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Articles 10521 through 10620 of 21907:
- High Alert In Capital In Wake Of Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
A high alert was sounded in the Capital today following the twin blasts in the temple town of Varanasi in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh in which at least four persons have died. Security has been tightened at temples, public places and vital . . .
- Golden Night For Movie Outsiders (Tribune, Andrew Gumbel, Mar 08, 2006)
This year’s Oscars host was a Hollywood outsider. Four of the five films made more than pocket change at the box-office.
- King Refuses To Listen (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Mar 08, 2006)
The call was from Nepal. “Dang-Ghorai has given the first martyr of Nepal’s third revolution.
- Aids And Gender: Gutsy Women Rebuild Their Lives (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Mar 08, 2006)
In a country that doesn’t even blink an eye while burning a bride for dowry, it is not hard to understand what it means to be a woman infected with HIV/AIDS. In 1986, when the first case of HIV/AIDS was identified in Chennai, the infected person, . . .
- Indian Englishes (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Mar 08, 2006)
Is British English better than Indian English? The sensible and conventional answer these days is; “What do you mean ‘better’? They’re two branches of one language, each valid in its place.”
- Terror Strikes Varanasi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
20 dead, 50 hurt in blasts Alert in states PM, Kalam appeal for calm
- Is The Indian Market Overvalued? (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Mar 07, 2006)
With the price graphs of many stocks resembling the north face of Mount Everest, domestic investors in emerging markets are increasingly suffering from acrophobia.
- Punctuating The English Language (Hindu, Dominic Dromgoole , Mar 07, 2006)
Good punctuation is mourned as a lost art. But the best writing is full of mistakes — and that's why it's exciting.
- Analysis - India-U.S. Ties Surge But Some Mistrust Lingers (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 07, 2006)
A successful visit to India by U.S. President George W. Bush has dramatically bolstered ties between the two countries but decades of mistrust will not be erased overnight
- Tax Free, Zero Deficit Budget Worth Rs 14436-Cr (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Mar 07, 2006)
Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Incharge Finance and Planning didn’t impose any fresh taxes nor increased or reduced the existing taxes in his fourth successive zero deficit and revenue surplus budget worth Rs 14,436 crore presented . . .
- Chidambaram's Focus On Stability And Growth (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Mar 07, 2006)
The Budget is as good as one can expect given the Government's constraints, including political
The Finance Minister has tried to trigger this growth impulse through increased investment. As he said, big bang Budgets are not necessary . . .
- Trade Framework Signed With Australia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Energy, mining and infrastructure development included
Energy, mining and infrastructure development included
- Bank Of China Launches New Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK) announced here on Monday the launch of personal renminbi (RMB) cheque service that will enable customers to experience a new way of consumption when they travel to the Chinese mainland.
- Dealing With Hamas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2006)
Hamas does not appear to be in any hurry to re-examine its policy towards Israel.
- Emerging Nations Threaten G7 Dominance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2006)
The new kids on the block must battle the old guard over dwindling resources.
- Don't Compare India's Case With Iran: Burns (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns on Monday said that with the signing of a historic civil nuclear deal with the US, New Delhi was moving towards obligations with International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Demystifying Growth (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Mar 07, 2006)
Provides a framework for understanding India's experience in pursuing economic growth with equality
- Living With The Kiwis (Telegraph, ADRITA MUKHERJEE, Mar 07, 2006)
For an émigré, settling into a new country is a process that goes on for a lifetime
- Plain-Speaking In Pindi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2006)
US gives up the parity theme
THE just concluded visit of Mr George W. Bush to South Asia has proved to be path-breaking.
- This Is My Own, My Native Land (Tribune, Meera Malik, Mar 07, 2006)
LIKE all educated middle class Indians (the so-called intellectuals) I take it upon myself to criticise the government, the opposition, the water and the electricity department, the law and order, the car park system… the list is endless.
- Economic Condition Of Muslims (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Mar 07, 2006)
Offers insight into the current socio-economic status of Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims
- Nothing Historic About N-Deal, Claims Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Stating that there was nothing 'historic' in the Indo-US Nuclear deal signed between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush, the BJP today said there were more losses than gains for India.
- Taste Of Kashmir: Pak Loses It To Dubai (Indian Express, ANAND BODH, Mar 07, 2006)
Dubai is going to have the taste of Kashmiri Wazwan as department of tourism is all set to hold the Kashmiri Food Festival there from March 25 to 31. Apart from promoting Kashmiri cuisines the festival will also focus on trade and tourism.
- Oh India! Do Not Beat Around This Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
It is too early for us to rejoice at the fact that Bush visit has turned out to be in India’s favour.
- Breaking No Ground (Indian Express, KENNETH TURAN, Mar 07, 2006)
Sometimes you win by losing, and nothing has proved what a powerful, taboo-breaking, necessary film Brokeback Mountain was more than its loss Sunday night to Crash in the Oscar best picture category.
- A Perch With A View (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Mar 07, 2006)
A steaming cup of tea, a crisp morning newspaper, and the gentle nip of a spring breeze.
- Kerala Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
Voters must ask the state’s politicians a question: when will growth come
- Musharraf Keeps Head High In Face Of Us Rebuff (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Rejecting Pakistan’s demand for a civilian nuclear deal on the lines he clinched with India, Mr Bush after his talks with Gen Musharraf here on Saturday had said the two countries had different needs and different histories.
- Colossal Beauty (Deccan Herald, Jyothi Natarajan, Mar 07, 2006)
Nature in the Himalayas is spectacularly different from the rest of India.
Thanks to bad Bangalore roads, I was able to withstand the most tortuous tour through the Char Dhams of Uttaranchal. You may not believe the legend that the Dhams . . .
- Missing Titanic Or Braveheart? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 07, 2006)
We put our underworked and overpaid resident sociologists to work hoping that we find some pattern in the Oscar awards. The following is a watered down, easily digestible version of our findings.
- A Good Sign (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
A report in this newspaper should cheer inhabitants of this city who are frequently caught in traffic snarls.
- Much Hard Work Lies Ahead (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 07, 2006)
India-US deal
The US-India deal stands out as the harbinger of a new era of trust and faith between an established world power and a putative one. But the easy part is over. Ahead lies the painstaking work both on the technical and diplomatic . . .
- India To Convey Concern To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
India will convey its serious concern over the spurt in activities in the country by Pak-based terrorists and increasing drug trafficking from across the border during the Home Secretary-level talks to be held on in Islamabad on May 30 and 31.
- In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
What is the perception outside the ruling establishment in Pakistan of United States President George W. Bush's visit to the neighbouring country? One and all seem to be angry that their President Pervez Musharraf's claim of enhanced influence of Pakistan
- Dividing To Rule (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 07, 2006)
Yakub Qureishi can’t lead India’s Muslims. Muslim leaders must realise this
- Spurious Friendship-Ii (Statesman, BP SAHA, Mar 07, 2006)
The Congress top brass is keen to avoid a confrontation with Left parties in spite of provocation.
- India "The Responsible One" With Its Nuclear Programme: Burns (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 07, 2006)
Dismissing any parallel between Indian and Iranian atomic programmes, senior official Nicholas Burns today said that with the signing of a historic civil nuclear deal with the US, New Delhi was moving towards obligations with IAEA.
- Mulford Praise For N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Terming the Indo-US nuclear deal as “very constructive and credible”, American Ambassador to India Mr David Mulford tonight said he believed that it deserved “positive attention” of the US Congress and the agreement was aimed at ending . . .
- Delhi Ad Gurus Set To Market Nepal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 06, 2006)
Two years ago, they sold “dirt” to people by promoting a garbage clean-up campaign by Delhi school children. And now, Delhi-based brand management company Alchemy Social Infrastructure Agency Pvt Ltd has signed up for the marketing of Nepal to . . .
- Bush Divides Allies In War On Terror (Statesman, Justin Huggler, Mar 06, 2006)
Seeking to bolster America’s main ally in the “war on terror”, President George W Bush made his first visit to Pakistan under intense security yesterday. But Pakistani discomfort was visible at the new strategic alliance the US is seeking with India, its
- Post-Nuke Deal Diplomacy On Track (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Mar 06, 2006)
Post India-US nuclear diplomacy is in full flow with PM Manmohan Singh rallying friends and seeking new converts.
- Putin Ratifies Visa-Free Travel Agreement With India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin today ratified a bilateral agreement with India on visa-free travel for the holders of diplomatic and official passports to each others' country.
- Howard Rules Out Uranium Sales To India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard today ruled out a uranium deal with India during his visit to the South Asian nation in the wake of the historic Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Shantaram Tour Offers A Novel Look At Mumbai (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Mar 06, 2006)
The sign outside Leopold cafe on Mumbai's Colaba Causeway has just received a makeover: it is bigger, bolder, and harder to miss amid the clutter of signs on the bustling road lined with shops and restaurants.
- Bush Rejects Pak's Demand For N-Deal » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
In a blunt rejection of Pakistan's demand for a civilian nuclear deal on the lines he clinched with India, US President George W Bush on Saturday said the two countries had different needs and different histories.
- Bush Says "No" To Giving Pakistan Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday he opposed giving Pakistan the same kind of nuclear agreement just reached with arch rival India.
- Rang De Basanti Rekindled Nationalism (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Bhat, Mar 06, 2006)
After a long time a movie like "Rang De Basanti" came on the silver screen which tried to make an effort in awakening the young generation of modern India.
- Finance Ministers Neglect Unorganised Sector (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Mar 06, 2006)
Every year the Union finance minister has the enviable task of delivering a budget that will promise prosperity for each and every member of the 100-crore strong Indian population.
- Poland Identifies First Cases Of Bird Flu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Poland has detected the country's first two cases of H5N1 bird flu, the Agriculture Minister said on Sunday.
- Putin Okays Visa-Free Travel Deal With India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ratified a bilateral agreement with India on visa-free travel for the holders of diplomatic and official passports to each others' country.
- Us Lawmakers Supportive, But Await Details (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 06, 2006)
Several influential lawmakers have opted to reserve their opinion on the Indo-US nuke deal until the Bush administration delivers details of Thursday's agreement signed in New Delhi and comes up with its draft legislative package.
- Australia Rules Out Uranium Sales To India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard effectively ruled out selling uranium to India as he headed for New Delhi on Sunday.
- Left’S Turn On Nuclear Deal Not The Right Course (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Mar 06, 2006)
There is something about opportunism that leads to unintended consequences.
- Pm Takes Nuke Case Beyond Borders (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
After deciding to address the concerns of minorities and the Left on the nuclear deal with the US, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned his attention to neutralising misgivings that may crop up abroad.
- Musharraf: Pak Nuclear Needs Different From That Of India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 06, 2006)
Putting up a brave front in the face of refusal by President George W Bush to extend the historic Indo-US civil nuclear deal to Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said he was aware of "interests and nuances" in interstate relations but insisted that
- Bjorn Again Borg (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
It is one of the most unforgettable sights ever on a tennis court: Bjorn Borg holding aloft the Wimbledon Cup.
- Give The Devil His Due (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Mar 06, 2006)
Whatever be his shortcomings, George W. Bush must be thanked for giving India a seat on the high table,
- How Far Is Iran From The Bomb (Indian Express, WILLIAM J BROAD, Mar 06, 2006)
: When Iran defiantly cut the locks and seals on its nuclear enrichment plants in January and restarted its effort to manufacture atomic fuel, it forced the world to confront a momentous question:
- Fuzzy Myths In Focus (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Mar 06, 2006)
The finance minister’s tiny grant of Rs 5 crore — for Kuttiyattam, Vedic chanting and Ramlila — is a small beginning towards the big financing of ancient traditions that ‘modern’ thinkers, writers and policy-makers have chosen to ignore.
- Apollo’S Twin (Indian Express, Dilip Cherian, Mar 06, 2006)
Onkar S. Kanwar seems to have developed new love for services.
- N-Deal In Place, Pm Gets Ready To Tell Australia: Time You End Double Standards On Uranium Sale (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Mar 06, 2006)
: Basking in the warm afterglow of the historic nuclear pact with the Bush Administration, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to press the visiting Australian premier John Howard to end Canberra’s double standards on selling uranium to China. . .
- Mittal Versus Arcelor: The Hypocrisy Within (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 06, 2006)
Lakshmi Mittal is the kind of guy who makes India proud. He represents the new, confident and successful face of India that is able to give the jitters to businessmen and governments around the world.
- Next Steps In The Indo-Us Deal (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Mar 06, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has been signed.
- Future Energised (Indian Express, R. K. Pachauri, Mar 06, 2006)
There are very strong reasons to believe that the historic India-US deal will define India as an emerging power.
- Wen Pledges Growth Will Lift Rural Poor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
China will channel its surging economic growth to narrow the chasm dividing its rich cities and restive countryside, Premier Wen Jiabao told parliament on Sunday in a speech tempering optimism with stark warnings.
- Cartoons To Bush, Mulayam Party Stirs Pot To Let Anger Boil In Qureishi Country (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Mar 06, 2006)
As the devout disperse after the Friday prayers in this town, a little over 50 km from Delhi, you hear trader Rahat Chaudhary complaining about the “American takeover of India”.
- Hamas Talks Peace, Good Relations (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Mar 06, 2006)
The head of the Hamas faction in the Palestinian legislature, Mahmoud al-Zahar denied the movement had “walked into a US trap” when it participated in Palestinian Authority elections.
- ‘Adag Among Top Three Entities’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
According to the broking community, the presentation had put shareholders of the RADAG at over eight million and the customer base of the four group companies at over 25 million, making it the largest customer base for any entity.
- Us-India Tango & ‘Historic’ N-Deal (Pakistan Observer, Khalid Saleem, Mar 06, 2006)
So President George W Bush has gone ahead and termed India as a ‘strategic partner’ of the United States. This followed the formal conclusion of what the two leaders hailed as an “historic” nuclear deal seen as the bedrock of the ‘new strategic . . .
- Indocentric Tendency Wrong: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
President satisfied with Bush talks
Nuclear energy was discussed with US
Nonsensical accusations not acceptable
Stating that he was “very satisfied” with his talks with President George Bush, President General Pervez Musharraf Sunday . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal To Face Opposition In Congress (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
US President George W Bush returned to Washington on Sunday from a landmark South Asia trip, bracing for a daunting political challenge at home in persuading Congress to approve a historic nuclear deal with India.
- Muslims & West On A Collision Course? (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Mar 06, 2006)
THE controversy rages on. There is no let-up in fury in either camp
- Australian Pm Rules Out Uranium Sales To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Says visit to New Delhi aimed at deepening ‘strategic relationship’
- Doctor No (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 06, 2006)
Pakistan's relations with the US have come a long way between President Bill Clinton’s visit six years ago and George W. Bush’s last week.
- Delhi Ad Agency To Sell Nepal To World (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 06, 2006)
While Nepal’s royalist government blame the Indian media of scaring away tourists from the kingdom with “negative and exaggerated reporting”, the nodal agency for promoting visitors, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), has signed up with a Delhi . . .
- Churchill’S Iron Oratory (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 06, 2006)
Sixty years ago an ageing British politician made a speech at Fulton, Missouri, and conjured up a metaphor that helped define an entire era.
- Path Through Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 06, 2006)
Pakistan's relations with the US have come a long way between President Bill Clinton’s visit six years ago and George W. Bush’s last week.
- Relocating The Us Consulate (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Mar 06, 2006)
'Having a good time, wish you were here.’
- Nuclear Deal: A Dream Come True For The Indian-Americans (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Mar 06, 2006)
“It is a dream come true for all of us that President George W Bush’s trip has opened doors for new Indo-US relations.
- Gentle Power Wins Over Fury (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Mar 06, 2006)
The triumph of persuasive and powerful gentleness, rooted in effectiveness, over sheer fury and force is illustrated by a didactic story.
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