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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 53943:
- Were They Planning Iisc-Like Attack? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
It is yet to be known whether the two Pakistan militants nabbed here by the police were actually planning an attack on the Central Institute of Indian Languages here on the lines of the recent militant attack on Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
- Mutual Distrust (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 28, 2006)
The people should fight against fake patriots who are interested in militarisation, tyranny and backwardness.
- Tackling The Polio Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2006)
India faces the risk of poliomyelitis making a large-scale comeback. So far this year 416 cases have been recorded in nine States, representing 26 per cent of the global total.
- Unesco Convention Approved By Cabinet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to ratify the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expressions adopted by UNESCO.
- Partners In Ending Wildlife Crime (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Oct 28, 2006)
Britain is looking to strengthen bilateral ties with India to check the menace.
- Bush Enters Cheney 'Torture Row' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
US President George Bush has reiterated his position that the US administration does not condone torture, following comments by Vice President Dick Cheney.
- In Land Of Many Wars, A Forgotten Conflict (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Ali Hamid Ahmed used to be the elder of a village full of green fields and thousands of goats.
- India, Us To Meet On Wto Trade Talks In November (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
India and the US have agreed to meet next month for resolving differences on farm subsidies and industrial tariffs as part of efforts to resume the deadlocked global trade negotiations.
- Robert Fisk: Mystery Of Israel's Secret Uranium Bomb (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Did Israel use a secret new uranium-based weapon in southern Lebanon this summer in the 34-day assault that cost more than 1,300 Lebanese lives, most of them civilians?
- U.S. Urged To Begin 'Talking To Enemies' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Ever since President George W. Bush proclaimed there to be an "axis of evil" in 2002, pundits, diplomats and politicians have urged him to talk to its members.
- Nato Blames Taliban For Deaths (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The NATO secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, blamed the Taliban on Friday for NATO killings of Afghan civilians, saying the Islamist militia was taking "human shields" to ward off attacks, the White House said.
- Roadside Blast Kills 14 In Afghanistan (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
A roadside blast struck a pickup truck in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing 14 villagers who were traveling to a provincial capital for holiday celebrations, an official said.
- End Of An Era As Ghulam Ishaq Khan Laid To Rest (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan died here Friday morning at the age of 91. He was suffering from Pneumonia for the past three months.
- Crucial Sri Lanka Peace Talks Due (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels start talks in Geneva on Saturday in an effort to avert a slide back into war.
- Japan Must Do More To Accept, Aid Refugees: U.S. Ngo Reps (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The government's support for refugees has made considerable progress compared with the 1990s, but it must do more and assist those who have already been granted asylum, according to the International Rescue Committee, a major U.S. nongovernmental . . .
- Singapore Reits Looking Bright (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Signs of interest rate hikes reversing, and higher yield spreads in Asia excluding Japan, should enhance the attractiveness of Asian Real Estate Investment Trusts.
- Iran Reports More Progress On Uranium Enrichment (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Iran has started to feed gas into a second cascade of centrifuges, an Iranian news agency reported Friday, a step that indicates that the country is moving ahead with its uranium-enrichment program despite the threat of UN sanctions.
- Un Envoy Pronk To Return To Sudan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The UN envoy to Sudan is to return to Khartoum despite his recent expulsion from the country, the UN has announced.
- The Pakistan Connection May Jeopardise Peace Process (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
At A time when the credibility of evidence on Pakistani agencies’ role in the Mumbai blasts is being questioned, the arrest of two Pakistanis in Mysore — one of them with a Pakistani passport — in connection with a plot to bomb Vidhan Soudha in . . .
- Iran, Hezbollah Charged In 1994 Argentine Bombing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Prosecutors formally charged Iran and the Shiite militia Hezbollah on Wednesday in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish charities office in Argentina, which killed 85 people and injured 300.
- India Expels Pakistani Embassy Worker (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
India has ordered the expulsion of a Pakistani working at Islamabad’s embassy in New Delhi for taking secret documents from an Indian army sergeant, a Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
- Terrorism: It Can Be Anyone’S Son (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 28, 2006)
The gang which nearly set off rockets near the Presidency turned out to be local boys led by a retired brigadier’s son.
- A Check On Arms Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 28, 2006)
The international community is now set to begin work on drawing up an international arms trade treaty.
- 'Iraqis Hit If They Forgot Nicknames' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Iraqi prisoners allegedly abused by British soldiers in a holding centre in Basra three years ago were nicknamed after famous footballers and beaten if they could not remember them, a court martial was told yesterday.
- Terror Plot Foiled In Karnataka; 2 Held (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Police claimed on Friday that they have foiled a terror plot to attack vital installations, including the state secretariat, IT and biotechnology sectors here with the arrest of two suspected Pakistani nationals in Mysore.
- Low Expectations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2006)
The agenda for Geneva talks is not clear.
- Call To Free Jailed Bloggers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2006)
Amnesty International is launching a campaign on behalf of a whole new category of prisoners of conscience ~ Internet bloggers and chatroom visitors arrested by repressive governments for expressing unwelcome views.
- And Vvip Ones (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 28, 2006)
Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, who is also a Kannada film producer of note, has a ready-made script for use.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2006)
The reality has “rattled”. The Prime Minister’s accepting that “perhaps even more than external aggression we need to be concerned with internal security” amounts to more than a grim message.
- Guilty Of Complicity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
It is truly astonishing that a man who has lied so often and so obviously on the subject, should still be constantly sought out for his opinion and assessment on the course of terrorism in the South Asian region and, in fact, the world.
- Tigers Ban Child Soldiers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, widely accused of forcibly recruiting child soldiers, have banned the practice in areas under their control, a pro-rebel Web site reported.
- Waziristan Or Taliban Country? (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Oct 28, 2006)
Taliban activists are having a field day in North Waziristan, thanks to the deal entered into between their leaders (tribal elders) and the Pakistan government.
- On The Brink Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
Bangladesh has witnessed the twisting of every moral of statecraft for the self-preservation of the ruling coterie
- Pranab May Curb Pmo Power (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Office, which has been handling crucial aspects of foreign policy, including relations with the United States and Pakistan, is likely to find its authority being curtailed by an assertive foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee who . . .
- ‘Pakistan Prez Hedges In Talks With India’ (Asian Age, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 28, 2006)
Noting that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is clearly "hedging" in talks with India by allowing Kashmiri militant groups to continue to operate, a leading US think tank has asked Washington to send a consistent message to Islamabad to deny safe . . .
- Kerala's Killer Fever (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The recent outbreak of chikungunya - or was the deadly fever caused by a new exotic bug yet to be identified?
- Security Council Should Act On Burma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2006)
Last month the U.N. Security Council formally discussed the situation in Burma, also known as Myanmar, for the first time. For Burmese people such as us, who live under the country’s oppressive regime, this was a welcome development.
- Infiltration Must Return To The Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The danger posed by illegal migrants from Bangladesh can be gauged from the fact that they have become the deciding factor in elections to more than 40 of the 126 Assembly seats in Assam
- Iran Steps Up N-Programme (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 28, 2006)
Iran has announced that it has stepped up uranium enrichment amid ongoing negotiations among the five Security Council members and Germany over the imposition of possible sanctions against Tehran.
- Carter Wants U.S. Troops Out Of Iraq In One Year (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 28, 2006)
The former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, who has consistently opposed the invasion of Iraq, said on Friday that American troops should be pulled out of the West Asian nation in one year.
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
From an extra assistant commissioner to one of Pakistan’s most powerful presidents, who dismissed two democratically-elected governments, Ghulam Ishaq Khan’s eventful life spanning over 92 years came to an end here on Friday.
- Chirac For Sanctions If Talks Collapse: Iran Steps Up Enrichment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac said on Friday that if a stalemate developed in the dialogue with Iran over its nuclear programme then sanctions should be imposed.
- New Consensus In Lanka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2006)
The bipartisan agreement signed between the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the opposition United National Party (UNP) is a historic landmark, as significant as it is rare in conflict-riddled South Asia.
- Sea Trade To Bridge Gap Between India And Pak (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
India and Pakistan, as a confidence building measure, have decided to restore cargo shipping services after a gap of 35 years to enhance sea trade and this protocol comes ahead of the crucial foreign secretary level talks between the two nations in . . .
- 'Mush Hedging In Talks With India' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Noting that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is clearly "hedging" in talks with India by allowing Kashmiri militant groups to continue to operate, a leading US think tank has asked Washington to send a consistent message to Islamabad to deny safe . . .
- S Korea Takes First Step In Sanctions On North (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
South Korea announced on Thursday it would ban the entry of North Koreans who are part of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme, the first step taken by Seoul to adhere to UN sanctions.
- Terrorism Most Dangerous Threat, Says Manmohan (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Oct 27, 2006)
Describing terrorism as the most dangerous threat and a hydra-headed monster, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked police personnel to gear up to meet challenges to internal security.
- Annan’S Goal Of “A Larger Freedom” (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 27, 2006)
Kofi Annan became Secretary-General of the UN in 1997, placing administrative reform high on his agenda.
- Empowering Political Pact (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2006)
The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the opposition United National Party is a political breakthrough of the first order.
- Growth For All (Times of India, Maxine Olson, Oct 27, 2006)
Sixty years is an important landmark for anyone — for nations and institutions it is a time to take stock. As India enters its 60th year, development remains a crucial economic and social objective.
- Nirupama Rao Leaves For China (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 27, 2006)
India's Ambassador-designate to China, Nirupama Rao, left for Beijing from here on Thursday.
- "Climate Change Poses Profound Threat" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2006)
Fighting global warming can save the world's industrialised nations money.
- A Celebration, In The Literal Sense (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The Suvarna Karnataka celebrations that will kickstart on November 1 will see new editions and revisions by the publication divisions.
- Major Power Aspirations (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Oct 27, 2006)
India’s gradual emergence as a rising power is being widely acknowledged the world over.
- Russia Opposes Iran Draft (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 27, 2006)
Russia has signalled its opposition to a European-drafted U.N. resolution calling for sanctions against Iran.
- Future Shock (Frontline, C.T. KURIEN , Oct 27, 2006)
A grim prognosis on the world's march towards globalisation.
- Global Rights Panel Soon, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 27, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Thursday said an international independent panel of eminent persons would soon investigate allegations of human rights violations.
- Apt Juncture To Assess Foreign Policy: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Recalls Left parties' note to Government on serious distortions
- Nuke Walmart Blues (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 27, 2006)
Nervousness mounts in Pakistan that fresh enquiries by the US might bring out hitherto unknown (to the international community) information relating to co-operation between Pakistan and North Korea in the nuclear and missile fields.
- Micro-Credit Has Not Made Any Macro Impact (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 27, 2006)
Despite the progress made by the micro-finance movement over the past decade, at the macro level, the sector has not been able to make much of an impact.
- ‘N Korea Has Enough For 7 Bombs’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
North Korea might have extracted as much as 50 kg of plutonium and is working to miniaturise nuclear devices to fit on ballistic missiles, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday, quoting from a Defence Ministry report.
- Wake Up Call From Pyongyang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 27, 2006)
The nuclear powers would be committing a colossal blunder if they do not respond to North Korea's test by reforming the global nuclear order.
- The Scourge Of Corruption (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Oct 27, 2006)
As long as a majority of citizens are willing to go along with corrupt politicians and civil servants, current levels of dishonesty will prevail.
- What’S Nectar For Secular Us Is Toxin For Secular India! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 27, 2006)
Just a century ago, Max Weber, declared that the Hindus and Buddhists remain backward because they believed in their ancient, faulty faiths!
- Moscow To Air Nato Expansion Worries, Scheffer To Meet Putin (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow would raise its concerns about NATO's expansion and its decision to bolster ties with Georgia during talks with the alliance's chief.
- S Korea Announces Sanctions Against North (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
South Korea made its first concrete move today to enforce sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear test, saying it will ban officials from its northern neighbour who fall under a UN travel restriction.
- Rumsfeld Says Iraq Goals Not Deadlines (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld waded yesterday into the debate over benchmarks for political progress in Iraq, saying the goals laid out this week in Baghdad by U.S. officials are not firm deadlines as asserted by the Iraqi prime minister.
- A Shift On Aids In South Africa (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The South African government is seeking to shake off years of international denunciation for its handling of the AIDS epidemic -- including a fixation on the supposed protective powers of beets and lemons -- while expanding treatment, testing . . .
- China Gives Airbus Lift With Order For 150 Jets (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Airbus won a huge order Thursday to supply 150 A320 short-haul jets to Chinese airlines engaged in the booming business of serving domestic routes in China and announced that it would open an assembly line in the country.
- Focus On Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 27, 2006)
The UPA Government suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to foreign policy.
- Too Soft To Take Stand On Terror (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Oct 27, 2006)
Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut, American author John Steinbeck once said.
- Perils Of Isolation (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 27, 2006)
This book, based on archival material, is concerned with the internal set-up in North Korea, which is enveloped in secrecy and myth.
- Ril Constitutes Task Force For Estimating Loss (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Oct 27, 2006)
Reliance Industries has constituted two task forces to estimate the loss that has occured at its 33 mt Jamnagar refinery on Wednesday.
- N. Korean Border (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 140 kilometers away.
- Trouble Sealing Egypt-Gaza Border (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Just under a year ago, Middle East peacebrokers reached what was heralded as a relative breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate: an agreement on border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip.
- As Wells Dry Up, Will Mexico Privatize Oil? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as popular pressure grows around Latin America for a stronger state hand in developing natural resources such as oil and gas, Mexico's president-elect Felipe Calderón may be forced to consider putting more power in private hands.
- Sanctions Don't Dent North Korea-China Trade (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 90 miles away.
- On Iraq, The Alternatives Are Murky (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Throughout this long election season, voters have consistently identified the war in Iraq as the most serious problem facing the nation. But what are the politicians offering as a solution?
- Mysore: 2 Suspected Pakistan Ultras Held (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Two terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based outfit Al-Badr were arrested in Mysore after a gunbattle, police said on Friday.
- Bush Signs Bill To Build Border Fence To Stop Mexicans (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President George Bush has signed a bill authorising 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexican border, a pre-election gift to his tough-on-immigration white conservative base, but one that risks alienating America's growing Latino population and straining
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