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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 19042:
- U.K. Journal Sparks Trans-Atlantic Spat (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 11, 2006)
The controversy over an essay on U.S. foreign policy by two American academics in theLondon Review of Booksshows that free speech remains a tricky issue not only for traditional faith groups but also for the enlightened elite.
- A Different Historical Trajectory (Hindu, R. CHAMPAKALAKSHMI, Apr 11, 2006)
This concluding part of the review focusses on Sanjay Subrahmanyam's main contributions to a better understanding of the complex historical processes
- Equality Is A Must (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Apr 11, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed’s way of treating women was just exemplary. One would wish that Muslims followed that in spirit and content. It is said that women once complained that the Prophet had not fixed a day for meeting them in the assembly, and that . . .
- Kumaraswamy Felicitated In Twin Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Muslims, Christians and lawyers were among those who felicitated the Chief Minister
- `Bjp Dictating Terms To Kumaraswamy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Poojary opposes plan to make Idgah Maidan a park
Inquiry sought into Bhatkal violence
Chief Minister urged to give priority to maintaining law and order
- President's Eye Fixed On Iran (The Seattle Times, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Apr 11, 2006)
Beware an American president at bay. Haunted by tumbling poll ratings and the chaos of post-war Iraq, the eye of George Bush is fixing on Iran's nuclear plans.
- Peshawar-Jalalabad Regular Bus Service From15th (News International, Mohammad Ali Khan, Apr 10, 2006)
All is set for starting a regular bus service between Jalalabad and Peshawar by April 15, channelising a road link between Pakistan and Afghanistan after a gap of 27 years.
- Balochistan Liberation Army Proscribed As Terror Outfit (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The government has banned the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) by declaring it a terrorist organisation, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao and Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday.
- From Afghanistan With Love (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The Afghan President was earlier scheduled to visit India for six days. His private visit to Shimla on April 13 was called off because of some political engagements back home.
- Five Constituencies In Tiruchi Will Witness Battle Between Aiadmk And Dmk (Hindu, Syed Muthahar Saqaf, Apr 10, 2006)
Nine constituencies in the district account for 17,55,023 voters
- Advani Hits Out At Centre's Path Of ``Appeasement'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
`Yatra' aimed at creating awareness about UPA's divisive policies
Yatra enters Maharashtra
Says Centre trying to create a rift between religious communities
POTA repeal against national interest
- Achuthanandan Is Our Choice For Chief Minister: Paloli (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Apr 10, 2006)
Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener Paloli Mohammed Kutty has said that the Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan will certainly be the LDF's choice for Chief Minister if the Front wins the Assembly elections.
- Beyond Borders (Times of India, Saeed Naqvi, Apr 10, 2006)
Extraterritorial interests of Indian Muslims have recently been in focus. In this context the authorship and words of the anthem of Aligarh Muslim University written in the thirties by Urdu poet Majaz, Javed Akhtar's maternal uncle, may provide some clues
- The Lexicon Of Lewd (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 10, 2006)
Meher Bhargava was the quintessential Lucknow memsahib;
- More Teeth To Commission On Minority Edu Institutions (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Apr 10, 2006)
Critics are quick to take the Government to task for the recent amendment to the National Commission for Minority Educational institutions Act.
- Cooperative Common Future (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Apr 10, 2006)
There is a role for both Kashmirs
- The Politics Of Personality (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 10, 2006)
In her early years as Congress president, Sonia Gandhi was treated as a political lightweight by her opponents and independent commentators alike. Her public persona exuded diffidence.
- Quota Vote Bank (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 10, 2006)
Govt should rethink the move to extend reservation
- Assam: Acid Test For A New Party (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Apr 10, 2006)
Cries of Imam Sahib zindabad can be heard as the two men walk towards the podium.
- Stampede At Pakistan Religious Gathering Kills 29 (Reuters, Imtiaz Shah, Apr 10, 2006)
At least 29 women and children were killed in a stampede after a religious gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday, witnesses said.
- Tight Security For Final Ballot In Assam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Security personnel carrying automatic weapons guarded polling centres across Assam on Monday as voting began for the second and final phase of elections.
- Going For The Seventh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2006)
The longer the streak, the sooner it will end. But election after election, the Left Front in West Bengal has defied this rule.
- Challenge For President Musharraf And Ard (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 10, 2006)
Just as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was in the process of disclosing further alleged scandals about the PPP leader, Benazir Bhutto, leaders of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) were thinking in Lahore about . . .
- Karzai Arrives In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in India on Sunday to boost ties with New Delhi that have blossomed after the fall of the Taliban regime, in a trip a nervous Pakistan will be closely watching.
- 29 Women, Children Die In Karachi Stampede (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
At least 29 women and children have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a religious gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police and hospital officials said.
- The Ulema And Karo-Kari (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 10, 2006)
THAT 40 religious leaders of various schools of thought declared karo-kari unIslamic at a conference held in Larkana the other day is a positive development.
- Living In A World Of Make-Believe (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 10, 2006)
There is a waning sense of reality in national politics as each day passes.
- Indo-Us Deal: Not Without Amendments (News International, Nasim Zehra, Apr 10, 2006)
The writer is an Islamabad-based security
- The Prophet Who Initiated A Permanent Revolution (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Apr 10, 2006)
Goethe devotes a magnificent poem to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in which as the very epitome of mankind, he is compared to a mighty river.
- Universal Hazard (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 10, 2006)
A ‘cuppa’ comes first
- A Sustainable Move (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 10, 2006)
The Punjab government is pressing ahead with the completion of a model, modern industrial city being set up near Faisalabad.
- Democracy By Choice (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 10, 2006)
The US gives little value to popular mandate and counts monarchs and dictators as its staunch supporters
- An Identity Crisis (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Apr 10, 2006)
I see a crisis facing the world today. It is fundamentally one of identification.
- Gibran And The Idea Of Man (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Apr 10, 2006)
75 years ago - poet, philosopher and painter Kahlil Gibran passed away at St Vincent Hospital in New York, after a long and painful illness, described in the autopsy as "cirrhosis of liver with incipient tuberculosis in one of the lungs".
- After Aligarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
There was a time in the 1980s when "religious riot in Aligarh" was not so much a news occurrence as a cliché. Like Kanpur and Meerut, Gorakhpur and Varanasi, it was one of the many Uttar Pradesh towns seemingly cursed by persistent social violence.
- Take Sting Out Of Bite (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Apr 10, 2006)
If the US has had to begin looking for remnants of Stinger surface-to-air shoulder-fired missiles it gave the Afghan mujahideen to fight the Soviet Army in the 1980s, there is trouble brewing within the "coalition against terror" and Pakistan is . . .
- Arjun Invokes Vp To Pay Back His Sizing Up (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Apr 10, 2006)
The Human Resource Development Ministry passed the buck on the exaggerated media reports explaining the Election Commission on Sunday about his announcement of extending 49.5 quota in the IIMs and IITs.
- From Home Of Kashmir’S Head Priest, A ‘Feminist’ Magazine (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Apr 09, 2006)
She is edited and founded by Sheeba Masoodi, also known as wife of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq; piece on dating creates heat at launch.
- Pak Embassy Official’S Claim Triggers Us Media Interest (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 09, 2006)
Investigative reporters, including a couple from a major American TV network, are trying to dig up details of a claim made by a senior Foreign Office official in Islamabad that Pakistan spent thousands of dollars through its lobbyists on member . . .
- Troops Moved To Malakand To Smash Kidnapper Dens (News International, Ikram Hoti, Apr 09, 2006)
More than 1,000 Army troops have been moved to Malakand Agency possibly for carrying out an operation against gangs of kidnappers, authorities told The News here on Saturday.
- The Die Is Cast Against Defiant Baloch Chieftains (News International, Tariq Butt, Apr 09, 2006)
The government is tightening the noose around the neck of three defiant Baloch chieftains to force them into renouncing aggression.
- Canada Deports Three For Links To Pakistani Group (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Canada deported three men late on Wednesday with links to a Pakistani group and considered "a security risk", who had earlier been convicted of trying to bomb a Hindu temple, officials told AFP on Thursday.
- Bhutto, Sharif’S Parties May Boycott Pakistan Polls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Pakistan's mainstream Opposition parties said on Friday they might stay out of elections next year if their exiled leaders are barred from returning home and a caretaker government is not set up.
- Sonia's Gamble To Win Back Uttar Pradesh? (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Apr 08, 2006)
The battle for political space in Uttar Pradesh is getting tougher.
- The Future Of Jihad (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 08, 2006)
The jihadis of today are increasingly locking horns with the US-led Western world.
- Even-Handed Approach On N-Deal Needed (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the initiative of the US-India civilian nuclear deal should be enveloped in a nuclear restraint regime, allowing production of fissile material for all of South Asia. In an interview in New York, he said . . .
- Need For Free, Fair Polls (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
Us assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has met ARD leaders Amin Fahim and Raja Zafarul Haq in Islamabad on Thursday to have a feel of the political currents in Pakistan.
- Pakistan, Spain To Strengthen Trade, Security Cooperation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Shaukat calls for even-handed approach on civilian nuclear technology
- Pack Journalism Can Be Lethal (Japan Times, GREGORY CLARK, Apr 08, 2006)
Some call it pack journalism. It is also lazy journalism.
- Iraqi Women Argue, But Agree On Role (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recriminations, accusations, the past.
- Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 71 At Shiite Mosque (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Three suicide bombers, including at least one who appeared to be a woman, exploded in a sea of Friday worshipers at the main mosque of the most powerful Shiite political party in Iraq, killing at least 71 people and wounding at least 140.
- A Bus Service Going Nowhere? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 08, 2006)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service seems to have been virtually grounded by the complicated documentation process and the attitude of the intelligence agencies.
- Vhp Salvo At Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a fresh offensive, the VHP on Monday charged senior BJP leader L K Advani yet again with “ideological deviation” for suggesting a negotiated settlement to the vexed Ayodhya issue and said the party required “radical surgery” to be back on the . . .
- Advani Raises Spectre Of Another Partition (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani on Friday expressed fears that the country faced the prospect of another partition owing to large-scale infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals and charged the Congress-led UPA government with providing “legal protection” to the . . .
- Among Sufi Mystics (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 08, 2006)
Professor Coleman Barks who teaches poetry in the University of Georgia (US) is today regarded as an authority on the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi (1201-1273).
- Spy In Sky Counts Days To Last Flight (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Photographs of militant training camps across the Line of Control, images of Pakistani army and armoured corps movements, mapping of new roads built by adversaries in sensitive border regions — ever wondered how India gets hold of these pictures?
- Civilizing Mission (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 08, 2006)
The US still mistakes national resistance for terrorism
- Long Live Our Dead Ghosts (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 08, 2006)
Arjun Singh, we are told by his fans in the Congress, possesses one sharp political brain. L.K. Advani, his disciples in the BJP would tell you, is a genuinely creative political strategist.
- India’S Rajasthan State Assembly Bans Religious Conversions (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
BJP says conversion were weakening communal harmony
- Dialogue Of The Deaf? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 08, 2006)
Even though pessimists have already called it “a dialogue of the deaf”, the very fact that Iran and America are said to be exploring the possibility of talks on the Iraqi situation shows the two sides’ desire to open a channel of communication.
- Treat India, Pakistan Equally, Aziz Asks Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
PM says AQ Khan chapter closed
Calls for diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran nuclear crisis
Says no militant training camps in Pakistan
- Ssp Removed, Two Officials Suspended As Aligarh Remains Tense (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
PAC and RAF deployed in the curfew-bound areas
- Afghan Drug Barons Flaunt Their Wealth (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 08, 2006)
Afghan boys tend a poppy field while their father supervises the work on the outskirts of Lashkargah, Afghanistan, recently.
- The Abc Of Obcs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
The term ‘‘backward classes’’ first raised its head in Mysore state, where preferential recruitment of backward communities was introduced in 1921.
- Incredible (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 08, 2006)
It is quite incredible that the authorities, so quick in blocking or outlawing some TV channels, should be unable to control the plague of illegal FM radio stations in the NWFP that are stirring up factional hatred and religiosity.
- "Check Invasion Of Bangladeshis" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Erstwhile NDA Government made "earnest efforts to stop infiltration," says Advani
Sonia, Manmohan remarks on illegal immigration "hypocritical, dishonest and misleading"
Warns of more divisions in the country due to " unchecked invasion"
- U.S. Wants India To Clarify On `Minimum Credible Deterrent' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
It is "absolutely necessary" for decreasing tensions in Asia: Boucher
- Advani Uses Cricket Icons To Bowl Over Minorities (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 08, 2006)
Visibly pleased with the large turnout of Muslims in his two days of Bharat Suraksha yatra, BJP leader LK Advani on Friday called upon Indian Muslims to chose "achievers" from their own community in India as their role models.
- In The Wake Of The Bush Visit (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Apr 08, 2006)
In the aftermath of President George Bush’s visit, too much importance is being attached to inanities, while among the important points only the nuclear deal with India has monopolised comments, giving an impression as if all that matters to . . .
- Israeli Poll And Palestinians (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 07, 2006)
SINCE this country is preoccupied with an array of domestic problems — the ongoing assembly elections in five states, the underplayed Maoist (naxalite) menace, the overplayed office-of-profit issue, and the uncertain future of the Indo-US nuclear deal — i
- Buildings Shake As Quake Hits Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Thousands of people ran out of homes and buildings in Gujarat on Thursday after an earthquake hit the region, witnesses said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
- Yatras Roll To Ram And Rajya Beat (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
On Thursday, Leader of Opposition LK Advani embarked on his sixth Rath Yatra invoking Lord Ram and appealing to Muslims to abandon their claim over the disputed site in Ayodhya so as to facilitate the construction of the temple on Ram's janambhoomi.
- No Getting Cosy In Malaysia (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 07, 2006)
April 6: Malaysia’s Opposition and lawyers today slammed a court decision authorising indecency charges against a young couple accused of kissing and hugging in a public park.
- Rajnath To Upa: Govern Or Get Thrown Out (Pioneer, Subhasis Mohanty, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday embarked on the Bharat Suraksha Yatra from Puri after seeking the blessings of Lord Jagannath. However, his rath actually rolled on from Bhubaneswar.
- Boucher On Democracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
After his meeting with the President, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed a press conference in the US embassy. According to the official sources, while meeting the President he confined himself . . .
- What Could Brighten The Country’S Image (Dawn, Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Apr 07, 2006)
The government of Pakistan is concerned about building a positive image for the country for which it seems to be struggling to hire highly paid and presentable consultants.
- Karzai To Visit India From April 9 (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 07, 2006)
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is arriving India on Sunday on a three day state visit.
- Four Killed In Hindu-Muslim Clashes In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four people were killed and seven injured in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the northern Indian town of Aligarh, said a senior official on Thursday.
- Nawaz, Benazir’S Return An Internal Issue, Says Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US wants a free, democratic Pakistan
* Boucher says US watching Balochistan crisis, implies BLA cannot be called a ‘terrorist’ outfit
- The Silliness Of Some Scientific Methods (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 07, 2006)
The magnificence of science in unravelling the secrets of the natural world has on hundreds of occasions proven to be undoubtedly resplendent.
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