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Articles 19821 through 19920 of 27135:
- French Riots And Blair’S Debacle (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Nov 15, 2005)
These are tough times for Europe’s leaders. In France, Britain and Germany, the men and women in charge are grappling unsuccessfully with an array of difficulties, raising serious doubts about their ability to tackle key social, economic and . . . .
- Democratic Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 15, 2005)
Investigations into the United Nations’ Food for Oil pro-gramme for Iraq have revealed that External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party have indulged in corrupt practices.
- Blood Flows After Prison Bust (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Naxalites today killed nine of the hostages they had taken from Jehanabad jail last night in the most audacious operation ever mounted by them anywhere in the country.
- Britain's Nuclear Dilemma (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2005)
The British Defence Secretary John Reid's recent assertion before the House of Commons Select Committee on Defence that his country will retain the nuclear deterrent as long as there was the threat of a potential enemy possessing such weapons . . .
- Fourth Loc Point Opened (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Shaking hands and greeting each other warmly, Indian and Pakistani officials today opened the fourth point along the Line of Control to facilitate movement of quake relief.
- The Profile Does Not Match (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Nov 15, 2005)
In a new age Congress, neither Natwar Singh nor his anachronistic foreign policy is likely to find support, writes Mahesh Rangarajan
- Outsourcing Your Life (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 15, 2005)
I spent some weeks in Bangalore — not so much in a polluted, frenetic, overcrowded urban desert as in that verdant oasis of intellect, the Indian Institute of Science.
- New Evidence Of Iran Nuke Arms Ambition: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
New evidence suggests Iran has made significant progress in its pursuit of nuclear weapons and that should strengthen the case for increasing international pressure on Tehran to end the programme, US and European officials say.
- India, Us To Double Trade By 2008 (Hindustan Times, Reuters, Nov 15, 2005)
New evidence suggests Iran has made significant progress in its pursuit of nuclear weapons and that should strengthen the case for increasing international pressure on Tehran to end the programme, US and European officials say.
- Bihar: Naxals Free 389 Jail Inmates, Kill Ranvir Sena Men In Jehanabad (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Armed naxals freed 389 inmates of the district prison here and killed four persons in their daring storming operation last night and gunned down nine members of Ranvir Sena,
- Fourth Loc Point Opened In Mendhar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan today opened the fourth crossing point on the Line of Control in Mendhar sector of Poonch district to facilitate movement of quake-relief material for the affected families in both parts of Kashmir.
- Sydney Nuclear Reactor May Have Been Terror Target: Police ...... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Police indicated today that Australia's only nuclear reactor may have been a target of Islamic militants arrested last week on charges of plotting a major terrorist bombing.
- 4 Killed As Militants Attack Crpf Bunker (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 15, 2005)
Two outfits claim responsibility for the incident in Srinagar; Japanese journalist among the injured
A photo journalist from Japan injured
First attack after the CRPF took control of Srinagar city two months ago
- Fourth Loc Crossing Opens (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Pakistan and India opened a fourth crossing point on the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday to allow aid to flow to victims of last month's devastating earthquake, officials said. But as with the other three that opened last week,
- Jehanabad: Naxals Free 389 Jail Inmates, Kill Ranvir Sena Men (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Armed naxals freed 389 inmates of the district prison here and killed four persons in their daring storming operation last night and gunned down nine members of Ranvir Sena, an outlawed militia of upper caste landlors,
- Bird Hit Brought Down Mig-21: Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
An initial inquiry report has confirmed that a bird hit was responsible for last month's MiG-21 crash, which killed the pilot, Squadron Leader K.R. Murthy, and injured the co-pilot, Flight Test Engineer Sqn. Ldr. K.D. Bhat. The aircraft crashed . . .
- ‘(On Us) The Pm’S Going On An Absolutely Correct Line... What The Left Insists On Is Away From Reality’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2005)
‘(On US) the PM’s going on an absolutely correct line... what the Left insists on is away from reality’
- "India Must Submit Plan On Nuclear Facilities" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 15, 2005)
A purely token civil-military separation will not do: David Mulford
- Anarchy Reigns At Scene Of Jail Break-In (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The district jail was a scene of anarchy after the CPI (Maoist)'s "Operation Jail break" that resulted in the escape of 341 prisoners, some of whom were taken hostage by the armed desperadoes.
- Naxals Free 389 Bihar Prisoners (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Armed Naxals freed 389 inmates of the district prison here and killed four people during a daring storming operation on Sunday night and also decamped with over 200 firearms.
- Protest, Clashes Greet Manmohan At Jnu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Fierce scenes greeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as protest by Left students ended in clashes among rival groups and with police, here on Monday.
- Maoists Succeed In Freeing Top Leader (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Nov 15, 2005)
Last night’s audacious CPI (Maoist) attack was staged to free Ajay Kanu, 40, who had been in jail for the last two years.
- Bihar Seeks More Reinforcements (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 15, 2005)
Naxalite attack in Jehanabad a security failure, says Centre; paramilitary forces rushed to the State
- Fourth Loc Point Opened In Mendhar (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Nov 15, 2005)
Barbed wires erected to demarcate the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan failed to dampen the spirit as it was people's enthusiasm and emotions which ultimately prevailed upon the border lines and barricades.
- 2 Crpf Men, 2 Civilians Killed (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Nov 15, 2005)
Two soldiers of the paramilitary CRPF and an equal number of civilians got killed while 17 persons, ....
- Fourth Crossing At Loc Opens (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Militants today struck in the Lal Chowk nerve centre of the city here killing two CRPF men and two civilians while wounding 13 others including a foreign journalist, official sources said.
The ultras hurled a grenade at the CRPF company headquarters in
- Four Killed In J&k Attack, 14 Hurt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Four people were killed and 14 others, including a Japanese photo-journalist, were injured when guerrillas lobbed a grenade and fired indiscriminately in a busy square in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital on Monday.
- The Internet: A Case Of `Founders Keepers? (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Nov 14, 2005)
The second World Summit on the Information Society that opens in Tunis on November 16 will see a renewed effort by developing nations, with U.N. backing, to transfer `control' of the Internet from the U.S. to an independent body.
- The Beginning Of The End? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Nov 14, 2005)
PRIDE and arrogance comes with power and influence, for by its very nature, power corrodes and debases the noblest instincts. It is this universally acknowledged truth that led man to move away from authoritarian rule and opt for elected representative go
- Nato Teams Rush To Beat Approaching Winter (Pakistan Observer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
NATO continued expanding its relief efforts Sunday in the air and on the ground as helicopters evacuated hundreds of earthquake victims from remote villages and medics treated hundreds of patients while continuing to expand their hospital facility with en
- Tortured Justifications (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 14, 2005)
THE terrorist attacks of 9/11 killed nearly 3,000 Americans. With its response to those attacks, the Bush administration threatens the very idea of America.
- Improving Peasants’ Plight (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 14, 2005)
LAST Sunday, a news item said that Mukhtaran Mai had received the ‘woman of the year’ award in a star-studded ceremony at the Lincoln Centre in New York.
- Politics Of Pipelines (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 14, 2005)
CONSEQUENCES of the disintegration of large empires spin themselves out over decades.
- Bihar Jailbreak: Naxals Run Amok, 341 Inmates Flee (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The toll in Sunday night's Naxalite attack and subsequent police retaliation in Jehanabad rose to three on Monday with the recovery of the body of a suspected extremist.
- Minorities Hold The Key (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 14, 2005)
Low Tamil turnout likely following LTTE's "pamphlet"
- Hundreds Of Naxals Attack Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The toll in Sunday night's Naxalite attack and subsequent police retaliation in Jehanabad rose to three today with the recovery of the body of a suspected extremist.
- Left Parties Warn Government On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Prakash Karat accuses Centre of surrendering to U.S. wishes
- Disaster Management Authority Soon: Azad (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 14, 2005)
Priority to accommodate quake victims before winter
- Manmohan For Consensus To Avoid Vote On Iran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 14, 2005)
Afghanistan invited to join SAARC; "an appropriate recognition"
- Maoists Storm Jail In Bihar, Free Hundreds, Kill 2 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a jail in eastern India, killing at least two people and freeing more than 300 prisoners, including many fellow guerrillas, police said on Monday.
- Army Gearing To Open Silikot Point (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 14, 2005)
``Every possible effort made to make point functional''
- Just Un-Necessary (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
UNO apparently works for peace and harmony, but essentially sides with the powerful against the week, comments
- He Is A Playwright As A Dissenter (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 14, 2005)
The Nobel laureate’s dramatic genius rivals his concern for the world around him, Sachidananda Mohanty profiles Harold Pinter, the recent Nobel Prize winter in literature
- The Truth About The Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 14, 2005)
All the concerns being expressed in the aftermath of the July 18 joint statement between the United States of America and India on nuclear cooperation have been proved right.
- Assessing Vajpayee-Ii (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
After the exchange of nuclear tests in 1998, Vajpayee took the bus across the Wagah border to meet Nawaz Sharif in February 1999.
- Scandals Talk Of The Town (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Nov 14, 2005)
THE Capital is abuzz with political scandals. From a panwala to a designer, all are experts on politics. The media hype on non-issues is actually irritating the public.
- Centre’S Role In (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Nov 14, 2005)
In what appears to be a trial balloon, the Government of India has floated the concept of bringing "internal security" on the Concurrent List of responsibilities thereby bringing it within the purview of parliamentary scrutiny.
- Remembering Nehru (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Nov 14, 2005)
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth on 14th No-vember, 1889 in Allahabad, Pt Nehru the Ist. Prime Minister of India was the real architect of democracy.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 14, 2005)
The opening of crossing points along the line of control between India and Pakistan has been widely welcomed.
- Did Stalin Kill Netaji Because He Refused To Become A Communist? Why Did India's Leaders Keep Quiet? (India Daily, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
There are now emerging evidences that Stalin wanted Netaji to lead India to Communism. Netaji was a patriotic Indian, wanted to unite India and not bow in front of the communist leader
- Bihar: Three Killed In Jehanabad Naxalite Attack (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
The toll in last night's naxalite attack and subsequent police retaliation in Jehanabad rose to three today with the recovery of the body of a suspected extremist.
- The Volcker Inquiry Saga (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 14, 2005)
Irrespective of the findings of the probes into the Volcker committee, a lot of political mudslinging will take place on the issue of why the scope of the probe has been limited and why there will be no roving probe into the 125 Indian companies singled o
- Quartet Envoy Warns Agnst Turning Gaza Strip Into Prison (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
The current deadlock in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority could lead to Gaza Strip being turned into a "giant prison," the envoy of the Middle East Peace Quartet warned today.
- Southeast Asia's Next Tack On Terror (Christian Science Monitor, Tom McCawley, Nov 14, 2005)
After killing one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists last week, Indonesian security officials face a daunting task in catching remaining militants who have grown more independent or moved to the Philippines to regroup, recruit, and share skills.
- 47 P.C. Turnout For Third Phase Of Assembly Elections In Bihar (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Nov 14, 2005)
Polling completely peaceful and incident-free, says Election Commission
- Mojaddadi Accuses Pakistan Of Supporting Taliban (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The head of Afghanistan’s reconciliation commission accused forces in Pakistan on Sunday of propping up a deadly insurgency being waged in the name of loyalists of the Taliban government ousted four years ago.
- Free Trade Linkage To Kashmir Solution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 14, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh met on the sidelines of SAARC summit in Dhaka
- High Principle Invoked In A Wrong Cause (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Nov 14, 2005)
The case of Judith Miller raises the crucial question whether a reporter's privilege to keep the identity of a confidential source secret could be invoked to protect not a whistleblower exposing wrongdoing but a top official seeking to discredit an admini
- Protect The Middle Ground On The Iranian Nuclear Issue (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Nov 14, 2005)
Mahyar, the breadwinner and the eldest son of his family, volunteered for the Iran-Iraq war when he was only 17. After the war he died in the streets of Tehran, where he came for the treatments of injuries caused by Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons.
- Bush Adviser Says Iraq Weapons Data `Wrong,' Not Manipulated (Bloomberg.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
The Bush administration had no intention of misleading the public even though pre-war intelligence about Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction was ``wrong,'' Stephen Hadley, National Security Advisor, told the Cable News Network.
- For A Casteless Resurgence (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Nov 13, 2005)
Dr. Ambedkar's call for emancipation from the oppressive caste system still resonates in the minds of his new followers.
- Hugs And Kisses At Loc, But Not For Kashmiris (Greater Kashmir, TARIQ NAQASH, Nov 13, 2005)
Hundreds of divided Kashmiris watched with despair from hilltops on their respective sides as Indian and Pakistani officials formally opened the third crossing point along the Line of Control in Kashmir.....
- Relief Work And Civil-Military Relations (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Nov 13, 2005)
The presidency and the army will incur a heavy political cost if they continue to bypass civilian political elements, especially those viewed as adversaries. For the first time the opposition has credible issues to lash out at the presidency-dominated ...
- Together Against The World (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Nov 13, 2005)
A strange thing took place in early October which has largely gone unnoticed. In remarks that appeared in the Pakistani paper The News, Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs,
- India Seals Nepal Border For Polls Bihar (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
India has sealed the border with Nepal in the lawless northeastern state of Bihar ahead of assembly elections there to prevent cross-border violence by Maoist rebels, officials said Saturday.
- No Let Up In Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 13, 2005)
A wishful thinking seems to be overtaking some sections in the country as India and Pakistan share grief following the earthquake on October 8.
- Polling Begins In 57 Bihar Seats Amid Tight Security (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Polling for the third round of the four-phased Bihar assembly elections began on a peaceful note on Sunday morning amidst unprecedented security arrangements.
- U.S. Led Detention Camp Tour (International Herald Tribune, Neil A. Lewis, Nov 13, 2005)
Troubled by news accounts of medical participation in coercive interrogations at Guantánamo Bay and the resulting unease in the professional medical community, the Pentagon led an intensive one-day tour of the detention camp last month, . . .
- Al-Zarqawi Setting Sights Beyond Iraq (ABC News International, PAUL GARWOOD, Nov 13, 2005)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is on the move, or at least that's the message he wants to send. With Wednesday's attacks in his birthplace of Jordan, the al-Qaida in Iraq chief signaled he has the capacity and desire to export his suicide-bombing campaign . . .
- Karzai Calls On Taliban To Join Reconciliation Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday urged Taliban fighters and other militants to abandon their insurgency against his government and US-led forces in Afghanistan and join a national reconciliation process.
- 3rd Loc Crossing Opened For Aid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
India and Pakistan have opened a third crossing point on the Line of Control (LoC) but as with earlier openings, both sides exchanged relief supplies without allowing Kashmiris across.
- Philosophy From The Back Of A Bike (Deccan Herald, M P Yashwanth Kumar, Nov 13, 2005)
The juxtaposition of the real world with the philosophical one, the world of particulars and the world of thoughts and ideas made this book unique.
- Strike A Balance Between Growth, Environment To Save Birds: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
`They play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance'
Many species of birds facing threat of extinction owing to decline in forest cover
Increasing urbanisation and pollution are the cause for their migration
- Bjp’S Hero No 1 Till Yesterday, Khalnayak Today (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Nov 13, 2005)
Till last elections, he was one of the most sought after and, arguably, the most popular star campaigner for his party
- Loc Opened At Third Point (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Indian and Pakistan army officials on Saturday opened the Line of Control (LoC) at the third point here to facilitate efficient deployment of relief in the earthquake hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as hundreds . . .
- 3rd Phase Polls In Bihar Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the third phase of elections to the Bihar legislative assembly to be held on Sunday.
- Peeved, But Some Reprieve (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 13, 2005)
Natwar Singh has upset party colleagues accusing them of conspiring to get his job. To some UPA allies he remarked caustically about ‘‘that four-and-a-half-feet man’’....
- Bihar:polling Starts In 57 Constituencies Amid Tight Security (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Polling began in 57 out of 243 constituencies this morning in the third of the four-phase Assembly elections amid tight security.
- Delhi Police Arrest Srinagar Resident For Alleged Role In Blasts Case (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 13, 2005)
Suspect apprehended after four-day hunt by Intelligence Bureau
Cellphone conversations between suspect and his associates intercepted
Dar was arrested four months ago for suspected Lashkar links but got bail
- Loc Demilitarisation To Lessen Trust Deficit With India, Says Shaukat (News International, Mayed Ali, Nov 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan and India will have to resolve all their outstanding disputes and ease tension for helping the Saarc to materialise its objectives.
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