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Articles 9321 through 9420 of 27135:
- We Are A Rude People (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Jun 24, 2006)
So Reader's Digest thinks Mumbai is the rudest city in the world. The magazine need not have gone through such a tiresome process of surveys and interviews to reach that conclusion. Indians are rude, uncivil and thoughtless.
- State Of Emergency In Baghdad (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew on Friday after insurgent gunmen set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Bjp Asks Govt To Use 'Leads' Given By Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Expressing doubts about the success of CBI raids in connection with the Navy war-room leak, BJP on Friday suggested that the government use "leads" given by its leader L K Advani regarding the money trail of a suspected intermediary whose name . . .
- War Room Leak: Cbi Raids In 4 Cities (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The CBI today raided 19 locations across the country as part of its investigations into the navy war room leak case.
- Cheney Urges Congress To Ok U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 24, 2006)
Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday urged senior lawmakers to help win congressional support for a controversial U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement as opponents launched a grass-roots campaign to scuttle the deal.
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 24, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- Seven Charged With Terror Plot (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A group of young men seized in a Miami warehouse have been charged in a federal indictment with conspiring with al-Qaeda to commit acts of violence in the United States, including blowing up Chicago’s Sears Tower.
- On To The Last Sixteen (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 24, 2006)
The first round of the FIFA World Cup final of 2006 has gone according to the script, with 1998 champion France alone clearly underperforming.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal In Best Interests Of America: Cornyn (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 24, 2006)
Maintaining that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal was in the best interests of America, leading US senator John Cornyn has urged fellow lawmakers to support legislation on the agreement and boost the strategic relationship between the two nations.
- The Killing Fields Of Chechnya (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 24, 2006)
Moscow faces a difficult task in trying to strike a balance between rival power groups in Chechnya. Maintaining this balance is key to returning the region to normality.
- The Time To Get Out Is Now (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Jun 24, 2006)
"qandary for the Democrats," said the newsreader early on Thursday on BBC Radio's World Service.
- India-Singapore Land Route Proposed To Cut Bandwidth Cost, . . . (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 24, 2006)
India is for creation of a "cost-effective" Asian sub-regional network in the "telecom and bandwidth" domain.
- Immigration Bill Kicks Up Dust (Deccan Herald, Yogi Aggarwal, Jun 24, 2006)
The bill comes at a time when Europe is battling a new influx from Africa through Spain.
- Choosing The Second Best Option (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 24, 2006)
The endeavours of the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to clinch a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represent a watershed in the pattern of bilateral trade deals being negotiated the world over as a response to . . .
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 24, 2006)
While it is gratifying to see India focus on the positive and play down the negative in its dealings with China, but in its keenness, it seems prepared to forget what happened to it in the past. The Chinese are not.
- Einstein Revisited (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 24, 2006)
Simplicity was the guiding principle of life for the physicist. And his quotes often revealed it.
- Jinnah And Haroon (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 24, 2006)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah's papers confirm his reputation as an incorruptible politican.
- Qaeda No. 2 Asks Afghan To Rise Up Against Us (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader issued a new videotape on Thursday calling on Afghans to rise up against the US and other coalition forces in Afghanistan in the wake of rioting last month in Kabul.
- North Korea Warns Of Possible Air Clash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
North Korea warned on Thursday of the danger of an aerial military clash in response to alleged US spy planes, amid tension over the Communist nation's possible missile launch.
- Blair's Tactical Blunder (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 23, 2006)
Despite last weekend's protest demonstration by 5,000 people, the most remarkable feature of the June 2 episode in the east London suburb of Forest Gate is the restraint so far of those at the receiving end . . .
- Oppressed Under Islam (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Jun 23, 2006)
It is not without an ulterior motive that N Jamal Ansari takes up the cause of the OBC in his article, "Upper caste regression" (June 21).
- Efforts To Vacate Stay On Land Acquisition For Mysore Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
High courtround-up KIADB plans to take over a layout of 16.5 acres
Hearing adjourned till Monday
Owner of layout challenges acquisition
Layout classified as agricultural land
- Model Village Opened Near Loc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Dedication of village, culmination of massive reconstruction drive by Army
- Peru: Garcia's Return (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
Alan Garcia wins the presidential election on a nationalistic platform, with right-wing support. By John Cherian
- Saddam On Fast Over His Lawyer’S Killing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has gone on hunger strike to protest the killing of his lawyer, his lead lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi said on Thursday.
- Bangaladesh In Crisis (Frontline, HAROON HABIB, Jun 23, 2006)
General elections in Bangladesh are just round the corner, but how fair and free they will be remains to be seen.
- East Asia: Divide And Rule (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 23, 2006)
At the annual Asia Security Summit, the U.S. outlines a "security architecture" for the continent, as seen and shaped by it.
- Iran: U.S. Steps Back (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
A negotiated solution to the impasse over Iran's nuclear programme seems likely with the United States sounding less belligerent.
- End Of Al Zarqawi (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Jun 23, 2006)
The killing of Al Zarqawi might affect Al Qaeda operations in Iraq for some time, but it is unlikely to dent the war against occupation.
- Sri Lanka: Truce In Danger (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 23, 2006)
With a communiqué on June 9, the LTTE puts an end to the latest phase of negotiations with the Sri Lankan government.
- Life On The Border (Frontline, ROMESH BHATTACHARJI, Jun 23, 2006)
Punjab's border villages abound in historical monuments which cry out forconservation. -
- Al-Qaida No 2 Calls On Afghans To Rise Up Against Us Forces (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Al-Qaida's No 2 leader today issued a new videotape calling on Afghans to rise up against US and other coalition forces in Afghanistan in the wake of rioting last month in Kabul.
- N-Deal Bill Writer Asks India To Keep Iran Views To Itself (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Democrat lawmaker Mr Tom Lantos, co-author of a Bill aimed at implementing Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, has cautioned India against associating itself with statements against US policies on Iran in fora like Nam if it wanted Congress to approve . . .
- Chemical Weapons In Iraq: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
US-led coalition forces in Iraq have found some 500 chemical weapons since the March 2003 invasion, Republican lawmakers said, citing an intelligence report.
- Artificial Blood Coming To The Rescue (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Jun 23, 2006)
It’s difficult to store, it’s often in short supply – and there’s always the possibility that it could carry a deadly infection. Could a synthetic version of blood become the lifesaver of the future?
- The Case For Better Income Distribution (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 23, 2006)
Why more egalitarian countries win wars.
- Strike Fast And Hard (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Jun 23, 2006)
Exercise Sanghe Shakti, held over one week in Punjab in May 2006, was designed to test the Indian Army’s new concept for offensive operations in the plains.
- Saddam On Fast To Protest Lawyer’S Murder (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has gone on fast to protest the killing of his lawyer, his lead lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi said today.
- Cheney Urges Congress To Ok U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 23, 2006)
Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday urged senior lawmakers to help win congressional support for a controversial U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement as opponents launched a grass-roots campaign to scuttle the deal.
- Us Lawmaker Cautions India On Iran’S Nuclear Stance (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
India could jeopardise a landmark nuclear cooperation deal with the United States if it sides with non-aligned states in backing Iran’s atomic ambitions, a leading lawmaker warned on Wednesday.
- Taj Mahal: Jawans To Learn French, German, Spanish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Central Reserve Police (CRP) jawans deployed at Taj Mahal will be taught foreign languages including German, Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese and Russian to deal effectively with foreign tourists.
- Nri Wed(lock) (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 23, 2006)
An NRI match is considered a prized catch, particularly in North Indian families. Such potential bridegrooms rush to the country of their birth in the climatically suitable winter months and grateful parents of girls of marriageable age fix up the . . .
- Sc Stays Arrest Of Naval Officer In Bribe Case (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Dismissed from the Navy on charges of receiving bribe, a Lieutenant Commander has got protection from the Supreme Court, which restrained Centre from arresting the officer facing a one-month imprisonment term.
- Missile Jitters (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2006)
Tensions are soaring over the Korean peninsula once again, with Washington and Pyongyang engaged in what appears to be a complicated game of pehle aap.
- Sc Dismisses Pil By Vip Sex Racket Victim (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
A public interest petition highlighting an alleged sex racket in the Capital involving a member of the National Commission for Women (NCW) and some top politicians belonging to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), was today rejected by the Supreme . . .
- India, Pakistan And The Shanghai (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jun 23, 2006)
The SCO embodies many of the principles that India invoked in writing resounding declarations with Moscow. But now that the SCO is poised to go far beyond the pieties of anti-terrorism and anti-separatism and demarcate a part of the globe that . . .
- Pakistan In Crisis (Times of India, Benazir Bhutto, Jun 23, 2006)
Pakistan is witnessing a worrying economic and social divide. There is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor and between the powerful and the powerless.
- Israeli Pm Regrets Gaza Deaths (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert told Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday that he felt "regret" over 14 bystanders killed in recent Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli political source said.
- Us Asks Iran To Respond By Mid-July (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The United States prodded Iran on Thursday to respond as early as next week and no later than mid-July to an offer of incentives to suspend its disputed nuclear programme.
- 'Govt Pursuing Divisive Policies For Political Gain' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Terming the Centre's 15-point programme for welfare of minorities as a "gimmick", BJP on Thursday accused government of pursuing "divisive policies" to divert public attention from its failures.
- Bar Tells Lawyers Not To Defend Accused (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Jun 23, 2006)
The Kashmir Bar Association has asked its members not to defend the people accused in the high-profile sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir. However, Jammu-based lawyers have decided to defend the accused, especially their colleague Anil Sethi, who . . .
- Salman Case Handed Over To Cid (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
After Rajasthan, Salman Khan faces more trouble in Gujarat on the wildlife front. The Gujarat police have registered an offence against the actor in connection with a chinkara poaching case of 1998.
- N Korea Warns Of Possible Air Clash Over Us Spy Flights (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
With the US having rejected direct talks with North Korea over a potential missile launch, the Asian country on Thursday warned of the danger of an aerial military clash in response to alleged US spy planes, amid tensions over the communist nation’s . . .
- A Deeply Flawed Trial (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
The Ba'ath party is known to have brutalised the people of Iraq during its years in power.
- No Room For Mistakes In A Nuclear Navy (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jun 23, 2006)
With only two years to go before the Indian Navy is to transform itself to a blue water Navy—an elite club comprising mostly of the P5 countries—a string of incidents give clue to how unprepared the force is for it.Consider the following:
- Attack On Press Freedom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 23, 2006)
On a number of occasions President Musharraf has boasted about the press in Pakistan enjoying more freedom today than any time in the past.
- Us Hypocrisy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 23, 2006)
The inconsistency in the US position on the so-called 'axis of evil' countries such as Iran and North Korea is more than a little confusing. At a summit in Vienna on Wednesday, President Bush and leaders of the European Union urged both Iran and . . .
- Nepal’S Maoists Refuse To Disarm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels said on Thursday they are not prepared to disarm but are willing to put their army and their weapons under the supervision of the United Nations.
- Karzai Urges Terror War Beyond Afghan Border (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
President Hamid Karzai voiced his concern on Thursday over growing attacks by insurgents in Afghanistan and urged the world to extend the war against the militants beyond his country’s borders.
- Rising Opposition To Indo-Us N-Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 23, 2006)
Arms experts have cautioned the US lawmakers against backing a civilian nuclear deal with India that violates the global atomic agreement and will dampen US efforts to check nuclear proliferation. In a letter to the Congress, ten senior US arms . . .
- U.P. Govt. To Honour Misa, Dir Detainees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
SP leaders touring the State to invite detainees for felicitation ceremony on June 26
- Dashed Hopes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 23, 2006)
Suu Kyi has been imprisoned for 16 years now
- France And L'affaire Dreyfus Revisited (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 23, 2006)
The 100th anniversary of the rehabilitation of Captain Alfred Dreyfus is an occasion for an analysis of past wrongs. This can be salutary at a time when France is in the process of re-examining its criminal justice system.
- Song-Stuck-In-Your-Head Phenomenon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
The term "earworm" is a translation of the German word Ohrwurm, used to describe the "musical itch" of the brain.
It is the auditory cortex — the "brain's iPod" — that earworms choose as the centre of their activity.
- "Violence Is Not The Way To Achieve Political Goals" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jun 23, 2006)
With the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam slamming the door on ceasefire monitors from European Union countries, Sri Lanka is headed for another phase of violent uncertainty. In an interview in Colombo,Palitha T.B. Kohona, Secretary-General of the . . .
- U.S. Pledges Support To Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Against deal-breakers by Congress: Burns
Administration is not taking anything for granted
Lawmakers have right to see India-IAEA agreement
India did the right thing on Iran
- Usa To Conduct Missile Defence Test Off Hawaii (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 23, 2006)
A test of a sea-based missile defence system was postponed for a day after a sailboat entered a hazard zone off Hawaii, a defence spokesman said.
- Nuturing Economy With Caution (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidynathan, Jun 23, 2006)
Notwithstanding a brave face put up by finance minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, in the budget session of parliament, India's external debt in 2005-06 stood at $128.78 billion.
- India's Missiles Defence Capability (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 23, 2006)
All technical snags and geostrategic fallouts of test firing of India's ambitious indigenously developed intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), the Agni III, have been identified, and it would be put in orbit in August-September.
- Indo-Pak Devotees Meet At 300 Yr Old Shrine (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 23, 2006)
Boundaries drawn between India and Pakistan and three full scale wars fought between the two countries failed to shatter belief of the people on both the sides towards 300-year- old shrine of Hindu deity, Baba Dalip Singh Manhas as thousands . . .
- Narayanan Does Tough Talking On Security (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Concerned at the continued increase of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre has asked police, paramilitary forces and the Army to get their act together and make concerted efforts to counter militant groups in the State.
- Saddam, Co-Defendants Go On Hunger Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants went on an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday to protest the killing of an Iraqi attorney who sits on the defence team, the chief lawyer of the ousted Iraqi leader said.
- Army Finds Huge Weapons Caches Near Loc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Army has busted three huge arms caches near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir from which terrorists picked up weapons after sneaking into the state, officials said in New Delhi on Thursday.
- 80 Workers Kidnapped In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Eighty Iraqi workers were abducted by gunmen in a city north of Baghdad, officials said.
- N Korea Can't Launch N-Missile: Japanese Official (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
North Korea does not have the technology to load a missile with a nuclear warhead, a senior Japanese official said on Thursday amid fears Pyongyang may carry out a test-launch.
- Is Iran Studying North Korea's Nuclear Moves? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
There may be no such thing as a North Korea playbook for would-be nuclear proliferators.
- Talk Boldly With Iran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Sometime in the next several months, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice or a senior colleague is likely to sit down at a negotiating table with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran. As she prepares for these meetings, I suspect Rice . . .
- Nda Leaders Petition Prez, Say Most Mps Oppose N-Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The opposition NDA on Wednesday petitioned President Kalam over the nuclear deal with the United States, insisting there was no consensus in Parliament on the pact.
- Saddam Lawyer Murder Won't Derail Show Trial: Experts (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jun 22, 2006)
The murder of Saddam Hussein's lawyer, Khamis al-Obeidi, in the third such calamity to befall the former Iraqi president's high-profile trial, may delay but will not derail "this show trial", leading defence experts have predicted.
- Terrorists Kill Saddam's Top Lawyer: Report (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
One of Saddam Hussein's lawyers was shot dead on Wednesday after he was abducted from his home by men wearing police uniforms in Baghdad, court and police officials said.
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