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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 27135:
- Peace Being Held Hostage (Deccan Herald, Robert Macfarlane, Jul 12, 2006)
Israel’s current military offensive against Gaza has two stated objectives: the release of a soldier captured by Palestinian fighters on June 25th and an end to Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli towns near the Gaza border.
- ‘95 Per Cent Of Our Launch Vehicles Are Indigenous, We Are . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 12, 2006)
G Madhavan Nair, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India, tells Indian Express Editor in Chief Shekhar Gupta about the new sense of confidence with which the Indian space research is . . .
- A Worrying Domestic Situation (News International, M B NAQVI, Jul 12, 2006)
These were two or three incidents that were quite unrelated to each other. They were symptomatic. In the first, a posse of ISI officials picked up a retired brigadier, his daughter-in-law and his grandsons from their Islamabad home and took them to . . .
- Spilling Palestinian Blood (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jul 12, 2006)
If somebody believes they can force us militarily, they are befooling themselves. We defeated them in the past and we will defeat them again.
- Diamer-Basha Dam Royalty Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
While addressing a public meeting in Gilgit on July 4, President Pervez Musharraf said that the Northern Areas (NA) would get royalty from the Diamer-Basha Dam.
- Recognising Us Duplicity (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jul 12, 2006)
It is difficult to understand how the US expects the Pakistani state to continue giving it unflinching support on the war against terrorism when it uses every opportunity to challenge its . . .
- Multan Plane Crash (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
The deaths of 45 people in Monday's plane crash in Multan is the sixth such disaster involving a Fokker F 27 turboprop plane since 1970.
- India Could Use Airforce Against Kashmiri Militants (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 12, 2006)
The Indian government is considering using the air force to launch a counter-insurgency offensive in held Kashmir following increased militant activity and a series of blasts in Srinagar.
- Afghan Mission A Major Step For Nato: Rumsfe (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday the expansion of a Nato peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan was historic for the alliance which will soon take over some of the most dangerous parts of the country.
- Changing ‘Pre-Emption’? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 12, 2006)
Call intervention by any name, it remains intervention. On Monday, the White House spokesman said “pre-emption” did not necessarily mean war.
- Fight The Tigers, Arm Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 12, 2006)
The story of the Government's firefighting action in Nepal is instructive. While the crisis was brewing, BJP leader Jaswant Singh was invited to Kathmandu by King Gyanendra.
- Rice Urges Congress To Vote N-Deal Before August (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 12, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged both Houses of the US Congress to vote on the US-India civil nuclear cooperation before the month-long summer recess in August.
- Twin Failures (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2006)
The failure of the GSLV launch vehicle and the loss of the INSAT-4C satellite, coming as it did soon after the failure of the first test launch of Agni-III has hit our sense of achievement and control over these important programmes.
- Invest More Funds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 12, 2006)
GSLV, Agni are bound to take off ---- Failure in a national endeavour can no doubt have a depressing impact on both Government and the people.
- Warm Up To The Future (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 12, 2006)
A number of sceptics in this country have questioned whether the Indo-US nuclear deal is really about civil nuclear energy.
- Down, Not Out (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2006)
If Agni-III had been successful on Sunday India would have had an intermediate range ballistic missile capable of delivering a one-tonne warhead 3,500 km away, besides a credible nuclear deterrent in the context of China.
- Blasts: Bid To Scare Tourists (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The serial grenade explosions in Srinagar are being visualised as an attempt of terrorists to cripple the economy of those connected with tourism by scaring away tourists.
- Pm Promises Autonomy For Science And Tech Institutes (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Amidst the raging row over the autonomy of AIIMS and the reservation issue, the Prime Minister today promised to ensure the autonomy of the country’s science and technology institutions while widening access to quality education for all sections . . .
- Zimbabwe’S 1200 Per Cent Inflation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2006)
I was introduced to the “Zimbabwean wallet” on my first day back in my home country.
- Mps' Meet Likely To Grill Pranab, Drdo Over Agni-Iii Failure (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The failure of the maiden test firing of the Agni-III intermediate range ballistic missile(IRBM) is likely to figure prominently during the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Defence meeting here on Wednesday.
- Diplomacy Or Defense? Us Tries Both Against Nuclear Wannabes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In a concrete and steel mini-city 2,400 feet below the surface of Cheyenne Mountain, some of the 1,100 US and Canadian military and civilian personnel assigned to NORAD here were witness last week to an amazing contrast.
- Iran's Waiting Game (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war," Winston Churchill said famously in 1954 about negotiations to end the Korean War, and the Bush administration embraced this precept in proposing talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
- Rajapakse Promises $1.25 B For Strife-Hit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The President urged his advisors to study the Indian devolution model and come up with a power-sharing plan to end decades of ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka.
- Israeli Air Strikes On Gaza Continue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In the latest action in the Gaza Strip, Israeli aircraft fired missiles at militants transporting and setting up rockets near the northern town of Beit Hanoun, the Israeli army said.
- Italy's Moment Of Glory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 11, 2006)
When Italy's football captain Fabio Cannavaro climbed on to the podium to hold aloft the trophy he added the finishing touch to the fairy tale of the FIFA World Cup finals.
- Agni-Iii Stumbles On Its First Flight (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 11, 2006)
It was on a day in July 1980 that India successfully flew its first satellite launch vehicle, the SLV-3.
- Bhaskar Ghose: The Bucks Stop Here (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 11, 2006)
The redefinition of the role of Financial Advisers is going to make transaction of business in Ministries even more complex than it has been so far.
- Praful Bidwai: Ready To Collude With Empire? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 11, 2006)
The Indian elite's lovefest with the U.S. amidst the Iraq quagmire bodes ill for this country's future.
- Indian Civilisation: A Thematic Approach (Hindu, NALINI RAJAN, Jul 11, 2006)
When the editor of a publication lucidly anticipates and provides a rationale for its shortcomings, the enterprise may be deemed a `success'.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Moving Ahead (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Jul 11, 2006)
During the past twelve months an intense debate went on in India on two nuclear related issues.
- Japan To Seek Un Security Council Vote On Nkorea Sanctions:kyodo (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Japan will seek a United Nations Security Council vote today on a resolution to impose sanctions on North Korea over its missile programme, Kyodo news agency reported from New York, quoting UN sources.
- Why Afghanistan Remains A Dust Bowl Of Violence (Hindu, Peter Preston, Jul 11, 2006)
Afghanistan has never been a `successful' state, and we can't create a new civil society at gunpoint.
The particular difficulty with Afghanistan is that there is no structure in place to build on
Democracy has no roots on Afghan soil
Kabul, . . .
- Gslv Crashes Into Bay (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Minor setback, won't affect space programme: ISRO chief
- Infuse Dynamism In Caste-System (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
The lure of job reservation prevents upward mobility of the backward castes and encourages social stagnation, says Bulbul Roy Mishra.
- The Seminary Of Suicide Bombers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Israel's incursion into Gaza is a resistance war against jihadi terrorism abetted by Palestinian Government, writes Priyadarsi Dutta.
- Listless Regime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Blaming BJP makes no sense ---- The Congress, whenever it has been in power at the Centre, has found it expedient to indulge in name-calling and blaming the Opposition to deflect attention from its non-performance or flawed policy decisions.
- Statue Symbol (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Meenatai and the defacing of Mumbai ---- While a degree of anguish and anger at the desecration of the statue of Meenatai Thackeray, the late wife of Balasaheb Thackeray, was only to be expected among Shiv Sena activists over this past weekend in. . . .
- Ascent Of The Anti-Hindus (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jul 11, 2006)
Barely a month after his visit to New Delhi for support in rebuilding his Maoist-ravaged country, Nepal's appointed interim Prime Minister GP Koirala has delivered his unhappy nation into the hands of its . . .
- 45 Killed In Pak Plane Crash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed into a field shortly after takeoff from Multan on Monday, killing all 45 people on board, including two senior army officers and two judges of the Lahore High court.
- 45 Killed In Pia Fokker Plane Crash (Pakistan Observer, Hussain Kashif, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 people aboard PIA Fokker plane, PK-688, which was on its way from Multan to Lahore were killed in an air crash near here at 12.10 pm on Monday.
- 45 Die In Fokker Crash Near Multan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines’ Fokker passenger plane crashed into a field shortly after take-off on Monday, killing all 45 passengers and crew, near Suraj Miani on the outskirts of Multan about four-five kilometres away from the . . .
- President, Pm Order Probe (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday ordered an inquiry into the Fokker plane crash.
- Agni Designers Incompetent: Pak Scientist (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The failure of Agni-III reflected the "incompetence" of the Indian missile designers and planners, said an eminent Pakistan scientist.
- Up In Smoke (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
North Korea fired its missiles in defiance not just of the US, Japan and South Korea, but also of its supporters in China, says Niall Ferguson.
- 45 Die In Pak Plane Crash (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashed in the central city of Multan on Monday, killing all the 45 people on board, including the crew.
- Work Not Yet Done: Rice On Nuclear Deal (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday warned that 'work is not yet done' on the nuclear agreement between India and the US.
- Scientific Jinx (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
Scientists should not lose heart over the two failures
- Agni Misfire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
Disappointing, yes. Dejecting, no. The unsuccessful test launch of the 3000-kms range Agni III missile must be taken in stride, as was the initial failure of the Agni I. No country has registered a failure-free missile . . .
- Pakistan Plane Crash Kills 45 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane crashed in fields on the outskirts of the central city of Multan on Monday, killing all 45 people on board, the local police chief said.
- High-Profile Indian Satellite Launch Ends In Disaster (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
India's attempts to launch its heaviest satellite failed on Monday when the rocket carrying it went into a tail-spin about a minute after blast off and disintegrated, a space official said.
- Hal, Samtel Float Joint Venture (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Defence aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and India’s leading display maker Samtel, on Monday floated a joint venture -Samtel-HAL Display Systems Pvt Ltd for manufacturing and developing avionics display systems.
- Cbi Ready With Bangaru Report (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The disclosure of Mr Satyamurti, secretary of the then BJP president, Mr Bangaru Laxman, in the sensational Tehelka case is going to put the Bharatiya Janata Party into another embarrassment as the CBI is almost ready with the chargesheet against . . .
- Submarine Dreams Hit Roadblock Again (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jul 11, 2006)
After achieving some success last year, India’s top secret nuclear submarine project appears to have hit the roadblock once again. And this time, Russian scientists have been approached to solve the problem.
- War Room Leak Case: Cbi Seeks In-Camera Proceedings (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The CBI today moved a Delhi court seeking in-camera proceedings in the Navy War Room Leak trial, almost a week after it chargesheeted five accused, including Naval Chief Arun Prakash's nephew Ravi Shankaran, of leaking sensitive information.
- Insat 4c Launch Unsuccessful, Gslv Strays Off Course (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
In a major jolt to India's ambitious space programme, a rocket carrying the heaviest communication satellite INSAT-4C today burst into flames shortly after lift-off from here, a day after the nuclear-capable Agni-III missile failed to hit the target.
- Pak Plane Crash Claims 45 Lives (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 people including two senior army officers and two High Court judges on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft were killed today when the Lahore-bound Fokker plane burst into flames and crashed three minutes after taking off . . .
- Agni Failure: Scientists Studying Data (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Preliminary feedback indicates that 70 per cent of objectives were met
- Usa To Meet N Korea If It Returns To Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The USA is willing to meet with North Korea and engage in direct talks with the communist nation if it returns to the nuclear disarmament negotiations, a top envoy said.
- The Sri Lankan Cauldron (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Jul 11, 2006)
It looks at the ground realities, intentions and capabilities of the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE .
- Saddam Trial To Hear Final Arguments Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The court trying Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity is due to hear final arguments from his defence team today, but court officials say the killing of a defence lawyer may force a delay.
- What Goes Down (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Two launches failed. While ISRO remains a viable player, DRDO needs some stiff questions
- Now Gslv Fails After Agni Agony (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jul 11, 2006)
First stage failure destroys INSAT-4C mission ---- Two failures in two successive days have caused a major setback to India's space research and missile programme.
- Fokker Crashes; 45 On Board Killed :High Court Judges, University Vc, Brigadiers Among Dead (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Lahore-bound Fokker of PIA crashed into a field here only a few minutes after taking off on Monday. There were no survivors among the 45 people, including five crew members, aboard the ill-fated flight Pk-688.
- Saddam's Lawyers Boycott Trial (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's lawyers said on Monday they will boycott the toppled leader's trial until a sweeping series of demands are met, following the killing of a third member of the defence team last month.
- For Parliamentary Approval To Treaties, Take Entry 14 (Indian Express, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jul 11, 2006)
On 30 June, 2006, the Left parties demanded a constitutional amendment to make it binding on the Executive to get Parliamentary approval before entering any “bilateral or multi-lateral” agreement.
- Insat-4c Launch Fails (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Jul 11, 2006)
India’s space technology programme suffered a huge setback as ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-FO2) carrying the INSAT-4C communication satellite, which was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, 80 km from Chennai, today . . .
- Shows Why Isro, With Solid Track Record, Needs More Launches (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 11, 2006)
In the risky business of rocket science, failure to launch is common. The successive failures in two days of the GSLV F-02 and the Agni-III missile need not be a setback to India’s space ambitions — if ISRO and DRDO take away the right lessons.
- 10 Janpath Rules, Sonia Makes It Clear To Pm (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 11, 2006)
Ignoring the protests of a sulking Prime Minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to make it clear that it is 10 Janpath and not 7 Race Course Road that will determine the UPA Government's roadmap from now on.
- N-Deal: The Turnaround Of The Us Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Starting with enormous disapproval for the nuke deal with India, the US Congress now lends it a shoulder. Walter Andersen gives the reasons for this change of heart
- Bjp Has Double Standards On Quota, Says Jdu (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Using the recent controversy over the move for the removal of AIIMS director P Venugopal, the Janata Dal (United) here today charged the BJP with ‘‘duplicity’’ over reservations.
- How ‘Azad’ These Kashmir Polls? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The election for the eighth ‘Azad’ Jammu and Kashmir National (‘A’JK) Assembly are scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
- Pulp Non-Fiction (Indian Express, GEORGE N. NETTO, Jul 11, 2006)
For hyperactive boys there couldn’t have been a better thirst-quencher or hunger-dispeller. And, thankfully, it grew in wild profusion in Munnar’s tea estates, sustaining us on our long rambles in the woods during our holidays.
- Japan May Postpone N Korea Resolution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Militar Yaction: Nation’s Constitution bars warfare for settling disputes, but cites self defence
- Insat-4c Goes Down In Smoke In What Isro Calls ‘Rare Event’ (New Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jul 11, 2006)
A day after the Agni-III ballistic missile failed to meet test expectations, India’s space programme took a knocking when the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV FO2), carrying the INSAT-4C communication satellite, veered off course and . . .
- 45 Die In Pak Plane Crash (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 persons, including two senior army officers and two High Court judges , on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft were killed today when the Lahore-bound Fokker plane burst into flames and crashed three minutes after taking . . .
- Saddam’S Lawyers Boycott Trial (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein’s lawyers said today they would boycott the toppled leader’s trial until a sweeping series of demands are met, following the killing of a third member of the defence team last month.
- Trusted Rocket Blows Up On Pride (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Jul 11, 2006)
For the first time in its four-decade space saga, India today lost a tried and tested launch vehicle when the fourth flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle ended in the Bay of Bengal.
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2006)
If Mr Arjun Singh can return to the limelight by playing the quota card, can Ms Meira Kumar be far behind?
- Insat-4c Follows Agni Iii Into Sea (Hindustan Times, GC Shekhar, Jul 11, 2006)
A day after the Agni-III missile failed, the Bay of Bengal became the grave for another ambitious Indian mission: the launch of INSAT-4C.
- Prisoner Swap Only Option For Israel: Hamas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said on Monday that Israel must free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier, asserting that Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip was futile.
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