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Articles 12921 through 13020 of 26855:
- Decision On It Sector Expansion To Be Announced Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Shankarlinge Gowda stresses need to offer quality education
- Help Of Software Companies Sought To Protect Trees In Kodagu District (Hindu, P. Manoj, Mar 20, 2006)
Deforestation is affecting flows into the Cauvery
Firms will be requested to adopt trees in Kodagu villages
The Kodagu Model Forest Trust has identified villages
Financial incentives will be sought for retention of native trees
- Hamas Party Dominates Palestinian Cabinet Picks (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh announced a Palestinian Cabinet dominated by his Hamas party yesterday as the U.S. diplomats pressed Palestinian and Israeli officials to head off a potential humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
- Afghan Man Faces Death For Christian Conversion (Washington Times, Daniel Cooney, Mar 20, 2006)
An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under the country's Islamic laws, a judge said yesterday.
- Is India Being Let Into The World’S Nuclear Family? (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Mar 20, 2006)
People want an objective that is hardly outdated to be served: preventing nuclear proliferation
- Infosys Tops List (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, Mar 20, 2006)
based software major Infosys has topped the all India Corporate Reputation Index compiled by ACNielsen, world’s leading marketing information provider.
- 7 Killed In Pak Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Suspected Islamist militants blew up a police vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven people, including three policeman and three paramilitary troops...
- Pakistan In A Spot (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 20, 2006)
Pakistan’s dilemma is whether it can defy America and stay out of the anti-Iran campaign
- Hamas Submits Cabinet List (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas handed moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a Cabinet list dominated by its own leaders Sunday after all other parties snubbed the Islamic group's offers to join it.
- Waziristan: Is The Situation Retrievable? (Dawn, Amir Usman, Mar 20, 2006)
If use of force was the answer to the resolution of conflicts and frictions, then the Waziristan problem would have been solved a long time ago as every type of armament including jet fighters, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery has been used . . .
- Abbas Backs Hamas Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas says it has completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties, a step that looked likely to only increase the chances of international isolation.
- Us-Iran Talks Could Be Diplomatic Breakthrough (Jordan Times, Peter Mackle, Mar 20, 2006)
While US officials played down the importance of eventual talks with Iran on Iraq, analysts said they could be a significant start towards defusing a generation of US-Iranian hostility.
- Pflp Rejects Hamas Offer To Join Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Sunday it was rejecting an offer by the Islamic movement Hamas to sit in a government formed by the winners of Palestinian elections.
- “A Concert That Cannot Be Held In Tehran” (Cato Institute, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Gathered under a large banner that read “Iran Freedom Concert” were the leaders of the Harvard Republicans and Democrats, the campus gay-rights advocacy group (BGLTSA), and the conservative magazine (The Salient), among many others.
- Talk With Iran, About Anything (The Seattle Times, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Mar 20, 2006)
The Bush administration cannot live in a topsy-turvy world where it denounces a country as the greatest single threat to peace, and then refuses to meet and talk with that adversary.
- A Riot Of Laughter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
Chakyarkoothu, a form of comic theatre of Kerala, though as entertaining remains a poor cousin of Kathakali, says Naveen Namboodiri
- A Spiritual Caravan (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Mar 19, 2006)
Interspersed with scholarly descriptions and heavily researched, the translation of this book allows a wider audience to enrich their lives.
- More Art Than Craft, This (Deccan Herald, N Pankaja, Mar 19, 2006)
The translators of the book have gone beyond the orthodox tradition of translation to create poetry in their own right.
- For Now, Rahul Should Stay In The Gurukul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 18, 2006)
As a hack who likes to believe I have my ear to the ground, I have spent the past few weeks wondering if we are finally witnessing the long-awaited launch of Rahul Gandhi. There have been many false alarms so we need to be careful when predicting . . .
- Metro All Set Now To Bring Dwarka Closer To Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
After the recent opening of the brand new 6 km flyover that has provided them direct access to National Highway No. 8, residents of Dwarka and nearby areas who over the years have yearned for a proper and fast mode of transport to the heart of . . .
- Bjp Yatras: Now, Krishna Is The Moving Force (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
When the BJP undertakes a major mission, it is just natural that the party invokes Gods. Therefore, it is only appropriate that leader of the opposition L K Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh embark on their twin national integration yatras . . .
- Roundtable Hopping In Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 18, 2006)
With the no-shows at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, all may not be lost. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed says the time is ripe for “another major initiative” by the prime minister on . . .
- Stalin Who? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 18, 2006)
Here's some great news for Indian politics: a section of the CPM is in ferment, factional warriors have cast aside commandments of democratic centralism. When the churning in the party’s Kerala unit subsides, might we just see the first . . .
- Going Solo (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 18, 2006)
The decision by Goldman Sachs to sell out its 25% stakes in the two joint ventures with the Kotak Group is more evidence of the growing interest of frontline global investment banks in the India story.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 18, 2006)
The cold war chill is history. A clear indication in this regard was visible during the just-concluded visit of American President George W Bush to India when the two countries clinched the civil nuclear deal.
- Four ‘Militants’ Killed In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamic militants on Friday believed to be plotting attacks and recruiting fighters for a campaign against Indian rule in the Indian held Kashmir, officials said.
- Vote For Moderates At Polls: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Wants quake loans converted into aid
Vows to rebuild houses before next winter
- Altruism Should Be From The Heart (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Mar 18, 2006)
Altruism is a doctrine that holds that individuals have an ethical obligation to help, serve or benefit others. According to social scientists such as Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, individuals are dependent on society for their existence and hence have a
- Making It Less Taxing For Institutions To Educate (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Mar 18, 2006)
If a trust or a society exists solely for educational purposes and it runs an educational institution, its income will be that of the educational institution and, therefore, exempt from income-tax.
- Decoding The Smoke Signals From A Bush Fire (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 18, 2006)
It is generally recognised that the US will be the sole superpower in what is heading to be a unipolar international system. But will the rest of the world accept this position, wonders the book The Second Bush Presidency: Global Perspectives. For, there
- U.S. Presses Assaults On Iraq Guerrillas (Reuters, Michael Georgy, Mar 18, 2006)
U.S.-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrillas near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency, witnesses said.
- Hamas May Go It Alone (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The Islamic Hamas plans to go it alone next week with its new Palestinian government after talks with other Palestinian factions failed to produce a single partner, a development almost guaranteed to lead to international isolation and a severe . . .
- The Fallout Of Samarra (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 18, 2006)
The destruction of the golden dome of a 10th century Shia shrine has pushed Iraq to the brink of a high intensity civil war. At dawn on February 22, armed men entered Al Askari shrine in Samarra and blew up the dome with explosives. The attack . . .
- Charting A New Path (Frontline, CR Jayachandran, Mar 18, 2006)
For the first time perhaps in the history of the State, a specific policy on labour has been formulated by the government. This move is the result of the realisation that for rapid and smooth industrialisation, harmonious industrial relations are an imper
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
We have made great strides in transforming America’s relationship with India, a major power that shares our commitment to freedom, democracy, and rule of law. — President George W Bush, in a National Security Strategy report.
- Police Say Kill Four Militants In Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants in Gujarat on Friday and said the men were planning to attack religious sites in the communally sensitive region.
- Kar: Cong Moves Breach Of Privilege Against Jds-Bjp Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Opposition Congress members in the Karnataka Assembly today moved a breach of privilege motion against the JDS-BJP government for announcing certain policy initiatives through Common Minimum Programme (CMP) without taking the legislature into . . .
- Vaccines For An Influenza Pandemic (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Mar 18, 2006)
Two companies join forces to make the manufacturing process more efficient.
- Us Presses Assault On Iraqi Guerrillas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
US-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrilla targets near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency.
- Significance Of Computer Education Emphasised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
"Video conferencing, networking, internet good for learning process"
- Pink Is The New Red (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 18, 2006)
Only a month away from the assembly elections in Kerala, the opposition Left Front looks all ready to explode in the face of the electorate.
- Tricks Of Memory (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 18, 2006)
Some people have a good memory; others are forgetful. I know of quite a few who make their living by having good memories...
- Tdp Seeks Release Of Scholarship Amount (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Don't hike fee for students of private engineering colleges, says CPI(M)
Government has no role in fee hike, says Higher Education Minister P. Koteswara Rao
TRS member call for review of out-of-turn promotions to police involved in anti-naxal operatio
- Iran: Us Talks Tough On N-Front, Thaws On Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
While Washington's hardline UN ambassador John Bolton urged the Security Council to take tough steps with Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the White House announced on Thursday that the US ambassador in Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad was . . .
- `Khurana Should Quit Bjp, Form Third Front' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Bidhuri also calls for ban on Advani's yatra
- Kerala Cpm At War, Politburo Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The faction feud in the Kerala CPM, being fought out in the party offices as much as through the web, leaflets, SMS and email messages, has got the central leadership worried about the party’s chances in the Assembly polls.
- Bangalore Terror Attack Trail Leads To Bangladesh (Hindustan Times, Rashmi Saksena, Mar 18, 2006)
Investigators probing the December 28 attack on the Institute of Science in Bangalore have zeroed in on one Shahid, who either carried out the attack himself or had it executed by an associate.
- Us Must Accord Pakistan Nuclear Deal Like India: Kasuri (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Warns US refusal pushing Islamabad towards ‘other options’
Hints Pakistan moving towards China to counter Indian hegemony
- Pipeline Problems (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 18, 2006)
The inability of the three Oil Ministers to come to a conclusion in Tehran over the future of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline indicates that American pressure on the latter two is finally bearing fruit.
- Iraq Transition To Stable Government Two Years Away (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Mar 18, 2006)
The transition to a stable government in Iraq could take as long as two years, according to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. CNN reports that Ms. Rice made the comments after she spoke to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in Sydney.
- 'Advani Will Never Regain Confidence Of Hindus' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Accusing BJP leader LK Advani of betraying Hindus when he was in power, the VHP on Friday said he would never regain the confidence of the people for the "betrayal."
- Visas For Wsf Delegates (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 18, 2006)
Organisers of the World Social Forum have complained that the government is dragging its feet over issuing visas to thousands of delegates who plan to attend the forum being held in Karachi later this month.
- Hamas To Finalise Cabinet Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Hamas put the final touches on a new Palestinian cabinet on Friday as its leader abroad said the Islamic militant group was prepared for all out war with Israel if the Jewish state opted for conflict.
- Kashmir: Why Boycott Talks? (Tribune, Samuel Baid, Mar 18, 2006)
Those who have advocated in the past a consensual solution to the Kashmir problem with the involvement of people of Jammu and Kashmir should welcome the process of broad-based consultations that the Government of India has initiated.
- Rise Of Trans-National Terrorism (Tribune, Sudhir Hindwan, Mar 18, 2006)
Inter nationsal terrorism, though comparatively less in volume than the domestic variety , has crossed all limitations despite increased government efforts to combat it.
- Muslim Leaders To Meet Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari has convened a national conference of Muslims here tomorrow to bring all Muslim religious and political groups under one platform to evolve a joint strategy for social, economic and educational . . .
- Interesting Contest Likely For Rajya Sabha Polls In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
With 13 candidates in the fray for ten seats, horse trading and cross-voting cannot be ruled out
A candidate requires 37 first preference votes to sail through the polls
A majority of 16 independents and 11 members of the smaller outfits, who were sup
- Harvest Of Hate (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 18, 2006)
For Hindu fundamentalist politicians and their Islamist doppelgangers, the jehad has offered an opportunity to make political gains from violence.
- Iran-Pakistan-India (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad should consider their national interests and pursue the proposed oil pipeline project with . . .
- Will Transfers Really Check Corruption? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 17, 2006)
Once the shock and awe at five Bangalore policemen being worth Rs 60 crore subsides, a larger question that stares at us is: if liberalisation was to spell finis to corruption, why .....
- There Will Be More Wahida Prizms And Munafs (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 17, 2006)
Today, a new class of enlightened and liberal Muslims is emerging and the stereotype is fading out
- No Vhp Support For Advani's Yatra (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Mar 17, 2006)
With BJP preparing to announce on Friday the final plans for the twin yatras by its senior leaders L K Advani and Rajnath Singh, VHP has announced that it will not support the plan.
- The Flip Side Of Culture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2006)
Ever thought of culture as a consumer issue? I didn’t either, till I saw this report from a health activist circulated on a listserve in the wake of the recent bird flu scare.
- State Of Bliss & Being (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Mar 17, 2006)
What does the state of self-realisation consist of? This is a question that every realised master has been plagued with by seekers. What is the state of a jnani? Ramana Maharishi said that it is as difficult for a jnani to entertain a . . .
- Raids: Investigation To Be Expedited In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Justice should not be delayed, says Lokayukta
- Good Sense Prevails (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 17, 2006)
No religion teaches killings
- Hindu Leaders Meet Kalam, Patil (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Seek CBI probe into Varanasi blasts
- Us Launches Iraq Blitz (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
The US military said today it launched its biggest air offensive in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to root out insurgents near a town where recent violence raised fears of civil war.
- New Voices (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Varanasi, after the blasts, is becoming the city for a new kind of hope for India. For sectarian terror not to destroy unstoppably the very fabric of a diverse society, two things must happen simultaneously.
- Delhi Students, Teachers Caught In Covert India-France Visa War (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 17, 2006)
Applications handled "casually"; students, teachers from Delhi put to hardship
Visa was valid only for France whereas the group required Schengen visa for transit through Germany
Germans come to help
- Mysore City Emerging As Alternative It Destination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Wipro opens Global Service Management Centre at Metagalli
- Bmp Bracing For Poll Year Budget (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Mar 17, 2006)
To be presented on March 24, budget may have sops for women, senior citizens
Short stay homes for women proposed
Some more day care centres to be opened for senior citizens
Budget outlay likely to be Rs. 2,000 crores
- Dam(ned) Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 17, 2006)
The proposed Bhasha dam in Gilgit is not only a bone of contention between New Delhi and Islamabad. It has also triggered a heated controversy on the home turf.
- Need For Restraint (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 17, 2006)
There is no secret about the intentions of miscreants who desecrate a holy book or a place. Their evil aim is to create communal tension.
- Already Too Late? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 17, 2006)
The left seems to have tied itself up in knots
- Wildlife, Myths And Legends (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Mar 17, 2006)
Ancient Indian religious texts clearly express the view that man is an intrinsic part of his environment.
- India’S Talks With Iran, Pak End Without Pipeline Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Talks between India, Iran and Pakistan on building a new gas pipeline ended today without any agreement and a new round of negotiations is scheduled for late April.
- Hitler... Yes Or No? (Tribune, R. Vatsyayan, Mar 17, 2006)
Democracy, though called a government of the people, by the people and for the people, has many dimensions in our country.
- Japan Cracks Down On Students Who Refuse To Sing (Tribune, David McNeill, Mar 17, 2006)
Tokyo’s education authorities have ordered head teachers to make sure students stand to attention and sing the national anthem.
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