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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 27135:
- Israel Seizes Top Hamas Official (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israel seized Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer, a top official of the Hamas militant group, at his home in the occupied West Bank today.
- Some Issues To Ponder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The basic question regarding the Indo-US nuclear deal is whether we really need it. It is said, the deal will give a boost to our power sector.
- A Raja’S Realm (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Aug 20, 2006)
A problem that early professional and amateur photographers in India had to deal with was an idiosyncratic and varied climate.
- Nothing Islamic About Fascism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Aug 20, 2006)
So, five years after 9/11 are we back to the beginning? Not quite. Complexity has been replaced by simplicity, but the magnitude of ambition remains steadfast.
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- Mole In The Pmo? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
In politics, truth is strictly optional. Former External and Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh first hinted that there was a mole in the Prime Minister's office during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao.
- 80 Rebels Killed In Shelling: Lankan Army (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Two days of heavy artillery and mortarfire killed more than 80 Tamil Tiger rebels, Sri Lanka’s military said today, as the United Nations warned of an impending humanitarian crisis in areas cut off by fierce fighting.
- Iraq War Key To Fight Terror: Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
President George W Bush, today, said that his administration’s determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are the key to protect the US from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be . . .
- Israeli Forces Violated Ceasefire: Kofi Annan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said that he was "deeply concerned about a violation by the Israeli side" of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon.
- Israel Raid On Rebels Strains Ceasefire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Helicopter-borne Israeli commandos raided a Hizbollah bastion today in what Lebanon called a “naked violation” of the UN-backed truce that halted Israel’s 34-day war with the Shia group.
- Zawahri Kin Terror Plot Brain: Pak Paper (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A son-in-law of al Qaida deputy Ayman al-Zawahri was the mastermind of a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners unearthed in Britain this month, a Pakistani newspaper said today.
- Ulfa To Respect Centre's Decision To Suspend Army Operations (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The banned ULFA on Saturday said that it would "respect" the centre's decision to suspend army operation in Assam.
- Taking Them On, Left, Right And Centre (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 20, 2006)
Heroism, Hemingway once said in another context, is grace under pressure. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal was poised, polished and passionate.
- Bureaucrats In Politics (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Aug 20, 2006)
Justice R S Pathak in his report on oil-for-food programme has clearly pointed out that Natwar Singh, a very important leader of the Congress party, had tried to ‘influence’ the Iraqi government on giving concessions to his kith and kin on the . . .
- Floods: Army Called Out Again In Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 20, 2006)
Red alert in 100 villages following warning of heavy rainfall in central, northern parts
- "Vaiko's Visit Pre-Empted Solution To Sri Lankan Tamil Issue" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Rajiv Gandhi had urged Karunanidhi to hold talks with Prabhakaran
- Air Force Plane Carries Relief Cargo For Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Aircraft to evacuate Indian nationals during return journey
- Mumbai On High Alert As Attacks Feared On Sunday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A high-alert has been sounded in Mumbai for Sunday following intelligence inputs that subversive elements may strike in the city, police said.
- ‘Miracle’, To Drink And Take Home (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
For most it is a miracle they hope is true. For some it is a miracle that spells a little different — because sweet sea water has meant more money.
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
- Tight Security At Alamatti Dam For Kalam's Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The President will first offer `bagina' to the Krishna tomorrow
Kalam will reach Bidar by an IAF aircraft
A.B. Vajpayee, H.D. Deve Gowda to attend the function
- Lca, Arjun Projects On Schedule, Says Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Rao Inderjit Singh has been the Union Minister of State for Defence for about four months after a stint in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- File Notings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed by Parliament last year, is new and finding its ground. Both educated and unlettered people around the country are struggling to make it a reality.
- Sharon Legacy Battered By Lebanon War (Indian Express, Reuters, Aug 20, 2006)
The same day an uneasy truce took effect in the Lebanon war, doctors treating former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reported a sharp deterioration in his condition as he lay comatose in a Tel Aviv hospital.
- Hizbollah Hands Out Cash For War Victims (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Hizbollah handed out bundles of cash on Friday to people whose homes were wrecked by Israeli bombing, consolidating the Iranian-backed group’s support among Lebanon’s Shi’ites and embarrassing the Beirut government.
- No Truce Only Restraint: Ulfa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Ulfa on Saturday denied it had declared a unilateral ceasefire and said it would exercise "restraint" in response to the Centre's suspension of security operations against its cadres.
- ‘N Korea May Be Preparing N-Bomb’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
North Korea may be preparing an underground test for a nuclear bomb, ABC News said on Thursday, citing unidentified US officials.
- Israeli Raid Tests Lebanon Truce (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Helicopter-borne Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah bastion on Saturday in what Lebanon called a “naked violation” of the UN-backed truce that halted Israel’s 34-day war with the Shi’ite Muslim group.
- Ulfa Says No Unilateral Ceasefire, Will Exercise Restraint (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The ULFA today denied it had declared a unilateral ceasefire and said it would exercise "restraint" in response to the Centre's suspension of security operations against its cadres.
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 20, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur.
- Truce, A Facade For Troops To Consolidate (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Aug 20, 2006)
Everyone agrees that the truce in Lebanon is “fragile”. But that is only a polite way of saying that both sides are consolidating their positions.
- Israelis Arrest Hamas Dy Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli soldiers arrested the Palestinian deputy prime minister early on Saturday, the Army said, the highest-ranking Hamas official to be arrested in a six-week-old crackdown against the ruling Hamas party.
- As India Debates N-Deal, China & Pak Move To Close Rival Pact (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 20, 2006)
As India’s nuclear debate enters the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Beijing and Islamabad are moving towards deeper bilateral atomic energy cooperation.
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 20, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- The Great Britain Bust (OutLook, Sanjay Suri, Aug 20, 2006)
Whether or not there was an actual plan of attack, British Muslims stand convicted for perceived intention Updates.
- Pakistan In Lanka (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
The increasing involvement of Pakistan in the counter-insurgency operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka is a matter of serious concern from the point of view of India's national security.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- N-Deal Clarified (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's detailed response to the Opposition's concerns over the perceived shifting of goal posts by the US Congress, thus changing the parameters of the proposed India-US civil . . .
- Israel Says Un Truce Violation Sparked Commando Raid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israel said an overnight commando raid deep inside Lebanon Saturday was in response to Hezbollah's violation of the UN-brokered truce deal which bans the transfer of weapons to the militia.
- Iaf Scrambles Migs After Pak Violates No-Fly Zone (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Indian Air Force on Saturday scrambled its MIG-21s after a flying object from Pakistan was noticed very close to the border in Rajasthan. While the object did not cross the border, sources said, it did violate the 10 km no-fly zone rule . . .
- Gung Ho On The N-Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
The India-US nuclear agreement and, in a broader sense, the improvement in relations with the US are — along with 8% economic growth — the biggest achievement of Dr Manmohan Singh’s prime ministership.
- India Sends Humanitarian Aid To Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India on Saturday sent 25 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered people of strife-torn Lebanon.
- Israel Violates Lebanon Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who landed near the militants’ stronghold deep inside Lebanon early Saturday, killing one soldier, in the first apparent large-scale violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between the sides.
- Israel Captures Hamas Deputy Pm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli troops nabbed the deputy Palestinian prime minister, Nassereddin Al Shaer who is also a senior Hamas member, on Saturday.
- India Scrambles Jets After ‘Flying Object’ Enters No-Fly Zone (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Indian Air Force scrambled two Mig-21s on Friday morning after a “flying object from Pakistan” came close to the Pakistan-India border near southern Punjab, the Indian Express reports.
- Indian Army Chief To Reaffirm Indo-Russia Military Ties (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India’s army chief of staff heads on Sunday to Russia to reaffirm India’s continuing long-term strategic partnership with its old ally despite fast expanding defence ties with the United States.
- Israeli Army Violates Ceasefire (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli commandos mounted a deadly raid deep inside Lebanon on Saturday in the biggest challenge yet to a fledgling six-day-old ceasefire that brought a halt to a month of devastating conflict.
- Four Us Soldiers Killed, 6 Wounded In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Insurgents killed four US soldiers and wounded six others in separate clashes in Afghanistan on Saturday as the war-battered nation celebrated its 87th Independence Day.
- 4 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed As Afghan Violence Surges (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Insurgents killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded six others in clashes Saturday during an upsurge in violence across the country. Two Afghan soldiers also were killed.
- ‘The Government Sticks To The Commitment Made To Vajpayee’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Will the peace process, which was postponed by India following the Mumbai bomb blasts, help Pakistan achieve its Kashmir policy objectives?
- ‘If You’Ve Abandoned Kashmir, You Might As Well Abandon Army’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
As head of the ISI, you must have been deeply involved in the country’s Kashmir policy. How would you evaluate General Pervez Musharraf’s policy on Kashmir?
- Japan’S Problem With History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Japan has a serious geopolitical problem.
- Isi Spy Held With Photos Of Military Station (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The police today claimed to have arrested an ISI agent and recovered secret information and photographs of a military station, a pistol and cartridges from him. SSP Varinder Kumar said the police received a tip-off that Mohammad Sedur . . .
- Nuke Scientists Welcome Manmohan's Assurances On Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Top nuclear scientists on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's detailed assurances on concerns raised by them about the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- A Thought For The Soldier (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
It is a matter of sheer indifference and neglect that the country is still without a national war memorial.
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 19, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur. One was the introduction of a word in the state’s lexicon: “Terrorist”.
- N-Deal: Pm Silences Critics (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 19, 2006)
When India’s top scientists meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on August 26 to discuss Indo-US nuclear deal, they are unlikely to have any clarifications left to seek after Dr Singh’s elaborate and scholarly reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
- Capitalism Is Increasingly Operating Outside The Rule Of Law (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2006)
"Responsible business interests should understand that they have much more to gain from supporting and extending rather than subverting and weakening legal structures," cautions Raymond W. Baker in Capitalism's Achilles Heel. Satyajit . . .
- Tears In Heaven (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
It's not Lebanon yet in Sri Lanka, but it's getting there. Fierce fighting has broken out between the military and LTTE rebels in the north and east of the country, sending thousands of civilians fleeing.
- Hard Times For Pak President (Times of India, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
Nearly five years after September 11 turned Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, into one of Washington's most indispensable allies, he finds himself squeezed from many directions, leading to one of the most serious political binds of . . .
- A History Lesson (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Aug 19, 2006)
The thought may just be entering their minds, but some Americans are beginning to miss what Ronald Reagan called The Evil Empire.
- Musharraf Put In A Terrible Bind (Deccan Herald, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
No one doubts that the president, who is also the army chief of staff, remains the most powerful man in Pakistan and enjoys the backing of the United States. “He still makes the political weather,” as one Western diplomat put it.
- U.S. Espionage In India (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 19, 2006)
The book is a comprehensive survey of U.S. intelligence on the bomb in countries including India, Pakistan, the USSR and Israel.
- Politics Is A Puzzle (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 19, 2006)
The leaders are all opportunists. All that matters is Islamic principles and power, no matter who rules.
- Nuclear Doubts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister made a good job of a tough defence.
- N Korea May Test N-Bomb (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
North Korea, which only last month shocked the international community by test-firing missiles, could now be preparing for its first nuclear bomb test, US media have reported citing US officials.
- Us Marines Hid Haditha Evidence: Pentagon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A Pentagon investigation into the deaths of two dozen Iraqi civilians in Haditha has found possible concealment or destruction of evidence by US Marines involved in the case, The New York Times reported today.
- Cbi Hot On Bofors Trail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is making a wild goose chase for the kickback money in the Bofors gun scam even though most of the accused have died and money allegedly paid to the Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi had been . . .
- A Lesson In Values (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh’s reply to the marathon discussion on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday should allay all doubts about the deal.
- Boeing Bets On Freight Boom In India (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Aug 19, 2006)
Having done an estimated business of $18 billion and received orders for as many as 150 planes — either outright sale or lease — in just two years, Boeing is expecting more orders from India in the coming years.
- Bush In Babylon (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 19, 2006)
Arnove has built up a powerful case for immediate American withdrawal from Iraq.
- Al Qaeda Mastermind In Kunar, Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Suspect moving between Nuristan and its neighbouring province
- Pm’S Absence From Senate, Na Criticized: Debate On Psm Privatisation (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 19, 2006)
Opposition Leader in the Senate Raza Rabbani on Friday criticised Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for not attending the parliament session to defend himself during the debate on the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court in the Pakistan Steel Mills . . .
- Nato Appeals For Help In Curtailing Afghan Drugs (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
NATO’s top general appealed to the international community on Thursday to do more to curb Afghanistan’s growing drug trade, which he said is helping finance a resurgent Taliban and fueling instability.
- Crossing The Bridge (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion, given in an interview to an Indian weekly, that some form of agreement be reached between India and Pakistan to ensure that their respective intelligence agencies do not work against each other is something . . .
- Talking About Secrets (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
The United States has never had an Official Secrets Act — a statute forbidding private citizens from disclosing and discussing information the government wants to keep quiet. Last week it got one.
- Bush Warns N. Korea Against Nuclear Test (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
President George Bush on Friday warned that North Korea would pose a threat to the world if it tested a nuclear bomb for the first time, following reports that the reclusive government was considering such a move.
- The Confession Of Gunter Grass (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
"A lie is a straight untruth," Sir Robert Armstrong, the United Kingdom's former Cabinet Secretary, famously remarked in response to a question during a trial in 1986.
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 19, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
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