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Articles 14021 through 14120 of 26855:
- Jayalalithaa Unveils Foundation For Acj Building (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
`ACJ - Madanjeet Singh Campus,' will be built on a 1.47 acre plot of land given by the State Government
- Investment Outflows In A Globalising Economy (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Feb 23, 2006)
A piquant situation has arisen lately in the area of foreign direct investment. Instead of worrying about inward FDI flows, the country is now concerned about outward flows with steel magnate L.N. Mittal's bid for taking over a European . . .
- 13-Day Delay In Reporting Bird Deaths From Navapur (Hindu, Meena Menon, Feb 23, 2006)
They came to light after a newspaper report
Deaths in the beginning were attributed to Ranikhet disease
Many guidelines were not followed
- No Plan For Military Tie-Up With U.S.: Tyagi (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 23, 2006)
"Bush's arrival may push cooperation"
Allays doubts that India was out of orbit for state-of-the-art fifth-generation fighter planes
Defence exercise with Singapore not intended to send any signal to China
- Clashes As Shia Shrine Is Bombed (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 23, 2006)
Spiritual leader calls for mourning; retaliatory attacks on 27 Sunni mosques
The dome came crashing down after four men entered the shrine and detonated explosives
- Free Speech, Even If It Hurts (Dawn, Michael Shermer, Feb 23, 2006)
“MORE women died in the back seat of Edward Kennedy’s car at Chappaquiddick than ever died in a gas chamber at Auschwitz.”
- Squares Around A Round Table (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 23, 2006)
If you are having difficulty in understanding Kashmiri politics at this juncture, don’t be surprised, so is everyone else.
- No Recall Of Mulford (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Feb 23, 2006)
But displeasure conveyed to U.S. envoy: Manmohan
No objection to airport modernisation
Armed forces will continue to remain apolitical
- Without Jobs, Kashmiris Set Their Sights On Army (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Feb 23, 2006)
On a bright, sunny day nearly 5,000 young Kashmiris mass outside a heavily guarded Indian army camp.
- Holy Shia Shrine Bombed In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 23, 2006)
Major provocation during parleys for new government
The blast which damaged the Shia Askari shrine at Samarra on Wednesday amounted to a major provocation of the Shias at a time politicians in Baghdad are holding sensitive . . .
- No Vetoes On Kashmir (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Feb 23, 2006)
Imaginative ideas are needed to solve the issue of Kashmir so that both India and Pakistan benefit
- Release Of Final Voters' Lists May Be Delayed: Ec Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Authenticity of the applicants ought to be duly verified: official
Villupuram Assembly segment tops the list of new applications
- Neoconservatism’S Ends And Means (Deccan Herald, Francis Fukuyama, Feb 23, 2006)
The US needs to reframe its foreign policy not as a military campaign but as a political contest for hearts
- Will India Play Hardball? (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
During Operation Para-kram, Indian Air Force confronted a peculiar problem. The Pakistani air space was well defended and, if the balloon were to go up, IAF would have problems in hitting Pakistani targets in depth.
- A Shot In The Arm (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
Indian industry has a lot to look forward to, thanks to new defence procurement policy
- Future Of Us-Pakistan Relations (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Feb 23, 2006)
As President Bush heads for South Asia, a look at the strategic direction of US relations with India and Pakistan will be timely. In Pakistan, our self-image and worldview has been anchored in a belief that the rest of the world should look at India
- Meeting The Challenge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 23, 2006)
Some observations made by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at the inaugural ceremony of Comstech’s General Assembly are most appropriate and deserve to be taken note of. It also makes sense that these remarks were made at a forum which brings together . . .
- Cartoons: Shaukat Shows The Way (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for convening of an emergency meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers to take up the issue of blasphemous caricatures published in some European newspapers. Talking to newsmen, he said that he has conveyed Pakistan’s ...
- Iran's Gift: New Unity In The West (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, Feb 23, 2006)
The fog of negotiation is not for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He prefers to confront the United States and Europe directly over Iran's nuclear and political ambitions.
- Head-Count: Sc Puts Off Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Refusing to hear a PIL seeking immediate halt to the head-count of Muslims in the defence forces, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear the petition on March 6. There is no urgency to hear the matter, said a three-judge . . .
- Bjp To Raise Scorpene Deal, Indo-Us Nuclear Pact In Parliament (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Main Opposition BJP today decided to vociferously raise the controversial Scorpene submarine deal and the Indo-US nuclear pact during the current session of Parliament.
- A Value Addition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The lives of saints stand testimony to the truth that faith in God draws sustenance from the intuitive power of cognisance that transcends the bounds of reason.
- Indo-Irish Issues And Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 22, 2006)
India and Ireland, which have historical links and common interests, are exploring new aveneues
- Nuclear Reactors Today, What Next? (Indian Express, VASANT GOWARIKER, Feb 22, 2006)
I once headed ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. So, India’s launch vehicles is a subject of my interest. Which causes me to ask: after America sorts out the nuclear deal with India, what next? Launch vehicles?
- Media Unhappy With Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 22, 2006)
As Indian ambassador to the US Ronen Sen prepares to reveal details of President George W Bush’s forthcoming visit to India, representatives of the Washington DC-based Indian media are up in arms after being denied access to the US . . .
- Time For Reason And Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Haj and Minority Welfare Minister Yaqoob Quereshi went outrageously over the top — violating the law and all norms of propriety and decency — in announcing a cash reward of Rs.51 crore for the head of the `cartoonist' . . .
- `Temple Renovation Being Carried Out In Accordance With Religious Norms' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Work going on at Talacauvery and Bhagamandala temples
35 per cent of renovation work has been completed
It will be completed by May next
The project cost has escalated from Rs. 10.5 crores to Rs. 12.65 crores
- U.S. And India Part Company On Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 22, 2006)
Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by.
- Is Breeder Needed For Strategic Purposes? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 22, 2006)
In effect, a breeder reactor functions as a "laundry" for dirty plutonium. This assumes importance in the effort for parity with Pakistan vis-à-vis a minimum credible deterrent.
- In Japan, Finding One's Roots Is No Problem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Tracing one's roots in some detail beyond 10 or even five generations may be difficult for many, but not for Professor Noboru Karashima. The respected Japanese scholar specialising in Indian studies says he has records of his ancestors, . . .
- Musharraf Rakes Up Kashmir Issue In China (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 22, 2006)
Raking up the Kashmir issue in China, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf today said not much progress has been made on "conflict resolution" with India although Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were going ahead.
- Heritage Project For Kochi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Fundacao Oriente, a Lisbon-based cultural, philanthropic and social organisation, is working on a heritage conservation project titled "Reanimation Kochin" in collaboration with the Kerala Government and the Our Lady of Hope Church, Vypeen.
- A Train Full Of Nostalgia, Excitement (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 22, 2006)
The Thar Express' first journey saw people throng the route in Pakistan and India.
- Haryana Sgpc To Stage Dharna At Chatha’S Home ............. (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The Haryana unit of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) will stage an indefinite dharna from tomorrow onwards at the residence of Haryana Agriculture Minister H S Chattha in Kurukshetra to demand the official constitution of the Haryana SGPC
- No Muslim Headcount In Armed Forces: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Government today said it did not favour headcount of Muslims in the armed forces as it would like to maintain their secular and apolitical character and they will not be included in the study for possible state intervention for uplift of Muslims.
- Getting Mushy In Beijing (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 22, 2006)
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf’s five-day visit to China would not have been remarkable weren’t it for the fact that it comes on the eve of US President George W. Bush’s visit early next month.
- 32 Lakh Applications For Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Feb 22, 2006)
13 districts selected for implementation of the programme in the first phase
Scheme aims at livelihood security to rural households
Heavy demand for job cards
Plan to identify works to emerge by March 25
- Renovation Of Big Temple Tower In Thanjavur Completed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
As a prelude to mahakumbabishekam to be held next year
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed the renovation of Keralandhagan tower at the entrance of the Big Temple.
- Bush Visit May Tone Up Alliance: Military Official (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 22, 2006)
U.S. President George Bush's visit to India could turn into "an opportunity for a symbolic comment to strengthen the alliance between the two countries," according to a high-ranking military official.
- Recruitment Based On Merit: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
No discrimination in armed forces on basis of caste/ religion
Government not "apologetic" about Sachar Committee
Survey meant to help all the minorities
- Russia Talks Positive: Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Iran and Russia held “positive” talks on a Kremlin offer to conduct uranium enrichment for Teheran, the Iranian chief negotiator said today, but there was skepticism in Moscow that the Islamic regime is ready for compromise.
- Maoists’ Charm Offensive (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Feb 22, 2006)
During the past couple of weeks, Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda has given three significant interviews.
- Nuclear U-Boat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 22, 2006)
Time the project surfaces
Now that it has received the endorsement of the President, both Supreme Commander of the Defence Services and the country’s most successful defence scientist,
- Show-Cause Notice Issued (Hindu, Meena Menon, Feb 22, 2006)
A show-cause notice was issued on February 16 to the Pune-based Venkateshwara Hatcheries, which supplies layers and eggs to poultry farms in the Navapur region that reported bird flu incidence.
- Continuity Of Economic Initiatives (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 22, 2006)
According to a report appearing in this newspaper, for the first time in the history of the country the foreign direct investment in Pakistan is likely to surmount $ 3 billion during this current financial year, more than double as compared . . .
- What Is On The Farmer's Wish-List (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 22, 2006)
If finance ministers continue to do what they have been doing the last 58 years, the fate of the farmer and his son may be like that of the match-girl of the fable, who froze to death, hungry and forlorn.
- West’S Double Standard (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
British historian David Irving was sentenced to three years in prison by an Austrian court in Vienna on Monday for denying the Holocaust. He pleaded guilty at the trial on the charge of denying the Holocaust dating back to 1989.
- Is This The Infamous Clash? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 22, 2006)
Are we witnessing today the clash of civilizations predicted by Samuel Huntington after the Cold War ended?
- Turbulence Over Cartoons (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Feb 22, 2006)
Sixteen persons die in cartoon protests in Nigeria. At least nine killed in Libya in clashes over cartoons; 12 killed in Afghan protests and five in Pakistan this week.
- France To Double Trade With India In Five Years (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Investment support to infrastructure, urban planning
Hailing India as "one of the world's main engines of growth,'' French President Jacques Chirac announced on Monday that the two countries had decided to double their trade in the next five years . . .
- Us Won't Mediate On Kashmir: Expert (Hindustan Times, Meenakshi Iyer, Feb 21, 2006)
The US has consistently turned down Pakistan's call for mediation on the Kashmir issue and it will continue to do so, says an American expert on South Asian affairs.
- Indonesia's Leader Does A Balancing Act (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 21, 2006)
Susilo Yudhoyono is trying to be a friend of the United States while staying an authentic leader of the world's largest Muslim-majority state.
- Attack On Churches (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 21, 2006)
Given the religious frenzy and violence sweeping across the country over the cartoon controversy, it should come as no surprise that two churches in Sukkur were burnt on Sunday over an alleged act of desecration of the Holy Quran.
- People Chicken Out, Bird Falls Foul Of The Menu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Though there has been a consistent avian flu surveillance programme for south India centred in Bangalore since January 2004, the recent outbreak in Maharashtra has affected sales and the cost of poultry products marginally.
- Government Bans Retail Sale Of Tamiflu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The Centre has banned the sale of Tamiflu (only drug effective in treating bird flu in human beings) in retail outlets three days after avian influenza struck Navapur in Maharashtra. So far no human case has been reported in the country.
- Spread Of Fascism (Hindu, B.R.P. BHASKAR, Feb 21, 2006)
This book is a collection of essays, talks and interviews by the eminent historian, K. N. Panikkar. P. P. Shanavas, a journalist, who compiled them, describes this as a book of remembrance of the six years when India fell into darkness.
- No Difference Between Us & Saddam: Osama (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Osama bin Laden, in an audio tape first broadcast in January and posted on the Internet in full on Monday, accused US forces of “barbaric” acts in Iraq comparable to those committed by Saddam Hussein.
- Hamas Holds Talks To Form New Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Hamas has held coalition talks to form the Palestinians’ first government led by Islamic militants, after winning the nod from moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
- For Not Crying Out Loud (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 21, 2006)
Self-serving though this may sound, we can’t help but feel that the media are getting a raw deal these days.
- Exploring The Divine (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 21, 2006)
The Supreme Being is the inner essence of all created beings, animate and inanimate.
- The Many Myths Of Jhandewalan (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 21, 2006)
In the space of three weeks, the RSS has journeyed from decrying shortsighted alliances through proposing precisely such an alliance between the BJP and the Congress to advocating a broad alliance of disparate elements, Mulayam Singh's party included.
- Power, Profit And The Politics Of Hate (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 21, 2006)
Power struggles, religious clash escalated the bitter winter violence in Ladakh
- Detention Of Consignments Hits Namakkal Poultry Farmers Hard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
They hope Government will sort out the issue before expiry of shelf life of eggs "As they do not obtain a letter of credit for export, any return of goods will ruin them. They face an uncertain future and are at an enormous risk."
- Pakistan, Sri Lanka Issue Bird Flu Alerts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have issued bird flu alerts in view of H5N1 virus' appearance in India.
- Sri Lanka Bans Poultry Imports From India (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 21, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Monday banned the import of poultry products from India until further notice.
- Aviation Policy In The Offing: Patel (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 21, 2006)
Government for making Air India, Indian one entity
Air India and Indian had not been given a level-playing field in the past, and "we will try to bring them closer to form an even more formidable entity in the future,
- Walkout Over Mulford Issue; Congress Isolated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Left parties and Samajwadi Party join hands with Opposition in demanding recall of U.S. Ambassador
Mulford should be declared persona non grata: Gurudas Dasgupta
Improper for ambassador to have written to Chief Minister: Malhotra
- Oui The Anglo Saxons (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 21, 2006)
Take overpriced French weapons out, what is left in Delhi-Paris relations?
- Iran, Upa ‘Minorityism’ Targeted In Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 21, 2006)
The BJP signalled a return to full-fledged Hindutva while the Samajwadi Party and the CPI(M) sharply criticised the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies in course of the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address that began . . .
- Cartoons: Spontaneous Rage? Look At Drama, Well-Scripted (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Feb 21, 2006)
Inspecting a new stage erected outside his residence in Meerut’s Gola Kuan, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Haj and Minority Welfare, Haji Yakoob Qureshi, tells his aides he needs a loudspeaker too. ‘‘I have a sore throat now.
- Men Of Honour (Indian Express, Anindita Sanyal, Feb 21, 2006)
The cash-for-query sting operation has gone the way of all ‘national outrages’. To court. And the subsequent brouhaha over the Speaker’s refusal to turn up in court has all but driven the original issue out of people’s minds.
- Hamas In Coalition Talks With Militants (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The Islamist group Hamas opened talks on Monday with other militant factions about forming a new Palestinian government, and assured them it would not crack down on their fighters despite international pressure.
- Osama On Tape Clubs Us With Saddam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Osama bin Laden accused US forces of “barbaric” acts in Iraq comparable to those committed by Saddam Hussein, according to an audio tape first broadcast in January and posted on the Internet in full today.
- Cartoons: Up Shariat Court Too Orders Death (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Close on the heels of an UP minister announcing a cash reward of Rs 51 crore to anyone that beheaded the Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet, a shariat court has issued a fatwa sentencing the cartoonist to death.
- India Throws Open Rebuilt Kashmir "Peace Bridge" (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Feb 21, 2006)
A reconstructed bridge which links the Indian and Pakistani parts of Kashmir across a Himalayan stream was thrown open on Monday.
- Challenges Before Khaleda Zia (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, Feb 21, 2006)
Begum Khaleda Zia, Bengladesh Prime Minister and the current chairperson of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), chose to pay her first visit in her view capacity to Pakistan.
- Pak, Lanka, Nepal, Some Gulf Nations Ban Indian Poultry Import (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal and some Gulf countries today banned the import of poultry and its products from India in the wake of outbreak of the deadly bird flu in Maharashtra.
- Hurriyat Rejects Pm's Talk Offer (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist alliance on Monday rejected an invitation by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend a conference to boost a peace process in the restive Himalayan region.
- Fresh Crisis In Assam (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Feb 21, 2006)
The army's task in the North-east is not an easy one. It has to fight the armed insurgents and, at the same time, ensure that innocent civilians are not harassed.
- Resistance Groups Reject Kashmir Conference (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Practically everyone from Kashmir’s frontline resistance groups has backed out from a round table conference called by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here this week to hear out as many views as he could on the dispute, their representatives said on
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