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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 9581:
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jul 31, 2006)
Every time there is a major terrorist strike, the imprint of Pakistan comes out glaringly. Islamabad, on the contrary, accuses our intelligence agencies of having inspired and perpetrated serious incidents not only in India but also Pakistan.
- Iranian Trail To Pakistan (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 31, 2006)
That the the two arrested for suspected role in terror attacks on Mumbai clandestinely travelled to Pakistan through Iran to undergo a training course in a jihadi training camp, putting the Iran angle under the scanner.
- Expanding Port Capacities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 31, 2006)
But much remains to be reformed
- ‘Safety A Prerequisite’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 31, 2006)
Scientists, as consumers of GM crops, are as conscious of safety as anyone else. They carry out rigorous tests to ensure that such crops are safe for human consumption’
- Rain Subsides, Army Deployed In Southern M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
At least a dozen persons have perished in the spate of floods that have submerged large portions of Sangli district in the Krishna valley basin...
- 'Respect Your Enemy Strategically ....' (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 31, 2006)
but despise him tactically". Be cautious in planning the strategy, but implement it without second thoughts.
- India Links Talks With Closing Terror Bases (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Islamabad given evidence about 52 militant camps: Sharma
Mukherjee rules out Singh visit to Pakistan in near future
- Pakistan And India Meet Informally In Dhaka Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India will meet informally in Dhaka today (Monday) ahead of a South Asian foreign ministers’ meeting, an official said.
- Monsoon Rains Kill 12 In India’S Gujarat State (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Heavy monsoon rains in India’s western state of Gujarat have killed at least 12 people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes and move to higher ground, officials said on Sunday.
- India Wants Results From Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
India remains committed to making peace with Pakistan but the effort will mean little if it does not help curb the movement of militants across the border, India’s defence minister said on Sunday.
- Know India Better (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
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- All For Free Speech (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jul 30, 2006)
In dealing with the media, India backs off from repression when there is publicity and pressure.
- D-Property Targetted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Seven illegal arcades in the Sara-Sahara shopping complex, widely believed to be owned by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, were demolished on Saturday, weeks after the Supreme Court ruled against them.
- Capitalist Mind, Socialist Heart (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
A freewheeling chat with N.R. Narayana Murthy about his company and life after Infosys.
- Not A Terror Story, Just Tabloid Tv (Indian Express, Saul Hudson , Jul 30, 2006)
Some guys much older than Prince — remember that kid from Haryana — also fell into a hole this week.
- How Best To Reform The Police (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 30, 2006)
Addressing a conference of state chief secretaries, the Prime Minister said, “…You will have to empower your police forces to be able to discharge their functions at higher levels of efficiency.
- Sachin, Big B On Terror Hit List, Security Stepped Up (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Security for cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, superstar Amitabh Bachchan and other prominent personalities has been stepped up following intelligence reports that they could be targets of terrorists, police said on Saturday.
- India Attacked In Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jul 30, 2006)
The recent bomb blasts in Mumbai should serve as a lesson for our politicians, who should stop making attempts to derive political advantage from a tragedy aimed at destabilising the country.
- India Inc In Pink Of Health (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Earnings see 30 per cent growth
- Pakistan Says Nuclear Site ‘Safe In Our Hands’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Ahmad Kasuri said on Friday that a powerful new nuclear reactor under construction was “safe in our hands” and would not spark an arms race with rival India.
- Who`s Minding The Home? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 30, 2006)
Shivraj Patil's tentativeness comes across too strongly for comfort in his current job.
- ‘India Has Proof Of Cross-Border Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 30, 2006)
India has said that the proof it has of Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorism is more credible than what Washington had against Al Qaeda after the 9/11 terror attacks.
- India, Pakistan Seek To Keep Peace Process Alive (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jul 30, 2006)
India and Pakistan resume a badly bruised peace process this week, hoping that the dialogue does not collapse because of bomb attacks in Mumbai blamed on Islamic militants.
- Mumbai Is A Cash Cow That’S Pleading For Protection And 'Charity' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 30, 2006)
The centre has turned down the Chief Ministers' request for funds to better our city. It is ironical that we are beggars at a budget banquet funded mostly by us.
- Cbms: City Blasting Measures? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Does it matter whether the USA or Boucher believe the evidence our agencies have gathered on Pakistanis' involvement in the bomb blasts and other terrorist activities? What steps is the NSA going to take (or advise) against Pakistan in the light . . .
- Continue Dialogue: Pakistan Leader (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 30, 2006)
"Don't play into the hands of those against peace"
Media body moves resolution urging Pakistan not to allow its territory to be used by extremists
Asks both countries to fulfil commitments made under joint declarations
Call to end root . . .
- Iranian Trail To Pakistan (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 30, 2006)
That the the two arrested for suspected role in terror attacks on Mumbai clandestinely travelled to Pakistan through Iran to undergo a training course in a jihadi training camp, putting the Iran angle under the scanner.
- It’S No Fun Trying To Meet Pm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 29, 2006)
“We won’t be sent to jail, no?” Bina Chowdhury had asked last night, half in innocence and half in incredulity.
- Pakistan Team Denied Visas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Mumbai serial blasts continued to take a toll on Indo-Pak sporting ties with a Pakistan gymnastics team being denied visas for the Asian Championship in Surat beginning on Saturday.
- Bank Staff Strike Over New Payment Service (Reuters, M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Jul 29, 2006)
Half a million workers at state-run banks stayed at home on Friday to protest against a planned electronic cheque-clearing system they fear will cost jobs, denting bond trade.
- With Metta Bhavana You Can Overcome Terror (Times of India, Manjul Bajaj, Jul 29, 2006)
Is war the absence of peace? Or is peace the absence of war? These questions are not mere rhetoric, a deft playing with words.
- Bird Flu: India Wary Of Saarc (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jul 29, 2006)
India is reluctant to share its container facilities with its SAARC neighbours fearing fresh outbreaks of the virus from poorly-packed cargos, even as it has agreed to cooperate with 10 other Asian nations to make South Asia impregnable against the . . .
- A Bollywood Beat Steeped In Culture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 29, 2006)
Salsa had its time in the sun. And it doesn’t seem so long ago that every other club had a weekly swing dancing night. Even Irish step dancing had its moment, what with “Riverdance’’ and that shirtless Flatley guy and all. Now, if Priya Pandya’s . . .
- The Meek Shall Never Inherit The Earth (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 29, 2006)
In a crowded marketplace full of fiercely competing traders, it is never easy to attract the attention of potential buyers, unless you have enough lung power to be heard above the din.
- Pm Says India Not Passionate About Peace (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India is not passionate about making peace with Pakistan, prime minister was reported as saying on Friday, days before officials of the two countries are due to hold peace talks.
- Sbi: Mixed Show (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Jul 29, 2006)
SBI's top line affected as interest income on securities declines. Core banking operations, however, show improvement.
- It City Overtakes Delhi In Crime Rate (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Bangalore has beaten New Delhi and Mumbai, infamously. In its latest findings, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) rates Bangalore as the fifth city recording the highest crime rate, accounting for 9.2 per cent of crimes in the country.
- Who`s Minding The Home? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 29, 2006)
Shivraj Patil's tentativeness comes across too strongly for comfort in his current job.
- "Islam Gives Many Rights To Women" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 29, 2006)
Women's group plans roaming school to teach Quran
"Quran does not give permission to kill innocent people"
Muslim women are not aware of their rights
- Mcgb To Demolish Dawood Ibrahim's Illegal Structures Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGB) is all set to demolish tommorow seven illegal structures which form the Sara-Sahara shopping complex allegedly constructed by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in a downtown area opposite the . . .
- Not A Terror Story, Just Tabloid Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 29, 2006)
Some guys much older than Prince — remember that kid from Haryana — also fell into a hole this week. Although they too were on TV, summoning help for them seemed out of question.
- Lashkar’S Mumbai Chief Walked Out Of Home 5 Yrs Ago, Family Clueless (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Police are yet to pin down the role of alleged Mumbai LeT chief Faizal Ataur Rehman Sheikh (30) in the serial blasts of Terrible Tuesday, but a bizarre coincidence has added another twist to the case—the chairman of the housing society where . . .
- Dawood Malls To Be Razed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will finally begin the demolition of the Sara and Sahara shopping centres allegedly constructed by gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
- Police Still Clueless About Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jul 29, 2006)
Despite the arrests of 10 persons in the past week, the Anti-Terror Squad of the Mumbai police is clueless about the identity of those who carried out the seven serial blasts in the city’s trains on July 11.
- Indians Entertain On Gala Night (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Indian diplomats performed a Bollywood skit that took a dig at North Korea and Pakistan’s rogue nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan at the annual gala dinner of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday.
- Bedlam In Rajya Sabha Over Congress Member's Remarks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The discussion on Mumbai blasts in Rajya Sabha once again remained inconclusive with the BJP stalling the proceedings, demanding Congress MP Rajiv Shukla retract his allegations that former Foreign Minister and Leader of Upper House Jaswant Singh . . .
- Israel Disgraces Itself (News International, Praful Bidwai, Jul 29, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Terrorists And Fellow Travellers (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Jul 29, 2006)
There are, it is often remarked, none so blind as those who will not see.
- Religious Leaders Issue Fatwa On Terror (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Jul 29, 2006)
Mahant Veerbhadra Mishra of the Sankat Mochan Mandir of Varanasi and Mufti Fazal-ur-Rehman Hilal Usmani, the Mufri-e-Azam of Punjab, came together on a common platform in Mumbai to jointly declare jihad against their respective co-religionists . . .
- Ahd Seeks 'Bird-Flu Free' Tag In August (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Keeping its fingers crossed for no more outbreak of bird-flu cases, Ministry of Agriculture's Department of Animal Husbandry is likely to seek 'bird-flu free' certificate in first week of August.
- Pakistan Is Not Lebanon (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jul 29, 2006)
When one thinks of terrorism and Pakistan, one is reminded of the husband who complains against a neighbour for making eyes at his wife. It never occurs to him that it is his own responsibility to command the loyalty of his spouse.
- Indian Muslim Student Body In Eye Of Terror Storm (Daily Times, Kamil Zaheer, Jul 29, 2006)
A Muslim paediatrician says it seems like educated Muslim youth are being targeted as part of a conspiracy to demoralise them as they try to do well and improve their position in Indian society
- Peace Process Sidelined (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 29, 2006)
The multiple bomb blasts in Mumbai on July 11 resulted in the death of nearly 200 people.
- Lt Planning Strike On India’S Nuclear Facilities (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India has been warned by its intelligence agencies that militant group Lashkar-e-Taiaba (LeT) could target its nuclear installations, National Security Adviser MK Narayanan said on Friday.
- Kandahar Chaos Stalls Rajya Sabha (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Kandahar issue reared its head again in the Rajya Sabha as angry NDA members forced the House to be adjourned without completing a short duration discussion on the Mumbai train blasts.
- Political Correctness (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 28, 2006)
It looks like a distinctly untranquil monsoon session for Parliament, and debatable if pending (old and new) legislation will reach their logical conclusion.
- Sbi Q1 Profits Fall 35% To Rs 799cr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Disappointing market estimates, State Bank of India, India’s largest commercial bank, posted a 35 per cent drop in quarterly earnings on Thursday following a rise in staff costs and taxes.
- Let's 'Western India Chief' Arrested (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The police on Thursday arrested software engineer Muzammil Shaikh and his brother, Faisal, and claimed that the latter was the "western India Lashkare-Taiba commander".
- Pranab Fails To Satisfy Oppn On Let Men In Army (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Dissatisfied with the explanations given by defence minister Pranab Mukherjee over the issue of three soldiers being arrested for links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba, opposition members on Thursday walked out of Lok Sabha.
- Brothers Arrested In Serial Blasts Case (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 28, 2006)
Two brothers, detained by police on the suspicion of being Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, were arrested on Thursday night in connection with the serial blasts in commuter trains here.
- Cops Arrest Mumbai Lashkar Chief, He’S ‘Brother’ Of Bangalore Techie (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad tonight arrested Faizal Atur Rehman Sheikh (27), who Crime Branch officials say heads the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Mumbai operations. ATS officers are now investigating how involved he is in the serial blasts of Terrible Tuesday.
- Centre Of Controversy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Kerala wants out of the Centre’s fiscal responsibility law that was incentivised for adoption by states. Gujarat and MP want flexibility in terms of deciding whether they must follow, as is the custom, the Centre when it restructures government pay.
- Do Not Derail The Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Jul 28, 2006)
Is it correct to blame Pakistan for the recent 7/11 Mumbai serial blasts without hard evidence to back it up?
- Santokben’S Son Held In Mumbai For Sister-In-Law’S Murder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
A police team will leave for Mumbai in a couple of days to take custody of ‘‘Godmother’’ Santokben Jadeja’s son Karan who was arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of his sister-in-law, Rekha Jadeja, in May this year.
- Foreign Policy Tangles (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Jul 28, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Saran To Meet Pak Fgn Sec, To Raise Terrorism Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
In the first high level contact with Pakistan since the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran will raise with his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Mohd Khan in Dhaka next week the issue of continued cross-border terrorism and ask . . .
- Corruption Has A Deterrent (Business Standard, Kanika Datta, Jul 28, 2006)
Does corruption matter in a country’s “corporate” reputation? Does it really dissuade foreign investors or hamper economic growth? India’s low ranking on the Transparency Index year after year rarely attracts more than an “I-told-you-so” comment . . .
- What Did I Have For Breakfast? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 28, 2006)
Do not use abbreviations or ditto marks. Do not misspell ‘miscellaneous’. Write your name, address and social security number and the name, address and social security number of your spouse and dependents, in full on each page twice.
- Lower Treasury Income Drags Down Sbi Q1 Net (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jul 28, 2006)
Profit falls 35 pc to Rs 798.5 cr; staff costs rise to Rs 1,924 cr
- Auto-Suggestion: Rick Ho To Aisa! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 28, 2006)
The auto-rickshaw will no longer be summoned in a Hinglish accent. Shouts for it to stop and pick up the passenger could be made in a clipped Brit accent and the driver could instead of grunting even greet his fare with a courteous query of “Where . . .
- The Royal Rescue (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Jul 28, 2006)
Little Prince was very lucky. Lucky because he was saved from certain jaws of death by diligent Army engineers, who worked round the clock to rescue him when he fell into a 60-foot borewell pit in a village near Kurukshetra.
- News Dished Out As Soap Opera (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Jul 28, 2006)
Five-year-old Siddhi Ganesh slipped into a canal in Jammu and died unsung the same day that little Prince was rescued from a bore well in Kurukshetra in the glare of media publicity and to nail-biting, nationwide concern.
- How Not To Promote Tourism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 28, 2006)
Simply declaring such and such year as the 'year of tourism' does not bring in thousands of foreign tourists.
- The Biggest Threat (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 28, 2006)
In the dominant political culture of India, citizens are encouraged to treat terrorism as an unavoidable feature of modern existence and undertake no independent initiatives to counter it.
- Present Musharraf With Evidence (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jul 28, 2006)
Rather belatedly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears to have become aware of Pakistan's treachery.
- The Spy Who Flew Away (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2006)
What's in a name, asked the Bard. “There is a lot”, the author of A Call to Honour seems to say.
- Protestations Of The Credulous (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 28, 2006)
It might appear preposterous to the rest of the country, but two Ministers from the Congress, a CPI(M) top brass and one Muslim maulana distinguished themselves by offering alternate theories on 7/11.
- Fatwa Against Terror, Advice From Mahant (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 28, 2006)
153 citizens, who lent a helping hand to victims of Mumbai serial blasts, honoured
- Rs Passes Office Of Profit Bill Without Changes (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The UPA government has taken its confrontation with Rastrapati Bhavan on the Office of Profit Bill towards its logical conclusion. Amidst strong protests from the BJP, Trinamool Congress and the AIADMK, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the . . . .
- Terror Politics (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 27, 2006)
Horror was the universal reaction to the blowing up of Mumbai’s locals, but a couple of weeks down the track it was depressingly evident that the blasts had not jolted parliamentary leaders out of their purposeless practice of exploiting tragedy to score
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