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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 27135:
- Saddam Back In The Dock (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Saddam Hussein opened his second trial with a show of defiance on Monday, refusing to enter a plea on charges of genocide and war crimes connected to his scorched-earth offensive against Kurds nearly two decades ago.
- Calling For Trouble (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 22, 2006)
A US federal judge’s ruling calling for an immediate end to the Bush administration’s practice of eavesdropping, without a warrant, on the phone calls and e-mails of US residents suspected of links with Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups is . . .
- Let Militant Gunned Down In Bhadarwah (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was gunned down by police at Masree Nullah in Pranu area of Bhadarwah while security forces and police recovered a consignment of explosives and ration including 10 kg RDX and six quintals ration from a . . .
- Little Chance Of Nuclear Compromise (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 22, 2006)
Tehran will respond to the pending European package but is unlikely to suspend enrichment under pressure. What the world must realise is sanctions will take us further from and not closer to a peaceful solution.
- Rescued From The Abyss (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 22, 2006)
In the first of a three-part analysis of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Arun Shourie argues that credibility has passed from the political class to professionals and entrepreneurs. And that the prime minister was wise to engage with the scientists’ misgivings
- Israeli Warplanes Roar Over Lebanon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Israeli warplanes roared over cities on Lebanon’s northern Mediterranean coast and in the east along the border with Syria on Monday, after the Lebanese defence minister warned rogue Palestinian rocket teams against attacking Israel and . . .
- Australia Warns Of Terror Attacks Against Pakistan Hotels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be planning an attack on hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian Foreign Affairs Department warned on Monday. But Pakistani officials and several hotels said they had no information on such a plot.
- Israel Mulling Fresh Offensive (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 22, 2006)
Paratroopers write open letter, call for probe into failure of leadership
- No Quick Troop Pullout From Iraq: Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 22, 2006)
President George Bush has repeatedly declared there will be no quick US exit from Iraq while he remains in office, despite repeated concerns among leading analysts that the country is in a state of civil war.
- Iran To Reply To Atomic Offer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Iran has set itself a deadline of Tuesday to reply to a nuclear package backed by six world powers but has given no indication so far it will accept the offer aimed at dispelling Western fears it wants to make atomic bombs.
- Wrong Signals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
His visit to the war shrine has again provoked neighbours.
- Aug 23: Ulfa, Govt To Discuss Norms For Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The crucial round of talks between ULFA-nominated People’s Consultative Group (PCG) and the government will be held on August 23, in which the modalities for the initiation of direct talks will be discussed.
- Create Right Atmosphere For Women Scientists: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
``Government needs to be generous in recognising and nurturing them''
- Elusive Peace In Lebanon (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 22, 2006)
After a month of fighting in which more than 1000 people have lost their lives, resolution 1701, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council, offers the chance of peace to Lebanon. But will it stick?
- India Should Not Help Sri Lanka, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
"Tamil Eelam is the only solution to the Sri Lankan ethnic issue and no force on earth can prevent it," said Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Vaiko here on Monday.
- The Moralists Have Already Lost Their Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2006)
Gunter Grass' idea of honour is beyond them.
- Governor Unveils War Memorial In Budgam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor S.K. Sinha unveiled the war memorial at the site of the decisive battle fought in the central Kashmir district of Budgam in 1947.
- Saddam’S Second Trial Begins (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Saddam Hussein opened his second trial with a show of defiance today, refusing to enter a plea on charges of genocide and war crimes connected to his scorched-earth offensive against Kurds nearly two decades ago.
- Central Gujarat Villages Remain Marooned, Death Toll Rises To 243 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Rescue and relief operations continued on Monday in marooned villages of central Gujarat though the water outflow from various dams decreased considerably and the situation in Ahmedabad was returning to normal.
- Congress Tries Hard To Resolve Differences Over Telangana (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
With the Telengana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) threatening to pull out from the UPA Government, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh called on TRC chief and Union Minister Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday to discuss his demand for creation of a . . .
- Sri Lanka Arrests 85 Tamils Fleeing To India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Navy has seized an Indian trawler which was trying to take some 85 Tamils from the island's north-western Mannar region to South India, police said.
- Saddam Refuses To Enter Plea At Genocide Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Charges relate to crackdown against Kurds that left 100,000 dead
- Religion As Currency (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 22, 2006)
Archbishop Mar Varkey Vithayathil recently startled India's intellectual elite with his call for more babies to arrest the decline of Kerala's Catholic community.
- Israeli Troops Kill Three Hizbollah Men (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Three Hizbollah fighters were killed and four Israeli soldiers were wounded in a clash in south Lebanon on Monday, Al Arabiya television reported. The station did not give further details in its news flash.
- Addressing Baloch Grievances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 22, 2006)
The level of hostilities between the military and the rebels in Balochistan may have decreased significantly, but the militant presence in the province continues to be strong as evidenced by a string of bomb blasts over the past few days.
- Quota For Creamy Layer: Cabinet Clears Phased Rollout (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Bill proposing to reserve 27% seats in all educational institutions, barring specialised ones, run and aided by Central government after quota hawks stubbed out the suggestion to keep the rich and affluent . . .
- Us Destroying Two Nations For Twin Towers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
About 90 people including 70 suspected rebels and four US soldiers were killed in clashes between coalition troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
- Pm To Placate Nuke Scientists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
After having taken on critics of the US-India nuclear deal in Parliament, PM Manmohan Singh is planning to woo India's atomic establishment by meeting members of the Atomic Energy Commission as well as scientists who have shaped the nuclear programme . .
- Politics Of A War Shrine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2006)
When he was running for office in 2001, Junichiro Koizumi, Japan’s prime minister, promised to visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine every year and to do so on August 15th, the anniversary of the emperor’s admission that Japan had lost the war.
- India’S ‘Coldness’ Could Court Insurgency In Kashmir: Issi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Participants at a seminar on Monday called for revival of the dialogue process between India and Pakistan for resolution of all disputes including the “core issue” of Kashmir, pressing India to do more in this regard.
- The Worsening Law & Order Situation (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Aug 22, 2006)
ON August 11, 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first president of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, in his address to the members informed them that their assembly had dual functions of writing a constitution and making laws to . . .
- Cardinal Virtues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
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- Their Man In Islamabad (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 22, 2006)
It is difficult not to be reminded of the MI-6's Man in Havana as one watches with amazement the encomiums being showered on Gen Musharraf as a stalwart ally in the war against terrorism by Bush and Blair.
- Rajya Sabha Debate On Nuclear Deal — The Morphing Of A Pm (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2006)
Dr Manmohan Singh's Rajya Sabha speech left MPs and eminent scientists who were deeply uneasy about the nuclear deal satisfied and reassured.
- Prime Minister's Assurances (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2006)
Full civil nuclear cooperation: India will be satisfied with nothing less than the removal of restrictions on all aspects of cooperation and technology transfers pertaining to civil nuclear energy, ranging from nuclear fuel, nuclear reactors, to . . .
- Bush: Lebanon, Iraq Fragile Democracies (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iraq and Lebanon remain fragile democracies, and security in the US depends on democracy taking hold in the West Asia, President George W Bush said.
- Indian Airspace Still Not Impregnable (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Aug 21, 2006)
The surveillance of Indian airspace is still far from becoming airtight, with tardy progress in induction of more high, medium and low-level radars as well as in implementation of projects like the satellite-based surveillance (SBS) programme.
- Strange Logic Of Lebanon War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 21, 2006)
As staff at some of the world's most prestigious press organisations effectively take Hizbullah's side in its war with Israel, they inadvertently expose a profound transformation in the logic of warfare.
- Tel Aviv Vows To Kill Hezbollah Leader (Times of India, STEVEN ERLANGER, Aug 21, 2006)
Despite a cease-fire pact, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, says a senior Israeli commander.
- The Jaish Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
The revelation about the link between Rashid Rauf, a key suspect in the conspiracy to blow up passenger planes taking . . .
- India Must Show The Way (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 21, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we are seeing 'new' innovative methods being deployed by terrorist groups.
- “Unprecedented” Security Plan For Pakistan F-16s (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistan has said negotiations on an “unprecedented” security plan that the US wanted from it before the sale of F-16 jets would start only after Washington forwards a letter of offer.
- India, Singapore Seek `Interoperability' Of Air Forces (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 21, 2006)
"Objective is not combat-role cooperation"
Focus on "mutually supportive roles"
Bilateral exercise in November
Possibility of cooperation in "network centric operations."
- Lebanon Warns Militant Groups Against Violating The Ceasefire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Those breaking the truce will be decisively dealt with, says Defence Minister .
- Israel Ready To Enforce Arms Ban On Hizbollah (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Israel warned that a raid against Hizbollah in eastern Lebanon, its first since a ceasefire went into effect may not be its last. With Europe moving slowly to provide troops for an international monitoring force, Israel said it would act on its own . . .
- Colombo Claims 100 Tigers Killed In Latest Jaffna Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
Civilians reeling under shortage of food and medical supplies
- 23 Killed In Rains In Rajasthan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
At least 23 persons died in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan in the past two days where ten overflowing rivers triggered floods in eight districts although scattered rains today slightly improved the situation in the areas where army's help was . . .
- Reliance To Ask Tata Tele To Fall In Line On 3g (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Reliance Communications will soon write a letter to fellow CDMA operator Tata Teleservices asking it to toe the industry's line on the pricing of 3G spectrum.
- Into Their Second Innings (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Aug 21, 2006)
Facing Opposition attacks as well as barbs from their allies both Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi realise that if they do not swim together, they will sink together
- India Sends First Consignment Of Humanitarian Aid To Lebanon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a gesture of solidarity with the people of war-ravaged Lebanon, India sent the first installment of humanitarian aid for the rehabilitation of displaced Lebanese citizens by an IL-76 plane of the IAF on Saturday which would evacuate Indian . . .
- Providing Ulfa Some Tailwind (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Aug 21, 2006)
Government may think talks with ULFA will lead to a fruitful outcome, but the outfit, given its history, is buying time to regroup, says Anil Bhat
- ‘Israeli Raid Risks Return Of War’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A top UN envoy has warned that incidents such as the Israeli raid on Lebanon threatened to spark war again and scare off states which may help boost UN peacekeeping forces, a Beirut daily said today.
- Iran Tests Short-Range Missiles (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran test-fired ten surface-to-surface short-range missiles on Sunday and a military training plane crashed outside the capital after catching fire, state-run television reported.
- The Speech That Was Not Allowed (Hindu, K. Natwar Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
The nuclear deal is aboutenergy, not non-proliferation. It is about reciprocity, not about unilateral steps taken by the USA. Talk about India having a congruent foreign policy with the U.S. is unacceptable to all patriotic Indians.
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Iran Not To Suspend U-Enrichment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran said on Sunday it would not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a nuclear package backed by six world powers that aims to allay Western fears that Teheran is seeking to build atomic bombs.
- New Study: India's Hiv Burden Overestimated (Hindu, Jaya Shreedhar, Aug 21, 2006)
Researchers involved in the project warn against complacence.
- Continuing Yasukuni Troubles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
Japan has a few serious problems to sort out with China and South Korea. Its hope of entering the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member cannot be realised if the People's Republic refuses to allow it.
- 71 Taliban Killed In Major Afghan Offensive (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Afghan and Nato forces battled Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s volatile south with rockets, artillery and air strikes killing 71 militants on Sunday in one of the country’s bloodiest clashes in five years.
- America’S Orwellian Talk (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 21, 2006)
The unanimously adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 will at best reduce the fighting in Lebanon. In the immediate context it will wind down both the Israeli aggression and the retaliatory Hizbollah attacks.
- ‘I Am With Terrorism’ (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The legendary Arab poet, Nizar Qabbani, like many Arab radicals spent his exile years in Beirut. One day, his beloved wife, Balqis al-Rawi, was killed by a bomb planted at the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. Balqis was an Iraqi and the bomb was planted by . . .
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- This Pain Has No Ceasefire (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
Five hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah. In a village just north of the Litani River I walk over houses, houses that have become ruins of what once was. Here are prayerbeads still in their box, there a single shoe, a little . . .
- Sabotage In Na? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
It is somewhat understandable why so few members of the opposition failed to attend Friday's session of the National Assembly - especially those belonging to the MMA - since the top item for discussion was . . .
- The Power Of Thought And Word (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 21, 2006)
Faith without ‘works’ is, as the Bible observes, “dead” (James 2,20). The elaborations of Mr Malcolm Evans, a member of the Salvation Army, illustrate the need to give meaning to faith through the right deeds (‘works’).
- Learning From Lebanon (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 21, 2006)
The Westphalian nation-state is fraying at the edges and Lebanon is a primary example of this. It has a regular army and it has the Hezbollah — a terrorist organisation that is officially tolerated if not recognised as the army of the south.
- Indian Lawyer Launches Crusade Against Abuses In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
My longer term goal is to have some of the army out (of Kashmir) – and definitely out of the civilian areas’
- Saddam’S Genocide Trial Revives Kurd Anger (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iraq’s ousted leader Saddam Hussein will return to the dock on Monday (today) to face genocide charges in a highly-charged case that has revived bitter memories among the country’s Kurdish minority.
- Dialogue Only Route To Solve All Complex Problems: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that three out of five working groups announced by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during 2nd Round Table Conference at Srinagar have met and the remaining two groups are also meeting very soon.
- Terrorism - Unfolding Genesis (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Aug 21, 2006)
Since the United States-led war against the Soviet entry into Afghanistan in the 1980s, terrorism in the name of Islam has grown into something like an industry.
- Ongc Resumes Gas Production At Surat Outlet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Plant at Hajira was closed for 12 days due to flooding in the Tapi river; water discharge reduced from dams
- Five-Week Massive Military Exercise Launched By Iran » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran has launched a five-week-long massive military exercise to showcase the combat capability of its troops and "prevent any aggressive military action" against the country.
- Flood Situation Slightly Improves In Gujarat » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The flood situation slightly improved in north and central Gujarat as inflow of rain water from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh decreased even as more than 70,000 people have been evacuated and Army deployed in affected areas, officials said.
- Kashmir War Saved Indian Army: Book (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Kashmir war saved the Indian Army from being scrapped, seems strange? Well a biography of Major-General AA “Jick” Rudra of the Indian Army by Major-General DK “Monty” Palit claims so.
- Moving Nukes: India Must Join World Initiative (Tribune, Premvir Das, Aug 21, 2006)
The Proliferation Security Initiative, PSI for short, is an initiative, initially sponsored by 14 nations including the USA (therefore being seen as an American scheme) aimed at countering proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and . . .
- Government In A Bind Over Rti Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
President, Service chiefs, UPSC against sharing "file notings"
"Disclosure of notings may keep officials from rendering frank, written advice on file"
The Government has faced opposition from various official wings.
- President’S Support (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
All those who maintain that the fallen soldier merits more than lip-sympathy will be heartened by the President, the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, assuring his support to the raising of a National War Memorial in the Capital.
- A Good Beginning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
Assam peace prospects brighten
Ulfa has made a good beginning by responding to the Centre’s gesture of temporarily suspending Army operations that came into effect two days before Independence Day.
- A Crusader Against Corruption (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 20, 2006)
Anna Hazare is one of India’s most respected social activist. Whenever he takes up a cause, an alert is sounded in New Delhi’s corridors of power.
- Israeli Raid In Lebanon Violated Un Resolution: Annan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has rejected Israel's contention that a raid conducted by its commandos in a Lebanese village was a defensive act and termed it a violation of the ceasefire resolution approved by the UN Security Council earlier this week.
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