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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 26693:
- Encounter On A Train (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Aug 14, 2006)
When it came to a display of symbols of faith, I used to verge on the conservative. I thought of myself as a broad-minded, big city product. I was cynical about those who displayed symbols of their faith — a cross, a crocheted cap, or even a large bindi.
- ‘Colas: Harmful, Deadly’ (Deccan Herald, Sunita Narain, Aug 14, 2006)
"If soft drinks contain a cocktail of pesticides above the stipulated standard, they are unsafe. We are dogs with a bone –we won't give up."
- Land-Grab Menace (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Govt should recover the land and punish the guilty.
- Republican Barrage Against Anti-War Democrats (Hindu, Paul Harris, Aug 14, 2006)
The White House election strategists hope to duck criticism over domestic failures by emphasising the need to fight terrorism.
- Failed Wto Talks: Impact On Trips (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
It is important to ensure that public good remains paramount while legislating and implementing any agreement on health
TRIPS has been a sensitive issue for developing countries right from the signing of the GATT Agreement in 1994.
- On 80th B’Day, Castro Cautions Cubans About His Health (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
On his 80th birthday, Fidel Castro cautioned Cubans he faced a long recovery from surgery and advised them to prepare for "adverse news", but urged them to stay optimistic, while a newspaper published the first photographs of the Cuban leader . . .
- The Food Habits Of A Nation (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 14, 2006)
Is India a predominantly vegetarian country? How are eating habits related to caste, community and region?The Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey throws fresh light on Indian attitudes to food, drink and tobacco.
- Some Cardinal Principles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
I should have realised that astrology's ardent advocates and adherents would take umbrage at my comments in what I wrote about The Hindu's coverage of the Sabarimala . . .
- Listen To Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Proof again reforms aren’t vote killers. Lesson for Congress bigshots, the Left and the regionals
- India In The Grip Of Naxalite Movements (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 14, 2006)
Naxalite movements in India are gaining popularity, as a large faction of the country’s poverty-stricken population has begun approaching the communist groups rather than government officials to redress their grievances, said a former Indian . . .
- Narrowing The Public Sector Discount (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
In several sectors of the Indian economy — banking, oil and gas, telecommunication and metals, to name a few — listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) compete with the private sector.
- Revisiting The Eighties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 14, 2006)
A piece of economic history
- Standing With ‘Islamic Fascists’ (News International, Jonathan Cook, Aug 14, 2006)
It occurred to me as I watched the story unfolding on my TV of a suspected plot by a group of at least 20 British Muslims to blow up planes between the UK and America that the course of my life and that of the . . .
- Can Air Travel Security Curbs Work In India? (Business Line, A. Ranganathan, Aug 14, 2006)
Commitment to aircraft security and strict enforcement is necessary. The exemption list has to pruned to the original five categories and everyone has to go through security, irrespective of their position.
- War Of Extermination (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The current events in the occupied Palestine and Lebanon once again have shown the utter moral bankruptcy of western nations and their hypocrisy.
- Rising Debt Burden (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2006)
For Pakistan, the foreign assistance has not proved to be an unmixed blessing as all of it has not been judiciously used especially where it is needed most to sustain robust economic development.
- Mullahs Cannot Win Battle Of Veil For Women (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Of all people, Gamal al Banna, a brother of the founder of Egypt’s Ikhwan al Muslimun, Hasan al Banna, has declared that “neither the Quran nor the authentic Sunnah demands that women wear the hijab or cover their hair”.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 14, 2006)
Forcing people into boxes of singular identity is a feature also of many of the high theories of cultures and civilisations that are quite influential right now. These theories do not advocate or condone violence — far from it.
- Buddha Wants States To Have More Say In Green Clearances (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
In what could reinforce the impression that its allies have a larger say in the Centre’s policy-making process, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday sought DMK leader M Karunandhi’s help for putting in place new norms for . . .
- Cause To Celebrate? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Yet another independence day is before us. In the days leading to this August 14 there has been the usual welling up of patriotic fervour.
- Much Ado About The Q (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The PML-Q’s internal elections displayed that any immediate change in the status-quo would be unacceptable since it would amount to a digression from Musharraf’s decision not to disengage his support from controversial central personalities within . . .
- Marching Towards The Quaid’S Dream (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 14, 2006)
Fifty-nine years ago, Quaid-e-Azam unfurled the banner of freedom for the teeming millions of Pakistanis. I was twenty-five then and I look back to that historic day with pride. But, we look at the flag that has been torn asunder, and I cry with Byron:
- Leader Article: A Dirty Game (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Exactly a year ago, Sourav Ganguly had led the Indian team to Zimbabwe.
- Seductive Alchemy (Hindu, RAKHSHANDA JALIL, Aug 13, 2006)
East and West, past and present, old and new: opposites seem to co-exist harmoniously in Istanbul.
- Rise In Popular Support For Congress And Upa (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 13, 2006)
Ruling coalition could win over 300 Lok Sabha seats, findsThe Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- Euphemisms In Troubled Times (Times of India, Pritish Nandy, Aug 13, 2006)
We live in a world of curious euphemisms. There are things we want to say at times but cannot. So we say them in different ways.
- A Problem Of Plenty (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Aug 13, 2006)
The frenzied competition among TV channels for viewership share leaves very little room for sensible reporting or thoughtful analysis.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Aug 13, 2006)
Those who rule Pakistan, learn one lesson very quickly. Never ever pay any attention to what the people say.
- Kuwait’S Road To Democracy (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 13, 2006)
Population urges for democratic governance have been growing in the emirates of the Persian Gulf during the past decade or two.
- What Explains The Rise Of The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Perceptions of the Central Government's record and the shifting pattern of support away from regional parties to national ones are some of the reasons, say Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- Authoritarian Rule And Democracy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
One bitter truth confronts us today on the 59th anniversary of our existence as an independent nation: in terms of democratic evolution, Pakistan today is where it was in 1953.
- Un Resolution: Some Questions Answered (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Below are answers to some questions about what might come next after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an end to fighting in Lebanon:
- Advani Keen To Return As Bjp Chief (Statesman, Dipankar Chakraborty, Aug 13, 2006)
Currently cooling his heels in the party, with little or no direct role in the organisational decision-making process, Mr LK Advani is keen to make a comeback as the BJP president at the party’s scheduled election to the top post in November.
- Human Rights (Tribune, Y.K. Sabharwal , Aug 13, 2006)
The growth and development of mankind depends on how well the human societies regulate their internal affairs and how they work for common welfare and the dignity of each individual.
- Plurality Of Vision (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Aug 13, 2006)
Said's book is a critique of European historiography and a tribute to Freud.
- Travel Corporation Bags State Tourism Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hotels run by KTDC won awards in the one and two star category
Best Performing District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) Award went to Kannur
Judging committee comprised Tourism Principal Secretary, Director of Tourism and representatives of Planning
- Aspirations Of People (Daily Excelsior, V P Kotwal, Aug 13, 2006)
The J&K State is known for its unique unity in diversity and mostly because of the facts that almost after every 50 Kms.
- Metal Fuel (Daily Excelsior, Dr. S.S. Verma , Aug 13, 2006)
Cheap and constant availability of fuel is a major concern of present day civilization.
- Methodology Of The Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The State of the Nation Survey was conducted in 19 major States (excluding those with less than five Lok Sabha seats) in the first week of August 2006.
- Managing The Peace (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Aug 13, 2006)
The Maoists will not give up their absolute control over all 75 districts of Nepal. Yet they want peace ----- Let everybody be clear - we'll never surrender our arms - Baburam Bhattarai alias Mukti Manab, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist leader . . .
- The Pm And The O (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 13, 2006)
Congressmen treat India’s Prime Minister as if they were dealing with Dr Manmohan Singh.
- Bjp Meet Likely Next Month In Dehra Dun (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP is expected to hold its three-day national executive meeting from September 7 in Dehra Dun.
- Left Nuke Stand Confusing: Bjp (Asian Age, Sanjay Basak, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP, determined to go ahead with its demand for a Parliament resolution on the Indo-US nuclear deal, was finding the Left parties’ stand somewhat "confusing" on the issue.
- Un Resolution On Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
QATAR’s foreign minister is right when he says that Resolution 1701, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains “imbalances in favour of Israel”, but to expect anything else would be unrealistic.
- Power At The Cost Of Merit (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Aug 13, 2006)
Last month President Musharraf spoke long, tiresomely long, on radio and TV and patted himself on the back for the success of his policies and the achievements of his administration in the economic field. Economy has its priority for though man cannot liv
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma. It is this shared dilemma that leads one to routinely . . .
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is . . .
- Concern In Cong Over Us Deal (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 13, 2006)
Few in the Congress may be seen standing by former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh during his troubles in the Iraq oil scam, but many senior party leaders share his concern about Manmohan Singh Government's handling of the Indo-US nuclear . . .
- End Of Revolution (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Aug 13, 2006)
It's too early to assess the consequences of the decision of Maoists in Nepal to take part in parliamentary democracy.
- An Elusive Peace (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 12, 2006)
It is unbelievable that Israel would launch such a massive ground and air onslaught only to secure the release of the two soldiers Hizbollah captured on July 12.
- Wto: Seeds Of New Beginning? (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Aug 12, 2006)
Soon after the WTO trade talks broke down in Geneva on July 25, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath suggested that it would not affect India's economic growth story and New Delhi would go ahead with proposals for entering into bilateral and . . .
- France, Us Reach Deal On West Asia Conflict (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
France and the US reached a deal on a final draft resolution in the UN Security Council to end the month-long war between Israel and the Hizbollah, which would be put for voting today, diplomats said.
- Ncp To Go It Alone In Uttaranchal: Tripathi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Nationalist Congress Party will prefer to go alone in the forthcoming Assembly polls in Uttaranchal, party national general secretary D P Tripathy said here on Friday.
- In Kasauli, Civilians Face Wrath Of Army (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Souring relations between Armymen and civilians in the last six months has polluted the pristine and peaceful environs of Kasauli, a Himachal hill station.
- ‘Journalist On Wheels’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The former princely state of Patiala was one of the pioneer promoters of sports in general and cricket in particular.
- Uk Muslims Fear Backlash Over Airline Terror Plot (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Muslim leaders here reacted with anxiety and scepticism after 24 people, all British citizens with many believed to be of Pakistani origin, were arrested overnight in connection with a plot to down US-bound planes.
- Dysfunctional Democracy (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 12, 2006)
India gets its nuclear deal with the United States through Congress. Pakistan is hamstrung by conditions imposed on its purchase of F-16s (such as a commitment on not to transfer technology) on the one hand, and by reservations and opposition . . .
- Afgan Sees Failure Of No-Trust Motion (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Voting on the combined opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will open through division, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Sher Afgan said on Friday.
- The Coming Tsunami Of Trash (Deccan Herald, Niall Ferguson, Aug 12, 2006)
With plastic, a new kind of pollutant entered the sea; one that has taken more than a century to degrade.
- Bedlam In Lok Sabha Over Vajpayee’S Letter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Lok Sabha witnessed noisy scenes on Friday over the letter written by former PM A B Vajpayee to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee even as the latter sought to end the impasse saying the “painful chapter” should not be prolonged.
- Shujaat, Mushahid Re-Elected Unopposed (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 12, 2006)
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mushahid Hussain Sayed have been re-elected unopposed as President and Secretary General of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
- Implications Of The F-16 Deal (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 12, 2006)
As was to be expected, the Pakistan Foreign Office welcomed on August 3 the approval by the US Congress of the sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and rejected the impression that unprecedented conditions had been accepted by Islamabad to acquire them.
- Sonia, Pm, Us: Natwar Rages Against The Dying Of His Cong Light (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 12, 2006)
‘Not a leaf moves in the Congress without Sonia Gandhi’s approval and knowledge,’ declared former external affairs minister and suspended Congress veteran Natwar Singh today, insisting that he had kept the Congress chief informed of all that . . .
- A Spurious Crusade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As someone who is passionate about saving the environment, it angers me when environmental groups trivialise issues of deep seriousness.
- Gaza Hopes In Ruins A Year After Pullout Beg (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
As Palestinian farmer Hassan Abdel-Dayem looks across his fields to the rubble of former Jewish settlements, he sees an Israeli armoured vehicle trundling past.
- Darfur Crisis Forgotten As ‘Peace’ Turns To (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Is Darfur the world’s latest forgotten crisis? A May peace deal signed by only one of three negotiating rebel factions and rejected by tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s vast west has given the world an excuse to remove the conflict from top . . .
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is an eye-opener . . .
- Managing The Peace (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Aug 12, 2006)
The Maoists will not give up their absolute control over all 75 districts of Nepal. Yet they want peace ----- Let everybody be clear - we'll never surrender our arms - Baburam Bhattarai alias Mukti Manab, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist . . .
- Burdensome Commission (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
Just when the Punjab finances had started improving comes the report about a new pay commission, that too within days of a similar Central announcement.
- End Of Revolution (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
It's too early to assess the consequences of the decision of Maoists in Nepal to take part in parliamentary democracy.
- Nasrallah New Arab World Hero (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 12, 2006)
"Nasser in 1956, Nasrallah in 2006" — the Arab street has found a new hero, a figure that it has been looking for to act as a catalyst to unite the Arab world and infuse it with an agenda and a common mission. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the . . .
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 12, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma.
- Roots Of Political Bankruptcy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
First it was the Office of Profit Bill row, then it was the mole scandal, and now it’s the Pathak Inquiry Authority report leak.
- The `Darwinian Element' In Supply-Demand Matters (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
"The outlook for the world economy is uncertain at best — and dire at worst," warns Wake Up! But not all is gloomy: If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks. And there are more useful tips in Controlling Currency Mismatches in Emerging Markets.
- For Inclusive Growth (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
The key task is not of raising the economic growth rate to 10 per cent but of sustaining it and spreading it widely.
- Theatre Of The Absurd (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 12, 2006)
The ongoing political drama is leading to a lack of faith in politics and democracy
- Know What They Did That Summer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the great mysteries of our contemporary history is, just what happened between India and Pakistan in the summer of 1990?
- Shujaat, Mushahid Elected Unopposed: Pml Election (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mushahid Hussain Syed have been re-elected unopposed, respectively as president and secretary general of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
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