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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 31829:
- More Downs Than Ups (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 16, 2006)
With elections in Uttar Pradesh imminent, it’s high time the Chief Election Commissioner and his officials paid adequate attention to happenings in the state, where efforts to undermine the poll process have already begun.
- Cuba Summit Presents Awkward Moments For U.S. Friends (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 16, 2006)
Friends of the United States are finding themselves in an awkward spot at a Non-Aligned Movement summit dominated by anti-U.S. firebrands and hosted by Washington's old foe, Cuba.
- The Blunder That Cost The War On Terror (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 16, 2006)
Leaving Afghanistan unfinished and starting the Iraq war has not only let the Taliban and its Pakistani supporters off the hook, but radicalised world opinion against the US and spawned several little al Qaidas
- Not So Close And No Cigar (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 16, 2006)
For his supporters, he is an icon who defied the might of the US.
- Recism In The Air (Frontline, Hasan Suroor, Sep 16, 2006)
Asian travellers are being searched for 'terror signs' in Britain's covert racial profiling.
- Bush Must Visit Malegaon, Says Gowda (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
There's a lesson to be learnt from the 9/8 twin explosions in Malegaon. And that lesson, says former Prime Minster HD Deve Gowda, is for US President George W Bush.
- Pope’S Jihad Remarks Spark Muslim Anger (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslims deplored today remarks on Islam by Pope Benedict and many of them said the Catholic leader should apologise in person to dispel the impression that he had joined a campaign against their religion.
- Seizure Of Rocket Launchers In Ap: Seven Arrested In Chennai (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The "Q" branch police, probing the sensational rocket launchers seizure case, have arrested seven people in this connection and revealed that the kingpin behind the transportation of arms, Srinivasa Reddy alias Raghu, belonged to a Naxalite group in . . .
- Slmm Head Meets Ltte Leaders (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 16, 2006)
The newly appointed acting head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Larse Solveberg, visited the LTTE administrative headquarters at Kilinochchi.
- China In The Internet Age (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Information Office of the State Council in Beijing has emerged as one of the more active departments in the Chinese capital in recent years.
- India, Us Can Co-Op On Agri, Services At Wto: Boucher (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The United States on Friday raised the hopes of revival of stalled WTO talks by hinting at cooperation on contentious agriculture and services negotiations with India, an advocate of developing countries' stance in the trade negotiations.
- Nam Summit Starts Without Castro (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Sep 16, 2006)
The 14th summit of the 116-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was inaugurated here on Friday without the charismatic presence of Cuban President Fidel Castro who is said to be recovering from an intestinal surgery that he had two months ago.
- Boucher High On Ibsa Endorsing Indo-Us N-Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The US on Friday described as a significant development the endorsement of the Indo-US nuclear deal by South Africa and Brazil, key members of the nuclear suppliers group, and said it is actively interacting with key members of the . . .
- Bush And Musharraf To Meet On Sept 22 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Us President George W Bush will meet his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf on September 22 when the latter travels to the US to attend the UN general assembly session, the White House announced on Thursday.
- Chinese & Islamic (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 16, 2006)
Orthodoxy among Chinese Muslims is on the rise but Chinese Islam retains characteristics that set it apart.
- Why Are Investors So Complacent? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 16, 2006)
My last piece on September 2nd was on investor complacency. I expand on the theme here. In these two weeks, the Mumbai Sensex index has barely moved. With the summer months behind them, investors have to reassess the outlook for the last four months . . .
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- In Cold Storage? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
There is no doubt that we will continue to hear cheerful promises from the government from time to time, but for all practical purposes the women’s rights bill is now in cold storage.
- Us Endorses Waziristan Peace Deal (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Sep 16, 2006)
The United States believes that the agreement the government recently signed with pro-Taliban tribal chiefs in Waziristan has the ‘potential to work’.
- Iaea’S Difficult Balancing Act (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 16, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reacted sharply to a report put out by the United States House of Representatives’ Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, calling it “outrageous and dishonest”.
- On Mps' Salary Hike (Frontline, Era Sezhiyan, Sep 16, 2006)
It is high time that a high-level national commission was set up to consider the changes in the remuneration and facilities of MPs.
- Limits Of Judicial Authority (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 16, 2006)
A case against the judiciary encroaching on the domains of the legislature and the executive.
- Voices Of Colour (Frontline, Shelley Walia, Sep 16, 2006)
Interview with Toi Derricotte, Professor of English and writer. By Shelley Walia .
- Disaster Capitalism (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 16, 2006)
A year on from Hurricane Katrina, a few honest words from George W. Bush fly in the face of corporate profiteering from reconstruction efforts.
- Howard's Expansion (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 16, 2006)
Prime Minister John Howard is seeking a greater strategic role for Australia in the South Pacific and East Asia.
- Ten Per Cent Solution (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 16, 2006)
The Mexican supreme electoral tribunal rules that there was no proof of fraud in the country's presidential elections.
- Reliance Seeks Spectrum For 3g Trials (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Reliance Communications has sought permission from the Department of Telecom for conducting trials for 3G services. Reliance Communications has applied for 3G spectrum in seven circles — Orissa, West Bengal, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, North East and . . .
- The Senate Says No To Mr Bush (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Sep 16, 2006)
For A while, George Bush seemed confident of getting his way. In a speech earlier this month he said interrogators of terrorist suspects should be free to use “alternative techniques” to gather information to foil pending plots. Suspects, he added, . . .
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Will Improve Indian Economy’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 16, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement will signify “an enormous increase in generating capacity that will help India meet its growing demand for electricity without relying on dirty, carbon-emitting coal, improving India’s economy and the lives of . . .
- Cyber Crime Becoming More Organised (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organised crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves, according to a top US official.
- Us Forces Won’T Enter Into Pakistan To Hunt Osama: Bush (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
US President George W Bush has dismissed as an "urban myth" the idea that his administration has become distracted from the effort to track down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
- Nam Still Relevant, Asserts Pm (The Economic Times, T K ARUN, Sep 16, 2006)
The 14th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit promises to be different.
- Kofi Airs World’S Deep Concern (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 16, 2006)
UN Chief Kofi Annan has said that most Middle East leaders he recently conferred with considered the Iraq war ‘a real disaster’.
- Pope Too Fans ‘Clash Of Civilizations’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslim scholars and religious leaders have castigated Pope Benedict’s remarks about the concept of Jehad in Islam. As the statement was highly inflammatory and biased, Pakistan Foreign Office too has taken serious notice of it describing his remarks . . .
- Why Yasukuni Hurts (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Many Japanese support a national shrine to mourn the dead, not just soldiers but all those killed in battles.
- The Swedish Model Under Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 16, 2006)
Sweden's quadrennial election to parliament on September 17, wherein the centre-right Alliance for Sweden is challenging 12 years of uninterrupted rule by the Social Democrats, is a contest between continuity with the country's traditional economic . . .
- Muslim Anger Against Pope's Remarks Sweeps The Globe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Pontiff reviving the spirit of the Crusades: Islamic leaders
- Upsc Candidates File Appeal For Sharing Information (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Cut-off marks, model answers, individual marks obtained do not constitute crucial secrets'
- State Will Strengthen Cooperation With Isro, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan has said that the State Government will further strengthen its association with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to use various applications of space technology for the development of the State.
- Racial Tension On The Rise In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Sep 16, 2006)
A surging wave of hate crimes threatens to upset inter-racial peace and national stability. Locals fear loss of jobs. Migrants seldom integrate.
- Tough U.S. Sentence Urged For Thief Of Rare Maps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 16, 2006)
It helped shaped Europe's view of America and survived the burning at the stake of its first owner, Thomas Cranmer, the 16th century Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as the English civil war and the Blitz.
- Seven Held In Weapons Seizure Case (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, Sep 16, 2006)
Two others belonging to a naxalite group still at large: Director-General of Police.
- Back To Gondwanaland (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
An expedition starting in Asia and across the length of Africa by road, in an effort to retrace the long-lost land link between the continents.
- Don't Look To Politicians For Peace (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Sep 16, 2006)
Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain.
- Nam Summit Opens Without Fidel Castro (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 16, 2006)
Raul Castro and Chavez launch attack on the U.S., Malaysia cautious
- Dynamics Of Corporate Governance Premium (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Sep 16, 2006)
A premium arises when a company shows improvements in vital aspects of corporate governance
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On N-Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- Manmohan Singh To Stress Reconciling Role Of Nam (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 16, 2006)
Says NAM as relevant today as it was during the period of the Cold War
- Let Dads Cry (Times of India, SATISH K SHARMA, Sep 16, 2006)
Much is being made of laughing and its therapeutic value these days. Laughing clubs have mushroomed in every city and town. On the other hand shedding tears, which is a far more cathartic experience, remains taboo for most of us.
- Trinamool Truck With Cong Leaves Bjp High & Dry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Trinamool Congress has deserted its long-time ally, the BJP, to strike a tacit deal with the Congress, ahead of the by-polls to three Parliamentary constituencies and one Assembly seat in West Bengal.
- Senators Defy Bush Over Trials (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
A Senate committee rebelled against President George W. Bush yesterday, passing a bill it said would protect the rights of foreign terrorism suspects and repair a US image damaged by harsh treatment of detainees.
- Yemen Foils Attacks On Oil, Gas Facilities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Yemen foiled two suicide attacks on its oil and gas facilities on Friday, days after the al-Qaeda urged Muslims to target Western interests, especially oil installations.
- Bush Admin Expects ‘Strong Bilateral Vote’ On N-Deal (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 16, 2006)
The Bush Administration hopes to get a “strong bilateral vote” from the Senate this month in support of a Bill that would enable civilian nuclear cooperation with India, a senior US official said on Thursday.
- Japan Gets Glance Of ‘Serene’ Heir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Japan on Friday got its first glance at Prince Hisahito, the long-awaited heir to the throne, who had a full head of hair and slept calmly in his mother’s arms as he was brought out of the hospital.
- North Korea Warns South (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
North Korea on Friday warned the South against joining international moves to apply sanctions against Pyongyang, saying ties would suffer and a war could break out if Seoul cooperated with the United States.
- Muslim Nations Should Have Nukes, Says Mahathir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslim nations in the Middle East should arm themselves with nuclear weapons to deter Western enemies from attacking them, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said in Islamabad on Friday.
- Deprivation’S Real Language (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Sep 15, 2006)
Suggestions, both private and official, have inundated the Moily Oversight Committee on OBC reservations in institutions of higher education. The commerce ministry’s call for a liberal education order is the latest in a long line of varied advice.
- Curb The Arms Trade (Hindu, Bianca Jagger, Sep 15, 2006)
A proposed treaty before the U.N. offers a chance to save millions of lives.
- India, Pakistan Set For Summit Talks In Cuba (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 15, 2006)
The leaders of India and Pakistan will hold weekend talks in Cuba, hoping to ease tensions after a year of recriminations over terror attacks and Kashmir, Indian and Pakistani officials said.
- Nam More Relevant Than Ever Before (Hindu, Nagesh Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
In a unipolar world, checks and balances can only be provided by a large grouping of countries like the Non-Aligned Movement. It can also help developing countries pursue an independent development strategy.
- A Promising Forum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 15, 2006)
For all the talk over many decades of the need for enhanced South-South cooperation, the interaction among the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America has been nothing to write home about.
- Plight Of The Original Americans (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
By all accounts, the United States of America is a unique experiment in human history.
- Sri Lanka — Seeking A Tryst With Peace (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 15, 2006)
Will the Government in Colombo and the Tigers heed the advice of the international community and return to the negotiating table soon?
- Iaea Protests Erroneous Us Report On Iran (Indian Express, Reuters, Sep 15, 2006)
UN Inspectors have protested to the US government and a Congressional committee about a report on Iran’s nuclear work, calling parts of it outrageous and dishonest, according to a letter obtained by Reuters.
- Kissinger’S Wisdom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 15, 2006)
Coming long after Huntington’s clash of civilisations theory, Mr Henry Kissinger’s warning about “a war of civilisations” sounds rather odd.
- World Role (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 15, 2006)
A great nation is nothing without a great vision for itself. India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, realized this almost instinctively.
- France Declared An Al-Qaeda Target: Report (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 15, 2006)
France has been declared a direct target by Al-Qaeda, the daily Le Figaro revealed on Thursday. Terrorism experts and journalists viewing the September 11 video message by the Al-Qaeda number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in its entirety realised there . . .
- Islamic Values And Human Rights (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Sep 15, 2006)
The real worth of man lies in his deeds, and not his physical body. As human beings, all are equal although they may have different colour and religion and may belong to different culture, race and caste. (17:70). This is the basic principle of the . . .
- Doing ‘Deals’ With A Threat Worse Than Al Qaeda (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 15, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf told the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday that the Taliban constitute a bigger threat to the security of the region than Al Qaeda because, unlike the latter, they are rooted in populations on both sides of the . . .
- China Warns Against Sanctions On Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Thursday that imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme could achieve the opposite of what the international community wanted.
- Confusing Terror With Islam (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Sep 15, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States has been a time of reflection in the west with many analysts concentrating on the . . .
- The Man Who Invaded Lebanon (News International, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Sep 15, 2006)
After Tony Blair's latest -- and perhaps final -- trip to the Levant, the TUC must have seemed almost a relief.
- Brazil, South Africa Boost India's Quest For Civil N-Energy (Press Trust of India, V.S.CHANDRASEKAR, Sep 15, 2006)
India's quest for civil nuclear energy got a major boost with two key members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (LSG) Brazil and South Africa expressing readiness to have cooperation in this area with New Delhi.
- Landing In Trouble (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Sep 15, 2006)
P.J. Joseph resigns from the Cabinet following an allegation that he misbehaved with a woman co-passenger on a flight.
- Trio In Cry For Council Berth & Nuke ‘Right’ (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Sep 15, 2006)
India, Brazil and South Africa have agreed that no reform of the UN would be complete without a decision on the expansion of the Security Council.
- Into The Void (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Sep 15, 2006)
Vikram Chandra’s masterly new novel — exactly 900 pages long — starts with a white pomeranian, Fluffy, flying out of the window in upper-middle-class Mumbai: “Fluffy screamed in her little lap-dog voice all the way down, like a little white . . .
- Bush Promises Indo-Us Nuke Deal By Month-End (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Sep 15, 2006)
The Bush administration has assured the Indian government that the US Senate will pass the legislation on the Indo-US nuclear deal this month, probably by the third week of September.
- Another Terror Strike (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 15, 2006)
We have another 'blast' and 38 are killed and hundreds injured and 'sleeper' terror groups strike again and will continue to do so unless we tackle the source of these terror outfits located on our 'borders' We have millions of illegal immigrants . . .
- Revitalising Tourism In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 15, 2006)
Tourism the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir State's economy of late has been accorded top priorities by Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad to be rejuvenated and for this purpose his bold initiatives can be . . .
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