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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 26855:
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- How To Ensure Justice For All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
JUDGES and legal luminaries of 42 countries came to Islamabad on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting.
- Pope Too Fans ‘Clash Of Civilizations’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslim scholars and religious leaders have castigated Pope Benedict’s remarks about the concept of Jehad in Islam. As the statement was highly inflammatory and biased, Pakistan Foreign Office too has taken serious notice of it describing his remarks . . .
- Why Yasukuni Hurts (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Many Japanese support a national shrine to mourn the dead, not just soldiers but all those killed in battles.
- Muslim Anger Against Pope's Remarks Sweeps The Globe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Pontiff reviving the spirit of the Crusades: Islamic leaders
- Dissidents To Demand Election For Gujarat Bjp President's Post (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Sep 16, 2006)
Dissidents caution party leadership against `arbitrary choice' for new head
- New Dam Only Solution To Mullaperiyar Row: Expert (Hindu, Ignatius Pereira, Sep 16, 2006)
Points out that Central Water Commission recommended it in 1979
- Kalyan Singh Swears By Collective Leadership (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Sep 16, 2006)
Willing to take blame for failure in U.P. polls'
- Bjp, Vhp Tightlipped Over Pope's Remarks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday preferred to maintain silence on remarks reportedly made by the Pope, perceived by some as anti-Islam.
- Back To Gondwanaland (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
An expedition starting in Asia and across the length of Africa by road, in an effort to retrace the long-lost land link between the continents.
- Nam Should Not Be Ambiguous On Terrorism: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
We must be united in eliminating the scourge, he says
- Don't Look To Politicians For Peace (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Sep 16, 2006)
Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain.
- Manmohan Singh To Stress Reconciling Role Of Nam (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 16, 2006)
Says NAM as relevant today as it was during the period of the Cold War
- Elderly Woman Murdered, Two Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Policemen apprehend the accused within hours after the crime was committed
- Bush, Mush, Karzai Summit On The Cards (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 16, 2006)
US president George Bush is expected to referee the bitter spat between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the Taliban and its terror footprint when he meets with leaders of the two neighbouring countries in the White House next week.
- Nam Summit: Secretary-Level Talks May Be Revived (Times of India, Arindam Sen, Sep 16, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh would be meeting Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf here on Saturday amid indications he might agree to revival of foreign secretary-level talks in exchange for a promise of a sincere attempt to clamp down on terror groups . . .
- Yemen Foils Attacks On Oil, Gas Facilities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Yemen foiled two suicide attacks on its oil and gas facilities on Friday, days after the al-Qaeda urged Muslims to target Western interests, especially oil installations.
- Pm: Nam Must Work For Confluence Of Civilisations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Urging the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to reject extremes and be the voice of “moderation, harmony and reason,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it should deal with urgent trans-national issues like terrorism, pandemics, energy security . . .
- Muslim Nations Should Have Nukes, Says Mahathir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslim nations in the Middle East should arm themselves with nuclear weapons to deter Western enemies from attacking them, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said in Islamabad on Friday.
- Pm: Nam Should Not Be Ambiguous On Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Warning that NAM cannot be ambiguous on the issue of terrorism if it wants to be relevant, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told its leaders to unitedly fight the scourge and not allow the forces of extremism to distract the world’s attention . . .
- Azad To Address Eu, Mufti Un Assembly (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
After Pakistan has done a lot of lobbying abroad on the Kashmir issue, now it is the turn of Kashmiri leaders, including Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and the PDP chairman Mufti Sayeed, to put forth their viewpoint and clear the misgivings by . . .
- A Complete Farce (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
The strong stand taken by the government initially against the draconian Hudood ordinance put on the statute books by General Ziaul Haq as part of his strategy to sell his Islamisation gimmick to the county which was reflected in the original . . .
- Deprivation’S Real Language (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Sep 15, 2006)
Suggestions, both private and official, have inundated the Moily Oversight Committee on OBC reservations in institutions of higher education. The commerce ministry’s call for a liberal education order is the latest in a long line of varied advice.
- To Laugh And Learn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Greater B’Lore After 6 Months (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The City will take another six months to grow to its proposed “Greater Bangalore” status, though the new status still lacks definition and much else.
- The Sword Of Islam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 15, 2006)
Theology is inquiry into the rationality of faith. A reason which is deaf to the divine and which relegates religion into the realm of subcultures, says Pope Benedict XVI, is incapable of entering into the dialogue . . .
- Work Towards Real Democracy (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Sep 15, 2006)
For the past several years, Pakistan has been pursuing a duplicitous policy regarding Islamist violence.
- Harmony: There’S One Way (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Sep 15, 2006)
One could argue that it is a peculiar sense of siege that has played on the Muslim psyche forcing the community to become defensive – and insular.
- Man Who Had Put Bomb In Zaveri Bazar Is Convicted (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Mohammed Shoaib Ghansar, accused of planting the bomb at Zaveri Bazar in south Mumbai on March 12, 1993, was pronounced guilty by a Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Thursday.
- Blair Goes Ballistic At ‘Mad Anti-Americans’ Of Europe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
“The danger is if they decide to pull up the drawbridge and disengage. We need them involved,” Mr Blair said, spelling out his political vision in a pamphlet published by the Foreign Policy Centre think-tank.
- Pak ‘Pact’ With Taliban (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 15, 2006)
The Pak Army can show for its success the fact that Tali-ban and other militants have promised to lay down arms
- Pak’S Truce With Taliban Raises Us Eyebrows (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 15, 2006)
A truce agreed between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistani Taliban has been described by Pakistani exiles in the United States as akin to creating a state within a state in the Waziristan tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Into The Void (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Sep 15, 2006)
Vikram Chandra’s masterly new novel — exactly 900 pages long — starts with a white pomeranian, Fluffy, flying out of the window in upper-middle-class Mumbai: “Fluffy screamed in her little lap-dog voice all the way down, like a little white . . .
- Malegaon Blasts: Basu Blames Intelligence Failure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Veteran communist leader Jyoti Basu on Wednesday said that intelligence failure had led to the Malegaon blasts in Maharashtra that claimed 38 lives.
- Crippled Effort (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Sep 15, 2006)
It is a matter of shame that after a 10-year-long battle, India is yet to eradicate polio. What is worse is the World Health Organisation’s statement that India is ‘exporting’ the virus to polio-free countries, thus endangering their child populations.
- Curse Of The Gab (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 15, 2006)
It stands to reason that the 265th head of the Catholic Church will view the relations between the faith he represents and the multi-religious world of the 21st century in a manner very different from many of his predecessors.
- Jamaat's Woes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 15, 2006)
No immediate end is yet in sight to the woes of Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir). It continues to be dogged by the controversy triggered by attempts to marginalise veteran Syed Ali Shah Geelani who ironically is one of main architects of the . . .
- Islamic Missionaries Unfazed By Claims Of Al- Qaeda Links (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Devotees came in their tens of thousands, unrolled mats, pitched tents, assembled mini-stoves, and spent the weekend in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad sipping tea, praying and listening to sermons.
- The Protector Is Predator (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Sep 15, 2006)
The responsibility of ecological protection lies with the Ministry of Environment.
- Krishna Jayanthi Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Colourful processions, organised by Balagokulam, marked Sri Krishna Jayanthi celebrations on Thursday. Hundreds of children dressed up as Krishna participated in the `Shobhayatra' taken out in the evening.
- Thousands Partake Of Ashtami Rohini Feast In Aranmula Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Vallasadya, which is believed to bring good fortune, held with religious fervour
- Bmp Begins Work On Overbridge On Vrishabhavathi Valley (Hindu, Anil Kumar Sastry, Sep 15, 2006)
If everything goes as planned, in a year's time, the KIMCO Junction on Mysore Road will become signal-free and traffic on the congested stretch between the junction and Gali Anjaneyaswamy Temple could flow smoothly.
- Singapore Deports Indian Activist (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 15, 2006)
An Indian national, identified merely as "a male activist," has been denied entry into Singapore and deported on the ground that he "posed a potential security and public order threat to the annual meetings" of the International Monetary Fund . . .
- Nations Made Easy (Telegraph, Pankaj Mishra, Sep 15, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra is now well settled in the genre that merges the personal and the political. And there is no doubt that he is on a most noble mission of explaining the workings of the subcontinent to the West.
- Bjp Lets Wiser Counsel Prevail (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 15, 2006)
Party anticipates mid-term poll
RJD, JMM MLAs' conditions unacceptable
Marandi factor could not be ignored.
- Pope Tells The Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 15, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI, unlike his predecessor Pope John Paul II, clearly suffers from no illusions about averting the inevitable fullscale clash between civilisations by striking a compact or entering into an accommodation with Islam.
- Agro, Eco-Tourism Complex Opened At Icrisat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Place offers placid ambience amidst scenic dry land
Site is located in erstwhile Manmool village
Place comprises castle, running track, etc.
Manmool has historic significance.
- Peace Accord With Militants (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 15, 2006)
It is never easy to make everybody happy.
- Kissinger’S Wisdom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 15, 2006)
Coming long after Huntington’s clash of civilisations theory, Mr Henry Kissinger’s warning about “a war of civilisations” sounds rather odd.
- Us Medal For Dalai Lama Irks China (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
China on Thursday denounced a decision by the US Congress to award the Dalai Lama a Congressional Gold Medal, its highest honor.
- France Declared An Al-Qaeda Target: Report (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 15, 2006)
France has been declared a direct target by Al-Qaeda, the daily Le Figaro revealed on Thursday. Terrorism experts and journalists viewing the September 11 video message by the Al-Qaeda number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in its entirety realised there . . .
- Icao To Conduct Fresh Study On Mopa Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The expert committee studying the Mopa airport issue has asked the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to prepare a fresh economic viability study of the airport proposal taking into consideration the fact that the Dabolim International . . .
- Mumbai ’93: Zaveri Bazaar Bomber Ghansar Held Guilty (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The special TADA court has found Mohammed Shoaib Ghansar, accused number 9 in the 1993 serial blasts case, guilty of 14 charges levelled against him, primarily parking a RDX-laden scooter, which led to the Zaveri Bazaar blast that killed 17 . . .
- The Man Who Invaded Lebanon (News International, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Sep 15, 2006)
After Tony Blair's latest -- and perhaps final -- trip to the Levant, the TUC must have seemed almost a relief.
- Confusing Terror With Islam (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Sep 15, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States has been a time of reflection in the west with many analysts concentrating on the . . .
- Doing ‘Deals’ With A Threat Worse Than Al Qaeda (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 15, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf told the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday that the Taliban constitute a bigger threat to the security of the region than Al Qaeda because, unlike the latter, they are rooted in populations on both sides of the . . .
- Elaborate Rituals Mark Krishna Janmashtami At Udupi Math (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Sri Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated traditionally here on Thursday. The Sri Krishna Math was the centre of all religious activities connected with Krishna Janmashtami.
- Pak Firm Slammed For Using Big B's Voice (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Sep 15, 2006)
It's a measure of Amitabh Bachchan's popularity across the border that average Pakistanis were willing to pay Rs 14 a minute for the chance to talk to him over the phone.
- After 4 Months, Sensex Hits 12k (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The bull run continued for the third day in a row on Thursday, boosted by cement and software stocks, and the benchmark Sensex climbed briefly above 12,000 points for the first time in four months before profit sales set in.
- We Must Reconsider And Question The Meaning Of ‘War On Terror’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Five years ago, I watched the unimaginable from my office in Tokyo.
- State, Not Church (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
The controversial address of Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg on Wednesday may well be construed as Vatican’s seal of approval on Samuel Huntington’s famous clash of civilisations argument.
- Pakistani Firm Slammed For Using Big B's Voice (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Sep 15, 2006)
It's a measure of Amitabh Bachchan's popularity across the border that average Pakistanis were willing to pay Rs 14 a minute for the chance to talk to him over the phone.
- A ‘War On Terror’ Gone Awry (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 15, 2006)
The 9/11 attacks on the US and the response to them have brought about a sea change in international relations, but it would be difficult to argue that further atrocities have become less likely as a result.
- Muslims See Us Hand Behind Pope's Parlance (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 15, 2006)
Muslims in India are not impressed with what Pope Benedict said about Islam in a speech in Germany. They are neither agitated, nor provoked.
- Beating Resistance (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Sep 15, 2006)
Tamil Nadu government has decided to take up the decade-old challenge from casteist forces of four panchayats in Madurai and Virudhunagar districts to the statutory empowerment of Dalits, with all the seriousness that it deserves.
- Caste And Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 15, 2006)
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is confronted with conflicts as it tries to implement its social development agenda.
- Islamic Values And Human Rights (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Sep 15, 2006)
The real worth of man lies in his deeds, and not his physical body. As human beings, all are equal although they may have different colour and religion and may belong to different culture, race and caste. (17:70). This is the basic principle of the . . .
- Degrees Of Separation (Frontline, M.S. Prabhakara, Sep 15, 2006)
About 30 organisations described variously as terrorist, militant or insurgent, are active in Asom (formerly Assam) and other States in northeastern India.
- Telengana Tantrum (Frontline, S. Nagesh Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
The Telengana Rashtra Samithi seeks to force the statehood issue with the resignation of its two leaders from the Union Cabinet.
- Enduring Freedom Or Enduring Musharraf? (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 15, 2006)
Under the US leadership, the so-called war against terrorism has essentially become a war against Al Qaeda, but there are other adversaries too. To win against them all, US has to realise that freedom and Musharraf do not go together.
- Extremists Vs Moderates (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 15, 2006)
The US President had been talking about the war on terrorism for the last five years. That did not make sense. Terrorism was a strategy and not an entity against which war was to be waged. It was like saying that World War II was against Blitzkrieg . . .
- Happiness And Beauty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 15, 2006)
In the more than half a century since the Lalit Kala Akademi was set up, Sankho Chaudhuri was only the second Bengali to be invited to be its chairman. His passing last month evoked sorrow all over the country.
- Divided And Ruling (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 15, 2006)
Tensions leading up to Muzaffar Beig's resignation as Deputy Chief Minister put the Congress-PDP marriage to the test.
- India, Pakistan Set For Summit Talks In Cuba (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 15, 2006)
The leaders of India and Pakistan will hold weekend talks in Cuba, hoping to ease tensions after a year of recriminations over terror attacks and Kashmir, Indian and Pakistani officials said.
- A Woman Caught On The Wrong Side Of History (Telegraph, Chirosree Basu, Sep 15, 2006)
Suparna Gooptu takes on a pariah. Although acknowledged as India’s ‘first woman barrister’, Cornelia Sorabji has evoked a lot of discomfort in a milieu accustomed to viewing the inception of gender politics in India in association with the growth . . .
- Bandit Hero (Times of India, Sauvik Chakraverti, Sep 15, 2006)
It is useful, when considering political rulers of ages past, to make a clear distinction between "roving bandits" and "stationary bandits". In English history, Norsemen like Hagar the Horrible go down as "roving bandits" who killed, raped, looted . . .
- Divisive Issues Wreck Nation-Building (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Sep 15, 2006)
On the morning of September 7, a Muslim boy is teased by his peers at an elite public school in Lucknow. He is asked if he would sing the Vande Mataram at the school assembly a little while later.
- Pak-Afghan Ties Can’T Be Derailed, Says Aziz (Daily Times, Zulfiqar Ghuman, Sep 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday that Pakistan was committed to Afghanistan’s development since stronger bilateral economic ties would benefit the region, stressing that no one would succeed in creating an environment of mistrust . . .
- All The Bidders For A Troubled Bank (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 14, 2006)
Just a fortnight ago, when United Western Bank (UWB) topped the first-ever customer satisfaction survey of banks, the findings and timing of the survey seemed outlandish.
- Women’S Bill Delayed Again (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Sep 14, 2006)
MQM boycotts cabinet and parliamentary party meetings
Bill should have been sent to CII: Sher Afgan.
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