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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 8510:
- India Expresses Concern Over Pakistan's Action In Gilgit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- Pm Begins Talks To End Assam Revolt (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he would listen to all issues raised by a rebel group fighting for a separate homeland in the restive northeastern state of Assam.
- Racial America (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
In the wake of 9/11, 2001 when a section of people in the United States took out their anger on the members of the Sikh community many in this country were surprised.
- Terror Tactic (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Oct 27, 2005)
The October 12 suicide bomber attack in Hyderabad has added a worrying dimension to the security scenario.
- India Aims To Become A Hub For Stem-Cell Research (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 26, 2005)
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Anbumani Ramadoss, held discussions with policy-makers and science-administrators in Singapore and South Korea on the prospects for collaboration in the area of stem-cell research.
- India Expresses Concern Over Gilgit Situation (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 26, 2005)
Hopes Pakistan will observe human rights
"Clashes" between Pakistani forces and Shia students reported in Gilgit
Indian delegation to visit Pakistan on relief camps for the quake-hit
India awaiting Pakistan response
- Britain's New Racial Divide (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 26, 2005)
The Birmingham riots will remain a matter of shame for the Asian and African communities.
- Police Gun Down Two Ulfa Militants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Police gunned down two hardcore militants of the ULFA in an encounter at Mangaldoi in lower Assam on Tuesday.
- Shoot-At-Sight Orders In Bihar (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 26, 2005)
62 constituencies will go to the polls amid shoot-at-sight orders; red alert sounded on border
- India Expresses Concern Over Pak Action In Gilgit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India today expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- India Expresses Concern Over Pakistan's Action In Gilgit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- China Gives Large Military Aid To Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
In a move that will raise eyebrows in New Delhi and even Washington, China has pledged military assistance of $989,000 to Nepal eight months after the kingdom's principal military aid givers continued to keep their assistance on hold.
- Crime In Uniform (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 26, 2005)
Prompt and exemplary action the only answer
- Abduction And After (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2005)
Doesn’t change the climate in Bihar
- Curb Corruption, Nepotism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 25, 2005)
Nepotism, favouritism and unackowledged but transparent corruption in every Govt. institution/office big or small, has become most deplorable feature of governing system of our democracy.
- Birmingham Riots: Colour Is Only Skin Deep (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 25, 2005)
The myth of black-Asian solidarity in the face of white majority has an ignoble burial in the streets of Birmingham
- Implicate Pakistan Too (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 25, 2005)
If Iran is to be referred to the Security Council for receiving N-technology, Pakistan, as supplier, should also face a referral
- Is The U.S. Rethinking Approach To Russia? (Hindu, Peter Lavelle— RIA Novosti , Oct 25, 2005)
Has the United States changed its stance regarding its policy towards Russia? Has the lecturing come to an end and has the application of "double-standards" run its course?
- European Court's Progressive Ruling (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2005)
The European Court of Human Rights based in Strasbourg has ruled that the provision in Britain's Representation of the People Act 1983, by which felons serving a sentence are denied the right to vote is a violation of the 1950 European Convention on Human
- Mufti Must Remain Cm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2005)
The Congress party’s coalitional arrangements with most of its allies are under severe strain.
- New Cultural Idioms For Man-Woman Relationship (Daily Excelsior, Uma Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2005)
The recurrences of sati puja, the rape of a minor girl in a Mumbai local train, and the anguish of Manisha Koirala over Ek Chhotisi Love Story - all these events demonstrate once again that we are far away from a sane society that celebrates the beauty...
- Pakistani Nukes In Myanmar As Mayanmar Prepares For Nuke Test? (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Oct 24, 2005)
Where did Myanmar get its nukes?
- Pax Americana On Trial (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 24, 2005)
The verdict of the Saddam trial is pre-determined, and his execution will mark only the beginning of chaos in Iraq
- When It's Right To Roam In Hotspots (Hindu, Simon Reeve, Oct 24, 2005)
Is travelling to `troubled countries' such as Uzbekistan worthy or just plain voyeurism?
- One Killed In Birmingham Riots (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 24, 2005)
Clashes break out between Asian, Afro-Caribbean youths
- Writing Is The Music In The Background Of My Life - Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 24, 2005)
Julie Rajan has an intimate chat with Pakistani, Parsi writer Bapsi Sidhwa on life, words and all the cracks in-between
Why do you think it is so?
- Staying The Course (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
BAGHDAD can make a strong claim to being the most dangerous place on Earth. It is a teeming, anarchic city of uncounted murders, rapes, kidnaps and unexplained violent deaths
- Slow Foxtrot With India (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Oct 23, 2005)
GIVEN our roller-coaster relationship with India, most people are curious if the current ‘Slow Fox Trot detente’ will lead to a settlement on Kashmir.
- Tackling Child Marriages (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
Child marriage continues to be a social evil even today. According to the latest Human Rights report, over 50% of Indian girls are married off before they turn 18. This is despite the existence of numerous legal provisions and an explicit legislation bann
- Countering The Dowry Menace (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The practice of giving dakshina during marriage had its origin in the sublime sentiments of parents and relatives of a bride.
- Treating Women's Health (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
Without formal education and facing great odds, Parmaben has succeeded in her mission to bring healthcare to Kutchi women.
- The Enigma Of Values (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 23, 2005)
SOME three weeks ago, a gentleman who is a member of the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan sent me the following account of an incident that had occurred in a village called Bhila Hithar (Kasur district).
- The Man Behind Vienna’S Waltz Into Fame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2005)
A trip through the woods of Vienna, which have a musical quality about them reminiscent of Vienna’s famous composer Johann Strauss, enchants Eva Bell.
- Debunking Enlightenment (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The book, which rejects outright all matters spiritual, is not for those whose sensibilities get offended easily.
- "Feed Torture" Alleged (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Prisoners Guantanamo Bay on hunger strike have alleged U.S. troops punished them by repeatedly inserting and removing dirty feeding tubes until the detainees vomited blood.
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- The Void In Mumbai’S Heart (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Oct 22, 2005)
The Bombay High Court’s recent judgment on Mumbai’s mill lands has sparked off a serious debate on how Mumbai should be developed.
- Jago, Neta Jago! (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 22, 2005)
Aya Ramji and Gaya Ramji were meeting after a very long time. Extensive travel from one party of the country to another had deprived them of close contact, and now that they were together,
- The Ground Beneath Gowda’S Feet (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 22, 2005)
It is easy to be disgusted with the way the H.D. Deve Gowda tirade against N.R. Narayana Murthy, his Infosys, and the entire IT industry has grown.
- Iraq’S Miracle Constitution (Dawn, Reza Aslan, Oct 22, 2005)
Even before Iraq’s constitution was ratified, dire predictions were being made that it would pave the way for the creation of an Islamic theocracy. But whatever problems the new constitution poses for the future of Iraq, the role of Islam in the state is
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 22, 2005)
We will allow the relief goods. Yes I will allow Kashmiris. But we have to formalise the methodology. I mean, it cannot be free for all. But we would like to encourage it. — President Pervez Musharraf, a day after Pakistan offered to open the LoC . . .
- Democracy In Saarc States (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 22, 2005)
India does not seem to be conscious of the role it has to play in South Asia in the coming years.
- Day Of The Prisoners (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Oct 21, 2005)
Seventeenth Ramadhan is an important date in the history of humankind as it changed the course of world history. On this day a handful of Muslims (313) defeated an army of infidels. The day is remembered for a variety of reasons.
- Why Didn’T The Quake Move Us? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 21, 2005)
A standout feature of the recent earthquake in Kashmir has been the deafeningly mute response from Indian civil society to the plight of the affected. Ten months ago, when the tsunami struck the east coast, business houses, media outfits and NGOs were....
- An Outdated System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 21, 2005)
That life goes on with its twists and turns despite a national calamity was proved true on Wednesday in the NWFP when, during a jirga convened at a mosque to settle a dispute, an irate man unsheathed his gun and fired at his opponents, . . .
- The Void In Mumbai’S Heart (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Oct 21, 2005)
The Bombay High Court’s recent judgment on Mumbai’s mill lands has sparked off a serious debate on how Mumbai should be developed.
- Graft: Pinochet Stripped Of Immunity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
The Supreme Court has stripped the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, of immunity from prosecution for corruption charges related to his multimillion-dollar bank accounts overseas.
- The War On Terror And Medical Ethics (Hindu, Meena Menon, Oct 21, 2005)
The happenings at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay have served to draw attention to the need for stern action against doctors who violate ethical codes.
- Policing The Keepers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 21, 2005)
Rape and murder have become the symbols of Delhi, the capital city of India. The criminals who are apprehended, more often than not, are out on bail and most are never caught.
- No Sense Of Shame (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 21, 2005)
At Least about the weather, everyone talks about it though no one does anything about it. About corruption, which bids fair to become a shameless way of life, nobody finds any need even to talk about it, let alone do something about it.
- In A New Court (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 21, 2005)
Histrionics are an important part of a dictator’s equipment. So even during his appearance in the courtroom for the first time for his trial, Mr Saddam Hussein sought to be dramatic, striving to create the larger-than-life figure of a hero unvanquished...
- Conservative Wisdom (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 21, 2005)
As a political creed, Conservatism, with a capital C, is naturally nation-specific. Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and even Lee Kuan Yew may inspire Conservatives across national boundaries but, at the end of the day,
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- Faqs And Answers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 21, 2005)
As is his won't President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has once against hit the nail on the head by delivering a forthright Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture at the National Police Academy named after the country's first Home Minister in Hyderabad.
- India--A Medical Tourism Hub (Daily Excelsior, Pallabh Bhattacharya, Oct 20, 2005)
Serving the sick could be big business. That is motto of medical tourism which recently came into spotlight with the Government deciding to set up a task force to come out with steps to turn India as a major health care destination.
- India's Iaea Vote Helped Gain Support For Nuclear Deal, Says Us Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On the eve of his visit to New Delhi, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns has said that with India voting in favour of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] resolution on Iran's nuclear programme,
- Saddam Remains Defiant As Trial Begins In Baghdad (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Saddam Hussein tried to make a mockery of the special Iraqi court prosecuting him on Wednesday,
- Earthquake Fall-Out: (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 20, 2005)
A silver lining in the thick dust caused by unprecedented earthquake in our vicinity is that it has once again drawn the global attention towards safe housing for everybody.
- Veerappan: Victims Of Police Cruelty Await Justice (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Oct 20, 2005)
A whole year has gone by after Veerappan was killed. Veerappan had lived in the forests bordering Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and was described as a forest brigand by the police, a sandal wood smuggler and a poacher.
- Defiant Saddam Pleads Not Guilty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
A defiant Saddam Hussein on Wednesday refused to give his name and challenged the legitimacy of the court, but then pleaded “not guilty” as he went on trial for crimes against humanity allegedly committed two decades ago.
- I Do Not Respond To This So-Called Court, Asserts Saddam Hussein (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 20, 2005)
Co-defendant challenges prosecution; trial adjourned to November 28; protest in Tikrit
- Special Adoption Law Needed (Deccan Herald, Vishal Arora, Oct 19, 2005)
By not recognising the right of minorities to adopt, the Govt violates their right to equality before law
- Retreat To The Silent Resort (Hindu, ANAND SANKAR, Oct 19, 2005)
A stay at Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resorts is not just about getting your oil massage but also soaking in some much-needed peace and quiet
- High Security Number Plates: Notice Issued (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Deadline for implementation not met
The underlying purpose of the high security registration plates is to curb car thefts and their use in commission of crimes
- 10-Year Jail Term For Human Rights Activist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
A Maldives court has sentenced a human rights activist to 10 years in prison for ``instigating terrorism,'' a government spokesman said. Jennifer Latheef (32) was sent to jail after being identified as ``one of the instigators''
- Crime And Compassion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s suggestion for taking a humanistic view of prisoners sentenced to death calls for both reflection and deliberation.
- Pakistan’S Image Problem (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Oct 19, 2005)
Another year has gone by in our country’s chequered history as an independent state.
- Samuel Beckett Shadow On Awards (Tribune, TIM RUTTEN, Oct 19, 2005)
If you believe that quality and integrity trump novelty and celebrity, then it was a bang-up week for literary awards.
- Sc’S Justice To Sonia (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 19, 2005)
The Supreme Court has ordered immediate arrest of Faisalabad Superintendent of Police Khalid Abdullah and his accomplices in the cases of abduction, torture and rape of Sonia Naz.
- Few Women, Children Left In Balakot (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 18, 2005)
There aren’t many women and children left alive in Balakot. The adult male residents of this small Pakistani town were out at work on the morning the deadly earthquake struck; their womenfolk and children were indoors — at home or in school.
- Foredoomed (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Oct 18, 2005)
One of the paradoxes of enlightened media behaviour is the fact that while they make fun of astrology as sheer “mumbo-jumbo” they keep on publishing regular columns like “What the Stars Foretell”,
- Acknowledging Muslim Contribution - Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. MINHAJ QIDWAI, Oct 18, 2005)
Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize Mohamed ElBaradei an Egyptian Muslim can be a role Model for all those who want to contribute towards peace and prosperity in the modern world
- Terrorism On The Rise (Tribune, Jagmohan , Oct 18, 2005)
In connection with the Kashmir imbroglio, the most serious issue which deserves to be attended to on top priority is not the withdrawal of Indian troops from two districts of the valley
- Politicising Aids (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 18, 2005)
The global spread of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is triggering a dangerous epidemic of blame and racial prejudice.
- Contemporary Islamic Law (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Oct 18, 2005)
Fyzee's contribution by way of consolidation and restatement of the law through cases is a major step forward in an otherwise dicey situation of orthodoxy, prejudice, inequality and fear
- Several Unaddressed Issues — Pricing, Availability Of Jatropha Oil (Business Line, N. S. Venkataraman, Oct 18, 2005)
The Government has taken a big step forward in implementing its bio-fuel plans, by asking the public sector oil companies to buy jatropha oil from the producers at Rs 25 a litre.
- Nepal Minister Says Indian Criticism Of Media Decree As Naked Interference, Napalese Citizenss Have That Right But Who In Nepal Would Protest Anything Openly? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 17, 2005)
It is almost like telling the innocent in the jail – you have all the power to go appeal to the court while we make sure no attorney can ever see you!
- Avenue Into Past & Present (Deccan Herald, T L Ramaswamy, Oct 17, 2005)
Avenue Road is one of the most prestigious streets of Bangalore City. From the days of the City's founder Kempegowda till today, this road remains as one of the main conduits of Bangalore’s business districts.
- People’S Welfare (Statesman, AK BASU, Oct 17, 2005)
The Right of Citizens to Information has come into operation. Withholding information from natives suited the rulers of India before 1947.
- Don't Interfere, Stay Away: Nepal To India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
A senior minister has flayed India for issuing a statement against the Royal government's new draconian press ordinance, saying New Delhi should not intervene in the internal matters of Nepal.
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