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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 19042:
- Kashmir Militants Coming Home, Says India General (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Apr 17, 2006)
India's most senior army general in Kashmir said on Sunday that militants based in Pakistani Kashmir have been giving up arms and returning to their homes in the Indian part of the Himalayan region following last year's devastating earthquake.
- Art (Deccan Herald, Marta Jakimowicz, Apr 17, 2006)
Ditmar Bollaert is a Belgian photographer who has travelled extensively in India, especially the South. His Indian images, which are currently on view at Time & Space (April 7 to 19), probe the manifestations of the spiritual in the raw matter . . .
- Foil Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 17, 2006)
Any violence in the State (barring Baramulla and Doda districts where four Assembly by-elections are being held on April 24) at this juncture can have only one wicked objective.
- Dmk Fields A Poet In A Different Poll Battle (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 17, 2006)
Her name figures in the DMK’s list of candidates as Rokkaiah Malick. But she does not use her husband’s name, a sign of feminist streak in her.
- Those Unfunny Guys In Iran (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 17, 2006)
There’s an sms revolution taking place in Iran. And smileys have become its most potent weapon against the country’s ultra-conservative regime.
- King Gynandra's Elections Ploy (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Apr 17, 2006)
Gyanendra, Nepal's monarch, who imposed absolute rule on his country 14 months ago, in a surprise move, has announced that elections to parliament will be held soon.
- Top Hamas Mp Briefly Arrested In Jerusalem (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
The newly elected parliamentary deputy Mohammed Abu Teir was among seven Hamas members briefly arrested by Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem on Monday, security sources said.
- Iran's 'Nuclear University' Conceals Research: Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iranian scientists are secretly conducting crucial nuclear research and development, using university laboratories as cover to avoid international scrutiny, a media report claimed here today.
- 40,000 Iranian Suicide Bombers Ready, If Nuke Sites Hit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iran has formed battalions of suicide bombers to strike targets in the UK and the USA if its nuclear facilities are attacked, according to a media report.
- Beheaded ‘Us Spy’ Found On Pak Border (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Residents of a troubled Pakistani border region found the beheaded body of a man with note saying he was an American spy and a warning others would face the same treatment, an official said on Sunday.
- Blunt Message From Shrapnels (Indian Express, Syeda Hameed, Apr 17, 2006)
Beyond the fact of its splendour and beauty, there are two reasons why Jama Masjid has a special place in my heart.
- Breaking Free From The Golden Cage (Deccan Herald, Priyanka Haldipur, Apr 16, 2006)
The tale of a young girl coping with life in a traditional milieu is engrossing as well as brutal.
- Drumbeat Of War Is Drowning Out Wiser Counsels (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The neo-con regimes in Washington and Tehran are on collision course after last week's announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country has 'joined the nuclear club'.
- Iran Refuses To Suspend Sensitive Nuke Work (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Iran on Thursday said after talks with the head of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei that it would not bow to demands it freeze uranium enrichment.
- 5 Civilians Killed, 44 Injured In 7 Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Apr 15, 2006)
Amid the festival celebrations of Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi, Baisakhi and Good Friday, which also coincided with the arrival of an intellectual delegation from Pakistan and ‘Pakistan occupied Kashmir’, militants today struck a wave of terror with . . .
- Five Killed In 7 Explosions In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 15, 2006)
Four militant outfits claim responsibility
Five blasts in the day as people were preparing for prayers
Two occurred in the evening
- Rival Armed Factions Seizing Pieces Of Gaza (Christian Science Monitor, Joshua Mitnick, Apr 15, 2006)
Fatah and Hamas militias train in old Israeli settlements as anxiety grows over instability.
- Whitewash By Us Senator (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 15, 2006)
American Senator Chuck Hagel has said that the United States may sign a civil nuclear agreement with Pakistan in future. Addressing a news conference, he termed it a complicated issue and added that a responsible approach should be adopted to work out a s
- Wahhabism Rejects Al Qaeda Violence, Says Saudi Envoy (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 15, 2006)
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has said that Wahhabism rejects the type of violence advocated by Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network.
- Karachi Shuts Down (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Partial strike in Lahore and Islamabad
* Reports of arson in some areas
* ST extends ultimatum to a later date
* FIR against unidentified terrorist
* Rally in Quetta today
- 5 Killed, Several Hurt In Srinagar Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Five people were killed and 31 others, including nine security personnel, were wounded in a series of powerful grenade explosions in Srinagar.
- Twin Blasts In Delhi's Jama Masjid (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Thirteen people were injured, one of them seriously, in two explosions that took place in quick succession inside the historic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi when the devout were offering prayers on Friday evening.
- Need To Revamp Agencies (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
General Musharraf has very timely directed the Sindh Government to take stern action against the officials responsible for the security lapse which led to the Nishtar Park tragedy, killing 58 persons at an Eid Miladun Nabi congregation.
- Opposition Meets In London (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 15, 2006)
Central leadership of three main Opposition parties thought it appropriate to arrange their meeting in London to discuss the overall political situation and matters relating to law and order situation in the country.
- Balochistan Policy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
High level government officials have expressed the view that Baloch Sardars have lost their support and the government would now hold talks only with genuine political forces.
- These ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Apr 15, 2006)
European policymakers went on Easter vacation this week hoping for a respite from the spate of bad news which has engulfed several of the continent’s leading nations in recent days.
- China Wants India In Unsc But Not Till It Is With Japan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Extending conditional support to India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, China today virtually asked it not to make a claim jointly with Japan as part of G-4 if it wanted Beijing's backing.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Blasts At Jama Masjid Wound 10 People (Reuters, Himangshu watts, Apr 15, 2006)
Two small bombs exploded in the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, just after Friday prayers, wounding at least 10 people, police said.
- Sick Clamour For Seats (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
Poverty is our worst enemy and the root cause of India's problems.
- Srinagar Blasts Kill Five, Wound 40 People (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Apr 15, 2006)
A series of grenade attacks by suspected Muslim militants killed five people, including two women, in Indian Kashmir's main city on Friday and wounded 40, police said.
- S.Lanka Army Says Foils Attack, Violence Simmers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Apr 15, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said on Saturday it had foiled a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel ambush hours after the two sides agreed new dates for talks on saving the fragile four-year truce.
- 5 Grenade Blasts Kill Five Civilians In J&k (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Apr 15, 2006)
A series of grenade blasts rocked Srinagar City on Friday killing five civilians including two women and injuring 30 others .
- A Winner At The End (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 15, 2006)
Why Amartya Sen should become the next president of India
- Theme Of Unity Pierces Blasts (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Baisakhi, Good Friday and the Muslims’ day of prayer — two bomb blasts in close succession in Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid today strung the country’s three major communities together in a strange coincidence.
- Cynical Politics Of Quota (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister and inveterate intriguer Arjun Singh has added a new ingredient to his toxic cocktail of 'secular' education by pushing for a 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes in institutions of higher learning,
- U.S. Allies Are Behind The Death Squads (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Apr 15, 2006)
Iraq's U.S. overlords at last seem to have grasped the danger posed by their friends' militias. But it may be too late.
- Unlocking Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2006)
Karzai wants to move a political Hindukush
- Dialogue Needs A Common Language (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Apr 15, 2006)
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke recently of a “treaty of peace, security and friendship” with Pakistan, he inadvertently highlighted the different visions of India-Pakistan relations prevailing in Delhi and Islamabad.
- Money Talks But Can Someone Please Translate? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 15, 2006)
“I fed Dawood’’ was the slug of Aaj Tak’s story on the don’s cook being in Indian custody.
- Not Being In Sync With The Times (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
The protests against Mandal II as Arjun Singh’s scheme has come to be known come as yet another example of how we the people of India have left the political class behind
- The Uncertain Knowledge Edge (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is following V P Singh's ‘disas- trous’ line on reservation
- Surjit S Bhalla: Education Quotas-Unfair (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The one social group that needs affirmative action (not quotas) is the Muslims; but strangely, it is politically incorrect to talk about it.
- Two Kissingers (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
There is a disconnect between intellect and character in Henry Kissinger's personality.
- Warning Signals From Jd(u) (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
Thanks to a running feud with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, George Fernandes had long been reduced to dummy president of the Janata Dal (United). In this background, Sharad Yadav's emergence as the new helmsman of the party defeating Mr. Fernandes,
- Jama Masjid Rocked By Blasts, 13 Injured (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts rocked the historic Jama Masjid complex in Old Delhi on Friday evening, injuring 13 people including a 10-year-old boy.
- Iran May Climb Down Over N-Issue Sooner Than West Expects (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Was Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad inspired by a Tehrani folk tale to try and lead the Islamic republic out of what looks like the most serious foreign policy crisis in its history?
- The King Is Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
The seven-party 'Opposition alliance', representing the thoroughly discredited and hugely corrupt political elite of Nepal masquerading as champions of democracy, and its ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), are celebrating what they . . .
- Bridge Between Asia And Europe (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlines the ways for his country to reach higher levels of attainable development
- Preparing To Strike At Will (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Apr 14, 2006)
Terrorists have infested large parts of the country and their area commanders are busy plotting more attacks, says Anil Narendra
- Briefs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Pakistan deploys troops in Karachi
- Destroying India's Excellence (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 14, 2006)
Arjun Singh tried to pull a fast one on the country. No, I don't mean his spat with the Election Commission.
- Balkanising India (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 14, 2006)
India has fought four wars with Pakistan and in all the four cases the country has had an upper hand.
- Quota Of Diminishing Returns (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Reservation ruse is unlikely to help the Congress win more seats in the Assembly elections, says Kalyani Shankar
- Muslims Must Pursue Modern Education' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 14, 2006)
"Unless we develop a modern outlook skewed towards scientific education, there is no future for us."
- Baisakhi- Birth Of Khalsa (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Apr 14, 2006)
On the festival of Baisakhi people from all walks of life meet in festive mood on the 1st day of Baisakhi Associated with the harvest of Rabi Crop., Baisakhi is celebrated with fun and frolic in Northern India particularly in Punjab.
- Elbaradei For Political Solution (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 14, 2006)
IAEA chief optimistic about his visit
- New Anti-Terrorism Laws Introduced In Uk (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
New laws making it illegal to glorify terrorism came into force across Britain on Thursday following months of bitter political debate.
- Missing The Pawn For The Smut (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 14, 2006)
So a person’s right to life is far more important than the dubious duty of saving our society from a Fate Worse Than Death.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2006)
In the detailed report on The Hindu-CNN-IBN poll in Kerala ("As always, the floating voters hold the key", April 13, 2006), the bar chart relating to the popularity rating of Kerala leaders has errors in two figures.
- Court And The Constitution (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Apr 14, 2006)
Good sense of judges is a help, not a hindrance
- Devil's Advocate: Caste Republics (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Apr 14, 2006)
The more reservation fails to deliver social justice, the stronger becomes political parties' determination to push it into newer areas.
- Taking Another Swipe At The Left (Telegraph, Bhaskar Chatterjee, Apr 14, 2006)
When a person purchases a book priced at no less than Rs 500, he expects it to broaden his mind and enrich his analytical faculty.
- Politicising A Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
Vandalism and acts of arson were not the only unfortunate occurrences in the wake of Tuesday’s bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar park;
- Al Qaeda Poses A Threat To Pakistan, Says Us Official (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
: The United States has refused to confirm reports of a senior Al Qaeda operative being killed in Pakistan.
- Venkaiah Naidu Hits Out At Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Vote-bank policies create dangerous situation in the country'
- Sane Counsel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 14, 2006)
One and all must heed to numerous calls for sanity that have emanated from sacred mosques across the State on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi.
- Heard The One About The President? (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The misdirected email or text message is a hazard of our age. It can sour relationships and upset the closest of our friends.
- Pakistan Unlikely To Back New Kashmir Insurgency: Study (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 13, 2006)
If the political process between India and Pakistan now underway fails, the revival of the Pakistan-supported armed insurgency in Kashmir is not an option that President General Pervez Musharraf would favour, according to a new study.
- The Politics Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Severely depleted water resources will impact on the Kerala elections, with the focus on Plachimada, says G. Prabhakaran
- `Jamaat-E-Islami Offer Of Support To Ldf To Protect Vested Interests' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee leaders slam the outfit and the PDP
KPCC spokesperson says UDF does not consider PDP, Jamaat-e-Islami as fascist organisations
KPCC general secretary alleges that CPI(M) is trying to mislead the minorities on quota
- Islamabad Annoyed Over Ajk Lawmakers’ Visit Abroad (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Apr 13, 2006)
The federal government has taken strong exception to a recent visit by AJK lawmakers and officials to several foreign countries, Dawn learnt on good authority here on Wednesday.
- How Will The Ban Help? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2006)
The government has begun to betray its sense of desperation and helplessness in the strategy it has adopted vis-‘-vis the insurgency in Balochistan.
- Renunciation And After (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Apr 13, 2006)
The Congress President's resignation from the Lok Sabha in the wake of the 'office of profit' storm was literally the blitzkrieg technique, which took the wind out of opposition sails.
- Diarrhea Of Words: Enough Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 13, 2006)
Glasnost on either side of the Line of Control has now started yielding what appears to be no more than mere diarrhea of words.
- Killers Can’T Be Muslims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 13, 2006)
Over 50 persons were killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide bombing at a Seerat congregation at Nishtar Park in Karachi on Tuesday.
- Dialogue In The North (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
Leading jui(f) figure Maulana Abdul Rehman was right in asserting that it was 'high time' the government and the Waziristan tribesmen resolved the ongoing crisis 'through peaceful and political means'.
- Belated Explanation By Paf (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 13, 2006)
The controversy over decision of the Pakistan Air Force about growing beards by the serving personnel keeps on re-surfacing with regular interval but the PR department of the force has not thought it appropriate to clarify the situation.
- Pakistan’S New Campaign Against India (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Apr 13, 2006)
Having got used to excessive pampering at the hands of the US it is perhaps not at all surprising that a sense of disappointment and even frustration seems to have struck Pakistan, following the ‘successful’ India visit of President George Walker Bush.
- Saddam Trial Adjourns Until Monday (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The trial of Saddam Hussein adjourned after only five minutes Wednesday after handwriting experts who were supposed to testify failed to appear in court.
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