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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 20249:
- Introspect And Reform (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might consider his speech at the recent conference of Muslim ulemas in New Delhi as "bold".
- Follow The Dutch (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The brouhaha over Dutch authorities taking 12 Indian Muslims in custody for questioning is totally uncalled for.
- Oop Bill Among 16 Others Passed In Rajya Sabha (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday urged parliamentarians to set high standards in order to present Parliament as a role model of democracy and evolve and refine better ways of effective functioning of the institution.
- Letters To The Editor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Sir, ~ I had an opportunity to meet West Bengal’s health minister, Surya Kanta Mishra, when he was in Toronto from 12 to 19 August to attend the world AIDS conference.
- Social Security And The State (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The government had constituted a National Commission on Enterprises in the unorganised/informal sector.
- Why Buy Facile Peace? (Pioneer, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Aug 26, 2006)
Tasleemat, maan tasleemat/ tu bhari hai meethe pani se/ phal phoolon ki shadabi se/ dakkin ki thandi hawaon se/ faslon ki suhani fizaaon se/ tasleemat, maan tasleemat/ teri raaten roshan chand se/ teri raunaq sabze faam se/ teri pyar bhari muskan hai/ ter
- Indian Polity At The (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2006)
The battle of ballot boxes have been fought and won. The winners are happy while the losers will have to wait for the next opportunity for pocketful of winning bonanza. Promises have been made to citizens for a better life.
- Man Gets 15 Years Prison Term For Aiding Let (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A 29 year old Maryland man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing support to Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- No Chance Of Nukes Falling In Terrorists Hands: Durrani (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
There is a "zero chance" of Pakistani nuclear arsenal ending up in the hands of extremists in the event of an assassination attempt against President Pervez Musharraf succeeding, the country's envoy to the US said today.
- 4 Top Let, Huji Ultras Killed In Doda, Poonch (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Security forces and police today gunned down four top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) militants in four separate encounters in Doda and Poonch districts while police recovered four wireless sets and a large quantity of . . .
- Cross Border Terrorism : (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
There seem to be no finite limits to Indian's threshold of tolerance for terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai were the latest in a series of these terrorist attacks.
- S Korea Certain North Has Nuclear Bombs: Minister (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
South Korea is certain North Korea has nuclear weapons and Seoul's best estimate is Pyongyang has produced one or two bombs, its defense minister said on Friday, amid reports that the North may be preparing a nuclear test.
- Lesson From London (Hindustan Times, Julio Ribeiro, Aug 26, 2006)
Mumbai and London — two different cities of different people and different cultures! Both in news for the same reason — terrorism and terrorists! The police in one city received the thin end of the stick, in the other, encomiums! The reason — one . . .
- Why The War On Terror Was Lost (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Aug 26, 2006)
When historians look back at the long hot months of July and August 2006, my guess is that they will remember them as the Summer of Terror.
- If Brown=terrorist, Doesn’T White=racist? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The English word ‘barbarian’ owes its origin to the Greek word ‘barbaros’, one who cannot speak Greek and thereby is a non-Greek.
- Khan Saheb In Kashi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
There are moments when I love my job, or rather my business of journalism — even I, a hard-nosed, cynical hack of nearly three decades.
- Mea Gets It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
The Foreign Office has got it just right in its intervention to bring home the hapless Indian passengers on the flight from Amsterdam to Mumbai. It has been criticised for not doing enough for those who carry the nation’s passport and get into trouble abr
- Poop Goes The President» (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising
- Euphemisms In Troubled Times (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
We live in a world of curious euphemisms. There are things we want to say at times but cannot. So we say them in different ways.
- Avoid Paranoia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
In the face of extreme terrorist threat, various governments can be excused if they follow a zero-tolerance policy.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Sir Creek Doubtful (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Indo-Pak technical-level talks to resolve the dispute over Sir Creek, scheduled to be held here for two days from August 23, may not take place.
- Raja Zulqernain Vows To Struggle For Kashmir Solution (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Raja Zulqernain was sworn in as the 21st president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir at an impressive ceremony in Muzaffarabad on Friday.
- Pakistan's Awkward Balancing Act On Islamic Militant Groups (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Aug 26, 2006)
For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent groups to meddle . .
- Role Of Pakistani Being Probed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
In the Mumbai train blasts investigation, the Anti-Terrorist Squad on Thursdaysaid that they are investigating role of the Pakistani national who was killed on August 22.
- Threat Remains (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 25, 2006)
It is unfortunate that there is no encouraging news yet for New Delhi from across the Line of Control.
- Future Of India-Us Nuclear Deal (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 25, 2006)
Despite the Prime Minister's clear enunciation of what precisely India will and will not accept in any legislation passed by the US Congress, it is clear that it will be difficult to conclude a mutually acceptable agreement with . . .
- Diverted Flight Was 'Not Terrorism': Dutch Ministry (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The emergency return of a Northwest Airlines flight to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport under fighter escort did not appear to have anything to do with terrorism, Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner said on Thursday.
- Freedom For Dozen On Flight Of Fiasco (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The F-16s were scrambled in vain. The 12 men offloaded from a Mumbai-bound US flight and detained in Amsterdam yesterday are of Indian descent but posed no terrorist threat, Dutch authorities said today.
- House Nod For Puducherry Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Unanimous support to the move in the Lok Sabha
- India's Rigid Stand (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 25, 2006)
The news emanating from New Delhi is not positive and what is coming out can at best be called confusing. India's Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that things like joint control or joint . . .
- Us To Lift Cuba Embargo If It Embraces Democracy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The United States has said it would move to lift a 44-year trade embargo on Cuba if the interim government of the communist state embraces democracy.
- I’Ll Continue My Fight For Women: Taslima Nasreen (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen today said she would continue her fight against terrorism, fundamentalism and the oppression of women.
- 12 Mumbai-Born Passengers Detained At Amsterdam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The 12 passengers on the Mumbai-bound Northwest Airlines flight detained at Amsterdam after the aircraft made an emergency landing are all Mumbai-born...
- Indians Arrested In Netherlands Charged For Flight Disruption (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The 12 Indians, travelling by a US airliner and arrested in The Netherlands, have been charged with disruption of flight, government said here tonight.
- Plane Truth: Disruptive 12 Not Terrorists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The 12 men detained by the Dutch authorities from a Mumbai-bound Northwest airlines and charged with flight disruption were Indian garment traders from Mumbai.
- No Compromise On Sovereignty Over J&k: Centre (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The government today said Pakistan has made several proposals for resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue, including its joint management, but made it clear that there can be no compromise on the sovereignty of India over the state of Jammu and . . .
- Isi Involvement (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2006)
Except as an indicator of the continuing downslide in Indo-Pak relations little purpose was served by the home minister taking a strident line in the Rajya Sabha and directly . . .
- Islamophobia Of Muslims (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 25, 2006)
Two unidentified men on a motorcycle on Wednesday shot the editor of the Islamic journal, Ishraq, in front of the office of Al Mawrid Research Institute run by the country’s top Islamic scholar, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, in Model Town Extension, Lahore.
- Are Asians Facing A Witch-Hunt In Mid-Air? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 25, 2006)
In recent weeks, a number of people of Asian or Arab origin have been forced off flights in Europe and America. What these cases illustrate goes far beyond legitimate policing and security precautions.
- 12 Detained By Dutch Authorities To Be Freed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
They were not planning an attack: prosecutors
- Fbi Agents Swoop On Physician Who Heads Lanka Charity (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Aug 25, 2006)
FBI agents have swooped on a physician whose relief organisation is suspected of raising funds for LTTE, even as US today said there will be no letup in its ongoing probe into an alleged plot to buy weapons for the Tamil tigers from a black market . . .
- The Telangana Turn (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 25, 2006)
When Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K. Chandrashekhara Rao walked out of the UPA and began his hunger strike at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on August 23, he was not the first Andhra leader to use this evocative tool to pursue an emotive cause.
- Not Fully Awake To Threat Of Terror (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 25, 2006)
It took Underground blasts for UK to realise the menace at its doorstep; but no such realisation holds true for France, says Prafull Goradia.
- Bush Praises Pervez’S Efforts (Asian Age, Qudssia Akhlaque, Aug 25, 2006)
US President George W. Bush telephoned President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday and expressed words of appreciation for Pakistan’s support in the global fight against terrorism.
- Barbs Against The Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Darul Uloom Deoband’s monthly journal, Mahnama Darul Uloom in an editorial in its latest issue has recognised the contribution of the Congress party in India’s independence, but has gone onto strongly criticise the economic policies of the regime.
- Beirut To Bali: The Echo The West Doesn’T Want To Hear (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Israeli attack on Lebanon and the ceasefire creating the perception of a Hezbollah victory in the minds of Muslim radicals worldwide could rekindle the threat of terrorism in Southeast Asia, or even raise it to new levels.
- No Progress In City Serial Blasts Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police said on Thursday that there was no headway in investigations into the July 11 serial blasts. The ATS released the sketch of an unclaimed body found in one of the blast sites to establish its identification.
- Pak Remains At Crossroads Of Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Mubashir zaidi, Aug 25, 2006)
Critics say Musharraf, an avowed ally in the war on terrorism, has much to do to end militancy.
- Voice Of Conscience (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Aug 25, 2006)
There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience, says John Warden. This statement rings true for one and all irrespective of caste, creed, religion or nationality.
- Life Is For A Cause (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 25, 2006)
I DO not know why Pakistan has overreacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reiteration that if cross-border terrorism remains unabated the supporters of peace process would be weakened. I got frantic calls from TV stations in Karachi to react.
- Jihad Against Darrell Hair (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 25, 2006)
In the bizarre aftermath of Test cricket's first forfeiture - wherein the Pakistanis walked off the pitch, almost literally, at the Oval this past week and surrendered the game to England - there is an unfortunate tendency to see the episode within . . .
- The Biggest Internal Security Challenge (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 25, 2006)
Stringent measures like confiscation of assets can stop corruption from spreading.
- Misplaced Suspicion: All 12 Detained Indians Released (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
All the 12 men arrested in Amsterdam for alleged suspicious behaviour on a Mumbai-bound US airliner are Indian nationals and were being released after Dutch authorities cleared them of the suspicion of act of terrorism.
- Cbi Can Prosecute Armymen: Court (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Aug 25, 2006)
A local court here today dismissed the army’s petition that the CBI had no jurisdiction to prosecute the five senior army officials involved in the killing of five innocent Kashmiris in the infamous Pathribal case.
- The Born Again Terrorist (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
Less than a fortnight after Heathrow, another scare aboard a Northwest Airline flight has the world’s headlines. Perhaps we’d be less scared if we learnt more. There is no convenient ‘us’ and ‘them’ when it comes to terrorism. ‘Converts’ who join . . .
- Fog Of War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
Call it the fog of war.
- Parties Deplore Lok Sabha Incidents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Political parties on Thursday deplored the incident of near physical clash inside the Lok Sabha and hoped all sides would set standards for proper behaviour in Parliament.
- Stalwart Ally Or Leading Jihadi? (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 25, 2006)
At last, the realisation that Pakistan is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds has dawned on the US, says Anil Narendra.
- The War In Lebanon (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 25, 2006)
Doubtless the cease-fire in Lebanon is extremely fragile. The UN’s unambiguous condemnation of Israel’s commando raid on a Hezollah stronghold inside southern Lebanon as a “violation” of the Security Council’s unanimous resolution 1701 has not . . .
- Road To Telangana Hyderabad, Congress Politics Are In The Way (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Aug 25, 2006)
The indefinite fast undertaken by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao is oddly reminiscent of the one in the early 1950s that led to the creation of Andhra state, though no two persons can be as dissimilar as Potti Sriramulu . . .
- German Bomb Suspect Held In Lebanon (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
A Lebanese man suspected of planting a bomb on a German train has been arrested after turning himself in to authorities in Lebanon, the German federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
- Pakistani Accused Of Operating Hezb Tv (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
A Pakistani man was due to appear in court in New York on Thursday, accused of providing a banned Hezbollah-linked television station to viewers in the city, prosecutors said.
- Us Warns Banks Of Stigma Of Iran, N Korea Links (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Banks handling money for North Korea or Iran run the risk of some day being exposed to the same stigma associated with banks linked to Nazi Germany, a senior US government official said on Wednesday.
- 'Bad Behaviour Not Terrorism' (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Aug 25, 2006)
All 12 passengers held after displaying worrying behaviour on a Mumbai-bound Northwest Airlines flight were being released on Thursday after being cleared of suspicion of terrorist intentions, public radio said.
- Collapsing Peace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 25, 2006)
The entreaties, backed by promises of more dollops of aid, made by US President George Bush and European heads of state seem to have fallen on deaf ears in Beirut with the Lebanese Government showing no serious signs of disarming Hizbullah.
- All 12, Mumbaikars All, Are Freed After Dutch Say No Terror Threat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
More than 24 hours after they were taken off a Northwest Airlines flight which returned to Amsterdam after take-off, 12 Indians, all from Mumbai, were set free by Dutch authorities today after prosecutors said they found no evidence of explosives . . .
- Indecision On Tribal Bill A Sign Of Weakness: Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Panel had made a unanimous recommendation
- Cpm Democracy Sermon To Maoists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The CPM has urged Indian Maoists to learn from their Nepalese comrades and accept multiparty democracy.
- Odd Opposition To The Ode (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Aug 24, 2006)
How is it that Islamic leaders don't feel as threatened by terrorism as by the National Song?
- Mumbai Blasts Suspects Travelled From Lucknow (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The contents of an anonymous letter sent to the Station Superintendent of Lucknow railway station alleging that three persons involved in the Mumbai bomb blasts had travelled to Vadodara on August 20 by Sabarmati Express has sent the Government . . .
- Separate Statehood No Solution, Says Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
"Wrong on the part of TRS to have left UPA"
CPI (M) differs with UPA Government on many economic issues
Alliance with TDP paid dividends to the party.
- Future Of The Nuclear Deal (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 24, 2006)
After having wasted huge amounts of public money for two weeks on puerile controversies generated by the foibles two former Foreign Ministers, Jaswant Singh and Natwar Singh, the Members of the Rajya Sabha showed they are capable . . .
- Naxals Attack Forest Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
20-member gang destroys documents, computer, wireless set
- Terrorism After Babri Demolition: Mulayam (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 24, 2006)
Targeting Muslims and attacking madarsas as centres of "ISI activities" would weaken the country: CM.
- Natwar: I Will Serve Nation In Or Out Of Party (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Thousands attend Jaipur rally
- Pakistan Still Backs Terrorism: Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Government has shared some information on terrorism with Pakistan
ISI providing logistical support to terror outfits such as Lashkar, Jaish.
- Be Humane To Refugees From Sri Lanka: Pucl (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ongoing war a human rights violation: K.G. Kannabiran
- Terrorism Will Figure In Dhaka Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
India will seek Bangladesh's cooperation in dealing with problem .
- Ltte Denies Links With U.S. Arrests (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 24, 2006)
This is not our way of operating, say Tigers
- There Is Smoke Without Fire (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 24, 2006)
There’s been so many occasions when you, the alert reader, have spotted a baneful nexus between the media and the police. But nothing can top the report (HT Delhi, Page 5) that announced the Delhi Police having cracked a case involving two students . . .
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