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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 26855:
- Democracy By Choice (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 10, 2006)
The US gives little value to popular mandate and counts monarchs and dictators as its staunch supporters
- An Identity Crisis (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Apr 10, 2006)
I see a crisis facing the world today. It is fundamentally one of identification.
- Harvest Of Life (Indian Express, Ruchi sharma, Apr 10, 2006)
It is that time of year. Nach Baliye time, with Baisakhi round the corner.
- Cyprus Welcomes Nuclear Agreement (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 10, 2006)
Supports efforts to promote civilian nuclear supply for economic development
- Gibran And The Idea Of Man (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Apr 10, 2006)
75 years ago - poet, philosopher and painter Kahlil Gibran passed away at St Vincent Hospital in New York, after a long and painful illness, described in the autopsy as "cirrhosis of liver with incipient tuberculosis in one of the lungs".
- After Aligarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
There was a time in the 1980s when "religious riot in Aligarh" was not so much a news occurrence as a cliché. Like Kanpur and Meerut, Gorakhpur and Varanasi, it was one of the many Uttar Pradesh towns seemingly cursed by persistent social violence.
- Take Sting Out Of Bite (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Apr 10, 2006)
If the US has had to begin looking for remnants of Stinger surface-to-air shoulder-fired missiles it gave the Afghan mujahideen to fight the Soviet Army in the 1980s, there is trouble brewing within the "coalition against terror" and Pakistan is . . .
- From Home Of Kashmir’S Head Priest, A ‘Feminist’ Magazine (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Apr 09, 2006)
She is edited and founded by Sheeba Masoodi, also known as wife of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq; piece on dating creates heat at launch.
- Pak Embassy Official’S Claim Triggers Us Media Interest (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 09, 2006)
Investigative reporters, including a couple from a major American TV network, are trying to dig up details of a claim made by a senior Foreign Office official in Islamabad that Pakistan spent thousands of dollars through its lobbyists on member . . .
- Troops Moved To Malakand To Smash Kidnapper Dens (News International, Ikram Hoti, Apr 09, 2006)
More than 1,000 Army troops have been moved to Malakand Agency possibly for carrying out an operation against gangs of kidnappers, authorities told The News here on Saturday.
- The Die Is Cast Against Defiant Baloch Chieftains (News International, Tariq Butt, Apr 09, 2006)
The government is tightening the noose around the neck of three defiant Baloch chieftains to force them into renouncing aggression.
- Call For World Peace Marks Buddha Jayanti Celebration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2006)
Religious leaders from different faiths participate in the meet
- Canada Deports Three For Links To Pakistani Group (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Canada deported three men late on Wednesday with links to a Pakistani group and considered "a security risk", who had earlier been convicted of trying to bomb a Hindu temple, officials told AFP on Thursday.
- Bhutto, Sharif’S Parties May Boycott Pakistan Polls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Pakistan's mainstream Opposition parties said on Friday they might stay out of elections next year if their exiled leaders are barred from returning home and a caretaker government is not set up.
- Gaiety Marks Celestial Wedding In Bhadrachalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Endowments Minister presents `Pattuvastrams'
- Nepal Imposes Curfew Ahead Of Anti-King Protests (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Apr 08, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government imposed a day curfew in Kathmandu and its neighbouring areas on Saturday and some mobile phone services were disrupted, hours before a rally against King Gyanendra's rule.
- Sonia's Gamble To Win Back Uttar Pradesh? (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Apr 08, 2006)
The battle for political space in Uttar Pradesh is getting tougher.
- The Future Of Jihad (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 08, 2006)
The jihadis of today are increasingly locking horns with the US-led Western world.
- Even-Handed Approach On N-Deal Needed (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the initiative of the US-India civilian nuclear deal should be enveloped in a nuclear restraint regime, allowing production of fissile material for all of South Asia. In an interview in New York, he said . . .
- Need For Free, Fair Polls (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
Us assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has met ARD leaders Amin Fahim and Raja Zafarul Haq in Islamabad on Thursday to have a feel of the political currents in Pakistan.
- Pakistan, Spain To Strengthen Trade, Security Cooperation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Shaukat calls for even-handed approach on civilian nuclear technology
- Iraqi Women Argue, But Agree On Role (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recriminations, accusations, the past.
- Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 71 At Shiite Mosque (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Three suicide bombers, including at least one who appeared to be a woman, exploded in a sea of Friday worshipers at the main mosque of the most powerful Shiite political party in Iraq, killing at least 71 people and wounding at least 140.
- Sage Counsel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
It is most unfortunate that good advice goes unheeded.
- Ties And Spaces (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
Let there be spaces between our togetherness.
- The Tragedy That Can Strike Us Too (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Apr 08, 2006)
Meher Bhargava’s murder underlines an ugly truth: that any citizen can be killed at any time on the slightest provocation
- A Bus Service Going Nowhere? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 08, 2006)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service seems to have been virtually grounded by the complicated documentation process and the attitude of the intelligence agencies.
- Right Thrust (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
The foreign trade policy will make Indian exports grow
- Vhp Salvo At Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a fresh offensive, the VHP on Monday charged senior BJP leader L K Advani yet again with “ideological deviation” for suggesting a negotiated settlement to the vexed Ayodhya issue and said the party required “radical surgery” to be back on the . . .
- Dramatic Re-Creations Of "The Gospel Of Judas" (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Apr 08, 2006)
What if an ancient gospel was rediscovered that offered a radically different perspective on a man that history has painted as the ultimate villain? What if these account turned Jesus' betrayal on its head, and in it the villain became a hero?
- Among Sufi Mystics (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 08, 2006)
Professor Coleman Barks who teaches poetry in the University of Georgia (US) is today regarded as an authority on the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi (1201-1273).
- Gorgeous View (Hindu, SUBHA J. RAO, Apr 08, 2006)
In the dark, even twigs look scary. A shrivelled creeper clinging to a lamppost appears like a snake ready to strike! Driving down from Masinagudi village towards Moyar, our guide tells us to keep our eyes open to track animal movement on the . . .
- Spy In Sky Counts Days To Last Flight (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Photographs of militant training camps across the Line of Control, images of Pakistani army and armoured corps movements, mapping of new roads built by adversaries in sensitive border regions — ever wondered how India gets hold of these pictures?
- Civilizing Mission (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 08, 2006)
The US still mistakes national resistance for terrorism
- The Knight Versus The Professor (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 08, 2006)
The choice for the Italian electorate on Sunday is between the incumbent Prime Minister's flamboyance and the challenger's dignified approach.
- For Vhp Sadhus, King Is ‘Vishwa Hindu Samrat’ (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Apr 08, 2006)
As international support continues to pour in favour of the movement, an increasingly cornered and isolated King Gyanendra flew in his Super Puma along with Queen Komal to inaugurate the World Hindu Federation silver jubilee celebration in Birgunj
- Long Live Our Dead Ghosts (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 08, 2006)
Arjun Singh, we are told by his fans in the Congress, possesses one sharp political brain. L.K. Advani, his disciples in the BJP would tell you, is a genuinely creative political strategist.
- Fight, But Talk (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
A government minus BJP or Congress? The prospect should make the two more mutually civil
- Not Just Iit And Iim, Arjun Quota Regime To Cover All (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Apr 08, 2006)
Not just IIMs, IITs and Central universities. Top academic institutes, cutting across various fields, from medicine to law, film to fashion, hotel management to mass communication, are set to come under HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s plan to impose . . .
- India’S Rajasthan State Assembly Bans Religious Conversions (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
BJP says conversion were weakening communal harmony
- Dialogue Of The Deaf? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 08, 2006)
Even though pessimists have already called it “a dialogue of the deaf”, the very fact that Iran and America are said to be exploring the possibility of talks on the Iraqi situation shows the two sides’ desire to open a channel of communication.
- All Sbi Branches Remain Closed Across State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Unions rule out calling off the strike before the issue of hike in pension is settled
Several Government schemes being implemented for the poor are affected
Unions alleged that their demand for hike in pension was ignored for 14 years
Say that . . .
- Treat India, Pakistan Equally, Aziz Asks Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
PM says AQ Khan chapter closed
Calls for diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran nuclear crisis
Says no militant training camps in Pakistan
- Ssp Removed, Two Officials Suspended As Aligarh Remains Tense (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
PAC and RAF deployed in the curfew-bound areas
- The Abc Of Obcs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
The term ‘‘backward classes’’ first raised its head in Mysore state, where preferential recruitment of backward communities was introduced in 1921.
- Incredible (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 08, 2006)
It is quite incredible that the authorities, so quick in blocking or outlawing some TV channels, should be unable to control the plague of illegal FM radio stations in the NWFP that are stirring up factional hatred and religiosity.
- "Check Invasion Of Bangladeshis" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Erstwhile NDA Government made "earnest efforts to stop infiltration," says Advani
Sonia, Manmohan remarks on illegal immigration "hypocritical, dishonest and misleading"
Warns of more divisions in the country due to " unchecked invasion"
- U.S. Wants India To Clarify On `Minimum Credible Deterrent' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
It is "absolutely necessary" for decreasing tensions in Asia: Boucher
- Sbi Strike: People's Patience Wearing Thin (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Apr 08, 2006)
Stir has affected tea industry in Coonoor and Kotagiri
- Kashi: Eternal City Of Mystic Love And Light (Times of India, Pranav Khullar, Apr 08, 2006)
Benaras or Varanasi has an unbroken, ancient, spiritual character, a city that is at the very core of Hindu tradition, a living testimony to the compo-site and eclectic culture that has been defining the Indian ethos since ages.
- Cpi(m) Protests Against Caste Discrimination In Society (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Dalits asked to stay united and resist attempts of social suppression
- Pensioners, Traders Hard Hit By Sbi Employees' Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Transaction worth crores of rupees blocked in Belgaum
Strike entered fifth day on Friday Thousands of cheques have not been cleared
- Scrutiny Of Judicial Immunity Is Must (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 08, 2006)
In the wake of the public outcry against the acquittal of the accused in the Jessica Lall and Irfan murder cases, the demand for judicial reforms has mounted.
- In The Wake Of The Bush Visit (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Apr 08, 2006)
In the aftermath of President George Bush’s visit, too much importance is being attached to inanities, while among the important points only the nuclear deal with India has monopolised comments, giving an impression as if all that matters to . . .
- Hu’S Eight Commandments (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 08, 2006)
After Hu Jintao, the President of China and Chairman of the CPC, issued a set of eight do’s and eight don’ts to improve the moral standards of Chinese people, the party has gone into an overdrive.
- The Yatra Man (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 07, 2006)
Advani cannot give up old habits
- How To Write A Perfect Novel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
First, many non-resident Indians have taken to full-time writing supplemented by teaching and journalism.
- Mass Graves With 1,000 Bodies Found In Iraq (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Eight mass graves containing around 1,000 bodies have been found near Iraq’s northern oil hub of Kirkuk, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced today.
- Withered State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2006)
All opponents of the Left Front in West Bengal attack its political bankruptcy, quite overlooking the fact that under 29 years of left rule, the state is economically bankrupt.
- In The Twilight Zone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2006)
It’s the realm of the unknown; it deals with the supernatural world and its possible influences, it’s a quality hidden from our senses — it’s occult tradition that has had a very special place in the history of social evolution both in the West . . .
- Sonia Sword On Agp, Salve On Minorities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
From Nagaon to Dhubri to Mangaldoi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today chanted the minority mantra everywhere in a final attempt to retain the party’s hold on a community whose votes could ultimately decide who will hold the reins at Dispur.
- Intelenet Global To Raise Headcount (Hindustan Times, K. Mishra, Apr 07, 2006)
Intelenet Global Services -- the BPO owned jointly by HDFC and Barclays -- plans to ramp up its employee strength to 35,000 from the existing 9,500 in the next three years.
- Protests, Carnage Rock Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Police fired tear gas to break up stone-throwing anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal today after a fierce overnight attack on a town by Maoist rebels left 22 people dead, including an Indian, witnesses and authorities said.
- Buildings Shake As Quake Hits Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Thousands of people ran out of homes and buildings in Gujarat on Thursday after an earthquake hit the region, witnesses said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
- Yatras Roll To Ram And Rajya Beat (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
On Thursday, Leader of Opposition LK Advani embarked on his sixth Rath Yatra invoking Lord Ram and appealing to Muslims to abandon their claim over the disputed site in Ayodhya so as to facilitate the construction of the temple on Ram's janambhoomi.
- Up: 4 Killed, 13 Injured In Clash In Aligarh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four persons were killed and 13 injured, six of them seriously, when members of two communities clashed over a place of worship, opening fire and pelting stones, after which indefinite curfew was imposed in three police station areas of this . . .
- Tragedy To Farce (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Apr 07, 2006)
Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, France has attracted worldwide attention for political upheavals, in striking contrast to a relatively more tranquil England.
- Ec Case Against Subhas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The chief electoral officer today filed a complaint with the police against state transport minister Mr Subhas Chakraborty for allegedly making “threatening” statements about government officials on poll duty.
- Rajnath To Upa: Govern Or Get Thrown Out (Pioneer, Subhasis Mohanty, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday embarked on the Bharat Suraksha Yatra from Puri after seeking the blessings of Lord Jagannath. However, his rath actually rolled on from Bhubaneswar.
- Modi Seeks Apex Court's Intervention In Godhra Case (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
Stepping UP his attack at the UPA Government for trying to deny justice to the victims of Godhra train carnage, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought Supreme Court's intervention in ensuring that "killers of Godhra" did not go scot-free.
- The Politics Of Sacrifice (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 07, 2006)
Why Sonia Gandhi can get away with her grand-standing
- Boucher On Democracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
After his meeting with the President, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed a press conference in the US embassy. According to the official sources, while meeting the President he confined himself . . .
- What Could Brighten The Country’S Image (Dawn, Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Apr 07, 2006)
The government of Pakistan is concerned about building a positive image for the country for which it seems to be struggling to hire highly paid and presentable consultants.
- Karzai To Visit India From April 9 (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 07, 2006)
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is arriving India on Sunday on a three day state visit.
- Four Killed In Hindu-Muslim Clashes In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four people were killed and seven injured in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the northern Indian town of Aligarh, said a senior official on Thursday.
- Nawaz, Benazir’S Return An Internal Issue, Says Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US wants a free, democratic Pakistan
* Boucher says US watching Balochistan crisis, implies BLA cannot be called a ‘terrorist’ outfit
- The Silliness Of Some Scientific Methods (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 07, 2006)
The magnificence of science in unravelling the secrets of the natural world has on hundreds of occasions proven to be undoubtedly resplendent.
- Is `Capital Flight' A Whopper? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 07, 2006)
Though full convertibility and full float are independent policy issues, many economists have urged policymakers to keep away from both. Capital flight, in their view, will be the inevitable result. Through four scenarios, G. RAMACHANDRAN demonstrates . .
- Secular Vend For Islamist Cause (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 07, 2006)
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.George Santayana
- We Do Not Have Any (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
Iran’s response has been obscured with news about its potential to threaten international stability
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