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Articles 16721 through 16820 of 21907:
- Ongc In Talks For Cuban Oilfields, Says Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is in talks to acquire two Cuban oilfields, the foreign ministry said.
- Breakthrough In Anti-Sars Vaccine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Chinese scientists have claimed a breakthrough in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) which killed nearly 800 persons worldwide in 2002.
- Meet The Contemporaries (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 28, 2005)
To begin with, it shall be appropriate to talk of the literary get-together, arranged by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, on 23rd evening of August, 05 at Tagore Hall Srinagar. The ‘eminent contemporary’, that we were face to face with, was . .
- Taj Nightviewing: Up Approaches Sc To Relax 300m Distance From Taj ...... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The Uttar Pradesh Government will approach the Supreme Court seeking to reduce the 300 metres distance fixed for night viewers of the Taj Mahal in Agra on full moon days.
- 'I Am Not Trying To Make General Dyer A Hero' (Deccan Herald, Dipti Nair, Aug 28, 2005)
Nigel Collett, 52, is sort of an accidental tourist in India. Author of the much-talked about biography of General Dyer, The Butcher of Amritsar, Collett would have easily bypassed India had Dyer never committed the carnage at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919. .
- Revolutionary Initiative (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 28, 2005)
A Delhi-based NGO's unique progamme may be the first step in finding a solution to a major health hazard.
- In Praise Of Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
So what, if it is — and this includes its modern face — as the intelligentsia claim, a parvenu city?
- Antics Of Suki (Hindu, MANDIRA MODDIE, Aug 28, 2005)
One of the nicest things that Manjula Padmanabhan's cartoon character Suki does for you is that she makes you laugh uncontrollably at an absurd person doing absurd things:
- White Collars And Gi Joes (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Aug 28, 2005)
The book delivers new meaning to the term corporate ‘warfare’ by citing examples of real military battles as guidelines for business operations.
- A Guarantee To Work? (Hindu, NITIN JUGRAN BAHUGUNA , Aug 28, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill has been passed by Parliament.
- Manmohan Singh To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict.
- Could Partition Have Been Made Less Bloody? (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 28, 2005)
It could be one of the most tantalising questions of modern Indian history.
- Rainbows Of Hope (Deccan Herald, U B GITHA, Aug 27, 2005)
Children take us back to times of innocence and naive confidence, and are the true miracles of life
- Deficit Of Social Capital (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 27, 2005)
A social scientist has suggested in a talk at the HRCP’s Centre for Democratic Development in Islamabad that Pakistan should develop its social capital to eradicate poverty. This is a new concept in Pakistan.
- For Children’S Sake (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
THE Punjab Government’s stand that it is unable to implement the mid-day meal scheme in the primary schools of the state because of paucity of funds cannot be accepted at its face value.
- Whistle-Blowing On Mdbs (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 27, 2005)
This is a story which for me began in the mid 80s when a friend of mino, working as an Economist with the Asian Development Bank in Manila asked me to visit him
- Conferences: Work Or Play? (Business Line, R. Anand, Aug 27, 2005)
Where is the `enjoyment' of benefit, collective or otherwise, in a business conference, asks R. Anand
- Brash. Brazen. Banal!! …… (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Aug 27, 2005)
He won’t be removed. He is my nominee.’ Thus spake the ex-CM, who recently lost a state election, of the Governor, who now rules the state in the name of president under the constitution.
- Guarding The School Gates (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 27, 2005)
Today, as students, my children face the same learning experiences as me 20 years ago.
- Governors As Tools (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 26, 2005)
There are very rightly many admirers of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Minister Jagmohan in this State.
- No More Blame Game (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 26, 2005)
IT is a measure of the distrust between Islamabad and Kabul that Pakistan has to renew assurances periodically that it is interested in peace and stability in Afghanistan.
- In The Land Of Hammurabi (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Aug 26, 2005)
"We the people of Iraq, who in all our forms and groupings undertake to establish our union freely and by choice, to learn yesterday's lessons for tomorrow, and to write down this permanent constitution... "
- Improving Ties With Afghanistan (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , Aug 26, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Afghanistan can be a turning point for better Indo-Afghan relations. Afghanistan is not just another neighbour, but a buffer to an ever turbulent South Asia where terrorism, religious animosity and civilisational c
- He Wants To Change Latin America's History (Hindu, Richard Gott, Aug 26, 2005)
He's a friend of Fidel Castro, a fierce critic of the war in Iraq, and wants to spread revolutionary fervour throughout South America. Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has long been a thorn in the side of the U.S.
- River-Linking Hits Milestone: Pm Watching, Up And Mp Shake Hands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The Government on Thursday showed it means business on the ambitious river-linking project with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - the first of its kind - for connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers.
- What We Like To Believe (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 26, 2005)
Let me make an honest but terrible confession. My deep and abiding interest in history began through reading Combat comics.
- To Accommodate The Curious Mind (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Aug 26, 2005)
To withdraw the national curriculum framework is to silence dissent against orthodoxies — both that of the left and the right, says Nivedita Menon The author is reader in political science, Delhi University
- In And Out Of Gaza: Coping With A Depleted Inheritance (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The recent watershed development in the Middle East brings with it a huge challenge that the Palestinian Authority must now face.
- Mutiny’S Bounty (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Aug 25, 2005)
Each time an Indian filmmaker attempts to recreate the past, the resident bore stands up and yelps, ‘‘But this is not history.’’
- Uphill Climb For Asian Museums (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2005)
When some of its historical literary records got wet in a storm due to seepage,
- Bandh Karo Bandh Ko (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 25, 2005)
is obviously because of our common past that we in the Indian sub-continent have certain identical traits --- positive as well as negative --- whether we are in this country or in Pakistan or Bangladesh on our two sides.
- Surviving Expensive Oil (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 25, 2005)
The new World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz came on his first visit to Pakistan and has gone back after promising 1.5 billion dollars as development aid for each of the next three years.
- Surviving Change (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Aug 25, 2005)
If there is one thing there can be no doubt about, it is that in recent times the world has been subject to constant and considerable change.
- A Legendary Teacher (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Aug 25, 2005)
A well-known Professor of history during my college days at Khalsa College, Amritsar, was, for over half a century ago, a sturdy, swarthy and Podgy Majha Jat who answered to the name of Prof. Waryam Singh.
- Draw Parallels (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 25, 2005)
The Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip and four of the 120 settlements in the West Bank has been widely welcomed.
- Time To Act (Greater Kashmir, M Y TARIGAMI, Aug 25, 2005)
The unresolved Kashmir issue is an unfortunate legacy of history, which primarily concerns the people of Jammu and Kashmir,
- In The Land Of Women (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2005)
Every Friday, bleary-eyed from lack of sleep the previous night, I arrive at Howrah to board the Ganadevata Express that leaves at five past six in the morning and reaches my workplace after three hours
- Need For Interfaith Harmony (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Aug 25, 2005)
No one who is true to the principles of any of the world’s major faiths, which are based on values of truth, justice, piety and decency, can ever be a religious intolerant and bigot.
- The Drama And Trauma Of Gaza (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 25, 2005)
A great media circus is being played out in Gaza as the Israeli army evicts Jewish settlers to return the strip of land to the Palestinians, who were dispossessed in 1967.
- Reviving The Case Against Ms. Mayawati (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2005)
The Central Vigilance Commission's report to the Supreme Court has exposed the Central Bureau of Investigation's politically-fixed attempt to give a quiet burial to the Taj Heritage Corridor scam case.
- Walking On Two Legs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Aug 25, 2005)
In all schools three subjects should be taught in the regional language and three should be taught in English
- Fenced In (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Aug 25, 2005)
Suddenly we have discovered to our dismay that the fence that we are setting up to keep the Bangladeshis out could very well keep them in.
- Accounting's Key Role In Human History Is Of Creating Institutionalised Memory (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 25, 2005)
In Chapter XX, titled `Of the tradesman's keeping his books, and casting up his shop', of The Complete English Tradesman, Daniel Defoe writes about a tradesman who could not write, but could still manage `with so many ingenious knacks of his own'.
- The Road After Gaza (Dawn, Robert Malley and Aaron D. Miller, Aug 25, 2005)
ISRAEL’S disengagement from Gaza is a historic event, but for Palestinians and Israelis it will soon be history.
- National Employment Guarantee Scheme — Well-Intentioned, But Poorly Designed (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 24, 2005)
The National Employment Guarantee Bill may not work because the scheme itself is modelled on earlier schemes that failed and the government, having learnt little from experience, still plays the central role.
- Inflation Concerns (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 24, 2005)
As the country moves towards the kharif harvest — less than six weeks to go for the withdrawal of the South-West monsoon — the good news is that inflation is under control.
- On Death Row In Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2005)
As if the plight of hundreds of Indians languishing in Pakistani jails was not heart-rending enough, now comes the news that one of them, Sarabjit Singh, will be hanged after being branded a RAW agent and held guilty of masterminding a series of . . . .
- Business Of Leadership (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2005)
Britain’s wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill may have proved to be Adolf Hitler’s nemesis.
- Durbar Days (Deccan Herald, NUGGEHALLI PANKAJA, Aug 24, 2005)
A large crowd would gather at the Mysore Palace grounds to participate in the celebrations
- Walking To School (Hindu, Nicholas Bakalar, Aug 24, 2005)
Walkers have been found to be more active than those who come by car, bus or train.
- Khan And Us Perfidy (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Aug 24, 2005)
We have it now on the authority of Ruud Lubbers, a long-serving former Prime Minister of Holland,
- Rising India (Deccan Herald, Anand Giridharadas, Aug 24, 2005)
World War II thrust an acute test on India: Should Indians, then under British rule, join what Japan billed as a pan-Asian struggle to expel Western imperialism from Asia?
- Celebrate 250+ And Counting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2005)
Addyaita, the peerless one, must rank among the true wonders of the natural world.
- Wanted: A Barefoot Minister (Indian Express, BIMAL JALAN, Aug 24, 2005)
By any reckoning, this is one of the most important pieces of socio-economic legislation in post-Independence India. If the purpose of the amended Bill can be achieved in the next five years, we should be able to reduce poverty to less than 10 per cent...
- The Endangered River (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 24, 2005)
Much has been said about recent demolitions along the banks of Jehlum in the city.
- India's Wadia Plans Low-Cost Airline; In Talks With Boeing, Airbus For 50 Jets (National Post, S. Srinivasan, Aug 24, 2005)
India (AP) - Indian industrial conglomerate Wadia group, best known for its textile brand Bombay Dyeing, will launch a low-cost airline in October and is in talks with Airbus and Boeing Co. to buy 50 new jets over the next five to seven years, . . .
- Children Caught In The Crossfire (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, Aug 23, 2005)
In war-torn countries, children lose their lives and some their childhood as they are forced to become combatants
- King Fahd’S Many Legacies (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Aug 23, 2005)
Following his assassination by a royal prince, King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud was succeeded by Khaled, the deceased king’s half brother.
- Egypt’S Electoral Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2005)
President Hosni Mubarak’s election as president for a fifth term is almost certain, but it is the post-election scenario that will be full of possibilities.
- Talent On Contract (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 23, 2005)
An interview-based study in this newspaper last Sunday on contract jobs in the State Government has brought out varied responses although not entirely on unexpected lines.
- Humanity — Revisited (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Aug 23, 2005)
IT was mid-June. The sun was at its glorious best when I spotted a friend of mine loaded with shopping bags moving with great difficulty towards her car.
- Hyphenated Americans (Tribune, F.S. Aijazuddin, Aug 23, 2005)
The phrase “Cablinasian” was coined by Tiger Woods, the US golf phenomenon, to describe his parentage....
- Looking Beyond Gaza Evacuation (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Aug 23, 2005)
Published on April 30, 2003, the roadmap for a Middle East settlement, sponsored by the Quartet (comprising the US, the UN, Russia and the EU) called for a comprehensive settlement based on a two-state solution.
- Indonesia's Burning Problem (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 23, 2005)
Mechanisms need to be put in place to create a permanent system to handle crises on a continuing basis.
- Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Aug 23, 2005)
Image is all and hand-pulled rickshaws must go. But, asks Parimal Bhattacharya, what of the other sordid sights that Calcuttans must live with?
- Time To Call The Bluff (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 23, 2005)
It is truly ironic that Manmohan Singh, who initially broke the shackles of the command economy and began to free the spirit of Indian entrepreneurship, is today, a decade-and-a-half later,
- Gaza In Reverse (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2005)
Over the last few days, the Gaza Strip has been history’s hall of mirrors. Within the larger history of displacements
- Europe To Go Into Huddle On Chinese Textiles Quota (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Aug 23, 2005)
Realisation that the quota system on Chinese textiles has backfired, has led European officials to "drastically review" the situation. Traders are faced with mounting and, perhaps, unwanted inventory and banks are under pressure to call back overdraft. .
- India Astride A Supply Side Revolution (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Aug 23, 2005)
In the last decade, the transformation brought about by the 1991 liberalisation enabled Indian enterprises to shed the baggage of history, and move ahead.
- A Monument To Faith In Ulsoor (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, Aug 22, 2005)
Built in 1937 the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ulsoor has a piece from the the miraculous church in Lourdes France.
- No Longer The “queen” (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Aug 22, 2005)
I am on a visit to Shimla. My experience is an eyeopener, a nose-opener too. Wonder why this old summer capital of British India is still called the “Queen” of hill stations.
- Poisoned Planet (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Aug 22, 2005)
It is seriously questioned these days whether petroleum, the harbinger of modern civilisation,
- Security On Another Plane (Telegraph, N.K. Pant, Aug 22, 2005)
The Centre’s announcement last week that it was adopting a tough anti-hijack policy, which envisages no talking to hijackers and the shooting down of a hijacked plane, may be necessary in the light of what happened to the World Trade Center and the....
- Save Us, Oil Firms Tell Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
Officers of state-run oil firms have petitioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for rationalising duties on crude oil and petroleum products to prevent the public sector firms from bankruptcy.
- This Is How We Perceive The Problem Of Kashmir-Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 22, 2005)
We are reproducing the full text of the discussion between Muhammad Yasin Malik, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and Omar Abdullah,
- Two Steps Forward For India (Hindu, V.P. Singh, Aug 22, 2005)
The passage of the Right to Information Act and the introduction of the national Rural Employment Guarantee Bill are welcome steps with far-reaching consequences.
- The Death Of A Ceasefire Agreement (Hindu, Rohini Hensman, Aug 22, 2005)
The Ceasfire Agreement (CFA) of 2002 is dead: it breathed its last when Lakshman Kadirgamar was assassinated. When members of one party to a ceasefire agreement (the LTTE)
- Travel On The Edge (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Aug 21, 2005)
The book reveals exciting new ways to experience the world in a manner that entertains as well as educates.
- Not Forgetting The Gujarat Carnage (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 20, 2005)
A pakistan television network based in Dubai asked me whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would tender his apology to Indian Muslims as he had done in the case of Sikhs for the Delhi riots 21 years after the violence
- Facelift For The Caves (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is now on a mission to conserve the picturesque Ajanta and Ellora, the greatest tourism destinations of the State.
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