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Articles 13021 through 13120 of 26855:
- Consumer Yet To Be A King (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Mar 17, 2006)
March 15 was celebrated as consumers day by Governmental and voluntary agencies.
- India's Soul Is Hindu, Says Yatra-Bound Advani (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Apparently seeking to win back his hardcore Hindutva constituency after the Jinnah interlude, Leader of Opposition L K Advani has asserted that India's soul was 'Hindu' and described RSS as a 'power house', a 'university' and the . . .
- Geelani Invited To Attend Seminar In Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been invited for a four-day seminar on Kashmir organised by World Social Forum in Pakistani Port city of Karachi.
- The China Model (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 17, 2006)
With the exception of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, few in the CPI-M are likely to be impressed with P Chidambaram’s latest feelers.
- History And Legend (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 17, 2006)
Every place on earth blends reality and imagination, history and legend.
- India Inc On Sez Overdrive (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
In its first meeting after the notification of special economic zones (SEZs) rules last month, the board of approval in the commerce and industry ministry will on Friday consider 111 new proposals and ratify 51 proposals cleared by it in the earlier meeti
- The New Deal (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
The nuclear agreement with the United States has many commendable features, but the problem is that the Bush administration does not like to see it as a standalone deal.
- Price Hike In The Pipeline (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Mar 17, 2006)
Out sourcin an intractable problem to an "expert" committee is often the preferred choice of governments. Doing this enables governments to maintain the pretence of obtaining an independent, objective assessment, while actually pursuing a predetermined bu
- Goldman Sachs Plans To Invest $1 B In India (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Ends 10-year ties with Kotak Mahindra group
India plans
To invest in private equity, real estate, private wealth management for institutional clients.
Plans to start own investment banking, asset management, and securities businesses.
- `History Is The Short Trudge From Adam To Atom' (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 17, 2006)
Atoms `have stories to tell that span billions of years, linking us with the entire cosmos'
The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.'
- Coordinated Rehabilitation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 17, 2006)
As the main focus in the earthquake-affected areas shifts from immediate relief to reconstruction and rehabilitation, the government needs to display more preparedness than it has so far.
- A Needless Provocation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 17, 2006)
While Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apparently authorised the raid on the Jericho jail to shore up his political fortunes, the United States and the United Kingdom have to share much of the blame for the violence that flared up subsequently.
- Why Dan Brown Must Win (Hindu, Nick Cohen, Mar 17, 2006)
You do not have to love the English language to disapprove of The Da Vinci Code. A passing respect for your mother tongue is enough to make you wince when Dan Brown takes a chainsaw to the old girl and slices her into clichés and easy-to-assemble . . .
- Has America Lost Its Way In Afghanistan? (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Mar 17, 2006)
The stark reality is that there isn't any political process anymore in Afghanistan. The American strategy of taming the Taliban or engineering defections from its ranks is a shambles.
- Oppn Goes To Ec Against Buddhadev (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Mar 17, 2006)
With the model of code of conduct already in force following declaration of the Assembly polls by the Election Commission, Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee finds himself in a spot after the Opposition complained with the EC against him . . .
- Overseas Response For University Lecturer Posts (Hindu, Shastry V Mallady, Mar 17, 2006)
80 applications have been received from countries like Japan and the United States of America
- Ties With India On A New Path, Says U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
End of decades of mistrust
India poised to shoulder global obligations in cooperation with U.S.
Ties with India, Pakistan not mutually exclusive
- Ageing Queen Of The Adriatic (Frontline, Sudha Mahalingam, Mar 16, 2006)
WHEN was the last time you were in a city without road traffic? Not encountering a single car, bus or truck is perhaps the most appealing aspect of Venice for the jaded city-dweller hoping for a getaway from petrol fumes for a few days.
- Nuclear Deal At What Price? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 16, 2006)
The Manmohan-Bush `understanding' on implementing the July nuclear deal leaves many questions unanswered about the `hidden' costs.
- A Good Mind (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Mar 16, 2006)
Modern scientists can analyse and measure everything, except what is in the heart and mind of a person, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said. “The real value of a human is what good intentions are in the heart.”
- Jalgaon Ready To Tackle Bird Flu Outbreak (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
About 75,000 backyard poultry being culled in the district
Over 170 villages from six talukas placed under quarantine
Notification declaring outbreak in four villages issued
Stringent bio security measures being enforced
- Cpi(m) Secretariat Selects Paloli To Lead Poll Battle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
CPI(M) State panel meets to choose other candidates
Strong pitch for Achuthanandan
CPI(M) leaves out Achuthanandan, Pinarayi
K.V. Ramakrishnan to contest in Malampuzha
- India Counters U.S. Objections To Russia's Decision To Supply Fuel (Hindu, CR Jayachandran, Mar 16, 2006)
Change your laws and we will buy Light Enriched Uranium from you too, Washington told
Russian fuel supply "really has no connection to our nuclear deal with the U.S."
Once the laws are amended "India looks forward to the U.S. emerging as a major . . .
- Give Ambedkar His Due (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Mar 16, 2006)
Ambedkar is not accorded the importance he should be despite his efforts to liberate the oppressed
- The Wind Blows Another Way At The Durand Line (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan are in a downward spiral. First came the war of words between President Hamid Karzai and General Pervez Musharraf over who was to blame for the resurgence of the Taliban along the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan . . .
- Blast Shadow Lifts From Varanasi, People Play Holi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The shadow of fear following the twin blasts of March 7 lifted completely today from this pilgrimage city as people danced, sang and painted the town in festive colours on the occasion of Holi amidst tight security.
- Kashmir Talks Incomplete Without Us In Frontline: Hizb (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Apparently peeved with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for not including them in the Kashmir dialogue, the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen has said the process would not be complete until they were in the "frontline" of the talks.
- Us, Uk Can Play Pivotal Role In Kashmir Solution: Mushahid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
PML Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said on Wednesday the US and the international community had to play a pivotal role in promoting a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue.
- Nameless Names (Deccan Herald, H N ANANDA, Mar 16, 2006)
The name says it all. No ambiguities. Vegetarians, please keep off. Chicken biryaani and mutton pulav ready. Similarly, you know what to expect at the 'SRI GANESHA PRASANNA UDUPI MEALS AND TIFFIN Hotel'.
- Bangladesh Pm's Visit To India To Improve Ties (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will visit India next week, buoyed by her government's recent success in tackling an Islamist militancy that analysts say has boosted the country's international image.
- Mahathir's Daughter Denounces Muslim 'Apartheid' (Reuters, Jalil Hamid, Mar 16, 2006)
She's a firebrand, articulate and just like her dad, passionate and outspoken.
- Saddam Urges Iraqis To Unite Against Gis (US News & World Report, BASSEM MROUE, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein, testifying Wednesday for the first time in his trial, called on Iraqis to stop killing each other and instead fight U.S. troops. The judge reprimanded him for making a rambling, political speech and ordered the TV cameras switched off.
- Ltte Raising Funds For "Final War" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 16, 2006)
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched an "aggressive and systematic fundraising campaign" from expatriate Sri Lankan Tamils in the west to fund a "final war" with the . . .
- Extremism Of The Mosque (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 16, 2006)
Speaking to a delegation of traders, politicians, exporters and lawyers in Faisalabad on Tuesday, President Pervez Musharraf said that “some khateebs were creating disharmony among the people for their vested interests”. Since government agencies . . .
- Icg Urges World To Support Democracy In Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 16, 2006)
The international community would be wise to use its massive reconstruction pledges to counter Jihadi influence, support Pakistan's democratic transition and promote regional peace.
- Seminary Used As ‘Den By Terrorists’ Blown Up (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
A seminary abandoned a few years ago but now being allegedly used as a terrorist den was blown up by security forces here on Wednesday.
- Foreign Policy Failure (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
While the government is never tired of presenting Pakistan as a frontline state against the War on Terror and prides itself on having done more than any other country to curb Al-Qaeda, those it has helped mostly remain dissatisfied.
- Advani Yatra Steers Clear Of Polls, Blasts (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Mar 16, 2006)
Rattled by the criticism from within and outside against the proposed ‘‘Rashtriya Ekta Yatras’’ announced by him last week, LK Advani is belatedly trying to delink the yatras from both the upcoming elections in five states as well as the Varanasi blasts.
- World Bank Clears $216-Million Loan For State Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project aims at raising the quality of life of citizens All urban local bodies around Bangalore and other 17 ULBs in the State will benefit under the project in the initial phase
- Pak-Canada Economics (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
Present-day realpolitik grants central priority to binding economic ties, which in turn promote mutual interests and nurture political relations.
- Political Parties Urged To Field Hiv-Positive People As Candidates (Hindu, K.P.Prabhakaran Nair , Mar 16, 2006)
The Congress in Assam has taken the lead in this regard, says INP+ president
- Negative Fallout Of Bush’S Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 16, 2006)
THE government and the people of India are jubilant over the visit of the US President George W. Bush to New Delhi to seal a “new relationship” between the United States and India. India has certainly secured a stunning diplomatic success by . . .
- Kumaraswamy Orders Suspension Of Police Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Unaccounted wealth was found during a raid on the premises of five police officers
Lokayukta will be given more powers: Kumaraswamy
Sial welcomes raids
Action will be taken against police official Krishnappa: DGP
- Ahead Of Holi, Security Stepped Up In Varanasi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The district administration has beefed up security in the temple city and deployed additional forces around religious places and vital installations ahead of Holi celebrations on Wednesday, official sources said on Tuesday.
- Bjp-Jds Coalition Govt Unveils Common Minimum Programme (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Six weeks after assuming office, the BJP-JDS coalition government today unveiled its Common Minimum Programme, pledging to remove poverty, initiate steps to better the lives of farmers and build on the 'Bangalore Brand' to make the city a . . .
- Us Discusses Arms Purchase Norms (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Mar 16, 2006)
Barely days after US President George Bush left India, a high-level defence delegation from the United States flew in for a five-day visit to discuss procedures and protocol followed in arms purchases .
- Nepal King Ignores Stir As Public Woes Mount (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
People’s woes started mounting as the indefinite blockade of Kathmandu valley and key cities reached its second day with passengers left stranded, farmers unable to send their produce to markets and the sick prevented from reaching hospitals
- Iran? Hardly Israel's Problem Alone (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
As the world ponders what to do about Iran's nuclear ambitions some talking heads claim they have found the perfect solution.
- Ethnicity Versus Theocracy (AL-Ahram, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Unrest among ethnic Arabs in Ahvaz (better know among Arabs as Ahwaz most of whom decline to use the Farsi Ahvaz), the capital of the oil-rich Khozestan province bordering southern Iraq, presents Iran with its most serious domestic security threat . . . .
- Violence Not To Hurt Ties With Pakistan: Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India would not allow attacks by militants to hurt a peace process with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Opportunities Shrinking: Omar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Seizing the fleeting opportunities, New Delhi should act quickly to involve Islamabad in a meaningful dialogue on Kashmir as people of Pakistan had a great hope from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, National Conference President Omar Abdullah said on . . .
- Musharraf Versus Karzai (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 15, 2006)
Some analysts feel that Americans have weighed Musharraf and found him wanting
- Ex-Ias Officer To Fight Bhattacharjee (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Mar 15, 2006)
Cpi (M)’s pillar of success and the Marxists’ proud ‘face of Bengal’ Buddhadev Bhattacharjee will face a retired IAS officer and Trinamool Congress candidate Dipak Ghosh in his bid to gift the ruling Left Front a record seventh successive term in office.
- Death Of A Mass Murderer (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Mar 15, 2006)
THE death of Slobodan Milosevic, in his cell at the Hague, where he was undergoing a trial at an International Criminal Court since 2001, for crimes against humanity, including genocide, has left incomplete a process that would have delivered the . . .
- Yatra To Change Course Of National Politics: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The BJP parliamentary party on Tuesday endorsed the controversial ‘national integration yatra’ of Leader of Opposition L K Advani, who declared that “it would change the course of national politics”.
- Overcoming The Energy Squeeze (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 15, 2006)
The visit to Islamabad of the US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to discuss how his country can help Pakistan meet its energy needs has made one thing clear: that Washington is not going to supply any nuclear technology for civilian use. It has also . . .
- Competing Ideas Of The Sacred (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Mar 15, 2006)
The crisis occasioned by the Danish cartoons, which depicted the prophet Muhammad as a terrorist, has become a microcosm of the wider conflict between Islam and the Western world.
- Mystical Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Spiritual experience is a one-to-one communion with God and hence even the great sages who were fortunate to have this experience did not generally speak about it.
- Rs 60 Cr And Still Counting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The officers whose house were raided are Deputy Superintendent of Police Doddaballapur, N Krishnappa, Police Inspector, City Crime Branch (Fraud and Misappropriation), Shami-Ur-Rehman, Police Inspector, Koramangala, Mir Arif Ali, Police . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 15, 2006)
A correction for a correction. Praveen Swami, who wrote the article "Mayhem in the menagerie" (Op-Ed, March 13, 2006) points out that we were incorrect in saying Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was not president (Corrections and . . .
- One Nuclear Deal, Two Narratives (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Western media have savaged the Bush visit and the nuclear deal shows India acted in its national interest. Yet looked at another way, India is befriending a world leader seen to pursue an agenda against Muslim countries.
- Fresh Food-Processing Policy To Be Unveiled Soon (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Mar 15, 2006)
Emphasis to be on providing infrastructure and marketing avenues Policy to be in tune with development agenda outlined by President Kalam
Refrigerated transport, cold storages and residue analysis laboratories envisaged
Private sector participation to
- `Metro Rail Project Will Help Revive Ngef' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
`We have the technology to make electrical equipment needed'
A lot of the equipment used by Kolkata Metro was made by NGEF workers: union president Shivashankar
`The union supports the move to provide 27 acres of NGEF land for the Metro project'
An
- No Fresh Ec Directive In Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Execution of non-bailable warrants against former militants
- Mplads Issue: Four Mps Suspended (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 15, 2006)
Their conduct was not above board: Speaker
- Islamic Seminary Issues Fatwa Against Terrorists (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 15, 2006)
Responding to a query of a young Muslim businessman the 300-year-old Islamic seminary, the Darul-Ifta Firangai Mahal issued a 'fatwa' against terrorists targeting places of worship and killing innocent people.
- 4 Mps Suspended Till March 22 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
MPLADS scam report tabled in House
- Wrong Remedy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 15, 2006)
The clamour for fatwas against the perpetrators of the twin blasts in Varanasi is gaining ground. It is not just intellectuals and activists, but Muslim religious heads who are making the demand.
- Advani "Thought Of" Rath Yatra Before Varanasi Blasts (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 15, 2006)
Dasmunsi: It is meant for dividing the country
The `yatras' will have the same political effect as his Ayodhya rath yatra in 1989, says Advani
"Minorityism is contributi
- Indian Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Attacks On Religious Sites (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
prominent Muslim seminary has issued an edict declaring terrorist attacks on all religious sites and the killing of innocent people to be anti-Islamic, a cleric said Tuesday.
- No Investment Without Security (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Us Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman, visiting Pakistan for consultation on non-nuclear energy resources, made a profound statement on Monday:
- Ec Rescues Nokia (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
The inauguration of Nokia’s handset manufacturing plant near Chennai had its brass in a dilemma. Whom to invite as chief guest— chief minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa or Union IT minister Dayanidhi Maran, from the DMK? Both had taken . . .
- Diplomats Vs Scientists (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 15, 2006)
AN unfortunate fallout of the negotiations on the implementation of the US-India nuclear deal was the impression created by certain analysts, including retired nuclear scientists, that the diplomats and scientists were at loggerheads over the . . .
- Crackdown In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
IN quick succession, Bangladesh’s crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Saddiqul Rahman, alias Bangla Bhai. Each carried a reward of 50 lakh takka on his head as they were the . . .
- In Quest For Justice (Business Standard, Rashid Shaz, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Supreme Court had to intervene to ensure justice in the Best Bakery is indicative of a systemic failure that needs to be addressed without any further delay. Else, how will justice be delivered to victims of terror where the perpetrators . . .
- New Options For Investments (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 15, 2006)
Talk of investments in India and even the sky can no longer be called the limit. New instruments, both debt and equity oriented, are coming into the market with fair regularity.
- Eid-E-Gulabi: It’S Holi (The Economic Times, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 15, 2006)
Though I never see people as Hindus and Muslims, yet, I would like to share that Tilak Raj Rustagi, a Hindu friend of mine, has since 1983, been coming to my place on Holi just to smear gulal on my forehead as a mark of the festival’s . . .
- Taliban Office In Miranshah (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
22 Afghans held
Govt releases Rs 213m for families
Missing soldiers return to base
- Man Rejected By India And Pakistan Stews In Prison (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 15, 2006)
Khawaja Omar Alam alias Mohammad Owais Ali wants to live on the Zero Line given that both India and Pakistan do not accept him as a citizen.
- J-K: Assembly Passes Resolution Condemning Varanasi Blasts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the twin blasts in Varanasi.
Moving a resolution in the house yesterday, Urban Development Minister Tariq Hamid Karra described the blast . . .
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