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Articles 8321 through 8420 of 27135:
- Ulfa Makes A Point (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 08, 2006)
Amidst indications that the stage is getting ready for direct talks between the government and the United Liberation Front of Asom . . .
- Israel Moves Further Into Northern Gaza (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 08, 2006)
After announcing on Friday that Israel had killed 40 Palestinian fighters during the ongoing push into Gaza, Chief of Staff Dan Khalutz admitted that the campaign to halt rocket attacks on Israeli cities cannot be completely effective.
- Lady Officer Commanding (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, Jul 08, 2006)
There has been great discussion in the press and television regarding the treatment being given to women officers in the Army, which has come in for special criticism. The Vice Chief of the Army Staff had to offer his regrets-cum-apology regarding . . .
- Hamas Blames Israle's Pm For Stalling Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
In the first direct appeal for exchange of prisoners, Hamas has blamed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's administration of stalling the negotiations over its "legitimate" demands.
- Cbi Gives Proof Of Dawood's Network In Pakistan To Interpol (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The CBI today said it has supplied all addresses of global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan to Interpol.
- Pakistan Orders Women Jailed For Minor Crimes Freed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf approved legislation on Friday that will allow some 1,300 women jailed for minor crimes to be freed on bail.
- Pak Relief For Jailed Women (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf approved legislation today that will allow some 1,300 women jailed for minor crimes to be freed on bail.
- Pak's Major Policy Decision On J-K Map (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 08, 2006)
For me it has always been Kashmir, the valley that is. Give me half a chance I will be there. Yes, during the past 17 years of turbulence as well. I have always found a pretext to visit the State.
- Ramadoss Might Move Sc Against Delhi Hc's Stay (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The Centre today suffered an embarassment when Delhi High Court stayed the controversial move by Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to sack AIIMS Director P Venugopal.
- Testing Times (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 08, 2006)
Confrontation won’t help in dealing with Pyongyang
- Congressmen Come To Pm’S Defence (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 08, 2006)
Having been isolated in his own party and under personal attack from the Opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got some solace today when the Congress put its best foot forward to defend him and dispel the widespread impression about serious . . .
- Democracy Should Be Exercised Regularly, On Foot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 08, 2006)
Free association in public spaces not only promotes active bodies and public boldness, it is also vital to society and a force for change.
- Usual Stirrings Felt In Tamil Nadu (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 08, 2006)
Once again it's time for India to worry about Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. The national security ramifications of the civil war in the island nation cannot be wished . . .
- Cbi Nails 3 Army Men In Coffin Scam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
CBI has booked three senior Army officers and a US-based funeral service company for allegedly supplying poor-quality alumunium caskets at “exhorbitant rates” after the Kargil war, kicking up the “coffin scam” controversy during the tenure of Mr . . .
- Annan Calls Israeli Attacks In Gaza "Disproportionate Use Of Force" (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
UN chief Kofi Annan called for an immediate stop to what he called Israel's "disproportionate use of force" in Gaza but also pressed for the release of an Israeli soldier snatched by Palestinian militants, sources reported Saturday.
- Maoists Must Give Up Arms Before Poll: Deuba (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Former Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba said here on Friday a violence and fear-free atmosphere was a prerequisite for holding elections in the country and urged the Maoists to refrain from carrying arms and indulge in extortion and other . . .
- Israel Troops Roll Into Gaza Strip, 23 Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Twenty-two Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed as Israel thrust deep into the Gaza Strip, reoccupying areas evacuated 10 months ago and carrying out a wave of air raids.
- Back To The Brink (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Jul 08, 2006)
As Sri Lanka burns, a new reign of terror is about to descend ---- There has been a slow, appalling, inevitability to Sri Lanka's steady slide into de facto war - a tattered ceasefire still holds on paper - as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . . . .
- Devious Tigers (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 08, 2006)
The LTTE's delayed regret for killing Rajiv Gandhi is a desperate attempt to seek New Delhi's support in its fight for 'Tamil Eelam', after . . .
- Indian Icbm Agni-Iii Test Imminent? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
India on Friday seemed to be on the verge of test firing the nuclear-capable Agni-III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and there were indications the preparations had been underway for a month.
- Bush Pledges Diplomacy Over North Korean Missile Tests (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
President George Bush insisted yesterday—in the face of threats from North Korea of further missile tests—that only diplomacy could solve the crisis with the reclusive Communist state, but he warned that it could take considerable time.
- N. Korea At It Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 08, 2006)
BY test-firing a barrage of missiles on Wednesday, North Korea has demonstrated once again that it is least bothered about the world’s concerns at its controversial nuclear and missile programme.
- The Koran And Muslims (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 08, 2006)
Intellectual stagnation in the Muslim world long preceded revivalism and its hideous offshoot, fundamentalism.
- Between War And Peace (Tribune, S.D. Muni, Jul 08, 2006)
SRI Lanka’s worsening security situation under an undeclared war is most likely to persist.
- Token Gesture For Nanoscience (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jul 08, 2006)
The government and industry have not given enough attention to nanoscience, at the peril of losing out in the technological race.
- Coffingate: Cbi Books 3 Army Officers (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Jul 08, 2006)
Taking a step forward in zeroing in on suspected defence personnel, who were involved in purchases made during the 1999 Operation Vijay in Kargil by flouting certain norms, CBI has registered a case against three senior Army officers and a US . . .
- Jack In The Box (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 08, 2006)
When US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill flew to Beijing to co-ordinate responses to the North Korean missile tests, and had to borrow a suit for the meeting, Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing jokingly queried whether he had lost his . . .
- Indian Idols (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 08, 2006)
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal’s celebrated acquisition of Arcelor further manifests a trend of more and more Indians playing a pivotal role in global economy.
- Dmk Alarm, Pm Anguish, Congress Damage Control (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Forced to rollback the divestment decision with his own party watching from the sidelines, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has let his “anguish” known to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other leaders forcing the party to officially dismiss . . .
- Rejectionist Worldview (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The meeting of religious parties in Islamabad on Thursday, held under the aegis of an ulema and mashaikh convention, passed a resolution condemning what the parties said was the government's encouraging of "western NGOs and so-called intellectuals" ...
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 08, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected.
- A War With Three Fronts (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 08, 2006)
Violence continues to decline in Kashmir, but Islamists launch new military, ideological and political wars.
- Pakistan’S Rich Blaze A Trail In Their Porsches (Deccan Herald, Declan Walsh, Jul 08, 2006)
THE UPSIDE- Luxury cars hit the showroom in Pakistan after an economic boom prompted by September 11.
- Agni-Iii Flight Trial Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The crucial maiden flight trial of Agni-III, India's long range, surface-to-surface missile, which has been put on hold for the past several months, will take place on July 9.
- Coffin Scam: Cbi Files Case Against Army Officers, U.S.-Based Firm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Officials booked for criminal conspiracy, cheating under Indian Penal Code
Case also registered under Prevention of Corruption Act
Suspected officials entered into contract with company to import caskets, body bags at exorbitant rate
- Iraq Rape, Murder Charges ‘Very Serious’: Bush (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
US President George W Bush has promised ‘‘absolute justice’’ if US soldiers are found guilty of committing atrocities against Iraqi civilians.
- Call To Allow Candidates Favouring Independence In Ajk Polls (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
An international rights group on Friday urged Pakistan government to let pro-independence candidates run in next week’s Legislative Assembly election in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Troops Face Rocket Attacks In Waziristan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Security forces came under rocket attacks at several places in South Waziristan on Thursday, witnesses and officials said on Friday.
- Brussels Kashmir Centre Under Attack (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The fight for self-determination of Kashmir being highlighted, single handed, by the Kashmir Centre in Brussels is now under attack with fears for the life of the man who heads the centre, Barrister Majid Tramboo, and whose office, in the past, was . . .
- Uk Has Boosted Taliban, Admits Defence Chief (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Des Browne, the defence secretary, conceded yesterday that the deployment of 3,300 British forces into the Taliban heartland of southern Helmand has "energised" the Taliban.
- Ex-Naval Commander Grilled In Spy Ring Case (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Authorities probing the spy ring at the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) have taken former Naval Commander Mukesh Saini, who earlier headed a key cell in the prestigious organisation, into custody for questioning about his alleged links . . .
- Centre Bends Under Left, Dmk Pressure (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
While the Congress believes that the Prime Minister’s decision to put on hold all divestment decisions and proposals concerning the PSUs today as a “tactical retreat”, the Left parties ~ the UPA government’s key outside partners ~ were enthused by . . .
- ‘Provoked’ Usa Desperately Seeking China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Multilateral efforts are rapidly being enlisted to help diplomatically resolve the international crisis triggered by the latest North Korean missile launch.
- Trade Gets Red Carpet Welcome At Nathu La (Pioneer, Syed Zarir Hussain, Jul 07, 2006)
History was made on Thursday when India and China opened the famed Silk Road for border trade after 44-years, leaving behind memories of a bloody war the two countries fought along this freezing Himalayan pass.
- Dmk's Thunder Down Under Brings Upa To Its Knees (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
NLC, NALCO divestment put off ---- After resisting Left pressure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday . . .
- Sc To Hear Pvt Colleges’ Plea Against Kerala Quota Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a petition filed by Kerala Self Financing Engineering Colleges Association challenging the controversial 93rd Constitution amendment extending reservation for socially and educationally backward classes to . . .
- Defiant North Korea Flexes Missile Muscle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
A defiant North Korea today acknowledged for the first time that it had launched several missiles, vowed to carry out more tests and threatened to use force if the international community tried to stop it.
- How To Help Neighbours (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
The political turmoil in Timor Leste, which has led to the ouster of its Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and plans for national elections for a new government, may not be exactly hot news to Indians, but it underlies a growing debate about intervention . . .
- La La Land (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
Thinking small comes instinctively to the Indian establishment. Nothing else explains India’s timid approach to the renewal of trade between Tibet and Sikkim at Nathu La. For all the breathless TV reporting on rebuilding the ‘silk routes’ between . . .
- Israel Kills 12 In Gaza As Offensive Grows Stronger (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Israeli forces on an offensive in Gaza killed 12 Palestinians in airstrikes and clashes with militants on Thursday in the worst violence since the Jewish state quit the strip a year ago.
- Benazir-Nawaz Alliance Keeps Up The Tempo (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 07, 2006)
Pakistan's opposition leaders-in-exile, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, have managed to keep up the tempo that their initial pact in May injected into the country's political scene.
- Shanghai Spirit (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 07, 2006)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's fifth summit points to increasing solidarity.
- Big Setback For Kashmiri Separatists (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jul 07, 2006)
The conglomeration of secessionist Kashmiri leaders of the All Parties Hurriayat Conference (APHC), who claim themselves as the sole representative of the . . .
- Cabinet Okays Defence Deals Worth Rs 6359 Cr With Russia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Thursday approved the acquisition of three warships and 28 submarine-launched cruise missiles from Russia and the two deals will be worth over Rs 6,359 crore.
- Eight New Districts In J&k (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 07, 2006)
In a landmark decision, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday announced creation of eight new districts in the state with equal share to Kashmir valley and Jammu province.
- Japan Urges Us To Speed Up Missile Shield Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Japan's defence chief said on Thursday that Tokyo wants to speed up efforts to establish a missile defence shield with the United States to guard against the threat posed by North Korea.
- 31 Tribal Militants Killed In Pak (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Security forces killed 31 fighters in an offensive against renegade Baluch tribesmen in south-western Pakistan, officials said on Thursday.
- Behind The Smile, Unknown Future (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 07, 2006)
When the Himalayas were being blasted to lay the Darjeeling road, a percipient old Tibetan remarked to the British deputy commissioner, "Sahib, the sound of that powder is heard in Lhasa!" He might have said Peking, which then claimed only shadowy . . .
- Conditioned Mindset (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jul 07, 2006)
It's our colonised way of thinking that is generating unemployment and causing non-performance of assets in the country, writes Prafull Goradia
- Assessing The Nuclear Balance Sheet (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 07, 2006)
The U.S. wants a decisive say in the scripting of India's safeguards and additional protocol agreements with the IAEA but is withholding "full" civil nuclear cooperation.
- Bush Push For Unified Response (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
President George W. Bush pushed today to get a united international response to North Korea after the reclusive state launched a barrage of missiles in defiance of repeated warnings.
- Negotiating Korea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 07, 2006)
But isn't there a limit to blackmail? -
- N. Korea Vows To Test More Missiles (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
A defiant North Korea acknowledged for the first time today that it had launched several missiles, vowed to carry out more tests and threatened to use force if the international community tried to stop it.
- Left Lines Up Fresh Tests For Dmk (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Jul 07, 2006)
Its heroics on the Neyveli Lignite controversy don’t seem to have earned the DMK too many brownie points from the Left.
- Blood Protest (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 07, 2006)
In India, students of English Literature rather than history may better know the Easter Rebellion of 1916.
- With Fear And Favour (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 07, 2006)
Stagnant rain waters swamp Bombay and bring the city to a virtual standstill; the wife of the late Parvinder Singh of Ranbaxy lodges a criminal case against her youngest brother-in-law as she and her family contest the written . . .
- Musharraf Wanted To Nuke India: Sharif (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
In a sensational revelation, exiled former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday opened a hornet's nest by writing in his official biography that US President Bill Clinton told him that the then Pakistan army chief, Gen Pervez . . .
- Israel Pushes Deeper, 12 Dead (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
In the bloodiest day since Israel invaded Gaza over a soldier’s capture, troops today seized empty Jewish settlements abandoned by Israel last year and pushed toward densely populated towns, killing at least 12 Palestinians.
- Sharif: Kargil Was Pakistan Military's Making (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 07, 2006)
"Leaders in military against talks with India"
- Hobson’S Choice For Pak (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jul 07, 2006)
Pakistan has performed yeoman’s service to America vis-a-vis al-Qaeda threat
- Israel Kills 11 In Gaza As Fighting Intensifies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Israeli forces sharply stepped up an offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Thursday, fighting running battles with gunmen and killing 11 people in the worst violence since the cross-border operation began.
- Games Nations Play (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 07, 2006)
There is understandably a lot of consternation in the country on two espionage . . .
- Saddam In Show Trial (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Jul 07, 2006)
Impartiality of the Saddam Hussein trial is increasingly questioned because of the active behind-the-scenes role of the United States.
- Out Of Iraq (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 07, 2006)
The Junichiro Koizumi government's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq is consistent with the mood of the Japanese people.
- Pervez Moved Nuke Missiles During Kargil War: Sharif (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Pakistan Army, led by General Pervez Musharraf, had moved nuclear warheads during the Kargil war so that they could be used against India, exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed in his official biography.
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 07, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Return Of Taliban (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 07, 2006)
It is not only the scale of the Taliban's recent attacks but also its growing military sophistication that worries the West.
- Desperate In Guantanamo (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Jul 07, 2006)
Law and justice, besides the many innocent prisoners at Guantanamo, are the casualties of the U.S. `war on terror'.
- All Disinvestment Decisions On Hold (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Jul 07, 2006)
Unable to brush aside the threat by a key ally, the DMK, to withdraw support to the Congress-led UPA government if it went ahead with disinvestment of profit-making PSUs, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh immediately kept in abeyance all decisions . . .
- Nationalise Riots (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 07, 2006)
The problem with communal riots is that they're too successful and, as a result, the nation's image gets a beating. Which is why they need to be nationalised because once it's in the hands of the government even the best and bitterest riots will . . .
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