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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 21907:
- Seven Killed In "Ltte Attacks" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 02, 2006)
At least seven persons were killed and eight injured in suspected LTTE attacks in eastern Sri Lanka on Monday, the army said.
- The Import Of Names (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
In the spring of 1962, during an official visit to Gujarat, our two sons were presented with Siamese kittens.
- Timeless Architecture (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, May 02, 2006)
An attempt to find what renders traditional architecture timeless and relevant
- Too Early To Celebrate, But There's Hope (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, May 02, 2006)
When K Asif’s masterpiece Mughal-e-Azam and Akbar Khan’s damp squib Taj Mahal — An Eternal Love Story were released in Pakistan over the last few days, they marked the first commercial release of Indian films in Pakistan since the 1965 war, if one . . .
- The Forgotten Stronghold (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 02, 2006)
Waziristan is one of the most dangerous places in the world where the Taliban rule the roost
- Reds Waiting In The Wings (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, May 01, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists have been presented with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity.
- Iran To Deal With Iaea, Not Unsc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Iran promised today it would show ‘‘maximum cooperation’’ with a probe into its nuclear programme on condition the case was dealt with by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and not the UN Security Council.
- Farmers Driven To Suicide (Tribune, Suraj Bhan Dahiya, May 01, 2006)
Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, the prosperous states with a rich output of food as well as commercial crops, industrially vibrant, politically aware, technologically and financially up-to date
- Rewards And Brickbats For Ifs Officers (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 01, 2006)
India’s 26th foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, will be demitting office in June. He has been a "crisis manager" ever since foreign minister K. Natwar Singh was forced to quit the office following the Volcker report.
- Witness The Spineless (Hindustan Times, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi , May 01, 2006)
I have to hand it to you, Shyan Munshi: you got nerve. But maybe someone should turn you around to check if you got a spine.
- What’S Up, Docs? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 01, 2006)
If HRD Minister Arjun Singh has it his way, the number of seats available to general category students at the post-graduate level in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences will shrink from 33 of the total 50 seats to 19.
- Telling The Taliban (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
The Taliban’s brutal killing of K. Suryanarayan, an Indian telecommunications engineer working for a Bahrainian company in Afghanistan, is a test of Delhi’s political resolve.
- Four Naxals Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Staff Reporter , May 01, 2006)
On a day of fast-paced developments, five Maoists hijacked two motorised launches along with nine crew members from Nagarjunakonda, but four of them were killed in an encounter at Maddimadugu in Mahabubnagar district on Sunday.
- China's New Push On The African Continent (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 01, 2006)
Hu Jintao's three-nation Africa tour to Morocco, Nigeria, and Kenya might have received only a sliver of the international limelight his much-heralded visit to the United States generated a week earlier, but in China itself...
- Alternative Approaches To West Asian Crises (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, May 01, 2006)
Given the linkages, prioritisation would need to be eschewed in favour of parallel and simultaneous progress on Palestine, Iraq, and Iran.
- Iran Refuses To Blink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 01, 2006)
With Iran refusing to meet a gun-to-its-head `deadline' to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, the debate over sanctions is virtually guaranteed to flare up again in the United Nations Security Council.
- Team Leaves For Delhi Today (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 01, 2006)
A Pakistani delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan is leaving for New Delhi on Monday for talks with India. The two-day talks that begin on Tuesday will discuss the key issue of Jammu and Kashmir and other aspects of peace and security.
- Nepal Parliament Votes For Polls To Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 01, 2006)
The mandate of the assembly will be to draft a new constitution for the country
Date not yet set for the vote
Koirala to hold talks with Maoists
- Start Of A Long Road (The Financial Express, RAM UPENDRA DAS, May 01, 2006)
Recently, India and Pakistan decided to explore enhancing our exports of sugar and tea to Pakistan and imports of molasses from there to India. These discussions at the Safta trade ministers’ meet in Dhaka have several important implications.
- Will An Oil Boycott Work? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , May 01, 2006)
Could boycotting one top oil company offer solution to runaway petrol prices? Unlikely. Alternative sources of energy need to be aggressively pursued. Lifestyle changes need to be made. Governments need to set taxes at a level that would alter . . .
- A Friend Of India (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 01, 2006)
Very few Americans have endeared themselves to Indians. John Kenneth Galbraith was an honourable exception.
- Collage Of Dances (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , May 01, 2006)
The World Dance Day celebrations at Alliance was a vibrant coming together of Indian dance forms from Kathak to Somana Kunita
- Government Service By Doctors (Daily Excelsior, Ratandeep Kaur, May 01, 2006)
Every time the Government tends to think long term and bring about far reaching changes which would change the health scenario and awareness levels as well as enhance the health delivery system, it is put to confusion resulting in half hearted steps...
- Taliban Abduct Indian Engineer In Afghanistan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 30, 2006)
Indian strategic interests received another setback in Afghanistan when a resurgent Taliban in an increasingly lawless country kidnapped yet another Indian and threatened to kill him by 6 pm tomorrow if all Indians did not leave Afghanistan till then.
- Indus Cities Dried Up With Monsoon (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Apr 30, 2006)
It wasn’t raiders from the north but a weakened monsoon that spelled doom for the Indus valley civilisation, suggests a study published this week.
- The Fascinating Forests Of Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims,Bono-bibi in the Sunderbans is the guardian deity of the woodcutters, honey gatherers and fishermen, writes Susheela Nair
- Nepal Parties Ponder Fate Of Monarchy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepali political parties discussed the fate of the once-revered monarchy and proposals to set up a Constituent Assembly today, just days after the king ceded power in the face of mass protests .
- Taliban Abduct Indian Engineer In Afghanistan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 30, 2006)
Indian strategic interests received another setback in Afghanistan when a resurgent Taliban in an increasingly lawless country kidnapped yet another Indian and threatened to kill him by 6 pm tomorrow if all Indians did not leave Afghanistan till then.
- Corporate Drummers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Vinay Sirsi finds out that banging out African beats can be a truly uplifting experience besides bringing teams together.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 30, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters.
- Voices From Nepal (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 30, 2006)
Nepal is one of those unrecorded stories that only emerge when there is a crisis.
- Transit Times (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Apr 30, 2006)
It was in April 1997. I was returning after a ten-day orientation course in London.
- Today's Editorial: Taking Stock (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 30, 2006)
Those who thought market scams in India were history have been proved wrong. SEBI has investigated irregular practices in 105 IPOs floated between 2003 and 2005 and barred 24 entities, including Karvy and Indiabulls, from opening fresh dematerialised . .
- Life In Jail Is Enlightening, A Journey Within (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 30, 2006)
Six days after getting bail in a disproportionate assets case, Mumbai’s supercop Daya Nayak had an “encounter” with R Venkatesh of Deccan Herald.
- The Role Of Arcadia (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Apr 30, 2006)
The Oxford Tagore Translations, whose general editor is Sukanta Chaudhuri, gives us pause, and a renewed opportunity to take stock of the achievement and its historical moment.
- Laloo Guests Crowd Trains To Delhi (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Apr 30, 2006)
The mess has been created by the political hangers-on, who are desperate to make their presence felt at Laloo Yadav’s daughter, Chanda’s wedding in Delhi, slated for April 30.
- Treat Women As Equals (Tribune, S. Karam Singh, Apr 30, 2006)
Woman has given birth to scientists, scholars, saints, seers and soldiers. However, her very existence has been subjected to critical evaluation since the very inception of human race. Unfortunately, muscle power has taken precedence over emotional . . .
- Affirmative Action Not At The Pvt Sector’S Cost (Deccan Herald, Anant R Koppar, Apr 30, 2006)
"In Malaysia of 1970s, locals were given education and brought on par with Chinese & Indian immigrants"
- Mixing History With Mystery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Utpal Borpujari talks to author Shivani Singh on why she feels history provides the right mix of ingredients for a story teller.
- Silent Sentinels (Hindu, KALYANI CANDADE, Apr 30, 2006)
The mangroves of Choroa Island in Goa are a birder's paradise.
- Pottering Through The Past (Hindu, GEORGE N. NETTO, Apr 30, 2006)
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history
- Coming Home To One's World (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Apr 30, 2006)
Gulammohammed Sheikh on sorting out his India through art and the intrusion of politics into a once-insular field.
- Long Live The Raja (Deccan Herald, Deepti Ganapathy, Apr 30, 2006)
Brought out by Harper Collins (India), The Raja is Dead is a historical fiction set in the pre-Independence era when India is about to taste the sweetness of freedom, and the monarchy is on the brink of ruin.
- No More Appeasement (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 30, 2006)
Whatever the genesis of the current rampant extremism in Pakistan, and whether or not Pakistani and American interests coincide in resisting this phenomenon, President Musharraf is right in saying that the fight against terrorism has to be fought for . .
- Indonesia Author, Nobel Candidate Pramoedya Dies (Reuters, Jerry Norton, Apr 30, 2006)
Indonesia's best-known author and perennial Nobel candidate Pramoedya Ananta Toer died on Sunday, the family said.
- Mothers Of Nepal Vanquish A Killer Of Children (New York Times, Celia W Dugger, Apr 30, 2006)
As dusk descended on this medieval walled city and its dirt lanes filled with horses cantering home from the mountains, the piercing voice of a woman could be heard over the pounding hooves.
- Voices Of Silence (Statesman, Jagmohan , Apr 30, 2006)
World Monument Day on 18 April gave us an opportunity to grasp the significance of our architectural legacy
- Beyond Pragmatism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
Defendin himself against critics who accuse him of having sold out to the US, General Musharraf has defended his role in the ongoing War on Terror, saying he is fighting it not on Washington’s behest but because this suits the country’s interests.
- Imbalance In Industrial Investment In Karnataka (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Apr 30, 2006)
Seven districts draw a blank during 2005-06
- Coming Soon: A Safari Park In The Heart Of Delhi (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , Apr 30, 2006)
A safari park right here in the heart of the Capital? Sounds hard to believe? Well, Delhi University thinks otherwise.
- Kalam Calls For Evolving 'Enlightened Citizenry' Round The Globe (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam has called for the evolution of an enlightened citizenry round the globe, with the introduction of moral value system in education and by making religion graduate into a universal spiritual force.
- Taliban Threatens To Kill Abducted Engineer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The fate of an Indian engineer kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan on Friday evening remained unknown as India stepped up efforts to secure his safe release on Saturday.
- Us Interested In Final Settlement To Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The US has an "interest" in seeing if a "final settlement" of the Kashmir issue can be reached and was trying to help build on the progress made by India and Pakistan on the Composite Dialogue.
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
- Sri Lanka Woos Tourists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Emerald Isle eyes a million visitors by 2010
Road show to showcase Sri Lankan tourism held in Hyderabad
SLTB says 1.13-lakh Indian tourists visited Sri Lanka last year
The Board plans to increase the number to over 1.5-lakh tourists
Sri Lankan Air
- Aiadmk Main Political Adversary, Says Brahmins Association (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
"Polls opportunity for Kanchi devotees"
- India Hints A Giftwrap Of Revival Package (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Apr 29, 2006)
With Nepal taking the first major step towards popular rule when its Parliament was reconvened after four years today, India has decided to propose a package for the country’s economic recovery.
- New Nepal Commits To Maoist Talks (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 29, 2006)
The new government of Nepal has committed itself to holding a dialogue with the Maoists, declare a ceasefire and move towards a Constituent Assembly.
- The Siege Within (Pioneer, Sushant Sareen, Apr 29, 2006)
The armed insurrection by Pashtun tribes in Pakistan's north-western tribal belt and Baloch tribes in the south-western province of Balochistan is not a new phenomenon.
- Political Consensus (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The history of reservation for OBCs underscores a strong political commitment to the policy of positive discrimination in their favour.
- An Open Letter To The Hon'ble Pm (The Economic Times, V RAGHUNATHAN, Apr 29, 2006)
In our country, we have more varieties of haves and have-nots than most. We have the rich haves and the poor have-nots; the urban haves and the rural have-nots; the higher-caste haves and the backward-caste have-nots; the educated haves and the . . .
- Transit Times (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Apr 29, 2006)
It was in April 1997. I was returning after a ten-day orientation course in London. I headed for Heathrow to return to India via Frankfurt, my colleague was to stay for another couple of days. Imagine my consternation when, at the check-in counter . . .
- Markets Are Essential, So Is Regulation (Tribune, Johann Hari, Apr 29, 2006)
The first has been conducted in the United States over the past 25 years, increasingly setting corporations free from regulation and safeguards. The second experiment has been conducted in Argentina over the past five years, and lies at the opposite . . .
- A Policy Of Deception On Nepal (Indian Express, S. D. Muni , Apr 29, 2006)
India has turned back from the brink of disaster over Nepal. For years it has remained a confused and uncertain observer of the Nepal crisis that was precipitated by the Maoist uprising and King Gyanendra’s despotism.
- Mera Gaon, Gurgaon (Times of India, Shobhit Mahajan, Apr 29, 2006)
That woman at a Gurgaon mall — halter tops, shorts and wedding bangles — could very well have been a newly-wed in Silicon Valley, married to an NRI engineer.
- Taking Stock (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 29, 2006)
Those who thought market scams in India were history have been proved wrong. SEBI has investigated irregular practices in 105 IPOs floated between 2003 and 2005 and barred 24 entities, including Karvy and Indiabulls, from opening fresh dematerialised . .
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Human Trafficking Racket (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
FEDERAL Investigation Agency (FIA) has approached Interpol for the arrest of Maj (Rtd) Ajmal, former Swiss Visa Assistant and an important name in human trafficking racket, unveiled by Asher Frances, main culprit in Swiss Visa Scandal. Meanwhile,
- The Solution Is Not Quota (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2006)
Let me begin with an ordinary, everyday Indian story. It is the story of a little boy called Lakshay who, at the age of three, needed admission in a Delhi kindergarten.
- Plagiarism And Absurd Explanations (Deccan Herald, Robert Zelnick, Apr 29, 2006)
We should find a way to treat Kaavya Viswanathan and William H Swanson as we do errant students.
- The Indus Opportunity (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 29, 2006)
By co-operating with India on water projects on the basis of the 1960 Indus Treaty, Pakistan stands to gain much
- Is 'Euston-Ism' The New Left In The U.K.? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 29, 2006)
The only Left bit of the "Euston Manifesto" is its faintly Left jargon. On the other hand, there is a lot in it that neo-conservatives are more likely to find to their taste.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 29, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters. I was in Lahore recently to witness the release of Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal. The law banning other Indian films still holds, but . . .
- Pressed For Freedom (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 29, 2006)
There is nothing new about attacks on journalists. There have been several brutal attempts to curb freedom of the Press.
- Get A Life, Kaavya (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 29, 2006)
If there is anything worse than being identified as a cheat, it is attempting to rationalise sharp practice by taking recourse to psycho-babble.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
Whatever the NDA may think of the alliance between the Congress and the Telengana Rashtra Samithi, forged prior to the last assembly poll essentially to dislodge Chandrababu Naidu, it is plainly opportunistic on . . .
- China Welcomes Indian-Style Shrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian-style Buddhist shrine, the first of its kind in China, would soon emerge in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism, as symbol of friendship between the two countries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the shrine, to be jointly constructed . . .
- Classy Cast Of Mind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The announcement that reservation for other backward classes is to be extended to IITs and IIMs has provoked much debate in the press. Critics say the move will undermine the functioning of these institutions by devaluing the principle of merit.
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
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