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Articles 20221 through 20320 of 26855:
- Another Bloody Terrorist Attack (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 09, 2005)
Unidentified assailants attacked Ahmedies’ place of worship in Mong in Mandi Bahauddin district early Friday morning killing eight persons and seriously injuring 18 others.
- Energy Accord With Russia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2005)
The signing of a memorandum of understanding with a Russian energy firm should help broaden cooperation between Pakistan and Russia in the development of Pakistan’s gas and other fossil fuel resources.
- Creating Political History Through Computer Graphics (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 09, 2005)
What a ‘feat’ it is - getting Hari Singh’s signatures through computer, quips Abdul Majid Mattu
- Ulfa Group Gets Suggestions From The Public (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 09, 2005)
The People's Consultative Group (PCG) formed by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has received over 3,000 responses from individuals and organisations containing various concepts and definitions of sovereignty.
- Earthquake Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2005)
With a death toll that could go into the thousands, yesterday’s massive earthquake which hit the northern half of the country as well as regions in Afghanistan and India has the makings of a tragedy of immense proportions.
- Jakarta Probing Regional Networks (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 09, 2005)
With no breakthrough achieved in the investigation of the blasts in Bali, Indonesia seems to prefer a cautious approach.
- Foreign Aid Welcome, Says Shaukat Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 09, 2005)
Rs. 1 billion announced for relief
- It’S Not Enough (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 09, 2005)
The Citu threat hasn’t vanished
- Manmohan Offers Help To Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
"We have been distressed to learn of the extensive loss of life and property"
- Internal Divisions In Israel (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 09, 2005)
Israeli society is composed of people from several different ethnic and cultural backgrounds,
- A Stonebreaker’S Lesson On Finding Divinity In Work (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Oct 09, 2005)
One of the greatest lessons I learnt in development — it was also a profound experience that revitalised my Hindu roots after my communist background had nearly scythed them — was from an ordinary woman stone-breaker.
- Dharma As Well As Education Is Essential: Seer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Sri Veerasomeshwara Rajadeshikendra Shivacharya Swamiji of Sri Rambhapuri Peetha, Balehonnur in Chikmagalur district said that dharma and education were the two faces of the same coin.
- Quake Devastates Pak, J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Many people were buried alive in an upmarket apartment block in Islamabad.
- Pak Will Go Ahead Without India: Aziz (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asserted that Islamabad would go ahead with the gas pipeline with Iran even if New Delhi drops out of the project and that the Kashmir issue is central to bilateral ties with India.
- India Offers Aid To Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Hours after the devastating earthquake, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to President Pervez Musharraf and offered all assistance in the relief and rescue work and Islamabad expressed its willingness to cooperate with Indian Army in these operations.
- Over 300 Killed In Jammu And Kashmir; Uri Town Flattened (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 09, 2005)
Over 300 people were killed and more than 700 injured in Jammu and Kashmir in Saturday's earthquake.
- Pak Seeks Proposals On New Indo-Pak Trade Routes (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
In an effort to boost economic relations between the two countries, Islamabad has invited traders from India and Pakistan to give proposals on opening of new trade routes other than the Wagah border.
- State Bank Of India Wins License To Open Branch In Saudi Arabia (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
The Saudi Arabian government has granted licence to the State Bank of India (BSE:500112) to open a branch in Jeddah,
- Engagement, Dialogue, Key To Improving Indo-Iran Ties: Natwar Singh (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K.Natwar Singh on Friday said that constant and consistent engagement and dialogue were the key instruments for taking relations between India and Iran forward.
- The Complex Battlefields Of Iraq (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 08, 2005)
Deadly games are in progress in Iraq. The glue that held the state and its civil society together has been washed away by the Occupation and post-Occupation policies.
- India Shakes To Quake Fury! (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
The Indian, Pakistani and Afghan capitals were rocked by big tremors on Saturday. Sporadic incidents of damage in J&K as well as a lone death and injuries to some 50 people have started filtering in, authorities and witnesses said.
- A Hand As Fruitful As The Land That Feeds Us (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 08, 2005)
In king Henry VIII, you can hear Lovell extol, "That churchman bears a bounteous mind indeed, a hand as fruitful as the land that feeds us." Which is what, I guess, the poor and the needy would have said when Sacred Heart Church gave them housing loans.
- Price Control (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 08, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has urged the Federal and Provincial Governments to take necessary measures to arrest the price-hike. Taking notice of the complaints received by him in this regard, the President asked them to ensure availability of goods durin
- Madressahs: Need For A Broader Curriculum (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Oct 08, 2005)
The opposition of Islamic orthodoxy to the teaching of sciences, mathematics, economics, history, philosophy, other secular subjects and foreign languages, especially English, is inexplicable, for Islam places great emphasis on knowledge and learning.
- Thiruvattaar: Treasure House Of Art And Architecture (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
There are three famous Vaishnavite shrines in Kanyakumari district: while at Parakkai Lord Vishnu is in the standing pose, he is in the sitting pose at Thiruppathisaram.
- Emerging Political Map (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 08, 2005)
The local polls have been completed, with only the naib nazims left to be elected.
- Terrorism Strikes Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 08, 2005)
Once again a place of worship has been attacked in Pakistan, it being of no consequence what religion or sect the dead and wounded belonged to.
- God Told Me To End The Tyranny In Iraq: Bush (Hindu, Ewen MacAskill, Oct 08, 2005)
U.S. President told Palestinians that God also talked to him about West Asia peace
- Is Law Tunnel-Visioned (Business Line, R. Anand, Oct 08, 2005)
R. Anand on a case that threw light on the definition of blindness
- Indian, Pak Women Deserve Equality (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2005)
In recent days at least two cases of rape of Muslim women — one in Pakistan and the other in India — rocked the subcontinent.
- From Myths To History (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 08, 2005)
Terrorism is a universal threat, demanding a universal response
- Foot Loose (Deccan Herald, Venkatesh R Rao, Oct 08, 2005)
Forgetfulness will take on a new meaning, especially when it comes to matters of the sole
- The True Role Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 08, 2005)
Founders of every major religion of the world addressed themselves to the problems facing human societies of their time. They were clear in their priorities. Hebraic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam made one God the centre-piece of their....
- What Does The Amu Verdict Imply? (Hindu, Valson Thampu , Oct 08, 2005)
If the minorities have the right only to establish institutions, but not the right to administer them, then these institutions will cease to be institutions of their choice.
- Bush Didn’T Say God Asked Him To Invade Iraq, Says Official (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 08, 2005)
In a BBC documentary, a former Palestinian foreign minister claims God spoke to Mr Bush about his plan to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Bush In True Colours (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 08, 2005)
In his speech to the Washington’s National endowment for Democracy, President Bush entirely focused on the so-called ‘Muslim militancy’ and termed it as the biggest threat to the United States. Equating the extremism to Communism and Nazi-ism, he claimed
- Young Blog Their Way To A Publishing Revolution (Hindu, Owen Gibson, Oct 08, 2005)
The changing world of the Internet poses a challenge to old media: a U.K. poll shows a third of 14- to 21-year-olds now have their own online content
- 'Practical' Theory Of Revolving Doors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 08, 2005)
In diplomacy doors are never closed." So said External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh in Islamabad recently.
- Indonesia's Terror Dilemma (Asia Times, Bill Guerin, Oct 07, 2005)
The al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) organization once again has its footprints all over a series of suicide bomb blasts on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
- Rs. 5.24-Crore Adb Aid For Water Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
TWAD project to modernise water supply system in Cuddalore
16 types of works to be undertaken, including setting up telemetric system
Rs. 1.53 cr project to remove iron content from water
Pipeline network to be replaced for 60 km stretch
- Kashmir, Taiwan And North Korea Are Potential Hotbeds: John Reid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
British Defence Secretary condemns terrorism; favours Kashmir dialogue
No attempt to "contain" China
Islamic terrorism on the rise across Asia
- Ulfa-Nominated Group To Meet Manmohan (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 07, 2005)
People's Consultative Group meets today
PCG aims at ensuring formal ceasefire between the Centre and ULFA
Litterateur Indira Goswami is chief facilitator between the Centre and the group
- Fact Of Life (Business Line, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2005)
Facts of their lives, rather than ideologies, decide how people vote. Its resounding victory in the by-election to the Lok Sabha constituency has actually little to do with the ideology of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Fasting To Ward Off Evil (Dawn, Sirajuddin Aziz, Oct 07, 2005)
The literal meaning of Saum (fasting) is to be at rest and it implies abstinence. The word Ramazan is derived from the word “Ramz” which means “to burn” and here it applies to the burning of selfish desires.
- Sanctity Of Ramazan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 07, 2005)
President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has urged the Pakistani people to observe sanctity of the Holy month of Ramazan by moulding their conduct in accordance with the teachings of Islam. In felicitation messages on the advent of the . . .
- Iran Faces New Pressures (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 07, 2005)
Mr Blair’s officials have accused Iran-backed groups of supplying arms to Shias to attack British soldiers in Iraq.
- No Reason For Iran To Be Angry With India (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 07, 2005)
After the first bitter outburst over the Indian vote on the European Union resolution on its nuclear programme Iran has moderated it attitude on economic and commercial contacts with India.
- Giving A Voice To Women (Daily Excelsior, Meenakshi Sundaram, Oct 07, 2005)
It was not just an off-the-cuff remark when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the just-concluded monsoon session of Parliament as "historic"
- Delimitation Fiasco-Ii (Statesman, Manash Ghosh, Oct 07, 2005)
The presence of two Congress representatives in the Delimitation Commission — Union water resources minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi and Champdani legislator Abdul Mannan — has done little to balance its composition.
- Pressing Need (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 07, 2005)
To iron out some kinks
- Keep Smiling (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 07, 2005)
On the face of it this may appear to be an innocuous sidelight but it says a lot. At the end of his joint press conference with External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh in Islamabad recently Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri was asked whether....
- No Politics, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2005)
Need to restore status quo ante at AMU
- They Don’T Teach Us Only To Learn But To Live (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 07, 2005)
K. Asif takes the teacher student relation beyond the confines of a classroom
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”
- British Ignorance Shines Above Wisdom : India Objects To Uk Comment Equatingg Kashmir With Palestine (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Oct 07, 2005)
British understanding of Kashmir problem is conspicuous with ignorance and irrevalence, according senior Indian Government Misnistry officials.
- Wrong Righted (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2005)
Govts subvert the Constitution for political gains, on vote bank considerations
- Salaam Teachers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 07, 2005)
Like other parts of globe, Pakistan too observed ‘World Teachers Day’ or its local rendering ‘Salaam Teachers Day’ with a view to recognising the teaching profession and to raise public awareness of the vital contributions teachers make to society, presen
- Uncle Sam Takes Peek At Indian Caste System (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 07, 2005)
Having understood the differences between Shias and Sunnis, US lawmakers now examine the age-old caste system in India.
- Union: A Most Potent Social Insurance (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 07, 2005)
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest and fastest growing union in North America, with 1.8 million members, according to www.seiu.org.
- No Shortage Of Lpg In The Country: Aiyar (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2005)
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today said there was no shortage of LPG in the countrry though there could be some administrative problems that were coming in the way of its supply.
- India’S Foreign Affairs Minister Natwar Singh Leaving Pakistan Says No Siachen (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 06, 2005)
In spite of big hoopla by India and Pakistan little progress on peace talks has been made.
- India's Vote On Iran At Iaea — National Interest Versus Foreign Policy (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 06, 2005)
An important factor underlying the position that New Delhi took on Iran at the IAEA was its desire to see international nuclear sanctions that India has endured for nearly three decades end as soon as possible.
- Many Faces Of Islamism (Hindu, Soumaya Ghannoushi, Oct 06, 2005)
Islam is the second-largest and the fastest-growing religion in the world. In its heartlands in Asia and Africa,
- Eu Elites Cannot Ignore Peoples' Views (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Oct 06, 2005)
Opening the door to Turkey was right, but EU expansion is bound to fail if the dreamers ignore the majority.
- Right Viewpoint (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Knowledge of the ultimate truth is attained only when one tears asunder the veil of ignorance. Those caught in the wheel of existence find it difficult to extricate themselves from the ties that bind them to it.
- Wrath Of The Pushtoons (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 06, 2005)
In desolate semiautonomous tribal areas in the north, Pakistanis are paying the price for the American peace.
- Amu Students Gear Up For Legal Battle (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2005)
As normalcy returned to Aligarh Muslim University after Wednesday's flutter over the Allahabad High Court's verdict derecognising AMU's minority status, its students' body on Thursday decided "not to politicise" the issue and brace up for a . . .
- Fasts Are Spiritually Cleansing (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Oct 06, 2005)
My mother, a wise old woman, once told me, “You need to sacrifice to achieve great things.” Ramzan fasting, not only to me but to Muslims globally, is a reiteration of the same saying.
- Pakistan’S Shadow Isi And Islamic Jihadists Targeting India’S Hindu Nationalist Leaders For Assassination (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Oct 06, 2005)
It is the next sinister move by Al-Queda sponsored Pakistan’s shadow ISI that operate over the head of Pakistani President Musharraf’s Government.
- Ghost Of Old Self (Deccan Herald, Bharati Prabhu, Oct 06, 2005)
Rajajinagar is no longer what is used to be. Still, I’d live there than anywhere else
- Amu’S Wake-Up Bell (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2005)
Verdict is an opportunity, not a reversal
- Every Strike Has A Sting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Last week’s unnecessary and rather perverse day-long disruption in large parts of the country continues to be the subject of bitter comment.
- Things Are Looking Better For Nda In Bihar This Time (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Oct 06, 2005)
Recent polls and reports from the state shows better performance by NDA this time in Bihar.
- Respect Minority Character Of Amu, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
BJP welcomes court verdict, cautions against faith-based reservation
The cultural and educational advancement of Muslims crucially hinges on giving them access to institutions of high quality, says BJP
Students already admitted should not be disturbed
- Heartening Progress On Siachen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
While India and Pakistan did not achieve a breakthrough on the issue of demilitarising the Siachen Glacier, there is clearly reason for optimism.
- Iran’S Violation Of Npt (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 06, 2005)
MR P.V. Narasimha Rao and Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee displayed statesmanship, transcending political differences, to defeat a Pakistani move to get India condemned for alleged human rights violations in J&K at the United Nations Human Rights Commission . . .
- Forest Encroachment Unabated In Idukki, Says Panel Report (Hindu, P. Venugopal, Oct 06, 2005)
`Irretrievable loss to biodiversity, destruction of watersheds'
- A Revered Dasara Tradition Comes Alive In Mysore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Cultural programmes get off to a rousing start
Flute recital by Praveen Godkhindi and vocal recital by Balamuralikrishna kick off the programme
The Wadiyars patronised musicians and artists from all over the country
- Privileges Sought For Dalit Christians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
The All India Christian Council has urged the Central Government to take necessary steps to extend the special Scheduled Caste privileges to Dalit Christians by making suitable amendments in the Constitution.
- Turkey’S Elusive Goal (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 06, 2005)
October 3, 2005 will occupy a significant place in the political calendar of Turkey. The formal negotiations to discuss Turkey’s entry into European Union commenced on this day, though not entirely on an auspicious note.
- Human Rights & Development (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Oct 06, 2005)
Can human resources be developed in societies that do not respect human rights?
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