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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 31829:
- Terror In The Air (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 14, 2006)
The terror threat is very real indeed, considering the audacity of the UK aircraft-bombing plot.
- Sri Shankara Shivacharya Swamiji Laid To Rest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
A large gathering of followers attends funeral
- Area Of Darkness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Rahul Ramagundam analyses the cause and effect of poverty and wretchedness, leading to social restlessness, in the heartland of Bihar.
- Nuclear Concerns (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Nda's memo deserves answers ---- By submitting a detailed memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam, listing its concerns about Americans shifting the goal posts of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement as contained in the July 18, 2005, . . .
- Enforce The Amendments (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 14, 2006)
There is a popular Hindi saying: "Der aaye durust Aye" (late arrival, but to the right place).
- Terrorism Is The Core Issue (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Aug 14, 2006)
For long, Pakistan has asked for solution to Kashmir before progress on other bilateral issues; after Mumbai blasts, it may have to alter its approach ------ Ever since 9/11, I have received dozens of e-mails from . . .
- Us Embassy Warns Of Terrorist Attacks In India (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The US embassy in India has warned American citizens of likely terrorist attacks in or around New Delhi and Mumbai in the run-up to the country's Independence Day celebrations next week, a spokesman said on Friday.
- Fantasy Figures, Poor Delivery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
The epidemiology used to quantify AIDS cases in developing countries is flawed and often subject to undue influences, write Barrie Craven and Gordon Stewart.
- Let's Observe With Our Mind's Eye (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Aug 14, 2006)
Where universal realities merge with human existence, the infinite and finite become one, resulting in expansion of consciousness ----- Perceive the soul through the soul!" The practice of meditation started with the recitation of this maxim and it . . .
- Learn From Gujarat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Modi shows why he's CM No. 1 ---- The Gujarat floods sent a shiver down the spine of the national economy. Production in the State's industrial belts was down to minimum and the export market was hit hard.
- India In The Grip Of Naxalite Movements (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 14, 2006)
Naxalite movements in India are gaining popularity, as a large faction of the country’s poverty-stricken population has begun approaching the communist groups rather than government officials to redress their grievances, said a former Indian . . .
- Addressing The Digital Underside (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 14, 2006)
There is enormous ignorance about the dangers from misuse of digitised data and we need privacy polices and statutes to protect citizens.
- 'Mole ... It's A Four-Letter Word, A Media Preoccupation' (OutLook, V. Sudarshan, Aug 14, 2006)
In the Rao government an attempt was made to conduct a nuclear test. The present PM as finance minister was opposed to that test. That test had to be abandoned...
- 'Inshallah, Kashmir Will Become Part Of Pakistan' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
In her first major interview to the mainstream Indian media, the Dukhtaran-e-Millat leader reveals the Talibanesque mindset of a woman who's known as Malka-ul-Maut (Angel of Death)...
- Revisiting The Eighties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 14, 2006)
A piece of economic history
- Standing With ‘Islamic Fascists’ (News International, Jonathan Cook, Aug 14, 2006)
It occurred to me as I watched the story unfolding on my TV of a suspected plot by a group of at least 20 British Muslims to blow up planes between the UK and America that the course of my life and that of the . . .
- Iran Threatens To Quit Iaea (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Following the European Union, Iran has sought assistance from Ankara to resolve the crisis in Lebanon, the Turkish website Zaman reported.
- Us Warns Of Terror Attacks On Delhi, Mumbai (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Following foiled terror attacks in the United Kingdom on Thursday, Al-Qaeda militants may target two Indian cities for attack ahead of next week's Independence Day celebrations, the US Embassy in New Delhi warned on Friday.
- Mncs Rush For N-Deals With Npcil (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The Americans, the French, and the Russians have initiated talks with Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) over the possibility of grabbing nuclear power projects in India since the Indo-US nuclear deal was signed.
- War Of Extermination (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The current events in the occupied Palestine and Lebanon once again have shown the utter moral bankruptcy of western nations and their hypocrisy.
- India, Inc. Has A Terror-Proof Jacket (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India Inc braced itself for turbulent days ahead as the busting of a terror plot in London on Thursday, a raft of hoax calls in Mumbai and security warnings by the US embassy in Delhi revived memories of the panic-stricken days following the . . .
- Rising Debt Burden (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2006)
For Pakistan, the foreign assistance has not proved to be an unmixed blessing as all of it has not been judiciously used especially where it is needed most to sustain robust economic development.
- Mullahs Cannot Win Battle Of Veil For Women (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Of all people, Gamal al Banna, a brother of the founder of Egypt’s Ikhwan al Muslimun, Hasan al Banna, has declared that “neither the Quran nor the authentic Sunnah demands that women wear the hijab or cover their hair”.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 14, 2006)
Forcing people into boxes of singular identity is a feature also of many of the high theories of cultures and civilisations that are quite influential right now. These theories do not advocate or condone violence — far from it.
- Sudden Jihad Syndrome (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 14, 2006)
On July 28, on the eve of the Jewish sabbath, a Muslim terrorist of Pakistani origins, Naveed Afzal Haq, forced a 14-year-old girl to get him into the Jewish Federation . . .
- Israel Pushes Offensive Ahead Of Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Thousands of Israeli troops pressed an expanded Lebanese ground offensive Sunday, engaging in fierce clashes with Hezbollah near the bombed-out militant stronghold of Khiam the day after losing 24 soldiers.
- Kashmir On Al Qaeda Radar (Hindustan Times, Arun Joshi, Aug 14, 2006)
When did Al-Qaeda arrive in Kashmir?
Al-Qaeda’s links with Kashmiri militant outfits date back to the 1990s. Many members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideeen and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were killed in Khost in Afghanistan in a US missile attack on camps run by . . .
- Natwar’S View On Us Finds Takers In Cong (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 13, 2006)
Mr Natwar Singh’s charge that the UPA government’s growing proximity to the US is alienating minorities has struck a chord among Congress members.
- Uk: Foreign Policy Not Cause Of Threats (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government today rejected as “dangerous and foolish” accusations that its foreign policy heightened the threat of terrorist attacks after police foiled a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.
- India Terror Threat Hypothetical: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US alert on the possibility of terror strikes in India by Al-Qaeda was a general warning rather than one based on 'definitive information'.
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- Muslims Slam Bush For His 'Islamic Fascist' Term (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
US president Bush tightened airline security on Thursday and said the plot foiled by Britain to blow up US-bound flights was a "stark reminder" the United States is "at war with Islamic fascists".
- Suicide Bomber May Target Delhi, Cops Out On Terror Hunt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Delhi Police raised the city’s security alert several notches higher than ever before with intelligence inputs pointing to a threat of a fidayeen or car bomb attack in the run-up to Independence Day, sending 10,000 personnel on a terror hunt.
- Living On Borrowed Time (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Aug 13, 2006)
The Government of West Bengal wants to ban hand-drawn rickshaws. But the rickshaw-pullers have a different take.
- Things That Happen Only In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2006)
The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud of.
- Blair’S Dilemma: Barbados Or Downing Street? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair came under strong criticism today for carrying on with his holiday in the Caribbean while Britain faced its highest ever terror alert. “Crisis? Yacht crisis?” was the headline on the front page of the . . .
- Let’S Have A Discussion On The F-16 Purchase (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistan is close to signing a $5 billion deal for an advanced F-16 fighter-jet package with the US.
- Sp Distances Itself From Natwar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The suspended Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, who has been completely isolated in his party ranks, also seems to be losing his “new-found partners” in other parties.
- 100 Tigers, 27 Troops Killed In Lanka Fight (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Sri Lankan war planes bombed Tiger rebel positions on Saturday as the fiercest fighting since a 2002 ceasefire left at least 127 people dead, the military said amid mounting concern for civilians.
- Un Tells Israel To Withdraw Troops: Sc Wants Immediate Cessation Of Fighting (Dawn, Masood Haider, Aug 13, 2006)
After weeks of inaction, the UN Security Council Friday night unanimously adopted a resolution that calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities followed by the deployment of Lebanese troops and a significantly expanded United Nations . . .
- Price Of The War On Terror (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 13, 2006)
Inaugurating an international judicial conference on Friday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz commented in his speech that Pakistan is paying a high price for combating terror and being a member of the coalition that is fighting the war on terror.
- Our War Against Extremism (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
With all the ritualistic routines that greet an Independence Day, we seem unusually preoccupied this time with events that cast a shadow on our future as a free country.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- What Hizbollah And Israel Achieved (News International, Ahmed Quraishi, Aug 13, 2006)
The heart of the Lebanese capital, which was artfully rebuilt by the assassinated prime minister Rafic Hariri from the ashes of the Lebanese civil war, wears a deserted look these days.
- Refusal To Say Goodbye (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2006)
An actor is often judged on the way he says his exit lines. What is true for the stage is true for life also.
- Un Allows Israel To Make Interpretation: ‘Offensive Operations’ (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
A cartoon in a US news magazine many moons ago showed a Palestinian family huddled together in a refugee camp, as US-supplied Israeli fighter jets kept bombarding the makeshift shelters in an orgy of destruction.
- Bush Blames Iran, Syria For ‘Unwanted War’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
US President George Bush on Saturday praised a UN resolution aimed at ending the Lebanon crisis and blamed Hezbollah, Iran and Syria for starting an ‘unwanted war’ in the region.
- Al Qaeda Again Draws Pakistan Into World Attention On Terror (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Al Qaeda’s ability to continue to draw international Jihadis to Pakistan, thus creating a sort of nexus, has once again put the country under the spotlight.
- Sri Lanka Says It's Winning Battle With Tigers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Aug 13, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government said on Sunday it had pushed back a Tamil Tiger offensive on the northern Jaffna peninsula, but fighting continued and analysts remained sceptical that Colombo was telling the whole truth.
- Un Adopts Resolution On W Asia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
After three weeks of contentious negotiations, the UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution seeking an end to month-long fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
- Chinese Typhoon Victims Try To Pick Up The Pieces (Reuters, Ben Blanchard, Aug 13, 2006)
A procession of mourners clad in white sackcloth wound through Jinxiang village in east China as victims picked their way through the devastation brought by Typhoon Saomai.
- Flood Hit Surat Vows To Meet Diamond Orders (Reuters, RUPAM JAIN NAIR, Aug 13, 2006)
Manufacturers in flood-ravaged Surat, a key diamond hub, vowed on Saturday to work extra hours to prevent major disruption in exports and meet orders from key markets in Europe and the United States.
- Indian Capital On Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Police in India's capital said they had stepped up security on information that political leaders, monuments and vital infrastructure were at risk of terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day next week.
- India’S Moon Mission (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Ours in 2007 will be mankind’s 85th mission to the Moon.
- Al-Qaida Cds Found On Slain Let Commander: Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
In a major success, troops today shot dead a self-styled commander and a deputy commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit in the Gursai area of Mendhar in the Poonch district.
- Dams Blamed For Floods In India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The sudden release of large quantities of water from several large dams has contributed to the devastating floods in India which have killed over 350 people, and authorities must take some of the blame, critics said on Saturday.
- Israel Attacks Lebanon With Full Military Might (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Israeli helicopters on Saturday airlifted thousands of soldiers into southern Lebanon as part of its expanded operation against Hizbollah guerrillas in the northern neighbour, the Israeli army said.
- 'Mobiles And Wines To Spell Big Bucks For India' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Here's a global certification for the Indian Shining story. India is fast emerging the hot spot for making big bucks and bigger entrepreneurs, with a Fortune group magazine listing importing fine wines into the country and creating . . .
- Terror Plot Was Well Planned: Bush (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush said today that a scheme to blow up several flights between Britain and the USA was carefully planned, well-advanced and had the potential to cause “death on a massive scale”.
- Plurality Of Vision (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Aug 13, 2006)
Said's book is a critique of European historiography and a tribute to Freud.
- Israeli Troops Swamp South Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
An avalanche of Israeli troops and armor roared into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and igniting some of the heaviest ground combat of the month-long war.
- Nathu La: China Disappointed At `Low Levels' Of Trade (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
``New Delhi has imposed series of restrictions on number of items that are permitted to be traded''
- Setting The Backwaters On Fire (Hindu, VIJAY GEORGE , Aug 13, 2006)
What soccer is to Brazilians, the Vallamkali is to those who live near the backwaters of Kerala.
- Do Not Succumb To U.S. Pressure, Buddhadeb Tells Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
"We are in the midst of an economic, political and foreign policy crisis"
- Aviation Industry Bracing Up For Difficult Times (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Airlines operating to U.K. and U.S. to feel impact, though marginal
All civilian aircraft operating in Indian skies to come under IAF scanner
Delhi airspace to be closed on August 15
- When Terrorism Is A 'No-Go Area' (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government foiled the Al Queda plan to blow up 10 US bound flights in mid-air.
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- J&k Emerging Seat Of Scientific Knowledge: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Underscoring the need for catapulting scientific and technological temperament in Jammu and Kashmir to keep pace with global advancement in modern sciences, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the State has to be made hub of advanced . . .
- Blair Says To Visit Israel, Palestine (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he plans to visit the Middle East soon to search for ways to address the continuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
- Un Move Can’T Tame Israel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hours after the UN Security Council voted for a “full cessation” of hostilities, Israel today widened its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon killing several people in aerial raids and destroying a power plant.
- A Wounded Independence (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Aug 13, 2006)
"Freedom is a matter of mind and heart", said Dr S Radhakrishnan in an Independence Day broadcast to nation as the President of India and added "If the mind is narrow and heart bitter, there is no freedom whatever else we may have."
- Metal Fuel (Daily Excelsior, Dr. S.S. Verma , Aug 13, 2006)
Cheap and constant availability of fuel is a major concern of present day civilization.
- Us Laws Consider Pets In Domestic Violence Cases (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
After 11 years of abuse, Susan Walsh knew her husband was a problem. He had threatened her, beat her and killed some of their turkeys and sheep, leaving the corpses out for her to find.
- Into The King’S Fortress (New Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
With palaces and Rajput artistry on our mind, we chose a clear day for our road trip, making it from Delhi to Jaipur in under four hours.
- Warning On Terror Attacks In India 'Hypothetical': Us (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US on Saturday said an advisory issued to American citizens in India about terror attacks in New Delhi and Mumbai around Independence Day possibly by members of al-Qaeda was only in "hypothetical terms" and that it has no plans to issue . . .
- Familiar Terrain (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 13, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra’s book is for the Western audience, not for the intelligent common reader in India .
- Too Little, Too Late (News International, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 13, 2006)
It's good that the UN Security Council has at last passed a resolution on Lebanon. But its arrival is four weeks too late and the document is likely at best to be a "band -aid solution", a term that former US President Jimmy Carter had recently . . .
- Left Nuke Stand Confusing: Bjp (Asian Age, Sanjay Basak, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP, determined to go ahead with its demand for a Parliament resolution on the Indo-US nuclear deal, was finding the Left parties’ stand somewhat "confusing" on the issue.
- Unbroken Spirits Fill Highways Of Death (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 13, 2006)
Lebanon is a country that has clearly not lost its spirit, but is worried, unhappy, and, as no one hesitates to tell you, "very very angry".
- Un Resolution On Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
QATAR’s foreign minister is right when he says that Resolution 1701, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains “imbalances in favour of Israel”, but to expect anything else would be unrealistic.
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