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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Resolve Palestinian Issue: U.K. (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 02, 2007)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday emphasised Saudi Arabia’s role in finding a solution to the Palestinian problem as King Abdullah wound up his four-day visit to Britain amid continuing protests by campaign groups over his country’s . . . . .
- Row Over Saudi King's Visit To Uk (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 31, 2007)
Pomp, ceremony and controversy has marked the start of king Abdullah's three-day visit to Britain, the first by a Saudi monarch in 20 years, with human rights protestors and leading British politicians denouncing the red carpet welcome. . .
- Putin Honours Gulag Victims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and called for the country to unite to prevent a repeat of its tragic past.
- Fresh Row Over Alleged Saudi Role In Uk Mosques (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The controversial State visit of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia prompted fresh criticism on Tuesday over his regime's alleged role in distributing hate literature in British mosques.
- Saudi King’S Visit Starts On A Sour Note (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 31, 2007)
Human rights, arms trade protesters line up the route, raise slogans
- Life Term For 8 In Eral Rape And Murder Case (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 31, 2007)
A Godhra court on Tuesday sentenced eight persons to life term and three others to three-year rigorous imprisonment for the murder of seven Muslims at Eral village during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. The two women among the victims were also raped.
- T.S. Nanavati, New Pleader (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 31, 2007)
He takes the place of Arvind Pandya
Government seeks more time to submit analysis of CDs with call details
Rights activists demand fresh CBI inquiry into the Tehelka episode
- Eight Get Life For Gujarat Massacre (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced eight people to life in jail for their role in the massacre of Muslims during rioting in western Gujarat state five years ago, media reports said.
- Other Voices : American Press (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2007)
AMID the succession of sad milestones that come with war, one of the more poignant came last week when the late Lt. Michael Murphy became the first Medal of Honour recipient for combat in Afghanistan. The award was presented posthumously. . .
- Godhra Aftermath: 8 Get Life Term (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Eight persons were sentenced to life while three others awarded three years imprisonment each by a Godhra sessions court in the 2002 Eral massacre case that left seven people dead in the aftermath of the Godhra riots.
- Journalism's 'Kalank' (Pioneer, BK Verma, Oct 31, 2007)
This refers to the articles, "Will stingers be stung" by Chandan Mitra, "Gujarat has outgrown riots" by Swapan Dasgupta, and "Half truths don't help Muslims" by Kanchan Gupta (October 28).
- Fuel For The Hungry (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 31, 2007)
The rush into “biofuels” or “agrofuels” is being described as the green gold rush of the 21st century.
- Indian Troops To Vacate Hospital, School Buildings In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Thousands of Indian troops will begin moving out of schools and hospitals in occupied Kashmir this week in a move to boost trust in the revolt-torn region after a fall in militant violence, authorities said on Monday.
- The Future Is Black (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Almost nonstop, gargantuan 145-tonne trucks rumble through China's biggest open-pit coal mine, sending up clouds of soot as they dump their loads into mechanised sorters.
- Saudi King Raps U.K. On Terrorism (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 30, 2007)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Monday accused Britain of failing to act on intelligence supplied by his government that may have averted the July 7 London bombings in which at least 52 persons were killed and hundreds injured.
- The Battle Of The Kurds (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 30, 2007)
Mardu, Iraq — It is a land of resistance, the mountain peaks and winding valleys where Iraq’s own Kurds battled Saddam Hussein for decades.
- Waiting For The Messiah (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 30, 2007)
With the Tehelka exposé we have been jolted, yet again, into the reality of modern India where there is no respect for the rule of law, for the security of life and freedom of choice, and all else that is humane.
- Ray Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Mentally ill undertrial prisoners can now hope for some respite thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling.
- Why Not Death Penalty? (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Oct 30, 2007)
Indian Presidents have always been loathe to disposing off mercy petitions as most of them might have been against capital punishment.
- Canadian Pm Meets Dalai Lama Despite Protest By China (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper became the first Canadian premier to hold formal talks with the Dalai Lama when he met the Tibetan spiritual leader in his office, ignoring China's warning that it could affect Sino-Canadian relations.
- Japan Government Spokesman Warns Justice Minister Over Al-Qaida Remark (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Japan's top government spokesman warned the justice minister on Tuesday to be more careful in his public comments following his assertion this week that he had a friend of a friend in the Al-Qaida terrorist group.
- Frame The Law (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 30, 2007)
Marriage law is a touchy issue in India, especially for leaders of the Muslim community. The shadow of common civil code looms over any prospective legislation on the subject.
- Saudi King's Visit Marred By Protests, Boycotts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah begins his official visit to the UK from Tuesday. Saudi king faces protests and boycotts in his four-day stay in London.
- No Police Action For Now: Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Holding the Maoists responsible for the recent trouble in Nandigram, chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the state government had requisitioned Central forces to establish a rule of law in the trouble-torn area (The Union . . . .
- Fall In Love At First Sight (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
It was the lovely, sunny weather that so tempted you to step out — to walk, cycle or just stretch out on the sweet-smelling grass.
- Unaware Of Gold (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 29, 2007)
Britannia has long ceased to rule the waves. No matter, thanks to the American century, English has retained its dominance on the global stage.
- Offering Pain Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Living without pain is a basic human right but not many with grave illnesses like cancer have access to inexpensive palliative medication. Palliative care is today a distinct discipline and the benefits of oral morphine for pain relief . . . . .
- Contempt Of Court And The Truth (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 29, 2007)
The contest is between truth and its suppression. The choice then is between the plea of truth to expose judicial misconduct and the attempt to stifle such publication by the use of the contempt power.
- 'Police Should Act As Protectors Of The Victims Of Trafficking' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
South Asia is a high-volume source, transit and destination region for trafficked persons, according to Gary Lewis, India Representative of the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC).
- Amitoz Says ‘No’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2007)
AMITOZ KAUR, the doctor-bride in Patiala who rejected NRI doctor-groom Gurpreet Singh, who demanded a dowry of Rs 50 lakh hours before they were to take the vow as man and wife, deserves encomiums for her boldness and principled stand.
- The ‘Resource-Curse’ Effect In Myanmar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2007)
Last week, US President Bush announced new sanctions against Myanmar’s military government.
- How Many Is Enough? (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 29, 2007)
Even before the 17th congress of the Chinese Communist Party began last week in Beijing, it was clear that at least one policy was not going to change: the one-child policy.
- Booze Trail To Army Hush Money (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Oct 29, 2007)
The charge of the “booze brigade” in the Indian Army has led investigators to probe the army’s slush funds.
- Gujarat Has Outgrown Riot (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 29, 2007)
A decade ago, during President Clinton's embarrassment over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the White House spin doctors excelled themselves.
- Return Of The Far-Right (Deccan Herald, Soumaya Ghannoushi, Oct 29, 2007)
Some quasi-liberals continuously ask how we can be tolerant with people who preach intolerance --by whom they mean, of course, Muslims.
- Baseless And Prejudiced (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Oct 29, 2007)
To write critically about a religion and its community is one thing, but to denigrate them deliberately is quite another.
- Memories Of Horror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2007)
The collector of Ahmedabad has ordered the blackout of TV channels beaming the sting operation of the post-Godhra pogrom.
- Should Us Fix History? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 29, 2007)
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives (lower house), on October 10, bravely passed a resolution that, among other things, a systematic campaign had been undertaken to kill Armenians in Turkey between . . . . .
- Indian Sleuths Framed Two Muslims, Says Report (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 29, 2007)
India’s federal police are investigating elite sleuths for apparently faking the identities of two police informers as Kashmiri militants because the police were required to produce results in the aftermath of a major bombing spree in this city.
- Brand Yoga, With Care (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2007)
Yoga should be branded as a means to achieve self-development and not as a means to propagate a particular religion.
- Mufti Hails Defence Minister’S Announcement (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed here today hailed defence minister A. K. Antony’s announcement on security forces on internal security duty vacating all school buildings and hospitals in the state by November 30.
- Punish The Guilty On Tehelka Tapes: Nris (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Reacting to the Tehelka sting operation on the 2002 Gujarat riots, a coalition of Indian-American organisations, the Indian National Overseas Congress and the Indian Muslim Council-USA have demanded action against the people who admitted on tape to partic
- Un Budget Is Technically Inadequate: India (Rediff on the Net, DHARAM SHOURIE, Oct 27, 2007)
In a sharp criticism of the US$ 4.2 billion United Nations budget presented by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for 2008-09, India has slammed its emphasis only on peace, security and human rights rather than on resolving the basic causes. . .
- ‘Collector Acted On His Own, No Order From Gujarat Poll Panel’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
No instruction has been issued by the State Election Commission to black out telecast of the Tehelka expose on the 2002 communal riots.
- Modi Must Quit, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
A day after the Tehelka expose linked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the post-Godhra carnage, the Congress demanded that he step down from office.
- Action Sought Against Guilty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
A day after the telecast of the Tehelka sting operation on the post-Godhra riots that exposed Gujarat government’s alleged role and complacency in the killings, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India and the . . . .
- Death In Custody — Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 27, 2007)
IT will be a while before doctors can determine the actual cause of the death of a young man said to have been tortured while in the custody of police in Vehari recently.
- Set It Right Now (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 27, 2007)
Why should the Indian Government and the national Opposition lose sleep if Pakistanis are getting killed in jihadi strikes? Well, isolationism is out of fashion now.
- Know Your Benazir (Pioneer, Wilson John, Oct 27, 2007)
After last week's suicide bombing in Karachi, a sympathy wave is sought to be manufactured in favour of the 'daughter of the East' even here in India. But does the lady deserve a second chance?
- Hindus Detail Indian Riots From 2002 (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Five years after one of India's worst episodes of Hindu-Muslim violence, a series of videotaped confessions released Thursday showed Hindu activists acknowledging their roles in the killings and detailing blatant state collusion.
- Attacking Monks A Terrible Mistake: Un (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Mr Paolo Sergio Pinheiro, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar told reporters that he had been allowed by the Myanmar authorities to visit the country on 17 November.
- 'Punish Those Shown Guilty On Tehelka Tapes' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Reacting to the Tehelka sting operation on the 2002 Gujarat riots, a coalition of Indian-American organisations, the Indian National Overseas Congress and Indian Muslim Council-USA have demanded action against the persons who admitted on tape to participa
- Cbi Inquiry Requires State’S Request: Cong (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
A day after the Tehelka revelations, the Congress pleaded that the Centre couldn’t do anything more on bringing those involved in the 2002 riots to book.
- Sting Data Is Proof To Indict Modi: Cpm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The CPI(M) has said that the Tehelka tapes should be taken as prime facie evidence and the Supreme Court and Centre should move expeditiously to see that all those guilty are brought to justice
- Terrorist Infrastructure Intact In J&k: Crpf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Ruling out any reduction of personnel in militancy-infested Jammu and Kashmir, the CRPF on Friday said the terrorist infrastructure in the State was intact though there was a slight decrease in the number of violent incidents.
- Special (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 27, 2007)
The season of film festivals is upon us once again.
- Parties Blast Modi, Seek His Ouster (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Bolstered by the Tehelka sting operation on the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to get Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leader L.K. Advani arrested for their. . .
- Myanmar: The Whole World Must Act (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
The only thing that is standing in the way of a more stable and prosperous Myanmar is the regime itself.
- New Officer Appointed To Probe Attack On Bhutto’S Motorcade (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
A new chief investigator has been appointed to probe the suicide attack on opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, after she claimed the previous officer was complicit in the torture of her husband in 1999, an official said Thursday.
- Family Against Woman (Indian Express, Indira Jaising, Oct 26, 2007)
October 26 marks the first anniversary of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The law was conceived as a civil law as distinct from the existing criminal law: Section 498A IPC. It was often said that criminal law had no space for . . . .
- ‘Nuclear Medicine Plays Vital Role In Early Diagnosis, Deciding Treatment’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Nuclear medicine plays a significant role in the early diagnosis of diseases. It is wrong to associate nuclear medicine with only cancer, as it helps in diagnosing problems in the heart, brain, kidney, thyroid gland and also gastro-intestinal bleeds.
- India Tells Un Envoy It Wants A Stable Myanmar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
As UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari wraps up a visit to India and China, the two Asian giants have delivered the same message on Myanmar - maintain stability in the troubled nation and not throw it into political chaos.
- Gujarat Genocide Was Planned: Tehelka (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
In what could become a major embarrassment for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of assembly elections in the state, Tehelka, on the basis of a series of sting operations, today claimed that Gujarat 2002 was “not a spontaneous . . .
- Plan To Push Computer Use (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The U.S. public and private sectors have joined to promote the use of computer technology in development around the world, especially in economic growth, governance, education and youth employment.
- People Continue To Flee Homes In Nandigram Amid Renewed Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Over 250 have left in the last three days following threats
Houses looted and extortion is rampant
Government considering paying compensation
- Arunachal To Get Its First Jail Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Admitting that the present practice in Arunachal Pradesh of keeping undertrials in police lock-ups was a violation of their human rights, State Home Minister Jarobam Gamlin on Thursday said the first jail in the State would be inaugurated soon.
- Ulfa Shifting Cadres To Myanmar Base: Army (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Oct 26, 2007)
Finding itself in the line of fire of the Army that has mounted tremendous pressure, the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has shifted some camps deep inside Myanmar from thickly forested area of Arunachal Pradesh bordering. . .
- The Mafia Is The Biggest Business In Italy (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
The mafia is now the biggest business in Italy, with organised crime netting mob bosses more than £ 63 billion a year, or 7 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product, from drugs, extortion and prostitution.
- Deranged System (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2007)
THE Supreme Court’s directive on the immediate release of all mentally ill undertrials languishing for years in various mental asylums is most welcome.
- Pakistan Blasts Remain A Whodunit (Hindustan Times, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Oct 26, 2007)
As investigations into the horrific bomb blasts that greeted the homecoming of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto still make little headway, many uncomfortable questions are being asked.
- Get Tough With Myanmar, Hillary Tells Manmohan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 26, 2007)
The US Senate's 16 women members have sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to press the Myanmar’s military junta to end its crackdown on Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists in the country.
- Quack Medicine (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Amrit Singh, who happens to be Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's daughter and is also an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, has co-authored a book that offers substantial evidence that torture and abuse of prisoners held in US. . .
- Suu Kyi Meets Junta Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met for the first time on Thursday with a senior junta official appointed to work with the country's main opposition party, state television reported.
- 16 Pakistan Soldiers Killed In Ambush (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 26, 2007)
At least 16 paramilitaries were killed on Thursday when an explosion ripped their truck in Mingora in the Swat district of the North West Frontier Province, a day after the Pakistan army deployed 2,500 additional troops in the area for . . . .
- Indexing Inhumanity, Indian Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 26, 2007)
It took minutes for the top guns to swing into action when the Sensex fell by several hundred points. But no Minister came forward to calm the nation when India hit the 94th rank in the Global Hunger Index.
- Not Harsh Enough (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2007)
The punishment meted out to Al-Umma's founder SA Basha and 30 of his cohorts for planning and carrying out the deadly bombings at Coimbatore on February 14, 1998, does not compensate for the loss of 58 lives and the injuries inflicted on 250 others.
- Semantic Quibbling (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A month after South Bengal virtually revolted against the engineered shortage of supplies in rationing outlets, the Politburo's statement is a masterpiece of obfuscation. In trying to come to the aid of a beleaguered government . . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2007)
A month after South Bengal virtually revolted against the engineered shortage of supplies in rationing outlets, the Politburo's statement is a masterpiece of obfuscation.
- Chinese Soldiers Seal Off Tibet Monastery (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A major Tibetan monastery has been sealed off by armed troops following an increase in security after celebrations last week over a US award for the region’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, an activist group said on Wednesday.
- Kashmir’S ‘Half Widows’ Stuck In Limbo (Dawn, Sheikh Mushtaq, Oct 25, 2007)
As the muezzin called for prayers from the Kashmir mosque, Begum Rafiqa prayed in a dingy room of her old brick house for someone she has not seen for almost a decade — her missing husband.
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