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Articles 5621 through 5720 of 53943:
- Bjp Wants Cbi Probe Into Serial Blasts (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The BJP wants the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the 7/11 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed over 200 people. Senior BJP leader and former state home minister Gopinath Munde on Friday said the Maharashtra police have not been . . .
- The `Darwinian Element' In Supply-Demand Matters (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
"The outlook for the world economy is uncertain at best — and dire at worst," warns Wake Up! But not all is gloomy: If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks. And there are more useful tips in Controlling Currency Mismatches in Emerging Markets.
- Reliance Petro To Raise $1.5 Bn Loan (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Reliance Petroleum, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has said it had mandated bankers to arrange $1.5 billion syndicated term loan facility to finance the 580,000 barrels per day refinery and the 0.9 million tonne per annum . . .
- ‘I Was In Despite The Americans, Out Because Of Them’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
You are now in a situation where you say all these nice things about your party but you are ranged against the party with the party’s bitterest adversaries.
- India’S Airports: No More Soft Landings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
In the wake of the attempted terrorist strike in the UK skies, there is renewed talk of plugging loopholes and beefing up airport security across the world. In India, too, the conversation is turning to the dos and don’ts for passengers.
- Pakistan’S Nukes Not A Threat To Israel: Perez (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Pakistan is a responsible country and its nuclear programme is not a threat to Israel, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Perez said in an interview with ARY television on Friday.
- 'We Like Peace' (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 11, 2006)
At least 915,000 people, one quarter of Lebanon’s population, are displaced; 565,000 are living with families, 131,000 are in 761 schools and public buildings, and 220,000 have left the country, including the 150,000 who have gone to Syria.
- Trojan Parasite (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
Ever wondered why malaria, tuberculosis and cholera — diseases traditionally endemic in developing countries — have dogged us for centuries though medical innovation has helped contain other less rampant diseases?
- ‘World Spared Unimaginable Mass Murder’ (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Aug 11, 2006)
It all began at 2 am this morning when British anti-terrorist squads began to raid premises in London, Birmingham and High Wycombe.
- Israel Holds Off On Lebanon Offensive For Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel plans to allow more time for US-led diplomatic efforts to resolve its dispute with Hizbollah before carrying out its decision to expand a ground offensive in Lebanon, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.
- China For More Trade Through Nathu La (Deccan Herald, A V S Namboodiri, Aug 11, 2006)
Though the Nathu La pass was opened for border trade between India and China on July 6, trade activity has not picked up till now and the Chinese government is disappointed with that.
- India Protests To Icrc: How Can You Work With Lashkar? (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Aug 11, 2006)
India has lodged a strong protest with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) over reports that its top officials endorsed a function of the Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD), considered a front for the Lashkar-e-Toiba, to inaugurate a hospital . . .
- Casual Approach To Terrorism (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 11, 2006)
SINCE some excellent ideas on how to combat the great and growing menace of terrorism — spelled out by noted experts, some of whom have spent a lifetime dealing with internal security, at a meeting in New Delhi over a week ago — have gone . . .
- 'Rules-Based Global Trade Vital' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Bilaterals are only supplementary, correction of distortions is key to fair multilateral deals'
- Israel Takes Over Lebanese Town (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israeli forces today took control of the Lebanese hub of Marjayoun ahead of possible strikes on Beirut as Tel Aviv said it was holding off a major offensive till the weekend to give diplomats at the UN more time to work out a peace plan.
- Education: An Empty Dream (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Without the education bill underprivileged children will be affected
- Lanka: Pmk Asks Centre To Intervene (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A constituent of the UPA coalition at the Centre, the PMK, on Thursday asked the Centre to intervene to stop the ‘‘genocide’’ of Tamils in Sri Lanka. PMK founder S Ramadoss, in a statement, said it had become the practice of Sri Lankan ministers . . .
- War Is No Panacea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Two weeks ago I was in Beirut. The streets, instead of teeming with tourists, were deserted; the waiters in the cafes had no one to serve; there was a ghostly quiet.
- The Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 11, 2006)
Despite Natwar Singh's flip-flops, problems of the UPA are far from over, particularly with an aggressive Left with an eye on the main chance . . .
- Us In Uncharted Security Territory (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The American government raised the security alert on passenger planes to its highest level for the first time today after Britain said it had foiled a plot to blow up flights to the US.
- No New Offensive Till Weekend: Israel (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel will hold back on its new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give ceasefire efforts another chance, senior officials said on Thursday. This comes a day after the government approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.
- War On Terror Gets New Bush Lexicon: It’S War Against Islamic Fascism (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 11, 2006)
This dramatic formulation employed by US President George W. Bush today after a plot to bomb several airliners was foiled in London, will ricochet round the world for a long time to come.
- Foiled Mid-Air Terror Attack Cripples London Airport (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from London using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports on Thursday.
- Lest We Take Our Eyes Off Nepal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
While hot war unfolds in Lebanon, and India and Pakistan’s nuclear-backed dispute over Kashmir episodically dominates the news from South Asia, monumental changes are underway in Nepal. It is a country in post-conflict transition.
- The Zoo’S Not A Jungle, It’S Worse (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
The news is now almost routine, losing its shock value. On Wednesday, yet another tiger died at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda zoo, the seventh since July 9.
- Plot To Bomb Planes Busted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
An alleged plot to kill thousands of people by detonating explosions on up to 10 transatlantic flights from UK airports was disrupted overnight. British home secretary John Reid on Thursday said such an attack could have caused civilian casualties . . .
- An Asean-India Standoff (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 11, 2006)
The stalemate in the trade negotiations is a test of the political will on both sides for cooperation on all fronts.
- Desperate To Oppose (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 11, 2006)
Even before these civilized assumptions were rendered redundant by the rough and tumble of ‘emerging’ democracies, there were alternative perceptions of the Opposition’s role. Radical politicians, particularly . . .
- Cost Of Israel's Disproportionate Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
The disproportionate response has increased Arab hatred, alienated the world, and brought criticism from many Jews.
- Chirac Shakes World Conscience (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac has deplored that the delay on the part of the international community in getting a ceasefire in Lebanon is immoral.
- No Review Of Awards For Stf Personnel: Veerasamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
"Reversal of previous Government's decision will not be a good precedent"
- Hrw Blasts Saudi Arabia, India Over Hiv Tests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The monitoring group Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused India, Saudi Arabia and other countries of breaching liberties by embracing policies of coercive testing for the AIDS virus.
- Us: Plot Suggestive Of Al Qaeda (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A plot to bomb multiple airliners flying between Britain and the United States was "suggestive" of an action by the Al Qaeda network, US homeland security chief Michael Chertoff said on Thursday.
- Relevant Quranic Guidance (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Aug 11, 2006)
IN the present global scene, non-Muslims appear to be converging on an anti-Muslim agenda because of their perceived danger from what they call `radical' Islam.
- Wrangling At The Un While Blood Flows (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2006)
Instead of hostilities coming to an end, the delay in arriving at a consensus on a ceasefire resolution at the Security Council is contributing to more bloodshed.
- Midair Terror Plot Foiled (Tribune, H S RAO, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaida plot with strong Pakistani connection to blow up as many as 10 civilian airliners during flights from the UK to the US was foiled today with the arrest of 24 persons in the UK and seven persons in Karachi.
- Russia Circulates Unsc Draft On West Asia Truce (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Russia has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, Russia's UN ambassador said.
- Gates' Mite For Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took its support of AIDS-related research and care to a new level, announcing a half-billion-dollar grant to a global fund that provides AIDS assistance in poor countries.
- Israel's Ground Move On Hold (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 11, 2006)
Israel has persisted with aerial bombardment across Lebanon, but the proposed ground offensive cleared by its Cabinet on Wednesday has so far failed to materialise.
- Pakistan Has Cracked Down On Kashmir Militants: Report (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
Militants "lurk" near LoC, "but their success rate is very low"
- "Indian System Relevant To Sri Lanka" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 11, 2006)
Firmness with dialogue is the way to overcome terrorism: Karan Singh
- ’93 Mumbai Blasts Verdict On Sept 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The verdict in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 12, Judge Pramod Kode of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court ruled here today.
- Beirut: Time For Another Requiem? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Aug 11, 2006)
What is going to be the fallout of the most recent Israeli onslaught? A human tragedy. A colossal loss of a civilisational heritage.
- Al-Qaeda Plot To Blow Up Us-Bound Planes Foiled (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from here using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports.
- India’S Signal May Not Work (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 11, 2006)
As if the current dip in bilateral relations was not enough, we now have a new “war doctrine” by the Indian military to combat what it describes as Islamabad’s “new” strategy of “attack by infiltration” into India beyond Indian-held Kashmir.
- Drifting Away (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 11, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's latest outburst only confirms that he is drifting away with each passing moment.
- Natwar To Spill The Beans If Allowed Speak In Rs (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh on Thursday night said he will make a detailed statement on Pathak inquiry authority in the Rajya Sabha on Friday if given a chance and suspected an "international conspiracy" behind his ouster from the cabinet . . .
- Israel To Put New Offensive On Hold Until Weekend (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel will hold off on a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give ceasefire efforts another chance, senior Government officials said on Thursday, a day after Israel's Security Cabinet approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.
- Suspected Al Qaeda Plot To Blow Us-Bound Planes Foiled; 21 Arrested (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from here using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports.
- Some Thaw In Frosty Natwar-Cong Matrix (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Aug 11, 2006)
After going hammer-and-tongs at the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh over the last few days, the former foreign minister, Mr Natwar Singh, seems to have mellowed his stance, holding his fireworks, in the midst of some signs of a rapprochement . . .
- Flood-Resistant Rice Gene Found (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 11, 2006)
Researchers in the Philippines and the USA have isolated a gene that will enable rice to survive flooding, it was announced today.
- How On Earth Can We Live Together? (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Aug 11, 2006)
India's economy is performing impressively. GDP is growing fast; inflation is moderate; and Indian stock markets have done better than most.
- Sri Lankan Govt Needs Strategic Vision To Resolve Conflict (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 11, 2006)
"The two main parties in the Sri Lankan conflict have to demonstrate the political commitment and resolve the conflict rather than pretend they are interested in a process of negotiations and play for time."
- Vishwapati Trivedi (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole . . .
- International Energy Agency Report — India Must Plug Into China's Approach (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 11, 2006)
At a time when the coalition government in India is finding it an arduous task to convince allies on cost-reflective prices to public utilities, the eminently workable reforms in China and the suggestions made by the IEA could provide some . . .
- Us-France Split Delays Un Action On Lebanon War (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Columns of Israeli tanks thrust into Lebanon on Thursday and battled Hezbollah fighters but Israel said it had put a broader offensive on hold to give diplomacy a chance to end the month-old war.
- 'Britain Faces Most Severe Terror Threat Since Ww Ii' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
British Home Secretary John Reid on Wednesday warned that the country was facing its "most sustained period of severe threat since the end of the second World War".
- Sail: Blowing Hot, Blowing Cold (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 11, 2006)
SAIL's results for the June quarter highlight the difficult operating environment in the steel industry.
- India Extends Support To Peace Moves In West Africa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
India has backed the peace efforts of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) in restoring order and security in the region.
- Tests Probe If Pill A Day Can Keep Aids At Bay (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Can the drugs that keep HIV-positive people alive also make it safer to enjoy carefree sex -- much as during the pre-AIDS 1970s?
- Sri Lanka Vows To Continue Offensive, Probe Calls Grow (Reuters, Peter Apps, Aug 11, 2006)
Sri Lanka's military vowed on Friday to push on with an offensive to win control of a water supply from the Tamil Tigers, as demands for an independent probe into the slaughter of 17 aid staff grew.
- Drugs Don't Work For Many India Aids Patients (Reuters, Jonathan Allen, Aug 11, 2006)
The drugs Shyamal Kumar Dey takes to fight AIDS don't work anymore.
- Reverse Signal (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
How did public sector bank boards okay their lending rate hikes despite the government’s intervention, directing renewed approval by their boards? In the case of Punjab National Bank, it was easier: the board met, but without the government nominee.
- Paradox Of A ‘Command-Market’ Economy (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 11, 2006)
Pushing a billion people into a different growth path is a matter of scale, which only governments can provide. China scores over India, whose politicians and bureaucrats blame the . . .
- Israel Warns Of A 'Painful' Expansion (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails. Israeli leaders have authorised a major new ground offensive going deeper . . .
- Pak Locks Up Lashkar Founder (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Pakistan on Thursday put Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafeez Sayeed, who figures in the list of wanted persons forwarded by India, under one month house arrest at his Lahore residence.
- Terror Camps Continue To Run In Pak: Herald (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Contrary to claims by Islamabad, training camps of various militant groups continue to be run in different parts of Pakistan with militants attempting to infiltrate into India through the Line of Control (LoC).
- Nat-War Goes On (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole him . . .
- Ahmadinejad Keen On Energy Ties With India (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 10, 2006)
``Our relationship not one to be affected by a mistake''
Iranian parliament's views on LNG deal will be known shortly
Ahmadinejad says he supports Iran-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline
- Bravo Sri Lanka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 10, 2006)
The Sri Lankan side that pulled off a nerve-jangling one-wicket win over South Africa — notching up the sixth highest fourth innings Test chase — to seal the series 2-0 bears little resemblance to the one that had a dispriting tour of India last year.
- Sbi's First Full-Fledged Branch In China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday became the first Indian bank to begin full-fledged opeartion in China by opening a branch here.
- Fixing The Afghan Wobble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
On August 1, there was an important security development in Afghanistan. By inducting an additional 8,000 troops in six southern provinces of Afghanistan, the NATO extended its security operations in what is considered to be the most challenging . . .
- India Readies Plan To Pull Out Lebanon Peacekeepers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
With the situation in UN-monitored southern Lebanon getting worse, the army has chalked out a contingency plan for a possible withdrawal of its battalion of peacekeepers if the situation worsens.
- Crocker’S Fake Balm Therapy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 10, 2006)
The US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker Tuesday claimed that the Press comments on reported remarks of Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher during his visit to India were ‘wildly exaggerated’.
- 'Aids Could Severely Deplete Workforce In India' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
A new UN report on India has warned that the country's booming economic growth could slow down if HIV-AIDS continues to spread unchecked. India has the largest number of infected people in the world.
- "We Are Still Interested In Dialogue Based On Justness And Fairness" (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 10, 2006)
Those who think only about bombs, war, and attacking others are the root cause of everything that is wrong in the world, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells The Hindu in an exclusive interview.
- Some Vesting Issues In Share-Based Payments (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 10, 2006)
International Financial Reporting Standard 2 mandates measuring the cost of the scheme at fair value and amortising it over the vesting period.
- Who Killed The Vidarbha Farmers? (OutLook, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 10, 2006)
Heartbreaking as they are, suicides - over 90 last month - are only a symptom of the larger and deep agrarian crisis, reminds the award-winning journalist, touching on the role played by our policy-makers and politicians - from Montek Singh . . .
- England's First Sikh Spinner: The Full Monty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 10, 2006)
Globalisation has firmly taken over English cricket. England have just won their first home series against Pakistan since 1982 with most of the wickets in the third Test being taken by the first Sikh to play for the country and by the son of . . .
- When A Mega Merger Runs Into Rough Weather (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2006)
The mega-merger in telecom, as it was once called, has now morphed into a petition for arbitration in the civil jurisdiction.
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