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Articles 19221 through 19320 of 26855:
- India To Support Afghanistan’S Entry Into Saarc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
India said on Tuesday that it will support Afghanistan’s entry into the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) at the organisation’s summit in Dhaka this weekend.
- India’S ‘Panama Canal’ (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Nov 09, 2005)
For centuries, no ship has been able to pass between India and Sri Lanka. The way is blocked by a narrow, 18-mile chain of sand shoals. Known as Adam’s Bridge in the West, to devout Hindus it is Ram’s Bridge, built by the god Ram to get his army . . .
- Is There A Way To Safely Escrow Our Trust In Governance? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 09, 2005)
The volcker Report on the manipulations in the `Oil-for-Food Programme' (OFFP) is much in news. One of its chapters is titled ``The Escrow Bank and Conflicting Interests''. If you wonder what escrow is about, it is just the time for a zero base on the sam
- Un Optimistic About Relief Efforts In Quake-Hit Areas (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 09, 2005)
The United Nations has expressed optimism over relief efforts for the first time since the October 8 earthquake as the world has started fulfilling its pledges.
- Iqbal And The Concept Of Knowledge (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai, Nov 09, 2005)
He was the one to give us a new concept of knowledge and experience, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai writes
- Image And Reality (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 09, 2005)
Israel is reportedly seeking a better image for itself in the Arab world through the Arab media.
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2005)
IT is no surprise that a five-member Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has – and rightfully so – quashed as “unconstitutional” the state government’s order on 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs and education.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 09, 2005)
No job to do
But this cloud may have a silver lining
- Flower Stealing Day (Tribune, Jayanti Roy, Nov 09, 2005)
Dawn is yet to alight. Night’s left hand is still in the sky. There are light steps outside in my garden, hushing tones, furtive activity then fading noises and at last silence.
- He Was In Search Of A Perfect Man (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 09, 2005)
How did he portray the man who could reach perfection, Nasir Malik writes on Iqbal’s concept of Mard-e-Moomin
The idea of Perfect Man, Mard-e-Momin, Mard-e-Khuda, Sheikh, Kamil, Faqir, Band-e-Haq, Qalander and Banda-e-Hur are not unfamiliar.
- The Dark Side Of Extreme Right (Telegraph, ARITRO GANGULY, Nov 09, 2005)
The French interior minister, Nicholas Sarkozy, has already identified the North African Muslim immigrant population as “scum” and “gangrene”, of which France should be immediately cleansed.
- Our Attitude Towards Women (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Nov 09, 2005)
“Haae be-chaaron ke aasaab pe aurat hai sawaar” was said long ago for the poets and writers of the subcontinent, though the name of the author escapes me at the moment.
- An Uncalled For Controversy (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 09, 2005)
A language controversy has been brewing in Sindh for the last five weeks. It would have assumed the shape of a full-blown crisis had the earthquake of October 8 and its aftermath not diverted public attention.
- Iqbal: A Mirror Of Indian Muslim Psyche (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Nov 09, 2005)
Multidimensional are Iqbal’s thoughts as are his intellectual forays and philosophical shifts at various times in his four-decade long active career as a poet and philosopher.
- Softening Of The Border (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Nov 09, 2005)
UNLIKE individuals, nations can seldom afford mushy sentimentalism.
- Loc Incident And ‘Official Positions’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
As India allowed the first of the five openings on the Line of Control in Kashmir, earthquake victims from the Pakistani side tried to rush across the heavily mined Line of Control (LoC) and had to be kept back by Pakistani police with teargas shells.
- More Relief Material Sent To Pok (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 09, 2005)
Pakistan Army out in full force to prevent attempts to cross over to the Indian side
15 trucks with Indian relief material given to PoK authorities
Unexpected meetings between families who had come to the LoC
- How Natwar Lost It (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2005)
Reversing the Iran vote, Cold War yearning
- Five Per Cent Trouble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2005)
His quota for Muslims is legally unsustainable
- Locked Approach (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2005)
The symbolic opening at the Line of Control yesterday at Chakan da Bagh in the Poonch Sector, as part of Indo-Pak quake diplomacy, ended in security forces on the Pakistani side (Titrinote) firing tear gas shells on the large number of people who were ...
- Religious Leaders Join Hands Against Female Foeticide (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 09, 2005)
They express concern at the declining birth ratio of the girl child
- Two More Loc Posts To Be Opened Soon (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 09, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday named the designated authorities from whom application forms could be obtained by people intending to cross the five points along the Line of Control (LoC).
- China Seeks Terror Data From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
China has asked Pakistan to investigate and share information on a recent threat of terrorist attacks on tourist spots in Chinese-administered Hong Kong and Midland China.
- Breakthrough In Delhi Blasts Probe (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 09, 2005)
Suspect detained at Banihal in Jammu
- Pakistan And India: Pioneers In Global Disaster Response? (Christian Science Monitor, Mansoor Ijaz, Nov 08, 2005)
The terrorist bombs that rocked New Delhi recently must not be allowed to wreck a painstakingly crafted peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Loc Opened As India Sends Relief To Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 08, 2005)
Teargas shells fired to disperse crowds wanting to cross over the divide
- Hospital Standards (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Nov 08, 2005)
Recognizing that the care of the sick is their first responsibility, hospitals must at all times strive to provide the best care and treatment to those, who are in need of hospitalization.
- Plunder Of Indian Antiques (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2005)
Long romanticised as genteel larceny, plunder of art heritage in India has touched scandalous proportions. And nobody is losing sleep over it.
- The Role Of Dissidents Is To Tell The Truth As They See It" (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 08, 2005)
A special Indian edition of the outspoken Canadian writer and broadcasterIrshad Manji's controversial book,The Trouble with Islam Today, will be launched by imprintOne in New Delhi on November 10.
- Us Allows Pak To Delay F-16 Deal (Deccan Herald, Ed Vulliamy, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistan and the United States have reached an understanding which allows Islamabad to temporarily delay a deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets.
- What The Delhi Blasts Portend (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Nov 08, 2005)
India needs to re-evaluate the peace process and insist on hard evidence that Pakistan is serious about dealing with terrorist organisations based within its territorry.
- Impediments To Culture Of Peace (Deccan Herald, E P Menon, Nov 08, 2005)
Life for everyone in the world needs to be quantitatively and qualitatively equal
- The Hit And Run Media (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2005)
The Oxford dictionary explains it as 'denoting a road accident from which the perpetrator escapes before being discovered and without lending assistance or, denoting an attack or aggressive enterprise from which the aggressor withdraws rapidly on achievin
- India, U.S. Air Exercises Begin Amid Protests By Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
19 planes, including F-16s, SU-30s and MiGs, take part
Exercises to continue till November 19
Policemen cordon off the airbase at Kalaikunda
A shift from India's foreign policy: Left
- Tutelary Deity (Hindu, S. N. Kandaswamy, Nov 08, 2005)
THIS BOOK is mainly based on the myths and legends of Sri Renukadevi, the tutelary deity of the Kammavar community, who migrated to Tamil Nadu from Andhra, nearly 400 years ago.
- The Moment Has Arrived (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 08, 2005)
THERE are moments in a nation’s history when its leaders must look at their performance and also around themselves, take stock of the situation they and their country face, and, if need be, adopt a new course.
- Mulayam’S Gamble-Left Confronted With A Tricky Choice (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 08, 2005)
The idea of a third front that cropped up when Harkishen Singh Surjeet was CPI-M general secretary was a non-starter. The next best option for the Left was to support the Congress-led UPA to check the NDA.
- Back From The Precipice (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 08, 2005)
Writing in these columns on August 18, I had expressed the fear that the fundamental lack of moral and legal legitimacy in the invasion of Iraq would vitiate subsequent efforts to build a new political order.
- Burning Problems (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 08, 2005)
France needs to heed the problems that immigrants have
- Freedoms Under Attack (Dawn, Charles Kennedy, Nov 08, 2005)
A crucial division of opinion is opening up in Britain between the party of civil liberties and the party of authoritarianism.
- China’S War On Terrorism (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 08, 2005)
Tragedy does at times bring adversaries closer together, even those with vastly different ideologies.
- Death In Awful Majesty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 08, 2005)
Aid alone can save Kashmiris in the winter after the quake
- Ugly French Riots (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 08, 2005)
VIOLENCE has rocked France as arsonists torched 1300 vehicles and police arrested 300 people across the country on Saturday. Police has deployed helicopters and stepped up arrests of youth responsible for street violence in suburbs of Paris spreading to o
- Caring For The Injured (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 08, 2005)
That about 200 earthquake survivors have died while under treatment for their injuries is disturbing but not all that unexpected given the magnitude of the problem and shortage of facilities for care.
- Lesser-Known Saiva Siddhanta Text (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Nov 08, 2005)
The first complete translation in English of all that survives of any Saiva Siddhanta Agama
- Why Paris Burns (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2005)
THE rioting and arson, which has gripped Paris and spread to scores of towns, including Normandy, Dijon and Marseille, puts to severe test France’s avowed values of tolerance and faith in cultural diversity.
- Diaspora Literature (Hindu, AMBIKA ANANTH, Nov 08, 2005)
PADAMATI GAALULU - Novel: Vadlamani Kartik; Distributed by Vahini Book Trust, 1-9-286/3,Vidyanagar, Hyderabad-500044. Rs. 100.
- Hero And Villain (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 08, 2005)
Any comparison between Mahatma Gandhi and Osama bin Laden is odious. But for one reason or the other their names have come up around the globe of late . . .
- India Opens Border, Pok Shouts For Freedom, Pakistan Cops Shoot (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistani police fired tear gas and shots to disperse hundreds of villagers trying to approach a border crossing with India alongside Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir after it was opened to facilitate earthquake relief efforts.
- Jirga Okays Peace Proposals To End Gilgit Violence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
The grand jirga that held its session on Monday approved a number of proposals to maintain peace in Gilgit, including unlocking the sealed mosques of both Sunni and Shia communities and to release all people detained under the maintenance . . . .
- Loc Points Only For Kashmiris’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistan said on Monday that the five crossing points at the Line of Control (LoC) were meant for Kashmiris on both sides of the LoC to meet and help each other and not for the nationals of Pakistan and India.
- Wide-Ranging Essays (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Nov 08, 2005)
THIS BOOK is a collection of 51 essays by D. Babu Paul, who is a man of many parts.
- An Agenda For Safta’S Dhaka Summit (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Nov 08, 2005)
The thirteenth summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) will be taking place over the coming weekend in Dhaka,
- Fringe Damages (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2005)
The government has done well to defy the pressure from the Communist parties and go ahead with the joint air exercises with the United States at Kalaikunda in West Bengal on Monday.
- Psu Banks Join To Float Bharath Nirman Fund (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 08, 2005)
Canbank Venture Capital Fund launched its fourth venture capital fund, the Bharath Nirman Fund, here, on Monday with the signing of the Joint Memorandum by the core contributors.
- Restoring Heritage Back To Glory (Deccan Herald, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2005)
With the signing of the MoU between the Karnataka government and the Hampi Foundation on October 18, the stage is set for the restoration of a part of the World Heritage site of Hampi, Nirmala Rao tells us.
- Kudli Village: The Sign Post To The Past (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
The importance of a place is decided by its ability to preserve the uniqueness of its culture. Here is a village that kept alive its traditions for a long time, says B P Premakumar.
- Temples Of Contrasting Styles (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2005)
Only a few places bear representations of two different architectures made famous by rulers of the day.
- A Shrine With The Elephant’S Rump (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
There is a tale hidden in every temple. Dr K R Srinivasan helps unravel some of the mysteries of the apsidal temple at Aihole.
- Indo-Us Air Exercise Kicks Off Amid Protests (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
India and the US began their largest joint Air exercises on Monday morning at the Kalaikunda defence airbase, which is approximately 120 km from here.
- The Blessed Patron Of Miracle Mountain (Deccan Herald, Amrita Nayak , Nov 08, 2005)
Blessed Joseph Vaz, the patron of Mudipu church performed miracles at the deserted Mudipu hill and converted the church into a haven for the sick and needy, writes Amrita Nayak.
- Investigators Believe Militants Behind Delhi Blasts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2005)
A lack of concrete evidence has not sidetracked Indian investigators from a firm belief that well-organised Kashmiri militants planted bombs that killed 62 people a week ago in New Delhi.
- Natwar Favours Reversal Of Iran Vote (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Nov 07, 2005)
"Nothing will prevent us from raising our voice"
Not an apologist for government of Saddam Hussein
Hopes U.S. will be able to see nuclear deal through
Appeals to African countries to close ranks with India
- Gilgit Bleeds (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 07, 2005)
Our continuous interest in Gilgit, which is part of the undivided Jammu and Kashmir as it had existed in 1947, keeps bringing us face to face with grim developments taking place in the territory under Pakistan's occupation.
- Lip Service? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 07, 2005)
Normally one would have heartily welcomed a report that has quoted several militant outfits disowning their involvement in the serial bomb blasts in the national capital on October 29.
- Welcome Rethink On F-16s (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has told the BBC that his government has decided to postpone the purchase of F-16 fighter planes — worth a couple of billion dollars
- Iran: Building On The Revolutionary Agenda (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Nov 07, 2005)
By saying Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has underscored the point that the national consolidation of opinion is his ultimate strength.
- Intolerance Of Dissent (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 07, 2005)
UNITY, uniformity, conformity, consensus — all of them sound so very virtuous. Their desirability is apparent in times of a crisis such as war when the nation’s very survival is at stake.
- The Avian Flu Threat (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Nov 07, 2005)
It seems inappropriate to write about anything but the earthquake that devastated Pakistan, but since this writer is deep in northern China, he leaves this tragic subject to colleagues closer to home.
- Bridges Over The Bombs (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 07, 2005)
IT is hard to get inside the minds of people who are prepared to plant bombs in order to destroy innocent lives on buses, markets or in restaurants, especially when the precise identity of the perpetrators remains unknown, as it does with the . . .
- The Constitution Should Be Looked At Again’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Nov 07, 2005)
Giriraj Kishore, the octogenarian senior vice-president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, has been lambasting the top BJP leaders like A B Vajpayee and L K Advani for their alleged ‘deviation’ from Hindutva.
- Sleepy Elephant, Hungry Dragon (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Nov 07, 2005)
When the leaders of the subcontinent gather in two weeks at the long delayed South Asian summit in Dhaka, the venue might be more important than the easily forgettable final declaration they would put together.
- Fringe Damages (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2005)
Limit the damage caused by CPM rallies
- The Elusive Mass Transit (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 07, 2005)
A mass transit system for Karachi has become an excruciating joke for two generations of the residents of the city.
- Bright Face Of Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 07, 2005)
The nation commemorated Eid-ul-Fitr in a sombre atmosphere in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division leaving in its trail unprecedented death and destruction.
- Relief Goods To Be Allowed First: Pakistan Official (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 07, 2005)
Both sides not able to exchange lists of people
- Street Show (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2005)
Sit-ins and agitations have been some of the most potent weapons in the Left armour all along.
- Myth As Reality (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 07, 2005)
Neither of the two recent films, “Subhas Chandra Bose: A Forgotten Hero” and “Mangal Pandey:
- November 6 (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 07, 2005)
November 6 is an important date in the history of Jammu Kashmir.
- A Severe Aftershock Measuring 6 On The Richter Scale Jolted Earthquake . . . (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 07, 2005)
India has delayed opening if the Line of control in Kashmir for relief efforts after the Pakistan occupied Kashmir is hit with a massive aftershock of 6.0 Richter.
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