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Articles 8421 through 8520 of 27135:
- Jaswant: India Knew About It (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
India had full information about Pakistani nuclear warhead movements during the Kargil war, the former External Affairs Minister, Jaswant Singh, has said.
- Tsunami Resource Centre To Come Up In Nellai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
To act as interface between people, NGOs and Government agencies It will provide a vital link and serve as an interface between the people at grassroot level in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts and various NGOs and government agencies
- A Web Of Confusion (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
Confusion with regard to President Pervez Musharraf’s future plans seems to be getting worse confounded.
- When The Border Simply Melted Away (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 07, 2006)
Officials say the border trade is just the beginning; West Bengal, other States will benefit
- Implications Of N Korea Missile Tests (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 07, 2006)
North Korea has launched ten missiles on Wednesday evoking condemnation at the international level. Japan and US have moved the UN Security Council for sanctions against Pyongyong, while Russia and China have opposed the move and called for calm.
- 'North Korea Preparing For Another Missile Launch' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
North Korea is making preparations to launch another long-range Taepodong-2 missile, a media report said in New York.
- Government Puts Disinvestment Process On Hold (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Manmohan Singh gives in to DMK demand
DMK threatened to walk out of Government
Congress invokes coalition dharma
A compromise to stay in power: BJP
- Keep It Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 07, 2006)
Any event that helps reunite the people must be welcomed. It is all the more heartening if a step is taken to repair the ruptured communal bonds in the Valley.
- Ltte's Manoeuvres India's Options (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Jul 07, 2006)
By now it is clear that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has grudgingly admitted responsibility for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi only as a tactical manoeuvre and in search of a trade off. Whether it will succeed in its gambit is a . . .
- Road To A Settlement (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 07, 2006)
From the point of view of commerce, the reopening of the Nathu La pass for trade is likely to be of largely symbolic importance.
- U.S. Pushes For Joint Action Over Nkorea Missile Tests (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 07, 2006)
President George W. Bush pushed on Thursday for a united international response to North Korea after the impoverished, communist state test-fired a barrage of missiles and vowed more launches.
- Pak Parties Seek International Help Against Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
In an effort to mount pressure on President Pervez Musharraf, political parties in Pakistan have started seeking international help to make him give up his army uniform and hold free and fair elections next year.
- Iaea To Start Nuclear Safeguards Talks With India (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Jul 07, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency begins talks with India on Friday to bring Indian nuclear sites under IAEA monitoring for the first time as part of a U.S.-Indian nuclear energy pact, the U.N. watchdog said.
- Us Tipped India On Pak's Nuke Movement During Kargil (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
India had full information about Pakistani nuclear warhead movements during the Kargil war and was tipped off about this by the then US National Security Advisor, former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has said.
- In A Manner Of Speaking (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 07, 2006)
As far as casualties go, Linda Walker from Newcastle needn’t fret too much. After suffering a stroke, the 60-year-old found her broad Geordie accent changed to a Jamaican one.
- Now A Missile Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The seven missiles, including the long range Taepodong-2, that North Korea fired on Wednesday have created quite a flutter among the . . .
- Al-Zarqawi's Wife Says She Urged Him To Leave Iraq (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The wife of slain Al-Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said she feared for her husband's life and warned him to leave Iraq, but that he refused to "betray" his religion, in a statement posted on the Internet today.
- Friday Feature: Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Jul 07, 2006)
Islam, which literally means ‘submission’, establishes and promotes peaceful co-existence.
- We Have A Number Of Tools To Deal With N Korea: Rice (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The international community has remained united in its opposition to North Korea's missile tests and has ''a number of tools''to deal with Pyongyang's ''brinkmanship,'' says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
- Indian Troops On Our Eastern & Western Borders (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 07, 2006)
Reports appearing in the Press today indicate the possibility of Indian troops’ deployment in Afghanistan. One of the reports speak about the European Union and US request to India to send its troops to Afghanistan, while in the other Washington . . .
- Soldiers And Politics (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf told a public meeting in Gilgit on Wednesday that since he is a soldier he cannot contest elections.
- Let There Be Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s rejection of the Bush administration’s plan for terrorist trials has rightly been seen as a rebuff of the president’s unilateral legal approach to fighting Al Qaeda. But in a subtler way, it is also a profound rebuke to Congress.
- Pak Lost 2,700 Troops During Kargil Conflict: Nawaz Sharif (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Pakistan Army lost 2,700 military personnel in the Kargil conflict, far higher than its casualties during the 1965 and 1971 wars with India, former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said in his memoirs.
- Israel Kills 24 Palestinians (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Palestinian militants armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades battled Israeli helicopters and tanks on Thursday in the bloodiest day since Israel invaded Gaza over a soldier’s capture.
- Is Nato Now Karzai’S Mercenary Army? (Dawn, Simon Jenkins, Jul 07, 2006)
The debacle of Britain-in-Afghanistan cannot be ignored, because British troops are at risk.
- N Korea Vows To Test More Missiles (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 07, 2006)
Despite indications that North Korea has more missiles ready to test, the United Nations Security Council remains deeply divided over how to respond to Pyongyang’s military programme
- 15 Civilians Killed As Coalition Jets Bomb Helmand (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Once again US-led coalition forces have killed Afghan civilians in a bombing raid on a village in Kajaki district in Helmand province.
- Tehreek-E-Kashmir Uk Fears Manipulation In Ajk Polls (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
President Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK, Mohammed Ghalib apprehended that Legislative Assembly polls in Azad Kashmir will be manipulated to impose rulers loyal to present government in Pakistan.
- Violence Won’T End By Military Means: Karzai (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said violence in his country would not be ended by military means alone while Britain said on Thursday it was considering sending more troops to Afghanistan because of heavy fighting.
- Eight British Soldiers Battle With 1,200 Taleban At 'Camp Incoming' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Our correspondent joins the training squad who are under fire daily at their outpost.
- One Year On, A London Bomber Issues A Threat From The Dead (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Al-Qaida used the anniversary of the July 7 bombs to release a video suicide note by the Aldgate bomber, Shehzad Tanweer, in which he warns of more and bigger attacks in Britain.
- Iran Tests Eu's Patience, Postpones Nuclear Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Iran postponed crucial nuclear talks with the European Union on Wednesday in apparent anger at an exiled opposition leader's visit to the European Parliament, but the meeting will go ahead on Thursday.
- Navy War Room Leak: Two Accused Granted Bail (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to Mukesh Bajaj and Raj Rani Jaiswal, two of the six accused in the high profile Navy War Rook leak case.
- Special Cabinet Meeting To Discuss Cmp Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has called a special meeting of the State Cabinet in Srinagar tomorrow to discuss and review Common Minimum Programme (CMP) which was framed at the time when his predecessor, Mufti Mohd Sayeed headed the coalition . . .
- Israel Retaliates Hamas' Rocket Fire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Prime minister Ehud Olmert pledged stiff retaliation for a rocket attack from Gaza on an Israeli city, the first time the weapons have reached the heart of a population centre, with Israel already stepping up its weeklong offensive in the seaside . . .
- Nine Army Jawans Held For Stripping Youth On Train (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Nine Army jawans were arrested from a general compartment of the New Delhi-bound North East Express at Barauni junction of the East Central Railway when they allegedly tried to sodomise a youth.
- Needless Sledgehammering (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 06, 2006)
There were occasions in the past when strife in West Asia threatened to spin out of control.
- Freedom For Jailbirds (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 06, 2006)
Tuesday’s notification of the Union Home Ministry introducing the plea-bargaining system in the Criminal Procedure Code, in a new chapter (21 A), is yet another progressive reform launched by the Manmohan Singh . . .
- Bail For Two In Navy War Room Leak Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
A Delhi court today granted bail to Mukesh Bajaj and Raj Rani Jaiswal, two of the six accused in the high profile Navy war room leak case.
- 'North Korean Missiles To Figure In G8 Summit' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea's missile tests will come under scrutiny at a G8 summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Saint Petersburg this month, a Kremlin aide said.
- France Eliminate Portugal, Set Date With Italy For Wc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Zinedine Zidane fired France into their second World Cup final appearance in eight years here on Wednesday, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 semi-final victory over Portugal.
- Meditation Changed Tihar's Face: Kiran Bedi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Meditation was instrumental in bringing a turnaround in hundreds of violence-prone inmates in the Tihar jail, India's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi has said.
- Councillor Among 5 Killed In Kargil Road Mishap (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Five persons including a National Conference Councillor of Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Council and his daughter-in-law were drown-ed in Shingo river, about five kms from Kargil on Drass-Kargil road this morning.
- 47 Kas Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Government today ordered transfers and postings of 47 KAS officers in the State administration.
- Official Used Pen Drives To Leak Info (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Computer analyst with the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) SS Paul arrested, for leaking secret data to an American diplomat, was using pen drives to supply information.
- Delicate Bargain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 06, 2006)
A way to cut quickly through the huge pile of cases in the Indian courts is always welcome.
- Pervez Almost Nuked India: Sharif (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Pakistani 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.
- Global Fury Over N Korea Missiles (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea today test-fired a barrage of missiles, including a long-range weapon said to be capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north Asia and drawing international condemnation.
- Defiant Korea Test-Launches Seven Missiles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea test-launched seven missiles, including a long-range Taepodong, in an early-morning barrage today, defying international warnings of retaliation and prompting concerns that it could follow with more tests.
- Ex-Nsc Security Head Is Now In Delhi Police Net (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 06, 2006)
Microsoft employee Mukesh Saini, the former co-ordinator of the Indo-US Cyber Security Forum and head of the crucial information security wing in the National Security Council (NSC), was picked up by the Delhi Police late tonight and detained at the . . .
- Train To Tibet (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
The train was taken up after decades on the drawing board
- N Korea Launches Barrage Of Missiles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea test-fired a barrage of missiles on Wednesday, including a long-range weapon said to be capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north Asia and drawing international condemnation.
- World Condemns North Korean Missile Tests (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
World leaders on Wednesday condemned North Korea for conducting multiple missile test launches, saying they were provocative and violated a moratorium declared by Pyongyang.
- Navy Distances Itself From War Room Leak Inquiry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Indian Navy has distanced itself from a federal probe into the leakage of classified information from its war room, saying that the issue was now “beyond” its “purview”.
- Multi-Ethnic Panel To Advise Rajapakse (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 12-member multi-ethnic committee to advise President, Mahinda Rajapakse on power sharing in the Tamil dominated north and east in its efforts to address the ethnic strife in the island nation.
- Only A U.N.-Led Process Can Halt The Iraq Catastrophe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 06, 2006)
The British Government cannot justify the continuing presence of its troops unless it shows it has learned from its failures.
- Denmark Honour For Industrialist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
N. Sankar, Honorary Consul-General of Denmark for Southern India, has been decorated with the Order of the Dannebrog - Knight First Class by the Queen of Denmark in recognition of his valuable services as the Consul-General of Denmark.
- War Room Leak Case: "Pen Drive," A Challenge To Cbi (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jul 06, 2006)
Leaking crucial documents has become easy with new devices
"This is a new problem in ensuring foolproof cyber security"
Out of 8 "pen drives," only 3 were recovered and of them one had been erased
- Meeting Ground In The Mountains (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 06, 2006)
Hordes of officials and journalists descend on the Nathu La Pass, which is to be officially opened for border trade on Thursday.
- A "Peacekeeping" Mission Goes Wrong (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 06, 2006)
Britain's post-9/11 campaign in Afghanistan, meant to be a largely peaceful one, is turning into a full-scale war.
- `Musharraf Moved Warheads During Kargil War' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Pakistani 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.
- The Geopolitical Ripples (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 06, 2006)
The dramatic seven missile tests by North Korea doesn’t just test the patience of the international community, which has been warning Pyongyang against it, they could mark a decisive break in the geopolitics of East Asia.
- North Korea Launches Missiles (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea test-fired a barrage of missiles today, including a long-range weapon said to be capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north Asia and drawing international condemnation.
- Nepal Maoists Change Un Tune (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
For nearly three years they strove relentlessly to overcome objections by King Gyanendra and India to the United Nations entering the peace negotiations in Nepal.
- Wary Asia Erupts In Outrage Over Audacious N Korea Over Audacious . . . (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Asia erupted in outrage today over a series of brazen North Korean missile tests, with wary nations denouncing the launches as provocative, threatening sanctions and vowing to take the matter to the UN Security Council.
- Elections In Azad Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr Shabir Choudhry, Jul 06, 2006)
A 'drama' in name of elections in Azad Kashmir is in full swing. Hundreds of candidates are in the field contesting for the Azad Kashmir Assembly which in practice has very little powers.
- Illegal Immigration In North-East (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 06, 2006)
It was on 6th December 1971 that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, informed the Lok Sabha amidst thunderous applause the decision of the Governor of Indian to grant recognition to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- Nepal Rebels Unhappy Over U.N. Invitation On Arms (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists are unhappy with the government's invitation to the United Nations to monitor weapons held by the guerrillas and the army ahead of elections, a rebel leader said on Thursday.
- Nda Has Caused Price Rise! (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 06, 2006)
Cong says it all started in 2002, * BJP retorts, why not blame the British?
- Beijing Concerned Over Pyongyang Missile Tests (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
China issued a mild rebuke to North Korea on Wednesday over its missile tests, expressing concern, while urging all parties not to aggravate tensions in the region.
- Kenneth Lay's Conviction Could Be Vacated: Legal Experts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The death of Enron founder Kenneth Lay, who died in hospital after being admitted with a massive coronary, could result in his conviction being vacated, claim legal observers.
- Missile Tests: China To Send Sr Leader To North Korea (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Amid a new crisis triggered by a series of missile tests by North Korea, China will send a senior leader to Pyongyang to impress upon the Stalinist regime there to return to the six-party negotiations.
- Saluting The Brave (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 06, 2006)
Every true Indian would join in the recent salute to the memory of the “Lion of Naoshera”, Brigadier Mohammad Usman MVC, and welcome the decision to pay similar tribute to other heroes of the 1948 operations in Jammu and . . .
- Ira Front Man (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Mr Martin McGuinness, the chief negotiator of the IRA’s political wing, Sinn Fein, is on a new mission: to try to bring peace to the war-torn country of Sri Lanka as it teeters on the brink of civil war. Mr McGuinness, who this week flew by military . . .
- World On Edge As N. Korea Test-Fires 7 Missiles (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea fired a flurry of missiles into the sea on Wednesday in what was widely seen as a bid to pressure Washington into addressing demands for economic aid and other concessions amid a long-running nuclear standoff.
- Indian Navy Key Target Of Us Pressure (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 06, 2006)
The United States has turned up the pressure on India to join the Proliferation Security Initiative with the Indian Navy, which had been virtually crippled by US sanctions after the 1998 nuclear tests, now being singled out by Washington as a . . .
- A Battle Of Widths (The Financial Express, V SRIDHAR, Jul 06, 2006)
The recent decision by Reliance Communications to get onto the GSM bandwagon by requesting DoT for spectrum in the 1800 MHz band has sparked off speculation about the end of CDMA-based services in India.
- N.Korea Appears Preparing New Taepodong Launch - Nbc (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea appears to be making preparations to launch another long-range Taepodong-2 missile but the missile is not yet on the launch pad, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
- Us-Led Forces Kill 38 Taliban (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 35 militants in a single strike on a “known Taliban compound” in the south of the country, while three more were killed separately, as multiple bombs hit Kabul, killing one and injuring nearly 50, . . .
- The Trouble With Pakistan (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Terrorism has many sources and claimed justifications, but if it can be said to have a centre, it lies in the training camps, madrassas and battlefields of northern Pakistan and south-eastern Afghanistan. There the Taliban and their ally, al-Qaeda, . . .
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