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Articles 9121 through 9220 of 26855:
- Contradiction Of Pak Society (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 09, 2006)
Sale, purchase, use and delivery of alcohol is legally prohibited throughout Pakistan and its violation carries penalty. The law permits non-Muslims to acquire alcohol in a limited way only.
- Osama Bin Laden Keeping A Low Profile (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Tracking down Osama bin Laden has proven tougher than getting to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi because the top al-Qaida leader does almost nothing to call attention to himself and is protected by a ring of far more faithful followers, intelligence experts . . .
- Manipur: Violence Ad Violation (Frontline, MALINI BHATTACHARYA, Jun 09, 2006)
An account of the atrocities inflicted by militants on two tribal villages in Manipur.
- The Politics And Economics Of Oil (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 09, 2006)
One corollary of the high price of oil is the way the Middle Eastern countries have accumulated external assets of a trillion dollars.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jun 09, 2006)
Interview with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Top Al Qaeda Leader In Iraq Killed (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 09, 2006)
Al Zarqawi and his spiritual adviser die as F-16s pound their "safe-house"
- Being Indian Doesn't Count (Pioneer, Tarun Vijay, Jun 09, 2006)
It is distressing to see the 'politically-correct' media leaving Kashmiri Hindus at the mercy of Islamists, says Tarun Vijay
- Ties With Russia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
PAKISTAN’s relations with Russia have still not acquired the level of understanding and warmth they should have in the aftermath of the break-up of the Soviet Union. Evidently, memory still rankles, for throughout the Cold War years Pakistan and . . .
- A Good Development On Iran (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 09, 2006)
While it is too early to close the file on the Iran-West nuclear standoff, developments in the past two days, given prudence on both sides, could lead to a breakthrough.
- Freelance By Choice (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 09, 2006)
On Wednesday when a journalist approached me for a posting in Bhubaneswar, I told him that we would rather take on board our occasional contributor from there, Bibhuti Mishra, than look for a new face.
- Zarqawi Killed In Us Air Strike Near Baquba (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Trail of Zarqawi spiritual adviser led US forces to Qaeda chief in Iraq
* Operation helped by Iraqi and Jordanian intelligence
* Qaeda vows to fight on
- Time To Heal A Running Sore (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 09, 2006)
Perhaps George W Bush thought that like Japan, Iraq would turn over a new leaf under American occupation and settle down peacefully to democratic moneymaking as a subordinate ally.
- Welcome Directive (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 09, 2006)
The directive by a bench of the Peshawar High Court that a case of kidnapping be registered against a police official for abducting a legally married woman from a shelter home after her father filed a complaint against her is timely.
- The Oil Weapon And Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In an address to the Iranian nation last weekend, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the security of energy supplies in the Persian Gulf region being affected in the event of "the slightest mistake over Iran" made by the United States.
- Babaji, The Incredible Yogi (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Jun 08, 2006)
Readers of the celebrated spiritual classic by Swami Yogananda Paramahamsa called the Autobiography of a Yogi, 1946, will doubtless recall the legendary name of Babaji, the immortal child-saint whose retreat is located in the Himalayas.
- It’S Opus Dei’S Box-Office Triumph (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
One key element behind corporal mortification is to feel solidarity with the poor and the suffering
- For A Fulfilling Partnership (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 08, 2006)
Industry must give back to education what it is taking away, for the mutual good.
- Traps In A System? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
You will have to look into the lives of hundreds of such students in our country, incidents that occur at the same time, every year, to see a pattern is emerging in a disturbing fabric.
- Development With A Disclaimer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
Kerala\'s new chief minister V.S. Achutanandan has a reputation for being conservative on development issues, but the Left clearly realises that jobs and investment in business can fetch good political dividends.
- 8 Civilians Killed In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 08, 2006)
Eight civilians were killed and 14 injured in a mine explosion in Sri Lanka's LTTE-controlled section of the eastern Batticaloa district on Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
- You Have Made Me Feel Low Again, Mr Arjun Singh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
I am an OBC. I come from a place where discrimination on the basis of caste is common. I grew up hearing I was inferior because I was from a backward class. All through my childhood I regretted the fact that I belonged to a backward class.
- Psst! A Petrol Home Truth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The CPM need not squeeze a rollback out of Manmohan Singh. A gentle reminder to chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and his finance minister Asim Dasgupta should do.
- Jihadi Leaders Roaming Free In Pak: Saran (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Noting that Pakistan is not trying to control ‘jihadi’ leaders roaming free on its soil, India has said that confidence between the two countries cannot be built in such circumstances.
- Kanchenjungha (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
How do we look at the mountains, and how do the mountains look at us? What roles do heights and distances play in the lives of our body, mind and eye?
- Now More Trouble For Pramod Aide (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Jun 08, 2006)
Key Pramod Mahajan aide Harish Sharma is in more trouble. In another twist in the Mahajan family saga, Madhu Sharma, wife of suspended IPS officer R K Sharma has written to Delhi Police that Harish be examined in the Shivani Bhatnagar case.
- Neither This Nor That (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2006)
I manifest myself in the forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Hara.
Shiva: Although Nirguna (formless), I am Saguna (with form) too and the author of dissolution, maintenance and creation. I am the Supreme Brahmn without decay and change.
- Dangers Of Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jun 08, 2006)
Just as post modernism was the concept of the 1980s, globalization may be the concept of the 1990s. We are now on the road to the formation of a global society, as the needs and interests of all human beings are universally similar.
- Iran Uranium Enrichment Plan Hypothetical: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The United States has refused to confirm or deny reports that it and European powers had offered Iran the possibility of uranium enrichment on its territory.
- Dhaka Hawks Want Ancient Dhakeswari Temple Shifted (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Jun 08, 2006)
In a bid to appease fundamentalist Muslims in the run-up to the 2007 general election in Bangladesh, certain sections of the Begum Khaleda Zia Government are mounting pressure to shift the historic Dhakeswari Kali temple located in the heart of . . .
- Deora Meets Pm; No Roll-Back Of Fuel Price Hike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The government today ruled out any roll-back in fuel price hike announced on Monday, a decision that evoked sharp protests from political parties including the Congress and ruling UPA's Left allies.
- Basavakalyan Project To Be Launched On June 23 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will launch the ambitious Basavakalyan Development Project by opening the Basavakalyan Development Board's office at Basavakalyan on June 23, Mallikarjun Khuba, MLA, said on Monday.
- Axe Effect (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Junoon guitarist Salman Ahmad was in town promoting his new album, Infiniti and answered some leading questions on life, music and the space between
- Hurriyat And Delhi (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Jun 08, 2006)
The Hurriyat conference, which calls itself the true representative of the people of Kashmir, refused to attend the round-table called by the Prime Minister in February.
- 'A Dangerous Trend' (OutLook, Mahesh Bhatt, Jun 08, 2006)
'Do not forget that student wing of Congress party, the NSUI has also opposed Fanaa in Gujarat and my petition also includes that,' argues the outspoken film director, reiterating also that 'it is wrong and illogical for the states to ban Da Vinci . . .
- "Indo-Israel Ties Should Not Be At The Expense Of Palestinians" (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Saddled with running a bankrupt Palestinian Authority, the Hamas PM faces pressure from the Israeli President's call for a referendum on the right of Israel to exist alongside Palestine.
- Shattered Hymns (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Indonesia's Hindu heritage suffers as a quake hits home
- Ray Of Hope? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
Recent remarks by India's minister of state for external affairs on the cross-border infiltration issue seem to suggest that for a change New Delhi seems to have become mindful of Islamabad's stance that if any such thing is happening then it is . . .
- The Jerusalem Trophy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
If recent incidents in West Asia are anything to go by, 'Islamic Zionism' is much stronger than the Jewish variety, writes Daniel Pipes.
- Balochistan Logjam (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 08, 2006)
TUESDAY’s acts of sabotage in Balochistan coincided with some heated speeches in the provincial assembly about the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, with MPAs demanding a higher royalty for the province.
- Wearing Too Many Hats (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 08, 2006)
General election in Pakistan is due next year. The terms of the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies expire on November 15, 2007.
- No Rollback Of Oil Prices (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Jun 08, 2006)
Rationale to be explained to Left
- Transcending Borders (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too, and where all people live life in peace. What a dream, but that's the world John Lennon paints in `Imagine.' "Imagine all the people sharing all the world... and the world will live as one."
- A Retrograde Move: Jan Morcha Should Shun Communalism (The Economic Times, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 08, 2006)
Marriages of convenience in Indian politics have often been misconceived experiments in bad blood and poor politics.
- Me And Iran Will Affect Pakistan, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
President says terrorism threatens Pakistan’s economy
- Non-Productive Cbms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 08, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has expressed disappointment over what she called ‘the slow pace of composite dialogue’ with India especially on Kashmir and called for going beyond Confidence Building Measures to expeditiously address the . . .
- Time To End Human Trafficking (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 08, 2006)
The trafficking of men, women and children is a bane Pakistan must firmly curb.
- Dialogue On Balochistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
On the heels of former army chief Jehangir Karamat's advice to the government not to take a military route in Balochistan now comes a plea for dialogue by the deputy speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, and a member of the ruling PML.
- Plan To Take Up Development Work In Sringeri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Temple constructed by Shankaracharya to be renovated at Rs. 4 crore
Solar power unit is being set up to cook food for devotees
Number of dialysis units on the math premises in Bangalore to be increased from two to 18
- Peace Talks With India Slow, Not Broken Down: Pakistan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Pakistan is disappointed in the "slow pace" of peace talks with India, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
- Lord Govindaraja Dons `Mohini Avataram' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Lord Govindaraja was taken round town in the guise of a woman seated on a palanquin on Tuesday as part of `Mohini Avataram' conducted during the ongoing annual Brahmotsavams at the temple.
- Hrw Asks Bangladesh To Probe Attacks On Journalists (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jun 07, 2006)
A US-based human rights group has asked the Bangladesh government to "promptly and impartially investigate violent attacks" against journalists last week allegedly by supporters of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
- Pak Comes Closer To Asean (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Pakistan and Asean have agreed to begin talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), to boost Islamabad’s efforts towards achieving full dialogue partner status with the ten-member regional economic grouping.
- Bengal Reformation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee attempts too much, too late
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Ex-General’S Piece Of Advice (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 07, 2006)
AN EX-ARMY colleague has some advice for Pervez Musharraf. General (retired) Jehangir Karamat, who is returning home from Washington after completing his two year term as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, does not appear to be one of those . . .
- Devilish Debate Across Net On ‘666’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
Satanists celebrated with rock concerts, Christian groups prayed against evil, betting shops cashed in and the Internet hosted a devilish debate on Tuesday, 6-6-6, the reputed Biblical reference to the devil.
- Afghanistan: Cost Of Misrule (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jun 07, 2006)
The runaway American army truck on a busy Kabul thoroughfare may have done little damage and caused few casualties but the riots it sparked have brought to the surface the feelings of the Afghan people and what they think has gone wrong inside their . . .
- A Way Back Home (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 07, 2006)
Families of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hope the round-table conference will help them return home.
- Being Middle Class Is Ok (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 07, 2006)
One of the more insidious effects of quota politics is that identity has colonised reason.
- A Legitimation Challenge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
China’s success is also the source of its dilemmas
- Is There A Way Out? (News International, M B NAQVI, Jun 07, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
- Bengal’S 34 Brave ‘Poisoned Paradise’ (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, Jun 07, 2006)
Thirty-four Bengali tourists were on the Jammu-Srinagar highway when grenade blasts hit two buses full of visitors from the state last week, triggering frantic calls from home to drop their holiday and return.
- Biotechnology-Based Units Ideal For Hp, Says Phdcci (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Himachal Government to focus on research, economic practices and a comprehensive plan with an implementable roadmap for the hill state’s transition into a knowledge-based economy.
- In The Name Of Privileges (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
It's strange that one of our finest constitutional experts has been charged with 'contempt' of the House, says Charti Lal Goel
- Operation In North-West Not A Hunt For Osama: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 07, 2006)
Islamabad denies role in Kashmir terrorism
- Iran’S China Syndrome (Tribune, Jackson Diehl, Jun 07, 2006)
IN the middle of a tirade about the pointlessness of talking with the United States’ Bush administration, a senior Iranian official I met in Tehran last month abruptly paused and asked if he could speak off the record.
- Iran "Positive" On Nuclear Offer (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 07, 2006)
Teheran for dialogue on "some ambiguities" in the package
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Memories That Rive Sikh Psyche (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, Jun 07, 2006)
Activists of the various Sikh organisations displayed naked swords and raised slogans in favour of a separate Sikh state of Khalistan.
- Ttd To Celebrate Brahmotsavam From June 7 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The event will commence with Dhwajarohanam (hoisitng of the temple flag) and the deity will be taken out in a procession on Pedda Sesha Vahanam on the same day.
- Espouse Truth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The extent to which the mind can influence the body is indeed astonishing. Success in achieving goals depends on the intensity of the desire that becomes the driving force.
- Severed Heads Found In Fruit Box In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Two men were killed and seven wounded as insurgents fired three mortars which crashed near the interior ministry building, security officials and medics said.
- Stock Market Mayhem (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 07, 2006)
Foreign institutional investors, who have a stranglehold on the stock markets, trigger the utter volatility of May
- 1974 Pokhran Blast, Kalam’S Best Moment (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
"The best moment in my life was when India became a nuclear power following the successful nuclear blast in Pokhran on May 18, 1974," President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Iran Softens N-Stand (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Proposals by six world powers today to end a dispute over Iran’s nuclear fuel enrichment had positive points but also some “ambiguities” that must be removed, Tehran’s chief negotiator said.
- Stake Sale In Tech Mahindra (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
After monetising a part of its equity in its financial subsidiary, Mahindra & Mahindra has now set sights on Tech Mahindra (formerly known as Mahindra-British Telecom).
- Five Elements (Deccan Herald, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, Jun 07, 2006)
Existence or Cosmos is made up of the five elements that are – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
- George W. Bush Is Not Doing A Nixon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
In the middle of a tirade about the pointlessness of talking with the Bush administration, a senior Iranian official I met in Tehran last month abruptly paused and asked if he could speak off the record.
- ‘I’M A Communist And I’M Proud Of It. But We Have To Change, We Have To Reform’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
‘I’m a communist and I’m proud of it. But we have to change, we have to reform’
- Abbas Extends Hamas Deadline (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today extended a deadline for Hamas to accept a document that implicitly recognises Israel, averting a showdown with the Islamic movement.
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