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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 53943:
- Policy Review Will Reflect Bank’S Stance, Says Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India, on Friday, said there is no change in its stance on inflation, which it has projected to be 5-5.5 per cent this fiscal.
- Why Didn’T Hdk Show Outrage? (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 15, 2006)
The office of chief minister is always the prime target of the Opposition and perhaps, barring Mr Kadidal Manjappa and Mr B D Jatti, both of whom had brief stints, most other chief ministers of Karnataka have faced charges of corruption, nepotism, . . .
- Centre Goes Hi-Tech To Combat Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Three days after the Mumbai serial blasts, the Centre has announced the launch of a national programme for developing technologies that could used in combating terrorism.
- Nepal: The Missing Link In Terror Probe? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Only the completion of investigations would reveal if the architects of the Mumbai train blasts have any link to Nepal, but many terrorists targeting India have used the Himalayan country either as a getaway or transit to plan attacks in the . . .
- Turn Off Terror Tap Before We Take Peace Process Forward (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 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 . . .
- Israel Renews Airstrikes On Beirut Airport (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel struck Beirut airport again on Friday and bombed Lebanese roads, power supplies and communication networks in a widening campaign after Hizbollah guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
- No Bail For Ex-Minister, Ias Officer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Blaming former J&K minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir and IAS officer Iqbal Khandey, both accused in the sex scandal case, for “procuring innocent girls in an organised manner against payment of small amounts of money for sexual exploitation and abuse”, the . . .
- No Role For Al-Qaeda In Kashmir: Separatists (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 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,
- Where A Beer Costs $150,000 (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Zimbabwe’s currency is the worst performing in the world today indicating the collapse of infrastructure.
- India And The G8 Circus (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 15, 2006)
I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member,” the American comedian, Groucho Marx, had said famously. And only half-facetiously.
- India's Most Wanted Terrorist Is Faceless (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 15, 2006)
Little is known about Rahil Abdul Rehman Sheikh, believed to be the principal executor of the Mumbai bombings Since at least February, police in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi have all been attempting to locate the man alleged to be responsible for . ..
- Israel Mounts Strikes On Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Providence Journal, Jul 15, 2006)
ISRAEL blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut Airport and two military airbases on Thursday expanding its aggression that has killed 53 civilians in Lebanon.
- West’S Carrots For Iran Include Research Reactors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
A package of incentives offered to Iran if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment has been released for the first time and revealed that world powers are prepared to provide Tehran with advanced technology and possibly even nuclear research reactors.
- India In Catch-22 Situation (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and its backers in Syria on Thursday has left policy-makers here scratching their heads because India has enormous political, economic and strategic stakes in the right power balance in the region.
- Love In The Time Of Terror Costs Him Dear (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Love, and not terror, was on the mind of a burqa -clad man from Navsari, who was mistaken for a spy and caught by Sahar police at Mumbai’s international airport on Thursday night.
- Pm Warns Pak, Secy-Level Talks Put Off (Times of India, S Balakrishnan, Jul 15, 2006)
Taking an uncharacteristically tough stand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan on Friday that the peace process might come to a halt if Islamabad did not prevent its soil from being used by terrorists.
- Nepal Police Look For Let Links[ 0309hrs ] (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Nepalese authorities are trying to ascertain if the two Pakistani nationals arrested for explosive offences have any links either with LeT or Tuesday's serial blasts in . . .
- An Evening Prayer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Prayers always have the required effect, wherever they are said
- When The Army Strayed Into Tibet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
Tibet, the Roof-of-the World and Lhasa, the forbidden city have held special fascination for travel-adventurers and missionaries for a few hundred years past. Rugged terrain, in-hospitable, high altitude climate and primitive communications combined . . .
- 16 Killed As Ltte, Army Clash (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 15, 2006)
At least 16 persons, including 12 soldiers of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA), were killed in a major confrontation between the military and the LTTE in Vakaneri, Batticaloa, on Friday morning.
- On Contradiction (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Contradictions, according to the German philosopher, Hegel, lie at the heart of dialectics and therefore of the cognitive process.
- Sharif Knew About Kargil: Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed what the world had suspected for long — that Pakistan’s Kargil invasion had been planned even as the then Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee was preparing for his journey of peace by bus to Lahore in February . .
- Wali Khan Jr Hails Manmohan’S Peace Initiatives (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his coalition government have got the thumbs up from across the border for their efforts to sustain peace, harmony and stability in South Asia, and particularly with Pakistan, in spite of the massive devastation . . .
- Striking Stupidity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel should get to the negotiating table
- A War By Any Other Name (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
As I sit in my Mumbai apartment the morning after the bomb blasts what I feel most is a sense of helpless rage at the inability of those who rule us to understand that terrorism is not a law and order problem.
- Finally, Arms And The Woman (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Arms and the woman, finally. A comprehensive report prepared by the director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) has eulogised the induction of women into the army as fighter pilots and on board naval warships.
- Uk Defends Strike On Afghan Town (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
British forces in Afghanistan have defended their decision to call in US planes to drop 500lb bombs on Taleban fighters in a town in Helmand province.
- Doctors Face Independent Review In Misconduct Cases (Guardian (UK), Sarah Boseley, Jul 15, 2006)
Radical proposals to shake up the regulation of doctors, including what was immediately dubbed a "copper's nark" in every hospital, met with serious opposition from the profession yesterday.
- It Makes No Sense To React To This Bomb By Doing Nothing (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
After New York's 9/11 and London's 7/7, Mumbai has its 26/7. No, I have not made a mistake.
- 'We Are Ready For An Open War' (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Hizbullah threatened "open war" last night as Israel ramped up its attacks on Lebanon, bombing roads and bridges in the centre of Beirut and warning that its fight would last until the militant group was . . .
- Peace In Kashmir Is Vital (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered vast and sudden death before, but this atttack can't be ignored. Peace in Kashmir . . .
- Tsunami Relief Swept Locals Aside (Guardian (UK), Jeevan Vasagar, Jul 15, 2006)
Western aid agencies "brushed aside" the work of local community groups in a rush to spend the record-breaking donations raised after the Indian Ocean tsunami, according to a report published yesterday.
- G8 Plans Oil Price Action (Guardian (UK), Larry Elliott, Jul 15, 2006)
The west's leading industrial nations will this weekend seek to calm the world's energy markets after fears of an escalation of violence in the oil-rich Middle East sent the cost of crude oil to an unprecedented level.
- Former Cia Agent Valerie Plame Sues Us Vice President (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Former undercover operative of the Central Intelligence Agency Valerie Plame and her husband have sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his one time Chief of Staff I Lewis 'Scooter' Libby and top Presidential aide Karl Rove for conspiring to expose her . . .
- Israel Ramps Up Pressure In Lebanon (Guardian (UK), HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel extended punishing airstrikes deeper inside Lebanon on Friday, as President George W. Bush rebuffed a Lebanese request that he push Israel for a cease-fire.
- Terrorism Must Stop For Progress In Peace Process: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Without taking any country's name, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the serial blasts in Mumbai were carried out by terrorists with support from across the border, and warned Pakistan that it would be "exceedingly difficult" to carry forward . . .
- India Will Pay For Violating Moratorium On N-Tests: Saran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Even as it insisted that its strategic programme has not been capped because of the civil nuclear deal with the US, India today conceded that if it violates the unilateral moratorium on atomic tests, it will have to "pay the price" for it.
- Pm To Seek Cohesive Action To Combat Global Terrorism (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
With images of horror and anguish from Mumbai blasts weighing heavily, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to ask leaders of the G-8 countries to come out with "cohesive" action and a "credible strategy" to effectively combat global terrorism.
- Standard Alibi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
Only exposes incompetence
If it did not have such serious fall-out, highly amusing would be this high-decibel campaign to establish the presence of the “foreign hand’ behind the latest in the series of Mumbai blasts. Such charges and . . .
- Israel Crisis Keeps Oil Near Peak (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Oil prices have remained near to record highs of $78 a barrel after Israel intensified its attacks on Lebanon.
- Blair's Woes Get In The Way Of Labour's Quiet Revolution (Guardian (UK), Patrick Wintour, Jul 15, 2006)
A year ago, the PM went to G8 summit on a high but he is now a diminished figure
- Stock Sale By Rosneft Gives Putin Upper Hand (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Rosneft, the Russian state oil company, raised $10.4 billion Friday in the sixth-largest initial public offering ever, partly by selling back to international investors oil assets that were effectively nationalized 19 . . .
- Japanese Raise Interest Rates In Sign Of Confidence (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The central bank of Japan raised interest rates Friday for the first time in six years, a move that economists called an important test of its ability to manage the country's rebounding economy
- Corruption In Asia (International Herald Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 15, 2006)
Every year, more than 200,000 Indonesian Muslims join the pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's most holy site.
- Korean Missile Vote Split Looms (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The US and Japan have insisted a UN Security Council vote on a resolution condemning North Korea's recent missile launches should be held on Saturday.
- Israeli Planes Strike Lebanon, 23 Reported Dead; Bush Blames Hezbollah (Bloomberg.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Afghan and coalition forces killed 41 insurgents during offensives in central and southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today.
In the most recent operation, 10 rebels were killed early today when coalition forces attacked enemy targets in the
- Israel Crushes Hezbollah Headquarters (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Beirut -- Israeli missiles destroyed the headquarters of the leader of the Hezbollah terrorists yesterday and tightened the seal on Lebanon by cutting air and road links to the outside world.
- Israel Pounds Lebanon In Widening War On Hezbollah (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
BEIRUT - Israeli planes blasted roads and bridges across Lebanon on Saturday as President George W. Bush called on Syria to exert its influence to persuade Hezbollah to stop cross-border attacks against . . .
- Boj Terminates Zero-Rate Policy (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Bank of Japan ended nearly six years of rock-bottom interest rates Friday, abandoning its "zero-interest-rate policy" and hiking the unsecured overnight call rate to 0.25 percent on the strength of Japan's steadily improving economy.
- Israel's Invasion, Syria's War (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel's incursion into Lebanon after the kidnapping on Wednesday of two Israeli soldiers by the militant group Hezbollah is far more than another flare-up on a tense border.
- Other Views: Daily Star, Times Of India, Asahi Shimbun (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lebanon's worst fears
- India-Pakistan Talks “Deferred” Over Bombings (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Foreign office consultations between India and Pakistan have been deferred after New Delhi said it was convinced of Pakistan’s involvement in the deadly Mumbai bombings, Indian media reported on Saturday.
- U.S.-South Korea Talks End Early (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
U.S. and South Korean officials negotiating for a free trade agreement canceled the final day of five-day talks in a dispute Friday over Seoul's new drug-pricing system, which Washington says discriminates against American pharmaceutical . . .
- Radical Shiite Cleric Hints At Militia Attacks To Protest Israel’S Actions (New York Times, Edward Wong, Jul 15, 2006)
The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said Friday that Iraqis would not “sit by with folded hands” while Israel struck at Lebanon, signaling a possible increase in attacks from his mercurial militia, the Mahdi Army
- India’S Prime Minister Scolds Pakistan (New York Times, Somini Sengupta , Jul 15, 2006)
The Indian prime minister scolded Pakistan on Friday, saying its failure to rein in terrorism was threatening the peace process, his toughest remarks yet since the Mumbai train bombings and a marked shift in relations between the countries.
- U.S. And Russia Will Police Nuclear Terrorists (New York Times, DAVID E. SANGER, Jul 15, 2006)
President Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday will announce a new global program to track potential nuclear terrorists, detect and lock up bomb-making materials and coordinate their responses if terrorists obtain a weapon, . . .
- Keep Eyes Fixed On Your Variable-Rate Mortgage (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The raising of interest rates on millions of adjustable rate mortgages over the next several years has all the makings of a classic horror story.
- It’S Air Show Time, But Airbus May Not Want The Spotlight (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
No matter where it goes, the Airbus A380, a double-decker superjumbo jet so big that it has been called the Whale, turns heads. As the world’s leaders in aviation gather at the Farnborough International Airshow, which opens Monday about 30 miles southwest
- After Mumbai (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The caller to an Indian news agency who praised Tuesday's bombings of Mumbai commuter trains in the name of an Al Qaeda branch in Kashmir might have been an impostor. But there is no denying that elements of Tuesday's bombings of commuter trains in Mumbai
- China's Art Of The Deal (International Herald Tribune, HEATHER TIMMONS, Jul 15, 2006)
China Mobile Communications' planned purchase of Millicom International Cellular of Luxembourg was such a sure thing that invitations had already been issued for a party in China to . . .
- India's New Lobbyists Use American Methods (International Herald Tribune, Anand Giridharadas, Jul 15, 2006)
Gaining political influence in India was once a simple affair: You handed over a suitcase of cash, in nonsequential notes.
- Us, Russia Fail To Seal Wto Deal At G8 Summit (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Russia and the United States have so far failed to seal a deal enabling Moscow to join the WTO but are continuing the negotiate an accord, US President George W. Bush said here on Saturday.
- Bush Resists Pressure On Israel (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
President Bush refused to press Israel for a cease-fire in Middle East violence yesterday, risking a wider breach with world leaders at a weekend summit already confronting crises with Iran and North Korea.
- Manmohan Points Finger At Pakistan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 15, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that attackers responsible for the Mumbai train blasts had been “supported by elements across the border”, and warned that the incident could affect the peace process with Pakistan.
- 3 Indian Ministers Suspect Hindu Groups In Blasts (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 15, 2006)
Indian National Security Adviser told an Indian cabinet meeting on Thursday that Pakistan could be behind the Mumbai train bombings, but three ministers expressed suspicion of the involvement of Hindu groups in the blasts.
- No Witch-Hunts, Please (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Allegations of bungling and misappropriation in the purchase of railway wagons from China by the Railways Ministry in 2001 refuse to die despite a stream of well-argued clarifications and strong denials by the ministries concerned.
- `Gst Promises To Have A Positive Impact On All Stakeholders' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 15, 2006)
It is fair to suggest that India will be in a position to implement the GST on a national basis by April 2010. Indeed, given the present state of readiness, it would have been possible to target an even earlier introduction of the GST. . . .
- Enervated On Biofuel (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 15, 2006)
The government has been talking of promoting biofuels, but little headway has been made. No real policy is in place.
- Food For Thought (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 15, 2006)
The agriculture minister’s proposal for modifying policy to procure foodgrain at market rates is a response to the shortfall in procurement by state agencies, as farmers preferred to sell to private buyers at more remunerative prices.
- We Know What We Know... (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 15, 2006)
but we don't know what we don't know. One knows how many terror cells have been put out of action, but one does not know how many still remain undetected, waiting to strike at a time and place of their choosing.
- Pm’S Veiled Hint At Pak’S Involvement In Mumbai Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
In a thinly veiled hint at Pakistan’s involvement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the serial blasts here were carried out by terror modules "instigated, inspired and supported by elements across the border".
- Let It Last (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 15, 2006)
Forget the North Korean missiles. These are an aberration in the midst of the spirit of cooperation pervading the globe.
- Pm's Vidarbha Package (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 15, 2006)
Vidarbha, once known as the land of plenty, has now acquired the dubious distinction of a region where farmers are committing suicide by the hundreds. In the first six months of the current year itself, more than 1600 . . .
- Is This Cynicism? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 15, 2006)
We will ensure a corruption-free administration. There will be all-round development.
- Light On Sound (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The first thing you notice about people in Kolkata is that they talk at the top of their voices. It can be puzzling if you are a visitor.
- 'Mumbai Blasts And The Peace Process' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The tragic bomb attacks on Mumbai on July 11, and to a lesser degree the targeted killings of tourists in Srinagar the same day, seem to have pushed the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan dangerously close to the precipice.
- Bamboo Network (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
The contemporary management guru, Sterling Seagrave’s book on the overseas Chinese, Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of Overseas Chinese (Bantam, London, 1995) begins with a quotation from Sun Tzu: “Be so subtle that you are invisible.
- 12 Soldiers, Four Tamil Rebels Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Twelve soldiers and four Tamil rebels were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province on Friday as nationalists demanded the arrest of an ailing Tiger spokesman undergoing treatment in Colombo.
- Pakistan Decries India ‘Terror Propaganda’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan on Friday denied allegations made by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that blasts in Mumbai were carried out by terrorists with support from across the border.
- Realism Of India’S Un Ambition (Dawn, Shaukat Umer, Jul 15, 2006)
An astute Cuban diplomat, with long experience of the United Nations, once described the decision making process in the Security Council by drawing an enigmatic mathmatical equation: 1+1+3+10=15.
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