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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 26855:
- Us Arrogance & Pakistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 23, 2006)
The Pakistan government took a decision after 9/11 to side with Washington and abandon its support for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan which was accused of harbouring Osama bin Laden.
- `No Need For Curbs On Labour Rights To Attract Fdi' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Absolute curtailment of labour rights is not necessary to attract more investments from foreigners and corporate bodies, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, said.
- Hizbollah Will Not Disarm: Nasrallah (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 23, 2006)
Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday made his first public appearance since the war with Israel ended on August 14.
- Barbs Of Truth (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 23, 2006)
Kurt Vonnegut is like Mark Twain or Chekhov, extremely funny when depressed.
Imagine there’s no country,
It isn’t hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for,
And no religion too, John Lennon
- Iran Warns Of ‘Lightning’ Response To Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade.
- Iran Warns ‘Lightening’ Response To Attack (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade.
- 2 Us Soldiers Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Insurgents killed two US soldiers in Iraq in separate attacks, the military announced on Friday. A soldier was killed on Thursday when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in east Baghdad, while another died in “enemy action” in western . . .
- September 11: Before And After (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Sep 23, 2006)
IF a catastrophe of the magnitude of September 11 were to occur in the horrific manner in which it did in New York, any nation would go mad, and if the victims of this brutal act were to see the hidden hand of militants of whatever persuasion . . .
- Chinese Checkers (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Sep 23, 2006)
Unfortunately for Mr Shashi Tharoor, the winning candidate has to be the one who gets the unqualified support of either the US or China, no matter what France, the UK or Russia may think.
- Videocon Gets Nod To Set Up It, Biotech Sezs In Wb (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The Videocon group has finalised its proposed IT and bio-tech special economic zones (SEZs) with the West Bengal government. The consumer electronics and home appliances major is also keen to set up three more SEZs in the state.
- Govt Not To Rush Into Terror Deal With Pak (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The government is unlikely to rush into institutionalising the proposed Indo-Pakistan mechanism for countering terrorism.
- A Night In Dera Bugti (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
A decent funeral was not permitted to an honourable man who died a brave death in the Bambore Hills. The empire played no dirge at the death of a Baloch Sardar.
- Lessons Of The Baloch Jirga (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 23, 2006)
In a development that reflects the widespread alienation of the Baloch following the killing of Akbar Bugti, a grand jirga was convened on Thursday by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud Ahmedzai in which they announced that a case would be . . .
- Praying To Be Secular (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 23, 2006)
Ever since she became CM Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje seemed to be in constant communication with the Gods. Every time the state needed a divine intervention to end human misery, she was at the doorstep of some temple or the other making a public . . .
- West, Islam In "Conflict Of Ignorance" - Aga Khan (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Sep 23, 2006)
Ignorance and rejectionism lie at the heart of the conflict between the Western and the Islamic worlds, the Aga Khan, spiritual head of the world's more than 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, said.
- Sometimes, A Hawk Must Wear Kid Gloves (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Sep 23, 2006)
Those of us who are supporters of the U.S. war against “Islamic Fascism” (an expression coined by President Bush) need to thank a feisty American senator.
- Democratic Federalism (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Sep 23, 2006)
The military regime in Pakistan has not learnt any lesson from its own history and has followed the same policy of ruthless suppression of sub-nationalist movement in Balochistan. It has forgotten that the birth of Bangladesh as a separate country . . .
- Dot Asks At&t To File Licence Compliance Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Department of Telecom has asked US telecom giant AT&T’s Indian arm to furnish by October 2, certain documents to prove compliance with the national long distance licence guidelines including appointment of Indian nationals to senior positions.
- Startling Revelations (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
The startling revelations made by President Musharraf in an interview to be broadcast by CBS gives us a telling insight into the arrogance of those at the helm of the ongoing war against terror.
- Cii And Hudood (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
A crisis seems to have gripped the Council of Islamic Ideology after one of its members, the respected Dr Javed Ahmad Al Ghamdi, resigned in protest after the council was bypassed by the government when it tabled the now-postponed Women's Protection Bill.
- Package Is Ok But…. (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has announced a reduction in prices up to fifteen per cent on 1450 items of essential commodities under the Special Ramazan Package.
- Mush Metamorphosis (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 23, 2006)
There seem to be two clear shifts - the first relates to the on-going US-led war against international terrorism and Pakistan's role in it and the second to Pakistan's stand on jihadi terrorism in Indian territory.
- Can't Compel Corporate Compassion (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 23, 2006)
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die, said Lord Tennyson in another age and context. Perhaps it’s time to modify that and add a word: “Theirs not to reason why not” to level the battlefield. Every profession or calling has its own . . .
- Pope Tries To Heal Rift With Muslims With Monday Meet (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has invited the ambassadors of Muslim countries to the Vatican for a meeting on Monday, part of a diplomatic offensive to repair rifts caused by his recent remarks on Islam.
- A Public Nuisance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 22, 2006)
There are public rules and regulations that are useless, a waste of time, money and effort.’
- How Terror Corrodes The Economy (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Sep 22, 2006)
Sans the trouble of terror, India would have made far greater economic strides.
- The Missing Sidelines (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 22, 2006)
George Bush and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cannot avoid meeting each other endlessly; sooner or later they must talk
- Pepsi Versus Poverty (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 22, 2006)
There's something deeply disturbing when one compares the Kerala government’s abject failure, as reported in this newspaper on Thursday, on implementing the jobs guarantee programme to the prompt proscriptions it had issued earlier against cola companies.
- Realisation Dawns On Hrw (Pioneer, Hari Om, Sep 22, 2006)
The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) acknowledged that there is "considerable evidence that Islamabad has provided Kashmiri militants with training, weapons, funds and sanctuary".
- Incubator Of Islamist Terror? (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Sep 22, 2006)
Will the charade of democracy survive in the Islamic Republic of Bangladesh?
- Hudood Laws, Ghamidi’S (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 22, 2006)
Pakistan’s best-known moderate Islamic scholar, Dr Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, has resigned from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), the constitutional body meant to “advise the legislature [on] whether or not a certain law is repugnant . . .
- Ninth Convicted Over India Blasts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
India convicted a fifth Muslim bomber Thursday over the country’s worst ever terrorist attack 13 years ago that killed 257 people and injured more than 700.
- Inter-Faith Understanding (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 22, 2006)
President Musharraf’s call for a dialogue among faiths comes against a background of some unfortunate developments straining the Muslim-Christian relationship.
- Freedom Of Thought In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Sep 22, 2006)
Freedom of thought enables an individual to draw an independent and logical conclusion and serves to boost creativity, which is the core of progress.
- Mirage At The Bottom Of The Pyramid (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 22, 2006)
We need to view the poor primarily as producers, not as consumers, and emphasise buying from them, not selling to them.
- High On Opium For Masses (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 22, 2006)
In the beginning was the word and the word was with Marx.
- Coalition Dharma In Karnataka (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Sep 22, 2006)
What is it that cements the alliance between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP?
- Miracles Of Music (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, who intrinsically changed the way the violin sounded in Carnatic music, recalls how he was asked to invoke the rain gods
- U.S. To Hunt For Laden In Pak: Bush (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The US would not hesitate to send its troops into Pakistan to hunt for Osama bin Laden if there was credible intelligence about his location, US President George W. Bush said in an interview.
- 76th Anniversary Of The National Day Of The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Today, 23rd September, (1st day of Libra) every year the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its Government and people celebrate a great historical anniversary, the National Day anniversary on which the proclamation of unification of the Kingdom of Saudi . . .
- Karnataka Congress Leaders Meet Sonia & Antony (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The top brass of the Karnataka Congress on Thursday met party president Sonia Gandhi.
- Congress Turns Ram's Votary (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 22, 2006)
No single party or religious group can decide the Ayodhya issue on its own and the Congress needs to understand this, says Anuradha Dutt
- Curbing Extremism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 22, 2006)
President Musharraf's remarks at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Wednesday on the need for those from different faiths to have a dialogue are timely and should be heeded by those living in the west.
- Musharraf Indicates He Is Not Ready To Shed Uniform (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
In an indication that he would not relinquish the post of army chief in the near future, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he has derived strength from his uniform to amend the controversial Islamic laws which no leader including a . . .
- Bush Ready To Raid Pak In Hunt For Osama (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Mush rebuffs, saying his troops can do the job
- Special Article (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Sep 22, 2006)
As the reservation system India is based on caste, the government has not been able to improve the lot of the backward or the poor as they may not belong to the castes or tribes entitled to receive aid from the state.
- Manmohan Will Only Visit Pak If Action Matches Promise (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Sep 22, 2006)
After the Havana warmth, there could be a few amber lights flashing in government with the refrain being "trust, but verify".
- Package Is Ok But (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has announced a reduction in prices up to fifteen per cent on 1450 items of essential commodities under the Special Ramazan Package.
- Thailand In Transition (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 22, 2006)
On the night of September 19, the Thai television channel suddenly started playing the national anthem, and international channels disappeared from the screen. Military vehicles started to appear on the streets.
- Vishwa Hindu Sammelan In Prayag Next Year: Togadia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Under the aegis of VHP, grand three-day Vishwa Hindu Sammelan will be held at Prayag between February 11 to 13, 2007, VHP International secretary Praveen Togadia said at the Dharma Sansad held at Akshar temple here.
- Police "Close To Nailing" Mumbai Bomb Plotters (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Investigating agencies are close to identifying those responsible for the July 11 blasts in Mumbai that killed 186 people, officials said on Thursday.
- Pak Called ‘Client State For Sale To Highest Bidder’ (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 22, 2006)
True to the American sense of timing, as Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf prepares to meet US President George W. Bush tomorrow, a leading American daily has described Pakistan as a “client state for sale to the highest bidder”.
- Rbi Permits Foreign Investment In Hpcl (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The RBI said on Thursday that foreign institutions could invest in state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd as foreign holdings in the refiner were under permissible limits.
- 5 Killed, 58 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Five persons were killed while at least fifty eight others including a dozen students injured, when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near village Rihan on Rajouri-Kotranka road here this afternoon.
- Riding Into The Dark With The Cowboys (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 22, 2006)
Douglas Giles] used to teach a class on world religions at Roosevelt University, Chicago….Last year, Giles was ordered by his head of department…not to allow students to ask questions about Palestine and Israel….Students, being what they are, . . .
- Us Troops Can Enter Pak, Says Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 22, 2006)
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that he would order US troops into Pakistan to hunt Osama bin Laden if he had actionable intelligence that the Al-Qaida leader was hiding there.
- Pastoral Disquiet (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 22, 2006)
What Pope Benedict XVI dubbed “startling brusqueness” has never been the sole preserve of lesser-known 14th-century Byzantine emperors.
- Is India Compromising Dangerously On Terror? (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 22, 2006)
There are some in India who appear eager to let the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, off the hook, by agreeing that he has no control over the terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK.
- Us & Iran Needn’T Be Us & Them (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 22, 2006)
The crucial distinction is in separating the Tehran regime from the people when drawing up the list of sanctions, says the noted dissident in this ‘Letter to America’
- Thai Coup Impacts Naga Peace (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 22, 2006)
Thuingaleng Muivah does not know Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin, the commander-in-chief of the Thai army who overthrew the government of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday. But the military coup could not have come at a worse time . . .
- Thailand Coup Lands Muivah In Visa Soup (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 22, 2006)
Thuingaleng Muivah does not know Gen. Sondhi Boonyartkalin, the commander-in-chief of the Thai army who overthrew the government of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday. But the military coup could not have come at a worse time . . .
- Mine Blast On Bomb Experts (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Utpal Bhakta had defused several landmines before. This time, too, he had cut the wire leading off the milk can stuffed with explosives into the dense forest.
- Capital Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 22, 2006)
In a long long time, Delhi had not come face to face with the kind of violence that was let loose on Wednesday during the traders’ bandh against the MCD’s sealing drive.
- Bengal Shares Its Madarsa Reform Secret With Pak (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Sep 22, 2006)
A ‘socialist society,’ enrolment of girls, professional management, sufficient funds_here are some tips on madarsa reforms from the West Bengal Government to Pakistan.
- Manuel: Fuel For Debate (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 22, 2006)
The row between the Vatican and Muslims rumbles on because Pope Benedict XVI has refused to apologise for denigrating Islam by saying it is a violent faith.
- Who Sees Red (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 22, 2006)
Let's thank Hugo Chavez for this. It took all his delusional eloquence at the UN General Assembly this week to sort out the current band of America-baiters.
- Iran, Pakistan Links In Mumbai Train Blasts (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 22, 2006)
Investigators probing the July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai’s local trains have traced the bombers’ links to Iran and Pakistan, according to sources.
- Spread The Butter, Not Non-Usable Nukes (Indian Express, JAGAT S. MEHTA, Sep 22, 2006)
If the aftermath of the Bush-Singh agreement on civil nuclear cooperation has been tortuous, with the US Senate set to vote on it today, it may be an apt moment to recall that the original principles behind the Non-Proliferation Treaty were . . .
- Crossing The English Channel (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 22, 2006)
National language or not, I guess more than half our readers will require a translation, so here it is: “If you speak a hodgepodge lingo, you will receive a hodgepodge reply.”
- Keshubhai's Wife Electrocuted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Short-circuiting suspected, forensic experts collect samples
- We Won't Hesitate To Send Troops To Pakistan For Osama: Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
I will not allow sovereignty of Pakistan to be breached: Musharraf .
- Railways Ministry To Get Land For Salem-Yeshwantpur Bypass Line (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to transfer 1.38 lakh square feet of land at the Jalahalli Air Force Station here to the Railway Ministry for construction of a bypass line in the Salem-Yeshwantpur section.
- Chavez Comparison Of Bush With Devil Shocks Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 22, 2006)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s description of US President George Bush as “the devil himself” has shocked Americans, but it has boosted the Venezuelan leader’s hopes of leading a coalition of like-minded countries that oppose America’s global . . .
- Two Policemen Killed In Maoist Mine Blast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
29 persons, including journalists, injured
The dead are both constables of the bomb squad
Inquiry into incident to be held.
- It Firms Told To Promote Renewable Energy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The big IT companies in the State have been requested to take up a new social responsibility now.
- ‘Belgaum Session, A Strong Message To Outside Forces’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has asserted that the historical legislature session to be held in Belgaum would send a strong message to ‘outside forces,’ which are trying to divide people by raking up boundary dispute issue.
- Bush May Send Troops To Pak On Osama Hunt (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 22, 2006)
Less than 24 hours before he is due to meet Pervez Musharraf, U S President George Bush has declared he will send forces into Pakistan to capture or kill Al Qaeda leaders and Osama Bin Laden if solid information pinpoints their locations.
- Court Ruling On Animal Sacrifice Bolsters Activists (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Animal rights crusaders in Kolkata are celebrating a recent court ruling that has called for an end to the tradition of sacrificing animals in the open at the famous Kalighat temple.
- Is It Too Much To Hope? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 21, 2006)
Will Pakistan be sincere enough in setting up an anti-terrorism institutional mechanism along with India? More importantly, will it allow such a joint apparatus to work efficiently and smoothly?
- Lashkar Ultra Arrested In Doda, One Shot Dead (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, who was involved in supply of 23 wireless sets, one satellite telephone and a large number of SIM cards and mobile headsets, was arrested by police while another ultra was eliminated and a woman was shot dead in . . .
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