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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Skirting The Border (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The latest Communist Party of China Congress saw Hu Jintao emerge for his second five-year term as a stronger leader.
- Militants’ Camps In Pok Intact: Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Internal turmoil in Pakistan and its President Pervez Musharraf's refrain against Islamist militants operating from its soil had not changed much on the ground as far as insurgence in Kashmir was concerned, the Army said today.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Beyond Lip Service (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 02, 2007)
Based on the recommendations of the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee on improving the socio-economic conditions of minorities in India, the UPA government has decided to establish an Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
- Gather Round That Totem Pole (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The last two times I had made an educated guess about elections — first,when I expected the Mamata Banerjee-led coalition to gloriously dislodge West Bengal’s Left Front government in 2001; second, when I thought that the NDA would return to . . . .
- Suu Kyi’S Sunny Days (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Not many Indians are aware that the Burmese prisoner of conscience and Nobel Laureate has close Indian connections.
- Director General Of Police Visits Mudukulathur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Director General of Police, P. Rajendran on Thursday visited Mudukulathur to take stock of the security situation in the district.
- Uma Bharti Supports Keshubhai’S Candidature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, has advocated a “Hindutva-oriented third front” to defeat Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of the BJP, while denying the Congress the advantage of capitalising on the “anti-Modi sentiments.”
- World Bank Study Calls For River Basin-Wise Approach (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 02, 2007)
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have a major role in delivering India’s ambitious national hydropower programme of 50,000 MW by 2012, and private participation is critical to meet this target both in terms of investment and resources,” . . . . .
- Deora Meets Pm, Sonia As Crude Prices Soar (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Nov 02, 2007)
In the background of international crude prices touching the $95 mark, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Thursday held consultations with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister . . . .
- Stalled Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 02, 2007)
There is a clear and wide gap between America's official and private reaction to the stalling of the Indo-US nuclear deal primarily because of domestic political discord in India and the reluctance of the Congress-led ruling coalition . . . . .
- Consortium To Develop Flexible Automation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), IIT Bombay (IIT-B), five automotive companies and two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have formed a consortium under the Core-group on Automotive R&D (CAR) activities to develop low-cost flexible . . .
- We Will Not Be Intimidated: Pakistan Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court said on Thursday that it would not be intimidated by threats of martial law when it ruled on whether to validate President General Pervez Musharraf’s recent election victory.
- Gowda: Bid To Save Party From Poaching (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Nov 02, 2007)
The alliance between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party is only a “temporary arrangement” and will end when elections to the Lok Sabha are announced.
- Rajnath Will Respond After Studying Gowda’S Memorandum (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 02, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party will respond to the 12-point memorandum of understanding sent by Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda to BJP president Rajnath Singh in the context of the tie-up between the parties to form a government in Karnataka.
- Suicide Attack On Pakistan Air Force Bus, Five Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying Pakistan Air Force personnel in north-eastern Punjab province on Thursday killing at least five persons and wounding 40 others.
- Why Things Go Amiss With Mysticism (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Nov 02, 2007)
Sri Chinmoy who died last month once wrote: “Mysticism, poor mysticism! When it is underestimated and oversimplified, it comes down from its original sphere and stands beside religion.
- ‘Us Using Threats To Push Deal’ (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Nov 02, 2007)
CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan on Thursday said that Washington was resorting to "allurements, threats and sometimes even blackmail" to pressurise New Delhi to go ahead with the nuclear deal.
- Us, Left Govt Can Do Business: Kissinger (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The high priest of the international strategic community, Henry Kissinger, believes that the growing intimacy between India and the US has nothing to do with China but is founded on the common belief that jihadist Islam must be contained.
- Veil Off Cop Dirty Trick (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Ashok Todi has blamed the false complaints of abduction and theft he filed against Rizwanur Rahman on two senior IPS officers, CBI sources revealed.
- Word For Word (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The people of India should be grateful to Prakash Karat, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), for telling them, through an interview to The Telegraph, that the prime minister’s “integrity is unquestioned”.
- Uma Targets ‘Moditva’ (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 02, 2007)
The election fever intensified in Gujarat on Thursday with the arrival of fiery sanyasin and expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti, who is planning to take chief minister Narendra Modi head on in her campaign. Bahujan Samaj Party chieftain Mayawati is . . . . .
- Church Fined For Blocking Gay's Funeral (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A US jury ordered an evangelical church on Wednesday to pay nearly $11 million in damages for picketing the funeral of a Marine killed in Iraq and claiming the war was punishment for tolerating gays.
- Newspaper Nurtures Art (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Tucked away in a narrow by lane off Triplicane High Road, the nondescript building doesn’t look like a newspaper office from the outside.
- Raj Dharma Fails In Gujarat (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 02, 2007)
I HAVE reasons to believe that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when he was Prime Minister, wanted to dismiss Nahrendra Modi and had planned to do so after his visit to Ahmedabad.
- Taliban Over-Run Afghan District, Several Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Taliban rebels overran a western Afghan district, sparking a fierce battle on Tuesday that left seven civilians and a policeman dead and 20 militants killed or wounded, officials said.
- Cpm Doublespeak (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2007)
Soon after the CPI(M) came to power in West Bengal three decades ago, one of the first decisions it took was to rename Harrington Street in the heart of Kolkata as Ho Chi Minh Sarani.
- Blog Critics Force Imam To Resign (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
An imam who was to become the new spiritual leader of Ohio's largest mosque resigned because of allegations by bloggers that he is anti-Semitic, he said.
- Row Over Saudi King's Visit To Uk (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 31, 2007)
Pomp, ceremony and controversy has marked the start of king Abdullah's three-day visit to Britain, the first by a Saudi monarch in 20 years, with human rights protestors and leading British politicians denouncing the red carpet welcome. . .
- Dubai May Deport 159 Workers (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 31, 2007)
Authorities in Dubai have arrested 4,500 workers following violent incidents on Saturday involving employees of a construction company.
- U.S. House Passes Diwali Resolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The U.S. House of Representatives has for the first time passed a resolution recognising the “religious and historical significance” of Diwali.
- Coalition Politics (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Oct 31, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi says the coalition era demands a new Constitution to achieve “real federalism”.
- Turkey’S Kurdish Problem: Lessons For India (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 31, 2007)
Turkey’s Kurdish dilemma offers salutary lessons for strategic thinkers. It enables them to take a rare peep into the actual world of politics and the pitiless ravines of international diplomacy.
- Putin Honours Gulag Victims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and called for the country to unite to prevent a repeat of its tragic past.
- Multiple Conflicts Bleed Pak Army (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Pakistani Army is "bleeding", and quite profusely at that, in its ongoing bloody skirmishes with extremists in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, with a "high" casualty rate as well as "unprecedented" levels of desertions . . . .
- Seven Killed In Blast Near Mush's Army Office (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Police blocked a suicide bomber who blew himself up near the office of President General Pervez Musharraf, killing seven people, officials said.
- Ongc Net Rises 22% In Q2 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Tuesday reported a 22 per cent rise in net profit for the second quarter ended September 30 on the back of surge in international oil price despite paying Rs 3,799 crore to subsidise cooking fuel prices.
- Fresh Row Over Alleged Saudi Role In Uk Mosques (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The controversial State visit of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia prompted fresh criticism on Tuesday over his regime's alleged role in distributing hate literature in British mosques.
- Intelligence Key To Navy's Success: Source (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The availability of real time maritime intelligence from South and South East Asian countries has been a key factor in the Sri Lankan navy's recent stunning successes against the intrepid and innovative naval wing of the LTTE.
- Not End Of Road For N-Deal, Asserts Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
In the midst of intense US pressure to move ahead on the India-US civil nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday indicated the agreement has not been shelved, saying "we have not reached the end of the road," and efforts are on. . .
- Doctor Of Plagiarism (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Oct 31, 2007)
I DO not know when exactly I fell for the charms of a Ph.D. When every other person in the city I lived in those days had a “Dr” prefix, I, too, aspired for that degree.
- Nitish-Lalu For Rainbow Combination In Bihar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
It seems to be the beginning of a new phase of social churning in Bihar with UP Chief Minister Mayawati as its idol.
- Deadly Delivery For General (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
A suicide attack killed at least seven people, including the bomber, less than a kilometre from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's army residence in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, police said.
- Lord Hameed Is Asian Of The Year (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Lord Khalid Hameed, who was honoured by India with a Padma Shri in 1992 for his contribution to medicine, was presented the Asian of the Year award on Monday night at a glittering ceremony that celebrated the many contributions of Asians to British life.
- Thakur Consults Experts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Tuesday held discussions with constitutional experts in the wake of the political imbroglio in the State.
- Reservation Needed For Real Equality, Says Jethmalani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Centuries of injustice to backward classes still continuing
Court must respect legislative judgment
Total population of country is irrelevant
- T.S. Nanavati, New Pleader (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 31, 2007)
He takes the place of Arvind Pandya
Government seeks more time to submit analysis of CDs with call details
Rights activists demand fresh CBI inquiry into the Tehelka episode
- Write Or Just Type? (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Oct 31, 2007)
How many people can read your handwriting? Assuming, that is, that these days you write by hand at all. Fewer, maybe, than you’d think.
- Pm Integrity Unquestioned, No Reason Govt Should Not Last Full Term: Karat (Telegraph, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 31, 2007)
In his first public overture to Manmohan Singh since the bitter stand-off began in early August over the Indo-US nuclear deal, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today underlined the Left’s “respect” for the Prime Minister and appreciated. . .
- Eight Get Life For Gujarat Massacre (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced eight people to life in jail for their role in the massacre of Muslims during rioting in western Gujarat state five years ago, media reports said.
- ‘Cooperation With Nawaz Possible’ (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 31, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that cooperation with former Premier Nawaz Sharif is possible in the forth coming general election.
- Iaf To Get First Two Hawk Trainers In Mid-November (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Indian Air Force will receive the first two Advance Jet Trainers (AJT) Hawk from British Aerospace (BAE Systems) by mid-November to train its pilots to fly supersonic fighters, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major said here on Tuesday.
- Suicide Blast Near Musharraf Hq (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 31, 2007)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf survived yet another assassination attempt on Tuesday as a suicide attacker blew himself up at walking distance from Gen. Musharraf’s headquarters, Army House, in Rawalpindi.
- Nation Needs His Iron Will (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Oct 31, 2007)
We, as a nation, do not realise that great questions of the day are not settled by speeches and slogans but by sound and solid action.
- Afghanistan: No End In Sight (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 31, 2007)
A COUPLE of days ago, the Nato defence ministers met in Noordwijk to hear impassioned pleas from the Americans and the British for a greater commitment of troops by their Nato allies in Afghanistan.
- A Matter Of Aesthetics (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Oct 31, 2007)
A PENCHANT for culture is visible at all levels of society, whether the individuals are rich or poor, enlightened or illiterate.
- Pm's Integrity Unquestioned, Says Karat (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Notwithstanding his stiff opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Prakash Karat has hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] for his "unquestioned integrity" and disagreed with suggestions. . .
- State Power Vs Street Power (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
IN modern times, people’s power emerged most radically and effectively after the French Revolution in 1789 when a Parisian crowd demolished the Bastille in defiance of state oppression and ultimately ended the rule of the Bourbon dynasty by executing the
- Pervez Safe In Office, Attack Kills 7 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Police blocked a suicide bomber who blew himself up near the office of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, killing seven people, officials said.
- Lessons Of Hate At Uk Mosques (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Hate-filled books calling for the execution of gays, forbidding interfaith marriage and ordering women to strictly stay indoors are being sold inside some of Britain's leading mosques, it has been revealed.
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 31, 2007)
Once Sardar Patel was asked what he thought was the most satisfying task that he performed during his long years in public life. Everybody expected him to say: “Integration of 561 princely states” or “reorganisation of civil services”.
- Court To Pak: Let Sharif Come Back (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Pakistan’s top judge on Tuesday ordered the government to allow Nawaz Sharif to return home, saying its deportation of the former Prime Minister in September violated an earlier court ruling.
- Journalism's 'Kalank' (Pioneer, BK Verma, Oct 31, 2007)
This refers to the articles, "Will stingers be stung" by Chandan Mitra, "Gujarat has outgrown riots" by Swapan Dasgupta, and "Half truths don't help Muslims" by Kanchan Gupta (October 28).
- Return To Bamiyan (Deccan Herald, ROGER COHEN, Oct 31, 2007)
The 1,500-year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan are gone, of course, replaced by two gashes in the reddish-brown cliff.
- Fresh Violence In Nandigram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
One person was killed and at least four others sustained bullet injuries following intense gunbattle that continued unabated in Satengabari and adjoining areas of Nandigram, official reports received here said on Tuesday.
- Around Midnight (OutLook, Mushirul Hasan, Oct 31, 2007)
Phillips Talbot, president emeritus of the Asia Society in the United States, is the latest author to add his voice to the complex debates on India’s Partition.
- 'Storytellers Can Bring In Things Which Bother Them' (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2007)
Jaideep Sahni always wanted to tell stories - stories that rake up important issues even as they entertain people.
- Indian Intelligence Claims Knowledge Of Pakistan’S ‘New Kashmir Strategy’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 31, 2007)
A three-pronged Kashmir strategy adopted by Pakistan involving shifting the focus of engineering violence in Kashmir to other parts of India outside Jammu and Kashmir (JK), and building ‘united’ political support within JK has been unearthed . . . .
- Economic Consequences Of Talibanisation (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 31, 2007)
During the 1990s Pakistan’s annual growth rate averaged about 3 percent.
- Dasmunsi Hits Out At Cpm On Nandigram (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
After his recent attack on the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government on the issue of food riots in West Bengal, to be followed up by the AICC to hit back at the nuclear deal-blocking comrades, Union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on Tuesday . . . .
- Collective Punishment, Say Palestinians (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2007)
Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak has approved sanctions against the Gaza Strip to discourage rocket attacks from the territory on Israel.
- A New Economic Course (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 30, 2007)
THE political structure that is being built at this time in Pakistan, brick by reluctant brick, may set the stage for the reformulation of economic policy.
- March On Islamabad? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
Even though it is not from Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who specialises in ‘million-man’ marches, the statement coming from the Jamaat-i-Islami’s NWFP chief needs to be taken note of because of its callousness.
- India Asked To Identify Places For Group Visas (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Islamabad has asked New Delhi to identify four Hindu-Sikh holy shrines in Pakistan so that the government could consider issuing group visas to Indian citizens, official sources told Dawn.
- India Interested In Turkmen Pipeline (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
India is keen to receive gas from Turkmenistan via a planned pipeline and is also considering investments in gas and oil producer Qatar to meet rapidly rising domestic demand, India’s Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Monday.
- Imran: Oust Fazl From Oppn Alliance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan and the Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazlur Rehman group (JUI-F) have traded accusations that they are serving interests of Gen Pervez Musharraf by causing dissensions within the All-Parties Democratic Movement (APDM).
- Political Survival Vs Energy Imperatives (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Both in politics and in military strategy buying time by reaching a tactical agreement with the potential adversary is a standard procedure. India's governing United Progressive Alliance (UPA) move to assure the Left that the operationalisation . . . .
- Pause After Troops Kill 60 Pak Rebels (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistani troops killed up to 60 militants during fierce fighting in the Swat valley in the country’s northwest, the army said today, and the insurgents called a truce to recover their dead and wounded.
- 50 Militants Killed, Ceasefire Called (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistani troops killed between 50 militants during fighting in the restive Swat valley on Sunday, the military said on Monday.
- Displaced Kashmiri Pandits Wary Of ‘Goodwill’ Gestures (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Thousands of displaced Kashmiri Pandits living in different camps here are wary of the belated goodwill generated towards them back home in the Kashmir valley.
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