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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 31829:
- U.S. Embassy Warns Of Terrorist Attacks In India (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 12, 2006)
The U.S. embassy in India warned American citizens on Friday of possible attacks by al Qaeda in or around New Delhi and Mumbai in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations next week.
- India Terror Alert Not Based On Definitive Info (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The US alert on the possibility of terror strikes in India, possibly including by al-Qaeda members in the run-up to its Independence Day Aug 15, was a general warning rather than one based on 'definitive information'.
- Give Us The Facts On Terrorist Plot (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 12, 2006)
Media headlines across the world are about the unearthing of another terror plot to kill thousands of airborne American and British passengers.
- Know What They Did That Summer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the great mysteries of our contemporary history is, just what happened between India and Pakistan in the summer of 1990?
- ‘I Was In Despite The Americans, Out Because Of Them’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
You are now in a situation where you say all these nice things about your party but you are ranged against the party with the party’s bitterest adversaries.
- Familiar Terrain (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 12, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra’s book is for the Western audience, not for the intelligent common reader in India
- Trojan Parasite (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
Ever wondered why malaria, tuberculosis and cholera — diseases traditionally endemic in developing countries — have dogged us for centuries though medical innovation has helped contain other less rampant diseases?
- Lhasa: Old Myth And New Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
When the mystical and exotic Lhasa became earth under the feet, there was slight disappointment.
- ‘World Spared Unimaginable Mass Murder’ (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Aug 11, 2006)
It all began at 2 am this morning when British anti-terrorist squads began to raid premises in London, Birmingham and High Wycombe.
- Israel Holds Off On Lebanon Offensive For Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel plans to allow more time for US-led diplomatic efforts to resolve its dispute with Hizbollah before carrying out its decision to expand a ground offensive in Lebanon, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.
- Us Must Soften Its Stance: India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The US needs to put some real proposals on cutting trade distorting domestic support in agriculture if it wants to move the Doha Round of WTO negotiations forward...
- Recipe For A Best-Seller (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Jaswant Singh’s runaway bestseller, A Call to Honour, should be taken as a case study on what makes a best-seller in the Indian market. Obviously it is a mix — of the celebrity status of the author, the relevance of the book and a bit of sugar and . . .
- Casual Approach To Terrorism (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 11, 2006)
SINCE some excellent ideas on how to combat the great and growing menace of terrorism — spelled out by noted experts, some of whom have spent a lifetime dealing with internal security, at a meeting in New Delhi over a week ago — have gone . . .
- Pointless Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
The picture of NDA MPs with gags sitting outside Lok Sabha on Tuesday summed up the state of affairs in Parliament. The MPs had chosen to wear gags to protest the Speaker's refusal to accept their demand to adjourn the House.
- Centre Gives In, Agrees To ‘Short Discussion’ On N-Deal (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Aug 11, 2006)
The Natwar-heat off its back, the government today conceded to the Left pressure to have a short-duration discussion on the Indo-US civilian deal in Rajya Sabha on August 17. The BJP’s plan to lead another march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to . . .
- Lashkar Founder Under House Arrest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Pakistani authorities have put the founder and former head of the Lashkar-e-Taiba under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for an Islamic charity said today.
- Japan’S Dilemma: War Dead Or War History? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Indians celebrate August 15 as the date the curtain finally came down on the British Raj. In Japan, the date marks the official end of what the Japanese call the Greater East Asia War (World War II). The coming August 15 could be a turning point in . . .
- In A Bind In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
The plan most recently drawn up by the United States to stabilise the situation in Iraq seems to be coming apart before any headway could be made in its implementation.
- Operation Bojinka, 2006 (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 11, 2006)
The latest terrorist plot in the UK, whose discovery was announced by the Scotland Yard on August 10, 2006, has all the elements of the thwarted Bojinka of 1995
- Nda Softens Its Stance On Pathak Report (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Softening its stand on the Natwar Singh issue and the Pathak report, the National Democratic Alliance on Thursday decided not to disturb proceedings in the Lok Sabha but sharpen its attack against the Congress and its president Sonia Gandhi for . . .
- Set Science-Based Standards (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2006)
The Kerala government’s decision to ban production and sale of Coke and Pepsi would make the southern Indian state one of the few places in the world, Iran is another, where the iconic symbols of Americana are not available.
- Uk Plot: 7 Held In Pak | Us Tightlipped On Role (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Bush administration on Friday remained tightlipped on the role played by US intelligence agencies in busting the suspected Al Qaeda plot to blow up several airliners over the Atlantic and its Pakistani links.
- God Or No God, Is There An Afterlife? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 11, 2006)
It’s funny how belief in an afterlife is inexorably linked with religion and ultimately God.
- War Is No Panacea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Two weeks ago I was in Beirut. The streets, instead of teeming with tourists, were deserted; the waiters in the cafes had no one to serve; there was a ghostly quiet.
- The Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 11, 2006)
Despite Natwar Singh's flip-flops, problems of the UPA are far from over, particularly with an aggressive Left with an eye on the main chance . . .
- Why India Can't Behave Like Israel (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Aug 11, 2006)
Prafull Goradia's article, "Big nation, timid response" (July 22), highlights the differences between the response of Hindus and Jews to acts of Islamist terrorism.
- Understand The Jihadi Mindset (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 11, 2006)
What is the link between Kashmir, Iraq, Chechnya, Afghanistan and West Asia?
- Ban In A Bottle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala's Coca-Cola Communism ---- The decision of Kerala's Left Democratic Front Government to ban the bottling . . .
- Us In Uncharted Security Territory (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The American government raised the security alert on passenger planes to its highest level for the first time today after Britain said it had foiled a plot to blow up flights to the US.
- No New Offensive Till Weekend: Israel (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel will hold back on its new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give ceasefire efforts another chance, senior officials said on Thursday. This comes a day after the government approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.
- Air Security In Us On Red Alert For 1st Time (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The US government raised the security alert on passenger planes to its highest level for the first time on Thursday after Britain said it had foiled a plot to blow up flights to the United States.
- London Terror Plot: Uk Citizens Of Pak Origin Suspected (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Barely a month after the first anniversary of the 7/7 attacks in London, the spectre of home-grown terror came back to haunt the UK on 8/10 as British police and intelligence foiled a suspected al-Qaida plot to blow up 10 US-bound flights from here . . .
- War On Terror Gets New Bush Lexicon: It’S War Against Islamic Fascism (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 11, 2006)
This dramatic formulation employed by US President George W. Bush today after a plot to bomb several airliners was foiled in London, will ricochet round the world for a long time to come.
- Attack On The Idea Of India (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 11, 2006)
How ironic that Tony Blair should be the first major political leader to point out that the nature of our Kashmir problem has changed.
- Foiled Mid-Air Terror Attack Cripples London Airport (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from London using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports on Thursday.
- British Muslims Fear Backlash Over Terror Plot (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
News of a thwarted plot to down trans-Atlantic airlines sent a now-familiar shiver of anxiety through Britain’s Muslim community on Thursday.
- Plot Has Al-Qaeda Signature (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic, uncovered by British authorities, bears a striking resemblance to a plot hatched by al-Qaeda 12 years ago to simultaneously blow up planes over the Pacific.
- The Abortion Wars In The Us Rage On (Indian Express, Sujatha Byravan, Aug 11, 2006)
Ever since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Roe vs Wade in 1973 established that most laws against abortion violate a constitutional right to privacy, the battle-line between the pro-life and pro-choice camps has been drawn.
- Lest We Take Our Eyes Off Nepal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
While hot war unfolds in Lebanon, and India and Pakistan’s nuclear-backed dispute over Kashmir episodically dominates the news from South Asia, monumental changes are underway in Nepal. It is a country in post-conflict transition.
- The Zoo’S Not A Jungle, It’S Worse (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
The news is now almost routine, losing its shock value. On Wednesday, yet another tiger died at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda zoo, the seventh since July 9.
- High Drama As Verdict Is Put Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The final verdict in the long-drawn 1993 Mumbai serial bombing case will be delivered on September 12, although Special Court judge Pramod Kode, who had been presiding over the trial for the last 10 years, commenced dictating the judgment on Thursday.
- No Pakistani Hand In India Terrorism: Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher has categorically ruled out Pakistani involvement in supporting terrorist acts in India.
- Plot To Bomb Planes Busted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
An alleged plot to kill thousands of people by detonating explosions on up to 10 transatlantic flights from UK airports was disrupted overnight. British home secretary John Reid on Thursday said such an attack could have caused civilian casualties . . .
- Desperate To Oppose (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 11, 2006)
Even before these civilized assumptions were rendered redundant by the rough and tumble of ‘emerging’ democracies, there were alternative perceptions of the Opposition’s role. Radical politicians, particularly . . .
- Cost Of Israel's Disproportionate Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
The disproportionate response has increased Arab hatred, alienated the world, and brought criticism from many Jews.
- Women Re-Enact March Against Apartheid (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
It was a seminal moment in the history of apartheid, a day on which 20,000 women risked arrest or worse by marching on Pretoria's Union Buildings, singing : "You have touched the women, Strijdom. You have struck a rock."
- Indian Flood Levels Recede, Risk Of Disease (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Indian rescue workers persisted with efforts on Thursday to reach hundreds of thousands of people stranded by days of flooding, but as water levels receded in some regions, officials warned of the risk of disease.
- Lighting A Candle Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 11, 2006)
The people-to-people contacts between India and Pakistan should continue
- Chirac Shakes World Conscience (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac has deplored that the delay on the part of the international community in getting a ceasefire in Lebanon is immoral.
- Let Founder Saeed Detained In Lahore (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
Hafiz Saeed, head of the Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) and founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, (LeT) has been placed under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for the group said.
- Kalpana Chawla Award For Iit Scholar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
W.B. Vasantha Kandasamy, an Assistant Professor in IIT-Madras, has been chosen for the Kalpana Chawla Award for 2006. According to a press release, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has announced the candidateure.
- Security Heightened At Airports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Visitors banned as an emergency measure
- Us: Plot Suggestive Of Al Qaeda (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A plot to bomb multiple airliners flying between Britain and the United States was "suggestive" of an action by the Al Qaeda network, US homeland security chief Michael Chertoff said on Thursday.
- India Avoiding Debate On Nuclear Deal? (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 11, 2006)
India is planning to wind up the monsoon session of parliament to avoid prodding from its allies and the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Relevant Quranic Guidance (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Aug 11, 2006)
IN the present global scene, non-Muslims appear to be converging on an anti-Muslim agenda because of their perceived danger from what they call `radical' Islam.
- Commercialisation Of Education (Dawn, Neal Lawson, Aug 11, 2006)
Variable tuition fees for university students are New Labour's worst domestic policy mistake.
- Bush's 'Islamic Fascist' Remark Causes Furore (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
President George Bush's remark blaming "Islamic fascists" for the foiled plot in London to blow up US-bound flights has caused a furore among American Muslim groups.
- Plotters Likely To Be Of Pak Origin: French Minister (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The perpetrators of a foiled attempt to blow up airliners flying from Britain to the United States are likely to be of Pakistani origin, France's Interior Minister said on Thursday.
- Blair’S Us Tilt Comes Under Glare (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 11, 2006)
Is Tony Blair’s pro-US foreign policy to blame for young British Muslims turning to terrorism in protest against his actions in Iraq and now in Lebanon?
- A `Final' Note On Credit (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 11, 2006)
The announcement of fresh crop loans came late in the sowing season for Vidharbha. And, say the suicide notes of farmers, the talk at the top has not been matched by credit at the bottom. Meanwhile, the rain is adding to the devastation.
- Pakistan Has Cracked Down On Kashmir Militants: Report (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
Militants "lurk" near LoC, "but their success rate is very low"
- ’93 Mumbai Blasts Verdict On Sept 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The verdict in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 12, Judge Pramod Kode of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court ruled here today.
- The Shame Of Patran (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2006)
THE mass grave of female foetuses discovered behind a private hospital at Patran near Patiala is only a tip of the iceberg.
- Al-Qaeda Plot To Blow Up Us-Bound Planes Foiled (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from here using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports.
- N-Deal: Not Yet Time To Hit Panic Button (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
'Amendments not binding, only 123 text matters' ----- US President George W Bush is understood to have conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he too remains committed to the July 18, 2005 Indo-US agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.
- India’S Signal May Not Work (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 11, 2006)
As if the current dip in bilateral relations was not enough, we now have a new “war doctrine” by the Indian military to combat what it describes as Islamabad’s “new” strategy of “attack by infiltration” into India beyond Indian-held Kashmir.
- Drifting Away (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 11, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's latest outburst only confirms that he is drifting away with each passing moment.
- Suicide Bomber Kills 30 In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suicide bomber detonated a belt of explosives on his body near a highly revered Shia shrine in Najaf on Thursday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 60, officials witnesses said.
- At Least 3 Us Airlines Targeted In Plot: Intelligence Official (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A plot to blow up airliners targeted at least three major US carriers on flights from Britain, with destinations that included at least five major US cities, a US intelligence official said on Thursday.
- Natwar To Spill The Beans If Allowed Speak In Rs (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh on Thursday night said he will make a detailed statement on Pathak inquiry authority in the Rajya Sabha on Friday if given a chance and suspected an "international conspiracy" behind his ouster from the cabinet . . .
- Let 'Distt Commdr', Army's Source Killed In Pattan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A "District Commander" of Lashkar-e-Toiba, a counter-insurgent source of security forces, a Police constable and a timber smuggler have got killed in different incidents of violence in Kashmir valley since last evening.
- Pests In Kerala (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala’s decision to shut down the production units of Coke and Pepsi in response to the CSE’s study that found unacceptable levels of pesticide residue in the colas, smacks of classic political chicanery. No one can doubt that the . . .
- Israel To Put New Offensive On Hold Until Weekend (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel will hold off on a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give ceasefire efforts another chance, senior Government officials said on Thursday, a day after Israel's Security Cabinet approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.
- Centre Gives In, Agrees To 'Short Discussion' On N-Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Natwar-heat off its back, the government on Thursday conceded to the Left pressure to have a short-duration discussion on the Indo-US civilian deal in Rajya Sabha on August 17.
- Suspected Al Qaeda Plot To Blow Us-Bound Planes Foiled; 21 Arrested (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from here using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports.
- Heathrow Preempts Horror Re-Run (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaida plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from here using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports.
- Flood-Resistant Rice Gene Found (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 11, 2006)
Researchers in the Philippines and the USA have isolated a gene that will enable rice to survive flooding, it was announced today.
- Europe Cancels London-Bound Flights After Terror Plot Foiled (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Airlines across Europe cancelled flights bound for London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday while some airports said they were ready to take on diverted traffic after British authorities said they thwarted a terror attack aimed at aircraft flying . . .
- Vishwapati Trivedi (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole . . .
- Red Alert At Uk, Us Airports (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
24 people arrested, all UK citizens
ABC News says five suspects still at large
French minister says suspects likely to be of Pakistani origin
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