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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 9581:
- U.S. Warns Of Terror Attacks In India (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 12, 2006)
Foreign terrorists, including those from the Al-Qaeda, allegedly planning to target Delhi, Mumbai
- Evidence Mounts Of Pakistan Links (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 12, 2006)
Many held in U.K. for bomb plot travelled to Pakistan
- Let’S Go Beyond Colahal (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 12, 2006)
How much the politicians in this country love any controversy which diverts the people’s attention from basic issues which they have failed to solve even 59 years after Independence!
- Don't Ignore The Ominous Signs (News International, Praful Bidwai, Aug 12, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Tackling Chikungunya (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2006)
The incidence of chikungunya, the debilitating though non-fatal illness, has reached epidemic proportions in at least eight States.
- Plot Foiled (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
India needs to be on guard against more terror attacks
- Rain Takes Heavy Toll In Maharashtra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Up from 144 to 255 as more reports of flood-related casualty pour in
- Probe Into Mumbai Blasts On (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Aug 12, 2006)
A month after serial blasts killed 187 people on Mumbai's local trains, the police have still not revealed who was responsible for the attacks or how they were carried out, though eight persons have been arrested.
- Rs. 200 Crores More Central Aid To State For Flood Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Manmohan 's announcement after `seeing the extensive damage'
- Two Washed Away In Floodwaters In Gulbarga, Bagalkot Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Flood situation grim along the Krishna and the Bhima; thousands of people shifted
- India Bans Liquids, Gels At Airports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
According to the new guidelines, all liquids/gels are barred, but one handbag is allowed per passenger. Women have been given concession as they can carry their purse/vanity bag besides a handbag. Mobile phones can be carried in hand.
- Mumbai Blasts And Beyond (Deccan Herald, Michael Krepon , Aug 12, 2006)
There is no steady-state equilibrium during this transitional stage of India-Pakistan relations
- The Pakistani Hand In Terror? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
I think at this stage it is unfair to accuse President Musharraf’s government of having a hand in the ghastly killings of innocent commuters in Mumbai’s trains and suspend peace talks with it.
- Sreesanth Is Brand Ambassador For Muthoot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Group plans to invest Rs. 210 crore in infrastructure and hospitality sectors
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is an eye-opener . . .
- Pm Announces Aid For Flood-Hit Areas, Mah Gets Highest (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a financial assistance totalling Rs 9.50 billion to flood-ravaged Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh after making an aerial survey of the affected areas in the three states.
- Us Warns Of Al Qaeda Attack, Govt Terms It 'Innocuous' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The US today warned of attacks here and in Mumbai by "foreign terrorists" including Al Qaeda around the Independence Day but the government termed the warning as "very innocuous" and said it had taken all security measures to thwart such strikes.
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 12, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma.
- Delhi Shrugs Off Us Qaeda Alert (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Centre on Friday described as "very innocuous" the US embassy advisory on possible Al-Qaeda attacks in the national capital and Mumbai, but refrained from commenting on the presence of foreign terrorists in the country.
- Bjp Wants Cbi Probe Into Serial Blasts (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The BJP wants the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the 7/11 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed over 200 people. Senior BJP leader and former state home minister Gopinath Munde on Friday said the Maharashtra police have not been . . .
- Un Offers India Help On Floods (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The United Nations has offered to provide India any assistance it may need in response to recent floods in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat, where over 161 people have been killed and over 6 million are affected.
- Mumbai, Rude? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
Dressed in crisp black-coats, they stood on the kerb, about 60 of them. Men and women staff of Marine Plaza, stood in silent reverence in front of the glass-tinted hotel, facing Mumbai's famed Marine Drive.
- U.S. Embassy Warns Of Terrorist Attacks In India (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 12, 2006)
The U.S. embassy in India warned American citizens on Friday of possible attacks by al Qaeda in or around New Delhi and Mumbai in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations next week.
- India Terror Alert Not Based On Definitive Info (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The US alert on the possibility of terror strikes in India, possibly including by al-Qaeda members in the run-up to its Independence Day Aug 15, was a general warning rather than one based on 'definitive information'.
- The Pm And The O (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 12, 2006)
Congressmen treat India’s Prime Minister as if they were dealing with Dr Manmohan Singh
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 12, 2006)
Mumbai: Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead.
- Familiar Terrain (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 12, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra’s book is for the Western audience, not for the intelligent common reader in India
- Super’ In Tanglish (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Superhero emerges from Bollywood as Super is merged with the Tamils.
- Boundary Vigil (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Keep off disputes, was the PM’s advice to both states
- India Protests To Icrc: How Can You Work With Lashkar? (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Aug 11, 2006)
India has lodged a strong protest with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) over reports that its top officials endorsed a function of the Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD), considered a front for the Lashkar-e-Toiba, to inaugurate a hospital . . .
- Assume Nothing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
The issue is not whether tap water is “just as contaminated” as bottled drinks, but whether we know what we are paying for and ingesting.
- Casual Approach To Terrorism (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 11, 2006)
SINCE some excellent ideas on how to combat the great and growing menace of terrorism — spelled out by noted experts, some of whom have spent a lifetime dealing with internal security, at a meeting in New Delhi over a week ago — have gone . . .
- Nuances Of Emerging India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission, St Stephen’s College of Delhi aligned itself with the nationalist movement of India from its early days. The bond deepened when C.F.
- Lifting The Veil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Muslim women have been a subject of considerable debate in India.But the focus revolves mainly around personal laws and religion.
- Lashkar Founder Under House Arrest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Pakistani authorities have put the founder and former head of the Lashkar-e-Taiba under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for an Islamic charity said today.
- Lashkar Founder In Pak House Arrest (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Pakistan has put Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for the Islamic charity he now runs said.
- Identify The Black Sheep (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 11, 2006)
Muslims should do everything to identify and dissociate themselves with people bringing Islam to disrepute, says Anil Narendra
- Hairdressers For Kindergarten (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2006)
When Rahul walked into class the other day with spikes all over his head, his colleagues howled in appreciation, notes an article in the Vijay Times, Bangalore. Rahul and his classmates are all of six years old.
- Tackling Terrorism (OutLook, KPS Gill, Aug 11, 2006)
There is a need to keep our sense of outrage alive and to work on a daily basis to communicate this outrage to the political leadership, but equally important is greater vigilance, cooperation with enforcement agencies, and a determination not . . .
- Development Hurts (Times of India, Ashish Kothari, Aug 11, 2006)
When farmers in Pen and Raigarh in Maharashtra recently gathered to protest the takeover of their lands for a special economic zone, they were expressing a growing discontent among India's rural masses.
- Understand The Jihadi Mindset (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 11, 2006)
What is the link between Kashmir, Iraq, Chechnya, Afghanistan and West Asia?
- Ban In A Bottle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala's Coca-Cola Communism ---- The decision of Kerala's Left Democratic Front Government to ban the bottling . . .
- Justice Delayed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
13 years is too long for a verdict ---- Thirteen years is a long time for justice to be not only done but also be seen to have been done.
- Attack On The Idea Of India (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 11, 2006)
How ironic that Tony Blair should be the first major political leader to point out that the nature of our Kashmir problem has changed.
- Lest We Take Our Eyes Off Nepal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
While hot war unfolds in Lebanon, and India and Pakistan’s nuclear-backed dispute over Kashmir episodically dominates the news from South Asia, monumental changes are underway in Nepal. It is a country in post-conflict transition.
- The Zoo’S Not A Jungle, It’S Worse (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
The news is now almost routine, losing its shock value. On Wednesday, yet another tiger died at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda zoo, the seventh since July 9.
- High Drama As Verdict Is Put Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The final verdict in the long-drawn 1993 Mumbai serial bombing case will be delivered on September 12, although Special Court judge Pramod Kode, who had been presiding over the trial for the last 10 years, commenced dictating the judgment on Thursday.
- No Pakistani Hand In India Terrorism: Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher has categorically ruled out Pakistani involvement in supporting terrorist acts in India.
- Let Founder Saeed Detained In Lahore (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
Hafiz Saeed, head of the Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) and founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, (LeT) has been placed under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for the group said.
- Indian Army’S Foolish Strategy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2006)
The Indian army is reportedly insisting on the Indian government to follow Israeli example in Lebanon and authorise attack on ‘terrorist’ targets in Azad Kashmir.
- Judgment In 1993 Blasts Case Postponed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Bail provisions of accused out on bail to continue, those out on interim bail get extension
- Manmohan's Aerial Survey Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Prime Minister to fly over Adilabad areas; the Krishna is rising
- Security Heightened At Airports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Visitors banned as an emergency measure
- Manmohan To Undertake Aerial Survey In A.P. Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Prime Minister to fly over Adilabad areas; the Krishna is rising
- Fuel & Fear Make Carpool Cool In Mumbai (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
India is waking up to a new way of commuting to beat soaring fuel prices, cramped public transport and, of late, terrorist strikes — the carpool.
- Blair’S Us Tilt Comes Under Glare (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 11, 2006)
Is Tony Blair’s pro-US foreign policy to blame for young British Muslims turning to terrorism in protest against his actions in Iraq and now in Lebanon?
- A `Final' Note On Credit (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 11, 2006)
The announcement of fresh crop loans came late in the sowing season for Vidharbha. And, say the suicide notes of farmers, the talk at the top has not been matched by credit at the bottom. Meanwhile, the rain is adding to the devastation.
- Aai Seeks Air Force Help To Cope With Strike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Airports Authority of India has drawn up a contingency plan and sought assistance from the Indian Air Force to cope with a 36-hour strike by its employees from August 17, AAI sources said today.
- Top Defence Slots (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 11, 2006)
It is imperative that the defence minister initiates immediate action to thwart any snowballing of controversy over the appointment of the next Chief of the Air Staff, the seeds of which appear to have been, sadly, sown.
- Heathrow Preempts Horror Re-Run (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaida plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from here using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports.
- Mumbai Judgment Deferred (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The TADA court judge, Mr Justice Pramod D Kode, today deferred his judgment in the 12 March, 1993, Mumbai bombings case to 12 September as he wanted to make sure no legal hurdle would stall the final pronouncement of it.
- Centre Announces Rs 150 Crore Aid For Flood-Hit Guj (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Centre today announced an aid package of Rs 150 crore for flood-hit Gujarat after Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress President Sonia Gandhi toured affected areas in and around Surat city.
- Manmohan Singh's Visit To Surat Postponed Till Evening (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was to visit flood affected areas of Surat this morning, has postponed his visit till evening due to inclement weather, officials sources said.
- A Lot Of Gas (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Create a market to facilitate future deals
- Vishwapati Trivedi (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole . . .
- '93 Mumbai Blasts Verdict Postponed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The final verdict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case will be announced on September 12.
- Ril Bids Rs 288 Cr For Super Bazar (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Reliance Industries has submitted a Rs 288-crore bid to revive Super Bazar, an ailing shopping cooperative that has several shops in and around Delhi. The bid is well above the Rs 70 crore offered by Indian Labour Cooperative Society along with . . .
- Verdict In 1993 Mumbai Blasts Delayed Until Sept (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A city trial court put off until next month a final verdict on defendants charged over the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 257 people.
- Icici To Market 1st Indian Tier 1 Issue (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
ICICI Bank, India's second-largest lender, will begin marketing its first hybrid tier I offering next week, market sources said on Friday.
- Dammed For A Deluge? (The Financial Express, HIMANSHU THAKKAR, Aug 11, 2006)
It is the water released from dams that has led to floods in some states
- Paradox Of A ‘Command-Market’ Economy (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 11, 2006)
Pushing a billion people into a different growth path is a matter of scale, which only governments can provide. China scores over India, whose politicians and bureaucrats blame the . . .
- Pak Locks Up Lashkar Founder (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Pakistan on Thursday put Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafeez Sayeed, who figures in the list of wanted persons forwarded by India, under one month house arrest at his Lahore residence.
- Nat-War Goes On (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole him . . .
- Setback To Indo-Pak Peace Process (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Aug 11, 2006)
Even though India has not frozen the Indo-Pak peace process, the dialogue at the level of Foreign Secretaries has been kept in abeyance following the serial blasts in Mumbai.
- Avoiding Annual Floods (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 10, 2006)
The widespread floods across parts of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra come as a distressing reminder of the continuing lack of intelligent water management policies as well as disaster preparedness.
- Rain Pours Misery On Corporates (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Heavy rains over the last few days have severely affected several corporates with operations in Gujarat.ONGC, Reliance Ind., IPCL, Essar and several small and medium units that depend upon gas from the Hazira, Bijapur-Jagdishpur gas pipeline have . . .
- 13 Blasts That Changed Our World (Times of India, Bachi J Karkaria, Aug 10, 2006)
Today, Justice P D Kode will commence delivery of judgement on the accused in the 1993 blasts. But, in the 13 years since those 13 bombs RDX-ed their way path through the city, Mumbai has already stood in the dock. The sentence has already been delivered.
- Urban Legends (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 10, 2006)
India is undergoing a radical makeover. According to projections by the census office, large chunks of the country are going to be urbanised over the next two decades.
- Who Killed The Vidarbha Farmers? (OutLook, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 10, 2006)
Heartbreaking as they are, suicides - over 90 last month - are only a symptom of the larger and deep agrarian crisis, reminds the award-winning journalist, touching on the role played by our policy-makers and politicians - from Montek Singh . . .
- When A Mega Merger Runs Into Rough Weather (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2006)
The mega-merger in telecom, as it was once called, has now morphed into a petition for arbitration in the civil jurisdiction.
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