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Articles 17721 through 17820 of 26855:
- Of Captors And Their Captives (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 09, 2005)
India must remain watchful of American designs in South Asia in the guise of friendship, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Islamists Losing Ground In Valley (Pioneer, PN Khera, Dec 09, 2005)
People of Jammu & Kashmir are showing an increasing inclination for peace than the loud anti-India rhetoric of terrorists, says PN Khera
- Anatomy Of A Botch-Up (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 09, 2005)
Kalyani Shankar says amidst the brouhaha surrounding Natwar Singh, the question remains: Where did the money go?
- Hindus In Pakistan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 09, 2005)
The recent abduction and conversion of three Hindu girls in Pakistan clearly shows that, despite the isolated example of a Danish Kaneria playing for the country's cricket team, Hindus there are a marginalised and persecuted lot stalked constantly . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Trial On Dec 11, 13 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan will undertake trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus service on December 11 and 13 and hold talks on establishing a road link between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib on December 20-21.
- Promoting Poorer Nations’ Interests (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 09, 2005)
The WTO’s celebrated rule-based system can be used to promote labour standards in a manner that does not penalise developing countries that improve the lot of their workers, say Sanjay Reddy and Christian Barry .
- Bangladesh Suicide Bombers Kill 8 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Two suicide bombs killed at least eight people in Bangladesh and wounded more than 50 on Thursday in the latest in a series of deadly blasts blamed on militants seeking Islamic rule in the country.
- Media Ethics Getting Complex (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Dec 09, 2005)
Wondering whether there are any professional codes of conduct in journalism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised at The Tribune’s 125th anniversary function the issue of media ethics and responsibilities in a provocative way. In no civilised society ....
- Bitter Medicine Beneath The Sugar-Coated Diplomacy (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 09, 2005)
FRESH on the home-page of the WTO (www.wto.org) is the December 6 decision on changes to the WTO Agreement on TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). It informs that cheaper generic versions of patented medicines . . .
- Bringing Back Boediono (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Indonesia's president chops away some dead wood, but not enough
- Growing Beyond Borders In It (Hindu, K. T. Jagannathan, Dec 08, 2005)
Economic growth will come through jobs and revenue from companies that are building businesses around commercial software, feels Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft.
- Can There Really Be Peace With Ariel Sharon? (Hindu, Gerald Kaufman, Dec 08, 2005)
The Gaza withdrawal has been a veil for continued persecution and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
- Inside The Lashkar-E-Taiba's Network (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 08, 2005)
Top Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Shabbir Bukhari's story offers unprecedented insight into the organisation's working — and raises disturbing questions about the threat it holds out to the India-Pakistandétenteprocess.
- God Immanent In All (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
A person who is desirous of realising God must learn to allow his heart to prevail over his mind. As human beings are endowed with an evolved intellect, invariably it is the rational faculty that dominates over the heart. God is beyond ratiocination and h
- Iraq: Hostages Appeal For Pull Out (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Dec 08, 2005)
Fears are mounting for the safety of the Canadian NRI and three other Western hostages held in Iraq following the release of a new video footage on the internet featuring two ...
- Audit Routines, Gas Pipes, Chickens And Lawyers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2005)
"JUST as it is impossible not to taste honey or poison that one may find at the tip of one's tongue, so it is impossible for one dealing with government funds not to taste, at least a little bit, of the King's wealth."
- Management Lessons From Dunlop (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 08, 2005)
An important object of this column is to draw, to the extent possible, generalisable managerial lessons from recent happenings in the business world.
- Mining Polluted Hampi Temples’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Mining activities at Sandur and Hospet have led to severe dust pollution in the Centrally-protected Parvathi and Kartikeya temples and in the State-protected Jambunatheshwara temple at Hampi.
- Railways To Introduce Multi-Tier Parking Facility (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Dec 08, 2005)
Approaches Government for land
- Clean And Green Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
From sanitation to concrete roads, Topugonda has set an example
- ‘Osama Is Still Leading Jihad’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Al-Qaeda’s leader, Osama bin Laden, is alive and well and leading the holy war against the West, the terrorist group’s second-in-command reportedly said in a videotape broadcast on Wednesday.
- Palestinian Militants May Call Off Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Two Palestinian militant groups threatened today to call off a ceasefire with Israel if Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas persists with an arrest campaign he launched after a suicide bombing killed five Israelis.
- Pakistan’S Strategy For Wto Moot (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 08, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved Pakistan’s negotiations strategy for the WTO ministerial conference scheduled for December 13-18 in Hong Kong at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee held in Islamabad on Tuesday. Commerce Minister . .
- Norwegian Pm’S Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 08, 2005)
NORWAY’S Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has appealed to the international community to come forward with more aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas devasted by the October 8 earthquake. At a joint Press conference . . .
- Cases Of ‘Disappearance’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 08, 2005)
HRCP chairperson Asma Jahangir has drawn attention to a very serious problem that has emerged of late in Pakistan. It is the disappearance of people which is being reported from different parts of the country. Ms Jahangir has pointed out that an . . .
- Kashmir: Terror Build-Up Triggers Alarm (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 08, 2005)
Many Lashkar operatives seem to have infiltrated in the wake of the earthquake
Up to 100 cadres have crossed LoC since October 8
Activation of new Lashkar cells in Jammu
Degradation in defences because of quake
- Indian Airlines Takes A New Name And Logo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Indian' will appear on both sides in English and Devanagari
- Al Queda Focuses On Oil Installations In The Middle-East? (India Daily, Sonia Joshi, Dec 08, 2005)
Al-Queda may be pushing terror towards the oil installations in the middle-east. The oil shock in the already scarce market will cause chilling effects in the world economies.
- Osama Alive And Leading Jihad, Says His No 2, Calls For Attacks On Pro-Us Gulf Oil Sites (Indian Express, HEBA KANDIL, Dec 08, 2005)
Al-Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has urged militants to attack oil targets in Muslim states and said Osama bin Laden was still leading its battle against the West.
- Fatwa Against Freedom (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 08, 2005)
It will take Islamists in Bangladesh more than terror tactics to stamp out the free spirit of a brave people, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- Take Care Of Your Child (Greater Kashmir, PROF. SYED MAHMOOD, Dec 08, 2005)
To become good human beings, they need a good upbringing and better education, suggests. PROF. SYED MAHMOOD
- Deplorable! (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 08, 2005)
Yet another blasphemous act and yet again the Muslims across the globe feel psychologically shattered. It seems the unscrupulous elements target the towering personality of the perfect and the best creation of all times with a purpose.
- Voice In The Wilderness (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Negative signals at Mamata rally
There have been starvation deaths in West Bengal and some districts are particularly hard-hit by poverty and distress, made worse by the fact that the Left Front government has politicised the BPL lists.
- Nonalignment Today (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Dec 08, 2005)
One unintended outcome of the Volcker report is the debate it has sparked off on whether, in the 21st century, India should continue to define its foreign policy as a nonalignment country.
- Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp) Has Demanded That Gandhi Resign Her Post As Head Of The National Advisory Council, An Important Government-Appointed Body (India Daily, Anil Rane, Dec 08, 2005)
BJP has decided to go all out against the super PM – Sonia Gandhi.
- Poverty And Inflation (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 08, 2005)
Pakistan's economic future is bright despite the setback caused by the October 8 earthquake, says a senior IMF official. In saying that he rhymes with the optimistic predictions of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, which have made intense
- Bihar Cops Flog Youth For Eloping With Aunt (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Dec 08, 2005)
It was public display of police brutality in a state where, after the regime change, there are high hopes from law enforcement agencies. Ranjit Kumar was suspended from a tree as the officer-in-charge of Nimchak Bathani police station in Gaya . . .
- An Indian Faces Medieval Punishment In Saudi Arabia. What Kind Of Country Is It? (Indian Express, Shriya Anand, Dec 08, 2005)
The central institution of Saudi Arabian government is the monarchy. The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that the Holy Qur’an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari’a).
- How Al Qaeda Uses The Internet (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 08, 2005)
Al Qaeda’s sophisticated and fast-paced use of the Internet while effective in getting its message across is both risk-prone and challenging.
- Monica Charms Bhopal Police (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Dec 08, 2005)
She is too innocent to be involved with gangsters, said one. Another vouched for her “virtuous” character. They all agreed Monica Bedi must have been “duped”.
- Singh Mid-Air Missile Flies At Bjp (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Dec 08, 2005)
Natwar Singh leaves the Prime Minister’s residence on Wednesday. At a book release event later in the evening, Natwar termed the UN a “quasi-bankrupt” organisation with no ability to carry out its political responsibilities efficiently.
- Iraq ‘Conducive Environment’ For Terrorism: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that deteriorating security situation in Iraq has escalated terrorism and warned that terrorism might spiral out of control there.
- Sena: The Tiger Whimpers (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Dec 08, 2005)
The Shiv Sena is a party in trouble. Unless the party reinvents itself, it has no future.
- Natwar Off His Head, Pm Slams Bjp, Says Noise To Cover Uma Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Manmohan: ‘BJP’s trying to divert attention from internal trouble, people are forced to think of what’s unimportant’.
- The Protege Who Came In From The Cold (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Dec 08, 2005)
The protege who came in from the cold
- True Brit (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
The Queen, it has been observed, has changed her speech over the years. From an accent that bore the unmistakeable signature of her class, she has slipped into the more reassuring RP (Received Pronunciation).
- Calendar Year Of Indian Navy (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Dec 08, 2005)
Anil Bhat recapitulates the achievements of the wing of the armed forces that rules the waves.
- No Visa Power For India Inc In Russia (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 08, 2005)
Russia must ease up its visa regime for Indian businessmen if it is serious about enhancing the economic content of its relations with India. While Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have given a united call . . .
- The Odd Couple (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 08, 2005)
Nothing succeeds like success, however simulated, and at the moment two persons — President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz — are savouring their own personal brand of success.
- Seminar On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
K. Ravindra, professor of dermatology, who has been treating people with HIV for 12 years, has advocated certain sanctions against blood donation and transfusion. He has urged the Government to issue legal sanctions against unauthorised . . .
- Politics All Around (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Dec 08, 2005)
In an article that appeared in this paper recently, I argued that a crippling contradiction in Indian society is between visionaries in different spheres and routine politicians.
- Buddhadeb To Inaugurate Meet On Kerala Studies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Meet will cover issues relating to the State's development
- Focus On Central Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 08, 2005)
Is Russia a partner of the United States in the war on terrorism? You wouldn’t know it from the bitter campaign Moscow is waging to thwart President Bush’s democracy agenda in Muslim Central Asia.
- Healthcare Accreditation Standards (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 08, 2005)
Addressing the need for a uniform accreditation system for healthcare institutes, the draft on standards of healthcare accreditation, prepared by technical committee of National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH),
- What Is Nc Up To? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 08, 2005)
What is the father-and-son leadership of the National Conference up to? What does it intend to gain by pledging support (even though it is unsolicited) to the Congress-led coalition Government almost every day?
- India For `Visionary' Outlook On Summit (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Dec 07, 2005)
It is an important "building block for community-building in East Asia"
India looking for ways to fashion governing document
ASEAN goes well with Manmohan's proposal of Asian economic community
- Envisioning God (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The glory of the Supreme Being is infinite and even the Vedas do not have adequate words to describe His splendour. It is for this reason that the scriptures state that the Reality is beyond the ken of the senses and the mind.
- Madrasa Reforms (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 07, 2005)
Will Bengal take leaf out of Musharraf’s book?
The ordinance promulgated by President Parvez Musharraf to regulate the functioning of 25,000 madrasas in Pakistan is a bold step that recognises realities.
- A Legacy Of Cultural Dissent (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
Thirty-six years ago — on November 15, 1969, to be precise — an estimated half a million Americans gathered in the heart of Washington D.C. in one of the largest protests against the war their government was waging in Vietnam.
- The New Dna Of Riots (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 07, 2005)
A fresh iron gate has just been installed at the Wadhwaney home in Mau's Sindhi Colony. Last month, rioters burnt down the wooden entrance. But even the metal door failed to drill confidence into the coconut trader and his wife.
- The Farooq Show (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
If ever an award is instituted for a political leader of the State employing tongue like a double-edged weapon it will certainly go to National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah.
- Bangladesh Scene: Cause For Concern (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 07, 2005)
Anam Khan who is the Defence and Strategic Affairs editor of the Dhaka daily, The Daily Star, says it is time to come to grips with 'the frightening prospect of combating an ideologically motivated group, prepared to kill themselves for the sake . . .
- Pak Beats India To Lady Bank Boss (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Dec 07, 2005)
Musharraf picks accomplished Shamshad to take care of coffers
- Oil And Oic: A Lethal Combination (Greater Kashmir, Waseem-ud-Din, Dec 07, 2005)
Oil - the black gold of Middle East – is turning curse for not being tapped and used as a weapon to achieve prosperity and wellbeing, comments Waseem-ud-Din
- Of Aesthetics And Truth (Greater Kashmir, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Dec 07, 2005)
The life of a person is shaped in his adulthood. The environment he grows in, the lineage that he has, the influences that orient him
- Status Of Biological Sciences In India (Daily Excelsior, Pragya Khanna, Dec 07, 2005)
Human knowledge of Biology began with prehistoric people and their experiences with edible vs. inedible, or even poisonous, plants and animals, their habits and habitats and how best to capture them, etc. This information was verbally passed on to . . .
- Promising Market For Educational Software (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
ICT solutions allow for simulations and promote interactive mode of learning among students, says RM Group CEO Tim Pearson. In a chat with G. Mahadevan
- Natwar Singh Quits Over Iraq Oil Scandal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
India's suspended foreign minister, Natwar Singh, quit the cabinet on Tuesday amid unrelenting pressure from opposition groups over his role in Iraq's oil-for-food scandal.
- Bharti Janata Party? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Something tells us that the relationship between sanyasin Uma Bharti and the BJP is not quite over.
- Sixth Schedule Status For Gorkha Hill Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Tripartite Memorandum of Settlement signed between the Centre, West Bengal Government and GNLF
- Advani Launches `Nyay Yatra' At Varanasi (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 07, 2005)
Initiative aimed at "getting justice to the family of slain party MLA Krishnanand Rai"
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 07, 2005)
NELAMANGALA, India Hot water: 10 rupees. Cold water: 8 rupees.
Toilet: 5 rupees. Sex: no price specified on the bathhouse wall, but, as the condom painted there suggests, safe.
- Reconsider Expulsion, Says Uma (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Appealing for reconsideration of her expulsion, Ms Uma Bharati today sent a petition to the BJP disciplinary committee requesting she be given a chance to explain her viewpoint. “Acquiescing to the BJP parliamentary board’s decision to expel . . .
- India, Russia Inching Towards Fresh Nuclear Cooperation (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 07, 2005)
Moment for broadening scope of nuclear ties will soon be at hand, says Putin
India is a strategic partner: Putin
Indian officials hopeful of solution to Tarapore fuel matter
- A.P. To Convene All-Party Meet On Projects Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Government to make power point presentation on the issue
- Bridging Digital Divide (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 07, 2005)
Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) and President Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Shahzada Alam Malik has urged technologically advanced nations of Asia Pacific region to provide assistance to the less developed countries in bridging the . . .
- Kashmir Solution To Promote Peace: Pm: Holistic Approach Against Terror Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday a just settlement of the Kashmir dispute was a fundamental aspect of the ongoing peace process with India. “Progress has been made in our composite dialogue process (with India) and we hope it will help in . . .
- Question Of ‘Image’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
A major problem to be tackled by the Islamic summit conference opening in Makkah today is one of image of the Muslims, especially in the West.
- Lonely Trek Down The Road Less Taken (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Dec 07, 2005)
You’ll not like me,” actor Johnny Depp warns in the opening refrain of The Libtertain, the newly released film on John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester, notorious as the pornographic poet who scandalised his king, outraged his country and terrified . . .
- Values Endure As Traditions Fade (Tribune, John Daniszewski, Dec 07, 2005)
A normal family: four lives under one roof, intertwined, but each an individual. Immigrants from South Asia, Mohsin and Khawar have created a space for themselves and their children to develop and to find identities in a country and on a continent . . .
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