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Articles 5821 through 5920 of 18611:
- Mughal-E-Azam Screened In Lahore, Taj Mahal’S Next (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Apr 24, 2006)
The official screening of the two Bollywood films — Mughal-e-Azam and Taj Mahal in Lahore and Karachi this week — will be yet another milestone in the journey to normalise relations between the two estranged neighbours.
- Iran Raises Pitch Before Key Session (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Iran’s decision to enrich uranium is irreversible, its foreign ministry said today in defiance of international demands it halt all nuclear work.
- Civil War Cloud Over Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers kidnapped and killed six ethnic Sinhalese farmers, police and the army said today, raising fears of communal violence that could lead to renewed civil war.
- It’S Official (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not have found a better occasion than the first Civil Services Day function on Friday to exhort members of the bureaucracy to rise above their traditional role of administrators.
- Expose This Scam (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 24, 2006)
One and all will be thoroughly disappointed. Indeed, the disclosure about bungling in the well intentioned scheme "for the development of Chinab river front at Akhnoor" is sickening.
- Indo-Myanmar Relations (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
The military rule in Myanmar is on the agenda of the UN General Assembly beginning September 20.
- Cat Is Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 24, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. The much-awaited "third major party" has emerged in "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known. Barrister Sultan Mahmood has founded it under the banner of the "Jammu Kashmir . . .
- The Indo-German Confluence At Hannover (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 24, 2006)
India at Hannover is not just about business and investment. It will glass-case a kaleidoscope of culture, cuisine, music and dance. The blossoming economic and business relationships between India's rapidly emerging market and Germany's massive . . .
- Al Qaeda Chief Hiding In Border Areas: Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Osama bin Laden is hiding in a remote tribal area along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, separated from his top deputy and, in a sign he has to be careful about whom he trusts, surrounded by fellow Arabs, according to US intelligence . . .
- The Greatest Indians (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 23, 2006)
Indian classical musicians seek, and some of them achieve, perfection.
- Blast Kills Four Canadians In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Four Canadian soldiers were killed on Saturday when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Canadian military spokesman Mark McIntyre said.
- A Fairy Tale Debut (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Kaavya Viswanathan talks about her book, fame and future.
- Trans-Kashmir Trade Talks On May 2 (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Apr 23, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed to hold talks on trans Kashmir trade and establishing new links in another major step towards reviving old Kashmiri links and facilitating greater interaction between people on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC).
- King Offer Rejected, Fury On (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 23, 2006)
Even 24 hours after Nepal’s most hated King Gyanendra said he had returned power to people, nothing changed in the turmoil-torn kingdom.....
- Artillery, Helicopters Pound Taliban Hideouts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Artillery guns and helicopter gunships pounded suspected Taliban hideouts on Saturday after they attacked a security check-post in North Waziristan, local sources said.
- For The People, By The King (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 22, 2006)
Wild peals of joy and thunderous slogans rang out in the streets of Kathmandu in the evening as joyous Nepalis began pouring out defying the extension of curfew till midnight, minutes after King Gyanendra addressed the nation on the state media . . .
- Nepal King Agrees To Cede Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Asks seven-party alliance to name new premier; Opposition says offer is not enough
- India Ready To Give Neighbour A Helping Hand (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 22, 2006)
Along with supporting Nepal ruler Gyanendra, the Indian government has handed out unreserved kudos to the people of Nepal.
- Little Lamb In Shadow Of Nawaz (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 22, 2006)
When Gen Pervez Musharraf made that oblique reference to the presence of a foreign hand, refusing to identify the suspect in Balochistan I knew it was coming.
- Greenpeace Founder For Going Nuclear (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2006)
In the early 1970s when I helped found Greenpeace, I believed that nuclear energy was synonymous with nuclear holocaust, as did most of my compatriots. That’s the conviction that inspired Greenpeace’s first voyage up the spectacular rocky . . .
- Wrong Celebrity Cause Enough To Weep (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 22, 2006)
Is I have a cause that I think needs a celebrity, whom would I pick, given the evidence garnered from hours of TV news time spent on the issue last week? My ranking: (1) Rahul Bose (2) Arundhati Roy (3) Aamir Khan (4) Salman Khan, and if you were . . .
- Competitive Party Politics As Bane Of Polity (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 22, 2006)
Through their "divide and rule" policy, the Raj had divided the Indian society along religious lines. Once planted, the communal seed grew with the help of many incidents.
- Protests Resume In Nepal Despite King's Offer (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 22, 2006)
Tens of thousands of people held anti-monarchy protests across Nepal on Saturday despite the king's promise to restore multi-party democracy, saying they wanted his powers limited by a new constitution.
- Controlling Content (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
and B ministry takes a step backwards
The Information and Broadcasting ministry needs to tell us why it views freedom enjoyed by television channels in deciding on the content and presentation of their programmes as an aberration.
- India Pats Gyanendra For Toeing Karan’S Line (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
While political parties reacted sharply to Nepal King Gyanendra’s offer to form an interim government, India lost no time in welcoming the King’s move, which was in line with its suggestion conveyed by Prime Minister’s Special Envoy Karan Singh . . .
- Tata's Cheap-Car Plan Not Feasible? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The head of Suzuki Motor Corp. said on Friday a plan by Tata Motors Ltd. to launch a $2,000 car in India was not feasible in light of the planned advent of stricter safety and environmental regulations.
- From Surprise To Victory (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Apr 22, 2006)
While our military operations were gathering momentum and achieving success in recapturing important positions occupied by the enemy every few days, we learnt from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meetings that the US Administration was . . .
- Jintao Stumped At Us Summit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The summit on Thursday between Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President George W. Bush began with a gaffe when an announcer referred to China by the formal name of its rival, Taiwan, which China considers a rebellious province.
- Nepal Opposition Rejects King’S Offer, Promises More Protests (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
King Gyanendra asked the opposition to name a new prime minister to run Nepal, but the three main parties said that was not enough and vowed pro-democracy protests would go on.
- Indian Army Communication Network System Launched (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 22, 2006)
DZAN network to give India technological edge over adversaries
* Scientists unveil anti-nuclear, biological and chemical equipment
- Throw Open The Books, Let's See What Everyone Earns (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Apr 22, 2006)
Trust and social glue are corroded by pay secrecy and the greed-is-good culture. Transparency would change all that.
- Hours Later, Left Gets Call From Top Maoist Leader: ‘What Next?’ (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Apr 22, 2006)
Hours after Nepal’s King Gyanendra made his peace offer to the seven-party alliance, a top Maoist leader spoke to a key Left interlocutor from India to coordinate on the next move ahead.
- Advani Asked Me To Retract Autonomy Demand: Farooq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and patron of the National Conference Farooq Abdullah claimed on Friday that he was asked by the then Union Home Minister, L.K. Advani, to retract his demand for restoration of autonomy to the State.
- India Hails King's Move (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
It will restore political stability
Transferring all executive powers to a government constituted by an alliance of seven political parties
Karan Singh meets Prime Minister, gives his assessment of the situation
- Congress Seeks Cancellation Of Cm's Candidature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Collector and SP found `guilty' of violating the model code for M.P. by-election
Blatant misuse of Govt. machinery by the ruling party, alleges Congress
False and baseless charges, says BJP
- Human Race Plunders The Earth Planet (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
An increase in population beyond the carrying capacity of the Earth has resulted into environmental pollution, over exploitation of natural resources, scarcity of food and poor standard of living.
- First Proof, Then Sanctions On Iran: Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 22, 2006)
Russia has ruled out sanctions against Iran until there is hard evidence that Teheran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
- Varanasi And The Puppet Masters Of Terror (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 22, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings has led to the Harkat ul-Jihad Islami, accentuating concerns about the emergence of Bangladesh as a base for Islamist terror groups.
- I Regret Having Left Aiadmk: Sarath Kumar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Says he spoke the truth on "lack of respect" in the DMK
- Nepal: India Exults At The Kingly Move (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
India which had mounted immense pressure over the last one year on Nepal’s King Gyanendra to restore democracy in the Himalayan kingdom, welcomed the king’s Friday vow to transfer power to a government constituted by the Opposition Seven Party Alliance.
- Battle Of Nerves On Home Turf (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 22, 2006)
As formal electioneering is about to end for four Assembly by-elections in the State one can look back and forward to take an overview. There have been contrasting styles of campaign.
- Gilgit: Villagers Affected By Project Seek Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
More than 400 villagers affected by the Naltar hydel power project have demanded compensation and said that without government’s support they and their children would be forced to live like refugees.
- Planning At A Premium In The Government (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Apr 21, 2006)
Neither politicians nor bureaucrats believe in it; our civic amenities, infrastructure bear proof . . .
- Kishanganga Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 21, 2006)
The Indian willingness to modify the Kishanganga hydroelectric project on the Neelum makes good news.
- Musharraf Lacks Conviction (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 21, 2006)
All delegations that return after interacting with General Pervez Musharraf convey a feeling that a solution to the Kashmir issue is round the corner and India-Pakistan relations are poised for a dramatic improvement.
- Curfew Clamped, At Least 3 Killed In Kathmandu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital today as the government reportedly extended the 18-hour curfew by seven hours till Friday morning.
- In Good Company (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Roswitha Joshi on an odd couple who must have made it, from Gilgit to London for their appointments, by the proverbial skin of . . .
- Army To Help Counter Left Wing Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The Army is concerned over the Left wing terrorism and Maoist problem and is in the process of studying it and giving advise and training to the state police through the Home Ministry, Army chief General JJ Singh said here on Thursday .
- Chaos Reigns Over Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital on Thursday as the government clamped down a draconian 18-hour curfew but seething protesters marched in thousands ....
- New Black Disenfranchisement (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 21, 2006)
Black and poor residents are being excluded from the mayoral ballot -- and from plans to rejuvenate New Orleans.
- New Hope For Bhopal Gas Victims (Tribune, Bharat Dogra, Apr 21, 2006)
There is a new hope for Bhopal gas tragedy victims following the Prime Minister’s acceptance of some of their important demands.
- Ball Is In King's Court: Karan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
"I am optimistic. I am hopeful that the King Gyanendra will make an announcement shortly''
King has to play positive role
Stress on genuine dialogue
- Al-Qaeda Terrorist Killed In Pakistan: Sources (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
An Arab Al-Qaeda terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with Pakistani soldiers in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security sources said on Friday.
- Nba Activists Attacked In Gujarat: Patkar (Times of India, Suchandana Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
A day after being discharged from a Delhi hospital, after breaking her fast in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment on the Sardar Sarovar Project, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday alleged NBA activists returning to . . .
- 7 Pak Troops Die In Border Area Ambush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Militants ambushed a convoy of Pakistani troops in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, killing seven and wounding 22, the army spokesman said, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on security forces.
- 7 Troops Killed In Miranshah (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Eight militants also killed
* Militants attack paramilitary convoy, injure 22 troops
- Us Wanted Qaeda Man Killed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
One Levies soldier and a suspected Al Qaeda operative were killed and two Levies men seriously injured during a shootout in Bajaur Agency on Thursday.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 21, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended . . .
- Sangh Says It's Time For Democracy (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Apr 21, 2006)
Just when he is faced with a massive pro-democracy upsurge, Nepal's ruler Gyanendra seems to be running out of friends in India as well.
- Russia And Turkey Engage The Muslim World (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 21, 2006)
The two powers, archrivals for centuries in the vast region stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus, are responding with agility to the complex Anglo-American manoeuvring in their backyard.
- Without Kashmir, Mr Mukherjee? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday that the Indo-Pakistan peace process hadn't "failed or slowed down." The coincidence of Pakistan's cautious welcome the same day of India's offer to alter its Kishanganga Dam project . . .
- Manmohan: Turn Kerala Into A Knowledge Hub (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Says UPA took measures to ensure welfare of the minorities
- 20,000 ‘Infected’ Chickens Culled (News International, Rizwan Ehsan Ali, Apr 21, 2006)
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Livestock culled around 20,000 chickens in the two poultry farms in Tarlai on Thursday due to suspected outbreak of the bird flu virus.
- For A Democratic Future (Dawn, Imran Khan, Apr 21, 2006)
MICHAEL SCHUEUR, former head of the CIA’s Al Qaeda Unit, warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Times that if the US keeps pushing Gen Musharraf to “do US’s dirty work against his country’s national interest”, he could be toppled and . . .
- India Rules Out Third Party Mediation To Solve Issues With Pak (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
India on Thursday ruled out third party mediation to resolve its differences with Pakistan, a day after Saudi Arabia claimed that its King Abdullah was trying to do so.
- Gilgit: Villagers Affected By Project Seek Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
More than 400 villagers affected by the Naltar hydel power project have demanded compensation and said that without government’s support they and their children would be forced to live like refugees.
- Asean Ministers Search For New Ways To Force Change In Myanmar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Southeast Asian foreign ministers meeting on Bali island said they are unhappy with the slow pace of democratic reform in military-ruled Myanmar, and hope to come up with new ways to force the regime to change.
- China Fires Organ Salvo (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
China took a swipe today at British transplant experts who accused it of removing organs from executed prisoners in order to sell them, saying similar practices used to happen with patients in Britain.
- Restructuring Intelligence Apparatus (Daily Excelsior, Surendra Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
The government of Indiais in the process of setting up a high-powered coordination committee to monitor functioning of intelligence agencies. We have half-a-dozen intelligence agencies to keep the government informed about the external and . . .
- Beyond The Fence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 21, 2006)
The election schedule has not yet been finalised. It is likely to be done in the first week of May.
- World Bank Team Calls On Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir State being ideal for development of watershed projects is required to be explored with proper perspective for implementation of such mega projects, said Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad while interacting with a World Bank delegation . .
- Qaida Man Shot In Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Pakistani security forces today shot dead a militant named by officials as an al Qaida member believed to have escaped a US air strike in January.
- Terror Infrastructure Across Border Intact, Says Army Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Even though upbeat at reduced violence levels in Jammu & Kashmir, Army Chief General JJ Singh today expressed deep concern at continuance of infrastructure for training of militants across the border in the northern State.
- Banur-Rajpura Emerging As An Institutional Zone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 20, 2006)
Long dubbed an educationally backward area, the Banur-Rajpura belt is now emerging as a major professional educational centre.
- Pak Spanner In Safta Works (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 20, 2006)
It is not entirely surprising that Pakistan is proving to be the most reluctant to follow the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) in letter and spirit.
- Bush Won't Rule Out N-Strike On Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and president George W Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes if diplomacy failed to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 20, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended doom . . .
- India Can Get Top Un Job (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 20, 2006)
Secretary-general Kofi Annan has, in an unusual move, made three high-level appointments, despite having less than a year in his second term at the UN.
- Will India ‘Give’ On The Dams? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 20, 2006)
The Indian science and technology minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the Indian government had decided to convert the Kishanganga Dam project in Kashmir into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s . . .
- Bush Shuffles Top Staff, Defends Rumsfeld (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
President George W. Bush named a new budget director and trade chief but again rejected calls for Donald Rumsfeld to resign, saying the defense secretary is doing “a fine job”.
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