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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 31829:
- Nepal Top Court Gives Sobhraj One Last Chance (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Imprisoned in Nepal since 2003 for a murder committed nearly three decades ago, yesteryear’s “Bikini Killer” Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj has been given his final chance to make his last bid for freedom with the Supreme Court admitting his appeal . . .
- Dawood Wife At Iifa Awards In Dubai (Times of India, S Balakrishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
It was in October 2003 that US president George Bush declared Dawood Ibrahim a "specially designated terrorist" for finding "common cause with al-Qaeda".
- "There's Going To Be No Effective U.N. Without The U.S." (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 20, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks about his chances and his plans.
- Cia Warned Uk Of July Bomber: Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
US intelligence officials had warned Britain as early as in 2003 that the alleged leader of the 7 July London bombings was a potential threat after they discovered his involvement in a plot to attack synagogues in the USA, a new book has claimed.
- Us Asks Myanmar's Military Generals To Redress "Injustices" (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The United States called on Myanmar's military generals to correct their "injustices" by freeing Aung San Suu Kyi and forging national reconciliation, as the pro-democracy leader spent her third consecutive birthday under detention, sources learnt today..
- Un Top Job? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
There are reports that Pakistan is seriously considering making an official nomination for the post of UN secretary-general which is going to become vacant once Kofi Annan's term expires by the end of the year.
- Of Bad Artists (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
Why is it that in this country no bad or indifferent painter/artist is born? The only exception is Zubeida Agha, who at the inception of Pakistan shot out like a meteor. At the time she had had no formal training.
- Focus On Afghanistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
One can count on the Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid to write forthrightly for Western publications about the reality of the situation in Afghanistan.
- Shifting Sands Of Shanghai (Deccan Herald, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jun 20, 2006)
SCO meeting is another indication of China's aspiration to be a major regional player....
- Peace Process On Track: Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has told a Chinese television station that the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad was on track but the pace was below his expectations.
- Looking For A Better Consumer Price Index (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 20, 2006)
It needs to be weekly, have a good quality methodological foundation and be transparent
- The Mask Slips, The Real Cm Revealed (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
After all the hype about H D Kumaraswamy being a 'people's CM', his original face is slowly becoming visible
- China To Launch First Unmanned Lunar Orbiter In 2007 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
China will launch its first unmanned lunar exploration orbiter, "Chang'e 1" in 2007 and the plan is proceeding smoothly, chief scientist of the moon probe programme said on Monday.
- Kcf Terrorist Kulbeera Extradited From The Us (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A dreaded terrorist of the KhalistanCommando Force (KCF) Kulbir Singh Kulbeera alias Barapind was arrested and brought to India by a Punjab Police team on Sunday night, after he was extradited from the United States.
- Three Us Soldiers Charged For Iraqi Detainee Deaths (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Three soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division have been charged with murder in connection with the deaths of three Iraqi detainees in their custody last month, the U.S. military said.
- More Than Compassion For Refugees (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
For millions of uprooted people, World Refugee Day on June 20 is a day like any other spent waiting in remote camps and settlements for a chance to go home.
- Imprisoned In Chaos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Nearly five years into a war between the United States and Islamic extremists, US policies and practices for arresting, holding, interrogating and trying enemy militants are in a state of disarray, unprecedented in modern American history.
- Putting The Media Under The Scanner (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
A book on the mainstream media shows how there is a widespread sense among professional journalists that the world is as the powerful and the wealthy say it is. All other accounts are seen as marginal or as some form of fringe dissent.
- Model Messenger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A messenger's role is well defined and illustrated in the Puranas and Itihasas which contain accounts of many messengers (animals, birds or even a cloud could become . . .
- New Un Human Rights Council Makes Debut (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jun 20, 2006)
The “historic” Human Rights Council came into existence on Monday with the convening of its first session.
- Sobhraj Gets His Last Chance In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Imprisoned in Nepal since 2003 for a murder committed nearly three decades ago, yesteryear’s ‘Bikini Killer’ Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj has been given his final chance to make his last bid for freedom ....
- Tree-Planting Drive In Pondicherry (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Jun 20, 2006)
The Forest Department here has drawn up an ambitious plan to paint the town green. If all goes according to plan, the town and its suburbs should wear a verdant, green look in the not too distant future.
- Here And Now Coffee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Some like it hot, some like it cold... but ultimately coffee for many is absolutely their daily dose of nirvana
- Revived Taliban Waging 'Full-Blown Insurgency' (USA Today.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In their biggest show of strength in nearly five years, pro-Taliban fighters are terrorizing southern Afghanistan — ambushing military patrols, assassinating opponents and even enforcing the law in remote villages where they operate with near impunity.
- Tribal Elder Killed (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Militants shot dead a tribal elder with close ties to the US-backed Afghan government on Monday, an official said. Nazimuddin Gangikhel was driving in a pick-up truck when gunmen opened fire from a parked car in South Waziristan, a tribal region . . .
- In Tribal Pakistan, A Tide Of Militancy (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Jun 20, 2006)
Influence of Taliban Said to Be Spreading Beyond Border Areas Near Afghanistan
- A ‘Save Lahore’ Initiative (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
It is heartening to note that a group of prominent citizens and a number of civil society organisations have joined hands to form a ‘Lahore Bachao’ (save Lahore) committee.
- Physical Settlement For Derivatives? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 19, 2006)
Futures and options markets exist to provide some control of the price risk.
- Free And Unstable (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 19, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Guns Fall Silent In Somalia’S Capital (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
The thugs manning the roadblocks are gone. The warlords are on the run. And the guns in a city long regarded as among the world’s most heavily armed have fallen silent. Most, in fact, have disappeared from view.
- Against The Dole (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
The unemployment allowance scheme formally kick-started by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh raises many issues.
- Revisiting Syria’S History (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jun 19, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30 am. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- Bajaj May Set Up Manufacturing Unit In Brazil (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Bajaj Auto has zeroed in on Brazil for its second manufacturing facility outside India.
- Germany, Bouncing From Obscurity To Action (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jun 19, 2006)
World Cup 2006 is big business worth billions of euros, with the sale of television transmission rights alone bringing in more than € 1 billion.
Public life in Germany has been buoyed by an unmatched World Cup mania. No station square or public . . .
- India's Wake-Up Call In Pharma (The Economic Times, Karan Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
India’s age-old rivalry with China has suddenly turned sharp in a cutting-edge industry — pharmaceuticals. Last month (May 26), global drug maker AstraZeneca unveiled plans to invest $100 million over the next three years in an ‘innovation centre’ . . .
- Bill Closes The Gates (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 19, 2006)
He is the man who more than any other has shaped and defined the IT age. It no exaggeration, therefore, to say the tech world will not be the same once Bill Gates, in keeping with Thursday’s announcement, disengages from his full-time role at . . .
- Regulation Must Keep Pace With Markets (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 19, 2006)
Regulators and laws are still to address the issues posed by e-wallet, an already launched product
- Woman’S Punch Shakes Up Police (Telegraph, Soumya Bhattacharya, Jun 19, 2006)
Where the chief minister’s repeated appeals have failed, a sportswoman today succeeded by using her fists on a policeman.
- Pakistan Fine With Indo-Us N-Deal But… (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent nuclear deal between the United States and India is a bilateral arrangement but Pakistan should be treated on equal basis for maintaining geo-strategic balance in the region.
- No Us Pressure On Ipi Gas Line Project: Pm (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jun 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday set aside the impression about involvement or pressure of a third country in negotiations and discussions on the gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan to India.
- Japan Says N.Korea Missile Would Be Threat To Region (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
A missile test launch by North Korea would be seen as a threat to regional security, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said on Monday.
- Pau Inks Mous With Two Us Universities (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Punjab Agricultural University has signed agreements of cooperation with two American Universities to enhance academic interchange and to further the development of basic scientific and technological research and faculty-student exchange programmes.
- 23 Killed, 23 Injured As Bus Plunges Into Gorge (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a tragic road accident, 23 persons, mostly labourers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Nepal were killed and 23 others received injuries, 13 of them critically, when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and plunged into deep gorge near Kela . . .
- North Korea May Launch Missile This Weekend (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
North Korea may test-launch a long-range ballistic missile as early as this weekend, Japanese media reported on Saturday citing several government sources.
- Nepal Peace Deal Hinges On Trust, Maoist Guns (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 19, 2006)
The pace of change has been as breathtaking as the Himalayan scenery. In just a few short weeks, Nepal has rediscovered democracy and brought 10 years of civil war tantalisingly close to an end.
- America’S War For Hearts And Minds (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
It seems unfair to single out the hapless Colleen Graffy.
- Congressmen Back Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The US-Indo nuclear deal has won critical support from two key Congressmen heading foreign relations committees of the two Houses of the US Congress days before it comes up for review before the lower House panel.
- Gab Of The Gift: Pak Is Best (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 19, 2006)
The one-upmanship between India and Pakistan may have become a no-contest now with New Delhi's economic and strategic leap forward, but there is one area where Islamabad is a clear winner.
- Citizen Gates (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2006)
Bill Gates, after having reinvented the computer industry, has just reinvented himself. The man closely identified with Microsoft and the PC revolution has just announced that he will disengage from day-to-day running of the company by 2008, after . . .
- Children's Prayer (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2006)
O God, Creator, The One who is good to us, Good day to you, God, Good day. I am learning, God; Let me learn well.
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- Market Musings In These Volatile Times (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 19, 2006)
After the roller-coaster ride in the capital market last week, only the very bold or extremely foolish would dare to predict what the coming week will bring. In the last fortnight, the Indian market has bounced up three times with a dazzling . . .
- Shaken By Shanghai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 19, 2006)
While the painful prose of the declarations from the Shanghai summit last week might put most people to sleep, it has begun to shake America out of its strategic stupor in Asia.
- Gulf Countries Adopt Oil Export Contingency Plan (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 19, 2006)
GCC member nations fear closure of exit points if U.S., Iran clash
- Trade As A Tool Of Geopolitics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2006)
According to the Minutes of the U.S. Trade Policy Review meeting released recently by the World Trade Organisation, major trade partners have expressed concern over the impact of the security measures instituted by the United States on the flow . . .
- Ai, Indian See Opportunities In Merger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Benefits include dominant market position and economies of scale; the new airline will also get ample scope to create joint ventures
- Microsoft Initiative To Promote Indian It Market (Hindu, Shanthi Kannan, Jun 19, 2006)
Strategy aims at developing tools, technologies and training
The attempt is to change India from renting intelligence quotient to owning intellectual properties.
- It's Crazy - But It Works (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
The way to make politics less boring is to have wars, but we've done that before and everybody dies - so that's not good. Instead, we have the European Union, where everybody talks and talks and argues and cajoles and persuades and shouts - but . . .
- Marie Antoinette: Martyr Or Saint? (Deccan Herald, ELAINE SCIOLINO, Jun 19, 2006)
France is a republic, but it still takes the story of its royals very seriously, especially if the story happens to be retold by an American.
- Is Iraq A Running Sore? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2006)
The answer to the insurgent torn country is a broadening of the coalition by involving the United Nations.
- Blacklisted Firm Got Drdo’S ‘Super-Sensitive’ Contract (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jun 19, 2006)
Shoghi: DRDO’s project now stuck after fraud concerning blacklisted firm; crucial equipment gathers dust at Customs
- U.S.' Problem Is Resisting Bush's Power Grab (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 19, 2006)
As in the 18th century, America's problem is a usurping king called George.
- Qaeda Plot: Gas Attack On Ny Metro (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 19, 2006)
Al-Qaeda had planned to release a deadly poison gas on the New York metro in 2003 and was only 45 days away from carrying out the attack when Osama Bin Laden’s deputy called off the operation.
- Ex-Raw Officer: India Can Make 50 Nuclear Warheads A Year (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
A top former intelligence official has said India would have the capacity to make about 50 nuclear warheads a year as it would be able to retain six reactors outside safeguards envisaged under the India-US nuclear agreement.
- Al-Qaeda Affiliate Behind Bombings (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
A militant umbrella body affiliated to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility on Sunday for some of the bombings that killed 43 people in and near Baghdad on Saturday in defiance of a security clampdown.
- U.S. Unhappy Over Telecom Clause (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 19, 2006)
Object to ban on foreign access to networks
This clause was to appease the Left after the hike in FDI cap
Would prevent the spying or controlling of networks from abroad
"Telecom policy biased towards public sector service providers"
- Manipuris Observe `Great June Uprising' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Thousands pay tribute to those who died fighting for protection of Manipur territory
- Popular Culture-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Adhering To The Dictates Of Market Globalism
- Us On Somalia (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 19, 2006)
It’s bad news that religious extremist militias seized Mogadishu early last week, overthrowing a coalition of Somalia’s warlords.
- Taiwan Rally To Oust President (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Thousands of Taiwanese holding red cards and saying “recall” held a boisterous street rally in central Taiwan today, supporting an Opposition-backed move to oust President Chen Shui-bian amid allegations that his family is corrupt.
- Automated Passport Checking Likely (Deccan Herald, N Madhuprasad, Jun 19, 2006)
With the number of international fake passport cases increasing in Bangalore, immigration authorities at Bangalore Airport suggest automated verification counters at the airport to curb the fake documents.....
- Japan Warns North Korea On Ballistic Missile Test (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Japan warned North Korea on Sunday of “a harsh response” from Tokyo and Washington if it fired a long-range missile, as media reports suggested that the secretive state was close to staging a test launch.
- Setback For Mysore As Centre Says `No' To Infosys Sez (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Poor connectivity, infrastructure cited as reasons
Infosys SEZ in Mangalore gets approval
The SEZ in Mysore was expected to generate an annual export of Rs. 1,900 crore
The company hopes the State Government will step in and push forward the project
- Re-Caste The Problem (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
A poorly paid, unmotivated and continuously politically interfered with bureaucracy will sell pretty much all the bits of paper the government gives out and citizens need or want.
- Reminiscences Of The `Badla` Age (Business Standard, J. MURALI, Jun 19, 2006)
With the options market hardly working, the retail participation of the 'badla' days has died.
- A Conservation Effort In Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 19, 2006)
Vulture decline in the Indian sub continent is the fastest of any species in the world
A 15-year project for breeding vultures
Diclofenac to be phased out for vetirinary use
- Crime And Punishment (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
The recent involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in a case of drug abuse has focussed attention on the problem and sale of narcotics in the country.
- The Press Is Under Attack (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 18, 2006)
The “missing” journalist from the tribal areas, Hayatullah Khan Dawar, has been murdered.
- Bush Seeks $13bn For Iraqi Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on Saturday urged other nations to make good on $13 billion in pledges to help the new Iraqi government.
- No Concrete Solution In Sight (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 18, 2006)
Prime Minister's wavering over an Islamabad visit is intended to send a message to Pakistan that its policy of simultaneously pursuing the 'peace process' and promoting cross-border terror is unacceptable to New Delhi.
- Japan, Us Warn N Korea Against ‘Provocative’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The United States and Japan warned North Korea on Saturday to drop plans for a long-range missile test, warning it would be “grave and provocative.”
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