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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 26855:
- Islamic Militia Lays Siege To Mogadishu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
An Islamic militia that wants to establish a fundamentalist government in Somalia said on Monday that it has seized control of the capital, after weeks of some of the bloodiest fighting in 15 years of anarchy in this Horn of Africa nation.
- New Parliament House For Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
After Afghanistan, it may now be Nepal to receive India’s assistance to concretise the gains of democracy.
- Clashing Views On Press Freedom (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 06, 2006)
Global newspaper conference in Moscow; Putin defends independence of the media in Russia
- No Us Pressure Against Agni-Iii, Says Us General (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 06, 2006)
The USA today sought to alley all speculation over possible pressure from Washington on New Delhi against the testing of intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III, without pointing towards Pakistan, said other countries in the region had carried . . .
- What Are The Indian President's Powers? (Hindu, Shanti Bhushan, Jun 06, 2006)
In terms of the Indian Constitution and through long-established practice, the President of India is only a figurehead like the British monarch.
- Human Rights Discourse (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jun 06, 2006)
There has always been a tendency to view human rights as rather western with Asian societies having little to contribute to dialogue on this topic that is continually the focus of the contemporary world.
- Helicopter Crash-Lands In B’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Two helicopter pilots of Deccan Aviation had a miraculous escape when a BELL 407 helicopter they were flying crash-landed in the dry Jakkur Lake on Monday evening. The pilots, Captain Vishnu Rawal and Captain R Menon, sustained minor injures.
- Time To Talk To Iran (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
For a quarter of a century, the United States has doggedly refused formally to engage Iran in anything resembling a dialogue process.
- Seeing India And China Through Fresh Eyes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
The quality of media coverage of each other by the two neighbours has improved.
- No Plan To Bring In Law To Take Over Bmic: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Move causes consternation among the BJP leaders
- A Hospital That Struggles To Handle Emergencies (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Jun 06, 2006)
The annexe ward under repair has compounded the situation
The hospital received 16,875 emergency cases last year
Dearth of medical and nursing staff add to the agony of patients
14-bed surgical intensive care unit to come up soon
- Muslim Intellectuals Propose Syed Shamsuddin As Government Qazi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
All India Falahul Muslimeen and Charitable Trust held a meeting of prominent Muslim intellectuals to select and propose the name of a suitable person for appointment as the Government qazi of Visakhapatnam, on Saturday.
- Solana In Iran With The Deal (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 06, 2006)
Nuclear package offers incentives
- Number Of Rajyotsava Awards To Be Limited (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Awards instituted by Directorate of Kannada and Culture, including T. Chowdiah Award, presented
- Hero Who Made History (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
Golwalkar took the over reins of the RSS from Hedgewar and spearheaded its expansion into various new fields, says V Shanmuganathan.
- Solana In Tehran With Carrot N' Stick Package (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Iranian officials have agreed to meet on Tuesday with a senior EU representative carrying a six-nation package of rewards and penalties meant to stop Tehran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said.
- Thus Spoke Iran (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 06, 2006)
Nobody can say that the United States was not generous towards Iran. The two countries have had no diplomatic relations for the last 26 years.
- Pakistan’S Likely Shape In 2020 (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 06, 2006)
The hallmark of great nations is that they learn from their past experience to become wiser in conducting their current and future affairs.
- Govt Lifts Fuel Prices, Higher Interest Rates Seen (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Jun 06, 2006)
The government raised petrol and diesel prices on Monday, easing a little of the pressure on refineries saddled with losses from rising crude prices and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will rise next month.
- Politics And The High Life (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
The Rahul Mahajan ‘story’ is symptomatic of the all-consuming illness that has afflicted the political class.
- West As Abettor Of Terrorism (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 06, 2006)
Western powers provided Third World dissidents asylum and indirectly promoted terrorism
- Buy And Make (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 06, 2006)
As Indo-US defence cooperation takes shape American defence manufacturers are now trying to lobby with the Indian government to ease the critical offsets clause in defence contracts as spelt out in the defence procurement procedures 2005 document.
- Neglected Environment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 06, 2006)
Like other parts of the globe, the World Environment Day was observed in Pakistan as well on June 5. The day is commemorated as an instrument to stimulate awareness worldwide about environmental issues and the need to tackle them seriously.
- Land Rites (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 06, 2006)
In economic terms, farming is hardly the best use of land. Even farmers who depend on land for their livelihood are compelled to do so because they know no better use of land.
- Germany’S Bid To Be Perfect Hosts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 06, 2006)
"A time to make friends, a time to have fun..." They were singing about the World Cup. Some 27,000 schoolchildren had come to Berlin's Olympic Stadium for one of the countless events being held in the run-up to the tournament.....
- Economic Survey: Decline In Farm Growth (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the national economy is moving forward satisfactorily despite oil prices crunch and October 8 massive earthquake.
- A Sermon We Don't Need (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jun 06, 2006)
The observations made by Pope Benedict XVI recently about democracy and secularism in India while receiving our new Ambassador to the Holy See, has raised the hackles of secular democrats in India.
- Conflicting Ways Of Looking At The Economy (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 06, 2006)
The Economic Survey 2005-06 made public on Sunday inspires hope, but as usual the general comment on it challenges the figures and predicts doom in the coming months.
- Ban On Film (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The Pakistan government has finally gone ahead and banned the Da Vinci Code, a multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster starring one of America's better actors Tom Hanks.
- A Legal Case Against Iran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Speaking last October at a Tehran conference on "The World Without Zionism," Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, referred to Israel as a "disgraceful blot" and called for it to be "wiped off the map."
- Militants Confirm Captive Corporal Alive (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Palestinian militants holding Israel Corporal Gilad Shalit angrily said on Tuesday they would not release any information about the serviceman's condition after Israel ignored a deadline to begin releasing Palestinian prisoners.
- ‘Pakistani Factor’ In Canada Terrorism (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 05, 2006)
Twelve Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have been arrested in Canada before they could allegedly cause an explosion three-times bigger than the one in Oklahoma by the American terrorist Timothy McVeigh in 1995.
- Good And Bad News On The Monsoon Front (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Southwest monsoon set to move over to the east coast
Widespread rain expected over east coast beginning Monday, may continue for three days
Monsoon activity over west coast goes into a weak phase
Nationwide, monsoon activity likely to into a . . .
- Fewer Pandits Turn Out For Kheer Bhawani Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Cite the recent terror attacks in Srinagar as the reason
- Too Many Bosses (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 05, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Well Done At Nagpur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2006)
The elimination of the terrorists about to strike at the RSS headquarters at Nagpur has saved the country from a serious situation that could have developed if the militants had succeeded in implementing their plan.
- The Code Needs Dressing Down (Deccan Herald, Manika Ghosh, Jun 05, 2006)
‘Codes, rules and discipline may often give way to excesses. But, if students follow the dress patterns that respect our sensibility, there won’t be the need for the code.’
- Confusion Over Use Of Drugs By Rahul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Was it a deep-rooted conspiracy or a case of drug overdose that claimed the life of 38-year-old B.B. Moitra and sent Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan, to hospital? This is the question that the detectives of the Delhi . . .
- Rumsfeld’S Pat: Nothing To Be Happy About (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 05, 2006)
Us defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has praised President Musharraf ’s campaign against terrorism. Speaking at the Asia- Pacific security conference in Singapore, he said Gen Musharraf has done an excellent job in a difficult country in a . . .
- Getting Out Of The Trap (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 05, 2006)
Whether or not it was the work of a suicide bomber, the result of Friday’s attack on an army convoy near Bakakhel was the death of five more soldiers.
- The Story Of The Iconic Image Of Che Guevara (Hindu, Richard Gott, Jun 05, 2006)
The revolutionary's face has been used both as a symbol of protest and a fashion accessory.
- Iraqi Pm Fails To Name Ministers For 2 Key Posts (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 05, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki failed, once again, on Sunday to name ministers two the key posts of interior, defence, and national security and parliament, which was scheduled to meet .....
- Twists And Turns In A Sordid Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key," to use a Churchillian description.
- Pakistan Blames India (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 05, 2006)
We have had legitimate security concerns, says General Ehsan-ul-Haq
Islamabad "did not introduce nuclear weapons into South Asia"
JCSC did not name India "to maintain sanctity of summit atmosphere"
"Don't build CBMs on top of underlying Kashmir . .
- Fulfil True Needs And Eschew Greed (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jun 05, 2006)
An ancient Tamil proverb notes, Pasi vanthaal patthum parandhidum, meaning that when hunger overpowers, even ten scruples and principles would be thrown to winds (where ‘ten’ denotes ‘many’).
- Whys And Wherefores Of An Apology (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
Should the apology not have been in your corrections column, or on Open Page, asks a reader. The reference was to what was published in
- ‘Da Vinci Code’ Withdrawn In Goa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Bowing to threats from some quarters to "forcibly" stop the screening of the controversial film "The Da Vinci Code", a multiplex here today withdrew the movie prompting Christian groups to stop their agitation against it.
- Code Gets A Hostile Reception In Goa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Two days after a somewhat lukewarm audience response to the film, the much-publicised The Da Vinci Code was withdrawn from theatres in Goa on Sunday following threats from right-wing Christian bodies in the state.
- Day Of The Big Bully (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 05, 2006)
Some things are so obvious that you feel almost embarrassed to repeat them — but if you don’t say them, the propagandists win.
- Tension Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 05, 2006)
It’s difficult but life must go on. This old adage has come true in the case of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Pakistan’S Allies~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jun 05, 2006)
The budding US-China détente brokered by Pakistan came into full bloom here. NBC News on 7 January 1980 said “for the first time in history (a senior State Department . . .
- Faith & Environment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
If all things in the universe grow well, then a society is a community of affluence. If not, this society is on the decline. Excessive use of nature will bring about disaster, even the extinction of humanity.
Taoism
- Iraq Turmoil Continues (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Gunmen killed 21 people, including a dozen high school students, after they dragged them off buses north-east of Baghdad.
- Pray For Peace And Return Of Pandits (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Jun 05, 2006)
It was a psychological, social and communal reunion of the "cultural brotherhood" separated by murky politics.
- Toronto Mosque Vandalised After Arrests (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Vandals smashed windows of a Toronto mosque after a weekend police sweep that netted 17 suspected Al-Qaeda sympathisers accused of plotting bomb attacks.
- Bjp To Hold Satyagraha Against Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
BJP would organise an eight-day long nation-wide Satyagraha from June 7 to protest the spurt in terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir and "expose the UPA Government’s failure" to check the growing menace.
- Da Vinci Code Withdrawn From Goa Theatre (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Bowing to threats from some quarters to 'forcibly' stop the screening of the controversial film The Da Vinci Code, a multiplex in Goa on Sunday withdrew the movie prompting Christian groups to stop their agitation against it.
- Pro-Quota Groups To Stage Rallies In Tamil Nadu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
A group of pro-quota organisations will stage rallies and demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on June 6 to demand promulgation of an ordinance to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions.
- Boomtime For Bpos, Institutes » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
From bantawallahs to your friendly neighbourhood grocer, everyone is an admissions expert during this time of the year. There is professional help too.
- 17 Nabbed On Terrorism Charges In Canada (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Seventeen Canadian residents were arrested on terrorism charges. They were inspired by Al Qaeda, had amassed enough explosives to build huge bombs and were planning to blow up targets in densely populated Ontario, police said on Saturday.
- With Tears And Roses, Kashmiri Hindus Pray For Return (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jun 05, 2006)
Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus, who fled an Islamic insurgency in the Himalayan state years ago, gathered on Sunday at a holy shrine in the strife-torn region to pray for an early return to their homes.
- 'Nri' Part Of Plot To Blow Up Canadian Parliament (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Jun 05, 2006)
One of the 17 suspects rounded up by Canadian authorities while uncovering the country's first major terrorist bomb plot goes by the name Steven Vikash Chand alias Abdul Shakur.
- 'Priyaranjan Dasmunshi Has Set A Bad Precedent By Viewing The Film' (OutLook, Anuradha Raman, Jun 05, 2006)
From a call to hold back its release to granting an adult certification, with a prominent disclaimer that it was a work of fiction, it was the I&B ministry which took all the decisions. The Censor Board chairperson on the parallel body.
- Terrorists Planned To Bring Tokyo Terror To London (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 05, 2006)
Islamic terror suspects were planning a chemical attack in London similar to the 1995 outrage on the Tokyo underground, which prompted last week's counter-terrorist operation in east of the British capital in which one person was shot and another . . .
- Source Of Humanity's Inner Strength (Pioneer, Onkar Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
June is the month of Guru Arjun Dev's martyrdom, and he is remembered by Sikhs for the lyricism of his verses as much as the insight of his wisdom------ Arjun Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, was a man of letters and spiritual wisdom.
- Improve Quality Of Education, Panel Tells Arjun (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 05, 2006)
A recent report of Parliament Standing Committee that - the higher education has grown in quantity but lacked in quality - may be an eye-opener for Human Resource Develop- ment Minister Arjun Singh.
- Sahil Gave Lethal Powder To Bibek And Rahul (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
Sahil Zaroo gave the lethal "white powder" to deceased Bibek Maitra and Rahul Mahajan on the fateful Friday. "According to preliminary investigations it has been revealed that Sahil was the one who provided the powder to both of them," said . . .
- Now, Pak Ban On The Code (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Pakistan has banned Hollywood blockbuster `The Da Vinci Code' after widespread criticism of the film in the Islamic republic, officials said on Sunday.
- Lndn Smaks Me (OutLook, Ruchir Joshi, Jun 05, 2006)
This 343-pg medium-fat-boy comes with plenty of surface sass and shiny digit-beads. Sure, it's kind of readable, (slong as u in't expectin a deep Joyce Ulysses type multi-level PDA)
- Equality Before Law (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
It is the third attempt at a model nikahnama. The first, brought out by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in May last year, turned out to be a damp squib despite being years in preparation.
- Pandits Pray For Peace And Return To ‘Mother’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits who fled the Valley gathered today at a holy shrine here, 250 km from Srinagar, to pray for an early return to their homes.
- Your Smoking Is Killing Me (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2006)
Ban on depiction of smoking in films and TV serials is necessary as impressionable minds take their screen idols very seriously, says Shailaja Chandra.
- Prez Musharraf Doing A Good Job (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Saturday lavished praise on the Pakistani president’s campaign against terrorism, but side-stepped charges that Islamabad has not done enough to flush out Taliban fighters hiding along the border with Afghanistan
- Pretty Little Pictures Of Bastar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Those who cherish Adivasi culture should visit Bastar in Chhatisgarh during Dusshera when all the deities from the villages congregate at the temple of Danteswari in Dantewadi, writes D B N Murthy
- Water-Level In Krs Touches 90 Ft Owing To Early Monsoon (Hindu, Sharath S. Srivatsa , Jun 04, 2006)
Water in the reservoir usually touches this level by the second week of June
- 60,000 Acres To Come Under Irrigation This Year, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Sabita Indra Reddy inaugurates Mandal Parishad Office building
- A Master's Vision (Hindu, ANAND HARIDAS, Jun 04, 2006)
A rare collection of O.V. Vijayan's political cartoons and writings provides a glimpse of his genius.
- This Way To Paradise (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 04, 2006)
As tourism brings in the dollars, Shangri-La is discovering anew the value of its Tibetan heritage.
This is Shangri-La. Given the visceral punch of the area's beauty, this is one marketing ploy that's easy to fall for.
- Pakistani Christians Hail "Code" Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan on Saturday banned cinemas from showing the movie ``The Da Vinci Code'' following protests by the minority Christian community.
- Talks On Siachen Not Dialogue Of The Deaf: Pak Defence Secy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan Defence Secretary Lt-Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi (retd) visited New Delhi for the tenth round of Defence Secretary-level India-Pakistan talks on Siachen and Sir Creek. He agreed for an interview but could not find time. On his return to Islamabad . .
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