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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 26855:
- Mellow Month (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 13, 2006)
With the Durga Puja festival season comes the hope of a spell of relative mellowness and cordiality among people.
- Afzal Must Not Hang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 13, 2006)
India's justice delivery system will undermine its own credibility if Mohammed Afzal, accused in the Parliament attack case, is hanged.
- Zen & The Autorick Art (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
Autorickshaws should actually be viewed as an essential piece of urban training equipment thoughtfully provided by the powers-that-be to keep its citizens fighting fit. Sounds far-fetched? Consider my theory: autorickshaw drivers are essentially . . .
- Battling Extremism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 13, 2006)
Yet again, President Musharraf has said all the right things about the dangers of extremism to this country's existence and wellbeing.
- Karan Singh (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Chairman of the ICCR, on the upcoming Festival of India in Brussels
- Divorced From Sense (Times of India, HIMANI DALMIA, Oct 13, 2006)
Is it possible for a woman in India to take her husband to the proverbial cleaners? From a legal point of view, no. The pretty young gold-digger of the West would be quite at a loss in India, where she would have to remain married in order to have . . .
- 200 Ltte Men Killed: Lanka (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The government on Thursday said more than 200 Tamil Tiger rebels and 43 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting the previous day in northern Sri Lanka.
- Friday Feature: Message Of Eternal Guidance (Dawn, Dr Fazlur Rahman, Oct 13, 2006)
The Quranic demands are five-fold.
- President’S Appeal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
President Musharraf’s appeal to the liberal and moderate sections of society to galvanise their efforts to stem the tide of extremism in the country comes as a whiff of fresh air.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Stop Export Of Terror To India (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 13, 2006)
The Bush administration is again leaning on Islamabad to put an end to terrorism directed against India by Kashmiri separatist groups supported by Pakistan.
- Al-Qaeda Activist Charged With Treason (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
As a teenager, Adam Yedihe Gadahn appeared to be on a spiritual quest. The 28-year-old American charged on Wednesday with treason for allegedly aiding al-Qaeda was raised in a largely nonreligious household.
- Turkish Delight (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
Literature is powerful because it is also about politics. Words have the power to disturb the settled complacency of the status quo. So it is hardly surprising Literature Nobels have a “political” resonance.
- Closer To The Bard (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
This biography is an elaborate exploration of an elusive literary genius and his world in one turning-point year.
- Marad Shocks (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Oct 13, 2006)
The report on the communal killings rocks the Congress-led front, which was in power at that time.
- Hyderabad Bride Bazaar Is Global (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Sleuths who raided the office of Qazi Waheed Qureshi were shocked to discover that Hyderabad’s "bride bazaar" had been catering to "clie-nts" from across the world, including the US, Somalia and Ethiopia.
- Pak Army Is Nation’S Largest Business Conglomerate (Tribune, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 13, 2006)
The US may be talking of the gradual democratisation of Pakistan, but the country’s army may be in no mood to relinquish power given its proliferating commercial interests.
- The Dialogue Of Cultures (Daily Excelsior, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Oct 13, 2006)
In the present age, international exposure is a requirement of an increasing number of jobs. The trend is likely to expand further in view of the ongoing globalization of the world’s economy, transnational movements of people and the emergence of . . .
- Sc On Pardon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court has rightly ruled that the President or the Governor’s power of pardon, reprieve or remission of a convict’s sentence is in a way subject to judicial review.
- A Conversion In Nagpur (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Oct 13, 2006)
Fifty years ago, Dr B.R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with his followers at Nagpur. Little did he imagine at that point that this conversion would indirectly become a major hurdle in uniting Dalits of different castes.
- 3 Militants Killed In Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The security forces killed three militants and arrested a top commander of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islam (HUJI), while ultras attacked an Army camp, a BSF picket and shot at a CPM activist in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, official sources said today.
- Nepal Panel Questions Gyanendra (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Oct 13, 2006)
King Gyanendra today was questioned by a commission probing his alleged role in the suppression of the pro-democracy movement in April this year.
- Nobel For Writer Who Defended Rushdie (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Oct 13, 2006)
Turkey’s most famous author, Orhan Pamuk, 54, who defended Salman Rushdie against Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa, was today named the winner of this year’s Nobel prize for Literature.
- Lessons From The Field (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2006)
About the second Iraq war, it could be argued that the United States of America won the war only to lose the peace.
- Stranger’S Tales (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Reading this engaging book brought to mind Graham Greene’s comment that if he wanted to be understood or understand, he would have bamboozled himself into belief.
- Dark City, Shining Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2006)
Bihar, a smart alec once said, is a BC state. The point is not without substance.
- Mind The Gap Between Musharraf’S Words And Deeds (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 13, 2006)
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of his coup — after he promised he would go at the end of 2004 — President-General Pervez Musharraf says he wants every Pakistani to embrace “moderation” like him.
- Rating Red Fort (Tribune, Parbina Rashid, Oct 13, 2006)
It defies logic why I have always compared the Red Fort with the Taj Mahal and found the former always more awe-inspiring than the latter. So much so that I treasured the colourful shell necklace my father had bought for me from one of the souvenir . . .
- Moderation Versus Extremism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged the liberal and moderate sections of society to galvanise in order to stem the growing wave of extremism in the country.
- Dangerous Liaison (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2006)
If the world is upset over the North Korean nuclear blast, it should also view with concern Pakistan’s role in it.
- Pakistan-West Relations On A Skid? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 12, 2006)
It must be clear to the US and its Western allies that by not delivering on what he was expected to do, Gen Pervez Musharraf is willy-nilly contributing to a more ferocious form of terrorism, not only in his own country but in the entire region.
- Afghanistan And Nato (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 12, 2006)
Despite much media hype, especially regarding the alleged role of the ISI in apparently helping the Taliban launch attacks inside Afghanistan, Tuesday's meeting between the NATO commander in Afghanistan, General David Richards, and President Pervez . . .
- Anti-Pakistan Literature On Country’S Bookstalls (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 12, 2006)
Books authored by the Indian writers defaming Pakistan and its ideology are on display for sale in some bookstalls in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
- General Musharraf Is Still Riding High (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 12, 2006)
After a one-hour-long meeting with President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, General David Richards, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, was careful not to repeat the sentiments of his subordinates in Afghanistan regarding Pakistan’s alleged . . .
- Anger, Rancour Before Navy Barak Ok (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 12, 2006)
Angry exchanges between the top officers of the Indian Navy preceded the clearance of the Barak NG joint production agreement between India and Israel.
- What's In A Name? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
The Creator has many and diverse names: Choose the name that comes to mind; thus do all the saints practise remembrance. The Lord who endowed us with soul and body — worship Him in your heart;
worship Him by that name which best suits the moment.
Dadu
- Clemency Powers: Sc Warns Executive (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 12, 2006)
In a stern reminder to the Executive of its constitutional responsibility in exercising the power of pardon to convicted persons, Supreme Court today warned the Central and state governments against recommending clemency petitions on political, . . .
- Veiled Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2006)
Scarcely has a request ever evoked such an overwhelming sense of gratitude among those to whom it was not made.
- Fewer Women Should Use Veils, Says Brown (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Britain’s former foreign secretary Jack Straw found support from British Prime Minister Tony Blair, chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown and controversial author Salman Rushdie for raising the issue of whether Muslim women should be veiled.
- Atomic Adolescent (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 12, 2006)
India was quick in its condemnation of North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday.
- 22 Sri Lankan Soldiers Die In Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
Intensified fighting caused by LTTE provocations, says Colombo
- Cong Men Hang On To The Bolero, Dump Jeep In Up (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
For the Congress, it has been a season of reviving old traditions. First, the Central government decided it was sage to give Garibi Hatao a new lease of life, in the process inducing instant recall of an era when the succinct ‘Wo kehte hain Indira Hatao..
- ‘Mercy Power Of President Subject To Review’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A two-judge Supreme Court bench of Justice Ajit Parsayat and Justice S.H. Kapadia held in separate concurring judgments on Wednesday that the powers of the President and governor to pardon a convict, or to reduce the sentence imposed, are subject . . .
- We Can't Just Pick And Choose What To Tolerate (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2006)
WELL, WHO would have thought a bit of black cloth could have provoked such anger and such anguish. The anger is part of a growing and alarming trend. The general consensus in the United Kingdom among the anguished is that, in Cabinet Minister . . .
- Politics Can’T Be The Factor In Pardon: Sc (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Oct 12, 2006)
Amidst the clamour over the mercy plea for Mohammed Afzal, ordered to be hanged for his role in the December 2001 Parliament attack case, the Supreme Court today made it clear that maintenance of the rule of law, and not political expediency, should . . .
- Japan Slaps Sanctions On N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 12, 2006)
Ahead of any United Nations decision on imposing sanctions against North Korea for conducting a nuclear test, the Shinzo Abe Government in Japan outlined its move to impose its own sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Musharraf Cites Bhindranwale's Killing (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 12, 2006)
`Likewise, I will not allow Pakistan's writ to be challenged'
- Pagan Movement Steps In To Help India's Witches (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Oct 12, 2006)
Followers of a global pagan witchcraft movement plan to introduce their beliefs in India to curb the persecution and killing of hundreds of witches every year.
- Navratna Tag To Be Linked To Profit, Turnover (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Companies seeking to qualify for the Navratna status will have to meet a new set of criteria before they are given managerial and financial autonomy. The government is planning to set a minimum level on profit and turnover so as to put a check on . . .
- Paritala House Blast Case Adjourned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The Assistant Sessions Court adjourned the hearing in Paritala Ravindra's house blast conspiracy case of 2000 to October 18 here on Wednesday.
- `Finding A Publisher Was A Nightmare' (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 12, 2006)
The Inheritance Of Loss may have won the Man Booker Prize but author Kiran Desai had an ``incredibly difficult'' time finding a publisher for the novel.
- Polling Peaceful In Madurai Central By-Election, 70 Per Cent Turnout (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Oct 12, 2006)
AIADMK candidate seeks re-poll in two booths alleging bogus voting
- Trinamool, Congress For Sustained Joint Movement Against Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Collective opposition to go beyond the proposed Tata Motors project
- Free Dialysis Service Launched At Csi Hospital (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
In a gesture that would benefit kidney patients in the city, the "Capt. V.V.K. Mani Memorial Free Dialysis Service" was inaugurated at the Church of South India Hospital (CSI) here on Tuesday, in the memory of the former Regional Manager of The Hindu . .
- Number Of People Killed In Iraq Since 2003: Study (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
American and Iraqi public health experts have calculated that about 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion and subsequent violence, far above previous estimates.
- Defeat Extremists At Next Year’S Elections: (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Oct 12, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday urged the nation to vote for moderates in next year’s general elections.
- Gender Injustice (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Oct 12, 2006)
The overall intent of the government on women's issues as reflected in the draft approach paper raises new concerns.
- World’S First Printed Atlas Sells For Record £2.1m (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The first atlas ever printed has been sold for a record price at an auction. The 1477 edition of Claudius Ptolemy’s landmark atlas sold at Sotheby’s for a record £2.14 million (US$ 3.9 million), establishing a new record for any atlas ever sold at auction
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 12, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation will have to do an infinitely better job following up the FIR it registered against George Fernandes than it did probing the Bofors affair if it desires retaining domestic and international credibility.
- Is West Needlessly Needling Muslims? (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 12, 2006)
If Muslims are found living in self-imposed ghettos, the tendency of the West to mock at other cultures and religions qualifies it as a bully, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Killer Asbestos (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A report on the health of workers at the Alang ship-breaking yard points to the need to ban asbestos.
- Shadow Of Iraq (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Oct 12, 2006)
The coming elections to the U.S. Congress will determine whether the Bush administration's Iraq policy has found favour with the people.
- You Did It! A Kiran For Indian Women (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2006)
It’s a good time to be an Indian! Even more to be an Indian woman! Hot on the heels of Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo topping both the Forbes’ and Fortune list of Most Powerful Women, we have India-born Kiran Desai walking away with . . .
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2006)
India's objection to Pakistan's legal right to sign the 1963 border treaty is justified, but the alignment it secured was correct.
- Saddam Slams Judge For Silencing Microphone (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Saddam Hussein rebuked the chief judge of his genocide trial today, accusing the court of preventing him from defending himself. “When the accuser and prosecutor talk, the world listens. When the man called ‘the accused’ speaks, you switch off the . . .
- Mercy Plea Should Not Drown Victim Kin's Voice (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 12, 2006)
In a landmark verdict bound to change the rules governing grant of clemency to convicts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the President or the Governor should not go by the pleas of the convict alone but also by its impact on the family . . .
- Quality Of Mercy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
This is not the first time the Supreme Court has reviewed the executive’s constitutional power to grant pardon or remission of sentence.
- Afzal And Human Rights ‘Perverts’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
The Organiser is in a paroxysm of rage over the demands for clemency for Mohammad Afzal, sentenced to death in the Parliament attack case.
- Pakistan Denies It Enabled North Korea Test (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf defended his country on Wednesday against suspicions that illegal nuclear proliferation by a disgraced atomic scientist had enabled North Korea to carry out a nuclear test.
- “War On Terror” For Money (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 12, 2006)
Musharraf’s book reveals more about the illegalities in the state than the “truth” about him and the country.
- Jammu, A Wonderland (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 12, 2006)
From archaeological viewpoint the Jammu region may not be one of the wonders of the world. But it has enough variety to fit into the description of a wonderland. It has a fascinating and typical art called "Bauli sculpture" (adjoining Himachal . . .
- No Clemency On Political, Religious Considerations: Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
In an apparent message in the midst of the controversy shrouding the hanging of Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, the Supreme Court today held that the powers of President and Governor to grant clemency was open to . . .
- Pakistan Detains Militants Behind Foiled Rocket Attacks (Hindustan Times, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday security agencies had detained militants behind two foiled rocket attacks in the capital Islamabad last week and that he may have been the target.
- Musharraf Denies Pakistan Enabled North Korea Test (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf defended his country on Wednesday against suspicions that illegal nuclear proliferation by a disgraced atomic scientist had enabled North Korea to carry out a nuclear test.
- An Enabling Garment (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 12, 2006)
Britain’s former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, wrote an article in the Lancashire Telegraph, a local newspaper that circulates in his parliamentary constituency, describing his difficulty in communicating with Muslim constituents who met him with . . .
- Brief History Of The Bomb (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
As the world debates how to respond to North Korea, it becomes even more important to recount how the country became a “nuclear power”. Below are the key events and dates. Pakistan looms large
- Time To Be Festive (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Oct 12, 2006)
It’s festival time. In the Jewish tradition, it is said that the “book of life” is open from now till the end of Yom Kippur on the night of October 2 which is their New Year.
- Pakistan Aiding Taliban Resurgence (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, Oct 11, 2006)
The volte face by the Pakistani army in Waziristan will have long-term adverse effects for peace in our region in general and stability in Afghanistan in particular.
- How Pak Scientist Sold Bomb Secrets To N. Korea (Tribune, Anne Penketh, Oct 11, 2006)
There was nothing to betray the feverish activity of North Korea's nuclear emerald green paddy fields to the heart of the hermit state.
- N-Test: India Ready To Provide Data On Pak Role (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian officials travelling with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Britain and Finland have said that New Delhi is ready to share its information on Pakistan’s clandestine role in providing North Korea with nuclear technology know-how.
- Reverse Flow (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 11, 2006)
It would be foolhardy to contest the pragmatism of a person who successfully converted economic theory into practice in the most trying of times for India.
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