge in the south is likely to be offset by the strength of the DMK's allies
- Iranian Women Allowed Into Stadiums (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced today that Iranian women could go to stadiums to watch sporting events, putting an end to a ban imposed after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
- Pakistan Damaged Kashmir Or Vice Versa? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 25, 2006)
Syed Salahuddin, the Islamabad-based leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, the Indian-held Kashmir-based freedom-fighting militia, has said that Pakistan has caused “irreparable damage” to the cause of Kashmiri fighters by pursuing peace with India without . . .
- Pakistan, India To Hold N-Talks Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The fourth round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) between Pakistan and India will begin in Islamabad today (Tuesday), the Foreign Office said.
- Why Museum Pieces Should Not Be Repatriated (Hindu, Philip Hensher , Apr 25, 2006)
Some may be stolen, but as long as they are cared for, why give them back?
- Finally, Iranian Women Allowed Into Stadiums (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced today that Iranian women can go to stadiums to watch sporting events, putting an end to a ban imposed after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
- 22 Killed In Egypt Bomb Explosions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Three terrorist bombs hit the Egyptian resort of Dahab at the height of the tourist season Monday, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 150 in the third terror strike on a Sinai resort in less than two years.
- Origin And Traditions Of Classical Music (Hindu, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Apr 25, 2006)
The 14 edifying essays that comprise this book written by stalwarts of music were first commissioned by the then chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Narayana Menon, in the mid-1980s when India was in the throes of international festivals.
- Happy Twosome (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Apr 25, 2006)
Let's straddle languages and cultures with pride, says English-Marathi writer Kiran Nagarkar
- Jamaat Blues (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 25, 2006)
Last word has not been yet heard about the ongoing confrontation between veteran secessionist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the leadership of his parent organisation, Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir).
- Shift Gears (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 25, 2006)
Recent exchanges between New Delhi and Islamabad about the Kishanganga hydro power project in Baramulla district are for the first time laced with optimism.
- Rss Slipping Through Trinamool Backdoor’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya on Sunday hit out at the Opposition Trinamool Congress for providing a “backdoor entry” to the RSS by aligning with the BJP to oust the CPM-led Front.
- Checkmated King Rolls Dice Again (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 25, 2006)
A 19-day “people’s war” by tens of thousands of unarmed Nepalis finally brought King Gyanendra on his heels, an achievement 10 years of an armed communist insurgency could not.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2006)
"Above all, a new and genuinely democratic and inconclusive Constitution will allow Nepal to transcend the violence and bloodshed that has marred the better part of the past decade," does not make sense, says a reader (Op-Ed, "In Nepal, the beginning . .
- Settling Siachen: Don’T Let The Solution Become A Bigger Future Problem (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
While a war has gone on at the world’s highest battlefield for 22 years almost to date, it has not changed the basic military position of India and Pakistan. In fact, Pakistan’s repeated attempts to dislodge the Indian Army from its posts on the . . .
- Politicisation Of Violence (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Apr 25, 2006)
Story of the Godhra carnage which etched deep faults in Gujarat's social landscape
- Will Live Ballots Revive A Dying Economy? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 25, 2006)
In the long-time UDF bastion of Wayanad, the agrarian crisis has transformed things. All have been affected.
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