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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 31829:
- The Death Of Al- Zarqawi (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Jun 21, 2006)
The June 7 killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, by the US forces brings to an end one of the most wanted ‘terrorists’ story during the ongoing war on terrorism.
- Seeds And Protests (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's decision to allow field trials in GM food crops may have human and economic costs.
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Indian Plan To Dam Northeast Rivers Stirs Critics (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 21, 2006)
Ambitious plans to build dams and hydro power projects throughout the hills of the remote northeast have trodden on some sensitive toes in the troubled region.
- Indians Tail Monkey Man In Search Of Healing Powers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Thousands of people are flocking to an impoverished village in West Bengal to worship a man they believe possesses divine powers because he climbs up trees in seconds, gobbles up bananas and has a "tail".
- 'Cong Unlikely To Approve Indo-Us Nuke Deal This Year' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said the US Congress was unlikely to give its seal of approval to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Three-Handed Cut-Throat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Congress, BJP And Left Hold Cards Close To Chests!
- Food At Stake (Frontline, Brinda Karat, Jun 21, 2006)
The new proposals of the Department of Food and Public Distribution constitute an assault on the right to food.
- U.S. Wants G8 To Speak On India Atomic Deal - Diplomats (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jun 21, 2006)
The United States hopes a Group of Eight (G8) summit in July will issue a statement backing its heavily criticised nuclear deal with India, which continues to divide the group, senior G8 diplomats said.
- Rs 59.7 Bn Balochistan Deficit Budget (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Tahir, Jun 21, 2006)
Syed Ehsan Shah, Provincial Finance Minister Tuesday presented deficit budget for the fiscal year 2006-2007, of Rs. 59.700 billion against the anticipated receipts of Rs 48 billion 730 million showing deficit of Rs 11 billion.
- India And Pakistan Discuss Bird Flu Control (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 21, 2006)
India and Pakistan discussed joint steps to control bird flu and polio on Tuesday as they seek to cooperate in tackling regional health care concerns, the Associated Press reported.
- Musharraf Again Rules Out Foreign Access To Dr Khan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jun 21, 2006)
Amid controversies and renewed demands by international community for fresh probe into A.Q Khan issue, President General Pervez Musharraf has once again dismissed such demands saying that Pakistan’s own investigators are competent and far better . . .
- Qaeda Leader And 15 Others Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies of two US soldiers who went missing south of Baghdad were found on Tuesday, as the military said it killed a senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader and 15 “insurgents”.
- Iran Should Act Wisely: Hans Blix (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Former chief of UN weapons inspectors says enrichment is a right, not an obligation
- Finding More Taliban Than Expected: Britain (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
There are greater numbers of Taliban rebels putting up a fight in southern
Afghanistan than expected by the newly deployed British military, a senior commander said.
- Emc Corporation To Invest $250m (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The company will double the headcount in the third phase of expansion
To set up Centre of Excellence for e-governance
Will assist Central and State governments in information management
To expand sales and marketing infrastructure
- Bend It Like Bikram (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
From a poor village in his native India, Bikram Choudhury made his name as Hollywood's fitness guru -and millions from his worldwide yoga franchise
- The Black Power's Quiet Side (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
"Black Power" quickly became the controversial slogan for a movement that was largely perceived as rejecting the civil rights movement's nonviolent tactics and goals of integration in favor of a new ethos of black identity, self-defense and separatism.
- Another Barrier On Loc Falls (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Jun 21, 2006)
The first Poonch-Rawalkot bus in 58 years rolled across the border this afternoon. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, along with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, flagged off the bus carrying 30 passengers from Poonch to Rawalkote on PoK, as the large . . .
- Missed Opportunies (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
The PM was conspicuous by his absence at SCO summit
- The Point Of No Return (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Jun 21, 2006)
Lieutenant Sushmita Chakarborty’s suicide at Udhampur takes me back to this quaint town where my friend Lieutenant Colonel SSS
- ‘Us Has Not Sought Access To Qadeer’ (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 21, 2006)
Contrary to recurring reports in the international media that the US is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to allow it direct access to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan for questioning, sources in a key government institution maintain that to date there has . . .
- Iraq: Some Damning Statistics (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
Within a couple of days of George W. Bush’s return from his extraordinarily surreptitious foray into Baghdad’s green zone, his nation’s self-proclaimed newspaper of record, The New York Times, had a bit of bad news for the president.
- N-Deal Approval Unlikely This Year’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said the US Congress is unlikely to give its seal of approval to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Who Are The Poor? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2006)
The author is secretary general, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi
- Education For The New Economy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 21, 2006)
When he flipped the switch on the assembly line in 1913, it’s unlikely Henry Ford set out to change the world; his goal was to build cars faster, cheaper.
- Us Forces Kill 15 Suspected Insurgents In Iraq Raids (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
US forces hunting insurgents linked to Al-Qaeda in Iraq killed 15 gunmen in simultaneous raids north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the US military said in a statement.
- 'N-Deal May Not Materialise This Year' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
United States leading Republican Senator John McCain has expressed doubts about the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal being endorsed by the US Congress before the end of this year.
- Sick Of Politics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 21, 2006)
There is something very skewed with a State’s political reasoning when a minister finds it more important to announce the setting up of an expert . . .
- Who Gets To Vote? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2006)
If india drops its proposal of having the General Assembly consider a slate of three candidates, then the next Secretary-General will be chosen by the 15 countries who are members of the Security Council.
- Sonia Flags Off Poonch-Rawalakot Bus Service (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 21, 2006)
The ‘invisible line of sorrow’- which has kept thousands of souls away from their family members and relatives for the last 58 years, today turned into a ‘road of happiness’ for these divided families as this link is going to end their long separation.
- A Damascus Diary (Daily Excelsior, M.J. Akbar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- How Nicely Kheny Moved The Goal-Post For Land (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The State government appears to have tied itself in knots over the Bangalore-Mysore expressway project, even as it is locked in a fierce battle with Mr Ashok Kheny, the promoter of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor....
- Tortured Bodies Of Us Soldiers Found (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint were found dead last night, and a senior Iraqi defence official said their bodies showed signs of “barbaric” torture.
- Court Quashes Poll Notification For Local Bodies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
In a judgement with far-reaching Constitutional and political consequences, Justice P. S. Narayana of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed the notification for the ongoing panchayat raj elections on June 10 after declaring that there was . . .
- Japan To Withdraw All Soldiers From Iraq (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 21, 2006)
Troop pullout likely to be completed in about two months
- Focus On Life In The Urban Sprawl (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 21, 2006)
The World Urban Forum is looking at sustainable growth of the world's cities.
- U.S. Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies show signs of torture
- A Seed Bank To Safeguard Food Supplies (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jun 21, 2006)
An ambitious project to safeguard future food supplies began on Monday with the launch of a ``Noah's ark'' for the world's most important plants.
- Speeding With The Mobile (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2006)
Getting from zero to a hundred million customers in ten years is a speed few products or services have attained. What the mobile telephone sector has recorded is even more commendable considering that the telecommunications arena has not seen things . . .
- Reclaiming The Public Imagination (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 21, 2006)
Disquieting impressions are gaining ground. If these are not corrected, Manmohan Singh might be inviting dangerous challenges, not just to himself but to the interests of the Indian state.
- Will An Indian Be The Next U.N. Chief? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 21, 2006)
In nominating Shashi Tharoor as its candidate for the top U.N. job, India is taking a gamble. The payoff in terms of international visibility is potentially high while the cost of defeat is low, but only if the game is played properly.
- Pakistan May Ask Us To Help Block Bla Websites (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Interior Ministry may ask the United States to help Pakistan block websites of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) after the Federal Investigation Agency reported that it was unable to do so, official sources told Daily Times on Tuesday.
- Kashmir-American Conference On July 20 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Kashmiri-American Council will hold its annual conference on Kashmir on July 20 in Washington.
- India Arrests 30 Pakistani Fishermen (Daily Times, Aayan Ali, Jun 20, 2006)
Indian security forces last week arrested 30 Pakistani fishermen after they violated India’s fishing zones, sources told Daily Times on Monday.
- Trade Should Be Linked To Normalisation With India And Not Resolution . . . (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in Karachi on Sunday that no progress had been made so far with the Indian government on the resolution of Siachen, let alone Kashmir and other vital issues, but he hoped . . .
- Sc Notice To Delhi Govt, Police On Militant’S Plea Over Judicial Propriety (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sought replies from the Delhi Government and the Delhi police on a petition of Kashmiri militant Gulam Mohammad Dar, raising the question of judicial propriety while hearing his bail plea in a case of hatching a conspiracy . . .
- Cure For The Instant Killer (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Jun 20, 2006)
If Government is serious about eliminating drugs, its agencies must not give any quarters to the ring of peddlers, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- The Iraqi Mess (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
US Senator Patrick Moynihan once described the United Nations as the theatre of the absurd.
- In “Delhiwood” (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jun 20, 2006)
Many years ago, during an informal chat, I mockingly chided film actor Pran for “cheating” his diehard fans like me by giving up on villainous roles and playing a good man instead in many films. In an equally light tone, he said it was not his fault.
- Impending Dollar Crisis — Time For Bretton Woods Ii (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Jun 20, 2006)
The world is either to witness a global meltdown of the dollar or allow a controlled dollar devaluation. A calibrated multilateral exchange rate adjustment programme may offer a solution. The IMF may be best suited to put this through.
- How To End A Nightmare (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
The image of a resurgent Bengal is incompatible with the mindset of its political leadership and the functioning of its slothful administrative machinery, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- New Foreign Office Boss On Radar (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A search to find a replacement for foreign secretary Shyam Saran has narrowed down to Shiv Shankar Menon, India’s high commissioner in Pakistan.
- Tipton Three Treated Worse Than Animals At Guantanamo (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 20, 2006)
Three young British Muslims, Ruhal Ahmed and his two friends — Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul — were arrested by US troops in Afghanistan in 2001.
- Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Jun 20, 2006)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, "As long as human rights are violated, there can be no foundation for peace. How can peace exist in a society where some members oppress their brothers and sisters and knowingly violate their fundamental human rights?
- Delta Air To Start Non-Stop Mumbai-New York Flight (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Good news for people flying to US from Mumbai as global carrier Delta Air Lines will start direct nonstop service between Mumbai and New York from November 1.
- Towards Rational Pricing Of Oil (The Economic Times, R K PACHAURI, Jun 20, 2006)
Painful as it might seem in the short run, India would be far better off with higher oil product prices if they reflect inevitable current and future global realities.
- India, Pak To Write New Chapter Of Friendship Today (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 20, 2006)
Initiating one more step in the direction of further strengthening heart to heart relations on two sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan are all set to launch second Karvan-e-Aman bus service tomorrow.
- Of Lalu, Sidhu And Gm (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, Jun 20, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu are the clowns of Indian politics. But with a difference. Sidhu led the protest for the BJP against the fuel price hike by riding an elephant.
- Twinkle, Twinkle Bjp Star (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 20, 2006)
No rhyme, no reason in Madhya Pradesh
- Science Of Teaching (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2006)
About 70 per cent of India's population lives in rural or semi-urban India. More than 15 million of our population are between the ages of 17 and 18, but only a fraction of them are educated enough to earn a decent living. Educating and empowering . . .
- Beasts In Hills (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 20, 2006)
American author and literary critic William Dean Howells readily comes to mind for his famous remark: "So far the beast in us has insisted upon having its full say."
- Sri Lanka's Tamils Turn To Smugglers To Flee Conflict (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jun 20, 2006)
Maduraweeran Kantharajah was so desperate to flee conflict between Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels that he sold his furniture and wife's jewellery to pay smugglers to sail his family to India.
- Chinese Arms In Darfur The Twisted Trail Of Weapons (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In a rebel camp along the barren, windswept border between Sudan and Chad, dozens of trucks packed with dreadlocked fighters manning heavy machine guns are lined up.
- Nepal Peace Deal Ignites Fresh Debate Over King's Role (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 20, 2006)
In the heat of Nepal's pro-democracy protests, in a swirl of smoke from burning tyres, demonstrators hung a rat from electricity wires and dangled a banner from its body declaring that King Gyanendra was dead.
- Indian Plan To Dam Northeast Rivers Stirs Critics (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 20, 2006)
Ambitious plans to build dams and hydro power projects throughout the hills of the remote northeast have trodden on some sensitive toes in the troubled region.
- Ethics Of Eating (Times of India, Peter Singer, Jun 20, 2006)
Global meat consumption is predicted to double by 2020. Yet in Europe and North America, there is growing concern about the ethics of the way meat and eggs are produced.
- You Can Win (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2006)
You have crossed the great ocean; why do you halt so near the shore? Make haste to get on the other side, Gautama; be careful all the while.
Uttaradhyayana Sutra
- Nepal Supreme Court To Review Sobhraj Case (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 20, 2006)
Says lower courts did not adequately investigate murder charges against him
- India, China To Re-Open Trade Via Nathu La Pass (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
India and China have signed a historic agreement to resume border trade through the strategic Nathu La Pass from July six after 44 years of closure, a move that could also signal Beijing’s implicit recognition of Sikkim as part of India.
- Is It Masri Or Muhajir? (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
As speculations on Zarqawi's successor are rife, Utpal Kumar finds that none of the contenders is homegrown
- Nepal's Top Court To Hear Appeal By "Bikini Killer" Sobhraj (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Nepal's Supreme Court will hear an appeal by "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj against his life sentence for killing an American backpacker more than 30 years ago, a court official said on Monday.
- Indian Trade Delegation To Visit China » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A trade delegation from India is on a visit to China to interact with the representatives of Chinese Government and Industries and to share experience and knowledge of both the countries.
- Mexico And Its Sensible Choice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
Something unusual is going on in Mexico — a normal presidential election. Mexico’s relatively new democratic institutions are not being strained, and are not at risk.
- Musharraf Says Pak Wants To Be Treated At Par With India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Although the Indo-US nuclear deal was a bilateral arrangement, Pakistan would not like anyone to ‘‘treat it differently’’ from India as it ‘‘has the same status,’’ President Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Nepal Sc Orders Sobhraj Case Re-Opening (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Languishing in Nepal's most fortified prison cell with two courts upholding a life sentence, notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj has now been given fresh hopes as the country's top court has ordered his case to be re-opened next month.
- Future Of Trade Through Nathula Pass Bright (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Tibet expected to benefit from border commerce
Just 10 per cent of bilateral trade through the pass would amount to more than $1 billion a year
Livestock products and chemicals from India; wool and herbs from China among products that can be traded
- Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 20, 2006)
Well done, says Saddam Hussein sarcastically; court adjourned till July 10
- Punjab Terrorist Brought From U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
He is wanted by Punjab police in about 20 cases
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