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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 53943:
- D-Day Today But Tel Aviv Unfazed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Palestinian militants who captured an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours today to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, and implied he would be killed if Israel did not comply.
- Left Myopia Blinds Centre (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jul 04, 2006)
Israel feels cornered ---- As tension mounts in West Asia, the UPA Government, under obvious pressure from its Left allies, is systematically distancing itself from Israel and allowing some discomfort to creep into a bilateral relationship that has . . .
- Babloo And Nitin Get Life For Plotting Murder (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underworld don Babloo Srivastava and Mumbai-based trader Nitin Shah have been convicted by a city court and sentenced to life for planning and executing the murder of Lalit Suneja, a Delhi trader, 14 years back.
- Hindus Persecuted In India's Neighbourhood (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jul 04, 2006)
Four Muslim men force their way into a Hindu house in Sindh, grab the young daughter of the family, carry her away, forcibly convert her to Islam and compel her to marry one of them.
- India, China Houses Sign First-Ever Mou (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Opening a new avenue for enhancing mutual trust, parliaments of India and China today signed the first-ever agreement to regularise bilateral exchanges, as also “consult and coordinate” on international and regional affairs.
- `People's Desire To Own An Affordable Four-Wheeler Has Gone Up' (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jul 04, 2006)
Through its persistent push into passenger cars, the huge loss it suffered some years back and subsequent return to profitability, one quality that characterised the public face of Tata . . .
- Jawan Is Thrown Off Train In Bihar (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
In yet another horrific incident on a train in Bihar, a group of drunken young men believed to be petty criminals threw an Indian Army jawan going home on leave out of a running train in Bhojpur district on Sunday night.
- The Great Indian Bpo Scam (The Financial Express, Chandra Shekar, Jul 04, 2006)
Chandra Shekhar looks at the BPO frauds that could ring alarm bells for the Indian outsourcing industry
- Arbitrating The French Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The agreement that aims to resolve outstanding disputes between Indian and French business partners will boost bilateral trade.
- Components Of A Strong Export Culture (The Financial Express, Rohit Pandit, Jul 04, 2006)
With merchandise trade around a third of India’s GDP, stakeholders need to work in tandem
- India’S Ailing Public Health Services (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jul 04, 2006)
In the absence of accountability, our health outcomes are worse than those of many Asian countries.
- Expected Wto Failure (The Financial Express, Biswajit Dhar, Jul 04, 2006)
For most WTO watchers, the breakdown of the talks over the weekend was expected. Negotiating positions of most major countries have been so far apart in the key areas of agriculture and non-agricultural market access, that too much was left for the . . .
- Bop Scenario (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 04, 2006)
Slippage in current account checked
- Soldier’S Captors Give Israel 24 Hrs To Release Prisoners (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Three Palestinian militant groups that captured an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours on Monday to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners or "bear all the consequences."
- Palestinian Crisis And Pakistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
A duck once walked into a bar and asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck again asked: "Got any bread?" The barman responded: "No, we have no bread." When the duck again asked . . .
- Us Unveils $5bn F-16, Arms Package (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jul 04, 2006)
US Congress is scheduled to hold a hearing on July 13 on a $5 billion arms package for Pakistan which includes F-16 fighter jets and an assortment of air and ground weaponry.
- Unethical Demand Of Ard, Ji (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2006)
ARD’s constituent party leaders, meeting in London on Sunday, have demanded resignation of President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31 next or face a no confidence vote.
- Ministry, Nepra Blamed For Crisis: Plan For Power Plants Shelved: Wapda (Dawn, Khaleeq Kiani, Jul 04, 2006)
Wapda has blamed the ministry of water and power and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for the power crisis and said they had consistently been delaying its plan to set up new power plants for the past few years.
- Rise In Gas Price (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
The increase of almost ten per cent in the natural gas tariff for domestic, industrial and commercial users, effective retrospectively from July 1, doesn't look very good for consumers.
- Pm For World Efforts To End Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underscoring the pivotal role of the United Nations in advancing global development agenda, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday said the world today has a rare “collective capacity” to end hunger and poverty and realize the promise of universal . . .
- A Level Playing Field (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Be it 2007 or 2012, there is no denying the fact that General Pervez Musharraf, like his predecessors, will have to leave and it is meaningless whether his exit is on Ayub's model or in Zia's style.
- India-Us Deal: On Track With Reservations (News International, Nasim Zehra, Jul 04, 2006)
The writer is an Islamabad-based security analyst and adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
- Bill Gates, Ngos And The Role Of The State (News International, Ethan Casey, Jul 04, 2006)
In mid-June, Bill Gates announced that over the next two years he will be handing over many of his duties at Microsoft Corporation to two other executives and moving into a part-time role with the company, in order to devote most of his attention . . .
- The Eu: The Power Of Weakness (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jul 04, 2006)
Among the elegant architectural delights of Brussels, the glass and steel headquarters of the European Parliament jars the senses.
- Teaching The Teacher (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Calcutta High Court passed an order holding the admission of students to the B Ed course for 2005-06 in eight north Bengal colleges as illegal because these colleges had not been recognised by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).
- When Inflation Is Good And Bad News (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 04, 2006)
Inflation will, undoubtedly, put pressure on both individuals and organisations alike in the short run. But, eventually, price rise will help strengthen developing countries vis-à-vis industrialised countries.
- Sonia Wants States’ Info On Price Rise (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
After realising that the Centre may not be able to tackle the price rise effectively, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked AICC general secretaries and those in charge in party-ruled states to give her a ground-level feedback on this issue on . . .
- The Obsession With Attrition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 04, 2006)
The entry-level attrition rate across the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry stands at 45-50 per cent for voice-based processes and 15-20 per cent for non-voice based processes, according to Nasscom data.
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 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.
- Gas Pipeline Policy To Be Finalised Today (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Jul 04, 2006)
Oil Ministry is holding a meeting on Tuesday with industry players (public and private) to finalise the draft natural gas pipeline policy.
- Anything But Negotiation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
By using vastly disproportionate force against Gaza, Israel has once again demonstrated its contempt for international law and its indifference to human suffering.
- Afghanistan: 20 Militants Killed In Coalition Ambush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
US soldiers killed 20 militants who ambushed a military convoy in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday.
- Easy Packs For Doctors (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 04, 2006)
A World Bank study says half the doctors in Government medical centres prescribe treatments that are harmful ---- It is easy to become a medico with a super speciality in South India.
- Smelling Gunpowder (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
Steady violence unleashed by LTTE is fast shifting into a 'low-intensity' war in Sri Lanka, says Matthew Rosenberg in Batticaloa.
- Unequal Allies, Uneasy Questions (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has less to do with energy requirements of the country and more to do with its FDI needs, says CP Bhambhri.
- Price Rise: Bjp Cashes In On Economist Pm's Failures (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 04, 2006)
The rise in the prices of essential commodities affecting aam aadmi is not going down well with the BJP, since an economist of prominence Manmohan Singh is at the helm of affairs in the capacity of Prime Minister. The party termed the economic . . .
- Rescuing The Doha Round (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jul 04, 2006)
In the last week’s column, I suggested that time may be running out for the Doha round of trade discussions to be concluded with an agreement that would satisfy the developing world.
- Israel Rejects Palestinian Ultimatum On Held Corporal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Israel on Monday formally rejected a 24-hour ultimatum set by the captors of an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip who are demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners.
- Govt Cuts Duties On Safta Imports (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
380 tariff lines covered under trade liberalisation programme
Level of duty ranges from five per cent to 117.5 per cent
Move expected to give boost to intra-SAARC trade
Many items remain in sensitive list to protect domestic industry/farmers
- Ban On The Book Is Deplorable (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
The fear of the word has a hoary history. Plato, the father of philosophy, while discussing the perfect curriculum for the citizens of his republic, argued in favour of banning almost all Greek literature on the pretext that it would have a negative . . .
- Passports For Health Care (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
Under a new federal law that took effect on Saturday, poor Americans are required to produce proof of citizenship to be eligible for Medicaid.
- New Russia’S New Rich Class (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 04, 2006)
Moscow seems shamefaced about summer. Thirty degrees centigrade in the forenoon of last Wednesday is 40 degrees higher than during my last visit in December. Moscow then was a grey world flecked with snow white. The wind screamed at the fur hat and . . .
- How To Tackle Power Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
Will Karachiites know no respite from the agony of power breakdowns that have been the bane of the city for the past several weeks?
- All The Greatest Missions Have Crept Spectacularly. This Is No Exception (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
For the past decade or so, whenever there has been any substantial British military deployment, a moment comes when pundits and former generals are invited to worry about the danger of something called “mission creep”.
- Commanders Begin To Balk At Mission Impossible (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
British commanders raised concerns about the deployment of 3,300 troops to the hostile, opium poppy-growing area of Helmand in southern Afghanistan even before the force had touched ground.
- Ground Prepared For Extra Forces In Taliban Conflict (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Stand-in defence minister confirms commanders have asked for more resources in southern province of Afghanistan
- Pm Discusses Un Reforms With Jenes, Lusia (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Geneva—Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway and Prime Minister Lusia Dias Diogo of Mozambique Sunday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and discussed issues relating to the United Nations Secretary General’s High Level Panel on System-wide . . .
- Haniyeh Says Attack Will Not Break People’S Will (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Gaza City–Israeli aircraft sent missiles tearing through the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday in an unmistakable message to his ruling Hamas group to free an Israeli soldier.
- Karachi Needs More Relief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 03, 2006)
Wapda has agreed to provide additional 100 megawatt electricity to KESC to tide over power shortage in Karachi. WAPDA’s decision that will raise its share of power supply from 600MW to 700MW to KESC was announced by the Federal Water and . . .
- Sc’S Implementation Committee (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court has decided to constitute a committee under the chairmanship of the Registrar to monitor implementation of its directives, orders and verdicts.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal & Its Dark Shadows (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Jul 03, 2006)
Within 24 hours of US Foreign Relations Committee’s backing for the deal which now awaits voting from full Senate and House of Representatives, reportedly Indian PM had to dash to Maharashtra to have firsthand view of debt crisis that has resulted . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Bill's Smooth Passage Virtually Assured (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
US authorities on Friday confirmed the authenticity of a latest audiotape released by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
The Central Intelligence Agency said in a statement that technical analysis had determined that the speaker in the tape was bin . .
- Farewell To Arms (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
Arms and democracy do not go together. An end to the cult of arms is, therefore, the first prerequisite for a political settlement in Nepal.
- Grin And Bear It (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 03, 2006)
On July 1, the Russian rouble will become a fully convertible currency, traded under the same rules as dollars, euros, pounds and the yen.
- Us Spoke In Nepal Peace: Maoists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The US is undermining Nepal’s peace process by warning it could cut aid if Maoist guerrillas join an interim government without giving up their weapons first, the rebels’ chief said.
- Future Of Relations With Iran (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Iran enjoy a unique strategic significance which is too obvious to need elaboration.
- Coal Barrier To Nuclear Plants Falls (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jul 03, 2006)
Changes in nuclear economics have fuelled a search for virgin sites for nuclear power plants across India and demolished a decades-old perception that nuclear plants are not viable near coal deposits.
- Worldwide Revulsion (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 03, 2006)
It is a great pity and a matter of shame that the US is continuing to defy world opinion over the concentration camp it has set up at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. It has detained there, without trial . . .
- Teething Trouble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 03, 2006)
A slip of the tongue can land people in an embarrassing situation. As at a recent function organised by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- The Pacific And The Indian Monsoon (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Jul 03, 2006)
The warming that has been occurring in the western and central Pacific, even if it does not develop into a full-fledged El Nino, is still cause for worry.
- More Package Than Relief? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 03, 2006)
How does one ensure Dr Manmohan Singh won’t be going down again to Vidarbha, relief package in hand, in July 2007? This isn’t cynicism: after all, the state legislature had been convulsed by the same issue —desperate farmers committing suicide—seven . . .
- Transforming The Art Of Giving Productively (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 03, 2006)
The Gates-Buffet twin decisions to walk away from wealth have lessons beyond the money.
- Iran Rejects Deadline For Nuclear Response (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iran on Sunday again rejected a deadline to respond to an international offer aimed at resolving a nuclear standoff, saying it would answer during the next Iranian month which begins on July 23.
- Essential Amendment (The Financial Express, Ed Vulliamy, Jul 03, 2006)
The proposal to incorporate a provision to restrict the enforcement of the Essential Commodities Act (ECA) to war or war-like situations or in natural calamities will remove a big barrier to the emergence of national markets in agriculture.
- Western Geopolitics: An Infantile Disorder (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 03, 2006)
The mindless enlargement of the NATO alliance threatens to create new arcs of instability.
- Tackle Uncertainty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 03, 2006)
A saving grace in financial markets is that interest rates do not gyrate like stocks. This method in the overall madness of markets allow banks to structure home loan EMIs and price corporate bonds
- For Environment’S Sake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 03, 2006)
That the Chief Justice of Pakistan has taken suo motu notice of the Punjab government’s plan to fell thousands of trees along the Lahore canal to widen the road — which citizens’ groups, citing environmental concerns have opposed — is welcome.
- Strengthening A Valuable Scheme (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
The decision of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to recommend raising of the monthly wage ceiling for coverage under the ESI scheme from Rs.7,500 to Rs.10,000, though welcome, is also an occasion to ponder over the serious problems . . .
- Into The Home Stretch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
Having secured the backing of key committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate, the India-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear cooperation can be expected to overcome its final legislative hurdle — passage before a full sitting of both . . .
- Dirty Game (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in international relations is to “talk talk”, rather than “fight fight”. Even if the talks don’t bear any fruit, at least there is no bloodshed.
- Revealing Sketches Of Indian Culture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Two children from a middling suburban school have done their institution proud by having their paintings showcased at an exhibition in the U.S. that featured works from 30 countries.
- Stay Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The path-breaking nuclear deal between India and the United States of America seems to be on the verge of being translated into reality.
- Us House Panel To Review F-16 Offer To Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday predicted a fall of the UPA government over the price rise and office of profit issues in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
"Massive rise in prices of essential commodities and the office of profit bill may put UPA . .
- Deadlocked On Doha (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 03, 2006)
There have been clear signs of the negotiations losing sight of the over-arching development dimension of the Doha exercise.
- The Uses Of Rhetoric (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Slums Are Cities Of The Future (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 03, 2006)
Even if income poverty is not so acute in urban slums as in some rural areas in India, everyone living in a slum suffers acute deprivation of water and sanitation. Then there is the fear of being forced to move at any time.
- Congress Cms To Meet On July 5 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A meeting of chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states will be held here on July 5 to deliberate on ways and means to check the price line.
- A Journey To Remember Across China (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
The feeling of being part of history in the making forms a common bond among the passengers of the Beijing-Lhasa train.
- Like A Totally Blossomed Flower (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Jul 03, 2006)
Only a healthy bud can blossom. In the same way, only a healthy being can succeed.
- Osama Threatens Sunni Revenge (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Iraqi Shias of waging "genocide" against Sunnis and warned of retaliation, according to a new audiotape posted on the Internet.
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