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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 31829:
- One Fine September Day (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 09, 2006)
There’s more to 9/11 than the collapse of the Twin Towers and the beginning of the ‘war against terror.’ Here’s a list of all that has happened on this day.
- Night Of Funerals In Malegaon Hit By Bombs (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Sep 09, 2006)
A Muslim-majority town in Maharashtra buried its dead throughout the night and troops patrolled the streets on Saturday to prevent religious riots, a day after bomb blasts killed 32 people and wounded dozens.
- The Good Old Days Of Literature Are Here Again (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Sep 09, 2006)
British Council remembers greats
- 35 Killed, 150 Injured In Indian Mosque Blasts (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 35 people were killed and 150 injured after at least two blasts near a mosque in the west Indian town of Malegaon, officials said.
- Appreciate Yourself Before Others Can Do The Same (Times of India, Marguerite Theophil, Sep 09, 2006)
Mary and Martha lived with their brother Lazarus at Bethany, a village near Jerusalem.
Once, when Jesus and his disciples were their guests, Mary sat at Jesus's feet, listening to him talk while Martha, busy preparing food and waiting on the . . .
- Malegaon Blasts Terrorist Act: Us (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Terming the blasts in Malegaon in Maharashtra as “terrorist bombings”, the USA today said it stood with India in its fight against terrorism.
- Nuke Deal: No Speed Dating For Us Senators (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 09, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal will have to wait a little longer. US senators considering the India-US nuclear agreement have been unable to agree on a date to bring the enabling legislation to the floor of the House for a debate and a vote.
- India And The Quest For World Order (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 09, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh Government's foreign policy may or may not be independent. What is certain is that it is not effective or imaginative.
- Global Warming Causes And Remedies (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Sep 09, 2006)
The world has been experiencing changes in climate for the last several years. Warmer summers have been experienced not only in India but also in Europe and America.
- Mr Blair Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 09, 2006)
As the drumbeat for his exit quickens, the most charitable construct that can be placed on Thursday’s statement of intent by Britain’s Prime Minister is that he would not have gone public were it not for the latest jolt the Labour government has suffered.
- Bomb Kills 11 In Kabul (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
A massive suicide car bomb targeting a convoy of US military vehicles in Kabul today killed at least 11 people, including two soldiers from the US-led coalition, and wounding 29, officials and witnesses said.
- Advani: Bjp Responsible For Manmohan's Statement (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 09, 2006)
"It is a comedown from the Government's earlier stand on nuclear deal"
- Catering To Nicotine Lovers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
Smoker’s International Airways. As the name suggests, the airline, known as Smintair for short, will probably not be for the faint of lung.
- History Of Decolonization (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 09, 2006)
History has an uncanny knack of repeating itself. For the sake of the Pakistani people I hope, though, that this will not be so this time over. Given the high-handedness of Gen.
- Nato Kills More Than 20 Taliban In Afghan Clashes (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Nato troops killed more than 20 Taliban in airstrikes and artillery barrages on Friday in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the alliance said.
- Us Politicking Places Nuclear Deal Hurdle (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 09, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal, in which New Delhi and Washington have invested thousands of working hours and a fund of political capital since July 18, 2005, is threatening to unravel days before a final vote in the US Senate.
- Us Trade Chief Heads To Brazil To Boost Wto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said she would try to breathe new life into the embattled WTO at a meeting of developing countries in Brazil this weekend.
- Losing The Plot Over Five Years (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 09, 2006)
Five years after September 11, 2001, it is clear that President George W. Bush and the US have lost their way. The war has had its successes. The Taliban, which sheltered al-Qaeda, have been toppled; key personnel have been killed or captured; . . .
- Literary Anecdotes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 09, 2006)
Above all else, writers are storytellers and they generate anecdotes about how they tend to behave and how they are generally perceived. Literary anecdotes, however, are different from glimpses of writers . . .
- Waziristan Remains A Simmering Embarrassment (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 09, 2006)
While the government has international support for its military operations in Waziristan, opinion abroad differs over whether these forays against Al Qaeda have been terribly effective.
- India-Pakistan Peace Process On ‘Life Support’, Needs Revival (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 09, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process, which has been on “life support” for some time, needs to be revived, three leading South Asia experts suggested here on Friday.
- Torrential Rains Wreak Havoc On Sindh (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least ten people lost their lives as swirling floodwaters inundated several cities and towns in Sindh amid driving rain, causing the civil administration to swiftly deploy military helicopters and boats to help thousands of marooned people.
- Rbi Says No To White-Label Atms (Business Standard, Anindita Dey, Sep 09, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems reluctant to give its go-ahead for setting up white-label (or no name) ATMs by corporates, banking sources said.
- Videocon Offers $700 Mn To Buy Daewoo (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The race for takeovers abroad is getting hotter. After Tata Tea’s buyout of American energy drink giant Glaceau for $677 million, it’s the turn of Videocon group to make Corporate India’s biggest overseas acquisition ever.
- Us For Quick Sanctions On Iran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The United States wants the UN Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities, US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday.
- Blast Near Us Embassy In Kabul (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The driver of a car packed with explosives rammed into a US military convoy in Kabul on Friday, killing himself and at least 16 others, including two American soldiers.
- The New Age Of Anxiety (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Sep 09, 2006)
The meaning of the destructive atrocity known as 9/11 is now being defined, not by the event itself, but by the chain of consequences it has unleashed.
- ‘Not Osama Or Us But Kursi’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 09, 2006)
Malegaon last hit the national headlines in 2001, when 13 people were killed in communal riots in the tense weeks after 9/11. RAKSHIT SONAWANE covered it for the Express. This one sums it up: politics and state apathy the root cause
- Three Is Company (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 09, 2006)
The idea of developing countries working together at multilateral fora like the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the objective of increasing their access to developed country markets has gained strength since the formation of the G-20 during . . .
- More Than For Form's Sake (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Sep 09, 2006)
Form 3CD for tax audit was recently amended to keep pace with the changes in the income-tax law and to make things a little less irksome for the tax-payer.
- Musharraf Explains Pak Position Well (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 09, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf is now back home after a short, crisp and highly productive visit to the neighbouring Afghanistan.
- Some Indian Views On Balochistan (News International, Praful Bidwai, Sep 09, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Advani Raps Cong Chief, Pm (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 09, 2006)
In a scathing attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for skipping the Congress function for singing of Vande Matram, Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha LK on Friday said that "Those who cannot with conviction . . .
- Milestone In Iraq? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 09, 2006)
To some, the beginning of the handover of the command of the Iraqi military to the elected government in Baghdad may well seem a milestone. To others, it may seem a more or less meaningless gesture which will bring no material change in the country's . .
- A Shield For Radicalists (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
While announcing his decision to move the Srinagar sex scandal case to Chandigarh because no lawyer in the state of Jammu & Kashmir was prepared to defend the suspects.
- China’S Foreign Policy (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Sep 09, 2006)
I would appear that China’s former president and party general secretary, Jiang Zemin, is not quite ready yet to retire into political oblivion. He wanted a role like Deng Xiaoping as the ultimate arbiter of Chinese politics and policies even after . . .
- 3 Killed, 14 Hurt In Baluchistan Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The situation in Baluchistan continues to remain unstable and unpredictable, 13 days after the killing of senior Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
- Another Case Registered Against Absconding ‘Baba’ (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Sep 09, 2006)
The absconding baba of Kar Seva Wale, Amrik Singh, got into more trouble today when the Patiala police found documents pertaining to the purchase of prime land in parts of Punjab and bank accounts in the name of the culprits.
- Curious Current (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2006)
The old quip about Calcutta catching a cold when Paris sneezes may be something of an exaggeration, but scientists are demonstrating that movements in the waters of the Pacific Ocean can have an effect on the monsoon in India.
- Just Nam-Sake Relevance (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Sep 09, 2006)
Dogmatism and ideological rigidity are often the biggest hurdles in the conduct of a nation's foreign policy. What may have been relevant four decades ago may not necessarily be relevant or even desirable today.
- In China, Living With Maoist Horror (Tribune, John Pomfret, Sep 09, 2006)
Forty years ago this past August, the first killings were carried out to launch the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China. Two educators in Nanjing and a high school principal in Beijing were the first victims of the Red Guards, the shock . . .
- Nato Struggles To Tame Taliban (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Almost a week into its biggest offensive against the Taliban, Nato says it has cornered a large group of fighters and killed about 300, but still needs more troops and aircraft to finish the job.
- An Indiaphile’S Files On India (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Sep 09, 2006)
His second stint in Washington has allowed Ed Luce the proximity and objectivity to observe the changes in American society, and the world at large, post-9/11. It has also lent him the distance, of time and space, to better explain his book, In . . .
- Courting Disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2006)
Another horrendous chapter has been added to the long history of coalmine disasters in India with the suspected death of 50 workers after the roof of a state-owned coalmine collapsed following an explosion in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand on Thursday.
- The Path To Sanity (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 09, 2006)
The fictional Hossain Miya’s promise of an island without either masjid or mandir in Manik Bandopadhyay’s Padma Nadir Majhi — which the theatre group, Pratikriti, staged with great verve last Sunday — should have a special resonance for his . . . .
- Why Did I Go To India? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 09, 2006)
Sept 3: I'm going for a simple reason: India matters so much in the modern world…and is an incredibly diverse society... People are free to be Indian and Muslim, or Indian and Sikh, or Indian and Hindu, without any contradiction.
- Iraqi Govt Closes Al-Arabiya Office As 10 Killed In Violence (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The Iraqi government has ordered Arabic satellite network Al-Arabiya to shut down its Baghdad operations for one month, state television reported.
- Suicide Epidemic Among Farmers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 09, 2006)
The suicide epidemic that has hit our farmers is not confined to just one district, one state or one particular crop. There could be some debate about the quantum of the epidemic and its nature.
- India Rejects Sri Lankan Minister's Charge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Reacting to the accusation of Indian interference made by Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday defended the conduct of its High Commissioner in Colombo and said her contribution to the . . .
- "Safeguards Can Kick In Only After Cooperation Starts" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 08, 2006)
In the context of the bills moved in the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement,Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, says India considers "reprocessing an extremely important part . . .
- Bush Confirms Prison Network (Hindu, Suzanne Goldenberg, Sep 08, 2006)
No indication of CIA shutting down its detention centres
- India Spotlight At Frankfurt Book Fair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The 58th annual Frankfurt Book Fair turns the spotlight on Indian literature this year, the highlight of the event that has attracted exhibitors from some 100 countries.
- Racism New And Old (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
When Iraqi Sunni terrorists killed 11 Pakistani and three Indian Shia pilgrims on the same bus to Karbala the other day, they did not check passports or wait to hear discourses from their victims about the validity of Jinnah's Two-Nations . . .
- Hindus, Muslims Avoid Conflict Over 'Vande Mataram' (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Sep 08, 2006)
Millions of Indians, including many minority Muslims, sang the country's national song on the centenary of its adoption on Thursday, averting a showdown between Hindu and Muslim groups over the controversial event.
- Iraq Qaeda Chief Threatens New Attacks (Reuters, HEBA KANDIL, Sep 08, 2006)
Al Qaeda's new leader in Iraq said the country's Sunni politicians were treacherous and warned of more attacks against U.S.-led forces there, according to an Internet audio tape posted on Thursday.
- Pakistan Risks Creating Al Qaeda, Taliban Sanctuary (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 08, 2006)
Five years after President Pervez Musharraf bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, his government has signed a peace deal with Pakistani Taliban.
- Kargil War,1999 Coup To Figure In Musharraf's Book (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Kargil War and the 1999 military coup ousting then premier Nawaz Sharif are among the host of issues which figure prominently in Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's soon-to-be released autobiography.
- What Taliban? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
Is NATO fighting a ghost in Afghanistan?
Something very strange is going on in Afghanistan.
- Bjp Flays Cong For Derailing Movement Of Nationalism (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP has patted the Muslims who did not leave India even after the partition and accused the Congress of derailing the movement of nationalism.
- What The Heart Does Not Feel, The Eye Cannot See (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 08, 2006)
After 15 years of a battering from hostile policies and governments, the world of the peasant has turned highly fragile. But the onus of changing is on the farmer. Not on those driving a cruel process and system.
- Most Sang Out, Few Abstained (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Nearly a century back, Rabindranath Tagore in an ode to Vande Mataram wrote, "It was the silken thread which had woven the nation.
- Blair Succumbs To Pressure (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 08, 2006)
Tony Blair, Britain’s embattled Prime Minister faced a growing rebellion on Wednesday as a junior minister and at least five official aides tendered their resignations demanding that he step down in a row over his leadership.
- Collective Guardianship (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 08, 2006)
The murder of Prof Sabharwal in a college campus should make us think about the role of politics in educational institutions
- Nato Calls For Reinforcements In Afghanistan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
NATO's top commander on Thursday urged allied nations to send reinforcements to war ravaged southern Afghanistan, where resurgent Taliban militants are inflicting heavy casualties on foreign forces and captured a remote town from police for the . . .
- This Too Shall Pass (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
Manish Adhikary's mind takes a curious ride on a number of important issues gripping the people when he is left idle by a midnight power cut
- Trial Ground For Disaster (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 08, 2006)
During Israel’s blitz on Lebanon, UN agencies and major aid organisations based themselves at the luxurious Movenpick Hotel and resort on the seafront near Beirut’s Pigeon Rocks landmark.
- Why Globalisation Is In Trouble - I (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 08, 2006)
The dominant world powers historically pushed for globalisation as a means of increasing wealth and influence. Yet those nations fret as the emerging powers of India and China embrace the same strategy.
- Govt May Lower Political Temperature (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 08, 2006)
The only BNP member in the National Assembly, Mr Abdul Rauf Mengal has resigned from the House in protest against kill ing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and his last speech was full of all sorts of grievances and accusations.
- Us Firm To Build $100m Office Complex In India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 08, 2006)
A US company has signed a $100 million deal with an Indian firm to develop an office complex near Hyderabad, Andhera Pradesh.
- Reprocessing Is A Must: Kakodkar (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 08, 2006)
Accumulation of spent fuel without proper disposal option unacceptable
- Indian Women To Bring Peace To Liberia (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 08, 2006)
Dozens of helmeted Indian women in blue camouflage uniform, holding automatic rifles, rubber-tipped bamboo sticks or fibreglass riot shields, position themselves in a circle, training in anti-riot operations.
- Misgivings About The Accord (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2006)
Tuesday's agreement between the government and the militants in North Waziristan has aroused some international concerns, though the American reaction seems to show an understanding of Pakistan’s position.
- Concept Of Justice In Islam (Dawn, Bilal Ahmed Malik, Sep 08, 2006)
Jurists have defined justice and equality as keeping a thing in its right place, or keeping the balance.
- Ict Application Role Of Cooperatives (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
Can the cooperatives compete with the corporates in the market -driven economy? Information and Computer Technology (ICT) is one area where they can do so successfully.
- Caste Votes On Campus (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Sep 08, 2006)
The election to Delhi University’s Student Union, which takes place today, is as big as it gets.
- The Queen’S English In India (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Sep 08, 2006)
I read a hilarious book, “Eats, Shoots and Leaves”, which deals with the corruption of the Queen’s English due to negligence in the use of punctuation. But the corruption in Newspaper English in India stems largely from a transference of usage . . .
- Progress At What Cost? (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
The government is concerned about statistics and graphs on GDP but not greenery and the welfare of people.
- Hollow Nation (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 08, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called “second War of Independence” in Baluchistan has been galvanized in the aftermath of the “martyrdom” of the octogenarian, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Pakistan Risks Creating Al Qaeda, Taliban Sanctuary (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 08, 2006)
Five years after President Pervez Musharraf bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, his government has signed a peace deal with Pakistani Taliban.
- Fighting The Fighters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The bombing of World Trade Center transformed the thinking about warfare among American security analysts in particular and Western theoreticians in general. Michael C. Fowler, a defence analyst of the Roger Williams University, portrays the . . .
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