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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 21907:
- Learn To Love Nuclear Power, Or Turn Off The Lights (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
Political worries are driving a nuclear rethink in the West, says WILLIAM UNDERHILL
- Air Deccan Launches Tiruchi-Chennai Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
New connectivity, a boost to tourism industry: travel agents
Air Deccan on Thursday launched its daily services on the Chennai-Tiruchi-Chennai sector amidst buoyant expectations of major growth prospects for the air travel industry here.
- Filth, Stench, Scuffle Greet Flyers At Delhi 'N' Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As strike and unruly protests by airport workers continued for the second day on Thursday, the Delhi High Court has asked the striking employees not to hamper normal functioning of work.
- Fights Normal, Airports Filthy On Second Day Of Aai Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
With protesting employees blocking entrance to airports causing hardship to travellers, the Delhi High court today restrained them from impeding the normal functioning even as flights kept their schedule on the second day of their nation-wide strike.
- The Dirty Harry Of Mumbai (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Feb 03, 2006)
In a court room in Mumbai this week, one of the most remarkable stories in modern policing is drawing to a close.
- Voting Unlikely At Iaea Meeting (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 03, 2006)
Discussions were held today at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on the board’s draft resolution to report Iranian nuclear programme to the UN Security Council even as non-aligned countries moved several amendments to the document . . .
- Key For Kashmir Solution Lies With Hurriyat: Mirwaiz (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Calling upon the Centre to initiate positive steps for fulfilling aspirations and wishes of the residents of this violence plagued State, chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today claimed that only his outfit holds ‘key’
- Islamabad, Riyadh For Early Kashmir Solution (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed in unequivocal terms on the necessity of reaching an early resolution of all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India especially the Kashmir issue through negotiations and emphasised that durable . . .
- Jaswant Asks India, Pakistan To Set Up Visa Camps (News International, Fasahat Mohiuddin, Feb 03, 2006)
Visiting Indian opposition leader of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) Jaswant Sing has called upon both India and Pakistan to establish visa camps till the formal re-opening of consulates in order to facilitate travel of the citizens . . .
- Women In The Music (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2006)
When Mozart died in Vienna in December 1791, he was only 35. He left behind him 622 complete musical compositions and one unfinished Requiem. It is commonly believed that Mozart died in utter penury and was buried in a pauper’s grave.
- King Abdullah’S Enhanced Role In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 03, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah apprised President Musharraf of his talks with Indian leadership on Kashmir issue during his visit to New Delhi and assured him of his ‘good offices’ to help resolve the long-standing dispute.
- Time Slipping Out For Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 03, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has reiterated that his country will not surrender before the US-EU machination on nuclear stand-off as US and Russian leaders discuss the developments over Iran’s nuclear programme.
- Asia Looks Up To India For Leadership (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Feb 03, 2006)
It is not only through history that India and its contribution in the making of this made-to-order country is remembered
- Devil's Advocate: Guvs Must Go (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Feb 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stinging reprimand to Buta Singh ensured his exit as Bihar governor. The court had said that Buta's report recommending President's rule in Bihar was based on "fanciful assumptions".
- The Left In Wonderland (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 03, 2006)
The Indian Left is badly in need of a reality check. Its recalcitrance, both on modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports and India’s vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency board on Iran, manifests an archaic politics.
- Tourism In Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 03, 2006)
On the face of it this may appear a small bit of information. For the number involved is not significant.
- Disaster Response, Management Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, M N Sehgal, Feb 03, 2006)
Constitution of State Level Committee on Disaster Management and State Crisis Management Committee (Excelsior 21 January) by Government orders, follow the reiteration of the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly,''
- Modernisation Air Pockets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 03, 2006)
The Government's decision to hand over the Delhi and Mumbai airports to private parties has led to a strange development — the CPI(M) and Reliance seem to be speaking in the same voice. In the beginning, . . .
- Reliance Airport Moves Court Against Award (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The modernisation plan for Delhi and Mumbai airports faced its first major legal hurdle on Thursday with the Reliance Airport Developers Private Ltd filing a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the award of the modernisation contract.
- Bush And The Dae: Same Bed, Different Dreams (Indian Express, Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2006)
If there ever was a gigantic disconnect between the nuclear discourse in the US and India, here it is.
- Security For Haiti (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 02, 2006)
America’s First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice both travelled to Liberia to mark the inauguration last week of a democratically elected president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who has given that devastated West African country . . .
- Be Firm With Aai Unions (The Financial Express, VK MATHUR, Feb 02, 2006)
The Left-sponsored strike at the Airports Auth-ority of India highlights the sad fact that civil society in India has ceased to assert itself in its own long-term interests, and in the interests of the country.
- ‘History, Destiny Make India, Pak Stay Together’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, declared today that India attached great importance to having most friendly relations with Pakistan and stressed that history and destiny obliged both to “stay engaged” to sort out differences.
- Pervez Says Change, Ghulam Unfazed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has asked India to take “brave decisions” on his self-governance and demilitarisation proposals to resolve the Kashmir issue.
- Russia And The Great Game In Central Asia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 02, 2006)
The accession of Uzbekistan to the Eurasian Economic Community advances Moscow's goal of setting up an OPEC-like gas cartel in the region.
- Airports Fly Into Turbulence, Striking Staff Caned (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Chaos, violence and disruption of flights were the order of the day at airports across the country on Wednesday, following the strike by employees of the Airports’ Authority of India (AAI) in protest against the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports.
- What Hamas Could Learn From Early Zionists (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Feb 02, 2006)
Paralysed by the shock result of the Palestinian election, all sides are now looking to the past to find a way forward.
- Air Deccan Launches First Flight To Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Air Deccan launched a two-way daily flight between Chennai and Vijayawada on Wednesday. The 40-seater ATR aircraft carried 15 passengers on its maiden flight from Chennai to Vijayawada.
- General: India Should Take Brave Steps On Kashmir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has asked India to take “brave decisions” on his self-governance and demilitarisation proposals to resolve the Kashmir issue.
- India, Philippines To Sign Defence Cooperation Accord (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Cabinet also approves a proposal for a tourism cooperation pact
KVIC Act will be amended
Textbook presses to be privatised
350 more Kasturba Vidyalayas
- International Status For Calicut Airport (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Feb 02, 2006)
Malabar welcomes the Union Cabinet decision
- 3 Dozen Journalists Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Feb 02, 2006)
Three dozen journalists were arrested in Nepal today as they held demonstrations to protest against the curbs imposed on media after King Gyanendra's assumption of absolute power a year ago.
- I Didn't Dither, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Feb 02, 2006)
"Speaker abruptly adjourned House sine die"
The outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister, Dharam Singh, on Wednesday denied that he had dilly-dallied in moving the motion of confidence on January 27, and said he had sought the Speaker's permission . . .
- Manmohan Learns The Art Of Story-Telling (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 02, 2006)
A master of the understatement
Many old veterans compared Dr. Manmohan Singh's performance before the media to Indira Gandhi's track record of using a press conference to create headlines, and pronounced the Prime Minister's show on Wednesday . . .
- Kalam To Visit Myanmar (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 02, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is all set to visit Myanmar in the second week of March.
- Surajkund Festival Opens; Nation's Rich Heritage On Display (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Tourism has key role in economic development: Ambika Soni
Stating that tourism played an important part in the economic development of the country, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni on Wednesday said both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
- Diplomats’ Trip Not To Pressure Iran: Russia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said today that the trip by Russian and Chinese diplomats to Tehran should not be seen as an attempt to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme.
- Expounding Indian Heritage, Culture (Deccan Herald, Geetha Srinivasan, Feb 02, 2006)
Vishva Spandana, a value-based programme to create an awareness of the comprehensive nature of Indian culture and heritage is being organised jointly by Sri Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC) and Human Networking Academy (HNA) at the College . . .
- Fight Of Fancy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 02, 2006)
Playing hardball can take on various forms. The Left’s preferred version happens to be the one that’s wrapped in a fervent demand for social justice.
- Hopes In The Air (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 02, 2006)
Privatisation of leading airports is a must
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s decision to hand over Mumbai and Delhi airports to private players for modernisation and then running them has predictably evoked opposition . . .
- Memorable Journey (Deccan Herald, D B N Murthy , Feb 02, 2006)
The Jagdalpur - Visakhapatnam route over the Eastern Ghats offer scenic sights
- Silver Lining To A War Cloud? (Dawn, Agha Shahi, Feb 02, 2006)
THE European Union’s three leading powers — Britain, France and Germany (EU 3) — will be tabling a draft resolution today, February 2, in an emergency session of the board of governors (BoG) . . .
- Goebbels Next Door (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 02, 2006)
What is the Goebbels technique? Lest the global community forgot it needs to be reminded that it is named after Hitler's Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels who was one of the most important and influential figures of Nazi Germany.
- Indian Punjab Interested In ‘Business Gate’ At Wagah (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The process of booking of ‘Thar Express,’ which will ply between Pakistan and India, began at the Karachi Cantonment Station, on Wednesday evening.
- Ebad Performs Opening Of Booking For ‘Thar Express’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The process of booking of ‘Thar Express,’ which will ply between Pakistan and India, began at the Karachi Cantonment Station, on Wednesday evening.
- Bush Vows To Rally World Against Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
* Says US must wean itself from Mideast oil
* Asks Hamas to recognise Israel
* Says US would defend Israel against Iran
- Pakistan, India Urged To Make Peace Process Kashmir-Specific (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 02, 2006)
"Are you with the Kashmir problem? Please walk through," a security guard told us as we entered the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace.
- Flights Delayed, Services Hit; It's Chaos At Airports (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Several flights were rescheduled, delayed and passenger services at major airports were affected following the indefinite nation-wide strike by thousands of employees of the state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI).
- Gas Guzzlers Anonymous (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 02, 2006)
George W. Bush’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday was along expected lines, more of thinking aloud on a host of issues that could make or mar his second term and his place in history.
- Thar Express Bookings Begin (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Bookings for Thar Express, which will ply between Pakistan and India, began at the Karachi Cantonment Station on Wednesday evening. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan performed the opening of the booking process at a special counter.
- U.N. Watchdog Set To Send Iran To Security Council (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 02, 2006)
An international standoff over Iran's nuclear aims reaches a crossroads on Thursday when U.N. atomic overseers meet to consider reporting Tehran to the U.N. Security Council amid Iranian threats to hit back if they do so.
- Hdk In Dilemma On Eve Of Govt Formation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Chief Minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy said here on Tuesday that he was in a dilemma on the issue of heading the new JD (S)-BJP coalition government following doubts expressed over his father H D Deve Gowda’s secular credentials.
- Brajesh Mishra Trashes India, U.S. Nuclear Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Says deal could compromise New Delhi's strategic interests
- Kalam: We Are For Total Disarmament (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 01, 2006)
President reiterates New Delhi's no-first-use policy
Terrorism required an integrated solution
Education should be based on value systems
- Stage Set For Spiritual Gala (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
A sprawling stage spread over 3.5 acres designed on the lines of Hampi architecture. A seating capacity of over 5,000 with a 3,800-member orchestra playing in the background and 25 lakh people training their eyes on the stage.
- Workers Of India Unite! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2006)
We will then have nothing to lose but the notion that trying to make things better is unfair
- Below The Line (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 01, 2006)
It doesn’t always pay to boast of economic growth, as West Bengal’s chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee discovered.
- Persian Puzzle: What Happens Next (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 01, 2006)
What have the P-5 agreed to do?
The Foreign Ministers of Britain, China, France, Russia, and the U.S., as well as Germany, have agreed that this week's IAEA Board of Governors meeting "should report to the UN Security Council its decision . . .
- Iaf Chief Meets Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 01, 2006)
Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi on Tuesday met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse and senior defence officials as part of his three-day official visit to the island-nation.
- Jaswant Visits Hinglaj Temple (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 01, 2006)
The shrine is held in veneration by both Hindus and Muslims
Leading an 86-member delegation, the former Foreign Minister and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh visited the ancient temple of Hinglaj in Balochistan on Tuesday.
- Made In Jhandewalan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
When Lal Krishna Advani doffed his hat to Mohammad Ali Jinnah's August 1947 vision, he was acknowledging the `thus-far-and-no-further' nature of Hindutva.
- Climbing Mount Improbable (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 01, 2006)
In the world of sport, pigs can fly. When they take wing, so do our spirits.
- Those Thin Red Lines (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Feb 01, 2006)
The Delhi High Court’s recent order regarding illegal construction in the capital’s Lal Dora areas — that it, its urban villages — comes as a surprise as the matter has been debated for some years now. Nevertheless, it has fortuitiously revived . . .
- Palestinians Alter Leadership (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 01, 2006)
Even though Hamas has hinted at change, the world sides with Israel in advising Palestine to renounce violence
- Musharraf Bugbear Of American Media (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's latest mini-tirade against India comes against a backdrop of the worst US media criticism he has encountered since his military coup overthrew the elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Russia, China Too Want Iran Reported, Upa Tells Left We Need To Go With All (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
With Russia and China last night joining the other permanent members of the UN Security Council—the United States, Britain and France—to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear programme, the UPA government today told the Left parties . . .
- Jet Airways Announces New Sectors From Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Jet Airways has announced that it will operate direct flights on Bangalore-Tiruvananthapuram-Bangalore and Chennai-Tiruvananthapuram-Chennai sectors from Wednesday.
- Flamingo Festival At Pulicat Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Birds flock to the lake
Flamingos have come in droves to the Pulicat lake, about 85 km from Chennai, near Sullurpet in Andhra Pradesh. At the peak of the breeding season, the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department (APTDC) is organising . . .
- Musharraf To Stay As Army Chief Beyond 2007 - Ally (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pakistan's ruling coalition will elect President Pervez Musharraf for another five-year term and allow him to stay in uniform if it wins the next general election, newspapers quoted a key ally of the general as saying.
- Terrorism Emanates From Certain Long-Standing Issues: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
On Board Air India One, Jan 31 (PTI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today said terrorism emanated from certain long-standing issues, including poverty, and suggested a three-point global plan to tackle the menace.
- Over 100 Women Activists Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Feb 01, 2006)
More than 100 women activists of an opposition alliance were arrested today as they prepared to hold a rally to call on people to boycott upcoming municipal polls even as Nepal's royal government shifted many election candidates to police . . .
- Terrorism Emanates From Long Standing Issues: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today said terrorism emanated from certain long-standing issues, including poverty, and suggested a three-point global plan to tackle the menace.
- Musharraf To Continue As President (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf will continue to be Pakistan’s President and retain his post as the Army Chief even after the next general elections due in 2007 despite opposition from mainstream political parties and reservations expressed by Commonwealth.
- Going Up, Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 01, 2006)
In his short stint in the Congress Prof Saifuddin Soz has come a long way. After his inclusion in the party's highest decision-making body, Working Committee, many observers had ruled out his induction in the powerful Union Cabinet.
- Bhasha Royalty On The Basis Of Maps: Shaukat (The Nation, DILSHAD AZEEM, Feb 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday asked Northern Areas administration and NWFP that Bhasha Dam’s royalty dispute would be settled in accordance with their respective jurisdictions to be determined under maps of Survey of Pakistan and . . .
- Jobless In J&k (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2006)
Treat it as a national responsibility
Unemployment is a matter of serious concern everywhere, more so in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Thar Express To Run From 18th (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Tuesday agreed to establish a second rail link providing quicker access to people living in the southern regions of the two countries, beginning from February 18.
- The Uniform Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
By any standards it is a shocking statement. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a girls’ college in Rawalpindi on Monday,
- Post-Poll Prospects In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
Earthquake: that was the commonest metaphor deployed by an evidently shaken international media in describing last week’s Hamas landslide in the occupied as well as the unilaterally abandoned Palestinian territories.
- Hamas At The Crossroads (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Feb 01, 2006)
Belying the predictions of experts and the results of exit polls, the Hamas, formally known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, scored an overwhelming victory, garnering 76 of the 132 seats in the Palestinian legislature and bringing to an end the . . .
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