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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 27135:
- High Court Stays Arrest Of Lotus Temple Trustees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of the trustees and management committee members of Delhi's Lotus temple, till September 25 on a complaint registered with the Delhi Police.
- Will The Fragile Peace Last In Lebanon? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 19, 2006)
The prospective members of UNIFIL have failed to agree on or even properly discuss the exact nature of UNIFIL's mandate.
- The Two Faces Of Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 19, 2006)
The West tends to see the Musharraf regime as the last barricade against an Islamist coup, but Islamabad continues to support terrorism.
- What The U.S. Is Doing To Pakistan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 19, 2006)
Washington's influence in "core" areas of Pakistan's security seems to be growing. And this is not restricted to mere cooperation in anti-terrorist actions.
- The Remarkable Rise Of Documentary Cinema (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Aug 19, 2006)
Most documentary films are as much about propaganda as civil service films 60 years ago.
- Sri Lanka Troops Consolidate As West Urges Restraint (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Sri Lankan troops consolidated their defence lines in the northern Jaffna peninsula on Friday, the defence ministry said after a week of heavy battles left more than 500 dead on both sides by official count.
- Not An Orphanage But An Ltte Training Camp: Colombo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
`The structure is not orphanage but an LTTE training camp'
- Ulfa Reciprocates Centre's Offer (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 19, 2006)
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Friday reciprocated the Union Government's offer to hold fire, by formally declaring that it would try to respect the offer in response to the people's desire for peace.
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Four Questions For The Prime Minister (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 19, 2006)
It is our good fortune that our economist Prime Minister is deeply concerned about the welfare of the common man.
- Military Bill Proposes Sweeping Changes In Nepalese Army (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Aug 19, 2006)
A new military bill presented in Parliament by the Nepalese government proposes sweeping changes in the control, use and mobilisation of the Army, which was once loyal to the King.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 19, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Musharraf Angry, Hurt Over India's Bomb Allegation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he was angry and disappointed that India had blamed his government for last month's bomb blasts in Mumbai, which he said was the work of "freelance terrorists".
- Hizb Chief Ready For Peace Talks (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Aug 19, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin told a Srinagar-based news agency, Kashmir News Service, on Thursday that his organisation was ready to talk to India and that ceasefire from either side should not be a precondition for starting the . . .
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- London Terror Mastermind In Afghanistan:pakistan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan has told the US military that an Arab Al-Qaida operative who masterminded the London jetliner terror plot is hiding in mountainous terrain in northeastern Afghanistan, an Intelligence official said today.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- 'Al-Qaeda Man Holed Up Between Nuristan, Kunar Provinces' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan has told the US. Military that an Arab, al-Qaida operative who masterminded the London jetliner terror plot is hiding in mountainous terrain in northeastern Afghanistan, an Intelligence official said on Friday.
- N-Deal Clarified (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 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 nuclear cooperation agreement, should serve . . .
- Gung Ho On The N-Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 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.
- Nuclear Plans Intact (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. He has particularly disarmed the BJP and the CPM critics that the nuclear deal . . .
- After Such Knowledge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2006)
“The job of a citizen,” Mr Günter Grass had written once, “is to keep his mouth open.
- India In Dilemma Over Lanka Crisis (Asian Age, M. R. Narayan Swamy, Aug 19, 2006)
India finds itself in a bind vis-a-vis Sri Lanka’s collapsing peace process, unable to prevent the outbreak of another war that is bound to have major strategic, diplomatic and political fallouts.
- Bureaucrats In Politics (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 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 . . .
- Musharraf For Joint Indo-Pak Control Of Kashmir: Proposal Meant . . . (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Amendments in Hudood Ordinance to please US, Western lobbies.
- Taliban Plunder Schools To Sow Fear (Daily Times, Terry Friel, Aug 19, 2006)
‘They want the people to be illiterate. They want to undermine society and cause conflict’
- Kalam Inaugurates War Memorial (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today inaugurated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a monument dedicated to India’s post-Independence martyrs.
- Same Old Tune Of Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
One will not say that the India-Pakistan relations have nosedived after more than two years of remarkable bonhomie.
- ‘Let’S Make India A Safe Nation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
On Thursday President A P J Abdul Kalam dedicated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, to the nation. Excerpts from his speech on the occasion:
- Buddhist Enclave May Hold Key To Sino-Indian Border Row (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
At first sight, a 400-year-old Buddhist monastery, tucked deep in the Himalayas in a remote corner of India's northeast, hardly seems like a highly coveted piece of real estate.
- Aiadmk,mdmk Seek Discussion In Assly On Killing Of 61 Children (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The AIADMK and its ally the MDMK today sought to move an adjournment motion in the Tamil Nadu assembly on the killing of 61 Tamil schoolchildren in strikes by the Sri Lankan Air force at Mullaitheevu in the Tamil areas of the island nation.
- Nuclear Weapons Not Under Us Pact Ambit:pm (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made it clear that India would make its own assessment of its nuclear weapon programme in this uncertain and unpredictable world said that must remain the cardinal principle of the country's nuclear policy.
- Will It Be Space For Peace? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
Outer space does not fall under any agreement, this is seen as an unresolved legal issue.
- Trans-Atlantic Bomb Plot Planner Was Jaish Member (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 18, 2006)
Rashid Rauf trained in terror facilities set up to fuel jihad in J&K, admits Jaish chief's father
- Us Eavesdropping Program Ruled Unconstitutional (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The US federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government's domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
- Iskcon Blast: Cops Still Groping In The Dark (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 18, 2006)
A day after a deadly explosion at the premises of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Imphal killed four devotees and injured altogether 66 others, the police are yet to ascertain the identity of those who masterminded it.
- N-Deal: Bjp Demands Resolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The much-awaited short-duration discussion on the India-US nuclear deal in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday expectedly saw the BJP attacking the UPA government...
- Lebanese Army Moves South, Hizbollah Lies Low (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 18, 2006)
Lebanese troops deployed in south Lebanon on Thursday, linking up with U.N. peacekeepers to take control of Hizbollah strongholds as Israeli forces pulled back after their 34-day war with the guerrillas
- India Warns U.S. Against Changes In Nuclear Pact (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
India warned the United States Congress on Thursday not to tinker with a controversial civilian nuclear cooperation deal and said it would not accept any significant changes to the agreement.
- Ias Officer Granted Interim Bail In Sex Racket Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
A local court today granted interim bail on health grounds to senior IAS officer M.Iqbal Khandey arrested in connection with the sex racket case here.
- Haunting Terror Threats (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we see 'new' innovative methods deployed by terror groups and clearly the intelligence agencies have foiled and prevented a terror act which cuts across nations, religion and beliefs and is little more than . . .
- Lebanese Army Takes Over In Hizbollah Areas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Lebanese troops, tanks and armoured vehicles deployed south of the Litani river on Thursday, a key provision of the UN ceasefire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hizbollah.
- Do We Have To Play, Come Rain, Sunshine Or War? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
Team India could rethink its cricket concerns while bombs explode in Sri Lanka
- Is It Safe To Dance With The Ulfa? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 18, 2006)
The suspension of army operations is a major step by the government of India in Assam. It conveys to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) that New Delhi is serious about the business of peaceful negotiations.
- Us To Double Anti-Missile Ships (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The United States, concerned about North Korea, will double to six by the end of the year the number of its ships in the Pacific capable of shooting down enemy ballistic missiles, the head of the Pentagon missile-defense project involved said on . . .
- Israeli Soldier May Be Exchanged For 600 Pal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
An Israeli soldier taken captive by Gaza militants in June could be freed in exchange for 600 Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian authority's diplomatic envoy in Moscow said Thursday.
- Parliament Below Par (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 18, 2006)
Due to irresponsible behaviour and selfish motives of parliamentarians, Parliament is losing its sanctity.
- Pm’S Reply Mellows Cpm On N-Deal (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight accomplished his domestic political mission at the end of his 85-minute reply to the eight-hour-long short-duration discussion on Indo-US nuclear deal — the CPM dropped its demand for a “sense of Parliament” . . .
- Germany Won't Send Troops To Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany would not send combat troops as part of the contemplated international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but may offer naval assistance to help secure the country's coastline.
- Us Flies In Special Envoy To Push For Truce In Lanka (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Aug 18, 2006)
The United States on Thursday sent a special envoy to Colombo to ask the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to immediately cease hostilities and return to the negotiating table.
- No Compromise On National Interests In Nuke Deal: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Strongly ruling out the possibility of accepting anything that undermines the country’s nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Government will not accept any conditionalities that go beyond the last year’s deal with the US . . .
- Lebanese Army Troops Move Into South (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 18, 2006)
Beirut says the soldiers will neither disarm nor fight Hizbollah; Premier lauds militia fighters
- Ltte’S Bid To Seize Jaffna Foiled (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Sri Lankan security forces today repulsed a pre-dawn attempt by Tamil Tigers to advance into the northern Jaffna peninsula and killed at least 50 rebels.
- Not Treading Lightly (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2006)
It is fairly common at Bangalore software companies to have bicycles for intra-campus commutes.
- Towards Sustainable Growth (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Aug 18, 2006)
The Planning Commission has prepared an Approach Paper to the 11th Five Year Plan. The document titled “Approach Document Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth” has been circulated for discussion.
- Women In Army (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Aug 18, 2006)
Intense competition amongst the press and TV channels makes them pick up the most innocuous incidents and stories and sensationalise these to no end.
- Cold Desert And Pouring Rain (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
The new phenomenon of incessant rains in the cold desert stretching between Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Lahaul-Spiti of the neighboring Himachal Pradesh is worrying residents of these areas.
- India To Keep N-Weapon Options Open: Manmohan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
With an impassioned defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday largely swung the Rajya Sabha in his favour on the issue that had, at one stage, threatened a combined Left-BJP campaign against the government.
- Bjp For Jpc To Monitor Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
"Accord will end the country's weapons programme"
- Reactor For Nuclear Submarine Fully Operational (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
Mini version of reactor to be built and fitted into the submarine
The reactor went critical towards the end of 2004
Mood upbeat about building of submarine .
- Nuclear Deal Will Widen Energy Options: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
It will reduce the country's dependence on convention energy sources such as oil and coal
Nuclear deal about widening human choices
Security concerns are uncertain, unpredictable .
- The Tempest & The Templar Knight (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 18, 2006)
History does not repeat itself but it does rhyme” (Mark Twain), the rhyme of history with periodic repetitions is actually a divine benevolence to make with the deficiencies.
- North Korea May Be Preparing Nuclear Bomb Test: Foreign Media (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
North Korea may be preparing an underground test of a nuclear bomb, foreign media reported on Friday, but U.S. officials told media they had no new evidence of such a plan.
- India Not To Accept Us Changes In Nuclear Deal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Indian government said it would not be cowed by the US into changing the terms of their civilian nuclear deal, amid concerns Washington was trying to cap India’s atomic weapons programme.
- Make India A Citadel Against Invasions, Says President Kalam (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Aug 18, 2006)
To work toward a national war memorial in New Delhi
- Israel Fails In Lebanon: Envoy (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 18, 2006)
Israel has failed to accomplish its objectives despite over a month long death and destruction it inflicted on the peaceful Lebanese nation.
- No Extraneous Conditions On N-Deal Will Be Accepted: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
India will not accept any “extraneous conditionality” under any circumstance that will adversely impact the country’s strategic nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured Parliament on Thursday...
- Only Democracy Can Break Pakistan Terror Link (Hindu, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 18, 2006)
A democratic Pakistan, free from the yoke of military dictatorship, would cease to be the petri dish of the pandemic of international terrorism.
- Yasukuni And Japan's World View (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 18, 2006)
With the alarm bells being sounded in the region, Junichiro Koizumi will need to convince neighbouring states that the new brand-Japan is not minted in the old imperial yard.
- 100 Tigers Killed In Renewed Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 18, 2006)
At least 100 cadres of the LTTE have been reported killed in fresh fighting with security forces in the Jaffna peninsula in the last 24 hours even as the area has remained virtually cut off from the rest of the world for the past six days.
- Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism Revisited (The Financial Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Aug 18, 2006)
The arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. 9/11 remains the date that has come to signify . .
- Tamil Nadu Assembly Condemns `Massacre' Of Tamils In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
House resolution expresses shock over the death of 61 students
- No Breach In Prime Minister's Security: Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Everyone deployed in his security is vetted'
- World’S Tallest Man Longs For Normal Life (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
When you stand 2.36 metres tall, you are going to stand out.
For a shy person like Mr Bao Xishun, the world’s tallest man, this can be a problem.
- Are You Sure It's Not A Sellout, Ask Elders (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The much-awaited debate on the Indo-US nuclear cooperation in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday saw non-UPA parties expressing grave concern that the US was trying to limit India's strategic weapons development programme by putting up . . .
- No Discussion On Lanka: Dmk (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The ruling DMK today stumped the collective call of the Opposition legislators to discuss the Lankan issue in Assembly and told its members not to speak repeatedly on the matter and create problems for the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
- July 18 Or Bust, Assures Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asserted that India would not accept any conditionalities outside the July 18 statement and that the Government will draw the necessary conclusions in case of any deviation from the joint statement.
- Kalam Unveils Memorial To Soldiers In Chandigarh (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President and supreme commander of India’s armed forces, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Thursday, opened the country’s first memorial dedicated to soldiers who were killed in the four wars and other security operations since Independence.
- Pm Wins Over Scientists, Left | Coverage (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Left parties and eminent nuclear scientists, who expressed apprehensions over the Indo-US nuclear deal on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurances in Rajya Sabha but the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party said they did . . .
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