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Articles 7221 through 7320 of 27135:
- Pakistan Downplays Nuclear Report (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 25, 2006)
Islamabad expanding facility: U.S. newspaper
- 'We Want India To Play A Major Role In Talks' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 25, 2006)
Though perceived as a Sinhala nationalist, Sri Lanka's fifth president, Mahinda Rajapakse — the first from outside the Bandaranaike family — says he is a Sri Lankan seeking peaceful coexistence among Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and other communities . . .
- Saddam On Hunger Strike, Trial Resumes Without Him (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed on Monday without the ousted Iraqi leader, who has been receiving medical attention for his hunger strike.
- Human Toll (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 25, 2006)
Israel has to stop the bombing, it solves no purpose
- Ib: Bereft Of Accountability (Deccan Herald, R N KULKARNI, Jul 25, 2006)
Human intelligence operations are the key to counter terrorist strikes.
- ‘The Only Time I’Ve Slept Badly In My Life Was In Gujarat. Just . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2006)
‘The only time I’ve slept badly in my life was in Gujarat. Just hearing the descriptions. Never before, never after’
- Israeli Forces Push Into Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Heavy fighting erupted early today as Israeli ground forces pushed into Lebanon, heading toward a Hezbollah stronghold, the military said, as rockets continued to fall on northern Israel.
- Pak Building Powerful N-Reactor: Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan is constructing a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium leading to apprehensions that this could signal a fresh arms race in the South Asian region, a media report said today.
- Expose The Criminal And The Guilty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Authority to convene military commissions in appropriate circumstances, see, e.g., id, at 518, there is nothing in the AUMF’s text or legislative history even hinting that Congress intended to expand or alter the authorization set forth in UCMJ . . .
- Gateways To Great Careers (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Chennai is witnessing a revolution with students discovering new streams that lead to a bright careers.
- Syria’S Stern Warning To Israel (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 25, 2006)
Syria has issued a stern warning that Israeli invasion of Lebanon will drag it into the serious Middle East conflict. ‘Israel will be just within 20 kilometres of Damascus if it enters Lebanon and we will not watch . . .
- Sensexocrats: The New Ruling Caste (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 25, 2006)
The anguish of terrorism breeds a thousand questions, each troubling, one more difficult than the other.
- Where Is Humanitarian Law? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
Restrained perhaps by the mandate of his office, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator was non-committal when asked on Sunday if Israel was guilty of war crimes in its on-going assault on Lebanon.
- A Letter Of Good Intent? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 25, 2006)
Variant interpretations have been placed on the intent behind the letter written by a group of well-known citizens to President Pervez Musharraf, advising him to separate his contentious offices and ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- Let The Guns Be Silent First (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 25, 2006)
The sooner the key players in West Asia realise that dialogue, not confrontation, will ensure lasting peace, the better it is for the region, says Gwynne Dyer
- Private Players' Role (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Tamil Nadu, especially engineering education, has benefited much from the efforts of the private sector.
- A Reminder To The President (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
The letter to President Pervez Musharraf by some intellectuals, retired generals and serving and former parliamentarians breaks no new ground and states the obvious.
- Pakistan To India: Show Sagacity (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan’s defence minister, Rao Sikandar Iqbal, has said that India should show sagacity instead of hurling allegations.
- P-Bomb Takes Plutonium Leap (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan is building a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, according to the Washington Post.
- The Good Guys Rarely Win (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 25, 2006)
It speaks volumes for US priorities that the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hizbollah generated a quality of response that only makes sense if Washington itself was under siege from extra-terrestrial satanic forces.
- Us Embassy In Delhi On High Alert, Terror Group Plans Attack (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Jul 25, 2006)
The next few days are likely to be very tense for the US embassy here. For a top IB official has sent a letter to security agencies with a chilling message the American embassy is expected to be targetted any time between now and July 30 by . . .
- India Unruffled By Pakistan's Nuke Push (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jul 25, 2006)
India has refused to be drawn into reacting to what it considers the final attempt to derail the US-India nuclear deal by the American non-proliferation lobby.
- Costs Of Rejection (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 25, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal under negotiation has been misunderstood as a bilateral engagement. Critics view the deal as a clever US attempt to entrap India into a junior partnership to serve US interests and cap India's strategic arsenal.
- "Nuclear Policy Has A Purely Defensive Orientation" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
India changed its policy and developed nuclear deterrence only after powerful nations did not give up their nuclear weapons and its neighbours began taking strides in this direction, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Monday.
- Rice Meets Lebanon Pm, Expresses Support (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Us Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in Beirut on Monday in a show of support for that country’s weakened democracy, which is struggling to contain the fighting between the Hizbollah and Israel.
- India Has Fought Terrorism Effectively Respecting Human Rights: Pranab (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Monday that India has fought the scourge of terrorism effectively and has respected human rights and "this is an important distinction between the defence and security policies of democracies . . .
- It’S The Pits (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 25, 2006)
here are moments when a Nation-State coalesces into one single country. One such moment was when the whole of India was praying for the safety and recovery of a five-year-old who fell into a 60-foot uncovered pit dug for a tubewell in Haryana.
- Nepal Rebels Tell U.N. Won't Surrender Arms (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels will not give up their arms before a likely vote next year to decide the political future of the restive Himalayan nation, rebel chief Prachanda has told United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
- Over 60 Dead In Baghdad, Kirkuk Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Over 60 people were killed on Sunday in bomb explosions in Baghdad and the northern oil centre of Kirkuk, police said.
- Saddam's Trial To Resume Despite Hunger Strike » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The trial of Iraq's ousted president, Saddam Hussein, was to resume on Monday with or without him, after he was admitted to hospital suffering from the effects of a 16-day-old hunger strike.
- 22 Dead, 24 Hurt As Bus Falls Into River In Nepal » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
At least 22 people were killed and 24 others were hurt on Sunday when a bus carrying passengers from Kathmandu to Jalbire skidded off a mountain road and fell into a river in northeast Nepal's Sindhpalchowk district, police said.
- Israeli Ground Forces Enter South Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Israeli ground forces entered Lebanon overnight, the Israeli military said in a statement at daybreak on Monday, but added that it was not a large-scale invasion.
- Rewarding India (USA Today.com, Editorial, USA today.com, Jul 25, 2006)
President Bush controversially promised to help India build nuclear power plants last week. With that step, he essentially welcomed India to the elite club of recognized nuclear powers in all but name.
- 'F-16s To Pak Plus N-Reactor Equals Disaster' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
A prominent American lawmaker on Monday asked Bush Administration to scrap the sale of F-16s to Pakistan, saying the acquisition of the US-made fighter jets plus the plutonium reactor reportedly being built by Islamabad equals a "catastrophe."
- Pak Bombshell, Doubts In India (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan has begun building what independent analysts say is a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium sufficient for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year.
- Not Exactly Total Recall (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 25, 2006)
Jaswant Singh provides a partial account of a key period in Indian diplomacy
- Fault Lines Of Colonial System Of Policing (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
The British left us saddled with a police structure vastly different from what they themselves had back home.
- Beastly Act (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
Who will not be moved by the tragic story of 17-year old Mukhtar Ahmed Sheikh in the south of the Valley?
- Pakistan Nuclear Expansion Raises U.S. Concerns (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan is building a new nuclear reactor that could produce enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year in what would be a major expansion of its nuclear program and could prompt an intensified arms race in South Asia, a report said Monday.
- Fear Of Truth (Times of India, Suresh Chander, Jul 25, 2006)
The Indian army is in the news again. This time it's the dal scam. We have had cases of booze selling, fake encounters, falling for the honey trap and such like.
- Japan Tightens N Korea Sanctions Noose (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Japan is considering revisions of foreign exchange and trade laws as part of sanctions imposed on North Korea in response to its recent missile tests, a newspaper report said today.
- Prince’S Passion-Play (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 25, 2006)
The collective power of fiercely competitive television channels ~ sensation-hungry and insensitive though they frequently are ~ is what brought nationwide focus to the plight of a Haryanvi lad trapped for 50 hours in a 60-foot “bore” that had been . . .
- Israel’S ‘Terrorist’ Origins (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
As Israeli forces killed more than 300 civilians and drove half a million people from their homes in the name of stamping out “terrorism”, a small, sour historical irony passed unnoticed last week in Jerusalem.
- Vigil In Warzone Without Water (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jul 25, 2006)
Parched and shell-shocked on the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon, Indian and Ghanaian soldiers with a UN mission in the warzone are pleading with Tel Aviv for water to slake their thirst because there have been no supplies in the semi-desert . . .
- Public Space (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 25, 2006)
An unmanned, inflatable spacecraft financed by an American hotelier beamed back the first images since it slipped into orbit last week aboard a converted Cold War ballistic missile from Russia and expanded itself.
- Australian Oppn Leader For Liberal Uranium Export Policy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The leader of the Opposition in Australia, Kim Beazley, has withdrawn support for a long- standing ban on new uranium mines in the country and instead suggested a policy of liberal mining and exports.
- Death Blame On Army Duo (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The army today announced that a major and a rifleman have been found “guilty” in the Ajit Mahanta custody death case, the trigger for one of the strongest waves of protest in the Northeast against alleged excesses by armed forces.
- A Rescue And Some Issues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 25, 2006)
The dramatic rescue in a Haryana village of Prince, a little boy, from a 60-foot-deep pit by a team led by men from the Army's Corps of Engineers is inspiring.
- The Jvp Makes Its Move (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 25, 2006)
The party's plea in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against the "temporary merger" of the north and the east has sparked concerns.
- ‘Army Failed To Rein In Radicals In Pakistan’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan army has failed to rein in radicals in the country’s restive tribal belt and Islamic clerics throughout the region continue to give jehadi sermons asking people to live by the Islamic Sharia.
- Time For Parliament To Step In (Hindu, K.C. Pant , Jul 25, 2006)
Rarely before has a bilateral accord carried such far-reaching implications for India as the nuclear deal with the United States. It threatens to compromise the country's freedom of action. An extraordinary situation calls for an extraordinary . . .
- Pm Dares Jaswant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
In a somewhat caustic reaction to the charge by BJP leader Mr Jaswant Singh that there was “a mole” in the PMO passing on India’s nuclear plans to the USA during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today dared him to . . .
- Ard Tactics That Won’T Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) — a conglomerate of opposition parties including the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of exiled premier Nawaz . . .
- Israel Warns Of Full Scale Ground Invasion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
A besiged Lebanon continued to be bombed from air for the 10th day as Israel called up thousands of reserves after warning it could launch a full-scale ground invasion and airdropped leaflets warning civilians to leave border villages by 2 pm on Friday.
- Musharraf Asked To Separate Offices Of President, Army Chief (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Jul 24, 2006)
As Pervez Musharraf planned to get elected as Pakistan President for another term next year, 18 prominent Pakistanis, including six retired Generals, have asked him to separate the offices of President and Army Chief, saying combining . . .
- Find & Destroy The Terrorists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 24, 2006)
The Federal Assembly has approved the decision of the Russian President to find and destroy the terrorists who murdered the Russian diplomats in Iraq.
- Saviour Ships (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 24, 2006)
India, unostentatiously, moved a few places up the international power-scale when deploying four naval ships to evacuate its nationals stranded in the Lebanon conflict.
- Cpm To Be Vocal On N-Deal In Parliament (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The CPI-M will make the Indo-US Nuclear Deal the major weapon of its attack on the government in Parliament’s monsoon session, and wants all big parties to join in the chorus.
- United We Debate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
As the endgame on legislating a nuclear exception for India begins in the US, our Parliament has every right to hear from the government and discuss the agreement’s implementation.
- Contempt Proceedings Against Bank, Drt Officials (Hindu, A. Subramani , Jul 24, 2006)
"Participation" in bid to usurp 3.77 acres on Lattice Bridge Road
Property willed to Salvation Army
Documents allegedly fabricated to show estate was sold to repay bank loan
Property willed to Salvation Army
- Education A Casualty In Hiv Households: Study (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Dropout rates are higher and attendance is lower; 2,386 people living with HIV and AIDS interviewed
Girl child is more likely to be withdrawn from school
Study covers six States
- Scoops, Spooks And Scepticism (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 24, 2006)
I was going to start this edition of the column talking about general TV reportage on two definitely bearded men, Amitabh Bachchan and Swami Ramdev, who allegedly infiltrated a proud . . .
- Karat Warns Centre On Foreign Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
"Departures in Senate draft from original deal"
- Indian Maoists Criticise Prachanda (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 24, 2006)
Multiparty democracy, U.N. supervision a "dangerous" mistake.
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 24, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- Second Phase Of Evacuation From Lebanon Begins (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 24, 2006)
The second phase of evacuation of Indians from Lebanon began on Sunday with INS Mumbai carrying 444 people to Larnaca, Cyprus, from the Beirut port. It left at 4 p.m. IST.
- Boy Rescued From 60-Ft. Pit After Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Army men pull out five-year-old Prince at a village near Kurukshetra; boy's plight sparks nationwide prayers
- Nda To Submit Memorandum To President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
It will highlight the Government's "failure" to prevent the Mumbai train blasts
We won't allow any other discussion in Lok Sabha till our adjournment motion is admitted and debated
- Terror Trail (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 24, 2006)
Despite the first wave of arrests by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of those suspected to have a hand in the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts, the masterminds of Terror Tuesday are probably still at large.
- Pm Dares Jaswant To Name Mole (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today challenged former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh to prove the allegation he made in his book “A Call to Honour” that there was a mole in the Prime Minister’s Office during the premiership . . .
- Do What You Say (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2006)
Pakistan’s involvement in promoting terrorism in India is a well-established fact. What happened in Mumbai on July 11 is the latest example of the use of terrorism for achieving its unholy objectives.
- Israeli Forces Enter South Lebanon Village (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Israeli ground forces entered Lebanon overnight, the Israeli military said in a statement at daybreak on Monday, without elaborating.
- Opinion: The Rising (Daily Excelsior, Deepti Priya Mehrotra, Jul 24, 2006)
When Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar broke her 21-day hunger strike, a journalist asked her whether "pressure tactics" like indefinite fasts should be used to influence decisions.
- India-China Ties On Upswing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 24, 2006)
India-China relations have established a new landmark with the re-opening of the strategic Nathula border after 44 years.
- Un, Us Objectives On West Asia Similar, Annan Says (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has pointed out that the world body and the United States both share the same long-term goals with regard to the West Asia situation.
- Talks With India To Resume Soon, Hopes Kasuri (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has expressed hope that India-Pakistan composite dialogue will soon be back on track and stressed that it is in the interest of both the countries as well as the region to carry forward the peace process.
- A Pay Hike For Brunei Civil Servants (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2006)
In the oil-rich state of Brunei, unlike in crude-dependent India, civil servants get a pay hike only if they provide two decades of civil service and don’t agitate! Brunei’s civil servants recently got their first pay rise in . . .
- Boy Rescued From Hole As Nation Watches (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
A five-year-old boy stuck in a 50-foot hole for two days was lifted to safety on Sunday in a massive rescue effort seen on live television.
- Partners In Crime (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 24, 2006)
The revelation by a high-level inquiry that a man dubbed as a wanted criminal killed in an encounter by the Karachi police was not what the police claimed he was is extremely disturbing and shows that incidences of extrajudicial killing . . .
- India Faces Hostile Security Environment (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 24, 2006)
While it is impracticable to create military as sets to every conceivable situation, there is a need to continually examine long-term possibilities and put away contingency plans to meet those eventualities.
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