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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 27135:
- In Defence Of National Autonomy (Pioneer, CP Bhambri, Sep 05, 2006)
India has surrendered its democratic right to regulate its economy by accepting the dictates of the new global economic regime, says CP Bhamhbri.
- Headless Chicken (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 05, 2006)
In the fitness of things, more on the costs of transportation, and on roads and highways in India. From the cheque-book point of view. If you’ve complaints about the potholes in Mumbai, be happy, at least you have potholes to fill.
- Pranab Lauds French Stand On Arms Supply (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
In a significant statement, defence minister Pranab Mukherjee has praised France for having taken "an independent position" all along on the supply of arms and weapon platforms to India.
- France, India Working On "Broad Agreement" In N-Energy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
France today said it was working out details of a "broad agreement" with India for supply of nuclear reactors for meeting New Delhi's civil energy needs.
- America And The Oil Slick (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 05, 2006)
If Iranian President Ahmadinejad is serious about opening a Euro-based oil bourse in Tehran to undermine the US dollar, now is the time to strike. Strategic experts believe that internationally, the mega strategic energy deals are slipping . . .
- Bomb Hoax Delays Kalam's Aircraft By Three Hours (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
A bomb hoax delayed by three hours, the departure of a special Indian Air Force aircraft carrying President A P J Abdul Kalam to New Delhi.
- 6 Marines Killed In Philippines (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Six Philippine marines were killed and 19 wounded in a clash early today with close to 200 Al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf rebels believed led by some of Southeast Asia’s most wanted militants, officials said.
- A Lethal Triad (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 05, 2006)
A horrendous disaster has been averted in Siliguri and the involvement of two CID personnel - one has been released for lack of evidence ~ in planting explosives in a briefcase in a petrol pump should set alarm bells ringing.
- Stymied In Nepal (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 05, 2006)
Koirala has lot to answer for
But for the enterprise of Jana Aastha, a Nepali weekly, which managed to skim the cream off Nepal’s seemingly “secret bid” to acquire anti-aircraft missiles, the story would perhaps have stayed untold. Reports suggest . . .
- 2 Us Marines, 3 Soldiers Die In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Two US Marines and two US soldiers were killed in separate incidents, while another soldier died of non-combat injuries, the US military said in a series of statements today.
- Pakistan On The Road To Disaster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 05, 2006)
There is said to be a seven-and-a-half year cycle in the affairs of men - commonly known in Hindi as sadhe saati. Something similar has happened to Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Centre Sanctions Rs 89 Cr Relief For Flood Hit J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Centre today reviewed the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan and assured all possible assistance including financial and logistic support, to the affected States.
- Alienated Baloch (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Sep 05, 2006)
During an interview with an enterprising Pakistani journalist in March 2006, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the most popular tribal leader of Balochistan, said: “Now our options are clear: resist and die, or die without resisting.
- The Nuclear Deterrent Interest Of Iran (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
Historically speaking, among the more important international events in the 1950s was the First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy held in Vienna in 1955.
- 200 Taliban Die In Nato Offensive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Four Canadian soldiers were killed in a major anti-Taliban operation in southern Afghanistan as Nato said the rebel death toll in the first two days of the campaign was around 200.
- Deora’S Initiative Can Halt Indefinite Strike, Say Oil Psu Workers (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 05, 2006)
Last-Minute effort by the Petroleum Ministry may avert an indefinite strike by oil sector employees from tomorrow as some of them are willing to await the outcome of talks with a panel that would be formed to consider their grievance.
- Leadership Crisis For Al-Qaeda (Hindu, Julian Borger , Sep 05, 2006)
Militant was responsible for attacks on Shias aimed at provoking civil war
- Diplomacy And Development (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Sep 05, 2006)
Exploration of the symbiotic relationship between economic policy and foreign policy .
- Blot On Lawyers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 05, 2006)
It was an unprecedented situation that demanded an unprecedented response. The Supreme Court had no alternative but to shift the trial of the 14 accused in the Jammu and Kashmir sex abuse scandal from a Srinagar sessions court to one in . . .
- Wisdom Of Crowds, Shared (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Sep 05, 2006)
There's something to be said about the saving and investing habits of Indians. Surprising as they may be, they have a logic that remains unseen in the short term, but when you zoom out and see the big picture, that logic, however peculiar, comes to life.
- Relevance Of Nonalignment (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 05, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh will be attending the 14th Nonaligned Summit in Havana on September 15 and 16.
- Pak Activities Along Loc Discussed (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 05, 2006)
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) discussed the activities of Pakistan Army along the Line of Control at its meeting on September 2.
- Ncc Cadets Embark On Ocean Expedition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Aim is to impart practical training in navigation
- Arms Consignment: Nepal Denies Reports (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Sep 05, 2006)
Nepal's Home Minister on Monday denied media reports in India and Nepal that a Nepal-bound Ukrainian plane with an arms consignment had landed in Ahmedabad.
- Balochistan Shadow Over India-Pakistan Ties (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 05, 2006)
Escalating conflict in Balochistan could push President Pervez Musharraf to adopt an aggressive position against India.
- Australia Looks To Raise Its Profile (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 05, 2006)
Canberra's recent dealings with major powers show its preference for "reassurance rather than deterrence."
- Sri Lankan Army Captures Sampur (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 05, 2006)
LTTE says attack a violation of ceasefire
- Why Blame Britain? (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Sep 05, 2006)
No provocation is big enough to justify killings and whoever supports the slaying of innocents is a coward. The theory of retribution is humbug, says Asad Amin
- Pranab Views Anti-Terror Project (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
India today got a glimpse of strides made by European nations to combat the new terrorism threat of explosives-laden aircraft.
- Dream Home Come True (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Owning a house need not be a far-fetched dream, realises Shankar Bennur, after a visit to Nirmiti Kendra that provides cost-effective building solutions to make construction affordable to all.
- Musharraf May Compare Bugti Killing To Blue Star (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 05, 2006)
As he prepares for a two week visit to the US, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is expected to defend the killing of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti by invoking comparisons with India’s Operation Blue Star against Sikh extremists in 1984.
- Qatar Can Afford To Defy Israel (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 05, 2006)
Qatar became the first Arab country on Monday to offer troops to the UN force in Lebanon by pledging 200-300 soldiers for the expanded operation.
- India, France "Not Very Far" From Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 05, 2006)
Paris wants to "ease the energy needs" of New Delhi
"We are moving in the last phase of this process"
Scorpene submarine deal to be reviewed
France for promoting ceasefire in Lebanon.
- Talibanisation Needs To Be Curbed: Pranab (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 05, 2006)
India and France agreed on Monday that they needed to cooperate in building a safe and secure world.
- France For Promoting Truce In Lebanon (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 05, 2006)
French Defence Ministry spokesman Jean-Francois Bureau on Monday said the decision to bolster the country's troop strength in the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) under a renewed Security Council mandate was to promote ceasefire . . .
- Upa Does Left Twist (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 04, 2006)
On the face of it, the only objection that can be raised about the proposed inclusion of Left MPs in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's delegation to the 14th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Cuba is that our comrades will be junketing in the garb of . . .
- Troops Withdraw From N Waziristan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Hundreds of army troops withdrew from posts on Sunday in North Waziristan, as an intelligence official said militants and the government were close to unveiling a peace deal.
- Nato Says Over 200 Taliban Die In Afghan Offensive (Reuters, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Sep 04, 2006)
A major NATO offensive killed more than 200 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan and four NATO soldiers died in Sunday's fighting, the organisation said.
- Culture Of Percentage (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 04, 2006)
Bihar has proved that corruption leads to fragmentation of society and is the number one social evil, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Pakistani, Indian Pilgrims Slain In Iraq (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Sep 04, 2006)
Fourteen Pakistani and Indian Shi'ite pilgrims were abducted and killed in Iraq's western desert, police said on Saturday, victims of sectarian strife between Sunnis and Shi'ites that threatens civil war.
- Floods Leave 1.5 Mln Homeless In Orissa; Alert In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Flooding triggered by monsoon rains in the past few days has left 1.5 million people homeless and damaged thousands of acres of paddy crop in Orissa, officials said on Sunday.
- Bangladesh Intransigence (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Sep 04, 2006)
India has been fighting Naga insurgency almost for five decades. It is the inborn patience of the Indians that have sometimes allowed the political cauldron to go on boiling for a longer periods. Infact, there has been addition to already existing . . .
- India, France To Discuss Civilian Nuke Co-Op: Mukherjee (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The French offer of cooperation in civilian nuclear energy development is likely to figure prominently in defence dialogue with India tomorrow as Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today that New Delhi wanted to deepen strategic relationship . . .
- Us Lawmakers Fault Bush Administration On Iran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Cutting across party lines, US law makers have faulted President George W Bush's administration for not having a clear position on Iran even as an expert asked as to whether America was willing to pay the price of the military option.
- Our Lady Of Jhansi (OutLook, MAHMOOD FAROOQUI, Sep 04, 2006)
While it rescues Lakshmi Bai from the conjoined yokes of rebel-patriot, her true metier will only emerge when the gadar is studied as an event in its own right, not as a prologue to the glorious march of Indian nationalism.
- Iraq Pm: Hosting Of National Flag Must (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday ordered that the Iraqi flag be hoisted across "every inch of Iraq", after a Kurdish leader banned it from flying in the northern Kurdish region.
- As Iraq Burns & Bleeds (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 04, 2006)
A telltale sign of the way things in Iraq are moving has come from the ban imposed by the administration of autonomous Kurdistan on the hoisting of the Iraqi flag in the region.
- Iraq, Us Talks Deadlocked (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Talks between the United States and Iraq over the transfer of operational command of Iraq’s armed forces were deadlocked on Sunday, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki demanding more independence from the US military.
- Bugti’S Killing: Apc Demands Judicial Probe (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Sep 04, 2006)
Leaders of the main opposition alliances, the MMA and ARD, and senior lawyers on Sunday urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to set up a judicial commission to look into the Kohlu tragedy.
- Floods Leave 1.5 Million Indians Homeless (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Flooding triggered by monsoon rains in the past few days has left 1.5 million people homeless and damaged thousands of acres of paddy crop in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, officials said on Sunday.
- Iraqi Forces Arrest ‘Al Qaeda Number Two’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four US soldiers killed
Mortar attack kills 6 in Baghdad
- Over 200 Taliban Killed In Kandahar (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
A major Nato offensive killed more than 200 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan and four Nato soldiers died in Sunday’s fighting, the organisation said.
- Nato Kills 200 Talibans (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Around 200 insurgents were killed in the first two days of a major anti-Taliban operation under way in southern Afghanistan, a NATO military source said today.
- Until They Fight Again (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Sep 04, 2006)
After the war in Lebanon, comes the hypocrisy, the mendacity, the threats, the sheer brazen lies. Let’s start with the man with the burning eyes, Hizbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah.
- Mma’S Ultimatum To Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The Secretary General of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman today issued a final ultimatum to General Pervez Musharraf telling him unless a political dialogue is started . . .
- Invent Another Crisis (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 04, 2006)
The United Nations security council deadline for Iran to stop producing enriched uranium expired on August 31, and UN secretary Kofi Annan arrived in Tehran on September 2.
- Fight Hatred In Order To Fight Terror (Tribune, SUBHASH GATADE, Sep 04, 2006)
The latest US Congressional Report on terrorism has come out at a very inopportune time as far as US President Bush and his team of neo-con advisers is concerned.
- Creation And The Intelligent Design (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 04, 2006)
Our body is a perfect combination of different chemicals, but can merely collecting aquatic masses in laboratories ever produce a human body?
- 'Australia To Export Uranium To China' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Australian uranium exports to China could begin early next year, with Australia expected to capture about one third of the growing Chinese uranium market, a government official said on Monday.
- Pak: 6 Hurt In Blast, Rebels Bomb Gas Pipeline (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Six people were wounded in a grenade attack while insurgents bombed a gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan as unrest continued over the killing of a rebel chieftain, police said.
- People Vs. Army (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 04, 2006)
If one goes to Pakistan and meets the members of Ms Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) one will hear an interesting observation. One will be told: "There are only two parties in Pakistan.
- Musharraf Desperately Seeks Baloch Solution (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has discussed with his confidantes initiatives to tide over the crisis in Balochistan following tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti's death in an Army raid, as nationalist parties today rallied in the restive . . .
- J&k Now Rain-Battered (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Following unbated rains in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since 1980, the state government has declared a red alert and mobilised emergency services.
- Govt Deputes Ministers In Flood Hit Areas, (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four persons including three members of a family were killed and two others were injured when their houses collapsed due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in Jammu region while the Government today sounded an alert on flood threat with Chenab . . .
- Terror Spreading To New Areas, Rise In Infiltration: Centre (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Sep 04, 2006)
Ahead of the Tuesday conclave of Chief Ministers on internal security, the Centre has presented a grim picture by admitting that cross-border terrorism has spread to the hinterland and infiltration, in comparison to the same period last year, has trebled.
- 6 Dead As Flood, Snowfall Hits J-K (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Sep 04, 2006)
Kashmir is facing its worst ever flood crisis in two decades with hundreds of villages and even parts of Srinagar completely marooned after three days of incessant rains.
- Citizenship Isn’T A Split Decision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2006)
Should cosmopolitan nations prohibit dual citizenship at a time when integration is very important?
- India, France To Discuss Nuke Cooperation Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The French offer of cooperation in civilian nuclear energy development is likely to figure prominently in defence dialogue with India on Monday as Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday that New Delhi wanted to deepen strategic . . .
- Flood Situation Grim In J&k (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 04, 2006)
Water level in all rivers and streams crosses the danger mark; schools, colleges closed
- No Plan To Base Troops Inside Pakistan: Canada (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Canada has no plans to deploy troops to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Defense Minister Gordon O'Connor said, denying reports that he had suggested such a deployment.
- "Hashim's Claim Yet To Be Verified" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Police on Sunday said they were yet to verify Lashker-e-Taiba operative Akmal Hashim's claim in a media interview that 17 terrorists were involved in the July 11 bomb blasts on commuter trains here.
- Iraq Pulls Out Qaida Catch Face-Saver (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Iraq said today it had arrested the country’s second most senior figure in al Qaida, “severely wounding” an organisation the US military says is spreading sectarian violence that could bring civil war.
- Al Qaeda No. 2 Arrested In Iraq (Asian Age, QASSIM ABDUL ZAHRA, Sep 04, 2006)
Iraq’s national security adviser on Sunday announced the arrest of the second most senior figure in Al Qaeda in Iraq, and said the group now suffered from a "serious leadership crisis."
- Al-Qaeda Second-In-Command Arrested (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior figure in al-Qaeda in Iraq, National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said on Sunday.
- North Korea May Hold Another Missile Test (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
North Korea may be preparing for another missile test, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, but a government official in Seoul discounted the report.
- Peace Accord In N Waziristan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 04, 2006)
The militants and the Government have reportedly reached an understanding to ensure ‘permanent peace’ in the North Waziristan Agency.
- Pentagon Fears Another Vietnam In Iraq (Hindu, Paul Harris, Sep 04, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush on Saturday denied that Iraq was plunging into civil war, just a day after the Pentagon painted a bloody picture of a nation caught in a spiral of increasing violence.
- Pranab Visits Memorial For Indian Soldiers In France (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 04, 2006)
Erected in 1927 to honour those who died in World War-I
The Indian Corps fought its first major battle at Neuve Chapelle
It is now maintained by the Imperial War Graves Commission.
- The Plan For The Worst Case Scenario? (Indian Express, Amitav Mallik, Sep 04, 2006)
Soon after the Mumbai terror attack in July this year, a warning was sounded by India’s national security adviser that nuclear power plants and facilities could be likely targets of terrorist attack. More recently, some villagers near the . . .
- War Memorial Coming Up At Jammu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
A special war memorial for martyrs who died after Independence in battles and counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir is being built at Jammu. The memorial will be dedicated to the three services as well as paramilitary forces.
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