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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 26855:
- Benazir, Nawaz Unite Against Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Rule out any deal with govt; demand free polls, release of political prisoners; ex-PMs may return together
- Pakistan Claims No Information On Laden (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Pakistan has no information on where Al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden could be hiding, a cabinet minister said today.
- Hu’S Discerning Remarks (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
President Hu Jintao’s address to the Saudi Shura Council on Sunday was full of observations that were as much discerning and pertinent to the present global scenario as much as they contained a strong undercurrent of criticism of Western policies . . .
- America’S Changed Stance (Dawn, Athar Osama, Apr 25, 2006)
President George Bush’s trip to South Asia last month has been the subject of the Pakistani, Indian, and American news media and security analysts for a while now.
- Law And Order Situation Better In Aiadmk Rule, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The MDMK general secretary Vaiko has appealed to the voters to vote for the AIADMK-led alliance based on the achievements of the AIADMK Government, which has been maintaining law and order situation in an appreciable manner.
- Much Worse (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
IT should not take a genius to figure out that things have become much worse since the military operation was launched in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Taj Mahal Premier In Pak Tomorrow (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 25, 2006)
While Mughal-e-Azam becomes the first Indian film to be premiered in Pakistan yesterday on April 26, Akbar Khan-directed “Taj Mahal” will become the first Indian film to be commercially released across the border.
- Fettered Freedom (Indian Express, JYOTSNA DIWAN MEHTA, Apr 25, 2006)
It was on a holiday last year that I visited Bastar — the densely forested ecological haven which is slowly inching its way on to the tourist map. The verdant greenery, the breath-taking waterfalls, the feeling of somehow being transported back into time,
- Blessed Are The Pure In Heart (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 25, 2006)
Some are born blind, others become blind, but the saddest are those who make themselves blind.
- No Halfway Houses Islamabad Must Open All Doors (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
In one sense, the celebration beginning with Mughal-e-Azam in Pakistani theatres - that will hopefully end the 40-year drought of Hindi films in that country - appears to make . . .
- When Bush Was In Pak, His Plane Was In Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The US Secret Service was so scared of terror attacks during President George W. Bush’s visit to Pakistan last month that it declined to park the President’s standby aircraft, a second Jumbo 747, in Islamabad.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- On Dissent And Democracy (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Apr 25, 2006)
One of the great indicators of any society is the creativity of its radicals and the availability of its eccentrics. Equally critical is the tolerance and understanding that society shows its dissenters.
- Hire Without Discrimination (Pioneer, Abdullah Khan, Apr 25, 2006)
The UPA Government's proposal to extend the policy of reservation to the private sector has caused grave concern not only to the business community but also set off a wave of competitive populism among the political parties.
- There Are No Tests In The Spiritual Realm (Times of India, SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV, Apr 25, 2006)
Does a guru put a disciple to test? I don't know about that but disciples definitely put the guru to test.
- On India Inc Job Quotas, An Affirmative Lesson From South Africa (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 25, 2006)
As facts lose out to rhetoric in the debate over quotas in the private sector, New Delhi and India Inc should perhaps take a look at the example of South Africa.
- The Ultra Menace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 24, 2006)
The moral victory the Left Front can claim over Maoists following the impressive turnout in Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore should not blind them to the reality that the extremists in these three districts will continue to be a major headache . . .
- Radiating Peace All Around Us (Pioneer, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
Whether a culture or a religion is used to divide people, it is not good. We need to unite the world, the hearts and the minds! Where is it that we can all unite?
- India At Cusp Of Historic Transformation: Pm (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Apr 24, 2006)
Emphasising that India was at the "cusp of a historic transformation", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invited increased foreign investment pointing out that the country had ventured on a series of programmes to improve infrastructure which . . .
- Price Hike (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
Strangely , it is not the plight of the common man, but pressure from the opposition forces about the uncontrolled price spiral that is bothering the President, who advised Mr Shaukat Aziz to take all-out measures to check the trend in a meeting . . .
- Ipi Gasline Deal (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
The news that the deal on the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gasline project is about to be finalised between the three countries has rekindled hopes that Islamabad and New Delhi are determined to withstand pressure from Washington to back off from . . .
- Harmony In Religious Beliefs (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Apr 24, 2006)
The Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, has made the very interesting suggestion that Muslims should accept Lord Krishna “as one of the prophets” sent by Allah.
- Protecting Minority Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
AT a minority rights conference held in Islamabad, various religious leaders once again made an impassioned appeal for the repeal of discriminatory laws like the one relating to blasphemy as these are often used to persecute minorities.
- A New Theory To Sustain The Bull Market (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 24, 2006)
Beliefs about property-based evaluations powering the market are worrisome and require scrutiny
- Pakistan Damaged Kashmir Struggle, Says Salahuddin (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
The commander of Kashmir’s largest militant group said on Sunday Pakistan had caused “irreparable damage” to the Kashmiri fighters’ cause by pursuing peace without winning more concessions from India.
- Chessboard Moves On Iranian Pipeline (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has talked to President Ahmadinejad of Iran on the phone and the two are reported to have “agreed to speed up work on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline”.
- Delayed Reactions To Globalisation (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Apr 24, 2006)
When the Indian economy began to be linked more closely to the world in 1991, the full implications of it did not hit many managers for a while. Very little bad news showed up.
- Should Generals Speak Out? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 24, 2006)
Commentators have described what has happened in the US this month as a virtual revolt, though confined to a few retired Generals. Unless put down firmly, they fear that it might become a contagion and spread to serving officers and spell the . . .
- Strengths And Weaknesses Of Indian Banking (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 24, 2006)
Indian banks have done quite well, especially in terms of efficiency and non-performing loans. But there is still a long way to go before they can catch up with their peers in the US, the UK, Germany or China. S. VENKITARAMANAN hopes the RBI . . .
- Anguish And After (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Following the Danish cartoon controversy, a number of Muslim states are coming together to lobby and press for limits on freedom of expression, reports . . .
- Maoists Must Be Excluded: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Says they are trying to set up a corridor
- President’S Resolve (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
It was good to see General Musharraf highlight the need for free and fair elections and ask the people not to vote for corrupt elements. Addressing a students’ convention in Islamabad on . . .
- Nepal In Crisis India Must Help King Restore Order (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Anti-monarchy protesters thronging the streets of Kathmandu continue to chant, "Not enough, not enough..
- Enough's Enough Solution To Talaq Lies With Article 44 (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
The plight of India's Muslim women has been underscored yet again with a fatwa issued to a couple to live apart merely because the man uttered talaq three times to his wife in an inebriated state.
- Chinks In Mafia's Armour (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
Who says, that crimes can be buried with the passage of time? Nemesis has habit of catching up at the most unexpected moment. Italian police arrested Bernardo Provenzano, boss of all bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, on April 12, 2005 after 43 years.
- No Funds To Hamas Proves Crusade Against Islam, Blames Laden (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the international isolation of the Hamas-led Palestinian Government is proof of a "war by crusaders and Zionists against Islam," according to an audiotape attributed to him and aired on Arabic television on Sunday.
- Doughty Pramod Fights On; Surgery Successful (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Apr 24, 2006)
His toughest fight ever, but senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan does not show any signs of giving up... and fights on.
- Mahajan Will Defeat Death, Says Vajpayee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
"No efforts will be spared to provide good treatment"; Foreign doctors satisfied with approach: Shekhawat
- Umar Farooq May Meet Manmohan For Talks: Soz (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 24, 2006)
Government committed to strengthening peace process
Advocates role for political parties as well
Assures to allocate funds for Neelnag
- Pay More For Using Inter-Bank Atms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Atm charges for withdrawing cash from another bank’s network has been raised but it may have little impact as majority of ATM users do not utilise this facility.
- New Pm Seen As Weak By Iraqi Media (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 24, 2006)
The Iraqi press reacted cautiously to the appointment of Jawad al-Maliki as the prime minister in the country’s first four-year elected government for decades. Commentators writing in Sunday’s papers viewed him as a sectarian figure who will not be . . .
- 30 Nris Figure In Uk’S Top 1000 Rich List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Nri steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal was on Sunday declared the wealthiest person in Britain and seventh richest in the world while as many as 30 NRIs in the United Kingdom, including Lord Swraj Paul, had fortunes worth over 60 million pounds each.
- Stability And Cooperation (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 24, 2006)
India must take a balanced view and adopt a course that will protect the country’s interests
- What Happened To Ufos? (Deccan Herald, Iain Hollingshead, Apr 24, 2006)
Public interest in UFOs has waned with entry of internet and conspiracy theories
- Mahajan Operated Upon Again, Still On Life Support (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
A day after he was shot by younger brother Pravin, BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan’s condition remained critical and he had to be wheeled into the operation theatre of Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital for the second time in 36 hours.
- Arabs Under A Persian Moon (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Apr 24, 2006)
The current tension over the nuclear ambitions of Iran is causing great concern among its Arab neighbours. While they are individually too weak to . . .
- Ads Tell You All You Need To Know (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Apr 24, 2006)
Sometimes, ads reflect attitude and ‘the image’, and the times.You will see Salman Khan in a banian ad but never in one for suitings. Because it’s his arms and chest that are on sale. Did the banian wallahs pay him to emerge from the Jodhpur jail . . .
- Creating Quality (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 24, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic . . .
- Ride To Reform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 24, 2006)
Politics can be a great leveller. Today’s protesters become tomorrow’s conformists.
- Elusive Peace In Sri Lanka (Tribune, Shylashri Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
The peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE have not made any headway.
- Value Of People’S Power (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Apr 24, 2006)
Events can throw up parallel government in Nepal
- Khurana Out Of The Bjp--Again (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Apr 24, 2006)
Outside his circles of admirers, whose number is perhaps vastly exaggerated, the BJP’s ‘best known’ face in Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, does not deserve much sympathy for his present predicament nor has the party that ‘suspended’ him for a second . . .
- Tulbul Talks Only In June, Says Pak (Times of India, Chandrika Mago, Apr 24, 2006)
The Narmada controversy has taken a toll on the Tulbul navigation project in J&K, with Pakistan apparently seizing the opportunity to push back talks on this to the first week of June.
- Laden Sounds Bugle For Long War (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Laden sounds bugle for long war Darfur, Hamas on Osama lips
- Sonia Wants Rahul Or Priyanka To Be Pm: Rajnath (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Sonia Gandhi wants to see her son or daughter as Prime Minister of the country due to which she has declined the responsibility herself.
- Expose This Scam (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 24, 2006)
One and all will be thoroughly disappointed. Indeed, the disclosure about bungling in the well intentioned scheme "for the development of Chinab river front at Akhnoor" is sickening.
- Cat Is Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 24, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. The much-awaited "third major party" has emerged in "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known. Barrister Sultan Mahmood has founded it under the banner of the "Jammu Kashmir . . .
- Nepal Rebels Attack Town, Curfew In Capital (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a town in eastern Nepal and fought a six-hour gun battle with security forces, a senior government official said on Monday as anti-monarchy protests gripped the capital.
- The Indo-German Confluence At Hannover (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 24, 2006)
India at Hannover is not just about business and investment. It will glass-case a kaleidoscope of culture, cuisine, music and dance. The blossoming economic and business relationships between India's rapidly emerging market and Germany's massive . . .
- Taliban ‘Decree’ Death For Three Men (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Local radicals known here as Taliban on Sunday decreed the killing of three tribesmen of the South Waziristan Agency for disobeying and manhandling their parents.
- The Greatest Indians (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 23, 2006)
Indian classical musicians seek, and some of them achieve, perfection.
- Don't Sit In Judgment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Reassessing current assessment procedures will help students more.
- Bare Breasts And Bare-Faced Politics (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 23, 2006)
India's morality stormtroopers were steamed up last week in response to two incidents of "wardrobe malfunction" at the Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai.
- Squaring The Circle (Hindu, GEETA DOCTOR, Apr 23, 2006)
The Ramanujan-Hardy story finds a new equation with a film on their relationship.
- So Many Shades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Drawing with coloured pencils is not a spontaneous art and Jay Varma is a master of this medium.
- Life-Changing Books (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, Apr 23, 2006)
Two novels, very different in nature, still influence people.
- New Delhi Seeks Transit Facility: India-Pakistan-Afghan Trade Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
India on Saturday said that if Islamabad provided New Delhi with the transit facility for trade with Afghanistan then it would also benefit Pakistan as Peshawar would become a hub of economic activity.
- Travel Guides (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
"From the heights of the Himalayas to the majesty of the Taj Mahal enjoy the Eastern delights of India with this essential guide. Unique cutaways and 3D pictures take you on a visual tour round holy temples and the top nature reserves.
- Protests Swelling On The Streets Of Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 23, 2006)
At the end of the day, the King has simply not accepted the fact that state authority lies with the people: Communist Party
"The King is not paying any attention to the peoples' aspirations"
India has placed itself out of step with Nepalese . . .
- Breaking Free From The Golden Cage (Deccan Herald, Priyanka Haldipur, Apr 23, 2006)
The tale of a young girl coping with life in a traditional milieu is engrossing as well as brutal.
- Stones Come Alive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
The town of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh gets its name from the Khajur trees growing in abundance there, writes Ambuja Narayan.
- Unholy Warriors And Kattarpan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 22, 2006)
They tell us all religions preach peace: the Muslim’s ‘Islam’ means the same as the Hindu’s ‘Shanti’, the Sikh’s ‘Sarbat da bhalaa’ and the Christian’s ‘peace and goodwill on Earth.’
- More Than Shia-Sunni Strife (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 22, 2006)
Sectarianism is spreading fast in Pakistan. The emerging polarisation is between the Barelvis and the Deobandis
- The Universe Isn’T About Us (Deccan Herald, Joel Achenbach, Apr 22, 2006)
‘In our obscurity, there is no hint that there is anyone who will come and save us from ourselves.’
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Bjp Opposes India's Military Role In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The BJP has opposed any military intervention by India in Nepal and asserted that both Constitutional monarchy and functional democracy were important for the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Paper Marking (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 22, 2006)
Mistakes are bound to happen in life, whether of an individual or a body. Once, impelled by the desire of setting the highest standard in competitive tests the governing body of a Central Government Service Commission appointed Professor Harold . . .
- Usa Sees Options Sans Musharraf (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Unhappy with the “sub-par” performance of President Pervez Musharraf, specially in war on terrorism, the USA looked at different scenarios for Pakistan without the General at its helm, according to an influential US think tank.
- Malaysia Demolishes Century-Old Hindu Temple In Kuala Lampur (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Malaysian authorities have demolished a century-old Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, bulldozing the building as devotees cried and begged them to stop, Hindu groups said today.
- The Truth Behind History (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Apr 22, 2006)
M.J. Akbar's latest book is a history of India couched as a fascinating family chronicle
It would be a tragedy if one were to be imprisoned by despair
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