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Articles 15721 through 15820 of 26855:
- The Illusive Us Arms Bazaar (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 19, 2006)
Two roadblocks await the forward move in the Indo-US bilateral relations early in 2006.
- Need For Care (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 19, 2006)
Does any development on the militant front astonish us in this State? In fact the surprise will be if it does. Gun-totting marauders have a wicked agenda.
- Army In "Full Action" In Balochistan, Claims Pak Oppn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Rejecting President Pervez Musharraf's assertions that only paramilitary forces were conducting operations against nationalist rebels in Balochistan, Pakistan's opposition parties have claimed that the army was in "full action" in the southwestern provinc
- Pakistan Names 3 Al Qaeda Believed Killed In Strike (Reuters, Simon Cameron, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistani intelligence sources on Thursday identified three of four al Qaeda members believed to have been killed by a U.S. airstrike last week, though they have yet to recover the bodies.
- India, Pakistan Agree On Peace, Differ On Process (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday made a fresh commitment to push forward a fragile peace process but the nuclear-armed neighbours reiterated their differences over ways to end nearly 60 years of enmity.
- Rare Honour For ‘Jumbo King’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The 64-year-old majestic pachyderm is the reigning ‘king’ of the 62-member elephant sanctuary of Guruvayur temple in Thrissur and has some of the best features known to Asian elephants.
- Indian History Frays Tempers In Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The controversy regarding textbooks on Indian history is raging in California with academicians alleging that changes made at the behest of Hindu organisations have resulted in hiding “true history.”
- Pak Floats A New One To India: Let Strike Forces Not Be Eyeball To Eyeball (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 18, 2006)
suggestion that has set South Block thinking, Pakistan today proposed that military strike formations on either side should not be ‘‘permanently relocated’’ to forward locations.
- Leaving A Stamp On History (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 18, 2006)
The year 2008 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Sir Mirza Ismail — a great Mysorean, an Indian who made us proud, a quintessential political conservative, a remarkable person in public life, who believed that persons entrusted with overseeing ....
- Congress Plenary To Deliberate On Cmp, Disinvestments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
It is said the two issues need focus in view of Centre's problems
- Happiness Is Living In The Now (Deccan Herald, Swami Nithyananda, Jan 18, 2006)
For many of us having more choice is a good thing. We believe we have more freedom and more freedom of choice. One of the choices that most people who come to me are struggling with is to choose between material life and spiritual life.
- Clemenceau: Egypt Didn't Consult India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 18, 2006)
No effort made to get fresh certificates that would have highlighted the present situation
Old certificates issued by the Indian authorities and sent by a tugboat company relied upon
- Indo-Pak Dialogue Resumes Amid Negative Publicity (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 18, 2006)
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, Messrs Shyam Saran and Riaz Muhammad Khan, met on Tuesday to start the third round of the so-called composite dialogue after days of bilateral “misgivings” about each other’s real intent.
- Madrassa Reform In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Madrassas cater to only a relatively small proportion of Muslim children. The temptation to present madrassa education as the preferred alternative to general schooling for Muslim children must be guarded against.
- Kashmir Toughest Challenge In Talks (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 18, 2006)
Pakistan and India began their third round of composite dialogue here on Tuesday reasonably pleased with the gains from their outings so far, but watchful of what Islamabad believes to be the toughest challenge ahead — unravelling the Gordian knot . . .
- Spirit Of Sacrifice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
A friend, who is a devout Muslim otherwise, has made a bizarre comment on the ritual of sacrifice performed on the Eid-ul-Azha. He says, “I think the poor goats, sheep and other animals give their lives on Eid day for nothing.
- No Nukes, But No War Either (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
In the short term, the worst-case scenario in the context of nuclear brinkmanship between Iran and the West could unfold thus. The war of words between the two sides escalates.
- Scientist Wants Another Green Revolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
`It will help small and landless farmers earn a livelihood by rearing animals and birds'
First Foundation Day celebrations of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Sciences University inaugurated
- Bush Sr. Hopes Air Strike Will Not Hit Ties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 18, 2006)
Ex-U.S. President in Pakistan to review quake relief operations
- Bajaj Set To Buy 27% In Maharashtra Scooters (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Jan 18, 2006)
Rahul Bajaj: 'I am ready to buy it as early as tomorrow'.
The three-year old impasse over the acquisition of the Maharashtra government's 27 per cent stake in Maharashtra Scooters Ltd (MSL) seems to be over.
- India For Freeze On Setting Up Of Defence Posts Along Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Seeking to further consolidate the Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs), India today proposed a freeze on setting up of new defence posts and defence works along the Line of Control (LoC) and announced its intention to extend the Munnabao-Khokrapar rail li
- Volvo Buses Join Bmtc Fleet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Fully air-conditioned Volvo buses are Euro-III compliant
Gold pass scheme to be introduced
Cauvery bus used for city ride replaced
- Baloch Rebels Getting Outside Aid: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 18, 2006)
Says they are engaged in terror activities
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday reiterated his allegation that people of a country from "outside" were aiding and abetting subversive elements in Balochistan province and declared . . .
- Move To Maintain Traditional Names In Madurai (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Jan 18, 2006)
Police plan to install information boards
Temple city, cultural capital, a city that never sleeps...and the list goes on.
- United States Of Jammu & Kashmir And Self Rule (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jan 18, 2006)
Readers may recall that around third week of November 2004 an article titled "United States of Jammu & Kashmir; A resolution" written by me was published in these columns. The idea of a unified federal J&K was mooted for the first time in this paper.
- U.K. Awaiting Fresh Request (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 18, 2006)
British authorities are awaiting a fresh request from the Government of India to "refreeze" the bank accounts of Ottavio Quattrocchi, Italian businessman accused of receiving kickbacks in the Bofors gun deal.
- India Raises Terrorism Issue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Interference in internal affairs, says Pakistan; wants Kashmir issue addressed
India raises issue of terrorist infrastructure
Seeks agreement on extradition, legal assistance
Presents "non-papers" on border posts, flag meetings
- 2020 Odyssey In 45 Minutes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Vision 2020 left everyone speechless. To be more precise, the other speakers had little to say after he made a powerpoint presentation for 45 minutes — double the time allotted.
- Plenary To Deliberate On Cmp, Disinvestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress session to include the crucial issues in AICC resolutions
Effort to be made to avoid controversy over disinvestments policy
Both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi arriving on January 20
- Foreign Secretaries May Take Up Kashmir Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Talks confined to peace and security
Indian and Pakistan Foreign Secretaries Shyam Saran and Riaz Muhammad Khan are expected to take up the Kashmir issue for discussions here on Wednesday.
- Pakistan Wants South Asia Free Of Abms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
"Take steps to avert arms race in region"
Pakistan has suggested that South Asia be declared an "anti-ballistic missile free zone," the Pakistan Foreign Office spokeswoman said after talks between Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries . . .
- Bofors Investigation Fiasco (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 18, 2006)
Human memory is proverbially short. Does any one remember what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once said on the floor of the Upper House that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. The utterance was befitting for a former academic who was universally ...
- Thiruvaiyaru A Paradise For Carnatic Musicians: Mridangam Maestro (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
159th aradhana of Sri Thyagaraja gets under way
"If there is a paradise on earth for Carnatic musicians, it is Thiruvaiyaru," said mridangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman on Monday.
- Why Wish Happy New Year? (Greater Kashmir, MUHAMMAD ABD AL-HAMEED, Jan 18, 2006)
What do we mean by Happiness when we wish it to others, writes
MUHAMMAD ABD AL-HAMEED
- Terror Reaches South (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jan 18, 2006)
The dastardly attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on December 28, 2005 which took the life of a mathematician from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has drawn attention to the fact that after north and western India, . . .
- No Cumbersome Security Vetting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- Rs.82.2-Cr. Nabard Aid For Rural Development In Madurai District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Areas for infrastructure development identified
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has identified certain core areas in Madurai district having potential for promoting infrastructure development in a big way by the . . .
- Two Let Men, 5 Others Convicted (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were among seven men convicted by a Delhi Court today in connection with bomb blasts which rocked various north Indian cities in 1997 killing 17 persons and injuring nearly 300 others.
- Cigar Smoke (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Jan 18, 2006)
Big B’s Big C (cigar) seems to have lit many fires in Goa. The news that an NGO is fuming at the hoarding of the film Family, depicting Amitabh Bachchan smoking a cigar, is surely to become a burning issue with conservative families and . . .
- No One Has A Right To Obstruct Justice: Delhi Hc Document (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
The Delhi High Court met on January 10 to consider the situation created by the striking lawyers of the Delhi Bar Association. The following are excerpts from a resolution passed by the full court:
- King Abdullah, Republic Day Chief Guest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Saudi King Abdullah will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. His four-day visit "would substantially strengthen bilateral ties and raise them to a new height," an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said.
- India For Freeze On Setting Up Of Defence Posts Along Loc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Seeking to further consolidate the confidence-building measures (CBMs), India today proposed a freeze on setting up of new defence posts and defence works along the Line of Control (LoC) and announced its intention to extend the Munnabao-Khokrapar. . .
- India Does Away With Cumbersome Security Vetting For Pak Bus (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- Us Strike Damages Musharraf’S Image (Tribune, James Rupert, Jan 18, 2006)
Friday’s U.S. airstrike on a Pakistani village has disrupted America’s efforts to improve its image in this country, one of its most important Muslim allies, and has turned glaring publicity on a part of the “global war on terror” that the . . .
- India, Pakistan Hold Talks To Push Peace Process (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan talked on Tuesday to try to breathe new life into a two-year-old peace process bedevilled by mistrust and guerrilla violence in Kashmir.
- Bhagwad Gita As Sports Psychology (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jan 18, 2006)
The Bhagwad Gita is venerated as a supremely philosophical work. But it can also be seen as a primer of sports psychology expounded by Sri Krishna on the battlefield of life for the benefit of the supremely athletic warrior prince Arjuna.
- Wise King, But Foolish Subjects (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Jan 18, 2006)
Time was when I was proud to own a copy of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, given how much furore the book occasioned in the life not just of its author, but of India, Iran, the UK, and of the larger world of Islam.
- Maha Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
The way pre-election politics is moving in West Bengal, two things are clear already. The conscientious and determined officer of the Election Commission will serve up a formidable challenge to the entrenched Left Front when the poll comes.
- Bofors Is Dead, Long Live Bofors (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 18, 2006)
Through an astonishing display of political maladroitness, the Congress government has managed to breathe new life into a dead scam.
- What The Constitution Really Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
While I'm here in the opposite hemisphere, The Debate is going to be a little more free form. Today, we have a thought-provoking post from Guest Blogger Jason Scorse, a professor who decided to take a closer look at the document that provides the. . . . .
- Making The Haj Safe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2006)
For an annual event that attracts more than two million pilgrims from all over the world to the city of Mecca, the Haj is, by and large, well managed by the Saudi Government, the custodian of Islam's holiest site.
- Little Hope Ahead Of India-Pakistan Peace Talks (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan begin a new round of peace talks this week but the nuclear-armed rivals are unlikely to end a stalemate that has tarnished the process, analysts say.
- Nepal Imposes Night Curfew In Kathmandu After Raids (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government on Monday imposed a night curfew in Kathmandu, saying it was stepping up security after Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen in weekend raids near the city.
- U.N. Security Council Powers Meet On Iran Atomic Crisis (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Jan 17, 2006)
Key U.N. Security Council powers met on Monday to discuss how to curb Iran's nuclear programme and President Vladimir Putin said Russia had moved "very close" to the West's stance, which backs diplomatic action.
- Eu3 Launch Move To Refer Iran To Security Council (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Jan 17, 2006)
European powers on Monday began drafting a resolution to have Iran referred to the U.N. Security Council next month over its contentious nuclear work, diplomats said, after Russia and the West neared agreement on strategy.
- Asbestos, A Demon Of The Past (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jan 17, 2006)
With the Supreme Court laying down that the ship cannot enter Indian waters until the court considers a report by a team of environment experts, it’s time to consider just what is at stake in the Clemenceau controversy.
- Sc Refers Expulsion Of Mps Controversy To Constitution Bench (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
In a significant development, the Supreme Court today decided to examine the powers of Lok Sabha to expel its members from the House and referred the issue to the Constitution Bench.
- Turning Point (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The root of man's unhappiness is his ego, which makes him blind to his spiritual nature.
- In The Hush After The Bombing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 17, 2006)
The US must face up to it: in Pakistan the quarry escaped and innocents died, again
- So Sweet (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Jan 17, 2006)
I’m not an ardent flier or traveler, or I would be almost dead — what with my blood sugar level going haywire with the in-flight food. Having recently flown a major airline in India on three separate occasions, I can authoritatively lament that so . . .
- Architect Of Delhi Serial Blasts Killed (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 17, 2006)
Abu Huzaifa, the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who ordered the October 2005 serial bombings in New Delhi, was shot dead on Monday morning in an encounter near the frontier town of Baramulla.
- Law Officer Sent To London To Explain Legal Position, Says Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Crown Prosecution requested clarifications on High Court judgments
CPS also wanted to know why Malaysian courts refused to extradite Quattrocchi
No question of Law Ministry, DoPT interfering with CBI jurisdiction
- J&k: Let Militant Involved In Delhi Blasts Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Four militants, including a self-styled commander of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and mastermind in last year's Delhi blasts, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
- Indo-Pak Fs Level Talks Begin Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The third round of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue begins here tomorrow with the Foreign Secretary-level talks here during which the two countries will discuss "new ideas" on taking the peace process forward.
- Uphill Task For Bjp President (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 17, 2006)
Many Indians believe that when trouble comes it comes from all directions. That seems to be the case with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- "Original Swiss Papers Absent" (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 17, 2006)
Bofors and `Q' saga get curiouser
was not a fit case for filing an SLP
Prosecution failed to get Quattrocchi extradited
- No Bar To Women (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2006)
Working with men does not ensure equality for women
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for women's rights, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no restriction could be imposed on women working in bars, banquets and restaurants . . .
- Novel Inspired By The Tsunami (Hindu, Se. Ganesalingan, Jan 17, 2006)
This Novel depicts the life and struggle of the fishing community and the dangers they experience when gales strike the coast.
- Cbi Carries Bofors Can (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Agency owns up step leading to unfreezing of Q’s accounts
The Bofors scandal is living up to its history of mystery with the CBI today disclosing that the process which led to lifting the freeze on Ottavio Quattrocchi’s London accounts was started by it.
- Commentary On Tiruppavai (Hindu, V.N. Vedanta Desikan, Jan 17, 2006)
A handy book on the holy hymn of Andal is surely bound to be a welcome publication, especially when it is from the pen of a scholar of the stature of Manavalan.
- The Canvas Of Anthropology (Hindu, Shereen Ratnagar, Jan 17, 2006)
Collection of 40 papers documenting the wide sweep of anthropology
This is a collection of 40 papers in three sections — archaeological anthropology, physical anthropology, and social anthropology— dedicated to D.K.Bhattacharya who distinguished . . .
- Tagore's Essays (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Jan 17, 2006)
A beautifully brought out volume of essays, first published during the birth centenary of Tagore, has also an incisive and lengthy critique by Buddhadev Basu.
- Rs.30 Lakhs For Buddha Project At Dharanikota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Dalai Lama also offers help by way of books to Buddhist centre
Kalachakra valedicotry conducted
Breaking up of sand mandala and immersion to be held today
District administration brings out souvenir on the occasion
- Target Practice (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jan 17, 2006)
The Maoists’ kindling of tribal discontent is likely to create more situations like the one in Kalinga Nagar, writes Sumanta Sen
- India's Potential `Demographic Dividend' (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 17, 2006)
India is and will remain for some time one of the youngest countries in the world. This "demographic dividend" is seen as offering a window of opportunity to accelerate the country's rate of growth. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chand rasekhar . . .
- Pak To Table Musharraf’S Proposals (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 17, 2006)
Pakistan is expected to formally put on the table President Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir-centric proposals during the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan beginning here tomorrow.
- Iisc Attack: Let Man Arrested (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
A Muslim preacher from Bagalkot in Karnataka who is suspected to be a member of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) today became the second person to be arrested in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) attack case.
- Now, Indian History Textbooks Raise A Storm In California (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Controversy regarding textbooks on Indian history is raging in California with academicians alleging that changes made on the behest of Hindu organisations have resulted in hiding "true history".
- Camaraderie Before Indo-Pak Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The third round of Indo-Pak composite dialogue begins on Tuesday with the meeting of two foreign secretaries here.
- Key Eu Powers Move To Refer Iran To Unsc (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
European powers on Monday began drafting a resolution to have Iran referred to the UN Security Council next month over its nuclear work, diplomats said, after Russia and the West neared agreement in dealing with Tehran.
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