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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 26693:
- Tsr National Integration Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's unity in diversity reflected in its cultural and emotional oneness: Governor .
- Ncp Questions New Coalition Experiment In Jharkhand (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 18, 2006)
Shameless, says Sangma; questions relevance of political parties
- Congress To Move No-Confidence Motion Against Modi Government (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Sep 18, 2006)
Motion unlikely to be taken up for discussion: Speaker The Congress plans take out a rally to the Assembly premises before the start of the session to "tell the people about the Government's failures, about which we will not be given an . . .
- Setting A Goal, At Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may be an unlikely ambassador for Indian football, but he has just given the game its biggest boost yet. The agreement he signed last week with Brazilian President Lula Da Silva includes a masterplan to develop . . .
- 'Nri's Should Work As Facilitators To Resolve Indo-Pak Issues' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating conditions . . .
- Azad Seeks Investments By Us Muslim Entrepreneurs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating . . .
- Cpi To Discuss Upa’S Performance At National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The CPI will discuss the UPA Government’s performance on the economic and political fronts and work out its strategy for the forthcoming Assembly polls in four states at its two-day national executive meet beginning here tomorrow.
- The Show Must Carry On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a matter of relief that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf have met on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana.
- Farmers In The Doldrums (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Sir, ~ Mr YP Gupta deserves praise for his article “Death of a farmer” (15 September). He has highlighted the shocking and distressful state of affairs among farmers ~ “... in the last eight years, at least 14,000 farmers have committed suicide”.
- Imf Wants Doha Talks To Be Revived (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund's influential policy-guiding committee Sunday backed plans for an ad hoc increase in the voting rights of China, South Korea, Turkey and Mexico and said stalled global trade talks must be revived urgently.
- Bangla Opp Wants Formal Invite For Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The ruling Bangaldesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and main Opposition Awami League (AL) are at loggerheads over a “formal proposal” for a secretary-level dialogue on the political impasse centering reforms in the system of caretaker government . . .
- Politburo Comes To Town (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Having decided not to take up Jyoti Basu’s appeal for retirement from the Politburo, the CPI-M’s highest policy-making body apparently had nothing special to discuss save to scan well-trodden ground and in the process up the ante against the Centre.
- Shocks To Come (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 18, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing could have consequences for the whole region.
- Koirala, Prachanda Hold Talks (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister urges Maoist leaders to abide by the code of conduct signed by them
- The Militants Are Back And With Musharraf Saab’S Knowledge (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 18, 2006)
Strolling through Srinagar’s golf course in the rain, Ghulam Nabi Azad talks to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express on NDTV’s Walk the Talk programme about the difficulties and challenges of ruling Jammu & Kashmir. He also speaks . . .
- Hunting For Dawood (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 18, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes will gradually force India's politicians to act against jihadis and Pakistan, says B Raman
- Storm Over Vatican (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI may have made an inflammatory remark on Islam in the context of a long and abstruse theological discourse, and he may merely have been quoting from a mediaeval Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
- India Almost Loses On China Issue At Imf (Tribune, K.R. Sudhaman, Sep 18, 2006)
Developing nations led by India and Brazil today virtually lost their campaign to stall the move for enhanced powers to China and three others at the IMF with its Managing Director R.D. Rato claiming "consensus" on the controversial proposal a day . . .
- Some Questions On Values, Priorities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
How blasé have we become about Independence Day? Is the newspaper also contributing to this indifference by the way it treats the day and connected activities? (We can expect it to be different next year, the 60th anniversary of Independence; as . . .
- Lessons From The Havana Meeting (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 18, 2006)
The hour-long meeting in Havana between General Pervez Musharraf and India’s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement conference (NAM), has finally kick-started the stalled dialogue process.
- Is There Someone To Save Hyderabad? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 18, 2006)
The city of Hyderabad is submerged in stinking water over the past twelve days and the citizens are leading a miserable life due to the lack of clean drinking water and civic facilities.
- World Leaders Face Un Overloaded With Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
What a difference a year makes. A gala summit in 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations turned into a divisive debate over the organisation’s shortcomings and proposed reforms.
- False Claims On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 18, 2006)
There have been two telling revelations this month — one about the false case made against the Iranian nuclear programme in a US House committee report and the other about the untrue claims by President Bush . . .
- Voting On Imf Reforms Begins (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 18, 2006)
`Base quota formula on new principle linked to purchasing power'
Consensus on some of the measures: IMF MD
Says no alternative to the reform measures
India begins campaign to persuade IMF to revise formula.
- Winds Of Mid-Term Polls Blowing Again (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Sep 18, 2006)
The going seems to be good for the Congress despite the not so good showing of the UPA coalition at the Centre and the party has reasons to be on cloud nine.
- Could This Crop Save The Planet? (Hindu, Robin McKie, Sep 18, 2006)
Cars that run on sugarcane, fuel made from palm trees — it sounds like an oil-free future that could solve global warming. But the critics are gathering.
- Self-Imposed Alienation (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 18, 2006)
Instead of liberating Muslims from dogma, the ulema keeps them isolated from the mainstream, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 18, 2006)
At least the previous government was talking about the role of Pakistan in strong language, though it did precious little by way of action. The present government neither talks nor acts
- Nam Condemns Israeli Attacks, Supports Iran: Havana Declaration (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Representatives of 118 Non-aligned Movement nations condemned Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the US-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration on Saturday of a summit that brought together some of . . .
- Diluted Commitment (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The Bill meant to provide legal support to reservation gives rise to misgivings that the elite sections have snatched several concessions.
- Balochistan Blaze (Frontline, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti gives Baloch nationalism a martyr around whom to build itself and galvanise the Opposition in Pakistan.
- The Advantages Of A Long Nose (OutLook, Inder Malhotra, Sep 18, 2006)
Who better than him to provide this thumbnail sketch of our contemporary history, gossip and all?
- Living Under Constant Terror (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 18, 2006)
After the Mumbai serial explosions in July, we have witnessed blasts in Malegaon, Maharashtra, in which 38 innocent people were killed and hundreds injured.
- Tharoor Running Very Strong: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
On Board PM's Special Flight, Sep 18 (PTI) Expressing confidence that Sashi Tharoor will "give a good account" of himself in the election for the post of UN Secretary General, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said for the first time India had . . .
- Gen Musharraf's Rule: How Long? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
The October 1999 coup, in Pakistan which brought Gen. Musharraf in power, was shown as triggered by his legal dismissal by Nawaz Sharif when the former was not in the country.
- Has India Become More Inaccessible! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 18, 2006)
There is this American saying that the real champion is ultimately she or he who walks that extra mile.
- More Downs Than Ups (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 17, 2006)
With elections in Uttar Pradesh imminent, it’s high time the Chief Election Commissioner and his officials paid adequate attention to happenings in the state, where efforts to undermine the poll process have already begun.
- World Bank Ranking Slams India On Governance Norms (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 17, 2006)
While India may score high with the World Bank on growth, the story on governance is very different.
- Cpi To Discuss Upa's Performance At National Executive Meet (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The CPI will discuss the UPA government's performance on the economic and political fronts and work out its strategy for the forthcoming assembly polls in four states at its two-day National Executive meet beginning here tomorrow.
- Independents’ Day (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2006)
You don’t need to glance at Madhu Koda’s busy political graph to say this: Jharkhand’s new government-to-be heralds a new promiscuous moment in India’s representative democracy.
- Reforming The Sgpc (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Sep 17, 2006)
There seems to be a concerted move for reforming the prestigious Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
- War On Terror (Tribune, Vijai Singh Mankotia , Sep 17, 2006)
India, like most other secular democracies, is being targeted by terrorist organisations, primarily Islamic fundamentalists, who are generally sponsored by Pakistan’s ISI and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. Ironically, our neighbours like Pakistan,
- Nam Change, Anyone? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 17, 2006)
On the eve of the NAM summit in Havana, that Vatican of anti-Americanism, go to Google and see how many cities in the entire world still have a boulevard, or a landmark named after Tito.
- The New Govt Will Complete Its Full Term (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 17, 2006)
The UPA knows how to handle bureaucrats. My government will listen to the grievances of common people, not thekedars." Madhu Koda, Jharkhand’s CM designate
- Simmering Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
The much publicised ceasefire declared by Comrade Prachanda and his thugs in Nepal, which has been used by Comrade Sitaram Yechury and his unabashed admirers in the UPA Government to claim the mainstreaming of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), is . . .
- Taliban On The Rise Again In Afghanistan (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Sep 17, 2006)
Afghanistan has just gone through a summer of chaos. In the south war has gripped Kandahar and Helmand provinces, where British and Canadian troops are stationed. In the past fortnight NATO has launched a blistering offensive, killing more than 500 . . .
- Beyond The Urgent (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 17, 2006)
Edward Luce, former South Asia bureau chief of Financial Times, talks about his book on India and on aspects of modern Indian political life.
- Protracted Dawn (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Sep 17, 2006)
While there is no end in sight to the war on terror, the living conditions of the Afghans have only worsened in the last five years.
- Is Management Affecting Technology? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 17, 2006)
Congratulations to the IIM graduates getting the gigantic start-up salary package! This attractive package and benefits have fascinated people so much in India that a management storm has started.
- A Native In Alien Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Rajesh Bhat, Sep 17, 2006)
Visiting Kashmir is always an obsession for any Kashmiri Pandit in exile.
- Sexual Abuse 'A Cancer' In Congo:un Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
A senior UN official has called sexual abuse a ''cancer'' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and told military and civilian leaders they had to condemn it publicly and prosecute offenders.
- ''Hindutva'' Still Influences Indian Politics: Us Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
''Hindutva'' continued to influence Governmental policies and societal attitudes in some regions at the state and local levels in India, despite the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government's rejection of the ideology, a US Government report has said.
- Kali And The Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 17, 2006)
All visitors to the Kalighat temple will be relieved by the verdict of the Calcutta high court that removes the pandas from having anything to do with the temple and its rituals.
- Books Build Character: Sheila (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
12th edition of the Delhi Book Fair begins at Pragati Maidan
- 5 Churches Attacked In West Asia (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Palestinians wielding guns, firebombs and lighter fluid attacked four churches in the West Bank town of Nablus on Saturday, while gunmen opened fire at a fifth in Gaza, following remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that many Muslims view as disparaging.
- Pope Is Right On Islam (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 17, 2006)
At the height of the war in Lebanon two months ago, an assortment of Arabs, British Muslims, radical socialists and bleeding heart liberals marched through the streets of London with placards proclaiming "we are all Hezbollah." Since Pope Benedict . . .
- Ncp For Greater Say Of Allies (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 17, 2006)
Upping the ante against the total dominance of the Congress in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday demanded 'say' for all allies in running the coalition Government at the Centre.
- Trs Chief Says Party All Set To Pull Out Of Upa (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
After resigning from the Union cabinet and Lok Sabha membership, the Telangana Rasthra Samithi (TRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to pull out of the Congress-led UPA.
- I, Me, Mine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
The ascension of Mr Madhu Koda, an Independent MLA, to the office of Jharkhand's Chief Minister, may appear no more than a quirky aberration in India's politics.
- Temple On Agenda, Vhp Targets Sonia (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Sep 17, 2006)
Signalling the return to hardline Hindutva line, the VHP on Saturday formally revived the Ayodhya issue and targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of seeking to divide the Sant Samaj through Dwarka Shankaracharya, Swami Swaroopanand . . .
- War On Terrorism Is Equally Poised (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
India's campaign to expose Pakistan as a terror source has met with mixed results. There is enough evidence that Islamabad is the hub of terrorism, yet it continues to remain an ally of the US
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 17, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure.
- Don't Look To Politicians For Peace (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Sep 17, 2006)
Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain.
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 17, 2006)
In their happiness over the conviction of some of the accused involved in the Mumbai explosions of March 1993, the Indian Police and other security agencies should not forget that the mastermind of this act of mass casualty terrorism continues . . . .
- 'Understand The Correct Meaning' (OutLook, Editorial, Outlook, Sep 17, 2006)
Vatican says the Pope "sincerely regrets that certain passages of his address could have sounded offensive to the sensitivities of the Muslim faithful, and should have been interpreted in a manner that in no way corresponds to his intentions". Updates
- To A Sensible Sensex (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 17, 2006)
The Sensex has managed to breach the 12,000 mark for the second time. The good news is, the second scaling of the peak has come after a rather chastening correction of more than 3,700 points suffered by the markets since this May.
- Peak Season (New Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Sep 17, 2006)
Just six nights in Switzerland?” asked an incredulous husband who had lived and worked in the picturesque country for two years. Well it had to be just that since our good friends from Mumbai had initiated the package tour and having them for company . .
- Pitfalls Of Identity Politics In Jharkhand (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 17, 2006)
Jharkhand’s new UPA government, which is slated to come into place soon, thanks to the fall of the 18-month-old NDA regime in the state, embodies one of the more disturbing ironies of Indian politics.
- Ravages Of The War Against Terror (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Sep 17, 2006)
With every successive 9/11 anniversary, the triumphal-cum-superconfident note struck by President Bush on day one has been gradually muted.
- Noam Chomsky On The Origins Of Terrorism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 17, 2006)
Mi linguist and perhaps the best known critic of US policies of the current generation, Noam Chomsky, speaks to Saad Sayeed on, among other things, the origins of terrorism, Kashmir, Lebanon, his friendship with the late Eqbal Ahmed and the role . . .
- Back To The Future (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The ill-fated Women's Protection Bill has created quite a stir. The genesis of the bill, according to the cynics, is that the president wanted it passed before he arrived in the United States so that he could show the world just how well stocked . . .
- Nam Backs Movements For Self-Determination (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Representatives of 118 Nonaligned Movement nations condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the U.S.-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration of the Havana summit.
- India Leads Opposition To Imf Bid (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
A group of 24 developing nations led by India and Brazil on Saturday put its foot down against the International Monetary Fund’s move to raise voting powers of select member countries, but it appeared that the proposal would get through with the . . . .
- Absence Of Good Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 17, 2006)
Embarking on his civil career almost seven years ago, General Musharraf promised to strive for the creation of a society that was tolerant and justly administered.
- Major Setback For Bush (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 17, 2006)
President Bush can do no right these days, even on home turf. An already tottering White House suffered a telling body blow on Thursday when the US Senate Armed Services Committee rejected the president’s plan to try foreign terrorism suspects in . . ..
- Is ‘Islamic’ Protest Against Pope Benedict Xvi’S Remarks Justified? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 17, 2006)
The speech by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany on September 12 has enraged the Muslim world on account of the allegedly negative remarks it contained on Islam and the concept of jihad.
- Indian Mp In March For A Hindu Nepal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 16, 2006)
Yogi Adityanath, BJP MP from Gorakhpur, threw his weight behind two die-hard royalist former generals of Nepal army, as they led a “Hindu march” in the heart of the capital today, defying prohibitory orders to demand that Nepal become a Hindu . . .
- India Of Our Dreams? (Daily Excelsior, V.Y. Kantak, Sep 16, 2006)
What was all this tamasha about celebrating the 100th anniversary of Satyagraha, a movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa for truth and non-violence?
- For Mps It Is Simple (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 16, 2006)
As the turbulent monsoon session of Parliament neared its end it was very interesting to see Lok Sabha members spending an unusually quiet afternoon one day.
- Cpi To Discuss Upa Govt Performance In National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The forthcoming Assembly elections in four states and the performance of the UPA Government would come up for discussion at the two-day National Executive meeting of CPI beginning here on Monday.
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