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Articles 16021 through 16120 of 21907:
- Despair Is Still Not An Option In Iraq (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Sep 26, 2005)
To withdraw troops now would be a betrayal of the Iraqis.
- India's Iaea Vote Was Decided In Advance (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 26, 2005)
In deciding to vote against Iran, India showed its foreign policy was not immune to outside pressure.
- Advertising That Works (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Sep 26, 2005)
The author, a retired diplomat, is currently a visiting distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
- Germany's New Government — Grand Coalition Or Marriage Of Convenience? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 26, 2005)
The Bavarain Bavarian atmosphere at the Schottenhammel tent, the oldest private tent at Oktoberfest, in Munich,
- Save It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Notwithstanding the noises about its conservation, the Dal Lake is dying a slow but a sure death.
- Defacing Heritage Of Karachi (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Sep 26, 2005)
Every now and then one hears charming accounts embellished by personal asides of Indian visitors from Delhi crossing the great divide and praising the beauty and cleanliness of Lahore and saying how wonderful it is to be back in the land of their birth.
- Being A Diabetic, Should You Fast? (Greater Kashmir, DR. ABID HUSSAIN, Sep 26, 2005)
Fasting for diabetic varies from case to case, decisions are individual and doctors will have to do everything possible to educate patients about the element of risk involved, suggest
- Prove That You Are The Best (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Sep 25, 2005)
This fortnight I have two experiences to share. Both occupy a unique position in the social fabric of our society.
- Setting A Good Example (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
The restoration of Tollinton Market, a colonial-time landmark on The Mall in Lahore, comes as a welcome move.
- Upgradation Of Madaris (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2005)
In a happy development, the Government and the Ittehad-e-Tanzeemat Madaris-e-Deeniah on Friday sorted out the issue of registration of Madaris and as per agreement the religious institutions would register themselves by 31st of December, 2005.
- German Elections’ Impact On The Eu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso is a cautious man, reluctant to get entangled in the complex domestic politics of the European Union’s 25 member-states.
- Prisoners' Exchange (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Sep 25, 2005)
The mutual exchange of 583 prisoners by India and Pakistan on September 12 brought joy to as many families, but it also accentuated the sorrow of many other families whose kith and kin are still languishing in jails, including the family of Sarabjit Singh
- India : Caught Between Iran-America Conflict (Daily Excelsior, M. A. Ansari, Sep 25, 2005)
In a new line on the lingering crisis over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, Dr. Manmohan Singh made it clear to US president George W. Bush that India did not want another nuclear-weapon state in its neighbourhood.
- The Salim Debate-I (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2005)
Under a cloud for alleged acts of omission and commission, the Salims seized the opportunity to invest in West Bengal without being finicky about its investment climate
- `Foreigners Are More Confident About India Than We Are' — Mr C. J. George, Md, Geojit Financial Services (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 23, 2005)
With the equity indices scaling new peaks in quick succession, it is time for retail investors to turn cautious and keep away from "rumours and tips", says Mr C. J. George, Managing Director of Geojit Financial Services.
- A Lost Leonardo? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Move over, Mona Lisa. If Carlo Pedretti’s hunch is right, the world may have another Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece to admire.
- Credit To Sonia And Upa (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, Sep 23, 2005)
The expenditure on the scheme is only a small price to be paid for the welfare of millions of rural poor people
- Gagging Writers Turkish Style (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 23, 2005)
Ankara is set to commence negotiations on October 3 for membership in the European Union. But Turkey still has many hurdles to clear before it can gain entry to the club of 25.
- Vvip Aircraft (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 23, 2005)
Necessity not luxury
- Maharaja Hari Singh's Tiff With Nehru (Daily Excelsior, Major (retd) Dr Brahma Singh, Sep 23, 2005)
In March 1946 came the Cabinet Mission to India for negotiating with the Indian leaders the manner in which the transfer of power was to be made.
- Tribute To Mahjoor (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Surely, Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor, described by Tagore as "Wordsworth of Kashmir" will not be turning in his grave these days. Before his death in 1952 he had poured his heart out:
- Kumbakonam-Thanjavur Train From Today (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Sep 23, 2005)
A passenger train between Kumbakonam and Thanjavur will be flagged off by the Union Minister of State for Railways, R.Velu, from Kumbakonam at 9.00 a.m on Friday
- Cold War Corruption (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
The Mitrokhin revelations should make us sit up and think about our national interest
- New ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Sep 23, 2005)
The Indian restaurant owner in Berlin said this kind of post-election confusion was quite normal where he came from.
- Destroyers Of Indianness (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 23, 2005)
BJP leader Mr. Jagmohan has supported Dr Man Mohan Singh's assertion that British rule over India has been good for India.
- Of Byzantine Plots And Saffron Twists (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Sep 23, 2005)
Mr. Advani did not disobey the RSS. He did worse. He captured the moral high ground. But it might be a futile fight begun too late in the day.
- Time Of Reckoning For King (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 23, 2005)
The defence by the Nepal Foreign Minister of his country's "model of democracy"
- What’S In A Name? -I (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
It’s always been a name game after World War II. Bigger powers had to have some sweet names for smaller nations to colonize them once again.
- Policy Must Fly (Indian Express, S Krishnaswamy, Sep 23, 2005)
It is indeed a welcome resolve by the government to handle firmly any attempt to hijack aircraft in our territory.
- India Losing Us Congress Support On Civil Nuclear Cooperation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Influential US Congressman Gary Ackerman, a long-time pro-India legislator, believes India will not get the support needed in the House of Representatives to clear any Bush administration proposal for civilian nuclear cooperation.
- Storm Over Kgb Funding (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 23, 2005)
Reactions to the revelations about the activities in this country of the KGB, the notorious spy agency of the late Soviet Union,
- Showpiece Of Mughal Era Up For Grabs (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 22, 2005)
The carpet from the Deccan may fetch at least Rs 1 crore (£100,000-£150,000), according to experts.
- What If Bush Admits To His Errors In Iraq? (Deccan Herald, Nathaniel Fick, Sep 22, 2005)
Bush can change US prospects in Iraq if he musters enough courage to face the reality and change the course
- Don’T Take Al Quds From Us (Greater Kashmir, HAMID NILNAGI, Sep 22, 2005)
The speculations have come to an end which had arisen due to formal meeting of foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel at Istanbul, Turkey.
- Minar-E-Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 22, 2005)
The historic Mujahid Manzil is again in news, this time for reasons other than those the structure was known for. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the historic structure is Wakf property and should go to the Wakf Board. However, the National
- Unsettled, Not Unstable (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
DR Manmohan Singh’s government is not unstable. But it is unsettled. After the six-year stretch of Atal Behari Vajpayee’s NDA, it is not possible for a central government to be unstable anymore. Power in Delhi is now an equation in arithmetic.
- Iron Walls Are In Hearts, Mr Shalom (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 22, 2005)
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has said that ‘iron wall’ between Israel and Arab/Muslim countries is coming down. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, he urged the Arab States to take the next step and work towards opening
- An Emerging Institution (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Sep 22, 2005)
Dayananda Sagar group of institutions challenges the student's ability to research things by themselves.
- History With Oodles Of Spice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
John Keay says his book is more than just a history of trade
Two hundred shiploads of pepper and other spices went from the Malabar coast to Europe through Egypt every year
The rest of Europe discovered spices from Greece and Rome
- New System To Reduce Backlog (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Sep 22, 2005)
From holding a place in the queue outside the United States Consulate here and "selling the space" to a visa-seeker for a "fee" to squatting in cyberspace on a United States visa application form, the professional squatter has come a long way.
- Ensuring Equal Rights To All Dalits (Hindu, Archbishop A.M. Chinnappa, Sep 22, 2005)
The failure to extend reservation to Dalit Christians, despite resolutions and promises, means dividing the most oppressed on the basis of religion. It means ignoring caste and economic backwardness as the determining criteria.
- Panel In Moscow To Probe Netaji's Possible Stay (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Sep 22, 2005)
Justice Mukherjee to visit archives and take depositions from scholars and historians
- Roi Has Many A Shortcoming (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 22, 2005)
To Manage quality in a `total' way, you need a new model, says John S. Oakland in the latest edition of TQM: Text with Cases, from Elsevier (http://books.elsevier.com). The core of the model will always be performance in the eyes of the customer, ....
- The Land Of Coffee & Oranges (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Rao, Sep 22, 2005)
If you thought Kodagu is a land of coffee and oranges, think again, for the district has a lot to offer especially for those seeking uncluttered places. Kodagu (or Coorg as it is popularly called),
- Plebiscite Not Possible (Daily Excelsior, A. N. Bhardwaj, Sep 22, 2005)
Plebiscite is not possible in J&K State in the present scenario. Pakistan is mis-leading the world that the State is a disputed territory where people are waging a war for the rights of self-determination and is an up-holder of human rights. Therefore,
- Rural Employment Scheme Needs New Mindset (Tribune, L. K. Singhvi, Sep 22, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act passed by Parliament is indeed a historic and momentous legislation. It is bold in its commitment to reach every rural household and provide at least 100 days of employment to one family member in a year.
- Reliance Infocomm Ties Up With Apollo For Telemedicine (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Reliance Infocomm, one of India's leading telecom companies, said on Wednesday it had tied up with private healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals to provide telemedicine services in over 100 cities.
- Chinese Glasnost (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Can any country hold death toll in its natural disasters a secret even if they are of massive magnitude? Yes, if its name is China. The country had passed a regulation in 2000 defining the number of casualties in natural calamities "a state secret".
- Remains Of Ancient Temple Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 21, 2005)
Dating back to the late Sangam period, it was discovered by ASI archaeologists
- Heritage Map Of Srinagar Launched (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 21, 2005)
Second Indian city with a documented map on heritage structures
The five-volume cultural resource mapping has been completed in collaboration with Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
- Heritage Map Of Srinagar Launched (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 21, 2005)
Second Indian city with a documented map on heritage structures
- Plastic Waste To Be Used For Asphalting Roads (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Sep 21, 2005)
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to implement project this year with assistance from the World Bank
- U.P. Waterfalls To Be Developed On Lines Of The Niagara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Initiative forms part of a tourism project for the development of Vindhya circuit
- Can’T Change At 60 (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 21, 2005)
It must be one of the accidents of history that 60 years after the drafting of the UN charter,
- New Book About Blairs Tells Tales Of Mumbo-Jumbo (Statesman, Cahal Milmo, Sep 21, 2005)
Even by the standards of the alternative therapies said to be used by Mrs Cherie Blair,
- Terror And Travel (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Since the war against terrorism is multi-dimensional it tends to be time-consuming especially in the matter of travel to regions in the grip of evil. The situation in this State has remarkably improved. Yet, foreign countries are slow in revising their...
- World Economy: Made In China? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Sep 21, 2005)
The importance of China for the global economy is reflected in many different spheres.
- The Hole Deepens (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
It is preposterous for the Ulfa-appointed People’s Consultative Group to ask for even a semblance of consideration for the parent organisation because it cannot be as dense as to deviate from the prime importance of preparing the ground for talks with the
- Boosting Defence Ties With Us (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Sep 21, 2005)
Giving a big push to their defence ties, India and the United States have signed a new Framework Agreement
- Tolerance And Train Travel (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Sep 21, 2005)
We all try to be tolerant; or at least, to be seen as tolerant. In reality, it is our streaks of intolerance that gain more prominence, though on most occasions we manage to keep these blips on our personality graph well hidden.
- Make The Trip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 21, 2005)
It is no more considered ironical that veteran leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has become increasingly strident in his criticism of Pakistan’s approach vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir.
- Victory For Diplomacy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 21, 2005)
The success in persuading North Korea to agree to abandon its nuclear weapons programme is a tribute to the international efforts to end the crisis through dialogue.
- Indecisive German Polls (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Germany's confused election result and the current acrimonious battle between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his conservative challenger Angela Merkel to become the country’s next leader is an unprecedented development in a country traditionally ....
- How Real Is India's External Debt Burden ? (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidynathan, Sep 21, 2005)
Notwithstanding a brave face put up by Finance Minister, PC Chidambaram, in the monsoon session of Lok Sabha, India’s external debt in 2004 stood at $122.78 billion.
- Is Dictatorship Better Than Democracy? (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 21, 2005)
Developing countries have adopted the Western model of democracy little realising that it has sustained where large-scale transfer of resources from poor countries was taking place.
- Recreating Taj Magic In Sand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Tourists who plan to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra between September 25 and 27 will have the opportunity to see a replica of the world famous monument made of black sand from the river Yamuna.
- Seize The Crisis (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Sep 21, 2005)
Crisis, as every strong-willed leader knows, is a terrible thing to waste.
- Iran And The Invention Of A Nuclear Crisis (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 21, 2005)
The world has forgotten everything and learned nothing from the charade over weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
- Crime With Social Implications (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Sep 21, 2005)
On Sept 5, a six-year old girl in Badin was abducted as she was walking down to a neighbourhood store, raped, tortured and murdered.
- Private Institutions Need To Fulfill Social Responsibility Role (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 21, 2005)
Private managements should take suitable measures to provide affordable education for the socially disadvantaged in society.
- Incessant Rain Plays Havoc In Coastal Andhra, Telangana Regions; 30 Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Large tracts under water, Godavari rising menacingly; rail, road links severed.
- Is The Us Ready For Egyptian Democracy? (Deccan Herald, Geneive Abdo, Sep 21, 2005)
Frustration over a fifth term for Hosni Mubarak has inspired widespread protest that transcends religion and ideology
- Indian, Pakistani Kashmir Leaders Make 'Good Beginning' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Hailing their first meeting here as a "good beginning", leaders from the Indian and Pakistani parts of divided Kashmir on Tuesday sought "interim steps" to build on the peace process and help resolve the protracted Kashmir dispute.
- Advocate Of Human Dignity (Hindu, R. VIJAYASANKAR, Sep 20, 2005)
A tireless propagandist imbued with an extraordinary zeal for social transformation
- Muruga In Tamil Tradition (Hindu, V. GNANASUNDARAM, Sep 20, 2005)
SENTAMIZH MURUGAN: P. Muthu Kumaraswamy. Pub. by Palaniyappa Brothers, `Konarmalikai', 25, Peters Road, Chennai-600014. Rs. 200.
- Temple Rituals (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Sep 20, 2005)
RITUALS OF CHIDAMBARAM: John A. Loud; Published by Institute of Asian Studies, Chemmancherry, Chennai-600119. Rs. 250.
- Waiting For A Government In Germany (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 20, 2005)
The inconclusive results of the most bitterly fought election in Germany's post-war history could herald a period of prolonged political instability.
- Steel Frame Bending (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Not all is well with the bureaucracy in Andhra Pradesh, arousing comment.
- Bridges Not Walls (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Scores of Kashmiri Pandits celebrated ‘Anant Chaturdasi’ at Nagbal temple for the first time since they left the Valley 15 years ago.
- Talking To Al Qaeda (Dawn, Allen J. Zerkin, Sep 20, 2005)
Isn't it clear by now that the US and its allies are not likely to be able to wipe out Al Qaeda or ensure that the West is not attacked again domestically?
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