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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 8510:
- Iran Nuclear Jousting Overshadows Asian Meeting (Reuters, Chris Buckley, Jun 15, 2006)
A Central Asian summit on regional cooperation opened in China on Thursday, but the presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his nuclear ambitions threatened to overshadow the meeting.
- Maoists Protest Human Rights’ Violations (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Trains were halted and shops shut in parts of eastern and central India on Wednesday after Maoist rebels called a strike to protest what they called a human rights’ catastrophe orchestrated by the state.
- Sc Rejects Babloo’S Relief Plea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The efforts of Babloo Srivastava, one time point man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to come out of the jail and claim compensation from government for cases falling flat against him, failed today as the Supreme Court dismissed his plea.
- The Art Of Choosing Governors (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 14, 2006)
It is about time Raj Bhavans were restored as a source of constitutional sagacity and statesmanship.
- Us Religious Heads For Torture Ban (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
In a direct challenge to the Bush Administration, several influential American religious leaders displeased with reports of torture in US detention centres around the world today called for a ban on the practice “without exceptions.”
- A Turning Point? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 14, 2006)
Now is the time for the US and Iraqi authorities to reach out to the Sunni community, else they would be presenting the successor to Zarqawi with an opportunity to regroup.
- Musharraf To Be Re-Elected In Uniform: Wasi (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Federal Minister for Law Wasi Zaffar said Tuesday President Gen. Pervez Musharraf can retain both offices at a time and he would be re-elected as president for next five years.
- Pressure To Shut Down Guantanamo (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 14, 2006)
Relatives of two of the three Saudi detainees who died at Guantanamo Bay have said the men could not have committed suicide as the US military claims because they are strict Muslims.
- Labourers’ Killer Among 6 Militants Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Six militants including a killer of nine labourers were killed in separate encounters at Pampore, Handwara and Uri today while as militants shot at and injured a BSF trooper in Sopore.
- Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
It is a cause of acute discomfort that nine Nepalese and Bihari labourers have been shot in cold blood in Kulgam in the south of the Valley.
- Joining The War (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 14, 2006)
Canada has joined the counter-terrorism club. Should India, which has paid dearly in the fight against terrorism for at least two decades, say “Welcome!”?
- Suicides At Guantanamo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 14, 2006)
Far from being a “good public relations move” for the “jihadi cause”, as one US State Department official dubbed it, suicide by three prisoners at the US detention centre in Guantanamo speaks of the level of despair felt by the inmates.
- Public Safety Commission (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 14, 2006)
The establishment of the National Public Safety Commission (NPSC), announced by the Interior Minister on Monday, has been slow in coming.
- Plenty Of Enemies To Go (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Jun 14, 2006)
Al-Zarqawi reminds us that open societies are threatened by his kind of ruthless jihadists
- ‘Reports About Arms Sales From Pakistan Are Misleading’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 14, 2006)
The peace process between Sri Lanka and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), begun with Norwegian mediation in 2002, remains stalled, violence is the order of the day in the . . .
- China Arming Hr Abusers: Amnesty (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
China is selling arms to an array of human rights abusers such as Sudan and Myanmar to extend its trade and diplomatic reach, human rights group Amnesty International said on Monday, an accusation Beijing denied.
- Send Mps Team To Sri Lanka: Ramadoss (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Pattali Makkal Katchi on Monday demanded that an all-party team of parliamentarians should be sent to Sri Lanka to assess the condition of Tamils there.
- Fo Terms Kashmir Core Issue Between Pakistan, India (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 13, 2006)
The Foreign Office on Monday emphatically declared that it considered Kashmir dispute the core issue between Pakistan and India and said it had been acknowledged in the Simla and Tashkent agreements.
- Taxing The States (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 13, 2006)
The petro-product tax structure is grotesque, serving neither the poor nor promoting efficient economic outcomes.
- Justice In Lifetime! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s directive to the government to pay pension to a 92-year-old former Army officer is most welcome.
- Nepal Axes Terror Act (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
A day after Prime Minister Mr Girija Prasad Koirala sent envoys to meet Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal at an undisclosed destination, the Cabinet today decided to scrap the draconian Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Control and Punishment) . . .
- China Rejects Amnesty Report Of Arms Exports (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
China on Monday rejected charges by rights group Amnesty International that it is one of the world’s most reckless arms exporters and guilty of sustaining violence in countries like Sudan, Nepal and Myanmar.
- Tv Channels And The Hudood Debate (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 13, 2006)
The current debate about the abolition of Hudood laws is throwing up an interesting array of opinion.
- Chinese Arms Fuelling Conflicts, Says Amnesty (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
China's sales of military vehicles and weapons to Sudan, Nepal and Myanmar have aggravated conflicts and abetted violence and repressive rule in those countries, Amnesty International said in a report released on Sunday.
- India’S Problem, Kashmir’S Problem (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 13, 2006)
The sex scandal that opened up a can of worms in Jammu and Kashmir more than a month ago continues to elicit outraged protests in the state.
- A Tunnel Without An End (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
The 460-plus men in Guantánamo Bay have been held for longer than four years. Only 10 have been charged with a crime. Not one has had a trial. The men are not allowed to visit or speak with family or friends.
- Soldier, 9 Labourers Killed In Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 13, 2006)
Unidentified gunmen operating in combat uniform and vehicles today shot dead 9 Nepalese and Bihari labourers and a Kashmiri soldier of JAKLI in a broad daylight massacre near Yaripora in Kulgam area of south Kashmir.
- Adulterer’S Death By Stoning (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 13, 2006)
A UAE court sentenced an adulterer to death by stoning while his female partner was awarded one year jail sentence and 100 lashes.
- Rs 1000 Crore Private Investments For Kerala Tourism (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 13, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala has announced it is all set to draw private investment worth Rs 1,000 crore into its tourism sector within this year itself.
- Street Titbits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 13, 2006)
I had not been exposed to bargaining during childhood because my parents bought vegetables and fruits from a Delhi market where prices were quite competitive.
- Guantanamo: U.S. Hard Line Provokes Censure (Hindu, Suzanne Goldenberg, Jun 13, 2006)
Renewed calls to bring inmates to trial or close down the camp
- Football Envy At The Un (Deccan Herald, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 13, 2006)
Talent, teamwork and a level playing field - it's no wonder we look up to World Cup
- After Zarqawi, What? (Pioneer, B Raman, Jun 13, 2006)
If the US is serious about reaping the benefits of the death of its biggest enemy in Iraq, it should not be seen working against the Sunnis, says B Raman.
- Films And The Politics Of Convenience (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 12, 2006)
Suspending screening of The Da Vinci Code carries the seeds of worrying overreach.
- Pakistan Faces Cut In U.S. Aid (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 12, 2006)
Failure to usher in sufficient democratic reforms cited Pakistan faces cut in U.S. aid
- Us Aid Cut:an Eye-Opener (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 12, 2006)
The US House of Representatives has substantially reduced military and economic aid for Pakistan for the next financial year. The cut, which, according to some reports, is in the range of 200 to 350 million dollar has been made on the pretext of the . . .
- The 100 Million Club (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 12, 2006)
Lowering of tariffs and a constructive policy regime have raised the cell phone numbers 100 fold in six years.
- Two Wasted Years (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA regime has not only failed to stem the growth of terrorism and corruption, but also given fillip to casteism and communalism, says YK Sharma.
- Germany Blocks Fia Probe Into Amer’S Death (News International, Rauf Klasra, Jun 12, 2006)
Germany has finally disallowed any direct role of the FIA in investigating into Amer Cheema’s death on its soil, telling the Foreign Office that in future Berlin should be contacted only through ‘judicial channels’ to get replies to 30 questions . . .
- Eu Should Pressure Us To Close Guantanamo Camp: Un (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
The United Nations rapporteur on torture has said that the European Union should pressure Bush at an upcoming summit in Vienna to close the Guantanamo camp.
- Tribals An Unwilling Wall (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 12, 2006)
The Independent Initiative’s visit to Dantewada in Chhattisgarh has thrown up more questions than answers.
- China’S Westland (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Before the highway arrived last year, threading a strip of black pavement across a moonscape of pale sand, this town in central Xinjiang province was among the lonelier places on earth.
- Hindus Say Temples In Malaysia Under Threat, Appeal To Un (Pioneer, Arun Anand, Jun 12, 2006)
Hindu groups in Malaysia allege that the Government is demolishing temples and have appealed to Indian rights groups and the UN to help protect their heritage.
- Congress Cuts Pak Aid, Bush Nose (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 12, 2006)
The US Congress and Bush administration may be parting ways over how to treat America's client state, Pakistan.
- Uk Judges Criticised As ‘Too Lenient’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 12, 2006)
More than 200 of Britain’s top judges have given “unduly lenient” sentences to criminals guilty of sex offences or other serious crimes.
- Setting Our House In Order (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jun 11, 2006)
The dynamism of India's parliamentary democracy is vitiated by the blatant misuse of institutions meant to preserve law and order.
- One Flew Over The Issues' Nest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2006)
What makes our media the devil's advocate? What makes it soft towards terrorists and critical towards its own security forces? The answer lies in the Lib-Left . . .
- Pak Rights Record Prompts Us Aid Cut (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The USA has slashed about 350 million dollars foreign aid to Pakistan, citing its poor human rights record and failure to to do enough to improve democracy.
- All In The Family (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 11, 2006)
A recent report in this newspaper about 105-year old Puro Devi's firm faith in our age-old joint family system not crumbling will move many.
- Us Slashes About 350 Dollars Foreign Aid To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The US has slashed about 350 million dollars foreign aid to Pakistan, citing its poor human rights record and failure to do enough to improve democracy.
- Us Cuts Aid To Pak For Poor Rights Record (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The US’s foreign aid to Pakistan has been reduced from the current fiscal year by $250 million to $300 million as Islamabad has failed to do enough to improve democracy and human rights.
- Order On Rahul Mahajan's Bail Plea Deferred (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Court to wait for forensic report to determine quantity of drugs allegedly consumed
- Implement Obc Quota: Veeramani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Wants Centre to implement it from 2006
- Sastras As Signposts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Spiritual quest demands rigorous mental discipline. The spiritual aspirant has to be prepared to undertake the painstaking rigours of Sadhana (spiritual practice) to train and condition the mind to contemplate on higher truths.
- Iraq Hails Start Of A ‘New Era’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a “new beginning” for Iraq, the interior minister said on Friday, but authorities imposed a traffic ban in an apparent effort to prevent al-Qaeda reprisal attacks.
- Censoring Textbooks (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 10, 2006)
The government's decision to ban an Urdu textbook being used by O-level students is unfounded and proof that contrary to official pronouncements for a more progressive and forward-looking curriculum we seem to be going backwards.
- Iraq And A Wall Of Silence (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Jun 10, 2006)
American journalists are callously silent on the civilian casualties of the war in Iraq.
- A Divided World (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
When Samuel Huntington first wrote his thesis in 1993 about the clash of civilisations in the journal of the Council for Foreign Relations, not many people took him seriously.
- Divisive, Demeaning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
Only the village idiot will not read sinister motives into the Bharatiya Janata Party’s cash-for-kill offer in Jammu and Kashmir~ ostensibly aimed at encouraging people to join Village Defence Committees to combat militancy.
- Nepal: Tricky Tasks (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Lasting peace and stability in Nepal is dependent upon a close engagement between the SPA and the Maoists on important issues.
- East Timor: Troubled State (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2006)
The need to prevent the emergence of another failed state may have prompted Australia to help the government in Dili.
- Peace Talks Clouded By Army-Ltte Blamegame (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 09, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil Tiger rebels accused each other of attacks on Thursday, as talks on the safety of the island's Nordic unarmed ceasefire monitoring mission began in Oslo.
- Neglected Area (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
The two books consider the question of religion and its relation to the military and to education in Turkey and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Shades Of Green (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Avoiding any mention of the latest twist in the sordid Mahajan family saga, the latest issue of Organiser chooses to focus on the foiled terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur on June 1. A detailed two-age report, statements from the RSS . . .
- In Aid Of Israel (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
Israel was created by systematic recourse to terror but it leaders portray it as a peace-maker.
- Manipur: Violence Ad Violation (Frontline, MALINI BHATTACHARYA, Jun 09, 2006)
An account of the atrocities inflicted by militants on two tribal villages in Manipur.
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- 14-Day Judicial Remand For Rahul Mahajan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who has been arrested on charges of drug abuse, was sent to judicial custody till June 22 by a Delhi court today.
- Chennai Gangster Shot Dead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
A notorious gangster wanted in connection with the murder of an AIADMK functionary was shot dead by the Chennai Police in an encounter on the outskirts of the city in the early hours of Wednesday...
- Will Soccer World Cup Foster Peace? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
The soccer World Cup is coming. ESPN, which will broadcast most of the games in the US, is airing a series of ads with members of the rock band U2. In one, Bono says that the World Cup ``closes the schools, closes the shops, closes a city and stops a war.
- Claim Of Cia ‘Global Spider’S Web’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
More than 20 states, mostly in Europe, colluded in a “global spider’s web” of secret CIA prisons and transfers of terrorism suspects, a European rights watchdog said in a report released today.
- Police Will Oppose Rahul's Bail For Proof Destruction (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Armed with a fresh forensic report that late Pramod Mahajan's aide Vivek Moitra died of drug overdose on last Friday and evidence at the crime scene was disturbed on orders from his personal assistant Harish Sharma, police are expected to oppose . . .
- Hurriyat And Delhi (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Jun 08, 2006)
The Hurriyat conference, which calls itself the true representative of the people of Kashmir, refused to attend the round-table called by the Prime Minister in February.
- Maoist Yoke Choking Nepal, Koirala Tells Pm (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 08, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is in New Delhi with the express aim of seeking India's help to curb growing Maoist intransigence back home as the rebels are threatening to abort their current dialogue with Nepal's Seven Party Alliance.
- Hrw Asks Bangladesh To Probe Attacks On Journalists (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jun 07, 2006)
A US-based human rights group has asked the Bangladesh government to "promptly and impartially investigate violent attacks" against journalists last week allegedly by supporters of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
- A Way Back Home (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 07, 2006)
Families of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hope the round-table conference will help them return home.
- U.N. Risks Shutdown Over U.S. Budget Cap - Tharoor (Reuters, Paul Taylor, Jun 07, 2006)
The United Nations faces a potential shutdown in which the Security Council could not meet and peacekeepers around the world would be left adrift if the United States and Japan carry out a threat to withhold funds, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.
- Operation In North-West Not A Hunt For Osama: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 07, 2006)
Islamabad denies role in Kashmir terrorism
- Sleaze-Bomb Is Ticking (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jun 07, 2006)
Unnoted by media, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Bill 2006 was introduced in Parliament the day before its short session concluded;
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