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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 23072:
- Us Journalist Released From Sudanese Prison (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
American journalist Paul Salopek was released on Saturday from a prison in the war-torn Darfur region where he was held for more than a month on espionage charges, the Chicago Tribune reported on its website.
- Malegaon Seethes With Anger A Day After Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
"Why are you giving us bheekh (alms)?"
- Step Down (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
Blair should listen to his conscience and resign.
- Viewer-Friendly: Too Much Isn’T Too Good (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 09, 2006)
NDTV was showing “exclusive” visuals of a stampede from a Malegaon mosque early Friday evening.
- The Trail Of Justice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 09, 2006)
The unrelenting public gaze unleashed by the Jessica Lal judgment in late February appeared to have had the salutary effect of stirring into action a criminal justice system renowned for its lethargy.
- In China, Living With Maoist Horror (Tribune, John Pomfret, Sep 09, 2006)
Forty years ago this past August, the first killings were carried out to launch the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China. Two educators in Nanjing and a high school principal in Beijing were the first victims of the Red Guards, the shock . . .
- Curious Current (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2006)
The old quip about Calcutta catching a cold when Paris sneezes may be something of an exaggeration, but scientists are demonstrating that movements in the waters of the Pacific Ocean can have an effect on the monsoon in India.
- Another Case Registered Against Absconding ‘Baba’ (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Sep 09, 2006)
The absconding baba of Kar Seva Wale, Amrik Singh, got into more trouble today when the Patiala police found documents pertaining to the purchase of prime land in parts of Punjab and bank accounts in the name of the culprits.
- Vande Mataram (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2006)
September 7 has passed with some people singing Vande Mataram and a vast majority without singing it.
- Courting Disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2006)
Another horrendous chapter has been added to the long history of coalmine disasters in India with the suspected death of 50 workers after the roof of a state-owned coalmine collapsed following an explosion in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand on Thursday.
- 35 Killed, 150 Injured In Indian Mosque Blasts (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 35 people were killed and 150 injured after at least two blasts near a mosque in the west Indian town of Malegaon, officials said.
- Rain Emergency In Hyderabad (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 09, 2006)
All kind of train service between Hyderabad and Karachi has been suspended due to damage to rail track at the site of washed away bridge at Ranpathani .
- Musharraf Explains Pak Position Well (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 09, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf is now back home after a short, crisp and highly productive visit to the neighbouring Afghanistan.
- Resignation Threats (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 09, 2006)
The Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the right-wing alliance of religious political parties, has been threatening to resign from the assemblies on one pretext or the other.
- Flowers And Guns (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 09, 2006)
Guns and roses or, for that matter, flowers and insurgency, are an incongruous combination. But in Mizoram, the two are intertwined, as if destined to be made for each other.
- 600 Rocket Shells, 27 Launchers Seized In Ap (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The police recovered 600 rocket shells, 275 unassembled rockets, 27 rocket launchers, 70 gelatine sticks and other explosive material from two Maoist dumps in Mahbubnagar and Prakasam districts in Andhra Pradesh. The seizures, the largest ever in . . .
- For Whose Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 09, 2006)
At Havana, the media attention will be riveted on the Manmohan Singh-Pervez Musharraf sideline talks. In the media circus that will ensue, few will recall the original slogans behind non-alignment and, like on previous occasions, the event will . . .
- Muslims Must Rebut Charges (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 09, 2006)
Hossain Miya, a prosperous Muslim villager in Manik Bandopadhyay's novel, Padma Nadir Majhi, which the Kolkata theatre group, Pratikriti, staged last week, promises beleaguered Hindu fishermen refuge on his island where there is neither masjid nor mandir.
- Prayers For The Dead (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The holy Shab-e-Barat is when Muslims seek divine blessings for the well-being of mankind. Muslim devotees spend the night at mosques and homes, offering special prayers and reciting from the holy Quran.
- Kicking Up A Rao (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 09, 2006)
Apart from committing a gross breach of diplomatic propriety, Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike is guilty of tasteless sexist prejudice for attacking India's High Commissioner Nirupama Rao. By dismissing one of India's senior . . .
- India-Pakistan Peace Process On ‘Life Support’, Needs Revival (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 09, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process, which has been on “life support” for some time, needs to be revived, three leading South Asia experts suggested here on Friday.
- Advani Raps Cong Chief, Pm (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 09, 2006)
In a scathing attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for skipping the Congress function for singing of Vande Matram, Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha LK on Friday said that "Those who cannot with conviction . . .
- Peace Call On Pm Lips (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Amid fears that the Malegaon blasts might trigger sectarian clashes, the Centre today asked the states to tighten vigil and take religious leaders into confidence to maintain peace.
- Blasts Rock Malegaon; 31 Killed, Over 100 Injured (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 31 people died and over 100 were injured in three explosions in Muslim-dominated Malegaon, 300 km from Mumbai, on Friday. It was the first instance of serial bombings specifically targeting Muslims in Maharashtra.
- 38 Killed, Over 150 Injured In 3 Malegaon Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Terrorists struck again in Maharashtra today, killing at least 38 people and injuring over 150 in three blasts including one in a mosque in this communally sensitive Muslim-dominated town.
- History Of Decolonization (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 09, 2006)
History has an uncanny knack of repeating itself. For the sake of the Pakistani people I hope, though, that this will not be so this time over. Given the high-handedness of Gen.
- Catering To Nicotine Lovers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
Smoker’s International Airways. As the name suggests, the airline, known as Smintair for short, will probably not be for the faint of lung.
- Mr Blair Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 09, 2006)
As the drumbeat for his exit quickens, the most charitable construct that can be placed on Thursday’s statement of intent by Britain’s Prime Minister is that he would not have gone public were it not for the latest jolt the Labour government has suffered.
- Cong Hits Back On Song Issue (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Sep 09, 2006)
Stung by the BJP’s bid to give a fillip to the Vande Mataram controversy over Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s absence from a party function organised for group recitation of the national song yesterday, the Congress today mounted a blistering counter-attack . . .
- Pm To Project New Contemporary Vision At Nam Summit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
With questions on NAM's relevance being tossed around, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will project a new contemporary vision to deal with major challenges like terrorism, nuclear disarmament and UN reforms at the Summit of the 116-nation grouping in . . .
- Three Cheers For ‘Gulf Wives’ (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Sep 09, 2006)
The UN Fund for Population Activities’ (UNFPA) has commended Indian “Gulf wives’’ for attaining a great sense of independence and judgement that raised their social status.
- India And The Quest For World Order (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 09, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh Government's foreign policy may or may not be independent. What is certain is that it is not effective or imaginative.
- Risky Lives (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 09, 2006)
Fifty-four miners losing their lives in the bowels of the earth — how should we respond? Feeling sorry about their safety conditions and then forgetting about them simply won't do.
- Night Of Funerals In Malegaon Hit By Bombs (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Sep 09, 2006)
A Muslim-majority town in Maharashtra buried its dead throughout the night and troops patrolled the streets on Saturday to prevent religious riots, a day after bomb blasts killed 32 people and wounded dozens.
- 37 Die In Malegaon Blasts (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 09, 2006)
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Malegaon town, 180 km from here, after riots broke out in the wake of bomb blasts this afternoon that claimed at least 37 lives. More than 200 persons were injured in the incident.
- Tagore's Iranian Journey (Times of India, MALASHRI LAL, Sep 09, 2006)
When Iraq and Iran are in the news for war and fundamentalism, Tagore's jottings give us a perspective we may have forgotten. In 1932, Rabindranath Tagore received an invitation he could not refuse.
- Patriot Act (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 09, 2006)
The BJP is trying its best to gain political mileage from Sonia Gandhi's absence at a Congress function celebrating the centenary — for which there is no firm historical evidence — of Vande Mataram .
- One Fine September Day (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 09, 2006)
There’s more to 9/11 than the collapse of the Twin Towers and the beginning of the ‘war against terror.’ Here’s a list of all that has happened on this day.
- Emirates Set To Launch Eight Flights A Week From Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The UAE airline's service will start on October 29
Airline to have discounted fares as introductory offer
Company's Mumbai call centre to be expanded.
- Lifeguards Withdraw Strike In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The lifeguards in Goa withdrew their indefinite strike on Friday and decided to resume their duties on beaches in the State from Saturday.
- Hc Strikes Down Act On Temples (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
A division bench comprising Justice R Gururajan and Justice C R Kumaraswamy struck down the Act stating that the legislation violated Articles 14, 25 and 26 of the Constitution which provided for right to equality, freedom of conscience and freedom . . .
- M’Rashtra Blasts Kill 38 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 38 people were killed and over 100 grievously hurt when three powerful explosions rocked the communally sensitive textile town of Malegaon in Nasik district of North Maharashtra, 180 km from here, in a terrorist strike on Friday.
- Sri Lanka Distances Itself From Minister's Charge (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 09, 2006)
His views on Nirupama Rao's conduct do not reflect Government's views"
- Labour In Deep Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2006)
Judging from the events of the past two days, the Blair era in British politics is effectively all over bar the shouting. Tony Blair, of course, will linger on as Prime Minister for some more months to allow him to surpass former Conservative leader . .
- Malegaon: The Road To Perdition (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 09, 2006)
Islamist violence has scarred much of India, but the Malegaon bombings were preceded by a series of Hindutva terrorist attacks on mosques.
- Balochistan After Bugti (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Sep 09, 2006)
History and nature have one thing in common. They rarely teach lessons without bloodshed and trauma. Although we have never officially embraced it as a potentially preventable wound, one of the lessons etched like a deep scar on our body politic . . .
- Malegaon Clouds Parivartan Rally; Bjp: Why Doesn't The Terror Stop? (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 09, 2006)
The serial blasts in Malegoan killing scores of people became the focal point of the BJP's historical Parivartan Rally at the city's Parade Ground on Friday evening. "Terrorist acts are being frequently executed in Malegoan. Why so? Can't the . . .
- Blair: I'll Retire Within A Year (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Tony Blair confirmed on Thursday he will retire as prime minister within the next 12 months - but refused to name a precise date.
- Another Relic Goes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
The only surprise about the collapse of outer wall of the Maharani Charak wing of the Mubarak Mandi complex of palaces is that it has happened too late.
- Bjp Shrieks Over Sonia’S Silence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday lapped up the opportunity provided by Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s reported “skipping” of an event marking the centenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ and decided to step up its campaign over the song.
- National Legacy: Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Whether one wants to sing it or not is one's prerogative: Aiyar
- Cracked: El Nino Monsoon Mystery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 08, 2006)
An Indian-American research team has unravelled a hitherto unknown connection between the Indian monsoon and the weather event called El Nino, a rise in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
- Fighting The Fighters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The bombing of World Trade Center transformed the thinking about warfare among American security analysts in particular and Western theoreticians in general. Michael C. Fowler, a defence analyst of the Roger Williams University, portrays the . . .
- Racial Profiling An Offshoot Of Terrorism: Author (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
An unfortunate offshoot of terrorism was the emergence of ‘racial markers’ victimising innocent people and this trend stems from lack of comprehension about other races and cultures, says a noted author.
- Pm, Musharraf To Meet Again (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Sep 08, 2006)
The post-Mumbai blast stand-off between India and Pakistan may be over soon as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is preparing to meet President Pervez Musharraf on the margins of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana next week.
- Hollow Nation (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 08, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called “second War of Independence” in Baluchistan has been galvanized in the aftermath of the “martyrdom” of the octogenarian, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Pakistan Risks Creating Al Qaeda, Taliban Sanctuary (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 08, 2006)
Five years after President Pervez Musharraf bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, his government has signed a peace deal with Pakistani Taliban.
- Extential Crisis Of Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Sep 08, 2006)
The latest round of acrimony between India and Pakistan could further slow down, if not halt, the peace process-which has lost the momentum witnessed last year.
- Why Can’T Gen Musharraf Say Goodbye To The Mullahs? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 08, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal has threatened to resign from the assemblies if the government goes ahead with the passage of the Women’s Protection Bill as it now stands.
- Misgivings About The Accord (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2006)
Tuesday's agreement between the government and the militants in North Waziristan has aroused some international concerns, though the American reaction seems to show an understanding of Pakistan’s position.
- Concept Of Justice In Islam (Dawn, Bilal Ahmed Malik, Sep 08, 2006)
Jurists have defined justice and equality as keeping a thing in its right place, or keeping the balance.
- Foreign Aid Or Economic Freedom? (The Financial Express, Parth J Shah, Sep 08, 2006)
FDI and remittances have the potential to offset aid as important engines of growth in South Asia
- Vande Mataram (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
A hundred years ago when the Congress adopted Vande Mataram as the National Song at its Varanasi session on September 7, 1905, the stalwarts of India's freedom struggle could not have envisaged the possibility of Bankim Chandra . . .
- Unsung Hero In A Time Warp (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
At a time when the nation is going to celebrate the 150th anniversary of First War of Independence of 1857 next year, it is propitious to remember the sacrifices of martyrs of the freedom struggle. Jatindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha . . .
- Pak-Afghan Fate Linked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 08, 2006)
President Musharraf has called upon Kabul to end the blame-game and eliminate mistrust to fight the common enemy of terrorism.
- Unwelcoming India (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2006)
First the good news: India has been ranked the fourth top travel destination in a group of 100. The bad news is that the World Bank has ranked India an abysmal 134 among 175 countries for doing business.
- Progress At What Cost? (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
The government is concerned about statistics and graphs on GDP but not greenery and the welfare of people.
- International Airport To Cost Rs. 518 Crore More (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Nod for proposal to amend the BIAL concession agreement
- India, China Ink Pact On Science And Technology (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Sep 08, 2006)
India and China on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for "useful and purposive" cooperation in Science and Technology with the objective of entering into a strategic relationship in all fields of mutual benefit.
- Air India Relaxes Security Measures (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Air India has relaxed the security measures that had angered passengers from Bahrain.
- Advani Releases Booklet Flaying Muslims Over Tricolour (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A booklet released by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani here on Thursday has targeted Indian Muslims over the national flag.
- Racism New And Old (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
When Iraqi Sunni terrorists killed 11 Pakistani and three Indian Shia pilgrims on the same bus to Karbala the other day, they did not check passports or wait to hear discourses from their victims about the validity of Jinnah's Two-Nations . . .
- What Taliban? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
Is NATO fighting a ghost in Afghanistan?
Something very strange is going on in Afghanistan.
- Spellcheck! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
Prof. Henry Higgins never got a definitive answer to his query “why can’t the English teach their children how to speak” and it is clear his concerns went beyond being called “Enery”.
- India Rejects Sri Lankan Minister's Charge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Reacting to the accusation of Indian interference made by Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday defended the conduct of its High Commissioner in Colombo and said her contribution to the . . .
- What The Heart Does Not Feel, The Eye Cannot See (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 08, 2006)
After 15 years of a battering from hostile policies and governments, the world of the peasant has turned highly fragile. But the onus of changing is on the farmer. Not on those driving a cruel process and system.
- Clean Bill Of Health To Economy (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 08, 2006)
RBI Annual Report
- Why Globalisation Is In Trouble - I (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 08, 2006)
The dominant world powers historically pushed for globalisation as a means of increasing wealth and influence. Yet those nations fret as the emerging powers of India and China embrace the same strategy.
- Vande Mataram Electrifies India (Pioneer, Navneet Anand, Sep 08, 2006)
The national song is nation's pride. Vande Mataram is a symbol of a vibrant India, an icon that binds the past with the present and the glorious future.
- Indian Navy Team To Ski To South Pole (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Team expects extreme conditions
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