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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 23072:
- Bugti: Making Of A Martyr (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
By meeting a violent end Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti may now become a martyr for the Baloch nationalist movement.
- Bugti’S Borderlands (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 29, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti might be a bigger threat to Pakistan after being killed by the Pakistan army in an encounter last week. That insightful comment from General Asad Durrani, a former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, sums up an . . .
- What Happened In Lebanon And Why (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Aug 29, 2006)
Lebanon was pulverised and innocents were massacred. It is rare that such unbridled violence goes unchecked, rarer still that it is not even admonished. What deep depravity it is to see evil being justified and to hear a chorus of support for it.
- New Delhi Slams Gen Over Bugti Killing (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
India has called the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti ’unfortunate’ and a ’tragic loss’ for Balochistan and Pakistan, while urging Pakistan to use dialogue and not military force to solve political problems.
- Tragedy With A Price (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2006)
It is distressing to find the president congratulating the country’s security forces for their “successful operation” that killed Nawab Akbar Bugti and several of his companions in the Bhambore Hills of Balochistan on Saturday.
- Why Neil Simon? Why Not Badal Sircar? (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Theatre in India is a powerful, vibrant force.
- Meet The Trainspotters (New Indian Express, Riju Dave Mehta, Aug 28, 2006)
They seem pedestrian enough, these people. Swinging between work and wants, cares and compulsions, they flit through life at a banal pace.
- The Good Neighbour (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 28, 2006)
It would perhaps not be outrageous to suggest that had the authorities in Pakistan been as forthcoming with information to India, as they were to the British Intelligence, the July 11 carnage in Mumbai may have been averted.
- Atal Blows Sangh Trumpet (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Who is responsible for India becoming a nuclear power? Who ended the “licence quota raj”? Who annexed Kashmir to India? The Jan Sangh and the RSS, if A.B. Vajpayee is to be believed.
- On The Banks Of The Kshipra (Hindu, TANUSHREE PODDER, Aug 28, 2006)
Apart from the temples, the ancient town of Ujjain has much more to offer a traveller.
- 49 Die In Us Passenger Plane Crash (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
A Comair flight carrying 49 people crashed a mile from Lexington’s airport Sunday morning shortly after takeoff, the Federal Aviation Administration said. At least one person survived.
- Incoherent Narratives (Dawn, Karen Armstrong, Aug 28, 2006)
When Sophocles presented Oedipus Rex at the festival of Dionysus in 430 BCE, he changed the plot in a way that would have shocked his Athenian audience.
- The Descent Into Tribalism (Dawn, Hywel Williams, Aug 28, 2006)
Modern governments, when they try to justify their existence in historical terms, are apt to propose a rough-and-ready anthropology for human development. First came the tribe — savage in instinct, ritualistic in religion and run on the basis of . . .
- Rules Vs Principles (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 28, 2006)
One of the major debates regarding convergence of accounting standards internationally, is whether they should be rules-based or principles-based. The style and culture in the US, in respect of such regulatory documents, prefer extremely detailed . ..
- 49 Die In Us Plane Crash (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Forty-nine people were killed in southern United States on Sunday when a passenger plane crashed shortly after the take-off.
- Beyond The Violin-Shaped Village... (New Indian Express, JYOTI NAIR BELLIAPPA , Aug 28, 2006)
Shreekumar Varma’s Devil’s Garden is one of those delightful children’s books which will please the adults as well
- Terminal Boredom (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 28, 2006)
Businessperson or tourist, the concept of buying duty-free goods at airports is extremely satisfying.
- J&k Enjoys Highest Degree Of Self-Rule: Governor (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Saying that the concept of autonomy of a State is in no way a threat to national unity, Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is enjoying highest degree of self rule in the country.
- Over 250 National Monuments Under Encroachment (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 28, 2006)
They are our link to the country’s glorious past. But, this link is in the danger of being snapped.
- Remove Derogatory References To Jats In Ncert Books: Karat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Ms Brinda Karat, MP and a member of the CPM Politburo, today assuaged hurt feelings of Jat community by seeking immediate deletion of all derogatory references to the community in the books published by the NCERT.
- Mumbai Ushers In Ganesha Amidst Tight Security (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Maharashtra ushered in the Ganesha festival amidst tight security today with the Central intelligence agencies warning the local administration of terror attacks during the 10-day celebrations.
- Cant Log In (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2006)
E-governance still a half-baked endeavour
- Spiritual Festival Of Fasting (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Aug 28, 2006)
Jains are celebrating their spiritual festival called "Paryushan Parva" all over the country. Jainism itself is essentially a "spiritual religion" considering spiritual good to be the highest goal of life. Observing long fasts up to 30 days, vow . . .
- Street Fun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 28, 2006)
Drama and fisticuffs are no longer new — or shocking — in the Indian parliament.
- Numbers Victory No More (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 28, 2006)
As expected the currently unified opposition has begun to exert political pressure on the government by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. One hundred and forty one members have signed the motion.
- Plutonic Heaven (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 28, 2006)
In the event, the unfortunate fate that befell Pluto - the distant member of the solar family who has now been left in the eternal cold - is reminiscent of our own Trishanku who dared to show similar ambition as the 'erstwhile' ninth planet.
- Fountain For The Poor, Beaches For The Rich (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Aug 28, 2006)
The federal minister for ports and shipping, Babar Khan Ghouri, like all his fellow ministers and ministers of state and the illustrious citizens of this country with the status of minister (the combined number of which is so astronomical you . . .
- Suspicious Behaviour..! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 28, 2006)
Many of my innumerable Asian friends have been after me to warn other Asians how to behave on board a flight, especially after the humiliation the twelve Indians suffered in Holland when their seemingly suspicious behavior after take off made the . . .
- Time To Rethink Policies (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 28, 2006)
The dramatic return last week of the Northwest Airlines flight from the German airspace to Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, because a multiple ‘terrorist threat’ on board targeting 12 Indian nationals — all of them Muslim — has given a new dimension to . . .
- Eye Catchers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Benodebehari Mukherjee is one of the most influential and highly regarded artists in the history of modern Indian art.
- Bugti: A Violent End (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 28, 2006)
The death of Nawab Akbar Bugti during a military operation in the hills near Kohlu late on Saturday is tragic and could well be a defining moment in Pakistan’s chequered history.
- Israel, Hizbollah Agree To Exchange Of Prisoners (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Israel and Lebanese militant outfit Hizbollah have reached an agreement, brokered by Germany, to facilitate exchange of prisoners within two-three weeks.
- Revenge Of The Creamy Layer (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Aug 28, 2006)
The quota bill, cleared by the cabinet and tabled in Parliament, provides for staggered implementation.
- So Wide, You Can’T Get Around It... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Mike Marqusee delves into an inspired Bob Dylan encyclopaedia.
- Get The Local Flavour (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 28, 2006)
Since India is a federation of states, many of which have come up after the Constitution came into force, we will not trot out a knee-jerking response to the demand for a separate state in Telengana.
- When Two Eras Overlap (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 28, 2006)
Human life is reduced to real suffering when two ages, two cultures overlap.
- Time To Profile Passengers (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 28, 2006)
The debate over profiling airline passengers revived after the thwarted Islamist plot to bomb 10 airplanes in London on August 10.
- Asian? Fasten Etiquette Belt (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 28, 2006)
A woman in London who works as a stewardess told yesterday of an occasion when “an Asian plane passenger in first class asked for a screwdriver”.
- Freeing Insurance (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 28, 2006)
Some call it a risk, while others consider it a progressive step, but the fact is that the Indian general insurance industry will finally be fully liberalised (detariffed, in legal jargon) from January 2007.
- Keeping The Minority Investor Out (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 28, 2006)
Too many companies are constantly attempting to keep retail investors from getting their fair share of growth in market valuation and regulators seem unable to do much on this
- Hizbollah Hints At Talks On Prisoner Exchange (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The leader of Hizbollah said on Sunday that "contacts" had been made which might bring talks on an exchange of prisoners held by the Lebanese guerrilla group and Israel.
- 'Oh, These Are Muslims!' (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 28, 2006)
How the reactions changed when the identity of the 12 was not known, to when it was finally confirmed. Notice the divergence between the reaction from Indian passengers and from others? Or take the response from the government spokespersons....
- A ‘Class’ Apart (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Anecdotes and a richly personal style make the intimidating subject of classical music less daunting.
- The Real Price Of Freedom (Deccan Herald, M J Vinod , Aug 28, 2006)
The book takes a closer look at severed bonds during Partition and the logic behind the carnage.
- Incensed Baluchis Rise In Revolt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The killing of a top tribal chief by Pakistani troops sparked widespread violence and rioting on Sunday and raised fears that a decades-old conflict in the country's volatile southwest could widen.
- 'India Benefits From Fall In China's Textile Export To Us' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
India is one of the major beneficiaries of US restrictions on Chinese textile exports during the first six months of the current year, the Communist giant's top planning body said while cautioning the industry to brace for even less growth in . . .
- Sri Lankans Take Tsunami Warnings Into Their Own Hands (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Aug 28, 2006)
In a small room up a rickety staircase in a tsunami-damaged building on Sri Lanka's south coast, Roshan Waduthantri sits glued to an earthquake warning Web site and monitors cable TV channels.
- No Half Way (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 28, 2006)
It can't be anybody's case that Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq and his colleagues in the moderate Hurriyat Conference should not be talking about peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Hurriyat Does Not Represent Entire J&k: Pok Website (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) government has put on its official website a report indicating that the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference was Kashmir-centric and did not represent the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Memories Of Mother Teresa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2006)
"One of the miracles that occurred over the years," Mother Teresa once told me, "is that no one is allowed to die on streets; someone, somewhere brings the person to us." A biographer's tribute on her 96th birth anniversary.
- The World Of Those On The Move (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The greatest percentage increase in the unauthorised immigrant population to the US between 2000 and 2005 was from India reveals World Migration 2005: Costs and Benefits of International Migration. International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Progra
- Hcl Infosystems: On Slippery Pitch (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 26, 2006)
Pressure of low margins and uncertainty on the Nokia front do not suggest much upside for HCL Infosystems.
- Inversion Of Roles (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 26, 2006)
Thanks to regional parties, it is the Lok Sabha which now represents states' interests.
- Pluto: No Nine Pizzas? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
It is now official. Pluto, 76, is dead. It was killed by a group of astronomers. It is now a dwarf planet and is no longer part of the nine planets as we all know it. Will Walt Disney now change the name of the all-time favourite character Pluto? And what
- Countering Cunningness (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Aug 26, 2006)
Those opposing reservations on the basis of equality are not advocating equal opportunities for all.
- Gifted Awardee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The conferring of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on cue sport ace Pankaj Advani is more the beginning than the end.
- Military Commanders In War (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, Aug 26, 2006)
Let us first take up the question of why peacetime leadership does not necessarily succeed in war.
- Rights & Justice Must Go Together (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
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- Shifting Winds In The Us (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- A Disappointing Judgment (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- Race Relations Going Off The Rails In Malaysia? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Malaysians are confronted with the obvious question: where is the country heading should things remain the way they are? For a nation that is barely half a century old, Malaysians remain stuck in the quagmire of the past
- Quoting Shlokas, Pranab Defines Hinduism, Hindutva For Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
As the Leader of the Lok Sabha and the most reliable “No. 2” to both Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in all matters relating to politics and government, Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee wears many hats.
- Uk-Bound? Brace Yourself (Times of India, Byas Anand, Aug 26, 2006)
Security norms on flights to UK just for tougher. The British authorities now want advance information on personal details of all air travellers arriving in UK as part of a security profiling measure.
- The Game Of The Rules (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Aug 26, 2006)
The bizarre end to the Test match between England and Pakistan at the Oval has followed a pattern that is becoming painfully predictable in the sub-continent.
- Vertu Constellation: Nokia Launches Collection Of Handcrafted Models (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Aug 26, 2006)
Nokia has launched Vertu Constellation, the latest in the recent series of handcrafted mobile phones, in India. The collection showcases seven handcrafted models — in black, tan, chocolate or pink leather, made available in stainless steel and gold finish
- 'Behaviour Of Concern' (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 26, 2006)
The Dutch police are reported to have arrested 12 passengers from a Mumbai-bound Northwest Airlines on August 23, 2006, after it was escorted back to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport minutes after take off by Dutch F-16s.
- Follow The Dutch (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The brouhaha over Dutch authorities taking 12 Indian Muslims in custody for questioning is totally uncalled for.
- A Horst Wessel? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 26, 2006)
True, Rabindranath Tagore who set Vande Mataram to music had reservations about the song from the Hindu-Muslim angle.
- Flying In The Time Of Fear (Hindustan Times, Sanchita Sharma, Aug 26, 2006)
If you put aside having to place your passport and tickets in a ziploc bag and then take off your shoes and jacket for security checks, you might just discover the lighter side of travel in the shadow of terror.
- Why Buy Facile Peace? (Pioneer, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Aug 26, 2006)
Tasleemat, maan tasleemat/ tu bhari hai meethe pani se/ phal phoolon ki shadabi se/ dakkin ki thandi hawaon se/ faslon ki suhani fizaaon se/ tasleemat, maan tasleemat/ teri raaten roshan chand se/ teri raunaq sabze faam se/ teri pyar bhari muskan hai/ ter
- Gunter Grass's (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 26, 2006)
This might read like a confession which it may well be in part : my secret admiration for the Jewish people.
- Indian Polity At The (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2006)
The battle of ballot boxes have been fought and won. The winners are happy while the losers will have to wait for the next opportunity for pocketful of winning bonanza. Promises have been made to citizens for a better life.
- Push The Pace (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising.
Has this man ever struck you as a guy with an overwhelmingly sophisticated command of the language?
You do remember that he was asked wheth
- The Past Is Another Planet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
WHILE our eyes have been fixed on Lebanon, the situation in Iraq has been deteriorating. The death toll in Lebanon and Israel during the recent fighting was appalling, but three times as many people were probably killed in Iraq in the same period, UN figu
- The Fading Screen (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
State must adopt liberal approach
The West Bengal government has perhaps no choice but to be more liberal towards the exhibition side of the film industry which has been incurring crippling losses.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- Taking Refuge In Nostalgia... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
There was a time I made three visits to Khan Market everyday. It is across the road from my flat.
- If Brown=terrorist, Doesn’T White=racist? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The English word ‘barbarian’ owes its origin to the Greek word ‘barbaros’, one who cannot speak Greek and thereby is a non-Greek.
- Khan Saheb In Kashi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
There are moments when I love my job, or rather my business of journalism — even I, a hard-nosed, cynical hack of nearly three decades.
- Mea Gets It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
The Foreign Office has got it just right in its intervention to bring home the hapless Indian passengers on the flight from Amsterdam to Mumbai. It has been criticised for not doing enough for those who carry the nation’s passport and get into trouble abr
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