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Articles 17521 through 17620 of 26855:
- Taliban Exploit Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Dawn, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
Resurgent Taliban forces have forged an alliance with drug smugglers in the lawless Afghan province of Helmand, underscoring a worrying slide in security just months before thousands of British troops are due to take control in the spring.
- Implement It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government, according to a report, is thinking of reducing the number of public holidays Government employees enjoy in this country. This is gratifying. In no other country do Government employees enjoy as many . . .
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- Converts To Terrorism (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Dec 13, 2005)
Converts to Islam are taking over the terrorist operations previously carried out mainly by Muslim-born immigrants and their children in the West.
- Averting Suicide Attacks In Afghanistan: Us-Led Forces Plan New Strategy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Coalition forces looking to terror tactics in Iraq to combat threat
* ISAF says NATO soldiers will not take over counter-terrorist operations
- Exile As Therapy (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 13, 2005)
Parliamentarians have put us all to shame. They continue to misuse this institution at the cost of the Indian people. They behave worse than street lumpens.
- ‘Made In India’ Label On Relief Goods Irks Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 13, 2005)
Pakistan has expressed "political sensitivity" towards certain relief items coming from India with the label of "Made in India" for use in the earthquake devastated areas.
- India Stunned As Tv Shows Mps Grabbing Cash For Favours (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
An Indian TV station caused a political uproar on Monday when it broadcast images of 11 members of parliament taking cash allegedly in return for raising issues in the federal legislature.
- Kalabagh Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
There are two aspects of the Kalabagh dam issue — the technical and the political. The technical issues have been discussed, and continue to be discussed in the press and in other forums, by experts.
- A Bug Which Sickens Not Your Body But Soul (Greater Kashmir, Dr. R. L. Bhat, Dec 13, 2005)
Nothing but a strong moral foundation can save us from a disaster that has already engulfed the whole world. They stress on preventive measures, but the solution lies somewhere else. We need to revisit the forgotten world of morality and values if the ...
- Bus From Amritsar Reaches Lahore (Dawn, Amjad Mahmood, Dec 12, 2005)
A bus from the Indian city of Amritsar crossed Wagah on Sunday on a trial run between Amritsar and Lahore. It is the third such service launched between the two South Asian neighbours as part of their peace process. The earlier two are Lahore-Delhi and...
- Iran Offers Us Share In Nuke Power Plants (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran opened the door Sunday for US help in building a nuclear power plant — a move designed to ease American suspicions that Tehran is using its nuclear programme as a cover to build atomic weapons.
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Voice Of Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 12, 2005)
The support extended by the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to the “inalienable right” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for “self-determination” in accordance with the UN resolutions is nothing but a replay of the tape-recording . . .
- Just Be (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 12, 2005)
There is a certain nobility, a dignity, a self-sacrificing aristocracy in being a religious person.
- Nepal Leader Urges India Not To Back Government Headed By King (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Dec 12, 2005)
External support will make it more repressive: Communist Party of Nepal (UM-L).
Several smaller political parties of Nepal are joining the pro-democracy movement
Maoists are slowly veering towards the idea of a peaceful political transformation
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2005)
The ‘development special’ issue of the latest Organiser (December 18) is in a glossy, magazine format and almost entirely devoted to Rajasthan — with fulsome praise over several pages for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
- Iran Offers Us Share In Building Nuclear Plants (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday offered the United States a share in building a new nuclear power plant in an apparent effort to curb US opposition to its controversial atomic programme.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Trial Successful (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
An Indian bus from Amritsar arrived in Lahore on Sunday in a successful trial run of the second bus link between Pakistan and India.
- Pak Overtures Bring Israel Blip Back On India Radar (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 12, 2005)
Caught on the backfoot by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s tactical overtures towards Tel Aviv, New Delhi has hurriedly brought back Israel on its radar with the Joint Working Group (JWG)
- Of Values And Rights (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Dec 12, 2005)
Human rights is protecting another’s freedom, seeing that the other person is like oneself. Human rights is giving others security, letting them live.
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- Saran Holds Talks With Nepal Army (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Foreign secretary Mr Shyam Saran today met top army officials of King Gyanendra’s government as also former Prime Minister Mr Surya Bahadur Thapa and discussed the current political situation in Nepal during a visit in which he is expected . . .
- An Instrument Of Oppression (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 12, 2005)
Last Tuesday all progressive and enlightened elements in this country, even those who preach enlightened moderation, should have flown their flags at half mast, after the National Assembly demonstrated once again that when it comes to repression and . . .
- Iran Allows Us To Bid For Building Its N-Plant (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran on Sunday opened the door for US help in building a nuclear power plant, a move designed to ease American suspicions that Tehran is using its nuclear programme as a cover to build atomic weapons.
- Violence Grows In Pakistan's Tribal Zone, Despite Army Presence (Christian Science Monitor, Gretchen Peters, Dec 12, 2005)
Music and TV have been banned. Women are confined to their homes. Shops must close five times a day for prayers, an edict enforced by armed religious police who patrol the streets.
- Living Up To The Legacy Of Nuremberg (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 12, 2005)
With 100 countries on board, the International Criminal Court is slowly negotiating the hurdle of universality. But with countries like the United States (and India) outside its purview, how effective will it be in dealing with war crimes, aggression, ...
- Education, Innovation Key To Competitiveness (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 12, 2005)
Intel chief wants India to build on existing strengths in software and analytical skills
While the cost of computers will continue to fall, preoccupation with computing costs is a waste of time.
- Depleting Ozone Layer: B’Lore Feeling The Heat? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Bangalore may be at risk from depleting ozone layer. A burgeoning auto-rickshaw, vehicle and factory population coupled with the presence of Nagarhole and Bandipur forests, 220 km and 190 km away respectively, may be increasing the risk for Bangalore,....
- Some Glaring Contrasts (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
The Pakistan High Commission is out to dampen the spirit of people-to-people ties by denying visas
- Uma Prescribes Dna Tests For Bjp Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Giving a new twist to her attack on senior BJP leaders, expelled party leader Uma Bharti on Sunday suggested that they undergo “DNA tests” to reveal the quantum of party ideology and principles present in them.
- Minorities As Aliens (Times of India, Amulya Ganguli, Dec 12, 2005)
It is possible that K S Sudarshan and Niall Ferguson have not heard of one another. But there is a remarkable unanimity of views between the RSS chief and the British historian.
- Icici Is Now Bank No.1 (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
ICICI Bank has become the most valuable bank in the country overtaking State Bank of India following its $1.8bn public issue which has vaulted the bank into the $10bn market capitalisation club.
- U.S. Policies In The Eurasian Region (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Dec 12, 2005)
American strategic thinkers seek the projection of U.S. power into Eurasia on a permanent footing. The central issue involved is Russia's unquestioned emergence as the 21st century's energy superpower.
- `Cancer Hospital Needed For Malabar' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Education Minister E.T. Mohammed Basheer has said that a cancer hospital with modern facilities was necessary for the Malabar region.
- The Lord's Glory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The Bhagavad Gita has a unique status among all the scriptural texts as it is the teaching of the truth by the Lord Himself to Arjuna during His incarnation as Krishna.
- Kashmir: The Question Of Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Dec 12, 2005)
The idea of self-governance for all regions of the formerly united state of Jammu and Kashmir has stirred enthusiasm as well as heated debate. Interestingly, the entire Kashmiri discourse has focused on its dynamics, raising hopes that it may play . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Over To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The first Amritsar-Lahore bus, on a trial run, crossed over to Pakistan through the land route at the Indo-Pak Wagah border here today.
- Fatwa Calls For Death To Karzai (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Taliban have issued a fatwa (religious decree) calling for President Hamid Karzai to be killed for serving American and British “infidels”.
- Four Tribes Vow Not To Shelter Foreigners (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Four tribes have signed an unconditional agreement with the political administration not to harbour foreigners and pledged full cooperation in maintaining law and order in South Waziristan.
- Shut Up, Please! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 12, 2005)
Ever since assuming office after the election in June this year, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad has shown a remarkable penchant for dropping bricks that set off massive ripples of anger worldwide. Clearly, he does not believe that the head . . .
- Promoting The Religion Of Tourism (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 12, 2005)
Two persons as unlike as Ms Renuka Chowdhary and Mr Iqbal Singh Gulati can be like-minded. The vivacious Minister says she will make a great tourism event of the Kalachakra ceremony being observed next month at Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Learning The Art Of Behaviour (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dec 12, 2005)
My master always used to remind me: "Learn to behave." He repeated this advice so often that I wondered if he were not overcautious about human behaviour. Since that time I have met numerous people of different walks of life and I realise how . . .
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- End Of Regional Parties ? (Daily Excelsior, T. Sreedhar, Dec 12, 2005)
The verdict of recent Bihar elections and the infighting in Shiva Sena made many to sit up and note the steady diminishing trend by the regional parties. In 2004, when the regional parties like Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and Akali Dal in Punjab . . .
- Saran Holds Talks With Nepalese Leaders (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today met top army officials of King Gyanendra's government as also former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and discussed the current political situation in Nepal during a visit in which he is expected to convey India's . .
- Time And The Instant (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
On beings who read and remember rests the world
- Return Is Possible (Greater Kashmir, Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor, Dec 12, 2005)
Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor comments on Pandit migration and an unspoken possibility of their coming back
It is now more than fifteen years since the volatile months of early 1990 when Kashmir’s Pandit community fled en masse from the valley.
- India Rejects Suggested Options Of Self-Governance For Jammu And Kashmir Emanating From Pakistan And Endorsed By Washington And The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Dec 12, 2005)
India took the right approach. It has taken the strong stand on Kashmir and asked those proposing self rule in Kashmir to take a back seat and just forget about it.
- India And Pakistan Test New Bus Link (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Sunday conducted a successful trial run of a bus service linking Amritsar to Lahore as part of their cautious peace process.
- Why Did Paris Erupt? (Statesman, BULA BOSE, Dec 11, 2005)
The modern day workplace, particularly for the low-end worker, has much in common with the way slaves of yore were treated
- Protests, Clashes Mark Rights Day In Jk (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Protest demonstrations and hunger strike by pro-independence leaders marked the International Human Rights Day here on Saturday.
- Relations With Uma Not To Be Affected: Sushma (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday her "cordial relations" with Uma Bharti would not be affected following the latter's expulsion from the party.
- Makkahal-Mukarramah Declaration (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 11, 2005)
Yes, we reject terror in all forms and manifestations, but we are passionately concerned about the stigmatization which Muslims are being subjected to. Let’s pledge to protect our identity without compromising on the basic principles of Islam.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Aids Prevention: China To Adopt Railway Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Delegation studied South Central Railways project
HIV/AIDS affects about 5.1 million individuals in India
``It was heartening to see that there was not much stigma attached to the disease in India''
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Lotus Will Bloom Again, Says Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Emboldened by the NDA’s victory in Bihar, BJP national President L K Advani on Saturday hoped that his party would bounce back to the power at the Centre by focusing simultaneously on development issues and Hindutva ideology advocated by the Sangh parivar
- Chief Minister Rededicates Nagarjunasagar Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
'Left canal lift scheme serving Telangana to get equal treatment'
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The wonder stone is a major draw atThe Hindu-EenaduLifestyle show
Onyx can be used for a wide range of articles
Indians believe that the stone brings luck
Thailand's handicrafts equally attractive
- Survival In Song (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Dec 11, 2005)
This book of poems signals the arrival of ‘a serious poetical voice of our times.’
- When Our Tribals Can Take For Granted Schools And Roads, Power And Health (Indian Express, MAHASWETA DEVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Empowerment to me means the empowering of the people I have been fighting for the last so many years. Have they been empowered?
- Permanent Solution To Waste Disposal Needed For Udupi City (Hindu, GANESH PRABHU, Dec 11, 2005)
The entire waste of the city is being dumped at the Beedinagudde Dumping Yard
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- Shaukat Consolidates Pml Also (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that PML President Ch Shujaat Hussain is leading the party effectively and that he has the support of ‘all of us’ in this connection. Talking to newsmen in Islamabad on Friday, he said that the affairs of the party....
- Power Of Meditation (Hindu, S. Subramanian, Dec 11, 2005)
All of us seek peace, harmony, knowledge, wisdom and deliverance. Contrary to our expectations, we many times experience dissatisfaction in life ....
- Marriages Become Contract Affairs (Tribune, Anil Malhotra, Dec 11, 2005)
The United Kingdom has witnessed a unique innovation in marriage law. The Civil Partnership Act, which came into force on December 5, allows people in same sex relationships to form civil partnerships.
- Economy Alone Won’T Do (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 11, 2005)
A brief comment on Gen Musharraf’s six years in power with which most people would tend to agree is: economically a success, administratively a failure and politically an unmitigated disaster.
- Farmers Deserve A Better Deal: Dr Swaminathan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Dec 11, 2005)
Among the world’s leading agricultural scientists, Dr M.S. Swaminathan has played a catalytic role in India’s green revolution.
- Kremlin To The Rescue Of Iran (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Dec 11, 2005)
The Kremlin’s intervention in the Iranian nuclear stalemate, which took one difficult problem off Manmohan Singh’s table, must open the eyes of those Indians who have lately found it fashionable to run down Russian diplomacy and jumped onto . . .
- In Search Of A Book (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
It all began with an inborn curiosity of the eye
The author will be speaking at G.D. Birla Sabhagar on December 12 at 7 pm as a guest of The Telegraph
- B'desh- Beware Of 1971 Traitors (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 11, 2005)
A few days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appealed to Opposition Awami League’s (AL’s) leader Sheikh Hasina to join hands to fight the rising jehadi terror in the country,
- A Threat And A Promise... (Deccan Herald, Sheila Kumar, Dec 11, 2005)
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- In Footsteps Of Enlightened One In Vizag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The existence of centuries-old Buddhist sites in Vizag is bound to interest both tourists and historians, writes V Guhan.
- A Clash Of Cultures (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Often on my travels, these days, I meet Muslims who complain about being misunderstood by the world. Islam is a religion of peace, they say, it can never condone violence and yet on account of a handful of bad people, the world labels all Muslims ...
- A Sigh Of Relief As Storm Crosses Coast (Hindu, K.Subramanian, Dec 11, 2005)
However, samba crops which farmers hoped to revive took a beating following heavy rain
Not much damage in Nagapattinam
Evacuated residents return
Sirkazhi recorded maximum rain
Special teams posted for relief work
- Better Managers? (Hindu, S. Ramachander, Dec 11, 2005)
Women manage in a way entirely different from the way men do. But are they better at it?
- An Elevating Experience (Hindu, M. Raghuram, Dec 11, 2005)
He was far-sighted and liberal. A look at the art legacy of Antonio Moscheni, in Mangalore, on the occasion of the centenary of his passing.
- Bjp Into Low-Key Revamp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons recently but that has not deterred it from going in for a sustained behind-the-scene revamp of the party organisation.
- Karzai Appoints Mujaddedi, Fahim To Afghan Upper House (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday decreed the appointment of 34 people, already cleared by the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), to the Meshrano Jirga (upper house of parliament).
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