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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 23107:
- Bjp: From Five-Star To Open Bath (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Dec 26, 2005)
The BJP starts its silver jubilee session tomorrow amid speculation about whether the party’s national council would endorse its next president Rajnath Singh’s candidature during the session.
- Where We Stand One Year After The Tsunami (Deccan Herald, William Jefferson Clinton, Dec 26, 2005)
Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery feels that the effort of rehabilitation will take years and the world must see it through
- Taint And Tainted (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 26, 2005)
The tainted were sent packing home – eleven of them in one stroke. The two Houses of Parliament deserve credit for the bold and quick action that wouldn’t have been easy considering the fact that the members were sitting in judgement on the fate of so man
- The Time When You Will Be Really Old (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Dec 26, 2005)
It is said that a women is as old as she looks and a man is as old as he thinks.
- Shades Of Grey In A Black-And-Yellow World (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 26, 2005)
Consider this: A majority of Mumbai’s taxi drivers these days are migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- All-Round Praise For Tifac's Community Sheds Built In Tsunami-Hit Coastal Hamlets Of Nagapattinam Dt. (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Dec 26, 2005)
Right from the President to the lower-rung people, all are impressed by the project
- Lankan Pro-Rebel Mp Gunned Down (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
A Sri Lankan legislator allied to Tamil tiger rebels was shot dead by unidentified gunmen during the midnight mass at a church in the island’s east.
- Not A Revenge Play (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Dec 26, 2005)
Instead of raising a people’s army, the government should concentrate on developing Chhattisgarh to tackle the Maoists,
- Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries To Discuss Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet here on January 17-18 to launch the third round of the Composite Dialogue Process between the two countries, official sources said here today
- Of Passion Fruit And Vegetables (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
In 1972, we were posted to Imphal. Offered the choice of three houses, I selected a cottage with a thatched roof, enraptured by its picture postcard garden. At that time, I did not know that bandycoots would run relay races on its roof all night. Also tha
- Push Infrastructure Reforms (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
In 1972, we were posted to Imphal. Offered the choice of three houses, I selected a cottage with a thatched roof, enraptured by its picture postcard garden. At that time...
- House Of Cards (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
India seems to specialize in encroachment, both literal and metaphysical. The Delhi high court’s order to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi that all illegal structures in the city should be demolished has set the cat among the pigeons.
- Insat Boosts Dth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2005)
THERE is a latent demand for more Direct to Home (DTH) television services and a corresponding shortage in Ku-band satellite transponders, which the newly launched INSAT-4A has only begun to meet.
- Prisoners’ Plight (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 26, 2005)
The honourable high court has sought details of political prisoners lodged in various jails in and outside the state. The high court passed the direction on a petition filed by the Jammu Kashmir High Court Bar Association alleging that the prisoners were
- Centre For Managing Solid Waste To Be Set Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Exnora to replicate Pammal project in tsunami-hit districts
- India, Pakistan Discussing Kashmir Self-Rule: Official (Hindustan Times, Muhammad Najeeb, Dec 26, 2005)
Pakistan and India are discussing a proposal to demilitarise Kashmir and introduce self-governance in the region, an official said in Islamabad on Monday.
- Koodankulam First Unit Work To Be Expedited (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Russia agrees to advance delivery of equipment for the power plant..
- Kuldeep’S Inner Eye (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 26, 2005)
Isolation Room I, Sixth Floor, AIIMS. There lies Kuldeep Singh, a bus driver who may never drive a bus again. He may never have walked.
- Hope And Fear Of Another Killer Wave (Hindustan Times, Tomi Soetjipto, Dec 26, 2005)
Mourners across the world gathered on Monday along ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines to remember thousands who died in last year's tsunami, one of the world's most horrific disasters.
- Tsunami Thoughts: Fighting Fit On Boxing Day (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
Exactly a year ago, on Boxing Day, the tsunami devastated India’s eastern coast. Over 10,000 people lost their lives and close to 2 million livelihoods were wiped out
- The Scheme Is Against Basic Legal Tenets (The Financial Express, Era Sezhiyan, Dec 26, 2005)
The concept and working of the MPLAD Scheme has been against the basic tenets of the parliamentary system
- A Year After The Angry Waves (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Dec 26, 2005)
At the Nagapattinam District Collectorate, a patchy little sketch ushers you in to a trail of ruins. The painting by twelve-year-old Maideen, a tsunami victim, recreates December 26, 2004, through images of angry waves, upturned boats and piled-up . . .
- How Reliance’S Big-Bang Demerger Will Unfold (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 26, 2005)
In just around 20 days, India’s largest private sector company will formally spawn four new entities which will be separately listed on the major stock exchanges adding fresh stock to the depleting pool of investment opportunities in India’s overheated...
- One Year On, Promises To Keep In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 26, 2005)
One year after the tsunami, the country shows a mixed record on relief and reconstruction.
- Democracy, Modernity, And The Indian Child (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Dec 26, 2005)
At present, our schools act like factories, forcing children into a fixed, preconceived mould. They stifle natural curiosity and creativity. The fruits of democracy and modernity will remain elusive if education is not structurally adjusted . . .
- Pakistan Bans Most Indian Tv Channels (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 26, 2005)
Cable operators and television viewers in Pakistan are upset with the decision of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator Authority (PEMRA) to bar 35 television channels, most of them Indian.
- Karzai Blames Foreigners For Unrest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Two officials sacked for spying for other countries, says Afghan President
- Pakistani, Indian Peace Caravans March To Border (Daily Times, Hashim Shar, Dec 25, 2005)
Hundreds of people, including women, representatives of NGOs, journalists, doctors, advocates, retired judges and notables, from different parts of the country took a peace caravan to the Pakistan-India Khokhrapar-Monabao border on Friday evening.
- Not Another Catastrophe (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
It is imperative that the government pay heed to the appeal made by the British NGO Oxfam for relief goods to be delivered soon to earthquake victims to avert a “second humanitarian catastrophe”.
- Power We Didn’T Grant (Dawn, Tom Daschle, Dec 25, 2005)
In the face of mounting questions about news stories saying that President Bush approved a programme to wiretap American citizens without getting warrants, the White House argues that Congress granted it authority for such surveillance in the 2001 ...
- Ltte Asked To Ensure Peace (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 25, 2005)
We are helpless over the escalated violence, say the Tigers
Top representatives of the international community backing the Sri Lankan peace process on Saturday expressed concern to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) over the escalation of violen
- Doll That Spreads Smiles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
She is just a little doll, but the hope she spreads is no child’s play. Arathi Menon writes about the cute and colourful Tsunamika who is giving cheer to those who need it most — the victims of tsunami.
- Ahmadiyyas In Bangladesh Fear Attacks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
The Ahmadiyya community said on Saturday it was worried about more violence against its adherents in Bangladesh in the wake of recent violent attacks that left dozens injured.
- Car Bomb Blast In Valley, No Damage Reported (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
A car bomb blast took place on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in South Kashmir this evening, without causing any damage, official sources said.
- Quake: Pak Touched By Indians’ Help (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan was overwhelmed by the concern and gesture of the Indian government and the common Indians after the recent earthquake across the border, its High Commissioner in New Delhi Aziz Ahmed Khan said here on Friday.
- Hope In The Heart Of Darkness (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Black can be the colour of hope,creativity and celebration of human resilience, finds Ranjita Biswas as she spends time with Blind Opera, a theatre group of the visually challenged in Kolkata.
- An Unusual Epic (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Dec 25, 2005)
As the daughter of a diplomat, Samhita Arni's schooldays involved constant moving. Since this made making friends tough, she took refuge in books. By the time she was eight, she had begun writing her version of the Mahabharata.
- Can Women Ever Be Safe? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 25, 2005)
A young reader reacts to the murder of a BPO employee in Bangalore recently.
- Merry Christmas In God’S Own Tsunami Country (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 25, 2005)
The bumpy single-lane road is lined with coconut palms, scattered with quaint, little concrete houses with newly planted marigold and posies. There is a bakery, net cafes, white sand, smiling locals and a sculptor at work on an exquisite 6-foot-high . . .
- Merry Christmas To Mary Christmas (Tribune, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2005)
This Christmas season it is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ much more than the Holy Babe himself who fills my mind. This is not because I am a Catholic. I am not, but all my life I have endeavoured to be Catholic in my outlook, . . .
- A Healing Touch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Two senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order hung a portrait of Mother Sarada in the West Bengal Assembly recently in the presence of legislators from all parties. It was noticed by only a few. But was it a minor event in a House that has seen political....
- The Sting In The Tale (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 25, 2005)
The suspension of 11 MPs for accepting bribes for questions puts them in very poor light,’’ I told Mukul, my in-house political analyst.
- Rs. 3.48 Crore Sanctioned For Computerising High Court Benches (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran, has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 3.48 crore for computerisation of the Principal Bench and Madurai Benches of the Madras High Court.
- Not Just Standing On The Head (Deccan Herald, Lata Ramaswamy, Dec 25, 2005)
If you want a table to be more ‘rajasic’ than ‘tamasic’, just add wheels to it and make it a trolley!
- The Old Man And His Battle (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Dec 25, 2005)
In recent days I have been missing Dr Salim Ali — the Old Man — more than usual. He had a way of injecting hope and strength into India’s wildlife conservation movement and he also had the ability to get diverse people to work together by motivating . . .
- Unravelling The ‘City Beloved’ (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Dec 25, 2005)
This anthology brings together writings of people who have had a close relationship with Lahore, the cultural soul of Pakistan.
- Master Of The Game (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Dec 25, 2005)
The autobiography concentrates on the days Sidney Sheldon spent in Hollywood and dwells less on his success as best-selling novelist.
- Strange Justice (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 25, 2005)
In the last few weeks, Indian courts and appellate tribunals have strangely allowed dubious industrialists to fight proxy battles against regulatory orders in India although they have Interpol red corner notices against them and conveniently . . .
- A Christmas Beyond Santa Claus (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Merry Christmas. Christmas carols, goodies from Santa Claus, sumptuous dinners, interminable shopping, keeping up with the Jones in exchange of customary gifts have become the hallmark of Christmas celebrations.
- Fruitful Inspection (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 25, 2005)
While walking around the Rashtrapati Bhavan compound, President A P J Abdul Kalam was intrigued to find a truckload of fruit being unloaded for the kitchen.
- Life Is No Longer The Same In Cuddalore (Statesman, Radhika Giri, Dec 25, 2005)
The waves crash on the beach with seeming harshness. The water almost reaches the edge of the quiet fisherman’s village of Devanampattinam in Cuddalore.
- Expelled Mps May Move Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
"Not given enough time to respond"
Expelled BJP Members of Parliament are considering moving the Delhi High Court against the decision.
- Ayman Zawahri Praises Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Al Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahri praised the Taliban, saying the Islamic movement still controlled large parts of Afghanistan, according to an audiotape aired by Al Arabiya television on Saturday.
- Oommen Chandy Fails To Keep His Promises (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Dec 25, 2005)
Rehabilitation package for Endosulfan victims did not materialise
- Police Forward 18 Suggestions To Government On Security To Women (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Proposals can be `the other condition' the State can impose on the IT and ITES firms
- Seven Militants Gunned Down In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Security forces gunned down seven militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, an official spokesman said on Saturday.
- The Need For Vedic Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2005)
Before setting off for this journey, I wondered what you would have asked yourselves the moment we would have met.
- Poor Majnu (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 25, 2005)
Majnu in immortal love story Laila-Majnu is an all-time tragedy hero. He dies on learning that her beloved has starved herself to death for his sake.
- Missing G That The Taxman Spotted (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
CISCO Systems, Inc. is `the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet,' informs www.cisco.com. It was founded in 1984 `by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University'. Over the two decades, it has grown to more than 34,000 . . .
- A Christmas Beyond Santa Claus (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 24, 2005)
Merry Christmas! Christmas carols, goodies from Santa Claus, sumptuous dinners, interminable shopping and keeping up with the Joneses in the exchange of customary gifts have become the hallmark of Christmas celebrations.
- Saran Happy With Talks Ahead Of Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Mrs Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are “poised for a very significant advance in the coming months.”
- Task Before Sri Lankan President (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 24, 2005)
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse is coming to India a day after the Christmas in his first overseas visit. During his four-day state visit, he will take up the threads of discussions his foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera had . . .
- Ltte Destroys Lankan Naval Craft; 3 Taken Hostage (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Dec 24, 2005)
The LTTE destroyed a Sri Lankan naval dinghy and took three sailors hostage in an incident off the Pallimunai coast in the north western district of Mannar on Thursday.
- `Anti-Goonda Law, A Threat To Human Rights' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Experts warn against potential for misuse
- Kerala May Enact Law To Ensure Reservation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
104th Amendment to the Constitution passed by Parliament
Kerala may enact a law to overcome the problem thrown up by the exclusion of minority institutions from the 104th Amendment to the Constitution passed by Parliament for providing . . .
- Time Government Announced Decision On Tnpcee-2006 (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 24, 2005)
Amendment Bill on quotas means little to Tamil Nadu
Parents, academics wonder whether time is running out for professional course admissions
AICTE has sought the dates for TNCPEE from the State Government
- European Arrest Warrants For Cia Agents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
A judge has issued European arrest warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street in 2003, a prosecutor said on Friday.
- Unsafe Trains (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2005)
Railways must improve passenger safety
The alleged rape of a woman passenger on Pushpak Express by a group of armed men near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday once again brings to the fore the question of safety of passengers.
- Un Extends Term Of Volcker Comm By Three Months (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Dec 24, 2005)
The UN has extended the term of the Volcker Committee, probing corruption in the oil-for-food scandal, until end of March next year to enable law enforcement authorities to follow up legal action against beneficiaries of the pay-offs in the programme....
- Remain On Toes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 24, 2005)
Another winter has set in and its most severe phase has already taken over the Kashmir Valley and the higher reaches of the Jammu region.
- Can There Be Understatement Of Income From Property? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Dec 24, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses recent decisions that went into this question
- Discretion Is Key To Levying Penalty (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 24, 2005)
If a statute invests a public officer with the authority to do an act in a specified set of circumstances, it is imperative for him to exercise the authority in a manner appropriate to the facts and circumstances of the case.
- Ltte Blames Sl Army For Civil Unrest (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Dec 24, 2005)
The LTTE has asked Norway and the international community to persuade the Sri Lankan government to put its army troops in Jaffna back into their barracks on the grounds that the activities of the troops are responsible for the current civil unrest....
- India Passes Amendment To Reserve College Places For Poor (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
India’s parliament has passed a controversial constitutional amendment that will force private colleges to reserve places for students from low-caste or poor backgrounds.
- Rail Menace Roko (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 24, 2005)
There are many things amazing about the Indian Railways, but nothing more disturbingly so than its total disinterest in the safety of its passengers.
- Finest House Money Can Buy (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 24, 2005)
When I was at university in England, the great politically incorrect story was about a professor of anthropology who managed to earn the ire of all of Oxford’s female students with a single remark at a single lecture.
- Khaki Assault (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The recent assault on a number of citizens by men in uniform in Meerut has shocked the nation. Outrageous was the conduct of the police officers who slapped and roughed up couples spending time together in a city park.
- No Mfn Status For India Until Kashmir Resolution: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Pakistan would not grant the Most Favoured Nation status to India till the resolution of the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri has said.
- Rs Creates History, Expels Bjp Member (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Creating history, the Rajya Sabha today expelled BJP member Chhattrapal Singh Lodha from the House acting on the recommendation of the Ethics Committee which found him guilty of accepting money on camera for raising questions with the BJP . . .
- U.N. Reaches Budget Deal Clearing Way For Reforms (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 24, 2005)
Wealthy and developing nations bridged their differences on Friday to reach a last-minute agreement on a 2006 budget that ended a deadlock over future U.N. management reforms.
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