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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 31829:
- Saddam’S Lawyers Boycott Trial (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein’s lawyers said today they would 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.
- Gslv Crashes Into Bay Of Bengal (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 11, 2006)
Vehicle destroyed about 60 seconds after take-off as trajectory goes awry
One of the rarest phenomena: ISRO Chairman
Failure of mission not related to weight of satellite
ISRO to study data, take corrective action
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2006)
If Mr Arjun Singh can return to the limelight by playing the quota card, can Ms Meira Kumar be far behind?
- Prisoner Swap Only Option For Israel: Hamas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said on Monday that Israel must free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier, asserting that Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip was futile.
- India In A Tight Spot Over Deadlock At Wto Talks (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jul 11, 2006)
The UPA government is finding itself in a tight spot over its stand at the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks, which have been stalled due to the deadlock among the European Union, the USA and developing countries with regard to lowering . . .
- Congress’S Turn (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
Pressed by the Supreme Court, Congress this week at last will begin considering how to create a legal system for foreigners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison and elsewhere abroad.
- Another Secret Us Intelligence Program? (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jul 11, 2006)
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the White House briefed his committee on another "significant" intelligence program only after it was brought to his attention by a government whistleblower.
- Saddam, His Lawyers Boycott Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began Monday, saying the court was unfair and demanding better security after the slaying of a senior member of a defence team.
- Alleged Al Qaeda Operative Charged With Murder Of Jordanian Driver (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Security Court (SSC) prosecutor on Monday officially charged Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli and 13 other Iraqi nationals with the murder of a Jordanian citizen in Iraq in September 2005.
- Hamas Ties Israeli's Fate To Exchange Of Prisoners (International Herald Tribune, Greg Myre, Jul 11, 2006)
In dueling press conferences, the top Hamas leader said Monday that a captured Israeli soldier would not be freed without the release of Palestinian prisoners, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel ruled out negotiations with the radical Islamic . . .
- Disinvestment Rocks The Indian Boat (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 11, 2006)
Every lie must be denied; otherwise it becomes an attachment to the truth. I am not equally sure that rumours deserve similar attention, because a denial tends to live in the same haze as the rumour.
- Nepal's Maoists Not To Surrender Weapons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year’s elections for a special assembly to map out the embattled Himalayan nation’s political future, a top rebel leader said on Monday.
- Saga Of Shame (Times of India, Manju Vaish, Jul 11, 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.
- Israel Anxious To Avoid Sinking Into ‘Gaza Swamp’ (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
By wasting little time withdrawing troops from northern Gaza over the weekend after a two-day operation, Israel made clear it did not want to get bogged down in territory it quit less than a year ago.
- Narmada Dam Work To Go On, Says Sc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
In a major setback to the Medha Patkar-led Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), the supreme court ruled on Monday that there would be no restriction on the Sardar Sarovar Project after being categorically told by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that work on . . .
- Navy Officer Misused Links In Us: Report (Times of India, Pradeep Thakur, Jul 11, 2006)
Former Navy commander Mukesh Saini, currently in police custody for his alleged involvement in the leakage in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), had developed liaison with the American intelligence while he was posted in New York as a . . .
- Us Urges China To Tackle N Korea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The United States on Sunday pushed China to apply more pressure on North Korea to end its missile tests and return to international nuclear disarmament talks. A top diplomat said the aim is to show that Kim Jong-il's government has "no support in the . .
- Naveen Jindal (Business Standard, Bhupesh Bhandari, Jul 11, 2006)
Jindal Steel & Power's executive VC and MD on bagging the biggest iron ore mines deal in Bolivia.
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- California Dropout Masterminded The Tapes For Al-Qaeda (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The accomplished hand of al-Qaeda’s own in-house production team appears to be behind the videos made by two of the July 7 bombers.
- Enterprise Ahoy! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 10, 2006)
Every cloud has a silver lining. A cliched phrase, but it turned out to be true for a Mumbai-based stockbroking professional.
- The Anatomy And Lessons Of Inflation (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jul 10, 2006)
In India, unlike the developed world, the price pass-through of the oil surge still looms substantially.
- Projecting Inconvenient Eco-Truths (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jul 10, 2006)
The former US Vice-President, Mr Al Gore, has turned environment evangelist. For some years now, he has been touring the world with a slick media presentation about the damage man is causing the environment. Mr Gore says that his objective is to . . .
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 10, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Empire Is Born In A Six By Four Cell (OutLook, MAHMOOD FAROOQUI, Jul 10, 2006)
Indian history is peripheral in these essentially Brit books on the old Empire and the modern Corp.
- Agni-3 Fails To Hit Target After A Snag (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India’s most-sophisticated intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Agni-3, failed on Sunday after it developed a snag shortly after launch from Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa, and fell into the sea without hitting the specified target.
- The Reoccupation Of Gaza (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
There is arguably no modern state that more shamelessly employs the propaganda technique of the Big Lie than Israel. Since July 6, Israel has been deploying its military forces in an operation to reoccupy Northern Gaza, killing dozens of . . .
- A Little “Excess”, A Little “Technique” (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jul 10, 2006)
Lord Blair is always being completely and absolutely honest with us. He is always absolutely convinced he was right to invade Iraq (even when the rest of the world completely realises the opposite). He is always completely and absolutely certain . . .
- Naxal Menace (Tribune, P.V. Ramana, Jul 10, 2006)
Travelling by horse back is the fastest mode of communication in the tribal-inhabited remote and interior forest areas of this (East Godavari) district,” said my guide during a visit to the Naxalite-Maoist-affected parts of the Andhra-Orissa Border . . .
- Us Congress To Question Pakistan F-16 Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the US Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Pakistan’S Democratic Predicament (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 10, 2006)
As during most part of its chequered history, Pakistan stands once again at the crossroads and the 2007 elections could be a landmark event that could shape the future destiny of the nation.
- Thorough Probe Required (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
The accusations by former chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Tariq Hassan, as told to a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Friday are of an extremely serious nature.
- Lessons From A Tragedy (Pioneer, Pyotr Romanov, Jul 10, 2006)
Who is to blame for the death of Russian diplomats in Iraq? Mere deliberations about the ruthlessness of Islamist terrorists are not enough. We must analyse the tragedy and draw lessons from it.
- Sainiks Shut Down Maharashtra (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 10, 2006)
Widespread protests after Meenatai statue desecrated ---- Angry Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage after unidentified miscreants desecrated the statue of Sena chief Bal Thackeray's late wife Meenatai at Shivaji Park in north-central Mumbai early on . . .
- Iran Has To Come Out With An Answer Soon: Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Warning Iran against stalling on the incentive package it has been offered in return for giving up its uranium enrichment programme, the United States today said Tehran will have to come out with an answer soon to avoid action by the UN Security Council.
- Reality Check: Markets In For Turbulent Times (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 10, 2006)
The Indian capital market seems set for some turbulent times. Every time the Bull run shows signs of a revival, there is negative news that causes prices to dive again; clearly even the expectation that good corporate results for the recent quarter . . .
- South Korea-U.S. Hold Free Trade Talks Amid Protests (Reuters, Jon Herskovitz, Jul 10, 2006)
South Korea and the United States, kicked off a second round of talks on a free trade pact on Monday with differences on contentious issues such as agriculture that have sparked mass protests in Seoul.
- Ambitious Agni Iii Fails After ‘Success’ (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India on Sunday overcame its "self-imposed restraint" to test-fire its most advanced intermediate range ballistic missile, Agni-III, but it developed a snag and fell into the sea off the coast of Orissa without hitting the target.
- A Swiss Model To Make The Hills Come Alive (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 10, 2006)
Describing the integrationist approach used by the Swiss in developing their hill regions, P. V. INDIRESAN points out how a simple six-point programme, infused with a commitment to the best quality, can jump-start services to at least the more . . .
- Growing Sino-Indian Relations (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 10, 2006)
Slowly and steadily, the Sino-Indian relations are experiencing a thaw in their bilateral relations. Interestingly, the thaw in bilateral relations between the two countries is so slow, that rest of the world seems to have not noticed it.
- Faith Is Divine, Has No Rider (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 10, 2006)
Faith can move mountains. It is only too well known. For the majority around the globe it is the greatest curative.
- Mexico Turns Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2006)
If Calderon's victory is upheld by electoral courts, he will face a divided nation that sends millions to work in the US illegally, reports Will Weissert .
- Chidambaram Not To Attend Saarc Meet (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 10, 2006)
Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal will represent India at the first meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Finance Ministers here on Monday.
- U.S. Congress To Question Pakistan Jet Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the U.S. Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Half Way To Getting It Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 10, 2006)
The dominant view at the Stanford conference was that India was still half way to getting it right, and many of the lessons from elsewhere and current economic wisdom were still to be fully assimilated into the policy chain.
- N-Deal: Jaswant Warns Against Rush (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jul 10, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement is not an energy agreement; it is and should have been promoted as a strategic agreement, says former foreign minister Jaswant Singh.
- Pyongyang Demands Attention (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 10, 2006)
The United States is not likely to succeed in its efforts to persuade the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on North Korea for carrying out missile tests on July 5.
- Monsoon Magic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
George Oommen paints to reawaken the feeling the image brought when he first saw it. Once the feeling returns, the painting is over.
His works are impressionistic in their fidelity to colour and light.
- Welcome Change, But No Cause For Complacency (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Jul 10, 2006)
The treatment of Seretse and Ruth by successive British governments in the 1940s and early 1950s is one of the most disgraceful episodes in British colonial history.
- Leak Not Plugged Even 2 Months After Complaint: Cbi (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jul 10, 2006)
It was a shocking security lapse in the Naval and Air Force headquarters that led to the war room leak case. But that’s only part of the story.
- Never Having To Be Sorry About Love (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 10, 2006)
It has always been this way, I guess, from Lord Ram to Ramesh Sippy. Although love and marriage are not necessarily the same thing anywhere in the world, in India they are almost mutually exclusive.
- A Song For The Cup And Glory... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 10, 2006)
So, what were the soccer fans singing about? Sure, most of what was sung at World Cup were patriotic chants along the lines of “Vamos, vamos . . .
- Far East Goes Ballistic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 10, 2006)
North Korea's long-range missile tests only confirm the existence of an arms race across the region. After the financial crisis of 1997, most South East Asian countries began modernising their armed forces.
- Strategy To Ensure Better Profitability (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Jul 10, 2006)
Israeli management guru offers effective tools to Indian companies
- Find `Happiness' In Bangkok (Hindu, JANARDHAN ROYE, Jul 10, 2006)
Away from its crowds and chaotic traffic, Bangkok can be surprisingly charming.
- Killing Of Poor Palestinians (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2006)
Israel is on a killing spree. Six Palestinians were killed on Friday as Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive in Gaza, a day after reoccupying land in the deadliest 24 hours in the Palestinian territories for four years.
- The New Myth Of India (Deccan Herald, Pankaj Mishra, Jul 10, 2006)
India is a roaring capitalist success story, says the latest issue of 'Foreign Affairs'. Last week, many leading business executives and politicians in the country celebrated as Lakshmi Mittal, the fifth richest man in the world, finally succeeded . . .
- India’S Longest-Range Missile Test Fails (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India test-fired its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile for the first time on Sunday, but it failed to hit its target, defence officials and sources said.
- Lahore Has Had Enough Of This ‘Progress’ (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Jul 10, 2006)
Due to travel and work exigencies this column will be, of necessity, shorter than usual and is being written in a frantic rush to meet its deadline.
- The Nuclear Deal And `Minimum Deterrence' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 10, 2006)
The Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement will raise the financial and political costs of the Indian nuclear weapons programme but it does not impose a legal bar on the production of fissile material or the testing of nuclear explosive devices by India.
- Violent Islamic Radicals Know They Are Heretical (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Jul 10, 2006)
Extremists are proud of their deviance, and moderate Muslims can't be held responsible.
- Minister Warns Bengal Govt Of Food Crisis (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Jul 10, 2006)
The Buddhadev Bhattacharjee government, which has promised the Tatas close to 1,000 acres of land for its proposed car project at Singur in Hoogly district, was cautioned by a CPM minister against a food crisis in the future following large-scale . . .
- Escape From Mundane (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Monica Ali’s latest book, ‘Alentejo Blue’, leaves Alex Clark with a faint feeling of let down.
- Remembering Raja Rao (Hindu, K. Natwar Singh, Jul 10, 2006)
With his passing, India has lost the last of the great trio of its literary world.
- Incredibly Tied Up In Our Own Knots (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jul 09, 2006)
Incredible India. Wish you a happy journey. These two sentences appear on the Bureau of Immigration’s new departure card. Can you think of anything more meaningless? An endeavour more futile?
- Us, Russia In For Civilian N-Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2006)
President George W Bush will allow extensive US civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia for the first time, a decision that reverses decades of bipartisan policy, The Washington Post reported on Sasturday.
- United Regressive Alliance (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 08, 2006)
As the 1999 experience of the NDA and AIADMK leader, J Jayalalithaa, revealed there is need for a certain prudence in dealing with Dravidian parties.
- Agreeing To Disagree (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 08, 2006)
It’s not all hunky dory between the Congress and its allies, as will be evident to anyone with even a passing interest in current affairs. Issues on which they disagree:
- Cbi Books Three Army Officials In Coffin Scam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
CBI has registered a case in the "coffin scam" during the tenure of George Fernandes as Defence Minister against three senior army officials and a US-based funeral service company for allegedly supplying poor quality aluminium caskets . . .
- Cbi Books Three Army Officers In Coffin Scam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
CBI has registered a case in the "coffin scam" during the tenure of George Fernandes as Defence Minister against three senior Army officials and a US-based funeral service company for allegedly supplying poor quality aluminium caskets . . .
- Manmohan Meets Sonia, Reviews Political Situation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Against the backdrop of embarrassing developments for the UPA coalition and rumours of his resignation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and some senior party leaders and took stock of the . . .
- Ulfa Makes A Point (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 08, 2006)
Amidst indications that the stage is getting ready for direct talks between the government and the United Liberation Front of Asom . . .
- Bhava Of Humility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The Azhwars are hailed as preceptors because their hymns reflect not merely the essence of the scriptures, but celebrate the Bhava of humility in their love and devotion to the Lord.
- Lady Officer Commanding (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, Jul 08, 2006)
There has been great discussion in the press and television regarding the treatment being given to women officers in the Army, which has come in for special criticism. The Vice Chief of the Army Staff had to offer his regrets-cum-apology regarding . . .
- Aviva In Talks To Buy Out Amerus For $2.3 B (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Aviva, whose bid for UK rival Prudential was rebuffed in March, has long said it wants to expand in the United States, the world’s biggest long-term savings market.
- India, Iaea To Hold Talks On Safeguards Agreement (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
India and the IAEA will hold negotiations here tomorrow on the proposed Safeguards Agreement which is required to be put in place to allow international community to resume nuclear trade with New Delhi.
- Wto Nations Must Stretch For Doha Pact - Us (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Jul 08, 2006)
The United States accused Brazil, China and India on Friday of hiding behind poor nations in world trade talks and said richer developing countries had to open their markets if a crisis in the negotiations was to be overcome.
- Tribal Rights And Wrongs (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jul 08, 2006)
Conservation must lead to integration not exclusion. There is no dichotomy between tribes and wildlife
- 'Everyone Will Be Voice Connected' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 08, 2006)
Adobe Systems Inc has a diverse array of products in the printing, publishing and content management space. Today almost 25% of the company’s work is done in India and this is growing. Naresh Chand Gupta, MD, Adobe Systems India speaks on the . . .
- Cci Back To Life (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 08, 2006)
Whatever else the abortive sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills might or might not have done, one good coming out of it is the revival of the . . .
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