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Articles 6021 through 6120 of 26693:
- World Leaders Condemn Mumbai Explosions (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Terming the bomb blasts in Mumbai's trains that killed over 100 people as a "despicable act of terrorism", Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have condemned the attacks. "Pakistan strongly condemns the series of bomb . . .
- It Cannot Be Work Of Sane Kashmiris: Tourism Sector (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Saying that the grenade attacks on tourists in Srinagar couldn’t be the work of any ‘‘sane Kashmiri’’, the tourism industry in the Valley today demanded a probe into the incidents.
- Us Democrat Condemns Mumbai Blasts (Times of India, CP Bhambhri, Jul 12, 2006)
A senior US Democrat on Tuesday termed the multiple blasts in Mumbai as a "tragic outcome of the civilised world's struggle with terrorism" and said he would appeal to the Government to make every resource available should India ask for assistance . . .
- A Worrying Domestic Situation (News International, M B NAQVI, Jul 12, 2006)
These were two or three incidents that were quite unrelated to each other. They were symptomatic. In the first, a posse of ISI officials picked up a retired brigadier, his daughter-in-law and his grandsons from their Islamabad home and took them to . . .
- Recognising Us Duplicity (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jul 12, 2006)
It is difficult to understand how the US expects the Pakistani state to continue giving it unflinching support on the war against terrorism when it uses every opportunity to challenge its . . .
- World Leaders Slam ‘Senseless Acts Of Violen (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
World leaders condemned blasts, which ripped through rush-hour trains in Mumbai on Tuesday as “senseless acts of violence” which could not be justified.
- Widening The Gulf Of Mexico (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 12, 2006)
Last week’s presidential election in Mexico had for months been touted as a crucial stage in the phenomenon whereby Latin America has democratically been drifting leftwards during the past decade.
- Black Tuesday (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2006)
IT’S difficult to miss the connection between the terrorist strikes in Mumbai and Srinagar. In the metropolis, the terrorists sought to cripple the suburban railway system, which is the lifeline of the city.
- World Leaders Condemn Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The United States, Britain, Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Africa tonight voiced outrage and condemnation of the Mumbai bomb blasts saying they were terrorist acts designed to strike at innocent people.
- Diplomacy Or Defense? Us Tries Both Against Nuclear Wannabes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In a concrete and steel mini-city 2,400 feet below the surface of Cheyenne Mountain, some of the 1,100 US and Canadian military and civilian personnel assigned to NORAD here were witness last week to an amazing contrast.
- Iran's Waiting Game (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war," Winston Churchill said famously in 1954 about negotiations to end the Korean War, and the Bush administration embraced this precept in proposing talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
- Ruling Pok Party Set To Form Govt Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The ruling Muslim Conference party in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), headed by former President Sardar Qayyum Khan, is all set to form government again as it has won simple majority in the just-concluded Assembly elections, according to unofficial . . .
- Israeli Air Strikes On Gaza Continue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In the latest action in the Gaza Strip, Israeli aircraft fired missiles at militants transporting and setting up rockets near the northern town of Beit Hanoun, the Israeli army said.
- A Taliban-Coloured Dawn In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 11, 2006)
Resurgent Islamists have used the prostitution scandal to subvert democratic institutions and processes.
- Shiv Sena And Its "Spontaneous" Response (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 11, 2006)
Sunday's violence in Mumbai merely reiterates the party's true nature.
- Praful Bidwai: Ready To Collude With Empire? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 11, 2006)
The Indian elite's lovefest with the U.S. amidst the Iraq quagmire bodes ill for this country's future.
- Seeing The Forest In Spite Of The Trees (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 11, 2006)
The silly news is that there has been a terrible controversy sparked by the claim of a Kannada actress that she had at one time entered the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple 20 years ago and even touched the presiding deity.
- Indian Civilisation: A Thematic Approach (Hindu, NALINI RAJAN, Jul 11, 2006)
When the editor of a publication lucidly anticipates and provides a rationale for its shortcomings, the enterprise may be deemed a `success'.
- Aggravating The Malaise (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Jul 11, 2006)
Now that the UPA Government has decided that it will go ahead with the 27 per cent OBC quota in institutes of excellence come what may, it will be judicious to at least ensure that it is implemented properly so that the benefits actually reach the needy.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Moving Ahead (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Jul 11, 2006)
During the past twelve months an intense debate went on in India on two nuclear related issues.
- Tatas Put On Hold Investment Plans For Bangladesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Negotiating team is still studying Tatas' proposal, says Board of Investment chief
- An Unacceptable Defence (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Jul 11, 2006)
An attempt by Narasimha Rao to absolve himself and his Government of the responsibility for failing to prevent what admittedly was a colossal tragedy
- Why Afghanistan Remains A Dust Bowl Of Violence (Hindu, Peter Preston, Jul 11, 2006)
Afghanistan has never been a `successful' state, and we can't create a new civil society at gunpoint.
The particular difficulty with Afghanistan is that there is no structure in place to build on
Democracy has no roots on Afghan soil
Kabul, . . .
- Infuse Dynamism In Caste-System (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
The lure of job reservation prevents upward mobility of the backward castes and encourages social stagnation, says Bulbul Roy Mishra.
- Ascent Of The Anti-Hindus (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jul 11, 2006)
Barely a month after his visit to New Delhi for support in rebuilding his Maoist-ravaged country, Nepal's appointed interim Prime Minister GP Koirala has delivered his unhappy nation into the hands of its . . .
- Avoid New Licence-Permit Raj (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 11, 2006)
The Planning Commission’s Approach Paper on the 11th Five-Year Plan states that the country’s environmental clearance regulations are beginning to resemble the old licence-permit raj and are in need of urgent reform.
- Sonia Gandhi To Address Kanpur Rally (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will virtually launch the party's campaign for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, slated for early next year, in Kanpur on August 8.
- Bending Over Backward (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 11, 2006)
Pseudo-secularism has plumbed such depths in the country that nobody questions giving special rights to minority educational institutions ----
- The Tale Of Two Ministers (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian and US trade representatives set the tone for yet another fruitless WTO talks
- A Lost Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 11, 2006)
The Rs 3,700-cr debt relief package for Vidarbha will benefit the banks more than the farmers
- Kashmiri Ultra Gets A Doctorate From Prison (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 11, 2006)
A top Kashmiri militant serving a life sentence in the Srinagar Central Jail has been awarded a doctorate in Islamic Studies by the Kashmir University.
- Goswami Sorts Out Conclave Issue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Mr Brindabon Goswami has worked out a way to keep his predecessor and now-expelled Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta away from the regional forces’ conclave to be organised by the party next month.
- Mexico Leftist Leader Seeks Vote Recount (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
President Vicente Fox won’t meet with either of the two candidates who claim to have won Mexico’s Presidential race until the nation’s top electoral court has declared a victor, his spokesman said today.
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
With the passing of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Urdu literature has lost one of the last remaining scions of the idealism bred by the Progressive Writers’ Movement of the 1930s.
- The Gaza Blitzkrieg (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
And a gross violation of human rights
The sad irony of the first anniversary of the 7 July bombings in London is that a state-sponsored blitzkrieg has been launched in another part of the world.
- Economic Liberalisation Not Put On Hold, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Aim to ensure the support of all United Progressive Alliance constituents
Government to discuss specific cases with allies
Liberalisation policy to continue
- Development Projects Come To Standstill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Blacktopping of roads, water pipeline, underground drainage in limbo at Ambattur
Projects `hit by frequent transfers of officials, contractors' resistance'
Construction of stormwater drains, repairs of damaged roads on anvil
- Centre Asks Registrar To Continue At Aiims (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Union home ministry on Monday stalled Saturday’s move by AIIMS director P. Venugopal ordering the removal of AIIMS registrar V.P Gupta.
- 10 Janpath Rules, Sonia Makes It Clear To Pm (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 11, 2006)
Ignoring the protests of a sulking Prime Minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to make it clear that it is 10 Janpath and not 7 Race Course Road that will determine the UPA Government's roadmap from now on.
- Tata Halts Work On Planned $3b B'desh Investment (Pioneer, Reuters, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian conglomerate Tata has suspended work on a $3 billion investment plan in Bangladesh because of "frustrating" delays by the Bangladeshi authorities approving the project, a senior Tata official said on Monday.
- N-Deal: The Turnaround Of The Us Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Starting with enormous disapproval for the nuke deal with India, the US Congress now lends it a shoulder. Walter Andersen gives the reasons for this change of heart
- How ‘Azad’ These Kashmir Polls? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The election for the eighth ‘Azad’ Jammu and Kashmir National (‘A’JK) Assembly are scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
- Bjp Meet Sets Agenda For Tomorrow's Big One (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP is in the fine-tuning mode. Party president Rajnath Singh on Monday met the general secretaries to chalk out the agenda for the July 12 meeting of the central office-bearers.
- Request Against Shield Around Ayodhya Declined (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP on Monday attacked the campaign mounted by muslim organisations to force the Centre to drop its plans, to fortify the area around the make-shift temple in Ayodhya, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to re-visit the proposal.
- No 'Son-Rise' In Congress Yet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is set to undertake the long-awaited revamp of the party leadership.
- After Unprecedented Tv Series, Pakistan Rethinks Rape, Sex Laws (Christian Science Monitor, Ashraf Khan, Jul 11, 2006)
More than 1,000 female prisoners are expected to be released this week on bail in Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to review a controversial set of laws affecting women.
- Congress’S Turn (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
Pressed by the Supreme Court, Congress this week at last will begin considering how to create a legal system for foreigners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison and elsewhere abroad.
- The Proof Of The Pudding Is In The Eating (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 11, 2006)
The Economist has by and large appreciated the policies being pursued by President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz saying that these have transformed the overall economic and financial image of Pakistan.
- Philosopher, Pioneer, Poet: Raja Rao (1908-2006) (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
“Sainthood is an inconvenient thing,” Raja Rao wrote of Mahatma Gandhi. The essay was published in The Meaning of India in 1996, but Raja Rao’s meditations on sainthood were of much older vintage.
- Fighting Extremism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has again said all the right things on the need to combat the growing extremism at home.
- Hamas Ties Israeli's Fate To Exchange Of Prisoners (International Herald Tribune, Greg Myre, Jul 11, 2006)
In dueling press conferences, the top Hamas leader said Monday that a captured Israeli soldier would not be freed without the release of Palestinian prisoners, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel ruled out negotiations with the radical Islamic . . .
- Israel's Rejection (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
Israel's swift rejection of Hamas's call for a ceasefire and for negotiations to discuss the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit comes as a confirmation of suspicions that the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is only using the June . . .
- Nepal's Maoists Not To Surrender Weapons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year’s elections for a special assembly to map out the embattled Himalayan nation’s political future, a top rebel leader said on Monday.
- Israel Anxious To Avoid Sinking Into ‘Gaza Swamp’ (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
By wasting little time withdrawing troops from northern Gaza over the weekend after a two-day operation, Israel made clear it did not want to get bogged down in territory it quit less than a year ago.
- Long Arm Of The Law (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 11, 2006)
In an essay published some years ago, sociologist André Béteille observed that "ordinary people look up to judges in a way in which they no longer look up to legislators, ministers or civil servants".
- Friends For Free Lunch (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP was justifiably delighted after having “won” Karnataka; the formation of its coalition government with the majority JD(S) faction gave the party some solid good news amidst post-election gloom.
- A Tale Of Two Chiefs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
In the last six weeks, two public sector chiefs have been unceremoniously shown the door.
- Naveen Jindal (Business Standard, Bhupesh Bhandari, Jul 11, 2006)
Jindal Steel & Power's executive VC and MD on bagging the biggest iron ore mines deal in Bolivia.
- California Dropout Masterminded The Tapes For Al-Qaeda (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The accomplished hand of al-Qaeda’s own in-house production team appears to be behind the videos made by two of the July 7 bombers.
- Neighbourhood Gang (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 10, 2006)
While Rahul Gandhi is yet to make up his mind on his role in the party, the list of his teammates, as on his recent birthday on June 19, is more or less ready.
- Projecting Inconvenient Eco-Truths (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jul 10, 2006)
The former US Vice-President, Mr Al Gore, has turned environment evangelist. For some years now, he has been touring the world with a slick media presentation about the damage man is causing the environment. Mr Gore says that his objective is to . . .
- 51 Killed As Israel Presses On With Gaza Assault (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air strikes Sunday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed the massive operation will go on — despite so far failing to win the release of a soldier seized two weeks ago.
- Sino-Indian Ties Warming Up India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 10, 2006)
Asia’s largest powers, India and China, smoothened another wrinkle in their burgeoning relationship last week when they threw open the snowy wastes of Nathu La, a pass that had remained frozen in time and attitude since their war in 1962.
- Civil Society And Culture (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Jul 10, 2006)
The notion of a civil society has been developed by such thinkers as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau and most notably by Hegel in his lectures on the philosophy of law.
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 10, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in 1999, was the only exception, but his first term had lasted less than a year and he rode to an even greater majority on a wave of . . .
- Us Congress To Question Pakistan F-16 Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the US Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Pakistan’S Democratic Predicament (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 10, 2006)
As during most part of its chequered history, Pakistan stands once again at the crossroads and the 2007 elections could be a landmark event that could shape the future destiny of the nation.
- Bangladesh Says Hard To Accept $3b Tata Deal (Pioneer, Reuters, Jul 10, 2006)
Bangladesh's Industries Minister said on Sunday an election due in January made it difficult to accept a $3 billion investment proposal by Indian conglomerate Tata, even though the deal would be good for the country.
- Lessons From A Tragedy (Pioneer, Pyotr Romanov, Jul 10, 2006)
Who is to blame for the death of Russian diplomats in Iraq? Mere deliberations about the ruthlessness of Islamist terrorists are not enough. We must analyse the tragedy and draw lessons from it.
- Goswami Sorts Out Conclave Issue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Mr Brindabon Goswami has worked out a way to keep his predecessor and now-expelled Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta away from the regional forces’ conclave to be organised by the party next month.
- Kashmiri Ultra Gets A Doctorate From Prison (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 10, 2006)
A top Kashmiri militant serving a life sentence in the Srinagar Central Jail has been awarded a doctorate in Islamic Studies by the Kashmir University.
- Sainiks Shut Down Maharashtra (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 10, 2006)
Widespread protests after Meenatai statue desecrated ---- Angry Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage after unidentified miscreants desecrated the statue of Sena chief Bal Thackeray's late wife Meenatai at Shivaji Park in north-central Mumbai early on . . .
- Growth In Spite Of Politics (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jul 10, 2006)
Coalition governments with a certain degree of controlled chaos are now a standard part of existence both at the Centre and in the States, and I think we should expect a great deal of 'volatility' as we ahead towards election time in Uttar Pradesh . . .
- The Sources Of `Weakness` (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 10, 2006)
The head of any organisation, if he is to be effective, should have the freedom to pick his team.
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Vision Evokes Popular Support: Attique (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Jul 10, 2006)
Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan, president ruling All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, (AJKMC) has said that President General Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir Vision has evoked popular support in Kashmir.
- Nepal Pm Skips Parliament Address, King Sidelined (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Nepal's new government presented its annual policies in parliament on Sunday at a ceremony which for first time did not include the king, and the prime minister was also absent due to poor health.
- Reunion Might Help (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 10, 2006)
Goswami and Mahanta must sink odds
Asom Gana Parishad chief Brindabon Goswami and former chief minister Prafulla Mahanta are products of the same school of regionalism and are deeply committed to the cause.
- A Swiss Model To Make The Hills Come Alive (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 10, 2006)
Describing the integrationist approach used by the Swiss in developing their hill regions, P. V. INDIRESAN points out how a simple six-point programme, infused with a commitment to the best quality, can jump-start services to at least the more . . .
- Getting Ready For Poll Battle (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 10, 2006)
With the UP assembly elections due anytime next year, political parties are getting ready to win the prized ‘trophy’ in that politically vital state.
- Mexico Turns Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2006)
If Calderon's victory is upheld by electoral courts, he will face a divided nation that sends millions to work in the US illegally, reports Will Weissert .
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