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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 8510:
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Indian Allegations Of Cross-Border Infiltration Rejected (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Pakistan rejected allegations by some Indian leaders about cross border infiltration and termed the claims of killing Pakistanis attempting to crossover as “baseless”.
- Uk Lesbians Seek Hc Ruling On Canadian Marriage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
lesbian couple married in Canada will seek to make British legal history today when they mount a High Court challenge to have their marriage legalised in Britain.
- Bail: Walking A Tight Rope (Deccan Herald, MALA SRIDHARA, Jun 07, 2006)
Watching the rich and famous walk free on bail, the question if bail serves the real purpose invariably creeps in
- Fighting Human Trafficking (Times of India, David C Mulford, Jun 06, 2006)
I cannot imagine a more heinous crime than trafficking in human beings — the marketing, distribution, and in many cases, sale of women and children to be exploited and abused by others.
- Sex Scandal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2006)
The victims of the Srinagar sex scandal must be feeling a little relieved with the arrest of one of the key accused, a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
- Q&a: 'Srinagar Meet Was India Talking To India' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 06, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq refused to attend the recent second round-table in Srinagar, describing it an ill-timed seminar. The Mirwaiz explains to Aditi why the Hurri-yat chose to stay away from the gathering and its roadmap . . .
- Human Rights Discourse (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jun 06, 2006)
There has always been a tendency to view human rights as rather western with Asian societies having little to contribute to dialogue on this topic that is continually the focus of the contemporary world.
- A Hospital That Struggles To Handle Emergencies (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Jun 06, 2006)
The annexe ward under repair has compounded the situation
The hospital received 16,875 emergency cases last year
Dearth of medical and nursing staff add to the agony of patients
14-bed surgical intensive care unit to come up soon
- Fighting For A Ball? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
World Cup has been hyped so much that, when it finally arrives this Friday, it will lead to a feeling of being cheated among fans, writes Jim White.
- Politics And The High Life (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
The Rahul Mahajan ‘story’ is symptomatic of the all-consuming illness that has afflicted the political class.
- A Treaty For Labour Safety (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Jun 06, 2006)
The decision has raised hopes of a better treatment of Indian workers in the GCC
- Profile Of The Economy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 06, 2006)
The Economic Survey released by the finance ministry on Sunday indicates the challenges that an economy on a high growth trajectory encounters and which, if unaddressed, may precipitate a downturn.
- Militants Confirm Captive Corporal Alive (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Palestinian militants holding Israel Corporal Gilad Shalit angrily said on Tuesday they would not release any information about the serviceman's condition after Israel ignored a deadline to begin releasing Palestinian prisoners.
- Un Panel On Sexual Exploitation Of Children (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The United Nations World Committee on Tourism Ethics has decided to set up an executive committee as an advisory body of the task force against sexual exploitation of . . .
- Doctors Warn Public Against Drug Abuse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
First-time experiments with drugs cause acute intoxication
Acute cocaine poisoning happens when one is not accustomed to it
Cocaine, alcohol form deadly combination called cocaldihyde
Great intake of alcohol can raise blood pressure, cause . . .
- Need For Debate On Defence Budget (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jun 05, 2006)
The demand for opening up the defence budget and giving more details of it to parliament has grown over the years.
- Plan To Upgrade Jails Goes Into Cold Storage (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jun 05, 2006)
A plan to upgrade jails across the country unveiled five years ago has virtually been put in cold storage with the Ministry of Home Affairs disbursing only a small fraction of the funds earmarked under the scheme.
- Imrana Case To Come Up Before Court Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The case of Imrana, whose alleged rape by her father-in-law sparked a nation-wide controversy last year, will come up before a court here tomorrow even as the National Commission for Women has sought an early judgement in the matter.
- With Tears And Roses, Kashmiri Hindus Pray For Return (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jun 05, 2006)
Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus, who fled an Islamic insurgency in the Himalayan state years ago, gathered on Sunday at a holy shrine in the strife-torn region to pray for an early return to their homes.
- Focus On The Big Fish (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 05, 2006)
There has been the predictable ripple of instant protest over the introduction of a new income tax form that replaces the old ‘saral’ . . .
- Pandits Pray For Peace And Return To ‘Mother’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits who fled the Valley gathered today at a holy shrine here, 250 km from Srinagar, to pray for an early return to their homes.
- Living With Grime On The Face (Telegraph, SAHELI MITRA, Jun 05, 2006)
How far are we prepared to meet the environmental hazards that threaten Calcutta?
- Cbi Hunts For Top Bsf Officer (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Jun 05, 2006)
CBI sources said the agency is trying to locate a DIG-level officer of BSF, who is reportedly posted in Delhi now, in connection with J&K's high-profile sex racket.
- Quiet Moments At Dawn (Hindu, GUNVANTHI BALARAM, Jun 04, 2006)
Here's a monument that's an ode to indigenous craftsmanship.
- Taliban-Ii More Lethal (Pioneer, B Raman, Jun 04, 2006)
Afghanistan continues to boil in the jihadi cauldron while Pakistan stokes the fire below ---- The upsurge in violence - partly conventional strikes, partly acts of terrorism - which one has been seeing in southern and eastern Afghanistan since the . . .
- Pakistan, India Dialogue Process In A State Of Impasse: Shujaat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the composite dialogue process between Pakistan and India has gone into a state of impasse, Geo television reported.
- Another Conviction Stunt (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 04, 2006)
The conviction of Sgt Santos Cardona, who was found guilty of using his dog to intimidate a detainee at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, can hardly be seen as a victory for the proponents of human rights.
- A Rounder Definition (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Jun 04, 2006)
What does it means to be an expat in Bangalore?
- Grim Picture Of Armed Conflict And Violence (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jun 04, 2006)
There seems turmoil and unrest all around. The Annual Report of 2005, just published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, paints a grim picture of the impact of armed conflict and violence on civilians.
- Lifetrack In New York (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 04, 2006)
My most favourite bar in New York is The Otherroom on Perry Street in West Village.
- Quietly Affirmative (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Jun 04, 2006)
The Grip of Change is a work of literature, not a manifesto.
- In A New Light (Hindu, A.J. THOMAS, Jun 04, 2006)
"I would not be surprised if this novel turns out to be his magnum opus eventually."
- Payback Time (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 04, 2006)
Hamid Karzai gave the Taliban all the latitude it needed for regrouping. India made the mistake of listening to him instead of trusting its own instincts back in 2002. Now, Karzai himself speaks out against Pakistan for sponsoring Taliban-II.
- A Black Eye Feels Good (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2006)
What does one do when one is male, making corporate money, installed in a home full of lovely things, and a resident of the United States of America (with health insurance taken care of), yet struck by the banality of one’s existence? One fights.
- The Guessing Game (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 03, 2006)
As Tony Blair limps towards the end of his tenure, the controversy over John Prescott, his deputy prime minister and the ruling party’s deputy leader, who was 68 this week, is a reminder that oppositions do not win elections, governments lose them.
- New Test Offers Speedy Reading Of Genetic Make-Up (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jun 03, 2006)
Sequences will reveal what chance we have of developing an endless variety of diseases.
- "There Is A Very Deep-Rooted Prejudice" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Jun 03, 2006)
Anuradha Mohit, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Special Rapporteur on Disability, says the academic sector has been the most insensitive in affirmative action for the disabled.
- 'Mum Factor' Affecting Recruitment In Uk Armed Forces (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The "mum factor" is hurting recruitment in Britain's armed forces as mothers discourage their children from joining for fear they will be killed in Iraq, a general said in remarks published Saturday.
- Al-Zarqawi Lashes Out At Shiites In Tape (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq railed against Shiites in a four-hour-long audiotape harangue posted on the Internet on Friday, saying militias are raping women and killing Sunnis and the community must fight back.
- Wrong Attire (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 03, 2006)
There are few things as uncomfortable and inappropriate as having to sport long sleeves, a closed collar with tie, and a western suit—usually made of dark, heavy . . .
- Payback Time (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 03, 2006)
The writing was always there on the wall. But, typically, we Indians failed to see it.
- Lifetrack In New York (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 03, 2006)
My most favourite bar in New York is The Otherroom on Perry Street in West Village.
- Self-Protection (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 02, 2006)
The army would justify its seeking the quashing of the charge-sheet the CBI has filed against five of its men over the allegedly fake encounter at Pathribal on the grounds that it must ensure all its personnel secure the . . .
- Malaysian Lawyers Not Impressed With Cherie Brief (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife is at the centre of a legal wrangle in Malaysia over whether she can represent a company in a controversial court case involving the country’s ex-finance minister.
- The U.S. And The Strategy For Freedom (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jun 02, 2006)
A remarkable feature of U.S. perceptions of West Asia is an inability or unwillingness to acknowledge linkages.
- Jihadis Hit Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
There is no denying the fact that had the terrorists who set out on Thursday morning to blow up the RSS headquarters in Nagpur succeeded in their mission, jihadis both in India and abroad would have celebrated while the Government and its security . . .
- Nagpur Terror Attack: Bjp Blames Upa's Soft Approach (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The abortive attack on RSS headquarters on Thursday left the BJP and the Sangh parivar shocked and fuming against the UPA Government's soft approach towards terrorism.
- Haditha's Lessons (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
Mere apology will not suffice ---- The findings of the United States military investigation into the Haditha incident of November 2005, which resulted in the death of 24 Iraqi civilians, could not have come at a worse time for President George W Bush.
- Gang Targets Itc Official’S Nepal House (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 02, 2006)
A day after three people were killed in broad daylight in the capital during a bank robbery bid, on Thursday, an official of ITC’s joint venture in Nepal came under a bomb threat.
- Something’S Missing In The Jigsaw (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
There seems to be unexplored ideas in spite of the new human, diplomatic and political situation at present
- Iran Rejects Us Conditions For Nuclear Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Iran on Thursday rejected US conditions for talks over its disputed atomic programme, saying it was ready for negotiations but unwilling to freeze sensitive nuclear work.
- Sudan Is The Most Failed (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 02, 2006)
The recently released annual global “failed states index” covered 146 states from all continents. Each country was scored from one to ten according to a dozen criteria and was ranked according to its score. Those scoring highest were rated the most . . .
- Bush’S Historic Talks Offer Betrays Few Options Left To Him (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
After 27 years in which the US has refused substantive talks with Iran, President George W Bush reversed course on Wednesday because it was made clear to him by his allies, by the Russians, by the Chinese, and eventually by some of his advisers that . . .
- British Academics Flay Closure Of Husain Exhibition (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Leading British academics have condemned the forced closure of noted Indian artist M.F. Husain's exhibition and criticised Hindu groups in Britain for putting pressure on the organisers.
- Taliban Overrun Afghan District Killing Police Commander (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Scores of Taliban stormed a district of southern Afghanistan and held control overnight while a police commander was killed in an ambush elsewhere, police said on Wednesday.
- Sex Work And Hypocrisy’S Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The reportage on the Srinagar sex scandal inadvertently raised two issues around sex work: the legality of the profession and the moralism surrounding it.
- Stop Proselytisation (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Jun 01, 2006)
Organised attempts at mass conversion or re-conversion has the potential to undermine public order
- Five Years After (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Large sections of the people of Kabul, who had welcomed the entry of the Northern Alliance and US troops into Kabul in 2001 with flowers, song and dance, shouted the most abusive slogans against the US and Mr Karzai on May 29, 2006. What gives?
- "The Drug Problem As We Know It Of Late Is A Consequence . . . (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 01, 2006)
Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, claims his office has been able to contain the problem of narcotics use. In an interview during a brief visit to Kolkata recently, he said more could be achieved . . .
- Cb-Cid Probe Sought Into Eunuch Murder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Aravanis stage demonstration and submit a memorandum to Collector The eunuch, who had come along with a man to a lodge on the Madurai road, was found dead with multiple cut injuries on her body.
- Power Riots In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Police fired tear-gas and baton charged a protest rally in Gulbahar and Rizvia Society in Karachi on Tuesday agitating against regular and prolonged power breakdowns.
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- It’S The Hindus’Turn To Be Extremists (Deccan Herald, Nick Cohen, May 31, 2006)
Husain is the grand old man of Indian art. He began as a boy painting cinema hoardings for six annas per square foot before getting his first break at the Bombay Art Society in 1947.
- Win To Deface (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 31, 2006)
Everybody likes to win. But victory celebrations are usually followed by responsible behaviour from the winner, and the resumption of normal business.
- Big Trouble In A Small Country (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 31, 2006)
East Timor was supposed to be a United Nations success story. Yet in recent weeks, a mere four years into its journey as an independent nation, it has exploded into violence, exhibiting many of the symptoms of state failure.
- The Mind Of A Maobadi (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 31, 2006)
Fifty-one year old Suresh is a Magar, Jan Jati (tribal), the hardcore of the 10-year long Maoist movement in Nepal.
- Dawn Of A New Era In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, May 31, 2006)
A new era has dawned in Nepal. In a historic declaration, the revived Parliament adopted resolutions that not only stripped the King of his title as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Nepal Army, but also brought his private property and earnings . . .
- Arjun Singh’S Politics (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 31, 2006)
Reservation And The Politics Of Reservation!
- “There Have To Be Final Talks For Solution” (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, May 30, 2006)
He is distant, cold and speaks briefly.
- A Venerable Name In Publishing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Humphrey Milford, the man behind setting up the Oxford University Press (OUP) in India, is quoted as saying that it would require `a good half-hour disquisition' to explain the difference between the Clarendon and Oxford imprints! Rimi B. Chatterjee . . .
- Corruption As Human Rights Violation (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, May 30, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission should revamp its mandate in the light of massive institutionalised corruption that has left no institution in India untouched.
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- For Investors, China's Intent Is Enough (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, May 30, 2006)
Last month, over the still waters of the South China Sea, on a Singapore Airlines morning service into Shanghai, a newspaper article caught my eye. It reported how China’s ATM system had collapsed the day before.
- Nepal Lawmakers Welcome Code Of Conduct For Ceasefire (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, May 30, 2006)
Nepal's Parliament today welcomed the 25-point code of conduct for a ceasefire with Maoists, saying it would help check violence during the peace process aimed at ending the decade-long insurgency as a rebel leader called for sweeping reforms in . . .
- Deadly Quake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
Rescue and relief teams must remain on high alert
- In A Brinjal Soup (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 30, 2006)
Monsanto Mayho Biotech’s proposal for large-scale field trials of genetically modified Bt brinjals can show a way forward for Indian agriculture.
- Six Visits, And The Hint Of A Breakthrough (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, May 30, 2006)
Unlike his predecessor, Manmohan Singh perhaps prefers the slow-and-steady initiative on Kashmir. It seems to be finally showing results, in spite of bureaucratic sloth,
- Against Empires Old And New (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, May 30, 2006)
Demolishes the justification trotted out by apologists for the U.S. invasion of Iraq
- Yet Again We Cave In To Religious Bigots (Hindu, Nick Cohen, May 30, 2006)
Rival groups are egging each other on in a politics of grievance. Now, militant Hindus in Britain turn on M.F. Husain.
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