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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 27135:
- Dmdk Urges Centre To Send Ships To Evacuate Refugees (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam (DMDK) president Vijayakanth has urged the Centre to send ships to Sri Lanka for the safe return of Tamil refugees.
- Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
An unprecedented situation is being faced by Indian people at the dawn of 21st century.
- Ex-Raw Officer: India Can Make 50 Nuclear Warheads A Year (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
A top former intelligence official has said India would have the capacity to make about 50 nuclear warheads a year as it would be able to retain six reactors outside safeguards envisaged under the India-US nuclear agreement.
- We Can Do Without Army Vice-Chief, Says Sushma (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Taking strong exception to remarks by the army vice-chief Lt Gen K Pattabhiraman that the force could ‘‘do without women’’, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today demanded that he be suspended immediately.
- Official Bungling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
Money meant for military needs should be fully utilised
- Pranab Tries To Cool Tempers Raised By Vice-Chief's Words (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General K Pattabhiraman's reported statement against inclusion of women in the Army's combat units, has snowballed into a major controversy with the BJP seeking his suspension and Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee . . .
- "India Can Make 50 Nuclear Warheads A Year" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Six reactors outside safeguards can produce 130 kg of weapon-grade plutonium a year
Assurance of fuel supply from U.S. and NSG will increase India's existing capacity
Potential for FBR technology huge: Sinha
- Pak Cries Wolf Over 'Encounters' With Militants (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
The issue of alleged human rights violations by security forces is a favourite subject of Pakistan.
- Musharraf's Quite Strategy For His Re-Election (Daily Excelsior, M. Rama Rao, Jun 19, 2006)
While two former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif are busy cementing their new found alliance to take on President Musharraf, he is quietly consolidating his position to ensure his ‘smooth re-election’ for another term.
- A Soldier's Suicide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
It is extremely unfortunate if a soldier dies in a manner other than the one he or she chooses on wearing uniform.
- Home-Built Planes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
It is more than a dogfight this spat between the Indian Air Force and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
- Japan Warns North Korea On Ballistic Missile Test (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Japan warned North Korea on Sunday of “a harsh response” from Tokyo and Washington if it fired a long-range missile, as media reports suggested that the secretive state was close to staging a test launch.
- What Women Want (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Jun 19, 2006)
More than reservation, Indian women need equal opportunities in educational and professional fields for their collective . . .
- Uk Troops Advance Against Taliban (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
British forces have pushed deeper and faster than expected into lawless territory in southern Afghanistan, setting up outposts in towns that have seen no security presence for decades, their commander said on Sunday.
- The Press Is Under Attack (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 18, 2006)
The “missing” journalist from the tribal areas, Hayatullah Khan Dawar, has been murdered.
- Who Killed Hayatullah Khan? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2006)
Despite being assured by the government and intelligence agencies that the family of the missing journalist Hayatullah Khan would hear something about his whereabouts by June 15, the discovery of his bullet-riddled body on Friday is staggering.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Jun 18, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Japan, Us Warn N Korea Against ‘Provocative’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The United States and Japan warned North Korea on Saturday to drop plans for a long-range missile test, warning it would be “grave and provocative.”
- The Playing Fields (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 18, 2006)
Exactly 191 years ago on this day, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated once and for all in the Battle of Waterloo.
- Reformists Vs Revolutionaries (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jun 18, 2006)
Is politics just about the art of the possible? Or do we need a leadership which can redefine the boundaries and refocus the national debate on what is desirable?
- Asian Moot Agrees To Curb Terror, Drugs (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The Asian security summit that brought together the regional leaders China and Russia and 16 other nations ended on Saturday with a call to increase cooperation to fight terrorism, separatism and drug trafficking.
- Musharraf Upbeat About Full Sco Membership (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday expressed strong hope for Pakistan to get full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), saying that it would not only benefit the country but also help the regional grouping achieve its goal . . .
- Wages Of Intolerance (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
The lynching of a mosque imam by a mob near Bahawalpur accused of committing blasphemy and the stabbing to death of another man undergoing a court trial in Muzaffargarh for the same act are a grim reminder of the high levels of intolerance found . . .
- A Most Brazen Murder (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
The cold-blooded murder of journalist Hayatullah Khan, who had been missing for over six months, is a most brazen act and needs to be thoroughly investigated independently by the government, or else its claims of press freedom will ring very hollow.
- Pakistan-India Nuclear Cbms (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Both India and Pakistan have moved beyond the stage of non-weaponised deterrence since they believe that 'zero' as a minimum number is not desirable and they need to continue increasing their nuclear arsenals because the current stockpiles have . . .
- Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Need For Overhaul (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Ever since Pakistan came under US influence in 1954 by joining the US-sponsored defence treaties and political institutions for the containment of socialism and Soviet Russia, the US governments, whether Republican or Democrat, and in spite of . . .
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
The king has a standing offer for the queen: Come back, no cases against you or your husband, lead your party through a free and fair election.
- Iran Denies Nuclear Messages Conflicting (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Iran on Saturday denied any contradictions in its reactions to an international nuclear proposal, saying the offer of incentives in return for a suspension of sensitive atomic work was still being examined.
- Game In Shanghai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 18, 2006)
Ignore SCO, but not Central Asia ---- In criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not attending the fifth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Indian Left has yet again made evident its craven surrender to blind . . .
- Pressure On Boeing Too, As Airbus Falters (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 18, 2006)
The latest slip-up by Europe's Airbus - whose giant A380 jet is now more than a year late and mid-sized A350 set for a total redesign
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jun 18, 2006)
The wonderful thing about pulling off a scam in Pakistan is that everything and everyone works for you and thus there are no hurdles.
- 45 Taliban Militants Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Coalition forces attack two rebel camps in southern Afghanistan
- The Antigua Connection (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, Jun 18, 2006)
Was there a link between "warri" and pallankuzhi and how did the game reach distant Antigua?
- Publishing History (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jun 18, 2006)
Ravi Dayal changed the publishing landscape of India in the 1970s and 80s.
Dayal possessed an almost unique combination of great intelligence and greater charm.
- Army Must Be Gender Sensitive’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Reacting to the Indian Army vice-chief’s remarks that it can do without women, activists of several organisations branded the force as “discriminatory and gender insensitive”.
- Two Flavours Of Nationalism (Hindu, INDIVAR KAMTEKAR, Jun 18, 2006)
A visit to Jallianwala Bagh and Wagah raises questions about the transformation of national feeling in India.
- Army Enhances Stress Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Move follows `suicides' by officers
It plans to double number of psychiatrists in these areas
Suicides due to marital, financial, medical problems
- Indian Air Force Plans To Strengthen Its Airpower (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
`126 fighter aircraft and 80 helicopters will be acquired'
- Army For More Women Officers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The Army on Saturday clarified that it was in favour of recruiting more women as officers "in keeping with the changing times" and was looking at additional areas where lady officers could be recruited.
- Nitish Kumar Seeks More Central Forces For Bihar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Calls for disaster management institute in the State
- When Will Parliament Think? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
When will parliament think? This question itself may be categorised as wishful thinking. After all, thinking in its real sense is a painstaking exercise.
- Desert Symphony (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Jun 18, 2006)
Regal and majestic, the past comes luxuriously alive in Deogarh
jungle lore and terrace dinners bring the Garh of "devs" alive. What stays in the mind is the warmth and caring.
- Iraq Attacks Kill 43 As Us Seeks Missing Soldiers (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A series of bombs killed at least 43 people in and near Baghdad on Saturday, police said, in one of the bloodiest days in Iraq since a US military air strike killed Abu Mussab Zarqawi 10 days ago.
- Army Rules Out Foul Play In Death Of Captain Kohli (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Army today ruled out foul play in the death of gallantry award winner Captain Sumit Kohli and said an inquest had found that the officer had committed suicide as he was facing “severe marital problems”.
- India Calls For Zero Tolerance To Terrorism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
India today said Asian nations should make a commitment to zero tolerance towards terrorism for peace and security.
- Assam Asks Army To Be On Standby For Floods (Pioneer, Syed Zarir Hussain, Jun 18, 2006)
The authorities on Saturday asked Army soldiers to remain on standby in Assam where floods that began last month and marooned 30,000 people overnight killing 16 and displaced 5,30,000, officials said.
- 'India Can Make 50 Nuke Warheads A Year' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A top former intelligence official has said India would have the capacity to make about 50 nuclear warheads a year as it would be able to retain six reactors outside safeguards envisaged under the India-US nuclear agreement.
- Sri Lanka, Tigers Claim Victory In Naval Clash (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jun 18, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels each claimed victory on Saturday after a naval clash that officials said left more than 40 people dead or missing.
- Pak Props Up Muslim League In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jun 18, 2006)
The Election Commission of occupied Kashmir has routinely rejected the nomination papers of Kashmiri nationalists for the July 11 elections to the 48-member assembly.
- Indian Army Sees First Suicide Of Lady Officer (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The Indian army saw the first suicide of a female officer, who shot herself at her camp in the troubled region of Kashmir, police and army officers said on Friday.
- Death Of An Officer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Army has its hands full ---- Even as the mortal remains of Lt Sushmita Chakravarty, who allegedly committed suicide at the Udhampur unit, were consigned to flames in Bhopal amid grieving family members who refused to . . .
- Why Not Open To Debate? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2006)
THE new federal budget came under sharp criticism from the parliamentary opposition on Friday when the allocation for ‘charged expenditure’ was presented before the National Assembly.
- Defence No To Naxal Duty (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jun 18, 2006)
Army should train State forces instead ---- The demand for deployment of Army to combat the overgrown Naxalite-Maoist menace has been put on hold with the Defence Ministry not favouring any such move.
- Facing Up To The Indian Challenge (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Jun 18, 2006)
Coping with the challenge of India on several fronts — strategic, economic, cultural, psychological and more recently technological .
- Nepal To Set Up Interim Government With Rebels (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jun 18, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebel leader held ground-breaking talks on Friday with the government, which agreed to dissolve parliament and set up an interim administration to include the rebels.
- Bush Rejects Demand Of Lesser Us Role In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Rejecting lesser US role in Iraq, US President George W. Bush promised the Iraqi people that the United States would not "abandon them after we have come this far," even as the US lawmakers debate pulling out troops.
- Insurgents Led Away Us Soldiers: Reports (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Iraqi witnesses said that they had seen two U.S. soldiers who survived an attack at a checkpoint near Baghdad being led away by masked insurgents to a pair of cars, a US newspaper reported in its Sunday edition.
- Iraq Violence Claims One More Pakistani (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A Pakistani driver is reported to have been killed in firing near the Nasria city in Iraq. The driver, Rasheed Shahid Khan, who worked for the KBR Company, was going to Nasria from the Blad city with a convoy when he was killed.
- For The Sanctity Of The Pen (News International, Muhammad Anis, Jun 18, 2006)
Journalists boycotted the proceedings of the National Assembly on Saturday in protest against the murder of tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan in South Waziristan.
- Conflict Resolution Must For Peace: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday called for addressing root causes of terrorism and underscored the need for resolution of conflicts including Palestine and Kashmir to ensure peace, security and economic development in Asia.
- Fierce Battle In Lanka Kills 52 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Tamil tigers and security forces on Saturday fought land and sea battles in Sri Lanka’s northwest leaving at least 52 people dead, further rupturing a ceasefire that was hanging in balance.
- Days Ahead Of Sonia's Visit, 22 Militants Sneak Into J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Security agencies were put on high alert in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday following reports that about two dozen militants had entered the region after sneaking across the LoC, days ahead of a visit to the area by Congress president . .
- Americans Are Coming (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Jun 18, 2006)
America’s recent nuclear deal with India has left the politicians and the innocent masses struck by euphoria unseen and unheard of.
- Prisoner Abuse Not Illegal: Pentagon (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
United States Special Operations troops employed a set of harsh, unauthorised interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq during a four-month period in early 2004, long after approval for their use was rescinded, according to a Pentagon . . .
- Wheeling ‘N’ Dealing (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 18, 2006)
New Delhi’s voluntary moratorium on testing will not be legalised in the Indo-US bilateral agreement but will be recognised as a commitment by a country whose nuclear record has been impeccable.
- Probe Ordered In Army Officer Suicide (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
An inquiry has been ordered into the alleged suicide by a woman army officer, Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata on Saturday.
- Nitish Asks For More Central Forces (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday demanded more Para-Military forces from the Union Government and early establishment of the proposed CRPF training Centre in Bihar.
- Lankan Forces Fire At Villagers, Killing 5 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Sri Lankan government forces stormed a church on Saturday where about 200 Tamil civilians had sought shelter, shooting indiscriminately in the building and around the surrounding village in an attack that killed five people and injured 47, witnesses said.
- Sea Tigers Clash With Sri Lankan Navy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels attacked two naval craft off Sri Lanka's north-western coast today, inflicting casualties on both sides, military sources said.
- Us Senate Rejects Call To Pull Back Troops From Iraq (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
US Senate overwhelmingly rejected calls to pull back American forces from Iraq by the end of this year as Republicans and Democrats today sought to use the issue for political gains in an election year.
- India To Ratify Int'l Convention On Nuclear Terrorism (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
India will soon ratify the International Convention on Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism adopted by the UN General assembly providing for international cooperation in investigation, prosecution and extradition of those committing terrorists acts . . .
- Air Strikes Continue In Sri Lanka (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s air force carried out aerial strikes against suspected LTTE positions for the second day today after a bus bombing, suspected to be carried out by the rebels, killed 64 people.
- Centre Rejects Plea To Release Ulfa Top Five (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 17, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Friday rejected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)'s demand to release its top five commanders.
- Woman Army Officer Commits Suicide (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
The Army today dismissed allegations that the young woman Army officer, who shot herself to death at the Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur last night, wanted to leave the Army as she was unhappy with the job “but had no money to repay the . . .
- Palestinian Freedom Under Israeli Guns (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jun 17, 2006)
Once again Palestine finds itself in extremely hot water. President Mahmoud Abbas has announced a public referendum on the Prisoners' Document to be held on July 26.
- Nuke Incentive Offer A ‘Step Forward’: Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad today said the international incentive offer aimed at getting his country to halt uranium enrichment was a “step forward” and that Teheran would “carefully” consider it.
- Cabinet Approves Policy On Land Allotment To Political Parties... (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
In keeping with the Supreme Court directive to get official bungalows occupied by political parties in Luyten's Delhi vacated, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a policy on allotment of land to them to build party offices in the Institutional Area.
- India To Ratify Anti-Nuke Terrorism Convention (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its approval for signing and ratifying the International Convention on Suppression of Nuclear Terrorism adopted by the UN General Assembly providing for international cooperation in investigation, prosecution and . . .
- Desertification In India (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Jun 17, 2006)
There are two deserts in India. The Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) is a desert mainly located in the State of Rajasthan in northwest India. It continues into Pakistan as the Cholistan Desert.
- Fishing In Troubled Up Waters (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jun 17, 2006)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, a former Prime Minister and father of Mandalisation of upcountry politics, is back at it.
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