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Articles 8721 through 8820 of 27135:
- Stay Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The path-breaking nuclear deal between India and the United States of America seems to be on the verge of being translated into reality.
- Nuke Sub For Indian Navy Goes On Trial In Russian Seas (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine to be leased to the Indian Navy has begun sea trials.
- Israeli Gunship Strikes Palestinian Pm’S Office (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile at the office of Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh while another missile was fired at a school in Gaza City, early today.
- Rights Of Passage (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 03, 2006)
At Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, priests and the management draw on ‘tradition’ to bar women between ages 10 and 50 from the temple.
- Back To Wheeler: Kalam To Revisit His ‘Theatre Of Action’ Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
In A couple of days, when President APJ Abdul Kalam makes his first visit as head of state to the high-security Wheeler Island, 10 km off the Balasore coast in Orissa, it would be a homecoming of . . .
- 4 Infiltrators Killed In Gulmarg Sector (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
At least six residential houses were gutted and a soldier got killed in a fierce gunbattle between militants and security forces at Gamroo village in Bandipore area of Baramulla district even as a group of . . .
- Indo-Us Deal | 'Govt Has Time To Re-Think' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Watching a demonstration of visionary software ideas that can transform health care at his Redmond headquarters, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was sufficiently impressed by the concept of a sonic map presented by an Indian student team to help the blind,
- Israel Pressures Hamas With Sixth Night Of Gaza Raids (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israel carried out a sixth night of air raids on the Gaza Strip early Monday, a day after it warned it would use all its power to free a soldier captured by militants a week ago.
- Win-Win Nuclear Deal (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 03, 2006)
It is futile to look for explanations from prophets of gloom who predicted that the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement would fail to overcome US legislative hurdles.
- Power Passes To Next Generation Of Myanmar Generals In Major Reshuffle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Myanmar's military rulers have begun a massive shake-up with eight deputy ministers and a Supreme Court judge already relieved of their posts.
- Israeli Helicopters Hit Al-Aqsa Brigade's Office (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israeli helicopter gunships struck an office of Al-Aqsa Brigade in the Gaza Strip early on Monday, witnesses told a news agency.
- Palestinian Officials To Be Prosecuted: Peres (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Sunday that his country would prosecute Palestinian government officials captured in connection with the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier.
- Indian Troops Kill 4 Near Loc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 03, 2006)
Indian troops on Sunday shot dead five militants and lost one of their own soldiers in separate incidents as militants took refuge in a mosque in occupied Kashmir, officials said.
- Tibet Rail: Dalai Lama’S Open Mind (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 03, 2006)
While supporters of the Tibetan cause protested against the inauguration of the spectacular rail line from Gormo to Lhasa on Saturday, the Dalai Lama has left himself some political room.
- Sethna Prefers Npt To N-Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
India would be better off signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which permits the exit of any signatory nation, rather than the nuclear deal with the US that will bind the country for "perpetuity", top nuclear scientist Homi Sethna has said.
- Ard Asks Aziz, Musharraf To Quit By July 31: No-Trust Motion Planned; Benazir, Nawaz To Return Before Polls (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jul 03, 2006)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Sunday demanded resignation of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31, “failing which a vote of no-confidence shall be moved against the Musharraf regime”.
- Beijing As Bada Bhai? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 03, 2006)
From a historical perspective, the inauguration of a train service from mainland China to Lhasa over the weekend is as significant as the Francis Younghusband mission that opened up Tibet in 1904.
- Saddam's Wife And Daughter Wanted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iraq on Sunday named Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter and his first wife on a list of 41 'most wanted' in connection with terrorism.
- Musharraf Must Go, Says Jamaat-E-Islami (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 03, 2006)
The Jamaat-e-Islami, a consitituent of the six-party Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, on Sunday increased its anti-Musharraf rhetoric, saying the President deserved to go for siding with the U.S in the war on terror and for sending the Army into the frontier . .
- Qazi Wants Musharraf To Quit Both Offices (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jul 03, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to step down and hand over power to an interim government of national consensus to hold fresh elections.
- Saddam Daughter, Wife On Wanted List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iraq on Sunday named Saddam Hussein’s eldest daughter and his first wife on a list of 41 “most wanted” in connection with terrorism.
- Israel Hits Palestine Pm Office (Deccan Herald, Greg Myre, Jul 03, 2006)
An Israeli aircraft fired missiles into the offices of the Palestinian prime minister in Gaza City early Sunday, the highest profile target yet in Israel’s escalating campaign to pressure the Palestinians for the release of an Israeli soldier.....
- Fiction To Fact (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
Hawking has sounded alarm on genetic engineering
- Will India-China Border Talks Ever End? (Japan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 03, 2006)
For 25 years, India has been seeking to settle by negotiation with China the disputed Indo-Tibetan frontier.
- Israel Orders Stepped Up Gaza Action, Hits Haniyeh’S Office (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israel's prime minister ordered the army on Sunday to intensify operations in Gaza to free a captured soldier after aircraft attacked the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.
- Kin Dismisses Zarqawi Burial In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Slain terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been buried in an undisclosed location, the US military and Iraqi government officials said today. But a brother of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi today rejected news of his burial in Iraq,
- Experts Express Concern Over Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Attention not paid to "pitfalls and weaknesses"
The U.S. President will have to certify every year that he is satisfied India's nuclear programme
Integrated national security should be given the highest priority
Under the deal, India will . . .
- Afghan 'Snow' (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
It is just a coincidence that there have been a number of reports of late pointing to the Afghan link in the drug menace in this country including in the State.
- Israel Steps Up Raids In Bid To Free Soldier (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israeli aircraft intensified their attacks on Palestinian targets in Gaza early Monday, a day after Israel's prime minister ordered his military to do whatever necessary to pressure militants to free an Israeli soldier captured a week ago.
- Why Javed Was Denied Visa ? (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan establishment seems to take a sadistic pleasure in humiliating or harassing Indians associated with Mumbai films (Bollywood) or the world of arts and culture when they apply for visas to visit the land of the ‘pure’.
- Just A Bit Of Security (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
Every Government has a midlife crisis as well as a sell-by date. The trick is to ensure that the latter does not precede the former.
- F-16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
Whatever the US explanation, the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan makes one believe that the Americans say something and do something else, at least in the India-Pakistan context.
- Israel's Aircraft Hit Gaza, Pm Warns Hamas Leaders (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jul 03, 2006)
Israeli helicopter gunships struck targets inside Gaza and tanks probed its northern border on Monday after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army to step up operations to free an abducted soldier.
- Iran Rejects Deadline For N-Response (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iran again rejected a deadline today to respond to an international offer aimed at resolving a nuclear standoff, saying it would answer during the next Iranian month which begins July 23.
- Law, Justice And J&k~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 03, 2006)
The invaders failed to take Srinagar solely because they lost their military purpose while indulging in the Rape of Baramula.
- Bhutto, Sharif Hold Talks With Pak Leaders Of Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Paksitan Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif today held talks with leaders of the 16-party Oppostion grouping here to ratify the Charter of Democracy (COD).
- Maoists Told To Stop Extortion, Scrap Courts (Tribune, Shirish B Pradhan, Jul 03, 2006)
Maoists in Nepal should immediately halt extorting money and scrap their “people’s courts” to maintain the rule of law, the country's Deputy Prime Minister said today.
- A Tiger’S Tears (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Jul 03, 2006)
If a tiger can shed crocodile tears, a super Tiger has done it. Anton Balasingham, described as the chief negotiator on behalf of the Tamil secessionists in Sri Lanka, is obviously skilled in the art of saying one thing and meaning another.
- After Pulses, Onion Trading May Make Aam Aadmi Cry (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Jul 03, 2006)
The Congress high command proposes, the UPA Government disposes. Last week the party's apex body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) took the Government to task for the spiralling prices of food grains.
- Four Jem Militants Killed In J&k (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Four Pakistani intruders affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit were killed near Line of Control today as army foiled third infiltration attempt in over a week in Jammu and Kashmir, where a gunbattle was going on in Baramulla district.
- Hamas Rejects Deal To End Crisis (The Economic Times, Atul Aneja , Jul 03, 2006)
Israeli jets bomb Palestinian Prime Minister's office in Gaza.
- Militants Holding Israeli Soldier Want More (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier issued a new set of demands today, calling for the release of 1,000 prisoners and a halt to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, in a sign that diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff were . . .
- Tipu's Heir Apparent (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jul 02, 2006)
The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, Shrabani Basu, Roli, Rs. 395. AS stereotypes go, Noor Inayat Khan was an unlikely candidate for the shadowy world of the Special Operatives Executive (SOE) — an organisation set up in 1940 by Britain's Prime Minister . . .
- Death For Three In Akshardham Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A Pota court in Ahmedabad has found six accused guilty in the Akshardham temple attack case and sentenced three to death,one to life imprisonment and one each to 10 years and five years imprisonment, respectively. Twenty six accused are still absconding.
- Nepal To Ask Un To Monitor Maoist Rebels (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Nepal will ask the United Nations to monitor weapons of Maoist rebels and the army ahead of elections for an assembly to map out the country’s political future, the home minister said on Saturday.
- Three To Die For Akshardham Attack (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The POTA court today awarded death sentence to three persons for terror attack on Akshardham temple in 2002.
- F-16s To Pakistan Won’T Clip India’S Military Wings: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The US defence department has assured the Congress that the weapons systems requested by Pakistan for F-16 jets would not reduce India’s quantitative or qualitiative military advantage as the capability already exists in the region.
- Concrete Cbm (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 02, 2006)
Since it is unlikely that India would provoke, and the announcement was made immediately after another round of boundary talks, the go-ahead for 608 kms of road within striking distance of . . .
- Nepal To Ask U.N. To Monitor Rebel, Army Arms (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jul 02, 2006)
Nepal will ask the United Nations to monitor weapons of Maoist rebels and the army ahead of elections for an assembly to map out the country's political future, the home minister said on Saturday.
- Law, Justice And J&k~i (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 02, 2006)
For a solution to J&K to be universally acceptable it must be seen by all as being lawful and just. Political opinion in Pakistan and India as well as all people and parties . . .
- Sco Pledges To Fight Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 02, 2006)
Signalling the dawn of a new era, the Sixth Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China pledged to jointly fight terrorism and reached an agreement among its six-member states on cutting off infiltration channels of terrorists . . .
- What Rule Of Law? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
In theory, the modern liberal-constitutional state has three autonomous arms, all of which ideally reinforce its inherently democratic character.
- Us Admin Notifies Congress Of N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush administration's nuclear accord with India seems on track to easy passage in Congress, as the White House also proceeds with plans to equip Pakistan with F-16 fighter jets.
- Cbi All Set To Chargesheet Bangaru (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
After an investigation spreading a little over 15 months, the CBI is all set to file its first chargesheet in the Tehelka expose against former BJP President Bangaru Laxman and two of his aides.
- Writing From The Jaws Of The Tiger (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jul 02, 2006)
This book is invaluable for the insights that the author provides, despite the repeated threats that he has had to face on account of his writings.
- Missing: Foreign Policy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
The longer the PM avoids appointing a foreign minister, the greater will be the damage to our interests
- Three Ultras Get Death Sentence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Nearly four years after the terrorist strike on the Akshardham temple here, a local court on Saturday convicted six persons for the attack and gave awarded death sentence for three of them.....
- Where Is The Amateur Spirit Of Football Going? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 02, 2006)
Football remains both a romantic and — the two are necessarily connected — a moral activity.....
- Flattening The Himalayas (Indian Express, P Stobdan, Jul 02, 2006)
China’s move to ensure greater connectivity with Tibet and Sikkim raises many questions
- Dial 'N' For Entente (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 02, 2006)
Broad support for the deal is comforting ---- The smooth passage of the India-United States nuclear deal proposal through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- To Be Indiacentric (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
Colombo at this time could hardly be seen as an inspirational venue to talk about "a new peace process" between Pakistan and India.
- Roots Of An Ancient Conflict (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Tariq Ali's series of historical novels delve into the historical contact between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
- Cpi Condemns Arrest Of Palestinian Leaders By Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Communist Party of India MPs have urged Israel to immediately release all arrested Palestinian Ministers and MPs and withdraw its forces from the Gaza strip.
- Infiltration Offensive On Loc Causing Concern (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 02, 2006)
Despite Army successes, terrorists replenishing cadre and weapons for ongoing campaign
- Discontent Is A Very Productive Emotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Australian writer Judith Rodriguez on her books and writing in general.
I suppose Homes and Families would be one side of my work ... my poetry is partly about that because it is the scene of our most important decisions ... it is the cradle of . . .
- Holy Aura (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
Awe-inspiring art, architecture and experiences in the world's smallest country.
The image of Michelangelo on his custom-built scaffolding furiously painting lying on his back stuck in my mind.
- Three Sentenced To Death For Akshardham Temple Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A court on Saturday sentenced three men to death for masterminding a militant attack on the Akshardham temple that killed 35 people in 2002, including the attackers.
- Lutta Ta Continua (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 02, 2006)
Love it or hate it or both, Calcutta is like a great, unpredictable and dangerous football team.
- Top Let Commander Among 3 Militants Killed In Kulgam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Killing of a maimed shopkeeper by CRPF today evoked massive protests in Srinagar uptown as violent demonstrators enforced shutdown and engaged Police in ding-dong clashes for several hours.
- Iraq After Zarqawi (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jul 02, 2006)
The end of the so-called head of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was indeed a blow to the ‘foreign’ insurgents operating in Iraq.
- Women Must Show The Way (Times of India, Kiran Bedi, Jul 02, 2006)
This piece of writing is not about percentages or a head count of women in uniform but ‘who’ these young women in uniform are? And ‘what’ made/makes them opt for olive greens, khakis, blues, the jungle fatigues, or the naval whites? And what could . . .
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan should be amended at least one more time. The new amendment ought to say out loud that it overrides everything and anything said anywhere in the constitution and that, from now on, the occupant of . . .
- Naxalites Fighting A Losing Battle In Ap, Says Dgp Sen (Times of India, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 02, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh has probably more experience in tackling armed Maoist uprising than any other state.
- Us Supreme Court’S Verdict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Now that the US supreme court has ruled that the military tribunals at Guantanamo are illegal under both American law and the Geneva Conventions, it makes sense to close down the notorious detention centre for suspected Islamic militants, and . . .
- Cpi Asks Israel To Pull Out Of Gaza (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The CPI on Saturday sought immediate release of all Palestinian ministers and MPs arrested by the Israeli security forces and demanded Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip.
- Iran To Continue Uranium Enrichment: Ahmadin (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tehran would continue its uranium enrichment programme despite international calls to halt the sensitive project, state television reported on Saturday.
- Rockets Hit Military Base In Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Two rockets hit the main international military base in southern Afghanistan wounding 10 people including two Canadian soldiers, military officials said on Saturday.
- Musician Killed By Police In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
At least two dozen people were hurt as thousands of protesters hurled bricks and stones in held Kashmir on Saturday in a violent demonstration over the killing of a musician by police.
- The Budgetary Charade In Parliament (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Jul 02, 2006)
Budget 2006-7 came and went, passed by parliament in a record 17 days, with a great deal of sound and fury, most of it having brought little relief to the inflation-hit incomes of the Pakistani consumer.
- Militants Kill Lt Col In Bandipore After Shootout In Market (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Days after the J&K Police announced a cash reward for information on Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Kashmir chief Bilal who is believed to be hiding in the mountains of Bandipore, militants killed a Lt Colonel today in a fierce firefight in the main market of . . .
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