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Articles 9921 through 10020 of 21907:
- Tourism Corporation Move Runs Into Rough Weather (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Mar 24, 2006)
Hotels franchised out to private operators
- From The Mean Streets (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 24, 2006)
It is deemed ‘politically incorrect’ to address, criticize or confront many realities that plague us all in some measure, in an attempt to appease one set of people as against another and thereby create anarchic situations in various spaces of . . .
- Pm Set To Flag Off Sikh Route To Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Ever since the Partition, the Sikhs have been praying to the almighty, saying, “ Gurdhama de darshan didar, jina to panth nu vichoriya giya hai (grant easy access to shrines from which the Sikhs have been separated or denied obeisance).”
- All About The Gods Of Cosmology (Deccan Herald, Tim Radford, Mar 24, 2006)
Questions about why we and the universe exist are worth asking even if there are no answers
- Case For Cover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 24, 2006)
The history of a case in the courts can be as tortuous as the conflicting perceptions behind it are irreconcilable.
- Protest Lodged With Kabul Over Killing Of Pak Civilians (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 24, 2006)
14 buried near Chaman; Afghan commander blamed for murders
- Cpm In A Mess In Kerala (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Mar 24, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat has talked about an international conspiracy against his party and its poll prospects in West Bengal and Kerala.
- A Terrorist Organisation Rises Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 24, 2006)
The Harkat-ul-Mujahideen's revival makes it clear that Pakistan's Islamist armies have no intention of joining in adétentewith India that promises them only their obliteration.
- Nankana Sahib-Amritsar Bus To Make Maiden Voyage Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus service, the fourth transport link between Pakistan and India, will become operational from today (Friday).
- Make This Council Work (Times of India, Kofi A. Annan, Mar 24, 2006)
The resolution passed on March 15 by the United Nations GeneralAssembly, establishing a new Human Rights Council, should mark a historic new beginning for the UN's human rights work.
- Amritsar Turns Into Fortress As Pm Arrives (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday arrived here to flag off a historic Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service on Friday even as the Sikh holy city was turned into a security fortress for his visit.
- Jet Buys More Time To Acquire Sahara (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Jet Airways on Thursday gained more time to implement its buy out of rival Air Sahara, and the two sides agreed that the value of the deal - the largest ever in Indian aviation history - would not be renegotiated.
- Postal Department To Launch `Abhijal' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Unique project intends to market holy water of the Ganges
Modalities are being worked out for implementing the project
Department proposes to collect water in Rishikesh
- Remittances By Domestic Migrants (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, Mar 24, 2006)
Internal labour migration has a long history in India, and is increasing rapidly as differences in the rate of growth between and within states, and between the urban and rural areas, increase.
- Ride The Celestial Chariot (Hindu, S Balakrishnan, Mar 24, 2006)
The temple was so close to the shore that it was a navigational point referred to as the "Black Pagoda".
- 'Amend Atomic Energy Act To Formalise Indo-Us Nuke Deal' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
A Republican Congressman has mooted a proposal to amend the US Atomic Energy Act, 1954 so that it could formalise the civilian nuclear deal reached between India and the United States early this month.
- Manager Par Excellence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 24, 2006)
Dr Varghese Kurien went to great lengths to get technical data right and found solutions, usually local and inexpensive.
- Making Development A Way Of Life (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Mar 24, 2006)
The economy of a nation is like a living being. Its growth must be planned on the basis of a clear understanding of the impact on society. Cultural and economic activities and people's dependence on environment should be understood properly.
- Leave Pakistan Or Die, Musharraf Warns Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Foreign militants hiding in Pakistan should either leave or face annihilation, President Pervez Musharraf said in a strongly worded speech on Thursday marking a national holiday.
- Centre For Sun (Hindu, ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN, Mar 24, 2006)
Archaeologists announced recently that they have discovered an ancient sun temple containing large statues of the pharaoh Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt.
- Threatened Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Fate of Barua house should be wake-up call
- Us Chamber Of Commerce Supports Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 24, 2006)
Ahead of a crucial meet on Indo-US nuclear deal in the US Congress next week, the Chamber of Commerce has asked the American lawmakers to support the agreement as it would foster strategic ties that will yield significant commercial opportunities . . .
- Karunanidhi Commends Sonia's Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday came out in defence of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who resigned her parliamentary seat and chairpersonship of the National Advisory Council over the office of profit controversy.
- Interpreters Bridge Language Divide For Foreign Patients (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Mar 24, 2006)
Hospitals in city either have in-house interpreters or commission someone from outside Hospitals in city have in-house interpreters or commission someone from outside Most visiting groups of foreign patients are accompanied by an English speaking . . .
- President Kalam Decorates 62 Armed Forces Personnel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Two CRPF officers figured on the military role of honours for the first time
- Punjab Has Come A Long Way Since The Years Of Turmoil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 24, 2006)
It's a sign of absolute normality. As a young reporter, this correspondent had gotten used to the ubiquitous AK-47s and self-loading rifles (SLRs) in the hands of the Punjab Police during the years of turmoil in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Good Versus Evil Isn't A Strategy (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Mar 24, 2006)
The Bush administration's newly unveiled National Security Strategy might well be subtitled "The Irony of Iran."
- Icici Bank’S American Express Card (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
ICICI Bank and American Express, on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘ICICI Bank Gold American Express Card’, offering customers a powerful value proposition of enhanced rewards and superior international and domestic travel benefits.
- Hc Moved Against Bjp Yatras (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Apprehending communal hatred in the country, a voluntary agency today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the ‘‘rath yatras’’ by BJP leaders L.K Advani and Rajnath Singh from Dwarka and Puri respectively, from April 6.
- Indian Maths Genius’S Role In Digital Age To Be Filmed (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Mar 23, 2006)
Srinavasa Ramanujan, whose ideas underpin the internet revolution, was a poor Indian college dropout who nearly starved to death before he ended up at Cambridge in the early 1900s.
- ‘Save Sonia’ Bid Rocks Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday opted to stay away from presiding over the proceedings of the House on the ground that he has been named as one of the persons holding an office of profit, reports PTI from New Delhi. ....
- Abrupt End To Budget Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Bid for ordinance on office of profit: Opposition
No business left for post-recess session: Government
Samajwadi Party seeks removal of Navin Chawla
- To Bring In Ordinance, Upa Winds Up Session (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
With The Indian Express report on the UPA government arming itself with an ordinance to exempt certain posts from offices of profit rocking both Houses today, the Government moved swiftly to get Parliament adjourned sine die, saying “there was no . . .
- Dhaka, Delhi To Work Closely On Security, Trade (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 23, 2006)
"Khaleda Zia's visit helped consolidate ties between two countries"
Manmohan, Khaleda Zia agree on need to maintain high-level political dialogue
Frequent meetings of Joint Economic Commission, Joint Boundary Working Groups and Joint Rivers . . .
- Who Killed Cock Robin? (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Mar 23, 2006)
All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,/ When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- Us And China To Launch Latin America Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States, wary of potential ''crossed wires'' as China steps up its involvement in Washington's traditional sphere of influence in Latin America, plans to start a dialogue with Beijing on the issue.
- International Indo-French Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 23, 2006)
Though the relations between India and France have always been good, these have never been better than what they are after the recent visit of President Jacques Chirac. The signing of the nuclear declaration during his visit opened a new . . .
- Logic Of Office (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
If the horse goes in an undesirable direction, the cart just has to be put before it. That is no problem in the Indian parliament, where abrasive exchanges over who holds an office of profit have led to an adjournment of the budget session.
- Early Warning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
The success or failure of a popular movement is not always reflected in the politics of the day. Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, who died earlier this week, represented the best and the worst of student power in recent Assamese politics.
- Rupee Rumbles (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
False convertibility is worse than none
- Scroll Of History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Thangka paintings reveal a whole different way of life, discovers mini anthikad-chhibber
- Double Standards (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
It is a game at which politicians, especially those belonging to the Congress, are experts:
- It's Naïve To Think Tainted Money Becomes Clean When Donated (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 23, 2006)
There are times when Mammon encounters sobering morals. One such occasion happened last week, when The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston disengaged itself from a $2.3-million contribution, and volunteered to give the amount to a . . .
- Questions Without Answers Are Worth Asking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Mar 23, 2006)
For the third year running, a physicist has won the Templeton prize. This is the one that is not just bigger than the Nobel — it is worth £795,000 — but also more imprecise: it is awarded for "progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual . . .
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- Refining Missile Deterrence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday carried out second successful testing of the cruise missile named Hataf-VII — Babar. The missile can carry different kinds of warheads to a range of five hundred kilometres. Apart from land, it can also be launched from ship and . . .
- Remembering Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with traditional political fervour in remembrance of the adoption of Pakistan Resolution at the historic Manto Park in Lahore on this day in 1940 that led to the creation of Pakistan as independent and . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- Burns Trying A ‘Hard Sell’ On India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news conference on Wednesday that his country’s relationship with Pakistan was strong and that the nuclear deal with India would not affect the close ties between Washington and Islamabad.
- 'Growth With Jobs Our Motto' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Dr Ashwani Kumar, the new minister of state for industry, is a noted lawyer.
- Maximising India’S Gains From Globalisation (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Mar 22, 2006)
Is globalisation here for eternity? Or is it a limited period phenomenon? If the latter is the case, as the course of history shows, then what policy measures need to be taken to maximise the gains from globalisation for India, while it sustains?
- A Hero, Never Mind The Bitter End (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The bitterness that marked the resignation of Dr Varghese Kurien as head of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation should not stop us from celebrating one of the most inspiring careers in the history of independent India.
- New Threats To Internal Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod & Rao, Mar 22, 2006)
The serial bomb attack in Varanasi gives the impression that we have not learned very much from the attack on Parliament, on Akshardham as deep as Gujarat, Ayodhya, crowded markets in Delhi, ad nauseum. Given the truism that it is impossible . . .
- Women In Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Mar 22, 2006)
When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and the Nation moves’’,
- Pakistan Clamours For Same U.S. Nuclear Deal As India (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Mar 22, 2006)
Stung by U.S. President George Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the United States of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia.
- Haryana Needs Economic Council (Tribune, M.M.Goel, Mar 22, 2006)
The power shortage in Haryana calls for more attention of the state government for improving transmission and distribution efficiency in addition to Rs 2104.93 crore allocation for the power sector, including renewable energy, out of the total . . .
- Another Claim About Osama’S Whereabouts (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 22, 2006)
A new investigative report in a leading American magazine claims that the Pakistan Army and its intelligence service are critical sponsors in the resurging Taliban activity in Afghanistan.
- A Sulking Pakistan (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 22, 2006)
Remains unreconciled to a changed world
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- Culture Saved, Don Wins Textbook War (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 22, 2006)
‘Many youths hide their identity because they think Hindu children will be looked at differently.’
- Magic Swirls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Asit Poddar will show his series, Mindscapes
- Ramanagaram To Be Made A Satellite Town (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The aim of the development plan is to ease the growing pressure on Bangalore
Shikaripur and Jewargi also to be developed
Measures planned to ease traffic congestion in Bangalore
Rules framed for welfare of construction workers
- His Mighty Tale (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The VCD brought out by the media studies department of a city college packs in the 2,000-year history of Shravanabelagola
- Two British-Indians In Cash-For-Peerage Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 22, 2006)
Allegations that nominations were in return for loans or donations to the Labour Party.
- Centenary Celebrations (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
The point that an authentic history of the Muslim League has not yet been written hits us forcefully when we realize that celebrations are to begin tomorrow to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Muslim League.
- India Is Up To Some Mischief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 22, 2006)
Pakistan's Foreign Office has debunked Indian propaganda accusing Islamabad of breeding a new form of Jehadi terror aimed at fanning communal tensions within India. India’s National Security Adviser MK Narayanan had pointed out to the bomb attacks . . .
- Anp’S Bold Stand On South Waziristan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 22, 2006)
Asfandyar Wali, parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), said in a debate on the Balochistan and Waziristan issues in the Senate on Monday that Afghan interference in North and South Waziristan was to blame for the deteriorating law . . .
- The Rise And Rise Of The Un-West (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said recently that Iran was the chief current challenge to Washington.
- The Megapolis You’Ve Never Heard Of (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Watts, Mar 21, 2006)
Chongqing is the fastest-growing megapolis on the planet. Its population is already bigger than that of Peru or Iraq
- Decline Of The Upper House (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 21, 2006)
The announcement of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 58 seats in the Rajya Sabha has thrown up no big surprise, with realpolitik considerations rather than eligibility weighing with parties across the board .
- Understanding The Model Code (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.
- Liberty In Confinement (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 21, 2006)
Mirza Abu Taleb, a Lucknowy nobleman, boarded a barge in Calcutta on the first of Ramadan, AH 1213.
- 3 Years On, Iraq Still Bleeds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Iraq on Monday marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion amid a deadlock over the formation of a national government, rampant lawlessness and increasing threats of an all-out civil war.
- Scrapped Law Still Dogs Assam Politics (Deccan Herald, Anirbhan Bhaumik, Mar 21, 2006)
It was December 8, 2005. Mir Hossain was working in a farm in Sivasagar in eastern Assam when some policemen picked him up...
- Essence Of Policing (Tribune, S. Zahur H. Zaidi, Mar 21, 2006)
IT was nearly a decade ago when I learnt the Guru Mantra of Policing. An aging experienced cop told me, “Sir! As a police officer you must learn to suspect everything!” It sounded strange then. But over the years I have realised that a good cop . . .
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