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Articles 3821 through 3920 of 22138:
- Hc Grants Malini Ramani Permission To Visit Lanka (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Malini Ramani, socialite and one of the key witness in the Jessica Lall murder case was on Friday granted permission by the Delhi High Court to visit Sri Lanka for a fashion show scheduled between July 31 to August 10.
- India, Bhutan Sign Pact On Hydel Power (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India and Bhutan today signed agreements on long term cooperation in hydel sector, and on purchase of power from the 1020 MW Tala Hydroelectric Project that has been constructed by India in Bhutan .
- Services Chiefs Get More Financial Teeth (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jul 29, 2006)
In a major step that would facilitate the decision-making at the Services Headquarters-level and also provide greater flexibility, the Union Government has enhanced financial powers of the chiefs of the Armed Forces increasing their sanctioning . . .
- Hc Puts Mattoo Case On Fast Track (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today admitted a CBI plea for the early hearing of the appeal in the sensational Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case.
- Cbi Carries Out Searches Over Mcd Land-Grabbing (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The CBI today conducted searches at 41 places in various parts of the national capital region in connection with alleged bungling and land-grabbing by some officals of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
- 3 Hard-Drives Stolen From Defence Headquarters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Month after NSC cyber break-in, theft from locked room; case registered by Delhi Police, no arrests yet
- Pak Major Killed In Infiltration Bid, Army Hqrs Deny (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
In a clear evidence of Islamabad’s support to cross-border infiltration, a Pakistani Major was killed along with two terrorists when Indian Security forces foiled an intrusion bid at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Probe Sought On Delayed U.S. Report On India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Democratic lawmakers on Friday requested an investigation into why the State Department delayed word of sanctions on two Indian companies for Iran-related dealings until after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a nuclear agreement with New Delhi.
- Via Ahmed Faraz (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 29, 2006)
Ahmed Faraz, Pakistan's pre-eminent poet, is not a stranger to lovers of Urdu poetry in this country.
- 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.
- U.S. To Impose Sanctions On Two Indian Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Bush administration has decided to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-related transactions with Iran, U.S. officials said.
- Government Not Interested In Truth (Pioneer, Murli Manohar Joshi, Jul 29, 2006)
The Memorandum of Action Taken Report by the Home Ministry over the 600-plus page report submitted by a reputed former judge of the Supreme Court is plainly arbitrary.
- Grabbers Keepers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 29, 2006)
That's what Dhaka believes ---- Adverse possession, those acquainted with the daunting and near impossible task of evicting squatters from their property will aver, is nine-tenths of the law.
- 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 Doctor May Have Say In Attacker's Punishment (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 29, 2006)
An Indian doctor in the US who suffered severe burns after his housemate poured hot grease on him, is being sought for response before the attacker is sentenced.
- Congress Follows The Us Establishment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 29, 2006)
Ignoring voices of sanity, the US House of Representatives has voted to allow shipments of civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India.
- 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.
- ‘Vimochana Samaram Ii’ (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 29, 2006)
History is repeating itself in Kerala. Exactly 47 years ago on 31 July, 1959, the first democratically elected Communist government of EMS Namboodiripad in Kerala, after only two years and four months in office, was dismissed by the Union government . . .
- While Venu Stays, Ramadoss May Have To Go (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jul 29, 2006)
Snubbed twice by the Delhi High Court, there is fresh trouble brewing for Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who is now facing a threat of disqualification from the Election Commission.
- Was Ac Mechanic Playing Bunty To Two Bablis? (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jul 29, 2006)
A day after, Delhi Police is still puzzling over the incident when two girls in a Hyundai Sonata accompanied by an AC mechanic in designer clothes breezed through the security cordon and reached the alignment point of the Prime Minister's residence . . .
- Tsunami And The Tide Of Globalisation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Before your research in oceanic history, you also wrote about the 1857 Uprising. South Asia is now preparing to mark its 150th anniversary. Would you say that 1857 saw the beginnings of a pan-Indian consciousness?
- When Onions Brought Some Governments Down (The Financial Express, S Narendra, Jul 28, 2006)
Its shortage in 1998 brought grief to many BJP-led state governments, who lost elections
- Limited Limo (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Log on to the website of famously low-cost Deccan Aviation and up flashes the logo on the top left, proclaiming Deccan to be a “limousine in the sky.” Given that one has to pay for even a bottle of water on Air Deccan, this takes some mental adjusting.
- Manmohan Calls For Immediate Lebanon Ceasefire (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Expressing India's displeasure with Israel, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday demanded "an immediate ceasefire" to end "the destruction of Lebanon" and a "comprehensive and negotiated solution" to the Middle East crisis.
- 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.
- Questions Arise On Reprocessing Restrictions (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 28, 2006)
Spent fuel treatment will require separate U.S. consent.
- Clearing The Cloud Around The N-Deal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 28, 2006)
After the thumping vote on Wednesday night in favour of the Indo-US nuclear deal in the House of Representatives, you might think a happy ending is at hand.
- Cheating Gets Legitimate (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 28, 2006)
Detective agencies in Delhi have claimed that 50 percent of their clientele today comprises men and women who want to track the movements of their partners. Suspecting infidelity, they want concrete proof before they can haul up the errant one in . . .
- Much Heat, Little Light On Nuclear Deal (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 28, 2006)
While New Delhi can say it is not bound by any "Sense of the Congress" provisions in the legislation, it must recognise that nuclear cooperation with the US will end if it tests a `nuclear device'. Therefore there is merit in the criticism that . . .
- Oppn, Upa Rap Govt On Price Rise (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government today came under a blistering joint attack from the Bhartiya Janata Party - led Opposition partiesand its own allies, including the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Left parties , on the unprecedented price . . .
- India's Other Suicides (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jul 28, 2006)
Farmer suicides, and distress in the agricultural sector that they reveal, hog political and media attention. It doesn't follow that the government has devised a panacea — revolving around debt relief — that's going to work.
- Moving Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is moving towards becoming a reality. It has crossed another hurdle with the US House of Representatives giving its seal of approval after an intense debate lasting nearly five hours.
- 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 . . .
- Bush Lauds House Of Rep. On Passage Of Bil (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Lauding the House of Representatives on the passage of legislation providing New Delhi greater access to civilian nuclear technology, President George W Bush has said the development of nuclear power in India would benefit America.
- U.S. Sanctions Two India Firms For Transfers To Iran (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The Bush administration has decided to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-related transactions with Iran, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
- My Book Is Not Meant To Be Sensational (Asian Age, Sanjay Basak, Jul 28, 2006)
"Sensationalism has no place in it. I never sought sensationalism. Therefore it disappoints me," former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh said in an indirect reference to the controversy being generated by his just published memoir, A Call To . . .
- Dmk, Aiadmk Members Trade Charges In Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
On issues related to assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
- Sahara Sacks Staff For Breaching Pm's Security (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Private carrier Air Sahara on Thursday night said it would sack two of its air hostesses who were involved in a security breach at the official residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
- India, Us Working To Conclude N-Pact By Sept (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
India and the US are working towards concluding the bilateral civil nuclear agreement by September.
- Pakistan Asks West Bengal To Help Reform Madrasas (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Jul 28, 2006)
Pakistan has sought the help of a West Bengal to revamp its system of madrasas after accusations some of the Islamic schools teach religious hatred and are breeding grounds for militancy.
- 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 . . .
- Of Growth And Deprivation (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 28, 2006)
The World Bank's Development Policy Review 2006, in its report in India, stresses "the importance of ensuring that public money is well spent through institutional reform of the public sector that creates effective systems of . . .
- India Exporting Brahmos Missile System (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 28, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on Thursday that New Delhi was selling BrahMos missile systems to other countries, but declined to give details “due to the sensitivities involved with export . . .
- Cpi(m) Launches Signature Campaign Against Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
To submit memorandum to the Prime Minister on Friday
- Uttarakhand Activist To Launch Fast-Unto-Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Dhirendra Pratap, a leading Uttarakhand activist and member of the All-India Congress Committee, has threatened to launch a fast-unto- death before Congress president Sonia Gandhi's residence from August 24 if the party does not get a Bill passed to. . .
- Horrifying Tale Of Sepoy Maqbool. (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 28, 2006)
After braving forty years of torture and cruelties at the hands of Indian forces, Sepoy Maqbool Hussain is finally back home but with paralyzed body and a cut tongue.
- Nuke Deal: Goalposts Shift (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 28, 2006)
The Indian government and the Bush administration made combined efforts on Thursday to counter the charge levelled by Indian political parties in Parli-ament that the goalposts had been shifted in the execution of the July 18, 2005 civilian nuclear . . .
- 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.
- 3 Young People Drive Into Pm’S House, Detained (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
A car managed to break through three levels of security cover at the Prime Minister’s 7, Race Course residence when a Cabinet meeting was underway inside on Thursday, putting a major blot on the security provided by the Special Protection Group . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Just A Senate Nod Away (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The overwhelming approval of the Indo-US nuclear deal in the House of Representatives came after several hours of debate. It saw many legislators backing the pact saying " it would strengthen global nonsproliferation regime", while some expressed . . .
- Nuke Deal Gets Us House Nod (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 28, 2006)
India’s supporters are celebrating the House of Representatives’ decision to back the controversial nuclear deal that permits US nuclear fuel exports without requiring New Delhi to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Unctad Report (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Wake -up call for threat from Bangladesh
Over the years infiltration of Bangladeshis into India has defied solution.
- Younger, Not Fitter (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Diabetes and backaches bane of the young Demographers predict that while the world’s population ages, countries such as India, Vietnam and Bangladesh look attractively poised in the job market, given their soaring young populations who are . . .
- Sex Scandal Reveals The Seedy Side Of Indian Rule In Kashmir (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 27, 2006)
The two-year criminal investigation of a Srinagar brothel, allegedly protected and patronised by top Indian and state officials, could undermine what faith Kashmiris have got left in the Indian government.
- After Serial Blast (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 27, 2006)
After Srinagar-Bombay serial blasts, it is becoming increasingly clear that the terrorist organizations based in Pakistan have played the key role in planning and executing the serial blasts.
- 2 Armymen, 3 J&k Cops, Pre-Paid Card Agents Held After . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Tracing mobile calls and working on disclosures made by arrested militants, police and security agencies in J&K have taken the lid off a Lashkar module involving policemen, state government employees and BSNL agents authorised to sell pre-paid mobile . .
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has become "a state within a state", answerable neither to the leadership of the Army, nor to the President or the Prime Minister, says the Federation of Americal scientists in its report.
- After The Nuclear Deal (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 27, 2006)
President George W. Bush and Dr Manmohan Singh signed an agreement on July 18, 2005, under which the US leader pledged he would work to achieve “full nuclear energy cooperation” with India.
- Tariq Sees Foreign Hand In Balochistan Unres (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem on Wednesday said that there were strong indications of involvement of foreign hand in creating law and order situation in Balochistan.
- The Oppressed Of The World (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 27, 2006)
Like most Muslims around the world, one, after 9/11, had become convinced of the existence of a well-conceived international conspiracy to destroy Muslim states, subjugate Muslim populations mentally and economically, poison Muslim youth by . . .
- An Outlandish Option (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 27, 2006)
It is highly irresponsible for a sovereign state to be talking of 'hot pursuit' options of striking another country to take out suspected, or should one say imagined, enemies.
- Little Light On Nuclear Deal (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jul 27, 2006)
President George Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed an agreement on July 18, 2005, under which President Bush pledged he would work to achieve "full nuclear energy cooperation" with India.
- 3 Jawans In Terror Link (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
For the first time in 16 years of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army has arrested three of its soldiers in Jammu for their alleged links with pan-Islamic terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiyyaba.
- A Batman Salutes His Major (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 27, 2006)
In November 2005, I got a call from Jaswant Singh's office asking if I was interested in helping the former Foreign Minister edit his memoir. I jumped at the offer; the chance to beat others to reading a book I would have read anyway was too . . .
- Soldiers From Border Areas Under Scanner (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Following detention of three jawans of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) for their suspected links with field commanders of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have been asked to launch intensive screening of jawans . . .
- U.S. House Approves India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jul 27, 2006)
The U.S. House of Representatives gave overwhelming initial approval on Wednesday to a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation accord with India, an important but far from final step in making the agreement a reality.
- Laloo Yadav: Myths To Die By (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Jul 27, 2006)
Those who live by the image and image alone must die by it. Laloo Yadav had nothing going for him but the image and when that began to crack up and decay in the harsh heat of scandals and the leprous deficiencies of his regime, he too went to pieces.
- Us Congress Okays Nuke Deal; Rejects Killer Amendments (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed landmark legislation approving the US-India nuclear agreement by a massive 359-68 margin, rejecting several 'killer amendments' on the way.
- What’S In A Name? (Indian Express, Raksha Kumar, Jul 27, 2006)
I was just going to step into the campus. “Do you study here?” I heard someone call out to me.
- Boy In A Spot Over Sulabh Stinker (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Jul 27, 2006)
On July 17, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had invited the people of Madhya Pradesh to write their grievances directly to him at presidentofindia.nic.in.
- Beirut Alarm Bells For Indian Troops (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jul 27, 2006)
The killing of four UN staffers in southern Lebanon by the Israeli Defence Force was deliberate and emphasises that the lives of the peacekeepers — including Indian soldiers — are at serious risk, according to information received from the Blue Line . . .
- Lessons To Learn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
Sound personnel policy and strong political will is needed to bust terror modules and counter jihadi misadventures, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Somebody Stop Him (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
Ramadoss has learnt nothing ---- Hard as the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss may try to pretend that the Delhi High Court's dismissal of the Central Government's petition . . .
- More Vigilance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 27, 2006)
How a country defends its border is determined by its threat perceptions. New Delhi’s decision to strengthen the vigil on the India-Bangladesh border can, therefore, mean only one thing — India’s perception of a worsening security threat from across . . .
- Operation Sukoon (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 27, 2006)
India’s evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon is set to conclude on Thursday when 376 Indians, 400 Sri Lankans and 17 Nepalese make the crossing from Beirut to Larnaca in Cyprus on three warships engaged in the sea and air lift dubbed ‘Operation Sukoon’
- Mumbai's Storm Water Drains To Be Upgraded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Rs. 475 crores will be released soon for the first phase
Funds for the metro railway have also been approved in principle
In the last one year, there were a lot of improvements in the city and the Mithi river was cleaned up
- Ensuring Elementary Education For All (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Jul 27, 2006)
Indian society regards children not as a collective responsibility but as a parental burden. Few realise that the nation loses when children do not attend school.
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