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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 31829:
- Holidaying On A Farm (Hindu, SUBHA J. RAO, Oct 14, 2006)
Head to the villages of Haryana for a taste of rural life
- A Salute To Orhan Pamuk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 14, 2006)
The award of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 to Orhan Pamuk — "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures"
- Bank On Peace (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 14, 2006)
By awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank, the prize committee has attempted a new definition of what constitutes ‘peace’.
- Nobel For A Writer, Not His Politics (Hindu, Maureen Freely, Oct 14, 2006)
For Orhan Pamuk, now, his books will come first.
- "Kiran Has A Clear Vision Of Life" (Hindu, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 14, 2006)
"There is no sentimentality. There is no hypocrisy. She is honest. She sees the complexity of life," saysAnita Desai.
- India Offers Itself As Partner Of Eu In Asia (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 14, 2006)
Manmohan speaks of region stretching from Gibraltar to Straits of Malacca
- Human Rights A Victim Of Global Politics (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
In the world today the issue of human rights is a factor of increasing importance in the conduct of international relations.
- Gujarat, Centre Hand In Glove: Medha Patkar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Dam construction has resumed quietly
- 'Banker To The Poor' Wins Peace Nobel (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for grassroots work to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname “banker to the poor”.
- 'It's A Pleasant Surprise' (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Oct 14, 2006)
“It is an honour for Bangladesh and for the people who are trying to alleviate poverty through the micro-credit programme.”
- Uk Convicts Qaida Man Of Indian Origin (Indian Express, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
A British Hindu convert to Islam of ethnic Indian origin has admitted – and been convicted by a London court for plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb and other explosive devices to commit mass murder in Britain and the US.
- N Korea Nuke Test: Implications For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's Nuclear test has brought into sharp focus Pakistan's role as a Nuclear Proliferator.
- Can God Help News Tv? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Oct 14, 2006)
I am writing about CNN-IBN and gods — the channel’s recently aired series ‘Faith in Progress’. I would have also liked to write about NTDV and editors but can’t — the channel’s special on the media and India airs late tonight (Friday night), way . . .
- Peace Nobel For Yunus, Grameen Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor that has helped millions lift themselves from crushing poverty.
- Qaida Man Of Indian Origin Convicted (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
A British Hindu convert to Islam of ethnic Indian origin has admitted and been convicted by a London court for plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb and other explosive devices to commit mass murder in UK and US.
- China, Russia Curb Un On N Korea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The American push to win Security Council backing for tough, swift sanctions against North Korea appeared to be set back by China and Russia on Thursday, in an echo of the obstacles the US faces in a similar push to punish Iran.
- India-Born Admits To Role In Uk, Us Terror Plots (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Dhiren Barot, son of Gujarati parents who migrated to Britain from Kenya in 1973, has pleaded guilty in court to conspiring to a series of bombings on British and US targets.
- A Tribute Tipu’S Vision Of India (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Oct 14, 2006)
Tipu’s survival would have ensured India’s emergence as an alternative power, rivalling the West.
- Bridging The Gap (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
Only a few months ago, Orhan Pamuk was on the verge of imprisonment in his native Turkey for “insulting Turkishness” (he had allegedly said in a February, 2005, interview in a Swiss newspaper that 30,000 Kurds and one million Armenians were killed . . .
- Pull Out Uk Troops From Iraq: Army Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The head of the British army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, on Friday repeated his call for UK troops to withdraw from Iraq soon but denied reports of a rift between him and the prime minister on Britain's Iraq strategy.
- Macro Nobel For Micro Messiah (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor that has helped millions lift themselves from crushing poverty.
- India May Back Venezuela For Un Seat (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Oct 14, 2006)
For a change, the left parties may have something to smile on the foreign policy front as India is likely to vote for Venezuela for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat.
- Dates Are Making A Come Back (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
The view from a helicopter is of a lush triple canopy — vegetables carpeting the ground in square green swatches, orange trees crouching over them in verdant rows, and towering above them all, Iraq's king crop, date palms.
- Police Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court in a rarest of rare direction has ordered police reforms in the country.
- Irish Nappy-Grappler Heading For Jumbo Success (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Madcap Irishman Colin Carroll is battling outrageous odds in his death-defying quest to add sumo glory to his other world title -- in elephant polo.
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- U.N. Expects To Slap Sanctions On N.Korea Saturday (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Oct 14, 2006)
The U.N. Security Council expects to impose arms and financial sanctions on North Korea on Saturday for its reported nuclear weapons test, with U.S. intelligence pointing to confirmation that it took place.
- Usa Drafts New N Korea Resolution (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Seeking to narrow down differences with Russia and China, the USA has circulated a diluted draft resolution among UN Security Council members that rules out using force against North Korea for its nuclear tests but suggests tough economic and . . .
- Prize Money (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Peace Prize does not usually go to a businessman, but Mohammed Yunus is a money-lender with a difference, and so is his Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
- Grim Warning From (News International, Praful Bidwai, Oct 14, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi. . .
- Fixing A Scandal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 14, 2006)
Six-and-a-half years after he was implicated in the match-fixing scandal, Herschelle Gibbs, international cricket's most famous fugitive, finally showed up at the Delhi Police Headquarters to answer questions about his role in the bribery affair . . .
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Oct 14, 2006)
Take a look at the broad thrust of headlines in India's national dailies on any representative day, and you will find a litany on lawlessness, crime, terrorism, disease, corruption, core shortages, and the ambience of a headlong hurtling towards disorder.
- There Goes World Peace (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 14, 2006)
A rogue Communist regime finally goes officially nuclear with a little help from Pakistan and China
- The New Race (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 14, 2006)
World War III may result when unrepentant Communists gang up with Islamic fundamentalists to challenge the free world. North Korea's nuclearisation, or the dangers thereof, should be considered in that context
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Has Neo-Liberalism Failed Mexico? (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Oct 14, 2006)
Six years ago, I was ready to conclude that the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) was a major success.
- Be Indifferent To Victory Or Loss (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Oct 14, 2006)
When he was a child of four, the Charioteer of Fire named Sure Macho received a gift from his father. It was a kart powered by an old lawn-mower engine. From a so-humble beginning, the world champion’s career was launched. Karting soon became a . . .
- Indian Occupation Cause Of Militancy, Says Ajk President (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
AJK President Zulqarnain Khan has criticised a US official’s statement that Kashmiris should stop militancy against the Indian government.
- A Blinkered View Of The World (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Oct 14, 2006)
Transparency International (TI) has, indeed, shocked and awed the Indian public with its report on the Bribe Payers Index (BPI) 2006, released earlier this month.
- Bangladesh Bankers To The Poor Win Nobel Peace Prize (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for grassroots work to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname "banker to the poor".
- Jury Says Wal-Mart Must Pay $78 Million In Damages (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
A Pennsylvania jury said on Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, must pay $78.47 million in damages to current and former Pennsylvania employees for forcing them to work "off the clock" or during rest breaks.
- Pm For Zero Tolerance Against Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the European Union members to work out an international norm of zero tolerance against terrorism that will send the right signal to those countries directly engaged in such acts or which are allowing . . .
- An Alliance With The Ppp? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
My understanding of what General Musharraf told journalists in Islamabad is that there is never a dull moment, i.e. we are living in times. The way he said it shows that he enjoys every bit of it. He likes brainy skirmishes with world leaders . . .
- Dal-Roti Minus The Dal? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 14, 2006)
The ban on export of lentils and pulses has had its repercussions in NRI kitchens and Indian restaurants in the US. But there will be no compromise in the cuisine, even if it means spending more.
- Grim Report On Iraq (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
The conclusion by a private US-Iraqi study that there have been some 655,000 "excess" deaths in Iraq since the US invasion of March 2003 -- 600,000 of them victims of violence -- is a shocking estimate even for a country that many consider to be . . .
- Stop The Drama Bazee (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
A few days after the October 8 earthquake, I wrote an article titled `Stop the drama bazee'. The piece was published but with a changed heading.
- Need Tuition? Call India (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 13, 2006)
American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.
- India-Born Pleads Guilty To Bomb Plots (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
India-born Dhiren Barot today pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder people in terrorist attacks by targeting major financial institutions in the USA and setting off a “dirty bomb” in the UK.
- Nobody's Martyrs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 13, 2006)
Now and then one keeps reading about informers working for the security forces or militant organisations in the State. If one goes by published accounts they are invariably killed.
- Un Resolution On N Korean Nuclear Tests Delayed (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Oct 13, 2006)
A United Nations resolution on the North Korean nuclear tests has been delayed till tomorrow with the US failing to persuade China and Russia to agree to the tough sanctions proposed by it.
- Us Offers Million-Dollar Reward For Traitor (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 13, 2006)
The US government has offered a $1 million reward for the capture of an American-Jewish convert to Islam who has joined forces with Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network.
- American Indicted For Aiding Al-Qaida (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A California man, who appeared in a series of Al-Qaida propaganda videos and believed to be in Pakistan, has been indicted on charges of treason and providing material support to terrorist outfit. Adam Gadahn, 28, also known as Azzam . . .
- Hamas Says Recognising Israel Politically Futile (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Hamas sees no political gain in recognising Israel and will resist doing so despite Western sanctions on the Palestinian government it leads, the Muslim movement's leader Khaled Meshaal said late on Thursday.
- N Korea Puts Us Intelligence Under Scanner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Conflicting reports are circulating in Washington about whether faulty US intelligence failed to anticipate last weekend’s North Korean nuclear test.
- Of A Rich Heritage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2006)
This is the tale of three women and three quests. Of individual achievement of Indian women abroad.
- "India Could Help By Ending Production Of Fissile Material" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 13, 2006)
After the North Korean nuclear test, India could do more to counter nuclear proliferation by announcing a moratorium on the production of fissile material, saysGijs de Vries, the European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.
- Mother Fixation (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 13, 2006)
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s first publication in 1856, when he was barely eighteen, was a slim volume consisting of both prose and poetry. Twenty years later, he published a volume exclusively of verse. He gradually moved away and concentrated on . . .
- Pak Will Be “No More” If Moderates Lose Power (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Oct 13, 2006)
Feted abroad for his promises to fight terrorism and flayed at home for failing to curb forces of extremism, President Pervez Musharraf, who completed seven years in power, today warned that Pakistan envisaged by its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah . . .
- Eschew Immorality (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
It is necessary for a spiritual aspirant to know the contours of Adharma (unrighteousness) as much as he has to master the nuances of Dharma (righteousness).
- Gandhigiri Minus Gandhi (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Cinema's legendary SS Vasan once told me a successful film should have something for the heart, something for the ears, something for the eyes and a little for the mind.
- Approach To Elections (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 13, 2006)
Elections approach in three crucial states in the next few months and we can expect a great deal of activity in Punjab where the Akali Dal/BJP are ahead of the Congress, Uttaranchal where the BJP should win if we take . . .
- Us Committed To N-Deal: Burns (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Amid concerns that North Korea's nuclear test could impact the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, the US administration has said it is "determined" to fulfil commitments it made to New Delhi on nuclear commerce.
- N Korea Counters Japan Sanctions With Threats (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A North Korean official threatened "strong counter-measures" against Japan for new sanctions against the Communist regime, Kyodo News agency reported from Pyongyang on Thursday.
- New Voice Of The East (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
In Turkey, Orhan Pamuk has been accused of subversive ideas; abroad, he is celebrated as the voice of freedom, says Benjamin Harvey.
- Will Malthus Prove Right? (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 13, 2006)
We will have to find food for the equivalent of another India and China in the next 50 years and nobody has a clue how to do that, says Gwynne Dyer.
- More Jobs For The Baloch (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
One hopes that the government’s first tenuous steps towards winning the trust of Balochistan’s alienated population will lead to greater efforts on Islamabad’s part to address the province’s numerous problems.
- Army Seizes Hundreds Of Mines In Kolkata (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Security forces seized 543 anti-personnel mines as well as ammunition in Kolkata on Thursday, busting a smuggling racket from a state-run ammunition factory, a defence spokesman said.
- Leave It To Diplomacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
North Korea is now the world’s eighth declared nuclear state.
- A Sea Of Difference (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 13, 2006)
In the mid-90s an Indian naval specialist went to witness a Barak firing in the Mediterranean, conducted by the Israeli Navy.
- Lashkar Issues Fresh Threats (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Islamist polemic proliferates in Pakistan despite detention of terror group's chief
- The Death Toll In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
MANY PEOPLE refused to believe the Lancet report in 2004 from a group of American and Iraqi public-health scientists who surveyed homes across the country and found that about 100,000 additional Iraqi deaths had taken place since the coalition . . .
- Us To Pak: End Terror Attacks Aimed At India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The US has asked Pakistan to use its influence with terror groups to completely stop attacks on India, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said today.
- Nris Feel Justice Must Prevail In Afzal's Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
In the midst of the controversy over award of death sentence to Mohammad Afzal convicted in Parliament attack case, a sizeable number of Indian Americans feel that justice and the rule of law must not be sacrificed at the altar of sheer expediency . . .
- Six Lakh Iraqis Killed Since U.S. Invasion, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2006)
More than 600,000 Iraqis are estimated to have died since the United States-British invasion of their country three years ago, suggesting that the humanitarian crisis facing Iraq is significantly more serious than either Britain or U.S. are willing . . .
- Bad Blood (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2006)
The healthcare system in West Bengal does not rely on divine discretion to guide the fate of human beings.
- Musharraf `Deeply Hurt' By Vajpayee's Denial (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf does not care much for the criticism his book In the Line of Fire has drawn, but he is "deeply hurt" that the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has refuted his account of the Agra summit.
- India-Eu Bacchanalian Cup Runneth Over (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 13, 2006)
Whisky may be too small an item to spoil India-EU trade and economic relations. But there could be twists and turns.
- Literature Nobel For Pamuk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Turkish novelist wins prize for works bridging the East-West divide
- Gaps To Fill (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
In the "unassailable" Mumbai blast case, serious questions remain about the evidence.
- Ready For Conflict, Concord: N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 13, 2006)
East Asia was in the grip of growing tensions on Thursday with North Korea blowing hot and cold in a strategy to counter the moves at the United Nations to censure it and, perhaps, impose sanctions for having "tested" a nuclear weapon on Monday.
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