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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 21907:
- No Investment Without Security (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Us Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman, visiting Pakistan for consultation on non-nuclear energy resources, made a profound statement on Monday:
- Another Accident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 15, 2006)
Only last week-end we had dealt extensively in these columns with the menace of road accidents in the State. It was a matter of regret that two persons had lost their lives on an average every day in traffic mishaps in the previous year. The focus of our
- Diplomats Vs Scientists (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 15, 2006)
AN unfortunate fallout of the negotiations on the implementation of the US-India nuclear deal was the impression created by certain analysts, including retired nuclear scientists, that the diplomats and scientists were at loggerheads over the . . .
- In Quest For Justice (Business Standard, Rashid Shaz, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Supreme Court had to intervene to ensure justice in the Best Bakery is indicative of a systemic failure that needs to be addressed without any further delay. Else, how will justice be delivered to victims of terror where the perpetrators . . .
- New Options For Investments (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 15, 2006)
Talk of investments in India and even the sky can no longer be called the limit. New instruments, both debt and equity oriented, are coming into the market with fair regularity.
- An Agenda For The Consumer Movement (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy, Mar 15, 2006)
The time has come for the Consumer movement to look inwards and mull over reform of the judicial system...
- Encouraging Signals (Business Standard, S. D. Naik, Mar 15, 2006)
Despite the welcome initiatives over the past two to three years, the backlog of modernisation in the Railways is huge. Considering the enormous investment required to bridge the technological gaps, there should be many more public-private partnerships.
- Man Rejected By India And Pakistan Stews In Prison (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 15, 2006)
Khawaja Omar Alam alias Mohammad Owais Ali wants to live on the Zero Line given that both India and Pakistan do not accept him as a citizen.
- Belated Recognition For China's 'Schindler' (International Herald Tribune, Howard W. French, Mar 15, 2006)
From the outside it does not look like much: the shell of a two-story brick building with scaffolding running up its sides and, on this drizzly winter day, a pair of construction workers kicking around in a courtyard littered with building materials.
- Meeting Energy Needs (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman had, we believe, been duly briefed while in Washington not to mince his words about restating its position on Pakistan's request for cooperation in civilian nuclear technology as well as the proposed Iranian gas . . .
- Were The First Skiers Actually From China? (Christian Science Monitor, Robert Marquand, Mar 15, 2006)
Move over Bode
- Once A Pest, India Vultures Now Face Extinction (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 15, 2006)
Until recently, the vulture was an integral part of the Indian landscape. Vultures were so abundant that ornithologists never even thought to monitor their population.
- Staying Engaged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts across India and continuing infiltration across the Line of Control would suggest that prospects for a solution to the Kashmir issue are bleak.
- The Culture Of Conspiracy (Tribune, William Weir, Mar 15, 2006)
Since the US vice president shot one of his hunting buddies, a number of alternate theories have been bubbling beneath the official version of events.
- Afghans Ordered To Leave N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Authorities claim families start returning to Miranshah; power, phone restored
- Call To Abandon Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Speakers at a conference here on Monday asked the government to stop work on the “controversial project”, and sought UN intervention as according to them the dam site falls in the terrotory of the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
- Rice Seeks Cong Support For N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Seeking Congress support to amend laws for implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today said it was a strategic achievement which will strengthen international security.
- Advani At It Again (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 14, 2006)
Yatras will harm party’s interests
- Hitting Boundaries, & Breaking Them (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 14, 2006)
An Indian Test win against England and Anil Kumble joining the 500-plus wickets club would merit separate celebratory commentaries on their own.
- Post Haste To The Past (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 14, 2006)
The latest farce being enacted by the government at the Centre is structured around ‘courier services’.
- Kalam Visits Apravasi Ghat (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 14, 2006)
President A.P.J. Kalam on Monday re-visited the shared colonial past of India and Mauritius at the Apravasi ghat (immigrant depot) where over four lakh Indians had landed between the mid 18th and early 19th centuries to work as labourers on . . .
- Naxalites Capture Train In Jharkhand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Naxalites tonight captured a train carrying more than 100 passengers, looted them and beat up the driver near Hedegada station in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police intelligence sources said.
- Terrorist Held In Goa Linked To Let (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The Goa police said today that the terrorist arrested on Friday night at Margao railway station with RDX was linked to the Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- New Security Regimen In Varanasi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Devotees will now have to pass beneath door-frame metal detectors and put up with frisking by policemen with a hand-held detector as a new security regimen comes into force at the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi, informed police sources.
- Height Of Controversy (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 14, 2006)
In 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa summited Mt Everest for the first time, the highest peak in the world was the symbol of adventure, courage and the quest to transcend human limitations......
- Afghan-Pak Rift Deepens (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Mar 14, 2006)
A rare suicide car bombing Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital, which killed four people and left former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi with burn injuries, seemed likely to set back government reconciliation efforts with Taliban members . . .
- Advani’S Yatra Raises Hackles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed noisy scenes as the CPM, Congress and Samajwadi Party attacked the proposed yatra by BJP leader L K Advani through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- Men In Journeys (Deccan Herald, Sudha Narasimhachar, Mar 14, 2006)
The journeys we undertake in our lives are interesting like the life's journey itself
- The Road Less Travelled (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 14, 2006)
India should not be tied to America’s apron strings, it should repair ties with its neighbours
- Democrat Asks Senate To Censure Prez Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
In a development that turns the heat of an intelligence scandal directly on George W Bush, who is already at an all-time low in public approval ratings, a leading Democratic lawmaker has asked the Senate to censure the US President for . . .
- The Fruits Of Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Madhur Jaffrey, Mar 14, 2006)
India gets nuclear fuel and America gets the king of fruits, an Indian masterpiece
- Allbank To Open Offices In Hong Kong, China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Allahabad Bank which hit the market on Monday with a tier II bond issue amounting to Rs 400 crore and bearing an interest of eight per cent, received RBI nod for opening a full-fledged branch in Hong Kong and a representative office at Shenzhen, China.
- Another Accident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 14, 2006)
Only last week-end we had dealt extensively in these columns with the menace of road accidents in the State.
- People Power In East Asia (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 14, 2006)
Do the current attempts in the Philippines and Thailand to re-enact people power movements amount to bypassing the existing democratic systems?
- Online Encyclopedia (Hindu, Natalie Hanman, Mar 14, 2006)
At the start of this month, Wikipedia announced the creation of the millionth article in its English language edition (http://en. wikipedia.org). So far, so impressive.
- Congress Election Committee Reconstituted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in five States, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday reconstituted the party's Central Election Committee (CEC), bringing in four new faces while retaining seven existing members.
- A Condemnable Attack (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
The cowardly attempt on the life of Afghan Senate Chairman Sibghatullah Mujaddedi by unidentified suicide bombers in Kabul on Sunday deserves severest condemnation.
- A Good Monsoon? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 14, 2006)
The projection of a normal monsoon this year is a reassuring augury for the country’s economy as it looks ahead to a new financial year and continuation of rapid growth.
- Death Of A Tyrant (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 14, 2006)
When the Bosnian journalist Mirna Jancic went to The Hague to report on the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, she was repelled by the way in which the defendant, not infrequently, managed to turn the proceedings into a soap opera with himself as leading man.
- Slow But Sure Steps Of Justice (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 14, 2006)
IF there is justice there will be peace. Nine men from Baroda were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Mumbai for a massacre of innocents (known as the Best Bakery case) during one of the most terrible communal riots in our . . .
- Citizen First — Sampark Centres In India — Ishtiaq Ahmed (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 14, 2006)
Under the old bureaucratic system the individual was treated more as a subject on whom state functionaries exercised power to extract taxes, levies and other charges. In return some public services were provided, but since the state . . .
- Bush Administration Launches Campaign For Us-India N-Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 14, 2006)
The first high-profile administration attempt to ease the passage of the India-US nuclear agreement through Congress was in evidence on Monday, with the publication of a signed article by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the . . .
- Waiting For The Click (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 14, 2006)
Doha round will be fruitful if the world perseveres
- History Moves Kalam No Less Than Science (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
History moves President APJ Abdul Kalam no less than science.
- Just Get Me My Pan, By Hook Or By Crook (The Financial Express, Vivek Law, Mar 14, 2006)
PAN or permanent account number is today, in many ways, similar to what the passport was a few years before.
- Co-Ed Rules (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 14, 2006)
That girls and boys are attracted to very different aspects of science is almost as distressing a finding as the observation, common among progressive parents, that their boys play with cars, while their girls prefer to busy themselves with dolls.
- Kalam Ends 3-Day Mauritius Visit, Promises Help To Its Economy (Press Trust of India, Subhashis Mittra, Mar 14, 2006)
Injecting fresh impetus to the age-old ties between India and Mauritius, President A P J Abdul Kalam today wrapped up his three-day visit to the island nation assuring it of New Delhi's firm commitment to help tide over its new economic challenges.
- Tehran's Dangerous Influence On Iraqi Politics (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, Mar 14, 2006)
As The War of ever-escalating threats between Iran and the United States rages, the rest of the world watches with growing alarm as the battle of wills over uranium enrichment moves on into the UN Security Council.
- Mujaddedi Survives Suicide Attack (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Former Afghan president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi was slightly wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on Sunday that officials said killed two bombers and two civilians.
- Job-Eating Potential (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 13, 2006)
The Congress won the last election on the platform of the common man. Finance Minister P Chidambaram wants to deliver on the promise.
- Democratic Lawmaker Asks Senate To Censure Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 13, 2006)
In a development that turns the political spotlight on the White House, a leading Democratic lawmaker has asked the Senate to censure President George Bush for his role in the controversial domestic wiretap programme.
- Indian Hindus, Muslims Seek To Rise Above Conflict (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 13, 2006)
Starting bloody riots between India's majority Hindus and minority, but large, Muslim population usually doesn't take much doing.
- India Slow To Wake Up To Growing Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 13, 2006)
Kanker, India (Reuters) - Shouting "commando", police in camouflage uniform and black bandanas pour down from the sky on ropes. Others clamber over rocks, shooting from the shoulder as targets pop up all around them.
- Varanasi Bomb Blasts Suspects Freed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The two persons, who were detained by Uttar Pradesh police in connection with the twin blasts in Varanasi, were freed on Sunday after eyewitnesses failed to identify them, official sources said.
- Finland Pm On Three-Day Visit To New Delhi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrived in New Delhi on Sunday from Chennai.
- Saddam Feared Own Army As Us Invaded (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's fear of internal rebellion led him to distrust his military commanders even after US forces began their invasion in 2003, crippling the country's defenses, the New York Times reported in today's editions.
- Ongc Set To Invest Rs 45,000 Cr: Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy announced here on Sunday that ONGC was ready to invest in the State from Rs 40,000 crore to Rs 45,000 crore instead of the originally planned Rs 25,000 crore.
- Varanasi Blasts: 2 Detained Persons Released (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The two persons, who were detained by Uttar Pradesh police in connection with the twin blasts here, were freed today after eye-witnesses failed to identify them, official sources here said.
- ‘Kashi, Vatican Must Join Hands To Fight Terrorism’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
“Kashi and Vatican should unite to fight Jehadis,” VHP International Secretary Praveen Togadia has said.
- Varanasi Displays Secular Fabric (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 13, 2006)
Residents foil terrorist designs
- All Those Who Will Make The Difference (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 13, 2006)
Given the highly politicized election personnel in Bengal, fair play will depend on the neutral role of senior supervisors, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- Blast Suspects Test Negative (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The special task force (STF) probe into the Varanasi blasts suffered a setback with witnesses saying that two suspects arrested from Hardoi were not the persons about whom they had told police.
- India Hopeful Of Resolving Border Row With China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Indian and Chinese officials report progress in talks
- Anil Ambani Recasts Telecom (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
ADAG stake to go up to 63 pc in RCoVL; merges Reliance Infocomm
The recast
Reorganisation to be achieved through a share swap, with no cash outgo and will come into effect from April 1.
Subject to shareholders' and regulatory . . .
- Burying Hatchets (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 13, 2006)
Many were dumbfounded at the recent coming together of two of Tamil Nadu's bitter political enemies Marumalarchi Dravida Munntera Kazhagam (MDMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagan (AIADMK) for the purpose of contesting the forthcoming . . .
- Once A Wetland, Now A Desert (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 13, 2006)
The delta of the great Colorado River — where once it swept into the Gulf of California — used to be the most wonder-filled wetland in the whole North American continent.
- Hamas Adjusts To New Life Above Ground (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
They are wearing suits and ties, carrying briefcases, scheduling news conferences and being chauffeured in luxury cars.
- Witnesses Fail To Identify Varanasi Blast Suspects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba denies involvement in blasts
- Acquittal In Killing Unleashes Ire At India's Rich (New York Times, Somini Sengupta , Mar 13, 2006)
The crime itself was sensational. A fashion model was shot dead in an unlicensed bar stuffed full of fashionable people.
- Persuading Congress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 13, 2006)
Bush makes a good start
AS promised under the Indo-US nuclear deal, the George W. Bush administration has initiated the process for its implementation.
- Uniformed Thieves (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 13, 2006)
Car owners, beware of policemen!
- Innovative Solutions To Keep Computers Affordable (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Mar 13, 2006)
For potential buyers, the proposals of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram might seem like disincentives to acquire a computer
Despite hardware, software duty increase, major players hold prices for now
Hyderabad-based company unveils . . .
- Personal Computer Makers Find Ways To Overcome Post-Budget Blues (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Mar 13, 2006)
Imaginative solutions on the price front to keep it affordable
Inspite of hardware, software duty hike, major players hold prices — for now
Booming demand inspires unusual form factors
- India, Mauritius To Ink Deal On Hydrocarbon Exploration (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 13, 2006)
India will be a very reliable partner, says Kalam
Long-term strategy to cushion impact of shrinking textile, sugar sectors discussed
Kalam discusses possibility of health tourism in diversification process
India to assist in R&D in sugar sector
- Power-Ing Ahead? (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Mar 13, 2006)
Mumbai may well be the symbolic power equivalent of the country's gold reserves being shipped to London in 1991.
- Witnesses Fail To Identify Suspects (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 13, 2006)
One of the art students recuperating in the ICU ward of Sir Sundarlal Hospital is confident that he would be able to draw the sketch of the culprit as soon as he is better.
- Pakistan Relents, Says Yes To Kashmir Leaders (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Mar 13, 2006)
In a major shift in policy, Pakistan has begun a process to communicate with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Spillover Of Waziristan Unrest (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao has said that the unrest in North Waziristan Agency is spreading to surrounding districts including Tank and DIKhan. Speaking in the National Assembly on Saturday he, however, vowed to continue action . . .
- Corruption Can Survive E-Governance (Deccan Herald, Narayana A, Mar 13, 2006)
The Revenue department in Karnataka needs reforms. A minister receiving complaints on his mobile will not end corruption
- Scaling A New Peak (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 13, 2006)
Few cricketers have combated adversity, willed themselves to heights previously thought unscalable, and courted success with the single-point focus and understated ardour that Anil Kumble has showcased in his richly decorated 16-year career.
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