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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 31829:
- Israel Hits Ministry; Hamas Offers Soldier (US News & World Report, Ravi Nessman, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- Corruption As A Cultural Phenomenon (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 30, 2006)
"Factors other than legal enforcement appear to be important determinants of corruption".
- Senate Panel Nod For Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
It's a 16-2 vote for Bill; second hurdle cleared
John Kerry speaks up for India's non-proliferation record
All Republican Senators vote for legislation
Both chambers of Congress have to vote on the deal
- Bjp Threatens To Abrogate Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened to abrogate the Indo-US nuclear deal when it returns to power.
- Nuclear Deal: Bjp Questions `No Testing' Commitment (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 30, 2006)
"Vajpayee made one but Government reserved the right to detonate a bomb"
Deal will bind India; Pakistan free to continue research, test nuclear weapons
Will make India completely energy dependent on U.S.
Nothing should be done to take away . . .
- N-Deal Sent Up To Senate (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 30, 2006)
The US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, like its House of Representatives counterpart two days ago, voted overwhelmingly this afternoon to endorse the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Who Is Responsible For Our Actions? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 30, 2006)
What happens when we consciously wish to do something? For instance, we might be sitting at a dining table that’s set with a plate in front and a spoon on the side. Now, say, we wish to pick up the spoon and place it on the plate.
- Taliban Using Pakistani Territory: Us Commander (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Taliban forces fighting US troops in Afghanistan have grown stronger and more sophisticated, and are directing operations from neighbouring Pakistan, a senior US commander said on Wednesday.
- India Upbeat After Key Us Congress Panel Backs N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The bill seeks to amend the US Atomic Energy Act of 1954 that prevents the US from trading nuclear technology with non-NPT nations
- Bin Laden Hails Slain Al-Zarqawi As 'Lion' (US News & World Report, LEE KEATH, Jun 30, 2006)
Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader was acting under orders to kill anyone who backs American forces.
- Indo Us Nuke Draft Bill Cleared By Us Senate Panel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The crucial Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed a draft bill seeking implementation of the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal by an overwhelming vote of 16 to 2.
- Affirmative Action In The Us: The Simmering Debate (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 30, 2006)
The affirmative action concept, which has for long triggered a debate in the US, requires positive steps to be taken to provide equal employment opportunity.
- Ryot Rehab Package Comes Under Fire (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 30, 2006)
Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposed rehabilitation package to 31 districts where thousands of farmers have committed suicide during the last five years
- Mulling Over Mittal (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 30, 2006)
For reasons that have as much to do with ethnicity as with national pride, Lakshmi Mittal’s doughty success in effecting the merger of the Luxembourg-registered Arcelor SA with his Mittal Steel has been widely celebrated in India.
- We Respect Iran’S N-Rights: Somnath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said on Thursday that India respected Iran’s right to civilian nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within IAEA guidelines.
- 10 Hamas Ministers Arrested By Israelis (Asian Age, Donna Abu-Nasr, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli forces on Thursday rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and legislators from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza, widening . . .
- Past Imperfect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan's failure to inculcate democratic culture in governance has its roots in the circumstances it was created, says Salim Mansur.
- Michael Vatikiotis: India Coddles Its Despotic Neighbors (International Herald Tribune, Michael Vatikiotis , Jun 30, 2006)
Isn't it time that the world's largest democracy started behaving like one? Much as India deserves plaudits for ensuring that more than a billion people enjoy the rights and liberty that democracy endows, it could surely do more to promote these . . .
- Can Islam Be Democratic? (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 30, 2006)
Islam supercedes nationality," says media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
- Field Of Dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Vidarbha, to visit the killing fields of Indian agriculture and the suicide zone of Maharashtra's hapless . . .
- Israel Rounds Up Hamas Mps (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops rounded up dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers belonging to Hamas on Thursday, while pressing a military campaign in Gaza meant to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas gunmen.
- Left Wants Parliament To Ratify Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 30, 2006)
After Indo-US civilian nuclear deal got the overwhelming support from the International Relation Committee of the US House of Representatives, the Left on Thursday asked the Congress-led UPA Government to amend the Constitution so that "all bilateral . .
- Us Devises Public Diplomacy Drive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Determined to turn the tide of anti-Americanism in the Arab world, the Bush administration has drawn up a classified list of about a dozen high-priority countries on which to focus public diplomacy.
- Us Senate Committee Endorses Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 30, 2006)
Remember the Netherlands-Portugal match? A mean and crabby affair. Thursday’s Senate Bill on the Indo-US nuclear deal was the diplomatic version of that match, deserving several red cards. But in the end it worked out for India, with the Senate . . .
- Putin To Avenge Death Of Hostages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s secret services to find and kill those who kidnapped – and later executed – four Russian Embassy employees in Iraq.
- Upa Compromising India's N-Security: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted a frontal attack on the UPA Government on Thursday for bowing to the United States on the nuclear deal that threatens the country's right to "credible minimum nuclear deterrent".
- The Power Of Philanthropy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 30, 2006)
The second richest person on the planet closing a deal with the wealthiest is an event the world must take note of. When the `deal' is about the former's plans to pledge the bulk of his $44 billion fortune to a philanthropy foundation run by the . . .
- What Goes Between The Covers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2006)
Begin with a simple axiom: more bad books are published than good books.
- Deal, A Strategic Initiative: Lugar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
"It will give U.S. new diplomatic options"
U.S. to ensure that the deal does not undercut its responsibilities under the NPT
The Bill removes the prohibition on cooperating with India imposed after its 1998 nuclear tests
- Mass Arrest Of Hamas Leaders Deepens Crisis (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli jets fly over summer palace of Syrian President Assad
- Return To Gaza (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
The invasion will strengthen hawks on both sides
- How The West Lost A Friend In Moscow (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 30, 2006)
Persistent Western criticism of Russia and America's role in the unrest in its neighbourhood appear to be testing the patience of even pro-western Russian leaders. Now Mikhail Gorbachev tells Washington and London to keep their hands off Russia.
- The Many Shades Of Love (Telegraph, SHAMS AFIF SIDDIQI , Jun 30, 2006)
The Brooklyn Follies is Paul Auster’s latest novel. It tries to take a look at the darker side of contemporary American life. Since the novel talks about present times, it is twice as likely that it will be appreciated by readers, who would not . . .
- Landing Rights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
The recent interest of the Left Front government in acquiring thousands of acres of good agricultural land in different districts of West Bengal has its roots in the New Industrial Policy (NIP) announced by the Front in 1994.
- India To Import Wheat After A 6-Year Hiatus (International Herald Tribune, Saritha Rai, Jun 30, 2006)
In an effort to quell escalating prices and replenish its alarmingly low stockpiles, India is preparing to import wheat for the first time in six years.
- Israel Seizes Hamas Ministers, Delays Invasion (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel on Thursday postponed a planned ground invasion of northern Gaza, giving diplomacy another chance to free an Israel soldier held by men allied with the Palestinian's ruling Hamas group.
- Us, Iraqi Forces Clash With Shiite Militia (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Iraqi and US troops battled Shiite militiamen in a village northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, and witnesses and police said US helicopters bombed orchards to flush out gunmen hiding there.
- Report: Us-Led Afghan Mission Is Failing (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jun 30, 2006)
A report by a Paris-based international security and policy advisory group, the Senlis Council, says that the US-led mission in Afghanistan is failing because US policies on eradicating the Afghan poppy crop aren't working.
- Israeli Forces Go After Hamas Leaders In Gaza And Syria (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
If Hamas militants are holding an Israeli soldier in Gaza, why are Israeli jets buzzing the home of Syria's president 180 miles away?
- Is Pakistan Ready For Democracy In 2007? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
– In a visit as short as it was secretive, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice swept through Islamabad this week with a firm reminder for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf: Ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- Seizures Show New Israel Line Against Hamas (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops seized 64 members of Hamas in the West Bank on Thursday, including a third of the Palestinian cabinet and 23 legislators, a move that Israeli officials said indicated a significant change in Israel's policy toward the Hamas government.
- Drinking In History By The Cup (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
Even if I didn’t know soccer, I thought, perhaps I could still enjoy the extraordinary show of geopolitical passion that the sport ignites.
- Gsm Or Cdma—which Will Work For You? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
Definitely GSM, especially since the dominant handset vendor in India, Nokia, has decided to stop making CDMA handsets.
- Time To Call Off The Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
It is the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens. Instead, innocent tribals are displaced from their homes to be pitted against the sophisticated Naxal army
- Telecom Fdi: More Time For Companies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Revised deadline is July 2
- Prisoner Of A Violent Past (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 30, 2006)
Born in war in 1948 and sustained by half a dozen subsequent wars, Israel has adopted the motto, “We fight, therefore we exist,” coined by former Premier Menachem Begin.
- We Surely Need Some Crazy People (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jun 30, 2006)
Why are wasted hours not counted as “cost” to the community?
- Socialism’S Big Wheel (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
If Congress ministers can waste funds on dead companies, they can’t blame Left for not reforming
- 5.2 Million Aids Cases In India: Ramadoss (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
He said these foundations have also been supporting India’s programmes to combat malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases, besides helping set up public health schools.
- Senate Votes For N-Ties With India (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 30, 2006)
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a Bill to amend U.S. laws and permit nuclear trade with India, which is not a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Bjp Denounces Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The BJP today voiced its stiff opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, accusing the UPA government of not taking the Opposition in confidence on a deal that would mortgage the nuclear programme to the US.
- Forward Trading Locks Up Rs 6.7 Cr In The Name Of Avian Flu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are colossal problems in the country, but it was avian flu that attracted the attention of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss earlier this year, following which he ordered the procurement of one lakh doses of . . .
- Bjp Wants Pm To Reject Us Conditions On Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Picking holes in the draft US law that will enable civilian nuclear cooperation with India, the BJP today demanded rejection of the "conditions" that could restrict the country's independent nuclear doctrine and render infructuous its minimum nuclear . .
- Israel Hits Gaza Targets, Egypt Says Talks Positive (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes on Friday in a widening military effort to secure the release of an abducted Israeli soldier while an Egyptian report said the ruling Palestinian party had approved his freedom.
- Kashmir Dad's Book Details Painful Search For Son (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jun 30, 2006)
It may never top the best sellers list, but 65-year-old Abdul Rashid hopes his small book will be some comfort to thousands of Kashmiris whose relatives have disappeared during the revolt against Indian rule.
- Somnath Unveils Bust Of Gandhiji In Germany (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Mahatma's message is more relevant now
- Senate Panel Backs N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The India-USA nuclear deal today moved a step closer to Congressional approval with another ringing endorsement from a key panel of the US Senate.
- Poor Month For Political Activity (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jun 30, 2006)
June was a poor month for political activity and little has changed over the years.
- Dirty Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 30, 2006)
Global efforts to combat climate change may be in for some reverses, going by Germany’s decision to cut carbon emissions by business by less than 1 per cent by 2012 and give free emission permits to industry.
- Expat Pakistanis Head Home To Fuel Makeover Boom (Reuters, Arshad Sharif, Jun 30, 2006)
Fancy a tummy tuck or face lift? How about a hair transplant?
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- Us Prison Trials Illegal, Says Court (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
In a sharp rebuke of President George W. Bush’s tactics in the war on terrorism, the US supreme court today struck down as illegal the military tribunal system set up to try Guantanamo prisoners.
- India Just Too Important For America: Us Expert (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The overwhelming support from the International Committee of the House of Representatives to the India-US nuclear agreement is largely thanks to the positive perception of India among the lawmakers, a visiting foreign policy expert from the US said . . .
- Us Senate Panel Okays Nuke Bill (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday passed a Bill amending the US Atomic Energy Act by a 16-2 vote, making likely a smooth implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- N-Deal | Us Senate Panel To Vote Today (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 30, 2006)
A key US Senate panel will consider a bill on Thursday to 'mark up' the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, a second major hurdle to cross for the approval of the landmark agreement.
- Peace Process At Risk (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 30, 2006)
No one, except those with eyes widely shut, can fail to be alarmed at the sudden and sustained spurt in the acts of terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Not a day passes when the merchants of hate and death do not lob grenades at the security forces or . . .
- India Set To Launch Gslv In July Second Week (Hindu, Chitra V. Ramani, Jun 30, 2006)
The third stage of the rocket to use the cryogenic engine supplied by Russia.
- Bush About-Face On Iran Draws Friend's Ire (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The headline in the Washington Post reads, "Why Did Bush Blink On Iran? Ask Condi."
- Needed, Seamless Cross-Border M&a (Business Line, Vivek Sadhale, Jun 29, 2006)
There can be no legal bar for entering into a scheme of amalgamation between an Indian company and a foreign company
- Stung Left Unleashes Nuke Volley (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A day after the Prime Minister dared the Left to bring his government down, the CPM hit back by accusing the Centre of buckling under US pressure on the nuclear cooperation deal.
- Blair Plans To Quit In 2007: Mps (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Tony Blair is ready to announce that he will step down next year, probably around his 10th anniversary in Downing Street in May.
- Crossing The Hurdle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 29, 2006)
It is great relief for both India and the US administration as the civilian nuclear deal between the two has crossed the first major hurdle after powerful House International Relations Committee has accorded its approval to it.
- Bjp Lambasts Govt On Farmers’ Suicides (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The BJP today alleged that there was "absolute incoherence" at the highest levels of the Congress-led UPA government and its failure to address the issues relating to cotton growers in the Vidarbha region was glaring.
- There Is No Honour In Killing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
I have always believed in advocacy as a tool to solve problems that afflict our society.
- Pictures Of Sacrifice (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jun 29, 2006)
The recent student violence in two universities here (sparked off by false promises about university affiliation and power cuts during World Cup matches), has set off comparisons with the Tiananmen Square movement of 1989 — but only among foreign . . .
- N-Deal Made Under Special Circumstances, Says Rice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has said the nuclear deal with India was made under “special circumstances” and declined to give any commitment on extending the arrangement to Pakistan.
- 'Gitmo Inmates Waging Jehad Against Us' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Guantanamo Bay detainees are staging suicide attempts and hunger strikes to undermine American policy in the war on terror, a senior US military official said, calling the acts a 'jehad' against the United States.
- The Sky Is No More The Limit (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 29, 2006)
For China, its space programme is a source of national pride and international prestige, conferring a status that transcends price tags.
- 21st Century — The Age Of Charity (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 29, 2006)
The 19th century was the age of capitalism, the 20th the age of socialism. It seems that the 21st will be the age of charity.
- Towards The Endgame In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 29, 2006)
The sooner a U.N. mission is in place to monitor the arms of the Nepal Army and Maoist PLA, the smoother will be the transition towards an interim government and Constituent Assembly elections.
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