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Articles 16521 through 16620 of 26855:
- Taliban Rising In Afghanistan? (Daily Times, Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, Jan 02, 2006)
Most analysts following the events in Afghanistan believe that in years to come the situation will get even worse. The latest videotape I have received shows new Al Qaeda and Taliban training camps in Afghanistan.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists Of Nuke Installations, Facilities (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other's nuclear facilities.
- Safta Comes Into Effect; Pak Yet To Ratify (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being today but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
"The ratification process is underway.
- Iisc Attack: 3 Detained (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Security agencies probing the attack on the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) detained three persons in connection with the incident and feared more such strikes in Mangalore in Karnataka and some other cities in adjacent Andhra Pradesh.
- Putting Aside Ideological Hang-Ups (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Jan 02, 2006)
The genie of obscurantism, of the confused ideological variety, is out of the bottle again. At least that was the impression created by a host of speakers, among them Dr Javid Iqbal, Justice Nasim Hassan Shah and Mr Majid Nizami, at a seminar held to ....
- A Significant Turn (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 02, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's meeting with People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone sends out the message that New Delhi intends to reach out not just to the APHC centrists but to all elements of the political mosaic of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Ram Vs Lakshman (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 02, 2006)
The Ramayana is forever being rewritten and adapted to the times. In the latest adaptation as unravelled by none other than poet-orator Atal Bihari Vajpayee—at the BJP’s silver jubilee rally in Mumbai’s Shivaji—Ram Rajya . . .
- Pakistan, India Exchange Lists Of Nuclear Installations (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in line
- Shaukat’S Democratic Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has decided to revive the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which the Federal Cabinet has endorsed unanimously. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid told newsmen after the Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Saturday that the CCI is
- Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 02, 2006)
It is difficult to miss the strong undercurrent of concern about the state we are in which runs through the otherwise diverse end-of-the-year comments in our print and electronic media.
- Death Be Not Proud (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jan 02, 2006)
The story of an aged couple organising their own “bhog” at Baurhai Kalan near Mandi Ahmedgarh caused shock and revulsion among those who read it. But no such sentiments were evoked when my own maternal grandfather did the same over three decades ago.
- Wider Aspects Of The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Paradoxically, there is a positive dimension to the tensions being generated by the proposed seven-billion-dollar gas pipeline that will run from Iran to India via Pakistan.
- On The Eventful Year That Was (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 02, 2006)
The year just gone by has been one of tremendous promise but also of problems. While the economy is booming, with the soaring Sensex and a strong financial scene, the shortages have not disappeared, except for forex.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists Of N Installations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India Sunday exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- Bjp Chooses New Leader To Ride Out Troubles (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 02, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party named a low profile, regional politician as its new president on Saturday, hoping he will be able to steer the party out of a series of scandals and setbacks.
- Usc’S Customer Friendly Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Utility Stores Managing Director Brig (R) Hafeez Ahmed has announced special Eid Package of reduction of prices of about 300 items to benefit the low income groups.
- The Rewriting Of History (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 02, 2006)
The recent international book fair held in Karachi’s Expo Centre was a huge and truly memorable event. It was the first time in this philistine city that so many representatives of Indian publishing houses jostled with local publishers, booksellers and...
- India, Pakistan Exchange Nuke Lists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged list of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- March Of Time (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 02, 2006)
Harijans in Rajasthan show the way
The experience of a small community of Harijans in a Rajasthan district reflects the lingering scourge of untouchability in a social environment that claims to have thrown up saner voices.
- Intelligence Agencies Fear More Iisc-Type Attacks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Security agencies probing the attack on Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) in Bangalore do not rule out such strikes in Mangalore in Karnataka and some other cities in adjacent Andhra Pradesh.
- Safta Takes Effect (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The long-awaited South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being today but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
- The Time When You Will Be Really Old (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jan 02, 2006)
If you are just simply good and do good to others, you are on your way to God. To reach God you have to change yourself from bad to good and then even transcend goodness to get established in Truth Absolute.
- Staying Connected (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 02, 2006)
With the availability of every new comfort the people tend to forget their sufferings of the past.
- More Iisc Type Attacks Feared (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Security agencies probing the attack on Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) in Bangalore do not rule out such strikes in Mangalore in Karnataka and some other cities in adjacent Andhra Pradesh.
- Ipi Gas Pipeline Tripartite Accord In Two Months: Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, an official said here.
- Grave Danger (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2006)
The Maoist mayhem in Purulia shows how real the Maoist threat in Bengal is. It cannot be any comfort to Writers’ Buildings that now it is restricted to some districts far from Calcutta. Rarely before had the Maoist attacks in Bengal been as horrific . . .
- Ideological Deviation Ends Advani's Journey As Bjp Chief (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Lal Kishenchand Advani, the hawkish face of Hindutva, today stepped down as BJP President a little over a year after taking over the party's reins which witnessed rampant indiscipline and corruption and the backfiring of his attempt to shed "horns" ....
- Making A ‘Menace’ Of Migrants (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 02, 2006)
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million of them? What about 20 million? Or is the figure as low as 10 million?
- Follow Which Leader? (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 02, 2006)
The Ramlila in the BJP seems to be over and hopefully, its new president, Rajnath Singh — who is not Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman or the infamous dhobi — will get down to the serious task of putting the party back on track.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists On Nuke Installations (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement that prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other's nuclear facilities.
- India On Friday Again Voiced Its Anxieties Over What It Called Continuing Army Crackdown And Human Rights Violations In The Pakistani Province Of Balochistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Dismissing Pakistan's objections to its statement on the situation in Balochistan, India on Friday again voiced its anxieties over what it called continuing army crackdown and human rights violations in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
- Gas Pipeline Agreement To Be Signed Next Month, Says Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise a tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, said an official here.
- More Iisc-Type Attacks Feared (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Security agencies probing the attack on Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) in Bangalore do not rule out such strikes in Mangalore in Karnataka and some other cities in adjacent Andhra Pradesh.
- Dangerous Mix (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 02, 2006)
To blur the distinction between science and religion is wrong.
- Bombay’S Lost Itself, Mumbai Doesn’T Even Know Where To Look (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Bombay’s lost itself, Mumbai doesn’t even know where to look
Dress codes for college girls, marching orders to bar girls, censor guidelines for its television channels. What else is in store for this city, asks Tanuja Chandra.
- Safta Comes Into Effect, Pak Yet To Ratify (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The long-awaited South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being on Sunday but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
- Lashkar Hand In Iisc Attack Established (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Central security agencies have established links between the IISc attack and Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) even as the number of persons picked up by Bangalore police in this connection has gone up to seven.
- The Revelation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
It is one thing to know the eternal spirit dwells in all things and another to have a vision of it. In revealing the Universal Form, the Lord tries to give visible reality to the abstract metaphysical truth of Himself.
- A Slice Of Karnataka (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 02, 2006)
Two art and crafts exhibitions displaying the rich cultural heritage of Karnataka are on in Basavanagudi and Jayanagar.
- Sins Of The Clergy (Tribune, Pushpa M. Bhargava, Jan 02, 2006)
IT is a cliché that man has today all the means to destroy all of his species through weapons of mass destruction possessed by many countries led by the US. There is no country that can be trusted not to use them; in fact, the larger the stock . . .
- Tackling Corruption (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 02, 2006)
State funding of elections will not make politicians straight so long as policemen and law officers are crooked.
- Pakistan, India Exchange Lists Of Nuke Facilities (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- Bjp, 25, Very Little To Cheer (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jan 02, 2006)
The mood, said my BJP friend gloomily, what do you think the mood is like at the birthday party obviously after these events it is more than a little morose. Others tried to put on a brave face after the sex, lies and videotape scandal hit slap bang ....
- `Churchill Was Willing To Let Gandhiji Die' (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 02, 2006)
A day after he invoked the words of Mahatma Gandhi to inspire his party members, Tory leader David Cameron was facing embarrassment on Sunday as declassified documents revealed how the wartime Conservative Prime Minister Winston Churchill was . . .
- Left Observes Protest Day Across West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Ruling front condemns killing of party leader in Purulia district
31 Left members killed since 2001, says Biswas
Extremists "receiving" support from Opposition party workers
Processions taken out, meetings organised
- Kalam Gifts A Clown & A Smile (Telegraph, ASHISH SINHA, Jan 02, 2006)
Four-year-old Bablu, from Shivganj in Bhojpur, looks happy as he plays with the stuffed clown the President gave him yesterday.
- Silver Linings For The Bjp (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jan 02, 2006)
THE high profile silver jubilee meet of the BJP in Mumbai was an eye opener for many. Pramod Mahajan’s efforts were such that he has become Laxman to Advani’s Ram, according to Vajpayee.
- Karachi: Apc Calls For Immediate Halt To Army Operation: Talks On Balochistan Urged (Dawn, Latif Baloch, Jan 02, 2006)
The All-parties Conference on Balochistan held here on Sunday condemned the ongoing military operation in that province and termed it “a conspiracy to harm the country’s integrity. It called upon the government to withdraw troops from . . .
- Patil To Inspect India-Bangladesh Border (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 02, 2006)
He will also review status of implementation of the Assam accord
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is scheduled to arrive here on a day's visit to Assam on Monday for a joint inspection of the India-Bangladesh border along with Chief Minister . . .
- In An Antique Land (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 02, 2006)
The drums roll and from inside the temple comes a short yell; out jumps the body of the Sun, huge and wide, dancing with flaying arms, eyes blackened and stark, darting here and there, terrifying.
- The Me-Too Television Wars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 02, 2006)
Rajdeep Sardesai — CNN-IBN — Friday, December 30, 9.30 pm: A mystery in an enigma, Mrs Gandhi is a very private....
- Three Wishes For 2006 (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 02, 2006)
The New Year comes carrying new ideas, new creations, new aspirations. To that body of newness, here go my three bits, three wishes that I hope will begin in 2006.
- Automatic Weather Station At Ervadi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
It has been installed by TVS Research Institute
- India, Pak Exchange Lists Of Nuclear Installations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
According to the agreement signed on December 31, 1988 and enforced on January 27, 1991, India and Pakistan have to inform each other on January 1 every year of the nuclear installations and facilities to be covered by the agreement.
- The Bite In The Atal Soundbite (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 02, 2006)
It was vintage Vajpayee at the BJP ’s 25th jubilee celebration in Mumbai. By dramatically announcing his resignation from power politics he managed to yet again steal the limelight from his long suffering comrade-in-arms, L.K. Advani, . . .
- Year Of Inflexion (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 02, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has a feel for history. In his maiden speech as finance minister, he talked about India as an idea whose time had arrived. Now in the prime ministerial hot-seat, the time has arrived to propel this idea forward with greater impetus and ...
- Jain Mathaji Favours Sustained Fight Against Female Infanticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Stresses on imparting education and teaching dharmic values to women
- To One Who Outmeasures Space, Outlasts Time (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 01, 2006)
The new millennium’s fifth year is behind us, and the sixth has arrived — although late by a billion nanoseconds. It’s time to muse, well, on time itself. We say that 2005 has joined the Past and 2006, which was in the womb of the Future until yesterday,
- Only Foreigners (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 01, 2006)
Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj told a Mumbai daily last week, ‘‘Our government somehow listened to foreign businessmen more than Indian businessmen’’.
- Pakistan And India To Exchange N-Lists Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India will exchange a list of nuclear installations on Sunday (today) under an agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities, sources said on Saturday.
- India Seen Unstoppable With New American Relationships – Terrorists Are Planning Break The Outsourcing Backbone Of India Through Massive Terror Attacks In It Hubs (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan’s ISI, silently sinister Al-Queda, Bangladeshi Jihadists – all are concerned about the new India – rich, powerful and a strong dependable ally of America and the Western Europe.
- Making A ‘Menace’ Of Migrants (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 01, 2006)
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million of them? What about 20 million? Or is the figure as low as 10 million?
- Terror Shadow Stalks Booming Tech Industry (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 01, 2006)
A suspected militant raid on Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India's tech capital, has confirmed fears that the country's booming information technology sector could be a new target for terror groups, officials and analysts said.
- Bjp Chooses New Leader To Ride Out Troubles (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 01, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party named a low profile, regional politician as its new president on Saturday, hoping he will be able to steer the party out of a series of scandals and setbacks.
- Queen Of Ghazals Enthralls Delhi-Ites (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 01, 2006)
Few may be knowing that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife, Gursharan Kaur was a student of Indian music and a fan of the legendary Ghazal singer Farida Khanum.
- Advani One Foot Still In (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jan 01, 2006)
L.K. Advani today passed the BJP baton to Rajnath Singh but made it clear he had no intention of following in A.B. Vajpayee’s footsteps.
- Pml: Then & Now (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 01, 2006)
The 99th Foundation Day of the Pakistan Muslim League was commemorated on Friday with a meeting at the PML House in Islamabad. PML leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Mushahid Hussain, Shaukat Aziz, Arbab Ghulam Rahim and Eng Amir Muqam addressed the . . .
- Human Rights And Their Protection (Daily Excelsior, Tahir Khurshid Raina, Jan 01, 2006)
Quoting ''Hamlet'' the celebrated literary creation of Shakespeare, the man has been beautifully described as :
- Ill-Timed Indian Statement On Balochistan (News International, Dr A R Khan, Jan 01, 2006)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matter.
- Good Morning 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
His education has failed him. It was always the more deserving, the more scrupulous, the more diligent who forged ahead, he was taught. But, we failed to teach him the distinction between the rich and the poor, between the strong and the weak, . . .
- Left Goes Awry! (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Jan 01, 2006)
What had seemed to be common between Buddhadev Bhattacharjee and Tony Blair is that they both seemed eager, and able, to subvert Left-over doctrines.
- India Hankering For A Zero-Sum Game Again? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 01, 2006)
B Raman, a former chief of India’s RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) who now works for South Asia Analysis Group, has put out an analysis that seems a major throwback to the pre-Islamabad Declaration period when relations between Pakistan and India were at
- Expulsion Enhanced Parliament’S Image: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jan 01, 2006)
Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav’s maiden election to the Fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25 coincided with the present Speaker Somnath Chatterjee also entering the portals of Parliament.
- Heritage Walk Brings To Light Neglect Of Buddhist Site (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Sanctioning of various projects all around Bavikonda poses threat
- Iisc Attack: No Arrests Yet (Hindu, Craig Gordon, Jan 01, 2006)
A day after the Bangalore police released a computer-generated portrait of the suspect involved in the attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here, the public have been making calls to them providing details of similar-looking persons.
- French Ship Leaves For India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2006)
"It contains over 500 tonnes of asbestos"
Once the pride and joy of the French navy, the decommissioned aircraft-carrier, Clemenceau, on Saturday began its final journey to India amid fresh allegations that the ship contains upwards of 500 tonnes . . .
- Monitors To Verify Iraq Results (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 01, 2006)
Findings of global panel could help ease Sunni-Shia tensions
- "French Government Chose Cheaper Proposal For Decontamination Of Ship" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2006)
"SDIC wanted only a cover-up, did not intend doing serious job."
- Ordeals Of Vegetarian Travellers On Foreign Flights (Hindu, K.R. Banerjee, Jan 01, 2006)
During my travel abroad by several international airlines, I often have difficulty in getting proper vegetarian food.
- Mirwaiz-Led Delegation On Way To Pak, Pok (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Chairman of the moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today left for New Delhi to complete his travel documents for a visit to Pakistan and PoK. He was accompanied by senior separatist leader . . .
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