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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 27031:
- A Party With Differences (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 18, 2006)
Whoever said that the BJP doesn’t hold the idea of pluralism dear to its heart? Here is a party that allows statements made by its leaders to the media to be interpreted in various colourful ways — including the chestnut ‘being misquoted by the media’.
- India Says It Won't Commit To U.S. On Atomic Testing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
India said on Monday it would make no explicit commitment to the United States not to conduct fresh nuclear tests as part of a landmark civilian atomic cooperation agreement.
- Indian Shares Rise 1.5 Pct, Colombo Bounces (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Indian shares rose more than 1.5 percent on Tuesday, cheered by robust earnings from software firms and expectations of strong growth.
- Saddam Challenges Handwriting Experts (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer Monday challenged findings of handwriting experts verifying the former president's signature on documents linked to a crackdown on Shiites and demanded a review by international specialists — except from Iran or Israel.
- Nuclear Deal~ii (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 18, 2006)
Because of the threats to the American dollar and the America’s special status as a super power, the USA is reluctant even to recognise Taiwan as a separate country, but still insisting upon the “one-China” policy, which basically approves . . .
- Army Meet Takes Stock (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The defence minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today inaugurated the Army Commanders Conference. The top brass of the Army will hold discussions and review the activities of the Army.
- K.J. Rao Back, In A New Avatar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The former Election Commission observer, K.J. Rao, was in West Bengal on Monday — in a new avatar.
- Conviction, Not Force, Changes People (Pioneer, Ajit Bishnoi, Apr 18, 2006)
Alexander had won several battles in north India and was planning to intrude further south in the country.
- Ghost Schools Galore (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 18, 2006)
Given the deplorable state of education in the country, it should come as no surprise that according to a consumer rights group, there are 30,000 ghost schools in the country.
- Congress, Allies Communalising Issues: Advani (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Apr 18, 2006)
Advani accuses Government of playing vote bank politics `Government is proposing religion-based reservation in the Army'
- Eelam Issue Takes The Backstage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Compulsions of alliance politics have acted as a check on parties and leaders backing the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils, says V. Jayanth
- Space Technology Will Determine Development Of The . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Inaugurates `Space-Tech' lecture series in Bharathidasan University
- Good Turnout In Naxal-Affected Lalgarh (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 18, 2006)
Commission's ban on graffiti, flags, buntings takes away colour
Para-military personnel maintain strict vigil
Area out of bounds for those without proper authorisation
- Crpf To Be Deployed For Budhni By-Poll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The Election Commission has agreed to deploy CRPF personnel and video coverage of the polling booths during the Assembly by-election in Budhni constituency from where Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is seeking entry into the . . .
- Delhi Push For Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
As the pro-democracy movement spread like wildfire in Nepal, India today asked King Gyanendra to start immediate dialogue with political parties to end the instability.
- A Revolution Next Door (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 18, 2006)
The people of Nepal are furious with King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
- Pak Seals Afghan Border Anwarullah Khan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Pakistan has deployed regular army and Frontier Corps personnel along the unfrequented routes leading to Afghanistan’s Kunar province from here and sealed the border.
- Untrusted King (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 18, 2006)
See the writing on the wall
- Us Interest In India (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Apr 18, 2006)
The US perception that the nuclear cooperation with India would benefit both countries equally and also the non-proliferation regime led their leaders to arrive at a decision to go ahead with a mutually agreeable nuclear deal.
- Sisters In Arms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 18, 2006)
Women in combat is a good idea
- Why The People Of Nepal Are Against A Once-Loved Monarchy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
There are thousands milling in the streets of Nepal—politicians, activists, professionals, common people—defying curfew and braving bullets to make their stand against monarchy.
- Biman Bose Cribs At Ec Directives (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 17, 2006)
The EC has also directed that neither a presiding officer nor a polling officer can use a mobile phone inside the booth.
- If Us Frees Spy, Will Free Barghouthi: Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Israel could release jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi if Washington grants clemency to a US Navy analyst convicted of spying for the Jewish state in the 1980s, Israel’s Army Radio said on Sunday.
- Deadlock Persists Over Iraq Premier Post (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Talks achieve no breakthrough
- Semiconductor Industry Poised For Dynamic Growth In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
The meteoric rise of many user industries means an assured vigorous market
The growth in consumption and changes in regulation to encourage local manufacture have attracted a number of foreign companies to establish manufacturing facilities.
- From The Underbelly Of The Beast (Hindu, Kanak Mani Dixit, Apr 17, 2006)
All over the subcontinent, every day, the most disadvantaged fall through the cracks.
- Palestinian Pm Meets Rivals (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Mr Ismail Haniyeh called an emergency meeting today with rival Palestinian factions amid rising tensions between the groups and a spike in violence with Israel.
- Pm’S Concerns (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 17, 2006)
Addressing the commissioning parade at the Pakistan Military Academy on Saturday, Mr Shaukat Aziz said that Pakistan was opposed to the arms race in the region and was pursuing a national security strategy to secure its integrity, solidarity and economic
- First Pakistani Sikh Cadet (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 17, 2006)
Cadet Harcharan Singh has become the first Sikh to march on military tunes at the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul as he matched steps attired in his typical turban supported by traditional beard with the under-training graduates on Saturday.
- Ever-Expanding Pak-Saudi Relations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud have agreed on the expansion of cooperation in the bilateral, economic, trade and defence fields during their wide-ranging talks in Islamabad on Saturday.
- Peaceful Solution To Iran’S N-Crisis (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Apr 17, 2006)
The UN Security Council’s presidential statement of March 29, 2006, is the latest and most serious in the series of steps being taken at the behest of the United States and the EU countries to circumscribe Iran’s nuclear programme within parameters . . .
- Foreign Investment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 17, 2006)
The prime minister’s statement that a strong macro-economic performance and an improved debt profile have made Pakistan attractive to foreign investors must be accepted with a pinch of salt.
- King Seethes At The People, Delhi Steps In (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 17, 2006)
Feeling the heat of unrelenting protests against the monarchy, Gyanendra met Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee on Sunday evening to offer fresh dialogue with the political parties.
- Pentagon Memo To Rumsfeld Critics (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
The Pentagon has thrown its weight behind embattled Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld by issuing a memorandum to former military commanders who have accused him of making mistakes in Iraq and failing to heed the advice of military commanders.
- Iran Suicide Bombers Ready To Hit Us, British Targets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Tehran has trained suicide bombers to attack British and American targets if Iran's nuclear sites are attacked, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
- Pak Army Commissions First Sikh Officer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
After a Hindu created history by briefly becoming the Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court last year, a youth hailing from the birth place of Guru Nanak near Lahore has earned the distinction of being commissioned into the Army as the first . . .
- Advani Swipe At Pm Over Dam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Mr LK Advani today accused the Prime Minister of abdicating his responsibility when he was supposed to provide leadership and blasted the Centre for creating an “unprecedented and messy Centre-state stalemate” on the Narmada dam issue.
- Geronimo To Zarqawi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 17, 2006)
It is not that surprising, really. The revelation that that US military has been exaggerating the role of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the Jordanian who headed Al Qaida in Iraq, is in keeping with the standard American practice of demonising an adversary.
- Nuclear Deal~i (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the Indian foreign policy establishment could not differentiate euphoria from the reality regarding the nuclear offer from the USA.
- Time To Restore (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
Autocratic rulers make two mistakes — they overestimate their own powers and they underestimate the people’s power to change things.
- Pm To Embark On Foreign Tour From Apr 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Having successfully clinched the nuclear deal with US President George W Bush in March, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here for Germany and Uzbekistan on Saturday to garner support for the historic accord in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- Indo-Pak Talks On Water, Tourism From Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Pak To Issue 10,000 Visas For Dehra Sahib (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Talks In Atmosphere Free Of Terror: India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Nuke For Nuke (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 17, 2006)
As long as the arms race between India and Pakistan continues, the dialogue will not make much progress
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- Kashmir Militants Coming Home, Says India General (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Apr 17, 2006)
India's most senior army general in Kashmir said on Sunday that militants based in Pakistani Kashmir have been giving up arms and returning to their homes in the Indian part of the Himalayan region following last year's devastating earthquake.
- Iran's 'Nuclear University' Conceals Research: Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iranian scientists are secretly conducting crucial nuclear research and development, using university laboratories as cover to avoid international scrutiny, a media report claimed here today.
- Pact With Us To Close Weapon Door (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 17, 2006)
India is about to sign a bilateral agreement with the US, which will require New Delhi to give up the option of testing a nuclear weapon forever.
- Taliban Rebels Clash With Coalition Forces (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Taliban fighters attacked two police checkpoints simultaneously on a southern Afghan highway, killing or wounding up to 14 militants, an official said today. Coalition and Afghan troops shot dead three insurgents in central Afghanistan.
- Experts Worried About Iran's Enrichment Powers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A one-sentence assertion made by the Iranian president has provoked such surprise and concern among international nuclear inspectors they are planning to confront Tehran about it this week, The New York Times reported on Monday.
- 40,000 Iranian Suicide Bombers Ready, If Nuke Sites Hit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iran has formed battalions of suicide bombers to strike targets in the UK and the USA if its nuclear facilities are attacked, according to a media report.
- Maoists In Bus Spill Police Blood (Telegraph, R. KRISHNA DAS, Apr 17, 2006)
Three days after the Prime Minister met six chief ministers to draw up plans to fight the Maoists, guerrillas today blocked several highways in Chhattisgarh, drove a hijacked bus to a police outpost and gunned down 11 personnel.
- Beheaded ‘Us Spy’ Found On Pak Border (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Residents of a troubled Pakistani border region found the beheaded body of a man with note saying he was an American spy and a warning others would face the same treatment, an official said on Sunday.
- Pentagon Attacks Rumsfeld Critics (Times of India, Mark Mazzetti, Apr 17, 2006)
The US Defence Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
- Today's Editorial: Two Legs Good (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 17, 2006)
Indians with a condescending view of Nepali backwardness that has allowed a full-fledged Maoist insurgency to rage in that country, would do well to look in their own backyard.
- Pentagon Attacks Rumsfeld Critics (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The US Defence Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
- New Jd(u)chief Hopes To Take Gowda Along (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Apr 16, 2006)
Newly elected Janata Dal (United) President Sharad Yadav has the strengthening of the party in Karnataka and Jharkhand as one of his top priorities.
- Sonia Pays Tribute To Ghani Khan (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 16, 2006)
Ms Gandhi also spent a few minutes inside the Congress office. Ghani Khan Choudhury’s body was later flown to his residence at Kotwali in Malda district where he was laid to rest amidst grieving mourners and party supporters.
- The Pentagon Preps For Iran (Washington Post, William M. Arkin, Apr 16, 2006)
Does the United States have a war plan for stopping Iran in its pursuit of nuclear weapons?
- Drumbeat Of War Is Drowning Out Wiser Counsels (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The neo-con regimes in Washington and Tehran are on collision course after last week's announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country has 'joined the nuclear club'.
- Rumsfeld In The Line Of ‘Friendly’ Fire (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 15, 2006)
The White House has been obliged to publicly support Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as more retired army generals have stepped forward to call for his resignation.
- Friction Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 15, 2006)
Tehran’s claim that it has successfully enriched uranium to a level used in power stations adds another twist to the already knotty Iranian tale.
- 5 Civilians Killed, 44 Injured In 7 Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Apr 15, 2006)
Amid the festival celebrations of Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi, Baisakhi and Good Friday, which also coincided with the arrival of an intellectual delegation from Pakistan and ‘Pakistan occupied Kashmir’, militants today struck a wave of terror with . . .
- Media Crisis In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 15, 2006)
I find it very disturbing that the Indian media, print and electronic, should show little interest in the ongoing political crisis in Nepal, a crisis that has been preceded by years of upheaval.
- Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Apr 15, 2006)
According to the US establishment, the geostrategic benefits of the nuclear deal with India (which is likely to sail through Congress) outweigh any risks of proliferation.
- Rival Armed Factions Seizing Pieces Of Gaza (Christian Science Monitor, Joshua Mitnick, Apr 15, 2006)
Fatah and Hamas militias train in old Israeli settlements as anxiety grows over instability.
- Spies Failed To Warn Of Indian N-Tests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
US intelligence failed to warn of India’s nuclear tests conducted in 1974 and 1998 despite tracking the Asian giant’s atomic weapons potential for nearly half a century, according to documents declassified on Thursday.
- Karachi Shuts Down (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Partial strike in Lahore and Islamabad
* Reports of arson in some areas
* ST extends ultimatum to a later date
* FIR against unidentified terrorist
* Rally in Quetta today
- Digging In For The Long War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 15, 2006)
Reports speak of American military policy-makers preparing for what they call a “long war”.
- 5 Killed, Several Hurt In Srinagar Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Five people were killed and 31 others, including nine security personnel, were wounded in a series of powerful grenade explosions in Srinagar.
- Need To Revamp Agencies (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
General Musharraf has very timely directed the Sindh Government to take stern action against the officials responsible for the security lapse which led to the Nishtar Park tragedy, killing 58 persons at an Eid Miladun Nabi congregation.
- Balochistan Policy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
High level government officials have expressed the view that Baloch Sardars have lost their support and the government would now hold talks only with genuine political forces.
- Hazy Picture (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei's characterizing the Iranian nuclear deadlock as "the picture is still hazy" is apt, since both negotiations and threats (of sanctions as well as military force) have failed to budge Tehran from its original line,
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- S.Lanka Army Says Foils Attack, Violence Simmers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Apr 15, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said on Saturday it had foiled a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel ambush hours after the two sides agreed new dates for talks on saving the fragile four-year truce.
- U.S.-China Ties Under Strain Ahead Of Hu-Bush Summit (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 15, 2006)
U.S. ties with China are becoming strained over security and economic issues after a relative calm, presenting a difficult challenge as President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet next week.
- Hitler Planned Holocaust In Palestine: Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler made plans to conduct a Holocaust of Jews living in Palestine during the Second World War, according to German historians who have examined government archives for a new book about extending the extermination programme . . .
- Infosys Q4 Profit Up 21 Pct, Outlook Strong (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Apr 15, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software exporter, reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday and forecast better earnings ahead on an outsourcing boom.
- Nepal Opp Hell Bent On Anti-King Agitation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Rejecting King Gyanendra's offer of dialogue, Nepal's opposition alliance asked people from all walks of life to actively participate in its anti-monarchy agitation which entered the ninth day on Friday with thousands of protesters demanding . . .
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