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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 43820:
- Bush Wades Into Kerry’S Iraq Remark (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Election Run Up: ‘If you don’t get education you get stuck in Iraq. Ask President Bush’
- Arbiters Of Morality (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 02, 2006)
The French have long believed in themselves as one of the supreme arbiters of the moral history of humanity, as exercising a unique civilising mission on less fortunate parts of the world, and the ardour with which they cling to an exalted vision of . . .
- Azad’S Report Card: But Where’S The Politics? (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 02, 2006)
After one year as J&K CM, Ghulam Nabi Azad comes across only as an efficient administrator. His tenure has seen a weakening of the Indo-Pak peace process
- Prime Minister For Political Consensus For Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
He hopes that `next century will be Kerala's century'
- Suvarna Karnataka: Focus On Housing, Poverty Alleviation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Protests in north Karnataka districts; holiday today for schools in Bangalore.
- Us Central Command Charts Iraq’S Slide Into Chaos (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A classified briefing prepared two weeks ago by the United States Central Command portrays Iraq as edging toward chaos, in a chart that the military is using as a barometer of civil conflict.
- Kerry Offers Apology; Cancels Appearances (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
issued two apologies for remarks that seemed to impugn U.S. troops and abandoned his public schedule yesterday, but he denounced what he called the "campaign of smear and fear" against him as the surreal sequel to the 2004 presidential election . . .
- Us Losing Its War On Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2006)
Pakistan, a non-NATO ally of the US, seems poised to achieve its political and military objective in Afghanistan.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2006)
Police reform seems to be the flavour of the season. The apex court has specified benchmarks, the Prime Minister has pontificated, now an expert group’s report is with the home ministry.
- Guatemala-Venezuela Tiff: Un Suspends Vote For Seat (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
With no end in sight to the battle between Guatemala and Venezuela over a UN SC seat, the UN General Assembly suspended voting in the hope that the two countries could work out a compromise.
- Capital’S Punishment (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 02, 2006)
It’s not everyday that we drag out a dead wag to illustrate the situation in the national capital.
- Like 'Uncovered Meat' (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Nov 02, 2006)
From Minneapolis to Melbourne, via Delhi, self-appointed custodians of the faith are peddling perversion as Islamic injunction. Yet, there's no voice of protest
- Japan Stands Firm With Sanctions On North Korea (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Japan will continue the economic sanctions it leveled against North Korea despite Pyongyang's apparent about-face on returning to the multilateral talks to end its nuclear threat, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told a news conference Wednesday.
- Let The Tribals Speak For Themselves (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 02, 2006)
The National Tribal Policy should be based on opening up tribal societies and giving their members the freedom to choose the lifestyle they would like to lead.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2006)
The landmark judgment by the Supreme Court in the Prakash Singh V Union of India case marks the beginning of a move to insulate the police from extraneous political pressures and influence and allow it to function with some measure of autonomy and . . .
- Rage In Delhi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2006)
The events of the last three days in the nation's capital have served the purpose of drawing attention to a simmering problem that is fast acquiring the dimension of a full-fledged social and political crisis.
- A Milestone In Our Sectarian War (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 02, 2006)
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has sentenced to death two members of the banned sectarian outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, for killing six Shia employees of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Organisation (Suparco) in 2003 in Karachi.
- Wider Dimensions Of Security (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf hit the nail on the head when he told a seminar in Islamabad on Tuesday that national security depended on pursuing defence, foreign and domestic policies in line with the needs of the regional environment.
- Collapse Of Sri Lankan Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2006)
The collapse of peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels in Geneva the other day was only to be expected.
- Stubborn Afrikaner, Unabashed Defender Of Apartheid (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2006)
South Africa's last hard-line White President Pieter Willem Botha, who till his last day remained a "symbol of apartheid," died on October 31 at his home in the wilderness on the south coast. He was 90.
- Sovereignty Is More Important Than Foreign Fund Flows (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 02, 2006)
India needs to develop a global strategy encompassing investments and politics. It is time the government looked at security, foreign flows and foreign affairs in an integral fashion and constituted inter-ministerial groupings. Perhaps, experts . . .
- Bush Works To Solidify Base With A Defense Of Rumsfeld (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
With less than a week before the election, President Bush sought to rally Republican voters on Wednesday with a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq and a vow to keep Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in office until the end of Mr. Bush’s term.
- Iraq War Frames '06 Vote In Last Poll Before Election (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
News, updates and insights on the midterm elections, the race for 2008 and everything in-between.
- Kerry Remarks Add Fuel To Intense Iraq Debate (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Debate over the Iraq war reached a new level of intensity Tuesday, with Republicans accusing Senator John Kerry of insulting rank- and-file American troops and Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, lashing back at some of his tormentors as "assorted . . .
- Babble Of Babel (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 02, 2006)
On golden jubilee of language-based states celebrate freedom of choice, not just diversity
- China Throws Open Its Doors To Africa (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Nov 02, 2006)
China is hosting the leaders of more than 40 African nations in Beijing from November 3 to 5. This underscores its attempts to increase economic and diplomatic clout with a continent often ignored by the rest of the world.
- Brain Drain Or Mutual Gain? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2006)
In an increasingly shrinking world, we need a more sophisticated understanding of the national-international dynamics at work, at the workplace.
- Will Americans Hobble George Bush? (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 02, 2006)
The November 7 elections in the U.S. cannot, alas, remove the President. But they can change the political terms of trade.
- With Iraq Driving Election, Voters Want New Approach (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday and say Republicans will maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold . . .
- Struck By Change (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 02, 2006)
People’s tolerance of strike action is down. Remember that when dealing with Delhi’s traders
- Delhi’S At The Mercy Of The Mob (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Nov 02, 2006)
All those who had believed that the three-day Delhi bandh sponsored by the traders aggrieved by the Supreme Court-ordered sealing of illegal shops and commercial buildings would have their say peacefully, especially in view of the unanimous support . . .
- Kerry Quits Campaign After Iraq Gaffe Seized On By Rivals (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
John Kerry, the former Democratic presidential candidate, has been forced to apologise for a "botched joke" that has been ferociously seized on by Republicans desperate for an opening with which to attack their seemingly ascendant rivals just days . . .
- Groups Defend Clinton Air Plan (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Supreme Court justices took a skeptical view of an Environmental Protection Agency crackdown on air pollution from electric power plants yesterday as the court heard oral arguments in a major case on the authority of the federal government to punish . . .
- Kerry Sorry For 'Stuck In Iraq' Remarks (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Fearful of damaging his own party in next week's elections, Sen. John Kerry apologized Wednesday to "any service member, family member or American" offended by remarks deemed by Republicans and Democrats to be insulting to U.S. forces in Iraq.
- U.S. Faults Syria, Iran, Hezbollah On Lebanon (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
The White House on Wednesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and its Iranian and Syrian backers of seeking to topple the U.S.-backed government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
- Al-Maliki Wins Pact With U.S. To Lift Blockades (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki flexed his political muscle yesterday by winning U.S. agreement to lift military blockades on Sadr City and another Shi'iite enclave where an American soldier was abducted.
- In China, A Dog's Life Comes Into Vogue (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
In most cities, taking your dog for a walk in the dead of night could be seen as a personal quirk or a byproduct of insomnia.
- Upa Allies Forgotten, Left Abandoned, All Praise For Sonia (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Nov 02, 2006)
Allies were forgotten and the UPA's conscious-keeper the Left abandoned as Congress president Sonia Gandhi patted the back of the Government for its flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) that had been launched in 200 backward . . .
- Panama Agreement Ends Un Seat Row (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Venezuela and Guatemala have withdrawn their rival bids for a UN Security Council seat from Latin America, diplomats have said.
- Tony Blair Narrowly Avoids New British Inquiry Into Iraq War (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Just a week before the US public votes in elections seen by many as a referendum on the Iraq war, Britain's Labour government narrowly won its own referendum in the House of Commons, voting down a call for an "immediate investigation" into the war.
- Negative Ads Are Top Issues In Key Senate Races (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Negative advertising certainly is nothing new in competitive political races. But this season, two states with hypercompetitive Senate races–in Tennessee and Missouri–have seen two of the season's most controversial ads.
- Iraq War Is Top Issue For U.S. Voters (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday, and say Republicans would maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold . . .
- Somali Talks Fail Amid War Fears (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Peace talks between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists have been postponed, mediators in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, say.
- Pentagon Boosts 'Media War' Unit (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The US defence department has set up a new unit to better promote its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet.
- Nigerian Crash Airline Grounded (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Nigerian crash airline grounded
Nigeria has suspended the licence of the airline involved in Sunday's crash, in which 96 people were killed.
- Police Lack Modern Arms, Amenities (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
What is the current strength of our police force?
The total sanctioned strength of our police force (civil and armed) is 1,496, 276. Given the size of our country, this means that there is only one policeman for every 716.83 people and he . . .
- No 'Real Change' For Afghan Women (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
An international women's rights group says guarantees given to Afghan women after the fall of the Taleban in 2001 have not translated into real change.
- Japan Must Do More To Accept, Aid Refugees: U.S. Ngo Reps (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The government's support for refugees has made considerable progress compared with the 1990s, but it must do more and assist those who have already been granted asylum, according to the International Rescue Committee, a major U.S. nongovernmental . . .
- Pakistan School Raid Sparks Anger (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Funerals have been held in Pakistan for people killed in a helicopter strike on an Islamic school which the government says was used by militants.
- China Cut Off Exports Of Oil To North Korea (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Oct 31, 2006)
China cut off oil exports to North Korea in September, amid heightened tensions over that country's nuclear and missile programs, Chinese trade statistics show.
- South Africa's New, And Few, Black Rich (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Fifteen years ago, during apartheid, Lemao Motaung was a medical technician in a research lab, testing blood samples for the state hospital and watching her white colleagues move past her up the career ladder.
- What Would Dems Do About Iraq? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
In poll after poll, prospective voters name Iraq as the No. 1 issue in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Pakistan Attack Sets Back Border Peace (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Missiles rained down Monday on what the military said was an Al Qaeda hideout in Bajaur district, a restive tribal area along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Kills 80 In Raid Against Militants (International Herald Tribune, Salman Masood, Oct 31, 2006)
The Pakistani military said Monday that it had destroyed a religious school used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, which straddles the border with Afghanistan.
- British To Evacuate Basra Consulate Staff (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The British consulate in Basra, in the south of Iraq, will evacuate all but a skeleton staff from "its heavily defended building" within the next 24 hours over safety concerns.
- Russia Becomes Largest Arms Seller To Third World (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Russia has overtaken the United States to become the developing world's arms dealer of choice for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, striking a record number of arms deals last year.
- The Long-Drawn Naga Dialogue (Hindu, M.S. Prabhakara, Oct 31, 2006)
Does the process of talks between the Government and the NSCN(I-M) take into account the pressures and compulsions of the parties concerned?
- Protect Scribes From Libel Action (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
Indian scribes, like their counterparts in Britain and the USA, deserve protection from libel proceedings in their investigative journalism, especially involving public figures.
- In Brazil, A Landslide But No Rest For Da Silva (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
By winning re- election Sunday with 60.8 percent of the vote, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nearly matched the landslide performance that made him president of Brazil four years ago.
- Hope For Siachen? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2006)
Let us hope that Mr Khurshid Kasuri is not being over-optimistic when he says that Pakistan and India are “very close” to a deal on Siachen.
- Political Crisis In Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2006)
Bangladesh is once again in the grip of a political crisis. Although an interim government under President Iajuddin Ahmed has assumed control in Dhaka, the atmosphere continues to be tense.
- Coming: National Agri Mission (The Economic Times, Raja Awasthi, Oct 31, 2006)
The Centre would soon set up a national agricultural and technological mission as part of the UPA government’s efforts to revive the farm sector, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said.
- Muslims, New Underclass? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 31, 2006)
The Justice Sachar committee — set up to figure out the educational, social and economic status of Muslims in India — is yet to submit its report, but some of its findings disclosed to the media have confirmed long-held suspicions.
- J&k Lockups Safest In 17 Years: Azad (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The number of custodial deaths and disappearances have been lowest of all in the past one year in the terrorism-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir since the inception of militancy in 1990, chief minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
- Blow To Justice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2006)
The recent decision of the Supreme Court that upheld various provisions of the reservation policy raises several questions. The judgment places SC/STs on par with the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for which the creamy layer was introduced while . . .
- Making Sezs People-Friendly (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 31, 2006)
To carry along all the stakeholders, especially the owners of farmlands, the Special Economic Zones Act should not only be investor-friendly but also people-friendly. Towards this end, some fine-tuning of the Act will help greatly, says BHANOJI RAO.
- Two More For European Union (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2006)
The admission of the two Balkan states, Romania and Bulgaria, into the European Union (EU) with effect from January 1, 2007 marks a second transition for the 30 million people who experienced a change of social system.
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 31, 2006)
Today (October 31) is Sardar Patel's birth anniversary. Warm tributes will be paid to him for his manifold services to the nation. But few may remember the great contribution he made in the field of civic administration.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
The foreign secretary’s first offshore exercise in Bhutan last week ~ the onshore detour to Gopalan Bhavan was an aberration ~ was remarkable as he was able to place bilateral relations fair and square in the context of the impending transition in . . .
- Russia Declares (Statesman, Andrew Osborn , Oct 31, 2006)
Anton Chekhov once described vodka as a colourless drink that “paints your nose red and blackens your reputation”.
- Bjp: Sonia Remark Advance Alibi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Women’s Reservation Bill has resulted in a slanging match between the Congress and the BJP yet again with both the political parties making allegations against each other.
- Haryana To Set Up Rural Development Authority (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Move to strengthen panchayati raj institutions in the State
For the first time, 1,000 villages would be provided Rs.10 lakhs for development
Rs.40 crore has been earmarked for construction of stadiums in the rural areas
- Violence Flares Up In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
At least 80 persons were killed or found dead in Iraq on Monday, including 33 victims of a bomb attack on labourers lined up to find a day's work in Baghdad's Sadr city Shia slum.
- Challenge And Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2006)
Both the Mysore Police and the Intelligence Bureau deserve credit for preventing what could have ended in one more of the horrific acts of urban terrorism in India.
- British Sikhs And Multiculturalism (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 31, 2006)
Are there any lessons that Muslims can learn from the Sikh experience? The `war on terror' may have complicated matters.
- Alert Along Bengal-Bangladesh Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
A "total alert" has been sounded along the West Bengal-Bangladesh border by the Border Security Force (BSF) authorities in the wake of the recent political unrest in Bangladesh and apprehensions that people from that country might try to enter the . . .
- `Congress Is Sabotaging Development Works' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
It is resorting to such tactics out of fear of losing bypolls, says Kumaraswamy
The Chief Minister says
Government is plugging loopholes in the public distribution system
Janata Dal (S) is not afraid of facing the byelections
- `The Development Divide Is Widening' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Regional disparities in Karnataka are a legacy of history, as well as the consequence of agro-ecological variations.
- Prove Neutrality, Hasina Tells Ahmed (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 31, 2006)
Presents 11-point charter of demands
Revamp of Election Commission demanded
Action against corrupt BNP Ministers sought
- Iraq's Oct Toll: 100 Marines (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 31, 2006)
The US passed the grim milestone this weekend of losing 100 soldiers in October in Iraq, amid a precipitous decline in Republican popularity ten days ahead of mid-term congressional elections.
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