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Articles 9621 through 9720 of 21907:
- Assam Elections (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 01, 2006)
The political landscape in Assam since the 2001 assembly elections has undergone drastic changes, as a result of which all parties in the April fray enjoy long odds.
- More Jodhpurs With Smart Policies (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Apr 01, 2006)
It was an enchanted night and brought alive memories of that older, forgotten India that we must rediscover and reinvent if we want tourism to help us preserve what is left of our wonderful monuments and palaces...
- Wanted: More Girls In Maths And Science (Tribune, MARGARET WERTHEIM, Apr 01, 2006)
On Saturday, hundreds of girls will flock to the California Institute of Technology to celebrate the joys of science.
- Goair Goes The Whole Hog To Woo Passengers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The airline will add five more aircraft to its fleet
The airline will add five more aircraft to its fleet
Offers concessions to customers
Airbus A-320 added to its fleet
- 5 Bills Passed In Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 01, 2006)
Last day of the first budget session of Congress-led coalition Government today saw the ruling party members and supporters protesting in the Assembly, castigating the Ministers and casting serious aspersions on each other. While the PDP MLAs . . .
- Un-Real Estate (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Apr 01, 2006)
When you hear of flats going in Mumbai at Rs 50,000 and Rs 70,000 per square foot, and housing plots in Delhi’s suburb of Gurgaon at Rs 1 lakh per square yard, it should be obvious that an asset price bubble is building up in real estate.
- India To Start Talks With Iaea On Nuclear Inspections (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
India will begin negotiations with the UN nuclear watchdog agency on opening its civilian nuclear facilities to international inspections, a news report said Friday.
- Nuclear Warheads (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Apr 01, 2006)
One of the contentious issues that had threatened to derail the historic civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement signed by India and the United Sates on July 18, 2005, is the issue of the number of nuclear warheads that India needs for credible . . .
- Structural Shift In Economy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 01, 2006)
SPEAKING at the ground-breaking ceremony of a steel mill in Karachi, President Pervez Musharraf said that the focus of the economy would gradually shift from agriculture and textiles to engineering and heavy industry so as to promote a significant . . .
- Pink City Wows Prince (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Admires the renovation of 250-year-old temples Prince Charles is an "international patron'' of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation, which has launched heritage conservation work in the entire city with the support of UNESCO
- Pigwash--A Hogwash (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 01, 2006)
The cynic in me has somehow never allowed me to think in positive terms of these numerous track-II initiatives to resolve outstanding Indo-Pak problems.
- From Kolkata To Kunming Via Bangladesh! (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Winds of change are sweeping India and its immediate neighbourhood. Sample the following.
- Kiwi Woman’S Murder: Sc Stays Death Penalty (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of a convict in the murder of New Zealand woman mountaineer Diana Clare Roultley, who had gone missing from Varanasi eight years ago and whose skeletal remains were later recovered by the police . . .
- An Impossibility (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 01, 2006)
The Nagas have to realise that it is not possible for New Delhi to redraw the map of Nagaland
- Tax The Big Fish (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 01, 2006)
During the recent debate on the Budget in Rajya Sabha, I pointed out a major lacuna in the provisions of service tax. Unfortunately, the Finance Minister took refuge behind a peculiar excuse to skittle the issue.
- Ploughing A Lonely Furrow (Deccan Herald, E D NARAHARI, Apr 01, 2006)
A geologist camp has amusing tales and on All Fools’ Day too it was no different
- Asi Renovates St. Mary's Church (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The oldest Anglican church outside England sports a new look
ASI formally hands over premises to Church Committee
"Exercise threw up lot of lessons in conservation of monuments"
- Varanasi: Plea Dismissed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh to ensure the safety of all religious places at and around Varanasi following the March 7 bomb blast in the Sankat Mochan temple there.
- Who Is Running The Jharkhand Government, Asks Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Congress on Friday questioned the propriety of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda travelling to Jaipur with a section of his Cabinet.
- Focus On Elementary Problems (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 01, 2006)
Confronted with a rising tide of violence in wide areas across the country, there is much talk today of the need for development, political and land reforms, and the social emancipation of long-neglected populations in areas of persistent or . . .
- Tentative Steps To Iron Out Differences (Pioneer, MK Dhar, Apr 01, 2006)
Even though the recent visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to Delhi has helped partly lift the clouds of mistrust over relations between the two countries, determined follow-up action is needed to consolidate the gains of the . . .
- Implementation Failed Nehruvian Socialism' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Amarinder Singh released the Punjabi version of Gurcharan Das's book `India Unbound'
- Sabarimala Temple To Open Today For Annual Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Rituals to begin with `Ganapathihomam' followed by `Abhishekom'
- Vemulawada Temple Earns Record Revenue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Hair offered by pilgrims earns Rs. 1.02 crores
Open auction held to prevent contractors from forming a syndicate
Bidders invited from Chennai, Vijaywada, Tirupati and other places
An estimated 3,500 kg hair is generated every year at the `Kalyanakat
- Palani Hill Temple Given A Facelift (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Facilities for devotees improved
- 'Centre Making Efforts For Safety Of Advani, Rajnath' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Centre has asked the concerned State Governments to make adequate arrangements for security of the twin Bharat Suraksha Yatras being taken out by BJP leaders LK Advani and Rajnath Singh from April 6.
- India, Japan Must Explore New Areas To Strengthen Ties' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Speakers recall the historic connections between the two countries
- Battle For Entire Country: Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
As best tribute to Anil Biswas
"He has left us at a time when there is a big battle ahead"
"There is no place for retreat"
- Solve The Spectrum Spat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 01, 2006)
A compromise enforced by a third party leaves neither disputant happy. It’s only natural that the government’s decision to persist with the existing criterion for allocation of additional spectrum to GSM and CDMA players has left both types of . . .
- Seven Dead In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Seven people were killed and a suicide bomber targeting foreign troops wounded seven civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday in the latest attacks indicating an intensifying Taliban insurgency.
- Respect Palestinians’ Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 31, 2006)
HAMAS has formally assumed power in Palestine on Wednesday, as President Mahmoud Abbas administered oath to 24-Member Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Hiniyeh,
- The Status Of Northern Areas (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 31, 2006)
Rebutting India’s recent claim that Gilgit-Baltistan was an integral part of its territory, the Pakistan foreign office has stated that as part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the area is a disputed territory the final status of which is yet . . .
- After 173 Years Indian Court Considers Raja’S Will (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
An Indian court is set to reopen the country’s oldest pending case 173 years after it was first lodged in the eastern city of Calcutta, then the administrative and commercial capital of British colonial rule.
- India Prefers Project-Based Cooperation To New Regional Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum should continue as "track II" initiative
Practical cooperation more important than formal structures
India-China ties positive
Partnership a determinant of peace
- Rajasthan Showcased For Royal Couple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Amid showering of flower petals from the Indian Air Force helicopters and flying of Jaguar planes emitting colours in their honour, the royal couple, Prince Charles and Camilla witnessed the Rajasthan Day celebrations here on Thursday.
- Chilean Honour For Siddharth Varadarajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Conferred with Bernardo O'Higgins Order
The Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, Jorge Heine, conferred the prestigious Bernardo O'Higgins Order on Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor of The Hindu , at a function here on Thursday.
- 2,000-Cr. More For Welfare Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
YSR announces the additional allocation; irrigation too to get more
- From Amritsar, With A Little Love (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Mar 31, 2006)
India wants all other countries to reconceptualise sovereignty but evades the same challenge in its own case. It is also fallacious to think that economic development is a substitute for national aspirations of a people like the Kashmiris . . .
- Profit From Loss (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 31, 2006)
Dare we say that there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel vision?
- Protecting The Tree Of Life (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 31, 2006)
In the long list of insults to the environment, scientists say, extinction is the most serious because it is irreversible.
- Howard: No Immediate Change In Policy Towards India (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 31, 2006)
Australia-China uranium deal `possible'
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has hinted at the possibility of signing an agreement with China to meet its uranium requirements for nuclear power generation. Mr. Howard has ruled out similar sales to India
- Rehabilitation: Where The Truth Lies (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Mar 31, 2006)
It is about people's lives. A route to accountability is surely not too much to ask for.
- Rs. 2,000 Crore More For Welfare Sector, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has announced an additional allocation of Rs. 2,000 crore each for irrigation and welfare sectors for the 2006-07 fiscal.
- Two Universities To Launch Project On Tamil Software (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Agreement in this regard to be signed soon
Anna University and Tamil University will join together and launch a project for preparing software in Tamil, said D.Viswanathan, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, here on Wednesday.
- Hamas Assumes Office Amid Threats Of Isolation (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 31, 2006)
Abbas swears in 24-member Cabinet, including one woman
The new Palestinian Government led by Hamas has assumed office amid growing threats of a financial boycott and political isolation by the United States, Europe and Israel.
- Indians Turn Back Justice Bhagwandas (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 31, 2006)
Indian immigration authorities on Wednesday told Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistan’s first Hindu acting chief justice, and his family to get off the Lahore-Amritsar bus at the Wagah border crossing and sent them back.
- A Tale Of Two Indias (Tribune, Dr Mohan Dharia, Mar 31, 2006)
Need for an integrated policy
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently announced the formation of the National Mission for the Renewal of Urban Centre having a population above one million.
- Plane Jane (Tribune, Chetana Vaishnavi, Mar 31, 2006)
It is sad but true, I am a plain Jane. Plain in body and mind—in fact as plain as a pikestaff. The only difference, however, between me and many of my friends is that while they prefer to travel by trains and buses, I am a plane Jane.
- A Serenade To Gujarat (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 31, 2006)
The curtain would appear to have been drawn finally on the Best Bakery case.
- Business Of Politics Of Profit (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 31, 2006)
Arun Jaitley must be thanked for Sonia Gandhi looking all set to dominate the news from now to election day.
- Saran Meets Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Implementation of the historic Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal came up during discussions Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice here.
- Pak Concerned Over Us-India N-Deal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
As the US Administration seeks a waiver from the US Congress for the implementation of US-India Agreement on Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, Islamabad has once again communicated to US government about Pakistan’s concerns and said that the grant . . .
- Centre Defends Denial Of Entry To Pak Acting Cj (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Mar 31, 2006)
The Centre today strongly defended the decision of the Immigration Authorities at the Wagah border over the denial of entry to the kin of Acting Pakistan Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas saying "the denial was due to Justice Bhagwandas's family . . .
- The Legacy Of Historic Mewar (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Mar 31, 2006)
Some princely states of India, especially the Rajputanas, were far more dynamic and benevolent than what is commonly believed, says Vinayshil Gautam
- Ale And Hearty (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 31, 2006)
The story of how beer was discovered is history. Remembering the nutritional value of beer, however, has prompted a Belgian organisation to push for replacing fizzy drinks in schools with light ale.
- This Brigade Will Charge India Into Glory! (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Mar 31, 2006)
The contribution of IT and BPO sectors to India’s economy is much bigger than its export achievement or the brand equity in foreign markets that has raised India’s economic profile abroad.
- Escap Report: Of Opportunities, Challenges (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Mar 31, 2006)
This year's ESCAP report focuses on Asia's bid to emerge stronger even as it grapples to leverage its high savings and reserves.
- Populists Can Be Right (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Mar 31, 2006)
Does the rise of Left-leaning governments in Latin America, particularly the election of Evo Morales as President of Bolivia, presage a shift to the hard left across the continent? Does it mark a repudiation of the US foreign policy in the region?
- Vijaykant Hits Campaign Trail In Pondicherry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Crowds line the route for a glimpse of actor
- Living Dangerously (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
In the rearview mirror of history, President Bush's decision to visit India and Pakistan may loom larger than his decision to invade Iraq. Iraq, after all, was found to have no weapons of mass destruction.
- Mohanlal Munshi Of Kasauli (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Mar 30, 2006)
The man is no more. Or so they say. Mohanlal Munshi... businessman, poet of fine timbre, collector-seller of abandoned antique furniture has travelled on for a rendezvous — body, soul, spirit — with his Maker of mixed gender.
- Endorsing Return Of Stolen Inheritance (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Mar 30, 2006)
Israelis convivced themselves that this was to be the dull election, the one marked by record low turnout and apathy. A people who complain they live in a land with too much history seemed in no mood to make some more.
- Nation Salutes Female Pilots (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
The Convention ceremony of the 116th General Duty (Pilots) Course at the College of Flying Training, PAF Risalpur Academy, held on Tuesday, had a distinct feature. Aviation cadets who received Bachelor of Science degrees included a pioneering . . .
- A Pat On Secretaries’ Back (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that senior bureaucrats are a national asset and they should act as change agents.
- Historic Win (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 30, 2006)
The elections in Israel brought a predicted victory to Kadima
Although the centrist Kadima Party has, as expected, won the largest number of seats — 28 of the 120 seats — in elections to Israel’s parliament, its victory is smaller than predicte
- Young At Heart (Deccan Herald, Anselm Brito, Mar 30, 2006)
It's the attitude to aging that keeps a person young, irrespective of their age
- Legacy Of Bansi Lal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Haryana loses its chief architect
The political career of Mr Bansi Lal, who died on Tuesday, aged 78, can be summed up in three phases. During the initial terms of his Chief Ministership, he committed himself to development of his state, . . .
- Jimmy Carter Tries His Hand At Nepal Peace (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 30, 2006)
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, including mediation between Israel and Egypt that led to the Camp David Accords.
- Indian Ministry Says Kashmir Doesn’T Need Self-Rule, Autonomy (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 30, 2006)
* Says violence level in Kashmir has declined considerably
* Major leadership of militant groups eliminated
- First Nankana Sahib-Amritsar Bus Returns To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The 39-seater Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus that ferried 35 passengers to India, left for Pakistan today with just two on board.
- Ec Plays Spoilsport In Cong Revelry (Statesman, Bijay Sankar Bora, Mar 30, 2006)
The Congress BMW has run into the Election Commission hurdle in eastern Assam’s tea belt.
- Logic Of Democracy (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Mar 30, 2006)
Parliament may unanimously vote for a bill on the “Office of Profit” issue but this will have to be consistent with the spirit and letter of the Constitution and with natural law if it is not to be struck down by the Supreme Court.
- Nda On Holiday (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
After all the tensions that a good number of ruling party MLAs in Jharkhand have experienced over their positions being threatened by the office-of-profit law, no one would grudge them a vacation in Rajasthan with the chief minister . . .
- Power Play (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Mohinder Singh reveals the mantra of success in the highly competitive world of jealous people'
- Reliance Petroleum In Talks With Us Majors For Stake Sale (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Mar 30, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd. has said that it is in talks with oil majors Chevron Corporation and Exxon Mobil for a possible strategic stake sale in the new 29 mn tns Reliance Petroleum Ltd refinery that is coming up in Jamnagar
- India — Monuments And Museums (Daily Times, Razi Azmi, Mar 30, 2006)
Rajasthan gained infamy in 1987 when, in the village of Deorala, the widowed Roop Kanwar performed sati under controversial circumstances burning herself to death at her husband’s funeral pyre, watched by over 100 people.
- Whither Transparency? (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Mar 30, 2006)
Large government balances with the RBI, quietly allowing sub-accounts and participatory notes to ensure continued FII flows and directional shifts in the liquidity, are recent developments on which there has been only silence.
- It Happens Only In India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2006)
The first signs of Ambika Soni’s taking over from Renuka Chowdhury as Union minister for tourism and culture are beginning to be felt. The ‘Incredible India!’ tourism campaign is now appearing in the rashtrabhasha
- Students Find `Heritage Walk' From Mud Fort To Temple Useful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Students of History Department at K.G.S Arts College, Srivaikundam, carried out a `heritage walk' from the mud fort at Srivaikundam to the nearby Sri Kailasnathar Temple, recently.
- The Countdown In Kathmandu Has Begun (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 30, 2006)
India's Nepal dilemma must be resolved soon, in favour of popular sovereignty.
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