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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 31829:
- ‘Nda Paid $200 Million To Kandahar Hijackers’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Senior Congress Member of Parliament R K Anand and former BJP leader Madanlal Khurana on Wednesday made the extraordinary allegation that the NDA government had paid a huge ransom to the Kandahar hijackers to ensure the release of a Swiss tycoon....
- Lebanon On Fire (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
The Hezbollah militia in Lebanon must have anticipated the consequences of ambushing an Israeli border patrol leading to the death of three and kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers last week.
- Senate Not To Take Up Indo-Us N-Deal Before Summer Recess (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 20, 2006)
The Senate will not take up the Indo-US civil nuclear deal before the chamber breaks for the summer recess on August 4, a senior lawmaker has said.
- Fatal Attraction (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
The sky was a clear blue dotted with a few white clouds. The sun shone brilliantly but the mountain breeze was gentle.
- Mumbai Serial Blasts: (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 20, 2006)
Wants policy of supporting Musharraf reviewed, more attention towards Nawaz than Benazir
* One ‘punitive step’ could be increasing engagement in Afghanistan and CARs
- Write On! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
One of the paradoxes of Indian democracy is that precious little information emerges from the backrooms of its power elite.
- N-Deal Not Before Summer Recess, Says Senate Chairman (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The Senate will not take up the Indo-US civil nuclear deal before the chamber breaks for the summer recess on August 4.
- Kashmir Today, Delhi Tomorrow (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 20, 2006)
This refers to Sandhya Jain's article, "Ascent of the anti-Hindus" (July11). Till now we thought the Maoists of Nepal were anti-Hindu because they were rabid Leninist-Maoists, that is avowed atheists.
- Israel On Rampage Again (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jul 20, 2006)
In theory, the UN has ample powers to prevent assaults but in practice, whatever the UN Charter says proves illusory.
- Wipro Net Up 45% At Rs 620 Cr (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Riding the outsourcing boom, Wipro Ltd today reported a 45 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit year-on-year to Rs 620 crore, but said it expected wage hikes to hurt margins, sending its shares down 5.5 per cent.
- Mike Is On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 20, 2006)
That United States President George W. Bush was caught swearing during a conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Moscow has understandably made big news.
- No Takers For Govt's Pak-Hand Theory (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jul 20, 2006)
Ticked off by United States, chastened Prime Minister talks of peace ---- More than a week since terror ripped Mumbai apart, India's inability to produce concrete evidence against Pakistan has rendered its attempts to trap the usual suspect rather feeble.
- After The Storm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
The sky was a clear blue dotted with a few white clouds. The sun shone brilliantly but the mountain breeze was gentle.
- Kfc Ad Under Fire In China (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 20, 2006)
American fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is facing Chinese wrath for its latest television advertisement showing an old Taoist surrounded by his followers excitedly munching chicken burgers and claiming it as a “masterpiece”.
- Israeli Air Raids Kill 70 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
US, Israel agree on bombardment of Lebanon for another week
- Q&a: 'Colombo Is Procuring Weapons From Pakistan' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Sri Lanka is on the brink of civil war. R Sampanthan, secretary-general of Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), which is Lanka's oldest Tamil political party and now a member of the pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance, indicates that the peace talks . . .
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- Pak Fails To Reign-In Terror Outfits: Pallone (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Coming down heavily on Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai serial blasts, a top US lawmaker has said Islamabad’s failure to live up to its promise to reign in terror outfits is threatening the peace process with India.
- Pushing Indo-Us Initiatives (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 20, 2006)
India and US must increase cooperation in research and development to promote agri-business, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Terror Under Upa (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
Two front page reports, several inside articles and the editorial in the latest issue of Organiser are devoted to the multiple terror strikes in Mumbai on July 11, and the common thrust is an attack on the UPA government’s ‘‘appeasement’’ policy.
- 57 Dead, Thousands Flee Beirut (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed 57 civilians and a Hizbollah fighter today, the deadliest toll of the eight-day-old war, as thousands of villagers fled North and more foreigners were evacuated.
- Cyber Gag (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 20, 2006)
Going by its decision to block about 12 blogs that host objectionable content, the government is clearly groping in its attempt to come up with a coherent policy response to terror.
- 'Stealing' Saudi Princess In Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
A judge striving to be the fairest of them all on Tuesday gave a one-year jail sentence to a woman who pretended to be a Saudi Arabian princess as she fleeced insurance and credit card companies.
- Pakistan Failed To Fight Terror: Pallone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
It must demonstrate commitment to the war on terrorism
Leads point to LeT involvement in the Mumbai bomb blasts, he says
It is affecting peace process
It lacks laws to deter terrorist cells from "looming and growing"
- Fighting Displaces 5,00,000 Civilians (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 20, 2006)
40 killed in Lebanon as Israel steps up attacks
- Indian Web Users Decry The "Gag" On Blogs (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Jul 19, 2006)
Internet Service Providers cite Government directives
- It’S Time For A Green Conscience And Green Morals (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jul 19, 2006)
Consumers everywhere have a new challenge: there is no uniformly accepted standard for what constitutes a valid reduction in global warming pollution.
- Manmohan Hopeful Bush Will Set Right Nuclear Deal (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 19, 2006)
"We shouldn't blow it out of proportion"
- India, Brazil Debate Over Doha Deadlock (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 19, 2006)
Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, on Tuesday, held strategic consultations with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim as to how they should advance the interests of Group of 20 in a make-or-break meeting of six trade ministers beginning on Saturday.
- Yet Another Bushfire (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
Possibly the only world leader with three books dedicated to his speech inefficiencies (The Bush Dyslexicon, The DubyaSpeak Compendium and George W Bushisms:
- A Small Town’S Dreams On Track (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Jul 19, 2006)
For the first time a corporate entity has come forward to develop an eco-city.
- Offensive Likely To Redefine West Asia Political Map (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Israel’s assault on Lebanon threatens to weaken Arab moderates throughout the region, bolstering the image of Islamic militants at a time when anger among the Arab public is running high over the war on terror and America’s role in Iraq.
- Mumbai Stops In Its Tracks To Remember (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
People stood quietly on roads and pavements as 270 sirens across the city went off a minute before 6.25 p.m.
- One More Downpour, One More Nightmare (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Life in the Capital came to a standstill on Tuesday morning as the rainy season's third heavy downpour left many roads flooded for hours, exposing all over again the civic agencies' tall claims of "preparedness" for the monsoon season.
- "We Can't Just Arrest Anyone Who Prays Five Times And Has A Beard" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 19, 2006)
Khurshid Kasuri, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, believes the postponement of the India-Pakistan Foreign Secretaries talks will strengthen those who do not want the peace process to succeed. In an interview on Monday, he said both countries must press . . .
- A Controversial Survey On India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 19, 2006)
India has been judged the sixth most dangerous country for children — even more dangerous than Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, and Chechnya!
- Israel Pounds Lebanon, Hizbollah Hits Haifa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 26 people, and more Hizbollah rockets hit the Israeli city of Haifa, with no sign that diplomacy would halt the week-old conflict soon.
- Hdk Digs Out Mining Dirt During Cong Rule (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Launching a counter-attack over the bribery charges against him, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused the two previous governments of dereserving thousands of acres of forest land for the benefit of miners...
- 53 Killed In Iraq Blast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
A suicide car bomber detonated explosives on Tuesday as labourers gathered across the street from a major Shia shrine in southern Iraq, killing at least 53 persons and wounding 105, officials and witnesses said.
- The Onus Is On The Secularist (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 19, 2006)
The terrorist can be isolated only if the community is mobilised. That can happen only when our political leaders give up their habits and strategies of dividing communities.
- U.S. For India, Pakistan Continuing Cooperation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Richard Boucher terms the Mumbai blasts as a horrible tragedy
- War On Terrorism A Long Haul: Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Striking a realistic note on the challenge of tackling terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday made it clear that fighting the terror threat is going to be a long haul, even as he claimed that last week's serial blasts in Mumbai had not . . .
- Authors' Response (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, authors of `Postmodern Gandhi and Other Essays' have sent a response to the review of their book published in these columns on July 4, 2006.
- The Changing Role Of Hr Professionals (Hindu, KIRAN KARNIK, Jul 18, 2006)
From focus on recruitment and in-service training, human resource professionals now need to broaden their horizons and be outward rather than inward focussed. The transition from locating talent to retaining talent has now moved to creating talent.
- In The Name Of Charity (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 18, 2006)
The Jamaat-ud-Daawa, a renamed version of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, operates freely in Pakistan under the guise of a charity organisation.
- Another Attempt At Confidence Building (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 18, 2006)
For the Chinese, their relationship with the U.S. is in many ways a litmus test.
- Manmohan Singh Spells Out Some Concerns Over U.S. Nuclear Legislation (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 18, 2006)
No shifting of goal-post, President George Bush assures India
- India Wanted A Peg To Link Pakistan, Says Kasuri (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 18, 2006)
New Delhi should not doubt Islamabad's sincerity, he says
Counterproductive to point finger at Pakistan'
Peace process in the interest of South Asia as well, he claims
Postponing Foreign Secretary talks `a negative development'
- Nuke Deal Likely To Fructify By Year-End: Boucher (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The United States has said the historic Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is on track and the "unique" agreement could receive the final approval by the end of this year if everything moves in tandem.
- Israeli Planes Pound Lebanon, 11 Killed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, as diplomatic efforts brought no signs of an early end to the week-old assault launched in retaliation against Hizbollah attacks.
- Planning Techniques (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2006)
Whenever things go wrong, as they did in Mumbai, everybody bends over backward to “beef up” security.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Legislation Seen Moving Soon (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
U.S. legislation supporting a nuclear agreement that gives India access to American civil atomic technology is expected to move forward next week, the top U.S. diplomat for South Asia said on Monday.
- Railways Now Prime Terrorist Targets (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
More Mumbai-style train attacks are inevitable, particularly in Asia and Africa, as terrorist groups target vulnerable rail networks because of heightened airport security, say analysts.
- India Says No Tsunami Threat, Stays Vigilant (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
India said there was no tsunami threat on its eastern coast after an earlier undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast on Monday, but asked coastal authorities to be vigilant overnight.
- Indo-Us N-Deal May Be Implemented By This Year-End (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 18, 2006)
The United States has said the historic Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is on track and the "unique" agreement could receive the final approval by the end of this year if everything moves in tandem.
- Us Plans Evacuation Thousands Of Americans From Lebanon (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 18, 2006)
A worried United States is planning the evacuation of "thousands" of its citizens from the war torn Lebanon and said travel plans of its Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Middle East will be decided after an UN assessment team gives its report . . .
- Tsunami Devours 105 In Indonesia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A powerful earthquake sent a two-metre high tsunami crashing into beach resorts along Indonesia's Java island on Monday, killing at least 105 people and causing extensive damage to hotels, restaurants and homes, witnesses and officials said.
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Over the couple of past many years there has been a regular rise in temperature and in the fairness of terms this is creating problems for the biolife over the only bio sustaining planet and is perhaps the biggest threat for the years to come by.
- Make It Roof Of Hope And Trust (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Imagine meadows bigger and more captivating than even those of Gulmarg and Patnitop. Think of lakes in comparison with which Wullar dwarfs and the well-embellished Dal looks really small.
- Democracy & Freedom (Statesman, BP SAHA, Jul 18, 2006)
In a television interview before the elections, the outgoing Speaker of the West Bengal assembly had stated that a strong opposition . . .
- No Shifting Goalposts On N-Deal, Bush Tells Pm (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 18, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to tie up the loose ends in implementing the historic nuclear deal with the United States, US President George W. Bush promised to do his best to prevent the US Congress from shifting the goal posts . . .
- Develop Chandigarh: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Institute a committee of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Administration officers'
Blueprint of infrastructure needs of Sarangpur Institutional Area proposed to accommodate the film city, education city, amusement park, and biotech park demanded
- Pakistan-Bashing By Indian Media (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 18, 2006)
Mumba blasts have exposed claims about objectivity, neutrality and freedom of the Indian media. As the bodies were being removed from the sites of the carnage, the Indian media, both print and electronic, unleashed an orchestrated and malicious . . .
- G-8 Leaders To Organise Int’L Force For Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
World leaders have began work on organizing a substantial international force for Lebanon as the Middle East crisis overshadowed key trade talks at a G8 summit and US President George W. Bush made a gaffe.
- Indian Diplomacy At G-8: How To Play All Sides (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 18, 2006)
For Indian diplomacy, today was the one to play all sides. While the squabbles among the major powers have come out into the open at the G-8 summit here, India is in a happy situation where it can move forward with every one of them.
- Mumbai Echo In Moscow: G-8 Warns Terror Sponsors (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 18, 2006)
Pakistan not named but world leaders say ‘united with India’, vow to bring to justice perpetrators, organisers, sponsors
- A Route To Trade? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2006)
Re-opening the Nathu la Pass is high on political symbolism rather than promotion of business interests
- It Is Justification, Not Confession (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 18, 2006)
Confession by G-6 nations amounts to claiming moral high ground than admitting sins.
- Residents Take Government To Task On Power, Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
`Working of Delhi Govt., Jal Board and BSES highly unsatisfactory'
- Tsunami Kills 86 In Indonesia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
High waves lash shore after earthquake
- Tsunami Revisits Indonesia, 86 Die (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-metre-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia’s Java island on Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses and officials said.
- Serve Mumbai's Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 18, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Tsunami Strikes Java, 86 Dead (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A 2m-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages along Indonesia’s Java island today, killing at least 86 people, leaving many missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground in terror, witnesses and officials said.
- Cong Attacks Bjp On Terror (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
As part of its new aggressive strategy on terrorism, the ruling Congress today mounted an attack on the BJP questioning its “disgraceful anti-terror track record” and accusing the previous BJP-led NDA government of having “surrendered its honour . . .
- Israel Army Enters Lebanon (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Israeli army troops have crossed the border into southern Lebanon to conduct a ground offensive against the Hezbollah stronghold, an Israeli government spokesman said today.
- Japan May Impose More Sanctions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Japan was planning to slap its own set of economic sanctions on North Korea after the hard-line regime flatly rejected a UN Security Council resolution condemning its recent missile tests, Japanese media reported today.
- Us Will Not Go Beyond Commitments On Nuke Deal: Bush To Manmohan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
In a significant statement assuaging Indian concerns that Washington was shifting goalposts in the nuclear deal, president George W Bush on Monday assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that US will not go "beyond" the reciprocal commitments . . .
- If Not Pota, What? Bjp Asks Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of soft-peddling on the issue of terrorism and questioned his statement that POTA was not the only solution to deal with terror.
- Quake Triggers Tsunami On Java Island; At Least 86 Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-metre-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia's Java Island on Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores more missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses and officials said.
- Earthquake Triggers Tsunami; 105 Killed (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-meter-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia’s Java island on Monday, killing at least 105 people, leaving scores more missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses, officials, and media . . .
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