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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 26855:
- Still A Riot (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 27, 2006)
There are many objections to the communal violence (preventions, control and rehabilitation of victims) bill, 2005.
- India Seeks Consular Access To 308 Nationals In Pak Jails (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
India has sought consular access to its 308 nationals lodged in Pakistani jails as Islamabad prepares to set free 240 of its fishermen on Friday.
- The Traditional Art Form Of Kerala (Hindu, S. A. K. DURGA, Jun 27, 2006)
This book is a detailed account of the performance of the shadow puppet theatre of Kerala.
- Kalam’S Prescription For Energy Independence By 2030 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Terming energy independence as India’s ‘‘highest priority’’, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said power generation in the country needed to grow over three-fold by 2030, including 50,000 mw by way of nuclear energy.
- Suicide Bomber Kills Seven Pak Troops (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suicide car bomber rammed a Pakistani paramilitary checkpost on Monday, killing seven troopers in a tribal region where the Army has been fighting al-Qaeda and pro-Taliban militants for months, officials said.
- Stirring The Hudood Pot (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 27, 2006)
A Pakistani TV show has sparked a debate on the contraversial Hudood ordiances.
Participants in the TV programme were united in making recommendations for amendments
Contrastingly, the ruling MMA will not support even amendments to the Hudood laws
- Islamic Groups In Pak To Launch Anti-Musharraf Campaign (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Islamic groups in Pakistan today announced the launching of an anti-Musharraf public mobilisation campaign from next month.
- Falsifying History (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jun 27, 2006)
Attempts to colour the culture and religion of ancient Israel in Islamic hues will make future negotiations over Jerusalem more difficult, says Daniel Pipes
- President Kalam Sets Road Map To Achieve Energy Independence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
He calls for increasing power generation capacity to 400,000 MW by 2030
- Centre To File Slp Against High Court Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Issue seems to be a clash of ego, says Supreme Court
- Caste As Basis Of Quotas (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Constitution’s Main Objective May Be Defeated
- Truce In Fata? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 27, 2006)
A day after militants announced a month-long ceasefire in North Waziristan, a suspected car bomber killed at least six soldiers in the agency's capital, Miramshah, on Monday. What is one to make of all of this?
- Cb-Cid May Take Possession Of Documents, Cash In Serina Case (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Jun 27, 2006)
It plans to send a team to Forgery Detection Cell in Nasik
- Informative Trip Around Treasures Of Temple City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
After the success of `Heritage Walk,' CII plans `Heritage Marathon'
- Abbas Orders Israeli Soldier Found (International Herald Tribune, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 27, 2006)
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, ordered his security services on Monday to find a kidnapped Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, warned of a "comprehensive and ongoing military action" in Gaza by . . .
- Imposing Democracy By The West (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 27, 2006)
President Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has questioned the rationale behind imposing democracy on the developing world especially in the Muslim countries of Asia, Middle East and North Africa by the West and said ‘we know what democracy is’.
- Sacrilege At Tirupati Hills (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 27, 2006)
The current initiative of Sri Swarupanandendra Swami of the Visakhapatnam-based Sri Sarada Peetham to mobilise Hindu seers to protect dharma in the face of rising depredations by evangelists has not come a day too soon.
- Some Language Questions (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 27, 2006)
More than half the world's languages may vanish in the next 100 years; However, Kannada, being a vehicle of the region's culture, will not be one of them ---- Kannada is not banned in Bangalore Club. We know why.
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- India, China Begin 8th Round Of Boundary Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks in Beijing on Monday to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- Women Breathe Life Into Kuwait Politics (Times of India, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jun 27, 2006)
They came, young and old, rich and poor, eager to hear the latest stump speech and even more eager to make their presence felt.
- Consular Cousins (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
Thirteen years after the Pakistan consulate shut down in Mumbai following the demolition of Babri masjid, it will soon be back in business.
- Danger Signs (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
American and EU forces must stay in Afghanistan to counter extremism and help the government of President Hamid Karzai to forge security which is a prerequisite for state-building and human development.
- The Yatra (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
O Lord of the universe
I call upon Thee
To gather all life
In lhine arms.
I call upon Thee to dwell
In this barge of a tower
While chaos and clamour of waters
Rise flood upon flood
I pray in Thy name to Thee
To preserve all in Thy compas
- Indians In Pak Jails: Consular Access Sought (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
India has sought consular access to its 308 nationals lodged in Pakistani jails as Islamabad prepares to set free 240 of its fishermen on Friday.
- G8 To Press Iran On N-Row: Japan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Group of Eight foreign ministers will urge Iran this week to accept a proposal for talks on its nuclear drive unless Tehran responds first, a Japanese official said on Monday.
- Parichu River Crisis Brewing Again? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2006)
When the Parichu dam burst last year, almost 80 per cent of defence establishments from Sumdho to Karcham in Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh, including strategic bridges on the Hindustan-Tibet Road, were washed away.
- Raj Bhavan-Hc Spat To Be Taken Up With Kalam..... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The stand-off between the Uttar Pradesh Governor and the Allahabad High Court over the suspension and subsequent transfer of the Governor's Additional Legal Advisor is likely to reach President A P J Abdul Kalam, informed sources said here today.
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Another Step Forward In Strengthening Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 27, 2006)
For India and China, resolving the border issue remains the key to developing a truly strategic partnership.
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- The Intelligent Aam Lady’S Guide To Inflation (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 26, 2006)
I worked with the government for the first time in December, 1974. Food prices were rising by a fifth and energy prices had gone out of the window.
- 5 Militants Surrender In Doda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Five top militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami on Sunday surrendered before the Army in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Amarnath Shrine Priests Say Ice Lingam Not Natural This Year (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Jun 26, 2006)
It does not take an investigation to find out if the Shiv lingam at the Amarnath Cave shrine this year is man-made or not. A close look will do.
- Dawood On A Bangladesh Mission? (Times of India, Sumit Sen, Jun 26, 2006)
Reports of a recent secret meeting between absconding underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and two high-profile Bangladeshis — one, an extremely powerful young politician belonging to the ruling alliance and the other, a top national security intelligence . . .
- Two Channels, Two Themes: Dilli, Dilli (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jun 26, 2006)
One is Aaj Tak. The other is Dilli Aaj Tak. The first is a Hindi national news channel (which means it tells you that the price of tomatoes in the country . . .
- Test Of Will (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2006)
It's not so much that Afghanistan is a success and Iraq a failure in taking on the forces of global jehad, but rather that the failure in Iraq is causing Afghanistan itself to unravel.
- Where Talent Matters (Times of India, Saeed Naqvi, Jun 26, 2006)
The promotion of Harivanshrai Bachchan by Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan and Kaifi Azmi by Shabana and Javed Akhtar have set tongues wagging in mofussil literary circles. The adage, choose your parents with care, applies well in the upper echelons of . . .
- 5 Top Militants Surrender (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Dealing a blow to their respective outfits, five top terrorists, including two each of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Harkut-ul-Jehadi Islami (HUJI) laid down their arms before the security forces in Doda district.
- Five Militants, Soldier Killed In 4 Operations (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Even as suspected militants have gunned down a Jammu & Kashmir Police personnel in Dadsar village of Tral and a soldier of Rashtriya Rifles has died in a gunbattle in Kulgam, Police and security forces have killed five militants in four separate . . .
- At Least They Agree On The Colour (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 26, 2006)
Diplomacy, they say, is war by other means. So the Arab and Israelis have been slugging it out at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with Israel demanding recognition of the Red Star of David as an ICRC symbol since 1949.
- Delhi Police Interrogate Rahul Mahajan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Delhi Police on Sunday questioned Rahul Mahajan, son of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, and Sudhanshu Mittal - Pramod Mahajan's close associate - in connection with the drug abuse case.
- Politics Spoiling Tryst With Sikh Destiny (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Jun 26, 2006)
THE quad-centennial martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Arjan Devji and all the commemorative events connected with it will soon pass into history.
- State Religion? No (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 26, 2006)
Why do countries have a state religion?
- Why Obc Fire Didn’T Spread South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
How is it that the south, particularly Tamil Nadu (TN), remained cool when protests against the move to provide reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions raged like wild fire across north India?
- Talks Failure — Again (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
The inconclusive end of the two-day secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on Wullar barrage or Tulbul Navigation Project on Friday is disappointing.
- Pak Militants Offer Truce (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Pro-Taliban militants today announced a month-long ceasefire in a Pakistani region on the Afghan border to give tribal elders a chance to broker a settlement after months of fierce fighting.
- Sufi Saints And Culture (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Jun 26, 2006)
One castle and a hundred doors, and window numberless
- Iraq’S Victims Of Violence Doubt Maliki Peac (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s national reconciliation plan is a hard sell on Karrada Inner street, where a roadside bomb left Akram Jabaar with a painful limp and little faith in his government.
- Iraqi Pm Offers Olive Branch To Insurgents (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraq’s prime minister presented a plan for national reconciliation to parliament on Sunday, but Nuri al-Maliki was short on detail of how he aimed to end what he called the “ugly picture” of life in Iraq.
- India Rejects Kashmir Demilitarisation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India’s Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjeeon Sunday rejected a call by Pakistan for troop cuts in Kashmir to push forward a slow-moving peace process, citing a recent spiral of violence in the region.
- 4 Militants, Policeman Die In Kashmir Fighting (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Four Islamic militants and a federal policeman were killed on Sunday in ongoing clashes in Indian Kashmir, an army spokesman said.
- Pakistan’S Energy Needs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has said that energy talks between Pakistan and United States will begin in Washington today and that Pakistan will raise the issue of its energy needs with emphasis on equal treatment with India on account . . .
- Osama's Former Sex Slave Writes For Tv (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Kola Boof, the former sex slave of Osama bin Laden, is writing for the NBC soap opera 'Days of Our Lives'.
- Lalu Puts Conditions For Concor Selloff (Times of India, Sidhartha Kanungo, Jun 26, 2006)
Railway minister Lalu Prasad may have gone ahead with the cabinet's view to disinvest 10% each in Nalco and Neyveli but when it comes to PSUs under his control, he isn't one to let go of them easily.
- The Reliance Rath Yatra (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
MR Mukesh Ambani, we’re told, has returned his Maybach. What we didn’t realise was that he seems to be swapping it for a rath. He has been sweeping the country, outside his normal territories of the metros and Jamnagar.
- Islamic Banking (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 26, 2006)
It's back in fashion and attracting hordes of investment bankers looking for higher margins.
- David Vs Goliath (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 26, 2006)
Elections to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) have been for two decades a rather quiet affair, but year 2006 promises to be different.
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad Versus Mqm (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 26, 2006)
At an all-parties conference (APC) called by the Jamaat-e-Islami, a joint resolution has demanded that the government drag Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain back to the country . . .
- Transfer Games The Govt Plays (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The gay abandon with which successive governments in Karnataka have effected transfers in the police department makes it appear that it is some sort of a game being played by the powers that be.
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A group of people from Nagaral village in Chikkodi taluk and from Chikkodi town allegedly killed two persons over a property dispute on Friday.
- Bmp Set To Establish `Tdr Clinic' (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Jun 26, 2006)
Commissioner K. Jairaj to meet Chief Minister on Monday to get clearance
There is opposition from citizens to the proposal
BMP determined to go ahead with it
Talks held with builders
11 roads to be widened by December
- Listening To Readers — And Convincing Them (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
Falling circulations and increasing disconnect with readers have newspapers in the United States worrying and looking for ways to improve coverage.
- Exemption For Residential House From Wealth Tax: Whether One Or Two (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Jun 26, 2006)
The exception is based on the view that let-out property has a productive use.
- The Divine Form (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Of the five forms of Lord Narayana that the Pancharatra Agama speaks of, Para (Srivaikuntam) and Vyuha (the four-fold form of Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha) are available for worship only for the celestials and liberated souls.
- Expert Panel To Review Entrance Test System In Kerala: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
N. Ram calls for an end to the practice of collecting capitation fee
- "We Are Trying To Find An Alternative Path For Our Own Development" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left Front in West Bengal entered its 30th year in power on June 21. In an interview toThe Hindu, Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeespeaks of the changing perspectives over the last three decades, the new Left alternative being considered . . .
- U.S., Pakistan Talks On Energy (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 26, 2006)
Islamabad for civilian nuclear pact
- Mahindra To Invest Rs 2,000 Cr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Utility vehicles major Mahindra and Mahindra, which enters the passenger car segment next year with the launch of the no-frills sedan ‘Logan’, will set up a greenfield facility that can involve an investment of up to Rs 2,000 crore.
- Non-State Actors In International Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, B Raman, Jun 26, 2006)
Counter-terrorism agencies are facing a new strategic threat to which they do not have a response and they are unlikely to have a satisfactory response in the short and medium terms.
- Rajnath Singh Criticises Upa's `Minority Appeasement' Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Criticises decision to allocate 15 per cent of welfare scheme funds for minorities
BJP demands `White Paper' on the country's economy
'Some influential persons are involved in the War Room leak case'
- Increase In Cases Of Asthma, Bronchitis In City (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Jun 26, 2006)
Sudden change in weather and rising pollution levels pose problems
Precautions
Avoid stepping out in bad weather
Always keep an inhaler handy
Keep away from highly polluted areas
Protect yourself with warm clothing during chilly weather
- Special Training On Wildlife Protection Act For Police Officers (Hindu, Jaideep Shenoy, Jun 26, 2006)
More awareness needed on the provisions of the Act'
The training may commence next month
`Illegal wildlife trade is thriving in several parts of the State'
Police personnel to trained on the powers vested in them by the Wildlife Protection Act
- Neighbour Trouble (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Sri Lanka are danger signals to India’s security. First, both the neighbouring States are in effect India’s security outposts. Secondly, internecine violence and domestic unrest in the countries are threatening to . . .
- Palestinian Parents Wage War Against Us Company (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 26, 2006)
Three years after their daughter was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer while trying to protect a Palestinian home, Rachel Corrie's parents are waging a war she would be proud of.
- Jammu's Plight (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
A Jammuite who is apparently settled in the United States has poured his heart out in a letter on this page recently.
- The Death Of Innocent Visitors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
How difficult and heartchurning it is to see the violent death of own child in front of you and still you are unable to do anything positive.
- Briefs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
East Timor’s ruling party refused to fire the Prime Minister today, defying the demands of the popular President and triggering the resignation of the Nobel prize-winning foreign minister Jose Ramos-Horta. n AP
- Singh, Sonia To Push Own Agendas (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both expected to have their way in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 26, 2006)
While it is gratifying to see India focus on the positive and play down the negative in its dealings with China, but in its keenness, it seems prepared to forget what happened to it in the past. The Chinese are not.
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