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Articles 13921 through 14020 of 26855:
- Free Speech And The Holocaust (Times of India, Peter Singer, Feb 25, 2006)
The timing of Austria's conviction and imprisonment of David Irving for denying the Holocaust could not have been worse.
- Centre’S Kashmir Roundtable Today But Reduced To All-Party Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Pitched by the Prime Minister’s Office as a major initiative to fulfill Kashmiri aspirations and speed up the peace process, the J-K roundtable in New Delhi tomorrow has been reduced to an all-party meeting with the separatist leadership . . .
- Talala’S Daughters (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Feb 25, 2006)
One is so used to hearing depressing reports of unborn female foetuses getting aborted, and reading about the country’s skewed sex ratio, that when this story from Talala reached me, it really lifted my spirits.
- Lankans Cautious About New Peace Pact (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Feb 25, 2006)
While welcoming the agreement reached between the warring parties after the two-day tough negotiations in Geneva to take steps “to stop violence, abductions and killing” and to meet again in April to continue the dialogue at the same venue, the people in
- Afghan Stopover On Bush Itinerary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George W Bush will include a stopover in Afghanistan as part of his trip to South Asia starting next week, a US foreign policy expert has predicted.
- Baghdad Curfew As Iraq Seeks To Stem Violence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Baghdad residents stayed off the streets on Friday as the government put the capital under a last-minute daytime curfew to try to stop sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shi’ites on the Muslim day of prayer.
- Political Mileage Of Cartoons’ Issue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
There are several reasons to believe in the governmental claims that the Opposition is out to take political advantage of the issue of blasphemous caricatures published by some Western newspapers. The Opposition has spurned invitation of the . . .
- Coordinated Naval Patrolling Formalised (Hindu, R.K.Radhakrishnan, Feb 25, 2006)
Indian and Sri Lankan navies are working out the arrangements, says Eastern Naval Commander
- All Human Samples Test Negative For Bird Flu (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 25, 2006)
No case of H5N1 transmission from birds to humans, says Union Health Ministry
House-to house surveillance
Health status of cullers being monitored
- Delhi High Court Takes Up Jessica Lal Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Suo motu action after public outcry over acquittal of all accused
- Spectre Of Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
Unless the present slaughter is stopped, Iraq could descend into civil war, for the US-led forces and the elected government have both failed to give the country peace and stability.
- Uproar Over Muslims In Indian Army (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Such are the prejudices that most Indians and Pakistanis grow up with about one another that they instinctively take shelter in rank stereotypes when thinking about, say, religious minorities in their countries.
- On The Road To The Rubicon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
Semantic arguments may not seem relevant when innocent people are dying in appalling circumstances, as more than 130 Iraqis now have been, many of them dragged from their cars and gunned down in cold blood, since Sunni insurgents blew . . .
- More Blood-Letting In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
According to reports, gunmen shot dead 130 people in two days of violence in Iraq sparked by bombing of the shrine in Samarra and reprisals against mosques elsewhere in the country. UN envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qazi has invited Iraqi political and . . .
- Kashmir Shops, Offices Shut Against Killings (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Police fired warning shots and used tear gas against 2,000 demonstrators outside a mosque in held Kashmir’s main city on Friday, as a strike called to protest the killings of four boys during an army manhunt for militants shut businesses and cleared roads
- Indian Rail Aims To Lure Cargo, Travellers Back (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Feb 25, 2006)
The railway minister on Friday kept passenger and freight rates broadly unchanged for the coming financial year and set out measures to lure business back to one of the biggest rail networks in the world.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive - Hadley (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W. Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush adviser said on Friday.
- Pak-Backed Terrorism Slackens Afghanistan Recovery (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Feb 25, 2006)
An international conference in London attended by officials of 70 countries early this month (February) ended with aid pledges of $10.5 billion spread over the next five years for Afghanistan. The amount may not be sufficient considering . . .
- Gunmen Storm House In Baghdad, Kill Five (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Gunmen stormed a house south of Baghdad early on Friday and shot dead five men, an Iraqi army officer said.
- Processed Language’ & Mideast Conflict (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Feb 25, 2006)
IT was dawn and Ramazan’s second Friday, exactly 12 years ago today, when a Jewish terrorist, Baruch Goldstein entered the tomb of Patriarch Abraham — Masjid-i-Ibrahimi to Muslims — and opened fire on the believers as they prostrated themselves in prayer.
- Hurriyat Threatens To Quit Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz today threatened to abandon the dialogue process in motion between Kashmiri separatists and Centre in wake of no let up in human rights violations in Kashmir.
- Shutdown In Valley Over Handwara Firing, Iraq Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kashmir valley today observed total shutdown to register an emphatic protest against killing of four young civilians in Army's firing at Doodhipora, Handwara, on Wednesday as also the blasts that damaged two revered shrines of Shia Muslims . . .
- Liberalisation Vs Globalisation (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 25, 2006)
I have no idea whether Lakshmi Mittal will finally succeed in taking over the French steel giant Arcelor, but I am glad that he has made a bid for the company because of the controversy it has generated.
- Left Threatens Voting Against Railway Budget (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The Left parties, which have been on warpath with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government on economic and foreign policy issues, on Friday said they would vote against the Railway Budget if their concerns were not addressed.
- Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive, Says Us Official (Hindustan Times, Tabassum Zakaria, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush advisor said on Friday.
- India's Revival Means It Can Pick And Choose Its Friends (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Feb 24, 2006)
Delhi seems eager for America's embrace, but many nationalists are unhappy with US pressure on foreign policy
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- Indo-Pak Relations Likely To Dominate Bush Talks (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan-India relations and South Asian regional security are likely to dominate US President George W Bush’s talks with Pakistani leaders during his day-long visit to Islamabad on the March 4.
- ‘Gandhi No Longer Politically Correct In Militarist India’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Indian-born director Deepa Mehta says admiring independence leader Mahatma Gandhi is no longer politically correct in the country as militarism is on the rise.
- Kashmiris Be Included In Settlement: Bush (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 24, 2006)
* Says Musharraf committed to reform and free and open elections in 2007
* Washington mourns the loss of innocent life in Bajaur airstrike
* Urges Pakistani patience with US-
- Protesters Block Highway In J&k (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 24, 2006)
Refute Army claim that two of the victims had links with militants
Demand judicial probe into incident
Separatist leaders arrested
Hurriyat factions call for bandh
- Indian Editor Arrested For Publishing Caricatures (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The editor of an Indian magazine has been arrested for publishing the offensive caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that had angered Muslims worldwide, the police said on Thursday.
- A Clash Of Values (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 24, 2006)
The recent worldwide reaction against the publication of the objectionable cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has once again highlighted the wide gulf that exists between the Islamic and western societies.
- We Will Be Interested In Nuclear Power: Tata (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Feb 24, 2006)
Provided Government of India does permit private sector participation
Points to power shortage, dependence on fossil fuel
Clean safe sustainable nuclear programme welcome
Looking at pilot programme for bio fuel
- Let Them Eat Cake! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 24, 2006)
For a leader with a reputation for getting partymen to toe the line, the response of AIADMK workers to J Jayalalithaa’s 58th birthday celebrations seems out of tune, to say the least. Despite the Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK general-secretary’s decree . . .
- Beating About The Bush! (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 24, 2006)
If forthrightness is the very antithesis of diplomacy, it needs to be said that both the Indian and the US establishments are diplomatic to a fault! Suddenly it has been made known to the nation that one more round of talks . . .
- Islamic Humanitarian Law (Dawn, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad, Feb 24, 2006)
International humanitarian law, which is an important part of international law, aims at mitigating the effects of war by: (1) restricting the choice of means and methods of carrying out military actions; and (2) compelling the belligerents to . . .
- Bush And South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s remarks on India-Pakistan relations and the United States’ equations with these countries are of significance. Made on Wednesday at the Asia Society in Washington, the American leader’s observations are important . . .
- Foreign Policy Puts Nation First: Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today made an impassioned plea to the Opposition to res-pect the tradition of national consensus on foreign policy which, he said, has the national interest at its core.
- Challenge Within (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 24, 2006)
Things appeared to be fairly hunky-dory till the nominations were finalised. Reports on the closed-door meeting of party leaders, held 48 hours after the announcement, suggest that the state secretary is a touch worried over what he calls....
- Troubled Ceasefires (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Feb 24, 2006)
The ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) has been extended for six months in Nagaland and the first week of February saw movement towards some similar arrangement with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ....
- It Is More Than A New Look For Business Line (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The redesigned paper will try to attract new readers ... and try not to antagonise anyone: Mario Garcia
- Indian Political Parties Fighting Over Iran Issue (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Feb 24, 2006)
The general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, in an interview with a TV news channel, revealed that UP chief minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, is in constant touch with CPI (M) and leaders of other regional parties to move . . .
- Unveiled: A New-Look Success (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Feb 24, 2006)
Every bit the "more sophisticated, more visual and more contemporary" paper
- City’S Wrongs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 24, 2006)
A makeover of Calcutta’s image has now been put on hold. The left-run Calcutta municipal corporation has decided that hawkers are here to stay on the city’s pavements.
- Of Gags And Licences (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 24, 2006)
On February 21, a court in Austria sentenced the British “historian”, David Irving, to three years’ imprisonment for denying the Nazi Holocaust against Jews in a speech made to a neo-Nazi meeting as far back as 1989.
- Citigroup Takes Broad Approach To Win India Deals (Reuters, M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Feb 24, 2006)
With India's soaring markets luring the world's investment banks in an increasingly ferocious battle for business, top global financial firm Citigroup figures it's best to serve a broad client base.
- Amma Rays (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 24, 2006)
J. Jayalalithaa has played more roles in real life than in movies.
- What Will The Cm Learn On The Road? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Feb 24, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s flying visits to Tiptur, Shravanabelagola and Hirekerur within ten days of promising that he would mostly travel across the State by road underlines the disconnect between public relations and practice.
- ‘Like Americans, The People Of India Have Suffered From Terrorist Attacks On Home Soil’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
I came here today to talk about America’s relationship with two key nations in Asia, India and Pakistan.
- Nothing Religious (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
There is nothing religious about certain pronouncements being made by a few selfprofessed leaders of Muslims. First, we had an Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Qureshi announcing a cash reward of Rs 51 crores to the person beheading the . . .
- Imagining India As Hindu Rashtra (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 24, 2006)
Golwalkar's birth centenary celebrations are an opportunity for the RSS and the Sangh Parivar to come clean on their stand about their continued fidelity to the idea of a Hindu rashtra.
- Iraq On Alert As Bodies Pile Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Iraq cancelled all leave for the police and army and placed them on the highest alert as the death toll mounted on Thursday
- Samarra's Tragedy: The Past And The Future (Hindu, Saeed Naqvi, Feb 24, 2006)
The cameras are on the fallen dome of a great shrine in Samarra and waiting to see if Shias and Sunnis will be at each other's throats.
- Djinn Of Ethnic Conflict Let Out Of Bottle (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 24, 2006)
US envoy to Iraq’s stance is a reversal of Bush administration strategy based on rule by loyal factions
- Muslims Flee Nigerian City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Muslims fled this southeast Nigerian city and corpses still smoldered in its streets on Thursday as two days of sectarian violence that killed more than 80 persons appeared to subside.
- Doctors’ White Coats Turn Black (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 24, 2006)
According to a report doctors have been told to stop wearing ties and white coats, amid fears that they could spread superbugs, such Methicillin-resistant staphy-lococcus aureaus (MRSA). Ties are said to have become carriers of worms as these . . .
- Recipe Of Total Collapse In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 24, 2006)
A bomb blast destroyed the dome of Imam Ali al-Hadi’s mausoleum in northern town of Samarra in Iraq on Wednesday prompting reprisal attacks against 27 Sunni mosques in Baghdad. Six Sunnis were reportedly killed in these attacks as thousands . . .
- Another Outrage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
The bombing of the Imam Ali al-Hadi mausoleum in Samarra, Iraq, is yet another of those outrages that make no political point but only help stoke religious, particularly sectarian, tensions.
- Pm Shares Left View, But Rejects Demand (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Feb 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today turned down the demand of the Left parties for US ambassador David C. Mulford’s recall, but said he shared their sentiment.
- Oic Denounces Fatwa For Killing Cartoonist (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Denouncing the 'fatwa' for killing of a Danish cartoonist for drawing caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, the Organisation of Islamic Conference has said that such calls were against the teachings of Islam.
- School For Reform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2006)
A stay abroad, however brief, gives a welcome change of perspective to the view of home news.
- Introduce Values In Education (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Feb 23, 2006)
In ancient days, India followed the Gurukul system of education where students were placed under direct supervision of teacher. Indian sacred literature like the Vedas and Upanishads formed the core of teaching.
- It Takes Two For A Clash Of Civilisations (Daily Excelsior, M.A. Ansari, Feb 23, 2006)
Prominent Muslim leader and senior member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board Zafaryab Jilani defended Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare Minister Haji Yakoob Qureshi declaring a bounty of Rs 51 crore for anybody who beheads the Danish cartoonists ...
- Poor Tom Plus Two (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 23, 2006)
Why should Tom, Dick and Harry be referred to as a trio unworthy of attention? What is their fault? Over the years --- rather centuries --- they have come to be identified as lesser beings --- ordinary individuals.
- Pm Snubs Mulford, Dismisses Criticism Over Muslim Headcount (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
In a balancing act of humouring crucial allies--the Left parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today snubbed US Ambassador David Mulford but turned down demands for his recall following his controversial actions.
- Be Liberated! Drop Your Samskaras (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Feb 23, 2006)
In some parts of India, if some one sneezes as another person is about to leave on an important mission, it is considered a bad omen, and the mission is aborted. People may call this superstition.
- Bush Urges India To Cooperate On Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 23, 2006)
President George W. Bush pressed India on Wednesday to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs so a controversial deal giving New Delhi access to U.S. and other foreign nuclear technology could go forward.
- Huntington’S Forebodings (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 23, 2006)
Followers of the great Semitic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in the Old Testament.
- Kashmir Maha Panchayat: Learning From History (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 23, 2006)
The Delhi Conference on Jammu and Kashmir offers the prospect of a dialogue with the State's peoples — and a break with a flawed history of back-room deal making.
- Rights Of Minority Institutions (Times of India, Salman Khurshid, Feb 23, 2006)
Allahabad high court's decision regar-ding Aligarh Muslim University's (AMU) minority character has stirred a controversy. The Indian Constitution and law recognise the concept of a minority educational institution.
- For Peace Of Mind (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Bhakti is the flow of a spontaneous attachment towards God. It springs from the awareness of His Supreme nature that is multi-faceted and multidimensional. The Bhagavata Purana, hailed as a repository of Bhakti, is an invaluable guide . . .
- "The World Has To Deal With Hamas" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 23, 2006)
Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralDon McKinnon, in an interview in New Delhi recently, calls for dialogue and cooperation whether it is in handling Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections or the row over the cartoons on Prophet Muhammed. Excerpts:
- Making A Hero Of A Man Best Ignored? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 23, 2006)
The case of British historian David Irving, who was jailed for three years by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust, is likely to cloud the current debate on freedom of expression just when the liberals seemed to be winning the argument.
- Towards A Civilisation Alliance (Hindu, Vitaly Naumkin, Feb 23, 2006)
Every government must do more to outlaw violent xenophobia at home.
- Bird Flu: Intensive Farming Link (Hindu, John Vidal, Feb 23, 2006)
Animal farming and man's intrusion into the environment are major factors in the spread of new diseases.
- Quattrocchi Storm In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
The BJP-led Opposition on Wednesday stalled Lok Sabha proceedings on the Quattrocchi issue, forcing two adjournments in the pre-lunch session.
- Manmohan For Restraint In Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Says Danish newspaper should apologise for publishing the cartoons
Committed to tolerance and upholding religious harmony
Armed Forces will remain "apolitical, secular, professional and merit-based"
Wheat import is a "precautionary measure."
- Talks On To Build Monorail Along Expressway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
NICE, Metrail will jointly implement the project
The plan is to put up a monorail on 41 km of peripheral road and the entire 110-km stretch of the expressway
Agreement to be signed after the cost estimates are finalised
- Panchayat Polls In A.P. To Be Held In July-August (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Feb 23, 2006)
Elections to mandal and zilla parishads besides gram panchayats are likely to be held in four phases during July-August this year.
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