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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 31829:
- Islamic Missionaries Unfazed By Claims Of Al- Qaeda Links (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Devotees came in their tens of thousands, unrolled mats, pitched tents, assembled mini-stoves, and spent the weekend in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad sipping tea, praying and listening to sermons.
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 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 U.S. officials said on Thursday.
- Hc Asks Cbi To Produce List Of All Accused In Sex Racket (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The State High Court, which is monitoring investigations into the sex scandal case here, has termed as "vague" the list of accused and the line of action proposed by CBI in the case.
- Thousands Partake Of Ashtami Rohini Feast In Aranmula Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Vallasadya, which is believed to bring good fortune, held with religious fervour
- Shanmugam's Praise Of Stalin Surprises Both Aiadmk, Dmk (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
It is betrayal, says AIADMK; DMK says it is discontent
- Soldier Kills Army Major In J&k's Rajouri (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
An Indian soldier has shot dead a Major in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Rajouri, but officials could not say what the provocation was.
- Building Trust (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 15, 2006)
Public life is getting more and more poisoned by the corrosive effects of distrust playing havoc with organisations and human relationships.
- Pak ‘Pact’ With Taliban (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 15, 2006)
The Pak Army can show for its success the fact that Tali-ban and other militants have promised to lay down arms
- Innovation Suppressants (The Economic Times, Karan Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
Confronted by the government’s plan to impose price controls on hundreds of medicines, Indian pharmaceutical producers recently chose instead to cap the profit margins they make on many commonly used drugs.
- Satisfaction Over Stand Of Brazil, S. Africa (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 15, 2006)
IBSA summit to explore cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy
- A ‘War On Terror’ Gone Awry (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 15, 2006)
The 9/11 attacks on the US and the response to them have brought about a sea change in international relations, but it would be difficult to argue that further atrocities have become less likely as a result.
- A Failure On The Farm? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Sep 15, 2006)
The country has failed to produce enough to meet its food requirements.
- In A State Of Un-Realty (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 15, 2006)
Poor land-use policy has created a demand-supply gap, sending real-estate prices to unrealistic highs. If the Government is serious about pricking the real-estate bubble, it has to contemplate certain tough measures, even if not to the extent of . . .
- Harmony: There’S One Way (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Sep 15, 2006)
One could argue that it is a peculiar sense of siege that has played on the Muslim psyche forcing the community to become defensive – and insular.
- Brazil, S Africa Boost India's Quest For Civil N-Energy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
India's quest for civil nuclear energy got a major boost with two key members of the nuclear suppliers group (NSG) Brazil and South Africa expressing readiness to have cooperation in this area with New Delhi.
- Pakistani Firm Slammed For Using Big B's Voice (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Sep 15, 2006)
It's a measure of Amitabh Bachchan's popularity across the border that average Pakistanis were willing to pay Rs 14 a minute for the chance to talk to him over the phone.
- Pak Firm Slammed For Using Big B's Voice (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Sep 15, 2006)
It's a measure of Amitabh Bachchan's popularity across the border that average Pakistanis were willing to pay Rs 14 a minute for the chance to talk to him over the phone.
- We Must Reconsider And Question The Meaning Of ‘War On Terror’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Five years ago, I watched the unimaginable from my office in Tokyo.
- Multiplied By Ground Zero (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Sep 15, 2006)
Three weeks after 9/11, journalists from eight countries came together to study the aftermath. Over the next one month these 11 Jefferson Fellows moved from their worldview to the World Trade Center rubble and back. Five years later...
- Pak’S Truce With Taliban Raises Us Eyebrows (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 15, 2006)
A truce agreed between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistani Taliban has been described by Pakistani exiles in the United States as akin to creating a state within a state in the Waziristan tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Blair Goes Ballistic At ‘Mad Anti-Americans’ Of Europe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
“The danger is if they decide to pull up the drawbridge and disengage. We need them involved,” Mr Blair said, spelling out his political vision in a pamphlet published by the Foreign Policy Centre think-tank.
- To Laugh And Learn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Misplaced Priorities (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
Pakistan's national security has for long been linked to territorial security in the minds of national planners. This has resulted in a policy of devoting major portions of the annual budget to defence spending in order to protect the territorial . . .
- A Complete Farce (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
The strong stand taken by the government initially against the draconian Hudood ordinance put on the statute books by General Ziaul Haq as part of his strategy to sell his Islamisation gimmick to the county which was reflected in the original . . .
- Infrastructure Support To Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday inaugurated Torkham-Jalalabad Road, reconstructed by Pakistan at a cost of two billion rupees. Speaking on the occasion, he reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to help war-torn neighbouring restore vital infrastructure.
- Muslims See Us Hand Behind Pope's Parlance (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 15, 2006)
Muslims in India are not impressed with what Pope Benedict said about Islam in a speech in Germany. They are neither agitated, nor provoked.
- Dubai Governor, Vice-President ‘Enslaved’ 30,000 Kids (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 15, 2006)
A lawsuit was filed in a US district court alleging that the Governor of Dubai and his son enslaved some 30,000 children over the past three decades for use as camel jockeys, the US attorneys said here.
- Cpi Meet To Focus On Assembly Poll Tie-Ups (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (CPI) will discuss possible electoral alliances for the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and other states at a two-day national executive meet from Monday.
- Caste And Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 15, 2006)
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is confronted with conflicts as it tries to implement its social development agenda.
- Iaea Protests 'Erroneous' Us Report On Iran (Pioneer, 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.
- Pope Tells The Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 15, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI, unlike his predecessor Pope John Paul II, clearly suffers from no illusions about averting the inevitable fullscale clash between civilisations by striking a compact or entering into an accommodation with Islam.
- Maoist Pawns Need A King (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 15, 2006)
No positive outcome can be expected from the present opportunistic partnership between Nepal's seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Perhaps the only factor they have in common - shared also by the third party in the . . .
- Independents Rule, Jharkhand Roasts (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 15, 2006)
Going against the anticipated drama on the floor test by the BJP-led Arjun Munda Government, the transition of power was a smooth affair in Jharkhand on Thursday.
- Extremists Vs Moderates (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 15, 2006)
The US President had been talking about the war on terrorism for the last five years. That did not make sense. Terrorism was a strategy and not an entity against which war was to be waged. It was like saying that World War II was against Blitzkrieg . . .
- Happiness And Beauty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 15, 2006)
In the more than half a century since the Lalit Kala Akademi was set up, Sankho Chaudhuri was only the second Bengali to be invited to be its chairman. His passing last month evoked sorrow all over the country.
- U.S. Playing Negative Role, Says Tehran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 15, 2006)
Iran has expressed optimism about its talks with the European Union, but has accused the United States of playing a negative role.
- Football Plus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Brazil highlighted not only the commonality of views between India and Brazil on various issues of global concern but also the necessity of expanding relations with this largest democracy of the American continent.
- Lng For Dabhol Project In Doubt (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 15, 2006)
REC to give Rs. 15,000 crore for Maharashtra power turnaround
Power Finance Corporation to grant up to Rs. 10,000 crore
By 2012 each home will have electricity: Shinde.
- Ford To Offer Buyouts To Over 75,000 Workers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout packages of up to $140,000 to all of the more than 75,000 workers at its U.S. plants, the United Auto Workers union said on Thursday, a day before the automaker details a revised turnaround plan in response to . . .
- Usa Promoting Terror In Iraq: Cpm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The CPM general secretary, Mr Prakash Karat, yesterday accused the Bush administration of promoting terrorism, which, he said, was evident in the US action in Iraq, Afghanistan and Latin American countries.
- Do Bigha Brazil (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 15, 2006)
Brazil should mean much more to India than samba and football. With Brazil's land mass of 85 lakh sq km against India's 33 lakh sq km, and a population of 185 million as against India's over one billion, it is apparent that land is abundant in one . . .
- Road, Rail Projects Devour Thousands Of Trees (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Sep 15, 2006)
The fragile green cover in Jammu and Kashmir has yet again become a victim of several road and rail construction projects as thousands of full grown trees are being cut on the name of development.
- Divisive Issues Wreck Nation-Building (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Sep 15, 2006)
On the morning of September 7, a Muslim boy is teased by his peers at an elite public school in Lucknow. He is asked if he would sing the Vande Mataram at the school assembly a little while later.
- Cuba Sees Us As Dictator (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Launching a blistering attack on the US, Cuba, host of the NAM Summit, has charged it with resorting to war and using economic might to impose a “veritable dictatorship” on the world.
- Defeating Terrorism (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Sep 15, 2006)
Nostradamus’ prophecy that “two metal birds would crash into two tall statues and the world will end soon after” appeared to have come true on September 11, 2001. The world as we knew it certainly ended on that day.
- Us Sees 'Pause' In Indian Reforms Process (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The US, on Wednesday, said that there was a "pause" in India's economic reforms process and that this loss of momentum could have serious economic costs attached to it. However, the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Muherjee, said that the economic reforms . .
- What’S In A Deal, Asks Kakodkar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Mr Anil Kakodkar today said India should not “bother” if the proposed Indo-US civil nuclear agreement did not come through and also asserted that New Delhi would not accept any proposal that did not allow . . .
- A Welcome For Indian Migrants (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 14, 2006)
There’s a large number of Indians – the fastest-growing group of migrants – heading to Australia.
- U.S. Curbs On Nuclear Issue A Barrier To Trade: Pranab (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 14, 2006)
Washington committed to implementing civilian nuclear deal: Mulford .
- Still On Trial (Telegraph, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
There seems to be no way in which this long story can be cut short.
- Namby-Pamby (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 14, 2006)
Given that South America has fallen off India's foreign policy map, prime minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Brazil was long overdue. If New Delhi is to be a global player, it can't ignore a continent.
- Bjp Slams 'Clean Chit' To Isi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
BJP has come down heavily on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for saying that terror groups acting out of Pakistan could be acting autonomously of the Musharraf regime, saying it was tantamount to giving a clean chit to ISI.
- At Ibsa Summit, Quota Lessons For I From B & Sa (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 14, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Brasilia to take part in the first India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit, are reservations and quotas on his mind? Or maybe the question isn’t entirely quixotic.
- Nazism In New Garb (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 14, 2006)
Bush can't be faulted for describing Islamist terrorists as 'fascists'. There's similarity between Islamism and Fascism, argues Prafull Goradia
- Ibsa Is Historic, Without Precedent: Manmohan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday described the first summit of IBSA, that brought together India, Brazil and South Africa in a trilateral commission, as "historic" and an "idea without precedent" and said for the three countries . . .
- Usa Set On Sanctions Against N Korea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The United States of America is “deeply sceptical” of North Korea’s intentions to dismantle its nuclear program, and is thereby set on starting full-fledged sanctions against the reclusive regime, sources said yesterday.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal May Be Delayed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The US on Wednesday said it will honour the agreement between New Delhi and Washington on civilian nuclear cooperation and stressed that the goalposts with regard to the deal were not being moved.
- 'America Biz Coming To India' (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
A large group of American businessmen are planning to visit India in November to look for opportunities to invest in the country, US Ambassador David Mulford told a gathering of Indian and American businessmen on Wednesday.
- The Taliban Threat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 14, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's remarks about the Taliban before a seminar on Kashmir held at the European parliament in Brussels on Tuesday that they represent a danger greater than Al Qaeda provides some food for thought.
- Syria Probes Foiled Attack On Us Embassy (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Syria was investigating who was behind a bold but foiled attack on the US embassy in Damascus in which Islamist gunmen used grenades, automatic weapons and two explosives-laden vehicles.
- Islamic Missionaries Unfazed By Claims Of Al Qaeda Links (Reuters, Kamran Haider, Sep 14, 2006)
Devotees came in their tens of thousands, unrolled mats, pitched tents, assembled mini-stoves, and spent the weekend in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad sipping tea, praying and listening to sermons.
- Taliban And Al Qaeda (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 14, 2006)
Some realities President Pervez Musharraf referred to on Tuesday seem to elude observers of the Pakistani scene in the context of the war on terror.
- Us Group Urges Bush Not To Help India’S N-Arms Plan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
A US non-proliferation group has urged the Bush administration to ensure that its civil nuclear trade with India does not in any way assist or encourage the country’s nuclear weapons programme.
- Musharraf Should Help Singh (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 14, 2006)
The Indian prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has signalled that the issue of terrorism will top his agenda of talks with General Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Havana later this week.
- Us Arms Experts Seek More Restrictions On Indian Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
US weapons experts are calling on the US Senate to tighten provisions of a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India despite warnings by New Delhi that it cannot accept any more restrictions.
- Attack On Us Embassy In Syria Is Another Pointer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 14, 2006)
Gunmen launched a daylight assault on the US Embassy in Damascus Tuesday using grenades, automatic weapons and an explosive laden van in a foiled terror attack.
- Our Men In Havana (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 14, 2006)
It would seem a pity that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has to travel half way round the world to meet Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf. But look at it differently; isn’t it better that the two leaders see each other in Havana than not at all?
- Dam Safety Authority Inspects Mullaperiyar Dam Site (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The Dam Safety Authority on Wednesday inspected the Mullaperiyar dam, which has been in the limelight ever since a tremor in its vicinity on August 18.
- Brazil, South Africa Back India's Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The presidents of Brazil and South Africa said on Wednesday they supported changes in international rules to allow India to buy nuclear fuel and reactors from the United States and other countries.
- Aids Survey Throws Up A Few Surprises (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
State AIDS Control Society stepping up campaign; behaviour surveillance report for 2004-2005 released
- Towards A Doctrine For Internal Security (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 14, 2006)
There is a notion that all it takes is sturdy political will for the Indian state to defeat the increasingly lethal non-state actors. The result is ignorance about the nature of internal disorder.
- Lesson Of Gore Ecofilm — Don't Vote On Personality (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 14, 2006)
The former U.S. Vice-President delivers a stunning lesson on global warming.
- Talks Between Manmohan, Musharraf Should Be Productive, Says Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The leadership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) would like the proposed meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the XIV Non-aligned summit in Havana "to be productive . . .
- `India Ready For Bold Decisions' (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 14, 2006)
Manmohan wants to connect better with Brazil and South Africa
- Support For India's Nuclear Deal (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Sep 14, 2006)
Brazil would be willing to cooperate on fuel supplies and technology, indicates Lula
- Us Rules Out N-Deal Delay (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Seeking speedy bilateral negotiations on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, American Ambassador to India David Mulford allayed Indian apprehensions on Wednesday that the vote on the deal may be delayed in the US Senate.
- ‘India Ready To Call Off N-Deal If Us Deviates’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
“We are waiting for the amendment. We will call off the deal if there are any changes in the agreement, and go ahead with our research and development,” Anil Kakodkar said.
- Hamas, Abbas In Disharmony Over Unity Policies (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Sep 14, 2006)
Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies central to the resumption of international aid to the Palestinian Authority.
- Army Battles To Recruit Officers In Booming India (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Sep 14, 2006)
The slick, new recruitment advertisement for the Indian army aired on local television channels promises it all.
- Defending Abvp (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 14, 2006)
The BJP leadership may have ticked off MP CM Shivraj Chouhan for mishandling the Ujjain students’ agitation that led to the death of Prof. H.S. Sabharwal but the RSS is firmly backing ABVP, the Sangh’s student wing .
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