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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 31829:
- America Props Up Shaky Leaders (Daily Excelsior, Rajesh Khajuria, Jul 12, 2006)
The situation the United States and its allies face in Afghanistan and Iraq is one almost without precedent.
- Us Detainees Get Geneva Protection (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The Bush administration called today for Congress to fix, rather than scrap, the system of military tribunals struck down by the Supreme Court last month, while the Pentagon pledged to treat detainees in accordance with the Geneva Conventions as the . . .
- Do Aur Do Paanch (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2006)
The suggestion of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) to make mathematics and English optional so that they do not count for promotion in secondary school would be music to many an ear. The recommendation is not baseless.
- Saga Of Shame (Times of India, Manju Vaish, Jul 12, 2006)
The ugly brouhaha of the unceremonious sacking of AIIMS director, Dr P Venugopal, took me back a couple of years when Yanni performed in Agra with a moonlit Taj as a backdrop. The American team was meticulous in its attention to the smallest . . .
- Peace Being Held Hostage (Deccan Herald, Robert Macfarlane, Jul 12, 2006)
Israel’s current military offensive against Gaza has two stated objectives: the release of a soldier captured by Palestinian fighters on June 25th and an end to Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli towns near the Gaza border.
- ‘You Really Can’T Buy Happiness’ (Deccan Herald, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, Jul 12, 2006)
Joy-o-meter- Once personal wealth exceeds about $12,000 a year, more money produces virtually no increase in life satisfaction
- ‘95 Per Cent Of Our Launch Vehicles Are Indigenous, We Are . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 12, 2006)
G Madhavan Nair, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India, tells Indian Express Editor in Chief Shekhar Gupta about the new sense of confidence with which the Indian space research is . . .
- Spilling Palestinian Blood (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jul 12, 2006)
If somebody believes they can force us militarily, they are befooling themselves. We defeated them in the past and we will defeat them again.
- One Year On And What Has Changed? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
One year ago, between 9am and 10am on July 7, 2005 four suicide bombers detonated their deadly bombs on a packed London transport system. 52 people lost their lives.
- Diamer-Basha Dam Royalty Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
While addressing a public meeting in Gilgit on July 4, President Pervez Musharraf said that the Northern Areas (NA) would get royalty from the Diamer-Basha Dam.
- Afghan Mission A Major Step For Nato: Rumsfe (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday the expansion of a Nato peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan was historic for the alliance which will soon take over some of the most dangerous parts of the country.
- World Leaders Slam ‘Senseless Acts Of Violen (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
World leaders condemned blasts, which ripped through rush-hour trains in Mumbai on Tuesday as “senseless acts of violence” which could not be justified.
- 7 Serial Blasts Rock Mumbai Killing 142 (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Seven bombs hit Bombay’s commuter rail network during rush hour Tuesday evening, killing 142 people and wounding more than 300 in what authorities called a well-coordinated terrorist attack.
- Widening The Gulf Of Mexico (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 12, 2006)
Last week’s presidential election in Mexico had for months been touted as a crucial stage in the phenomenon whereby Latin America has democratically been drifting leftwards during the past decade.
- Changing ‘Pre-Emption’? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 12, 2006)
Call intervention by any name, it remains intervention. On Monday, the White House spokesman said “pre-emption” did not necessarily mean war.
- Air Crash Victims Laid To Rest Amid Tears (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The Nimaz-e-Janaza of three victims of PIA Fokker plane crash including the niece of PML acting president MNA Makhdoom Javed Hashmi were offered at two different places in the tehsil.
- Rice Urges Congress To Vote N-Deal Before August (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 12, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged both Houses of the US Congress to vote on the US-India civil nuclear cooperation before the month-long summer recess in August.
- Merci, Zizou... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 12, 2006)
If you can't beat 'em, don't butt 'em ---- It was not just millions of people around the world who caught soccer fever the past six . . .
- Invest More Funds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 12, 2006)
GSLV, Agni are bound to take off ---- Failure in a national endeavour can no doubt have a depressing impact on both Government and the people.
- Warm Up To The Future (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 12, 2006)
A number of sceptics in this country have questioned whether the Indo-US nuclear deal is really about civil nuclear energy.
- Mumbai Train Blasts Senseless Tragedy: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday condemned blasts, which ripped through rush-hour trains in Mumbai as "senseless acts of violence" and bemoaned a "terrible tragedy" for the people of India.
- 147 Killed As Ultras Target Suburban Trains (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
One hundred and forty seven persons were killed and 439 injured in Mumbai in a series of blasts late this evening in seven 'local' trains ferrying commuters home from work and a busy suburban subway.
- Tigers’ Tale Of Woe (Tribune, Brig Ranjit Talwar (retd), Jul 12, 2006)
During the follow-up discussions after the Sariska debacle, some senior forest officers had opined that Sariska was an exceptional case of management failure that could neither be explained nor justified.
- Zimbabwe’S 1200 Per Cent Inflation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2006)
I was introduced to the “Zimbabwean wallet” on my first day back in my home country.
- World Leaders Condemn Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The United States, Britain, Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Africa tonight voiced outrage and condemnation of the Mumbai bomb blasts saying they were terrorist acts designed to strike at innocent people.
- Diplomacy Or Defense? Us Tries Both Against Nuclear Wannabes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In a concrete and steel mini-city 2,400 feet below the surface of Cheyenne Mountain, some of the 1,100 US and Canadian military and civilian personnel assigned to NORAD here were witness last week to an amazing contrast.
- Defiant Iran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Two months ago Russia and China blocked action at the United Nations against Iran's nuclear program.
- Iran's Waiting Game (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war," Winston Churchill said famously in 1954 about negotiations to end the Korean War, and the Bush administration embraced this precept in proposing talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
- 7 Bombs, 10 Minutes, 160 Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Thousands of commuters fled the carnage into the monsoon rains while others helped the injured and mutilated to hospitals.
- Israeli Air Strikes On Gaza Continue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In the latest action in the Gaza Strip, Israeli aircraft fired missiles at militants transporting and setting up rockets near the northern town of Beit Hanoun, the Israeli army said.
- Italy's Moment Of Glory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 11, 2006)
When Italy's football captain Fabio Cannavaro climbed on to the podium to hold aloft the trophy he added the finishing touch to the fairy tale of the FIFA World Cup finals.
- A Taliban-Coloured Dawn In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 11, 2006)
Resurgent Islamists have used the prostitution scandal to subvert democratic institutions and processes.
- Praful Bidwai: Ready To Collude With Empire? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 11, 2006)
The Indian elite's lovefest with the U.S. amidst the Iraq quagmire bodes ill for this country's future.
- The (Un) Importance Of Being Imf (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jul 11, 2006)
Given the more democratically structured WTO, why should the IMF look at trade imbalances?
- C.P.Chandrasekhar: Exorcising Inflation (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Jul 11, 2006)
Dependence on foreign finance and a worsening of the agrarian crisis seem to be the costs of using imports to deal with inflation.
- Guru- The Spiritual Power House (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 11, 2006)
Supreme Brahman is the real Guru. He is there to impart spiritual knowledge.
- Aggravating The Malaise (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Jul 11, 2006)
Now that the UPA Government has decided that it will go ahead with the 27 per cent OBC quota in institutes of excellence come what may, it will be judicious to at least ensure that it is implemented properly so that the benefits actually reach the needy.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Moving Ahead (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Jul 11, 2006)
During the past twelve months an intense debate went on in India on two nuclear related issues.
- Tatas Put On Hold Investment Plans For Bangladesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Negotiating team is still studying Tatas' proposal, says Board of Investment chief
- An Unacceptable Defence (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Jul 11, 2006)
An attempt by Narasimha Rao to absolve himself and his Government of the responsibility for failing to prevent what admittedly was a colossal tragedy
- Bb’S Interview May Harm Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 11, 2006)
The self-exiled leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, Mrs Benazir Bhutto, in an interview with an Indian television channel, has made certain remarks that would be interpreted by many as going against the . . .
- Gslv Crashes Into Bay (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Minor setback, won't affect space programme: ISRO chief
- Statue Symbol (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Meenatai and the defacing of Mumbai ---- While a degree of anguish and anger at the desecration of the statue of Meenatai Thackeray, the late wife of Balasaheb Thackeray, was only to be expected among Shiv Sena activists over this past weekend in. . . .
- Ascent Of The Anti-Hindus (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jul 11, 2006)
Barely a month after his visit to New Delhi for support in rebuilding his Maoist-ravaged country, Nepal's appointed interim Prime Minister GP Koirala has delivered his unhappy nation into the hands of its . . .
- Empire Is Born In A Six By Four Cell (OutLook, MAHMOOD FAROOQUI, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian history is peripheral in these essentially Brit books on the old Empire and the modern Corp.
- Pak-Us Strategic Ties To Continue’ (News International, Mohammad Ali Khan, Jul 11, 2006)
US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker has said that his government will continue strategic partnership with Pakistan in all the major sectors, including business and trade to supplement the efforts aim at alleviating poverty and backwardness.
- Rapes & Murders In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 11, 2006)
Three US soldiers have been charged with rapes and murders and a fourth with dereliction of duty in the rape and murder of a teenage Iraqi girl and murder of her family in Mahmoudiya.
- 45 Killed In Pia Fokker Plane Crash (Pakistan Observer, Hussain Kashif, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 people aboard PIA Fokker plane, PK-688, which was on its way from Multan to Lahore were killed in an air crash near here at 12.10 pm on Monday.
- India Says Nearly Done On Local Bird Flu Vaccine (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jul 11, 2006)
India is close to developing its own vaccine against avian flu in poultry with final phase trials showing 90 percent success, the head of the country's top animal disease research laboratory said on Monday.
- America's New Trade Hypocrisy (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Jul 11, 2006)
As the current “development round” of trade talks moves into its final stages, it is becoming increasingly clear that the goal of promoting development will not be served, and that the multilateral trade system will be undermined.
- Up In Smoke (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
North Korea fired its missiles in defiance not just of the US, Japan and South Korea, but also of its supporters in China, says Niall Ferguson.
- Work Not Yet Done: Rice On Nuclear Deal (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday warned that 'work is not yet done' on the nuclear agreement between India and the US.
- A Book For Our Times (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 11, 2006)
We Need to Talk About Kevinhas a resonance in the context of the 7/7 bombers.
- The Tale Of Two Ministers (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian and US trade representatives set the tone for yet another fruitless WTO talks
- A Lost Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 11, 2006)
The Rs 3,700-cr debt relief package for Vidarbha will benefit the banks more than the farmers
- Viva Fifa (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
It was a show of bonhomie never seen before
- Scientific Jinx (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
Scientists should not lose heart over the two failures
- High-Profile Indian Satellite Launch Ends In Disaster (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
India's attempts to launch its heaviest satellite failed on Monday when the rocket carrying it went into a tail-spin about a minute after blast off and disintegrated, a space official said.
- Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Work On Narmada Dam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to halt work to raise the height of a controversial dam after an intervention by the prime minister, who pleaded the dam was important for the people.
- Nepal Court Postpones Sobhraj Trial Yet Again (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jul 11, 2006)
He’s already fighting the police and two teams of government lawyers. But now it seems Charles Sobhraj, once on the Interpol’s list of ‘most wanted criminals’, has also got to contend with the gods in Nepal with his battle to overturn a . . .
- Submarine Dreams Hit Roadblock Again (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jul 11, 2006)
After achieving some success last year, India’s top secret nuclear submarine project appears to have hit the roadblock once again. And this time, Russian scientists have been approached to solve the problem.
- Inglorious Exit (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
History-making headbutt
It was the sporting version of Shakespearean tragedy. Bradman’s duck in his last test innings was disappointing, disgraceful was Zinadine Zidane’s departure from the football stage.
- Rice Urges Cong To Approve Ind-Us Nuke Deal Before Recess (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Stressing that the legislative process on the Indo-US civilian nuclear energy deal is "not done", Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the Bush administration is "hard at work" with Congress to pass the initiative before it goes for summer . . .
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
With the passing of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Urdu literature has lost one of the last remaining scions of the idealism bred by the Progressive Writers’ Movement of the 1930s.
- Manmohan Firm On Bulletproofing Ayodhya Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Delegation plans to pressure Government to reverse the decision
"Construction will give legitimacy to existing temple"
BJP comes down on demand
Supreme Court directive will be adhered to
- Aidwa Hails Court Judgment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) has welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on inter-caste marriages and its direction to the authorities to protect the harassed and tortured couples.
- Usa To Meet N Korea If It Returns To Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The USA is willing to meet with North Korea and engage in direct talks with the communist nation if it returns to the nuclear disarmament negotiations, a top envoy said.
- After Agni, Insat 4c Falls Into Sea (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Jul 11, 2006)
After a fiery, thunderous liftoff which was “normal”, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F02) carrying the Insat 4C broke up before crashing into the Bay of Bengal, some 60 seconds after its launch at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre . . .
- Saddam Trial To Hear Final Arguments Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The court trying Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity is due to hear final arguments from his defence team today, but court officials say the killing of a defence lawyer may force a delay.
- No Transfer Of F-16 Technology, Says Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 11, 2006)
`Willing to give an appropriately-worded assurance to the U.S. Congress'
Safety included into such agreements, it says
Delivery of F-16s within two years, Pakistan told
- What Goes Down (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Two launches failed. While ISRO remains a viable player, DRDO needs some stiff questions
- Now Gslv Fails After Agni Agony (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jul 11, 2006)
First stage failure destroys INSAT-4C mission ---- Two failures in two successive days have caused a major setback to India's space research and missile programme.
- Saddam's Lawyers Boycott Trial (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's lawyers said on Monday they will boycott the toppled leader's trial until a sweeping series of demands are met, following the killing of a third member of the defence team last month.
- For Parliamentary Approval To Treaties, Take Entry 14 (Indian Express, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jul 11, 2006)
On 30 June, 2006, the Left parties demanded a constitutional amendment to make it binding on the Executive to get Parliamentary approval before entering any “bilateral or multi-lateral” agreement.
- Insat-4c Launch Fails (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Jul 11, 2006)
India’s space technology programme suffered a huge setback as ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-FO2) carrying the INSAT-4C communication satellite, which was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, 80 km from Chennai, today . . .
- Shows Why Isro, With Solid Track Record, Needs More Launches (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 11, 2006)
In the risky business of rocket science, failure to launch is common. The successive failures in two days of the GSLV F-02 and the Agni-III missile need not be a setback to India’s space ambitions — if ISRO and DRDO take away the right lessons.
- Tata Halts Work On Planned $3b B'desh Investment (Pioneer, Reuters, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian conglomerate Tata has suspended work on a $3 billion investment plan in Bangladesh because of "frustrating" delays by the Bangladeshi authorities approving the project, a senior Tata official said on Monday.
- N-Deal: The Turnaround Of The Us Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Starting with enormous disapproval for the nuke deal with India, the US Congress now lends it a shoulder. Walter Andersen gives the reasons for this change of heart
- Schools Can Reap The Harvest (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jul 11, 2006)
Schools can deploy rainwater harvesting systems and take a lead in educating the people on the subject.
- India's Space Ambitions Won't Be Hit: Scientists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Space scientists in the country may be in an introspective mood over the failure of the GSLV launch from Sriharikota on Monday, but they have no doubts about the continued success of India's space programme.
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