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Articles 14321 through 14420 of 26855:
- Wb:left Front Drops Nearly Half Of Sitting Mlas, 8 Ministers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In a major exercise to project a new face, the Left Front, ruling in West Bengal for the last 29 years, today dropped nearly half of its sitting MLAs, including eight ministers, as the nine-party alliance announced nominations for the forthcoming . . .
- Military List (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 17, 2006)
The Indian army moves with an enormous amount of baggage. This baggage is colonial, and pertains not only to the various rituals that govern army life but also to the patterns of recruitment.
- China Not To Withdraw Its Workers From Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
China has alerted its nationals in Pakistan to be on guard but has no plans to evacuate them following the killing of three Chinese engineers in Balochistan even as Islamabad stepped up security for the workers from the Communist nation.
- New Shade Of Red (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 17, 2006)
The soundbytes coming out of West Bengal nowadays are likely to make Marx turn in his grave.
- Afghan Soil Will Not Be Used Against Pakistan: Karzai (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday promised not to allow any country to interfere in Afghanistan’s relations with Pakistan, saying he knew the consequences for his country in such a case.
- Thousands Rally Against Cartoons, Shun Violence (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Tens of thousands of Pakistani Islamists wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad today, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- 'Pak To Continue Trade With India On Positive List Of Items' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Kashmir issue cast its shadow on free trade with India with Pakistan Commerce Minister saying that bilateral trade would continue on an approved "positive list" of items rather than being opened up under SAFTA even after the Cabinet . . .
- Karzai Opposes 'Fencing' Off Pak-Afghan Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he opposed fencing off his country's border with Pakistan, a proposal Islamabad had floated sometime back to check illegal cross-border movements.
- Iraq Faces More Instability (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 17, 2006)
The election of Ibrahim al-Jaafari as Prime Minister of Iraq by just a single vote has only underlined the deep divisions between and within Iraqi communities that the United States-led military invasion opened up.
- Vidharbha: The `Forced Privatisation' Of Cotton (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 17, 2006)
Disputes over output do not hide the trouble Maharashtra's cotton economy is in. Small farmers face another year of huge losses. The role of nature is very minor compared to conscious policy measures that have undermined the farmer and world cotton prices
- Divine Intercession (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The intercession of divine grace documented in the lives of saints proves without doubt that God never forgets His devotee. With immense patience the Lord gives His devotees enough time to reform totally before claiming them . . .
- A Question Of Identity (Deccan Herald, S. Padmanabhan , Feb 17, 2006)
The army, regardless of societal pressures, successfully retains its secular character as a combat organisation
- Terror To Be Firmly Dealt With: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Declaring a "relentless war against terrorism", President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked Pakistan to rein in jehadi elements and made it clear that the UPA government would continue to pursue economic reforms, including the controversial . . .
- A Scholarly Challenge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
History has always been the main forte of communal propaganda. While objective historiography is utopia, the developments in other branches of archaeological sciences have been increasingly reducing . . .
- Blair Pushes Through Law Against "Glorifying Terrorism" (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 17, 2006)
After a string of setbacks, the Premier pulls off a political coup
After a string of political setbacks in recent weeks, Prime Minister Tony Blair, on Wednesday, pulled off a political coup when he got a majority of his MPs to vote for . . .
- Hamas Ignores The Quartet (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 17, 2006)
Hamas, which has won in the Palestinian elections, has already begun to register in an effort to impose order in Palestinian areas, a move which will counter attempts to curb its powers.
- India Lodges Protest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Munawwar Bhatti was called in to the Ministry of External Affairs today and conveyed India’s strong protest over the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistani forces in the Indian waters off the Gujarat . . .
- Forces Of Integration (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
Needless controversies should be avoided
DEFENCE Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s assertion that the armed forces would always remain “secular and apolitical” is, hopefully, the last word on the controversy about an alleged religious headcount in the forces.
- Iran Says No Uranium Enrichment Yet, Ready To Talk (Reuters, Parinoosh Arami, Feb 17, 2006)
Iran said on Thursday it had not yet begun any uranium enrichment and was still ready to negotiate on a Russian proposal for resolving a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
- Chirac Orders Clemenceau Back Home (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 16, 2006)
France's highest court calls upon the Government to recall the asbestos-laden ship
- Poll Funding: Consensus Elusive (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 16, 2006)
All-party meet on state funding
The parties wanted strict enforcement on limit of expenditure: Tandon
There was agreement that money and muscle power should be eliminated
- Krishnaswamy New State Congress Chief (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Feb 16, 2006)
The appointment counters former Congress chief's criticism of the party being anti-Vanniyar
- What's Love Got To Do With Any Of This? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 16, 2006)
Those who speak of morality and the corrupting influences of Valentine's Day seem to have no problem with the real corruption of consumerism gone out of control.
- Vidharbha Suicides: A Scenario Of Post-Mortems 24x7 (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 16, 2006)
Post-mortem registers at some centres in Vidharbha show poisoning cases outnumber all other cases put together. Meanwhile, farm suicides are up sharply after November and spreading to the paddy belt. A study also shows that in districts such as Amravati,
- Once Liberal Denmark Has Lurched To The Far Right (Hindu, Kiku Day, Feb 16, 2006)
Denmark has at last managed to catch the world's eye, after so many years of failing to get credit for being at the cutting edge of liberalism.
- Russia, India Designing Interceptor Fighter (Hindu, Prabhakkar Sharma, Feb 16, 2006)
Call for stronger ties in hi-tech and information technology
Russia and India were designing a unique interceptor fighter of the fifth generation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav I. . . .
- Shoots And Leaves (Indian Express, NIRANJAN RAMAKRISHNAN, Feb 16, 2006)
After laughing, like everyone else, at US Vice President Dick Cheney’s shooting of Harry Whittington, I started to wonder why the name Whittington seemed familiar.
- Target Topline: A New Script For Hll (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 16, 2006)
The stock market has responded enthusiastically to Hindustan Lever’s 14.4% topline and 22.7% bottom line growth (before exceptional items) in the December 2005 (Q4) quarter. Since stock prices are forward looking, the market is clearly betting on the FMCG
- We Are Keen On Averting Oil Price Hike: Murli Deora (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Feb 16, 2006)
Package includes bonds, tapping funds in oil pool accounts
Consultation on with Finance Ministry
Minister calls for introduction of fuel subsidy
Profitability of oil firms to be maintained
- Mulford Exceeded Brief: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
U.S. envoy had objected to Chief Minister's "offensive remarks" against Bush
- Provision Of Data: Army May Have Over-Reacted (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 16, 2006)
Information on religion sought at first stage of recruitment; this may convey the wrong message
Infantrymen recruited according to religious, ethnic identities
Army tries to balance this in the overall criteria
- Diabetologist Seeks Rotary Help In Promoting Research Into The Disease (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Media asked to play a bigger part in creating public awareness
Rotary clubs could help address the growing problem of diabetes by joining hands with researchers in spreading the message that diabetes can be controlled and identifying technicians . . .
- This Must End (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 16, 2006)
The current standoff between the legislature and the judiciary over the prerogatives of the legislature does not bring credit to either institution. Whether both institutions are clearly overstepping their proper domain is a debatable matter.
- Balochistan: A Writing On The Wall (Daily Excelsior, D R Ahuja, Feb 16, 2006)
In Balochistan, another Tiananmen Square is about to happen, on much larger scale. From the raging military-civilian conflict in Balochistan, it is clear that it is a fight-to-finish as far as President Pervez Musharraf is concerned.
- Uranium Enrichment: Iran, Russia Talks On Monday (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Iran and Russia will hold talks on Monday on a Russian offer to conduct uranium enrichment for Iran on Russian territory. ‘‘The Iran side has provided official notification on their arrival...,’’ Interfax reported.
- America’S Irreverent Sense Of Humor: Christian Symbols Aren’T Off-Limits For Parody (Indian Express, NEELY TUCKER, Feb 16, 2006)
“denying the being or providence of God... profane scoffing at the holy scripture” had been an offense since the Greeks, and it was no joke in Colonial America.
- Till The State Recognises Us (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s directive to make the registration of all marriages compulsory will be nothing short of an extraordinary revolution, at least in the history of Indian state formation.
- Parties Split On Poll Funding (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on the proposed partial funding of elections by the Government on Wednesday failed to arrive at a consensus....
- Nuclear Diplomacy Picks Up Momentum (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 16, 2006)
Iran and Russia to hold talks on Moscow's proposal on Monday
Iran and Russia will hold talks on February 20 to find ways to end the crisis revolving around the Iranian nuclear programme, ahead of the crucial board meeting of the IAEA on March 6.
- Register The Knot (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2006)
The SC order will protect the rights of married women
The Supreme Court order making registration of marriages mandatory will go a long way in protecting the rights of married women.
- Arrangements For Sivaratri At Srisailam Reviewed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Shower point to be put up at bathing ghat for benefit of elderly
Plans for cloakroom for devotees to deposit valuables
Buffer zone planned at Nandi circle to regulate vehicles
No parking fee to be collected
- No Consensus On State Funding Of Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on State funding of polls today failed to arrive at a consensus with the major parties differing on the very concept.
- A Progressive Direction (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court's direction on Tuesday to the Centre and the States to enact legislation to make the registration of marriages compulsory irrespective of religion is a breakthrough.
- Sgpc To Organise Major Centennials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Events include 400th anniversary of martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
Nagar Kirtan to reach Lahore on June 12
Seminars to be organised in US, Canada, England
- Jakarta Meet Urges Respect For Faiths (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 16, 2006)
A two-day international conference in Jakarta has unanimously called upon the adherents of each religion to "respect the sensibilities of other faiths." Akhtar-ul-Wasey, Director, Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, . . .
- India Extends Visa Offer To 250 Pakistani Journalists (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 16, 2006)
Train service being revived after a gap of 41 years
Journalists to be given visas at zero point
- Citizenship Enhanced (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2006)
A modern state needs to register not just marriages, but most social and economic transactions
- Losing Perspective (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 16, 2006)
Was Tuesday’s mayhem in Lahore preventable? From all accounts, the Punjab authorities failed to anticipate the trouble that could take place and were caught unprepared when it broke out.
- Criteria For Oic Membership (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 16, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah’s reported remarks pertaining to observer status for India at the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) appear to have stunned Pakistan’s foreign policy establishment.
- The Racist Cartoons (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Feb 16, 2006)
The disgraceful racist cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed originally published by a sensation-seeking Danish newspaper have produced an international firestorm of hysteria and racism.
- Tighten The Knot (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 16, 2006)
Once again the Supreme Court seems to have done the job that Parliament and the executive has long dithered over.
- Character Of Indian Army Would Not Undergo Change: Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Amid a raging controversy on the reported headcount of Muslims in the Armed Forces, Government today said the character of the Indian Army would not undergo a change even as Muslim bodies denounced parties opposing the move.
- Us Caucus Introduces Resolution Condemning Kashmir Violence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The Kashmir Task Force of the US Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning the human rights violations of Kashmiri Pandits and urged New Delhi to work with . . .
- On Record (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 16, 2006)
The judiciary, by itself, cannot protect women and children from marriage or its abusive consequences.
- Character Of Indian Army Not To Be Changed: Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Amid a raging controversy on the reported headcount of Muslims in the Armed Forces, government on Wednesday said the character of the Indian Army would not undergo a change even as Muslim bodies denounced parties opposing the move.
- Musharraf, Karzai To Boost Efforts Against Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, on Wednesday reaffirmed the resolve to strengthen bilateral economic ties and intensify counter-terrorism efforts.
- Chink In The Armour (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Feb 16, 2006)
Recently, the United Progressive Alliance government constituted a committee headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar to collect data on the number of Muslims serving in the armed forces, the positions they hold, and their role in the key positions.
- Army Protects Itself Religiously (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Feb 16, 2006)
Fearing that the veil over one of its closely guarded secrets — the composition of its rank and file — would be lifted, the army refused to answer queries by a high-level committee formed by the Prime Minister’s Office to study the status of minorities.
- Few Takers For Poll Fund Plan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Parties sang different tunes at a meeting convened by the Election Commission today to discuss the Centre’s proposal on state funding of polls.
- Pak Clashes Worsen, 3 Dead (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Feb 16, 2006)
Three people, including a young boy, were killed in renewed violence against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
- College Tie (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 16, 2006)
The move to grant autonomy to Presidency College has become part of the institution’s illustrious history.
- Tying The Knot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2006)
A blow for wife’s rights
Tuesday's Supreme Court order making registration of marriages compulsory will help regulate the institution of marriage.
- Limits Of Free Speech (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 16, 2006)
The controversy over cartoons portraying the Prophet as a terrorist confronts the issue of permissibility of hate speech in a liberal society.
- Baglihar Row: India Seeks More Time (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Feb 16, 2006)
India has sought another two months from the World Bank to submit its final report regarding construction of the disputed Baglihar dam.
- 3 Killed In Violent Peshawar Protests (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Feb 16, 2006)
At least 3 people were killed and more than sixty injured most of them seriously when more than 70,000 of infuriated people taking to streets to resent the publication of sacrilegious sketches of the Holy Prophet (SAW), clashed with the law . . .
- Pakistan Cabinet Ratifies Safta Agreement (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 16, 2006)
Pakistan cabinet today ratified the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, a month-and-a-half after it was due to be implemented by all seven members of SAARC to begin the process of converting the South Asian region into a free trade area.
- Character Of Army Won’T Change: Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Amid a raging controversy on the reported headcount of Muslims in the Armed Forces, the Central government on Wednesday said.....
- Senseless Violence & Destruction Of Property (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 16, 2006)
Anti-blasphemy protesters in Islamabad and Lahore turned violent causing widespread damage to public and private property on Tuesday. Two persons were killed, scores of buildings including that of the Punjab Assembly were torched and Banks were . . .
- Pakistan Ratifies Safta Unconditionally (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Feb 16, 2006)
Islamabad on Wednesday ratified the much-trumpeted South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta), but the trade between India and Pakistan will not be initiated under the regional agreement, instead it will continue under the existing import regime . . .
- Manmohan Singh Calls Kashmir Peace Conference (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a conference of Kashmiri politicians and separatist leaders this month to help boost a peace process in the revolt-torn region, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Us Prez Looking Forward To Visit India, Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
US President George W Bush is looking forward to his visit to India and Pakistan "in a few weeks" and there is no question of his trip to Islamabad being cancelled as a result of ongoing cartoon controversy resulting in violence there, the White House sai
- Americans Unrelentingly Cheerful (Tribune, Michael Powell, Feb 16, 2006)
A big new survey on happiness, among other findings, states that married Americans are more blissful than the unmarried by a ratio of almost 2 to 1.
- Nailing Mulford (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 16, 2006)
When Left pressures no longer work
Marxists believe that aggression is the best form of defence, even when Anil Biswas sounds unconvincing by blowing hot and cold against the Election Commission observers.
- No Dialogue With Maoists: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
``Anti-Left alliance will be blown off like hay by the wind of popular opinion''
- India Will Have Its Own Jurisdiction In Space In 15 Years: U.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
`Satellites have become a vital component in medical world'
- Tourism Promotion Activities Should Be Eco-Friendly: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Efforts will be made to promote adventure sports
- Peace In South Asia Is Priority: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 15, 2006)
Quotes Nehru that foreign policy was the "outcome" of economic policy
India had "worked hard" to have the freedom to make policy choices
Non-alignment is not an empty slogan
Turbulence in the Islamic world requires deeper analysis
- Indian Consulate Car Damaged In Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan on Tuesday with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, where an Indian diplomatic car was damaged, . .
- Singh Counsels Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his deputy, Mr B S Yediyurappa called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his South Block office here early on Tuesday afternoon and the meeting lasted for just about 15 minutes.
- Cartoon Row: Indian Mission Stoned In Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Four diplomatic missions, including that of India, were stoned here on Tuesday by students protesting the caricatures of Prophet Mohammad.
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