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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 53943:
- 98,550 Children To Benefit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
New noon meal scheme
- Singapore Pledges Support To India In Fight Against Terror (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jul 16, 2006)
Terrorism will not be allowed to deflect India, says Montek
- Parliamentary Delegation Calls Off Pak Visit (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 16, 2006)
The first sign of India-Pakistan peace process coming to a jerky halt was visible today as a two-member Indian Parliamentary delegation that was scheduled to be in Islamabad tomorrow for a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting called off . . .
- No Approval For Klca Unit Elections: Archbishop (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Latin Catholic Association to go ahead with polls
Archbishop says the elections are in defiance of his directive
Church has limitations in restricting our activities: KLCA members
- Hezbollah Chief Injured In Beirut Raid: Israeli Tv (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, the target of Israel's massive onslaught against the country, has been injured in an air strike, Israeli television reported on Sunday.
- 34 More Killed As Israel Steps Up Lebanon Bl (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel killed at least 34 civilians on Saturday, including 15 children, in air strikes meant to punish Lebanon for letting Hizbollah guerrillas menace the Jewish state’s northern border.
- Bush, Putin Urge End To Me Violence, Clash O (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
US President George W Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin appealed on Saturday for an end to the raging violence in the Middle East, but clashed on democracy in talks here and failed to clinch a key trade deal.
- ‘Lanka To Honour Cease-Fire’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government said on Saturday it will honour a four-year cease-fire despite stepped-up clashes between soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels that have killed nearly 30 people in recent days.
- Pakistan's Stand (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
One thing Israel's brutal reinvasion of the Gaza Strip and all-out attack on Lebanon have done is to alienate it from the international community, with the United States virtually the sole country supporting the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- Suicide Bombing In Karachi (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
Once again Karachi has been hit by a cowardly suicide bombing, which has taken the life of Allama Hasan Turabi, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the Shia Ulema Council as well as the Sindh chief of the Tehrik-i-Islami.
- Blaming It On The Media (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
In the wake of the gloom that had set in with the Fokker crash in Multan on Monday and the disquiet that was prompted by bomb blasts in Mumbai on Tuesday, we remain perturbed by Israel's brutal attack on Lebanon.
- Not Just An Intelligence Failure (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jul 16, 2006)
The seven blasts that ripped through first-class compartments on local Western Railway trains headed towards Mumbai’s suburbs during the peak hour of evening traffic on Tuesday, July 11, was not just a failure of the intelligence machinery as . . .
- Waris Ahluwalia (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A jewellery designer-turned-actor, he stars in the latest Spike Lee and Wes Anderson movies, alongside luminaries such as Denzel Washington, Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston.
- Back To 1996 And Beyond (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 16, 2006)
Last July, Pakistan reversed its strategy of not targeting Indian territory outside J&K with terror attacks in Ayodhya, Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi and now Mumbai. Time to go back to the pre-Gujral policy of letting the intelligence agencies do the needful
- Sikkim Diary (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
My friend was offered a Chinese note by the soldier from across the fence and lulled into parting with a crisp Rs 100 note in exchange, till our soldier saw the exchange and shouted at my friend, saying that the Chinese note was fake....
- What A Downfall Of Jansher! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 16, 2006)
Jansher, four times world champion in squash, who brought respectability to the game, has been sent behind the bars.
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
In 2004-05, Pakistan's GDP grew by a wholesome 8.4 per cent -- its highest level in 20 years. In the past 58 years, there have only been five fiscal periods where our GDP growth matched or exceeded eight per cent.
- India, France Ink Pact On Ipr (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
India and France today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of intellectual property. The agreement was signed by Dr Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industry and Mr François Loos, French Minister of Industry . . .
- Show Evidence Of Our Involvement, Say Pakistanis (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 16, 2006)
"The basic framework of the peace process is good and may survive this crisis"
Pakistanis feel the two countries have missed the peace boat once again
"India using blasts as a pretext for not discussing the serious business of tackling disputes"
- Talks With Pakistan Postponed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
India for strong G-8 message
There cannot be a segmented response to terrorism
None can have any doubts about India's commitment to peace process
G-5 leaders to meet on Sunday ahead of their meeting with G-8 leaders
- No Role For Al-Qaeda In Kashmir: Separatists (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Jul 16, 2006)
Perhaps fearing international indignation and condemnation, separatist leaders as well as the the Hiz-bul-Mujahideen have ruled out Al-Qaeda setting up base in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after a man, reportedly identifying himself as an Al-Qaeda spokesman,
- A Sad Aftermath (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2006)
The Indian government’s decision to call off the foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan next week will not improve the prospects of the composite dialogue between the two countries.
- Bjp Protests Centre’S Failure To Tackle Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The BJP on Saturday staged a demonstration in Lucknow to protest against the state and Centre’s failure to battle terrorism.
- 9 Children Among 30 Killed In Israeli Attacks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 civilians today, pounding Lebanon for a fourth straight day to punish it for letting Syrian and Iranian-backed Hizbollah fighters threaten northern Israel.
- Islam Stands For Peace And Harmony (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 16, 2006)
The tragedy that struck Mumbai has had a definite effect on people in Delhi. That feeling of insecurity coupled with disgust at the madness going on…killings and terrorist attacks rupture not just peace, but leave dents on the human psyche.
- Responding To Stress (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 16, 2006)
I was sent a book with a request if I could release it in an event being planned. The book was Healthy Thinking written by Dr Tom Mulloholland and published by Wisdom Tree. I accepted the invitation and took the book along to read over a flight I . . .
- Power Sector In Punjab Under Constant Review (Tribune, Amarinder Singh, Jul 16, 2006)
With focus on the socio-economic revitalisation of Punjab, our government initiated comprehensive measures to provide a right platform for growth and development.
- Ppsc Fails To Fill 27 Pcs (Judicial) Posts (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jul 16, 2006)
It's Haryana all over again in Punjab! Mandated the task of selecting 63 candidates for filling the 63 available vacancies in the judicial set-up of Punjab, the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) could not do so.
- Bjp Mlc Claims He Has Tape Against Party Leader (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition has been put to test with BJP Legislative Council member Janardhan Reddy now claiming that he has a tape in which Forest Minister Chennigappa has been recorded making embarrassing . . .
- Testing For Thalassaemia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2006)
It pays to be careful, and even though the incidence of HIV/Aids in Pakistan is low at the moment, the government has done well to announce plans for a voluntary programme aimed at encouraging couples to have themselves tested for the disease . . .
- Arrest Of 2 Pakistanis No Link With Mumbai Blasts: Fo (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Pakistan on Saturday strongly rejected the media reports of arrest of two Pakistanis in connection with the Mumbai serial blasts.
- Wto Talks: Us, Russia Disagree (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
US President George W. Bush and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met before a G8 summit today, but their meeting was overshadowed by failure to agree on a major bilateral trade deal sought by Russia.
- This Is What India Was Up To For A Long-Time (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 16, 2006)
India has postponed the Foreign Secretaries’ level talks with Pakistan scheduled for July 20 next as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pointed finger at Islamabad for supporting Mumbai bomb blasts.
- Thank-Yous Are Not Necessary In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jul 16, 2006)
The what, why and how of the Mumbai blasts must await the findings of the official inquiry.
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later. By choosing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as their main mascot for the BJP’s anti-terror march in Mumbai, the Sangh Parivar . . .
- Bush, Putin Laud India’S Non-Proliferation Efforts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Lauding the “important” non-proliferation obligations undertaken by New Delhi, the leaders of the United States and Russia on Saturday agreed to work “actively” with India in the field of civilian nuclear cooperation to meet its energy requirements.
- Pm Tells Pakistan: Turn Off Terror Tap Before We Take Peace Process . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Three days after Terrible Tuesday, with the Mumbai toll creeping up to 223 and the number of injured crossing 700, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used the occasion of his visit to the city to send a clear and resolute message to Pakistan’s . . .
- Zidane Failed To Live Up To Standards Expected Of Him (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 16, 2006)
It was possible that France would have prevailed, had their captain not been involved in the most extraordinary event of a tournament.
- Key To Mumbai Blasts May Lie Close To Home, Say Experts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Mumbai bombings reveal the extent to which India now faces a home-grown threat and confirms the transition of al Qaeda into a global franchise that inspires, but does not direct, attacks around the world.
- Ghulam Nabi`s Sorry Plight (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 16, 2006)
His job's just got tougher with India downing shutters on talks with Pakistan.
- Indo-Pak Secretary-Level Talks Called Off (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Toughening its stand against the background of the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, India on Saturday told Pakistan that the Foreign Secretary-level talks will not take place on July 20.
- Verify Al-Qaeda Claims, J&k Government Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Police asked to make voice tests of phone message
- Forces Launch Intensive Hunt For Unlf Insurgents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
International border along Manipur sealed off
Police say UNLF insurgents sneaked into Moreh from Myanmar
Manipur People's Army, UNLF's military wing, claims responsibility for killing
Indian traders and shoppers in Namphalong and Tamu, Myanmar . . .
- French Honour For M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
High civilian honour for Ela Bhatt
Pachauri awarded `Officer of the Legion' for his contribution in environment and sustainable development
`Knight of the Legion Honour' for Father Cedric Prakash for social and human rights work
- Tsunami Evaluation Coalition For Fairer System Of Disaster Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Relief not given only on the basis of need, but political pressures too: report
TEC applauds public for their record-breaking donations to 2004 Asian tsunami
"Fund international organisations to improve personnel, coordination and quality . . .
- Bjp Mlc Drops Charges Of Graft Against Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Says he meant `daylight robbery is committed in the name of Chief Minister'
Coalition Government saved from the brink
BJP leadership had summoned Janardhana Reddy to Delhi
- Central Delegation To Submit Report On Damage In A Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Team holds discussions with Chief Minister on findings Prime Minister, Planning Commission to see the report There will be no delay in sanctioning assistance State confident of getting special consideration from the Centre .
- Hoax Calls Keep Cops On Their Toes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Security at important buildings, institutions and installations across Capital stepped up
Akshardham temple, Red Fort, Anand Vihar ISBT target of calls
RAF deployed; cyber cell of Delhi police alerted
- Terror Modules Will Be Busted, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts instigated from across the border
- Sudden Warmth At St Petersburg (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 15, 2006)
The G8 discusses energy security this weekend. Here’s how it could affect temperature readings outside your home
- Beyond Eelam And Tigers (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
Truly trite, by now, is the crack about the “Tigers” not changing their stripes. The past few weeks have revealed the more notable fact that political opinion in Tamil Nadu remains unchanged and predominantly indifferent to their fate.
- Trade On Human Terms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
The Asia-Pacific region is at the forefront of globalisation – with some of the world’s fastest rates of growth in international trade.
- G-8: Expect Only A ‘Common Minimum’ (Tribune, Mary Dejevsky, Jul 15, 2006)
The big question: what does the chairmanship of Russia say about the future of the G8?
- J&k Sleuths Probe Qaida Presence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to probe the veracity of claims that Al-Qaida had set up a wing in the state.
- Experts Doubt Use Of Rdx In Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Investigators probing the serial blasts are tying themselves in knots over the explosive used on Tuesday.
- 8 Suspects Held, 2 Flee To Pak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Intelligence Bureau and state police forces have detained eight persons so far, two each from Delhi and Gujarat and four others from Maharashtra, for suspected involvement in the recent serial blasts in Mumbai.
- Terrorism: Call To Mobilise Public Opinion Against Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Centre urged to keep up pressure on Pakistan to dismantle terrorist camps
Blasts are part of larger conspiracy to destabilise India
`Internal security is turning dysfunctional'
- Pak Might Re-Open Khan Probe (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
After assertions by Pakistan government that the probe chapter into the nuclear proliferation network of disgraced scientist A.Q. Khan was closed, President Pervez Musharraf has now said that fresh investigations would be carried out if new . . .
- Us Surveillance Interests Army (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Jul 15, 2006)
American undersecretary for defence (acquisitions and logistics) Kenneth J. Krieg, accompanied by US ambassador to India David C. Mulford, met defence minister Pranab Mukherjee in the capital on Friday.
- The Interest Rate Story Is Not Over Yet... (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jul 15, 2006)
Optimism that the US rate cycle has peaked is not based on cogent analysis of the real economy.
- Heart Of The Matter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
It is quite well known that Punjab along with Kerala and Andhra Pradesh figures among the states with the highest incidence of heart disease in the country.
- India Dictated By Hostile Neighbours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 15, 2006)
North Korea, Pakistan and China have forced the missile race on India and the US has no doubts that ours is a more responsible programme focussed on deterrence ----
- Khan Not Alone (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan's latest charm offensive, sculptured to woo civilian nuclear knowhow from the US, includes disowning AQ Khan.
- Israel Under Left Fire For Lebanon (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Left on Friday condemned the attack on Lebanon by Israel and called upon the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre for a tough response to the situation in West Asia.
- Sri Lankan Woman Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
For possessing Indian passport allegedly obtained through fraudulent means
- Lamborghini Rolls Out Super Luxury Cars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The price tag ranges from Rs. 1.65 crore to Rs. 3 crore
- I Have No Interest In Becoming Prime Minister: V.P. Singh (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 15, 2006)
In politics, yet out of it. That isV.P. Singhat 75. In an interview, he talks about his newest baby, the Jan Dal, and sketches out the ideal situation at the Centre — two coalitions, led by the Congress and the Left respectively, occupying both . . .
- Primary Education For The Poor (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 15, 2006)
Primary education should be a right of the have-nots, not a purchase of the rich.
- Rs. 1,000 Crore More Allocated For Tufs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Union Finance Ministry bows to demands from textile industry to extend scheme
Amount sanctioned for the current financial year
Finance Ministry had issued circular scrapping scheme
Textile industry wanted it extended till March 31, 2010
- Manmohan A Positive Human Being: Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 15, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the political leadership in India and Pakistan must rise above the designs of extremists to carry forward the peace process.
- Party & Pm Talk The Same Tongue (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Mumbai train blasts appear to have brought the government and the ruling Congress, which have been speaking in different voices on inflation, food imports and divestment, on the same plane.
- Russia Stands Firm Ahead Of G8 Summit (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 15, 2006)
Moscow's message to the West is that resurgent Russia will no longer tolerate being treated as the Cold War loser.
- The Gigantic Fiction Block (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 15, 2006)
Having been addicted to reading fiction all my life, I have come to the conclusion that novels should be no longer than 400 pages, have no more than five or six characters and cost less than Rs 300.
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 15, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later.
- Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes By Hezbollah (Deccan Herald, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
A day after cross-border raids by Hezbollah fighters brought Israeli troops into Lebanon in force for the first time in six years, Israel sent punishing airstrikes deeper into the country, hitting all three runways at the Beirut airport, two . . .
- India Must Brace For ‘Noises’ (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Jul 15, 2006)
Foreign secretary Shyam Saran on Friday conceded New Delhi, which is waiting for the text of the final legislation after the US House and Senate have voted, will have to brace up for some disconcerting noises from Washington as Congress is likely . . .
- Dawood Is In Waziristan (Daily Excelsior, B Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
With US mounting pressure on Islamabad to reveal underworld don's whereabouts, Pervez Musharraf has shifted him to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border ---- Mafia don and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was living in Karachi with a Pakistani . . .
- Programme Under Scanner (Pioneer, Vijay Sakhuja, Jul 15, 2006)
Competition for strategic missile superiority hots up in South Asia . . .
- Israel Ratchets Up Lebanon Campaign (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 15, 2006)
Bombing of Beirut-Damascus highway threatens to draw Syria into the escalating conflict
- Democracy's Long Haul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
In 1848 a democratic revolution swept across Europe, and then promptly collapsed. Thousands of protesters were killed in the streets.
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