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Winning Isn't News [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 2:10:04 PM from www.ibdeditorials.com in Media
| Opinion
What would happen if the U.S. won a war but the media didn't tell the American public? Apparently, we have to rely on a British newspaper for the news that we've defeated the last remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq.
London's Sunday Times called it "the culmination of one of the most spectacular victo ...»
What lies beyond the Deal [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 1:42:27 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Politics
| Analysis
The spirited controversy over the Indo-US nuclear deal has boiled down to a set of simple questions. Should India be viewed as a de facto Great Power? If not, to what extent should India be accorded special status?
The differences between Congress and BJP are not over the principle of ‘‘excepti ...»
Surat suspects refuse to hire lawyers [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 1:37:59 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Terrorism
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The two suspects in the Surat bomb planting case on Saturday refused to defend themselves against the Surat crime branch's plea for their further remand before a metropolitan magistrate.
When magistrate GM Patel asked Tanvir Mohammed Pathan and Mohammed Zahir Patel if they wanted to hire an advocat ...»
NSG clearance changes India's strategic equations [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 1:18:28 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Politics
| Analysis
The NSG-endorsed India-US nuclear deal may be designed to help India meet its energy requirements without adding to the world's concerns over climate change, but it is fraught with the potential to change the country's geostrategic equations in a big way.
It has, in one stroke, positioned India clo ...»
Giant leap puts big smiles on expert faces [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 1:14:31 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Politics
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No one is happier about the elevation of India into the nuclear high table than the scientists who have worked tirelessly to build the country's nuclear industry in the face of harsh global restrictions on import of equipment and technology.
And perhaps the man most pleased was the chairman of the ...»
NSG waiver: It's Manmohan's moment of glory [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 1:01:03 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Politics
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Given his reticent nature, the PM was not overly exuberant when he met a cabinet colleague on Saturday afternoon after news came in that the resistance within the NSG had finally given away. "I hardly slept last night" was his quiet comment, an understatement indicating relief and satisfac ...»
Tough times ahead for Sharifs in Punjab [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 12:21:51 PM from www.dailytimes.com.pk in Politics
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The voting pattern in the Punjab Assembly in Saturday’s presidential elections has left a big question mark on the future of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in the Punjab.
The election has exposed the fact that the PML-N government is unable to win enough votes from PML-Q defector ...»
Letter to Indian ambassador [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 9:20:49 AM from www.dailytimes.com.pk in Politics
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Seven United States (US) congressmen have described recent violence against Christians in India’s eastern state of Orissa as ‘extremely disturbing’, and have asked for immediate steps to stop the killings and for fair investigations to bring culprits to justice.
In a joint letter to Indian Amb ...»
31 die in Peshawar suicide blast [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 9:02:28 AM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Terrorism
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Thirty-one people were killed and 81 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-packed vehicle into the Zangali police post on the Kohat Road on Saturday exactly when lawmakers of the NWFP Assembly were casting their votes in the presidential election 20 kilometres away from the spot ...»
‘Only alternative to Brown is Blair’ [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 6:07:17 AM from www.asianage.com in Politics
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Only former Prime Minister Tony Blair can save Labour party and improve its electoral prospects, according to an opinion poll.
Mr Blair, who quit as Prime Minister and Labour party leader after 10 years in June 2007, could cut the Conservative Party’s projected majority of 182 to just 20 seats if ...»
Big business is ready for nuclear boom [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 6:01:14 AM from www.asianage.com in Business
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The end of India’s 34-year-old nuclear isolation will pave the way for at least Rs 84,000 crores worth of investment in nuclear power generation capacity in the near term. NTPC, listed both on the BSE and NSE, is expected to be the first big Indian player in this sector, with planned capacity for ...»
For Christ's sake [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 4:44:51 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
| Analysis
To my surprise, I found passions running high even in the Capital particularly over what people allege is the biased and undeservingly negative publicity the State received in the aftermath of the murder and the violence that predictably followed. It is a trying time for the State's usually unflappa ...»
Sradhanjali Sabha held despite Sec 144 [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 4:11:43 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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The State Government has become thoroughly ineffective as the Hindus are no more protected in the State, alleged sadhus who turned up to attend the special state-level prayer meeting (Sradhanjali Sabha) organised as a mark of respect for VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati who was killed on Aug ...»
Needed: Vichy deterrent [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 07, 2008 2:43:45 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
| Analysis
There is little evidence to indict Indian officialdom for displaying a capitulationist streak. On the contrary, there is reason to believe that Indian diplomats fought hard, negotiated well and upheld national interest during discussions on the N-deal. It is, for example, now becoming evident that t ...»
Parrots run amok at bird sanctuary [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 06, 2008 6:19:23 PM from www.hindu.com in Health/Env
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A gang of unruly teenage bush parrots have wrought havoc at a bird sanctuary in New Zealand, using their powerful beaks to destroy nesting boxes.
The native Kaka parrots — juvenile birds that have not reached sexual maturity — have torn off nesting box doors and vandalised the bird homes, sanct ...»
Embankments spelled doom, says expert; book release today [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 06, 2008 5:22:51 PM from www.indianexpress.com in Health/Env
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Building a barrage and an embankment to tame the turbulent Kosi was an unimaginative response to the flood problem by the Bihar Government, observes flood expert Dinesh Kumar Mishra.
“The projects were for irrigation, power and embankments. But none of these were solutions. For protecting 2,14,00 ...»
'Blast accused lured youth, made them jihadis' [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 06, 2008 4:14:25 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Terrorism
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Crime Branch argued that the i nve s t i g at i n g agency has concrete information that Qadri had in the past lured young boys to convert into Islam and forced them to take part in Jihadi activities.
The remand application stated that the police wanted to know as to how many persons were converted ...»
Rajasthan plans madrassas’ survey [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 06, 2008 4:03:23 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Politics
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A comprehensive survey of madrassas , which are already under the scanner in Rajasthan for alleged suspicious activities in the wake of the Jaipur serial blasts, is in the offing. Community leaders apprehend that the survey may be politically motivated.
The survey — expected to cover an estimated ...»
VHP will not back down on rally plan [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 06, 2008 3:51:11 PM from www.asianage.com in Politics
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"The VHP needs no permission from the government to perform the rituals for Swamiji. We don’t think there will be any restriction on sadhus who attend the programme," he said, adding, "Performing Hindu rituals that too for a slain seer is neither unlawful nor illegal. If the governm ...»
Curfew widens caste division [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on September 06, 2008 12:53:25 PM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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The women mostly poor said they were starving at home due to curfew. "We are daily labourers and since the curfew is in force for the last 12 days, we are unable to go to work and earn a living," said Manju Digal, a resident of Tikabali. This is the condition of most of the agitators who r ...»
##"A person who got a driving licence from the US can be considered to be having a higher degree of knowledge of consequences of drunk driving. Therefore, no benefit can be given on account of his young age," the court said. "Nanda was already exposed to western culture, where drunk d ...»
I dont know whether u watched that 'sting' video but the way those two shydters were negotiating the price of witnesses in crores ( 10'sof millions )made me cringe! NOWHERE in the world can a drunk driver get away with what those criminals ( Cricketer sandhu and Salman Khan have got away with! sandh ...»
"the Sangh requested him to go to Kandhamal"
If the Sangh Parivar asked him to go to Kandhamal, why didn't they protect him in the face of the threats that he had received?
Stupidly written article. Besides, as though deadlines mean anything to these X'tian terrorists!
I hope that "rigorous imprisonment" means that this SOB works in a chain-gang breaking rocks, or its equivalent. However, it is more likely that his money will ease the conditions of his time in jail, just like the easy time that Mosie goondas have in Indian prisons.