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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- A Scheme For Exploitation (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
“Earn Rs.40,000. Work as an apprentice for three years,” said the bold print in Tamil on the colour pamphlet.
- Ajmer Dargah Blast; Bangladeshi Pilgrims Being Questioned (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Rajasthan police is interrogating some suspects, including pilgrims of Bangladeshi origin, in connection with the blast at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti here where Friday prayers will go ahead as scheduled today.
- Bangladesh Anti-Graft Body To Refer 'Trivial' Cases To Ministries (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Bangladesh's powerful Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to refer "trivial" graft complaints against government officials to concerned ministries as it was already "overburdened" with around 60,000 pending cases.
- Kinetic Theatre (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
THIS is a slim but rich collection of interviews and essays on the drama group of the Students Federation of India.
- Failing The Foreign Policy Test (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 12, 2007)
IF the real test of the short-term success of a nation’s foreign policy lies in its neighbourhood, rather than in distant lands or remote or rarefied international fora, then India’s policy has been something of a failure in recent years . . . .
- Ajmer Blast: People Detained For Questioning (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Police has detained 3-4 people for questioning in its probe into the Ajmer dargah blasts, Times Now reported. According to the channel, police is also working upon the sketches of the suspects.
- India 'Close To Burma Port Deal' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
India is close to signing an agreement with the Burmese military junta to develop the port of Sittwe, officials in Delhi have said.
- Militants Threaten To Set Fire To Petrobangla Building In Bangladesh (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Security around major government installations in the Bangladeshi capital have been beefed up after suspected activists of the banned Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) threatened to set fire to a major building, officials and reports said on Thursday.
- Quota Law Has To Pass Test Of Rationality: Sc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
A supreme Court Bench examining the validity of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act 2006, on Wednesday reiterated that the statute providing 27 per cent reservations to OBCs in Central educational institutions. . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2007)
Governance has gone haywire, and the loss of face is irretrievable. A food crisis, such as the one that has gripped a vast swathe of south Bengal, would have shaken any responsible government to its foundations.
- Bangladesh Poll Likely Before October 2008 (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 11, 2007)
The 9th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh are excepted to be held before October next year, ahead of the set roadmap.
- Experience Works, The Mba Way (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
For young and mid-career Indian professionals, taking a break to join an MBA course in the US seems to have become a very attractive option.
- Ulfa Eyes Gem Of An Investment (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Stocks and mutual funds are for the taxpaying investor. For the extortionist Ulfa, the ideal investment is a piece of jade worth several crore rupees.
- A Testament To Pakistani Art (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 10, 2007)
THE nation now has its first purpose built National Art Gallery (NAG), a befitting gift on its 60th anniversary.
- Torrent Of Sorrow In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 10, 2007)
Assam has been battling devastating floods since May. Three waves of floods, caused by the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries, have affected life in 26 of its 27 districts.
- India's Guarded Optimism (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 10, 2007)
The Indian government initially made itself conspicuous in the international community by maintaining a discreet silence as monks took to the streets in Myanmar.
- Indian Envoy Met Suu Kyi, Delhi Backs Talks With Junta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
While underlining that it was against imposing sanctions on Myanmar even as efforts were underway in the United Nations, India is looking to step up engagement with Aung San Suu Kyi with the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar having met her a couple of . . . .
- History In The Making (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 09, 2007)
Ashok Mitra is one of the more remarkable personalities of independent India, who has been involved and even deeply enmeshed in some of the most significant events and socio-economic processes of the sub-continent over the past six decades.
- Big, Bold, Brassy (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Oct 09, 2007)
New York is the city of streets filled with dreams, of unbridled ambition and bank balances worth millions and yet, it also has the salve that can help it bounce back, after a catastrophe like 9/11.
- Plea Bargain For Corrupt Bangla Traders (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Amid fears of an economic slump, Bangladesh’s military-backed interim government plans to introduce a “plea bargain” system for businessmen facing corruption charges that will reduce and suspend their sentence.
- Indo-Bangla Talks To Take Up Moitree Express Schedule (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The inter-governmental railway meeting between India and Bangladesh which began here today took up various issues on streamlining the freight-train operations between the two countries.
- 3 Alleged Criminals Handed Over To Bangladesh (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 09, 2007)
Three alleged criminals wanted by the Bangladesh police were handed over to Bangladesh authorities by the Kolkata police.
- Cool Off On Global Warming (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2007)
COPENHAGEN — All eyes are on Greenland’s melting glaciers as alarm about global warming spreads. This year, delegations of US and European politicians have made pilgrimages to the fastest-moving glacier at Ilulissat, where they declare that they . . . .
- Modern Slavery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The UN revelation on Wednesday that India is emerging as a leading destination for human trafficking in South Asia is a matter of serious concern.
- Indo-Pak Cops To Mull Joint Exercise (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Will the Indian and Pakistani police carry out joint exercises? It is an interesting question to ponder.
- Look Immediate East (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
For the past weeks, many of us who have travelled to Burma and respect the history and culture of that country and its wonderfully sensitive people, have been deeply concerned by the rush of tragic news of shootings and indiscriminate . . . .
- India's Silence And The Junta (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 08, 2007)
It seems economic and military ties score over the suppression of human rights in Myanmar.
- Parents Of Manipur’S J-K ‘Militant’ Say All A Big Waste (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
It was only when a police team from Jammu-Kashmir landed up at their residence a couple of days ago that Umra and Abdul Mia finally believed that their son had indeed been arrested.
- Ruled By The Gun (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Empty monasteries, severed telecommunications, and a sullen, beaten silence that seems to envelop the whole country.
- Fakhruddin Builds Image... (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2007)
IN his address to the United Nations General Assembly, chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed repeated his pledge to hold national elections by the end of . . . .
- Mediaeval Way To Power (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2007)
TODAY Pakistan is in the grip of a war of succession between the army and the politicians.
- India ‘Sees’ Pakistan Behind Fake Currency (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 06, 2007)
India said on Friday that it had strong suspicions that a sudden increase in fake currency notes currently circulating in Indian markets had their origin in Pakistan.
- High Alert Sounded In Hyderabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
A high alert was sounded in the State capital on Thursday following intelligence inputs about possible terror strikes similar to the recent twin blasts.
- Fresh Threat To Taslima (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Clerics of the Tippu Sultan Masjid — amongst the oldest mosques in the city — repeated here on Friday their demand for the deportation of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin who has been residing here.
- Indians In Uk More British Than Whites: Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
It’s a black and white report — nine out of ten people of Indian origin are among the Asians and the Blacks who are more British than whites.
- History's Lessons Not Learned (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Oct 06, 2007)
Michael Wood's six-part documentary, recently telecast by BBC to mark the 60th anniversary of India's independence, is a triumph of television. Camera and narrative, themes and events, have been woven into a seamless robe of the story-teller's art.
- Bsf, Bdr Exchange Fire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The Border Security Force and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) exchanged fire near the Sidhai border outpost in West Bengal’s South Dinajpur district on Wednesday night.
- Bangla Sc Quashes Khaleda Zia's Bail (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Bangladesh Supreme Court ordered a corruption case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to go forward and denied her bail while awaiting trial in jail, her lawyer said.
- Anti-Graft Officials Quiz Khaleda Zia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Anti-corruption officials interrogated detained former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia over her wealth statement hours after the Supreme Court stayed a High Court order granting her bail in a graft case.
- Selective Atheism (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 04, 2007)
BR. haran’s article, ‘Selective atheism of Karunanidhi’ is an Hindutva critique of Dravidian politics.
- Morality Matters (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 04, 2007)
An argument one frequently hears in defence of the Government's failure to condemn the savage violence Burma's ruling junta has unleashed on the country's completely peaceful movement for democracy, is that concern for morality must yield to . . . .
- Lhc Orders Release Of Indian Sugar (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered the release of tonnes of imported Indian sugar, declaring it non-injurious for human consumption.
- China Keeps Arms Spend Under Wraps (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Centuries ago, Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu proclaimed, "all warfare is based on deception". To this day, China actively pursues this strategy, keeping its defence expenditure, arms imports, capabilities and strategic intentions . . . .
- Nudge Burma's Junta To Reform (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 03, 2007)
India has to do more for democracy and human rights in Burma, so says everybody.
- High Road To Prosperity (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 03, 2007)
The Northeast was last week inadvertently thrust onto the crossroads of international diplomacy.
- Un-Habitat Report — Enhancing Urban Security And Peoples’ Safety (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 03, 2007)
Issues relating to eviction of people either from their small farm-holding or squatter settlement particularly when they live on the margins of existence putting up with abject conditions, always evoke legitimate reaction not only from the. . .
- Cpm To Upa: Explain Delay (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The CPI(M) has said that the UPA government should explain why there is a delay in the negotiations on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
- Rising Rupee, Escalating Worry (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 01, 2007)
Widespread disruptions have been caused by the rising rupee. Even 39 rupees will fetch a dollar.
- Congress Loses Nuclear Edge (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 01, 2007)
Political 'accidents' cannot be predicted. When such accidents take place, these are difficult to control. I have been writing about this for the past four weeks.
- Women Benefit More From Social Transformation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
In Kerala, Mizoram, Delhi and Chandigarh, with high female literacy and work participation, violence against women is also high. Gendered constraints exist even among the relatively more egalitarian tribal people.
- Uk Calls For National Reconciliation In Bangladesh (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Bangladesh will continue to be saddled with the kind of problems which led to imposition of Emergency unless there is a national reconciliation, the British High Commissioner in Dhaka has said.
- No Extension Of 'Status Quo' In Hasina Case: Sc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The decks have been cleared for former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to be put on trial on graft charges after the supreme court refused to extend the time period of "status quo" on court proceedings it imposed earlier, which expired on . . . .
- Towards Darkness (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Thee following is an excerpt from the book, Values Devalued: Indira to Rao, by BP Saha, printed here with the permission of the writer.
- Court Orders Zia Release On Bail (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Bangladesh’s high court on Sunday ordered release of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on bail more than three weeks after she was arrested along with her younger son on graft charges.
- Scholar With A Banker's Mind (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A few months back, I had the privilege to listen to Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank at the Sophia College Auditorium in Mumbai. The organisers had forewarned us, "The man we are honouring is an independent thinker; he had transformed . . . . .
- Uk Calls For National Reconciliation In Bangladesh (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Bangladesh will continue to be saddled with the kind of problems which led to imposition of Emergency unless there is a national reconciliation, the British High Commissioner in Dhaka has said.
- Democracy Without Depth (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 01, 2007)
Even the best of democracies decay when rulers lose touch with the people. The media and the intelligence agencies provide information, not contact.
- A Feast After A Fast: Ramzan In Dhaka (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 01, 2007)
My first trip to Dhaka was in the middle of Ramzan during May in the early Nineties. I had to leave in a hurry with a business associate, a pure vegetarian, to finalise a tender bid with my friend Iqbal’s company and brush up some more contacts.
- National Security (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2007)
The nuclear deal, which India has concluded with the USA, is as historic as the Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty which Indira Gandhi had concluded with the Soviet Union in 1971.
- Special Article (Statesman, MADAN BHATIA, Sep 29, 2007)
The nuclear deal, which India has concluded with the USA, is as historic as the Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty which Indira Gandhi had concluded with the Soviet Union in 1971.
- Break The Fall In Business (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2007)
BANGLADESH…which ranked third in 2006, finished seventh from bottom for 2007 on the corruption perceptions index, according to Transparency International.
- Exercising Sovereignty (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 28, 2007)
The debate on the nuclear deal in the country throws light on how poorly certain sections of the Indian elite have developed a sense of national sovereignty during the last 60 years of Independence.
- Pakistan On The Brink Again (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 28, 2007)
Two decisions to be made today may decide which way Pakistan is likely to go in the days to come.
- Unhcr Hails Breakthrough On Millions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
United Nations refugee agency has welcomed as “major breakthroughs” recent decisions by Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to grant citizenship to some three million people who live in the three Asian nations without any official identity.
- Politics Behind Bars (Frontline, HAROON HABIB, Sep 27, 2007)
The arrests of former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina have created a fresh crisis in Bangladesh.
- Discontent Within, Ulfa Heading For Split: Army (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 27, 2007)
The Army on Wednesday said there was “terrible turbulence” within the ULFA and that a vertical split of the outfit is possible in the near future.
- Suicide In Southall (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 27, 2007)
Immigrants from Punjab carry their gender biases with them, forcing women into misery - and often death
- To Measure Poverty, You May Have To Go Chak (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 27, 2007)
The Nayakrishi Andolon (New Agriculture Movement) in Bangladesh experiments with an alternative to micro-credit.
- Ib Warns Of More Terror Strikes In Hyderabad (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The Government of India has specific information that the Al Qaida-linked Bangladesh-based Islamist militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami is planning to stage more attacks in Hyderabad.
- Special Article (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
After 60 years of independence Pakistan’s leaders apparently have yet to emerge from the dependent mentality they acquired during colonial rule and its wrenching aftermath.
- Sample Of Democracy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
After 60 years of independence Pakistan’s leaders apparently have yet to emerge from the dependent mentality they acquired during colonial rule and its wrenching aftermath.
- Meet Prince Charming (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Sep 26, 2007)
During the monsoons in my constituency, the frogs cross the road. The car-drivers keep a 'frogwatch' because I get paranoid if I think we are going to squash one.
- Fans As Mobs, Mobs As Fans (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 26, 2007)
Was it only six months ago in March that MS Dhoni’s house in Ranchi was attacked by a mob because he had disappointed them by his performance against Bangladesh in the World Cup? Yes, it was.
- 700 Bangladesh Fishermen Take Shelter In India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Over 700 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard 50 trawlers, who were feared missing, have taken shelter in different coastal areas in West Bengal.
- Pakistan's Future: Guesswork Is The Plan B (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Americans, in all probability, may lean on Pakistan Army generals to support a caretaker government, writes M B Naqvi.
- India’S Cyber-City Lives In Fear Of Terror Attacks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
A series of deadly bombings have left this southern showcase of India’s hi-tech success haunted by fears of new attacks that could ruin Hindu-Muslim harmony and the city’s growing prosperity.
- Political Instability Hampers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 25, 2007)
Though India is far from an island of calm itself, it has for long been surrounded by instability.
- Shillong-Dhaka Bus Service Soon (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Sep 25, 2007)
The Land Customs Station (LCS) at Dawki along the India-Bangladesh border in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya today became the first border trade point in the country to get hooked into the BSNL’s CellOne network.
- Pakistan’S Constitutional Thriller (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 24, 2007)
All eyes are on the Pakistan Supreme Court as it hears a set of petitions seeking to prevent Pervez Musharraf from contesting the presidential election, which has been fixed for October 6.
- Bangladesh Eight Ex-Ministers To Be Questioned On Graft Charges (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Bangladesh's Anti-corruption Commission has summoned eight former ministers for questioning in connection with the graft charges against the former prime minister Khaleda Zia, officials said on Monday.
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