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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 8510:
- Perils Of Unchecked Power (Dawn, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Jan 17, 2006)
The recent controversy over warrantless national security telephone taps, coupled with Martin Luther King’s birthday, remind me of my time in the Department of Justice in the 1960s.
- Balochistan War (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 17, 2006)
As the iron curtain around Pakistan is falling apart one comes face to face with a blood-stained war in the neighbouring country. It is being fought in its Balochistan (with another popular spelling of Baluchistan) province.
- A City To Be Proud Of (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
The chief minister of Delhi has been in the throes of an intensive discussion with a cross-section of city professionals, trying to understand how to address the growing urban problems that face this city.
- Makeover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2006)
Eight years ago, the Bahujan Samaj Party celebrated the 75th birthday of Mr Kanshi Ram, its founder.
- A Strange Demand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
LESS than a month after the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy asked “western democratic forces” to restrain the federal government on the Balochistan issue, Sardar Akhtar Mengal has called for “international mediation” to resolve the crisis.
- Torture In Jamshoro (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
There is nothing new to last week’s report that a woman is claiming to have been tortured at the behest of a landlord in Sindh and that the police initially turned a deaf ear to her plight.
- Unchecked Abuse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
US Congress voted by an overwhelming margin last month to ban all US personnel from inflicting “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment on any prisoner held anywhere by the United States.
- Intersections And Parallels (Telegraph, TIRNA RAY, Jan 16, 2006)
How 15 Park Avenue weaves a network of simultaneous realities
- ‘Tokyo Should Boost Ties With Delhi’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Possible Koizumi successor says Japan, India have common values
- A Welfare Measure (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 16, 2006)
In a country where social security for the poor is limited to an inadequate Public Distribution System and a pathetic public health care system, the plight of the destitutes has not received any attention.
- Ongc Gets Extortion Notice (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 16, 2006)
Demand for Rs. 500 crores sent in the name of ULFA
Top officials ask Government to augment security for employees
ULFA rejects Chief Minister's `safe passage' offer
- Nepal Violence Kills 17 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Fresh violence erupted in at least three districts of Nepal with at least 17 people being reported killed.
- Steep Drop In Hr Violations In Kashmir: Indian Home Ministry (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 15, 2006)
India’s Home Ministry has said there has been a “steep drop” in human rights violations.
- Umrao Jan: Poet And Courtesan (Deccan Herald, S Nanda Kumar , Jan 15, 2006)
The book offers a glimpse into the world of the courtesan, a sort of parallel one that went side-by-side with the Great Indian Uprising of 1857.
- When Netas Play I-Spy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 15, 2006)
The “influential” persons behind the tapping were paying the detective Rs 5 lakh a week and already Rs 50 lakh has been paid for the patently “illegal service”.
- The Quattrocchi Coup (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Jan 15, 2006)
Ottavio Quattrocchi is a genius for evading the law. In a case regarding his prosecution for non-appearance before a magistrate the Delhi High Court decided against him.
- While Congress Slept (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 14, 2006)
THE performance of US Congress during much of the Bush administration has been, to put it kindly, undistinguished.
- Rendition For Dawood Ibrahim? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jan 14, 2006)
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why then, given New Delhi's obvious desire to ingratiate itself with Washington, can't the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government take a cue from the Bush
- Crossing A Mountain (Indian Express, Meghan Daum, Jan 14, 2006)
From the East Coast to the West Coast (though, admittedly, not yet a lot of places in between) everyone’s talking about Brokeback Mountain.
- Will The Taxman Read First Chapter In History Of Medicine? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 14, 2006)
THIS story is on saffron confusion. Not what a political party may chronically be suffering from, but about what brought Khosala Kesharwala (KK) to Bombay High Court recently.
- Demilitarised General (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 14, 2006)
Our dear General is at it again. The whole world so respects him, so trusts him, so very much accepts him as a man of his word... and yet it is only India that refuses to accept his word
- Sappho Wasn’T Indian (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2006)
Most startlingly, at least one of the Shiv Sena in Uttar Pradesh seems to know his Sappho.
- Maoists Launch Strike In Nepal, 10 Killed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Ten maoist were killed in clashes with the army in Nepal on Thursday, hours after the militants launched their first major assault 11 days after they called off a ceasefire with the government.
- Of Bofors, Volcker And Tapegate (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
These three have many similarities: for one, they are all related to Congress.
- Salem Complains Of Police Torture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Remanded to police custody till January 17
In the Pradeep Jain murder case, extradited underworld don Abu Salem told the special TADA court that he was subjected to third degree methods in police custody and had confessed under pressure.
- Inclusion Of Human Rights In School Curriculum Favoured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Participants at an open debate on human rights organised by the Karimnagar police on Thursday stressed the need for an awareness campaign on the issue. Students of various private and Government degree and junior colleges and representatives of voluntary
- Demilitarisation And Autonomy In J&k (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 13, 2006)
India should insist that it will consider Gen Musharraf's proposal for "self-governance" in Jammu and Kashmir only if elected rulers in POK and the Northern Areas enjoy the same powers and autonomy as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Farm Ills: Globalisation Not To Blame (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 13, 2006)
The Union Science and Technology Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, is rather upset that Indian farmers are unable to obtain remunerative prices for their exports. He is convinced that globalisation, as practised under the WTO, is the reason for depressed . . .
- Trading Charges In The Midst Of Drift (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 13, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has taken some knocks recently. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf need to engage directly.
- Officialese Extraordinaire (Deccan Herald, Dinesh Kumar, Jan 13, 2006)
Of the people it may be, but the govt often scrambles the commonest of languages
- Fraud Shouldn’T Taint Our View Of Science (Indian Express, BETTYANN HOLTZMANN KEVLES, Jan 13, 2006)
Seldom in our history have fame, fortune or a heady mix of the two tempted so many people into committing fraud.
- Hamza Had A "Terror Manual'' (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 13, 2006)
One of Britain's most controversially radical Muslim clerics, Abu Hamza al-Masri, has gone on trial at the Old Bailey accused of preaching terrorism and being in possession of what the prosecution dubbed a "terror manual'' reportedly featuring . . .
- Probe Officials Must Adhere To Time Limit, Says Cbi Chief (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 12, 2006)
Urges agency to think big and out of the box to face challenges
Nearly a month after taking over, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Vijay Shanker has outlined a "larger vision'' for the country's premier investigation agency, . . .
- Justice Denied (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2006)
The judiciary system should be proactive in speeding up the delivery of justice
- Taliban Comeback In Afghanistan Stirs Alarm (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The appointment of a religious-affairs official of Afghanistan’s former Taliban regime to the country’s new parliament is prompting concern among international human rights advocates.
- Aphc Ready For Talks With Delhi: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has said it was ready for second round of talks with the Centre and expressed hope that New Delhi would do more to redress human rights problems and custodial killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Palestine After Sharon (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 12, 2006)
The latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Ramdev versus Reds, Jan 12, 2006)
The front-page article in the issue dates January 15 is devoted to the controversy raised by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat over the Ayurvedic medicines produced by Swami Ramdev’s Divya Yoga pharmacy.
- The War In Balochistan: A Backgrounder (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 12, 2006)
What the conflict is about, and why it is important to the region
Tribal leaders see the conflict as an opportunity to get a fair share of the gas resources
The Government sees the fighting as an intolerable challenge to its authority
- An Open Air Exercise (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 12, 2006)
“I want to climb the mountain, but I have no company,” complained the 20-something shop girl. “My friends are always too tired, or sleeping.” It was a cold December afternoon. The girl had feigned illness to take an off to meet a friend.
- Not Child’S Play (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 12, 2006)
Will Gudiya be remembered even as a symbol?
Of what did Gudiya die? The local news channel reporting her death from Meerut said she had died of a lung infection.
- Late, But Welcome (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's move to finally widen the scope of its dialogue with the separatist leaders has not come too soon. By inviting Mr Sajjad Lone, who heads a faction of the People's Conference (PC), it has made a belated correction.
- Teheran Dismisses Western Response (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 12, 2006)
Bullying is astonishing, says Rafsanjani This is a sensitive issue. We cannot give up our rights.
- ‘Demilitarisation, Self-Rule Positive Proposals’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Billing suggestions of self-rule and demilitarisation as positive, APHC Executive Member Bilal Lone has said the Hurriyat Conference is expected to take up these suggestions in the next round of talks with the Indian government.
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- The Yogi And Commissar's Wife (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Jan 11, 2006)
The Ramdev controversy is one of the most delightful encounters in the politics of culture. It demands a set of playful reflections not just in terms of events and facts but also in the categories in which they were constructed.
- Vhp Lodges Protest With Malaysian Govt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
President of the International branch of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ashok Singhal has lodged a protest with the Malaysian Government over the body of a disabled Hindu Malaysian army officer being buried against the wishes of his widow.
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- ‘Demilitarisation, Self-Rule Positive Proposals’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Billing suggestions of self-rule and demilitarisation as positive, APHC Executive Member Bilal Lone has said the Hurriyat Conference is expected to take up these suggestions in the next round of talks with the Indian government.
- Pakistan: Haunted By Balochistan (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jan 11, 2006)
The Balochis, marginalised from the mainstream, are up in arms against the Pak army.
- It’S A Story Of Survival For Too Many Kids (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 10, 2006)
India continues to have the highest incidence of child labour in the world besides an increase in the reported crimes against and by children.
- Securing Human Rights For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
On Human Rights Day, December 10, what must worry the world is the silent violation of human rights
- Dealing With Terrorism (Deccan Herald, S Krishnamurthy, Jan 10, 2006)
The militants should be made to realise that the long arm of the law will catch up with them sooner than later
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- Wrong Place To Tap (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 10, 2006)
What a strange way to start the New Year — to have Prakash Karat tell us with a smirk on his face that the private sector should never have been allowed to enter the telecommunications sector because someone broke the law and indulged in phone tapping.
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- No Let-Up In Cold Wave Conditions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Freezing cold wave conditions, prevailing in many parts of north-west India for the past fortnight, continued today without any let-up as the mercury hovered six degrees below normal in Punjab and Delhi.
- Indians Protest Against Drug ‘Taint’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Several hundred persons belonging to the Indian community have held a rally in Decatur, Georgia, to protest against the charges of supplying methamphetamine ingredients levelled by the federal authorities against dozens of South Asian convenience stores,
- That Buzz From Shopping (Hindu, Barbara Ellen, Jan 10, 2006)
Many women can feel a little empty at times. Luckily, it's easily cured at the sales.
- Aphc Ready For Second Round Of Talks: Mirwaiz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Monday said it was ready for second round of talks with New Delhi and expressed hope that the government would do more to redress human rights problems and custodial killings in the occupied Kashmir.
- Probe 54-Year Incarceration In Hospital, Court Tells Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Bench orders compensation to 77-year-old man who was freed in July last
Machal Lalung was arrested when he was 23
Case never came up for trial
- Hurriyat Ready For Talks With Centre : Farooq (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Hurriyat Conference today said it was ready for second round of talks with the Centre and expressed hope that New Delhi would do more to redress human rights problems and custodial killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
- ‘India’S Reaction Is Disappointing’ (Indian Express, BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA, Jan 10, 2006)
Back from Pakistan, the Hurriyat Conference has expressed ‘‘disappointment’’ at New Delhi’s reaction to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks on the demilitarisation of Kashmir.
- When Power Subverts The Law (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 10, 2006)
Two seminal books question the possibility of international criminal justice in a unipolar world
- The Greying Of India (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jan 09, 2006)
MODERN medicine and better nutrition have wrought quite a miracle in India. Life expectancy has increased dramatically during the last century and people are also leading a far better life.
- Stooping Low (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jan 09, 2006)
THE seedy CD of Sanjay Joshi has left a bad taste in the name of sting operations. How far can such sleazy operations go on?
- Significance Of The Oic Summit (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jan 09, 2006)
THE usual diversity of assessments has followed the Third Extraordinary Summit of OIC held at Makkatul Mukarrama on December 7-8 2005.
- Turkey’S Eu Prospects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 09, 2006)
GIVEN the hard entry negotiations that are likely to delay Turkey’s membership of the EU, one should not be surprised if the number of Turkish enthusiasts for entry into the European Union has gone down from 70 to 55 per cent.
- More Anarchoterror In Gaza (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 09, 2006)
Even before the major stroke that felled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israelis were bracing themselves for the reality that security conditions in Gaza have rapidly deteriorated in the wake of the IDF withdrawal, completed four months ago.
- The Forgotten Power (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 09, 2006)
PRESIDENT BUSH is a big fan of presidential power — from warrantless wiretapping to conduct just short of torture to locking up American citizens without charge or trial.
- The Alito Hearings (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 09, 2006)
As Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito appears this morning for day one of his Senate confirmation hearings..
- Recklessness In Indonesia (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Jan 09, 2006)
Freeport-McMoRan, an American company that operates a giant open-pit copper and gold mine in Papua, is a major contributor to Indonesia's economy.
- India Rejects Pakistan's Proposal For Demilitarized Kashmir (India Daily, Anil Rane, Jan 09, 2006)
India has asserted that the issue of withdrawal of security forces from Jammu and Kashmir or the deployment of forces there is sovereign decision of New Delhi and cannot be decided by a foreign government.
- Flow Of Nepalese Migrating To India Resumes After Cease-Fire Collapse (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Youths in the hill districts of far-west Nepal have started migrating to India since the Maoist rebels broke their unilateral cease-fire.
- One Hurt In Sri Lankan Navy Firing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Jayalalithaa asks Centre to lodge strong protest with the island nation's government
- Pawar Rules Out Third Front (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Jan 09, 2006)
NCP to contest polls only in alliance with other parties
With just 7 MPs, the NCP cannot consider forming a third front
Denies small parties like NCP were pressuring the UPA Government
- Hurriyat Delegation Returns From Pak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to "show flexibility" in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for "immediate demilitarisation " in the State, saying peace can not be restored in a heavily militarised environment.
- A Harvest Of Treachery (NEWSWEEK, Ron Moreau, Jan 09, 2006)
Jan. 9, 2006 issue - In the privacy of his sparsely furnished house in Kabul, a veteran Afghan Interior Ministry official says the situation may already be hopeless. Although he has no authorization to speak with the press, and he could be in . . .
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- Pakistan Warns India Peace Process At Risk Over Baluchistan Issue – What About Continued Pakistan Sponsored Terror In India? (India Daily, Anil Rane, Jan 09, 2006)
Pakistan may be trapped in its own game. There is no proof that India is helping Baluchistan rebels.
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