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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 21907:
- ‘Indo-Us Nuke Deal Beneficial’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Backing the Indo-US nuclear deal, influential opposition Democratic Party Senator John Kerry on Thursday said the agreement would have “enormous benefits” for the two countries besides having impact globally.
- Aggressive’ Goa Minister Refused Gun Licence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
It has once more denied him the licence. South Goa district magistrate J B Singh confirmed Mr Pacheco’s application for a gun licence has been pending before him from 2002.
- Code That Liberates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The quest for liberation involves two steps, identifying the right path and then opting to take that route. While the scriptures and the puranas serve as invaluable pointers or signposts, liberation cannot be sought by merely knowing this fact, . . .
- Hail The Easy User Experience (Hindu, Victor Keegan , Jan 13, 2006)
Technology is getting simpler to use and making life simpler, from free video-phone calls on the web to a range of services available on mobile phones.
- Track 2, On Track (Indian Express, YOGINDER SIKAND, Jan 13, 2006)
Rail links between India and Pakistan in the Sindh-Rajasthan sector are due to be resumed early next month.
- Fraud Shouldn’T Taint Our View Of Science (Indian Express, BETTYANN HOLTZMANN KEVLES, Jan 13, 2006)
Seldom in our history have fame, fortune or a heady mix of the two tempted so many people into committing fraud.
- India, China Engagement Positive, Says Shyam Saran (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jan 13, 2006)
Says two "are too big to contain each other "
Global paradigm of cooperation among major powers demands that they work together
India would hope to work closely with China on non-proliferation issues
- Does Pm Approve Of Law Officer's Stand? Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
"A clear attempt by the political executive to help a primary accused"
Government should not have conveyed anything to the U.K.
It was the job of the Central Bureau of Investigation to do so
- Ltte Mine Blast Kills Nine Sailors (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 13, 2006)
At least eight navy personnel were killed and eight more wounded when a powerful...
- Cold Wave In The North Hits Crops (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 12, 2006)
Estimates show up to 15 per cent damage; no agriculture insurance scheme cover
Frost the worst killer
Most of the affected crops not covered by insurance
Cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and radish benefit from chilly weather
- The Jihadist As A ‘Belgian Blonde’ (Indian Express, Sebastian Rotella, Jan 12, 2006)
The women of the Dutch extremist network were a new breed of holy warriors. In the male-dominated world of Islamic extremism, they saw themselves as full-fledged partners in jihad. Wives watched videos about female suicide bombers, posed for . . .
- Listen, Mr Chidambaram (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jan 12, 2006)
P Chidambaram will receive a million pre-budget suggestions by end-February. But the one he must take seriously, he has already received — the Left has hammered home the point that he must take a sickle to the weedy field of tax exemptions.
- Hail The Chief (Censor) (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 12, 2006)
Now, film criticism from three of the most senior officers of the armed forces
- Thanks For The Memoirs, But I Remember It A Little Differently (Indian Express, LINELL SMITH, Jan 12, 2006)
Exactly what standards of accuracy is a writer of memoir required to observe? That question is at the centre of a storm now blowing around James Frey, author of the best-selling, Oprah-endorsed A Million Little Pieces, which purports to be about . . .
- Convoluted Legacy Of The Bulldozer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
After Ariel Sharon was hospitalized a week ago following a massive stroke, there were some, particularly among Palestinians, who lost little time in dancing on his grave. From a distance, the celebrations were more than a little callous.
- India’S Communist Parties Get Ready To Protest George Bush’S Visit Next Month (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Jan 12, 2006)
The Left parties of India - the communists and socialists whose support is needed for the current Congress Led UPA coalition Government to survive is getting ready to show biggest protest in their history as US President George Bush visits India . . .
- Hurriyat Backs Pm’S Talks With Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The biggest congregation was held at Jamia Masjid. Dressed in colourful outfits, the children celebrated the festival by bursting crackers.
- Delhi Metro Man A Newsmaker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, credited with changing the face of public transport in the Indian capital, is on the “top 25 newsmakers of 2005” list compiled by the US’ Engineering News-Record, a leading publication on the construction industry, . . .
- Historic Chance For India, China To Resolve Boundary Issue: Fs (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Noting that India and China had a "historical opportunity" at hand to settle the boundary issue which should not be missed, New Delhi today said a mutually-acceptable solution could be reached if both sides show willingness to take "bold and . . .
- U.S. Hopes N.Korea's Kim In China For Nuclear Talk (Reuters, Jon Herskovitz, Jan 12, 2006)
The United States has little information about Kim Jong-il's apparent trip to China but hopes the North Korean leader is having talks that add life to stalled nuclear discussions, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
- Safety And Preservation Of Mankind - Ii (Greater Kashmir, FARRUKH FAHEEM, Jan 12, 2006)
We don’t educate them, we domesticate them, so that they are tamed into that culture of silence where nothing speaks at will, comments
FARRUKH FAHEEM
- The War In Balochistan: A Backgrounder (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 12, 2006)
What the conflict is about, and why it is important to the region
Tribal leaders see the conflict as an opportunity to get a fair share of the gas resources
The Government sees the fighting as an intolerable challenge to its authority
- An Open Air Exercise (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 12, 2006)
“I want to climb the mountain, but I have no company,” complained the 20-something shop girl. “My friends are always too tired, or sleeping.” It was a cold December afternoon. The girl had feigned illness to take an off to meet a friend.
- Sting Operations: Correcting The Polity? (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Jan 12, 2006)
What a turbulent winter session of Parliament that we witnessed! Series of events like the drama over the Volcker Committee Report and the exit of Natwar Singh, the daily walkouts over the NDA's ridiculous demand for the resignation of Sonia Gandhi, . . .
- India To Press For Prisoners' Release (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
India is expected to press for the release of 431 of its nationals who continue to languish in Pakistani prisons during the Foreign Secretary-level talks between the two countries in New Delhi next week.
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- The Real Meaning And The Message Of Sacrifice (Greater Kashmir, Fahad Rasool, Jan 12, 2006)
Let’s pray that our sacrifice is accepted by Allah, the Almighty for Whom we offer it, writes
FAHAD RASOOL
- Chiefs Say Yes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2006)
Confused notions of censorship could result in measures that look outrageous in a modern democracy.
- Vivekananda's Message And Governance (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Jan 12, 2006)
"You may make thousands of societies, twenty thousand political assemblages, fifty thousand institutions. There will be no use unless there is that sympathy, that love, that heart that thinks for all. But where is the heart to build upon ? . . .
- Experts' Team In Shravanabelagola (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Members of the team inspected the statue of Bahubali for close to two hours
Rs. 3.5 crores to be spent on cable-car
ASI has accorded temporary permission for cable-car
State Government wants the facility retained even after the event
- Iim-B Singapore Dreams Dashed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The Human Resource Development Ministry has turned down a request from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), to open a campus in Singapore, saying that the prestigious B-schools should meet the domestic demand instead.
- Uncertainty In Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
Over the last few months, Ariel Sharon, known as the "butcher of Shatilla" for his role in the attack on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, was trying to create an altogether new legacy so that history could judge him differently.
- `Congress Ready For Polls In Karnataka' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Railway gate at Kankanady is closed for 612 minutes every day, causing traffic snarls'
Railway station situated between NH 48 and Bajal
About 30 passenger trains and 20 goods trains pass through the rail gate every day
- Deadening The Spirit (Greater Kashmir, FARRUKH FAHEEM, Jan 12, 2006)
We don’t educate them, we domesticate them, so that they are tamed into that culture of silence where nothing speaks at will, comments
FARRUKH FAHEEM
- Team Going To Delhi On 16th (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 12, 2006)
Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan will be leading a 10-member delegation to New Delhi next week to discuss with his Indian counterpart the vital issues of peace and security as well as Jammu and Kashmir.
- Singh Invites Sajjad Lone For Kashmir Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
A prominent Kashmiri leader on Tuesday said he was invited to meet India’s prime minister for talks about how to end the decades-old dispute over Kashmir.
- Rajnath And Up’S Slow Churning (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The meaning being read into Rajnath Singh’s elevation as BJP president obscures the more obvious reality that the choice is a function of the total confusion in the party, particularly at its higher reaches.
- A Time To Give (Indian Express, MIRZA A. BEG, Jan 11, 2006)
Eid Al Adha is called Baqreed in India. The word Baqreed evokes the sights, sounds and aroma of carefree celebrations of my childhood, full of goodwill and laughter.
- Tried And Tested In The Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2006)
The more the Congress changes, the more it remains the Grand Old Party steeped in its past. Belying the buzz preceding the event, the revamp of the All-India Congress Committee turned out to be a tame affair
- Funding Or Fiddling? (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Jan 11, 2006)
The scheme for state funding of poll expenses leaves the floodgates open for private funding.
- A Journey Into The New American Century (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 11, 2006)
Recent pronouncements by Condoleezza Rice and Nicolas Burns offer clues to the way Washington wants the global system reordered. But will the rest of the world go along?
- Police: Sikhs Recover 114 Rusted Hand Grenades From Their Holiest Shrine In Northern India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Sikh volunteers digging part of their holiest shrine in this northern Indian city on Tuesday found 114 rusted hand grenades, police said.
- India Enters Supersonic Race (Hindustan Times, BR Srikanth, Jan 11, 2006)
In the first step towards faster and inexpensive travel in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has demonstrated the technology that propels rockets to fly at 4,560 mph — three times faster than the Concorde.
- The Point Of Power (Hindustan Times, Abhishek Singhvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The invitation was unique and so was the topic. ‘Katha’, a ‘profit for all’ NGO, “working in the areas of language,
- Goodbye Peace Process? (News International, Ghani Jafar, Jan 11, 2006)
What on earth is New Delhi up to? There clearly is a method to the madness of its deliberately raising the pitch of hostility with Pakistan through the recent spate of unwarranted official pronouncements regarding the Balochistan situation.
- 'Equality' Issue Stalls Sl Peace Process (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 11, 2006)
One of the main factors holding up the start of talks on the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka is the issue of "equality" of the two parties, namely, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the LTTE, according to an informed...
- Too Clever By Half (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Jan 11, 2006)
The situation between India and Pakistan may not be bleak, as Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam clarified on Monday...
- Politics With Drama And Ironies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Sometimes certain developments take place or utterances are made in politics which leave one wonder whether these are deliberate or spontaneous.
- The Washington Rot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 11, 2006)
In the six years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared, in the presence of Bill Clinton, that India and the United States of America were “natural allies”,
- Arms And The Men (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jan 11, 2006)
The Indian army regiments’ history is a subject with a beginning but without an end.
- No Case For Subsidies To Ril (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 11, 2006)
Reliance’s attempt to seek a subsidy from the government on sale of petrol and diesel on the grounds that is selling these below cost price is a natural corollary of the government’s distortionary pricing policy in the sector.
- Focus On N-Energy (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jan 11, 2006)
A BUDDING poet Nellickal Muralidharn Nair and I started a little monthly magazine called Naveenam (The New) in 1970.
- Musharraf’S Ideas (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 11, 2006)
Last weekend President Musharraf gave another peace proposal which was promptly rejected by our government.
- Do Grids Hold Answers To Grand Challenges? (The Economic Times, D. Murali , Jan 11, 2006)
BASED on ``1,466 interviews with senior IT influencers and decision makers'', Oracle has found that India leads the world in the big jump of 52 per cent on the `Grid Index'.
- Karat And Stick Show, 24x7 (The Economic Times, P R RAMESH, Jan 11, 2006)
Indian Left has a fascination for contrarian positions. When India powered its way into the world of the nuclear powerfuls,
- Vote Bank (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 10, 2006)
Amid the hoopla surrounding the presentation of the first Overseas Indian Citizenship (OIC) cards, prime minister Manmohan Singh announced the government's intention to soon offer voting rights to NRIs.
- On Muslims, Upa Has Bad Answers (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 10, 2006)
The UPA government’s approach to the well-being of Muslims is threatening to inject an insidious poison into Indian politics, whose ramifications for all Indian citizens are too dreadful to contemplate.
- One For Holy Shankranthi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
To visit a Shiva Temple on Makara Shankranthi and pay obeisance to the Shiva linga, it is believed, is an insurance for peace and happiness for the rest of the year. Head for the Kotilingeswara temple in Kammasandra this Shankranthi and . . .
- Caves Of Antiquity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Sanjay Biswas and Shubha Chacko are mesmerised by the ancient temples and sculptures of Aihole that silently speak of people who lived fifteen hundred years ago.
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- Ruined Green (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
Book fairs and political rallies are essential for the health of certain democracies.
- Not A Unique Predicament (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2006)
Middle East conflict is part of a widespread impatience with inconvenient frontiers.
- Roopalben Cloud May Have A Silver Lining! (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jan 10, 2006)
It’s hard to believe but one day we might just find ourselves thanking Roopalben Panchal. Today she is seen as the villain of the piece
- Lax Immigration Control Aids Militants: Indian Officials (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India’s border force said on Monday.
- Importance Of Being Mp! (Daily Excelsior, MD Vazeeruddin, Jan 10, 2006)
"Nothing became him so well in life as the leaving of it," says one character of another in Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
- Budget 2006-07 Should Be Growth Oriented (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidyanathan, Jan 10, 2006)
The North Block mandarins are burning mid-night candles to give a shape to Budget 2006-07.
- Wise Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 10, 2006)
If ever a count is taken our State will doubtless top in this sphere. No other region of the country is afflicted by such high number of mysterious fires as ours.
- The Mobile Revolution: Global Scale Is Critical (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
From the 1910s to the mid-1990s, the United States dominated the mobile business. It was the delay in the commercialisation of the cellular technology — from 1947 to 1983 - that opened the window of opportunity to mobile challengers in Europe and Asia.
- Trend Is Your Friend... Until It Isn't (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Jan 10, 2006)
With the New Year drawing in even more revelling investors, the sentiment on the global equity marketplace is best captured by the Japanese saying: “We’re fools, whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance”.
- Draft Report On Integrated Energy Policy — Holistic Look At The Different Scenarios (Business Line, S. Narayan, Jan 10, 2006)
The Planning Commission's Draft Report on Integrated Energy Policy takes the broad approach of recommending an enabling environment for optimal energy supply, such that the relative economics of alternatives are left to the combination . . .
- Speaker Is Right (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 10, 2006)
Parliament can expel members
IT was one of the saddest days in the history of India when its citizens became a witness to the unthinkable spectacle of their beloved, honourable MPs demanding and getting money for asking questions in Parliament.
- Overseas Indians Unsettled Over Delhi’S View Of Them (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Say government should be open to their ideas and innovation, not just their money
* Troubled by governmnet’s emphasis on money and investment
- Tourists, Locals Make Merry On Frozen Dal (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The frozen Dal lake is an attraction for the tourists and local residents these days in the Valley where cold wave has slowed down everything else.
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Plan (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Pak to join India in combating militancy if troops are withdrawn from 3 cities
- Wings To Fly (Greater Kashmir, ZAFAR THAKUR, Jan 10, 2006)
The thrill of flying needs not only courage, but a rigorous training. When you have both, you are all set to fly, writes
ZAFAR THAKUR
- Kalam Calls Them India's Societal Ambassadors (Hindustan Times, Sajjan Singh Thakur, Jan 10, 2006)
"Be wherever you are. But adopt one village of India, because each one of you belongs to one."
- Valley’S Tourist Graph On High (Indian Express, ANAND BODH, Jan 10, 2006)
Miles away from Hyderabad, where Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is trying to attract investors and tourists, record number of foreign tourists are visiting the valley for the first time in the last 16 years of turmoil. Last year,
- Andrabi Slams Pak, Mirwaiz For Kashmir ‘Sellout’ (Indian Express, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Jan 10, 2006)
Two days from her release after more than four months behind bars, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi condemned today what she called the Hurriyat and the Pakistani sellout on the Kashmir issue and said that she would continue her . . .
- Lax Watch Aids Islamist Militants--India Official (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India's border force said on Monday.
- `Courts Have No Power To Intervene' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 10, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said the decision to expel 11 Members of Parliament following the "cash-for-query" scandal was "beyond the pale of judicial scrutiny."
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