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Articles 15221 through 15320 of 26855:
- Centre Will Protect Minority Status Of Amu: Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
It will take whatever steps were required to do so, he assures
- Congress Launches Offensive Against Tdp On Projects (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 29, 2006)
Telugu Desam Party leaders accused of misleading people
- A Lot Of Mistrust On Both Sides: Ex-Pok President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
"Pakistan should have accepted India's help for quake relief"
- Cpi(m) Resents U.S. Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Acquiring Syrian oilfield: "India's national interest should be kept in mind"
India being pressured to fall in line with U.S. interests
U.S. objected to Iran pipeline too
Forge energy ties with other nations
- Defenders Of The Wild (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Jan 29, 2006)
In an ocean of bad news on the wildlife front there are bright sparks of light that give us hope. These are the quiet ones. The people who wake every morning and get to work defending the world we love.
- Pampa Riverbed At Maramon Facing Environmental Degradation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Excessive exploitation of river resources blamed for the problem
- Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Trial Run Successful: Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus, which travelled to Pakistan on Friday on its trial run, returned here on Saturday.
- Clockwork Saffron (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 28, 2006)
The churning has intensified within the Bharatiya Janata Party. Less than a month after Lal Krishan Advani stepped down as president and Atal Behari Vajpayee announced his retirement from electoral politics, trends confirm that the RSS is now . . .
- India, Saudi Agree On Terrorism, Energy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Heralding a new era in their relations, India and Saudi Arabia today agreed to cooperate to fight terrorism and other trans-national crimes and also develop a strategic energy partnership.
- Minority Rights (Statesman, Faizan Mustafa, Jan 28, 2006)
According to Gandhiji the claim of a country to civilisation depends on the treatment it extends to the minorities. Lord Acton added another dimension:
- Hardline High For Hamas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Fatah doesn’t want coalition, Turkey offers to mediate between Israel, Palestine
- Hamas Not For Destruction Of Israel: Meshaal (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 28, 2006)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has declared that he would ask the Islamist group Hamas that has swept the Palestinian parliamentary elections to form government.
- Don't Blame It All On God (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Jan 28, 2006)
If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent him: proclaimed Voltaire the French philosopher. India has a pluralistic and diverse ethos, which encompasses the believer, the atheist and the agnostic.
- King Signs Accord, A First For Him (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 28, 2006)
Both countries developing a broad strategic vision: Delhi Declaration
Other countries might feel jealous about the agreement but India was very special, says king
Saudi Arabia had discovered a new India during king's visit: says Prince Bandar
- All In A Day’S Work (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 28, 2006)
Very few of us get the chance of living our lives the way that gives us a sense of fulfilment.
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 28, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- Former Pm Bhutto Says Ready To Face Pakistan Charges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Pakistan's exiled former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has told a U.S. government radio network she is ready to return face what she said are "scurrilous" charges against her by her country's military-led government.
- Karnataka Assembly Adjourned (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 28, 2006)
Trust vote not taken; Gowda steps down; Kumaraswamy recognised as leader
- 18 Tourism Corporation Hotels Franchised Out, Says Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Eighteen hotels and restaurants of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation have been franchised out to well-qualified and professional firms, Tourism Secretary V. Varaprasada Rao said on Friday.
- Flow Of Foreign Tourists Into Udhagamandalam Increases (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Jan 28, 2006)
Most of the visitors are from the U.K., South Africa and Canada
- India, Saudi Arabia To Fight Terrorism Jointly (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 28, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia today said their bilateral relations were developing a broad strategic vision, decided to jointly fight terrorism, drug trafficking and transnational crimes and agreed to develop a strategic energy partnership based . . .
- A Musical Tribute To Purandaradasa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
CD to be released at Aradhana Mahotsava in Hampi on Sunday
Compositions to be rendered live at Purandara Mantapa
The compositions selected resemble those of Tyagaraja
The CD is priced at Rs. 85
- Dilemmas And Decisions (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 28, 2006)
As Albert Einstein famously put it, “Politics is for the moment. An equation is for eternity.” So is peace.
- Who Remembers Ancient India's Scientific Wealth? (Daily Excelsior, Md. Vazeeruddin, Jan 28, 2006)
Sessions of Indian Science Congress are held with monotonous regularity at fixed periodicity. Eminent persons use them to think aloud on what breakthroughs India needs to achieve.
- Our Guest From Saudi Arabia (Daily Excelsior, B K Karkra, Jan 28, 2006)
For the first time we have the Saudi Arabian monarch as our chief guest on the occasion of the Republic Day this year. Are we in any way important to each other? ....
- Uncle Darling, Now Rogue (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 28, 2006)
William Blum, a septuagenarian American author and journalist has been laughing his way to the bank these past ten days now. Do you know why ? Because his book ''Rogue State :
- New Dawn For Islamists, Say Arabs (Indian Express, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jan 28, 2006)
Hamas’s overwhelming victory in the Palestinian elections on Thursday was met with a mixture of jubilation and consternation in much of the Arab world.
- 10 Yrs On, Detained Pak Boy Has Nowhere To Go (Indian Express, SANJAY SINGH, Jan 28, 2006)
Mohammed Sherif alias Pakistanwallaha Larka, c/o Kakori police station, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Governor's Decision Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Karnataka Governor T.N. Chaturvedi is expected to come out with his decision to end the political impasse in the State on Saturday.
- Today’S Question: A New Hamas? (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Jan 28, 2006)
The spectacular and unprecedented victory for the Islamic militant group, Hamas, in the Palestinian national election has surprised many seasoned observers. While Hamas making a strong show was a foregone conclusion, none — including its most . . .
- Panchaloka Idols Of Nayanmars Brought To Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Rath yatra carrying the idols will be going to important temples
- Recovering Religion (Times of India, R PANIKKAR, Jan 28, 2006)
Although the etymology of the word religion is closer to the meaning of dharma than it sounds to modern westernised ears, ....
- Hamas Takes All (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 28, 2006)
The emphatic victory of Hamas, the extremist group that swears by militancy and the destruction of Israel, in the Palestinian parliamentary elections has shaken up the political landscape of the region.
- Hamas Not Necessarily A Hamstring (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 28, 2006)
If the Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah aka Hamas hadn’t won such an overwhelming majority at this week’s Palestinian parliamentary elections,
- U.S. Tells India To Back Off Syria Oil Deal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 28, 2006)
Aide memoirehanded over to Ministry
A strategically significant venture for India
"Today, it is Iran and Syria, tomorrow it may be Sudan or Myanmar or Venezuela."
- Hamas In Power (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 28, 2006)
HAMAS’s victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election seems set to alter the relationship not only among Palestinian groups and factions but also between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
- A Nuclear Iran? It’S Bush’S Call (Indian Express, Max Boot, Jan 28, 2006)
Iran’s decision to remove the UN seals on its nuclear research facilities has made obvious the failure of European attempts to cajole the mullahs into giving up their atomic dreams. The only thing the Europeans did was buy time for the Iranians to better
- First Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Arrives (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The first trial run of the friendship bus service arrived at Gurdawara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib from Amritsar on Friday noon.
- India Changes Tune, Defends Iran (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 28, 2006)
India on Friday distanced itself from US-led calls to isolate Iran at next week’s meeting of the IAEA after controversial remarks on the issue by Washington’s envoy to Delhi enraged the nation as seldom seen before.
- Palestinians' Democratic Choice Must Be Respected (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jan 28, 2006)
The excuses given for refusing to deal with Hamas will not wash. This is a chance for Europe to have an independent role.
- Take Control Of The Creation Of Technology (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 28, 2006)
Neil Gershenfeld's FAB is important for two reasons: one, it's about `the coming revolution on your desktop — from personal computers to personal fabrication'; and, two, the author, who is director of MIT's CBA, or Centre for Bits and Atoms, . . .
- Changed Equations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 28, 2006)
The Hamas victory has thrown up new challenges
The Hamas’ victory in the Palestinian general elections signals a radical transformation in the Palestinian political landscape.
- The Tragedy Of Buta Singh (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 28, 2006)
Buta Singh will go down on record as a sample of politicising of our times: unprincipled, opportunist with no commitment to any political or moral principles. He changed constituencies (reserved) to ensure success in elections. He changed styles . . .
- Who Is Afraid Of Hamas? (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Jan 28, 2006)
Hamas’s victory in the election threatens to touch off a million pessimisms in the western media.
- Higher And Better (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 28, 2006)
There can't be two opinions that successive political regimes have always given enough attention towards the development of education in the State. In a way they have persisted with the positive trend started by the Dogra rulers and . . .
- Hamas, Fatah Gunmen Battle Over Election Results (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jan 28, 2006)
Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire on Friday in political turmoil as the long-dominant Fatah faction was threatened with a violent backlash from within to its crushing election defeat by the Islamic militant group.
- Lakshmi Mittal, Multibillionaire Steel Magnate (Reuters, Dan Lalor, Jan 28, 2006)
Lakshmi Mittal, the world's third-richest person and head of the world's biggest steel company, unveiled his most audacious bid on Friday -- a $23 billion takeover of his largest rival.
- Reshaping The Muslim World’S Destiny (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 28, 2006)
Much has appeared in these columns, including some very thought-provoking pieces, on the outcome of the OIC’s extraordinary summit at Makkah last December.
- Ioc Calls Price Bids For Sale Of Shareholding In Ongc, Gail (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
State refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has called price bids from institutional investors for sale of its shareholding in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and GAIL (India) Ltd.
- Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Starts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus, on a trial run from here and carrying 12 Punjab and Central Government officials, today crossed over to Pakistan through the joint check post at the Indo-Pak border at Wagah.
- A King-Size Problem In Nepal (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 28, 2006)
I wishI could make out our policy on neighbours. At best, it is a reaction to what they do or do not do. We should cultivate them. But there is nothing called generosity when it comes to dealing with them. Whether it is Islamabad or Dhaka, New Delhi ...
- I Am Confident: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 27, 2006)
A.K. Antony circumspect, says situation is 50:50 for the Congress
The conscience vote of the Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs to be cast on Friday will decide the fate of the Dharam Singh Government on the floor of the Vidhana Soudha.
- Train Service May Start Ahead Of Mastakabhisheka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Top Railway official gives the go-ahead for it
Work on Hassan-Shravanabelagola line commenced in 1998
Work on the line gained momentum after Deve Gowda became MP
Railways will run three trains between Hassan and Shravanabelagola
- Uncertainty On Eve Of Trust Vote (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 27, 2006)
No whip to JD (S) legislators; Deve Gowda's last-minute appeal; Antony says it's 50:50
- Bansal Resigns As Head Of Probe Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
"My presence as Chairman should not colour judgment"
- "The Real Threat Is From Imperial Fundamentalism" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jan 27, 2006)
Writer and political activistTariq Alidescribes himself as a "person of the Left." In a recent interview in Kolkata, he talked about his concerns over an Asia which is "politically undetermined and economically over-determined," . . .
- Government Plan Silent On `Fundamental Aspect,' Says K.K. Narendran (Hindu, K.P.M. Basheer, Jan 27, 2006)
Action on commission's report
K. K. Narendran, who headed the three-man commission of enquiry that found huge shortage in Backward Class representation in the Kerala Government services in 2001, feels that the measures announced . . .
- Taliban Accounts Frozen (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 27, 2006)
Pakistan is reported to have frozen 15 bank accounts of an Afghan trading group on suspicion of involvement in funnelling funds to the Taliban.
- All Right, Rajnath? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 27, 2006)
Modi can haunt BJP in national politics. And what’s the evidence hard Hindutva still pays?
- Us Daily Takes A Swipe At Musharraf’S Stance (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 27, 2006)
Contempt seeps out of every sentence in the Washington Post editorial also lambasting him for the double standards he employs in dealing with Islamic extremists.
- This Grand Parade (Indian Express, Anindita Sanyal, Jan 27, 2006)
Another new year, another Republic Day Parade. Another debate on why, wherefore and whether. But forget the pros and cons and the patriotism vs cost-effort analysis. Nothing was further from our minds when our group of 24 schoolkids was . . .
- Kashmir: Musharraf Wants ‘Out-Of-Box’ Fix (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
As business and politics took centre stage on day 2 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf upped the ante on Kashmir calling for an “out-of-box” solution to resolve the issue.
- Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Trial On Friday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
The trial run of the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service would be carried out on Friday with a delegation of Punjab and central government officials on board.
- Afghanistan To India’S Rescue (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 27, 2006)
Despite President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan having cast doubts on the India-Iran pipeline at Davos, New Delhi can now safely depend on Afghanistan for the India-Turkmenistan pipeline to supply gas to power projects in India.
- Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 27, 2006)
Every commentary of the Republic Day parade in Delhi speaks of the display of the country’s military might and cultural strength.
- Keeping The Past Under Lock & Key (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 27, 2006)
Is Orhan Pamuk the new Salman Rushdie? As the Turkish writer found to his chagrin, the fervently secular Turkish State can be as uber-sensitive as the best Ayatollah in town.
- Buta Singh Resigns After Court Snub (Reuters, Reuters, Jan 27, 2006)
Bihar Governor Buta Singh resigned from his post on Thursday two days after the Supreme Court said he had wrongly prevented an opposition alliance from staking its claim to power last year.
- Ipi In The Doldrums (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 27, 2006)
The future of the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project has been in the doldrums ever since the crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme has intensified.
- Nuclear Black Market Is Alive (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jan 27, 2006)
In March 2004 the then US secretary of state, Colin Powell, had declared in Delhi at the start of his South Asian visit that the Pakistan-led nuclear proliferation network had to be 'completely rooted out'.
- India-Pakistan Composite Dialogue — There Can Be No Let-Up In Vigilance (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 27, 2006)
While there may be a change of tactics from time to time, the objectives of the Pakistan army establishment of "strategic depth" in Afghanistan and "bleeding India" in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere are not likely to change.
- Dhaka Seeks Us Help To Combat Terrorism (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Mainly Muslim Bangladesh, struck by a wave of bomb blasts blamed on Islamist militants, asked the United States on Thursday to help it fight terrorism.
- Republic Day Ruminations On What Ails Our Nation (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Jan 27, 2006)
It is now handily over 50 years since India became independent and our Constitution was adopted with India becoming a democratic republic.
- Saudi Arabia, India Fail To Sign Anti-Terror Accord (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 27, 2006)
Efforts to sign an anti-terrorism treaty between Saudi Arabia and India have reportedly failed
- Let's Put An End To Body Blows (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 27, 2006)
Seems to me like the human body has been belittled enough by now. Some of the greatest people have frequently referred to it as merely a passing phase, something not to get attached to, much less overawed by. Evidence of this comes from such . . .
- Wali Khan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 27, 2006)
With the passing away of Khan Abdul Wali Khan, truly an era has come to an end, or almost the end.
- True Spirit Of Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jan 27, 2006)
Islam had never been so much a target of criticism and accusations as it is today. Some people call it a religion that breeds intolerance and bigotry, while there are others who blame it for preaching animosity and discrimination.
- Bush Ready To ‘Exhaust All Diplomacy’ On Iran Nuclear Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
* Bolton stresses UNSC referral, as opposed to simple IAEA ruling, critical to thwarting Tehran’s N-ambitions
* Larijani says Russian plan useful
- Senate Reflects Nation’S Sentiments (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Senate has condemned the January 13 missile attack on Damadola village in Bajaur Agency and termed it as violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. The joint Treasury-Opposition resolution said that such intrusion . . .
- Shaukat’S Productive Us Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that his weeklong visit to the US was a great success. Talking to newsmen aboard his special aircraft on way back home from Washington, he said that he held detailed talks with US leadership on different . . .
- Death Of Another Stalwart (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
Vetran politician Khan Abdul Wali Khan has died. The late leader was out of active politics for a long-time due to old age and health problems but he remained ideological mentor of his party and a source of inspiration till his death.
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