|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 1521 through 1620 of 12026:
- Nuclear Cloud Over South Asia (Times of India, Maleeha Lodhi, May 01, 2006)
The political environment in South Asia is marked by an ambience of hope and anticipation.
- Impact Of Iran’S Russian Missile Defence Deal (Tribune, Rosa Brooks, May 01, 2006)
Let me tell you about the next war. It will start sooner than you think — sometime between now and September. And it will be precipitated by the $700 million Russian deal this week to sell Tor M1 air defense missile systems to Iran.
- 20 Killed As Tiger Rebel Factions Clash In Lanka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels raided camps belonging to renegade ex-rebels on Sunday and killed 20, a Tiger official said, as fears of a return to war ran high.
- Dancing To A Different Tune (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Is dance a viable professional option or just a dreamer's dream? On World Dance Day today, Anand Sankar takes a few steps to find out
- Iran Refuses To Blink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 01, 2006)
With Iran refusing to meet a gun-to-its-head `deadline' to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, the debate over sanctions is virtually guaranteed to flare up again in the United Nations Security Council.
- Fresh Fighting Reported In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 01, 2006)
Fresh fighting broke out between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and security forces in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday, the Sri Lankan Army said
- Is There A Way Out In Sri Lanka? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
A movement of the Tamils that began in the early 1970s against discrimination evolved into a violent armed struggle for independence by the mid 1980s, led by Velupillai Prabhakaran’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- Indus Cities Dried Up With Monsoon (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Apr 30, 2006)
It wasn’t raiders from the north but a weakened monsoon that spelled doom for the Indus valley civilisation, suggests a study published this week.
- Nepal Parties Ponder Fate Of Monarchy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepali political parties discussed the fate of the once-revered monarchy and proposals to set up a Constituent Assembly today, just days after the king ceded power in the face of mass protests .
- Corporate Drummers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Vinay Sirsi finds out that banging out African beats can be a truly uplifting experience besides bringing teams together.
- Nepali Cong Activist Dies At Aiims (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Pradhyumna Kharka, 32 , a Nepali Congress activist who suffered bullet injuries during a pro-democracy demonstration in Nepal, succumbed to his bullet injuries at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Saturday.
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 30, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before.
- Sri Lankan Foreign Minister To Visit India (Indian Express, Rajeev Bhattacharyya, Apr 30, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is expected to visit India on May 7, at a time when India is looking with concern at the escalation of violence in the neighbouring country.
- When Naxals Painted Another Bihar Town ‘Red’ (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Apr 30, 2006)
Jo jahan hain wo wahin rahein. No body should venture out. We do not want bloodbath as we don’t have enmity with common man. We have come here to loot the police station and bank,” announced Maoists from the different public address system at several . .
- Yechury Wants Maoists To Help Build New Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Describes three-month ceasefire as positive
- All Promises Fulfilled: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 30, 2006)
Promises to create 32 lakh jobs for youths and women in the State
- Laloo Guests Crowd Trains To Delhi (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Apr 30, 2006)
The mess has been created by the political hangers-on, who are desperate to make their presence felt at Laloo Yadav’s daughter, Chanda’s wedding in Delhi, slated for April 30.
- Mine Blast Kills 7 Soldiers In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 30, 2006)
Even as Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala pledged to declare a ceasefire and begin peace talks with the Maoists and the rebels called a ceasefire, seven soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army were killed in a mine blast in western Nepal on Saturday,
- Pottering Through The Past (Hindu, GEORGE N. NETTO, Apr 30, 2006)
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 30, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million.
- Indonesia Author, Nobel Candidate Pramoedya Dies (Reuters, Jerry Norton, Apr 30, 2006)
Indonesia's best-known author and perennial Nobel candidate Pramoedya Ananta Toer died on Sunday, the family said.
- Tough Agenda For Nepal Mps (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepalese legislators headed back to work on Friday after a four year-break—their jobs reinstated by a monarch whose regime was left teetering by weeks of unrest, but their power to carry out the reforms they’ve promised unclear.
- History Of The Dam (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission, acting on the request of the Central Provinces, Berar (now part of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra) and the Government of Bombay, begins a study of the Navagram project (renamed Sardar . . .
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 30, 2006)
Musharraf:'I'm nobody's poodle.'
Pakistan leader says US airstrikes infringe Pakistan's sovereignty.
- Pak-Us Strategic Dialogue (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
AT a joint news briefing with US Under Secretary Nicholas Burns on the conclusion of the Pak-US strategic dialogue on Friday, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan talked of Pakistan not being oblivious of its security and the requirements of minimum . . .
- Nothing Is Ruled Out In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The only thing that can be said with a measure of certainty is that — barring a late swing — no one party is likely to get a majority on its own, say Yogendra Yadav and Sanjay Kumar
- Indian Items On Positive List (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
According to reports, Pakistan has cleared another 240 items that can be imported from India. The positive list, which shows importable items from India, is increasing steadily under consistent demand and pressure of New Delhi.
- Pm Speaks To Koirala, Offers Nepal All Help (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured Nepal all help in its economic recovery.
- Colombo Will Not Fall Into Ltte Trap, Says Envoy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
"The Tigers will suffer the consequences for the recent attacks"
Air strikes were a "deterrent" and limited in scope
There has been some denting of LTTE's capacity
Sri Lanka wants India to extend support for a negotiated settlement
- "Sri Lankans Want Talks To Go On" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
No backlash despite LTTE provocation
Ceasefire intact despite violations by LTTE
Sri Lankan offensive had limited intent and counter-attacks have ceased
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
- Maneka To Head Energy Globe Jury (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Apr 29, 2006)
Maneka gandhi, M.P. has been appointed chairperson of the International Energy Globe Jury to decide and present the annual Energy Globe Award — World award for Sustainability.
- "Aiadmk Should Come To Power Again To Maintain Peace" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
"AIADMK should come to power again to maintain communal harmony in the state, particularly in southern districts. In the past five years, brothers and sisters in all communities have been living together without out any communal clash. Such a trend . . .
- Iran: Nuclear Row (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The Iranian government shows no signs of winding up its nuclear programme despite escalating threats from Washington.
- I’M Not Bush’S Poodle: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert US air strikes against al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- 9 Maoist Rebels Killed In Indian Police Shootout (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Police shot and killed nine Maoist rebels, including six women, when the guerrillas attacked a patrol in southern India, officials said on Friday.
- New Nepal Commits To Maoist Talks (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 29, 2006)
The new government of Nepal has committed itself to holding a dialogue with the Maoists, declare a ceasefire and move towards a Constituent Assembly.
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 29, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million. In its unholy fervour to achieve physical instead of the spiritual purity, the minorities . . .
- India To Boost Co-Habitation Of Maoists (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 29, 2006)
As the Nepal conundrum continues to stare in the face of policy-makers here, there is one thing which New Delhi is going to encourage: co-habitation of Maoists in the Nepalese political set-up.
- The Siege Within (Pioneer, Sushant Sareen, Apr 29, 2006)
The armed insurrection by Pashtun tribes in Pakistan's north-western tribal belt and Baloch tribes in the south-western province of Balochistan is not a new phenomenon.
- Sri Lankan Foreign Minister To Visit India (Indian Express, Rajeev Bhattacharyya, Apr 29, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is expected to visit India on May 7, at a time when India is looking with concern at the escalation of violence in the neighbouring country.
- Parliament Reconvenes In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 29, 2006)
Resolution on constituent assembly tabled; debate, vote on Sunday
- Nine Naxals Killed In Kadapa Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Women among the dead in the biggest anti-naxal offensive in Kadapa district
Some naxalites have fled the scene of encounter
Major offensive planned in YSR's native district
Bodies of the encounter victims yet to be identified
Arms, ammunition and
- Himalayan Task (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2006)
The King retains power with no change in constitution
- The Indus Opportunity (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 29, 2006)
By co-operating with India on water projects on the basis of the 1960 Indus Treaty, Pakistan stands to gain much
- Politics Amidst Turmoil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2006)
Four months after the December 2005 election, Iraq's parliamentarians finally picked nominees to fill the seven top spots in the governmental structure.
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle: Musharraf (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 29, 2006)
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert U.S. air strikes against Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Unrestrained Wit (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Apr 29, 2006)
As students, we speak and act with no restraint, which wins us appreciation
- 'Step Up Political Pressure On Ltte' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Calling it a "close and friendly neighbour", Sri Lanka wants India to assist in "political and diplomatic terms to the peace process".
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before. But no one is complaining, not when few Malayalis can tell — or care . . .
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- Ppp Requires Equals (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
The huge technology gap between the public and private sectors makes a full-fledged partnership difficult.
- Nepal Parliament Reconvenes After Four Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal’s Parliament reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, with legislators proposing a ceasefire with the country’s Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Another Blow To Lanka Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Following Tuesday’s suicide attack on the army headquarters in Colombo and retaliatory air strikes by the military on Tamil targets in the north-east of the island, Sri Lanka’s fragile truce is once again on the verge of collapse.
- Indian Worker, Driver Kidnapped In Afghan South (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Indian telecommunications worker and his Afghan driver in southern Afghanistan on Friday and Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility.
- J-K: President To Address Legislature's Joint Session (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Accepting the invitation of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, President A P J Abdul Kalam will address a joint session of the state legislature in Srinagar, an official spokesman said.
- Nepal Parliament Reopens, Ailing Pm-Designate Absent (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal's parliament opened on Friday for the first time in four years, but the country's 84-year-old prime minister-designate was too ill to attend the opening or his swearing-in ceremony.
- Nepal’S Revived Parliament Meets (Tribune, Shirish D. Pradhan, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal today took first step towards multi-party democracy with its Parliament holding its first meeting in four years, but Prime Minister-designate, Mr Girija Prasad Koirala, could not attend it due to ill health.
- Lanka Seeks ‘Political Support’ From India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Accusing the LTTE of making a “dent” in the ceasefire, Sri Lanka today asked for continued “political support” from India to find a solution to the problem.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- Lanka Wants Eu's Terror Tag On Ltte (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
While expressing its resolve to continue the ongoing peace process with LTTE, Sri Lanka on Friday asked the European Union to declare the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) a terrorist organisation.
- Triumph Of Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 29, 2006)
The first thing that strikes one about Monday's by-elections in four Assembly constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir, the results of which were announced on Thursday, was the high percentage of polling.While the average was 61 per cent, the turnout at . . .
- Nepal's Parliament Reconvened; Maoists Wooed For Dialogue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal's Parliament was reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, and legislators proposed a cease-fire with Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Parties Gear Up In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 28, 2006)
People's revolution still alive
More than one lakh people congregate in Kathmandu
Ready to cooperate, provided three conditions are fulfilled: Maoists
G. P. Koirala taken ill on eve of Parliament session
- It Services Companies Do India Proud (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Apr 28, 2006)
Not only by growing significantly in terms of revenue, but by providing high-quality jobs, too
- Maoist Vipers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
On the eve of Nepal's reconvened Pratinidhi Sabha's meeting to formally elected Mr GP Koirala as Prime Minister at the head of a seven-party alliance Government, two important statements have emanated from Kathmandu. Comrade Prachanda, chairman . . .
- Subsidies That Save (The Economic Times, EDMUND S PHELPS, Apr 28, 2006)
Was France’s recent wave of protests against an amendment that would have increased employers’ freedom to fire young workers a blessing in disguise?
- Bush Admin Draws Flak For Not Being "Transparent" On Nuke Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Bush administration has come under fire from US senators who have accused it of not being transparent with them on the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal and for having "reneged" on a promise to share drafts of the agreement, but cautioned that . . .
- Strange Inconsistencies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
The federal government’s ‘tolerance’ of the local Taliban in Waziristan agency in FATA could have several adverse consequences.
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-à-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- India Rejects Pak Proposal To Dimilitarise J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its soverign right to keep troop formations in the State.
- Sri Lanka Situation Causes Concern In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 28, 2006)
Security agencies hope violence will die down soon
Navy, Coast Guard and police, including the coastal security wing, step up alert
Politicians may find it difficult to avoid raising Tamils issue if violence continues
Sri Lankan authorities have . .
- Bjp Rises Above Petty ‘Profit’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After keeping its opponents guessing about its stand on the office-of-profit issue, the BJP today sought to take a “moral” high ground ruling out any compromise on the “larger moral principle” while moving any amendment to the existing law defining . . .
- Governor Writes To Mulayam For Cbi Probe Into Mehar Murder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Rajeswar refers to memoranda submitted to him by various parties in this regard
- In Times Of Trouble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
Horatio Spafford was a successful lawyer, businessman and prominent Presbyterian elder. He lost his only son shortly before the great Chicago fire in 1871, which took a heavy toll on his business, and not long after, his four daughters died in a . . .
- Signs Of Normality In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 28, 2006)
Colombo halts "deterrent strikes" on "selected targets" in rebel-held areas
- Sri Lanka Strikes Stop But Mine Blasts Kill 5 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
If violence stops, diplomats say peace talks might still be possible. But if it resumes, they fear a return to a two-decade-old civil war that has killed more than 64,000.
- Tame The Tiger (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 28, 2006)
The heinous attack on Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka at a hospital in Colombo has pushed the island nation to the brink of war. Colombo has already launched air strikes on 'selected targets' in areas under LTTE control as a retaliatory measure.
- The Battle For Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The city has traditionally been a DMK stronghold, but the AIADMK has been making inroads of late, says V. Jayanth
Previous 100 Natural Disaster Articles | Next 100 Natural Disaster Articles
Home
Page
|
|
