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Articles 11721 through 11820 of 26855:
- Wahhabism Rejects Al Qaeda Violence, Says Saudi Envoy (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 15, 2006)
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has said that Wahhabism rejects the type of violence advocated by Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network.
- Karachi Shuts Down (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Partial strike in Lahore and Islamabad
* Reports of arson in some areas
* ST extends ultimatum to a later date
* FIR against unidentified terrorist
* Rally in Quetta today
- 5 Killed, Several Hurt In Srinagar Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Five people were killed and 31 others, including nine security personnel, were wounded in a series of powerful grenade explosions in Srinagar.
- Twin Blasts In Delhi's Jama Masjid (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Thirteen people were injured, one of them seriously, in two explosions that took place in quick succession inside the historic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi when the devout were offering prayers on Friday evening.
- Need To Revamp Agencies (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
General Musharraf has very timely directed the Sindh Government to take stern action against the officials responsible for the security lapse which led to the Nishtar Park tragedy, killing 58 persons at an Eid Miladun Nabi congregation.
- Balochistan Policy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
High level government officials have expressed the view that Baloch Sardars have lost their support and the government would now hold talks only with genuine political forces.
- These ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Apr 15, 2006)
European policymakers went on Easter vacation this week hoping for a respite from the spate of bad news which has engulfed several of the continent’s leading nations in recent days.
- China Wants India In Unsc But Not Till It Is With Japan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Extending conditional support to India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, China today virtually asked it not to make a claim jointly with Japan as part of G-4 if it wanted Beijing's backing.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Blasts At Jama Masjid Wound 10 People (Reuters, Himangshu watts, Apr 15, 2006)
Two small bombs exploded in the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, just after Friday prayers, wounding at least 10 people, police said.
- Sick Clamour For Seats (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
Poverty is our worst enemy and the root cause of India's problems.
- Private Water, Public Misery (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Apr 15, 2006)
Privatisation of water is taking root in India, often aided by political and bureaucratic corruption. Alongside, resistance to this is also building up.
- 5 Grenade Blasts Kill Five Civilians In J&k (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Apr 15, 2006)
A series of grenade blasts rocked Srinagar City on Friday killing five civilians including two women and injuring 30 others .
- A Spiritual Model (Statesman, Samares Kumar Das, Apr 15, 2006)
We are living in an era when there is revolution taking place in every sphere of life ~ green revolution (foodgrain production), white revolution (milk production), red revolution (meat production), yellow revolution (poultry production),
- A Winner At The End (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 15, 2006)
Why Amartya Sen should become the next president of India
- Theme Of Unity Pierces Blasts (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Baisakhi, Good Friday and the Muslims’ day of prayer — two bomb blasts in close succession in Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid today strung the country’s three major communities together in a strange coincidence.
- 'Aid Or No Aid, Hamas Stays' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday that the suspension of Western aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority would not bring down his Hamas-led Government nor cow the Palestinian people.
- Cynical Politics Of Quota (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister and inveterate intriguer Arjun Singh has added a new ingredient to his toxic cocktail of 'secular' education by pushing for a 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes in institutions of higher learning,
- Red Alert In Temple Town Of Varanasi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
A red alert was sounded and security was beefed up on Friday around the vital installations and religious shrines, including the sensitive Kashi Vishvanath and Sankat Mochan temples, in the wake of the explosions in Jama Masjid in New Delhi,
- Police To Probe Violence Following Rajkumar's Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Investigation will tackle `conspiracy' angle, says Ajai Kumar Singh
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563 people have been arrested and 43 cases registered
It will be ascertained whether those arrested
- U.S. Allies Are Behind The Death Squads (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Apr 15, 2006)
Iraq's U.S. overlords at last seem to have grasped the danger posed by their friends' militias. But it may be too late.
- Satellite To Take A Closer Look At Nalanda (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Apr 15, 2006)
Research shows that ancient university spread over a wider area
- Unlocking Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2006)
Karzai wants to move a political Hindukush
- Dialogue Needs A Common Language (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Apr 15, 2006)
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke recently of a “treaty of peace, security and friendship” with Pakistan, he inadvertently highlighted the different visions of India-Pakistan relations prevailing in Delhi and Islamabad.
- Advani Yatra To Resume From Guntakal Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani, who cancelled the Karnataka leg of Bharat Suraksha Yatra following the death of Kannada icon Rajkumar, would fly to Ananthpur in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday and resume his journey from Guntakal on the Andhra-Karnataka border.
- India On High Alert After Jama Masjid Twin Blasts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The twin blasts in New Delhi's Jama Masjid on Friday triggered high alert across the country, including Varanasi rocked by terror attacks only a little over a month ago, with security tightened in and around key shrines and vital installations.
- Valley Again, Jama Masjid First Time (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts at Jama Masjid leave at least 13 injured • Srinagar: Seven blasts, one at Dal Gate, kill five, injure 40
- Wonderful Parties And Graceful Living (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
At one time Jantar Mantar Road from its junction with Ashoka Road to Sansad Marg with the planetarium on one side, Free Church on the other was the abode of the five top building...
- Surjit S Bhalla: Education Quotas-Unfair (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The one social group that needs affirmative action (not quotas) is the Muslims; but strangely, it is politically incorrect to talk about it.
- R.K. Raghavan: An American Model (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 15, 2006)
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, which serves the law enforcement community effectively, has a lot to offer to the Indian Police.
- Chamba Is 1000 Years Old; Weeklong Festivities Begin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni inaugurates weeklong celebrations
- Two Kissingers (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
There is a disconnect between intellect and character in Henry Kissinger's personality.
- Cure The Violent Polity First (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 15, 2006)
At least now that the PM has acknowledged Naxalism to be the single-biggest internal security threat that India has ever faced, we should recognise some of the fundamental problems in our strategy in dealing with this crisis.
- Warning Signals From Jd(u) (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
Thanks to a running feud with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, George Fernandes had long been reduced to dummy president of the Janata Dal (United). In this background, Sharad Yadav's emergence as the new helmsman of the party defeating Mr. Fernandes,
- Jama Masjid Rocked By Blasts, 13 Injured (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts rocked the historic Jama Masjid complex in Old Delhi on Friday evening, injuring 13 people including a 10-year-old boy.
- Iran May Climb Down Over N-Issue Sooner Than West Expects (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Was Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad inspired by a Tehrani folk tale to try and lead the Islamic republic out of what looks like the most serious foreign policy crisis in its history?
- Ring A Bell? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Ruchi Sharma waits for the day cellphones stop interrupting . . .
- Poverty In The Midst Of Plenty (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Apr 14, 2006)
Most of the villages in Kerala are populated entirely by old people.
- Chinese Puzzle (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 14, 2006)
The State is a land of people with unstinted flight of imagination.
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- The King Is Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
The seven-party 'Opposition alliance', representing the thoroughly discredited and hugely corrupt political elite of Nepal masquerading as champions of democracy, and its ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), are celebrating what they . . .
- Preparing To Strike At Will (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Apr 14, 2006)
Terrorists have infested large parts of the country and their area commanders are busy plotting more attacks, says Anil Narendra
- Briefs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Pakistan deploys troops in Karachi
- Destroying India's Excellence (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 14, 2006)
Arjun Singh tried to pull a fast one on the country. No, I don't mean his spat with the Election Commission.
- Balkanising India (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 14, 2006)
India has fought four wars with Pakistan and in all the four cases the country has had an upper hand.
- Quota Of Diminishing Returns (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Reservation ruse is unlikely to help the Congress win more seats in the Assembly elections, says Kalyani Shankar
- Muslims Must Pursue Modern Education' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 14, 2006)
"Unless we develop a modern outlook skewed towards scientific education, there is no future for us."
- Baisakhi- Birth Of Khalsa (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Apr 14, 2006)
On the festival of Baisakhi people from all walks of life meet in festive mood on the 1st day of Baisakhi Associated with the harvest of Rabi Crop., Baisakhi is celebrated with fun and frolic in Northern India particularly in Punjab.
- Congress: Survey Contrary To Reality (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Party questions methodology in Kerala
- Worst-Ever Violence Witnessed In Bangalore In The Past Ten (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Apr 14, 2006)
The number of vehicles damaged and policemen injured in mob attacks was unprecedented
Most of those who indulged in violence were drunk and anti-social elements went on the rampage, say police
- Elbaradei For Political Solution (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 14, 2006)
IAEA chief optimistic about his visit
- Can There Ever Be Another Raj? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 14, 2006)
Once the tears subside, once the tributes end, once the realisation dawns that The End indeed has come, a big question will continue to stare at us:
- Nepal Opposition Leader Rejects King's Talks Offer (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Nepal's biggest opposition leader rejected on Friday an offer by King Gyanendra to hold national elections and unity talks to defuse a mass campaign against his absolute rule.
- Pm Threat No. 1 Tag On Maoists (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
Spring Thunder has struck Delhi, a day after its disruptive potential was acknowledged in Calcutta and 39 years after the clarion call rose in Naxalbari in Bengal.
- Buddha, Biman Look Opposite Ways (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the lone brand ambassador for the ruling CPI-M in the state, has refused to toe the line prescribed by the CPI-M’s newly-elected state secretary, Mr Biman Bose, on the question of confronting the Maoists.
- Winnable Reforms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 14, 2006)
Buddha can afford to smile
- New Anti-Terrorism Laws Introduced In Uk (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
New laws making it illegal to glorify terrorism came into force across Britain on Thursday following months of bitter political debate.
- Missing The Pawn For The Smut (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 14, 2006)
So a person’s right to life is far more important than the dubious duty of saving our society from a Fate Worse Than Death.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2006)
In the detailed report on The Hindu-CNN-IBN poll in Kerala ("As always, the floating voters hold the key", April 13, 2006), the bar chart relating to the popularity rating of Kerala leaders has errors in two figures.
- A Champion Of Equality Movement (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Apr 14, 2006)
India's highest civilian award ''Bharat Ratna'' was very appropriately conferred posthumously on Baba Sahib Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on 6th December 1989 in recognition to his outstanding and distinguished service which he had rendered to his . . .
- Court And The Constitution (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Apr 14, 2006)
Good sense of judges is a help, not a hindrance
- Devil's Advocate: Caste Republics (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Apr 14, 2006)
The more reservation fails to deliver social justice, the stronger becomes political parties' determination to push it into newer areas.
- Of Plastic Rain And Tigers (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Apr 14, 2006)
Tourists cannot afford to pollute the environment with plastic bags and biscuit wrappers
- Taking Another Swipe At The Left (Telegraph, Bhaskar Chatterjee, Apr 14, 2006)
When a person purchases a book priced at no less than Rs 500, he expects it to broaden his mind and enrich his analytical faculty.
- Politicising A Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
Vandalism and acts of arson were not the only unfortunate occurrences in the wake of Tuesday’s bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar park;
- Al Qaeda Poses A Threat To Pakistan, Says Us Official (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
: The United States has refused to confirm reports of a senior Al Qaeda operative being killed in Pakistan.
- Brief Case: Perfect Setting (Times of India, G K GUPTA, Apr 14, 2006)
Though living in Kolkata for years, we had hardly moved out. "How will our children grow unless they get good exposure?"moaned Sarla, my wife.
- The Risen Redeemer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Good Friday and Easter are linked to God's creation of humankind, Adam and Eve, and their punishment for having eaten the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil beguiled by Satan in the form of a serpent.
- All Those Bubbles (Deccan Herald, K Hussain , Apr 14, 2006)
A disciple asked Gautama Buddha during his last moments on earth: “Master, where will you go after your death?”
- Students Told To Work For Country's Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Madhavan Nair receives award from D. Hanumanna The Government had opened Centres for Science Education at Kolkata and Pune to attract youths to follow a five-year course in basic sciences
- Creating Dispensable Citizens (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Apr 14, 2006)
This is not merely about whether the dam should be constructed or not. It is about condoning state inaction and then blaming the victim.
- Connecting India' Summit Ends (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Apr 14, 2006)
Delegates note deficiencies in agreement
The Singapore business community would prefer the choice of `enhancing the reality'
A consortium of private-sector Singapore firms planned to catalyse investment flows into India's real estate sector
- Venkaiah Naidu Hits Out At Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Vote-bank policies create dangerous situation in the country'
- Sane Counsel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 14, 2006)
One and all must heed to numerous calls for sanity that have emanated from sacred mosques across the State on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi.
- Annual Car Festival Of Narasimha Swamy Temple Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Special poojas performed for presiding deities
- Nilotpal Reads Between Cm’S Words (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s candid admission that the CPI-M led state government is practicing capitalism, has sent ripples among the CPI-M’s support base, particularly among students and the youth.
- Heard The One About The President? (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The misdirected email or text message is a hazard of our age. It can sour relationships and upset the closest of our friends.
- Pakistan Unlikely To Back New Kashmir Insurgency: Study (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 13, 2006)
If the political process between India and Pakistan now underway fails, the revival of the Pakistan-supported armed insurgency in Kashmir is not an option that President General Pervez Musharraf would favour, according to a new study.
- `Jamaat-E-Islami Offer Of Support To Ldf To Protect Vested Interests' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee leaders slam the outfit and the PDP
KPCC spokesperson says UDF does not consider PDP, Jamaat-e-Islami as fascist organisations
KPCC general secretary alleges that CPI(M) is trying to mislead the minorities on quota
- Islamabad Annoyed Over Ajk Lawmakers’ Visit Abroad (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Apr 13, 2006)
The federal government has taken strong exception to a recent visit by AJK lawmakers and officials to several foreign countries, Dawn learnt on good authority here on Wednesday.
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