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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 27135:
- Cong Trio Out To Pluck Three Thorns (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Aug 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned his Left allies that it will be the “end of the day” for his government if they vote with the BJP for a parliamentary resolution on the nuclear deal.
- Karachi-Hyderabad Railway Traffic Remains Suspended (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The railway traffic could not be restored from Hyderabad to Karachi till Wednesday, the 4th day when a bridge between Ran Pathani and Dhabeji was damaged due to heavy rains.
- Crisis Deepens In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2006)
As things stand, it appears that only a miracle can prevent Sri Lanka’s ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tiger rebels from collapsing altogether.
- What Passing Bells For Those Who Die As U.N. Peacekeepers? (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Aug 03, 2006)
The Israeli contempt for U.N. peacekeeping and the deaths of unarmed international observers will make countries much more reluctant to contribute to a bolstered or replacement force.
- The Unkindest Cut Of All (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
Declaring 'no confidence' in Chief Minister Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim, MQM's provincial ministers handed over mass resignations, for good measure their federal ministers also resigned from PM Shaukat Aziz's cabinet.
- Lebanon War And Us Interests (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 03, 2006)
“The relationship between the US and Israel is like that of a dog and the tail,” remarked an American diplomat in a friendly conversation with me some time ago.
- Refugees' Fury Will Be Felt For Generations To Come (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Aug 03, 2006)
People walk the dusty, broken roads in scorching summer heat, taking shelter in the basements of empty buildings.
- Tale To Remember (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 03, 2006)
It should not surprise anyone that a group of Kashmiri militants has surrendered to the Army.
- India Mulling Pulling Out Peacekeepers From Lebanon (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
India is seriously considering to pullout its 2,000 troops deployed in Lebanon under the United Nations Interim Peacekeeping Force.
- No Permission For Training Lankan Security Forces, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday clarified that the State had not granted any permission for training Sri Lankan security forces in Coimbatore.
- Syria Being Dragged Into Conflict (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 03, 2006)
Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon villages on Tuesday in a deliberate expansion of offensive amidst pounding towns and villages.
- Illogical, Illegal And Ill-Fated (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 03, 2006)
Continuing with her theme on the pangs of birth of a new Middle East the US Secretary of State aboard her plane en route to Asia tried to downplay the expectations of a quick fix in Lebanon or the Middle East.
- Israeli Warplanes Resume Bombardment Of Southern Beirut (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Israeli warplanes resumed the bombardment of suspected Hezbollah positions in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, carrying out three strikes overnight, Lebanese police said Thursday.
- Hizbollah’S Greatest Strength Is Lebanese Un (News International, Hamid Mir, Aug 03, 2006)
For three weeks, Hizbollah has successfully withstood the combined might of an Israeli ground offensive, air attacks and bombardment from the sea, upsetting all of Tel Aviv’s calculations.
- Ideology Or Humanitarianism? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 03, 2006)
Authorities in the North West Frontier Province are reportedly drawing up a code of conduct for non-governmental organisations working towards quake relief.
- Women At The Forefront (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 03, 2006)
The government’s decision to bring the terms and conditions of service for women officers in the army with those of men was long overdue and is praiseworthy.
- Prithvi, Agni Missiles Inducted Into Armed Forces (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Prithvi and Agni strategic missile systems, as well as their variants, have been inducted in the armed forces, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Rajya Sabha today.
- Manmohan Fights Back, Won’T Bend On N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is totally opposed to a resolution of Parliament setting out the parameters for the government to follow on the India-US civilian nuclear energy agreement.
- Global Economic Imbalances — Can Us Continue To Feign Ignorance? (Business Line, Katuri Nageswararao, Aug 03, 2006)
The US may be happy living beyond its means but if it does not correct the imbalances it is causing world-wide, crude oil and other major commodities may soon be invoiced in non-dollar currencies. The rest of the world needs also to watch its step, . . .
- W. Asia War Worsens As Rivals Step Up Raids (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Hizbollah fired more rockets into Israel today than on any other day of the three-week-old war after helicopter-borne commandos attacked guerrilla targets in Israel’s deepest raid into Lebanon.
- Barnes Denial Has Cong Asking For A Privilege Motion Against Jaswant (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Aug 03, 2006)
Reacting to Express report, Cong says Jaswant misled House, he stays away from Shekhawat dinner
- Ulfa Team Threatens To End Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Following the killing of five Ulfa members by security forces in Assam, the People’s Consultative Group nominated by the banned group today threatened to pull out of negotiations with the Centre.
- Progress At Last (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 03, 2006)
After three changes in the duration of the Nagaland ceasefire effective since 1 August 1997, it is back to a one-year term. Monday’s Bangkok accord between NSCN(IM) and Indian negotiators is a welcome suggestion of a mutual determination to hammer . . .
- Emerging From Shadow (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
While sure to preserve Communist dictatorship in Cuba, Raul Castro has indicated greater flexibility in the state-controlled economy, says Anita Snow.
- Indian-Origin Soldier In Israel Injured In Operation In Lebanon (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 03, 2006)
An Indian-origin soldier in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) was injured in the operation against Hizbullah in Bint Jbail village in southern Lebanon.
An Indian-origin soldier in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) was injured in the operation against Hizb
- Nepal Army Chief To Be Quizzed By Judicial Commission (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
A high-level judicial commission has summoned Nepal Army chief to question the military's role in crackdowns on pro-democracy rallies earlier this year.
- Hounded In Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
Maoists train guns on Indians ---- News coming out of Nepal about Indian workers, traders and industry owners being threatened and hounded by Maoists will surprise only those who have chosen not to read the writing on the wall for the past decade.
- Tackle Terror Sternly (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Aug 03, 2006)
The Government has no clearcut policies to fight terrorism sponsored by neighbouring nations.
- Sri Lanka Fighting Rages, Aid Workers Cannot Help (Reuters, Peter Apps, Aug 03, 2006)
Artillery pounded Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka while rebels fought firefights with troops early on Thursday as the island slipped back towards civil war.
- Chaos Looming Within, Outside Help Doesn’T Seem So Bad (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Aug 03, 2006)
Nepal has become almost a pilgrimage spot for experts in conflict management. The UN took the lead last week with the visit to Kathmandu of a high-powered seven-member team headed by Staffan De Mistura; the week before, a team from the Carter Center . . .
- Isi Man Held With Military Info (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The police arrested a suspected ISI agent from Manmad in Nashik district late on Tuesday night. The man — identified as Arif Lakhani — was allegedly feeding sensitive military information to a Pakistani handler, operating out of New Delhi.
- Hezbollah Strikes Back (Times of India, Vikas Singh, Aug 03, 2006)
Action intensified on the Israel-Lebanon border on Wednesday, with 8,000 Israeli troops stepping up their offensive, even as Hezbollah responded by bombarding northern Israel with more than 190 rockets — a record number so far in the three-week-old . . .
- Lanka Water Battle Rages; 40 Ltte Men Die (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Sri Lankan defence ministry said its forces have repulsed Wednesday's attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels around a strategic northeastern port, killing 40 insurgents and wounding 70 others.
- Out Of The Blue (Indian Express, S Krishnaswamy, Aug 03, 2006)
September, 1965. The time had come for us fighter pilots to prove our worth. Six months earlier I was posted from a Hunter Squadron to 23 Sqn Ambala, to fly the Gnats. I found the air combat skills in the Gnat Squadron to be distinctly . . .
- Tamil Tigers Run Amok, Train Guns On Army Camps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Tamil Tigers, on Wednesday, mounted major pre-dawn attacks on at least three key army camps in the Eastern port city of Trincomalee, leaving over 47 killed on both sides and several more wounded.
- What Happens After Fidel Castro? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
Even in a country which has its own 120 Club for those who reach that remarkable age, it has been accepted that the days of Fidel would one day end.
- Stray Dogs, High Offices (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 03, 2006)
The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions deserves to be commended for circulating, among all Ministries and Government departments, an office memorandum on the subject of stray animals.
- Gender Parity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
The armed forces now seek to give equality to women.
- Pro-Ltte Groups Fume As Crpf Trains Lankan Cops (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Aug 03, 2006)
A few pro-LTTE political parties in Tamil Nadu are furious over reports of the CRPF providing training to a batch of 44 Sri Lankan policemen in suburban Coimbatore. Leading the protest is MDMK chief Vaiko, who, in a strongly-worded letter to Prime . . .
- Not Just About The Hat (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Was the Vellore Revolt of 1806 only an angry outburst by a group of army personnel against poor pay, undesirable service conditions and unwarranted regulations? Or did it have any greater significance? What is its place in Indian history?
- Changing With Times (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Aug 03, 2006)
Challenges in the form of liberalisation and global competition have steeled the units' resolve to surge ahead.
- Whither Cuba After Castro? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 03, 2006)
The hospitalisation of Fidel Castro, the world’s longest serving political leader, has provoked sharply contradictory reactions from those expecting fundamental changes once the Cuban leader has passed on.
- Chemical Weapons Used By Israelis? (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Israeli military may have used chemical weapons against civilians in last Sunday’s deadly bombardment of an apartment block in the southern Lebanese city of Qana, a senior local Lebanese medic has told Adnkronos International (AKI).
- Bicentenary Of Vellore Revolt (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Aug 03, 2006)
The bicentenary of the Vellore Revolt kindles memories of the first challenge to the British empire in India.
- Cooperation And Hurdles (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 03, 2006)
The U.S. administration initiates moves towards opening up international nuclear cooperation and trade with India.
- A Choice For The Rogues (The Financial Express, Thomas L Friedman, Aug 03, 2006)
The Bush team needs to resolve a contradiction that has been at the heart of its administration: Is it for a change of regime or a change of behaviour in Iran and North Korea?
- Another Low Called Qana (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 03, 2006)
Over the years, philosophers have tried to evolve rules for the conduct of war .
- Nearly 30 Legislators Resign In Somalia (Asian Age, Mohamed Olad Hassan, Aug 03, 2006)
Somalia’s government was trying to regroup on Wednesday after nearly 30 legislators resigned in less than a week, saying the virtually powerless administration has failed to reconcile with Islamic militants who have taken over the capital.
- Over 50 Cops Shifted From Militancy-Hit Areas (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir government has shifted over 50 policemen following intelligence reports that they had links with militants.
- Ordnance Board To Produce `Cargo Ammunition' With Israeli Company (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Ministry sees substantial export potential; rights group against cargo ammunition
- A Muslim's Shame And Outrage (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Aug 02, 2006)
The angry helplessness keeps growing as one watches the murder of the Lebanese people by the criminal Israeli state, aided and abetted by the US.
- A Pointer To What? (News International, M.B. Naqvi, Aug 02, 2006)
Several former lieutenant generals, MPs, ministers and some academics have written a letter to the president with copies to the PPP and PML-N chiefs. What they say is common ground among democrats; the only remarkable thing about it is who said it.
- Mole Still Wrapped In Intrigue (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Aug 02, 2006)
The identity of the alleged American informers in the P V Narasimha Rao regime continues to remain a matter of speculation but the identity of the American official who authored the secret letter based on which BJP leader Jaswant Singh claimed he . . .
- Satellite Pictures `Show' Pakistan Has Terror Camp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan's claim that it does not have terrorist training camps in its territory has been strongly contested in the United States.
- Tigers Shell Strategic Harbour, Target Ship (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a strategic harbour in eastern Sri Lanka today and tried to sink a transporter ship with 850 troops aboard, the military said, killing four sailors as a low intensity war spiralled.
- Satellite Pictures Show Terror Camp In Balakot (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan’s claims that it does not have terrorist training camps in its territory is being strongly contested by FBI which has told a US court that satellite pictures pointed towards such a camp.
- Maoists Want Lion’S Share In Interim House (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Aug 02, 2006)
The Maoist rebels, who have said decommissioning of arms is unthinkable if it is not accompanied by similar action on the Nepal Army’s side, are insisting on a lion’s share in the proposed interim parliament as well as the government.
- Kissinger, Nixon Had A Plan To Nuke N Vietnam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Former US President Richard Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry A Kissinger, had contemplated using nuclear weapons power against North Vietnamese, at the peak of the Vietnam War, recently declassified documents reveal.
- Israeli Govt Okays 30-Km Incursion Into Lebanon (Times of India, Vikas Singh, Aug 02, 2006)
As anticipated by TOI on Monday, the lull along the Lebanese border proved shortlived. Following the clearance by Israeli cabinet, for "extended ground operations into Lebanon", Israeli troops backed by heavy artillery and air force shelling made . . .
- Signals From G8 (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Aug 02, 2006)
The G8 summit proves that the West needs Russia more than Russia, with its vast oil reserves and booming economy, needs the West.
- Pakistan Urges India To Deal With Festering Issues (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India should stop bickering in public and resolve longstanding disputes over Kashmir and other issues instead of learning to live with problems, a top Pakistani official said on Tuesday.
- Fbi Has Images Of Terror Camp In Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan’s claims that it does not have terrorist training camps in its territory has been strongly contested by the FBI which has told a US court that satellite pictures pointed towards such a camp.
- Trigger-Happy Pros (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
It was obviously a mistake, this business about a militant “neutralised” in Jammu and Kashmir being a Pakistan army major operating in mufti. Still, it projected the Indian army poorly in a situation where its public image has ever been patchy.
- Jem Strikes Twice, Kills Four Crpf, Bsf Jawans (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Militants of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) struck twice killing four security personnel in Srinagar when the Legislative Assembly and Council sessions were on.
- India's Limited Options In Middle East (Daily Excelsior, M. A. Ansari, Aug 02, 2006)
The Left, which has a fondness for the enemies of the US and Israel, is putting pressure on the Manmohan Singh government to treat the latest conflict in West Asia as an Israel-Arab conflict. In the process, the Left and the 'secular' parties have . . .
- Pakistani Poet Shuns Award Over Musharraf's Rule (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan's greatest living Urdu poet said he had returned the country's highest civilian award to protest the policies of President Pervez Musharraf.
- Bush Authorizes Graphite Export To China (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
President George W Bush authorized the export to China of 907,200 kg of bulk graphite for making plastics and said he did not believe it would prove detrimental to the US space launch industry.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Attack Army Camps Near Eastern Port (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Aug 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army and Tamil Tigers battled with mortars and artillery on Wednesday after rebels attacked three eastern military camps, a day after suicide bombers tried to sink a troop transport ship with 850 aboard.
- Israeli Commandos Snatch Hizbollah Members In Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Israeli commandos snatched at least three Hizbollah members from a stronghold deep inside Lebanon on Wednesday, in a raid Lebanese security sources said killed at least seven civilians.
- Three, Including Two Militants, Killed In Encounter In Doda (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Three persons, including two militants, were today killed in an encounter in Mughal Maidan area of Doda district, official sources said.
- Israeli Warplanes Pound Villages In South Lebanon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Hours after the Olmert Cabinet agreed to widen ground offensive in Lebanon, Israeli warplanes today pounded villages and towns in south of that country resulting in fierce fighting with Hezbollah which suffered 20 casualties while the Jewish state . . .
- Changing Goalposts (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 02, 2006)
IN principle I am against the bomb. When India exploded it, I paraded on the streets of Delhi, along with 5,000 people, to register protest.
- Barnes Rebuts Jaswant: Never Wrote Or Got Note (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Aug 02, 2006)
Another hole in mole story: Ex-US envoy Barnes says I wasn’t even in India, don’t know anything about ‘leak’
- Israel’S New Plan: Push Hizbollah Out Of Backyard Before The World Steps In (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Aug 02, 2006)
Less than a mile from the Israel-Lebanon border, the fog begins to lift on Israeli intentions as ground troops pour in to start what is a “clean up” of the Hizbollah from the area between the border and the Litani river, 20-25 km into Lebanese territory.
- Ten Lebanese Killed During Israeli Raid On Baalbek (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
An Israeli raid involving heavy air strikes and a helicopter-borne commando raid killed at least ten people in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, witnesses said on
Wednesday.
- Weakening Hezbollah May Take Weeks: Peres (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Israel might need "weeks" more of fighting to deal with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Wednesday despite growing calls for a
ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.
- Bush Fundamentalism Is Courting Disaster (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Aug 02, 2006)
Affinity with the Christian Right has led to banning stem cell research and turning a blind eye to civilian deaths in Lebanon.
- Us Rejects Calls For Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 02, 2006)
As France, Russia, Indonesia and Italy emerged as possible contributors to a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, the US has rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire with President Bush saying he first wanted a “sustainable” end to the violence.
- Lebanon And Israel Clash At Un Council (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Lebanon and Israel have clashed at a special UN Security Council meeting on the new West Asia crisis with Beirut calling for an international investigation into the “crime of Qana” and Tel Aviv asking it to end the attacks by the Hizbollah militia.
- Big Role Awaits Arab Street (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Aug 02, 2006)
The Islamic countries have been following double standards regarding the Hezbollah issue.
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