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Articles 14921 through 15020 of 31829:
- British-Led Forces Rescue Western Hostages In Iraq (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 24, 2006)
British-led forces rescued three Christian peace activists from captivity on Thursday after finding them tied up in a house in western Baghdad, two weeks after their American colleague was tortured and killed.
- Exit Dr Abdullah (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 24, 2006)
The real reasons behind the dismissal of Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah remain shrouded in mystery, with a number of theories circulating.
- U.S. Ups Pressure In Afghan Christian Convert Case (Reuters, Saul Hudson , Mar 24, 2006)
The United States told Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday it wanted Afghanistan to show it respects religious freedom and quickly resolve the case of a man facing possible execution for converting from Islam to Christianity.
- Bush Feels The Heat In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 24, 2006)
The announcement of American President that his troops are there to stay in Iraq for years is, in fact, reflective of the fact that all is not well in that country and Bush has started feeling the heat of the fire he himself initiated. Rejecting . . .
- Defenceless Defence Of Indo-Us N-Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 24, 2006)
Us ambassador in Pakistan Ryan C Crocker has said that Indo-US nuclear deal will enhance security and stability in South Asia. Talking to a selected group of journalists in Islamabad on Wednesday, he asserted that the agreement will not in any way . . .
- Fining The Blues (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 24, 2006)
The Federal Communications Commission is in a tough spot when it comes to enforcing the law against broadcast indecency.
- Ties Strengthened, Made More Meaningful (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Mar 24, 2006)
Rarely if ever has such a major visit to Pakistan as that of President Bush taken place against a background so laden with negative overtones and a sense of foreboding.
- N-Deal Will Put India In Npt Loop: Burns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
India has been kept out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and America’s civil nuclear deal with it would bring it into the global regime, according to US under-secretary of state for political affairs Mr Nicholas Burns.
- Leave Pakistan Or Die, Musharraf Warns Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Foreign militants hiding in Pakistan should either leave or face annihilation, President Pervez Musharraf said in a strongly worded speech on Thursday marking a national holiday.
- Targeting Schools (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Terrorists must be thwarted
- Threatened Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Fate of Barua house should be wake-up call
- India's Prosperity (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Mar 24, 2006)
Economic growth has been integral to India's rising geopolitical influence.
- Us Chamber Of Commerce Supports Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 24, 2006)
Ahead of a crucial meet on Indo-US nuclear deal in the US Congress next week, the Chamber of Commerce has asked the American lawmakers to support the agreement as it would foster strategic ties that will yield significant commercial opportunities . . .
- Vtu Completes 1,000th `E-Class' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) on Thursday completed the 1,000th `e-class' beamed through EDUSAT. It was the first university to use the satellite for beaming lectures to its affiliated colleges.
- Interpreters Bridge Language Divide For Foreign Patients (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Mar 24, 2006)
Hospitals in city either have in-house interpreters or commission someone from outside Hospitals in city have in-house interpreters or commission someone from outside Most visiting groups of foreign patients are accompanied by an English speaking . . .
- Cpi(m) Alleges Us Bid To Sell Nuke Reactors To India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Move to set up uranium projects come in for criticism
State Government asked to convene an all-party meet on uranium projects
Make cost-benefit analysis and environmental reports public
Pooh-poohs Government officials' assurances on providing . . .
- Reduced Allocation For Education In Budget Draws Flak (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Government criticised for `neglecting' education
Government criticised for allowing private managements to introduce courses in agriculture
Legislation sought on the fee structure for professional courses and sharing of seats
- Bring Deemed Varsities Under Government Control: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The party condemned the "undemocratic" approach of managements, and urged them to re-admit expelled students
- U.S. Urges Suppliers To Back India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Francois Murphy, Mar 24, 2006)
Washington on Thursday lobbied the world's top suppliers of nuclear technology to back a U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal that critics say threatens the global arms control regime, diplomats said.
- Punjab Has Come A Long Way Since The Years Of Turmoil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 24, 2006)
It's a sign of absolute normality. As a young reporter, this correspondent had gotten used to the ubiquitous AK-47s and self-loading rifles (SLRs) in the hands of the Punjab Police during the years of turmoil in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Staying On In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 24, 2006)
President George Bush’s declaration that American troops will stay in Iraq till 2008 coincides with the availability of some Iraqi audio tapes which quote former president Saddam Hussain as saying that his country had nothing to hide by way of . . .
- ‘India Will Not Accept Any Amendments To Nuclear Deal’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 24, 2006)
Indian ambassador Ronen Sen has declared in an interview published here that there is absolutely no chance of India accepting any amendment or condition to the US-India nuclear agreement, as negotiated.
- Iran And Us: A Replay Of Iraq Unlikely (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Let me begin by saying that I belong to the group of people who reject the use of weapons of mass destruction.
- Good Versus Evil Isn't A Strategy (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Mar 24, 2006)
The Bush administration's newly unveiled National Security Strategy might well be subtitled "The Irony of Iran."
- Khamenei Reaches Out, Ready To Talk Iraq With Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Iran pushed ahead on its nuclear programme on Tuesday as the country’s most powerful figure reaffirmed its willingness to hold face-to-face talks with the US on Iraq — sending a somewhat mixed message to the international community. Talks . . .
- Bailable Warrants Against Manu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today admitted the police appeal in the Jessica Lall murder case.
- Icici Bank’S American Express Card (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
ICICI Bank and American Express, on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘ICICI Bank Gold American Express Card’, offering customers a powerful value proposition of enhanced rewards and superior international and domestic travel benefits.
- Basque Militants Declare Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
In a statement released to Basque media, ETA said its objective now was “to start a new democratic process” in the Basque country.
- Afghan Fm Removed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister since the fall of the Taliban regime four years ago will be replaced and a new interior minister anointed in a cabinet reshuffle proposed by President Hamid Karzai, officials said on Wednesday.
- Congress Mla Suspended From Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Motion passed by voice vote amid protests
Meena refuses to tender apology
Opposition decries Speaker's action
- ‘Hamas Will Not Lay Down Arms’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group will continue to fight Israel and told the United States that its Middle East policy would fuel terrorism.
- Bid To Break Iran Deadlock (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Britain, France call off consultations
- Russia, China For Tie-Up With India (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 23, 2006)
For meeting economic, other challenges
- India, Pak. To Share Criminal Investigation Expertise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Pending Interpol references to be disposed expeditiously
Group to look into human trafficking, counterfeit currency, illegal immigration
- Musharraf Open To Talks On Waziristan And Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
President says govt won’t be blackmailed
* No challenge to state writ acceptable
* Musharraf and Aziz discuss cabinet reshuffle
- Strategic Partnership (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 23, 2006)
After the Bush visit, there are new opportunities for commercial space cooperation with the US
- Kerosene For The Unscrupulous? (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Mar 23, 2006)
There is need to devise a better system of subsidising kerosene
- You Surely Can’T Be Serious, Mr Friedman (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Mar 23, 2006)
Keeping the Indo-US nuke deal in mind “what you haven’t realised is that it is not just the world but the nuclear world itself that’s getting flatter by the day.”
- Delhi Police Appeal In Jessica Case Admitted By Court; Warrants Issued (Hindu, Prashant Pandey, Mar 23, 2006)
All nine accused acquitted by trial court restrained from leaving the country
- Warrants Against Jessica Accused (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Admitting the police appeal against the acquittal of all the accused in the Jessica Lall murder case, Delhi High Court today issued bailable warrants against nine persons, including Manu Sharma, and asked them not to leave the country.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Box Populi (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2006)
Cole porter knew more than a thing or two about semantic geo-politics. “You like potato and I like potahto/ You like tomato and I like tomahto/ Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto.
- Afghan Trial Of Christian 'Troubles' Bush (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, Mar 23, 2006)
President Bush yesterday said he was "deeply" troubled by the trial in Afghanistan of a Christian who could face execution for converting from Islam and vowed to pressure the Afghan government on the matter.
- Khamenei Sanctions Talks With Usa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sanctioned talks with the USA on Iraq, saying Iranian officials would tell the US to leave the country. “If Iranian officials can express Iran’s opinion about Iraq to the Americans and make . . .
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Afghanistan Under Pressure To Free Christian Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
International pressure mounted on Afghanistan on Wednesday over the case of a man who faces the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity.
- Pta’S Ham-Handed Action (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
In response to a petition filed in the Supreme Court, and acting on the court’s order, the telecom industry regulator, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, has blocked 12 websites which it says are hosting the blasphemous cartoons.
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- Govt To Release 40 Political Detainees In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India will release 40 political detainees who have been held in prison in Kashmir for opposing Indian rule, officials said on Wednesday.
- Us And China To Launch Latin America Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States, wary of potential ''crossed wires'' as China steps up its involvement in Washington's traditional sphere of influence in Latin America, plans to start a dialogue with Beijing on the issue.
- Bangladesh Says Trade Gap, Militant Charges Hurt India Ties (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Mar 23, 2006)
Bangladesh urged India on Wednesday to cut its huge trade surplus with Dhaka and stop making "misleading charges" about hosting Indian militants to help improve edgy ties between the traditional friends.
- Hamas On Course To Govern Despite Plo Objections (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mar 23, 2006)
Hamas said on Wednesday the Palestinian parliament would meet next week to vote on its new cabinet despite the Palestine Liberation Organisation's rejection of its governing agenda.
- Logic Of Office (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
If the horse goes in an undesirable direction, the cart just has to be put before it. That is no problem in the Indian parliament, where abrasive exchanges over who holds an office of profit have led to an adjournment of the budget session.
- Us To Push Forward Fissile Materials Cutoff Treaty: Burns (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States has said that it has not given up the fissile materials cutoff treaty and would "push the idea forward" with India on such an accord in the near future.
- Srinagar To Varanasi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Mar 23, 2006)
Overriding Need To Move Towards National Consensus
- India Expected To Have Met Un Target On Tb Detection: Who (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India is expected to have met the target set by the United Nations to control tuberculosis in 2005, the World Health Organisation has said.
- India Nuke Deal Positive For Us: Burns (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Asserting that the nuclear deal with India was "positive" for America's national interests, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns on Wednesday said there was "compelling group" of nations who have expressed support for the . . .
- Solidarity With Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan has assured Iran of its continued support for peaceful resolution of its nuclear stand-off with the United States. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri, who met his Iranian counterpart Monuchehr Mottaki in Islamabad on Tuesday, reiterated . .
- Unsc Meet On Iran Put Off (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
With no results to show despite two weeks of intense parleys on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences over a tough Franco-British statement.
- Questions Without Answers Are Worth Asking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Mar 23, 2006)
For the third year running, a physicist has won the Templeton prize. This is the one that is not just bigger than the Nobel — it is worth £795,000 — but also more imprecise: it is awarded for "progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual . . .
- Reason For Hope (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
The news that the US envoy in Iraq is to hold talks about that country’s future with a delegation from Tehran came on the same day that Iran was officially described in a new American national security document as the single most important obstacle . . .
- Famine Threat To Somalia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 23, 2006)
SOMALIA COULD relive the devastating famine that claimed 300,000 lives in the early 1990s unless emergency relief arrives soon, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday.
- Iraq War To Last My Term, Says Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
White House officials cautioned that Bush was asked when “all” US forces would withdraw and pointed to recent comments from US generals in Iraq predicting substantial reductions later this year and into 2007.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Refining Missile Deterrence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday carried out second successful testing of the cruise missile named Hataf-VII — Babar. The missile can carry different kinds of warheads to a range of five hundred kilometres. Apart from land, it can also be launched from ship and . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- Burns Trying A ‘Hard Sell’ On India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news conference on Wednesday that his country’s relationship with Pakistan was strong and that the nuclear deal with India would not affect the close ties between Washington and Islamabad.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal ‘A Big Gamble’: Krepon (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
The India-US nuclear deal is a “big gamble” by the Bush administration based on the assumption that the upside potential of the deal will be greater than the risks of proliferation, according to Michael Krepon.
- Hc Admits Police Appeal In Jessica Case, Issues Warrants (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Admitting the police appeal against the acquittal of all accused in the Jessica Lall murder case, the Delhi High Court today issued bailable warrants against nine persons, including Manu Sharma, and asked them not to leave the country.
- Italian Company Designs Jeans For Muslims (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
They’re high-around-the-waist, wide-around-the-leg and have lots of pockets for holding watches, bracelets, glasses and other knickknacks.
- Miscarriage Of Justice (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 22, 2006)
The Jessica Lal murder case provoked a public outcry against miscarriage of justice that impelled authorities to reopen the case. The distortion in the case was so brazen that even worms turned. Middle class empathy with the murdered victim . . .
- Deal In Us Interest: Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
US President Mr George W Bush has said that it was in America’s interest to work out the civilian nuclear deal with India and develop the “important relationship” with New Delhi by setting aside cold-war era tensions.
- The Welcome Spring In Mca’S Feet (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Mar 22, 2006)
The ambitious flagship project of the ministry of company affairs, MCA 21, is now a reality.
- Maximising India’S Gains From Globalisation (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Mar 22, 2006)
Is globalisation here for eternity? Or is it a limited period phenomenon? If the latter is the case, as the course of history shows, then what policy measures need to be taken to maximise the gains from globalisation for India, while it sustains?
- Sri Lanka Rebels May Postpone April Crunch Talks (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Mar 22, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will view any further attacks by renegades they say are military-backed as an act of war and may postpone crunch talks unless the state disarms them, their chief negotiator has warned.
- Venturing Into Freakonomics (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Mar 22, 2006)
The recent best seller titled Freakonomics by Steven Levitt, winner of 2003 Clark Medal awarded to the best American economist below forty years, has sparked the interest of economists in providing surprising explanations of the phenomena . . .
- Help The Child (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
Some time ago we had highlighted in these columns the need to end the curse of child labour.
- Twin Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
There are many issues that confront society at large and continue to pose a challenge to it. The plight of women is one. Another is the condition of undertrials in jails.
- Pakistan Clamours For Same U.S. Nuclear Deal As India (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Mar 22, 2006)
Stung by U.S. President George Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the United States of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia.
- Payback Policy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Mar 22, 2006)
The euphoria over the Indo-US nuclear deal has vanished. With the legislation having been tabled in the US Congress last week for validating the agreement between the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and the president of the United States of America . . .
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