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Articles 8421 through 8520 of 53943:
- N-Deal: The Turnaround Of The Us Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Starting with enormous disapproval for the nuke deal with India, the US Congress now lends it a shoulder. Walter Andersen gives the reasons for this change of heart
- How ‘Azad’ These Kashmir Polls? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The election for the eighth ‘Azad’ Jammu and Kashmir National (‘A’JK) Assembly are scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
- Pulp Non-Fiction (Indian Express, GEORGE N. NETTO, Jul 11, 2006)
For hyperactive boys there couldn’t have been a better thirst-quencher or hunger-dispeller. And, thankfully, it grew in wild profusion in Munnar’s tea estates, sustaining us on our long rambles in the woods during our holidays.
- Schools Can Reap The Harvest (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jul 11, 2006)
Schools can deploy rainwater harvesting systems and take a lead in educating the people on the subject.
- The Cell Culture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
How I miss those good old days when telephone numbers were in three digits only!
- Manmohan Not For Stopping Dam Work (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jul 11, 2006)
Centre's submission to Supreme Court
No reason to restrict construction at this stage: Bench
Madhya Pradesh should be directed to speed up relief: Prime Minister
Stop construction: NBA
- Pm Panel Found No Major Discrepancy In Mp Report On Rehab (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 11, 2006)
The report of the Shunglu committee set the tone for Supreme Court’s direction.
- India's Space Ambitions Won't Be Hit: Scientists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Space scientists in the country may be in an introspective mood over the failure of the GSLV launch from Sriharikota on Monday, but they have no doubts about the continued success of India's space programme.
- Japan May Postpone N Korea Resolution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Militar Yaction: Nation’s Constitution bars warfare for settling disputes, but cites self defence
- Bjp Meet Sets Agenda For Tomorrow's Big One (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP is in the fine-tuning mode. Party president Rajnath Singh on Monday met the general secretaries to chalk out the agenda for the July 12 meeting of the central office-bearers.
- 45 Die In Pak Plane Crash (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 persons, including two senior army officers and two High Court judges , on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft were killed today when the Lahore-bound Fokker plane burst into flames and crashed three minutes after taking . . .
- Gslv Crashes Into Bay Of Bengal (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 11, 2006)
Vehicle destroyed about 60 seconds after take-off as trajectory goes awry
One of the rarest phenomena: ISRO Chairman
Failure of mission not related to weight of satellite
ISRO to study data, take corrective action
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2006)
If Mr Arjun Singh can return to the limelight by playing the quota card, can Ms Meira Kumar be far behind?
- Insat-4c Follows Agni Iii Into Sea (Hindustan Times, GC Shekhar, Jul 11, 2006)
A day after the Agni-III missile failed, the Bay of Bengal became the grave for another ambitious Indian mission: the launch of INSAT-4C.
- Prisoner Swap Only Option For Israel: Hamas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said on Monday that Israel must free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier, asserting that Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip was futile.
- India's Satellite Dream Comes Crashing Down (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
India’s attempt to place its latest communication satellite in space failed after the rocket carrying it veered off its trajectory and disintegrated due to a motor failure.
- Despite Differences, Jd(u) Backs Ramadoss Over Aiims ...Urges Centre To Maintain Status . . . (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Despite differences within the party, the Janata Dal (U) on Monday came out in open support of the Union Health Minister A Ramadoss in the controversy over the AIIMS director's removal and the stay granted by the Delhi High Court and called all . . .
- Pm Plane Seals Cut, Whisky Pilfered (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Jul 11, 2006)
A serious security lapse occurred on board the VVIP aircraft carrying the Prime Minister to Germany and Uzbekistan from April 21 to 26 this year wherein the security seals of a cabin on the aircraft were broken and six whisky bottles pilfered.
- Fasting And Feasting (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
A very gloomy looking young man approached British Physician Dr. John Abernathy (1764-1831) asking him a solution for his depression.
- After Unprecedented Tv Series, Pakistan Rethinks Rape, Sex Laws (Christian Science Monitor, Ashraf Khan, Jul 11, 2006)
More than 1,000 female prisoners are expected to be released this week on bail in Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to review a controversial set of laws affecting women.
- Retail Reality (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 11, 2006)
With the changing consumption pattern and the emergence of a large middle class, some of the big Indian corporates are betting high on the retail sector, which is around $200 billion and just 3 per cent is organised.
- Philosopher, Pioneer, Poet: Raja Rao (1908-2006) (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
“Sainthood is an inconvenient thing,” Raja Rao wrote of Mahatma Gandhi. The essay was published in The Meaning of India in 1996, but Raja Rao’s meditations on sainthood were of much older vintage.
- Sbi Chief Says No To Overseas Buys (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Bank of India will not scout for fresh overseas acquisitions for the time being.
- Local Impact (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 11, 2006)
The Nathu-la opening will promote border exchange, but benefits are likely to flow largely only to Sikkim.
- Reliance's Flag Telecom Bags China Netcom Deal (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
China Netcom, a fixed line telephone operator in Northern China, has selected FLAG Telecom, a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, as the preferred international carrier to provide trans-pacific bandwidth for its fast-growing broadband operations.
- 45 Dead As Pia Fokker Crashes In Multan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Plane crashes shortly after take off, no survivors
Two high court judges, two brigadiers, vice chancellor killed
Engineer rules out technical fault
- Another Secret Us Intelligence Program? (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jul 11, 2006)
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the White House briefed his committee on another "significant" intelligence program only after it was brought to his attention by a government whistleblower.
- Saddam, His Lawyers Boycott Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began Monday, saying the court was unfair and demanding better security after the slaying of a senior member of a defence team.
- Alleged Al Qaeda Operative Charged With Murder Of Jordanian Driver (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Security Court (SSC) prosecutor on Monday officially charged Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli and 13 other Iraqi nationals with the murder of a Jordanian citizen in Iraq in September 2005.
- Hamas Ties Israeli's Fate To Exchange Of Prisoners (International Herald Tribune, Greg Myre, Jul 11, 2006)
In dueling press conferences, the top Hamas leader said Monday that a captured Israeli soldier would not be freed without the release of Palestinian prisoners, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel ruled out negotiations with the radical Islamic . . .
- Disinvestment Rocks The Indian Boat (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 11, 2006)
Every lie must be denied; otherwise it becomes an attachment to the truth. I am not equally sure that rumours deserve similar attention, because a denial tends to live in the same haze as the rumour.
- Israel's Rejection (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
Israel's swift rejection of Hamas's call for a ceasefire and for negotiations to discuss the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit comes as a confirmation of suspicions that the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is only using the June . . .
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 11, 2006)
Gossip mills in the top echelons of the bureaucracy continue to work overtime, notwithstanding the extension given to Cabinet secretary B K Chaturvedi. Now rumours are doing the rounds regarding home secretary V K Duggal, one of the top contenders . . .
- Nepal's Maoists Not To Surrender Weapons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year’s elections for a special assembly to map out the embattled Himalayan nation’s political future, a top rebel leader said on Monday.
- War Room Leak Case: Cbi Seeks In-Camera Trial (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The CBI on Monday moved a Delhi court seeking in-camera proceedings in the Navy War Room Leak trial, almost a week after it chargesheeted five accused, including Naval Chief Arun Prakash's nephew Ravi Shankaran, of leaking sensitive information.
- Hampi Monuments Off Endangered List (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Unesco's World Heritage Committee on Monday decided to remove a group of monuments in Hampi and Cologne’s famed cathedral from a list of endangered sites after conditions there had improved.
- Israel Anxious To Avoid Sinking Into ‘Gaza Swamp’ (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
By wasting little time withdrawing troops from northern Gaza over the weekend after a two-day operation, Israel made clear it did not want to get bogged down in territory it quit less than a year ago.
- Friends For Free Lunch (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP was justifiably delighted after having “won” Karnataka; the formation of its coalition government with the majority JD(S) faction gave the party some solid good news amidst post-election gloom.
- Agni-Iii Failure: Probe Begins (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jul 11, 2006)
The failure of India’s nuclear capable intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III yesterday at Wheeler Island, off the coast of Orissa, has come as a major shock for the country’s top defence scientists.
- Not By Force Alone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
Contrary to the impression given by the government, the situation in Balochistan, especially in the Dera Bugti area, does not seem to show any signs of improvement.
- Us Urges China To Tackle N Korea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The United States on Sunday pushed China to apply more pressure on North Korea to end its missile tests and return to international nuclear disarmament talks. A top diplomat said the aim is to show that Kim Jong-il's government has "no support in the . .
- Naveen Jindal (Business Standard, Bhupesh Bhandari, Jul 11, 2006)
Jindal Steel & Power's executive VC and MD on bagging the biggest iron ore mines deal in Bolivia.
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- Zidane, Butt Of European Race Debate (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jul 11, 2006)
Much of Europe has begun a controversial political debate about football, the sport that knits the continent but divides it from the coloured world, after Zinedine Zidane's ignominious exit from the World Cup, professional football and the world . . .
- Planners Fret At Fiscal Constraints (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 10, 2006)
While it is a healthy tradition to restrict fiscal deficit, the implementation is a complex task.
- Nature’S Fury In Himachal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Incessant heavy rain over the past 24 hours caused flash floods in several tributaries of the Sutlej.
- Monsoon Worries (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 10, 2006)
It is almost an annual feature. There are wild conjectures about the date when the monsoon would enter the region.
- Child Dies, 6 Hurt In 2 Grenade Explosions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
A child died and six others were injured in two separate mysterious explosions in Kulgam and Sopore today, while as police claimed that it identified the militants, responsible for yesterday's grenade attack on National Conference rally in Kulgam.
- Pokhran-Ii Led To ‘Surrenders’: Bhagwat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Terming the 1998 Pokhran nuclear blasts as a “push-button” affair for the previous NDA government, the then Navy Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, has said the atomic tests led to a “series of surrenders in every sector of the national polity, economy . . .
- Neighbourhood Gang (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 10, 2006)
While Rahul Gandhi is yet to make up his mind on his role in the party, the list of his teammates, as on his recent birthday on June 19, is more or less ready.
- Strengthening Of Pakistan Navy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has expressed determination of the Government to strengthen naval defence of the country. Talking to reporters, he indicated that the Pakistan Navy will be upgraded with new frigates, submarines and air-borne surveillance . . .
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 10, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Empire Is Born In A Six By Four Cell (OutLook, MAHMOOD FAROOQUI, Jul 10, 2006)
Indian history is peripheral in these essentially Brit books on the old Empire and the modern Corp.
- Agni-3 Fails To Hit Target After A Snag (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India’s most-sophisticated intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Agni-3, failed on Sunday after it developed a snag shortly after launch from Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa, and fell into the sea without hitting the specified target.
- Controlling Creativity Through Statute (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 10, 2006)
But instead of regulating advertisements through laws, it is best done through self-regulation.
- Reply In Mid-August: Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that his country would present its response to a six-nation nuclear proposal from August 15 to 22. Mr. Mottaki gave the timing to a news conference at the end of a two-day regional . . .
- Kiran Uttam Ghosh (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
She's trimming the hemlines and gearing up for her debut at the upcoming Rome Fashion Week
- 23 Killed In Dera Bugti Operation (Dawn, Saleem Shahid, Jul 10, 2006)
Security Forces claimed on Sunday to have killed 23 militants of the Bugti tribe and injured 12 others in Sangsilla and Bhambhoor areas of the Dera Bugti district.
- 51 Killed As Israel Presses On With Gaza Assault (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air strikes Sunday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed the massive operation will go on — despite so far failing to win the release of a soldier seized two weeks ago.
- The Reoccupation Of Gaza (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
There is arguably no modern state that more shamelessly employs the propaganda technique of the Big Lie than Israel. Since July 6, Israel has been deploying its military forces in an operation to reoccupy Northern Gaza, killing dozens of . . .
- Poverty In Pakistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
Poverty is an ethical concept, not a statistical one. Inherent in the term “poverty”, when applied to human beings, is the notion of a life situation that should not exist. It is not only lack of roti, kapra aur makan—food, cloth and shelter.
- Sino-Indian Ties Warming Up India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 10, 2006)
Asia’s largest powers, India and China, smoothened another wrinkle in their burgeoning relationship last week when they threw open the snowy wastes of Nathu La, a pass that had remained frozen in time and attitude since their war in 1962.
- A Little “Excess”, A Little “Technique” (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jul 10, 2006)
Lord Blair is always being completely and absolutely honest with us. He is always absolutely convinced he was right to invade Iraq (even when the rest of the world completely realises the opposite). He is always completely and absolutely certain . . .
- Curbing Immoral Trafficking (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jul 10, 2006)
The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Bill 2006, introduced in Parliament on May 22, prior to the session’s conclusion, was apparently referred on June 2 by the Speaker to the HRD Parliamentary Standing Committee for examination and reporting back, within . .
- Not The End Of Reforms (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 10, 2006)
Given the numbers in the Lok Sabha, there is no other option for the Government than to make twists and turns in policy within the general reform format if it is to remain in office.
- Will Loan Waivers Help Farmers? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 10, 2006)
Many economists, social activists and other advocacy groups have pointed out several socio-economic and structural factors, including India’s entry into the WTO, responsible for agrarian distress.
- Iraqi Families Search In Vain For Their Missing (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Underneath the blazing sun at Baghdad's Allawi bus station hundreds of families from across Iraq's sectarian divide await the arrival of the latest batch of freed prisoners in the hope of finding a long-missing relative.
- Musharraf Urges People To Stand Against Extremism, Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday expressed his firm commitment to the economic development and promotion of tourism in Chitral and Northern Areas and called upon the masses to make proactive efforts in staving off extremism and terrorism . . .
- Us Congress To Question Pakistan F-16 Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the US Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Allegations Yet Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 10, 2006)
It seems that no amount of assurance or effort on the part of Islamabad can convince Kabul that Pakistan is doing its best to curb cross-border terrorism.
- Pakistan’S Democratic Predicament (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 10, 2006)
As during most part of its chequered history, Pakistan stands once again at the crossroads and the 2007 elections could be a landmark event that could shape the future destiny of the nation.
- Thorough Probe Required (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
The accusations by former chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Tariq Hassan, as told to a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Friday are of an extremely serious nature.
- Lessons From A Tragedy (Pioneer, Pyotr Romanov, Jul 10, 2006)
Who is to blame for the death of Russian diplomats in Iraq? Mere deliberations about the ruthlessness of Islamist terrorists are not enough. We must analyse the tragedy and draw lessons from it.
- Cola Punches (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 10, 2006)
Sometimes above the belt
There is probably no commercial rivalry more bitter, more sustained or more universal than the “cola war” to which we too have been subjected, on the idiot-box and beyond.
- Sainiks Shut Down Maharashtra (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 10, 2006)
Widespread protests after Meenatai statue desecrated ---- Angry Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage after unidentified miscreants desecrated the statue of Sena chief Bal Thackeray's late wife Meenatai at Shivaji Park in north-central Mumbai early on . . .
- After Dmk, Rjd Puts Its Foot Down (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The UPA Government's hopes to restart the stalled disinvestment process through a discussion of its co-ordination committee meeting, has suffered a setback again with another ally crossing over to the opposite camp.
- Journey Without Maps (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 10, 2006)
Mr Mollah raises fundamental issues
With a degree of candour that is not normally associated with the political class, West Bengal’s land reforms minister was bold enough to tell the assembly that unplanned industrialisation could result in a food . . .
- Lanka To Give Ultimatum To Ioc To Sell Petrol In Local Outlets ..... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Sri Lanka has decided to give an ultimatum to the giant Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) to resume selling petrol within the next 30 days or face the takeover of all 162 IOC retail outlets throughout the island nation.
- Vanishing Advantage (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jul 10, 2006)
Foreign media and financial analysts usually speak of two great advantages for India in the world economy: the vast pool of science and technology graduates and the millions who can wield the English language.
- Pyongyang's Warped Geo-Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2006)
If US is serious about non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, it must deal firmly with AQ Khan's illicit network and his Pakistani masters, says Cecil Victor.
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