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Articles 921 through 1020 of 26855:
- Mecca Pact Heralds Shia-Sunni Amity (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Prominent Shia and Sunni religious scholars from Iraq took the first major step in decades toward mutual recognition of one another as acceptable versions of the same faith at a historic meeting in Mecca early on Saturday.
- Rajyotsava Award List May Be Whittled Down To 50 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A final meeting of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with officials on Monday is expected to finalise 50 names for the State Rajyotsava awards. The present list includes 55 names.
- The Law Of Karma And Retribution (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2006)
All religions generally proclaim that evil actions would be punished while good acts would be rewarded.
- Sri Lankan Leaders Agree On Mou (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 23, 2006)
Rajapaksa, Ranil sort out glitches
- ‘Al Qaeda Winning War Of Ideas’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Britain’s interior minister has warned that the government risks losing the “battle of ideas” with Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said.
- Bush To Pm: Disarm The Militias (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Bush administration, alarmed by the increasing violence and lawlessness gripping much of Iraq, has decided to force the hand of the embattled prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
- Taliban To Step Up Attacks, Says Omar (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Taliban supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar said on Saturday that his fighters will step up attacks on foreign forces in the coming months which will surprise many. “With the grace of Allah the fighting would be increased manifold . . .
- A Long Legal Tether On Russia (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
For seven years, the Salvation Army battled a ruling by Moscow city authorities that the Christian charitable group, whose members wear uniforms and call their leader a general, was a foreign "paramilitary organization" that must cease operations . . .
- Un Warns Of Afghan Food Shortage (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Nearly two million people in southern Afghanistan will need food aid this winter because of drought, the UN and Afghan government have warned.
- Taleban Leader In New War Threat (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A website posting said to be from Taleban spiritual head Mullah Mohammad Omar threatens a "surprising" rise in Afghan violence in the coming months.
- Politics Of Clemency (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 23, 2006)
Broadly speaking, all crime is against the state because it disturbs public order and tranquillity.
- Kashmir Protest Over Youth Death (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Several thousand people have protested in Indian-administered Kashmir against the death of a young man in custody.
- Army Personnel, Isi Agent Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Anil Kumar Dubey was allegedly supplying defence-related information
- West Must Learn The Pr Of War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Oct 23, 2006)
Soldiers, sailors, and airmen once determined the outcome of warfare, but no longer. Today, television producers, columnists, preachers, and politicians have the pivotal role in deciding how well the West fights.
- Iran Vows Retaliation Against Un Sanctions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Iran would take “appropriate measures” in response to any UN Security Council sanctions imposed against Teheran over its nuclear programme, the foreign ministry spokesman warned today.
- Pretty Good Proof Of Pakistan Hand: M.K. Narayanan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
"Not clinching, but we have connectivity on 7/11"
- Detroit Tigers At Top, So Why Not Detroit? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Hosting the World Series has given residents of the Motor City a welcome opportunity to show a game face to the world - and to themselves.
- Israeli Activists Help Palestinians Harvest Olive Crop (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fearful that radical Jewish settlers will swoop and steal their olives, Palestinians are turning to an unlikely source of protection to secure this year's desperately needed harvest.
- Palestinian Students In Danger Of Losing School Year Over Open-Ended Teachers' Strike (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Eighth-grader Thaer Shweikiyeh, who dreams of being a doctor one day, was excited about going back to school after the summer vacation. Instead, he’s been selling onions in the local farmers’ market for the past two months, and his new schoolbag . . .
- A Century On, Brazil Still Claims First Flight (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
In the United States, every schoolboy knows that the Wright Brothers were the first men to fly. In Brazil, everyone knows that's wrong - the father of flight is Alberto Santos-Dumont.
- Radical Islam Finds Us To Be 'Sterile Ground' (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Islamist radicalism that inspired young Muslims to attack their own countries - in London, Madrid, and Bali - has not yielded similar incidents in the United States, at least so far.
- Pakistani Mullas Sent Us For Jihad, Claim Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Say no ‘infidels’ in Afghanistan, everyone there is Muslim
Allege some clerics acting as middlemen for Taliban recruiters
- How India Can Lose China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 19, 2006)
India has never missed an opportunity to squander the big moments in its complex relationship with China.
- Media’S Pr Problem (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2006)
Precisely because this newspaper puts a great deal of emphasis on investigative reportage, it has always been deeply uncomfortable with “sting journalism”.
- Focus On Media (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2006)
The Deepavali Special issue of the Organiser is devoted to just one theme — Is the media anti-Hindu? In the opening piece, editor R. Balashankar says, “This question is routinely asked at Hindu gatherings.
- Kerala Cm Brazens It Out, Massages Madani Again (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Undeterred by criticism for going soft on a suspected terrorist believed to have masterminded the February 14, 1998 serial bombings in Coimbatore that killed 58 persons and left 250 injured, Kerala Chief . . .
- Muslims Put Faith Into Action For Ramadan (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Last weekend, Muslims served some 18,000 needy Americans in 14 US cities to mark their 'Humanitarian Day for the Homeless.'
- Iran Nuclear Issue Tops Olmert's Kremlin Talks (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought President Vladimir Putin's support at talks here Wednesday for a tougher stance against Iran's nuclear programme, in which Russian engineers are building the country's first reactor.
- Us Death Toll Climbs In Iraq (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Eleven more US troops were slain in combat, the military said Wednesday, putting October on track to be the deadliest month for US forces since the siege of Fallujah nearly two years ago.
- Make Rbi Watchdog For Financial (Indian Express, CITHARA PAUL, Oct 19, 2006)
Suggesting the need for a strong regulatory framework to discourage speculative financial practices in Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the Left parties are going to tell the government to bring all financial activities, including that of offshore . . .
- With Cash, Defectors Find North Korea's Cracks (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Last March, Lee Chun-hak, a 19-year-old North Korean, went to the Chinese border to meet with a North Korean money trafficker. Using the trafficker’s Chinese cellphone, Mr. Lee talked to his mother, who had defected to South Korea in 2003. She told . . .
- Us Must Change Its Iraq Strategy (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 19, 2006)
The deaths of nine US soldiers in Iraq raised the number of fatalities so far in October to 67, making it likely that US forces could suffer more deaths than the 75 in September, the third highest month for casualties since the 2003 war.
- China May Supply N-Power Plants To Pakistan (Tribune, Ihtasham ul Haque, Oct 19, 2006)
China has agreed in principle to offer four to six nuclear power plants to Pakistan and the issue is expected to be finalised during President Hu Jintao’s visit to Islamabad next month.
- Jd(s) Gets A Lesson In Secularism (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Oct 19, 2006)
Seven months back when he was about to take over the reins of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy said he did not understand what the word “secular” stood for.
- Curfew Relaxed In 2 Rajasthan Towns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Curfew was relaxed for one hour in the morning and for two hours from 4 to 6 in the evening on Wednesday in Gharsana and Raola towns in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.
- Pakistan's Intentions Will Be On Test: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Says Bangladesh is another security concern
- Hearing Today On Cnn-Ibn Plea Against U.P. House Resolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Is sting operation in public interest or to make money?
- Strength From Weakness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
You and I may at times be considered weak, insignificant and of little importance to the world, but before God, each of us are precious. Rely on God.
- Birth Of Political Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
Art has long reflected the environment in which it is being created. For Southeast Asia, the 1970s were troubled times, with military or authoritarian rule in many countries squashing social unrest, and it is within this context that some of . . .
- Despite Hype, Bollywood Remains A Marginal Player Globally (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
All things being nearly equal, the contrast between Bollywood and Hollywood in terms of the money they make is simply too glaring to be disregarded.
- Merger: Colombo To Seek Legal Opinion (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 19, 2006)
The Mahinda Rajapaksa Government intends to seek the opinion of legal experts on the issues arising out of the decision of the Supreme Court to de-merge north-east into two provinces.
- Bogeys In Their Heads (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 19, 2006)
Last week, I suggested in these columns that Jack Straw’s discomfort in the presence of burqa’d women was a provincial’s reaction to difference.
- Cpm To Beijing Brass: India Won’T Be Joining Us In Containing China (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Oct 19, 2006)
Setting the stage for a positive dialogue with the Chinese leadership in the context of President Hu Jintao’s visit in November, the Left has indicated to the Chinese that India would not be part of any US-led global strategy for the containment of China.
- Re-Emergence Of Taliban (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 19, 2006)
Ever since American forces entered Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power, Indian foreign policy has been based on the premise that the US and its NATO allies would restore peace, stability and moderation in Afghanistan.
- Anti-Terror Mechanism Will Test Pak Intentions: Pm (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 19, 2006)
A day after Chief of Army Staff Gen J.J. Singh stated that terror infrastructure in Pakistan was intact and it was still backing insurgency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the anti-terrorism institutional mechanism between the two . . .
- Pak Peace Process On Anti-Terror Test (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told the military that Pakistan’s intentions will be tested by the joint anti-terror institutional mechanism that he proposed to Pervez Musha-rraf in Havana. Future talks with Pakistan on a peace pro-cess hinged . . .
- Al Qaeda Caught And Killed: Tally Highest In Pakistan: Cheney (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
United States Vice President Dick Cheney said on Tuesday that Washington was participating in anti-terrorism operations in Pakistan, where more Al Qaeda members have been caught or killed “probably than any place else”.
- Aq Khan: First Hero Then Villain? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf seems to have changed his mind about Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan being a hero of Pakistan.
- India Has Put Islamabad On Terror Notice: Singh (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 19, 2006)
India on Wednesday signalled a tough stance towards the delayed foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan next month with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declaring that Islamabad was now on notice over terrorism.
- Law And Order, Pakistan-Style (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 19, 2006)
The manner in which the Pakistani courts have dealt with the various arrests of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba founder Hafiz Mohammed Saeed look somewhat farcical.
- Populism Gone Overboard (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 19, 2006)
Mulayam Singh Yadav has opened the doors of Hardwar to Islamic festivities, showing utter disregard for Hindu sentiments, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Nato, Afghanistan Plan First Nationwide Operation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Nato is planning its first nationwide operations with Afghanistan’s army and police in an effort to increase security and aid reconstruction, the alliance’s top commander in the country said on Tuesday.
- Pakistani Government Cannot Gag Me: I Will Continue Spreading (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, former head of Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Taiba and current Jamaatud Dawa (JD) Amir, pledged to keep “spreading the message of Allah” after he was freed from a 71 day detention, his spokesman said Wednesday.
- From Sin-Cities To Cities Of Joy (The Economic Times, Pothik Ghosh, Oct 19, 2006)
He who said Rome was not built in a day may not have been its first minstrel. But he did give the world a troublesome mythology of urbanisation. Cities, in order to become thriving, bustling places, must evolve.
- Pm Blows Hot On Pak Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh, who came under heavy Opposition shelling for describing Pakistan as a victim of terrorism, on Wednesday attempted to cover his flanks by sending out a tough message to Islamabad that no meaningful dialogue can take place under the . . .
- Terror Kingpin Free Man In Pak (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 19, 2006)
One of the most wanted men in India and high on the terror list, the founder of the Lash-kar-e-Tayyaba, Hafiz Saeed, was released by a Pakistan court shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
- Tamil Tigers Strike At Tourism (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Tiger rebels struck at the heart of Sri Lanka’s tourist industry yesterday with a suicide boat attack that killed at least 16 people and sparked looting in the historic southern city of Galle.
- Right On!: The Coming Middle East War (Column) (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The warning signs are everywhere, yet no one wishes to see them. Israel's foes are gearing up for war, and it's time that we opened our eyes to the danger that confronts us.
- Israel Broadens Gaza Operation (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
For the first time since its pullout from Gaza a year ago, Israeli tanks and infantry took up positions on the Egypt-Gaza border Wednesday, killing two Palestinian fighters and surrounding the Rafah border terminal, as the army broadened its search . . .
- The Elusive Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s call for developing a broad national consensus on critical national issues comes against a political background characterised by a lack of agreement on some of the nation’s fundamental problems.
- Britain Now 'No 1 Al-Qaida Target' (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Britain has become the main target for a resurgent al-Qaida, which has successfully regrouped and now presents a greater threat than ever before, according to counter-terrorist officials.
- Manmohan Asks Pakistan To Fulfil Terror Pledge (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Listing international terrorism as the main challenge facing pluralistic and democratic nations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked Pakistan to take concrete steps to tackle the issue of terrorism or else India would find it difficult . . .
- Revival Of The Taliban (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 19, 2006)
Ever since American forces entered Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power, Indian foreign policy has been based on the premise that the Americans and their NATO allies would restore peace, stability and moderation in Afghanistan.
- Republicans Bank On Bombardment (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Trailing in the polls, Bush's team is still convinced it can win the mid-terms
- North Korea Nuke (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2006)
Hardline Jamaat-e-Islami’s bi-weekly, Daawat, in an editorial note on October 13 writes that “the question is, if manufacture of nuclear weapons is a condemnable act, why did those attacking North Korea do the same in the first place?”
- Over 400 Cos Set To Raise Rs 1,50,000 Cr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The primary market, which had a tough time in last four months, is set for an exciting period. Over 400 public offers are in the pipeline and collectively intend to raise a phenomenal Rs 1,50,000 crore in the next few months.
- Pak Sponsored Anti-India Terror Unabated: Jj Singh (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Even as India and Pakistan today announced resumption of their composite dialogue aimed at restoring peace and tranquility between the two, Army chief Gen JJ Singh maintained that Pak-sponsored anti-India activities continued unabated with the . . .
- Powers Of Separation (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s order in the case concerning OBC reservations seems to yet again set the stage for serious awkwardness in the relationship between the judiciary and other branches of government.
- There’S No Compelling Reason Why Afzal Shouldn’T Hang: . . . (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, Oct 18, 2006)
The Union Law Ministry has advised the Government that there is “no compelling reason or circumstance” to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment in the case of Mohammad Afzal Guru, the convict sentenced to hang in the December 13 Parliament . . .
- India-Pak Foreign Secys’ Talks On Nov 14, 15 (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 18, 2006)
The stalled India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level dialogue will resume here on November 14-15, during which the two sides will review the third round of the Composite Dialogue process and identify broad contours for the first-ever anti-terror joint . . .
- Many Islamic Nations Supporting Us War On Terror: Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Noting that several Islamic nations were helping the US in the war on terror, President George W Bush has said many of the victims were "innocent" Muslims and expressed the hope of working together to defeat the scourge.
- Gratefully Dead (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 18, 2006)
According to Jainism, each individual soul is pure and perfect, but since eternity it is associated with karmic matter which is transformed into different forms.
- General's Eleven (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 18, 2006)
On the face of it, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) deserves a pat for the dope test it thrust on players.
- Cause For Celebration (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 18, 2006)
I'll wreathe Him in
garland. I'll hug Him to heart. I'll sing Him His name and dance with gifts of flowers. Singing and dancing, seek the Lord. This alone I know.
Tirumantiram
- More Problems For The U.S. In West Asia (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 18, 2006)
Containing Iran's influence in the region has become America's priority.
- Intellectuals Rally Behind Afzal (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 18, 2006)
"He was denied a fair trial, should be pardoned"
Yasin Malik hails Indian intelligentsia for support
India has to prove sincerity: Sajjad Gani Lone.
- The Glory Of Arunachala (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Oct 18, 2006)
Arunachala literally means red hill or Hill of the Holy Beacon. The word aruna means red and achala means immovable mount.
- ‘93 Blasts: 3 More Convicted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The special TADA court here on Tuesday convicted three accused in the 1993 serial bombings case for helping mastermind Tiger Memon in perpetrating the crime, but acquitted two others for want of evidence.
- Dubious Role (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh government’s prickly response to former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee’s observation on its role in the grant of clemency by the Governor to convicted Congress activist Gouru Venkata Reddy is an attempt at diverting attention from . . .
- India’S Growth Pangs (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Oct 18, 2006)
India has the potential to attain eight per cent plus growth but that is subject to many road blocs.
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