Bush Seeks Islam
Envoy,
Appeals to Moderate Muslims
US President George W. Bush said Wednesday he will name a
special envoy to promote understanding between the United States and
Islamic nations, and urged Muslims to condemn extremism. The envoy,
who is yet to be named, will serve as a link to the Organization of
the Islamic Conference ... Read On
Brown is
Britain's 52nd PM
by Prasun Sonwalkar
Gordon Brown Wednesday became the 52nd individual to take over as
Britain's prime minister, entering 10, Downing Street, a residence
that has been the setting for some of history's greatest politicians
and epochal moments.
As the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Brown lived next door...
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Blair Named Middle
East Special Envoy
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Blair
'Extraordinary Leader': White House
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Blair Leaves Commons with Tearful Eyes
▪ Hamas Dismisses Presidential Decree
Banning Armed Militia
▪ Suicide Attacks Do No Service to Islam:
Musharraf
Coming
Up in Dubai: The World's 'Tallest' Building by
Aroonim Bhuyan
 The
pattern of the virtually extinct desert flower Hymenocallis is the
inspiration behind what is going to become the world's tallest
building in this desert boomtown in the next one month or so. The
Burj Dubai tower will unofficially become the world's tallest
building once it crosses the 509-metre mark of the now tallest
building in the world, the Taipei 101, by early August.
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Cyclone
Death Toll in Pakistan 62
The death toll from a tropical cyclone
that displaced more than 15,000 people in Pakistan's southern
coastal belt has climbed to 62, while 32 more were feared dead as
several boats sank in the Arabian Sea, officials and media reported
Wednesday.
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Sharif
Funding Anti-Musharraf Movement?
Pakistan's exiled former
prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been accused of funding the protests
against President Pervez Musharraf following the suspension of chief
justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, media reports said Wednesday.
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Musharraf
for 'Peace with Afghanistan'
to Oust 'Foreign Forces'
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has sought help from
Pakistani tribesmen along the Afghanistan border to evict foreign
Islamic mercenaries so that the NATO-led forces also "vacate that
country". Read On
Indian
Origin Woman, Just 20,
to Fight Swiss Parliament Polls
Cynthia Malarvady is just 20.
But this spunky Indian-origin woman wants to enter the Swiss
parliament and is campaigning intensely as a candidate of the Green
Party for the Oct 21 polls for Nationalrat, the main chamber of
Swiss parliament. Read On
Reformist Pressures Split
Bangladesh Political Parties
Pressures from political
reformists in Bangladesh are causing cracks within the parties.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party have already
faced splits, while the Awami League leadership is faced with a
strong revolt. Read On
Bandaranaike Wants to see
Women in Peacekeeping Role
Former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
called for women to play an active role in crisis management and
peacekeeping around the globe. Speaking before the European
Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality in
Brussels Tuesday evening ... Read On
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Bakhtiar to
Fight Islamic Radicals, 'No' to Asylum
• Nepal Palace Plans Gala Bash
for king's 'Diamond' Birthday
• Over 8,700 Indian Expatriates
Apply for Emergency Papers in Dubai
Mexicans End Colombian Monopoly in Cocaine Smuggling: UN by
Sahil Makkar
Well-organised drug
syndicates in Mexico have left behind their rivals from Colombia in
cocaine peddling, says a UN report. According to UNODC, over the
past two decades, the Mexican groups, which had previously been used
instrumentally by the Colombians, have increasingly taken control
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Microsoft
Antitrust Complaint: Judge Rebuffs Google
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Abbas Bans All Armed Militias
• Top Mideast, Arab Musicians
Set for Cairo Musical Dialogue
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Oxford, CII Sign MoU
to Set Up India
Business Centre
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Each Penny of My
Assets Accounted For: Mayawati
 Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who disclosed her assets at Rs.52 crore (Rs.520
million) this week, Wednesday said "each penny" was accounted for. "Each penny
is accounted for and explained before income-tax authorities." She
revealed her assets in an affidavit filed Monday along with her nomination
papers for contesting a Vidhan Parishad seat. Read
On
$600 Mn
World Bank Loan
For Farmers in 12 Indian States by
Arun Kumar
The World Bank has
approved one of its largest support packages to India with a US$600
million loan and credit designed to transform access to financial
services for India's poorest farmers in 12 states.
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Quadripartite
Dialogue Not Against China: PM
• Pawar to Succeed England's Morgan
as ICC Chief in 2010?
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Punjab Govt Grants
Permission to Arrest Dera Chief
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lady Resigned, But Why Couldn't A Tall Man
▪ Akal Takht Puts Off Decision on
Dera Chief's Apology
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IPS to
Replace IAS Officers in U.P. Jail Reforms
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'Molestation'
by Soldiers Sparks Kashmir Protests
▪ Azharuddin Denies About Entering
Politics
▪ Mayawati Orders Probe Against Raja
Bhaiya
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Australia to
Establish
Migrant Assessment Centre in India
Brown
Recognized Opportunities
of An Emerging India by Prasun
Sonwalkar
Gordon Brown, who took over
as the 52nd prime minister following Tony Blair's resignation
Wednesday, has been among the first British politicians to recognize
the opportunities and challenges India presents to Britain's
economy. Read On
A
President should be Someone
With a Vision for India By Shekhar Tiwari
India is in the thick of
electing a new president and the time could not be more opportune to
reflect on the qualities we must look for in the new leader even
though the office is more symbolic than executive.
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Expect
Shakeout in India's Retail Sector
India's retail trade
industry is booming and virtually doubling in market size each year
but a shakeout is imminent that will test many a player, says a
global real estate consultancy. Read
On
Huge
Losses as Maoist 'Economic Blockade' Ends
A two-day 'economic blockade'
called by Maoists in six states to protest special economic zones (SEZs)
ended Wednesday on a violent note, causing losses of well over
Rs.1.5 billion to the economy ... Read On
Do Not
Control Urban Migration: UN
India and China have 37
percent of the world's slums and their approach to urban growth will
be critical to the future of humankind, says a UN report released
Wednesday, seeking to end the myth that urbanization was bad for
development. Read On
From
Pavement Dweller to Community Mobiliser
From living in a shantytown and working as a domestic help to
mobilizing her society toward a better future, Geeta of Mumbai has
come a long way. Her inspirational story is also a case study for a
UN report. Read On
'Cult of
Shivaji' Example of Renewal
in Religious Interest
Religious interest is being
renewed in many countries, including India, even though urbanisation
was expected to trigger the triumph of rationality and secular
values, says a UN report released Wednesday.
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• India
Records Substantial Decline in Polio Cases
• Indian Shopping Malls Are Not
Environment Friendly
Under
Blair, India-Britain Ties Touched a New High
by Prasun Sonwalkar
Quite a few in Britain are
happy to see Tony Blair ride into the political sunset after
resigning as prime minister but, by various accounts, his decade in
office saw India-Britain relations reach a new high since India's
independence in 1947. Read On
China's Security Ties with Pakistan
A
Cause of Mistrust
 China's continuing security
ties with Pakistan, including "generous gifts of nuclear
weapon-related technologies and materials", remain a source of
"concern and mistrust" for India even as New Delhi and Beijing
improve ties, says a new book by a former foreign secretary.
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• Maoist
'Blockade' Hits Traffic in Chhattisgarh
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Agra Gharana
Tradition on Verge of Extinction
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Tibetans to Introduce Organic Farming
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