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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 31829:
- Unfolding Tragedy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 30, 2006)
War rages in north and east of the island, and the number of civilians displaced by war has risen to 1.7 lakhs.
- Bismillah Khan (Frontline, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Aug 30, 2006)
Peerless shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan leaves behind a repertoire of sublime music.
- Police Probe Into The Links Between Iran And Japanese Company (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Police are investigating possible links between an Iranian company and a Japanese manufacturer accused of illegally exporting equipment that can be used to make atomic weapons, a trade ministry official said today.
- Iraq Agrees On Truce With Militants (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The government forces agreed a truce on Tuesday with Shia militia fighters after violent clashes south of Baghdad, as Iraq reeled from a three-day bout of bloodshed in cities across the country.
- Balochis See Off Bugti (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Gunfire and rioting continued for the fourth straight day on Tuesday after an emotionally charged funeral service for Baloch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was killed by Pakistani forces on Saturday.
- Israeli Pm Announces War Probes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Ignoring calls for an independent commission of inquiry, Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Olmert has decided to establish two committees to investigate the handling of the Lebanon war by the government and the military.
- Is The Problem With Quotas Over? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 30, 2006)
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi
The solutions to the teachers’ shortage will sound the death knell for the IITs
The Bill that sanctions 27 per cent reservations for OBCs allows the IITs, IIMs and . ..
- France To Proceed With Iran Nuclear Dialogue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
France is ready to renew dialogue with Iran on ending the standoff over its nuclear programme but will continue to insist that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment, Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Tuesday.
- N-Plants: Chinese Help Sought (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Aug 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has sought increased Chinese military and economic support, especially to meet Pakistan’s growing nuclear energy needs. Talking to a 17-member delegation of the Communist Party of China which met him on . . .
- Bush’S Flawed Iraq Policy (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 30, 2006)
WITH 3,438 civilian fatalities (roughly three times the number of civilian deaths in Lebanon during the month-long assault by Israel), July was the bloodiest month in Iraq since the American-led invasion.
- No-Confidence Against Pm Fails (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 30, 2006)
The No-Confidence Motion moved by the Combined Opposition against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly has fizzled out.
- India Violates All Norms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has deplored Indian Government’s statement on Akbar Bugti’s demise and said that it’s not only against the well-established norms of interstate relations but also a blatant interference in the internal . . .
- High Risk Of Disease In Indian Flood’S Wake (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Medical teams fanned out across parts of India’s desert state of Rajasthan to check the spread of disease after floods claimed at least 150 lives in the past week, officials said on Monday.
- Flood Levels Recede In Rajasthan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Relief workers in the flood-affected state of Rajasthan stepped up efforts to rescue thousands of stranded villagers on Tuesday, as water levels began to recede, officials said.
- Blind Men Of Hindustan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2006)
Last Wednesday an eminent American research scholar and author on South Asia, Mr Paul Brass, wrote an article in a national daily.
- Pakistani Assembly Rejects Pm No-Confidence Move (Reuters, Arshad Sharif, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan's parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday after he dismissed accusations of corruption as lies and hailed economic improvement under President Pervez Musharraf.
- Three Mines To Boost Uranium Supplies (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Aug 30, 2006)
Three new small uranium mines and one processing plant will come up in Jharkhand within the next two years to feed the existing and upcoming nuclear reactors, as the country is facing a steep shortage in uranium fuel.
- Media-How Much Embedded? (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Aug 30, 2006)
‘‘Today, if you are a journalist in the print or the electronic media anywhere in the world, it is difficult to escape embedding,’’ celebrated documentary film maker, Anand Patwardhan recently wrote in an article. Corporate and Government interests . . .
- Annan To Press Israel To Lift Lebanon Blockade (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and discuss the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers when he meets Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday.
- Case Against Us Child Killer Suspect Collapses (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
John Mark Karr, the schoolteacher who made worldwide headlines by confessing to one of America’s most notorious unsolved crimes, the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, was abruptly cleared yesterday after the case against him collapsed.
- Bush Remembers Katrina Victims (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday mourned Hurricane Katrina's victims and vowed to do right by its survivors, one year after the killer storm devastated New Orleans, appalled the world, and forever scarred his presidency.
- Back To The Third Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2006)
The third front may be no more than an idea at the moment, but the CPM believes its search for a non-Congress, non-BJP “third alternative” will finally emerge as it engages with the UPA on its policies.
- Tactical Gain, Strategic Blunder (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Aug 30, 2006)
The killing of the Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti by the Pakistani military on August 26 looks like a tactical victory for Islamabad.
- The Sacred And The Polluting (Indian Express, SUBHASH GATADE, Aug 30, 2006)
As the Ganesh festivities reach their peak, it may be useful to remember the recent guidelines issued by the Gujarat state government to control water pollution during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Laxmi Mittal To Add Steel To Tharoor’S Un Campaign (Times of India, Sanjay Dutta, Aug 30, 2006)
Steel king Laxmi Niwas Mittal has a new mission after the Arcelor takeover. India’s most powerful brand ambassador has been roped in to win over government heads around the world to see that the country’s candidate, Shashi Tharoor, makes the grade . . .
- A Peek Into World Of Terrorists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
It now seems almost impossible to imagine a world without terror lurking in the background. Bringing home this bitter truth is Discovery Channel's new series, "Terror Strikes", that goes on the air this coming Friday.
- The Other Questions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 30, 2006)
The parliamentary and public debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal has, predictably, focussed on two questions.
- Everyday A “Day” (Tribune, Renu Bhardwaj, Aug 30, 2006)
It’s a “Day” everyday these days—-Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Grandparents’ Day, Friendship Day, Valentine’s Day and Forgiveness Day to name a few.
- Pak’S Double Game (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Aug 30, 2006)
ISLAMABAD – For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent . . .
- Ecological Havoc In The Kasauli Hills (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Aug 30, 2006)
The Kasauli hills are at present threatened with ecological havoc. Big ticket colonisers and property developers, alongwith a network of real-estate agents, are acquiring thousands of bighas of land from peasants and farmers to put up multistorey . . .
- Mind Over Marshals (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2006)
On December 5, I was traveling to Bucharest via Frankfurt to take up an assignment as our country’s Ambassador in Romania. The Air India flight to Frankfurt from Delhi was delayed; I was to connect with a Lufthansa flight to Bucharest but missed it . . .
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Key Infrastructure Projects Crippled By Delay, Admits Govt (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Aug 30, 2006)
Work on the 73-km Howrah-Amta-Champadanga rail project in West Bengal started 32 years ago. To date, this project is yet to be completed.
- Chavez Bound For Syria As America Looks On (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Syria on Tuesday on a trip likely to rile Washington, which charges the Arab nation with sponsoring terrorism.
- Maharashtra Contests Centre’S Stand In Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Maharashtra on Tuesday contested the Central Government’s stand that its special leave petition in the Supreme Court on the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary issue has become time-barred and hence liable to be rejected, by claiming that it chose the . . .
- A Devotee's Prayer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Scholars who expound the Puranas often state that one should emulate Lord Rama and follow the teachings of Lord Krishna. But, if one analyses Krishna's actions from the spiritual perspective, it will become apparent that He was a man of . . .
- Sudan’S Principled Position (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir has rejected American pressure for the deployment of the UN peacekeepers in the troubled Darfur region.
- Rioting Marks Pakistan Tribal Leader's Funeral (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Gunfire and rioting broke out for a fourth straight day on Tuesday after an emotion-charged funeral service for a prominent tribal chief killed by Pakistani forces. Two police were wounded and dozens of shops destroyed in the violence.
- India Asks Iran To Honour Obligations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
New Delhi clarifies position on NPT, gas pipeline
Ready to cooperate with IAEA: Iran Deputy Foreign Minister
Iran wants nuclear issue referred back to IAEA.
- Daily Newspapers Reach Over 200 Million People, Says Nrs 2006 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Growth of Internet usage slower than anticipated
Rise in TV viewers, FM radio listeners
Indian language dailies have grown substantially
Largest readership growth in Hindi belt.
- China And Nam (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 30, 2006)
The 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana next month is bound to be dominated by anti-American rhetoric from the Latin Left, Israel-bashing by the Arabs, and Iran’s nuclear confrontation with the West. Instead of being bogged down by . . .
- I Say, Three Cheers For Ayaan (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Muslim by birth, is a daring woman. She has dared to raise questions despite knowing that a Mussalman is prohibited from raising any question on Islam.
- Withering Lives (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Aug 30, 2006)
The agrarian crisis bankrupts whole communities and drives hundreds of farmers to suicide across Maharashtra.
- Harvest Of Death In Vidarbha (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Aug 30, 2006)
Mounting debt, rising cost of inputs and falling prices of their produce are driving farmers of the region to suicide.
- Marathwada's Turn (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Aug 30, 2006)
The Marathwada region has seen farmers' suicides and it could be another Vidarbha in the making.
- Vines Of Debt (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Onion or grape, farmers of Nashik in north Maharashtra have very little to choose to escape debt, and now death.
- Have A Pure Mind To Do Great Work (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Aug 30, 2006)
Imagine walking away from a medal regarded as the maths equivalent of the Nobel Prize. If that’s easy, imagine solving a hundred-year-old conundrum ranked among seven of the world’s greatest mathematical problems, each worth a million dollars.
- ``Enforced Disappearances On The Rise In South Asia'' (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 30, 2006)
Amnesty International has expressed concern over the growing incidence of "enforced disappearances'' of people in South Asia as Governments in the region step up their campaign against terrorism.
- Pursuit Of Nuclear Tech Irreversible: Ahmadinejad (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his nation’s pursuit of nuclear technology was irreversible, taking a tough tone ahead of a UN deadline this week demanding his country suspend part of its nuclear programme.
- The Sikandar-Jinnah 'Understanding' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
The year 1926-27 was a continuous period of communal strife between Hindus and Muslims. Towards the end of 1926 Muslim leaders of Punjab decided to unite on one platform and reconstitute the Punjab Provincial Muslim League, which was headed by . . .
- His Message: Smile Through Your Woes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
He took the concept of catharsis to beautiful heights without disturbing the flow and feel-good texture of the movie, which mainly revolved around educated middle-class families.
- Feeding A Monster Called Monopoly (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Aug 29, 2006)
It happened at 2 a.m. on Independence Day, just as the source had said it would. Through the inky darkness on the Line of Control at Machhil, near Kupwara, nine infiltrating Lashkar-e-Toiba militants crept towards the border fence, barely a hundred . . .
- Al-Sadr Men Clash With Troops, 34 Killed (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
At least 34 people were killed and dozens injured in gunbattles between Iraqi troops and Shia militiamen loyal to a popular cleric in this Shia-dominated city south of Baghdad, officials said on Monday.
- Net Result (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
More Indians are accessing the Internet than ever before, but the nation is way down the list in the number of users internationally. The US is the leader by far, followed by China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Korea.
- Ddt Still Weapon Of Choice Against Malaria (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2006)
Men in blue coveralls and white surgical masks began their annual trek into the countryside here last week. Methodically, they sprayed one home after another with a chemical that is poised for a big expansion in the developing world: DDT.
- Ratification Of Treaties (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s insistence on maintaining executive privilege in dealing with the Indo-US nuclear deal raises two kinds of questions.
- Reliance, Chevron Readying For New Exploration Venture (The Financial Express, ANUPAMA AIRY, Aug 29, 2006)
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group may soon float a new upstream company for undertaking exploration and production (E&P) ventures in various parts of India. US major Chevron International may pick an equity stake in the new company.
- Thousands Displaced In Barmer (Hindu, Mohammed Iqbal , Aug 29, 2006)
Death toll in Rajasthan floods 138; rescue and relief work in full swing
- Nepal King’S Indian Business Links (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 29, 2006)
It is now clear that the royal family of Nepal has business links with at least five well known Indian companies.
- India Must Not Lose Interest (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 29, 2006)
India’s disinterest has created fear in Pakistan. Peace process must continue even if it is limping.
- Us Backtracks On Fmct (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2006)
Talks on FMCT were stalled as the US does not wish to have verification in the mandate.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- War Over Water (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Asian Age, Aug 29, 2006)
Are we heading for an era of “hydrological warfare” in which rivers, lakes and aquifers become national security assets to be fought over, or controlled through proxy armies and client states?
- Small Screen, Big Picture (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 29, 2006)
Have you noticed how much they fidget? And speak with their hands or employ body language instead of words?
- The Man Who Saw Magic In The Mundane (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The year that Hrishikesh Mukherjee came out with his first film, Musafir, was also the year that Mehboob Khan’s Mother India, B R Chopra’s Naya Daur, Nasir Hussain’s Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Subodh Mukherjee’s Paying Guest, and Guru Dutt’s Pyasa were released.
- Making The Headlines At The Frontlines (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
When Olaf Wiig and Steve Centanni were picked up on August 14 in Gaza City, they were only the latest examples of journalists carrying on their trade in increasingly hostile conditions.
- War’S Reckoning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The Israeli war against Hezbollah was reckoned a failure as soon as the fighting stopped, and so is the American war against Iraq, though the fighting continues.
- Jklf Chief Says No Role For Al-Qaeda In Kashmir Dispute (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Kashmir's top separatist leader and JKLF chief Yasin Malik today said Al-Qaeda has nothing to do with Kashmir and "their (Al-Qaeda) fight is not our fight'' while emphasizing the need to "build a non-violent and ideological force that is vocal and . . .
- Iran Dismisses Us Threat Of Sanctions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Registering money-lenders to give cheaper loans to farmers is not going to solve farmers' problems. The solution has to be found from within the banking framework, by making it provide credit to landless labourers, marginal farmers and women . . .
- In The Afterlight Of The Bugti Episode (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 29, 2006)
The widespread protests in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country over the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti should come as no surprise to anyone.
- Pranab, Priya Assail Left’S Handling Of Education........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The CPI(M)-led Left Front Government in West Bengal was today criticised by Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi for "politicization" of the education system and its policy on teaching english in schools.
- The Two-Way Traffic (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
There is a group of European nationals who, in their hundreds of thousands, are leaving home to set up in other countries, pushing up property prices, using local services and failing miserably to learn their hosts' languages or to integrate . . .
- Frankfurt 2006: India Shining? (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Aug 29, 2006)
In 1986, when India was the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the first time, Indian literature was still an exotic commodity. Some writers had made a mark—R K Narayan, Nayantara Sahgal, Mulk Raj Anand; a young, brash writer called . . .
- "India Not Part Of Any Design To Contain China" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 29, 2006)
U.S.-China conflict unlikely: Saran
China likely to become India's biggest trading partner
Need for closer economic, transport links.
- Pm For Bold Approach Towards Power Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Hinting at the recent row over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday appealed to the political parties in the country to have a “bold and forward-looking” approach towards the power sector needs.
- What Happened In Lebanon And Why (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Aug 29, 2006)
Lebanon was pulverised and innocents were massacred. It is rare that such unbridled violence goes unchecked, rarer still that it is not even admonished. What deep depravity it is to see evil being justified and to hear a chorus of support for it.
- A Culture Of Violence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
The MMA has made statements condemning the targeted killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and termed it a diversionary tactic on part of the government. MMA leaders are suggesting that both the Women's Rights Bill, which seeks to make amendments to . . .
- Flying To Skardu (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
Our national flag carrier has the singular distinction of flying a Boing 737 aircraft to Skardu -- the gateway to what international tourists call the 'throne room of mountain gods'. On paper it is a daily 45 minute flight from Islamabad to Skardu . . .
- Two Terrorists Killed, Arms Seized In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Troops killed two Pakistani terrorists, apprehended many and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir since Sunday evening, an official spokesman said on Monday.
- Iran Not Concerned About Un Deadline Over N-Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Iran said on Monday it is not concerned about this week's United Nation deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.
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