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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 26855:
- Iran Ignores Un, Six Powers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Shrugging off the threat of UN sanctions, Iran continued to enrich uranium as recently as yesterday, two days before a Security Council deadline to freeze such activity, while ignoring overtures from world powers for a new meeting on its nuclear program,
- A Moment In History (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
What he could not do in life, Nawab Akbar Bugti has achieved through his death. From his cave in the Bhambore hills, where he had been hiding since he was forced out of Dera Bugti some weeks ago, Bugti has won the battle he had waged for many months . . .
- Al Qaeda's Presence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 31, 2006)
It seems just a coincidence that two important persons in different corners of the country have discussed on the same day Al Qaeda's possible links with Jammu and Kashmir.
- Government Abetting Regression (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 31, 2006)
Tradition coerces Muslim girls into early marriage and UPA Government intends to turn the clock further back by selective reforms, says Anuradha Dutt.
- General's Problem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2006)
Gen Pervez Musharraf has a problem on his hands, a solution to which may be extremely difficult to find unless he goes for broke and proves that he has truly given up his policy of aiding and abetting cross-border terrorism, not to mention . . .
- Epic Of Humane Relationships (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 31, 2006)
Emblematic of the position that the Mahabharata accords to animals is an incident narrated in its Mahaprasthanika Parva or the Chapter of the Great Departure.
- Epidemic Of Terrorism (Pioneer, BK Verma, Aug 31, 2006)
In the article, "Sudden jihad syndrome" (August 14), Daniel Pipes has shared a few truths that we can ignore at our own peril. The sudden jihad syndrome turns the "normal appearing Muslims unpredictably violent". His oft-repeated call for special . . .
- Israel To End Blockade Only After Ceasefire Fully Implemented (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Israel on Wednesday sidestepped demands by visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that it lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon immediately and withdraw its forces from Lebanon once 5,000 international troops are deployed there.
- Muslims And Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2006)
To enjoy social dignity as rest of India, Muslims will have to switch over to modern education, says Ather Farouqui.
- Thrall Of Terror (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Aug 31, 2006)
A diabolical plot to blow up the trans-Atlantic airliners thwarted just in time by M-15 in the UK earlier this month caused much fear and despair.
- Nda Allies Distance Themselves From Bjp (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
With the BJP’s stress on Hindutva, the NDA allies have rapidly started distancing themselves from the saffron camp. After the Janata Dal (United), led by Mr Sharad Yadav, opposed the BJP’s move to support the ban on religious conversions, the . . .
- Autumn Of Hinduism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2006)
The other day, I was deeply disturbed to see on quite a few television-channels idols of some Hindu gods and goddesses drinking milk. Showing the clips repeatedly and allowing a number of eyewitnesses to appear on the screen and affirm genuineness . . .
- After No-Confidence Vote (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
That the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz should have failed is no surprise.
- Reviving Economic Boycott (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
TO counter the onslaught of a giant gone berserk, the prospect of a revival of the Arab Boycott, however logical, is unrealistic, but equally so is reliance on an extraordinary but still very small guerilla group.
- Balochistan Cut Off From Rest Of Country (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Aug 31, 2006)
The Baloch-dominated areas of Balochistan remained tense on Wednesday in protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti as hundreds of protesters blocked the main highways with boulders, crudely built barriers and trucks, literally disconnecting . . .
- Rights, Development And Security (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
The latest edition of the much-valued report on Human Development in South Asia was launched in Islamabad the other day.
- Need For A Healing Touch (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The JUI component of the MMA has been soft pedalling the opposition compared with the Jamaat-e-Islami and the ARD that have now come out in the open to launch a country wide movement against the president and his military-led government.
- Let: New Masters Of Al-Qaeda ? (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Aug 31, 2006)
The developments in the last 15 months, from London bomb blasts of July, 2005 to the last week's ‘Operation Overt’, the plan to blow up ten Trans Atlantic flights from Heathrow Airport, have two common factors. First, all the people involved in . . .
- Bad To Worse In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 31, 2006)
The United States-led occupation forces have been fighting an insurgency that began a few months after they invaded Iraq in March 2003. Over the past six months or so, they have been running the risk of getting caught in the middle of a civil war between
- No Rotation For Outlaw Panchayats (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 31, 2006)
For the last ten years, the dominant `caste Hindus' of Pappapatti and Keeripatti — two panchayats reserved for the Scheduled Castes — have been making a mockery of the local body elections in Tamil Nadu.
- Lift Blockade, Annan Tells Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 31, 2006)
Standing besides Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged Israel to stop Lebanon's physical isolation and withdraw its forces from there.
- Water Quality Monitoring System To Be Launched In Krishnagiri (Hindu, S. Prasad, Aug 31, 2006)
Environmental Protection Group to be formed in each panchayat
- Core Group Proposals To Oversight Committee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The core group of management institutions has proposed to the Veerappa Moily Oversight Committee a phased implementation, to be spread over the next three or four years, of the Centre's move for 27 per cent reservation of seats for the Other Backward . .
- India Should Tread Cautiously (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2006)
The Pakistani army operation, which killed Baluch leader Akbar Khan Bugti, is a grievous political blunder on Islamabad’s part. The scale of violence in Baluchistan, and political protests in the rest of Pakistan, clearly indicate that.
- Lebanon: Changing The Script (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Aug 31, 2006)
At the end of the day, Hizbollah emerges as the symbol of resistance against the U.S.-Israeli unilateralism in West Asia.
- Two Abvp Leaders Surrender In Ujjain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
In case relating to assault on professor Nath; CID begins probe into Sabharwal's death
- No Military Aid To Colombo, Manmohan Assures Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko that India would not extend any military aid to Sri Lanka.
- Jailed On Return From India, Iranian Scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Ramin Jahanbegloo, a prominent Iranian political philosopher and the current occupant of the prestigious Rajni Kothari chair in Democracy at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) in New Delhi, has been set free in Tehran after . . .
- Mahfouz, First Arab Writer To Win Nobel, Is Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Naguib Mahfouz, who became the first Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels depicting Egyptian life in his beloved corner of ancient Cairo, died on Wednesday, his doctor said. He was 94.
- Battle Of The Bahus (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2006)
The lead story in the latest issue of Organiser, titled “Sonia’s vendetta on Maneka’’, gives a detailed account on the CBI’s “witch-hunt’’ against the BJP MP over the release of funds to a couple of NGOs in Pilibhit when Maneka Gandhi was the social . . .
- At Russia’S Woodstock, The Times They Have A-Changed (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2006)
Try free-associating the words “Russian” and “Woodstock” for a few seconds, and you’ll likely have a fair idea of the scene. Mud. Vodka. Pouring rain. Grumpy police. Imperfect to nonexistent sanitation.
- His Father’S Son: Karnataka Struggles On (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Aug 31, 2006)
Fed up with seventeen months of complete inaction from a Congress – Janata Dal (Secular) government, the people of Karnataka heaved a sigh of relief when JD (S) leader H.D. Deve Gowda’s son H.D. Kumaraswamy and his young turks broke away to take . . .
- No Complaint! (Tribune, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 31, 2006)
Our odd-looking group - five from Chandigarh, two from Ludhiana and one each from Haryana and Allahabad — boarded AP Express at Hyderabad. Weather had been kind on the outward journey and we hoped for a smooth return journey.
- Battle For Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 31, 2006)
With only nine months left for the UP Assembly tenure to end, hectic activity has begun for the coming battle of the ballot there. Every contender for power seems to be working overtime.
- ‘Cluster Bombs’ Killed Bugti (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Nawabzada Hyrbair Marri has alleged that cluster bombs were used to kill Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and other tribesmen in last Saturday’s military operation in the Kohlu Hills.
- Sc Pulls Up Judges Who Won't Budge (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
It is a day of shame for the judiciary, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday on learning that even senior judicial officers, apart from ministers, politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, journalists and NGOs, are facing eviction proceedings for . . .
- Akalis May Go It Alone In Punjab Assembly Poll (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Aug 31, 2006)
They may be strong NDA allies, but Akali Dal may not oblige BJP by going with it in the coming assembly polls in Punjab.
- Musharraf Isolated (Tribune, James Rupert, Aug 31, 2006)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the man Washington is leaning on to uproot Islamic extremism here in one of its main strongholds, is looking more politically isolated in the three days since his army killed a charismatic, 79-year-old rebel leader.
- Iran: Standing Up To The West (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 31, 2006)
The Iranian leadership and people are united in their defence of the country's uranium enrichment programme.
- Sebi Cracks Down On Takeover Violations (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2006)
Sebi’s recent penal actions against takeover code violations highlight the need for clearly defining the obligations of an acquirer in indirect acquisitions.
- Sumith Nakandala, Former Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 31, 2006)
Interview with Sumith Nakandala, former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka.
- No Progress In City Serial Blasts Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police said on Thursday that there was no headway in investigations into the July 11 serial blasts. The ATS released the sketch of an unclaimed body found in one of the blast sites to establish its identification.
- Error On Commission (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2006)
Narendra Modi didn’t heckle the “anti-Hindu” Election Commission after he won Gujarat. Lalu Yadav dropped his thesis on an “upper caste” EC even though he lost Bihar.
- Consciousness, Not Conscience Matters (The Economic Times, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, Aug 31, 2006)
From our childhood we have been told to act out of our conscience. These were just social rules that were laid down by society for some justice and peace to prevail in society. But it is very important to understand the difference between conscience . . .
- Democracy Versus Diplomacy (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 31, 2006)
Why could the nuclear deal mean a lame duck foreign policy? The question must pose a sobering thought for Manmohan Singh
- Bugti Killing: Serious Repercussions Feared (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 30, 2006)
Balochistan is still numb after the killing of its most towering leader Nawab Akbar Bugti. According to an intelligence assessment, the strife-torn province of Pakistan was ready to ignite as its people were seething with anger, the manner in which . . .
- The Media Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
In the matter of the 12 men arrested aboard the Northwest flight in Amsterdam, the Indian media has shown once again that it has no independence of thought and individuality, as it totally embraced the Government's point of view.
- Bugti Fallout: Pervez Vs Politicians (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has not expressed a single word of regret for the death of Balochistan leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.
- Beginning Of The End (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 30, 2006)
Musharraf may have erred gravely in using brute force against Balochis who were not asking for freedom, but just a share from their resources
- Let's Face The Nasty Truth (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Aug 30, 2006)
British Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has initiated a lively debate on whether excessive emphasis on multi-culturalism has contributed to Muslim separatism in the UK.
- Lethal Traffic (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
The seizure of more than 4,000 kg of the so-called 'love drug' Methaqualone from a warehouse in Badarpur area of the Delhi-Haryana border should serve as a wake-up call for the Government. It comes close on the heels of another big seizure early . . .
- Thatcher Uk's Most Effective Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Post-war leader Clement Attlee and 1980s titan Margaret Thatcher were named Britain's most effective 20th-century prime ministers in a study of British premiers for BBC History Magazine.
- Rail Link To Quetta Cut (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Movement of all trains towards Baluchistan, and particularly to capital Quetta from other parts of Pakistan has been suspended in the wake of more reports of mayhem in the tribal province following the death of Baluch leader Akbar Khan Bugti in . . .
- Violence Erupts At Bugti’S Funeral In Quetta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Gunmen and security forces exchanged fire in Quetta on Tuesday as rioting erupted after prayers were held for Baloch rebel leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, killed over the weekend, police said.
- Iaf To Launch Operation Gagan Shakti From Sept 4 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Indian Air Force will carry out Operation 'Gagan Shakti', from September 4 to September 27 in Western and South Western Air Command area of responsibility (right from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat and Maharashtra) to validate new strategies . . .
- Israeli Pm Announces War Probes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Ignoring calls for an independent commission of inquiry, Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Olmert has decided to establish two committees to investigate the handling of the Lebanon war by the government and the military.
- State To Be Included In Ultra Mega Power Projects Scheme (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 30, 2006)
Union Minister seeks detailed proposal from State Government
Shinde for TNEB reorganisation
State given few more months.
- Talking Peace (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 30, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's admission that his outfit did not expect that the operation that led to the capture of two Israeli soldiers would lead to an all-out war is not surprising.
- Uzbekistan's Tryst With Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Aug 30, 2006)
Uzbekistan is replacing death sentence with penalties like life imprisonment and long-term imprisonment for various crimes.
- Suicide Bomber Targets Nato Convoy In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
At least one Afghan civilian was killed in a suicide bomb attack on a NATO convoy in the country's volatile south today, the latest incident in the worst upsurge of violence since the Taliban were ousted five years ago.
- Blind Men Of Hindustan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2006)
Last Wednesday an eminent American research scholar and author on South Asia, Mr Paul Brass, wrote an article in a national daily.
- Sri Lanka Continues Offensive, Rebels Issue Warning (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Aug 30, 2006)
Sri Lanka's military battled overnight to capture a rebel-held town at the mouth of a strategic northeastern harbour, officials said on Wednesday, as the Tamil Tigers warned the offensive could kill what is left of a paper truce.
- Registering Change (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 30, 2006)
The Union government's decision to make marriage registration compulsory only for those wedded under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seems to be a dilution of a measure that could go a long way in promoting gender justice and . . .
- Big Blunder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan needs to negotiate with the Baluchs.
- Song Of The Soul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
So far as Muslims are concerned, true, as per the dictates of Islam, they can never worship or bow in front of anything other than Allah.
- A Country Unravels (Deccan Herald, AHMED RASHID, Aug 30, 2006)
The Baluch, who have waged four unsuccessful insurgencies against the army since 1947, have been demanding a fair share of the profits and development funds, and political representation.
- Don’T Wait Until Dark (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Aug 30, 2006)
If you feel stressed, dance away your stress. If you are sad or angry, don’t hesitate, just dive into the body and start moving to the music and rhythm.
- Govt Allows Duty-Free Purchases (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to relax restrictions on duty-free purchases, which from September 1 can be carried on board flights. The restrictions on carrying liquids, gels and pastes as hand baggage — barring medicines (but with . . .
- Pakistan's Baloch Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2006)
In the last weeks of his life, Akbar Khan Bugti twice told a confidant he wished to die the death of a martyr.
- Ayodhya: Centre For Consensus On Bulletproof Structure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Court adjourns proceedings by six weeks
- Daily Newspapers Reach Over 200 Million People, Says Nrs 2006 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Growth of Internet usage slower than anticipated
Rise in TV viewers, FM radio listeners
Indian language dailies have grown substantially
Largest readership growth in Hindi belt.
- Weatherman Forecasts Rainy Days Ahead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Cumulative rainfall for the country during monsoon so far normal but distribution highly uneven
- 23 Killed As Mini Bus Plunges Into The Krishna River (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Five survive; 12 bodies retrieved; water discharge from the Alamatti Dam stopped to facilitate the rescue operation
- Instant Wedding Albums Soon (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 30, 2006)
Seven imaging products target both professional and `dummy' users .
- From Bullets To Ballots In Kashmir? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 30, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen contemplating turning to politics? If he takes the peace road, Syed Salahuddin could face opposition from within his own organisation too.
- Bismillah Khan (Frontline, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Aug 30, 2006)
Peerless shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan leaves behind a repertoire of sublime music.
- Unfolding Tragedy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 30, 2006)
War rages in north and east of the island, and the number of civilians displaced by war has risen to 1.7 lakhs.
- Beeing A Taxman! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 30, 2006)
Has anyone cracked the eternal puzzle of how to be a taxing finance minister and still be popular?
- A Devotee's Prayer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Scholars who expound the Puranas often state that one should emulate Lord Rama and follow the teachings of Lord Krishna. But, if one analyses Krishna's actions from the spiritual perspective, it will become apparent that He was a man of . . .
- State Aims At 9 Pc Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Karnataka on Tuesday launched a new industrial policy aimed at garnering a 20 per cent share in the country’s total exports, and targeting a gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth of over nine per cent by 2011.
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