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Articles 19121 through 19220 of 26855:
- Lucky 13? (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
As the 13th Saarc summit marking the forum’s 20th anniversary begins in Dhaka today, it’s time for the members to seriously introspect on both the huge potential and the missed opportunities of the past. Fortunately, there are signs of hope.
- We Must Not Forget Fallujah (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Nov 12, 2005)
The destruction of Fallujah was an act of barbarism that ranks alongside My Lai, Jallianwallah Bagh, Guernica, and Halabja
- A Coloured Revolution Fails In Azerbaijan (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 12, 2005)
Pre-emptive strikes by President Aliyev and lukewarm support from the West foil opposition attempts to launch massive protests.
- Terrorists, Not Freedom-Fighters (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 12, 2005)
A terrorist group that operated mainly in Iraq until recently has claimed responsibility for the November 9 suicide bomb attacks in Amman.
- Repeat Of A Fiasco (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 12, 2005)
The Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy Government could have done without a second setback on the sensitive issue of providing reservation to Muslims in government jobs and educational institutions.
- Low Key Campaign Ends For Thrird Phase Polling In Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Lacklustre electioneering for the third phase of Bihar Assembly polls came to an end this evening.
- Govt And Donors Release Quake Assessment Report: Reconstruction To Cost $5.2 Billion (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Rebuilding will take five years
* Overall impact calculated at .5pc of GDP
* WB, ADB, UN, other donors agree with report
- Rs. 190 Crores For State-Of-The Art Research Vessel (Hindu, Prakash Kamat, Nov 12, 2005)
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), the premier Goa-based ocean research institute, has been sanctioned Rs.190 crores by the Central Government to acquire a state-of-the-art vessel for ocean research.
- Terror Trip Took Off From Delhi (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 12, 2005)
In 1998, just mentioning Abu Salem's name to a Delhi businessman would have sent him scurrying for his cheque book.
- Cbi Interrogates Abu Salem, Monica Bedi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The CBI today interrogated Mumbai underworld don Abu Salem and his girlfriend bollywood starlet Monica Bedi, who were extradited from Portugal this morning, at its headquarters at Mumbai.
- India Fears Instability As South Asian Leaders Gather (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Nov 12, 2005)
India issued a blunt warning on Friday that failed states could emerge in South Asia as leaders gathered in Bangladesh for a regional summit.
- Saarc Ministers Discuss Economic Union Plan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Seven South Asian foreign ministers met on Friday ahead of a weekend summit in the Bangladesh capital to push a free trade agreement and a possible “economic union”, officials said.
- Proliferation Of Suicide Bombers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 12, 2005)
A group headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has reportedly claimed responsibility for Wednesday dastardly attacks on three hotels in Jordanian capital Amman that killed 56 people including 12 foreigners.
- In Dhaka's Bazaars, Saarc Brings Mixed Feelings (Reuters, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Nov 12, 2005)
Authorities in Bangladesh's capital are spending considerable money and effort to ensure that this weekend's summit of South Asian leaders goes off well, but many in the teeming city say they are being made poorer.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 12, 2005)
Margin & the message
Will 10 Downing witness a change of guard ?
- Ayodhya Bombing Suspect Arrested (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
A man suspected of involvement in last month's bomb blasts here and an attack on a religious site in July has been arrested, the Press Trust of India said.
- Revitalization Of Saarc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 12, 2005)
Pakistan has reacted positively to Afghanistan’s desire to join the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
- Remembering Yasser Arafat (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 12, 2005)
A year ago, Yasser Arafat breathed his last. With his death departed the last of the political dinosaurs and icons of a revolutionary era. Arafat epitomized unflinching resolve and remained steadfast to his cause despite several military and political....
- Streamlining The System Of Lpg Distribution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Households continue to face long waiting periods for LPG refills for cooking purposes.
- Quake And The Blasts (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 12, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time at Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards till they were shot dead.
- Shreekumar Accuses Modi Of Giving Hindus A Free Hand (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Nov 12, 2005)
Police were issued orders after Godhra carnage: Additional DGP
It is his fourth affidavit before Nanavati-Shah panel
Quotes then DGP to support claim
- Quake Relief Imperatives (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Nov 12, 2005)
The earthquake of October 8 has been the worst ever natural calamity to hit Pakistan.
- Jathedars To Baptise Pak Sikhs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The five Sikh high priests including the jathedar of Akal Takht, the seat of Sikh religious authority in Amritsar, would baptise Pakistani Sikhs on the eve of 536th birthday of Guru Nanak Dev.......
- No Agreement Likely On Three Controversial Safta Points (Daily Times, EJAZ HAIDER, Nov 12, 2005)
As the twice-postponed 13th SAARC summit finally opens here today, agreement on the three sticking points of SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) is likely to elude the member-states despite the optimism shown by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary . . .
- Natwar Singh And The Oil Slick (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Nov 12, 2005)
There comes a time in the life of every government when the media decide that they are very bored. Generally, this phase occurs at a time when things are going well.
- The Girl With The Almond-Shaped Eyes (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 12, 2005)
I had known Amrita Pritam for over 60 years.
- Devotion Paramount (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The philosophical systems based on the Vedas advocate devotion to God (Bhakti) as central to spiritual discipline, the rationale being that it is not possible for a spiritual aspirant to directly adopt the path of Self-knowledge (Jnana).
- Terror & The City (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 12, 2005)
There are three national symbols in Delhi which represent our past and the present: the Red Fort, Parliament and our markets.
- Jungle Raj In Bihar Will (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Predicting a "clear majority" for the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP president L K Advani today claimed that these were the "last days" for RJD's "rule by proxy".
- Shrewd Indian Diplomacy By Manmohan Government May Have Made America Tilt ... (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 11, 2005)
Shrewd Indian diplomacy by Manmohan Government may have made America tilt on Indian side on the issue of Kashmir
- Jordan Bombs A Terrorist Master-Stroke (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 11, 2005)
In the deadly game of transnational terrorism, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has proved himself to be a formidable opponent.
- Delhi Blasts Case Arrest: Terror Plot Or Tall Tale? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 11, 2005)
Police, Intelligence Bureau challenge military intelligence account of suspect's role
Key elements of Mohiuddin's custodial account found to be incorrect by Delhi Police . . . .
- Man Throws Sandal At Rss Chief (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
A person allegedly threw a sandal at RSS Chief KS Sudarshan after he unveiled a statue of Chattarpati Shivaji Maharaj in Solapur, police said on Thursday.
- Market Manners (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Nov 11, 2005)
Going to the market is a necessity notwithstanding the fact that the market has been described as a detested place. A person who spends most of his time in the market cannot save himself from many a vice.
- Editorials (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
MP on the run
Adhir Chowdhury vs the CPI-M
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 11, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- The Unfortunate Incident In New Delhi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2005)
On November 8, Roshan Ali, the 19-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi, was abducted and harassed by unknown people . . .
- A Convert’S Fanaticism (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 11, 2005)
IT is often said that no one is more fanatical than a new convert to religion and in recent times one has come across some of the terrorists hailing from the recent converts to Islam.
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Opening Of Third Point On Loc Delayed (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Thursday announced to defer opening of the Tithwal-Nauseri crossing point on LoC – the third in the series of five—till Saturday on the grounds of “non-completion of a foot-bridge on the Neelum river”.
- Natwar’S Removal In Tune With Pro-Us Policy: Us Think Tank (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 11, 2005)
The dismissal this week of Mr K. Natwar Singh from the post of Foreign Minister reveals the growing steps by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to align New Delhi with Washington, according to a report by a US intelligence firm.
- Pak To Support Kabul’S Saarc Bid (Tribune, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan strongly supports Afghanistan’s bid for membership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and would propose its inclusion in the ministerial meeting to be held before the 13th SAARC summit in Dhaka.
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- Saving The Daughter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2005)
At last, religious leaders have chosen to come together and speak up against female foeticide.
- Two Pakistani Nationals Held (Tribune, Anuradha Shukla, Nov 11, 2005)
The police has claimed to arrest two Pakistani nationals from the city. The arrests were made in joint operation of the city police and the Military Intelligence.
- Time Is Existence Without Love (Deccan Herald, Iyer, Nov 11, 2005)
A spiritual experience is vindicated by something similar happening miles away
- Tata Motors Bags Business Excellence Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
CII embarks on a cluster approach to bring about quality
- Refugees Go Home: Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan is urging 15,000 earthquake survivors who flooded into its small capital city to return and rebuild their homes in the country's hard-hit northern mountains, but many fear being forgotten as winter closes in.
- Protesters Disrupt World Bank Meet On N-E (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Nov 11, 2005)
The World Bank’s plan for infrastructural development in the North-East has raised the hackles of the regional NGOs opposing globalisation.
- Saarc At 20: Will The Future Be Different? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 11, 2005)
It is time for the grouping to move ahead with real economic integration.
- American Occupation And The Rise Of Al-Qaeda (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 11, 2005)
Two-and-a half years of U.S. rule has converted Iraq into an Al-Qaeda hub, which has now begun to radiate violence and extremism in the region.
- Making Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 11, 2005)
The 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, which begins at Dhaka, is faced with the challenge of still proving that the organization is capable of becoming a dynamic institution of regional integration.
- Institutional Innovation' Of Doubtful Merit (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Nov 11, 2005)
S. Subramanyan on PSU auditors reporting to Parliament
- Al-Qaeda's Battle For Hearts And Minds (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 10, 2005)
No one can claim that al-Qaeda is not watching the twists and turns of the debates related to global terrorism that are currently being waged in the United States and the Muslim world.
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- A New Trend Reversing The Age Old Trend In India – Vishwa Hindu Parishad . . . (India Daily, Hiren Sikhdar, Nov 10, 2005)
A new trend reversing the age old trend in India – Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) converts Christians to Hinduism
- First Three Azhwars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The Srivaishnava philosophy is known as Ubhaya Vedanta because it is based on the Vedas and the hymns of the Azhwars — the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.
- Five Per Cent Trouble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
His quota for Muslims is legally unsustainable
- Saarc Bites (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
But can FDI-wary India preach to neighbours?
- Terrorists Wear A Human Mask In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 10, 2005)
One cannot say for sure how many survivors of the October 8 temblor in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will survive the impending onslaught of the freezing winter to get, if at all, rehabilitated in the near future.
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- They Can Have F-16s (Hindustan Times, PN Khera, Nov 10, 2005)
At the end of October, a meeting convened in Geneva to discuss earthquake relief for Pakistan succeeded in getting only 12 per cent of the target of $ 580 million
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- A Salute To Citizen Narayanan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The life and times of Kocheril Raman Narayanan make for an extraordinary story — of struggle, high intelligence, will power, and courage.
- South Asia Summit Again Seems Mired In Politics (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Nov 10, 2005)
Leaders of South Asia, home to nearly one-fifth of humanity, gather in Bangladesh this weekend for a twice-postponed summit to push long-standing goals to reduce poverty, boost trade and fight terrorism.
- This November (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
November 6 has come and gone and November 25 is around the corner. These two days are written in blood in the 1947 history of our State.
- Israel Stops Conversion Of N E Indian Tribes (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Israel has put an end to any kind of conversion activities being carried out by its nationals in India, fearing that it can "harm its good relations" with that country.
- India Strikes Down Quota For Muslims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 10, 2005)
In India, Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an ordinance of the State Government that reserved a meagre five per cent quota for the Muslims in government jobs and educational places. The judges claimed that reservation of quota on the basis . . .
- Asia Terrorist Suspect May Be Dead, But Threat Remains (Reuters, Heri Retnowati, Nov 10, 2005)
The apparent death of one of Southeast Asia's most wanted Islamic militants, Azahari Husin, was welcomed by security experts and Australia on Thursday but they said it would not eliminate the threat of radical violence.
- Israel Agrees Not To Convert 'Lost Tribe' In India (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
Israel has bowed to complaints from the Indian government and stopped trying to convert to Judaism thousands of people in India who believe they are a Biblical lost tribe, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Suspect In Delhi Blasts Case Held, Brought To City (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, who has claimed his involvement in Delhi's serial blasts, was brought here on Wednesday from Jammu for questioning to ascertain the veracity of his statement.
- Flood Alert Issued As Poondi Reservoir Nears Capacity (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Nov 10, 2005)
People living in low-lying areas along the Kosathalaiyar river being evacuated
- Anti-Naxalite Force To Show Restraint (Hindu, Jaideep Shenoy, Nov 10, 2005)
No let-up in gathering intelligence, says Sial
Fence sitters to be dissuaded from joining naxalites
State may revise Central Act to deal with naxalites
- Pakistani Abduction Story Fabricated, Says Delhi (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 10, 2005)
"Unfortunate attempt to sensationalise without proper investigation"
- India To Release 26 Pakistan Prisoners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India will release 26 more Pakistani civil prisoners on November 18.
- Violence In France Appears On The Wane (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 10, 2005)
The urban violence that has rocked France these past two weeks appeared to be waning with just half the number of cars torched on Tuesday night as compared to over 1300 the night before
- Indo-Pak Diplomatic Row Erupts (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 10, 2005)
A teenaged son of a non-diplomatic staffer of Pakistan High Commission here was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified persons last evening — an incident which triggered diplomatic reverberations today.
- East-West Violence Inevitable? (Tribune, James P. Pinkerton, Nov 10, 2005)
It's Baghdad here.’’ So say the rampaging Muslims of Paris, according to Newsweek. Those words are a reminder that the West and Islam are engaged in a worldwide struggle, along many different flashpoints — a clash of civilizations.
- Indo-Pakistan Border Opening Urgent For Quake Aid - U.N. (Reuters, Robert Evans, Nov 09, 2005)
Roads crossing the Indo-Pakistan border must be opened rapidly to get vital aid to thousands of homeless survivors of the South Asian earthquake before winter sets in, the U.N. food aid agency WFP said on Tuesday.
- Reserved Games (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 09, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has declared the 5 per cent reservation promised by the state government to Muslims in education and employment to be unconstitutional.
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