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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 43820:
- Hanging In The Balance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2006)
The fate of the Protection of Women Bill continues to hang in the balance.
- No End To Baloch Unrest (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2006)
Continuing attacks on trains, gas pipelines and power transmission lines in Balochistan indicate that the situation in the province, far from returning to normal as claimed by the government, remains a source of worry.
- Kasuri Foresees Breakthrough On Siachen (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri has said India and Pakistan were close to reaching an agreement to resolve Siachen issue and suggested a “breakthrough” on this was expected next month to enable Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan.
- On Campaign Stop, Bush Rallies Loyalists (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
After months of fundraising, President Bush plunged into retail politicking for the first time this campaign season, telling a raucous crowd of several thousand Republican partisans on Saturday that the Democrats would raise taxes and retreat from . . .
- Japan Must Do More To Accept, Aid Refugees: U.S. Ngo Reps (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 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 . . .
- Bush Still A Hot Commodity In Some Places (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
For all the talk about the political baggage that President Bush carries this year, his stop in Indiana on Saturday showed that he could still turn on — and, White House strategists say, turn out — the most faithful party voters.
- Marginalisation, Inclusion And Assimilation (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
This is a special, double issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History published on the occasion of the periodical’s 25th anniversary and titled “Immigration, Incorporation, Integration, and Transnationalism: Interdisciplinary and . . .
- Gop Strategists Puzzled By Bush Press Conference (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Republican strategists around Washington have a big question for President Bush and his handlers today:
- Iraqi Leader Critical Of U.S. Envoy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
A festering grievance between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the United States escalated yesterday with Mr. al-Maliki telling President Bush that America's ambassador in Baghdad acts like a viceroy instead of a diplomat.
- Reforms Roiling Eastern Europe (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Anti-government rallies rock Budapest, the Hungarian capital. Political intrigue in Poland holds up new roads and housing.
- Gulf Investors Urged To Cash In On India Boom (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Bahraini and other Gulf investors should make use of India's ideal investment climate, said a top Indian government official.
- The Only Solution Left For Iraq: A Five-Way Split (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Change is in the air. The recent pronouncements of General Sir Richard Dannatt and Margaret Beckett suggest that a more pessimistic outlook regarding Iraq's future is enveloping Whitehall. Even the previously bullish US administration is beginning . . .
- A Case For Guidelines (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 30, 2006)
Intelligence- The thrust should be on gathering information to tackle threats
- Mexican Federal Police, Backed By Army, Retake City (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Federal forces moved to take back this picturesque tourist town one cobblestone street at a time on Sunday, bashing through barricades and pushing back activists who had seized the downtown five months ago in an increasingly ugly dispute with the . . .
- Higher Growth Is Vulnerable (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 30, 2006)
High economic growth in Pakistan is more vulnerable than in China or India as it has few cushions or reserves to finance external shocks, says the World Bank.
- Bangladesh President Sworn In As Interim Government Chief (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Bangladesh’s president has been sworn in as head of a caretaker government to oversee national elections, sparking fears of fresh violence between supporters of rival political parties.
- Doesn’T Matter Hu (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 30, 2006)
India has had a long-standing tradition of honouring important foreign leaders with the opportunity to address a Parliament joint sitting.
- Us Looks For Honourable Iraq Exit Strategy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
The Bush administration seems to have given up its aim of moulding Iraq into a democracy of its liking and is now looking for an honourable exit strategy, experts say.
- Personality Test For All-India Services (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 30, 2006)
Up until the early-1960s, the marks obtained by candidates for All-India services such as the IAS and IFS in the personality test (as distinguished from a mere interview) played a decisive role in the selection process.
- Deal On Siachen Close (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Foreign minister says much work on Siachen solution already done
Hopeful foreign secretaries meeting next month will pave way for Manmohan’s visit to Pakistan
- Race For Identity (Nepali Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
The restoration of democracy in April has prompted Nepal’s plethora of ethnic, regional and linguistic groups to press for self-determination and autonomy.
- Iran's Political Clerics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 30, 2006)
Iran's theocratic regime appears more confident than ever. Its standoff with the West over its nuclear programme, together with its growing influence in Lebanon and Iraq, suggest the emergence of a strong regional power.
- Digital Natives Versus Immigrants (Deccan Herald, John Naughton , Oct 30, 2006)
Multi-tasking-Today’s youngsters are technologically savvy in cyberspace which makes them feel at home at the workplace
- Dmk Keen To Uphold Alliance Dharma, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Joins issue with PMK founder S. Ramadoss on cross-voting
- Cpi (M) To Take Stock Of Its Shortcomings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
To carry out a mid-term appraisal of progress
- Golden Rule Of Gandhigiri (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 30, 2006)
Wages of rich and poor employees (including their perks) should be raised in such a manner that both multiply the economy by the same factor. Such a rule will combine economic justice with national interest.
- Little Progress On Doha Round (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 30, 2006)
The situation today is not favourable for a resolution of the problems facing the Doha Round but one coloured deeply by attempts to forge bilateral trade ties.
- Enter Barack Obama (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 30, 2006)
If the Democrats are to be something more than merely the Bash Bush party in the coming years, they must not just win next month’s elections, crucial though that is.
- Talks On To Defuse Bangladesh Political Crisis (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed consulted feuding party leaders today to try to defuse a mounting crisis over forming a caretaker government to steer the nation through to January general elections.
- Britain's Indians Flaunt Riches (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Britain's super-rich Indians now have a new destination — Northwood. They are transforming the quiet west London suburb into the country's first ‘millionaires’ row’ for a single ethnic minority.
- Brazil's President Roars Back To Win Vote (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Overcoming a series of corruption and political scandals that tarred his image and undermined his credibility, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil won a landslide re-election victory in a runoff vote on Sunday.
- Sri Lankan Peace Talks: A Welcome Step (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
For the first time in eight months, members of the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) came together this weekend, meeting behind closed doors in Geneva.
- Federal Police Step In Over Mexico Unrest (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Five months after leftist protesters occupied the center of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, President Vicente Fox sent federal security forces this weekend to resolve a deadly conflict that has stained the image of a town famed for its colonial facades . . .
- Jr East, Kokuro Strike Blanket Deal (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
East Japan Railway Co. and the National Railway Workers' Union known as Kokuro have devised a blanket reconciliation agreement to end their long-standing labor disputes, sources said Sunday.
- Mexican Police Storm Embattled Oaxaca (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Federal police backed by armored vehicles and water cannons tore down barricades and stormed embattled Oaxaca on Sunday, seizing control of the city center from protesters who had held it for five months.
- India Wants Free, Fair Elections In Bangladesh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed consulted feuding party leaders today to try to defuse a mounting crisis over forming a caretaker government to steer the nation through to January general elections.
- Who Should Insure Against Terrorism? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
The threat sounded ominous: Dirty bombs would be detonated at Giants Stadium and six other stadiums across the country. It would be "America's Hiroshima," causing civil war, chaos, and global economies to "screech to a halt."
- Which Party Can Get Voters To The Polls? (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Here's Rick Santorum's plan to close his challenger's big lead in the polls and pull off a surprise win next week: a phone bank staffed with a half-dozen die-hard volunteers in this Philadelphia suburb.
- A Stirring Lament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2006)
Dalrymple narrates the story of Delhi's capture and fall with a rare humanity.
- In A State Of Perennial Siege (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2006)
Reena Saini Kallat externalises her anxieties about the human condition, and hopes to neutralise them, by creating talismanic objects.
- Abounding In Hidden Dangers... (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Oct 29, 2006)
The title of the book is meant to be symbolic, but the symbol that emerges is quite the contrary.
- Fiction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2006)
A novel of high artifice, a story that mixes concealed emotions and dark secrets with political intrigue.
- Man Of Mettle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2006)
Ramnath Goenka blazed a trail in newspaper industry as no other Indian press baron has ever done. The intrepid owner of the Indian Express group of newspapers outwitted those in power who tried to arm-twist him.
- On A Reading Mission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2006)
T. K. Sajeev is an avid reader who has now embarked on a mission to propagate this habit in his own, unique way
- Solheim Sounds A Warning As Talks Begin (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 29, 2006)
The much-anticipated talks between the Sri Lanka Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam began in Geneva on Saturday with a stern message from Norway that Colombo faced the danger of losing the goodwill and foreign aid if the situation . . .
- Search Spurs Sadr City Battles (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
U.S. and Iraqi forces returned to Sadr City on Friday to search the Shiite Muslim slum for a missing U.S. soldier, occasionally engaging in gun battles with members of local militias during their hunt.
- Shouldn’T Take Quotas Above 50%: Upa Panel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
A Month Before SC’s Remarks: Ministerial group says ‘SCs get bit less but going above 50% could result in reverse discrimination’
- Sonia Speech Disappoints Cong Gennext (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Oct 28, 2006)
Disappointed by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's no-vacancy signal, the party's high-profile gennext has sought to put up a brave front insisting it is time for them to rough it out.
- Bypoll May Show Up Coalition Rift (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Oct 28, 2006)
Is the marriage of convenience between the BJP and the JD(S), which is mostly confined to the top echelons of leadership, coming to an abrupt end even before it completes one year in office?
- A Plea For Justice To Jessica (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 28, 2006)
Sodhi and Sonia have revived hopes that justice may yet be done. Bless them!
- Mutual Distrust (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 28, 2006)
The people should fight against fake patriots who are interested in militarisation, tyranny and backwardness.
- Indo-Us Ties Beyond N-Deal: Carter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Former US President Jimmy Carter today said that Indo-US relations went beyond the nuclear deal and he saw no problem in New Delhi moving towards the use of atomic energy to generate electricity.
- Kin Of Blast Victims Given Relief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Cinestar-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who is known to embarrass the BJP with his public outbursts, today once again came out with views at variance with the party on issues like Ayodhya.
- Political Compulsions Force Sonia To Cancel Brussels Visit (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 28, 2006)
A heavy pending political agenda has forced Congress president Sonia Gandhi to cancel her November trip to Brussels where she was to inaugurate an India exhibition being organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
- 10 Lakh Bank Staff Go On Strike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Banking and financial market operations across the country were hit today with over 10 lakh bank employees representing public, private and foreign banks going on a daylong strike against government’s bank reform measures.
- Karunanidhi’S Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2006)
The communication by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to all the chief ministers to implead themselves in the Supreme Court case on reservations cannot be legally faulted.
- Sonia To Dig Into ‘Creamy Layer’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi is likely to convene a meeting of the Congress Working Committee shortly to discuss the Supreme Court’s observations on creating a “creamy layer” while implementing reservation for scheduled castes and tribes.
- Staying The Course In Kashmir (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2006)
For decades, Indian policy-making on Jammu and Kashmir has consisted of doing the same things again and again — and hoping they will somehow have a different outcome.
- Bangladesh Power Shift Postponed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The swearing-in ceremony of a caretaker administration in Bangladesh has been postponed amid street clashes between government and opposition supporters.
- In Land Of Many Wars, A Forgotten Conflict (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Ali Hamid Ahmed used to be the elder of a village full of green fields and thousands of goats.
- Bush Ex-Aide Sentenced In Abramoff Case (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
A federal judge yesterday sentenced David H. Safavian, a former top Bush administration official, to 18 months in prison for lying and concealing unethical dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
- Limits Of Reservations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 28, 2006)
Merely enhancing the scope of reservation can do nothing to address the basic question of deprivation.
- Bush Seizes On Gay Marriage (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
President George Bush is seizing on a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling this week offering full marriage rights to gays and lesbians in hopes of galvanising the dispirited conservative base of the Republican Party just 10 days from crucial mid-term . . .
- U.S. Urged To Begin 'Talking To Enemies' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Ever since President George W. Bush proclaimed there to be an "axis of evil" in 2002, pundits, diplomats and politicians have urged him to talk to its members.
- Lithuania Suspects Russian Oil Grab (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Moscow The Russian government has never been straightforward about its plans to take control of the oil and natural gas business.
- Roadside Blast Kills 14 In Afghanistan (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
A roadside blast struck a pickup truck in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing 14 villagers who were traveling to a provincial capital for holiday celebrations, an official said.
- End Of An Era As Ghulam Ishaq Khan Laid To Rest (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan died here Friday morning at the age of 91. He was suffering from Pneumonia for the past three months.
- Crucial Sri Lanka Peace Talks Due (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels start talks in Geneva on Saturday in an effort to avert a slide back into war.
- For Many Americans, The Voting Is Already Over (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
It's nearly Election Day, and campaigns are strategizing about last-minute tactics. In some races candidates are preparing for their final debate.
- Japan Must Do More To Accept, Aid Refugees: U.S. Ngo Reps (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 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 . . .
- Afghanistan Update: Taliban Comeback Linked To Poor Governance . . . (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 28, 2006)
There is a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan because of the failure of the government in Kabul to provide essential services to its people, ensure their security and eliminate corruption, which is rampant, according to a veteran American journalist . . .
- Iran, Hezbollah Charged In 1994 Argentine Bombing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Prosecutors formally charged Iran and the Shiite militia Hezbollah on Wednesday in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish charities office in Argentina, which killed 85 people and injured 300.
- Terrorism: It Can Be Anyone’S Son (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 28, 2006)
The gang which nearly set off rockets near the Presidency turned out to be local boys led by a retired brigadier’s son.
- Split Over Women’S Bill Delays Na Session Till Nov 10 (Daily Times, Zulfiqar Ghuman, Oct 28, 2006)
NA was scheduled to meet on October 30
MQM will not support bill other than the one approved by committee
- Party And Government (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2006)
One of the imperceptible threats to democracy in India is the gradual but unmistakable blurring of the division between the government and the party. At first sight, the separation of the two appears to be self-evident.
- Mistaken Liberals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2006)
have been living in the eastern United States this fall, at a time when the botched invasion of Iraq dominates the public discourse. I am based in a (mostly liberal) university, where defenders of the war-makers — George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, . ..
- Karzai Criticises Nato Over Deaths Of Up To 85 Civilians During Battle (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
President Hamid Karzai has condemned the killing of scores of civilians in a Nato operation against the Taliban as more details emerged about the incident.
- A Check On Arms Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 28, 2006)
The international community is now set to begin work on drawing up an international arms trade treaty.
- Adding Income Cannot Subtract Penalty (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 28, 2006)
Taxpayers need to ensure that the original return itself is correct and complete in all respects. A revised return declaring a higher amount subsequently would be of no use in saving penalty.
- And Vvip Ones (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 28, 2006)
Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, who is also a Kannada film producer of note, has a ready-made script for use.
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