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Articles 6821 through 6920 of 27135:
- Hooda Announces Free Education For ``Brave Child Of Haryana'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Those who helped rescue Prince to be rewarded
- Sri Lanka Builds Up Troops In The East (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 31, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Sunday said it had mobilised unspecified number of troops in the east to lift the blockade of a waterway purportedly imposed by the Tamil Tigers even as the LTTE alleged that a number of its troops had been killed in the continuing . . .
- The Long Road To Equality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement in Parliament on the Government's resolve to ensure parity between women and men in terms of rank and salary in all wings of the defence services has not come a day too soon, but it may still fall short . . .
- Infiltration Bid Foiled In J&k; Four Terrorists Killed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Four terrorists who were trying to infiltrate into Indian Territory were killed in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.
- 51 Killed In Israeli Airstrike On Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
At least 51 persons were killed, many of them children, when Israeli war planes blitzed a village in Lebanon today, the deadliest single strike since the Jewish state unleashed its war on Hezbollah 19 days ago.
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Jul 31, 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.
- Ladakhis Seek Reopening Of Age-Old Trade Routes (Hindu, Luv Puri , Jul 31, 2006)
Renewal of ties will ensure the well-being of the region
- Blow Hot, Cold (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
With the monsoon clouds looming over us, a hill holiday at this time can turn out to be a misty but somewhat damp experience.
- Save The Dialogue (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Jul 31, 2006)
Despite all the talk of “irreversibility” of the peace process that India and Pakistan launched in 2004, the shadow of terrorism has always been lurking in the background as a potential spoiler.
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jul 31, 2006)
Every time there is a major terrorist strike, the imprint of Pakistan comes out glaringly. Islamabad, on the contrary, accuses our intelligence agencies of having inspired and perpetrated serious incidents not only in India but also Pakistan.
- Arabs Disavow Hizbullah (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jul 31, 2006)
The current round of hostilities between Israel and its enemies differs from prior ones in that it's not an Arab-Israeli war, but one that pits Iran and its Islamist proxies, Hamas and Hizbullah, against Israel.
- The U.S.-India Deal Switcheroo (Asia Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 31, 2006)
The US-India nuclear deal was signed on July 18, 2005 with much fanfare. More than a year later, its future remains uncertain, with only the Lower House of the US Congress having passed the enabling legislation.
- Israeli Air Blitz Kills 25 Lebanese Children (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Fifty-one people were killed, half of them children, in an Israeli air blitz on the Lebanese village of Qana on Sunday, triggering outrage around the world and warnings of retribution for Israel’s "war crime". The police said the death toll was at . . .
- Much Tut, Tut And A Holding Forth (OutLook, Khushwant Singh, Jul 31, 2006)
His social conscience veered towards formula and came peppered with desi gaalis in all their pungency.
- Israel Suspends Air Strikes For 48 Hours (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Amid mounting international pressure, Israel on Monday agreed to halt its deadly aerial operations in southern Lebanon for 48 hours to investigate the bombing in Lebanese village of Qana that left 54 people, most of them children and women, dead.
- Paint Your Landscape (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Rather like the city itself, this is a book that is the result of a cultivated eye. And so its readers will have to be drawn from that echelon.
- Rain Subsides, Army Deployed In Southern M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
At least a dozen persons have perished in the spate of floods that have submerged large portions of Sangli district in the Krishna valley basin...
- 'Respect Your Enemy Strategically ....' (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 31, 2006)
but despise him tactically". Be cautious in planning the strategy, but implement it without second thoughts.
- Israel Kills 60 In Lebanon Massacre, Sparks Outrage (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
US, Israel do not want immediate ceasefire
Rice wins 48-hour suspension of Lebanon air strikes
UNSC holds emergency meeting
Olmert says offensive needs to continue
- India Links Talks With Closing Terror Bases (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Islamabad given evidence about 52 militant camps: Sharma
Mukherjee rules out Singh visit to Pakistan in near future
- India Wants Results From Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
India remains committed to making peace with Pakistan but the effort will mean little if it does not help curb the movement of militants across the border, India’s defence minister said on Sunday.
- Multinational Force In Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 31, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called a meeting on Monday of countries that could contribute troops to proposed international force on the Lebanon-Israel border. Syria has, however, opposed such a force. President Bush has asked Syria and Iran . . .
- Pak, India Foreign Secretaries Meeting In Dhaka Today (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 31, 2006)
Iran has threatened to bin an international proposal over its nuclear programme if the UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding that Tehran freeze sensitive uranium enrichment.
- Lebanon Cancels Condoleezza Rice Visit (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 65 people, including at least 34 children, in a southern Lebanese village Sunday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
- This Is Worse Than Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 31, 2006)
As I speak to my constituents in Tooting and people elsewhere in London, of all faiths, races and backgrounds, I hear views that are almost identical: “This is worse than Iraq.”
- Arab Opinion Turns In Favour Of Hizbollah (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
At the onset of the Lebanese crisis, Arab governments, starting with Saudi Arabia, slammed Hizbollah for recklessly provoking a war, providing what the United States and Israel took as a wink and a nod to continue the fight.
- All For Free Speech (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jul 30, 2006)
In dealing with the media, India backs off from repression when there is publicity and pressure.
- Indo-Us Pact Bad Deal: Nyt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Branding the India-US nuclear pact as “bad deal,” and also criticising US lawmakers for their consent for it, The New York Times on Saturday commented that it would have been far better for Manmohan Singh and George W Bush to build their new . . .
- Night Of The Empire (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 30, 2006)
Bush's foreign policy manual will yield a Hobbesian dystopia
- Beyond Gender-Bias Laws (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Close on the heels of President Musharraf’s declaration regarding the need to amend the Hudood Ordinances according to the true spirit of Islam comes Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s statement expressing the same view.
- The Mole And The Fox (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 30, 2006)
Did someone in Rao’s PMO leak nuclear secrets to the US? Or were Americans told what Rao wanted them to hear?
- Ltte Vs Unicef (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 30, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is listed as a terrorist or unlawful organisation in several countries.
- Newest War In West Asia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
A Lebanese man flashes victory signs near the wreckage of the apartment building that was hit by Israeli air strikes in southern Beirut.
- How Best To Reform The Police (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 30, 2006)
Addressing a conference of state chief secretaries, the Prime Minister said, “…You will have to empower your police forces to be able to discharge their functions at higher levels of efficiency.
- Tears And Triumphs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Durga Bai's paintings show a gentle tribal world, increasingly under threat by a dominant culture.
- N Korea Threatens To Quit Asean (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
North Korea has said it could quit the Associaton of South East Asian Nations if the organisation condemns the Communist regime’s missile tests, a South Korean official said on Friday.
- Bush Clears The Way For Corporate Domination (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
When George W. Bush says that he wants to spread freedom to every corner of the earth, he means it.
- Pakistan Says Nuclear Site ‘Safe In Our Hands’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Ahmad Kasuri said on Friday that a powerful new nuclear reactor under construction was “safe in our hands” and would not spark an arms race with rival India.
- Me States To Buy $4.6bn Arms From Washington (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The Bush administration spelled out plans on Friday to sell $4.6 billion of arms to moderate Arab states, including battle tanks worth $2.9 billion to protect critical Saudi infrastructure.
- Who`s Minding The Home? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 30, 2006)
Shivraj Patil's tentativeness comes across too strongly for comfort in his current job.
- Democrats Seek Probe Over Delayed Report: Us-India Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Democratic lawmakers on Friday requested an investigation into why the State Department delayed word of sanctions on two Indian companies for Iran-related dealings until after the US House of Representatives approved a nuclear agreement with New Delhi.
- Transatlantic Tensions Over Lebanon (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jul 30, 2006)
IT looks set to be an autumn of transatlantic discord.
- Friends And Sycophants (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jul 30, 2006)
IN the midst of hardening political stands, an advisory for conciliation and compromise issued by a group of assorted but prominent citizens comes as a whiff of fresh air. But, perhaps, it is likely to remain just a whiff.
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 30, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- Letters To The Editor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
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- While Talking West Asia, Watch North Korea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 30, 2006)
The fires of West Asia must not be allowed to distract the world’s attention from the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, which it demonstrated by its recent test of a long-range missile.
- Chavez Says Venezuela Could Export Guns (Statesman, Editorial, Asian Times, Jul 30, 2006)
Venezuela could eventually export guns and ammunition to Bolivia and other allies once it opens a factory to make Kalashnikov rifles, President Mr Hugo Chavez said during a tour of West Asia.
- N.Korean Missile Broke Up Soon After Launch - Reports (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The Taepodong-2 long-range missile test-fired by North Korea on July 5 broke up and fell back to earth just after its launch, making its flight much shorter than previously believed, media reports said on Sunday.
- Sino-Indian Ties: (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Jul 30, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent back-to-back visit to Japan and China and reopening of Nathu La trade route between India and China are watershed developments in Sino-India relations.
- India, Pakistan Seek To Keep Peace Process Alive (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jul 30, 2006)
India and Pakistan resume a badly bruised peace process this week, hoping that the dialogue does not collapse because of bomb attacks in Mumbai blamed on Islamic militants.
- Cbms: City Blasting Measures? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Does it matter whether the USA or Boucher believe the evidence our agencies have gathered on Pakistanis' involvement in the bomb blasts and other terrorist activities? What steps is the NSA going to take (or advise) against Pakistan in the light . . .
- Scientists Shut Out, Pmo Thinks It’S Know-All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
“We need to take some risks and if out of 10 rocket launches two fail, that is ok and we can learn from it.” Dr P K Iyengar former chairman Atomic Energy . . .
- Role Of Intelligence Agencies (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 30, 2006)
The “agencies” may be doing some good work of which little is known beyond their own walls, but they have gained notoriety for messing up the country’s political system, and for gross violations of human rights.
- Sri Lanka Truce Dead In All But Name: Chief Monitor (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jul 30, 2006)
A four-year ceasefire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tiger rebels is dead in all but name and a low intensity war continues to rage, the head of the Nordic mission that oversees the truce said on Saturday.
- U.S., U.K. Warn Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday delivered their sharpest warning yet to Iran over its alleged involvement in Lebanon and its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
- Nuclear Deal: Bush Administration To Work With Congress, (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
This is the text of the U.S. Statement of Administration Policy on the nuclear cooperation Bill:
- Continue Dialogue: Pakistan Leader (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 30, 2006)
"Don't play into the hands of those against peace"
Media body moves resolution urging Pakistan not to allow its territory to be used by extremists
Asks both countries to fulfil commitments made under joint declarations
Call to end root . . .
- The Mole And The Fox (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 29, 2006)
Be it New Delhi or New York, I am no early riser. So it is never welcome when the phone rings at 6 am, as it did at Manhattan’s (then) Taj Group Lexington Hotel in the fall of 1997.
- Musharraf Under Fire From Ex-Military Men (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 29, 2006)
The Pakistani expatriate community in Washington is ablaze with news of how their country’s president, General Pervez Musharraf, has come under an unprecedented attack from elements within the military establishment who want him to hand over power . . .
- Kalam Moots 9-Pronged Plan For J&k Prosperity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said the peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir is a guarantee for the peace and development in the country.
- Goalposts Shifted? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 29, 2006)
The Bill seems to have created more unease than jubilation
- Airstrikes Intensified, Un Pulls Out Observers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Israel on Friday dismissed suggestions of major UN involvement in any potential international force in Lebanon and said more professional and better-trained troops were needed for such a volatile situation.
- Want To Buy A Fake Vacation? (Deccan Herald, KIM MURPHY, Jul 29, 2006)
Want to buy a degree or purebred alley cat? Anything’s possible, as long as you don’t care if it’s real....
- Musharraf Talks To Altaf, Consults Constitutional Experts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
MQM expected to reconsider resignation after meeting PM today
Musharraf to invite MQM leaders for a meeting in the next few days
- The Group Of 18 (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 29, 2006)
The letter to President Gen Pervez Musharraf written by the group of 18 (henceforth 'G-18') is neither irrelevant nor insignificant, as stated by the official spokesman. It is an important document in many respects.
- While Talking West Asia, Watch North Korea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 29, 2006)
The fires of West Asia must not be allowed to distract the world’s attention from the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, which it demonstrated by its recent test of a long-range missile.
- Hezbollah Men Fire Iran-Made Missiles (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Hezbollah fired Iranian-made missiles into Israel for the first time during the 17-day-old Lebanon crisis on Friday, with five rockets landing in the north of the country without causing casualties, Israeli television reported.
- Bush Seconds Prime Minister's Concern On Nuclear Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jul 29, 2006)
Amid the clamour against the India-US nuclear deal on both sides of the Atlantic, two men - George Bush and Manmohan Singh - are singing from the same sheet of music.
- Pakistan Major Killed In J&k Encounter (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Jul 29, 2006)
The Indian Army late on Friday disclosed that a terrorist killed in a gun battle with soldiers two days ago was a Pakistan Army Major.
- How Govt's Curbing Your Right To Know (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Last week, when The Times of India broke the story that the Cabinet was about to approve amendments in the RTI Act to keep file notings out of public purview, there was predictably a furore.
- N Korea Threatens To Quit Asean (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
North Korea has said it could quit the Associaton of South East Asian Nations if the organisation condemns the Communist regime’s missile tests, a South Korean official said on Friday.
- Who`s Minding The Home? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 29, 2006)
Shivraj Patil's tentativeness comes across too strongly for comfort in his current job.
- Finland Pulling Out Of Sri Lanka Mission (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 29, 2006)
Finland is pulling out of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) on grounds of security before the September 1 deadline set by Tamil Tigers for all European Union (EU) ceasefire monitors to leave.
- Thousands Of Civilians Are In Danger Of Being Trapped (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 29, 2006)
As Israel steps up air raids, people rushing towards Christian dominated villages
- Left Chickens Out Of N-Deal Resolution (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jul 29, 2006)
After blowing hot for days, the Left on Friday buckled under Congress pressure and backed out of moving an all-party resolution on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, provoking the BJP to accuse it of "betraying the nation."
- Only Hizbollah Can Defend Against Israel (News International, Jonathan Steele, Jul 29, 2006)
A rally of well-dressed middle-class ladies, perhaps 40 in all, protested outside the UN's offices here on July 26, calling for a ceasefire. Representing the Lebanese Council of Women, they handed out leaflets appealing to Kofi Annan to get something . .
- 6 Die In Israeli Air Raids (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Six civilians, including a Jordanian, were killed in Lebanon today as Israel launched a new wave of air strikes across the country, police said.
- Beware The `New Order' Israel Is Imposing (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 29, 2006)
No peace or stability can emerge in West Asia through occupation, subjugation, and the military slaughter of civilians.
- Only Hizbollah Can Fight Israeli Invasion (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jul 29, 2006)
Attempts to impose an international force would risk destroying Lebanon's government and revive the danger of civil war.
- Govt. Dumps 5500 Million Tonnes Of Solid Waste Per Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Chief Minister advocates judicious use of pesticide by farmers
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