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Articles 15121 through 15220 of 26855:
- What Caused The Accident? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Initial investigations conducted into Sunday night’s train crash near Jhelum have indicated the possibility of this being an act of sabotage.
- Benazir Bhutto To Return To Pakistan In '07 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has said that she plans to return to Pakistan ahead of the next general election in 2007, even if it means risking arrest.
- India Plans To Abstain Over Iran Vote - Officials (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 31, 2006)
India plans to abstain from a vote on Iran's nuclear programme at a meeting of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog this week, top Indian officials said on Monday.
- Help Sought For Peaceful Nuclear Technology: Govt Committed To Gas Pipeline Project: Kasuri (Dawn, Arshad Sharif, Jan 31, 2006)
Foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Monday asked the international community not to adopt a discriminatory approach toward Pakistan but to help it acquire nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
- U.N. Security Council Needed In Iran Atomic Row - Eu (Reuters, Madeline Chambers, Jan 31, 2006)
The United States and European powers sought on Monday to convince Russia and China to back tough diplomatic action against Iran and send Tehran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear plans.
- A National Shame (Hindu, S. Viswanathan, Jan 31, 2006)
Nearly 15 years after the Union Government brought in the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, manual scavenging, ....
- Balochistan Issue Echoes In Senate (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jan 31, 2006)
The issue of military operation in Balochistan echoed in the Senate on Monday when Sen Sanaullah Baloch pointed out that the US Congress had recommended to President Bush to discuss it during his upcoming visit to Islamabad.
- History Texts Worry Experts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
On the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian History Congress discussed steps taken by the Tamil Nadu government to remove a reference on his assassination in a textbook.
- Don’T Cut Aid: Hamas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A top Hamas leader promised today that foreign aid would go only toward helping ordinary Palestinians — not to attacks on Israel — and said a Hamas government was ready to have its spending monitored.
- India Will Vote Against Iran Again (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 31, 2006)
Says it would want to avoid voting at IAEA meet
Sources say the writing is on the wall
Manmohan's decision to retain External Affairs portfolio said to be significant
Anand Sharma says there is no threat from the Left over the issue
- Lashkar Planned Terror Strikes In South India (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 31, 2006)
14 from Hyderabad, 6 from Gujarat were recruited for training Little is known about the overall command structure of Bangladesh-based jihadist groups operating in India
- Bsf Orders Probe Into Kamakhya Incident (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Conflicting versions by priests and BSF men
The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a departmental inquiry, to be headed by a senior Commandant, into the incident at the Kamakhya temple involving jawans of the 128 battalion.
- Time For Candour (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 31, 2006)
Argues that any religion can degenerate if its tenets are not subjected to constant scrutiny
- Eye In The Sky To Track Illegal Constructions In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday announced plans to set up a high-tech system for real time monitoring of illegal constructions in Chandni Chowk and other areas of the Capital covered by Zone I of the Municipal Corporation . . .
- The Reforms Debate (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 31, 2006)
A timely account of the intellectual ferment in the Arab world and the attempts of governments to cope politically and intellectually with the new challenges
- Post-Election Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 31, 2006)
Unless common sense prevails all around, there is every possibility that Palestine could descend into chaos.
- Too Much Of Hip-Hopping (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 31, 2006)
Anybody who has been a habitue of the newspaper habit would have noticed a number of important people have done a fair amount of calling during the last week.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A firsthand account of the poverty, discrimination and trampling of human rights suffered daily by billions of people across the world. It represents the collective voice of the poor and excluded people from 5000 villages across 19 countries in Africa, .
- Hamas Prepares For Office (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A CURIOUS little scene is being repeated on street corners and in cafés all over the West Bank and Gaza
- Eu-Iran Talks Fail To Ease N-Standoff (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Europe renewed a call on Iran on Monday to refrain from sensitive nuclear activities, as last-ditch talks with Tehran to avoid referral to the UN Security Council failed to ease the standoff.
- Observer Status At The Oic (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 31, 2006)
Prior to his departure for India to attend its Republic Day parade on January 26 as chief guest, Saudi King Abdullah gave an interview to a private Indian TV channel.
- After The Hamas Earthquake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
DEMOCRATS will rightly applaud the 78 per cent turnout in Wednesday’s elections to the Palestinian parliament, which were remarkably fair, free and peaceful.
- Environmental Degradation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
A WORKSHOP conducted by an NGO in Islamabad the other day pointed out that although it is mandatory to carry out an environment impact assessment (EIA) before undertaking a development project, this has rarely been the case, especially in the public secto
- Whose War On Terror? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
ONE would not dispute President Pervez Musharraf’s claim that Pakistan has played a critical role in the fight against terrorism and has preempted many attacks in other countries
- Musharraf Wants West To See Beyond Terrorism (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the US and its allies do not understand the threat of extremism and confuse terrorism with extremism.
- Managing In Real Life (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 30, 2006)
THE textbooks say that managing is a logical and systematic process and involves planning, controlling, forecasting, scheduling and so on.
- Musharraf Says India Not Moving Forward (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said she is planning to return to her country from self-imposed exile prior to the 2007 elections with a view to restoring democracy.
- Gowda Family On Pilgrimage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his sons are on pilgrimage to shrines in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
- A Two-Edged Victory (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 30, 2006)
The sweeping victory scored by Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections is, on the face of it, a setback for the peace process.
- Break The Fetters Of A Narrow World (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jan 30, 2006)
In his famous address to the Parliament of religions held in Chicago in 1893, Vivekananda refers to a frog in a well asking another frog from the sea if the sea was as big as certain measurable leaps of that frog.
- Hopes In Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2006)
Democracy may spring deadly surprises. Its Western sentinels — the United States of America, Britain and the European Union — would have had cause to rejoice over the Palestinian elections, which were remarkably free, fair and peaceful.
- Waters Of Contention (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Jan 30, 2006)
Sharing of river waters by Pakistan and Afghanistan is developing into a major row between the two neighbours.
- Across The Arabian Sea (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
THE Delhi Declaration signed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia last Friday has acquired special significance from various angles.
- Now The Real Challenge For Hamas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
Palestine's majority party must swap terrorism for political strategies. Then perhaps real progress can be made towards peace.
- Saudi Arabia Looks Ahead (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 30, 2006)
The Saudis have for long had a special relationship with the US. But that equation is about to undergo an alteration with China and India becoming the focal points of Riyadh's economic and political diplomacy.
- Waiting For The Messiah (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2006)
The UP Congress is still fighting shy of wooing the backward castes, hoping to be saved by the first family,
- Irritating Thorn Of Democracy (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 30, 2006)
PAKISTAN has one leg shorter than the other; it leans on imports to keep itself upright.
- Court Employee To Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
From a humble beginning as a court employee to the office of governor and now into the Union Cabinet, Sushil Kumar Shinde has tread a long and tough journey in his life.
- Govt To Miss Deadline For Airports' Modernisation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
The government is set to miss the January 31 deadline for the modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports.
- Pakistani Train Derails, Three Killed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Three people were killed and up to 40 injured when a Pakistani passenger train derailed on Sunday and one carriage plunged into a ravine, but all other passengers were believed to have been rescued, officials said.
- Merkel Says Iran Threatens Democratic World (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 30, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her first visit to Israel on Sunday to deliver a strong criticism of Iran, saying it threatens not only the Jewish state but the entire democratic world.
- Meet The New Horsemen Of The Republic (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 30, 2006)
Haven’t been to the Republic Day parade in a long while. Am (un)happy to report it hasn’t changed much.
- After The Hamas Earthquake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
DEMOCRATS will rightly applaud the 78 per cent turnout in Wednesday’s elections to the Palestinian parliament, which were remarkably fair, free and peaceful.
- In The Dock (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 30, 2006)
The middle-aged seeker asked the disciple, ‘‘But I too want his darshan.
- Giant Murugan Statue Unveiled In Malaysia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Tens of thousands of Hindus and onlookers gathered near the Batu Caves temple near here to witness the unveiling of a gigantic statue of Hindu deity, Lord Murugan, reportedly the tallest in the world.
- Assam: 14 Hurt In Kamakhya Temple Firing Incident (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
At least 14 people including eight priests were injured today when BSF personnel opened fire and beat up devotees inside premises of the world-famous Kamakhya temple here after being denied direct entry.
- Let’S End This Dance Of Death (Deccan Herald, Paul Oestreicher, Jan 30, 2006)
We need to come out of the ‘them-not-us’ syndrome and learn to forgive and move on
- The Devil And The Deep (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 30, 2006)
India’s decisions at the IAEA meet will be difficult as all its options are going to have serious repercussions
- The Oic And India: Signals Of A Re-Think (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jan 30, 2006)
Neither an ostrich-like posture of ignoring the OIC nor an avid embrace would serve India's purpose. Incremental interaction, and a quiet insistence on the restoration of the original membership, would be a better alternative.
- Pouring Troubled Water On Oil (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 30, 2006)
The Cabinet reshuffle disrupts the gathering momentum on energy security while leaving unaddressed core areas of underperformance such as home and foreign affairs.
- Cabinet-Council Of Ministers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
22 Ministers take oath in UPA government expansion New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The following is the new list of Council of Ministers of the Manmohan Singh government after today's expansion-cum-reshuffle:
- Asbestos: Bid To Stop Assessment (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 30, 2006)
In yet another twist in the saga of the former French aircraft carrier, the Clemenceau, France is seeking an urgent court order to stop an independent panel of experts from determining the amount of asbestos on board the ship.
- Madurai Kamaraj University To Fill 103 Lecturer Posts (Hindu, Shastry V Mallady, Jan 30, 2006)
Ahead of the visit of a team from National Assessment and Accreditation Council
- Saddam, Co-Defendants Evicted Amid High Drama In The Court (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 30, 2006)
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was ordered out of the courtroom following an argument with the Chief Judge in a trial whose credibility has now been seriously brought into question.
- Ten Reasons To Doubt Nuclear Deterrence (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 29, 2006)
It is often said that poor countries have a right to nuclear weapons since the rich countries have them; not letting the former have them is reprehensible and reeks of double standards, a kind of nuclear apartheid.
- Frontier Verdict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 29, 2006)
The verdict by an additional district and sessions judge in Peshawar ordering the amputation of the hand and foot of a person convicted of robbery will only serve to embolden the extremists in the country.
- Crucial Pak Role In Combating Terror (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 29, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has underlined Pakistan’s critical role in anti-terror war and said that sharing of vital intelligence by her helped avert terrorist attacks in a number of countries. Addressing a select gathering of intellectuals, . . .
- Saving Darfur (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The risk still exists that we may eventually look back on the present decade and conclude to our shame that its greatest scandal was not who did what to whom in Iraq, or even in Palestine, but the way the world ignored genocide in the Darfur . . .
- Serious Journalism Must Remain Part Of Democratic Dharma (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Jan 29, 2006)
As we observe Newspaper Day today, there is much for the Indian press to celebrate. Much more to ponder. The importance of an independent press remains greater than ever before to enhance democracy, civil liberties, empowerment and good governance.
- Ties With Moscow (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 29, 2006)
In spite of a past full of bitterness stemming from their role in the Cold War, relations between Pakistan and Russia seem to be improving, though it goes without saying that they have a long way to go.
- Merkel Visits Israel Amid Worries About Hamas, Iran (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 29, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins her first official trip to Israel on Sunday, where she will voice concerns about Iran's nuclear programme and the victory of Islamist militant Hamas in the Palestinian election.
- Left Writes To Pm: India Must Abstain If Iran Put To Iaea Vote (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The Left parties have given the government little room for manoeuvre on the Iran issue, telling the Prime Minister that India should abstain if there is a vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency to take Iran’s case to the UN Security Council.
- Crucial Talks With Nscn(i-M) Get Under Way In Bangkok (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Northeast, especially Manipur, keenly awaits outcome
Truce accord expires on Tuesday
Rebels threaten to return to jungles if there is no commitment on integration
Oscar Fernandes leads government team
Security stepped up
- Us Warns India Against Investing In Syrian Oilfield (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Washington, which is negotiating a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India, has asked New Delhi to reconsider its decision to buy a Syrian oilfield with China, a report said on Saturday.
- Nepal Candidates In Safe Houses (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Nepal’s royalist government has gathered dozens of candidates for next month’s municipal polls—the country’s first elections in years—into safe houses to protect them from Maoist rebels.
- Reading The Pose (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Jan 29, 2006)
From the 1840s onwards, the interface with the camera was marked by the ruling elite in various colonies patronizing a growing number of photographic studios.
- Hamas Slams Us Aid Threat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyehon on Saturday rejected international calls for the Islamic militant group to disarm and renounce violence to prevent cuts to international aid for the Palestinian Authority. ‘‘This aid can not be a sword over . . .
- On This One, Follow The General (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 29, 2006)
It has been a while since you read about Kashmir in this space. This is because I have been too bored with the subject to write about it.
- Taliban Burn Down Three Afghan Schools (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Taliban insurgents have torched three schools in a restive southern province of Afghanistan, the latest attacks in the militants’ campaign against the US-backed government and its efforts to promote education.
- Improving Minorities’ Welfare (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jan 29, 2006)
Professor Dr Tahir Mahmood, Member of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Government of India, is the Founder-Chairman of the Amity University Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. A specialist in the laws on religion, ....
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 29, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak.
- Mirwaiz To Visit Pakistan Again Next Month’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 29, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will travel to Pakistan again next month to consult leaders there for a fresh strategy, sources told Daily Times on Saturday.
- Unity Of Mind For Unity Of Mankind (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jan 29, 2006)
Unity is life, its negation is death. And this unity is to be achieved through unity of minds.
- Newspapers As A Public Trust (Daily Excelsior, B G Vergbese, Jan 29, 2006)
India's first newspaper, Hicky's Gazette, more formally titled the Bengal Gazette, appeared in Calcutta on January 29, 1780, an occasion now fittingly celebrated nationally as Newspaper Day.
- Engaging In Power (Hindustan Times, K. Shankar Bajpai , Jan 29, 2006)
For nations, as for human beings, different stages of life, or circumstances, demand different levels of maturity
- India Should Abstain From Voting At Iaea: Left To Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The Left parties Saturday demanded that India should abstain from voting on the Iranian nuclear issue at the IAEA meeting in Vienna on February 2 if there is a lack of consensus, to uphold the country’s independent foreign policy.
- Last Man Standing? (Deccan Herald, T C NARAYAN, Jan 29, 2006)
In one sentence it is an unique book in the sense that it deals with highly emotive matters of current relevance and reading it, one could almost feel the temperature of the venues of those speeches and interviews.
- Adivasis' Champion (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jan 29, 2006)
IN the first week of February 2002, I got a call from the writer Mahasweta Devi. I had met Mahasweta only once — in a boarding house in Delhi where we both happened to be staying but knew, of course...
- Us Warns Of Aid Cut If Hamas Forms Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The United States has warned that it may cut back its $234 million aid earmarked for Palestinians this year because the militant group Hamas is expected to form a new Palestinian government.
- Dharam Singh Resigns (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 29, 2006)
JD(S)-BJP Government to be sworn in on February 3
Kumaraswamy to prove his strength within eight days of being sworn-in
Karnataka Governor, several senior Congress leaders advised Dharam Singh to resign
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