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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 26855:
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- India In Dilemma Over Lanka Crisis (Asian Age, M. R. Narayan Swamy, Aug 19, 2006)
India finds itself in a bind vis-a-vis Sri Lanka’s collapsing peace process, unable to prevent the outbreak of another war that is bound to have major strategic, diplomatic and political fallouts.
- Taliban Plunder Schools To Sow Fear (Daily Times, Terry Friel, Aug 19, 2006)
‘They want the people to be illiterate. They want to undermine society and cause conflict’
- Same Old Tune Of Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
One will not say that the India-Pakistan relations have nosedived after more than two years of remarkable bonhomie.
- Buddhist Enclave May Hold Key To Sino-Indian Border Row (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
At first sight, a 400-year-old Buddhist monastery, tucked deep in the Himalayas in a remote corner of India's northeast, hardly seems like a highly coveted piece of real estate.
- ‘There Are No Limits To What You Can Do’ (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Aug 18, 2006)
For Indra Nooyi (50), who hails from a traditional, well-to-do Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai, the rise to the top position of American cola giant Pepsico has been a hard journey that has taken nearly 30 years.
- Trans-Atlantic Bomb Plot Planner Was Jaish Member (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 18, 2006)
Rashid Rauf trained in terror facilities set up to fuel jihad in J&K, admits Jaish chief's father
- Us Eavesdropping Program Ruled Unconstitutional (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The US federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government's domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
- Lebanese Army Moves South, Hizbollah Lies Low (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 18, 2006)
Lebanese troops deployed in south Lebanon on Thursday, linking up with U.N. peacekeepers to take control of Hizbollah strongholds as Israeli forces pulled back after their 34-day war with the guerrillas
- Militants Jailed For Bali Bombings Get Sentence Reductions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Nine Islamic militants jailed for the Bali bombings that killed 202 people had their sentences reduced today to mark Indonesia's independence day, a justice ministry official said.
- Haunting Terror Threats (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we see 'new' innovative methods deployed by terror groups and clearly the intelligence agencies have foiled and prevented a terror act which cuts across nations, religion and beliefs and is little more than . . .
- Salman Refutes Allegations Regarding Stock Market Crash (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Aug 18, 2006)
Dr. Salman Shah, Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Statistics has said that the Ministry of Finance had absolutely no role in the creation or precipitation of the Stock Market crash in March 2005.
- When The Kalingas Ruled (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Aug 18, 2006)
Bhubaneswar, the ancient city of the Kalinga Empire, grew into a glorious royal and pilgrimage centre between the 6th and 16th centuries A.D.
- Hare Krishna Coming Of Age (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
What became of the Hare Krishna devotees whose saffron robes and chanting once graced many a street corner in the US?
- Use Religious Places To Reform People: Kalam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam urged that the worship places in the country should be used for reforming people. He was speaking at Nirmal Kuteya here today where he came on the invitation of Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, the man behind cleansing of . . .
- Karmic Footprint (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 18, 2006)
Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be,
it can burn down a haystack as big as
a mountain.
The Buddha
- Railway Charity Begins At Home (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
When the Railway Minister received a request to link Phulwaria village with Salar Kalan, also in Bihar, he couldn’t refuse. After all, the request came from none other than his wife, and the villages involved were his and hers. In any case, . . .
- Uk Terror Suspects' Faith Made In India (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Aug 18, 2006)
Among those arrested in connection with the recent terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, the key figures seem to be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat, an orthodox Islamic movement that was formed in India in 1927. Its headquarters was in . . .
- V.P. Singh, Bardhan Among 97 Arrested (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Aug 18, 2006)
As many as 97 persons were arrested today including former Prime Minister V.P. Singh and CPI leader A.B. Bardhan when they tried to enter Uttar Pradesh to participate in the farmers’ rally at Dadri at the site of the proposed Reliance power project.
- Stretching The Limits (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006)
In delaying assent to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill that seeks to exempt certain offices of profit from disqualification even after Parliament has passed it for the second time, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam seems . . .
- Flood-Hit Khammam District Needs Rs. 160 Cr. For Restoration Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
District administration to submit a report to Central team to this effect
- Meet To Dispel Rumours Of Dissidence In Janata Dal(s) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Dissidence in the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party appears to have boiled over following Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.
- Mismanagement Of Dams Led To Floods: Expert (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Aug 18, 2006)
`Officials waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the water'
The dams had 47 per cent water before the monsoon
Seeks probe into "negligence" of operations
- Jkp's Si, Crpf's Hc Gunned Down (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
After serial blasts of April 14th and July 11th, militants today struck on J&K Police and CRPF personnel at three places in this capital city with silencer-fitted pistols, killing two of them and leaving two more wounded. Meanwhile, suspected . . .
- Malik To Be New Pak Envoy To India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Mr Shahid Malik will be Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India, reports here said.
- The Sant And Society (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
He is no environmentalist of the conventional type. He does not have the backing of an NGO flush with funds. Fortysix-year-old Sant Balbir Singh of Seechewal village, near Sultanpur Lodhi, is a “karam yogi”, who has proved that determined and honest . . .
- Supplement Government's Efforts, Karunanidhi Urges Ngos (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Appeals to the rich to spend a portion of their wealth for welfare of poor
"There is no parallel to the act of showing compassion to the poor"
"It is difficult for the Government alone to alleviate people's sufferings" .
- Govt Is Not In Trouble: Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday denied any dissatisfaction among his party MLAs with his style of functioning and asserted that neither he nor his government was in trouble.
- The Tempest & The Templar Knight (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 18, 2006)
History does not repeat itself but it does rhyme” (Mark Twain), the rhyme of history with periodic repetitions is actually a divine benevolence to make with the deficiencies.
- ‘Sino-Pak Ties Key Factor To Maintain Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Thursday said the time-tested relations between Pakistan and China was a key factor responsible for maintaining peace and stability in South Asia.
- Re-Forging Instruments To Meet Challenges (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 18, 2006)
The polity will have to promote a new way of conducting its internal disputes in a manner that will not distract the Indian state from dealing with new globally-inspired instigations.
- Only Democracy Can Break Pakistan Terror Link (Hindu, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 18, 2006)
A democratic Pakistan, free from the yoke of military dictatorship, would cease to be the petri dish of the pandemic of international terrorism.
- Profiling Will Criminalise Asian Travellers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006)
Blanket profiling will make it easier for terrorists to beat security and drive young people into the extremists' arms.
- V.P. Singh, Bardhan Held On U.P. Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
`Dadri march' successfully thwarted, claims Uttar Pradesh Government
Taken to a guesthouse in Ghaziabad
No force was used, says U.P. Principal Home Secretary .
- I Head Entire Kashmir: Attique Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 18, 2006)
Asks India to let Kashmiris live as per their free will
- Uk Terror Plotter Has Jaish Links (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Two suspicious containers from Pakistan forced evacuation of a Seattle port terminal in North America after a sniffer dog indicated they could contain explosives.
- Middle Stage Of Democracy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 18, 2006)
Social mobilisation that began in the south has spread throughout the country with backward classes pushing aside historically dominant castes, giving rise to regional parties
- On Backfoot, Govt Sets Up Jpc On Oop (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
With President APJ Abdul Kalam so far withholding his assent to the Office-of-Profit Bill, the Government on Thursday sprang a surprise in Lok Sabha by announcing the setting up of a joint parliamentary committee to examine the constitutional and . . .
- Kalam Unveils Memorial To Soldiers In Chandigarh (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President and supreme commander of India’s armed forces, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Thursday, opened the country’s first memorial dedicated to soldiers who were killed in the four wars and other security operations since Independence.
- Watch How This Argument Can Unfold (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 18, 2006)
Here’s a notion that should thrill atheists: Intelligent Design. Now usually that’s their hairiest bugbear ever since blind faith entered the arena thousands of years ago when a bunch of terrified cave dwelling ancestors of ours decided to ascribe . . .
- Institutional Autonomy In Peril (Pioneer, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 18, 2006)
Crass politicians are destroying the country's premier educational institutions for the sake of vote-bank politics, says Kishore Gandhi
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- Israel's Divided Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
As opposed to the first Lebanon War, in which Left-wing anti-war demonstrations gathered strength within days, this time around they were limited to a small circle of leftists who view themselves as "radical."
- Let And Al Qaeda (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 18, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- No Country But A Religion (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 18, 2006)
A joke was going round Britain in the fifties about a National Serviceman (National Service was compulsory then and even a Commonwealth citizen like me had to ask for deferment) who tried to get out of Sunday church parade by registering as a Muslim.
- The ‘Islamabad Declaration’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 18, 2006)
The context was global but the issues highlighted at the recent International Judicial Conference in Islamabad could easily be Pakistan-specific. Among other measures, the August 14 ‘Islamabad Declaration’ called for greater judicial review of . . .
- Jaish Denies Link To Uk Terror Plot (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
An aide to the leader of banned militant group Jaish-i-Mohammad denied on Thursday that a British national arrested in Pakistan in connection with the plot to blow up US-bound airliners had ever been a member of the group.
- Principle Of Legality In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Aug 18, 2006)
In modern systems of criminal justice, the principal that protects against the abuse of power by the judges and the state, guaranteeing the security of individuals, while informing them of what is illegal and what is its punishment, is Nullum . . .
- Mischief Afoot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
In the guise of "connecting knowledge with real life situations", propagandists of the Congress masquerading as academicians are planning to feed young, impressionable minds with monumental lies by including them in NCERT textbooks.
- Message From Imphal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
The bomb explosion in Imphal, Manipur, on Janmashtami at the ISKCON temple, which killed four people and injured 40 others including the international director of the religious society Damodar Swami, was the first of its kind and, therefore, holds . . .
- Hudood Amendment Bill In Na Today (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Aug 18, 2006)
The government is to present a bill amending the Hudood Ordinances in the National Assembly today (Friday).
- Lebanese Troops Deployed In Hezbollah Heartland (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Lebanese troops deployed in south Lebanon on Thursday, linking up with UN peacekeepers to take control of Hezbollah strongholds. Hezbollah fighters melted away as Lebanese troops crossed the Litani River, security sources and witnesses said.
- Pakistan’S Frequent-Fall Problem (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 18, 2006)
Yesterday this newspaper quoted General Pervez Musharraf as saying that foreign terrorists would not be allowed to operate from Pakistan or train in Pakistan’s territory.
- Janmashtami Celebrated In Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
`Utlothsavam' marks the highlight of the festival in which several youths participated amid a lot of zest
The game is said to be a popular pastime from Lord Krishna's days
Paintings displayed themes from Srimad Bhagavatham
- Judicial Activism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
The 23-point 'Islamabad Declaration' adopted at the conclusion of a four-day international judicial conference on the theme of 'Justice For All' is a perfect wish-list of all the things that Pakistanis, particularly Pakistani women and children,. . .
- Iran Says It’S Ready To Negotiate Nuclear Freeze (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Iran said today it was ready to discuss suspension of uranium enrichment, barely two weeks before a UN Security Council deadline to halt the sensitive nuclear work or risk sanctions.
- Saudi Arabia’S Reaction To Islam Bashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 17, 2006)
In an apparent reference to President Bush’s recent assertion that the US is at war with ‘Islamic fascists’, Saudi Arab has said that terrorism has no religion or nationality.
- A Heroine For All (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
AS an active participant in the women’s movement in India, I congratulate Pamela Philipose for her extremely well chosen moments in the history of the Indian women’s movement for celebrating the 59th Independence Day of India . . .
- To Sri Lanka, Once More With Caution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
An enormous humanitarian tragedy is waiting to happen in South Asia. The ‘no war no peace’ syndrome in Sri Lanka is slowly escalating into a full-fledged undeclared war. For India the stakes are high; they lie at the intersection of India’s . . .
- Tourism Project For Thiruvambadi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Aims to connect spots of natural beauty .
- Log On To Samba District (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
Everyone in Samba was waiting eagerly to hear about granting district status to Samba.
- `Mismanagement Of Dams Led To Floods' (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Aug 17, 2006)
Expert says the authorities waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the water
- Behind The Code Of Diplomatic Conduct (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Aug 17, 2006)
The relationship between India and Pakistan depends on its diplomats. If they are ill-treated, the result is ill-will and tension.
- As India Debates N-Deal, China & Pak Move To Close Rival Pact (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 17, 2006)
As India’s nuclear debate enters the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Beijing and Islamabad are moving towards deeper bilateral atomic energy cooperation.
- This War Had No Name (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 17, 2006)
After four weeks of exile and a constant rain of Israeli bombs and rockets, the people of Lebanon imposed the ceasefire which took the UN Security Council four weeks to declare.
- Reasonable Doubt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2006)
Spinoza had argued that our capacity for reason is what makes each of us a thing of inestimable worth.
- Al Qaeda Leader Was Plot’S Mastermind: Pak Official (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
A senior Pakistani intelligence official told reporters here on Tuesday night that a leader of Al Qaeda based in Afghanistan was the mastermind of the reported plot in Britain to blow up American airliners.
- Mncs Tap Indian Talent For Profit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 17, 2006)
Indra Nooyi’s appointment as the CEO of PepsiCo is yet another example of the global recognition that Indian managerial talent has acquired over the years. She joins an elite group of Indian corporate executives who have led global organisations.
- Leadership For Change (Business Standard, Nitin Desai , Aug 17, 2006)
The PM must leverage the respect he has earned to persuade voters to embrace change.
- Warding Off Evil Designs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Israel, and essentially the western powers' half-hearted response to the tragedy that unfolded in Lebanon has uncovered the plan to take over the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon -- a stretch of 200 kilometres.
- Musharraf Urged To Quit As Army Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Politicians and jurists here have urged President Pervez Musharraf to quit army chief's office, saying the Supreme Court should conduct elections through a neutral caretaker government.
- Manipur Iskcon Temple Attacked, 4 Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Janmashtami celebrations in Manipur turned bloody on Wednesday when a grenade was tossed into the Iskcon temple crowded with more than 20,000 devotees.
- A Page From The Past: Nooyispeak On America (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
Indra Nooyi is in the news for being named CEO of PepsiCo. That was three days ago. Nooyi has had her place in the news before, for reasons very different.
- The Us-Pak Weapons Deal: No Bang For The Bucks (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Aug 17, 2006)
America’s decision to sell F-16 Falcon fighter jets to Pakistan stands to profit no one. And doesn’t benefit long-term relations between the countries either
- Pakistan's Problems Lie In Its Very Creation (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Aug 17, 2006)
Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, on the eve of independence of his country, talked about the "unfinished business" of partition. He, probably meant annexation the Muslim majority state of the Indian Union - Jammu and Kashmir.
- Six Months’ Tourist Visa For Taslima Nasreen (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in exile for 12 years, said she was shocked and shattered upon being granted a six months’ ‘Tourist Visa’ by the Indian Government after her one year residential permit expired today.
- Advani Sole Bjp Leader In Rss Film On Hindutva, Akhand Bharat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Barely seven months after he quit as BJP president over a row with the sangh for his comments on Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, party leader L K Advani has appeared as a commentator in a film on core RSS ideology of Hindutva and Akhand Bharat.
- Celebrate The Spirit Of Krishna Consciousness (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
Whatever name we prefer to give the Supreme Being Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Shakti, Vishnu or Krishna the concept of a Supreme Creator is that He is of extraordinary attributes, and is universally attractive.
- Uk Asks Pak To Extradite Terror Mastermind (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
The British High Commission in Pakistan has asked the government to extradite Rashid Rauf, suspected of masterminding the alleged terror plan to blow up US-bound trans-Atlantic flights in midair.
- Taslima Gets Six-Month Tourist Visa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Controversial Bang-ladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin is no longer allowed to stay in India as a resident. Instead, she will be given a six-month tourist visa.
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