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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 53943:
- Red Crossing The Line (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 14, 2006)
The recent participation of officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a function to inaugurate a hospital run by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, was an imprudent step.
- Israel Big Thrust Before Truce (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon today and air strikes battered Beirut’s suburbs as the Israeli army pressed on with its offensive in the hours until a UN-brokered truce begins.
- Let Dignity Replace Load Of Shame (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 14, 2006)
What is the most disgusting sight around us? It is scavengers carrying human and animal excreta in baskets on their heads.
- Threat From Al-Qaida (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2006)
The US warning that Al-Qaida operatives may strike in a big way in India anytime before August 15 is not surprising.
- Island Of Strife (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Aug 14, 2006)
Sri lanka's four-year-old ceasefire is dead but it has not been declared dead. There is a war on but war has not been declared. The undeclared war amidst a declared ceasefire had to happen.
- Interfering With Onions (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Aug 14, 2006)
The author is former director- general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Dosa For Sonia, Problem For Lalu (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 14, 2006)
After all those pizza jokes, imagine what Sonia Gandhi wanted in the Central Hall of Parliament: to eat a dosa. But unfortunately, in spite of the DMK being a partner in the government, no dosa was readily available for Sonia.
- Majority Of Pakistanis Support Loc As Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
More Pakistanis are willing to accept the conversion of the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir into an international border as a solution to the Kashmir problem, a survey indicates.
- Israel, Hizbollah Dig In As Truce Takes Effect Today (Indian Express, Reuters, Aug 14, 2006)
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon today on the eve of a UN-brokered truce, and the Israeli government said its forces would not withdraw until a stronger peacekeeping force arrived.
- Good Policing And Fair Trials — Not Rhetoric On Stilts (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Dear home secretary: Trust me, I really do get it. We face a significant terrorist threat from an international network that feeds on division, distrust, real and perceived injustice, and converts it into suicide and murder... I believe that at times . .
- Iran Keeps India Hanging On Each, Every Energy Project (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Aug 14, 2006)
Stalling approvals, shifting goalposts, all key bilateral projects in deep freeze: from refinery revamp to pipeline, LNG & exploration
- Thrills Of Traffic (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Bangalore's traffic chaos has an invisible orderliness to it.
- When The Biggest Is The Best (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Through thousands of years of history, the Chinese had dreamt big, and translated the big dreams into great monuments of human achievement.
- Is Salim Selling A Dream Or Mirage? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 14, 2006)
The CM’s reputation and West Bengal’s future depend on the project’s success
- Aids Virus Depends On ‘Accomplice’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The AIDS virus has an accomplice that helps it infect the immune system cells it attacks – other immune system cells, US researchers reported on Saturday.
- Kalam Speech Today; Govt Keeps Fingers Crossed (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Aug 14, 2006)
This Independence Day-eve, the government is more than a bit jittery. And, it’s not just about the tense security situation. Rather it’s about what might be in store for them in President APJ Abdul Kalam’s August-14 address to the nation.
- Dismantle Let (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Pak must root out terror network to prove its credentials.
- Towards An East Asian Model Of Diplomacy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 14, 2006)
The failure of the ASEAN leaders and their dialogue partners to reach a consensus on West Asia is traceable to the complexities generic to that region and the political composition of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit.
- Patent Rules: Sub-Limits For Processing Will Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
User friendly changes but no rationale for the fee schedule
The Controller has to normally dispose of requests for permission to file applications abroad within 21 days from the date of filing of such requests.
- Failed Wto Talks: Impact On Trips (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
It is important to ensure that public good remains paramount while legislating and implementing any agreement on health
TRIPS has been a sensitive issue for developing countries right from the signing of the GATT Agreement in 1994.
- Some Cardinal Principles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
I should have realised that astrology's ardent advocates and adherents would take umbrage at my comments in what I wrote about The Hindu's coverage of the Sabarimala . . .
- A Defeat For Israel, But Also For Justice (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 14, 2006)
The U.N. resolution is a consolation prize for the Olmert regime, whose failure in Lebanon throws the wider U.S.-Israeli game plan for the region into disarray.
- ‘Tremendous Scope To Improve Mumbai’S Security...In Development, . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Sharad Pawar wears many hats but is satisfied with being called agriculture minister. While speaking to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Pawar tried on all his hats. He admitted to a white lie to . . .
- Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
Israel continues to demonstrate its contempt for international law by persisting with its military offensive against Lebanon even after the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the immediate cessation of . . .
- Ysr For Better Compensation Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Chief Minister says that there should be no "heartburn" among small farmers
- Shilpi Fights Odds, Wins British Open (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Patna-based Shilpi Jaiswal did India proud when she won the British Open (Deaf) Tennis Championship (under 18) title at Nottingham in England.
- Krishna Janmasthami Celebrations At Iskcon On Wednesday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The celebrations will commence at 4 a.m. at the society's Mysore centre
The idols of Sri Krishna Balarama, the presiding deities of the centre, will be decorated
The highlight of the day will be the elaborate mahaabhisheka to Sri Krishna Balarama .
- 'The Elephants Have To Lead' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
WTO director general Pascal Lamy feels India, as a big elephant of trade, has responsibility to contribute to the negotiations, and view the scene in its entirety.
- Pricing Of Ethanol Under Discussion: Isma (Pioneer, Rakesh Bihari Jha, Aug 14, 2006)
In the backdrop of rising oil prices internationally, Government is keen on having ethanol doping with petrol on all-India basis, which will not only bring in some profit to the domestic sugar companies but also to the consumers, who feel pinch . . .
- Truce Deal To Change The Rules Of The Game: Israel Foreign Minister (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Israel will withdraw from south Lebanon only when the Lebanese Army and international force deploy. Speaking moments after the Israeli Cabinet . . .
- Nuclear Concerns (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Nda's memo deserves answers ---- By submitting a detailed memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam, listing its concerns about Americans shifting the goal posts of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement as contained in the July 18, 2005, . . .
- Terrorism Is The Core Issue (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Aug 14, 2006)
For long, Pakistan has asked for solution to Kashmir before progress on other bilateral issues; after Mumbai blasts, it may have to alter its approach ------ Ever since 9/11, I have received dozens of e-mails from . . .
- Fantasy Figures, Poor Delivery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
The epidemiology used to quantify AIDS cases in developing countries is flawed and often subject to undue influences, write Barrie Craven and Gordon Stewart.
- Truce Hopes Emerge In Fog Of War (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 14, 2006)
The buildup to the ceasefire, if it takes place at all in real terms, has been violent and bloody. Israel has redoubled its offensive against Lebanon with south Beirut coming in the line of fire again after a gap of a little over 24 hours.
- 'Mole ... It's A Four-Letter Word, A Media Preoccupation' (OutLook, V. Sudarshan, Aug 14, 2006)
In the Rao government an attempt was made to conduct a nuclear test. The present PM as finance minister was opposed to that test. That test had to be abandoned...
- Will Withdrawal Of Tax Benefit Hit Bpos? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
The IT industry has enjoyed tax breaks for two decades now, which has certainly played a significant role, along with some other critical factors, in establishing its credentials internationally.
- 'Rules-Based Global Trade Vital' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Commerce minister Kamal Nath is optimistic of the Doha round as well as the multilateral system even as he says that the US has to better its offer. Excerpts from an interview:
- Revisiting The Eighties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 14, 2006)
A piece of economic history
- Iran Threatens To Quit Iaea (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Following the European Union, Iran has sought assistance from Ankara to resolve the crisis in Lebanon, the Turkish website Zaman reported.
- Can Air Travel Security Curbs Work In India? (Business Line, A. Ranganathan, Aug 14, 2006)
Commitment to aircraft security and strict enforcement is necessary. The exemption list has to pruned to the original five categories and everyone has to go through security, irrespective of their position.
- Lebanon War Rages On Eve Of Truce (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
5 Israeli soldiers, 25 Lebanese civilians killed
Newspaper says Israel willing to discuss prisoner exchange
- War Of Extermination (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The current events in the occupied Palestine and Lebanon once again have shown the utter moral bankruptcy of western nations and their hypocrisy.
- Pakistanis Can Go To Iceland Without Visas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Pakistanis can travel to Iceland besides six other countries without visa for one to three months, said a Foreign Office statement on Sunday.
- India, Inc. Has A Terror-Proof Jacket (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India Inc braced itself for turbulent days ahead as the busting of a terror plot in London on Thursday, a raft of hoax calls in Mumbai and security warnings by the US embassy in Delhi revived memories of the panic-stricken days following the . . .
- Rising Debt Burden (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2006)
For Pakistan, the foreign assistance has not proved to be an unmixed blessing as all of it has not been judiciously used especially where it is needed most to sustain robust economic development.
- Flying Without Frills Over Europe (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Aug 14, 2006)
These are boom times for cheap air travel in Europe, with fares on some routes as low as € 10, one-way, including tax.
- Implications Of Targeting Mr Clean (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2006)
Opposition has filed a petition with the National Accountability Bureau seeking initiation of investigations against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and other economic managers including Dr Salman Shah for their role in the stock market crashes in the . . .
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 14, 2006)
Forcing people into boxes of singular identity is a feature also of many of the high theories of cultures and civilisations that are quite influential right now. These theories do not advocate or condone violence — far from it.
- Amendments To Hudood Ordinances (Dawn, Maheen A. Rashdi, Aug 14, 2006)
THE Law Reforms Order, 2006 has seen the release process – still in progress — of nearly 1,300 female prisoners from 55 jails all over Pakistan.
- Indian Jet Makes Safe Emergency Landing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
A packed passenger plane made an emergency landing at Mumbai international airport in western Indian on Sunday after the pilot declared engine trouble, a report said.
- Much Ado About The Q (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The PML-Q’s internal elections displayed that any immediate change in the status-quo would be unacceptable since it would amount to a digression from Musharraf’s decision not to disengage his support from controversial central personalities within . . .
- Jinx Of The Pakistani Consulate In Mumbai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Every Monday, the Express National Bureau showcases news from the capital that was off camera—and outside inverted commas
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- Suicide Bomber May Target Delhi, Cops Out On Terror Hunt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Delhi Police raised the city’s security alert several notches higher than ever before with intelligence inputs pointing to a threat of a fidayeen or car bomb attack in the run-up to Independence Day, sending 10,000 personnel on a terror hunt.
- Digital Encounters (Hindu, VIBHUTI PATEL , Aug 13, 2006)
Vivan Sundaram's exhibit, "Re-take of Amrita", uses digital technology to create art from photographs, paintings and historical documents.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Need Stressed To Solve Youth’S Problems (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistani youth are not in the forefront of supporting important developments in the country unlike their counterparts of many fortunate nations.
- Let’S Have A Discussion On The F-16 Purchase (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistan is close to signing a $5 billion deal for an advanced F-16 fighter-jet package with the US.
- India Must Attack ‘Terror Centres’ In Pakistan: Bjp (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
India should attack Pakistan and Bangladesh to dismantle ‘terrorist centres’ in the neighbouring countries, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh according to a report in the Pioneer, an Indian newspaper, on Saturday.
- Sp Distances Itself From Natwar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The suspended Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, who has been completely isolated in his party ranks, also seems to be losing his “new-found partners” in other parties.
- 100 Tigers, 27 Troops Killed In Lanka Fight (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Sri Lankan war planes bombed Tiger rebel positions on Saturday as the fiercest fighting since a 2002 ceasefire left at least 127 people dead, the military said amid mounting concern for civilians.
- Un Tells Israel To Withdraw Troops: Sc Wants Immediate Cessation Of Fighting (Dawn, Masood Haider, Aug 13, 2006)
After weeks of inaction, the UN Security Council Friday night unanimously adopted a resolution that calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities followed by the deployment of Lebanese troops and a significantly expanded United Nations . . .
- Price Of The War On Terror (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 13, 2006)
Inaugurating an international judicial conference on Friday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz commented in his speech that Pakistan is paying a high price for combating terror and being a member of the coalition that is fighting the war on terror.
- Our War Against Extremism (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
With all the ritualistic routines that greet an Independence Day, we seem unusually preoccupied this time with events that cast a shadow on our future as a free country.
- India Should Attack Pakistan, Bangladesh: Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP today demanded that India attack Pakistan and Bangladesh “to dismantle terrorist centres” in these countries.
- What Hizbollah And Israel Achieved (News International, Ahmed Quraishi, Aug 13, 2006)
The heart of the Lebanese capital, which was artfully rebuilt by the assassinated prime minister Rafic Hariri from the ashes of the Lebanese civil war, wears a deserted look these days.
- Baggage Blow To Duty-Free Shops (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The ban on carrying liquids and cosmetics into the aircraft is likely to hit sales at duty-free shops in international airports.
- Name The Reader (Telegraph, Orhan Pamuk, Aug 13, 2006)
“Who do you write for?” For the last 30 years — since I first became a writer — this is the question I’ve heard most often from both readers and journalists.
- Peace Soldiers Face Starvation (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 13, 2006)
Nearly 700 Indian soldiers on an altruistic mission of keeping peace in Lebanon are facing starvation and life-threatening perils of war.
- Un Allows Israel To Make Interpretation: ‘Offensive Operations’ (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
A cartoon in a US news magazine many moons ago showed a Palestinian family huddled together in a refugee camp, as US-supplied Israeli fighter jets kept bombarding the makeshift shelters in an orgy of destruction.
- Bush Blames Iran, Syria For ‘Unwanted War’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
US President George Bush on Saturday praised a UN resolution aimed at ending the Lebanon crisis and blamed Hezbollah, Iran and Syria for starting an ‘unwanted war’ in the region.
- Un Resolution: Some Questions Answered (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Below are answers to some questions about what might come next after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an end to fighting in Lebanon:
- Al Qaeda Again Draws Pakistan Into World Attention On Terror (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Al Qaeda’s ability to continue to draw international Jihadis to Pakistan, thus creating a sort of nexus, has once again put the country under the spotlight.
- Uk Plotters Linked To Al Qaeda In Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Plotters of the conspiracy to blow up airliners were linked to an Al Qaeda terrorist cell operating inside Afghanistan, according to Pakistan’s US envoy.
- Sri Lanka Says It's Winning Battle With Tigers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Aug 13, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government said on Sunday it had pushed back a Tamil Tiger offensive on the northern Jaffna peninsula, but fighting continued and analysts remained sceptical that Colombo was telling the whole truth.
- Un Adopts Resolution On W Asia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
After three weeks of contentious negotiations, the UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution seeking an end to month-long fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
- Security Heightened Across Country For I-Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Security has been heightened across the country ahead of Independence Day in view of intelligence inputs of terrorist plans to disrupt the celebrations.
- Indian Capital On Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Police in India's capital said they had stepped up security on information that political leaders, monuments and vital infrastructure were at risk of terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day next week.
- India’S Moon Mission (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Ours in 2007 will be mankind’s 85th mission to the Moon.
- Israel Attacks Lebanon With Full Military Might (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Israeli helicopters on Saturday airlifted thousands of soldiers into southern Lebanon as part of its expanded operation against Hizbollah guerrillas in the northern neighbour, the Israeli army said.
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