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Articles 14421 through 14520 of 26855:
- Inscriptions Point To Horizontal Social Formations During Medieval Era (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Feb 15, 2006)
They challenged the hierarchical caste system, says Tokyo professor
- Ladakh: The Writing Was On The Wall (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Feb 15, 2006)
The recent flare-up between the Buddhists and Muslims is a conclusion of the continuing polarisation , brought about by neglect in governance issues
- Nda Seeks Kalam's Help To Halt Survey On Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Says the move is fraught with "dangerous consequences"; wants Navin Chawla to go "It is an issue that needs to be handled with a non-discriminatory attitude"
- Violence Mars State Bandh Called By Aasu (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 15, 2006)
Bandh to protest against killing of 9 persons in police firing at Kakopathar
Bandh evokes total response
Buses set afire, railway official attacked
More than 400 protesters arrested
- India Marches Together (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 15, 2006)
This country’s army does not need to reflect its social composition
The fascinating public debate consequent to the questions by the Sachar Committee on the number of Muslims in the defence forces is cause for reflection.
- Pak Protesters Go On Rampage, Two Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Security guards shot dead two men, police used tear gas on students in Islamabad’s diplomatic enclave and protesters attacked Western businesses on Tuesday in Pakistan’s most violent reaction yet to cartoons of the Prophet.
- Make Marriage Registration Compulsory: Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and State Governments to take steps for amending the rules and procedures within three weeks for making registration of marriage compulsory irrespective of religion.
- Hornets’ Nest (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2006)
The PMO could have been more tactful with the survey
The media has recently highlighted a survey directed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to assess the status of Muslims in the armed forces which has stirred up a hornets’ nest, . . .
- Hudood Laws Must Go (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 15, 2006)
Last Tuesday was women’s day in the National Assembly. Four bills directly relating to them were introduced in the house.
- Pakistan Sees Most Violent Reaction To Cartoons (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Feb 15, 2006)
Security guards shot dead two men, police used teargas on students in Islamabad's diplomatic enclave and protesters attacked Western businesses on Tuesday in Pakistan's most violent reaction yet to cartoons of the Prophet.
- India Connects Kashmiris With New "Peace Bridge" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
India said on Tuesday it had completed a new bridge connecting Indian and Pakistani Kashmir after an earlier one was damaged in last year's South Asian earthquake.
- Rice And Lentils (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2006)
The quickest way to stop little girls from being married off or trafficked is to give them free rice and lentils.
- Military, Not Iran, Drives Bjp (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Senior leaders of the NDA today complained to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam about what they described as the government’s decision to assess the level of Muslim representation in the armed forces.
- Cartoon Anger Turns To Violence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
* Thousands protest nationwide
* Punjab Assembly, private businesses burnt in Lahore, fires could not be put out till late at night
* Telenor shops and hoardings attacked
* Two shot by security guards
* Students storm Diplomatic Enclave
- Death From The Sky (The Nation, Roedad Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
Friday, January 13, will go down in our history as a black day, a day of infamy, a day when every self-respecting Pakistani, who loves this country, must hang his head in shame. On that day, "America's war on terror" reached Damadola village . . .
- Pm Offered Pak White Paper (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Feb 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a "white paper" on the measures India has taken to promote "self-rule" in Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan through its foreign secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan last month.
- Pakistan's Costly 'Other War' (Washington Post, Selig S. Harrison, Feb 15, 2006)
The usual explanation for Pakistan's failure to go all-out against al Qaeda and Taliban forces along the Afghan frontier is that Gen. Pervez Musharraf's armed forces and intelligence services are riddled with Islamic . . .
- Pm Convenes Round-Table Conference On Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has embarked on an ambitious proposal to discuss the Kashmir issue with both mainstream parties and separatist outfits at a specially convened round-table conference on February 24.
- Army Gives Count, But Under Cover (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Feb 15, 2006)
The army has given the ministry of defence details on the community-wise composition of its ranks following queries by a committee constituted by the Prime Minister’s Office but has requested that the information should not be made public or debated.
- Indian Mission Stoned In Islamabad (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Four diplomatic missions, including that of India, were stoned Tuesday by students protesting the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed while two people were killed during a demonstration in Lahore.
- Kashmir Resolution Only Way To Regional Progress: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Political conflicts must be resolved in order to pave the way for prosperity in the South Asian region, said President Pervez Musharraf. Speaking to Khaleda Zia, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, at the Aiwan-e-Sadar on Tuesday, . . . .
- Life In A One-Party State (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
Political parties in Pakistan used to charge the military regime of General Pervez Musharraf with trying to build up what is termed as “the king’s party” and thereby planning to have a sort of one-party state.
- Health Foods — Targeting The New Age Disorders (Business Line, V. V. Ravi Kumar, Feb 15, 2006)
New age Indian patients comprise a growing niche segment which marketers have been quick to tap into with customised health-food products.
- Two Killed In Pak Cartoon Clashes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Two people were killed and dozens injured in Pakistan yesterday in the worst violence triggered by demonstrations against the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
- Queen Betty And Two Kings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
Back in 1948, a couple of young women called Bettye Goldstein and Coretta Scott both attended the convention of the Progressive Party in Philadelphia. The organization, which lived up to its name but proved to be spectacularly unsuccessful in . . .
- The On-Again, Off-Again Nuclear Deal (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 15, 2006)
As the Budget session of Parliament gets underway and Assembly elections approach in West Bengal and Kerala, the political atmosphere is hotting up.
- Will Musharraf Be Kashmir’S Messiah? (Daily Times, Ijaz Hussain, Feb 15, 2006)
India wants a settlement on its own terms. It does not want to acknowledge that a solution to the Kashmir problem can be reached through Islamabad. It appears to be quite confident that it can settle terms with local Kashmiri leaders by offering . . .
- History Takes Wing (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, Feb 15, 2006)
If there is one area where the United Progressive Alliance has succeeded in initiating far-reaching changes, it is arguably in the field of the school curriculum.
- Cartoon Protests Flare Up In Pak (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan today with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad where an Indian diplomatic car was dam aged and . . .
- Moderate Quake Shakes East India, Kills 2 Soldiers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Two Indian soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle was crushed by falling boulders after a moderate earthquake struck an eastern mountain state and triggered landslides, authorities said.
- Cartoons: Unified Oic Action Needed (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Muslims continue to express their outrage across the world against publication of blasphemous caricatures in Danish and other European newspapers.
- Dangerous Talk (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
For reasons that would be hard to justify, some politicians have begun demanding a postponement of the general election due next year.
- Pakistan-Bangladesh Ties (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
BEGUM Khaleda Zia’s visit to Pakistan has been described as “historic” by her host, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Diplomatic parlance tends to use superlatives but it cannot be denied that Bangladesh and Pakistan are important for each other . . .
- Karzai Will Call For Crackdown On Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due in Pakistan today (Wednesday) for a three-day visit during which he will call on President Musharraf.
- Army ‘Census’: Nda Knocks On Kalam Door (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
The NDA today called on the President, Dr APJ Kalam, and expressed strong disapproval of proposed head count of Mus-lims in forces.
- Tree Cutting In Nara (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
IF the Sindh wildlife authorities don’t look out, pretty soon the province will be losing another chunk of its natural surroundings.
- In A State Of Self-Imposed Siege (Dawn, M. ZIAUDDIN, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has argued once again that if the US Predator had violated Pakistan’s sovereignty on January 13, the Al-Qaeda elements and their supporters operating in Pakistan were as much guilty of the same crime.
- Torture In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
Millions of people the world over have seen the video showing British soldiers beating and kicking young Iraqi boys, while a corporal watched and encouraged them.
- Kalabagh & The Water Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 14, 2006)
"Water is precious, use it wisely” says a notice placed in the bathroom of a five-star hotel in Karachi.
- Brave Indians, Also Muslim (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Feb 14, 2006)
The story of Indian Muslims in India’s armed forces is far too nuanced to be understood by the bureaucratic inquisitiveness of the Rajinder Sachar committee.
- Hamas Causes Terror In Us (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Feb 14, 2006)
How, one wonders, can the Bush administration, with its huge intelligence apparatus and large diplomatic corps, keep getting everything wrong about the Muslim world?
- The Military Mindset (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 14, 2006)
Islamabad has no option but to listen to the regional nationalists and it is unwilling to do so
- War Mongering (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 14, 2006)
Iraq precedent must make the US desist from attacking Iran
- Villagescope — Reviving The Rural Economy (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Feb 14, 2006)
During the British Raj, indigenous products were given a silent burial. But many of them still survive and are catering to the global market. The government has to ensure that market reform does not encourage sophisticated middlemen.
- Curfew Relaxed In Leh, Kargil For 2 Hrs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Curfew was relaxed for two hours today in Leh and Kargil towns in Jammu and Kashmir following an improvement in the situation after last week’s clashes over alleged desecration of the holy Koran by some Buddhists.
- ‘Al-Qaeda Sympathiser’ Dr Khawaja Gunned Down (News International, Sajjad Shafiq Butt, Feb 14, 2006)
Renowned gastroenterologist and a philanthropist, Dr Ahmad Javed Khawaja, whom personnel of the US and the Pakistani intelligence agencies had grilled for his alleged sympathies with al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters some four years ago, was gunned down . . .
- Pakistan To Raise Cross-Border Firing With Afghan President (Indian Express, ROD MCGUIRK, Feb 14, 2006)
Pakistani civilian casualties from rockets and artillery originating from Afghanistan are likely to be on the agenda when the Afghan president visits Islamabad this week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- Iran Resumes Nuclear Enrichment Work (Indian Express, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran has resumed some uranium enrichment work, geared to making fuel for nuclear reactors or bombs, in defiance of a vote to engage the UN Security Council in efforts to rein in Tehran’s atomic ambitions, diplomats said.
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Now, Durga Shown Endorsing Whisky (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Feb 14, 2006)
Religious sensibilities have once again been hurt by a caricature in Europe. This time, the Hindu community is outraged and anger is spreading.
- Logic Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
Since the hate campaign goes on we wish to reiterate that it is entirely illogical to blame a country or a government for the views of a newspaper.
- Insights Into Carnatic Music (Hindu, P. VASANTH KUMAR, Feb 14, 2006)
Lecture demonstrations on a wide range of topics in Carnatic music by a reputed musician and musicologist
- India Angle In Baluch Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Two days before Afghan President Ha-mid Karzai lands, Pakistani officials are readying to take up prickly issues such as cross-border firing by Afghan troops and the alleged Indian role in the turmoil in Balu-chistan.
- If Music Be The Food Of Love (Telegraph, JOYDEEP BISWAS, Feb 14, 2006)
How one contestant in a musical talent hunt has united all of the North-east
- Politics In A State Of Flux (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
The prevailing political turbulence in the country can be ascribed to many factors: the string of state assembly elections starting with West Bengal, Mr Deve Gowda’s dubious role in his son’s collective defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- Army Against Recruitment By Religion, Says Gen Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Army chief, Gen J J Singh, on Monday vehemently opposed the government’s move to gather information on the number of Muslims in the armed forces, saying that every citizen had an equal chance to serve in uniform.
- Navy To Buy 8 Sea Harriers (Deccan Herald, RAHUL BEDI, Feb 14, 2006)
The Indian Navy (IN) is on the verge of acquiring between six and eight second-hand Royal Navy (RN) BAe Systems Sea Harrier FA Mk2 fighters to bolster declining force levels.
- East-West Cultural Encounter (Hindu, NANDAGOPAL R. MENON, Feb 14, 2006)
A French Jesuit missionary's observations on Indian practices, customs and theology
- Telugu Poets (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Feb 14, 2006)
Kandukuru Veeresalingam (1848-1919) compiled the `Lives of Telugu poets' between 1887-97. It was first published in 1917 as two volumes.
- Iran Resumes Some Atom Enrichment Work - Diplomats (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran has resumed some uranium enrichment work, geared to making fuel for nuclear reactors or bombs, in defiance of a vote to engage the U.N. Security Council in efforts to rein in Tehran's atomic ambitions, diplomats said.
- Musharraf Backs Iran Gas Pipeline: Us Asked To Help On Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that he supported plans to build a gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and India, despite opposition from the United States.
- The Right To Abuse And Insult? (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Feb 14, 2006)
The odious cartoons depicting the Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH), lit a fuse that Osama bin Laden would have loved to ignite.
- It's An Indian Army (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 14, 2006)
The person heading the Prime Minister's High Level committee on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community, Rajinder Sachar, has eminently secular credentials.
- `Single Brand' Concept For Retail Fdi Spelt Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Products should be branded during manufacturing
Applications should be specific regarding product/product categories
They should be processed by the DIPP
Food and grocery segment may not face competition
- Iran Affirms Commitment To Npt (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran affirmed its commitment to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty today, a day after its hard-line President issued a veiled threat to withdraw from the pact.
- Reports Announce Establishment Of ‘Islamic State’ In Waziristan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
After taking “virtual control” of the entire North Waziristan province of Pakistan, Taliban and Al-Qaida have recently “declared” the establishment of an ‘Islamic State’ in the area and gained a major base for their operations against the US-led . . .
- Popularity Of The Gita (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Bhagavad Gita is an important scriptural authority for the three schools of Vedanta— Advaita, Visishtadvaita and Dvaita. Hence the commentaries on it are profuse.
- Pakistan To Raise U.S. Incursions With Karzai (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 14, 2006)
Death of women in firing will figure in talks
- Be A Facilitator, Musharraf Tells U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 14, 2006)
`As the superpower it has a responsibility in the resolution of all conflicts including Kashmir'
- Us Can Help Solve Kashmir Issue, Says Musharraf (News International, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 14, 2006)
Terror suspects violated our sovereignty; Balochistan to be largely converted into ‘A’ areas; Pakistan to go ahead with Iran pipeline
- A Line That Has Sundered Lives And Hearts (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 14, 2006)
The quake, some hoped, would dissolve the LoC; four months on, that hope seems illusory
- What Is The Need To Hurt Sentiments? (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Feb 14, 2006)
The western world has to reassess its values after the violation
- Shaukat’S Misplaced Optimism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that he is satisfied with the working of the National Assembly. He expressed the view while talking to Chief Whip in the National Assembly Sardar Nasrullah Dareshak, who called on him in Islamabad on Sunday.
- Torching Of Telenor Outlet (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Reports from across the country speak of surging protests against publication of blasphemous cartoons by newspapers of Denmark and other European countries.
- Lessons Of Desert Fox (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A Radical leader of an Islamic country confronts the United States and threatens Israel. The United States suspects that this country's leaders are not being truthful about their nuclear program.
- "Muslim Societies Must Discover A Contemporary Meaning Of Islam'' (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 13, 2006)
Ziauddin Sardar, an internationally renowned Muslim scholar and the author ofDesperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim, represents one of the most authoritative moderate voices in Islam.
- In Praise Of Purandara (Deccan Herald, V Subramanya , Feb 13, 2006)
Iskcon is not just a temple. It is a movement worldwide. Based on Krishna Bhakthi it is spreading the devotion, as preached by Sreela Prabhupaada, the founder.
- Fear Of Force (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 13, 2006)
One of Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s more enduring creations is proving to be the phrase, “oasis of peace”. He had used it once to describe the law and order situation in Calcutta, and it keeps coming back to haunt his career as a chief minister...
- Attacking Islam (Times of India, Javed Anand, Feb 13, 2006)
You do not have to be a particularly devout Muslim to feel deeply hurt or offended by cartoons of Prophet Mohammad that have inflamed the Islamic world.
- Avoidable Tension (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 13, 2006)
By any yardstick the desecration of a holy book --- Quran in this instance --- is a serious matter.
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