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Articles 1921 through 2020 of 26855:
- Essence & Spirit Of Fasting (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Sep 29, 2006)
Fasting daily for one month has been prescribed for the Muslims. The Quran, while prescribing it, says: “O believers fasting has been made obligatory on you, as it was made obligatory on the followers of other religions before you, so that . . .
- The Trust Deficit (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
President Bush's appeal to both Pakistan and Afghanistan to put their differences aside and cooperate in the struggle against the Taliban and Al Qaeda is timely and should be heeded.
- Divine Mother (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
I think of Devi Bhavani as the Supreme I-sense. She is rosy like the dawn, has eyes wherein surge waves of
compassion and she holds in her four hands the noose, the goad,
the flower arrow and
the sugarcane bow.
- The Sacred Feminine: Durga Brings Joy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
Durga Puja is the joyous celebration of the feminine principle as enunciated in the Devi Mahatmyam, without belittling the male counterpart. Shiva-Parvati and Lakshmi-Narayana are common names drawn from Hindu mythology.
- Malaysia's Identity Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
Malaysian society is now gripped by a fundamental question: Is the country, which is more than half Muslim, an Islamic state? In practice, various religious and ethnic groups give Malaysia a distinctly multicultural character.
- Siva, Indochina And The Geopolitics Of Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Vietnam Airlines Flight 267 descended towards the airport over Cam Ranh Bay, a geopolitical relic of the Cold War where the Soviet Union built a major base for its Pacific Fleet. I, however, was flying into the area not to investigate . . .
- A Stretch Teeming With Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
There are two ways of looking at K Kamaraj Road or Cavalry Road as it was known earlier. Depending upon one perspective, it could be a road full of intense traffic and choc-a-block shops or you can treat this as a stretch full of life.
- Qaida Gets Recruits From Iraq: Un (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A UN report released on Wednesday said the Iraq war provided Al Qaida with a training centre and recruits, reinforcing a US intelligence study blaming the conflict for a surge in Islamic extremism.
- Indian Defence Minister Refutes Musharraf’S Kargil Claim (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 29, 2006)
Indian defence minister Pranab Mukherjee told a group of reporters in New York on Wednesday that it was wrong of President Pervez Musharraf to claim in his book that India had been outclassed and outgunned in the Kargil conflict.
- Offguard General (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2006)
The President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, has got into a problem with his defenders and detractors alike by ignoring, while writing his book, In the Line of Fire, an unwritten but essential convention observed by smart authors.
- India`s Ambassadors In The Us (Business Standard, T Thomas, Sep 29, 2006)
If we can get American students to study here, it will prove to be a major advancement in diplomacy.
- Musharraf, Karzai Shake Hands With Bush, Not With Each Other: (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 29, 2006)
White House says leaders had constructive exchange on common challenges
- Beautiful People (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
Khushwant Singh's Sex, Scotch and Scholarship lay by my side. I'd given up on it: just wasn't in the mood. No sex please, we're Pakistani. Just how we've reached a population of over 165 million isn't too clear.
- Beyond The Controversy (Hindu, SHIVASUNDAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Tipu Sultan has always been misrepresented because the victors are the ones who have a say in recording history.
- Ramazan 1427 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
The month of Ramazan was known to the Arabs even before the advent of Islam, but in the second year of Hijrah (623 AD), a Quranic revelation transformed the nature of this month.
- Questionable Leaders (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Somewhere in the distant past, when Muslims were blissfully unaware of progress, the Imam of Jama Masjid with his old pal, Mr Balasaheb Thackeray, was a media darling.
- Pervez's Memoir Diplomacy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 29, 2006)
The real motive behind General Musharraf's long stay in the US remains a mystery
- Will Austria's Right Survive? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Seven years ago, a rightist firebrand who mocked Jews and praised some of Hitler's policies alarmed the world by taking nearly 27 per cent of the vote in Austria's national election.
- Politics Of Durga Puja (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 29, 2006)
While West Bengal erupts in what Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi calls "stree shakti" (women's power), two very dissimilar strees are jostling for Durga's tiara.
- Pakistan's Gambit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
On the face of it, there can be nothing objectionable about Pakistan relaxing its visa regime for tourists from India and 23 other countries.
- Bush Asks Pervez, Karzai To Join In Terror Hunt (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 29, 2006)
In the midst of war of words between Pakistani and Afghan Presidents Pervez Musharraf and Hamid Karzai, US President George Bush has said his country needed to work with them to “strategise together” to defeat terrorism.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2006)
The continuing war of words between New Delhi and Islamabad ~ even if diplomats prefer to describe the sniping as “clarifications” ~ over the scope and role of the proposed joint mechanism on terrorism has rendered it a virtual non-starter.
- India Asks Pak To Dismantle Terror Outfits (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Asking President Pervez Musharraf to stick to his commitment to end cross-border terrorism, India today said Pakistan should dismantle terror outfits on its eastern border just as it is doing on its western border with Afghanistan.
- Is This Panic? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 29, 2006)
Often we come across reports that the people have panicked at the sight of an unclaimed bag in a moving vehicle or a suspicious character in a gathering. This argument needs to be contested.
- Will There Be Convergence In The Chaos? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Sep 29, 2006)
Economic progress today is driven by private enterprise, while government institutions are faltering
- The Captive Shames The Captor And Shames Himself (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Sep 29, 2006)
He opted to be a refugee in Pakistan rather than remain a resident in India during Partition. He started his career as a soldier, the most prestigious job then and why even now, in his adopted country.
- No Control On Durand Line (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 29, 2006)
Nearly 113 years after it was drawn between British India and Afghanistan, the Durand Line remains volatile.
- Sonia Strikes At Sangh Via Kalam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has sought President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s help to get the Madhya Pradesh government to reverse its order allowing employees to participate in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s activities.
- Loc Can Become Line Of Co-Operation: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Asking President Pervez Musharraf to stick to his commitment to end cross-border terrorism, India today said Pakistan should dismantle terror outfits on its eastern border just as it is doing on its Western border with Afghanistan.
- Pm Opposes Tax Sops, Incentives To Industry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cautioned States against offering unsustainable tax sops and incentives for industrial projects, saying that "jury is still out on whether these policies really promote industrial growth".
- Against Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Politics tends to be divisive everywhere, but only in Bengal can it be such an enemy of promise.
- The Business Of War (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
In mid-May, 1999, the Indian Army discovered that a large number of infiltrators had seeped into India’s side of the border from Pakistan.
- Chronicles Of A Patriot (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The world of covert intelligence is John le Carré’s natural terrain. He returns to it in his latest novel through a different route and in a different manner.
- Pervez: Couriers Hold Key To Qaeda Network (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 29, 2006)
The Al Qaeda has established a well-entrenched courier system as the mainstay of its communications network in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- It Is Better To Be Silent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2006)
Rabindranath Tagore made a profound statement on the beauty of silence: “If you wish to appreciate the beauty and eloquence of my speech, you must first learn to appreciate the beauty and eloquence of my silence.”
- Language: For Torture Or Communication? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Sep 29, 2006)
Given India's demographic mix, the link language should primarily be a tool for communication.
- Hunting The Elusive Osama Bin Laden (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 29, 2006)
Speculating about Osama bin Laden's fate and whereabouts is a favourite pastime of many people, particularly those in the media, military and politics.
- Philanthropy At Its Best In Venkateswara Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Distribution of free food has always been associated with religious festivals and institutions. It is considered to be the most exalted form of providing succour to the needy
- An Ode To Cross Dressers (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Sep 29, 2006)
In the tiny hill town of Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal this is the fortnight of the cross-dressers.
- Turkey-Eu: ‘Train Crash’ Ties (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 29, 2006)
West asia- Turkey's troubled candidacy: Legislation not implemented on the accession process.
- The Gunner’S Glorious History (Deccan Herald, Gopal K. Piplani, Sep 29, 2006)
The guns are their colours and they are their rallying point too.
- Students Get Relief This Academic Year (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In the interest of students, the State government on Thursday agreed to allow them to continue studies during the current academic year only in those schools which were recently derecognised for violating the condition to impart education in the . . .
- Sweet Riot (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Sep 29, 2006)
One thing the late Ismail Merchant had learnt as a struggling filmmaker was that the way to film financiers’ pocket was through their palate. Himself a foodie, he often treated them and other film personalities to the Indian cuisine he had cooked . . .
- Manmohan Warns States Against Unviable Tax Sops (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Jury still out on whether they promote growth"
We have to enable a common economy
Tax systems largest barriers to trade
Border checks, taxes on vehicles are the other barriers.
- Heritage Tourism In Four States, Courtesy Unesco (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Unesco will launch the Indian Heritage Passport programme in four pilot states of West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The programme, a collaborative effort of Unesco, the Union tourism ministry and the state governments concerned, . . .
- Haj House Row Raje Govt. Creation: Gehlot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Congress general secretary and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has described the controversy over the construction of a Haj House at Sanganer near here as the creation of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government in Rajasthan.
- 'Alternate Nobel' For Indian Woman Activist (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Indian activist for Dalit women's causes, Ruth Manorama, has bagged the 2006 Right Livelihood Award, better known as Alternate Nobel Prize, it was announced here on Thursday.
- Al-Qaida Wants Scientists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The new leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq said in an audio message posted on a website today that more than 4,000 foreign insurgents have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.
- Karzai, Mush Bristle In Bush's Rose Garden (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a Rose Garden appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the bickering leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Behind The Swedish Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
The victory of Sweden's Centre-Right coalition against the country's oldest party, the Social Democratic Party, in the recent general election is in line with a trend witnessed in recent years across major European countries — the trend of the . . .
- Bush Urges Anti-Terror Allies To Cooperate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a White House appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan has solved its border problem with China, but India is caught in a prolonged dispute.
- The Cag Report (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The CAG's latest report indicts the NDA government's disinvestment exercise which resulted in grave losses to the exchequer.
- Private Freebooters (Frontline, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Sep 28, 2006)
Private freebooters are holding the talented youth of India to ransom, while the state wastes its funds on luxuries.
- Chinese Fdi Hitting `National Security' Barrier (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 28, 2006)
New economic policy meets old paranoia; Beijing feels its firms being singled out
- Al Qaeda Gains Recruits From Iraq War: U.N. Study (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Sep 28, 2006)
A U.N. report released on Wednesday said the Iraq war provided al Qaeda with a training center and recruits, reinforcing a U.S. intelligence study blaming the conflict for a surge in Islamic extremism.
- Unique Struggle (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
This examination of the freedom struggle in Assam is an intense work based on solid research.
- Divine Plunge (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
A collaborative effort by a painter and a poet to capture their shared experience with God.
- Microsoft India To Train Tirupur Exporters (Hindu, Sandhya Soman, Sep 28, 2006)
Come October and software major Microsoft India will train a group of Tirupur exporters in reaching out to customers through e-mail and well-crafted export documentation.
- General Asks Erdogan To Check Islamism (Hindu, Ian Traynor, Sep 28, 2006)
Chief of Turkish army says forces will act to preserve nation's secular nature
- Singapore Shows Interest In Revival Of Nalanda Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
In response to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam seeking international cooperation for revival of Nalanda University, the ancient seat of learning, a high level delegation from Singapore on Wednesday had a "fruitful talk" with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar . . .
- Guilty’ Schools Put Govt In The Dock (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Apprehension over the government crackdown on private schools that have violated the language policy reaching its logical end is growing stronger...
- Sez: Farmers Plan Satyagraha (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 28, 2006)
Over 10,000 hectares in 45 villages to be acquired for the project
- Practise What You Preach (Deccan Herald, Acharya Mahaprajna, Sep 28, 2006)
I see a picture emerging. It has three aspects: First, a man was performing rituals. I asked him why he was doing it. He replied, “It will ameliorate the hereafter.”
- Bush Contends With 2 Reports Refuting Iraq Gains (Reuters, Steve Holland, Sep 28, 2006)
An intelligence report showing an upsurge in Islamic militancy put the White House on the defensive on Wednesday in an election-year debate over whether President George W. Bush has made America safer.
- Rs. 5 Crore For Development Of Kemmanagundi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
It has been planned to construct a hotel of international standards at Kemmanagundi, situated on the Bababudan range at a height of 1,434 m., in Chikmagalur district.
- Ioc, West Bengal Sign Pact For Chemical Hub (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The oil major will assume the role of `anchor investor'
- Coup In Pakistan: The Mystery That Never Was (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 28, 2006)
The mystery has been resolved over speculation that started last Monday about a military coup in Islamabad. The speculation was prompted in part by a report on a US radio station and further fuelled by the sudden absence from public view of . . .
- What Clinton Didn’T Do. . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Bill Clinton's outburst on Fox News was something of a public service, launching a debate about the antiterror policies of his administration.
- Us Thinks Afghanistan More Do-Able Than Iraq (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 28, 2006)
Among the reams of statistics available in the world's most powerful capital city, two stand out as representative of the United States' existential dilemma. Of every dollar of American tax-payer money disbursement for development work - . . .
- Ongc -Hpcl In Oilfield Tie-Up (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd and its partners have been awarded a contract for the development of offshore fields off Mumbai (known as Cluster 7) by Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC).
- Peres: Hamas Blocking Israeli Soldier's Release (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Vice Premier Shimon Peres on Wednesday accused Hamas' exiled leadership in Syria of blocking a deal for the release of an Israeli soldier captured by militants linked to the group.
- Manmohan Bin Tughlaq (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
In a detailed article headlined ‘Capitulation! Manmohan as Mohammad bin Tughlaq’, Organiser’s foreign affairs expert M.D. Nalapat launches a no-holds-barred attack against the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly surrendering India’s . . .
- The Lebanon Offensive (Dawn, Mahjabeen Islam, Sep 28, 2006)
WHO started this madness in the Middle East depends on who you talk to. Factually though, Israel killed a family picnicking in Gaza.
- Ajk Opposition Plans Protest Campaign (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Sep 28, 2006)
The ruling party in Azad Kashmir seem to be in for hard times so soon after winning a second successive term in an election that all its rivals say was rigged.
- Cinemas Closure (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 28, 2006)
The NWFP government's decision to close down cinemas in Peshawar during the month of Ramazan is inexplicable, not least because none of the other provinces or any other city of the country has such a measure in effect.
- Iran-Eu Nuclear Talks To Continue Today (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will on Thursday (Today) continue talks billed as a final chance for the Islamic republic to agree to a nuclear deal offered by world powers.
- Osama Must Be "Brought To Justice": Bush (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
President George W. Bush urged the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to end their war of words and unite, with US help, to battle the common threat of Islamist "extremists and radicals."
- Who Needs The Military To Muddle Through? (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Sep 28, 2006)
Army rule is believed to strengthen a nation through stability. Not in Pakistan, as recent events and the latest Transparency International survey confirm .
- Savagery Of Israeli Attacks (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 28, 2006)
“What they really need to do is to get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit, and it’s over,” said President George W. Bush over an unnoticed open microphone at . . .
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