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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 19042:
- Basmati Unites Kashmir Rivals (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Mar 30, 2006)
If Kashmir divides India and Pakistan, biryani could unite the neighbours.
- We Have Russian-Made Rockets: Islamic Jihad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Israelis warn that several of their southern cities, villages and strategic installations could be targeted after Palestinian militants said on Wednesday they have "many" long-range Katyusha rockets in Gaza that can fly up to 30 kilometers.
- Nothing Exclusive (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 30, 2006)
Will the central government be able to muster up the courage to restrict — or redefine — the functioning of Shariat courts in this country?
- Thirteen States Meet To Counter Rising Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 30, 2006)
Rattled by a wave of Maoist attacks that have left hundreds dead, officials from 13 Indian states will meet on Friday to try to stem a rebellion that is menacing huge swathes of the country's centre, east and south.
- Giving Afghanistan A Bad Name (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 29, 2006)
First, the good news. Abdul Rahman, the 41-year-old Afghan who was facing death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity, has been released from prison after the case against him was dropped.
- Kashmir Politicians In Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to meet with pro-accession politicians from Jammu and Kashmir has been hailed as a historic departure from Pakistan's traditional position.
- Bjp's Yatra (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
The RSS leadership is not fully convinced of the political utility of two "national integration" yatras planned by the BJP.
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- Ltte Sings Old Tune (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 29, 2006)
The "Tamil Eelam Lands Act" once again highlights a key issue of the conflict - control of land
- Plotting A War On Iran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
The decision to refer Iran to the Security Council takes the United States a step closer to effecting yet another "regime change" in West Asia.
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Who’S Afraid Of The ‘Israel Lobby’? And Does It Even Exist? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The idea of a powerful “Jewish lobby” that has its gnarled fingers in the machinery of the government is an old and repugnant canard.
- Cross-Voting Marks Rs Elections (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Industrialist Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar today scored an impressive victory over writer UR Ananthamurthy in Karnataka and cross-voting by BJP and rebel BSP MLAs in Uttar Pradesh marked the biennial Rajya Sabha elections.
- Divorce Allowed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2006)
SC rescues two women from marriage
THE Supreme Court has once again proved that it remains a stout champion of women’s rights.
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- American Rejection (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
America's rejection of Hamas’s talks offer runs counter to the Bush administration’s purported aim to “spread democracy” in the Middle East.
- Pakistan, India To Register Basmati Rice (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan and India moved forward in 12 key areas during the third round of the composite dialogue on economic and commercial cooperation in Islamabad on Tuesday.
- Cosying To Qazis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2006)
By pleading for more time to come up with facts and figures about illegitimate shari'ah courts that have been functioning in various parts of the country for some time now, the UPA Government has convinced nobody of its innocence.
- Indo-U.S. Love-Fest (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 29, 2006)
Faced with eroding public support because of its elitist policies, the Congressparty will be left with difficult choices between left- and right-leaning options.
- Distant Connection (Pioneer, Vikram Kumar, Mar 29, 2006)
Despite being a non-Bengali, Vikram Kumar has always found it difficult to shrug off the 'bhadralok' tag
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- All That Glitters Is Not Dubai (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
Most middle-class Indians identify Dubai as a shopping destination where the latest mobile phone or digital camera can be picked up for a song. In the bargain, they get a three-day-two-night holiday if they can pick the right airline at the . . .
- Israelis Vote For West Bank Occupation's Future (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Israelis voted on Tuesday in a historic election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and draw Israel's final . . .
- Kashmir Before Treaty (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
The Foreign Office spokesperson is right in pointing out that Pakistan could not accept Dr Manmohan Singh's suggestion to separate the Kashmir dispute from other issues and enter into a peace and friendship treaty with India.
- Human Resources,a Real Asset (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government is taking adequate measures to develop human capital as it’s the most important element for success in the nation’s socio-economic development.
- Baghdad Turns Into A Big Hell (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
About 70 people were killed in suicide bombings, attacks by the US soldiers on a Mosque and Iraqi fighters’ operations against the occupation forces on Monday.
- Where Earth Is Still Flat (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Mar 29, 2006)
About three per cent of Muslim children attend madarsas (religious schools) in India. A large section of these come from lower middle class or poor uneducated family.
- Why Sonia’S Remarks On Foreign Policy Touch Raw Left Nerve (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Mar 29, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s comments that “some parties have tried to communalise our foreign policy for short-term electoral gains”, brings into the open an issue so far discussed only in private within the Left—that the protests with . . .
- Registration Of Marriages (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Mar 29, 2006)
The new move will protect the rights of women and help prevent social evils
- New Taliban Threatens To Consume Pak (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Mar 29, 2006)
The Pakistani establishment is increasingly nervous about the rise of a group calling itself the "Pakistani Taliban" and reports say that they rule large swathes of tribal land in Waziristan. With distinct identity from the Afghani Taliban, this group is
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- Madarasa Introduces Job-Oriented Studies (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Mar 29, 2006)
Computer education to study regular Islamic edict
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
An Afghan man who had faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has been released from prison after the case was dropped amid intense international pressure, the Justice Minister said on Tuesday. The UN said it is working . . .
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Israelis Vote, Settlements At Stake (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Some 20,000 police and volunteers were on patrol to guard against possible Palestinian bombings as Israelis voted.
- Pak Does Not Have India's Good Record On Non-Proliferation:us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Praising India's track record on non proliferation, the US has said it did not suggest a civlian nuclear energy deal with Pakistan as it did not have a record of protecting its nuclear materials.
- The Effort Must Continue (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reiteration at Am-ritsar on Friday, March 24 that India is open to finding out a practical solution to the Kashmir issue may be viewed as one of those statements often proclaimed by political leadership in India and . . .
- India Factor An Itch Or A Caress ? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 29, 2006)
The India-Pakistan relationship is back to where it was - since Partition and until two years ago - in an abyss of mutual mistrust and suspicion, with neither side willing to give each other the benefit of doubt as things slip from bad to worse.
- Imposition Of Singular Identities Foments Violence, Says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
"There are a great variety of identities to which we simultaneously belong"
- Imperial Overreach Speeding U.S.' Decline (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Mar 29, 2006)
"Our Power , then, has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure.
- Will Agreements Follow The Buses? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 29, 2006)
Now is the time for a resolution of key disputes with Pakistan.
- India's Record Is Good: Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Islamabad not protecting nuclear materials: Burns
- Aphc Seeks China’S Role In Efforts For Kashmir Settlement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that China should also be made a party for resolving the Kashmir dispute as it had control over a large chunk of the territory.
- Iran's Plan To Weaken The Dollar Will Fail (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 29, 2006)
If, as is widely believed, the original tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights came out of Persia, then Iran, Persia's modern successor, has just given the world yet another great fantasy: the Iranian oil bourse.
- Friendship Offer Old Hat: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 28, 2006)
Stresses need for meaningful dialogue
Says number of positive and important elements in Manmohan's speech
Emphasises that Musharraf has said that status quo cannot be a solution to Kashmir
- Cong Mlas' Serious Charges Against Babu Singh, Charak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a serious development, some Congress MLAs today levelled "serious allegations" against two of their own Ministers—Minister of State for Rural Development Babu Singh and Minister of State for R&B Gulchain Singh Charak (both holding independent . . .
- Afghan Convert To Christianity Is Released (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Tuesday, March 28 — The Justice Ministry has released a jailed Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, a spokesman said Tuesday.
- Hamas Ready For Talks With Quartet (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 28, 2006)
As Israeli voters prepare to cast their ballots, long-time frontrunner, acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party, showed signs yesterday of faltering.
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Iraqi Tinderbox (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The din of justifications and spin hasn't died down and neither has the bloody toll from the frontlines of a war that began with the avowed aim of changing the face of Middle East and bringing democracy.
- Kashmir's Rare Red Deer To Get Hi-Tech Protection (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Mar 28, 2006)
Wildlife authorities in India's part of Kashmir plan to use satellite-tracking technology to help save the endangered red deer from poachers who target the animal for its meat and antlers.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- Iraq Govt Wants U.S. To Cede Control After Raid (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq's ruling parties demanded U.S. forces cede control of security on Monday as the government launched an inquiry into a raid on a Shi'ite mosque complex that ministers said saw "cold blooded" killings by U.S.-led troops.
- Cag Raps Finance Ministry For Mismanaging Property (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Had the Department of Income Tax its way, it would have asked thousands of income tax assesses of the Capital to go to Allahabad in UP for settlement of disputes.
- 'Taliban'convict, Execute Murderer (The Nation, Shamim Shahid, Mar 28, 2006)
The recently constituted Peace Committee in Wana, South Waziristan Agency, known as Taliban, implemented its first ever capital punishment when a person was executed Sunday night for killing a local tribal.
- .India, Pakistan Hold Trade Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Monday held discussions aimed at enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries, including on the issues of tarrif and non-tarrif barriers and cooperation in customs laws and procedures.
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- Thirumavalavan Releases Party's Election Manifesto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
"DMK-led alliance has shunned Dalits"
Accuses DMK of conspiring against "social harmony" by driving wedge between PMK and DPI
Party to focus on human rights, holding elections to reserved panchayats, protection of welfare of Dalit Christian . . .
- The Politics Of Iran’S N-Programme (Dawn, Javid Husain, Mar 28, 2006)
Iran's nuclear programme has been the focus of intense international scrutiny and controversy for more than three years now.
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Mar 28, 2006)
An Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity was released late last night from jail in Kabul. U.S. and U.N. officials had said earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad.
- Fleeting Opportunity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Indo-Pak Trade Linked To Settling Disputes: Humayun (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Increased trade between India and Pakistan will need parallel progress in resolving political disputes, Pakistani Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said on Monday as officials from both sides began three days of talks.
- Islamabad’S Balochistan Policy Is Shaping Up (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was in Quetta and announced the creation of 30,000 posts in various government departments, including the police and Frontier Corps to boost employment in Balochistan.
- Mirwaiz For Grasping (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- Sc Stays Controversial Hc Decision On Child Marriages (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Despite legislation restraining girls below 18 years from getting married, lack of adequate safeguards to declare such a marriage void has forced the Supreme Court to issue notice to Government and stay the applicability of two recent High Court . . .
- Pil Against Sonia In Allahbad High Court (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
A public interest litigation was filed in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday seeking direction to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the allowances availed by her between June 3, 2004 and March 23, 2006 as a Member of Parliament.
- China Hopes Buddhist Forum Will Counter Threat Theory (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
China will use a Buddhist forum, its first international religious meeting since the atheist Communists swept to power in 1949, to counter fears it is a threat to the world, the top official on religion said.
- Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 28, 2006)
It is interesting that any political party in "Azad" Kashmir (as the Pakistan-occupied territory is locally known) should be resisting the extension of a Pakistani organisation into the region.
- Messages Of Hope From Iran (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Mar 28, 2006)
From Cairo to Qom, from Jerusalem to Peshawar, there is a widespread perception among 1.3 billion Muslims, Sunni or Shi'ite, that Islam is under siege.
- No Breaking The Deadlock (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 27, 2006)
With ministry-making running into serious difficulty, Iraq's political leaders have sought to break the impasse by setting up a National Security Council that will formulate broad policies on security and economic issues.
- Hamas To Seek Economic Accord (Joshua Mitnick) (Washington Times, Joshua Mitnick, Mar 27, 2006)
West Bank -- Hamas' nominee for Palestinian finance minister, Omar Abdel Razeq, said yesterday that he hopes to negotiate a new economic treaty with Israel, even though he supports the Islamic militant party's refusal to recognize the Jewish . . .
- Afghan Man Saved From Execution (Washington Times, Daniel Cooney, Mar 27, 2006)
A court yesterday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 27, 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.
- Expelling Dissidents (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
Taking its cue from Ch Shujaat Hussain’s decision of expelling the Balochistan PML General Secretary for violating party discipline in the Senate elections early this month, the JUI(F) has terminated the basic membership of four of its . . .
- Mirwaiz Urges Unity For Kashmir Solution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has called upon all political and religious parties and liberation movements in both parts of Kashmir to raise voice for an immediate and just solution of the Kashmir
- Seize The Moment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 27, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh's call for a peace treaty between India and Pakistan could provide fresh impetus to the efforts to improve bilateral ties.
- Qaida Plotted To Poison Uk Beer, Burgers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
A member of a British al-Qaida cell plotted to poison football fans with contaminated beer, a court heard on Saturday.
- Host Of Experts For Seminar On Indo-Pak Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Close on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, a two-day mini-conclave is being held here to discuss various aspects of the peace process between India and Pakistan and internal dimensions.
- Politics Of Principles (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 27, 2006)
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman Group) on Saturday said it had cancelled the party membership of four Members of the NWFP Assembly for not casting votes in favour of party candidates in the recently held Senate polls.
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