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Articles 18321 through 18420 of 26855:
- A Rebel With A Cause, A Mission And A Message-I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Nov 27, 2005)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinces
- Sharon’S New Party (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
For decades, two parties have monopolized Israeli politics — Labour and Likud.
- Women In Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
At a two-day conference titled ‘Discovering the gender face of politics’ in Islamabad, various international and national speakers called for a greater need for women to play an active role in politics.
- The Post-Earthquake Challenges (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Nov 27, 2005)
The devastating earthquake of October 8 was sudden and colossal. Several thousand homes were flattened and a generation of school children was instantly buried under the debris of schools.
- Not A Time For Bickering (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 27, 2005)
The function of opposition parties in a democracy is to examine the government’s legislative proposals, its policies and programmes, show what, if anything, is wrong with them, and suggest improvements.
- Four U.S. Soldiers Face Disciplinary Action For Burning Taliban Bodies (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Four U.S. soldiers face disciplinary action for burning the bodies of Taliban rebels, but they won't be prosecuted because their actions were motivated by hygienic concerns, the military said after an inquiry into a videotaped incident that sparked . . .
- India Apologises For Staffer’S Unauthorised Movement (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 27, 2005)
India has offered unconditional apology on unauthorised movement of its Indian origin staff stated to be working with the visa section of the Indian mission in Islamabad, Pardeep Gotum.
- Gaza Border Opens (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The Rafah border terminal between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened to a flood of excited Palestinians on Saturday, giving them a gate to the outside world for the first time in almost three months.
- Door Of Gaza Strip 'Jail' Opens (Washington Times, Ravi Nessman, Nov 27, 2005)
Gaza Strip -- Palestinians took control of a border for the first time yesterday with the festive opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, a milestone on their rocky path to independence and a rare moment of joy for fenced-in Gazans.
- Highway To Hell (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Nov 27, 2005)
Using his column in a Delhi broadsheet, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from Bengal, recently made some cogent points about the ominous spreading of American cultural hegemony across the world.
- Death Toll In Central China Quake Rises To 15 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Death toll in a strong earthquake rattled parts of central
China rose to 15, where more than 450 injured, and hundreds of buildings destroyed, the government said.
- Welcome Urbanization (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 27, 2005)
Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has welcomed foreign businessmen to invest in urban development of the state.
- Flood Situation In Tamil Nadu Grim (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Tamil Nadu had a respite on Saturday from the rains which wrought havoc durinng the last four days, claiming many lives and leaving a trail of destruction.
- How Sonia 'Shielded' Natwar (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Nov 27, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi’s comments on Natwar Singh have been made in the particular context of the Volcker report. Their theme is the simplistic one that anyone found guilty will have to face the consequences. That is something with which few will quarrel. However,
- 46 Naxalites Surrender With Arms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Deputy commander of CPI (Maoist) among senior cadre to give up
- Rangarajan For More Investment In Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Says knowledge and education key to progress and prosperity
- Annan Hails Reopening Of Rafah Border (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has congratulated Palestinians on the re-opening of the Gaza Strip's key Rafah border with Egypt nearly three months after Israel closed it.
- India In A Dilemma – Wants Gas From Iran And Nuke Agreement From America – Confused On Which Side To Take? (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 27, 2005)
India is between two hard rocks. It needs natural gas and oil in the short run from Iran.
- A Search For New Identity (Deccan Herald, LEKSHMY RAJEEV, Nov 27, 2005)
Kanimozhi is a poet who values social mores but finds them constraining nevertheless.
- Masterful Miniatures (Deccan Herald, Suresh Jayaram, Nov 27, 2005)
The author could have taken the opportunity to extend his study of Mughal paintings, to the modern situation in Indian art.’
- Lessons In Bihar, For Vanquished And Victors (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Nov 27, 2005)
Despots don’t learn the ways of democracy easily. Laloo Prasad Yadav, whose party’s 15-year misrule turned Bihar into a byword for backwardness and lawlessness,
- Russia To Take Over Uzbek Base Vacated By U.S. (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 27, 2005)
Russia will take over the airbase in Uzbekistan vacated by the United States this week, a Russian defence official has said.
- Government, Lokayukta Lock Horns Over Cases (Hindu, Raghava M. , Nov 27, 2005)
The controversy relates to the granting of sanction for prosecuting three senior officials `The Government has to look into whether a case is made out from the available records and give permission for prosecution'
- A Mouthful Of Old-World Riches (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Nov 27, 2005)
Home and the World is the first attempt at the full translation of Tagore’s novel, Ghaire Baire.
- Karnataka Government, Lokayukta Lock Horns Over Cases (Hindu, Raghava. M, Nov 27, 2005)
The controversy relates to the cases booked against senior officials
- 16 Child Scientists Selected For National Science Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Selected from among 130 students from across the State
- Corruption Spreading Its Tentacles (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 27, 2005)
No country is completely free of corruption. Generally speaking, the poorer a country the more corrupt it is. A political system which is unrepresentative and unaccountable makes it worse. Regrettably, Pakistan suffers from this double whammy.
- Peace Process Losing Steam (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Nov 26, 2005)
The last two months have witnessed some damaging developments in the Pakistan-India peace process.
- Volcker Report Debate On Monday Likely (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The contentious Volcker Committee report on oil-for-food scam could be taken up for discussion on Monday, with the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today rejecting the Opposition-moved adjournment motion.
- Ending The Stalemate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 26, 2005)
An unfortunate aspect of the post-earthquake scenario is the discord between the government and the opposition on the modalities of aid utilization.
- 59 Killed In India As Buses Skid Off Bridges (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 30 went missing on Friday after two packed passenger buses skidded off flooded bridges in southern India.
- Political Turnaround In Bihar (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 26, 2005)
The post-election scenario in Bihar is not bright because of two things: too much visibility for the BJP and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s non-reconciliation to his defeat.
- Soft Targets (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 26, 2005)
Two-year-old Akshay's vocabulary now includes the word Taliban; his father Maniappan, a driver with the Border Roads Organisation, is the latest victim of the terror group operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Brutal Killing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2005)
The Taliban’s slaying of Ramankutty Maniappan, an employee of India’s Border Roads Organisation (BRO), should be strongly condemned. Maniappan was taken hostage by the Taliban last week.
- Modifying Its Message (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Narendra Modi was eventually marked absent from Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Just as well.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate one’s blood to him when he is stricken.
- It’S Action Replay In Bihar (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 26, 2005)
As in the old movies, pirates rummage through everything until they find a crumpled map to the treasure. They put their heads back and guffaw.
- Cost Has Doubled In Five Months (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The estimated cost of the proposed grade separator project at the Ramakrishna Ashram Circle in Basavanagudi has doubled in less than five months.
- Igp Radha (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Nov 26, 2005)
Mira had to drink the chalice of poison because of her love for Krishna. As the popular bhajan records, ‘Log kahen Mira bawri’ (people say Mira has gone mad). Gone are the feudal Ranas of Mewar, the country has gained independence —we have democracy. . .
- ‘The Last Such Sacrifice’ (Indian Express, R.K.Datta, Nov 26, 2005)
Letters continue to come in to The Indian Express, condemning Manjunath’s murder, commiserating with his bereaved family, and calling for justice
- Day 2: Volcker Again But Opp To Come Around On Monday (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
With two successive days of the Winter Session gone to disruptions on the Volcker issue and after Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s outburst, the BJP-led opposition is not only ready to discuss the report in the Lok Sabha on Monday, . . .
- Bihar’S Very Big Picture (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 26, 2005)
Politics in India is in grave danger of being trivialised by yet another factor—psephology.
- Govt Can’T Stop Judges’ Selection: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The Supreme Court today made it clear to the government that it would not like holding back the appointment of judges in the Madras High Court despite recommendations made by the apex court collegium even as allegations were made by counsel for bar . . .
- Tn: 100 Feared Drowned As Unprecedented Rains Hit 12 Districts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
At least 100 people were feared drowned today as major parts of Tamil Nadu faced the fury of unprecedented rains which cut off southern districts from the state capital while Kollidam and other rivers were in spate.
- `Soft Power', In Place Of Gun-Toting, Serves Washington Well (Hindu, Nasim Zehra, Nov 26, 2005)
Washington desperately needs friends in Pakistan too. At the public level, its `war on terror' has complicated an already estranged bilateral relationship.
- Environment-Friendly Fuels In Bangalore Soon (Hindu, P. Manoj, Nov 26, 2005)
GAIL, Bharat Petroleum to sign MoU on Monday
KSRTC ready to switch over to CNG if it is freely available in State
Availability of PNG, CNG will check illegal diversion of LPG cylinders
Use of such fuels will reduce pollution level
- Can Journalism's Core Values Survive The Onslaught Of Digital, Interactive Media? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
``The great hope" is that conventional journalism would win out, says N. Ram The possibility of the new media "outflanking" conventional media exists
- Rs. 30-Crore Regulator Planned At The Mouth Of Kolleru Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Forest and Environment Secretary submits report to Ministers
Government to seek Rs. 600-crore loan from external agencies
There is a possibility of bringing 45,000 acres under cultivation
Strict implementation of GO No. 120 sought
- Classes, Nations And Literatures - Iv (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 26, 2005)
this work of Aijaz Ahmad evokes responses ranging from a complete dismissal of some of the underlying presuppositions to a thorough appreciation of the nuanced, well worked structure of some arguments, Javed Iqbal Bhat comments
- Varieties Of Extremism (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Nov 26, 2005)
“Age of extremes” is how Eric Hobsbawm described the 20th century. His own book of that title was less than even-handed in its analysis of the extremist ideologies of the age.
- Consider Demilitarisation: Hurriyat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq today said India should consider with "seriousness" the suggestion of demilitarisation and self-rule for Kashmir put forth by Pakistan for a lasting solution to the issue.
- Polemical Blather (Statesman, Subhas Chakraborty, Nov 26, 2005)
A thoroughly non-performing minister, almost direly comical on occasions, has now found an appropriate forum to play to the gallery, red flags fluttering amidst tight-fisted comrades.
- No Respite In Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Since we last commented in these columns on the situation in Gilgit, which is part of the State under Pakistan's illegal occupation, there have been a series of developments.
- Beauty Needn't Be All Uphill (Hindu, RAKESH MEHAR, Nov 26, 2005)
Thekkal is a perfect getaway for trekkers, because not many serious climbers go for it
- India’S Bastille (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The storming of Jehanabad jail on the night of November 13 reminded me of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which triggered off the French Revolution.
- Acme Of Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Devotion to God interlinks the paths of Karma (action) and Jnana (knowledge) besides being a means to liberation and an end by itself.
- Behind Nitish Kumar's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
From Chief-Minister-in-waiting to Chief Minister, it has been a long roller-coaster ride of despair and hope for Nitish Kumar, once bosom pal and now arch rival of the strongman of Bihar, Lalu Prasad. The Nitish-Lalu pair burst on to the political scene..
- Jholawallahs Junk Our Past, Add Reams Without Rhyme (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Nov 26, 2005)
Mr Krishna Kumar's much-hyped "load reduction" scheme, which was used to push NCERT's Curriculum Framework-2005, has evidently been torn apart by HRD Minister Arjun Singh's jholawallah brigade which was recruited to draw up the History component . . .
- Dar In Court, Admits Pak Hand In Delhi Blasts (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Nov 26, 2005)
The admissions made by Tariq Ahmed Dar before a city court on Friday firmly points the finger of suspicion towards Pakistan's involvement in the October 29 blasts in the Capital.
- Remarks Caused Spontaneous Combustion (Pioneer, T Thirumavalavan, Nov 26, 2005)
Neither the Dalit Panthers of India nor the Tamil Protection Movement is participating in the protests against actor Kushboo; nor have they instigated the protests, which are purely spontaneous.
- What Makes Tamils Angry? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
A volatile section of Tamil society is finding its traditional culture in a classic confrontation with the onrush of modernity, says K Venkataramanan
- Pakistan Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
If Joseph Goebbels was around he would have found a perfect rival in Pakistan.
- No Forex For Pakistan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 25, 2005)
Pakistan does not need a single dollar, pound, yen or euro in foreign exchange to cope with its earthquake.
- Together We Can, Together We Must (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 25, 2005)
Parents are no more and children feel a void. Children are not there and parents feel deprived. Who will pull us out of the social chaos we are steeped in, laments Oscia Jabeen
Let us understand that the present moment calls urgently for a good deed.
- Life Means Struggle (Greater Kashmir, Muazzam Ali, Nov 25, 2005)
All success lies in striving for better and better. After all this is what life is all about, comments Muazzam Ali
- No Let-Up In Infiltrations From Pakistan: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India said on Thursday there had been no let-up in the number of militants sneaking into Jammu and Kashmir from Azad Jammu and Kashmir despite pledges by Islamabad to seek to halt the flow.
- Indian Parliament Erupts In Chaos Over Iraq Oil-For-Food Scandal: Bjp Wants Sonia And Natwar Singh To Resign (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India’s parliament erupted in chaos Thursday as the opposition attacked the ruling coalition over alleged links between a federal minister and Iraq’s oil-for-food scandal.
- India Sees No Let-Up In ‘Infiltration’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India said on Thursday there had been no let-up in the number of militants sneaking into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side despite pledges by Islamabad to seek to halt the flow.
- An Integrated Disaster Management Plan (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 25, 2005)
If Karachi were to be hit by an earthquake similar to the one experienced on October 8 in Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, it could result in the death of three to five million people and the city being pushed back on the time-line by some 100 odd years.
- Not Quite God’S Wrath (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Iraq And Lessons Of History (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Holier Than Thou (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 25, 2005)
On the face of it, it would appear that in the ongoing war between Darwinian evolutionary scientists and proponents of ID (intelligent design),
- Making Hillout Of Mole (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 25, 2005)
The Sangla Hill blasphemous incident and its ramifications is regrettably being blown out of proportion afresh by the BBC in the context of Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams’ visit to Islamabad in order to tarnish Pakistan’s image.
- He Shot Their Teacher, They Chased, Caught Ulfa Man (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 25, 2005)
Eighteen months ago, on May 10, 2004, when two militants gunned down their favourite teacher just in front of their school, Ratul Rabha (15) and Rituparna Boro (16) didn’t think twice.
- Bjp Facing An Uphill Task To Put Its House In Order (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Nov 25, 2005)
L. Ganesan coming soon: early organisational elections unlikely
- Outbreak Of Diarrhoeal Disease In Coastal Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Two cases of cholera confirmed
22 cases of acute diarrhoeal disease reported in two days Cases reported from Pozhiyoor and Poovar Public health measures stepped up
- Indonesia, Pakistan Seal Counter-Terrorism Pact (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Indonesia and Pakistan, the world's two largest Muslim nations, sealed a counter-terrorism pact on Thursday to fight Islamist militancy.
- For Us, India After China (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Nov 25, 2005)
If George W Bush sounded censorious in a Beijing church last Sunday, he undoubtedly enjoyed cycling in the mountains. And, ultimately, it's the cycling that will pedal Sino-American relations away from the "strategic competition" (Bush's term) . . .
- Defy Taliban (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 25, 2005)
The savage murder of Ramankutty Maniappan provides yet another proof that the Taliban are no more than an army of warped, bloodthirsty killers who would stop at nothing. It also reminds the civilised world that it has a responsibility to eradicate ....
- Iran Gets More Time, But On Notice (Pioneer, Michael Adler, Nov 25, 2005)
The European Union has agreed to give Iran more time to negotiate on its nuclear programme in a move that postpones taking Tehran to the UN Security Council for violating non-proliferation safeguards, a British envoy said on Thursday.
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