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Articles 20521 through 20620 of 26855:
- We Have Met With Foes That Strike Beside Us' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 30, 2005)
Strike means many things, apart from closed banks and cancelled flights, halted assembly lines and a frustrated common man. In today's context,
- Meaningful Signal (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 30, 2005)
The once strident cry of the CPI(M-L), "China's chairman is our chairman, Chinese path is our path" is no longer heard, and not for reasons of patriotism only.
- Powering Reforms Through The Customer (Business Line, Amandeep Singh Syali, Sep 30, 2005)
The sorry state of the power sector can be judged by energy and peak shortages (9.1 per cent and 12.1 per cent respectively), the plant load factor (71.1 per cent),
- Pakistan, India Seek To Nudge Peace Process (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Sep 30, 2005)
The foreign ministers of Pakistan and India will meet next week to try to smooth over a rough patch in a slow-moving peace process, but they are not expected to initiate any breakthrough, analysts said.
- Men, More Than Material, Can Bridge Rural-Urban Divide (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Sep 30, 2005)
So much potential remains untapped in rural India. But the problem that haunts planners and economists is the lack of human material to integrate the two Indias.
- Trade Unions Hit Out At Upa's `Anti-Worker' Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Employees organise meetings, rallies in Kurnool, Chittoor and other districts
Insurance, telecom, postal, medical and sales representatives participate in the strike
UPA Government accused of adopting anti-worker policies
- Divine-Inspired Islamic Law (Dawn, Syed Imam-ud-Din Asad, Sep 30, 2005)
Islamic law comprises rules of conduct revealed by God to His Prophet (peace be upon him) whereby people are directed to lead their lives.
- India, Pak To Revive Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Deccan Herald » National » Detailed Story
India, Pak to revive panel
Islamabad,UNI:
India and Pakistan have decided to revive the Joint Commission (JC), which was constituted in 1983 and could meet only thrice since its inceptio
- Coercive Diplomacy Will Not Work: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 30, 2005)
Hopeful of an acceptable settlement on J&K
- Welcome Ramadhan (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Sep 30, 2005)
The Holy month of Ramadhan is about to commence. Muslims shall get yet another chance to undergo self-introspection and to learn how to live with life.
- At Whose Expense? (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Left mocks itself with strike charade
- Knight On A Shining Peacock! (Hindu, Mala Kumar, Sep 30, 2005)
The Purulia Chhau dancers from the region bordering West Bengal were out of this world
- The Telling Mirror (Hindu, MALINI WHITE, Sep 30, 2005)
Art historian B.N. Goswamy, who accidentally stumbled into the world of miniature paintings, maintains that the best of it comes from Lahore
- Aids Is Nature’S Curse Of The New Millennium (Greater Kashmir, Tanvir Sadiq, Sep 30, 2005)
Let our Public Men set a precedent by coming forward voluntarily and demanding an HIV Test Tanvir Sadiq suggests
- Capture Of Asif Chotu (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 30, 2005)
Security agencies have arrested Asif Chotu, a key leader of the banned militant group Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and mastermind of a string of deadly sectarian related suicide attacks. Three of his accompalices were also captured subsequently.
- A Vote Under U.S. Pressure: Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
At meeting with Prime Minister, its leaders express fears that Iran ties will be hit
"Left parties register strong protest
Vote could have been avoided: Abani Roy
Assure world that Iran issue will not figure in Security Council: Yechury
- Ramazan Price Package (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2005)
The unveiling of a ‘Ramazan relief package’ by the federal minister for industries, production and special initiatives on Tuesday is a welcome step since it is intended to provide much-needed relief to consumers during the month of fasting.
- Relations With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2005)
There is more to Pakistan-American relations than the nuclear question. The issue has acquired perhaps undue importance following Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the US in July.
- Escorts Heart Institute Sold To Fortis For Rs 585 Crore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Troubled Escorts Group's Heart Institute and Research Centre has finally changed hands. In a Rs 585 crore all-cash deal, Fortis Healthcare picked up 90 per cent of the Institute on Wednesday.
- Choosing A President For The Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 29, 2005)
RSS-BJP discussions on a new party president and "relations" between the two organisations could start next week ahead of Chitrakoot.
- Us Support For Kashmir Settlement (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 29, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged the United States to support efforts aimed at resolving the Kashmir issue. During his meeting with visiting US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley in Islamabad on Tuesday, he stressed the importance of moving
- India, Pakistan Agreed On Need For Siachen Pullout (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
India and Pakistan are agreed on the need to withdraw troops from the Siachen Glacier but are stuck on verifying each other's positions before they pull back, the Indian defence minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.
- Happy Border Crossings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2005)
The announcement of a bus service between Amritsar and Lahore is a testament to the growing maturity in India-Pakistan relations.
- Exclusive - India, Pakistan Agreed On Need For Siachen Pullout (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Sep 29, 2005)
India and Pakistan are agreed on the need to withdraw troops from the Siachen Glacier but are stuck on verifying each other's positions before they pull back, the Indian defence minister said on Wednesday.
- Reducing Population (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 29, 2005)
If the high population growth rate of Pakistan has been adversely affecting its economic growth rate so far, will the current high economic growth rate cut down the population growth?
- Ramzan Package (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 29, 2005)
Living up to its tradition, the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has announced a Ramzan package to provide relief to the people during the holy month. The package announced by Minister for Industries Jehangir Khan Tareen envisages 5 to 15 per cent reducti
- Start At The Very Beginning (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Sep 29, 2005)
The recent Jharkhand high court ruling raises fundamental questions about constitutional guarantees for the weak, writes Uttam Sengupta
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Set To Roll In November (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
In yet another boost to their reconciliation process, India and Pakistan on Wednesday decided to start a bus service between Amritsar and Lahore in November and agreed to begin soon another bus to Nankana Sahib - home to some of the holiest Sikh shrines.
- The Lotus Wilts (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2005)
A party in search of an ideologue
- Terror And Politics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 29, 2005)
That Interpol has felt the necessity of issuing a special international notice for underworld don Dawood Ibrahim along with others wanted by the United Nations for their links with Al Qaeda once again brings focus on the murky world of crime and terror.
- Iran "Not Calling Off" Lng Deal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 29, 2005)
"We did not expect India to [vote that way]. But friends should not be judged by a single action."
- Religion Has Not Done Justice To Women’ (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Sep 29, 2005)
Taslima Nasreen, the controversial Bangladeshi writer, received a boost after the Calcutta High Court lifted the ban on her book Dwikhandito (Split into two),
- Review Petition Filed By Sarabjit's Lawyer (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2005)
Repeated requests to grant meeting with accused turned down by authorities
- India, Pakistan Talks On Civil Aviation Remain Inconclusive (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2005)
Aimed at amending agreement that was concluded when there were no private airlines in both countries
Both sides agreed to let private airlines operate
Differ on number of flights
- India, Pakistan Agree On Amritsar-Lahore Bus Link In November (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
India and Pakistan said on Wednesday they planned to start a bus service by November to link two cities situated close to their border as part of an ongoing peace process.
- Writing On The Wall For Udf (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Sep 29, 2005)
The crushing mandate against the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala for the third time in four years, though it was the local bodies elections this time, sends out a clear message:
- Taj Corridor Case And Unhealthy Polity (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Sep 29, 2005)
The Chief Vigilance Commissioner's report to the Supreme Court regarding prosecution of Ms Mayawati in Taj Corridor case has once again brought to sharp focus the issue of corruption in our public life.
- Why Urban Andhra Pradesh's Message Is Important (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 29, 2005)
The municipal polls verdict has a significance beyond Andhra Pradesh's borders. None of the excuses for the Telugu Desam's rout in the 2004 elections works this time. Voters are protesting the pro-rich, anti-poor measures that pass for `reforms' in. . . .
- Israel Launches Missile Attack On Fatah Office In Gaza City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Arab nations plan resolution against Tel Aviv's nuclear programme at IAEA meet
- Pm Promises Two More Iisc-Quality Institutes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
The institutes, one in Pune and another in Kolkata, will be built at a cost of Rs 500 crore each.
- Rehnuma Is No Prose In Praise As You Mean (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 29, 2005)
The book has a depth which you have not been able to fathom, Prof. Syed Habib, the author of Rehnuma, a biography of Prof. Agha Ashraf, reacts to the book review published in Greater Kashmir
In the name of the merciful Lord of mercy.
- Bush Beats About The Bush In Un (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Sep 29, 2005)
President George W Bush in his address to the 60th UN General Assembly side lined the two key issues that have weakened the world body’s authority. First is the Iraq war and second the international terrorism. In both cases the United States has been exer
- Iran Planned To Back India For U.N. Seat (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 28, 2005)
The Hindu has reliably learnt that not only was Iran willing to consider positively an additional 2.5 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) the same price as the previous five million tonnes, ...
- The Trial Of Orhan Pamuk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2005)
Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk has been deeply involved in the debate about the relationship the Muslim world and the West ought to have with each other.
- India, China Hold Further Talks On Boundary Issue (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 28, 2005)
For evolving a framework to solve the issue in "a fair and reasonable manner" Talks between Special Representatives took place "in a friendly, constructive and cooperative atmosphere"
- India's Backing Of Iaea Resolution Against Iran Is A Signal Of The End Of Nonaligned Movement (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
When India decided to side with United States and Europeans against Iran and vote accordingly in the IAEA resolution,
- Wiser Advani Is Lonely (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 28, 2005)
Advani is trying to show himself as alive to the limitations of the hard Hindutva that catapulted the BJP to power
- Iran Warns India Over Atomic Backlash (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Iran threatened on Tuesday to use trade ties to punish countries that voted against it at the UN atomic watchdog, after Tehran failed to convince the world its nuclear ambitions were peaceful.
- Dengue Outbreak Could Be Linked To Global Warming, Climate Change: Kolkata Mayor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
"Attributing the outbreak only to commonly cited factors such as lack of cleanliness is incorrect"
High incidence of dengue in Singapore cited
Civic body fighting disease on a war-footing
Scheme to protect city's environment
- Where The State May Not Enter (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 28, 2005)
Recently, a slew of measures to improve women’s conditions have been announced or promulgated — a bill against domestic violence, reform of property rights for Hindu women and, ....
- The German Solution (Deccan Herald, Christopher Harvie, Sep 28, 2005)
The enduring popularity of the Left is something to envy and be taken seriously, and not mocked at.
- South Asian Integration? (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Sep 27, 2005)
I suggested in this column last week that it is in India’s interest to develop closer and less hostile relations with Pakistan.
- Journey Of A Leader Called Jinnah (Greater Kashmir, SYED NOOR UL HASSAN, Sep 27, 2005)
From Jinnahbhai to Jinnah and finally to Qaid-e-Azam it was a journey of a leader who led his nation, writes
SYED NOOR UL HASSAN
- Us Pressure On Syria (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Sep 27, 2005)
The continuing violence in Iraq and the escalating tension over Iran regarding its nuclear programme have diverted attention from another country in the region,
- Dalit Question In Hollywood (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 27, 2005)
There is need to draw the attention of the globally influential cultural centre towards untouchability
- Judges’ Accountability (Dawn, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 27, 2005)
The Supreme Judicial Council has, at its meeting held in Islamabad on Saturday, constituted a two-member committee to prepare draft rules and procedures for accountability of judges.
- Journey To The Ridiculous (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 27, 2005)
Bihar has been the laboratory of Indian politics. Mahatma Gandhi experimented with satyagraha from the dusty village of Champaran. Decades later,
- Belkhed: The Riots & Wrongs Of Caste (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 27, 2005)
The Bhagwan Dattamandirin Belkhed, Akola, was built by Dalits when they were still Hindus. It was ostensibly the focus of the fiery violence there earlier this month. The real reasons? Caste, the decline of organised Dalit politics, the crisis in ...
- Ominous Portents For Bjp (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 27, 2005)
There are many Lal Krishna Advanis. I recall accosting him in Parliament’s Central Hall after the fragile Janata Party government gave way, ostensibly on the question of the dual loyalties of the members of the then Jan Sangh. We shall live to fight ....
- Sc Guidelines Timely (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2005)
The Supreme Court has rightly censured the high courts for indiscriminately granting bail even to those involved in heinous crimes without properly examining the merits of the bail petitions.
- China's Second Manned Space Mission (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 26, 2005)
October could see two astronauts in space as part of China's second manned launch.
- Musharraf’S Arrogance (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 26, 2005)
The utter disdain with which Musharraf talks about gang-rapes is symptomatic of the social realities in Pakistan
- Vote In Vienna (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Sep 26, 2005)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution adopted on September 24 on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran earned 22 votes in favour, one vote against (from Venezuela) and 12 abstentions.
- A Question Of Lifestyles (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 26, 2005)
There is an apparent reversal of lifestyles. Women seem to be succumbing to causes traditionally behind early deaths of men.
- India's Iaea Vote Was Decided In Advance (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 26, 2005)
In deciding to vote against Iran, India showed its foreign policy was not immune to outside pressure.
- India's Shameful Vote Against Iran (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2005)
The decision to vote adversarially against Iran at Saturday's crucial meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency is evidence of the Manmohan Singh Government's shameful willingness to abandon the independence of Indian ...
- Water Is No More Our Friend (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Sep 26, 2005)
Water is your friend” was the advice regularly given to a truly good friend of mine in the Middle East. The speaker was a member of the One-Thousand-Litres-a-Day-Keeps-Dehydration-at-Bay Brigade, although I have to say that the Arabs take a different view
- Advertising That Works (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Sep 26, 2005)
The author, a retired diplomat, is currently a visiting distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
- Germany's New Government — Grand Coalition Or Marriage Of Convenience? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 26, 2005)
The Bavarain Bavarian atmosphere at the Schottenhammel tent, the oldest private tent at Oktoberfest, in Munich,
- Hemlines And Baselines (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Sep 26, 2005)
Imagine for a moment Leander Paes — at a time when he was getting increasingly involved in his tennis and grabbing national and international attention
- Pushpa Yajna (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Sep 26, 2005)
Puja, that important Indian word, has a truly lovely meaning.
- Judges’ Accountability (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2005)
The Supreme Judicial Council has, at its meeting held in Islamabad on Saturday, constituted a two-member committee to prepare draft rules and procedures for accountability of judges. The committee will comprise Justice Bhagwandas and Justice Iqbal. Presid
- Policy Making Problems (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 26, 2005)
ON September 20, an international broadcasting service brought former president, Farooq Leghari,
- Save It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Notwithstanding the noises about its conservation, the Dal Lake is dying a slow but a sure death.
- Being A Diabetic, Should You Fast? (Greater Kashmir, DR. ABID HUSSAIN, Sep 26, 2005)
Fasting for diabetic varies from case to case, decisions are individual and doctors will have to do everything possible to educate patients about the element of risk involved, suggest
- Madressah Registration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
It remains to be seen whether the understanding reached between the government and madressah managements will work and last. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz sounded quite hopeful after his meeting with leaders of the Ittehad-i-Tanzeemat-i-Madaris-i-Deeniya
- Bottlenecks In The Way Of Investment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has directed the Federal Government to remove bottlenecks being experienced by local and foreign investors to create still more investor-friendly environment in the country.
- Transfer Of Judges: Need For A Transparent Policy (Tribune, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Sep 25, 2005)
The Patna High Court got a new Chief Justice after the Supreme Court asked the Centre to make its stand on the appointment of the new Chief Justice clear.
- Prove That You Are The Best (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Sep 25, 2005)
This fortnight I have two experiences to share. Both occupy a unique position in the social fabric of our society.
- Emptying Of Us Cities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2005)
Hurricane Rita is on rampage in border areas of Texas and Louisiana as well as the already Katrina battered city of New Orleans.
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