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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 8510:
- Iraq Executes 27 "Terrorists" Convicted Of Murder (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Iraq said it executed 27 ''terrorists'' in Baghdad after they were convicted of murder and rape.
- Not Out Of Joint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
It says much for the sense of propriety that inspires The Times that in 1990 it deleted from the obituary of a gardening journalist called Peter Coats the suggestion that as ADC in Delhi to Lord Wavell he had been the viceroy’s gay lover.
- We Have Secret Prisons Outside Usa: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 08, 2006)
President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the first time acknowledged the presence of a controversial CIA programme under which terrorist suspects have been kept at secret foreign locations outside the U.S.
- Manic Development (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
Money, more aptly, the mafia, with the help of corrupt public servants, is destroying our national heritage in the shape of forests and fields. This is supposed to be modernisation.
- Munda In Trouble (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2006)
The resignation of four ministers from the Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand reducing it to a minority was not a sudden development.
- Liberals Like Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2006)
No summer has persuaded us to open our minds like this one. Kotha culture remixed by item girls, delivered groin-grind into our family rooms, has taught our men to draw that line between concert and consent.
- A Killing Death Rite (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 08, 2006)
And what about us?” she asked suddenly. “What do we do?”
- Requiem To A Crocodile Hunter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2006)
Irwin’s type of wildlife documentaries was always watched in awe for the theatrics he did on camera while tracking down exotic and dangerous animals.
- Teen Kidnap Victim Reveals Her Eight-Year Ordeal (Deccan Herald, Ian Traynor, Sep 08, 2006)
In a 40-minute appearance on Austrian national television Ms Kampusch painted a picture of her youth that was marked by terror, panic, starvation and fury, and controlled by the whims of a man she described as a split-personality paranoiac suffering . . .
- That Moment In Transvaal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The date, 9/11, brings to mind the horrendous image of two aircraft crashing into New York’s World Trade Center.
- A ‘Moral’ Society (Tribune, Priyanka Singh, Sep 07, 2006)
I was left agitated after reading a news report on female foetuses having been found in a well in Patran, Patiala. The horror of it was inconceivable. This was followed by a family get-together that led to a discussion on what was ailing our society.
- A Gentleman Politician (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was the kind of person one would normally find in folklore. He generated excitement and controversy whenever his name was mentioned. Better known as the Tiger of Balochistan, and in spite of having fierce looks, . . .
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 07, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Baluchis Will Rise Again (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 07, 2006)
The tribals have undoubtedly suffered a setback in the armed struggle. But the psychological aspect of the Balochi struggle continues as the president of the Baluchistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has poignantly pointed out, “after . . .
- Democracy In Myanmar (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 07, 2006)
India must redefine its 'Look East' policy if it is serious about tackling insurgency in the North-East, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Pm Alerts Cms On Possibilities Of More 'Fidayeen' Attacks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday alerted the Chief Ministers of further intensification of violent activities in the country, with the possibility of more "fidayeen" attacks, use of suicide bombers, attacks on economic and religious targets, . .
- Ragging: Needed A Central Law (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Sep 07, 2006)
Twenty four first-year-students were brought together at 9.30 in the night and split in groups of four each; each group had a girl and three boys each. They were then asked to portray postures depicted in a Kamasutra book — cities expressindia.com
- Nhrc Seeks Report From Mp Govt On Prof Sabharwal’S Death............. (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo-motu cognisance of reports on the death of Professor H S Sabharwal in Ujjain and sought report from Madhya Pradesh Government in the matter.
- Karnataka Sets Up Anti-Naxalite Force (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Sep 06, 2006)
Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that the state government has constituted an anti-Naxal force. It has launched combing operations to flush out armed Maoists.
- Afghanistan: No Ray Of Hope (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 06, 2006)
The main groups of ... conspiratorial paramilitary organisations are fighting against the Afghan people from bases and strongholds in Pakistan and Iran...”
- Grecian Impressions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Wander through enchanted, poppy-animated landscapes of Greece, steeped in myth, culture and history.
- Packaging The Tatas’ Project (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
With the party in West Bengal trying to convince Left allies about setting up development projects on agricultural land, it was perhaps expected that the CITU rally in Singur, where the Tatas plan to set up their small-car plant, should focus on the . . .
- A Taste Of Its Own Medicine (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 06, 2006)
In eliminating Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Pakistan may have scored a tactical victory but it has, in the process, jeopardised its long-term interests.
- Bugti's Death And Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Sep 06, 2006)
True to his own prediction (an NDTV interview in April), the 79-year-old Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti met his end, tragically, at the hands of the Pakistani military, which had launched a fierce attack, complete with heavy weapons and helicopters . . .
- Pm Echoes Nsa's Fears On India's Internal Security (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday conceded that the internal security situation was grim and warned that it was going to get worse as Intelligence reports feared further intensification in fidayeen attacks on the country's vital . . .
- Pm Alerts Cms On Possibilities Of More 'Fidayeen' Attacks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday alerted the Chief Ministers of further intensification of violent activities in the country, with the possibility of more "fidayeen" attacks, use of suicide bombers, attacks on economic and religious . . .
- Row Over New Nepal Army Chief (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
A controversial general, who has received both bouquets and brick bats, was named the new chief of Nepal’s army today even as human rights activists sent an SOS to UN secretary-general Mr Kofi Annan, asking him to call for the officer’s ouster.
- Blow For Justice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court has dealt a blow for justice by shifting the trial of 14 accused in Srinagar's high-profile "sex scandal" to Chandigarh. This will come as a major relief to those who feel that they have been wrongly implicated.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 06, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Imf Is Still The Rich World's Viceroy (Hindu, George Monbiot, Sep 06, 2006)
What will be passed off as a democratisation is, in fact, a way of ensuring the poor global majority continues to have no say.
- Nepalis Seek News Of Missing (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Hundreds of people protested in the Nepali capital for the second straight day today demanding information about friends and relatives they say disappeared during a decade-old fight against Maoist rebels.
- Lesser Known Tales (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, Sep 06, 2006)
A must read Partition memoir that focuses on women who bore the brunt of separation on both sides.
- More To Maximum City (Deccan Herald, Vijay Nair, Sep 06, 2006)
In his latest offering, Chandra takes the enigma of Bombay to a new unparalleled high. He resorts to every cliché that defines the metropolis and gives all of them captivating and compelling new dimensions.
- Looking Back At Peyton Place (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Sep 06, 2006)
“It instructs the readers to discover their authentic selves.” George Orwell
- 4 Ministers Quit Munda Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Jharkhand was reduced to a minority as four of its ministers resigned on Tuesday and announced they were parting ways with the ruling alliance.
- Mattoo Case:vital Proof Ignored By Trial Court, Cbi Tells Hc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Contending that the trial judge overlooked two crucial and irrefutable pieces of evidence, the CBI today told the Delhi High Court that even otherwise various other evidence produced by the prosecution firmly established accused Santosh Singh’s . . .
- Fight Terror But Don't Cut Out Muslims, Pm Tells Cms (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
A fortnight ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had heard Muslim leaders articulate the community's sense of insecurity after terror attacks in the country.
- Captain Killed In Valley Encounter, Four Skeletons Found Near Loc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Four army personnel, including a Captain, and eight militants were among 13 persons killed in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, officials said today.
- The Great American Oligarchy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
I never thought I'd ever hear the United States of America called an "oligarchy”. But now I have. My dictionary says an oligarchy is a form of government where most or all political power effectively rests with a small segment of the society.
- The Balochistan Problem (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
A new map published in the US Armed Forces Journal and prepared by one Ralph Peters delineates the boundaries of a free Balochistan.
- Durrani’S Fact Sheet About Baloch Sardars (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 05, 2006)
Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani has released a fact sheet about activities of three Baloch Sardars — Akbar Bugti, Attaullah Mengal and Khair Bakhsh Marri challenging the writ of the State in Balochistan.
- Shift In Us Public Opinion (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 05, 2006)
America has returned to 1968. On August 31, a vital deadline at the very top of George Bush’s agenda passed, and no one died at the deadline. Instead, the intended victim was frisky to the point of being cocky.
- How Many Of Us Are Liars? (The Financial Express, PUSHKAR, Sep 05, 2006)
Ram Gopal, a lower caste politician contesting the upcoming elections in Gopalpur, is educated and has several upper caste friends. While aware of the wrongs perpetrated by the upper castes against the lower castes, he does not entertain any . . .
- Pakistani Crime Busters Help Police Solve Cases (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
On the mean streets of Pakistan's biggest city, crime-weary citizens fed up with a wave of kidnappings look to a private crime fighting unit for help.
- Pakistan On The Road To Disaster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 05, 2006)
There is said to be a seven-and-a-half year cycle in the affairs of men - commonly known in Hindi as sadhe saati. Something similar has happened to Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Wireless Scam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2006)
IT seems the Punjab Police is not only top-heavy but also top corrupt.
- Alienated Baloch (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Sep 05, 2006)
During an interview with an enterprising Pakistani journalist in March 2006, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the most popular tribal leader of Balochistan, said: “Now our options are clear: resist and die, or die without resisting.
- Programmed To Torture (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 05, 2006)
On the one hand we spent close to 48 hours in a ditch with Prince, hoping someone would rescue him from the . . .
- Villagers Block Traffic Over Murder Of Girl (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Around 300 residents of Haripur-Baram village blocked traffic on the G T road between Ambala and Kurukshetra on Mondat protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a girl in the district last week.
- International Focus On The Disabled (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2006)
The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to adopt the International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities — the first human rights treaty of this century — at its 61st annual . . .
- Sri Lankan Army Captures Sampur (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 05, 2006)
LTTE says attack a violation of ceasefire
- 3 Indian Pilgrims Buried In Karbala (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 04, 2006)
The three Indians who were shot dead by gunmen at close range in Iraq were buried in Karbala on Saturday.
- Preventive Detention (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 04, 2006)
It is not strange that the Lahore High Court has ruled that the Punjab home department has detained the chief of Jamatud Dawa without producing convincing grounds for its action.
- Cbi Finds Chinks In Punjab Police Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons, including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by the Punjab Police.
- Police Move To Change Its Working Style (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons, including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by the Punjab Police.
- True Democrats Uphold Our Liberties — Not Destroy Them (Hindu, Henry Porter, Sep 04, 2006)
Since the events of 9/11, some former libertarians have advocated levels of repression that no civilised society wants or needs.
- Top Naxal Leader In Ap Police Custody (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
One of the top Naxalite leaders in Andhra Pradesh along with two of his close associates is in police custody.
- Cbi Finds Chinks In Punjab Police Probe: 4 Booked For No Crime (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by Punjab Police.
- Pakistani, Indian Pilgrims Slain In Iraq (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Sep 04, 2006)
Fourteen Pakistani and Indian Shi'ite pilgrims were abducted and killed in Iraq's western desert, police said on Saturday, victims of sectarian strife between Sunnis and Shi'ites that threatens civil war.
- Bush Warns Iran On N-Programme (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
President Bush said on Thursday that Iran has responded with defiance and delay to demands to stop enriching uranium and said "there must be consequences" for Tehran.
- Value Change Please, Not Regime Change (Indian Express, M Veerappa Moily, Sep 02, 2006)
With the Lebanon crisis resurfacing in West Asia and the Middle East, a strange phenomenon has emerged. Sunnis and Shias have converged in the cauldron called Lebanon.
- Crises All Around (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 02, 2006)
There is hardly any country that at some time in its existence has not been entangled in a crisis of one kind or the other. Such a crisis could be political, economic or security-related in nature. The afflicted country either tries to resolve . . . .
- China Media Censors "Blacklist" Tibetan Princess (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
China is censoring media reports about the daughter of Tibet's 10th Panchen Lama, industry sources said, apparently worried that her popularity would eclipse that of her father's disputed successor.
- Men Of Dishonour: The Party Dons (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 02, 2006)
Mukhtar Ansari: The independent MLA from Mau in Eastern Uttar Pradesh is allegedly involved in criminal cases from extortion to kidnapping and murder. He is said to have been involved in the 2005 communal riots in Mau, and is one of the key . . .
- The Only Disability In Life Is A Bad Attitude (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
"No promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of his disability... "
- Provocative & Senseless (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 02, 2006)
It was an extraordinary statement, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sher Afgan Niazi telling the National Assembly that “he (Nawab Akbar Bugti) has been rightly killed”.
- ‘Un Is Both Stage And Actor’ (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 02, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor, India’s candidate in the race to replace Kofi Annan as the next Secretary-General, is busy knocking on the doors of key Security Council members for support.
- Nooyi, Sonia Among World’S Powerpuff Women (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi has been listed as the 13th most powerful woman in the world in the annual Forbes listing, headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- The `War On Terror' And West Asia Circa 2007 (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 02, 2006)
The U.S. approach has been uniformly unsuccessful and raises questions about its major and minor premises, the efficacy of its methodology, and, in the final analysis, of its intent.
- Brinda Karat Seeks V.B. Singh's Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
"Help solve problems of workers of the Chamera III hydro-electric project in Chamba"
- Crime And Astonishment (Indian Express, KAVITA CHOWDHURY, Sep 01, 2006)
Crime in India 2005 of the National Crime Records Bureau brings us the country’s latest and most credible crime statistics. And throws up some numbers which tell surprisingly unexpected stories.
- China’S ‘Look West’ (Tribune, Don Lee , Sep 01, 2006)
Kashgar, China – Not too long ago, Kashgar was a sleepy town with mud houses, largely unchanged since Marco Polo trekked through in the 13th century. Marco Polo is said to have found Kashgar an oasis when he arrived here in 1275 on his journey . . .
- Pm For Reform Of Criminal Justice System (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the legal fraternity to ponder upon certain important questions raised by noted lawyer Fali Nariman in his latest book on various malaise of the Indian legal system, particularly the criminal justice in . . .
- Saran To Act As Special Envoy For N- Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 01, 2006)
India's high commissioner to Pakistan Shiv Shankar Menon, who will take over from Shyam Saran as foreign secretary, has enjoyed a consummate trajectory through the foreign service Austria, Israel, Sri Lanka, China and Pakistan under his belt in . . .
- Pm Prod For Judicial Rejig (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today asked the country’s legal and judicial fraternity to reflect if judicial interference in administrative actions was “too frequent” and the law of contempt was “an impediment to judicial reform.”
- Un Threatens To Halt Sri Lanka Work After Aid Killings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The United Nations threatened overnight to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after truce monitors accused the security forces of executing aid workers.
- China Media Censors "Blacklist" Tibetan Princess (Reuters, Benjamin Kang Lim, Sep 01, 2006)
China is censoring media reports about the daughter of Tibet's 10th Panchen Lama, industry sources said, apparently worried that her popularity would eclipse that of her father's disputed successor.
- Sri Lankans Flee Horror For Poverty, Safety In India (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Sep 01, 2006)
Fisherman Chinnathambi Ravikumar was returning home from a fishing trip when a sea-battle broke out between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Free Our Leaders, Then We Will Talk, Ulfa Tells Centre (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Sep 01, 2006)
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) engaged in peace talks with the Centre has communicated the through Peoples' Consultative Group (PCG) that it was willing to give a guarantee that its five Central Committee Members would not run away . . .
- Apc Calls For Total Strike: Sc Urged To Take Notice Of Killing (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
An all parties conference on Thursday appealed to the nation to observe a complete strike on Friday and mark it as a ‘Black Day’ to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan.
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