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Articles 9421 through 9520 of 21907:
- In The Wake Of The Bush Visit (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Apr 08, 2006)
In the aftermath of President George Bush’s visit, too much importance is being attached to inanities, while among the important points only the nuclear deal with India has monopolised comments, giving an impression as if all that matters to . . .
- Endangered Cbm (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 08, 2006)
Red tape proves a roadblock
- Oily Skid Is Just Dangerously Around The Corner (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 08, 2006)
Chindia' will require increasingly high amounts of energy for its growth, points out Stephen Leeb in The Coming Economic Collapse. As alternative energy, biodiesel is well poised "to enter both the vocabulary and the fuel tanks," predicts Lyle . . .
- Reliance Webworld's 24x7 Biz Project For Bpos (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Reliance WebWorld has initiated a pilot project for BPOs that if successful could keep its cash registers humming all 24 hours of the day.
- Towards A Partnership (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 08, 2006)
Does the US want to control Indian foreign and economic policy in the long run? And does it to want to attain this objective by following the `strategic partnership' route, one of the vital aspects of which is the nuclear deal?
- Kashmir A Flashpoint, Says Rice (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Agreeing that Kashmir was "a flash point", which "has sparked conflict in the region", US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday said that the United States did "actively encourage the parties to find a resolution".
- Resume Work, Chidambaram Tells Sbi Staff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Negotiations on under Labour Commissioner
Unions present modified version of demands
``No time-frame should be set for solution''
``Retirement benefits of SBI, PSU employees different''
- The Yatra Man (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 07, 2006)
Advani cannot give up old habits
- N-Deal Fiasco Will Hit Ties, Warns Rice (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 07, 2006)
Urging members of Congress to support legislation that would enable a nuclear deal with India to reach fruition, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday warned the US-India relationship would suffer a "significant setback" if this agreement . .
- How To Write A Perfect Novel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
First, many non-resident Indians have taken to full-time writing supplemented by teaching and journalism.
- Planet Fetish (Telegraph, Pathik Guha, Apr 07, 2006)
Dava Sobel’s prize-winning bestseller, Longitude, was about the 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison’s bid to save lives at sea because of the inability to determine an East-West position.
- Seeking A New Direction (Telegraph, Suhrita Saha, Apr 07, 2006)
The movement for women’s liberation, writes Brenner, has passed through various phases that have been characterized by extraordinary gains as well as irreversible set backs.
- The Search For Independence (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , Apr 07, 2006)
The politics of autonomy: Indian experiences Edited by Ranabir Samaddar, Sage, Rs 620
- In The Twilight Zone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2006)
It’s the realm of the unknown; it deals with the supernatural world and its possible influences, it’s a quality hidden from our senses — it’s occult tradition that has had a very special place in the history of social evolution both in the West . . .
- Time For Trade Links (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Apr 07, 2006)
The historic bus service that was launched on April 7 2005 by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Srinagar has now completed one year of its operation.
- Protests, Carnage Rock Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Police fired tear gas to break up stone-throwing anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal today after a fierce overnight attack on a town by Maoist rebels left 22 people dead, including an Indian, witnesses and authorities said.
- Managing Stress (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 07, 2006)
It was perfectly in order for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director-General J.K. Sinha to have visited this city in the wake of murders outside the Chief Minister's official residence.
- Banking On Trouble (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 07, 2006)
A bank that covers 70 per cent of all bank transactions across the country and handles the government’s treasury and forex operations is an essential service, and therefore much too important to be permitted to shut down under any circumstances.
- Yatras Roll To Ram And Rajya Beat (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
On Thursday, Leader of Opposition LK Advani embarked on his sixth Rath Yatra invoking Lord Ram and appealing to Muslims to abandon their claim over the disputed site in Ayodhya so as to facilitate the construction of the temple on Ram's janambhoomi.
- Up: 4 Killed, 13 Injured In Clash In Aligarh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four persons were killed and 13 injured, six of them seriously, when members of two communities clashed over a place of worship, opening fire and pelting stones, after which indefinite curfew was imposed in three police station areas of this . . .
- Tragedy To Farce (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Apr 07, 2006)
Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, France has attracted worldwide attention for political upheavals, in striking contrast to a relatively more tranquil England.
- The Politics Of Sacrifice (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 07, 2006)
Why Sonia Gandhi can get away with her grand-standing
- Boucher On Democracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
After his meeting with the President, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed a press conference in the US embassy. According to the official sources, while meeting the President he confined himself . . .
- Lessons From Thailand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
The constitutional crisis in Thailand is not about to end soon, the resignation of its prime minister notwithstanding.
- Four Killed In Hindu-Muslim Clashes In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four people were killed and seven injured in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the northern Indian town of Aligarh, said a senior official on Thursday.
- The Silliness Of Some Scientific Methods (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 07, 2006)
The magnificence of science in unravelling the secrets of the natural world has on hundreds of occasions proven to be undoubtedly resplendent.
- Rice Rebuts Critics On The Hill, Point By Point (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 07, 2006)
Slicing through layers of informed American scepticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made the strongest pitch so far on why the nuclear deal with India needed to be signed by Washington in Washington
- Secular Vend For Islamist Cause (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 07, 2006)
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.George Santayana
- Advani Rath Starts Rolling (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday commenced his Bharat Suraksha Yatra from this BJP fortress in Saurashtra, by appealing to the Muslims in the country to offer the disputed land in Ayodhya to Hindus for the construction of a Lord Rama temple.
- Cause For Concern (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
The arrest of seven persons with links to the Harkat-ul Jihad-i-Islami, Bangladesh (HUJI-B) in connection with the blasts at Varanasi’s Sankatmochan Temple and railway station in March underlines the growing threat posed by Bangladesh-based . . .
- The Outsider And His City (Hindu, DEEPA GANESH, Apr 07, 2006)
Winner of Lankesh debut director award Suman Mukhopadhyay's Bengali film, Herbert is at once the tragic story of an individual alienated by history as well as the collapse of Kolkata in the last century
- Where Rags To Riches Stories Are No Longer Rare (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 07, 2006)
The Chinese city of Wenzhou owes its success to the development of a cluster model whereby hundreds of small enterprises work together producing complementary goods based on efficient division of labour, saysThe Hindu's Beijing Correspondent.
- The Evolution Of The Model Code (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 07, 2006)
With its origins in 1951, the code emerged out of a political consensus. So long as it remained on paper, there was hardly any protest. The situation changed when the focus shifted to enforcement.
- Talks: Safe Travel Promise For Ltte (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 07, 2006)
Norwegian Special Envoy cites polarisation, calls for confidence-building measures
- Kathmandu Clamps Night Curfew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Attempt to thwart Thursday's anti-King general strike sponsored by Opposition
- Assam’S Widow From Gujarat Is Agp Candidate (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Apr 06, 2006)
When Alaka Desai first came to Assam 23 years ago, arriving in Guwahati from Gujarat to work on a doctoral thesis on the Northeast, little did she imagine that she would one day contest an election here as the candidate of a regional party.
- U.S. Sees Threat From European Islamic Militants (Reuters, Caroline Drees, Apr 06, 2006)
Islamic militants in Europe pose a direct threat to U.S. national security, more than 4-1/2 years after Europe-based plotters planned much of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- Seeking Help From A Veteran Of Love (Deccan Herald, Dinitia Smith, Apr 06, 2006)
‘It’s about having a life of the imagination; it’s one of those ineffable things.’
- In Indira’S Footsteps (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 06, 2006)
Last week this column suggested that the Congress should be buried. Some elaboration is in order.
- Mozart Wasn’T So Poor After All (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 06, 2006)
For centuries, historians have portrayed Mozart as poor, but new documents suggest the composer was not nearly as hard-up for cash as many believed.
- Varanasi Blasts: Probe Leads To Bangladesh (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
An Indian cleric on Wednesday publicly confessed his involvement and of a Bangladeshi Islamist group in last month's terrorist strikes in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi that killed at least 20 people.
- Common Future (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 06, 2006)
The Prime Minister has a vision for Indo-Pak amity where borders become irrelevant
- Will The Grand Merger Take Off? (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 06, 2006)
The proposed merger of Air India and Indian has its plus and minus points.
- Infrastructural Growth Upa Govt's Top Priority: Pm (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked for greater flow of investment in infrastructure in roads, ports, telecommunication, airports, railways and power.
- Metro Crosses Another Hurdle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
In a decision that could lead to faster approval of the Bangalore Metro project by the Centre, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday accepted the recommendation of the Group of Ministers (GoM) that operation and maintenance of metro rail systems and the . . .
- Support For Jaya Wells Up In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
There is a strong undercurrent of support for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalitha among rural masses, a tour of Cuddallore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur in northern . . .
- Manmohan's Assurance To Haryana (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Apr 06, 2006)
Atomic plant to be considered
Lays foundation for six-laning of a 10 km stretch of NH 1
Medical college at Karnal in memory of Kalpana Chawla
UPA Government investing over Rs.1,80,000 crore on road network
- Karunanidhi's Arithmetic Versus Jayalalithaa's Chemistry (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 06, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu Assembly election may be decided by which of the two prevails
- Law And Order Has Broken Down' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
We will highlight the failure of the UDF Government to help farmers. The debts incurred by them resulted in 1,500 suicides.
- Varanasi Blasts Mastermind, 5 Accomplices Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A mastermind of the recent Varanasi blasts and five of his accomplices were arrested on Wednesday by the Uttar Pradesh police and Central security agencies.
- Bangalore Metro Put On The Fast Track (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Union Cabinet approves Group of Ministers' recommendations
- The Architect's New Clothes (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Apr 06, 2006)
Buildings in the country betray our slavish mentality, thanks to our failure to connect with the past, says Chitvan Gill
- Mirage In The Desert (Pioneer, Sandeep Silas, Apr 06, 2006)
Confluence of Occidental and Islamic belief systems, UAE remains an enigma for most people, says Sandeep Silas
- Development' Binds Nitish's Coalition Of Extremes (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 06, 2006)
The coalition Mr Nitish Kumar leads in Bihar includes not only the marginalised sections but also people from the upper crust and castes.
- China Sends Big Business Group To U.S. (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Apr 06, 2006)
Chinese leaders, eager to improve relations with the United States ahead of the first ever visit there by President Hu Jintao later this month, have dispatched a large delegation of businessmen and economic officials both to display . . .
- The Mirwaiz's Mistake (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 06, 2006)
MIRWAIZ Umar Farooq has argued for the maintenance of Kashmir's unity in whatever solution is arrived at for the Kashmir dispute.
- Fukuyama's Take On Islam And Islamists (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 06, 2006)
His prescription: the solution lies not in "fixing" the Muslim world by imposing democracy but in reaching out to alienated Muslims in the West.
- Accounting For Heritage Assets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
Civilisation, according to Mark Twain, is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
- Oiling Our Way (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 06, 2006)
Carefully assess Rosneft’s offer to ONGC
- An Excess: Too Steep A Cess Will Hurt Aviation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 06, 2006)
The proposed Rs 500 cess on air travel to develop small airports and subsequently provide subsidy to airlines to service these airports is a bad idea, on account of its size and its stated purpose.
- Freedom For Foreign Corporates (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
SEBI loosens up, but would foreign companies want to raise money in the Indian market now?
- A Defunct Post (Business Line, S Balakrishnan, Apr 06, 2006)
Do we need alternate directors?
An alternate director is in the same position as any other director as regards his duties, rights and liabilities.
- Taking Wing (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 06, 2006)
Tuesday is bound to go down as a red-letter day for civil aviation in the country.
- Modernisation In The Air (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2006)
Airport upgradation brooks no delay
- Politics As Performance (Times of India, Shiva Shankar M Rao, Apr 06, 2006)
Indian politics and Hindi films have tremendous similarities.
- High Marks In Exams Might Not Guarantee Success (Times of India, Anurag, Apr 06, 2006)
Fear of examinations, anxiety over results and poor marks are driving many teenagers to take that desperate, irreversible step: suicide. During the exam season anxiety levels peak both for students and parents.
- Indian Dam Protesters Vow To Continue Hunger Strike (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A leading Indian environmentalist’s hunger strike against a massive dam entered its eighth day Wednesday, as her allies demanded that the government detail its plans to compensate thousands of people to be left homeless.
- Brand Values (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2006)
States imitate corporates
- Shutting Out The Past (Telegraph, Soumitra Das, Apr 06, 2006)
In whatever stage of dilapidation they may be, Calcutta’s heritage buildings are the only extant and visible indication of the city’s once truly cosmopolitan culture, says Soumitra Das
- Doors Open For Dalai Lama: China (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
China is willing to consider allowing Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit the country for the first time since 1959 if he sincerely abandons his pursuit for ‘independence’, a senior Chinese official has said.
- Isb Alumnus Offered Rs 1.04-Crore Salary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
An alumnus of the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) has been offered an annual salary of Rs 1.04 crore by an Indian IT company, the highest ever at the premier school for an international position.
- Dutch Minister Lays Stress On Security: Efforts For Afghan Reconstruction (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Security and stability are prerequisites for successful reconstruction efforts and it is hoped that Pakistan will be able to limit infiltration by the defunct Taliban and Al Qaeeda terrorists into Afghanistan, says Foreign Minister of the . . .
- Advani Makes Common Cause With Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Mr LK Advani today endorsed Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s veiled criticism of the Communist parties for “communalising the country’s foreign policy” and said both BJP and Congress could make common cause in politics and governance if the ruling party eschewed . . .
- State To Spend Rs 800 Cr For Slum Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The state government has decided to develop slums in and around Bangalore on the lines of Mumbai. Bangalore has 473 slums while the state has over 2,500 slums.
- Rbi's Balance-Sheet: Mirroring Global Change (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Apr 05, 2006)
The extent to which the RBI has travelled in the last 15 years is evident in the dramatic shifts in its assets and sources of income. The central bank has soaked in the effects of globalisation with the attendant risks. These changes mirror and may . . .
- Mozart Wasn’T So Poor After All (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 05, 2006)
For centuries, historians have portrayed Mozart as poor, but new documents suggest the composer was not nearly as hard-up for cash as many believed.
- Jitters On The Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The memorandum submitted to the Election Commission by Left Front leaders on Monday, protesting against the manner in which the former has been going about arranging for the forthcoming Assembly election in West Bengal, is a clear indication of the . . .
- Behind Every Brave Soldier... (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Apr 05, 2006)
It is always there for you. You seek it out in times of trouble but don't think about it when the going is good. It belongs to you and is usually taken for granted.
- Strategic Horizon Of Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The India-United States agreement is in line with Bush's objective of curbing Islamist strength which is dependent on petroleum, says Prafull Goradia
- Hovering Clouds Of Pessimism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Municipal elections held on February 8 in the shadow of Maoist attacks and a boycott by political parties painted a sorry picture of Nepal, even as it further shrunk King Gyanendra's options.
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