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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 27135:
- Time To Heal A Running Sore (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 09, 2006)
Perhaps George W Bush thought that like Japan, Iraq would turn over a new leaf under American occupation and settle down peacefully to democratic moneymaking as a subordinate ally.
- Welcome Directive (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 09, 2006)
The directive by a bench of the Peshawar High Court that a case of kidnapping be registered against a police official for abducting a legally married woman from a shelter home after her father filed a complaint against her is timely.
- Airports’ Modernisation To Be Expedited: Patel (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite opposition from the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Governments on the proposed modernisation of the airports in the states, the Civil Aviation Ministry today said the process of consultation with the two states would continue to carry out the . . .
- The Oil Weapon And Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In an address to the Iranian nation last weekend, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the security of energy supplies in the Persian Gulf region being affected in the event of "the slightest mistake over Iran" made by the United States.
- Lurking Threat (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 08, 2006)
A spate of incidents during the last 24 hours shows the multi-dimensional threat of terror lurking across the State.
- Q&k: 'We'll Involve Ltte In Drafting New Constitution' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2006)
Palitha Kohona is Colombo's man to negotiate peace with the LTTE. Head of the peace secretariat set up by President Mahinda Rajapakse, Kohona is optimistic that Tamil Tigers will respond positively to Sri Lankan government's decision to draft a new . . .
- The Freedom To Say No (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
General Musharraf and his loyalists have rejected the alliance between Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. But shouldn’t that privilege lie with the people of Pakistan?
- 8 Civilians Killed In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 08, 2006)
Eight civilians were killed and 14 injured in a mine explosion in Sri Lanka's LTTE-controlled section of the eastern Batticaloa district on Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
- India Promises To Restart Work On Projects In Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
With the political situation in Nepal under transformation, India today agreed to restart work on three high-value projects that includes cross border rail links and building a road network in the Terai region.
- Court Allows Counsel To Meet Rahul Mahajan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed Rahul Mahajan's counsel to meet his client for an hour on Wednesday evening, even as it refused to entertain a plea that a doctor and a lawyer be present throughout the remaining duration of his police custody.
- The A.Q. Khan Network (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jun 08, 2006)
Recently the Pakistan government announced that the A. Q. Khan case has been closed.
- Montenegro Breaks Away (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2006)
With Montenegro proclaiming independence and separating from Serbia in the process, the disintegration of the former federation of Yugoslavia is almost complete.
- China To ‘Seed’ Clouds For Olympics (Statesman, Clifford Coonan, Jun 08, 2006)
Ravaged by a seven-year drought and choked by poisonous dust storms, China will “seed” the clouds looming over its cities with rockets and chemical pellets to bring welcome rain and clear polluted skies for the Olympics in 2008.
- Dhaka Hawks Want Ancient Dhakeswari Temple Shifted (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Jun 08, 2006)
In a bid to appease fundamentalist Muslims in the run-up to the 2007 general election in Bangladesh, certain sections of the Begum Khaleda Zia Government are mounting pressure to shift the historic Dhakeswari Kali temple located in the heart of . . .
- Iran Weighs Nuclear Offer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Iran was today weighing an international offer of incentives if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment, with officials neither rejecting the offer nor indicating that they would meet the
condition.
- Playing Spoilsport (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 08, 2006)
Despite ending in a draw, the Antigua Test will be remembered for the remarkable resilience displayed by both teams:
- Bjp Disowns Atal Balm For Rahul (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jun 08, 2006)
Fearful of more revelations in the Rahul Mahajan scandal, the BJP is scrambling to distance itself from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s comments offering sympathy and help to the young man.
- Eu, Us Soften Iran Stand (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
World powers have compromised on a demand that Iran commit to a long-term moratorium on uranium enrichment and are asking only for suspension during talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, diplomats said on Wednesday.
- Maoist Yoke Choking Nepal, Koirala Tells Pm (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 08, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is in New Delhi with the express aim of seeking India's help to curb growing Maoist intransigence back home as the rebels are threatening to abort their current dialogue with Nepal's Seven Party Alliance.
- Sinha Discusses Indian Budget-Making Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Yashwant Sinha, the former Indian finance and external minister, on Wednesday addressed parliamentarians about the budget-making process in India at a parliamentary development course.
- Where A Tragedy Occurs Everyday (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
Iraq is in such chaos that no one is safe from murder and kidnapping even in a heavily guarded city like Baghdad, says Marianna Belenkaya.
- Wearing Too Many Hats (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 08, 2006)
General election in Pakistan is due next year. The terms of the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies expire on November 15, 2007.
- Banned For Female Viewing: Footballers’ Legs In Iran (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 08, 2006)
Iran is one of the 32 national teams playing the World Cup in Germany.
- Us Congress Urged To Support India N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
An influential foreign policy group on Wednesday urged the US Congress to ratify a deal to ship nuclear technology and fuel to India, but delay final approval until receiving assurances of India’s non-proliferation efforts.
- 'Maoists Must Abandon Violence' (OutLook, Navtej Sarna, Jun 08, 2006)
'We support the peace efforts of the Government of Nepal and the Maoists and we believe that Maoists must abandon violence and must accept the discipline of multiparty democracy to enter the mainstream of politics in Nepal'
- 'I Am Not Trembling' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
In the second part of an exclusive interview with rediff.com Deputy Managing Editor Ramananda Sengupta and Nikhil Lakshman, the commander of America's Pacific Fleet Admiral Gary Roughead looks at the role of the Indian and American navies in . . .
- Kalam Goes Supersonic In Su-30 Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam will undertake a sortie in supersonic SU-30 MKI fighter jet in Pune on Thursday. The first ever sortie by an Indian president will last for about 30 minutes.
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- Daily Incidence Of Blasts In Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 08, 2006)
A Major gas pipeline of 18 inch diameter was blown up with explosives on Tuesday night in Sui Town disrupting gas supply to the down country areas.
- Dialogue On Balochistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
On the heels of former army chief Jehangir Karamat's advice to the government not to take a military route in Balochistan now comes a plea for dialogue by the deputy speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, and a member of the ruling PML.
- India's Nuclear Conundrum (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
The actual long-term economic costs of civilian nuclear energy tend to be obscured in discussion of its supposed limitless possibilities
- Iaf Succeeds In Reducing Accident Rate To All-Time Low (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Indian Air Force has managed to bring down its accident rate of aircraft to all time low of 50 per cent in 2005 as compared to the average rate during the last decade -1994-95 to 2003-2004.
- Maoists Target Koirala After King In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In an unveiled threat to the Girija Prasad Koirala Government, Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding Constituent . . .
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Federal Budget 2006-07 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 07, 2006)
According to the government, the federal budget for 2006-07 seeks to provide some relief, especially to government servants, and accelerate investment and growth, create employment opportunities, broaden the tax net, strengthen infrastructure and . . .
- Ex-General’S Piece Of Advice (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 07, 2006)
AN EX-ARMY colleague has some advice for Pervez Musharraf. General (retired) Jehangir Karamat, who is returning home from Washington after completing his two year term as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, does not appear to be one of those . . .
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
- The Federal Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
The budget for the next fiscal year, presented by the minister of state for finance, Omar Ayub Khan, in the National Assembly on Monday, carries a substantial package of relief for the common man.
- Afghanistan: Cost Of Misrule (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jun 07, 2006)
The runaway American army truck on a busy Kabul thoroughfare may have done little damage and caused few casualties but the riots it sparked have brought to the surface the feelings of the Afghan people and what they think has gone wrong inside their . . .
- Democratic Deficit (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 07, 2006)
Over the years, the connotation of democracy in India has been whittled down to mere holding of periodical elections, holding sessions of national and State legislatures and passing of Budgets and assorted enactments.
- A Way Back Home (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 07, 2006)
Families of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hope the round-table conference will help them return home.
- Dead Certainties In Wartime (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 07, 2006)
ON July 25, 1950, American soldiers in No Gun Ri, about 100 miles south of Seoul, were driven from nearby villages and herded towards a railroad embankment in front of the US lines.
- Protests Against U.S. In Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 07, 2006)
The Parliament of Ukraine's pro-Russian Crimean Peninsula has declared the autonomy a NATO-free territory as week-long anti-American protests in the region gathered momentum.
- Is There A Way Out? (News International, M B NAQVI, Jun 07, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
- Rahul Gets 2-Day Police Remand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul, arrested on charges of drug abuse, was today remanded to two-day police custody by a local court.
- Sahil Supplied Drugs To Rahul On A Regular Basis (Times of India, Abhinav Garg, Jun 07, 2006)
The police have claimed that Rahul Mahajan procured drugs from Sahil on some previous occasions, too.
- Carrot & Stick Policy (Pioneer, Niall Ferguson, Jun 07, 2006)
The world has witnessed a welcome change in American diplomacy in the past two weeks, more so on the issue of Iran, says Niall Ferguson
- Operation In North-West Not A Hunt For Osama: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 07, 2006)
Islamabad denies role in Kashmir terrorism
- Iran’S China Syndrome (Tribune, Jackson Diehl, Jun 07, 2006)
IN the middle of a tirade about the pointlessness of talking with the United States’ Bush administration, a senior Iranian official I met in Tehran last month abruptly paused and asked if he could speak off the record.
- Prachanda Warns Of Violence If Demand Not Met (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding constituent assembly elections.
- U.S. Not Expected To Directly Aid Iran Reactor Project (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 07, 2006)
The United States is not expected to provide technology or equipment directly to Iran if the light-water nuclear reactor project offered in a proposal to Tehran goes forward, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
- Iran "Positive" On Nuclear Offer (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 07, 2006)
Teheran for dialogue on "some ambiguities" in the package
- Israeli Tourists Get Sermons In India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Israeli government has decided to break up the party.
- Memories That Rive Sikh Psyche (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, Jun 07, 2006)
Activists of the various Sikh organisations displayed naked swords and raised slogans in favour of a separate Sikh state of Khalistan.
- Will Prodi Pull A Rabbit Out Of The Hat? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 07, 2006)
Analysts are worried that there will be too many conflicting pulls, pushes and heaves within the Italian Prime Minister's fragile coalition for him to be able to act decisively.
- Severed Heads Found In Fruit Box In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Two men were killed and seven wounded as insurgents fired three mortars which crashed near the interior ministry building, security officials and medics said.
- Indian Allegations Of Cross-Border Infiltration Rejected (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Pakistan rejected allegations by some Indian leaders about cross border infiltration and termed the claims of killing Pakistanis attempting to crossover as “baseless”.
- 1974 Pokhran Blast, Kalam’S Best Moment (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
"The best moment in my life was when India became a nuclear power following the successful nuclear blast in Pokhran on May 18, 1974," President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Iran Softens N-Stand (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Proposals by six world powers today to end a dispute over Iran’s nuclear fuel enrichment had positive points but also some “ambiguities” that must be removed, Tehran’s chief negotiator said.
- Meow Scare For Bank (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
A cat is not entitled to register a website that is “confusingly similar” to the name of a well-known bank, an Internet arbitrator has ruled.
- Sez Land Wrangle Put To Rest (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The controversy over the minimum land required for special economic zones in infotech, gems and jewellery and biotech was resolved today with the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) retaining the commerce ministry’s original proposal of a minimum . . .
- Increase In Defence Spending (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 07, 2006)
Defence is to get Rs 250 billion for the financial year 2006-07, a raise of Rs 26.5 billion over the outgoing year. The allocation is, however, less than the demand of the defence forces that had proposed Rs 273 billion to maintain minimum level of . . .
- Kalam For World Knowledge Platform (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
It can undertake the mission of manufacturing a handheld tablet PC
The tablet PC will reduce students' carrying load and will be useful for their whole educational duration
- Going Beyond Handshakes (Deccan Herald, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jun 07, 2006)
China is now willing to look at India as a strategic military partner
- Agni-Iii Launch In August Or September (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 07, 2006)
With a range of 3,500 km, it is the most powerful missile built by India
The launch, slated for January or February, was postponed because of Bush's visit
The gap will be utilised to test the new technologies in Agni-III
- George W. Bush Is Not Doing A Nixon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
In the middle of a tirade about the pointlessness of talking with the Bush administration, a senior Iranian official I met in Tehran last month abruptly paused and asked if he could speak off the record.
- Pentagon Manual Skirts Geneva Norms (Hindu, Julian Borger , Jun 07, 2006)
The Pentagon is drafting a new rulebook for military interrogators which omits the Geneva Convention ban on ``humiliating and degrading treatment'', it was reported on Monday.
- Nepal Without Strings (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 06, 2006)
End the paternalism that marks New Delhi’s ties with Kathmandu
- Pak Increases Defence Budget To Rs 250 Bn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Aiming to acquire high-tech equipment, Pakistan on Monday increased its defence budget from Rs 223.5 billion to Rs 250 billion even as the country's military spending last year shot up by nearly Rs 18 billion rupees.
- Us Dismisses Iran Warning On Oil Disruption (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed Iran’s supreme religious leader’s threat on Sunday that oil shipments from the Persian Gulf would be disrupted if the United States made a ‘‘wrong move’’ toward his country over its nuclear programme.
- Saddam Trial Resumes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's defence team sought to tear a hole in the case against him on Monday, saying that 10 people out of the 148 said to have
- Lone Ranger No Longer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2006)
The defence minister has engineered an overdue break from military isolationism
- Sc Allows ‘Blue Lady’ To Dock (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Jun 06, 2006)
NGOs, fighting against the entry of the Norwegian ship “Blue Lady” into the Indian territorial waters, have termed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the controversial ship to be anchored at the Alang port in Gujarat for inspection by the Indian . . .
- No Us Pressure Against Agni-Iii, Says Us General (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 06, 2006)
The USA today sought to alley all speculation over possible pressure from Washington on New Delhi against the testing of intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III, without pointing towards Pakistan, said other countries in the region had carried . . .
- Us Not Asking India For Troop Support: Pace (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
“I am not aware if the Afghan Government has sought such (Indian troops for Kabul) help from India.
- Social Dimensions Of Security (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Jun 06, 2006)
Pleads for a very comprehensive definition of `security' that moves away from a state-centric approach
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
The reference to the 103rd constitutional amendment being unanimously passed ("Countering social discrimination", Editorial page, June 2, 2006) is incorrect. It should have been the 93rd amendment which relates to reservations in educational institutions.
- Time To Talk To Iran (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
For a quarter of a century, the United States has doggedly refused formally to engage Iran in anything resembling a dialogue process.
- Agni-Iii Test Will Not Upset Peace Equation In The Region: Us (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The US on Monday allayed apprehensions that it was putting pressure on India to refrain from test firing its Agni-III intercontinental ballistic missile and said the test will not be a destabilising factor in the region where several other . . .
- Solana In Iran With The Deal (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 06, 2006)
Nuclear package offers incentives
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