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Articles 13821 through 13920 of 26855:
- Nuke Deal: Country’S Interests First (Tribune, Premvir Das, Feb 28, 2006)
There is a segment of our political spectrum and scientific community which, for good reason or bad, feels that the country’s march towards nuclear capabilities will be severely constrained by the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Our Reaction To The Cartoons (Dawn, Dr. Syed Amir, Feb 28, 2006)
For the past one month, the Muslim world has been rocked by protest demonstrations, some peaceful and some violent, against the publication of cartoons, satirizing the Prophet (PBUH) in a humiliating manner, originally in a little known Danish newspaper.
- Getting Out Of The Crevice (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Feb 28, 2006)
The proverb: “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad”, may seem at first to approximate the vandalism visited on Lahore and Peshawar consecutively on February 14 and 15, by radical mobsters protesting against the publication . . .
- N-Ties, Kashmir On Bush’S Pak Agenda (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Civilian nuclear technology cooperation will be on the agenda of President George W Bush when he meets President General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad this week.
- Much Needed Legal Reforms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the legal reforms being introduced by the Government will ensure better access to justice besides improving law and order situation in the country. Talking to a delegation in Islamabad on Sunday, . . .
- Iran Forging Ahead With Uranium Enrichment: Iaea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Iran is forging ahead with a nuclear fuel enrichment programme in defiance of world pressure and is stonewalling UN probes spurred by fears it secretly wants atomic weapons, a UN watchdog report said on Monday.
- Pak-Us Talks To Focus On Kashmir, Terrorism: Fo (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 28, 2006)
President George W Bush will be paying a two-day official visit to Pakistan later this week, the dates and timings for which are not being announced for security reasons. Both sides will focus on a wide range of issues besides Kashmir, terrorism and ...
- Pakistan To Discuss Civil Nuke Cooperation With Bush (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 28, 2006)
Pakistan will seek cooperation in the civilian nuclear field in line with India during talks President Pervez Musharraf would have with US President George W Bush here next week.
- Self-Governance Being Discussed With India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Foreign Office said on Monday that Pakistan and India were discussing at various levels the proposal of self-governance in Kashmir.
- India Calls Out Riot Troops To Guard Bush (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 28, 2006)
India on Monday began a major security drill for this week’s visit of US President George W Bush, calling out commandos and riot police for the world’s most powerful man
- Pakistan Welcomes Bush Push For Kashmir Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
* Musharraf, Bush to discuss civilian N-tech
* FO says missiles named after common heroes
- Iran Acting Difficult: Iaea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Iran appears determined to expand its uranium enrichment programme, a key international concern because of fears it could use the activity to make nuclear weapons, the International Atomic Energy Agency said today.
- Fake Ration Cards (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Feb 28, 2006)
On coming to power in 1977, the CPI-M hit a gold mine through Bangladeshi infiltration. Many of the Hindus that sought refuge in West Bengal during East Bengal’s fight for independence stayed back.
- Al-Qaida Overran Kabul Jail (Statesman, Kim Sengupta, Feb 28, 2006)
Afghan, Nato and US forces surrounded the main high security prison in Kabul yesterday with tanks after it was taken over by more than 1,500 Taliban and Al-Qaida prisoners during a violent riot.
- New Runway At M’Lore Airport By March 31 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The construction of the new runway at Mangalore airport will be completed by March 31, 2006, but declaration of the airport as an international airport is contingent on the completion of the entire project including terminal building
- Control Of Indian Ocean Vital, Says Former Army Chief (Hindu, John L. Paul, Feb 28, 2006)
The Indian Ocean is the most important ocean in the world and those who control it control the world, General V. N. Sharma (Retd), who was Army Chief from 1988 to 1990, said.
- Bush Visit: Security Toned Up In J&k To Prevent Repeat Of 2000 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Ahead of US President Geroge W. Bush's visit to India, security has been beefed up in Jammu and Kashmir especially in minority-dominated villages to prevent the type of massacre of 35 Sikhs taken place on the eve of the then American President . . .
- Thousands To Protect Bush On First India Visit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
About 5,000 personnel including snipers, commandos and U.S. marines using helicopters, bomb detectors and electronic jammers will protect President George W. Bush during his visit to India this week, officials said on Monday.
- Critical Elements Missing In Kashmir Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 28, 2006)
There is much ballyhoo these days about the future of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Bush Told To Avoid Nuclear Compromises With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 28, 2006)
A leading US newspaper on Monday asked US President George Bush to avoid compromises that would let Indian continue to mix its military and civilian nuclear programmes.
- Afghanistan And Pakistan At Odds Over Taliban List (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
An Afghan security official said on Monday Kabul had provided solid evidence to Islamabad about militant training camps in Pakistan and the presence there of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, but Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the information was outdated.
- ‘I Ask Myself What Exactly I Want To Do With Dance. I Want To Reinvent, Repossess It’ (Indian Express, Malvika Sarukkai, Feb 28, 2006)
Malvika Sarukkai has won acclaim in India and abroad for her Bharatnatyam performances and lecture demonstrations.
- Kalam To Address Nation On National Science Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will deliver an address tomorrow over Doordarshan and All India Radio on the occasion of the National Science Day.
- Manmohan Singh Gets His Second (And Related) Moment In History (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 28, 2006)
India’s rising stock, three years of 8% growth, a secular democracy, minority anger assuaged by Verdict 2004 — the nation can’t afford to lose this strategic opportunity
- Master Of His Survey (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 28, 2006)
A fine opportunity for the FM to do small things to get a big payoff
- Poll Proposals: More Unrest In Bangladesh (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 28, 2006)
Bangladesh’s fragile parliament has again become tumultuous since Sheikh Hasina’s Opposition Awami League party returned to House on February 12 ending 16 months of boycott, but it may not last long, as Prime Minister Khaleda Zia . . .
- In Chittisinghpora, Guns & Closed Doors (Express India, RIYAZ WANI, Feb 27, 2006)
The name of the US President fills this picturesque Sikh village in the shadow of Pahalgam with a sense of deja vu and dread.
- Lakhs Offer Prayers At Siva Temples (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Religious fervour and gaiety marks Maha Sivaratri
- Protests At Rajghat Against Bush Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Hundreds of people gathered at Rajghat to pray for peace and voice their protest against the visit to India — and the Gandhi memorial — of U.S. President George Bush.
- President Bush Says He’Ll Urge For Kashmir Solution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
US President George W Bush has told Pakistan TV that he would use his upcoming visit to India and Pakistan to urge both sides to find a lasting solution to their dispute over Kashmir.
- Implosions In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 27, 2006)
Is Iraq heading towards civil war? More than a hundred people have been killed in what seems to be revenge attacks after the bombing of a key Shia shrine last week. Scores of bullet-riddled bodies were reportedly found in Baghdad alone,
- Agreement Reached During Tour Of N-Plant (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Hours before Iranian nuclear chief Gholamraza Aghazadeh announced that his country had reached a ‘‘basic agreement’’ with Russia on establishing a joint venture to enrich uranium, Russia’s top atomic official, Sergei Kiriyenko, . . .
- Abbas Threatens To Quit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will resign if peace talks with Israel remain stalled in the wake of last month's landslide election victory by the radical Islamic Hamas movement.
- History Against Art (Hindu, David Smith, Feb 27, 2006)
Author Dan Brown is expected in London for plagiarism case.
Nothing less than the future of Western literature is at stake in the High Court in London on Monday. Or so the publisher of The Da Vinci Code, the money-spinning blockbuster by Dan Brown, . . .
- Union Minister Urges Arab Nations To Relax Visa Regime (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has urged Arab countries to relax their visa regimes for the benefit of Indian businessmen.
- India, U.S. To Seal Many Deals (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 27, 2006)
Ministry of External Affairs silent over visit of American President
India and the United States will sign more than a dozen agreements during the March 1-4 State visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to New Delhi, senior officials handling . . .
- Pak Police Arrests Opp Lawmakers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Over 25,000 people took to the streets to protest against Prophet Mohammad’s cartoons in Karachi as Opposition leaders,
- Divine Grace (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The ultimate aim of human existence is to attain everlasting bliss and escape from re-birth. Scriptures endorse the practice of chanting of hymns as a means to inspire the love of God and dispassion in human beings, so that they get initiated . . .
- Nepali Troops Kill 16 Maoist Rebels In Clash - Army (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Nepali soldiers killed at least 16 Maoist rebels on Sunday in fighting in the west of the revolt-torn Himalayan nation, the army said.
- Seven Jawans Hurt In J&k Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Seven jawans and a civilian were injured when militants exploded a car bomb as the Army convoy was passing through central Srinagar this morning, a police spokesman said.
- Car Bomb Explosion Wounds Four In Srinagar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Suspected Muslim militants set off a car bomb on Sunday wounding three soldiers and a civilian in Kashmir's biggest city where police have tightened security ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to India.
- Bangladesh Pm Vows To Crush Islamist Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia said on Sunday her government was bringing Islamist militants to justice in the wake of bomb attacks that have killed at least 30 people including two judges and wounded 150.
- Cartoon Row: Imran, Others Held (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Feb 27, 2006)
The Pakistan government on Sunday foiled an attempt by the Opposition to take out a large procession in the heart of the city of Lahore against the blasphemous cartoons published in Denmark.....
- Demand For Declaring Hyderabad A Free Zone Unfair, Says Girglani (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Feb 27, 2006)
State leadership asked to clear the air on contentious GO 610
Free zone will adversely affect job prospects of locals
Implementation authority should be formed and it should have the backing of all political parties
- Only Lord Neelkanth Knows Why (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 27, 2006)
Pardon our shortcomings on matters socio-cultural, but isn’t Lord Shiva supposed to be one God who revels in what a French poet once called “the derangement of the senses”? If the popular perception of Shiva a.k.a Neelkanth a.k.a. Nataraja . . .
- Thousands Rally, Others Barred In Pakistan Protest (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Feb 27, 2006)
Thousands of Islamists rallied in southern Pakistan on Sunday against cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, but police quickly snuffed out a protest in Lahore, where two people died in earlier unrest.
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Residents Venture Back Out As S.Lanka Violence Ebbs (Reuters, Peter Apps, Feb 27, 2006)
People have returned to the streets in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic east after talks between the government and Tamil Tigers pulled the island back from the brink of war, but distrust remains.
- Over 350 Sena Activists Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Over 350 Shiv Sena activists were arrested from different parts of the city on Sunday as they proceeded towards the Kashi Vishwanath temple to offer `jalabhishek' en masse on the occasion of Shivratri, police said.
- Us Worry Over Night In Pak (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 27, 2006)
After all the talk about General Pervez Musharraf’s fight against terrorism and Pakistan’s role as America’s trusted ally, US President George W. Bush may not spend the night in Islamabad when he visits the city on March 4.
- After A Kashmir Winter, Some Thaw (Indian Express, ANAND K. SAHAY, Feb 27, 2006)
The roundtable conference on Kashmir, held at the prime minister’s behest last Saturday, is a breath of fresh air.
- Europe Divided Over Caricatures (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
As angry protests over publication of the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) continue in Pakistan and many other Muslim countries, public opinion in Europe remains divided on just how far governments and media organizations should . . .
- Afghan War: The Way Out (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 27, 2006)
In a crisp editorial published on February 23, the New York Times expressed the view that “the Pakistani army has been losing the war against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the northwestern frontier” because “Pakistan’s military ruler, . . .
- Holocaust And The Free Speech (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 27, 2006)
Many were appalled to know that David Irving, a far-right British historian and researcher of the Second World War, had been jailed in Austria for three years for denying the existence of the Holocaust.
- Indo-Pak Economic Talks From March 27 (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
The commerce secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet in Islamabad from March 27-29 to discuss economic and commercial cooperation within the framework of the third round of the composite dialogue process.
- Bush’S Visit To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
With escalation in killing of civilians by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, fears are growing that the Chattisinghpura incident might be repeated ahead of President George W Bush’s arrival in India.
- Bush’S Welcome Interest In Kashmir Issue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 27, 2006)
President Bush has said that lasting solution to the Kashmir issue is achievable. In an interview with PTV ahead of his visit to Pakistan and India next week, he said that he has already started playing a role and will continue to do so . . .
- Cultural Extravaganza At Chalukya Utsav (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The land of Chalukyan Kings wore a festive look on Sunday evening as part of “Chalukya Utsav”.
- Marine Chief Axed By Arroyo (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The chief of the Philippines’ marines was relieved of his command on Sunday as the government tightened a net around politicians and military brass it accuses of plotting to overthrow President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- Iraq Bus Station Bomb Kills Five (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A bomb killed five people at a bus station in Hilla, south of Baghdad, on Sunday, despite Iraqi and US leaders’ appeals for an end to days of sectarian bloodshed that have pitched Iraq toward civil war........
- Al-Qaeda Prisoners Seize Block Of Afghan Jail (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers with tanks and grenade-launchers surrounded Kabul’s main prison on Sunday after convicted militants incited a riot by inmates and seized control of much of the facility, officials said, adding that at least 30 prisoners were wo
- Imams Slam Politicising Cartoons (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Feb 27, 2006)
Prayer leaders in Islamabad’s registered mosques urged the people not to allow politicians to exploit their sentiments over the publication of caricatures of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
- Iran Reaches ‘Basic’ Agreement With Russia On Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Iran and Russia have reached a “basic” agreement aimed at easing fears that the Islamic republic could acquire nuclear weapons, and negotiations will continue in the coming days in Moscow, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday.
- Just A Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Very few triumphs are absolutely unequivocal. It is understandable that right-thinking Indians would hail the Best Bakery convictions as a triumph of justice.
- Ray Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 27, 2006)
Despite many challenges justice has been done in the Best Bakery case
- Murdered Rss Man Gains Martyr Status (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Feb 27, 2006)
Arjun Pal’s name rings few bells in Madhya Pradesh, but his death in a communal fray was enough for the Sangh Parivar to put him on par with the likes of Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose.
- Rosetta Stone And Decay Of Culture (Deccan Herald, Vasudev Murthy, Feb 27, 2006)
The ‘forgetting’ of cultural heritage, encouraged by our government, is a reality
- Game For Pak Roundtable (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2006)
Jammu: The Kashmiri separatists who for one reason or the other stayed away from the PM's roundtable on Saturday are now packing their bags for a similar conference on Kashmir in Islamabad next month.
- Bush Hopes His Visit Will Set The Stage For A Groundbreaking Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Alternative sources of energy are going to be important for the development of a clean world
New Delhi should "lift investment caps," says Bush
Supports lifting visa curbs for educated people
Reiterates stand on Iran
- A Destruction Foretold (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2006)
See it whichever way, the destruction of Iraq's Al-Askari mosque — one of Islam's holiest shrines,
- Pak Anti-Terror Court Sentences 11 To Death For Attack On Gen (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 25, 2006)
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan today handed down death sentence to 11 members of an al-Qaeda-linked militant group for attacking a top military general in 2004 in which 11 people were killed.
- Kunti's Haunt (Hindu, KISHORE PATWARDHAN, Feb 25, 2006)
Kunti Betta offers a nice break from stretched city nerves
- Amnesty Urges Bush To Raise Hr Concerns In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Amnesty International asks US president to include extrajudicial executions, deaths in police custody, rape, torture and arbitrary arrests on his agenda for dicussion with Indian PM
- Efforts On To Pull Back Iraq From The Brink Of Civil War (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 25, 2006)
Leaders call for calm; Sunni front pulls out of talks with Shias
- India’S Policy Towards Iran (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Feb 25, 2006)
Controversy characterises the communist parties’ support to Iran on the nuclear issue
- Kannada University To Conduct Course For Panchayat Members (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
`A majority of local body members require systematic training'
Study centre proposed to be set up in Raichur
Varsity plans to make the certificate course compulsory for panchayat members
Members will be trained on procedural aspects in panchayat raj
- Nothing To Cheer For Kerala In Railway Budget Proposals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Survey of two lines to be completed by 2007
Despite lobbying by the State Government and the Opposition MPs for more allocation, the developmental needs of the railway network in the State have not been addressed to in the Railway Budget presented ...
- Lalu’S Please-All Budget (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 25, 2006)
In the run-up to the Assembly elections in five states, Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented a please-all Budget for 2006-07 in the Lok Sabha today leaving passenger fares untouched, reducing AC-I and AC-II tier fares by 18 per cent and 10 p
- A Spineless Nation (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 25, 2006)
No book I have read depressed me more than B N Tandon's PMO, Diary II The Emergency (Konark).
- Road From Samarra (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Iraq now confronts a crisis that is familiar to the Indian subcontinent, most notably during the riots that followed the demolition of the Babri masjid in December 1992.
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