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Articles 3321 through 3420 of 20249:
- Courting Disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2006)
Another horrendous chapter has been added to the long history of coalmine disasters in India with the suspected death of 50 workers after the roof of a state-owned coalmine collapsed following an explosion in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand on Thursday.
- Terror Kills 38, Targets A Divided Town (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Sep 09, 2006)
Barely two months after a highway chase led police to Malegaon’s communally divided by-lanes in search of explosives and ammunition, five blasts rocked this Maharashtra town just as Friday afternoon prayers were winding up, killing at least 38 . . .
- 900 Rockets Meant For Ap Naxals Seized, Tn Firm Under The Scanner (Indian Express, Karn Kowshik, Sep 09, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh police today seized nearly 900 rockets along with 27 shoulder-held launchers from two districts, leading to Tamil Nadu police raids on a Chennai-based transport they said had sent these consignments meant for Naxalites.
- Call Off Talks With Pak: Vajpayee (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Blaming the Union government for the Malegaon bomb blasts and rising terror in the country, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has called for termination of peace talks with Pakistan unless terrorism is checked.
- Iraqi Govt Closes Al-Arabiya Office As 10 Killed In Violence (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The Iraqi government has ordered Arabic satellite network Al-Arabiya to shut down its Baghdad operations for one month, state television reported.
- Attempt Made To Bomb Communal Harmony (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The Malegaon blasts may have been yet another attempt by the terror outfits to create a communal divide by targeting members of a particular community: only this time, they chose to hit Muslims.
- Bush Confirms Prison Network (Hindu, Suzanne Goldenberg, Sep 08, 2006)
No indication of CIA shutting down its detention centres
- Racism New And Old (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
When Iraqi Sunni terrorists killed 11 Pakistani and three Indian Shia pilgrims on the same bus to Karbala the other day, they did not check passports or wait to hear discourses from their victims about the validity of Jinnah's Two-Nations . . .
- Pm To Take Up Terrorism With Musharraf In Havana (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would raise India's concerns on terrorism when he meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana next week on the sidelines of the NAM Summit.
- Spellcheck! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
Prof. Henry Higgins never got a definitive answer to his query “why can’t the English teach their children how to speak” and it is clear his concerns went beyond being called “Enery”.
- Bush Claims He Made The Usa A Safer Place (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Against criticism that the fifth 11 September anniversary finds significant remaining gaps in US security, President Mr George Bush asserted today that his administration has made enormous strides in improving the problems uncovered by the 2001 attacks.
- Pak-Afghan Fate Linked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 08, 2006)
President Musharraf has called upon Kabul to end the blame-game and eliminate mistrust to fight the common enemy of terrorism.
- Life After Fidel (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2006)
Fidel castro's succession may be easier to agree than Tony Blair’s, but there is plenty of chatter in Havana and beyond about what will happen when the iconic Cuban leader is no longer in charge.
- Pakistan Not Behind Taliban: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said Afghanistan must stop blaming his country for the Taliban-led insurgency. “I completely agree that Al-Qaeda and Taliban are doing activities both in Pakistan and Afghanistan,” Musharraf told a meeting with Afghan . . .
- Waziristan Peace Deal Raises Concern In Kabul (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Deal with Taliban does not end fears of militants crossing into Afghanistan
Misgivings on the deal even in Pakistan
- Misgivings About The Accord (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2006)
Tuesday's agreement between the government and the militants in North Waziristan has aroused some international concerns, though the American reaction seems to show an understanding of Pakistan’s position.
- Progress At What Cost? (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
The government is concerned about statistics and graphs on GDP but not greenery and the welfare of people.
- Hollow Nation (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 08, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called “second War of Independence” in Baluchistan has been galvanized in the aftermath of the “martyrdom” of the octogenarian, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Bush Says U.S. Watching Pakistan Deal With Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A peace deal between Pakistan and pro-Taliban militants does not give "safe haven" to terrorists who may be hiding on tribal lands near the Pakistani-Afghan border, U.S. President George W. Bush said in an interview on Thursday.
- Bush Says Catching Bin Laden Still Matters: Cbs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
President George W. Bush said capturing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who has eluded a US manhunt since the September 11 attacks five years ago, still mattered.
- Iraq Executes 27 "Terrorists" Convicted Of Murder (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Iraq said it executed 27 ''terrorists'' in Baghdad after they were convicted of murder and rape.
- Oh, General! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
What a pity! Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is again in the grip of Kashmir itch.
- Minor 'Scuffle' In Kashmir Politics (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 08, 2006)
Politics rarely takes a holiday and events in Kashmir are of interest as there is a minor 'scuffle' for control and clearly it did not succeed.
- Fighting The Fighters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The bombing of World Trade Center transformed the thinking about warfare among American security analysts in particular and Western theoreticians in general. Michael C. Fowler, a defence analyst of the Roger Williams University, portrays the . . .
- Racial Profiling An Offshoot Of Terrorism: Author (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
An unfortunate offshoot of terrorism was the emergence of ‘racial markers’ victimising innocent people and this trend stems from lack of comprehension about other races and cultures, says a noted author.
- Pm To Take Up Issue Of Terrorism With Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would raise India’s concerns on terrorism when he meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana next week on the sidelines of the NAM summit.
- Us Watching Pakistan Deal With Militants: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A peace deal between Pakistan and pro-Taliban militants does not give "safe haven" to terrorists who may be hiding on tribal lands near the Pakistani-Afghan border, US President George W Bush said in an interview.
- Pm To Discuss Terror With Pak President In Havana (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that he would raise India's concerns on terrorism when he meets President Pervez Musharraf in Havana next week on the sidelines of the NAM summit.
- Extential Crisis Of Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Sep 08, 2006)
The latest round of acrimony between India and Pakistan could further slow down, if not halt, the peace process-which has lost the momentum witnessed last year.
- Not Out Of Joint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
It says much for the sense of propriety that inspires The Times that in 1990 it deleted from the obituary of a gardening journalist called Peter Coats the suggestion that as ADC in Delhi to Lord Wavell he had been the viceroy’s gay lover.
- Uncertain Break (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
If Bengal’s communists have changed their old ways, should Ms Mamata Banerjee be far behind?
- India, Germany Ink Defence Pact (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2006)
Paving the way for bilateral strategic and security cooperation, India and Germany have signed their first-ever defence pact encompassing joint training, technology transfers and co-production of hi-tech military hardware.
- India, Germany Sign Defence Agreement (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Paving the way for bilateral strategic and security cooperation, India and Germany have signed their first-ever defence pact encompassing joint training, technology transfers and co-production of hi-tech military hardware.
- Us Debates Stance Towards Musharraf (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Sep 08, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is supposedly a key US ally in the “war on terror.”
- A Few More Myths Cracked (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
To the post 9/11 Western world, Islam has almost become synonymous with terrorism.
- Pm To Meet Musharraf At Havana (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today confirmed that he would hold talks with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit to be held at Havana later this month.
- We Have Secret Prisons Outside Usa: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 08, 2006)
President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the first time acknowledged the presence of a controversial CIA programme under which terrorist suspects have been kept at secret foreign locations outside the U.S.
- The Bogeyman Is Busy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as Pakistan reels under the shock of the killing of Akbar Khan Bugti, the Indian intelligence apparatus seems to have spotted yet another threat to India in this development.
- Bush Admits Cia Runs Secret Jails (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
US president Bush on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that the CIA runs secret prisons overseas and said tough interrogation forced terrorist leaders to reveal plots to attack the United States and its allies.
- Let Wanted To Kill Vajpayee, Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists arrested in connection with the IISc attack have revealed during a narco-analysis test that they had planned to attack Vidhana Soudha, Hewlett-Packard (HP) buildings, a mosque and the RSS building on HAL Road.
- Hedging The Asia Bet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
The US security strategy for Asia today is widely known as “hedging”.
- Arrests In Denmark (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 08, 2006)
While the world awaits the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with anxiety, Denmark has to deal with yet another anniversary, the publication of Prophet's cartoons on Sep 30, 2005. And now Danish authorities claim to have thwarted "an attack somewhere in Denmark".
- Another Relic Goes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
The only surprise about the collapse of outer wall of the Maharani Charak wing of the Mubarak Mandi complex of palaces is that it has happened too late.
- Make Vande... Fundamental Duty’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Thursday demanded that the Constitution be amended to accord ‘Vande Mataram’ a status akin to the National Anthem and be made a part of the fundamental duties.
- Get Ready For Snap Poll: Rajnath (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 08, 2006)
UPA Government unable to deal with problems through any cohesive policy'
- Musharraf, Karzai Agree To ‘Kill The Mistrust’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan will have to have trust and confidence in each other so that their brotherly bonds should flourish and misgivings not come in their way.
- ‘Osama Will Be Captured If Found In Pakistan’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan said on Wednesday it will capture Osama bin Laden if he's found in the country, despite the government's recent peace deal with militants in remote, violence-battered North Waziristan.
- Pak Offers 'Peaceful' Osama A Safe Haven (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday offered reformed terrorists, including Osama bin Laden, safe haven in its territory, but hurriedly retreated from the initiative amid shock and horror in the United States.
- Us Army Chief Arrives In Delhi Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
US Army chief of staff General Peter J Shoomaker will be in town from Thursday to discuss ways to further strengthen the growing military relationship with India.
- Vande Mataram & Muslim Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The Organiser has resurrected former Union Minister Arif Mohammed Khan in its latest issue.
- Settle Kashmir To Improve Indo-Pak Ties: Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the settlement of the Kashmir issue with India would end the "cycle of confrontation and conflict in the subcontinent" and improve ties between the two countries.
- When Pope Was Spied On (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pope John Paul was spied on by Vatican informers working for the Polish secret services in the communist era, a Polish cardinal was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
- Bush-Musharraf ‘Deal’ (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 07, 2006)
As President Bush approaches the middle of his second and final term in office, the “neoconservatives”, who dominated his defence and foreign policy establishment and advocated the use of overwhelming military power, particularly in the . . .
- Is Bangladesh ‘Headache’ For India? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Sep 07, 2006)
It is time for action. Our country needs men of integrity and agility at the helm of affairs. When our enemy is acerbic, gasping for our blood and longing for "inflicting a thousand cuts" on India, we should act gingerly and conduct ‘business’ . . .
- Bill Clinton Selected For Unca Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Former American President Bill Clinton has been selected by members of the United Nations Correspondents' Association (UNCA) to receive its annual World Citizenship Award for 2006 in recognition of his outstanding efforts to rebuilt communities in a . . .
- Part Of A Nation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2006)
Pigeonholes are very good for letters but awful for human beings. But pigeonholing is a common practice, even among those who should know better. Stereotypes are formed by a swift, and often unwarranted, jump from the particular to the general.
- India Can Solve Kashmir Problem: J&k Governor (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor SK Sinha has said India was capable of finding a solution to the Kashmir problem and the country's point of view on the issue is being widely understood by the global community.
- Pm’S Anguish (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh was forthright in telling the chief ministers on Tuesday that they could not remain complacent when “fidayeen” (terrorist suicide squads) were lurking somewhere to strike at sensitive targets, including nuclear installations.
- Miffed At Apna Dal’S Offer To Dawood, Babloo Quits (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
"Hurt" by Apna Dal’s offer of tickets to underworld dons Dawood Ibrahim and Abu Salem for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections next year, gangster Babloo Srivastava today resigned from the party and declared he would form a non-political party to . . .
- Us, China Mull Warning N Korea Against Nuclear Test (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
China and the United States have discussed warning North Korea against conducting a nuclear test, US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said in Beijing today.
- Talks On Un Convention Against Terrorism At Advanced Stage (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 07, 2006)
Negotiations for the United Nation’s Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) are at a fairly advanced stage and the matter is going to come under deep focus when the 61st session of the UN General Assembly meets in New York in . . .
- Right To Defend (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
It is unrealistic to expect a failed state to abide by diplomatic norms. The dangers of having such a state as a neighbour are too obvious to be left unattended.
- Us Terror Report (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
A US government report titled 'National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism' unveiled in Washington on Tuesday says that since 9/11 America has become "safer but [is] not yet safe".
- Life After Bugti (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
It was always on the cards that the government of Pakistan would mishandle the situation arising out of the death of Akbar Bugti. When the head of state is dependant upon advice of moderate quality on matters of critical importance, he will not . . .
- Damage Control (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
During his short stay in Pakistan, on his way from New Delhi, where he signed a nuclear deal with India, US President Bush made it clear that he was not satisfied with President Musharraf's performance in his fight against terrorism on Pakistan's . . .
- Miranshah Accord Was Need Of The Hour (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 07, 2006)
The militants and the Government have signed an accord to restore peace and order in North Waziristan Agency. Under the agreement negotiated by the Grand Tribal Jirga, the militants will not give shelter foreigners and launch cross-border . . .
- Pakistan Vows To Help Kabul Crush Taliban (Reuters, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan, criticised by some Afghan leaders over cross-border infiltration by the Taliban, vowed on Wednesday to help its neighbour fight terrorism as Afghanistan battles its worst violence in five years.
- Emerging Crisis In The Gulf (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 07, 2006)
The Bush Administration, if it takes action against Iran on the nuclear issue, will have to act on its own, says Gwynne Dyer.
- The Limits Of Us Power (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Sep 07, 2006)
As President George Bush approaches the middle of his final term in office, the "neo-conservatives" who dominated the defence and foreign policy establishment and advocated the use of military power, particularly in the . . .
- Living In Denial (Times of India, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 07, 2006)
If governments and political parties in the West have been accused of becoming slaves of opinion polls, their Indian counterparts may well be charged with treating their findings with casual disdain.
- Land For Sezs — Government As Real-Estate Broker (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Sep 07, 2006)
Even granting, as the Commerce Ministry claims, that new Special Economic Zones will draw investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore over the next three years, with huge employment potential, there are several grey areas in the way land is acquired for these Zones.
- Musharraf Vows To Help Kabul Crush Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Says Pakistan and Afghanistan must work together to fight common enemy
Discusses drug trade, economic ties with Karzai.
- Us Jewry Backs N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 07, 2006)
The American Jewish Committee has sent a letter to members of the US Senate in strong support of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement, urging the lawmakers to vote for it.
- Un Meet: West Asia, Unsc Reforms Top India’S Agenda (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Alarmed at the Taliban and al-Qaeda activities in the south and south-eastern parts of Afghanistan, India will draw the attention of the world to the “deteriorating security situation” in the region at the 61st UN General Assembly meeting beginning . . .
- Nepal King Need Not Approve Bills (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 07, 2006)
The State Affairs Committee (SAC) of the revived Nepalese Parliament today decided to do away with the tradition of the king “approving’’ Bills cleared by Parliament, as well as his credentials for receiving ambassadors.
- Coalition Woes In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 07, 2006)
The Congress and the PDP are trapped in a miserable but mutually profitable marriage.
- Deal With The Devil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan could not have chosen a better time to demonstrate just how committed it is in waging war against terror. Just days before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, it has signed a "peace agreement" with the Taliban, thereby ensuring the world's . . .
- Combating Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2006)
So it's official now. After trying to play down National Security Adviser MK Narayanan's alarming disclosures during the course of a television programme about how terrorists are planning spectacular attacks in India by targeting high profile . . .
- Pm Alerts Cms On Possibilities Of More 'Fidayeen' Attacks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday alerted the Chief Ministers of further intensification of violent activities in the country, with the possibility of more "fidayeen" attacks, use of suicide bombers, attacks on economic and religious targets, . .
- Witness Safety Must From Probe To Trial: Law Panel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Law Commission in its report on witness protection has recommended the Law Ministry to seriously consider protecting identity of witnesses at the stage of investigation itself which can be extended through the period of trial.
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