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Articles 7821 through 7920 of 19042:
- When Bush Was In Pak, His Plane Was In Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The US Secret Service was so scared of terror attacks during President George W. Bush’s visit to Pakistan last month that it declined to park the President’s standby aircraft, a second Jumbo 747, in Islamabad.
- Collision Course (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2006)
Washington and Tehran appear to be on a collision course, with Pentagon plans for bombing Iran selectively leaked to the media, and the warlike rhetoric emanating from both capitals pushing oil prices to record levels.
- Ipi Gasline Deal (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
The news that the deal on the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gasline project is about to be finalised between the three countries has rekindled hopes that Islamabad and New Delhi are determined to withstand pressure from Washington to back off from . . .
- Harmony In Religious Beliefs (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Apr 24, 2006)
The Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, has made the very interesting suggestion that Muslims should accept Lord Krishna “as one of the prophets” sent by Allah.
- Protecting Minority Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
AT a minority rights conference held in Islamabad, various religious leaders once again made an impassioned appeal for the repeal of discriminatory laws like the one relating to blasphemy as these are often used to persecute minorities.
- Pakistan Damaged Kashmir Struggle, Says Salahuddin (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
The commander of Kashmir’s largest militant group said on Sunday Pakistan had caused “irreparable damage” to the Kashmiri fighters’ cause by pursuing peace without winning more concessions from India.
- Chessboard Moves On Iranian Pipeline (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has talked to President Ahmadinejad of Iran on the phone and the two are reported to have “agreed to speed up work on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline”.
- Strengths And Weaknesses Of Indian Banking (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 24, 2006)
Indian banks have done quite well, especially in terms of efficiency and non-performing loans. But there is still a long way to go before they can catch up with their peers in the US, the UK, Germany or China. S. VENKITARAMANAN hopes the RBI . . .
- Anguish And After (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Following the Danish cartoon controversy, a number of Muslim states are coming together to lobby and press for limits on freedom of expression, reports . . .
- President’S Resolve (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
It was good to see General Musharraf highlight the need for free and fair elections and ask the people not to vote for corrupt elements. Addressing a students’ convention in Islamabad on . . .
- Enough's Enough Solution To Talaq Lies With Article 44 (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
The plight of India's Muslim women has been underscored yet again with a fatwa issued to a couple to live apart merely because the man uttered talaq three times to his wife in an inebriated state.
- No Funds To Hamas Proves Crusade Against Islam, Blames Laden (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the international isolation of the Hamas-led Palestinian Government is proof of a "war by crusaders and Zionists against Islam," according to an audiotape attributed to him and aired on Arabic television on Sunday.
- Looking Forward To This Election (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
While elections can mean many things to many people, in the modern city of Coimbatore which is fast turning into a metropolis, it is linked with the hopes of freedom among some 200 odd Muslim men who are lodged in various prisons under various . . .
- Dmk Bid To Capture An Aiadmk Fortress (Hindu, S. Ganesan, Apr 24, 2006)
AIADMK has won five of the seven elections held since the creation of the constituency in 1977
- Racism Rises In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 24, 2006)
was walking through a dark archway next to his domitory in central St. Petersburg last week when he was attacked by two hooded men armed with knives.
- Once And For All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 24, 2006)
In certain situations, there should not be more than one definition of civilized behaviour.
- Pay More For Using Inter-Bank Atms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Atm charges for withdrawing cash from another bank’s network has been raised but it may have little impact as majority of ATM users do not utilise this facility.
- Arabs Under A Persian Moon (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Apr 24, 2006)
The current tension over the nuclear ambitions of Iran is causing great concern among its Arab neighbours. While they are individually too weak to . . .
- Ads Tell You All You Need To Know (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Apr 24, 2006)
Sometimes, ads reflect attitude and ‘the image’, and the times.You will see Salman Khan in a banian ad but never in one for suitings. Because it’s his arms and chest that are on sale. Did the banian wallahs pay him to emerge from the Jodhpur jail . . .
- Tulbul Talks Only In June, Says Pak (Times of India, Chandrika Mago, Apr 24, 2006)
The Narmada controversy has taken a toll on the Tulbul navigation project in J&K, with Pakistan apparently seizing the opportunity to push back talks on this to the first week of June.
- Laden Sounds Bugle For Long War (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Laden sounds bugle for long war Darfur, Hamas on Osama lips
- Sonia Wants Rahul Or Priyanka To Be Pm: Rajnath (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Sonia Gandhi wants to see her son or daughter as Prime Minister of the country due to which she has declined the responsibility herself.
- Cat Is Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 24, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. The much-awaited "third major party" has emerged in "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known. Barrister Sultan Mahmood has founded it under the banner of the "Jammu Kashmir . . .
- The Indo-German Confluence At Hannover (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 24, 2006)
India at Hannover is not just about business and investment. It will glass-case a kaleidoscope of culture, cuisine, music and dance. The blossoming economic and business relationships between India's rapidly emerging market and Germany's massive . . .
- Taliban ‘Decree’ Death For Three Men (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Local radicals known here as Taliban on Sunday decreed the killing of three tribesmen of the South Waziristan Agency for disobeying and manhandling their parents.
- Al Qaeda Chief Hiding In Border Areas: Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Osama bin Laden is hiding in a remote tribal area along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, separated from his top deputy and, in a sign he has to be careful about whom he trusts, surrounded by fellow Arabs, according to US intelligence . . .
- New Delhi Seeks Transit Facility: India-Pakistan-Afghan Trade Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
India on Saturday said that if Islamabad provided New Delhi with the transit facility for trade with Afghanistan then it would also benefit Pakistan as Peshawar would become a hub of economic activity.
- Breaking Free From The Golden Cage (Deccan Herald, Priyanka Haldipur, Apr 23, 2006)
The tale of a young girl coping with life in a traditional milieu is engrossing as well as brutal.
- Unholy Warriors And Kattarpan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 22, 2006)
They tell us all religions preach peace: the Muslim’s ‘Islam’ means the same as the Hindu’s ‘Shanti’, the Sikh’s ‘Sarbat da bhalaa’ and the Christian’s ‘peace and goodwill on Earth.’
- More Than Shia-Sunni Strife (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 22, 2006)
Sectarianism is spreading fast in Pakistan. The emerging polarisation is between the Barelvis and the Deobandis
- Bjp Opposes India's Military Role In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The BJP has opposed any military intervention by India in Nepal and asserted that both Constitutional monarchy and functional democracy were important for the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Usa Sees Options Sans Musharraf (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Unhappy with the “sub-par” performance of President Pervez Musharraf, specially in war on terrorism, the USA looked at different scenarios for Pakistan without the General at its helm, according to an influential US think tank.
- The Truth Behind History (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Apr 22, 2006)
M.J. Akbar's latest book is a history of India couched as a fascinating family chronicle
It would be a tragedy if one were to be imprisoned by despair
- Little Lamb In Shadow Of Nawaz (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 22, 2006)
When Gen Pervez Musharraf made that oblique reference to the presence of a foreign hand, refusing to identify the suspect in Balochistan I knew it was coming.
- Sc Comes To Aid Of Fatwa-Crossed Couple (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
In an observation that could have far-reaching consequences on the relevance of Muslim Shariat laws in the country, the Supreme Court on Friday criticised a fatwa (diktat), which sought to separate a Muslim couple after the husband had declared . . .
- Now, Don’T Lose The Plot (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
In a week full of really spectacular news on the infrastructure front — the resolution of the Narmada fasts, the clearance of the . . .
- Pakistan To Highlight Energy Needs To Washington (Daily Times, Fida Hussain, Apr 22, 2006)
US will be informed of Iran gas prices: official
- Israeli Lobby And Us Interests (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Apr 22, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s an air-headed action film entitled ‘Delta Force’ popped up on American movie screens.
- Power Politics And Pipelines (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 22, 2006)
The United States has given India a civilian nuclear cooperation deal that it won’t give Pakistan.
- Credibility Gap Widens (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Ganga Action Plan was launched in 1986 with the objective of improving the water quality of the Ganga to acceptable standard by preventing the pollution load reaching the river. In 1987, the objective of GAP was recast as restoring the . . .
- Protect Fatwa-Separated Couple: Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 22, 2006)
Court has directed the Orissa Government to provide police protection to a Muslim couple, forced to live separately following a fatwa issued by the community at Bhadrak.
- Himalayan Blunder (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan speaks in riddles when he says India and Pakistan are "closer to a final point" on demilitarising Siachen glacier "but there are a lot of issues to be discussed".
- Ruling Coalition Blues (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 22, 2006)
NOTWITHSTANDING Mr Shaukat Aziz’s assertion that the PML will sweep the next general elections, the first workers convention in Peshawar on Thursday must have been something of a disappointment for the party leadership as the function was . . .
- Restore Nature's Work Of Art (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) and the Mayor duly elected by the people took charge in November 1995. In less than two years, they did a commendable job of forming an informal public-private-partnership with a local NGO, Sankat Mochan Foundation . . .
- 75-Year-Old Freed After 38 Years In Jail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Judge gives the septuagenarian the `benefit of doubt'
- Pandarwada Riots Case: High Court Notice To Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Apr 22, 2006)
Survivors seek stay of warrants
Judge lists matter as urgent and posts hearing to April 28
Warrants will not be executed till next hearing: government
- Rajnath For "Direct Action" To Wipe Out Isi Bases In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
BJP president Rajnath Singh today asked the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government to initiate ``direct action'' to wipe out ISI bases in West and East UP.
- Varanasi And The Puppet Masters Of Terror (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 22, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings has led to the Harkat ul-Jihad Islami, accentuating concerns about the emergence of Bangladesh as a base for Islamist terror groups.
- Islam In The Eyes Of Dalai Lama (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 21, 2006)
What can be more astonishing between a saint confusing people and a rogue speaking the truth? Two such unexpected observations became media bytes recently.
- Ashes To Ashes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 21, 2006)
Javed’s death should not go waste and should be a reminder to society
- Kishanganga Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 21, 2006)
The Indian willingness to modify the Kishanganga hydroelectric project on the Neelum makes good news.
- Cpm Lights Bush-Fire For Muslim Votes In Kerala (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
In Muslim-dominated areas across Kerala, especially those where the Indian Union Muslim League till now has been the undisputed political force and its shimmering green festoons the only political colour, young and old voters stare in amazement . . .
- Congress Desperately Seeking Udf In Assam (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 21, 2006)
Despite confident posturing on Assam election results, there is intense unease within the Congress as inputs from local leaders indicate the party may fall well short of the majority mark.
- Facts Are Being Made The Other Casualty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Meerut inferno is a perfect example of man-made tragedy inflicted upon the people by the negligence of the district administration . . .
- In Good Company (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Roswitha Joshi on an odd couple who must have made it, from Gilgit to London for their appointments, by the proverbial skin of . . .
- Pm To Discuss N-Deal On Visit To Germany (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
India, which has a strategic relationship with Nuclear Suppliers Group member Germany, will address the latter’s concerns on the Indo-US nuclear deal and solicit support when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Germany on April 22.
- Cross Your Fingers If You’Re An Uighur (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 21, 2006)
Joseph K. in The Trial could not have found himself in a more terrifyingly ludicrous situation.
- A Dangerous Place (Tribune, Surendra Miglani, Apr 21, 2006)
I had heard from my parents any number of anecdotes about Jakhar village where they lived before Partition.
- Different Tar (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2006)
People campaigning for a particular cause are prone to blindness. Their obsession with the cause often leads to a warping of perspective. The most classic example of this is the recent statement of Ms Medha Patkar, in which she equated . . .
- 'Jaya Had To Leave Because Of Sonia' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh on Thursday alleged that actress and party MP Jaya Bachchan had to leave the Rajya Sabha as Congress President Sonia Gandhi did not want to see people like her in parliament.
- Campaigning Ends For First Stage Of Polling In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Keen contest in most constituencies seen
- Musharraf Asks Pml, Ppp-S To Patch Up (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and its ally the Sherpao-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-S) to end their differences after PPP-S leaders complained that the PML was stealing its members.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 21, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended . . .
- Russia And Turkey Engage The Muslim World (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 21, 2006)
The two powers, archrivals for centuries in the vast region stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus, are responding with agility to the complex Anglo-American manoeuvring in their backyard.
- Ignoring Implications (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
The Tripartite Commission, comprising senior military commanders and diplomatic representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US-led Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, gave NATO-ISAF full member status of the Commission at its meeting in Rawalpindi . .
- 20,000 ‘Infected’ Chickens Culled (News International, Rizwan Ehsan Ali, Apr 21, 2006)
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Livestock culled around 20,000 chickens in the two poultry farms in Tarlai on Thursday due to suspected outbreak of the bird flu virus.
- For A Democratic Future (Dawn, Imran Khan, Apr 21, 2006)
MICHAEL SCHUEUR, former head of the CIA’s Al Qaeda Unit, warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Times that if the US keeps pushing Gen Musharraf to “do US’s dirty work against his country’s national interest”, he could be toppled and . . .
- Beyond The Fence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 21, 2006)
The election schedule has not yet been finalised. It is likely to be done in the first week of May.
- "We Have Turned Around Kerala's Economy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The former Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, has kept a low profile during the campaign for the Assembly elections.
- Pak Spanner In Safta Works (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 20, 2006)
It is not entirely surprising that Pakistan is proving to be the most reluctant to follow the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) in letter and spirit.
- Now Pakistan, China Under Yoga’S Spell (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Apr 20, 2006)
The magic of Yoga has had the western nations spellbound all these years. It is now the turn of Islamic Pakistan and Communist China to come under the spell of Yoga, thanks to Baba Ramdev.
- Bush Won't Rule Out N-Strike On Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and president George W Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes if diplomacy failed to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 20, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended doom . . .
- The Source Is Still With Us, Say Science And Religion (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 20, 2006)
Science and technology have improved our lives by giving us material abundance. But science has also provided us with weapons of mass destruction.
- Will India ‘Give’ On The Dams? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 20, 2006)
The Indian science and technology minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the Indian government had decided to convert the Kishanganga Dam project in Kashmir into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s . . .
- Need For Low Cost Houses (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that ‘house for everyone’ is priority of his Government and a strategy is being drawn for the purpose.
- Nuclear Threat (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 20, 2006)
President Bush has sent a highly negative message to the world by not ruling out a nuclear strike on Iran in case it was not dissuaded from pursuing its nuclear programme. Iran has taken the stand that it had a right to pursue a peaceful programme . . .
- Are They Bird Flu Patients? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 20, 2006)
Three patients from Sihala suffering from fever and sneezes have been admitted in Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Cong Blasts Katiyar Nomination, Mum On Imam's Behaviour (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 20, 2006)
The Congress on Wednesday criticised the BJP for fielding a "communal" candidate against Ms Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli but refused to say a word about the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid who led a group of supporters to attack journalists at the . . .
- Advani Challenges Govt To Introduce Telangana Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani whose “Bharat Suraksha Yatra” is passing through Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday pledged his support to a separate Telangana state.
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