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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 26855:
- Struggle Against Sexism (Deccan Herald, Neela Banerjee, Sep 13, 2006)
It is often easier for women in the mainline churches – historic Protestant denominations such as Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal and the United Church of Christ – to get elected as bishops and as other leaders than to head large congregation
- A Renegotiated Women’S Rights Bill (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 13, 2006)
With the acceptance of the recommendations of the Ulema Committee by the MMA and Government, the deck is cleared for the approval of the Protection of Women Bill by Parliament. Members of the Committee later said that there is nothing left in . . .
- Peace In Kashmir Within Reach, India Told (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf urged India on Tuesday to make early concessions to resolve the decades-old dispute over Kashmir, saying he was optimistic a solution was within reach.
- Terrorism Tops Singh’S Agenda For Talks With Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday put terrorism at the top of the agenda for his talks with President Pervez Musharraf in Cuba later this week.
- Need To Revitalise Kashmir Issue (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that he will focus on the Kashmir issue in his interaction with the leadership of European Union and European Parliament.
- M’Rashtra Says No To Cbi Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Maharashtra deputy chief minister R R Patil on Tuesday rejected the opposition demand to hand over the Mumbai suburban train bombings and Malegaon terror attack probes to the CBI and said the perpetrators in both cases were not far away from the . . .
- Iranian Daily Savages ‘Pro-Us’ Khatami (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Calls his views contradictory to Khomeini’s
- Women’S Bill Fiasco (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2006)
FAR from having the women’s rights bill passed and adding a feather to its cap, the government seems to have created an utter mess as much for itself as for the original and basically sound idea of amendments to the Hudood ordinances.
- More Swara Victims (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2006)
Despite strict laws that prohibit medieval practices like vani and swara, in which young girls are married off to settle disputes, the practice continues in Fata and Pata. Part of the reason is that the law does not cover these tribal areas.
- Tony Blair’S Exit Strategy (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 13, 2006)
Israel and the occupied territories must have seemed like a haven of tranquillity to Tony Blair when he flew there following an extraordinary week in British politics.
- India, Pak May Resume Foreign Secy-Level Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
India and Pakistan may resume foreign secretary-level talks after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s meeting with Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on the margins of the NAM summit, later this week.
- Change In Chennai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 13, 2006)
It is natural, given the position taken by them, that Left union leaders and Airports Authority of India (AAI) employee activists would want to persuade M. Karunanidhi to opt for an AAI-led revival package for the Chennai airport. But it is vital . . .
- Bapu’S Axis Of Good (Indian Express, M Veerappa Moily, Sep 13, 2006)
On September 11, 1906, as nearly 3000 people filled the Imperial Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sheth Haji Habib delivered his maiden address, Mahatma Gandhi sat on the platform.
- Sonic Boom Rattles Nz As Meteor Streaks Through The Skies (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
A sonic boom rattled southern New Zealand on Tuesday, and hundreds of callers swamped emergency services about the noise, which scientists said was probably caused by a small meteor plunging toward earth.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Faces New Hurdles (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
President George W Bush's vaunted nuclear cooperation deal with India is facing new difficulties, which may prevent it taking effect this year, US officials and experts said on Tuesday.
- No Sc Stay, But Hearing Soon On Haj Subsidy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court decision imposing stay on subsidy to religious pilgrimages which will directly affect the flight of one lakh Haj pilgrims in January next year.
- Al-Qaeda Offshoot Blamed For Syria Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Armed Islamic militants attempted to storm the US Embassy in a brazen attack on Tuesday, the Government said. Four people were killed, including three of the assailants. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but an al-Qaeda offshoot . . .
- China Resents Noble Nomination (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
China today strongly questioned the intentions of those who nominated “secessionist” Ms Rebiya Kadeer for the coveted Nobel Peace Prize after a court in the Communist nation sentenced her for leaking state secrets and endangering national security.
- Memory And Mimesis (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Sep 13, 2006)
Five years after 9/11, Hollywood that psychic barometer of America, and some would say of the Anglophone world has come up with two movies based on the traumatic event. The first to be released is United 93, currently showing in India.
- A Man I Knew (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Sep 13, 2006)
Their father was a kulin Brahmin, born in 1847. At the age of 17 he decided to become a Christian while studying at the Scottish Mission College in Calcutta. As a result, he was disowned by his family and shunned by members of his community.
- Tactical Blunder (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 13, 2006)
Islamabad's policy of creating a divide between Balochis and Pashtuns will lead to further fragmentation of Pakistan, says B Raman
- Danish Cartoons In Retrospect (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Sep 13, 2006)
Having been in Denmark for little over 20 days one realises that the welfare state has turned the Vikings into a gentle peace loving race, who not only take great pride in their national language but who also speak impeccable English and are . . .
- Forgiving Is All About Moving On In Life (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 13, 2006)
Forgiveness is described as the first of the 10 virtues of righteousness.
- Bashing Pakistan (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Sep 13, 2006)
It seems no matter what we do as a country in the context of the war on terror, we will continue to be the West's whipping boy -- especially the US media. Given the close links with this media and the US Administration -- the two together having . . .
- Autonomy For Na (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 13, 2006)
Of late there has been frustration at the ambiguity surrounding the constitutional status of the Northern Areas and the desire among its population to have greater say in the running of their affairs. Both concerns are valid and need to be . . .
- Brain Dead (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 13, 2006)
The state of disarray knows no laws. Normal activities take on unusually ominous colours and extraordinary twists and turns.
- Exporter Of Ills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 13, 2006)
In India, it is most natural to treat a summons with trepidation.
- Ensuring Security In The Age Of Global Terror (Hindu, A.S. Kalkat , Sep 13, 2006)
A structured two-pronged approach is needed to combat terrorism. First, a set of laws or `rules of engagement' for dealing with terrorists. Secondly, a special force with the authority to operate domestically and externally.
- Lebanon's Predicament (News International, M B NAQVI, Sep 13, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
- Pak Has Not Done Enough To Control Terrorism: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
On Board PM's Special Flight, Sep 12 (PTI) Setting the tone ahead of his meeting with President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Pakistan has not done enough to control elements like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar- e-Toiba . . .
- Five Years On, Al-Qaeda Warns Of Gulf Attacks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Al-Qaeda’s No 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Muslims to intensify their resistance against the United States and warned of new terror strikes in a video aired by CNN early on Monday on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
- ‘Varied’ About Pronunciation (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Sep 12, 2006)
The common Indian practice of wrongly pronouncing words can be dangerous!
- Saddam Accuser Targets Foreign Arms Merchants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
A US-based Iraqi doctor, testifying in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein on Monday, demanded compensation from foreign companies she said had supplied him with chemicals he allegedly used to gas Kurdish rebels.
- Deschooling Lucknow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Lucknow is not new to the exertions of vigilante groups claiming affiliation to so-called Hindu organisations and projecting themselves as protectors of public morality and the country’s cultural traditions.
- Plea To Tap Central Funds For Temple Maintenance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Board has suggested to the Tamil Nadu Government that funds earmarked for promotion of heritage tourism by the Union Ministry of Tourism can be tapped for maintenance of very old temples having . . .
- For Terror Solutions, Think Local (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 12, 2006)
The killing of innocents in Malegaon is a grim reminder that terror has no consideration for faith or penury.
- Nepal Wants Share In Gandhi Legacy, Invites Indian ‘Socialists’ For . . . (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 12, 2006)
In a significant move underlining that Gandhian satyagraha has ramifications beyond India and South Africa and is not the legacy of any one party alone, leaders of the Seven Party Alliance in Nepal have invited a delegation . . .
- Afghan Morass (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The internal situation in Afghanistan and the geopolitics that envelop it have taken a turn for the worse in the last few months.
- Office Boy Chasing Mba Dream, Lost Son To Malaria (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
For Shweta Futane, life has been harsh. A wife at 18, she lost her two-month-old son Mayank to malaria in May. Now at 19, she is a widow. Yogesh, her caring, hard-working, and ambitious husband of two years, died in the July 11 train blasts.
- 'Osama And Bush Have Made This A Very Dangerous World' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
About the time New Yorkers were observing a moment of silence Monday to mourn the deaths at the World Trade Center five years ago, air traffic controllers were in a tizzy diverting a flight after finding an unclaimed hand-held computer on . . . .
- Terror Tape: Israel, Persian Gulf Next (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Al-Qaida’s number two Ayman al-Zawahri warned in a new videotape aired today that Israel and Persian Gulf countries would be Al-Qaida’s next targets.
- In Year 5, Ground Zero Falls Silent (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The World Trade Center site fell silent four times - twice each to mark jetliner crashes and the collapse of its iconic towers - and solemn remembrances were held around the United States and around the world on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary . . .
- Left Puts Third Front On Back-Burner (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Sep 12, 2006)
The CPI(M) seems to have decided to keep the much-hyped option of a Third Front other than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on the backburner at the cost of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had emerged as a . . .
- Heart Of The Matter (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
A direly irresponsible attempt at post mortem
A fortnight after the heartrending tragedy, the inquiry into the death of Professor HS Sabharwal of Ujjain’s Madhav College, who died after being manhandled by students during the union election, has . . .
- British Fighters To Conduct Combat Manoeuvres From Indian Bases (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Sep 12, 2006)
For the first time since Independence, British fighter aircraft will operate from Indian airbases for undertaking combat manoeuvres, when the joint air exercise with the Royal Air Force (RAF) commences next month.
- 12-Year-Old Blast Victim Not A Pakistani National: Police................ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Sajida Bahanu Rizwan, the 12-year-old girl who died in the September 8 blasts here, was a resident of the Islamabad locality of the town and not a Pakistani national, police today said. The girl had nothing to do with the Pakistani capital, police said.
- Munda Govt Teeters On The Bring (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Sep 12, 2006)
The political crisis in Jharkhand depended with Opposition MLAs regrouping in New Delhi to demonstrate their strength before staking claim to majority support in the State Assembly.
- Anti-Islamic Feelings (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 12, 2006)
‘The events that lead up to the fifth anniversary of Sept 11 attacks indicate the West’s growing suspicion of Islam.’ — By Michael Jansen
- Handlooms Fall Silent Here; Weavers Leave Varanasi (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Sep 12, 2006)
Plight of the weavers has coincided with slump in the Banarasi silk sari market
There were nearly 1.5 lakh handloom weavers in Varanasi, most of whom from minority community
One of the reasons for the current crisis is apparently the primacy . . .
- Lab Confirms Rdx Use In Malegaon, Widens Probe Scan (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Sep 12, 2006)
Although investigators are not completely ruling out the hand of Hindu fundamentalists in the Malegaon blasts last Friday which killed 30 people, confirmation of the use of RDX and the discovery of an electronic circuit from the blast site have . . .
- Zawahri Urges Muslims To Step Up Resistance Against The Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Amid a flurry of Al-Qaeda videos released ahead of the fifth anniversary of Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US, Al-Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahri urged Muslims worldwide to intensify their resistance against the US and warned of new terror strikes . . .
- Speak Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 12, 2006)
A reporter of this newspaper has walked through this city and come up with a problem that needs to be addressed without delay. He has found dirty water spilling over from choked drains almost all over.
- The Ruling Triumvirate In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Sep 12, 2006)
The peace agreement signed on September 5 between Pakistan Government and tribal elders in Waziristan will allow militants to operate freely in one of Pakistan's most restive border areas, in return for a pledge to halt . . .
- The Proxy War (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
A series of bomb blasts in suburban trains in Mumbai on 11 July has proved once again that terrorists are capable of striking at will, short-circuiting the so-called impregnable surveillance and security cover.
- Women Lead An Islamic Revival (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 12, 2006)
A deeper plunge by Syrian women into religious conservatism is threatening to weaken the country’s secular identity.
- How Americans See The War On Terror (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 12, 2006)
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack comes at a time when the approach of mid-term elections in the US has focused attention on a number of major issues.
- Troops For Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 12, 2006)
The government’s decision to send a contingent of troops to Lebanon for demining operations deserves to be welcomed.
- Al-Qaeda Threatens Attacks In Gulf, Israel (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Al-Qaeda warned in a video aired on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks that US allies Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be its next target in a campaign that would seal the West’s economic doom.
- Azad Offers Conditional Ceasefire In Held Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Indian-occupied Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has offered a conditional ceasefire in the valley during the upcoming month of Ramazan.
- War On Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
As another 9/11 passes, another anniversary of the horrific terrorist strike that has come to define the early 21st century, it is easy to chortle that the US's response to that dark, tragic Tuesday appears to be going nowhere.
- Short Term ‘Deals’ In Islamabad And Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 12, 2006)
Islamabad’s ‘peace deal’ with pro-Taliban tribes along the Afghan border in North Waziristan was announced last Tuesday in sync with General Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Kabul the day after.
- Three Cheers To Outstanding Performers And Reformers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2006)
The ET Awards for Corporate Excellence has become a barometer for the rise of India. Our juries have been prescient in spotting mega-trends. We honoured emerging Indian MNCs before it was fashionable to do so.
- Who Is Right, Who Is Wrong? (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 12, 2006)
In the past few weeks, the nation has witnessed a debate on whether singing the National Song should be optional or compulsory.
- Iran May Suspend N-Enrichment (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
A senior US envoy on Monday welcomed progress at talks meant to defuse a standoff over Iran’s nuclear defiance, but said that the UN Security Council still intends to "move forward" toward sanctions if Tehran refuses to freeze uranium enrichment.
- Saddam’S Genocide Trial Resumes (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
A 56-year-old Kurdish-American woman told of seeing people sickened and dying during an alleged chemical attack carried out by Saddam Hussein’s forces, as the genocide trial of the ex-President resumed on Monday after nearly a three-week break.
- Bjp Attacks Sonia On Vande Issue (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
BJP leaders attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday over the Vande Mataram controversy, which the party has latched on to hoping that this will catch the attention of the country prior to the Assembly . . .
- Probe Into Indian Bombings Evades Evidence Of Hindu Involvement (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 12, 2006)
While the intelligence agencies are once again suspecting outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), atleast three senior Indian ministers have shown discontent at the investigations of the Malegaon bombing.
- Pm May Use Oil To Douse Sir Creek Fire (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh appears to be toying with the idea of dousing the Sir Creek fire by suggesting that India and Pakistan jointly tap the energy potential in the oil and gas rich region.
- Catholic Schools Remain Closed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Arrested Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists released on bail
Parents visit Loreto Convent to express solidarity with management
Congress Legislature Party leader Pramod Tiwari demands CBI inquiry into incident
Government orders probe into . . .
- Five Years On (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
Exactly five years ago, on September 11, I was sitting with Pakistan's then foreign minister Abdul Sattar in the Foreign Office at 1 pm. The main thrust of our meeting was Pakistan's pro-Taliban policy and the urgency to change it.
- American Dilemmas In `Greater Middle East' (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 12, 2006)
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan... the US has landed itself in quite a mess in the Middle East, and if it is to come out reasonably unscathed, it must get Osama bin Laden. For this, says G. PARTHASARATHY, the US President, Mr George Bush, needs his . . .
- Joining Hands With Taliban (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 12, 2006)
Since the unrest in Balochistan, Musharraf has stopped Army operations against Taliban and Al Qaeda remnants as they, unlike Balochis, are comfortable with Musharraf
- Judgment On 1993 Bombay Blasts Case Expected Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Supreme Court to hear Abu Salem's case separately
Sanjay Dutt also asked to be present in court
Security beefed up around TADA court.
- Kashmir Projects Loss Due To Floods Put At Rs. 659.23 Crore (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 12, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir has projected a loss of Rs. 659.23 crore due to floods and asked the Union Government to help compensate the loss. Over 10 lakh displaced people need immediate relief, it has pointed out.
- Rdx Used In Blasts: Police (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Sep 12, 2006)
Forensic lab director confirms findings
Bombs were made of RDX, ammonium nitrate and petroleum
Findings of other laboratories awaited
Police release sketch of third suspect.
- A Matter Of Identity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Reflective and impressionistic writings on the changing character of the metropolis.
- Temples In Thevaram (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Sep 12, 2006)
This book provides optimum guidance to the mode of worship in Siva temples besides the list of works in the Saiva canonical literature, list of temples region-wise covered under the Thevaram hymns and the table of the temples in the `Thondai mandalam' .
- Identity Crisis (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Sep 12, 2006)
Existential dilemma haunts a girl, picked up and raised by a childless couple. The apparently simple story has dimensions of the sufferings of pretty girls in society and destruction of their individuality. The theme is universal: that oppressed . . .
- The Bugti Fallout (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 12, 2006)
The continuing unrest in Balochistan following the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a demonstration of the depth of anger against Islamabad's prolonged neglect of the province even as it unceasingly exploited its rich natural resources.
- Hamas, Fatah Agreement On Government (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 12, 2006)
Haniyeh regime to go in 48 hours.
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