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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 23072:
- ‘The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar To Paisley’: A Many Splendoured Thing (Daily Times, Mariam Mushtaq, Jan 21, 2006)
Sherry Rehman, politician cum author, holds Lahoris spellbound
Friday evening was one of those rare occasions in Lahore when the intelligentsia and the glitterati of the city came together under one roof.
- Bin Laden Trying To Silence Rumours Of Death: Analysts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
A recording from Osama bin Laden, his first message for over a year, is aimed at quashing rumours of his death and warning the Western world that its most wanted man remains a major threat, analysts said on Friday.
- Us Wants Improved Pakistan-India Ties (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 21, 2006)
India and the United States, preparing for a visit by President George W. Bush, wound up two days of official-level talks here on Friday with Washington encouraging improved Delhi-Islamabad ties but disapproving of Iran’s proximity with both.
- Lahore Bus Gets Warm Welcome (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
A bus from Lahore arrived here on Friday, marking the launch of a third bus link between Pakistan and India aimed at building confidence and strengthening their slow-moving peace process.
- Jews Have Wailing Wall, We Need Ram Temple: Bjp Chief (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
In a two-hour speech marked by ringing confidence, elaborate articulation of the party’s philosophy and a hard-nosed realpolitik, BJP president Rajnath Singh sent a clear message that he was very much his own man—and under him the BJP . . .
- Peace Process Grinds On (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jan 21, 2006)
Some recent developments have dealt a hefty blow to the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process. If the decision makers in Islamabad and New Delhi do not act quickly to restore the health of bilateral relations, the peace process will soon find itself . . .
- Target Al-Qaeda Misfires (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 21, 2006)
The US government’s refusal to accept formal responsibility for last Friday’s missile attack on the Pakistani village of Damadola is only one of the unexplained elements of the latest attempt to identify and kill the top echelons of Al-Qaeda hiding along
- Why Do We Always Have To Be First? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
Every time I travel by road I check up whether there are any rail level crossings on the way.
- Oprah In Auschwitz: America’S Most Powerful Literary Critic Finds Recovery In The Holocaust (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 21, 2006)
Among those reeling from the flap about James Frey’s memoir A Million Little Pieces — which has been exposed as an embellishment, when not outright fabrication, of the author’s life — is America’s most powerful literary critic, Oprah Winfrey.
- Reaping The Reserves (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah arrives in Delhi next week for the Republic Day parade. How much oil does his country really have, asks Leonardo Maugeri
- The Beauty In Bustle (Deccan Herald, Venkatesh Raghavendra, Jan 21, 2006)
A closer look would reveal the abundance of beauty all around oneself
I got the inkling of the tumult that awaited me, as my car whizzed southwards from the Colombo airport. Little did I know that this bustle, the daily quest for livelihood, . . .
- India For Consensus On Iran (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 21, 2006)
With the Left partners breathing down its neck, the Manmohan Singh government on Friday said the international community should avoid a confrontationist course on Iran’s nuclear issue and favoured a broad international consensual approach to address....
- Pirates Threaten Lives Of Somalia's Poor (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Jan 20, 2006)
The hijacking of cargo ships is on the increase, threatening trade and humanitarian aid.
The raiders striking increasingly further from the coastline
The number of attacks rose from 2 in 2004 to 35 in 2005
- "The Clemenceau Is A Scandal" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2006)
Two men who worked on board the French warship and now have asbestosis speak out.
- Pakistani Consulate Denied Place In Mumbai (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 20, 2006)
Just a day after the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan reiterated their resolve to simultaneously reopen their consulates in Karachi and Mumbai, Pakistan’s efforts to secure premises in the densely-populated commercial hub of Nariman Point . . .
- Bjp Boycotts Governor's Address, Wants Dharam Singh's Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Party leaders stage dharna in front of Raj Bhavan, express support to Kumaraswamy Party leaders stage dharna in front of Raj Bhavan, express support to Kumaraswamy
- Tourism Fair Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The 45th Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF), one of the region's largest such events, will be held at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium from January 20 to 22.
- 114 Takers For Vazhiyoram Project (Hindu, John L. Paul, Jan 20, 2006)
Stakeholders meeting on February 6
One hundred and fourteen entrepreneurs have come forward to open sustainable wayside tourism amenities (called Vazhiyoram units) along major roads across the State.
- Chandy To Launch Tourism Scheme On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Bhoothathankettu set to attract visitors
- Minister Holds Talks On Swapna Nagari Eco-Tourism Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Manmohan Singh to declare the area as National Mangrove Forest
- Tarigami Denied Tight Security Despite Attacks (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 20, 2006)
Intelligence warnings that he is among Lashkar's principal targets ignored by the Centre and Delhi police
- India, Ireland Sign Three Agreements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Ahern meets President, Prime Minister
India and Ireland signed three agreements on cultural, scientific and technological cooperation on Thursday.
- Brinda Karat Warns Against Postponing West Bengal Assembly Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Left will not keep quiet if the Government tried to go against the CMP
- Behind Every Memsahib Is A Bai (Indian Express, FARAH WARIA, Jan 20, 2006)
When it comes to the rights of domestic help, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Unless, of course, we prefer to serve it ourselves
- Why Iranians Don’T Smile (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 20, 2006)
Iran is in the news again, and for reasons that don’t bring much cheer to the world. Sudheendra Kulkarni looks to a new book—Christopher de Bellaigue’s In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs—for some insights into why grieving seems to be the leitmotif . . .
- Necessary? Is It? Who Says So? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 20, 2006)
There is "a theory of necessary noises" that is always at work in our State's politics.
- Remember Dabhol? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 20, 2006)
A gentleman, whose identity better remain undisclosed, had spent a term in one of the houses of parliament.
- Reforms Take A Back Seat (Times of India, Rahul Bajaj, Jan 20, 2006)
The issues of efficiency and equity are what a nation constantly grapples with. Their dynamic balance and trade-off decide the direction and pace of their movement. A dilemma is being played out between economic and social reform today.
- Jet Flies Away With Sahara (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
The deal raises monopoly fears
By acquiring Air Sahara for Rs 2,200 crore in the biggest-ever deal in India’s civil aviation history, Jet Airways will not only get additional aircraft, pilots, technical staff, cabin crew and parking slots, . . .
- Warrantless Wiretappings (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Jan 20, 2006)
In his fight against global terrorism, President Bush invaded and captured Iraq in what was an outrageously illegal and immoral war. Driven by his unbridled machismo,
- Decaying Heritage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 20, 2006)
THE report about the 14 stone sculptures recently discovered in Thar raises two questions.
- Away From Prying Eyes They Pray (Hindustan Times, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 20, 2006)
A year ago, the press and police milled around the two Kanchi Shankaracharyas; Nepalese wrestlers and prisoners in Coimbatore jail fasted for their release and the Ulema spoke up for them.
- Panchayat Comes To Rescue Of Girl (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
On Thursday the couple was produced in court and their statements of willful marriage were recorded.
- Doha Is Sleepwalking Closer To Collapse (The Financial Express, FREDRIK ERIXON, Jan 20, 2006)
Hong Kong changed nothing; the major faultline is the Doha Round’s ‘development dimension’
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Leaves Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The first bus to ply between Lahore and Amritsar is scheduled to leave for Amritsar at 9.00am today (Friday).
The bus will leave from the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) office (66-D-I Gulberg-III), officials said.
- Takeoff! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 20, 2006)
Jet-Sahara deal may lead the way for more
It’s official. After weeks of speculation, Jet Airways on Thursday announced its take-over of Air Sahara.
- Un-Understandable Mute Response (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
In his address to the nation on January 17, President Pervez Musharraf announced epoch-making decisions, which would contribute a lot towards realisation of our cherished goal of economic security for Pakistan.
- A Blind Eye To Wrongs (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 20, 2006)
It has now become a scandal of unfathomable magnitude — the ceaseless killings on the streets and avenues of the Union territory of Delhi by the reckless driving of buses, trucks and cars. Men, women and children are being slaughtered as the . . .
- Osama Threatens Attacks On Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden threatened new attacks against the United States in an audiotape attributed to the Western world’s most wanted man, broadcast on Arabic television Thursday. But the voice on the tape, aired on Al-Jazeera a week . . .
- Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Dr Khalid Mahmood Shaikh, Jan 20, 2006)
Islam has never taught its followers intolerance, hatred and violence. Its teachings have never encouraged bigotry and fanaticism. It is against all brutality and bloodshed. On the contrary it stands for peace, love and tolerance.
- Towards Peace In West Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2006)
Sharon’s incapacitation gives India and other countries an opportunity to work for peace through the UN
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Service Launch Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Amritsar-Lahore bus service will be launched tomorrow, taking the people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan another step forward. As per the agreement between the two countries, the bus from Pakistan would leave from Lahore . . .
- Chinese Change Of Policy Or Heart? (Rediff on the Net, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jan 20, 2006)
Behind the gruelling four sessions and about nine hours of discussions between Indian and Chinese interlocutors at Beijing last week, one (India) must be quietly satisfied with the turn of events in the last year or so.
- Will Bjp Really Get A Shot At The Office? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 20, 2006)
But there’s yet another way of interpreting the intrigues: as political pragmatism at its very best – the ultimate feel-gooder, where everybody’s happy.
- Left Turn (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
Michelle Bachelet is the first woman president of male-dominated Chile
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service From Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India and Pakistan were also poised to start a second train service, this time connecting Khohrapar in Sindh and Munnabao in Rajastan from February 1.
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- A Visit Best Avoided (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2006)
Bush’s diminishing popularity and cultural boorishness have raised questions about the necessity of his visit
- Musharraf Refutes Rights Violation Allegations (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Jan 19, 2006)
Refuting allegations of human rights violations in South West Balochistan by Pakistani security forces, President Pervez Musharraf tonight said the “saboteurs” are being helped by “people from outside Pakistan” and they would be dealt with accordingly.
- Let Ultra Jumps Off Train, But Nabbed By Villagers (Indian Express, SANJAY SINGH, Jan 19, 2006)
A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist slipped out of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s hands in the wee hours of Wednesday, only to be caught near Varanasi by some villagers who handed him over to the Uttar Pradesh Police later in the day.
- Mukesh, Anil, You & Me (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 19, 2006)
A late riser, I sat there, at 8.00 a.m., bleary-eyed, fuzzy-minded, watching the exclusive special trading session on the company, live on three screens — the TV, the Internet and my mobile.
- Northeast To New East (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2006)
IIM Shillong is great news. IIMs & IITs elsewhere will be better. Start with Bihar, minister
- Wanted, A Second Revolution In Public Works (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Jan 19, 2006)
When I first travelled abroad in the early 90s, two things struck me as the airplane approached its First World destination by night. First, the sheer brilliance of the expanse below that made the city look like a huge galaxy of bright stars.
- Can Bernanke Prevent The Next Recession? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Jan 19, 2006)
Ben Bernanke, the nominee to replace Alan Greenspan this month as chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, is a highly capable economist who has devoted his professional life to understanding the historical role of central banks and . . .
- Stardust Memories (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
NASA's Stardust spacecraft, which was launched in 1999, travelled nearly five billion kilometres, looping three times around the Sun, before parachuting back to Earth on Sunday with its tiny booty of heavenly material safe in an aluminium canister.
- Ril Confounds Punters... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 19, 2006)
Reliance Industries made its debut on the bourses on a tumultuous day marked by high trading volumes in the scrip, a bizarre goof-up by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and intense pressure on global market sentiment as a selling stampede forced the ....
- Reliance Discovers Its Price In The Market Amid Drama In The Wings (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 19, 2006)
Today was to be a ‘historic’ day for the Indian capital market, but the roller coaster of events that rocked the market made it memorable for an entirely different set of reasons.
- A Special Trading Day (The Financial Express, VK SHARMA, Jan 19, 2006)
January 18 will go down in the history of the world markets as a day when the world tuned in to watch a special trading session, summoned to trade just one stock. And what a show it was! A record number of 1.96 crore shares were traded on the BSE alone.
- Separating Maruti, Esteem (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Jan 19, 2006)
That the government has no business being in the business of making cars is a truism, but that has never been an obstacle when viewed through the prism of the Government of India’s love for carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd.
- A Cornered General Could Not Do Much (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
President of Pakistan had to face a tough time on screen with a journalist from India. Reasons many. Saleem Kaloo reviews Musharraf’s interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
- In The Name Of Democracy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
The countdown has begun much earlier this year. Various security agencies are out on the roads to check vehicles and frisk the pedestrians. A good number of people have been taken into what the authorities call preventive detention.
- 100 Terminals To Be Commissioned Through Edusat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Department of Science and Technology of the Union Government, which currently has around 20 terminals being commissioned through EDUSAT under Vigyan Prasar network, will augment this facility to around 100 terminals across the country soon.
- Vidyasagara Tirtha Swamiji Ascends `Paryaya Peetha' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Krishnapur Math seer gets worshipping rights for two years
Sri Vidyasagara Tirtha of Sri Krishnapur Math ascended the "Paryaya peetha'' at the Sri Krishna Math/Temple here on Wednesday.
- Civilised Way Out Of Iran-Iaea Deadlock (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Charter of the United Nations offer the most civilised course of action to resolving the controversy regarding Iranian compliance with its obligations as a non-nuclear state party to the Non-Prolif
- Human Rights Festival Planned (Hindu, K. SATYAMURTY, Jan 19, 2006)
The Department of Sociology, Christ College, is organising the annual Human Rights and Sambandh Festivals from January 23 to 25.
- Politics Of Slums (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jan 19, 2006)
If one wants to know how deeply India is poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Dialogue On Kashmir Issue To Continue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 19, 2006)
Commitment on bus service reiterated
Truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade in permitted goods
India wants Pakistan to do more to tackle terrorist activities
Manmohan says he is keen on visiting Islamabad
- Ksrtc Arranges Package Tours For Jain Pilgrims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
500 special buses will be operated from important destinations to Shravanabelagola
Six package tours arranged from Shravanabelagola
Two are offered from Bangalore
- Proper Treatment Of Elephants Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Making them attend rituals for more than three hours together is punishable
- Pakistan, India To Ease Tensions Over Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and confirmed their commitment to keep their stuttering peace process on track.
- Tourism Wing To Launch Road-Cum-River Cruise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Discount of 20 per cent to be offered till April 15
One can enjoy the panoramic view of the picturesque Godavari valley on a cruise along the river for a wallet-friendly budget, with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) . . .
- Importance Of Break-Even (Business Line, R. T. Narayanan, Jan 19, 2006)
The concept of `break-even' is one of the first things taught in management schools, highlighting the significance of fixed costs in running of organisation. It is one of the simpler, easier concepts to understand and apply readily in a given . . .
- Musharraf Takes The Decision At Last (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 19, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has decided to go for Bhasha and Munda Dams forthwith and vowed to convince Sindh and NWFP for the construction of Kalabagh reservoir later. Announcing his decision on the issue in his address to the nation Tuesday evening,
- Civil War Threat In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 19, 2006)
An unfortunate feature of politics in the South Asian region during the last 50 years has been the birth of separatist movements based mostly on ethnic and linguistic basis and complicated by majority-minority politics.
- Us Must Facilitate Kashmir, Palestine Solutions: Pm (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan and the United States have evolved a transformed relationship and there is a strategic convergence between the two countries on regional and international objectives.
- The Measure Of All Things Ken Alder (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 19, 2006)
We often hear that science is a revolutionary force that imposes radical new ideas on human history. But science also emerges from within human history, reshaping ordinary actions, some so habitual we hardly notice them. Measurement is one of our . . .
- Root Vegetable That’S Hard To Beet (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Jan 19, 2006)
The humble beetroot has always been a bit of a poor relation to other, trendier species in the vegetable world. Perhaps it is because of its association with war-time rationing (it was often used as a substitute for soft fruit in jam).
- India And Pakistan Agree On Second Kashmir Bus (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 19, 2006)
* India says Pakistan must do more to stop terrorism
* Both discuss Kashmir troop redeployment
- Protection Of Forests (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Jan 19, 2006)
Like varieties of culture, custom and creed, India is vested with a variety of forests extending from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari in North South and from Assam to the desert of Rajasthan in the East-West. These forests occur in different . . .
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