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Articles 13021 through 13120 of 27031:
- Advani’S Yatra Cancelled (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The Karnataka leg of the ‘Bharath Suraksha Yatra’ of former deputy prime minister and senior BJP leader L K Advani has been cancelled due to death of Kannada matinee idol Rajkumar.
- While Dealing With America... (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, Apr 13, 2006)
India must hardsell its ethical conduct post-Pokhran to make US Congress recognise a friend, says C Uday Bhaskar
- The Way To Salvage Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Given political will, it's still possible to redeem the Himalayan nation from the mess it is in, says NN Jha
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Soldiers with an armed cadre of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) round up villagers for a rally in Bhanupratapur, in east-central India
- Nuclear Pact Unifies Indian-Americans (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Apr 13, 2006)
California entrepreneur Arjun Bhagat concedes that his fellow Indian-Americans have been a little slow to use their economic power to promote closer U.S.-Indian ties -- by a couple of decades or so.
- Us, Russia Slam Iran’S Nuclear Step (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 13, 2006)
The stern words from Washington have been echoed by Moscow which described Iran’s claim as a “step in the wrong direction”.
- Narmada Dam Height Issue To Be Reviewed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Yielding to the demands of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, the Centre on Wednesday decided to review the decision taken by the Narmada Control Authority to raise the height of the Narmada dam.
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Apr 13, 2006)
India The gray light of dawn broke over the bamboo forest as the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army prepared for a . . .
- Italy Decides To Be Indecisive (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 13, 2006)
In the run-up to this week’s Italian elections, the Western European press was filled with tentative political obituaries of Silvio Berlusconi, in the wake of opinion polls that showed him trailing by a few percentage points.
- Poor George! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 13, 2006)
Left alone in his later years
- George Counted Out, Bjp Keeps Fingers Crossed (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 13, 2006)
While Sharad Yadav steers a new course for the Janata Dal, battling speculation of a possible split, the BJP is counting its own losses.
- 13 Killed In Blasts, Arson In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 13, 2006)
Colombo blames LTTE for spiralling violence in north-east
- Al-Qaida Figure Backs Iraqi Insurgents (US News & World Report, LEE KEATH, Apr 13, 2006)
Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri praised insurgents in Iraq - particularly Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - and called on all Muslims to support them in a video posted Thursday on the Internet.
- A New Era Of Pak-Yemen Ties (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 13, 2006)
Pakistan and Yemen have agreed to enhance bilateral economic ties and reaffirmed their commitment to jointly fight the menace of terrorism.
- The Marxist Sleight Of Hand (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 13, 2006)
Enter the land of world famous Baluchari sarees, Dokra art and teracotta temples, all that has given Bankura district its present name and fame
- Us Jails Man For Five Years Over Al Qaeda Missiles Plot (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
An Indian-born man who helped hatch a drugs-for-weapons scheme aimed at supplying Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Al Qaeda was jailed for nearly five years on Monday by a US court.
- Why America Backed Out (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 13, 2006)
It would be interesting how the new HR body functions in the absence of the US
- Nda Convenor Turns Away Nitish, Makes Quiet Exit (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Apr 13, 2006)
The run-up to the polls for the post of JD(U) president was full of drama but after the victory of Sharad Yadav, an unceremonious exit was all that was left for George Fernandes. After remaining closeted in his hotel room for more than a day, the former D
- Iran Enriches Uranium (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 13, 2006)
Condemnation from US, Russia, UK
Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday declared his country had succeeded in enriching uranium, a development the United States described as a step in the wrong direction.
- India Needs A Deterrent (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 13, 2006)
Former senator Sam Nunn has given nuclear ayatollahs something to cheer about.
- Iran Walks The N-Talk, Fuels Us Anger (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Iran has announced that its nuclear engineers had advanced to a new phase in the enrichment of uranium, and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a series of the country's ruling clerics declared that the nation would now speed ahead, in defiance of . . .
- Work Through The Npt To Address Concerns About Iranian Nukes (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Apr 13, 2006)
The confrontation between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear program remains very menacing. President George W. Bush has dismissed as "wild speculation" reports that US officials were planning military attacks against suspect sites in Iran.
- An Explosive Move (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Iran’s provocative boast that it has successfully enriched uranium has been received with almost universal condemnation. In language that is strikingly, and deliberately, similar, America, Britain, France and Russia yesterday spoke of a “step in the . . .
- The War On Iran (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Apr 13, 2006)
"All options, including the military one, are on the table."
- After Diplomacy Fails (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Apr 13, 2006)
Even were one to believe that, despite its low and stagnant per capita gross national product and having the world's second-largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas, Iran would invest uneconomically in nuclear power generation, one would also . . . .
- End Of Story: Israel Triumphant (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
In Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold, virtually everyone in the town knows that Santiago Nasar is going to be murdered. Yet nobody can or will do anything to prevent it.
- Hamid Karzai Woos Indian Investors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Afghanistan Government keen on joint ventures between the two countries
- India Needs A Deterrent (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 12, 2006)
Former senator Sam Nunn has given nuclear ayatollahs something to cheer about.
- China's Surplus Soars, Clouding Hu's U.S. Visit (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Apr 12, 2006)
China disclosed on Tuesday that its trade surplus surged to $11.19 billion in March, its second- highest monthly surplus ever and a level that could increase trade friction before President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States next week.
- Bordering On Insanity (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 12, 2006)
Apparently the misadventure in Iraq, and its enormous cost, has not deterred the Bush administration’s fierce sabre-rattling.
- Banning Bla (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 12, 2006)
The increasing incidents of sabotage, attacks on FC posts and personnel and killing of innocent citizens in Balochistan are highly condemnable.
- Iran May Get Off The Hook (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 12, 2006)
THE Western Press is leaking out reports persistently about possible American military strike against Iran. However, Iranians feel very confident in believing that this is mere part of the psychological warfare to pressurize Tehran to
- The Prophet And Women's Rights (The Economic Times, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Apr 12, 2006)
If we study the condition of women during the time of Prophet Mohammed, it would be clear that they were not as suppressed as they are today.
- N-Deal Hurdles (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 12, 2006)
That the Indo-US nuclear deal could run into trouble was expected.
- Indian In Missile Sting Gets Nearly 5 Years Prison (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
An Indian-born man who conspired with two others to sell shoulder-launched missiles to al Qaeda or the Taliban has been sentenced to nearly five years in U.S. federal prison after an international sting operation.
- Karachi On Edge, Suspected Suicide Bomber Targets Sunnis, Kills 45 (Indian Express, Aamir Ashraf, Apr 12, 2006)
A bomb targeting Sunni Muslims killed at least 45 people and wounded dozens in the Pakistani city of Karachi today as they gathered to celebrate the anniversary of Prophet Mohammad’s birth, officials said.
- Navalpat Panchayat President Rajaram Hacked To Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A special team has been formed to nab the gang which attacked the DMK leader He was attacked indiscriminately while returning home after taking part in a temple festival
- Jailing Iraq Veteran Puts Focus On Combat Stress (Hindu, Audrey Gillan, Apr 12, 2006)
Irish Guard gets seven years after police say he threatened to `spray them down' with stolen rifles.
Lance Corporal James Piotrowski was affected by the `horrors of war'
Family blames the army, says it will go in appeal
- How Serious Is Baluch Trouble? (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Apr 12, 2006)
Baluchistan is on the boil which has external dimensions linked to Iran and US
- Us Govt Says Abu Ghraib Photos Real (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Nearly two years after graphic photographs of detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were published worldwide, the US government on Monday for the first time authenticated 74 of the images as being part of the original compact disc that . . .
- 5 Years For Indian Arms Peddler (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A man of Indian origin has been sentenced to five years in prison for involvement in a plot to sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Al-Qaeda terror network.
- There Can Be But Only One Army (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 12, 2006)
The Government has declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization for acting against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.
- Will Congress Survive As Fiefdom Of Gandhi Dynasty? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 12, 2006)
On the last day of his life Mahatama Gandhi wrote a will wanting the Congress to be dissolved. In his view it was a movement not a political outfit to govern the country. Alive, he would have destroyed it.
- On Prophet's Birthday, Blast In Karachi; 55 Killed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
At least 55 people were killed and some 100 injured when a bomb exploded at a religious gathering in Karachi Tuesday evening, Pakistan's Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said.
- Nepal Conflict Casts A Shadow On India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 12, 2006)
It is India’s responsibility to safeguard its own interests by studying the implications of the situation in Nepal
- Interplay Between Politics And Economics (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Apr 12, 2006)
Pakistan has had many moments in its history when economics influenced politics in unexpected and negative ways.
- Karzai’S Indian Visit Needs To Be Watched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 12, 2006)
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a five-day official visit to India. Talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the India-Afghan relations will be the highlight of the tour.
- Pak, Yemen To Promote Economic, Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Pakistan and Yemen Monday agreed to further promote, expand and consolidate their bilateral relations, specially in economic, educational, cultural and defence areas.
- An Iran-U.S. Dialogue And Arab Anxieties (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 12, 2006)
Apprehensions about the capacity of Iran — as a wealthier and more influential regional power — to stir up trouble in West Asia through a growing trans-national Shia network are growing.
- 55 Killed In Karachi Park Blast (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 12, 2006)
Explosion at Id Milan prayer gathering
- Almost All Karnataka Bjp Leaders To Join Advani's Yatra (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Apr 12, 2006)
Bharat Suraksha Yatra will enter the State this afternoon
The yatra will pass through the party's strongholds
Advani to address first public meeting at Bijapur
- Run, Condi, Run! (Tribune, Anne Penketh, Apr 12, 2006)
I had lunch with Condoleezza Rice the other day, towards the end of her whistle-stop tour of Blackburn and Liverpool in England.
- India’S Stake In Baluchistan (Tribune, G.S.Bhargava, Apr 12, 2006)
American observers critical of General Pervez Musharraf’s half-hearted efforts to put down Al-Qaida and Taliban forces in the Waziristan area of north-west Pakistan, attribute the unabated tribal insurgency in Baluchistan for it.
- From Doubt To Mistrust To Anger (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 12, 2006)
Last summer after Nepal’s King Gyanendra engineered a bloodless coup and seized absolute power, royalists washed his feet with “holy water” to express allegiance.
- Killers On The Roads (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Apr 12, 2006)
More than forty people are killed as overspeeding bus falls into Chenab in Kishtwar, a small school girl is killed on Kachi Chawni road, where traffic moves at snails pace at any given time, due to driver's fault.
- Hasty Decision On Siachen (Pioneer, Wilson John, Apr 12, 2006)
Six days from now, the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan would complete three years.
- Unwanted Again? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 12, 2006)
In the run-up to the Assembly elections in "Azad" Kashmir (as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known) an interesting development has taken place.
- Bush Wins 2006 Jefferson Muzzle Award (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
President George W Bush and the Justice Department are among the winners of the 2006 Jefferson Muzzle awards, given by a free-speech group to those it considers the most egregious violators of constitutional rights in the past year.
- Fmt: Pakistan For Dialogue (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 12, 2006)
No response to strategic restraint regime
India-U.S. deal had "implications for strategic stability"
Pakistan committed to non-proliferation restraint regime
- Modern-Day Sisyphuses (Deccan Herald, SHASHI DESHPANDE, Apr 12, 2006)
They are the faces of new India but instead of celebrating their prosperity we should hail their achievements
- Iran: Us To Consult Unsc Members On Next Course Of Action (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statement that Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time has only underscored the international community's "serious concerns", the United States has said and made it known that it will be consulting . . .
- An Iranian Missile Crisis? (Washington Post, David Ignatius, Apr 12, 2006)
The emerging confrontation between the United States and Iran is "the Cuban missile crisis in slow motion," argues Graham Allison, the Harvard University professor who wrote the classic study of President John F. Kennedy's 1962 showdown with the . . . .
- Iran Again Holds Hostages — Bush And The Gop (MSNBC.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A generation ago, the Iranian hostage crisis cost Jimmy Carter and the Democrats the White House. Now, 26 years later, another Iranian hostage crisis threatens to do the same thing to George W. Bush and the Republican Party.
- ‘America Planning Strike To Topple Iran Regime’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
In the New Yorker magazine, Seymour Hersh, America’s best known investigative journalist, concluded that the Bush administration is even considering the use of a tactical nuclear weapon against deep Iranian bunkers, but that top generals in the . . .
- Taliban Offer Peace Talks In North Waziristan (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Apr 11, 2006)
Tribal Taliban offered to enter into negotiations with the government for peace in the tribal areas as thousands attended a jirga in Mir Ali, the second biggest town in North Waziristan, on Monday.
- Cdr Organising Intra-Kashmir Conference (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 11, 2006)
The Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR), a Delhi-based non-government organisation, is organising an intra-Kashmir conference in Jammu and Srinagar from tomorrow (Wednesday).
- European Parliament Opposes Baluchistan Killings (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Sixty-seven members of the European Parliament, including one of its vice-presidents, have petitioned the forum's President, Mr Josep Borell, to urge the Government of Pakistan to stop the killing of innocent people in Baluchistan.
- Interplay Between Politics And Economics (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Apr 11, 2006)
Pakistain has had many moments in its history when economics influenced politics in unexpected and negative ways.
- There Can Be But Only One Army (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
The Government has declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization for acting against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.
- Karzai’S Indian Visit Needs To Be Watched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a five-day official visit to India. Talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the India-Afghan relations will be the highlight of the tour.
- Iran May Get Off The Hook (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
The Western Press is leaking out reports persistently about possible American military strike against Iran. However, Iranians feel very confident in believing that this is mere part of the psychological warfare to pressurize Tehran to abandon its . . .
- Banning Bla (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 11, 2006)
The increasing incidents of sabotage, attacks on FC posts and personnel and killing of innocent citizens in Balochistan are highly condemnable.
- Bordering On Insanity (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 11, 2006)
Apparently the misadventure in Iraq, and its enormous cost, has not deterred the Bush administration’s fierce sabre-rattling.
- Indian N-Deal Exceeds Brief To Pakistan: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The civilian nuclear technology cooperation agreement between India and the United States was “quite different” to what Washington had been conveying to Islamabad, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
- Indira Gandhi, Not Us, Credited With Ending 1971 War (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 11, 2006)
Henry Kissinger’s claim that it was the Nixon administration that leaned on India after the fall of Dhaka not to carry the war to West Pakistan has been challenged by a new book, which asserts that the decision was entirely that of Indira Gandhi,
- Fir Against Husain, Nafisa For 'Bharat Mata' Painting (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Delhi Police has registered a case against painter MF Husain for depicting "Bharat Mata" in an obscene manner in one of his paintings, which was to be auctioned to fund rehabilitation work in earthquake-hit Kashmir. The case was registered at the . . .
- N Korea Willing To Talk Nuke, Says China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
A Chinese diplomat said today that North Korean negotiators were warming toward a resumption of talks on ending the North’s nuclear weapons programme, but the top US envoy said he has no plans to meet directly with his counterpart from Pyongyang.
- Us Military Magnifying Role Of Al-Qaeda Leader In Iraq: Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The US military is magnifying the role of Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in an apparent bid to help the Bush administration tie the war in Iraq to the organisation responsible for the 9/11 attacks, a media report said today.
- Over 100 Charred To Death In Meerut (Times of India, Lalit Kumar, Apr 11, 2006)
A horrific inferno swept through a consumer electronics fair in Meerut's Victoria Park on Monday, killing over 100 and seriously injuring many more.
- New Awakening In L. America (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 11, 2006)
HAS President George W. Bush’s neoconservative crusade met its match in his own backyard, Latin America? The world conceives of the continent as the home of the Munroe Doctrine warning off outsiders to keep away.
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