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Articles 7821 through 7920 of 31829:
- More On ‘That Shameful Chapter’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
The Organiser’s editorial this week, just as last week, is on the challenge posed by terrorism to the country. But while the UPA government’s ‘‘soft line’’ continues to be targeted, the editorial subtly attacks the BJP leadership as well.
- ‘Doha Failure Not To Affect Indo-Us Ties’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Even as India blamed U S for the collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks in the Doha Round of talks, the US on Tuesday said that “it would not affect the bilateral trade between the two countries.”
- Call Centre May Be Set Up To Register Complaints Against Autorickshaw . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Continuous violation of rules would attract cancellation of driving licence and also permit of the vehicle
A database may be created about erring autorickshaw drivers
20,000 autorickshaws yet to be fitted with gas kits
Autorickshaw owners . . .
- New Highs In Heat (Deccan Herald, Alok Jha, Jul 27, 2006)
When the human body gets to 42C, it starts to cook. The heat causes the proteins in each cell to irreversibly change, like an egg white as it boils.....
- Threat To U.S. Embassy: Iranian Mission Denies Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Reacting to a newspaper report on Tuesday about a terrorist threat to the United States Embassy here, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran said the group mentioned had no connection with Iran.
- Saddam Thinner, Combative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
A thinner but combative Saddam Hussein told the court on Wednesday he would prefer to die by firing squad rather than hang ``like a common criminal,'' as the defiant ex-President made his final scheduled appearance before the tribunal until it . . .
- No Breakthrough In Sight (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 27, 2006)
After the most recent suspension of the Doha round of trade talks in Geneva, only the diehard optimists can hope for an early revival, leave alone a satisfactory resolution.
- Fundamentalism Versus Science (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 27, 2006)
With a stroke of the pen, President George Bush has dealt a body blow to science and dashed the hopes of countless human beings round the world who look to human embryonic stem cell research as a possible cure for their afflictions.
- Varanasi: Cosmopolitan And A Role Model (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 27, 2006)
The most spectacular yield of the recent affirmation of communal harmony in Varanasi is undoubtedly the Muslim effort at introspection — possible only because of Hindu support.
- Plans Drawn Up To Promote Medical Tourism (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Jul 27, 2006)
Kerala Tourism initiates process of granting accreditation to hospitals
- Gatekeeper Of World Trade? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jul 27, 2006)
India hopes to manage its economic ties with other countries despite a breakdown of the Doha Round.
- Failed Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 27, 2006)
The failure to reach an agreement in the latest round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on the subsidy issue is a major setback to the mutually-agreed process for lowering trade barriers among global economies.
- U.S. Confirms P-Bomb Plans (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 26, 2006)
The White House has confirmed that Pakistan is building a powerful new reactor to produce plutonium.
- 'The West Is Developing Cold Feet' (OutLook, Kamal Nath, Jul 26, 2006)
The commerce and industry minister had made clear his opposition to the USA's refusal to offer more cuts in farm subsidies before he set out for the Doha round of trade talks that got suspended on Monday, 24/7 for that very reason. The line was clear. . .
- Jaffna Under Siege (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 26, 2006)
We covered the distance between the Dutch Fort and the Jaffna district administrator's office in minutes, safe in the bowels of armoured tanks, occasionally thrusting our heads out into the open to absorb whatever we could.
- No Ceasefire In Sight (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
So Ms Condoleezza Rice is not interested in a ceasefire in Lebanon; what the US Secretary of State wants is that Israeli wishes be honoured before the slaughter of Lebanese civilians and the destruction of Beirut could stop.
- Curbing Sectarianism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
The proof will be in the implementation. On face value, there is no arguing with the prime minister’s recent directive that provincial authorities must adopt a proactive approach to the fight against sectarian hatred and violence.
- Indian Nukes For Defence Purposes Only’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
India’s nuclear weapons are only for defence and will never be used in a first strike or against a non-nuclear state, the defence minister said ahead of a vote by US lawmakers on a landmark deal to share nuclear fuel and technology with New Delhi.
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- Pak Gets China's Help On Reactor (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jul 26, 2006)
If Pakistan is under the scanner for trying to amass nuclear warheads, the world should also look at China's help to Islamabad in setting up a new nuclear reactor at its Khushab nuclear site, sources said.
- Pakistan, India Will Continue Talks, Hopes Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday hoped that as “friends and neighbours” Pakistan and India would continue to pursue the dialogue process.
- Manmohan To Make Statement On Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
No decision on dates to discuss nuclear deal
Mumbai blasts, terrorism to be discussed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
"Office of profit" Bill in Upper House on Thursday
Manmohan to make statement in both Houses on nuclear deal .
- Of Mice And Men (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
No one has any compassion for mice. We object to dogs and monkeys being dissected but the millions of mice that are mutilated and put through useless experiments from the school to the research stage have no sympathy.
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- Holy Cows Don't Die (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 26, 2006)
The Marxist Government in Kerala seems more concerned about the safety of the Malayali diaspora and minorities at home than the State's people
- The Ageing Dictator (Pioneer, Francisco Wong-Diaz, Jul 26, 2006)
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro turns 80 years old on August 13, and will be hosting the September 15-16 annual conference of the so-called Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana.
- Under Upa, Terror Has Broken All Records: Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A spirited attack on the Government's "failure" to combat terrorism left the treasury benches fumbling for words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday during a marathon six-hour debate on a BJP-sponsored adjournment motion.
- Time To Pull Down Shutters (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
There is no gain from the recent talks in the WTO for developing countries except for job losses
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal To Be Debated In House Of Rep Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 26, 2006)
The landmark Indo-US nuclear deal gets into legislative gear tomorrow when the House of Representatives takes it up for debate and vote to facilitate the implementation of the pact, which would mark an important step in transforming the strategic . . .
- Four Un Observers Killed In Lebanon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Four UN observers were killed when a bomb directly hit the building and shelter of an Indian patrol base in the town of Khiyam near the eastern end of the Israel-Lebanon border, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sources said today.
- Jaw-Jaw Better Than War-War (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 26, 2006)
I am somewhat worried by the lack of out-of-box thinking within the Indian and Pakistani media.
- Fears Of N Arms Race In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
In the backdrop of reports highlighted by the American media and think tanks about construction of a nuclear reactor in Khushab, the United States has urged Islamabad not to use the facility for military purposes.
- Some `Development Round`! No More Hikes? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 26, 2006)
Failures seem to have become routine at the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) talks on trade liberalisation.
- Pm’S Statement On N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in Parliament next week but the government will not back the adoption of a resolution on this issue as suggested by the BJP and the Left parties.
- Us Senate Body Approves Indian Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has endorsed an energy cooperation agreement between the United States and India, lawmakers announced on Tuesday.
- Us Senator Plans Bill That'll Allow Cong To Sue Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against president Bush's signing statements said on Monday that he would have a bill ready by the end of the week allowing Congress to sue him in federal court.
- India Blames U.S. For Failure Of Wto Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Kamal Nath expects no forward movement in Doha round till November
- Top U.S. Lawyers Attack Bush's Legal Exceptions (Hindu, Julian Borger , Jul 26, 2006)
The American Bar Association accuses the President of using "signing statements" to create unconstitutional loopholes to laws passed by Congress.
- Can Mumbai Take Any More? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
Bombs and floods in the course of just one year are not something we can just shrug off.
- Mumbai Blasts Echo In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
We say POTA is anti-terror but you say POTA is anti-Muslim: Advani
BJP presses for revival of POTA while the Government accuses the Opposition of using the terrorist attack to indulge in partisan politics
Prime Minister should spell out the . . .
- Worship And Religious Inquiry (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 26, 2006)
The almost desperate embracing of Western thought by scholars of religion, moving away from the people, has robbed religion of its vitality.
- Allow Messenger-Based Telephony? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2006)
Messenger-based telephony, which is essentially PC-to-PC voice communication method, is already allowed in India.
- Talking Aimlessly (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Stephen Miller's book is a lament on and an elegy for the declining art of conversation.
- A Divisive Deal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 26, 2006)
While undermining the cause of peace, the India-U.S. nuclear deal is dividing domestic opinion and stoking an ultra-conservative reaction.
- Syria Welcomes Lebanese Refugees (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 26, 2006)
No air of crisis; Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's popularity at a high
- Israel Seizes Main Hizbollah Headquarters (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli warplanes blasted southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday and troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas as Israel effectively ruled out any chance of a rapid ceasefire to end the two-week-old Lebanon conflict, and warned it could set up its own . . .
- An Absurd 'Solution' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
"Deeply concerned" about the people of Lebanon and "what they are enduring," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid an unannounced visit to Beirut on Monday, to convey to the Lebanese government what is being referred to as a 'solution'.
- Why The Terrorist Mind Is Closed To Most Authors (Hindu, Natasha Walter, Jul 26, 2006)
Writers should be free to go beyond their own culture, but often the necessary research has stifled their creativity.
- Open Up That Fortress Of Your Mind (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jul 26, 2006)
Babanrao Haldankar’s music reflects the talim he received from stalwarts of two great traditions: Mogubai Kurdikar of Atrauli-Jaipur and Ustad Khadim Hussain of Agra.
- China's First Lunar Satellite To Be Launched In 2007: Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
China will launch next year its maiden lunar probe satellite, costing about USD 170 million, to capture the three-dimensional images of the moon's surface, a top space official said today.
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Creating More Jobs For The Unemployed (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jul 26, 2006)
A matter of serious concern is the long-term trend regarding the link between the growth rate of the economy and the growth of employment.
- Cry For Evidence Only A Cover Up (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Jul 26, 2006)
So, for now, the Indo- Pak peace process remains impacted, whatever the Pakistan Government or for that matter the US may say.
- Misery And Anger (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jul 26, 2006)
They are in the schools, in empty hospitals, in halls and mosques. They are arriving in Sidon by the thousand, cared for by Sunni Muslims and then sent north to join the 600,000 displaced Lebanese in Beirut.
- Churning Process (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
Will the India-Pakistan peace process be gravely jeopardised because of recent developments?
- Israel Sets Up Security Zone (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli defence minister, Mr Amir Peretz, said today that Israel will maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon until an international force arrives there.
- Trade Through Nathu La Begins (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Trading finally commenced today between India and China through the recently re-opened Nathu La Pass on the Indo-China border.
- Demands Of A Letter (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
Much has been written and said about the letter written to the president, and simultaneously released to the press, by a group of retired . . .
- Frills & Foundation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 26, 2006)
Bengal can emulate the Harrow experiment
- Hezbollah Chief Vows To Fire Beyond Haifa (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Wednesday that his guerrillas will fire rockets on Israel beyond the northern city of Haifa and counter Israeli military advances inside southern Lebanon.
- Bush, Maliki Agree On More U.S. Troops For Baghdad (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 26, 2006)
President George W. Bush and Iraq's prime minister agreed on Tuesday that more U.S. and Iraqi troops will go to Baghdad to try to curb sectarian violence that has raised fears the country is sliding into full-scale civil war.
- Next Ninety Days (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jul 26, 2006)
What follows is largely conjecture. Consider the West Asian crisis. It has led some media commentators to speculate on whether it heralds World War Three.
- Bush Knew Of Pak N-Reactor Plan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
The Bush administration on Monday acknowledged it had long known about Pakistan’s plans to develop a large plutonium production reactor and urged Pakistan not to expand its nuclear weapons programme.
- Congressman To Block Sale Of F- 16s To Pak (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
A close friend of India and the Indian American community, Congressman Gary Ackerman, has introduced a legislation in Congress to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
- Terror Tactics (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Jul 26, 2006)
Who are the terrorists now? That is a question most Arabs and many others have been asking as we watched the Israeli trashing of Lebanon this month. To most Americans and nearly all Israelis, the answer is self-evident: those uglies called . . .
- Chain Blackout Fear Stalks Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
As the death toll from a scorching heat wave rose and record demand tested the state’s power supply, energy managers feared they may have to trigger rolling blackouts.
- Beyond The Ceasefire (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 26, 2006)
The hostilities in west Asia make it imperative that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh travel to Havana in September to attend the next non-aligned summit.
- Pakistan Nuclear Expansion Raises U.S. Concerns (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan is building a new nuclear reactor that could produce enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year in what would be a major expansion of its nuclear program and could prompt an intensified arms race in South Asia, a report said Monday.
- Jehadi Outlook (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Fawaz Gerges is a scholar and commentator who has written extensively on West Asia and U.S. foreign policy.
- Rice's Concern Over Lebanon Suffering (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Israeli troops move in deeper to besiege ``capital of the resistance''; Arabs pile pressure on Syria
- Never Too Old (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2006)
A proposal to raise the retirement age of central university teachers from 62 to 65 has apparently received a fresh lease of life.
- Entering Into A Treaty (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Jul 25, 2006)
Recently the question has been raised whether the Constitution should not be amended to provide that Parliament should have a role in pre-ratification in the treaty-making power of the Central government.
- Battling The Economic Gender Bias (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jul 25, 2006)
Conventional economics may have ignored the woman's perspective, but the IAFFE is highlighting the issue.
- Jaswant Confidently Responds To Pm’S 'Mole' Dare (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh is understood to have forwarded to the Prime Minister the name of a 'mole' in PMO who he alleged had leaked India's nuclear test plans to USA, a day after Manmohan Singh dared him to name the person.
- Prospects Abroad (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
There is an overwhelming preference among Indian students to pursue engineering courses in the United States.
- Fallout Of Climate Change (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 25, 2006)
Latest scientific findings on the impact of climate change on biodiversity
- Trade Talks Collapse (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 25, 2006)
India, on Monday, squarely blamed ‘one country (United States)’ for the failure of a crucial meeting to decide figures to liberalise global farm and industrial trade in Doha trade negotiations, arguing that New Delhi will strive hard to show flexibility f
- Saddam On Hunger Strike, Trial Resumes Without Him (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed on Monday without the ousted Iraqi leader, who has been receiving medical attention for his hunger strike.
- Fencing With Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Two weeks after Mumbai’s Terrible Tuesday, investigators are hardly surprised by the emerging links between local terror groups, the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the ‘signature’ of the Pakistani mastermind, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
- Prince Howls At Sight Of People (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Six-year-old Prince, rescued from a 60-foot-deep borewell last evening, was put under mild sedatives today after he began to cry uncontrollably in the afternoon.
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