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Articles 5921 through 6020 of 53943:
- Musharraf Court Martial Recommended For Kargil’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
A Pakistan military inquiry committee which probed the Kargil debacle had recommended “court martial” of General Pervez Musharraf but he overthrew the then Nawaz Sharif government in 1999 and “stole” the report before it was implemented, claimed . . .
- Woman And Child As Merchandise (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 07, 2006)
Biswajit Ghosh and Ananda Mohan Kar
The problem of trafficking against women and children in India is now an important social issue. It refers to the movement of men, women and children from one place to another through force, coercion or . . .
- Hezbollah Hits Back (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
At least 10 people were feared killed today in northern Israel in the worst rocket attack by Hezbollah guerrillas as the UN considered a draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting in Lebanon.
- Israeli Strikes Kill 10 Lebanese; Un Split On Truce (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Israeli air strikes killed 10 civilians in Lebanon where Hizbollah battled Israeli troops on Monday as the U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a draft resolution seeking to end 27 days of fighting.
- A Blow To Banking Reform (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 07, 2006)
The government’s arm-twisting of public sector banks into reconsidering the recent interest rate hikes undermines the RBI’s monetary management authority and severely dents the UPA government’s reforms credentials.
- Us Calls For Resolution Of New Row In S. Asia (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The US advised India and Pakistan on Sunday to resolve the latest row over the expulsion of diplomats between themselves.
- Hiroshima Calls For N-Free World (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The Japanese city of Hiroshima marked the 61st anniversary of the world’s first atomic attack on Sunday with renewed calls for a nuclear-free world.
- Quality And Price — The Basic Factors (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 07, 2006)
An action plan to reduce the cost of doing business is stated to have been finalised by the ministry of industries and production, something urgently needed to make the economy globally competitive.
- Iran Rejects Un Nuclear Deadline (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said today that Iran will expand uranium enrichment, in defiance of a UN Security Council resolution setting an 31 August deadline for the Islamic Republic to halt the activity or face the threat of political and economic . .
- Natwar Moves Privilege Motion Against Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Natwar Singh today raised the banner of revolt against Congress party by making common cause with the Opposition and giving notice of privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over leakage of the Pathak Inquiry report in which he has . . .
- Speak Turkish To Syrians (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 07, 2006)
There will be an international force (in Lebanon), because all the key players want it," a US official asserted recently. He appears to be right, as even the Israeli Government embraced the plan, announcing it "would agree to consider stationing . . .
- Division In The House (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
UPA will face trouble on the Indo-US nuclear deal in Parliament, with combined opposition pressure mounting against it, says CP Bhambhri.
- ‘N. Korea Missiles Successful’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
An analysis by Japan and the US has concluded that six of the seven missiles tested by North Korea last month fell within their targets, indicating the tests were successful, a major Japanese newspaper reported on Sunday.
- 'The Elephants Have To Lead' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
'The package is at risk, failure of talks will hit the vulnerable countries the most'
- A Bit Of Galbraith And A Vision In 4-D (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The PM's press advisor advocates a marriage between economic and foreign policy, but is anyone listening?
- Change Is The Only Constant (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 07, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement, in my opinion, will be passed, as there are several economic benefits the two sides can expect from it. Moreover, the Cold War arguments are no longer relevant in today's world.
- Money Supply, Interest Rates And Growth (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 07, 2006)
No policy on the impact of money supply on inflation is complete without analysing productivity growth.
- Syria Ready For Regional War: Fm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
15 Israelis, 9 Lebanese civilians killed in violence
UN mulls draft resolution
Iran, Syria reject draft
Putin wants immediate ceasefire
- Lebanese Pm Wants Pakistan Troops In Un Force (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has proposed the inclusion of Pakistan in a proposed international peacekeeping force in Lebanon.
- Tit-For-Tat Pantomime That No One Buys (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 07, 2006)
Pakistan has declared counsellor Deepak Kaul at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad persona non grata and asked him to leave Pakistan within 48 hours.
- Mumbai Paralysed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Heavy rains since Saturday threw life out of gear in Mumbai and Maharashtra with several parts of the state remaining under water till late this evening. As many as 15 persons have been killed in the state so far in rain-related incidents.
- Don’T Make Kargil’S Feat Controversial (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 07, 2006)
PML (N) has circulated a White Paper on the Kargil operation entitled ‘Kargil adventure — another huge defeat after Dhaka Fall, who is responsible?’ to focus on its negative bearing on the nation as a whole.
- Ntpc-Reliance Row Referred To Dgh (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Aug 07, 2006)
RIL's gas supplies to NTPC's Gandhar, Kawas projects
- Simi Activist Arrested For Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The police arrested a suspected SIMI activist from Phulwari Sharif in the city for questioning in connection with the July 11 Mumbai serial blasts.
- China Increases Pressure On Tibet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2006)
Beijing – China’s Communist Party has been tightening its grip on Tibet in recent months, resorting to language and measures not seen since the repression of the late 1990s.
- Rhetoric, Atomised (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 07, 2006)
Parliament this week, like last week, is likely to see plenty of “nationalist” criticism of the India-US nuclear deal. In the US, as the nuclear bill goes to the Senate, “nonproliferation” advocates are talking it down again.
- Israel’S Turn To Feel The Shock (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Hizbollah today killed 12 Israeli soldiers in its deadliest rocket strike yet and Israeli bombs killed 19 Lebanese civilians as Lebanon rejected a draft UN resolution to end the 26-day-old war.
- Lebanon: Draft Resolution Gets Mixed Response (Hindustan Times, DHARAM SHOURIE, Aug 07, 2006)
A draft resolution seeking an end to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah as the first step towards a wider political settlement has received a mixed response from members of the UN Security Council.
- Save The Children (Tribune, Kim Sengupta, Aug 07, 2006)
A huge number of the victims of Israeli-Hezbollah war in Lebanon – the dead, the maimed and the dispossessed – are children.
- Foreigners Likely To Play In Ranji Matches (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has radical plans to allow participation of overseas players in major domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy and the Duleep Trophy on the lines of the English County championship.
- Diplomat Prepares To Leave (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 07, 2006)
Deepak Kaul, the Indian diplomat who Pakistan expelled on Saturday was scheduled to return to India by road through the Wagah border on Monday, Indian officials said.
- "For The U.S., The Nuclear Issue Of Iran Is Just An Excuse" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
As Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council,Ali Larijaniis Iran's top nuclear negotiator. In an interview with The Hindu in Tehran on Saturday, he discussed Iran's nuclear programme, its relations with India and the escalating crisis . . .
- No Need Of Alarm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Iraq's 'civil war' threat is not new ---- There has been a sudden change in the tone of the top echelons of the United States military establishment on the issue of Iraq.
- Notable Changes In Rules To Help Speedy Grant Of Patents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Decentralisation, a positive step towards efficient administration of the Act, will facilitate removal of confusion in the minds of the public
- Economy Builds New Sinews (Hindu, P. A. SESHAN, Aug 07, 2006)
But for high oil prices and heavy subsidy burden, growth impulses remain active
Fiscal and monetary policies have to be designed to enable heavy outlays in close cooperation with Indian and foreign interests in the private sector.
- Tit For Tat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2006)
Expulsions and counter-expulsions of diplomats, which were a routine in India-Pakistan relations until a few years ago, have become a reality again. It was Pakistan which started the process by . . .
- Pathak Report Leak: Natwar Moves Privilege Motion Against Pm (New Indian Express, PTI, Aug 07, 2006)
Natwar Singh on Sunday raised the banner of revolt against Congress party by making common cause with the Opposition and giving notice of privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over leakage of the Pathak inquiry report in which he has . .
- 10 Killed In Israel In Worst Guerrilla Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Hezbollah guerrillas pounded towns across northern Israel with an enormous barrage of rockets on Sunday afternoon, killing 10 people and wounding eight others in the worst rocket attack on the area since violence began on July 12.
- Colas And Farmer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Soft drinks in face of hard truths ---- For the second time in three years, a Delhi-based environmental NGO has tested samples of popular colas and found them contaminated by pesticides at levels that are deemed dangerous for human consumption.
- 10 Israeli Soldiers Die In Hizbollah Rocket Attack (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Hizbollah killed 10 Israeli soldiers today in its deadliest rocket strike yet and Israeli bombs killed 10 Lebanese civilians as Lebanon rejected a draft U.N. resolution to end the 26-day-old war.
- Ipi Gas Deal (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 07, 2006)
Pakistan and India are united on something at last: on the fact that they both want a far lower price than what Iran is demanding.
- The Export Challenge Is Real (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 07, 2006)
Rains in Karachi have claimed several lives. Many people were hit hard by frequent and prolonged power breakdowns and some were electrocuted on the first day of the downpour.
- Three Rockets Target Nato Base In Southern Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Insurgents attacked the main NATO base in southern Afghanistan with three rockets, causing no injury to people or property, the spokesman for the alliance said on Monday.
- The Global Battle For Ideas Cannot Be Fought With Guns (Guardian (UK), Jackie Ashley , Aug 07, 2006)
Bush and Blair's belief that Islamism could be bombed into submission was deluded. We need to find a middle way
- 152 Rebels Slain, Claims Lanka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
At least 152 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in air attacks by the Sri Lankan security forces in the island’s northeast as the troops took full control over the Muslim coastal town of Muttur...
- Improve Infrastructure To Compete With China: Nrn (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 06, 2006)
The chief mentor of the Infosys Technologies N R Narayana Murthy said that India must emphasise on building and maintaining infrastructure, if it wanted to maintain its lead over China in global Information Technology (IT) business.
- India, Pakistan Trade Expulsions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
In a relapse to the tit-for-tat phase in bilateral relations, India on Saturday evening declared senior Pakistani diplomat Syed Mohammad Rafiq Ahmed persona non grata within hours of Pakistan deciding to expel his counterpart in the Indian High . . .
- Upa Accused Of Dumping Proposal For 6 New Aiims (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The BJP today accused the Congress-led UPA of putting to cold storage the proposal of the previous NDA government for opening six new AIIMS and upgradation of six existing hospitals to the level of AIIMS.
- India Should Not Remain Silent On Israeli Bombings: Mulayam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today expressed serious concern over increasing terrorism in the world and also lamented "the death of innocent citizens" in Israeli bombings on Lebanon, saying that India should not remain "silent" . . .
- Both Expel Each Other’S Diplomat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The Indo-Pak peace process today suffered yet another blow as they expelled each other’s diplomat after Islamabad’s "outrageous" action of handcuffing, blindfolding and detaining a senior Indian High Commission official.
- Israel Carries Out Heaviest Yet Bombardment Of Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
America says U.N. resolution designed to halt the war is nearing completion
- Tit For Tat: India, Pak Play 'Spy Games', Expel Envoys (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Aug 06, 2006)
In a gesture which will lead to further escalation of tension with India, Pakistan expelled a senior Indian diplomat from Islamabad after handcuffing and ill-treating him at an undisclosed location in brazen violation of the Vienna Convention as . . .
- Whodunit? (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 06, 2006)
A secondary controversy around the expulsion by Pakistan of Indian diplomat Deepak Kaul has broken out over which side went to the media first with the information.
- Pak Must Destroy Terror Infrastructure: Doval (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 06, 2006)
A quintessential “operations” man and the Bhishma Pitamah of the Indian intelligence brass, Ajit Kumar Doval (IPS 1968 batch, Kerala cadre), is viewed as a national asset.
- Mountain In The Molehill (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 06, 2006)
Did you notice that in the entire commotion over the Jaswant Singh mole revelation nobody talked about the one aspect which, if any at all, should have mattered today? And it is not so much as to who the mole was, but whether or not a leakage did . . .
- Split Wide Open: Body Modification Is In (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Allen Falkner's tongue is just one of his unusual features. It is split down the middle, and when he sticks it out, it looks like a two-pronged snake tongue.
- 'India Should Be Active In Net Governance' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Though India is a recognised IT power, it has done little when it comes to global Internet governance, according to an expert who has appealed to Indian professionals to be more active in this crucial area.
- It's The Best Time To Fly High In India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Fasten your seat belts, the joyride has begun. Six more low-budget airlines are planning to enter the aviation sector, setting the stage for a price war in the skies.
- The Green Revolution : Soils Being Depleted (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 06, 2006)
Is the green revolution depleting the very soil on which the high yielding varieties of seeds are planted?
- China's Super-Competitive Monks Learn New Skills (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Piety and a knowledge of Buddhist scriptures used to qualify one to be a Chinese monk. Now, add computer skills, foreign language ability and a degree in financial management.
- Old Chill Creeps Into Indo-Pak Ties (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
In a move reminiscent of the bad old days of India-Pakistan relations, the two sub-continental neighbours ordered expulsion of each other's senior diplomats, signalling a new low in bilateral ties in the aftermath of the Mumbai train bombings.
- Children Protest Against Israel Killings In Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Hundreds of schoolchildren under the banner of ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ and the Global March Against Child Labour today joined a protest march against the killing of innocent children, women and old persons by Israel in Lebanon.
- Bank Strike On August 10 And 11 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
A two-day all-India strike by bank employees will be observed from August 10 to protest the failure of bank managements to address the grievances of the employees.
- India, Pak Expel Diplomats (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 06, 2006)
Pakistan today expelled a key Indian diplomat in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Counsellor (Consular) Mr Deepak Kaul, on charges of espionage. New Delhi quickly paid back in the same coin, expelling a Pakistani diplomat here of the same . . .
- Florano To Provide Technology For Nasa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Florano MQ will provide superior messaging technology for NASA’s Deep Space Network programme’s messaging infrastructure capability. The programme is an international network of antennas that support inter-planetary spacecraft missions and radio . . .
- Setback To Indo-Pak Ties As Both Expel Each Other's Diplomat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The Indo-Pak peace process on Saturday suffered yet another blow as they expelled each other's diplomat after Islamabad's "outrageous" action of handcuffing, blindfolding and detaining a senior Indian High Commission official.
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- Let Peace Not Be Hijacked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 06, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that stalling of the ongoing Pak-India peace process due to the Mumbai terrorist acts will be tantamount to playing into the terrorists’ hands.
- Israel Bombs North Beirut, Severs Strategic Road Link (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Dozens of civilians reported buried in rubble after airstrikes, aid struggles to reach Beirut after bridges, roads destroyed
- Pakistan, India Expel Diplomats (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Indian visa councillor caught with ‘sensitive documents’
- Choice Was Clear, Historic Change Is On The Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2006)
giving its nod to the N-deal, the US House of Representatives has taken Indo-American ties to a broader, deeper level
- The House They All Built (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 06, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party would not be itself if it stopped playing politics with history. As the real intentions of the BJP in raking up a controversy about an American “mole” in P.V. Narasimha Rao’s PMO become clear, Sonia Gandhi and Prime . . .
- Fall-Out Of Oil Price Hike (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 06, 2006)
International oil prices that had almost settled around $75/76 a barrel are once again volatile. These have crossed $78 and there are apprehensions that they may reach $80 a barrel within days.
- Norway Envoy Reaches Colombo For Fresh Peace Bid; Clashes On (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
A Norwegian envoy arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday to try to prevent a resumption of full-scale civil war after a sharp escalation in clashes between the military and Tamil Tiger rebels.
- New Face Of Jihadi Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
Let's not blind ourselves to the new scourge: Home-grown Islamist terror ----- Investigations into the Mumbai bombings and several other blasts over the past few months (Varanasi, Bangalore, Delhi and Ayodhya) have confirmed that Pakistan has . . .
- 'N Korea Moves Second Missile From Launch Site' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
North Korea may have removed a long-range missile from a launch site, lowering the possibility of the communist regime immediately carrying out further tests, a South Korean official said on Friday.
- Israel: Time Running Out (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Time is running out for Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon following the completion of a draft UN Security Council resolution on a cessation of hostilities, an Israeli cabinet minister said today.
- Un Resolution Calls For Ceasefire In Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The United Nations has called for a complete ceasefire in Lebanon.
- Sending Peacekeeping Troops To Lebanon? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, on his return from a session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia, has said that Pakistan would consider sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon only after approval by the United Nations, the . . .
- Tigers Halt Operation Amid ‘Humanitarian Disaster’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
No ceasefire declared yet
Govt accuses Tigers of massacring 100 refugees
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