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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 43820:
- Madhu Koda To Head 12-Member Ministry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Oath-taking today; Congress, JMM and RJD members to join Jharkhand Government
- Tsr National Integration Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's unity in diversity reflected in its cultural and emotional oneness: Governor .
- Ncp Questions New Coalition Experiment In Jharkhand (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 18, 2006)
Shameless, says Sangma; questions relevance of political parties
- Nam Totally Opposed To Terrorism: Declaration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's campaign for reform of the United Nations finds support
- Nam Expresses Total Opposition To Terrorism (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a strong endorsement of India's position, the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace by prosecuting and extraditing . . .
- Anti-Terror Mechanism A Fig Leaf: Rajnath (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
'India should exercise double caution in resuming talks with Pakistan'
- Mp Cong Goes Ballistic, Equates Rss With Simi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Subhash Yadav on Sunday sought to hog headlines by equating the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) that had been banned by the UPA Government.
- Ncp Portrays Supriya As Pawar's Successor (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 18, 2006)
Though Maratha leader and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar termed his daughter and newly elected member of Rajya Sabha Supriya Sule as an ordinary member of the party, the third convention of the NCP witnessed efforts to . . .
- Nam Endorses India's View On Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Strongly endorsing India's position, the 118-nation Non-aligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace, by prosecuting and extraditing its perpetrators.
- 'Nri's Should Work As Facilitators To Resolve Indo-Pak Issues' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating conditions . . .
- Azad Seeks Investments By Us Muslim Entrepreneurs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating . . .
- Omar To Mufti: Forget Bush And Mush, Explain Self-Rule To People (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah today advised PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to elaborate the latter's self-rule theory to an average Kashmiri before taking it all the way to New York later this month. He claimed that self-rule was . . .
- Cpi To Discuss Upa’S Performance At National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The CPI will discuss the UPA Government’s performance on the economic and political fronts and work out its strategy for the forthcoming Assembly polls in four states at its two-day national executive meet beginning here tomorrow.
- Farmers In The Doldrums (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Sir, ~ Mr YP Gupta deserves praise for his article “Death of a farmer” (15 September). He has highlighted the shocking and distressful state of affairs among farmers ~ “... in the last eight years, at least 14,000 farmers have committed suicide”.
- Castro, Manmohan Take Trip Down Memory Lane (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In the one-to-one meeting at the office of the Communist Party of Cuba, Castro turned nostalgic and emotional while recalling his past association with Indian leaders.
- 23 Die In Iraq Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In the deadliest blast, a suicide attacker driving a truck rigged with explosives blew himself up outside the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the political party of Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, killing 17 people.
- I Will Clear Up Misperceptions About Waziristan And Women’S Bill’: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
President says no patch-up with Taliban
Manmohan and Musharraf agree to narrow differences, strengthen convergences
- Australia Taps Indian Migrants (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Indians are known to be motivated, speak good English and have the skills Australia needs desperately for its burgeoning economy.
- Cong & Left Hail Decision, Bjp Wary (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The Congress party, heading the UPA at the Centre and its supporting allies from outside the CPI-M today welcomed the Government decision to resume talks with Pakistan. The Opposition BJP, however, called for “double caution” before going ahead . . .
- Bangla Opp Wants Formal Invite For Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The ruling Bangaldesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and main Opposition Awami League (AL) are at loggerheads over a “formal proposal” for a secretary-level dialogue on the political impasse centering reforms in the system of caretaker government . . .
- Disabled Women (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Women and disability. Both words represent two concepts, a product of not just biology but social attitudes as well. Women with disabilities are disadvantaged. The majority of them are living in poverty.
- Shocks To Come (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 18, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing could have consequences for the whole region.
- American Graffiti (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Sep 18, 2006)
Can any country afford to be anti-American? That's the question being asked in different parts of the world. Tony Blair has last week in a foreign policy paper blasted the 'anti-Americanism' of certain European leaders.
- No Shift In Stance On Terrorism, Insists Government (Times of India, Arjun Sengupta, Sep 18, 2006)
The India-Pakistan institutional mechanism on terrorism, set up on Saturday by PM Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf, was the vital breakthrough in their talks that allowed, according to foreign secretary-designate Shiv Shankar . . .
- Blasts Expose Northern Iraq Divide (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 18, 2006)
A string of car bombings has killed at least 27 persons and wounded 65 in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk where sectarian tensions among ethnic Kurds, Turkmens and Arabs have been soaring.
- The Militants Are Back And With Musharraf Saab’S Knowledge (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 18, 2006)
Strolling through Srinagar’s golf course in the rain, Ghulam Nabi Azad talks to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express on NDTV’s Walk the Talk programme about the difficulties and challenges of ruling Jammu & Kashmir. He also speaks . . .
- Hunting For Dawood (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 18, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes will gradually force India's politicians to act against jihadis and Pakistan, says B Raman
- Musical India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 18, 2006)
Britain is a neat little country with very few people living in it. And in spite of multiculturalism, social mobility and politically correct class-guilt wreaking havoc with accents, charting the economics and sociology of British musical taste . . .
- Storm Over Vatican (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI may have made an inflammatory remark on Islam in the context of a long and abstruse theological discourse, and he may merely have been quoting from a mediaeval Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
- Nam Endorses India’S Stand On Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a strong endorsement of India’s position, the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) today expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace, including by prosecuting and . . .
- Service Before Self (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 18, 2006)
In a cramped bed in a Calcutta hospital, a former revolutionary, past ninety, who played a significant role in the raid on the Chittagong armoury more than three-quarters of a century ago, spends his lonely hours. Both old age and persistent . . .
- Congress, Left Parties Welcome Move To Resume Composite Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party advocates "double caution"
- Krishna Leela In Jeans Ruffles Devotees (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Sep 18, 2006)
Had he been born in this age, Krishna might have chosen to wear jeans, carried a mobile phone and put on sunglasses to protect his beautiful eyes from the harsh sun. Or he might have chosen to wear the dhoti, Gandhi style, and left his torso bare.
- Chief Justice Sworn In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Justice Muthusamy Karpagavinayagam was today sworn in as the chief justice of Jharkhand High Court.
- Energy Synergy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
India, US, China, Japan and South Korea have decided to make common cause as the world's major buyers of oil. They make up half the oil consumption of 80 million barrels per day (BPD), while the US alone accounts for a fourth of world oil consumption.
- Pope Says Speech Didn’T Reflect His Personal Opinion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI said on Sunday that he was “deeply sorry” about the angry reaction to his recent remarks about Islam and holy war, saying the text he quoted did not reflect his personal opinion.
- Some Questions On Values, Priorities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
How blasé have we become about Independence Day? Is the newspaper also contributing to this indifference by the way it treats the day and connected activities? (We can expect it to be different next year, the 60th anniversary of Independence; as . . .
- Talks With Pakistan: India Should Be ‘Doubly Cautious’: Bjp (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday warned that New Delhi should exercise “double caution” while resuming talks with Islamabad, insisting that there was a total disconnect between the government and popular opinion in . . .
- Accord Augurs Well For Future Ties: Musharraf (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Sep 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has declared that the Joint Statement issued after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Havana on Saturday was a victory for both sides and would augur well for the future of Indo-Pakistan relations.
- Clinton Plots Comeback (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
The row over the docu-drama The Path to 9/11, has revealed Bill Clinton as a man in the middle of trying to pull off a dramatic comeback.
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- Havana Rekindles Hope For Peace (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 18, 2006)
PAKISTAN and India have decided to resume the dialogue process to resolve their outstanding issues including Kashmir. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who read out a joint statement to newsmen along with President Musharraf after their talks on . . .
- Iran Summons Vatican Envoy, Records Protest Over Pope's Remarks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Vatican Ambassador to Tehran Cardinal Angelo Michela was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday when the Iranians' severe anxiety on and objection to the anti-Islam statements of Pope Benedict XVI were passed on to him.
- What Is Mr Bush Up To? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2006)
The crisis on Iran’s nuclear programme has an air of deja vu about it. An unclassified American Congressional Committee report has alleged that the IAEA has discovered that Iran has already enriched uranium to weapons grade level.
- A Responsibility We All Share (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Sep 18, 2006)
Twelve years ago the U.N., and the world, failed the people of Rwanda in their time of need. Can we now stand by and watch as the tragedy deepens in Darfur?
- A Potential Breakthrough (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
In deciding to put in place an institutional mechanism to counter terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have together taken a commendable, potentially path-breaking step.
- Winds Of Mid-Term Polls Blowing Again (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Sep 18, 2006)
The going seems to be good for the Congress despite the not so good showing of the UPA coalition at the Centre and the party has reasons to be on cloud nine.
- Mixed Reactions In Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2006)
Pakistan will expect talks to yield results on substantive issues: analysts
- Could This Crop Save The Planet? (Hindu, Robin McKie, Sep 18, 2006)
Cars that run on sugarcane, fuel made from palm trees — it sounds like an oil-free future that could solve global warming. But the critics are gathering.
- Competing With The Government (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Sep 18, 2006)
While much has been made of the lack of progress in disinvesting public sector units (indeed, the government appears to be keen on re-investing in some cases!) and the resulting fiscal strain, this is the least of the country's problems.
- Self-Imposed Alienation (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 18, 2006)
Instead of liberating Muslims from dogma, the ulema keeps them isolated from the mainstream, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Pope's Error Of Judgement (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Sep 18, 2006)
Despite the lip service by President Bush and Pope Benedict to isolate the jihadi fringe, by their words and deeds they have succeeded in accomplishing exactly the opposite
- Twisted Stand On Academic Freedom (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Sep 18, 2006)
Hark the ringing prose about academic freedom by Rima Kapitan, the volunteer attorney in CAIR's Chicago office. "Another casualty in the war against civil liberties in this country since September 2001 is the right to academic freedom.
- On Malegaon And Fiscal Responsibility (Business Standard, Abheek Barua, Sep 18, 2006)
If the states continue to manage their finances the way they are doing, towns like Malegaon are in for a tough time.
- Can Nam Show Its Teeth? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 18, 2006)
It remains to be seen how the future will unfold for the Non-Aligned Movement which has lost its moorings but which is loathe to be cast into the limbo of history.
- Uncertain Gain (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 18, 2006)
The Rajapaksa government is delighted over the capture of Sampur but it must prepare for more battles.
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 18, 2006)
At least the previous government was talking about the role of Pakistan in strong language, though it did precious little by way of action. The present government neither talks nor acts
- Nam Condemns Israeli Attacks, Supports Iran: Havana Declaration (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Representatives of 118 Non-aligned Movement nations condemned Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the US-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration on Saturday of a summit that brought together some of . . .
- Joy Of Living (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 18, 2006)
What made Sankho Chaudhuri unique was his ability to create a special occasion out of nowhere.
- The Great Land Grab (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 18, 2006)
Huge swathes of land are being handed over to corporations in `sweetheart' deals and scams centred on Special Economic Zones.
- Musharraf: We Agreed To Narrow Differences On Kashmir (Asian Age, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 18, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said that his talks with Prime Minister Manm-ohan Singh in Havana on Saturday "augured" well for resolving bilateral issues, including the Kashmir problem, and that the peace process had "won".
- Mysterious Abductions (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 18, 2006)
Newspersons in Colombo received a jolt on the morning of August 29 in the form of reports that Nadarajah Guruparan, a senior journalist, had disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
- Unlimited Confusion (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The unanimity reached between the Congress and the BJP over amending Section 9 of the Delimitation Act of 2002 is a positive step because a holistic and bipartisan approach towards this sticky issue is preferable to episodic tinkering.
- Diluted Commitment (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The Bill meant to provide legal support to reservation gives rise to misgivings that the elite sections have snatched several concessions.
- Revisit Growth, Oil Prices And Inflation (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Sep 18, 2006)
That high oil prices did not dent growth is important, not because it proves past research wrong, but because it affirms how the world is growing with productivity gains from globalisation.
- Balochistan Blaze (Frontline, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti gives Baloch nationalism a martyr around whom to build itself and galvanise the Opposition in Pakistan.
- What A Raja Has To Do (OutLook, Manohar Singh Gill, Sep 18, 2006)
Good for a long train or air journey. The tale is interesting and amusing, and describes a period which, thank God, can never be again.
- Congress, Cpm Welcome Resumption Of Talks (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh’s initiative of seeking a resumption of talks with Pakistan has been endorsed by the Congress and the CPM.
- Living Under Constant Terror (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 18, 2006)
After the Mumbai serial explosions in July, we have witnessed blasts in Malegaon, Maharashtra, in which 38 innocent people were killed and hundreds injured.
- Little Elation In India, Pakistan Over Peace Moves (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Sep 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan have only ended a two-month hiatus in their fragile peace process by agreeing to resume talks, and a pact to fight terrorism together would be a challenge to implement, analysts said on Sunday.
- India And Pakistan Agree To Resume Peace Talks (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan will resume formal peace negotiations frozen after July train bombings in Mumbai and set up a joint agency to tackle terrorism, their leaders said on Saturday.
- Tharoor Running Very Strong: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
On Board PM's Special Flight, Sep 18 (PTI) Expressing confidence that Sashi Tharoor will "give a good account" of himself in the election for the post of UN Secretary General, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said for the first time India had . . .
- Gen Musharraf's Rule: How Long? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
The October 1999 coup, in Pakistan which brought Gen. Musharraf in power, was shown as triggered by his legal dismissal by Nawaz Sharif when the former was not in the country.
- Is The Commodity Boom Peaking? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 18, 2006)
The boom in commodities can never end as long as there is economic growth. Commodity prices will continue to rise with occasional deflation being the exception rather than the rule. And there are no limits to economic growth, only the pace will vary.
- More Downs Than Ups (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 17, 2006)
With elections in Uttar Pradesh imminent, it’s high time the Chief Election Commissioner and his officials paid adequate attention to happenings in the state, where efforts to undermine the poll process have already begun.
- 'Pope's Apology Not Enough' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Pressure mounted on Pope Benedict to issue a personal apology on Sunday when he makes his first public appearance since his comments about Islam sparked Muslim fury across the world.
- Mahant’S Resignation Face-Saving Exercise, Says Board Ceo (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Mahant Deependra Giri, custodian of Chhari Mubarak of Lord Shiva, has cited “the raising of artificial Shivalingam having hurt the sentiments of pilgrims and the decision to preserve the holy Lingam through artificial means” as reasons, among others, for
- An Indecent Proposal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2006)
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar says she is doing it for the best of intentions.
- Bp, Ongc, Cairn Bid For Oil, Gas Blocks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Global energy giants BP, BG, and Italy's ENI are among the bidders for oil and gas exploration rights in the latest and largest yet licensing round, government officials said on Friday.
- World Bank Ranking Slams India On Governance Norms (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 17, 2006)
While India may score high with the World Bank on growth, the story on governance is very different.
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