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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 12026:
- Another Deadly Violation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
AT least three different versions of the US helicopter gunship bombardment on the Pak-Afghan border that left three miners dead, three others injured and eight missing on Monday have appeared in the press.
- Future Lies In Gene Revolution, Says M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, May 10, 2006)
Putting together genetic characteristics of plant strains may be the `next big thing'
- ‘Pakistan Prioritises Peace And Stability In Afghanistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday told the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) that peace and stability in Afghanistan was Islamabad’s top priority and assured the former of its full support.
- The Fires Within (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 10, 2006)
It is not difficult to find a common strain in the strangulation of an 11-year-old-boy in Karachi, the death of six men in crossfire in Raiwind, and the killing of seven members of a family, including four children, in Sheikhupura.
- The Fast-Lane Present (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, May 10, 2006)
The 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 Uprising and the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have begun a rethink on what we — living in a fast-lane present — have done to our built heritage.
- Lankan Foreign Minister For Negotiations To Settle Ethnic Issue (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 10, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera categorically said today that Colombo was not looking for a new facilitator as Norway was doing its best and his government would continue to seek a negotiated settlement to the protracted ethnic issue . . .
- Understanding Vip Culture (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
MR Shaukat Aziz's directions to the police to 'discourage VIP culture' raises some interesting questions, especially since actions speak louder than words. The present government's generosity to itself has drawn considerable and widespread . . .
- Arrested Militants Had Planned To Target Kandla (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 10, 2006)
Huge cache of explosives seized; the militants had planned to attack Mumbai film awards ceremonies
- Fun Intended (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
Much like James Boswell, Mohinder Singh believes a good pun is necessary towards the cause of lively conversations.
- Showing Who's The Boss (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
It has been barely a week since Prime Minister Koirala took over the reins in Nepal but the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government he heads has quickly understood a key principle of political survival: the amount of power it wields is a function of . . .
- Indian Police Kill Muslim Militant In New Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Indian policemen killed an Islamist militant on Monday after a gun-battle in the heart of New Delhi, police said.
- Invasion By Alien Species (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 09, 2006)
The ministry is to applying provisions of a defunct Order that makes no mention of weeds
- Is The Us 'Doing Enough'? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
The statement in March by Abdullah Abdullah, then foreign minister of Afghanistan, that Osama bin Laden, Mullah Mohammad Omar and Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri were all hiding in Pakistan was obviously baseless.
- Reading The Lines Of Future (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 09, 2006)
Anyone who can peep into time's womb wins instant respect. Whether it is the wandering woman with the clairvoyant parrot in the cage, or the man on the pavement with the magnifying glass who reads in the lines of the hand life's secrets, or the poll . . .
- A Day The World Must Not Forget (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
May 9 will always bring Russian people of all generations, nationalities and religious beliefs together, writes Viktor Litovkin .
- The Power Of The Word-Of-Mouth Message (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, May 09, 2006)
It is an amazingly powerful force every product manufacturer wants but is also petrified of.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Us Agrees To Give Pak Latest Conventional Weapons Systems (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The United States has agreed to provide Pakistan's military with latest conventional weapons systems besides the already promised F-16s to fight terrorism.
- Usa Pledges Cutting-Edge Arms To Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
USA has agreed to provide Pakistan’s military with the latest conventional weapons systems besides the already promised F-16s to fight terrorism.
- Gladiators Out Of Athletes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2006)
Sunil Gavaskar, who now heads the powerful cricket committee of the sport’s world governing body, has said that the burnout theory was nonsense and hard grind was part of the cricketer’s honour of representing one’s country.
- Sonia Scorched, By Turnout (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 09, 2006)
When Priyanka Gandhi stopped at the Shankar temple near the Congress headquarters in Tilak Bhavan at 6.30 am, she must have prayed for a high turnout in Rae Bareli.
- Every Drop Counts (Times of India, Murad Ali Baig, May 09, 2006)
Few people realise that unless there are miraculous heavy unseasonal rains in the next few weeks north India is going to face a summer of acute discontent.
- The Plight Of Women In Iraq (Hindu, Natasha Walter, May 09, 2006)
Women in Iraq are living a nightmare that is hidden from the West. Now one of them has turned film-maker to give us a window on to what they endure. She reveals what she saw.
- Lashkar Militant Killed In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
A Pakistani national allegedly belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was gunned down in an encounter with the police outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday night. The encounter followed the arrest of two other LeT militants at Hazrat . . .
- Tamil Nadu Records 65 Per Cent Polling (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Madurai, Erode register the highest — 73 per cent; Theni the lowest — 57 per cent
At Nariampatti, 45 votes were cast forcefully
Incidents of poll boycott in some places
- Life And Teachings Of Vivekananda (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, May 09, 2006)
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- Politics Of Hero Worship And Filmdom (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, May 09, 2006)
An objective and insightful firsthand narrative of the oddities of Tamil Nadu politics by a writer and journalist
- Iran — Burning The Bridges (Jordan Times, GWYNNE DYER, May 08, 2006)
The draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear activities that the United States, Britain and France presented to the United Nations Security Council is designed to fail. By making it a Chapter 7 resolution (one that is mandatory under international law and . . .
- Terror Tactic Of The Times (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 08, 2006)
Suicide terrorism is the flavour of season, whether in India, Sri Lanka, West Asia or Pakistan. Suicide terror attack is invariably politically motivated. It is aggressive, brutal and generally executed by an individual or a group of individuals.
- Monday Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
After days of non-news and tragic news, the political media must look forward to the week that starts today with unusual excitement. India is poised for one of its most newsy seven days in a long, long time.
- A Throwback To The 1970s (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
No sooner had an anti-terrorist court accepted the bail bonds of PML(N) leaders Kh Saad Rafiq and Zaeem Qadri, and 10 party workers, arrested on charges of setting fire to the Punjab Assembly building and disturbing law and order during the Lahore . . .
- Blair's Successor Ends Mystery Cat Role (Hindu, Vidya Ram, May 08, 2006)
Gordon Brown's return to the public stage, after the party's poor performance in the local elections, signals he is ready to take over. But is Tony Blair ready to hand over?
- Under An Unkind Sun (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 08, 2006)
India should care for its citizens working abroad in difficult conditions
- Dangerous Liaisons (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
Truce without solution bodes ill for N-east
The Naga problem begs solution or else the ceasefire, the terms of which expire on 31 July, seems headed for collapse.
- No Cup Of Cheer~i (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 08, 2006)
August 2005. A posse of officers from the Tea Board of India, under executive director EA Nazimuddin, arrives at a Conoor warehouse near the auction centre, seizes teas and summarily destroys them.
- Bush Says Wants Guantanamo Closed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The last American survivor of the Titanic wreck has died in the state of Massachusetts aged 99.
- Another Verbal Skirmish With Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2006)
The US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Henry Crumpton, has launched another verbal skirmish with Islamabad over the presence or otherwise of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. He admitted Pakistan was fighting . . .
- Fight The Evil (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 08, 2006)
Last week-end's bandh and violence in the Kashmir region should not come as a big surprise. Any area or community will be up in arms against the evil of prostitution.
- Haryana, Delhi And Gujarat Rocked (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Several parts of Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat experienced tremors at 9.30 p.m. on Sunday. There are no reports of loss of life or damage to property.
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- Reinvestment In Approved Bonds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Section 54EC requires that the avenues now available for reinvestment to avail relief under Sec. 54EC are not only limited to bonds issued by the National Highways Authority of India and the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, they are also . . .
- Woman's Worth (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
Marriage is a big deal — for men, that is. Women partners — whether they stay at home or go to work in an office — end up doing most household chores.
- Fragile Peace (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
'Peace is happiness', reads a Lions Club poster as our car rolls into Trincomalee on Sri Lanka's north-east coast. In peaceful times, the picturesque port city's long beaches are popular with surfers, scuba divers and whale watchers.
- Knowledge Panel Meets Today To Cut Through Quota Fog (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, May 07, 2006)
The high-profile National Knowledge Commission (NKC) is expected to witness fireworks when it meets for a three-day meeting in Bangalore from tomorrow to discuss the hot-button “affirmative action’’ in the Education sector.
- Intelligence Failed In Kargil Run-Up: Malik (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2006)
"The briefing of NDA MPs on Kargil by Army officials was an aberration" Gen Malik
- Pm Witnesses Naval Fire Power At Sea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Breaking from his routine, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday made a foray into the high seas with the men in battle blues to witness first hand the efforts being undertaken by the armed forces to combat the threat of missiles.
- First Glimpse Of A New Dawn In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 07, 2006)
The oldest nation-state in South Asia will soon have the subcontinent's newest constitution. Whether peace and prosperity follow depends on how inclusive it is.
- Chernobyl Twenty Years Later (Daily Excelsior, K.S. Parthasarathy, May 07, 2006)
On April 26, 1986, nearly 20 years ago, the most serious nuclear accident irreparably damaged a nuclear power reactor of 1000 Megawatt capacity at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine.
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 07, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their polit
- Endangered Peace (Pioneer, GH Peiris, May 07, 2006)
The trail of destruction that accompanied the attempted assassination of Sri Lanka's Army Commander, General Sarath Fonseka, on April 25, 2006, when set against some of the earlier massacres by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Colombo...
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Norwegian Woods (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 07, 2006)
When Sri Lanka's current peace process began with great public support and a good deal of optimism, there were the inevitable sceptics who thought it was doomed to failure in the same way that earlier attempts at peace in the island nation had collapsed.
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 07, 2006)
The Hurriyat moderates’ meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this week was the delayed second round of a dialogue process that began with much fanfare last September — and the prelude to Singh’s visit to Srinagar...
- Making Peace Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Gujarat High Court’s order, directing the local authorities to take immediate steps to remove all religious structures encroaching on public space without discrimination, is a welcome move.
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their . . .
- The Right To Live Better (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 06, 2006)
It happens every time. I arrive in a beautiful European city and find myself wondering when we will have one Indian city that looks this good.
- Evidence Of Lashkar Role In Massacres (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Survivors identify member of terror group that carried out the Doda and Udhampur killings
Survivors provide critical information to police on Lalon Galla massacre
Terrorists sighted in high-altitude forest near Basantgarh
Phone used by "Abu Talha" r
- Norwegian Woods (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 06, 2006)
When Sri Lanka's current peace process began with great public support and a good deal of optimism, there were the inevitable sceptics who thought it was doomed to failure in the same way that earlier attempts at peace in the island nation had collapsed.
- Endangered Peace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
The trail of destruction that accompanied the attempted assassination of Sri Lanka's Army Commander, General Sarath Fonseka, on April 25, 2006, when set against some of the earlier massacres by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Colombo,
- Riding The Wrong Horse (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, May 06, 2006)
India has lost all leverage in Afghanistan by alienating the majority Pashtuns
- Resolving The Kargil Conundrum (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Some coherent answers are clearly needed to the question of why troops were thinned at a time when India should have been enhancing its defences.
- Our Own World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2006)
From the day we are born, we weave a web of ourselves and our own world. We are motivated by our own desires, actions and skills. Until a certain age we live in a protected environment with limited scope for growth. Then this environment starts to change.
- Kashmiris Protest Sex Racket (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Protests against a sex scandal in Kashmir threw normal life out of gear on Friday.
- Desires Curb Your Independence (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 06, 2006)
Desires are the cause for one’s subservience to the world. The more the desires, the more dependent one becomes. With the reduction of desires, a person becomes liberated. And self-sufficiency marks the dignity of the human being, while all other . . .
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
- Marginalised Pandits (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 06, 2006)
The other day I was thumbing through the 260-odd page ‘‘Report on the impact of migration on the socio-economic conditions of Kashmiri displaced people’’ prepared by the Jammu-based Centre for Minority Studies, a well-researched effort which, needless to,
- Ltte Attack Warded Off (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, May 06, 2006)
The Sri Lankan navy and air force on Friday warded off an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) off the island's north-western coast, the army said.
- Angry Protests, Firing Leave 17 Hurt In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Amid protest demonstrations, life was paralysed throughout the valley against the recently unearthed sex scandal in response to a call given by the Central Traders and Manufacturers Association and supported by several separatist organisations.
- The Sweat On Their Brow (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 06, 2006)
India’s difficult task with its unskilled labourers abroad
- Reference To The Context (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, May 06, 2006)
Remember high school literature class and the questions on “Reference to the Context” (RTC)? Well, RTC does have a place outside of literature class.
- Sonia Pleads For Repeat Massive Mandate For Dpa (Hindu, G. Satyamurty , May 06, 2006)
"Tamil Nadu needs a Government which cares for the people"
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 06, 2006)
Centre’s talks with Hurriyat were run-up to Srinagar roundtable on May 25 but yielded little to work with
- Yes, It's Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 06, 2006)
One may not agree with many things that the United States does. But one can't find fault with what its Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher says about Maoists in Nepal.
- Focus Will Be On Improving Infrastructure, Says New Bda Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
All projects will be completed on schedule, promises M.K. Shankarlinge Gowda
- A Swim In China's Polluted Pearl River? (Christian Science Monitor, Simon Montlake, May 05, 2006)
The mayor of China's top manufacturing city is hosting a "swimathon" this summer in the local Pearl River. Cleanup efforts to reverse years of industrial pollution have been so successful, claims mayor Guang Zhangming, that the Pearl is once again . . .
- Time To Shun The Chinese Trap (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Beijing has executed well its plan of propping up the Maoists and then making Nepal's royalty an institution of disgrace, says Bulbul Roy . . .
- ‘Peace Between India And Pakistan Must For A Prosperous South Asia’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India should resolve their disputes amicably including the Kashmir issue to develop South Asia (SA), said British High Commissioner Mark Loyal Grant.
- Maoists Agree On Peace Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Maoist rebels agreed today to peacetalks with Nepal’s government that are aimed at ending a decade-old insurgency which has killed 13,000 people.
- India Briefs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The body of Shakrullah Ansari, an Indian hanged in Kuwait, will be buried in that country in keeping with the decision of his family here as it was unable to bear the cost of bringing the body back home. PTI
- Ceasefire Ceases (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 05, 2006)
The suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sarath Fonseka, on 25 April, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, marks the end of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement between the government and the militant organisation.
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