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Articles 7221 through 7320 of 43820:
- Nawaz, Fazl Join Hands To Oust Pervez (Tribune, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Aug 12, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and opposition leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday agreed to launch a “joint struggle for the restoration of the 1973 Constitution and removal of the military dictator.”
- Maoists Put A Prize On Top Andhra Heads (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Aug 12, 2006)
Maoists angry at the killing of a key pointman in Andhra Pradesh have released a list that sets cash awards for those who shoot down the state’s top policemen, politicians and bureaucrats.
- Wto: Seeds Of New Beginning? (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Aug 12, 2006)
Soon after the WTO trade talks broke down in Geneva on July 25, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath suggested that it would not affect India's economic growth story and New Delhi would go ahead with proposals for entering into bilateral and . . .
- Exit Route Readied For Natwar (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Aug 12, 2006)
The dirty politics of Indian variety is in full glare, and the blame game to knockout the former Foreign minister K. Natwar Singh is being played with great precision.
- ‘Pokhran Sullied India’S Image’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Distancing the CPI(M) from the BJP on the issue of India-US nuclear deal, Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury on Friday said the saffron party, by conducting Pokhran-II blasts, had brought India’s stature to a parity with that of Pakistan from a . . .
- Hdk Allows His Babus To Let Off Steam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
In a bid to take top bureaucrats into confidence and to strengthen his ties with them, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday hit upon a new idea.
- Lebanon The Real Victim (Hindu, Ahmad Samih Khalidi, Aug 12, 2006)
The Franco-U.S. resolution is an absurdity: it would give Israel immunity while denying Lebanon the right to defend itself.
- U.K.'S Response To Terrorism Makes Things Worse (Hindu, Dan Plesch, Aug 12, 2006)
What is needed now is an effective counter-terrorism strategy.
- India, Pakistan Need To Move Ahead (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 12, 2006)
The two neighbours have too much at stake to allow the peace process to drift further.
- Ncp To Go It Alone In Uttaranchal: Tripathi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Nationalist Congress Party will prefer to go alone in the forthcoming Assembly polls in Uttaranchal, party national general secretary D P Tripathy said here on Friday.
- Israeli Pm Okays War Expansion (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army to expand its ground offensive into Lebanon on Friday, saying there was a lack of progress in UN talks on a truce, political sources said.
- Circle Of Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 12, 2006)
Western intelligence agencies have uncovered another plot that would have unleashed destruction on the same scale as 9/11, around the fifth anniversary of the day the twin towers were demolished.
- Is A Partition Of Iraq In The Offing? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
They have a new constitution, a new government and a new military. But faced with incessant sectarian bloodshed, Iraqis for the first time have begun openly discussing whether the only way to stop the violence is to remake the country they have . . .
- Uk Muslims Fear Backlash Over Airline Terror Plot (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Muslim leaders here reacted with anxiety and scepticism after 24 people, all British citizens with many believed to be of Pakistani origin, were arrested overnight in connection with a plot to down US-bound planes.
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 12, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- Terror Trail (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 12, 2006)
For obvious reasons we in this State ought to know each and every facet of terrorism.
- Populist Fizz (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Kerala's heavy-handed and self-defeating stance of banning the manufacture and consumption of colas should have cautioned other state governments to the dangers of such impromptu and irrational action.
- Ten Reasons I Couldn’T Get My Fix From Bbc (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 12, 2006)
I watched BBC World on Thursday night and Friday morning - and fought cold turkey. Beeb was going big on the Heathrow/foiled terrorist plot story. But I wasn’t getting my fix.
- Dysfunctional Democracy (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 12, 2006)
India gets its nuclear deal with the United States through Congress. Pakistan is hamstrung by conditions imposed on its purchase of F-16s (such as a commitment on not to transfer technology) on the one hand, and by reservations and opposition . . .
- Afgan Sees Failure Of No-Trust Motion (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Voting on the combined opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will open through division, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Sher Afgan said on Friday.
- Bedlam In Lok Sabha Over Vajpayee’S Letter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Lok Sabha witnessed noisy scenes on Friday over the letter written by former PM A B Vajpayee to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee even as the latter sought to end the impasse saying the “painful chapter” should not be prolonged.
- 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
- Carnage In Lebanon (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was overwhelmed with emotion and wept publicly while describing the carnage his country is suffering at the hands of Israel.
- Uk Terror Arrests (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
From the arrests of 21 people (all born and raised in Britain) by the UK police on Wednesday, it seems that a major terrorist plot to attack the United States may have been averted.
- Plot Foiled (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
India needs to be on guard against more terror attacks
- Implications Of The F-16 Deal (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 12, 2006)
As was to be expected, the Pakistan Foreign Office welcomed on August 3 the approval by the US Congress of the sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and rejected the impression that unprecedented conditions had been accepted by Islamabad to acquire them.
- A Horrendous Plot (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 12, 2006)
Thanks to international coordination in the war on terror, a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airlines in mid-air has been foiled.
- Nuclear Deal: Why Avoid Sense Of Parliament? (Hindu, Prakash Karat, Aug 12, 2006)
Why is the UPA Government unwilling to have the nuclear deal discussed in Parliament so that a common viewpoint emerges which can be the sense of Parliament? What is clear is that the Government has begun to adjust our foreign policy to the . . .
- Terror And The Pakistan Connection (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2006)
It is a matter of great relief that the British security services have foiled the plans of a clearly `Islamicist' terrorist ring to blow up several aircraft over the Atlantic and cause unimaginable loss of life.
- Sonia, Pm, Us: Natwar Rages Against The Dying Of His Cong Light (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 12, 2006)
‘Not a leaf moves in the Congress without Sonia Gandhi’s approval and knowledge,’ declared former external affairs minister and suspended Congress veteran Natwar Singh today, insisting that he had kept the Congress chief informed of all that . . .
- 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'
- Achievable Goal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
Making a conscious effort towards literacy by 2012
- 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
- Gaza Hopes In Ruins A Year After Pullout Beg (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
As Palestinian farmer Hassan Abdel-Dayem looks across his fields to the rubble of former Jewish settlements, he sees an Israeli armoured vehicle trundling past.
- Darfur Crisis Forgotten As ‘Peace’ Turns To (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Is Darfur the world’s latest forgotten crisis? A May peace deal signed by only one of three negotiating rebel factions and rejected by tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s vast west has given the world an excuse to remove the conflict from top . . .
- Lankan Mly Hits Ltte Positions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Tamil Tigers said on Friday the Sri Lankan military had attacked their northern territory and bombed a training camp in the east, killing many rebels, as the battlefront of the worst fighting since a 2002 truce spread.
- Corporation Council Accuses Centre Of Scuttling Vizhinjam Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Chinese companies cannot be considered a security threat'
- Mlc Has Evidence On Bribery Charge, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Statement leads to speculation that Janardhan Reddy is in company of Congress leaders
- Great Past, Sorry Present, Uncertain Future (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
Sridhar K Chari visits the famous medical institutions of Amritsar and finds that they are far from what they used to be and are now struggling on a life-support system
- Not A Leaf Moves In The Cong Without Sonia's Knowledge: Natwar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh on Friday said Sonia Gandhi has so far not said anything against him and "neither will I say anything against her.
- Managing The Peace (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Aug 12, 2006)
The Maoists will not give up their absolute control over all 75 districts of Nepal. Yet they want peace ----- Let everybody be clear - we'll never surrender our arms - Baburam Bhattarai alias Mukti Manab, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist . . .
- Natwar Back In Rebel Mudra (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Aug 12, 2006)
praises Nehru, slams PM ---- Suspended Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh on Friday gave unmistakable hints that he would not relent in his campaign against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Downsizing Subsidies (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Technology will help break the political stalemate
- Mozart Opera Tackles Sweatshops, Slavery In Ny (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
An unfinished Mozart opera about slavery that opened in New York this week shows the 18th century composer was no "airhead" but rather a passionate human rights activist, director Peter Sellars said on Friday.
- Kalam Silent, Centre Worried (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2006, popularly known as the office-of-profit bill, continues to give sleepless nights to the Congress-led UPA government even after it was passed by the both the Houses for the . . .
- Natwar Praises Sonia, Spits Venom On Pm (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 12, 2006)
Having failed to get a positive response to his request for an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday, a combative and belligerent K. Natwar Singh hit out at him today but was careful not to say anything critical about Congress . . .
- Xi Plan – Beyond Platitudes (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Aug 12, 2006)
Some critical choices now need to be made, based on clear thinking, before the Approach Paper goes to the National Development Council
- End Of Revolution (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
It's too early to assess the consequences of the decision of Maoists in Nepal to take part in parliamentary democracy.
- The Lifeline Of Maoist Violence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2006)
In 2002, a former Maoist district commander estimated that the Maoists needed Rs 10 million every month to keep the war going. A halt to their available methods of garnering finance would result in dismantling their militia ----
- 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.
- A Mixed Policy Bag (The Financial Express, NR BHANUMURTHY, Aug 12, 2006)
The draft Cabinet note on the national policy on subsidies is part of the commitment that the UPA government has made in its National common minimum progrramme.
- Roots Of Political Bankruptcy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
First it was the Office of Profit Bill row, then it was the mole scandal, and now it’s the Pathak Inquiry Authority report leak.
- Middle East's Military Delusions (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Aug 12, 2006)
The paradox of the current violence in Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon is that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not hard to see.
- Sea Change In The Fee Concept (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck speaks of `pleading for a lover's fee' and asks Oberon, `Shall we their fond pageant see?' A recent case before the apex court was about rice mills' plea that the taxman see the difference between cess and fee.
- Theatre Of The Absurd (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 12, 2006)
The ongoing political drama is leading to a lack of faith in politics and democracy
- 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'.
- Know What They Did That Summer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the great mysteries of our contemporary history is, just what happened between India and Pakistan in the summer of 1990?
- Shujaat, Mushahid Elected Unopposed: Pml Election (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mushahid Hussain Syed have been re-elected unopposed, respectively as president and secretary general of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
- India’S Airports: No More Soft Landings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
In the wake of the attempted terrorist strike in the UK skies, there is renewed talk of plugging loopholes and beefing up airport security across the world. In India, too, the conversation is turning to the dos and don’ts for passengers.
- 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
- Pakistan’S Nukes Not A Threat To Israel: Perez (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Pakistan is a responsible country and its nuclear programme is not a threat to Israel, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Perez said in an interview with ARY television on Friday.
- 10 Targets For Natwar’S Arrow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
He hasn’t even won a municipal election, Natwar Singh said of the prime minister, who’s a Rajya Sabha member.
- ‘World Spared Unimaginable Mass Murder’ (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Aug 11, 2006)
It all began at 2 am this morning when British anti-terrorist squads began to raid premises in London, Birmingham and High Wycombe.
- Boundary Vigil (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Keep off disputes, was the PM’s advice to both states
- A Mockery (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Taxpayers’ money has been wasted in Parliament
- Israel Holds Off On Lebanon Offensive For Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Israel plans to allow more time for US-led diplomatic efforts to resolve its dispute with Hizbollah before carrying out its decision to expand a ground offensive in Lebanon, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.
- Us Must Soften Its Stance: India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The US needs to put some real proposals on cutting trade distorting domestic support in agriculture if it wants to move the Doha Round of WTO negotiations forward...
- Cashing In On Reddy Bribery Charge? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Suspended BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy’s much hyped CD, purportedly containing evidence to prove his bribery charges against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and two of his cabinet colleagues, created a flutter once again on Thursday, this time . . .
- 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.
- Pro And Contra (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
In a parliamentary democracy, today’s opposition is often yesterday’s or tomorrow’s government.
- 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 . . .
- Pointless Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
The picture of NDA MPs with gags sitting outside Lok Sabha on Tuesday summed up the state of affairs in Parliament. The MPs had chosen to wear gags to protest the Speaker's refusal to accept their demand to adjourn the House.
- 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.
- Good Out Of The Bad (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 11, 2006)
The only silver lining, if one is possible, to the Natwar Singh farce is that the prime minister and Sonia Gandhi will have to come together as proactive leaders of both the government and the party.
- 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.
- Guns Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Democratic power does not flow from the barrel of a gun.
- Education: An Empty Dream (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Without the education bill underprivileged children will be affected
- Japan’S Dilemma: War Dead Or War History? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Indians celebrate August 15 as the date the curtain finally came down on the British Raj. In Japan, the date marks the official end of what the Japanese call the Greater East Asia War (World War II). The coming August 15 could be a turning point in . . .
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