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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 26855:
- A Policy Of Deception On Nepal (Indian Express, S. D. Muni , Apr 29, 2006)
India has turned back from the brink of disaster over Nepal. For years it has remained a confused and uncertain observer of the Nepal crisis that was precipitated by the Maoist uprising and King Gyanendra’s despotism.
- Tamil Nadu Jananayaka Congress Candidate Found Dead In Karur (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Apr 29, 2006)
Election process in the constituency will continue: Collector
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- The Solution Is Not Quota (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2006)
Let me begin with an ordinary, everyday Indian story. It is the story of a little boy called Lakshay who, at the age of three, needed admission in a Delhi kindergarten.
- Politics Amidst Turmoil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2006)
Four months after the December 2005 election, Iraq's parliamentarians finally picked nominees to fill the seven top spots in the governmental structure.
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle: Musharraf (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 29, 2006)
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert U.S. air strikes against Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before. But no one is complaining, not when few Malayalis can tell — or care . . .
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 29, 2006)
“The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- What Is This Law About? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Does Vasundhara Raje need a poll debacle to withdraw the recently passed Freedom of Religion Bill 2006, as Jayalalithaa had to do after the drubbing she and her party received during the 2004 Lok Sabha . . .
- Accord On New Cbms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Even though basically of a technical nature, the four confidence-building measures, including the finalisation of “ground rules” along the international border, agreed to by Pakistan and India on Thursday, constitute a step forward in the on-going . . .
- Wanted, A Spy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The end of the Cold War brought the curtain down on a number of things. The world of spying was one of these.
- Scam-Jolted Stocks Settle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Stocks tumbled and the sensitive index plunged almost 500 points at the start of trading today in reaction to the market regulator’s trading ban on 24 operators last night.
- Pressed For Freedom (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 29, 2006)
There is nothing new about attacks on journalists. There have been several brutal attempts to curb freedom of the Press.
- Do We Need More Laws And Courts? (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Apr 29, 2006)
The federal government has yet again embarked on a reforming spree. As usual, the target is the judiciary.
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- Ppp Requires Equals (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
The huge technology gap between the public and private sectors makes a full-fledged partnership difficult.
- ‘My Popularity Has Gone Down’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf
Says US covert strikes are infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty
* I’m nobody’s poodle
* I have a lot of teeth to bite back with
* Baloch rebels are mercenaries, pgymies, merely pinpricks
- Indian Worker, Driver Kidnapped In Afghan South (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Indian telecommunications worker and his Afghan driver in southern Afghanistan on Friday and Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility.
- Mahajan To Undergo "Minor Surgical Procedure" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, whose condition remains "critical", would undergo a "minor surgical procedure" today.
- China Welcomes Indian-Style Shrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian-style Buddhist shrine, the first of its kind in China, would soon emerge in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism, as symbol of friendship between the two countries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the shrine, to be jointly constructed . . .
- Pm For Poll Fund Reforms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, believes that corruption in Indian public life has greatly reduced after dismantling of licence permit raj and taxation reforms, but it cannot disappear altogether unless there are reforms in financing of elections.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- Gas From Uzbekistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s one-on-one talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov during his recent visit have cleared the way for gas and oil supplies from this Central Asian country.
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- The Land As He Saw It (Hindu, ATHREYA, Apr 28, 2006)
Raghuthama Putty, who passed away recently, devoted his entire life to meticulously painting landscapes
- Hamas On A Tightrope (International Herald Tribune, George S. Hishmeh, Apr 28, 2006)
It is the tradition here that any new government be given a grace period of 100 days before judgement is voiced about its direction and effectiveness. But this has not been the case with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
- China Confirms New Human H5n1 Bird Flu Case (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf pledged to hold free and fair elections next year.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Primitive Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
It is shocking how obscurantist tribal customs continue to flourish in our society despite the fact that modern concepts of human rights have transformed social norms in large parts of the world.
- Sweeping Clauses (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 28, 2006)
Bureaucratic red tape has interesting fallouts. While the government-owned BSNL is floating mega tenders for procuring telecom equipment worth $5 billion, the Department of Telecom has invited bids from kabadiwallahs to dispose its accumulated waste . . .
- Centre Gives Green Signal To Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Project estimated to cost Rs. 6,395 crore with a debt-equity ratio of 70:30
Centre and State Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
45 per cent of debt portion to be taken care of by BMRC through loan from JBIC
Karnataka Government . .
- Time To Consolidate Democracy In Valley (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 28, 2006)
Musharraf should concede self-rule to the people of POK before questioning India on the rights of Kashmiris, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Prescott's Problem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Prescott, has confessed to having had a two-year-old "relationship" with a secretary, Tracey Temple, does not come as a profound surprise. Politicians in Britain, as in most other . . .
- It's Politics, Not Islam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The wearing of the hijab in the Islamic world actually began with the Islamic Revolution in Iran, which made the veil obligatory for women - after the clerics succeeded in turning the tables on the middle-class and the leftist groups, who paid . . .
- Pak Cries 'Foul' On Cbm Talks (Pioneer, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan proposed but India disposed. And that's what Islamabad says is the cause of contention.
- Free At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has done a great service to the cause of human rights by ordering the release of Pakistani citizens languishing in various jails of Punjab even after they have completed their terms.
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- Strange Inconsistencies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
The federal government’s ‘tolerance’ of the local Taliban in Waziristan agency in FATA could have several adverse consequences.
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- Us Policy Is Bin Laden's 'Indispensable Ally': Ex-Cia Analyst (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The former head of the CIA unit hunting Osama bin Laden unit said that US policy in the Middle East has given a boost to Al-Qaeda and its leader.
- Reliance Extends Talk Messaging Across All Phones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Reliance Communications has introduced talk messaging service (TMS) from mobile phones to mobile phones as well as landline connections in any language.
- Strengthening A Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The long-standing friendship between India and Uzbekistan was reaffirmed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tashkent.
- Confusion And Chaos In Professional Education (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Apr 28, 2006)
Between cynical politicians and contradictory judgments of the highest court, students, parents, educationists, and institutions are perplexed, awaiting the next move by the government or the court.
- Musharraf Says He's No U.S. "Poodle" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has rejected accusations he is a Western "poodle", saying his fight against Islamic militants is for his country's benefit, not for the United States or Britain.
- Mahajan Continues To Be On Ventilator, Dialysis Support (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continues to be on ventilator and dialysis support and his condition remains "critical but stable", doctors said this morning.
- Centre Approves Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Centre and Karnataka Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
- Bmtc Seeks Raise In Fare To Fund Mega Plans (Hindu, Anil Kumar Sastry, Apr 28, 2006)
BMTC to acquire 250 acres of land along Ring Road
To increase amenities for commuters
Will open 10 more bus depots
Proposes to add 1,000 more buses to its fleet
- In Times Of Trouble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
Horatio Spafford was a successful lawyer, businessman and prominent Presbyterian elder. He lost his only son shortly before the great Chicago fire in 1871, which took a heavy toll on his business, and not long after, his four daughters died in a . . .
- Controversial Book Banned In Rajasthan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The book is "insulting'' religious sentiment of "particular community''
- Medical Students Come Together To Intensify Anti-Quota Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After much ado over the quota protest outside HRD minister Arjun Singh’s residence on Wednesday, five representatives of city’s medical colleges finally got the chance to see him on Thursday.
- No Unity Without Secularists (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 28, 2006)
There cannot be a national unity government in Iraq because of the exclusion of secularists.
- Trial By Fire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 28, 2006)
One hundred and seventy five years after it was abolished by William Bentinck, sati continues to be a reality in parts of rural India.
- Looking Back~i (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Apr 28, 2006)
Now that the Left Front is aiming at returning to power for the seventh time, it may be relevant to look at its balance sheet during 29 years of uninterrupted rule.
- China Welcomes Indian-Style Shrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
An Indian-style Buddhist shrine, the first of its kind in China, would soon emerge in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism, as symbol of friendship between the two countries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the shrine, to be jointly constructed by . . .
- Mahajan Stable, Police Question Businessman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Mr Mishra is a tanker-water supplier. He had entered into a deal with Pravin’s PVM Enterprises to buy two air-conditioned buses at a cost of Rs 17 lakh in 1998-99.
- His Usp Is Middle Class-Ness (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Apr 28, 2006)
The clock strikes nine and there is a sense of anticipation in most Kannada-speaking localities. You hear the compelling signature melody of T.N.
- Different Strokes (Hindu, M. SURYA PRASAD, Apr 28, 2006)
Sudheendra and his team explored new possibilities with laya
- Development And Conservation Should Go Hand In Hand: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The need to strike a harmonious balance between development and conservation was underscored by the Nilgiris Collector, C. Vijayaraj Kumar, while releasing a compact disc titled, `Window on Nilgiris' brought out by the Nilgiri Wildlife and . . .
- Admission Of Defeat? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 28, 2006)
The Pakistani Army and other law-enforcing forces avoid direct clashes with Taliban and other Islamic extremists
- Caught In A Trap Of Its Own Making (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2006)
Facing bitter electoral competition in three Assembly by-elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP flew Islamist colours, borrowing from tactics used by Sheikh Abdullah in 1977. This time around, the trick hasn't worked.
- Misreading The Enemy (Washington Post, David Ignatius, Apr 28, 2006)
It's a truism that all conflicts end eventually. But how do you resolve a confrontation with an adversary that appears unable or unwilling to negotiate a settlement? That's a common problem that runs through the West's battles with militant Islam.
- Bush's Misbegotten Iran Plan (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
In an article titled ''The Iran Plans," published in a recent issue of The New Yorker, Seymour M. Hersh -- who helped bring the Abu Ghraib prison scandal to light -- examines what appear to be well-advanced White House plans for a bombing campaign. . . .
- Burning Evil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
One more incident of a possible Sati has come to light, this time of a 77-year-old woman at Imamganj in Gaya district in Bihar.
- Polling Begins For 76 Constituencies In West Bengal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Polling for 76 constituencies in West Bengal began at 7 am today amidst unprecedented security to decide the fate of 474 candidates in the third phase.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- Aligarh’S Holy Cow (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
Supreme Court reins in the ghetto ambience
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling (coram: Balakrishnan and Jain, JJ) will serve to relieve Aligarh Muslim University of its ghetto ambience. While admitting the two petitions by AMU and the Centre against the . . .
- Medicos For Merit Take On Quota Custodians (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Medical students put aside their stethoscopes on Wednesday and raised their voice against the proposed Government move to impose quota for OBC students in centres of higher learning.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- India's Protest Ignored, Musharraf Lays Foundation For Dam (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
It will inundate large parts of land in northern part of Jammu and Kashmir: New Delhi
The dam is part of our water policy: Pakistan
The $6.5-billion project is part of Gen. Musharraf's `2016 water vision'
- "We Have Kept Our Promises" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The former West Bengal Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who presided over the State for more than 23 years, said at the launch of the Left Front's campaign for the Assembly elections that his desire to was to see it "break all records and be installed . . .
- India, Uzbekistan Must Fight Terrorism Together: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
MoU for cooperation in oil and natural gas, six other agreements signed
Working groups on oil and natural gas sectors, IT
Cooperation in light industry, agriculture, tourism, entrepreneurship, etc.
Memorandum of Cooperation between GAIL and Uzbeknef
- Policy Run Riot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 27, 2006)
What does a government do when a judicial probe into the state’s worst instance of communal rioting yields proof of political and bureaucratic complicity? By the example of Kerala, as in so many other cases across India, it simply withholds the . . .
- No State Control On Sai Baba Temples (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Finance Minister K. Rosaiah has said that the Government decided to keep Kanyaka Parameswari temples and Shiridi Sai Baba temples out of the purview of Endowments Department.
- Iit Ruled Out For A.P. Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Cites the changed policy of the Union Government as the reason
- Blackwill Sees Nod For Nuclear Deal By June (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
"The approval will come on the basis of strategic long-term relation with India"
Diplomatic interaction between two countries should be intensified
India too should "think seriously about radical Islamic terrorism"
- Durand Line: Turning The Great Game On Its Head (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 27, 2006)
As British and other Western troops pour into Afghanistan to assist the Hamid Karzai government defend itself against a resurgent Taliban and the al Qaida along the Durand Line, the Great Game is being turned on its head.
- A Momentous Visit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 27, 2006)
CHINA now seems to be reaching out to the Middle East in a big way, for the result of President Hu Jintao’s visit to Saudi Arabia could turn out to be seminal.
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