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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 31829:
- And The Rains Came... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 22, 2006)
Kolkata has had a foretaste of what to anticipate over the next two months of the monsoon.
- Tectonic Tremblor (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Jul 22, 2006)
Disasters don’t always bring out the best in human nature from those in power. Starvation has been used as a weapon, relief has been made conditional to suitable political conduct, relief needs of marginal groups have been neglected or a territorial . . .
- Both Sides Have Badly Miscalculated (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jul 22, 2006)
Miscalculations by Israel and Hizbollah have weakened Lebanon's fragile unity. A ceasefire is needed immediately.
- Nuke Secrets Leaked From Pmo: Jaswant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Former foreign minister Mr Jaswant Singh has alleged that someone in the PMO during PV Narasimha Rao-led Congress government had been leaking nuclear secrets to the USA and “we are still being snooped”.
- The International Community Must Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
There seems to be little chance of Lebanon's agony coming to an end since the international community is doing nothing to stop Israel from terrorising the people living across its northern border.
- Israel Warns Of Full-Scale Invasion (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel waged deadly strikes against Lebanon for the 10th day today and mobilised more troops after warning that it could launch a full-scale ground invasion ~ despite mounting international calls for a ceasefire.
- Pak Youth Given 30 Years Jail-Time For Trying To Help Qaeda (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A Pakistani youth was sentenced to 30 years in jail after being convicted of trying to help an al-Qaeda operative to sneak into the United States as a part of a plot blow up gas stations.
- Pakistan: India Rehashing Charge (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 22, 2006)
"New Delhi has no fresh evidence"
Says paucity of substance in allegations of its role in blasts
Claims there is no terror base in `Azad Kashmir' and the world knows that
"India's charges proved wrong in some of earlier cases"
- Israel Plans More Lebanon Incursions, Not Invasion (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Israeli army plans to step up incursions into southern Lebanon but not launch a mass invasion in its war against Hizbollah, an Israeli military source said on Saturday.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 22, 2006)
It's time someone reminded Gen Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler of Pakistan, that the bilateral peace process is not a Kashmiri papier mache doll to be gift wrapped and handed over to him by whoever . . .
- India Demands Pakistan Hand Over Salahuddin (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
India said on Friday that Pakistan should arrest the leader of a powerful Kashmiri guerrilla group based there and hand him over to New Delhi if it was serious about fighting terrorism.
- Truth & Falsehood (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Jul 22, 2006)
Everyone praises the truthful and runs down liars. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, we have to concede that liars get a better deal in life than the truthful.
- It’S Agnipariksha For Hdk (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 22, 2006)
When he assumed power as the chief minister of Karnataka five-and-a-half months ago under the most fortuitous circumstances, Mr H D Kumaraswamy, one of the youngest to occupy the post, would not have imagined that he would be subjected to an. . .
- Hsbc Securities Dealer; Son Put Fanaa Tune On His Cell Week Before Blast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Bharti Merchant insists she has never been an outdoors person. ‘‘Sabzi bhaaji leke aana bas,’’ says the 44-year-old woman sitting on a floor mat in her Kandivli home in a plain lilac sari, her head resting on the wall behind, her hair tied in a loose . .
- Us Panel Blasts Pak F-16 Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Lawmakers of a key US Congressional Panel have criticised the Bush administration for the manner in which the US Congress was overlooked in the five billion dollars F-16 deal with Pakistan with some questioning its timing in the wake of Mumbai blasts.
- Stemming Research (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 22, 2006)
Bush’s veto on stem cell research is silly but there’s a rare research opportunity for India
- College Seats, Double Shifts (Indian Express, S S Gill, Jul 22, 2006)
Whether we like it or not, 27 per cent reservations for the OBCs is here to stay. The big question exercising most people is whether we have the infrastructure to accommodate the increased intake.
- Draft Un Resolution Threatens Sanctions Against Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A draft UN resolution threatens to consider sanctions against Iran, if it fails to suspend uranium and plutonium enrichment work at a yet to be decided date in August.
- Friendly Warnings (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 22, 2006)
British politicians are widely regarded as the wittiest and best read in the world.
- Israel Wants To Hit Hezbollah's Arsenal: Officials (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel won't stop its Lebanon offensive until Hezbollah is pushed at least 20 miles to a river north of the border and its ability to fire deadly rockets into Israel is neutralized, officials say.
- Hand Over Dawood, Salahuddin (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 22, 2006)
India today advised Pakistan to take immediate action to address the Indian concerns on terrorism and suggested a roadmap too,- arrest United Jehad Council Chairman Syed Salahuddin and “global terrorist” Dawood Ibrahim and hand them over to New Delhi.
- In The Heat Of British Politics (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 22, 2006)
The United Kingdom has been sizzling in heat. From the sub-continental point of view temperatures of 37 C to 38 C are no big deal. This country, however, is not equipped to bear this heat.
- Peace In The Region (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Jul 22, 2006)
Last month I was in Dublin and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the UK to study how a successful peace process there compares with peace processes in India’s neighbourhood.
- Israel Warns Of Full Scale Ground Invasion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A besiged Lebanon continued to be bombed from air for the 10th day as Israel called up thousands of reserves after warning it could launch a full-scale ground invasion and airdropped leaflets warning civilians to leave border villages by 2 pm on Friday.
- Where Hard-Line Shiites, Sunnis Meet (Tribune, KIM MURPHY, Jul 22, 2006)
One of the hottest-selling items in Mustafa Hahel’s shop here off Baghdad Street is a poster showing the leaders of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah side by side, smiling pleasantly and surrounded by roses and daffodils. Portraits of the founder of Hamas . . .
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 22, 2006)
UP, Bihar weren’t recruiting grounds for Kashmir jihad. Why is it different for Mumbai?
- Ec To Bengal: Give Info On Pleas (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Election Commission on Friday rejected the West Bengal government’s refusal to give information on disqualification petitions against seven CPI(M) MPs, including Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, for holding offices of profit.
- Israel Ready For Ground Offensive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Hundreds of thousands of people were warned to flee southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli military officers indicated that final preparations were being made for a ground offensive.
- Real-Time Public Grievance Redressal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is in the process of adopting an ambitious e-governance programme, the highlights of which are a real-time public grievance redressal system and the integration of Property Tax collection system with GIS (Geographic . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Bill Introduced In Us Senate (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The process for Congressional approval of the Indo-US nuclear deal got underway with the introduction of the enabling legislation in the Senate.
- Minister’S Stab At Landfill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The state fisheries minister has head-butted a housing project off the EM Bypass for allegedly filling up a waterbody.
- Israel Prelude To Ground Invasion (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Thousands of Lebanese civilians fled north today after Israel warned them to leave border villages and called up 3,000 army reserves in a possible prelude to a ground offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Foreign Policy Windfall For Bush Admn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel's campaign to destroy Hezbollah is a foreign policy windfall for the Bush administration, which hopes it will boost the US war on terrorism and heap pressure on its nemesis Iran, analysts say.
- Exhibition Inspires Organ Donation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
As china's medical sciences continue to make great leaps forward in saving lives with modern surgery techniques, physicians are being held back by a lack of transplant organs.
- Us Terror Plot: Pakistani Gets 30 Years In Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A Pakistani convicted of supporting an Al-Qaida plot to blow up US gas stations was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday in a case Washington has called a victory in its war on terror.
- Us Congress Slams Administration On F16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 22, 2006)
The US lawmakers on Thursday criticised the Bush administration for rushing the sale of F-16s to Pakistan and accused it of compromising congressional oversight on arms sales and putting national security at risk.
- Israel Threatens Invasion (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 22, 2006)
Hizbollah chief rules out unilateral release of kidnapped soldiers
- New Delhi Spurns Probe Help Offer: Three Blast Suspects Held (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jul 22, 2006)
India does not see President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s July 20 remarks on the Mumbai blasts as helpful, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday.
- Big Nation, Timid Response (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jul 22, 2006)
Hindus need to be more assertive if they want the country to be terror free ----- Contrast Israeli action with the Indian . . .
- Termites Nibble At Textbooks In A.P. Godowns (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, Jul 22, 2006)
Thousands of undistributed textbooks gathering dust in State
Loss due to Government apathy estimated at Rs.9.5 crore
District Education Officers violate orders, reveals Vigilance probe
- Kashmir Demilitarisation Proposal Supported (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
US Congressman Dan Burton has said that demilitarisation will be helpful in resolving the Kashmir conflict.
- Israel Warns Lebanese To Flee (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel warned Lebanese civilians to leave border villages on Friday and called up thousands of reserves in a possible prelude to a ground offensive that would expand its 10-day-old campaign against Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Conspiracy Of Silence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 22, 2006)
The us-backed Arab monarchs and Muslim leaders elsewhere in the world have issued the customary statement or two condemning the Israeli air attacks on Lebanon and Gaza.
- The Seamy Side Of The Hudood Laws (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Jul 22, 2006)
“The Hudood Ordinance was authored by one man and it can be changed” profoundly observes General Pervez Musharraf after ruling Pakistan for almost seven years.
- Bankers In Shackles (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 22, 2006)
From the orange-boiler suits of Guantanamo to the arm and leg shackles worn to court by the British bankers extradited to Texas last week, America’s way of doing justice can shock.
- Arab League May At Least Just Meet (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 22, 2006)
There is no let-up in Israeli aggression against its unarmed neighbour – Lebanon. On the pretext of securing release of just two soldiers, the Jewish State has so far killed 350 civilians most of them children and women. Over 70 people were killed . . .
- President's Address (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 22, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf may not have been wearing an army uniform when he made his nationally-televised address on Thursday, but he certainly came across as more of a military strategist and commander than anything else, particularly when . . .
- The Blame Game (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 22, 2006)
EVEN though devoted mostly to domestic issues, President Pervez Musharraf’s televised address to the nation on Thursday also touched upon the Mumbai blasts and expressed his concern over the repercussions they are having on the process of . . .
- We Can't Afford To Put Capitalism On Autopilot Mode (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 22, 2006)
In The Twilight of the Nation State, Prem Shankar Jha outlines the evolution of capitalism and its influence on social, economic and political institutions. Kees van der Pijl, in Global Rivalries from the Cold War to Iraq, explores how capital . . .
- Israel-Lebanon Fighting: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
US to send Rice to Middle East for political solution
- Israel Preparing For Massive Invasion (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israeli raids kill four, Hezbollah rockets injure 15 in Haifa
Thousands of foreigners and Lebanese leaving Lebanon
- North Korea: Testing Times (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
North Korea test-fires a series of seven missiles amidst U.S. Independence Day celebrations, heightening old animosities.
- Leave Iraq, Saddam Tells Americans (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Saddam Hussein has urged the Americans to "save your country and leave Iraq" in a letter written in prison to the American people and released on Friday by his lawyers.
- Mission To Colombo (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
India's Foreign Secretary on an unannounced visit conveys the message that India will not shy away from its obligations.
- Reverse Mortgages (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 22, 2006)
The new reverse mortgage loan facility approved by the National Housing Bank (NHB) board is a bold step to ensure greater financial security to the elderly.
- Secrets For Sale (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
The second major espionage scandal in two years highlights the growing vulnerablity of India's covert services.
- Quota Crusaders Work Overtime To Push The Bill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
With both the Prime Minister's Office and the Human Resource Development Ministry waiting for the Oversight Committee's interim report likely to be submitted this month, political confabulations over the proposed UPA legislation on OBC quota in . . .
- F-16s For Pak Won’T Have Nuke Capability (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Jul 22, 2006)
The F-16 fighter jets which Pakistan will get from the United States will not have a nuclear warhead carrying capability, US assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs John Hillen told a congressional panel recently.
- When East Meets West, Pulse Prices Head Towards North (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 22, 2006)
Indian Government's ban on export of pulses has not only shot up the prices here to a new high but also caused panic among distributors and consumers due to high demand and dwindling stocks in American markets.
- Can’T India Be Positioned As A Soccer Nation? (The Financial Express, N K Singh, Jul 22, 2006)
Especially, since we are known as a key viewer market of this low-capital, low-entry barrier game
- Contested Verdict In Mexico (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 22, 2006)
Mexico's presidential election ends in a political stalemate with the left-wing candidate Lopez Obrador rejecting the preliminary result.
- 'Us Will Never Act Against Pakistan' (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 22, 2006)
"How were you so naive in trusting them and handing over the timer to them? One should never trust the US in matters concerning Pakistan. The US will never act against Pakistan for anything it does to India." So said R.N. Kao way back then, and it . . .
- Vietnam In Reform Mode (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
The mood in Vietnam, as it finds itself poised to enter the WTO, is one of hope and introspection.
- Court Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court's decision that even if an employee dies under the very nose of the employer due to heart attack, he should still establish causal relationship with the employment is one among a series of decisions that have gone against the . . .
- Nuclear Major Areva Calls India `First Priority' Market (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2006)
`Potential to source some components to other global markets'
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The sentence in "No timeframe for solving issues on CST phase out: Chidambaram" (Tamil Nadu, July 17, 2006) was:
- Hurdles In Last Mile (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The Hindu has done the nation a great service by carrying the editorial "Hurdles in the last mile" (July 20).
- Rush For Oil Is The Real Challenge Facing Antarctica (Hindu, Ben Sandilands, Jul 21, 2006)
As if melting icecaps aren't a big enough worry, the political temperature is starting to rise over the continent's resources.
- For A Pot Of Uranium (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jul 21, 2006)
Scientists in the country’s defence establishments, reports suggest, are seething with increasing resentment even as they become more and more aware of the details of the nuclear agreement the prime minister has signed with the American . . .
- In The Heartland Of Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
Islamabad has become infamous for exporting terrorism. India has been suffering from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism since the Eighties, but it was only after 9/11 that the United States of America took note of Pakistan’s role in spawning Islamic . . .
- Big Results Require Big Ambitions (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 21, 2006)
Chanakya's advice is that you should ask yourself three questions before starting any work: "Why am I doing it, what might the results be, and will I be successful?"
- A Protracted Colonial War (Hindu, Tariq Ali, Jul 21, 2006)
In his last interview — after the 1967 six-day war — the historian Isaac Deutscher, whose next-of-kin had died in the Nazi camps and whose surviving relations lived in Israel, said:
- An Assault On Free Speech (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The Department of Telecommunications' action in blocking access to 17 websites and web logs on the Internet has resulted in an avoidable mess for the Government of India and raised questions about its commitment to free speech.
- West Asian Crisis — Winners And Losers (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jul 21, 2006)
The whole area will be even more radicalised than it was before the eruption of the crisis. The biggest losers are the innocent men, women, and children who are the victims of the conflict.
- Festive Republic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 21, 2006)
In the wake of the tsunami tragedy, a prickly point of protocol has risen in Delhi: Whether to have the Republic Day parade, staged with much pomp and circumstance every year. Some feel that such public ostentation would be out of keeping with the . . .
- ‘Us’ And ‘They’ (Statesman, AMIYA K SAMANTA, Jul 20, 2006)
The American vision of the world is more sharply divided between “us” and “they” than that of any other great power.
- Lebanon Diary (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
My friend Omar left Beirut two nights ago. His family’s house, close to the sea, was rocked by the sound of explosions and air strikes all night and all day long. After having to spend many an hour sheltered in their corridor, Omar and his family . . .
- Hurdles In The Last Mile (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2006)
When future historians write on the negotiation of the India-United States civil nuclear deal, they will marvel at the way the American side made full use of its legislative process to rewrite vital portions of a settled agreement while the . . .
- The Channel Conflicts (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jul 20, 2006)
A news item a few days ago reported that Gujarat Television and Appliances Traders Associates has been upset with select leading consumer durables manufacturing and marketing companies on account of such companies reportedly giving better margins . . .
- Exodus Of Foreigners From Lebanon (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The US and other nations were plucking their citizens from Lebanon today in an air- and seaborne exodus of foreigners fleeing Israeli air raids.
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