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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 53943:
- Pak May Pull Out Of Odi Series: Inzamam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has warned that his team could pull out of the one-day series against England if he is not cleared of ball tampering allegations. “It would be difficult for the players to play on if we are labelled cheats,” Inzamam . . .
- A Village Of Hope Comes Alive In Tsunami Land (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It is called Nambikainallur, 'a village of hope' that several hundred tsunami victims got this week-almost two years after their homes were washed away by the Dec 26, 2004 killer waves in southern India.
- Actual Hiv Numbers By Year-End (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The country will know the actual prevalence and number of HIV-infected people by the end of this year.
- It Doesn't Pay To Keep Financial Closures Indefinitely Open-Ended (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 23, 2006)
Financial closure may not show dramatically, the way locked vaults or barred gates do. So much so, you may be pardoned for not knowing that financial closures have been happening too closely around us.
- Fizzy Scribes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Many innovative ideas get generated during press conferences, especially when journalists don the hat of consultants.
- Olmert’S Refusal To Talk (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
Israel’s refusal to talk to Syria is in keeping with its avowed policy of relying on force rather than trying the diplomatic option. Speaking . . .
- The Promise Of Genetic Engineering (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
When humanity acquires new knowledge our likelihood of survival increases and our appreciation of the universe become enriched. Even if the new knowledge brings certain hazards, neither the fear of abuse nor the fear of divine retribution deters . . .
- Indo-Pak Expulsion Diplomacy Diplomacy (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Aug 22, 2006)
Pakistan's action to expel a senior Indian diplomat does not augur well for the relations between the two countries, particularly at a time when the ties are already under strain.
- Bereft Of Novelty (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 22, 2006)
There are no prizes for deciphering all that Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin has said in his latest interview.
- Sri Lankans Await Aid As Us Raids Tiger Suspects (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Aug 22, 2006)
Thousands of hungry Sri Lankan Tamils, trapped by a new bout of war between the Tamil Tigers and the military, desperately waited on Tuesday for aid to be shipped north, as suspected rebel arms procurers were arrested in the United States.
- India, Russia To Enhance Military Ties: J J Singh (Press Trust of India, Vinay Shukla, Aug 22, 2006)
India and Russia have agreed to hold joint wargames on Russian soil next year to enhance military ties and share experience in handling low-intensity conflicts at high altitudes, Army Chief General J J Singh said here.
- Sense Of The House (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2006)
It's a good sign that Parliament rose to the occasion and focussed attention on the nuclear deal instead of fighting on trivial issues, says CP Bhambhri.
- July-August In Memory (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Aug 22, 2006)
We forget some freedom fighters who never figured in any history book, but played an important role in our struggle for independence
- Us N-Deal Equates India With Pakistan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Despite the Bush administration claiming the nuclear deal symbolises a special relationship with New Delhi, a last-minute amendment inserted in the recently passed bill by the US House of Representatives equates India with Pakistan and directs . . .
- Do Not Bury Nehruvian Ideology (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 22, 2006)
I write this piece in anguish as the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, during his long speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, did not utter a single word about the contribution made by the first Prime Minister of India in building up a vibrant . . .
- Calling For Trouble (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 22, 2006)
A US federal judge’s ruling calling for an immediate end to the Bush administration’s practice of eavesdropping, without a warrant, on the phone calls and e-mails of US residents suspected of links with Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups is . . .
- Wrong To Blame Particular Community For Terrorism: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Seeking to allay apprehensions of the Muslim community, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it was wrong to blame any particular community for terror acts and action against terrorists should be based on concrete evidence.
- Little Chance Of Nuclear Compromise (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 22, 2006)
Tehran will respond to the pending European package but is unlikely to suspend enrichment under pressure. What the world must realise is sanctions will take us further from and not closer to a peaceful solution.
- Rescued From The Abyss (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 22, 2006)
In the first of a three-part analysis of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Arun Shourie argues that credibility has passed from the political class to professionals and entrepreneurs. And that the prime minister was wise to engage with the scientists’ misgivings
- Israeli Warplanes Roar Over Lebanon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Israeli warplanes roared over cities on Lebanon’s northern Mediterranean coast and in the east along the border with Syria on Monday, after the Lebanese defence minister warned rogue Palestinian rocket teams against attacking Israel and . . .
- Australia Warns Of Terror Attacks Against Pakistan Hotels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be planning an attack on hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian Foreign Affairs Department warned on Monday. But Pakistani officials and several hotels said they had no information on such a plot.
- Second Generation Legal Reforms Vital, Says Mukesh Ambani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Huge opportunities for India as legal services would be outsourced
- Aids Control Priorities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2006)
A new study reported in this newspaper indicates that the present estimate of 5.2 million people living with HIV in India is an overestimate, and that the actual number may be closer to 3.5 million.
- Musharraf's Remark Brings Up Awkward Question (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 22, 2006)
"Our Intelligence agencies obviously have been operating against each other"
- Bjp's Stand Vindicated (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Aug 22, 2006)
The assertion that the BJP's strident agitation against the proposed India-US civil nuclear cooperation deal has fallen flat in the face of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "feisty" rejoinder in Parliament is a simplistic conclusion to a complicated issue.
- Dull Dogma Doesn’T A Syllabus Make (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 22, 2006)
It would be a shame if the parliamentary furore over NCERT textbooks provides yet another occasion for a display of anti-intellectualism and partisan crossfire.
- No Quick Troop Pullout From Iraq: Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 22, 2006)
President George Bush has repeatedly declared there will be no quick US exit from Iraq while he remains in office, despite repeated concerns among leading analysts that the country is in a state of civil war.
- Elusive Peace In Lebanon (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 22, 2006)
After a month of fighting in which more than 1000 people have lost their lives, resolution 1701, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council, offers the chance of peace to Lebanon. But will it stick?
- Kalam: End Of An Era (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
"His melodious tunes were widely known; they brought happiness"
- Take Steps To Revive Peace Talks In Sri Lanka: Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Sri Lanka conflict heading towards war: D.Raja
Sri Lankan Government, LTTE should adhere to 2002 ceasefire agreement
"Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will handle the situation in a mature manner."
Party will take steps to bring out commemorative . . .
- Kalam Attends Colleague's Son’S Wedding (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Notwithstanding his hectic schedule, President Abdul Kalam also made time to attend a wedding in Bangalore, on Monday...
- German Angst (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Aug 22, 2006)
The revelation by Gunter Grass that he had served in Hitler’s elite Waffen SS during World War II has unleashed a storm rarely seen in recent times over a writer’s confession.
- Women Can Enter Sabarimala Shrine: Kerala Govt (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Reiterating his stand that the CPI (M)-led LDF government in Kerala was not opposed to allowing women entry into the Sabarimala shrine, state Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran on Monday said he was not aware of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan's remarks . ..
- Ongc Videsh Announces Gas Resources In Myanmar Fields (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL), along with other consortium partners of Blocks A-1 and A-3 in Myanmar Offshore, have announced the Original Gas In-Place and Contingent Gas Resources (Recoverable Reserves) of the Shwe, Shwe Phyu and Mya fields based on an . . .
- Israel Lays Rule For Peace Force (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Prime minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday that countries which don't have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state should not participate in the international peacekeeping force that will police a truce along the Lebanese border, his office said.
- Worldly Wise (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 22, 2006)
Remember the mnemonic "Mother Very Easily Made Jane Stop Using Nail Polish" for memorising the nine planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto which made up the solar system?
- Religion As Currency (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 22, 2006)
Archbishop Mar Varkey Vithayathil recently startled India's intellectual elite with his call for more babies to arrest the decline of Kerala's Catholic community.
- Israeli Troops Kill Three Hizbollah Men (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Three Hizbollah fighters were killed and four Israeli soldiers were wounded in a clash in south Lebanon on Monday, Al Arabiya television reported. The station did not give further details in its news flash.
- Flesh Trade Of Ihk Women (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
A top Swedish Migration Board official says that people belonging to Indian held Kashmir top the list of humans smuggled into Sweden and eventually the EU.
- Memoirs Of A Diplomat (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2006)
A British ambassador's candid and controversial account laying bare the underside of the `war on terror'
- India's Great Low Fare Spiral (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Aug 22, 2006)
A few days ago, a senior airline executive narrated this discussion his colleagues had with the Air Traffic Control officials.
- 2 Al Qaeda Suspects Arrested (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The car used in the attack on the US consulate on March 2 had come fitted with explosives from Waziristan. This was disclosed by the Sindh police chief, Jahangir Mirza, at a press conference on Monday.
- India’S ‘Coldness’ Could Court Insurgency In Kashmir: Issi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Participants at a seminar on Monday called for revival of the dialogue process between India and Pakistan for resolution of all disputes including the “core issue” of Kashmir, pressing India to do more in this regard.
- Russia-Us Trade Off (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 22, 2006)
Moscow must not turn the WTO negotiations into one more battleground in its image war with Washington.
- The Worsening Law & Order Situation (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Aug 22, 2006)
ON August 11, 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first president of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, in his address to the members informed them that their assembly had dual functions of writing a constitution and making laws to . . .
- Bringing Back Gitmo Prisoners (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
Hundred of hapless souls have been languishing at the notorious American prison camp Guantanamo Bay. These unfortunate people included a number of Pakistanis as well.
- Prime Minister's Assurances (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2006)
Full civil nuclear cooperation: India will be satisfied with nothing less than the removal of restrictions on all aspects of cooperation and technology transfers pertaining to civil nuclear energy, ranging from nuclear fuel, nuclear reactors, to . . .
- Unnecessary Law On Fdi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2006)
The government is considering a new law to ban undesirable FDI on national security considerations, according to commerce minister Kamal Nath.
- Germany Reaffirms Support To Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier reaffirmed on Monday the commitment of his country and the world to Afghanistan even as the conflict in the Middle East grabs public attention.
- Strange Logic Of Lebanon War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 21, 2006)
As staff at some of the world's most prestigious press organisations effectively take Hizbullah's side in its war with Israel, they inadvertently expose a profound transformation in the logic of warfare.
- Tel Aviv Vows To Kill Hezbollah Leader (Times of India, STEVEN ERLANGER, Aug 21, 2006)
Despite a cease-fire pact, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, says a senior Israeli commander.
- Narayana Murthy, India It Pioneer, Bows Out (Reuters, Sumeet Chatterjee , Aug 21, 2006)
Infosys Technologies' Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy stepped down on Sunday after 25 years at the helm of the firm he co-founded with six other software engineers and built into India's second-largest software company.
- The Jaish Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
The revelation about the link between Rashid Rauf, a key suspect in the conspiracy to blow up passenger planes taking . . .
- India Must Show The Way (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 21, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we are seeing 'new' innovative methods being deployed by terrorist groups.
- “Unprecedented” Security Plan For Pakistan F-16s (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistan has said negotiations on an “unprecedented” security plan that the US wanted from it before the sale of F-16 jets would start only after Washington forwards a letter of offer.
- India, Singapore Seek `Interoperability' Of Air Forces (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 21, 2006)
"Objective is not combat-role cooperation"
Focus on "mutually supportive roles"
Bilateral exercise in November
Possibility of cooperation in "network centric operations."
- Israel Ready To Enforce Arms Ban On Hizbollah (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Israel warned that a raid against Hizbollah in eastern Lebanon, its first since a ceasefire went into effect may not be its last. With Europe moving slowly to provide troops for an international monitoring force, Israel said it would act on its own . . .
- Colombo Claims 100 Tigers Killed In Latest Jaffna Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
Civilians reeling under shortage of food and medical supplies
- Doha Talks Collapse: A Chance For India? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Aug 21, 2006)
As the Doha Round talks collapsed, basically, due to the US/EU squabbling over agricultural subsidies, India has reaped an indirect gain. It can now continue with its protectionist agricultural policies.
- Pakistan Given ‘Dossiers’ On Terrorist Camps: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
New Delhi has given Islamabad “full dossiers” on terrorist camps and organisations operating in Pakistani territory, but Pakistan is in denial about their presence, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma has said.
- Focus On Language And Digital Literacy (The Financial Express, DEEPAK MAHESHWARI, Aug 21, 2006)
India is often perceived as an enigma and offers a stark study for anyone who bothers to delve into any aspect, so it is no different when it comes to the use of the Internet in India.
- A Fire Drill For The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 21, 2006)
The Bank of International Settlements has in its latest assessment sounded a note of caution in regard to risks posed by global imbalances, an important factor in which is the US' current account deficit.
- Reliance To Ask Tata Tele To Fall In Line On 3g (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Reliance Communications will soon write a letter to fellow CDMA operator Tata Teleservices asking it to toe the industry's line on the pricing of 3G spectrum.
- India Sends First Consignment Of Humanitarian Aid To Lebanon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a gesture of solidarity with the people of war-ravaged Lebanon, India sent the first installment of humanitarian aid for the rehabilitation of displaced Lebanese citizens by an IL-76 plane of the IAF on Saturday which would evacuate Indian . . .
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- ‘Israeli Raid Risks Return Of War’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A top UN envoy has warned that incidents such as the Israeli raid on Lebanon threatened to spark war again and scare off states which may help boost UN peacekeeping forces, a Beirut daily said today.
- The Speech That Was Not Allowed (Hindu, K. Natwar Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
The nuclear deal is aboutenergy, not non-proliferation. It is about reciprocity, not about unilateral steps taken by the USA. Talk about India having a congruent foreign policy with the U.S. is unacceptable to all patriotic Indians.
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Positive, Supportive: How Some See It (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
Newspaper ombudsmen are all agreed on one point — it is the angry readers who are ready with their criticism or protest; the satisfied ones seldom display their appreciation.
- Pondicherry University Launches Online Admission For Postgraduate . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
PUDDE offers 17 PGD programmes; candidates need not submit original degree certificates
- A Robust Performance Forecast (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC) headed by C.Rangarajan, in a recent report, has generally been upbeat in its assessment of the economy for last year and its prospects for this year.
- Iran Not To Suspend U-Enrichment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran said on Sunday it would not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a nuclear package backed by six world powers that aims to allay Western fears that Teheran is seeking to build atomic bombs.
- Breaking Ships Need Not Break Lives (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 21, 2006)
The economics of ship-breaking should not be built on the destroyed lives of those who dismantle the ships.
- Continuing Yasukuni Troubles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
Japan has a few serious problems to sort out with China and South Korea. Its hope of entering the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member cannot be realised if the People's Republic refuses to allow it.
- A Stone Encyclopaedia Called Sanchi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Great Stupa dominates Sanchi with an impressive diameter of 36.6 metres and a height of 16.46 metres, excluding the railing and umbrella, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer.
- America’S Orwellian Talk (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 21, 2006)
The unanimously adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 will at best reduce the fighting in Lebanon. In the immediate context it will wind down both the Israeli aggression and the retaliatory Hizbollah attacks.
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- The Dispensation Of Justice (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The four-day International Judicial Conference, held in Islamabad recently to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court, issued the Islamabad Declaration at its conclusion.
- Pakistan, China Develop Mechanism To Combat (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistan and China have established a strong working mechanism of bilateral cooperation to combat drug trafficking and other cross-border crimes.
- Namira’S Space Venture (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 21, 2006)
Paf will provide all assistance to the first would-be Muslim astronaut Ms Namira Salim in the pursuit of her space adventure. This was stated by PAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, when Ms Namira called on him in Islamabad on Saturday.
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