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Articles 12521 through 12620 of 26855:
- Afghan Convert To Christianity Is Released (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Tuesday, March 28 — The Justice Ministry has released a jailed Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, a spokesman said Tuesday.
- Hamas Ready For Talks With Quartet (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 28, 2006)
As Israeli voters prepare to cast their ballots, long-time frontrunner, acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party, showed signs yesterday of faltering.
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Iraqi Tinderbox (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The din of justifications and spin hasn't died down and neither has the bloody toll from the frontlines of a war that began with the avowed aim of changing the face of Middle East and bringing democracy.
- Sonia Wins Her Spurs (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 28, 2006)
It is ironical that the two main political formations in the country, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are suffering from sclerosis.
- Sc Ruling On Child Marriages (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a significant order, the Supreme Court today stayed the legal import of the recent judgements of the Delhi and Andhra Pradesh High Courts upholding “consensual sex and marriages” of minor girls with their lovers after eloping with them.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- Iraq Govt Wants U.S. To Cede Control After Raid (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq's ruling parties demanded U.S. forces cede control of security on Monday as the government launched an inquiry into a raid on a Shi'ite mosque complex that ministers said saw "cold blooded" killings by U.S.-led troops.
- Cag Raps Finance Ministry For Mismanaging Property (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Had the Department of Income Tax its way, it would have asked thousands of income tax assesses of the Capital to go to Allahabad in UP for settlement of disputes.
- 'Taliban'convict, Execute Murderer (The Nation, Shamim Shahid, Mar 28, 2006)
The recently constituted Peace Committee in Wana, South Waziristan Agency, known as Taliban, implemented its first ever capital punishment when a person was executed Sunday night for killing a local tribal.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 28, 2006)
{gt}{gt}Was this what the Pakistan President meant? B. Muralidhar Reddy's report (International, "Foreign miscreants face elimination, says Musharraf", March 25, 2006) read: "`Is this the way to progress and achieve prosperity and earn a respectable . . .
- Chandy And His Cpm Rival Lean On Crutches (Times of India, V J Thomas, Mar 28, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his competitor in Puthuppally constituency are leaning on the same support — crutches. It's a different matter that while the CM got his after a fall in Davos last month, his CPM opponent, 26-year-old . . .
- Omnibus Offer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
A symbolic moment can become more striking when the intricate ironies of history are turned around towards a positive future.
- .India, Pakistan Hold Trade Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Monday held discussions aimed at enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries, including on the issues of tarrif and non-tarrif barriers and cooperation in customs laws and procedures.
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- Systematic Development Of Shivalik Areas: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Officials concerned directed to prepare the action plan
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that an action plan would be prepared for systematic development of the areas falling under the Shivalik Development Board.
- Contractors Held For Massive Theft Of Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
BSES has cancelled their licences and imposed penalties on them
Such theft is responsible for unscheduled power cuts in the city'
BSES has decided to eliminate the menace of power theft
One of the biggest cases of power theft in Delhi
- The Hindu Petitions Transferred To Delhi High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Plea challenges law relating to prohibition of ads of tobacco products in newspapers
- Thirumavalavan Releases Party's Election Manifesto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
"DMK-led alliance has shunned Dalits"
Accuses DMK of conspiring against "social harmony" by driving wedge between PMK and DPI
Party to focus on human rights, holding elections to reserved panchayats, protection of welfare of Dalit Christian . . .
- Rare Artefacts Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 28, 2006)
Plaque belonging to 2nd century A.D. depicts `kuravai koothu'
Several artefacts have been unearthed from the ruins of a Muruga temple that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been excavating since July 2005 on the beach at Salavankuppam . . .
- Army-Insurgent Fighting Escalates In Balochistan (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
We will not throw down our arms, says Baloch leader
Escalation in hostilities in strategically-vital province
Baloch forces claim to have killed soldiers in sniper attacks
Bombings cripple surface transport, disrupt gas supplies
- The Politics Of Iran’S N-Programme (Dawn, Javid Husain, Mar 28, 2006)
Iran's nuclear programme has been the focus of intense international scrutiny and controversy for more than three years now.
- Government To Implement Rs. 350-Crore Project To Tackle Traffic Problem In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
It is to be implemented between 2006-07 and 2010-11; Rs. 44 crores earmarked for this fiscal
10-point programme to ensure smooth movement of vehicles
Work on city roads taken up under 85 packages
41 roads to be developed under World Bank loan
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Mar 28, 2006)
An Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity was released late last night from jail in Kabul. U.S. and U.N. officials had said earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad.
- Fleeting Opportunity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Indo-Pak Trade Linked To Settling Disputes: Humayun (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Increased trade between India and Pakistan will need parallel progress in resolving political disputes, Pakistani Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said on Monday as officials from both sides began three days of talks.
- Islamabad’S Balochistan Policy Is Shaping Up (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was in Quetta and announced the creation of 30,000 posts in various government departments, including the police and Frontier Corps to boost employment in Balochistan.
- Mirwaiz For Grasping (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- For A Water Policy (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Large parts of Delhi have been facing water scarcity for several weeks now. With summer round the corner, this is an ominous portent. For, the water supply situation is bound to worsen as the mercury shoots up, raising demand.
- Sc Stays Controversial Hc Decision On Child Marriages (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Despite legislation restraining girls below 18 years from getting married, lack of adequate safeguards to declare such a marriage void has forced the Supreme Court to issue notice to Government and stay the applicability of two recent High Court . . .
- Pil Against Sonia In Allahbad High Court (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
A public interest litigation was filed in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday seeking direction to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the allowances availed by her between June 3, 2004 and March 23, 2006 as a Member of Parliament.
- China Hopes Buddhist Forum Will Counter Threat Theory (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
China will use a Buddhist forum, its first international religious meeting since the atheist Communists swept to power in 1949, to counter fears it is a threat to the world, the top official on religion said.
- Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 28, 2006)
It is interesting that any political party in "Azad" Kashmir (as the Pakistan-occupied territory is locally known) should be resisting the extension of a Pakistani organisation into the region.
- Messages Of Hope From Iran (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Mar 28, 2006)
From Cairo to Qom, from Jerusalem to Peshawar, there is a widespread perception among 1.3 billion Muslims, Sunni or Shi'ite, that Islam is under siege.
- Correct Diagnosis Has Helped Save Many Children's Lives (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Mar 27, 2006)
The TB institute has successfully treated patients for swallowing foreign particles
- No Breaking The Deadlock (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 27, 2006)
With ministry-making running into serious difficulty, Iraq's political leaders have sought to break the impasse by setting up a National Security Council that will formulate broad policies on security and economic issues.
- Deterrent Punishment For Drug Traffickers: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Two-day national seminar on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances inaugurated in the Capital Two-day national seminar on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances inaugurated in the Capital on Saturday
- Abolition Of Slave Trade: Easy On The Euphoria (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Mar 27, 2006)
Slavery underpinned the economy of 18th century Britain as oil does business today. 2007 should give us a chance to learn.
- Hamas To Seek Economic Accord (Joshua Mitnick) (Washington Times, Joshua Mitnick, Mar 27, 2006)
West Bank -- Hamas' nominee for Palestinian finance minister, Omar Abdel Razeq, said yesterday that he hopes to negotiate a new economic treaty with Israel, even though he supports the Islamic militant party's refusal to recognize the Jewish . . .
- Afghan Man Saved From Execution (Washington Times, Daniel Cooney, Mar 27, 2006)
A court yesterday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 27, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Expelling Dissidents (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
Taking its cue from Ch Shujaat Hussain’s decision of expelling the Balochistan PML General Secretary for violating party discipline in the Senate elections early this month, the JUI(F) has terminated the basic membership of four of its . . .
- Uma's Challenge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 27, 2006)
Uma Bharati's well-attended Janadesh rally in Delhi last week puts the BJP in a strange predicament. She has announced that Hindutva and aggressive nationalism will be the twin planks of her party, to be announced on April 30.
- Seize The Moment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 27, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh's call for a peace treaty between India and Pakistan could provide fresh impetus to the efforts to improve bilateral ties.
- Host Of Experts For Seminar On Indo-Pak Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Close on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, a two-day mini-conclave is being held here to discuss various aspects of the peace process between India and Pakistan and internal dimensions.
- Politics Of Principles (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 27, 2006)
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman Group) on Saturday said it had cancelled the party membership of four Members of the NWFP Assembly for not casting votes in favour of party candidates in the recently held Senate polls.
- Hizb Chief Salahuddin Appears In Public (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Sayed Salahuddin, the leader of Pakistan-based terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen who was reportedly detained early this month by the Pakistani authorities, has appeared in public in the country's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP).
- A Useful Dialogue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 27, 2006)
The visit of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh to India was important for several reasons.
- Better Investment Prospects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 27, 2006)
Pakistan has reportedly sold 10-year and 30-year bonds worth $800 million in the international market.
- Dangerous Offer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
It has become as customary for India's political leaders to make grand gestures of goodwill towards Pakistan as it has for 'secular', English-speaking society in Delhi to patronise Sufi singers and musicians.
- It Is Now `Look West Asia' Policy, Says Ahamed (Hindu, R.K.Radhakrishnan, Mar 27, 2006)
"Government has embarked on a path of deepening the ties with nations of the region" `The comprehensive economic pact to be signed with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council is part of the effort to build closer ties with these countries'
- Most Parties For Change In Legislation (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Mar 27, 2006)
Consultations on office of profit almost complete: Dasmunsi
Bring forward a Bill: Sharad Yadav
Government not for ordinance: Pranab
Left favours comprehensive Bill
- Wage Unending War On Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Mar 27, 2006)
Terrorism is an invisible enemy which has plagued India since 1980s in one form or the other.
- This Isn't Greek To Us (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Mar 27, 2006)
The mountains look on Marathon / And Marathon looks on the sea; / And musing there an hour alone, / I dream'd that Greece might yet be free / For, standing on the Persians' grave / I could not deem myself a slave."
- It's A Battle For Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
The wretched Islamist propaganda and violence can only be checked by use of superior force, says Tony Blair
- Afghan Court Drops Trial Of Convert (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
An Afghan court on Sunday dropped its case against a Christian who faces execution for converting from Islam, referring the matter to Kabul’s top prosecutor for a final decision, an official said.
- 46 Trade Organisations To Back New Confederation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
This coastal city will play host to the proposed formation of the Confederation of South India Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade Bodies.
- Afghan Court Drops Case Against Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
* Official says the case was dismissed due to ‘a lack of information and legal loopholes’
- Rs. 15 Crores Allocated For All-Round Development Of Kodagu, Says Minister (Hindu, CORPORATE BUREAU, Mar 27, 2006)
`Government will address every problem faced by the people in the district'
Rs. 1.07 crore allocated to build `Samskritika Bhavana' in Madikeri
Proposal to open a sainik school in the district
District to be developed as a tourist destination
- Musharraf’S ‘True Democracy’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 27, 2006)
In a country where democracy has always been difficult to define under the best of circumstances President Pervez Musharraf has laid claim to “true democracy” under his rule.
- Business Model For Old Age (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Mar 27, 2006)
India should start thinking about the welfare of the elders as, by 2050, their numbers would be larger than that of the current US population, says Shailaja Chandra
- In Search Of A Temple (Statesman, PK NIYOGI, Mar 27, 2006)
From the time I landed in Jakarta, I started inquiring about Borobudur. A picture postcard I had received when I was in school was still fresh in my mind.
- Straight Talk (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has once again done well to place the entire scenario in the sub-continent including this State in correct perspective for Pakistan to understand and appreciate.
- Terror Proliferation (Daily Excelsior, Anil Bhat, Mar 27, 2006)
The terrorist attacks in Varanasi, followed by the killing of Ghulam Yazdani and Kajol - both Bangladeshis in New Delhi and one more in Lucknow as well as the capture of Siddiqul Islam, alias Banglabhai, boss of Jagrata Muslim Janata . . .
- No State Sandalwood For Nepal Lord (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 27, 2006)
Traditionally, the priests are brought from Karnataka, as a tribute to the knowledge and experience of Karnataka’s priests, and the chief priest at Pashupatinath, Mahabaleshwor Bhat, is from Karnataka.
- Nepal Rebel Chief's Father Awaits Son's Homecoming (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Mar 27, 2006)
The peasant father of Prachanda -- the feared, elusive chief of Nepal's Maoist rebels -- remembers his son as a helpful, well-behaved young man, and is waiting for him to return home and work for peace.
- Iraq, Afghanistan Decisive Battlegrounds - Blair (Reuters, James Grubel, Mar 27, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Iraq and Afghanistan were decisive battlegrounds for the values the West believes in and warned of the risk of a U.S. retreat into isolationism.
- Opposition Seeks To Make Office Of Profit A Poll Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's resignation from the Lok Sabha causing ripples in several states, opposition parties in poll-bound West Bengal have decided to cash in on the office of profit controversy.
- Cpm's Deal With Vs May Derail Pro-Reforms Agenda In Bengal (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Mar 27, 2006)
A deal for peace in Kerala may only open up new avenues of discomfort for both the CPI (M) Polit Bureau and its general secretary Prakash Karat. Insiders feel that the personal victory of VS Achuthanandan may soon take the shape of a deeper . . .
- Mma Leader Asks Mush To Follow Sonia's Example (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Asking Pervez Musharraf to learn a lesson from Congress leader Sonia Gandhi who quit her Lok Sabha seat over the 'office of profit' issue, a top leader of Pakistan's Islamist alliance has said he should step down as Army Chief and President and . . .
- Peace Initiative (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 27, 2006)
PM has focused on Kashmir for progress on peace process
- Saddam Letter Urges Arab Support For Insurgency (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Saddam Hussein urged Arab leaders to support Iraqi insurgents, warning that an "American-Israeli conspiracy" aims to split Iraq into pieces, according to a letter the former Iraqi leader purportedly wrote that appeared on Sunday on the Internet.
- A Sensible Offer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 27, 2006)
Competition, it seems, can be beneficial for relations between two long-bickering countries.
- Afghan Court Drops Christian Convert Case (US News & World Report, Daniel Cooney, Mar 27, 2006)
A court on Sunday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing possible execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
- Sangh Sings Sonia Praise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
New Delhi, March 26: Sonia Gandhi has won admirers in the unlikeliest of political and geographical corners with her twin resignations — in the Sangh and in Pakistan.
- Alliances: Rhetoric And Reality (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Mar 27, 2006)
There is a growing tendency in the world to describe a friendly relationship as a “strategic alliance”.
- Madarsa Too Many (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
The Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) is understandably concerned over the mushrooming of 1,900 madarsas on both sides of the India-Nepal border in the recent past.
- Old Faithful (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 27, 2006)
Anil Biswas, whose death was formally announced last evening, was a modest man even though he had no reasons to be modest.
- Tact And Tactics (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Mar 27, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
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