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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 43820:
- U.K. Troops Must Leave Iraq: General (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 14, 2006)
Forces' presence stoking extremism, he says
- Court Slams Upa’S Godhra Panel For Bias, Calls It Illegal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Gujarat High Court on Friday declared the Centre’s setting up of the U C Banerjee Committee to probe the Godhra train carnage “illegal, unconstitutional” and “null and void.” The court also said that the committee’s report shall not be tabled . . .
- From Courts, With Conviction (Indian Express, T. R. Andhyarujina, Oct 14, 2006)
The judgments of the Supreme Court delivered on October 11 on the scope of the president’s, or the governor’s, power of pardon or remission should dispel much of the ill-informed debate surrounding the use of the power by the president in the case . . .
- Cry For Clemency (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Oct 14, 2006)
With the cry for clemency by our politicians and professional human rightists building up to a crescendo and with an assured long waiting period of the mercy plea, one is likely to forget who this Mohammad Afzal is.
- Urban Wastelands (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 14, 2006)
A Hindi saying can work as a useful bit of advice to a government trying to salvage its policy on Special Economic Zones (SEZ): 'Kill the snake in a way so that the stick doesn't break'.
- Peace Nobel For Yunus, Grameen Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor that has helped millions lift themselves from crushing poverty.
- India For ‘Zero Tolerance’ On Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for “zero tolerance” against terrorism, which he said, with Pakistan in mind, would send the right signal to countries engaged in promoting terrorism.
- At The Centre Of Status Quo (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Oct 14, 2006)
That an exercise of what should be pure arithmetic can become a point of bitter contention proves that nothing in the subcontinent can be kept above or beyond political manoeuvres.
- B’Desh Economist, Grameen Bank Win Nobel Peace Prize (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today for their work in advancing economic and social opportunities.
- Terrorism Most Serious Threat To Democracies: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Asserting that achieving energy security to provide for safe, affordable and sustainable energy supplies was a common concern of India and the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged the EU to support India’s quest for nuclear energ
- Richly Deserved (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
Pamuk tries to connect many worlds of experience.
- Patriotism Or Profit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
After Bofors, defence deals are linked to bribery.
- A Tribute Tipu’S Vision Of India (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Oct 14, 2006)
Tipu’s survival would have ensured India’s emergence as an alternative power, rivalling the West.
- Code For Babus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
The draft Public Services Bill, 2006, prepared by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, to ensure a code of conduct for the IAS, IPS and IFS officers is yet another attempt by the Manmohan Singh government to make the . . .
- Bridging The Gap (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
Only a few months ago, Orhan Pamuk was on the verge of imprisonment in his native Turkey for “insulting Turkishness” (he had allegedly said in a February, 2005, interview in a Swiss newspaper that 30,000 Kurds and one million Armenians were killed . . .
- Pull Out Uk Troops From Iraq: Army Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The head of the British army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, on Friday repeated his call for UK troops to withdraw from Iraq soon but denied reports of a rift between him and the prime minister on Britain's Iraq strategy.
- Macro Nobel For Micro Messiah (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor that has helped millions lift themselves from crushing poverty.
- Pm Should Sack Lalu: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the European Union members to work out an international norm of zero tolerance against terrorism that will send the right signal to those countries directly engaged in such acts or which are allowing their . . .
- Trust Breakers (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 14, 2006)
There is no reason why trusts operating on business lines should enjoy tax exemption
- India May Back Venezuela For Un Seat (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Oct 14, 2006)
For a change, the left parties may have something to smile on the foreign policy front as India is likely to vote for Venezuela for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat.
- Hindutva Dishonesty Is Exposed (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Oct 14, 2006)
The proponents of Hindutva, more specifically, the Sangh Parivar followers, are generally peeved that the mainline media distrusts them, and that their activities mostly attract negative publicity.
- Dates Are Making A Come Back (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
The view from a helicopter is of a lush triple canopy — vegetables carpeting the ground in square green swatches, orange trees crouching over them in verdant rows, and towering above them all, Iraq's king crop, date palms.
- A Magical Land Too (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
In honour of the festive season I am going to stay away this week from terrorism, politics and North Korea's scary nuclear bomb and talk instead about something more pleasant.
- China To Back Un Steps Against N. Korea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
China and South Korea today agreed to back necessary and appropriate steps by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against North Korea on its claimed nuclear test.
- Delimitation Only After 2009 Polls (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Stiff opposition from the BJP and the Left parties on Friday foiled a Congress move to abort the current delimitation exercise to redraw Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies.
- Women Escape Dodgy Union Of Bills (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Left and the BJP today scuppered a government proposal to combine in a single bill two thorny issues — redrawing of constituencies and seat reservation for women — that might have sunk both.
- Uk General Calls For Iraq Pullout (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Britain’s army chief said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating security problems on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon.
- Azad Govt Begins To Undo Multi-Crore Custodian Land Scam (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Oct 14, 2006)
In a significant development, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has begun to cancel all the scandalous allotments of prime land made in the Department of Evacuees' Property (DEP) in the last over two years.
- Musharraf's Version Of Truth (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 14, 2006)
Gen. Musharraf, to go by his own assessment of his character, is a man of great candour. He speaks truth and nothing but the truth.
- Police Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court in a rarest of rare direction has ordered police reforms in the country.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
Well and truly has the Army taken the lid off a pretty kettle of fish. Thursday’s seizure of what in fauji reckoning was comparable to a “warlike store” marks a colossal failure of the West Bengal government as much as the Central security network . . .
- 'Ashok Chakra Meaningless If Mohd Afzal Is Pardoned' (Pioneer, Neeraj Chauhan, Oct 14, 2006)
Coming from a commerce background, this Parliament watch-and-ward personnel was fond of books. As he used to stay away from his family for many days, he used to kill boredom by reading political magazines and books. Fluent in English, Jai Prakash was . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
The West Bengal Government is determined to go ahead with a massive infrastructure development project with the Indonesia-based Salim group, the Universal Success group and Unitech.
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- Turkish Delight (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 2006)
Orhan Pamuk starts his novel Snow with the Stendhal quote: “Politics in a literary work are a pistol-shot in the middle of a concert, a crude affair, though one impossible to ignore.
- Brothers Up In Arms (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 2006)
Raj and Uddhav Thackeray: The first cousins of Mumbai’s first political family have fallen out over the Shiv Sena spoils. By plumbing for his son, Bal Thackeray has sidelined his favourite nephew, Raj who has considerable following among Shiv Sainiks . .
- Andhra Firm On Clemency Stand (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Chief minister Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy today said the Supreme Court did not indict the Andhra Pradesh government or mention his role while annulling the clemency extended to convict Gouru Venkat Reddy by the Governor and did not rule out recommending . . .
- Special Powers Act Won't Be Repealed (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Oct 14, 2006)
With the cry for repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 reaching a crescendo and human rights group demanding United Nations intervention, the Centre has put the onus to withdraw the Act on the Okram Ibobi Singh-led Manipur Government.
- Prize Money (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Peace Prize does not usually go to a businessman, but Mohammed Yunus is a money-lender with a difference, and so is his Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
- Grim Warning From (News International, Praful Bidwai, Oct 14, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi. . .
- Power Of Freedom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Prize for literature, along with that for peace, has never failed to grab more headline and news space than that for medicine, science or economics.
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Oct 14, 2006)
Take a look at the broad thrust of headlines in India's national dailies on any representative day, and you will find a litany on lawlessness, crime, terrorism, disease, corruption, core shortages, and the ambience of a headlong hurtling towards disorder.
- What Is The Pm Up To? (Pioneer, R D Sharma, Oct 14, 2006)
It is unfortunate that we have a Prime Minister who refuses to listen to the voices of crores of Indians against the killing of innocent Indians by terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan.
- 'Culture Means A Mix Of Things From Other Sources' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
'And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in fact, and my work, is a testimony to the fact that East and West combine cultural gracefully, or sometimes in an anarchic way, came together, and that is what we should search for'.
- Party's Still Rocking: Sensex And Dow Tango (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 14, 2006)
On Dalal Street, the party is still rocking. And how! On Friday, the 30-share sensex rose to an all-time high of 12,756, before closing at a record 12.736.42, up 198 points from Thursday’s close. In the process it eclipsed the previous high . . .
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Set Back For Varun Gandhi..... (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Oct 14, 2006)
If media reports are to be believed the Bharatiya Janata Party has gone against the recommendation of some of its senior leaders in refusing to nominate Feroze Varun Gandhi as the party candidate in the Vidisha Lok Sabha bye-election in Madhya Pradesh.
- Indian Occupation Cause Of Militancy, Says Ajk President (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
AJK President Zulqarnain Khan has criticised a US official’s statement that Kashmiris should stop militancy against the Indian government.
- Such Demands Can Be Made Only In Pakistan! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 14, 2006)
Nnational Awami Party (NAP) has come out with two demands of the extreme sort – holding of the next general elections in the country under the auspices of the United Nations and writing of a new Constitution.
- Jury Says Wal-Mart Must Pay $78 Million In Damages (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
A Pennsylvania jury said on Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, must pay $78.47 million in damages to current and former Pennsylvania employees for forcing them to work "off the clock" or during rest breaks.
- An Alliance With The Ppp? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
My understanding of what General Musharraf told journalists in Islamabad is that there is never a dull moment, i.e. we are living in times. The way he said it shows that he enjoys every bit of it. He likes brainy skirmishes with world leaders . . .
- Carrot And Stick (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 14, 2006)
If China and Russia can go capitalist, then you have just got to believe there’s a way to spur North Korea toward capitalism, too.
- Bangladeshi Microcredit Pioneers Win Nobel Peace Prize (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work in advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor, particularly women.
- The Re-Emergence Of Japan (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Oct 14, 2006)
While keeping an eye on Beijing, New Delhi would do well to build stronger bridges with Tokyo
- Sezs Without Land Acquisition (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Oct 14, 2006)
No one, not even the National Commission on Farmers, disagrees with the principal approach to the creation of SEZs. No one questions the governments' right to acquire land. But land does not have to be acquired.
- Slaves Of Time (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Oct 14, 2006)
There are some problems of the nation as a whole (though not national problems as such) about which we, as a people, never feel bothered. One of them is the value placed by foreigners on punctuality.
- Azad Kashmir And Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Oct 14, 2006)
Recently the Human Rights Watch described Azad Kashmir as anything but "Azad" and this invited censure from the Pakistani government. But the fact is there are some contradictions in the constitution itself which go against Pakistan's traditional . . .
- Defence Deal Or Graft: Centre For Demarcation (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 14, 2006)
The UPA Government, in an effort to put an end to the controversies surrounding defence deals, is proposing to take a policy decision to make a clear distinction between the systems required for national security and the alleged corruption aspects in . .
- Taxman Walks Thru Sim Card (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 14, 2006)
You punch it when you're mad; you hug it when you're sad. What's that? Cell-phone? No, pillow, says one of the poems by S.I.M., whose `biography' on www.poemhunter.com reads simply, "Should It Matter".
- Hamas Says Recognising Israel Politically Futile (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Hamas sees no political gain in recognising Israel and will resist doing so despite Western sanctions on the Palestinian government it leads, the Muslim movement's leader Khaled Meshaal said late on Thursday.
- All Set For Local Body Polls (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, Oct 13, 2006)
Security arrangements in place for the first phase today
- Fight For Justice, Not Mercy Plea: Geelani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The clemency petition of Mohammad Afzal Guru, facing execution for the Parliament attack, is a “fight for justice and not a mere mercy plea”, according to Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani, who was acquitted in the same case...
- Rule Of Law (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court has ruled that the power of the President to pardon convicts is subject to judicial review if there was an extraneous consideration in the exercise of that power.
- "India Could Help By Ending Production Of Fissile Material" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 13, 2006)
After the North Korean nuclear test, India could do more to counter nuclear proliferation by announcing a moratorium on the production of fissile material, saysGijs de Vries, the European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.
- 478 Killed In Jaffna Peninsula (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 13, 2006)
Ranil meets Rajapaksa
- Dying Ganga (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
By expressing concern over the deteriorating quality of water in the Ganga and seeking justification from the Government for spending Rs 900 crore on the Ganga Action Plan that has proved to be a monumental failure although it has no doubt enriched . . .
- Gandhigiri Minus Gandhi (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Cinema's legendary SS Vasan once told me a successful film should have something for the heart, something for the ears, something for the eyes and a little for the mind.
- Approach To Elections (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 13, 2006)
Elections approach in three crucial states in the next few months and we can expect a great deal of activity in Punjab where the Akali Dal/BJP are ahead of the Congress, Uttaranchal where the BJP should win if we take . . .
- Ncp Sees Red Over Cong 'Violation Of Coalition Dharma' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Oct 13, 2006)
Maharashtra Congress Committee chief's recent advice to the party's district units to fight coming local bodies elections on their own has evoked sharp reaction from its ally Nationalist Congress party.
- The Other Dalit Panther (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 13, 2006)
Kanshi Ram made Dalits a potent force in politics by proving that numbers are crucial to Indian democracy
- China Calls Himalaya Border Shooting Self-Defence (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Chinese troops fired on about 70 people near the country's mountain frontier with Nepal, and one of them died, Chinese state media said on Thursday, partly confirming earlier reports but defending the shooting.
- New Voice Of The East (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
In Turkey, Orhan Pamuk has been accused of subversive ideas; abroad, he is celebrated as the voice of freedom, says Benjamin Harvey.
- ... In A Time Of Flux (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
Orhan Pamuk's seven published novels explore the way Turkey is torn between East and West and how it is split between conservative religious folk and modern Western-looking secularists.
- More Jobs For The Baloch (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
One hopes that the government’s first tenuous steps towards winning the trust of Balochistan’s alienated population will lead to greater efforts on Islamabad’s part to address the province’s numerous problems.
- Politics Of Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
Following the Supreme Court judgement establishing criteria for consideration and rejection of mercy petitions of convicts on death row, the instant assessment is that this signals finis for Mohammad Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the December . . .
- Not Kosher (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
The enquiries triggered by l'affaire Tehelka have finally led the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a case against George Fernandes, the former Defence Minister, two of his political associates, and Admiral Sushil Kumar, retired Chief of . . .
- Leave It To Diplomacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
North Korea is now the world’s eighth declared nuclear state.
- And Nobels For All (Indian Express, RAVI VYAS, Oct 13, 2006)
October is the time of the year when old and memorable scholars and writers (or their secretaries) sit by their mobiles like so many politicians awaiting a cabinet reshuffle.
- Lashkar Issues Fresh Threats (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Islamist polemic proliferates in Pakistan despite detention of terror group's chief
- The Death Toll In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
MANY PEOPLE refused to believe the Lancet report in 2004 from a group of American and Iraqi public-health scientists who surveyed homes across the country and found that about 100,000 additional Iraqi deaths had taken place since the coalition . . .
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