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Articles 6721 through 6820 of 53943:
- Oil Rises To $74 On Strong U.S. Gasoline Demand (Reuters, Matthew Robinson, Jul 27, 2006)
Oil rose to near $74 a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. summer gasoline demand held strong against high prices and an attack on a Nigerian oil plant further cut supplies from Africa's largest producer.
- Filipino Students Hurt By Overcrowding, Underfunding (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
From overcrowded classrooms with children studying in shifts to a shortage of books and a weak grasp of English, mathematics and science, the education system in the Philippines is struggling to get a passing grade.
- House Of Representatives Votes In Favour Of N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The historic Indo-US nuclear deal on Thursday crossed another hurdle when the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted a legislation to allow nuclear trade with India, a decision described by many lawmakers as a cornerstone of the new strategic . . .
- Us Seeks 21 ‘Most Wanted’ From Pak (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Jul 27, 2006)
The US government has asked Pakistan to extradite 21 “most wanted” people so they can be put on trial for their crimes against America and its citizens.
- Pakistan Arrests Uzbek For U.S. Consulate Attack (Reuters, Aamir Ashraf, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistani security forces have arrested an Uzbek al Qaeda militant suspected of helping to plan a suicide car bombing that killed a U.S. diplomat and three others outside the U.S. consulate in Karachi in March, officials said on Wednesday.
- Us Congress Okays Nuke Deal; Rejects Killer Amendments (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed landmark legislation approving the US-India nuclear agreement by a massive 359-68 margin, rejecting several 'killer amendments' on the way.
- Gods Don’T Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
BJP CMs should be obsessing over their relative economic success and not conversions
- Spooked By A Mole (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jul 27, 2006)
To discuss dispassionately former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh’s somewhat curious and shifting statements about there being a mole in the PMO during P.V. Narasimha Rao’s time, it is necessary first to grasp the nature of spying, the second . . .
- N-Deal Transparent, No Compromise: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Govt ready for debate, Singh assures Parliament deal in line with July 2005 Indo-US joint statement
- Beirut Alarm Bells For Indian Troops (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jul 27, 2006)
The killing of four UN staffers in southern Lebanon by the Israeli Defence Force was deliberate and emphasises that the lives of the peacekeepers — including Indian soldiers — are at serious risk, according to information received from the Blue Line . . .
- Great Wall Of Thought Control (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 27, 2006)
A new media law in China aims at scanning every news report before it goes to print.
- Musharraf Warns To Pay Back If India Takes 'Punitive Action' (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan would cooperate with India to root out terrorism, but would pay back in the "same coin" if any "punitive action" was initiated against it in "hot pursuit" of terrorists, President Pervez Musharraf has said."
- Somebody Stop Him (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
Ramadoss has learnt nothing ---- Hard as the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss may try to pretend that the Delhi High Court's dismissal of the Central Government's petition . . .
- Don’T Blame It All On America (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
From the Middle East to WTO talks, it is self-defeating to hold the US guilty
- It’S Not About Pakistan’S Reactor But Us Reaction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
There’s no race to speak of between India and Pakistan in their capabilities to produce fissile material
- Mideast Peace Talks Fail, Rice Under Fire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
A 15-nation crisis conference on Wednesday failed to agree on calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East but vowed to work with "utmost urgency" for a truce.
- 'J&k Light Infantry Faces A Peculiar Problem' (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Jul 27, 2006)
A "worried" Army HQ on Wednesday asked battalion commanding officers to keep "a closer tab" on their troops, especially those who hail from border areas along the LoC and even the international border.
- No Screening, More Vigilance: Army (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Jul 27, 2006)
Holding that it would cause "morale problems" in the 11.3-lakh-strong force, the Army has ruled out for now any full-fledged screening of its ranks to detect if there are any more soldiers with links to terrorist outfits in J&K.
- More Vigilance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 27, 2006)
How a country defends its border is determined by its threat perceptions. New Delhi’s decision to strengthen the vigil on the India-Bangladesh border can, therefore, mean only one thing — India’s perception of a worsening security threat from across . . .
- Operation Sukoon (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 27, 2006)
India’s evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon is set to conclude on Thursday when 376 Indians, 400 Sri Lankans and 17 Nepalese make the crossing from Beirut to Larnaca in Cyprus on three warships engaged in the sea and air lift dubbed ‘Operation Sukoon’
- ‘Doha Failure Not To Affect Indo-Us Ties’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Even as India blamed U S for the collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks in the Doha Round of talks, the US on Tuesday said that “it would not affect the bilateral trade between the two countries.”
- Cii Welcomes Rbi Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Decision is quite in line with the central banks internationally
- Call Centre May Be Set Up To Register Complaints Against Autorickshaw . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Continuous violation of rules would attract cancellation of driving licence and also permit of the vehicle
A database may be created about erring autorickshaw drivers
20,000 autorickshaws yet to be fitted with gas kits
Autorickshaw owners . . .
- Rural Productivity Mission Launched In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The National Productivity Council has launched it as a pilot project
- Threat To U.S. Embassy: Iranian Mission Denies Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Reacting to a newspaper report on Tuesday about a terrorist threat to the United States Embassy here, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran said the group mentioned had no connection with Iran.
- No Breakthrough In Sight (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 27, 2006)
After the most recent suspension of the Doha round of trade talks in Geneva, only the diehard optimists can hope for an early revival, leave alone a satisfactory resolution.
- Plans Drawn Up To Promote Medical Tourism (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Jul 27, 2006)
Kerala Tourism initiates process of granting accreditation to hospitals
- Imperative To Have Independent Auditors (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 27, 2006)
Capitalism at crossroads. Corporate misgovernance in India. Series of scams that shook investor confidence...
- Pakistan Will Retaliate If Attacked, Says Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
“Nobody should think that Pakistan will bear any kind of adventure inside its territory. Nobody can take any punitive action against Pakistan as its defence is in strong hands,” Musharraf was quoted as saying by Pakistan’s online news agency.
- Gatekeeper Of World Trade? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jul 27, 2006)
India hopes to manage its economic ties with other countries despite a breakdown of the Doha Round.
- Bhutan King Arrives In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Economic and energy cooperation top the agenda of Bhutanese monarch Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who arrived here Wednesday on a six-day working visit — his first to the country this year.
- The World Needs A More Democratic Un (Deccan Herald, Kumi Naidoo, Jul 27, 2006)
In its present form the UN is ill-equipped to advance humanity’s best interests.
- Foreign Buys News Is Order Of Day On Bse (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
It was a busy day on the Dala street with quite a few major announcements on overseas acquisitions made by Indian companies, reports DH News Service from Mumbai.
- Wb Calls For Better Public Sector Accountability (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The bank's emphasis is on spreading development benefits to all sections of the society
- Court In Uae Releases Indian Ship Crew In Murder Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
An appeal court ordered the release of an Indian ship captain facing life imprisonment in the UAE, and five crew members, who were sentenced to five years in jail on a murder case.
- Hot Pursuit: A Suicidal Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan has warned India against resort to hot pursuit into Pakistan and AJK saying that it could not only lead to a nuclear war but also to holocaust.
- Tourism: Getting Priorities Right (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
The tourism marketing strategy that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz approved the other day only succeeds in proving how far removed our official planners are from reality.
- Ambitious Trade Talks Take Time (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2006)
The time-out that has been called in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations is a commentary, more than anything else, on the domestic pressures on President Bush. While a certain amount of finger pointing at the US President by the developing countries . . .
- Indian Nukes For Defence Purposes Only’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
India’s nuclear weapons are only for defence and will never be used in a first strike or against a non-nuclear state, the defence minister said ahead of a vote by US lawmakers on a landmark deal to share nuclear fuel and technology with New Delhi.
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- Pak Gets China's Help On Reactor (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jul 26, 2006)
If Pakistan is under the scanner for trying to amass nuclear warheads, the world should also look at China's help to Islamabad in setting up a new nuclear reactor at its Khushab nuclear site, sources said.
- Cial Plans It Park Near Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Next board meeting scheduled for August 25
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- India-Pakistan Trust Deficit (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 26, 2006)
Although the Mumbai blasts may have clouded the India-Pakistan peace process, both sides have kept front and back channels open.
- Pontificating Against Israel (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
As Israel began its latest campaign of self-defence, the Vatican's leading official rushed to join his peers on the speeding bandwagon of international disapproval.
- Time To Pull Down Shutters (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
There is no gain from the recent talks in the WTO for developing countries except for job losses
- Calibrated Inflation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 26, 2006)
The policy hopes to check inflation and boost growth
- Indo-Pak Officials To Meet ‘Informally’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan are likely to meet “informally” on the sidelines of the upcoming two-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Standing Committee meeting to be held at Dhaka (Bangladesh) from July 31.
- 2.5 Million Afghans Facing Food Shortage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Situation brought about by drought; Kabul appeals for $76-million aid
- Kalam To Address J&k Joint Session (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will address the joint session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature here on July 28.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal To Be Debated In House Of Rep Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 26, 2006)
The landmark Indo-US nuclear deal gets into legislative gear tomorrow when the House of Representatives takes it up for debate and vote to facilitate the implementation of the pact, which would mark an important step in transforming the strategic . . .
- Four Un Observers Killed In Lebanon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Four UN observers were killed when a bomb directly hit the building and shelter of an Indian patrol base in the town of Khiyam near the eastern end of the Israel-Lebanon border, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sources said today.
- ‘Afghanistan Drought May Boost Drug Trade’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Afghan government and the United Nations on Tuesday appealed for over $76 million in aid to combat impending drought, warning that farmers could start growing opium poppies to avoid hunger.
- Fears Of N Arms Race In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
In the backdrop of reports highlighted by the American media and think tanks about construction of a nuclear reactor in Khushab, the United States has urged Islamabad not to use the facility for military purposes.
- Pakistan Vital For Region’S Trade, Energy: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jul 26, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf noted Tuesday that Pakistan provides vital connectivity to all trade and energy linkages in the region.
- Some `Development Round`! No More Hikes? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 26, 2006)
Failures seem to have become routine at the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) talks on trade liberalisation.
- Us Senate Body Approves Indian Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has endorsed an energy cooperation agreement between the United States and India, lawmakers announced on Tuesday.
- Left, Nda Say N-Deal Caps Programme, Us Critics Say Just The Opposite (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 26, 2006)
On the eve of the debate in Parliament, the Left and the NDA have got together to argue that the India-specific nuclear legislation being debated in the US Congress caps India’s strategic programme. Those trying to block the deal in Washington are . . .
- Rbi Hikes Short-Term Interest; Home Loan Rates To Go Up (Indian Express, PTI, Jul 26, 2006)
Striving to keep inflation under check amidst pressure from surging global oil prices and food prices, Reserve Bank on Tuesday, hiked key short-term interest rates by 0.25 per cent, a move that can lead to increase in interest rates of housing . . .
- Terrorism Is A Battle Within The Muslim Community (Indian Express, Asif Jalal, Jul 26, 2006)
Till yesterday the debate was why and how Indian Muslims are free from the contagious effect of the so-called jehad sweeping the Islamic world, having no concern, barring some in Kashmir, with the business of Al Qaeda, the ISI and terrorism.
- India Blames U.S. For Failure Of Wto Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Kamal Nath expects no forward movement in Doha round till November
- Nuclear Terrorism: India Signs Convention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Terrorist acts using nuclear materials punishable
States have to cooperate in the prevention, prosecution of offences
India is already a party to 12 international terrorism conventions
- What’S Unfair In West Asia Warfare (Indian Express, Michal Gur-Aryeh, Jul 26, 2006)
Israel is a signatory to the Geneva Conventions and committed to the principle of the protection of civilians.
- Politicians Never Fade Away (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2006)
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away, goes a ballad sung at West Point some 100 years ago and cited by General Douglas MacArthur at the end of a very moving farewell speech to a joint session of the US Congress on April 19, 1951.
- Right Decision (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2006)
The RBI’s decision to hike the repo and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points had been anticipated by the market.
- Talking Aimlessly (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Stephen Miller's book is a lament on and an elegy for the declining art of conversation.
- Rbi Hikes Key Interest Rates; Bank Loans May Turn Costlier (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jul 26, 2006)
Repo, reverse repo raised; bank rate, cash reserve ratio unchanged
- A Plutonium Plant? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 26, 2006)
There is more to reports in the Washington Post about plutonium reactors being set up in Pakistan than what meets the eye.
- Seeking Sanity In The Real Estate Market (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 26, 2006)
"Today, though the real estate sector is growing at a blistering 30 per cent annually, our cities are crumbling with little or non-existent infrastructure — all a result of haphazard or no urban planning." — MR DEEPAK S. PAREKH, CHAIRMAN, HDFC
- A Divisive Deal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 26, 2006)
While undermining the cause of peace, the India-U.S. nuclear deal is dividing domestic opinion and stoking an ultra-conservative reaction.
- Immunisation Drive Against Japanese Encephalitis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Vaccination campaign being carried out with the help of PATH
- Syria Welcomes Lebanese Refugees (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 26, 2006)
No air of crisis; Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's popularity at a high
- Moon, Tharoor Top Contenders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
India's nominee for the post of U.N. Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor and South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon have emerged key contenders among the four declared candidates for the top post in the first informal poll held by the 15-member . . .
- Monetary Policy And Banking Sector Reforms (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Jul 26, 2006)
The RBI governor has been doing a good job, but many areas of reform remain for needed action.
- Israel Seizes Main Hizbollah Headquarters (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli warplanes blasted southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday and troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas as Israel effectively ruled out any chance of a rapid ceasefire to end the two-week-old Lebanon conflict, and warned it could set up its own . . .
- An Absurd 'Solution' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
"Deeply concerned" about the people of Lebanon and "what they are enduring," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid an unannounced visit to Beirut on Monday, to convey to the Lebanese government what is being referred to as a 'solution'.
- Managing Diversity (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jul 26, 2006)
As Bombay recovers from the latest terrorist attacks, as London continues to tackle with the fallout caused by 7/7, and as West European democracies grapple with real or imagined problems caused by their diverse peoples, some 14 per cent of whom . . .
- Pakistan To Push For Kashmir Settlement (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan will put pressure on India in international fora to remain engaged for a settlement on the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri has said.
- Israeli Raid Kills Four Un Observers In Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
An Israeli bomb destroyed a UN observer post on the border, killing four peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when an Israeli bomb destroyed their post in southern Lebanon, a UN official said.
- China's First Lunar Satellite To Be Launched In 2007: Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
China will launch next year its maiden lunar probe satellite, costing about USD 170 million, to capture the three-dimensional images of the moon's surface, a top space official said today.
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