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Articles 7821 through 7920 of 53943:
- Rattled Centre Spurs States To Act Against Simi (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Jul 15, 2006)
Learning a lesson, albeit at the cost of 198 dead in Mumbai blasts, the Centre is now scouring the bottom of the barrel to gather information on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the main suspect behind the carnage.
- Evacuation Starts As Bilis Hits China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Typhoon Bilis landed in eastern Fujian Province this afternoon, said sources with the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Observatory.
- Bail Pleas Of Mir, Khanday Dismissed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar today dismissed the bail applications of the ‘sex scam’ accused Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Mohammad Iqbal Khanday even as the court is scheduled to conduct a hearing on similar petitions filed by a number of other . . .
- No Trace Of Tourist (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
There seems to be little hope of tracing Daniel Mountbatten, an Australian national of Israeli origin reported missing since 2 August, 2005 from Chhalal village in the Manikaran valley of Kullu district.
- Lightning Strikes Kill 82 In China (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lightning strikes killed 82 people across China in June, a Chinese newspaper reported today after several nights of violent storms in the capital, Beijing.
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Two Militants Killed In Bandipore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lodging huge protests against the attacks on tourists, traders affiliated with tourism sector in Glumarg and Tangmarg today observed a complete shutdown and held demonstrations pressing for the identification of the persons, involved in the attacks . . .
- India Will Pay For Breaking N-Moratorium: Saran (Hindustan Times, 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 on Friday conceded that if it violates the unilateral moratorium on atomic tests, it will have to "pay the price" for it.
- Indo-Pak Peace Process Battered By Mumbai Carnage (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jul 15, 2006)
There were tears in his eyes as he met the victims of this week's Mumbai bomb blasts, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had steel in his voice as he talked about Pakistan's failure to tackle terrorism.
- Some Clues On Calls, But Rdx A Riddle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Security agencies investigating the Mumbai train blasts suggested today that they were close to a breakthrough, and the home ministry is expected to make an announcement soon.
- Pak Rejects Manmohan's Claims (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan on Friday rejected the allegations made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Mumbai train bombers had support from across the border.
- No Al-Qaeda Base In J&k: Hizb (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Reports that the international terror network Al-Qaeda has set up its base in Jammu and Kashmir was on Friday dismissed by Hizbul Mujahideen, the main terrorist outfit in the valley.
- Blasts Fallout: Indo-Pak Secy-Level Talks Called Off (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Indo-Pak foreign secretary level talks are the latest casualty of Tuesday’s serial blasts. India has called off the talks that were to be held here next week, top government sources said.
- Hizbollah Chief Vows War Against Israel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Hizbollah’s chief pledged open war on Israel after it bombed his Beirut home today in a dramatic widening of an assault in Lebanon launched after Hizbollah fighters seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
- Manmohan To Focus On Terrorism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 14, 2006)
To meet Putin, Bush during Russia visit
The focus has shifted after the Mumbai blasts
More should be done to deal with terrorism
Energy security, diseases and education on top of agenda
- Destabilisation In The Greater Middle East (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 14, 2006)
The Greater Middle East region has entered another phase of crisis.
- Governor Orakzai’S Correct Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Talking to journalists in Peshawar on Wednesday, NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai has said that there was no major Taliban involvement in the Tribal Areas. He also said that the exact number of foreigners in Waziristan cannot be confirmed . . .
- Faces In The Rain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2006)
Sonia Faleiro’s debut novel is simply entitled The Girl. And if anything can be singled out as the defining characteristic of this slim . . .
- Dangerous Dimension Of Me Crisis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel on Wednesday carried out senseless bombing of Lebanon opening up a dangerous new front in the Middle-East conflict.
- Us Vetoes Un Resolution Condemning Israel On Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution put forward by Qatar on behalf of Arab states that would have condemned Israel's two-week military incursion into Gaza.
- The Peace Process Has Ended (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Not only 190 innocent people have been killed in Tuesday’s tragedy in Mumbai, under the debris of the serial blasts lies buried the peace process that had been going on for some time to usher in a new era on the sub-continent. It will be difficult . . .
- Measure Of Ill Health (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 14, 2006)
It's shameful that when the country has reported the largest number of HIV patients, the Health Minister is busy settling scores with AIIMS . . .
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- Israeli Ships In Lebanon's Territorial Waters (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel said on Thursday its naval ships were in Lebanon's territorial waters to enforce a blockade after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two soldiers in a border clash.
- How Much Will India Endure? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2006)
Tuesday’s awful rush-hour bombings of trains in Bombay raise an important and ominous question:
- Israel Blockades Lebanon, Bombs Beirut Airport: 53 Civilian Killed; Haifa Hit By Rockets (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut airport and two military airbases on Thursday, expanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.
- Delhi Blasts Mastermind Behind Mumbai Explosions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The mastermind behind the pre-Diwali blasts in Delhi in October last year is suspected to be the brain behind Tuesday’s serial explosions in Mumbai’s suburban trains, police sources said today.
- Lessons Of Mumbai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2006)
In the immediate aftermath of the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai and in Srinagar, on July 11, many points such as airports and railway terminals have been placed under high alert. Mumbai’s suburban train services are not just a metaphor but also a . . .
- Israel Bombs Beirut Airport, Hizbollah Retaliates (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel struck Beirut airport and Hizbollah’s television station today and killed 22 civilians in raids on south Lebanon, intensifying its reprisals after Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
- Doublespeak (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 14, 2006)
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri’s remarks linking the fight against terrorism to the resolution of the Jammu & Kashmir problem is a Freudian slip if there ever was one.
- Behind The China Story (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 14, 2006)
China is a global player in trade and foreign investment. But its financial sector is weak so much so that for China to have credibility in the global market it needs to hold massive foreign currency reserves.
- India Again Accuses Pakistan Of Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
AS feared, a day after serial blasts killed about 200 people in Mumbai’s local trains, India has raised accusing fingers towards Pakistan and Islamabad has rejected these wild allegations.
- West Asian Quagmire (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 14, 2006)
The conflict in West Asia has sharply escalated, with Israel opening a second front to rescue two Israeli soldiers . . .
- India Names 2 Suspects In Bombings (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Indian authorities on Thursday named two men as the first suspects in this week’s train bombings, AP reported.
- Azad Kashmir Poll Results (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 14, 2006)
To no one’s surprise, the ruling Muslim Conference (MC) has emerged as the largest party in Tuesday’s elections in Azad Kashmir. Given the . . .
- Israel Widens Conflict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 14, 2006)
What began as a small military engagement on the borders of Gaza and Israel last month is now in danger of turning into a full-blown war.
- Blasts Aimed At Harming Peace Process: Kasuri (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jul 14, 2006)
The perpetrators of the Mumbai blasts wanted to derail the peace process between India and Pakistan, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Friday.
- Veiled Indian Warning For Pakistan: Mumbai Blasts (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jul 14, 2006)
The familiar but inevitably unnamed official sources went into business in New Delhi on Thursday, planting suggestions, ideas or even veiled warnings that Pakistan could yet be involved in the Mumbai train blasts that killed close to 200 people this week.
- Attack On Lebanon (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel's attack on Beirut airport, naval blockade and the reported deaths of 52 Lebanese civilians caused by air raids in the country's south is outrageous and a massive over-reaction to the events of recent days.
- India-Us Relations: Challenges And Opportunities (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 14, 2006)
India can succeed in developing a durable relationship with the US and with other major powers, only when it clearly defines its core national security interests and accelerates the process of economic reform and progress, so that engaging India . . .
- Bjp For "Hot Pursuit" Of Terrorists (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jul 14, 2006)
Security forces should chase them to their camps: Prakash Javadekar
"Hot pursuit" line was first used by Advani when he was Home Minister
He had said then that the "option" had international sanction
- 70,000-Cr. Package Sought For Ryots (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
YSR hopeful of Volkswagen project; Cabinet expansion after panchayat polls
State officials to get in touch with Central authorities to finalise details
Centre urged to announce suitable package of incentives for FAB units
- Can Terror And Talks (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jul 14, 2006)
By this time it ought to be amply obvious that General Musharraf is playing his typical double game while negotiating peace with India.
- Time To Dump Musharraf? (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 14, 2006)
After Mumbai, only a naif would believe that the India-Pakistan peace process will remain unaffected. A deliberate pause in bilateral talks at this moment might provide Prime Minister Manmohan Singh valuable time and space to reflect on the basic . . .
- Mumbai Blasts Point To Pakistan Inaction: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Pakistan offers help in blast probe
Kasuri slams claims of Pakistan’s involvement in blasts
- Two Girls, Two Boys Shot Dead; 2 Injured (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Two girls and two boys of minority community were shot dead and two others including a minor girl were injured in a militant attack on two families at village Mangnar, about 10 kms from here last night.
- Friday Feature: Nature And Knowledge (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Jul 14, 2006)
The Holy Quran stresses that only those activities have intrinsic worth which are beneficial to mankind (13:17).
- Politics Of Packages & The Packaging Of Politics (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 14, 2006)
Had there been a waiver of debt of up to just Rs.25,000, more than 80 per cent of Vidharbha's farmers would no longer have owed the banks money.
- Horror In Mumbai (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 14, 2006)
Despite bearing the brunt of the terrorist attack for the third time, Mumbai has earned fulsome praise from all quarters for once again demonstrating its determination, vitality and courage much as London did during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
- Keeping The G8's Promises To The Poor (Hindu, Kemal Dervis, Jul 14, 2006)
Each G8 summit must lead to concrete steps towards lasting improvement in the daily lives of the world's poor.
- Debate On Mining: Cm To Reply Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Discussions on the alleged bribery charges against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Forest Minister C Chennigappa made by BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy entered the second day in both Houses of the legislature on Thursday...
- India Hopeful Of Joining Global Flux Network (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Network to be established at a cost of US$50 million spent over five years
U.S. to assist with expertise
20 towers to be set up across the country initially
A central repository for data to be established
All the departments to share data collecte
- After The Cartoon Fury, Attempt At Dialogue (Deccan Herald, ALAN COWELL, Jul 14, 2006)
Flemming Rose, the Danish editor who published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that ignited what some called a war of civilisations, walked into a conference hall full of European and American Muslims, braced for more of the same.
- Israel Imposes Blockades On Lebanon (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 14, 2006)
Hizbullah fires rockets into Israeli towns; Tel Aviv threatens to open a third front in the conflict
- Do Not Blame Everything On Pakistan: Kasuri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Amid sparring over the terror attacks in Mumbai, Pakistan on Thursday said there should be no "knee-jerk reaction" to blame it for "everything happening" in India.
- `Aware Of Provisions That Trouble India' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The Bush Administration was aware that some provisions in the enabling legislation to implement the nuclear deal ``trouble'' India and would work, where it was possible, to address those issues, the U.S. Ambassador to India, David Mulford, has said.
- Fight Terror Alone (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 14, 2006)
When the prime minister of India stood side by side with President Bush and emphatically stated that “we, the civilized . . .
- Pak Hand, Says Nsa; Arjun, Antulay Have A Different Take (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jul 14, 2006)
At a Cabinet discussion on the Government’s response to the terror attacks in Mumbai, while National Security Advisor M K Narayanan pointed a finger at Pakistan, two Ministers tried to make the point that it was routine for Hindu groups to blame . . .
- Simply Herself (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Jul 14, 2006)
She can sing Madhuvanti with a traditional flourish and also enjoy jazz on her iPod. Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds with elan
- Dubai, Karachi Calls Under Scanner (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Jul 14, 2006)
In one instance, calls were made from Matunga to Dubai within a minute of the train explosion at Matunga Road station. Similar calls to Dubai as well as Karachi have been traced from Jogeshwari and Borivali, where explosions occurred.
- Israel Attacks Lebanon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Hizbullah forces fired more than 80 rockets into northern Israel in their heaviest bombardment in a decade.
- Resilience Is Good, But Amnesia Is Fatal (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Jul 14, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered seven major terrorist strikes since 1993, but remains vulnerable and unprepared to defend itself. Its mindset is part of the problem, while administrative and policing slowness contribute too.
- Rise Of Modern-Day Pirates (Deccan Herald, Sean Coughlan, Jul 14, 2006)
Sea-borne raiders still carry an air of derring-do. The need for security is reflection of an increasingly violent threat
- Bush Calls Up Pm, Expresses Support (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
President George W Bush today called up Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and conveyed US support for India in the fight against terrorism and expressed sympathy for the victims of the Mumbai serial blasts.
- Caller Says Al-Qaeda Has Arrived In J-K (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
A mysterious local call made to a news agency here today reportedly claimed that Al-Qaeda had set up base in the state. International wire agencies and several Delhi-based TV channels reported the arrival of Al-Qaeda in Kashmir based on the claim . . .
- States Of The Nation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
Mumbai has demonstrated not only an Intelligence-cum-imagination challenged national security apparatus, as this newspaper has noted over the last two days, it is also now . . .
- A Shadow On The Peace Process (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 14, 2006)
The exchange of words between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks shows the trust deficit.
- Israel Hits Beirut Airport (Deccan Herald, Greg Myre, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel struck targets in Beirut and south Lebanon on Thursday in retaliation for a cross-border assault by the guerilla group Hezbollah, prompting President Bush to express concern the Israeli actions might “topple’’ the Lebanese government.
- Paralysed Man Uses Thoughts To Move Cursor (Deccan Herald, Andrew Pollack, Jul 14, 2006)
A paralysed man with a small sensor implanted in his brain was able to control a computer, a television set and a robot using only his thoughts, scientists reported on Wednesday.
- Electric Buses To Hit Mysore Roads (Deccan Herald, Kavitha Kushalappa, Jul 14, 2006)
Mysore will not have to wait for Bangalore-like traffic chaos to happen. Advanced public transport options are already under consideration and in the running is electric trolleys.
- "Trilateral Talks Being Upgraded" (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 14, 2006)
Bid to counter-balance unipolarism
Not an alternative forum to G-8, say sources
Dialogue upgraded to summit level
Earlier discussions were at the level of Foreign Ministers
- Iran Threatens To Quit N-Treaty (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday warned that Tehran could halt UN inspections and quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if subjected to increased pressure over its disputed nuclear programme.
- Mapping The Borders (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2006)
A little background to begin with.
- Pm Briefs Kalam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Mumbai tomorrow to express his solidarity with the victims of the serial blasts on Tuesday.
- Pak Hand, Nepal Handcuffs (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The Mumbai train blasts cast a shadow on the India-Pakistan peace process with Nepal police making the first arrests in the case by picking up four Pakistanis in Kathmandu.
- Kashmir Caller Rings In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
A man claiming to represent al Qaida Jammu and Kashmir announced the formation of the group today in a statement to a local news agency.
- Bmp, Iskcon Sign Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Meals will be provided at BMP day care centres, schools and colleges
- Cong. Leaders Annoyed Over Power, Water Crisis (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jul 14, 2006)
Fear backlash from Delhiites during MCD elections; Ashok Gehlot directed to ask Chief Minister to set things right
- Ysr Asks Investors To Make State Their Headquarters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Says the State has best human resources, abundant facilities and competitive power tariff Says Andhra Pradesh has the best human resources, facilities, competitive power tariff
- Rs. 70,000-Crore Package Sought For A.P. Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
YSR hopeful of Volkswagen project coming through
Andhra Pradesh on Thursday sought a Rs. 70,000-crore special package from the Centre to deal with the agrarian crisis in the State with a major portion being reserved for ongoing irrigation projects.
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