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Articles 9321 through 9420 of 43820:
- Pak Military Has Repeatedly Subverted Democracy: Khan (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 16, 2006)
Accusing the Pakistani military of subverting democracy with repeated coups, former Air Force Chief Noor Khan has said it was Pakistan's army which went to war with India both in 1965 and 1971 provoking retaliation.
- Indo-Pak Dosti Interrupted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Ministry of External Affairs formally conveyed to the Pakistan High Commission in the capital the government’s decision to “postpone” the scheduled review meeting between Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his Pakistani counterpart, Riaz Muhammad Khan,
- `Students For Equality'... When Convenient! (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2006)
Bringing the finishing line a few miles closer will be of no help if the starting line continues to remain several miles behind
- Rules For A Global Road (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jul 16, 2006)
That is the paradox of the UN: to be both stage and actor — to devise, agree upon and execute programmes in which all the world's peoples have a stake and all enjoy the opportunity to participate.
- `Odhuvar' Held For Attempting To Recite Tamil Hymns Inside Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Court order prohibits him from entering the temple
Tamil activists and political parties supported the odhuvar
Police rounded them up citing the Munsif Court order and invoking Section 151 of Indian Penal Code
- Where Are We Headed? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hassan Turabi’s assassination in Karachi on Friday raises a question or two about the direction in which we as a nation are headed.
- Parliamentary Delegation Calls Off Pak Visit (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 16, 2006)
The first sign of India-Pakistan peace process coming to a jerky halt was visible today as a two-member Indian Parliamentary delegation that was scheduled to be in Islamabad tomorrow for a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting called off . . .
- Suicide Bombing In Karachi (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
Once again Karachi has been hit by a cowardly suicide bombing, which has taken the life of Allama Hasan Turabi, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the Shia Ulema Council as well as the Sindh chief of the Tehrik-i-Islami.
- 600 Rebels Surrender In Southwest Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Around 600 militants laid down arms on Saturday in Pakistan's troubled southwestern Balochistan province where the tribal rebels are engaged in a low-scale insurgency for more political and economic rights.
- Blaming It On The Media (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
In the wake of the gloom that had set in with the Fokker crash in Multan on Monday and the disquiet that was prompted by bomb blasts in Mumbai on Tuesday, we remain perturbed by Israel's brutal attack on Lebanon.
- Heart To Heart At Aiims (Business Standard, Geetanjali Krishna, Jul 16, 2006)
The sooner you have her operated upon, the better,” the doctor in a South Delhi private hospital advised Sushil after examining his eight-year-old daughter Rimjhim.
- Back To 1996 And Beyond (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 16, 2006)
Last July, Pakistan reversed its strategy of not targeting Indian territory outside J&K with terror attacks in Ayodhya, Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi and now Mumbai. Time to go back to the pre-Gujral policy of letting the intelligence agencies do the needful
- Sikkim Diary (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
My friend was offered a Chinese note by the soldier from across the fence and lulled into parting with a crisp Rs 100 note in exchange, till our soldier saw the exchange and shouted at my friend, saying that the Chinese note was fake....
- Pak Militant Shot Dead In Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who was among a group of four militants descending to a village from Paddar in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district reportedly with a view to execute a massacre, was shot dead by Doda police in wee hours . . .
- Islam Stands For Peace And Harmony (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 16, 2006)
The tragedy that struck Mumbai has had a definite effect on people in Delhi. That feeling of insecurity coupled with disgust at the madness going on…killings and terrorist attacks rupture not just peace, but leave dents on the human psyche.
- Yet Another Terrorist Act In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hassan Turabi, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and the Shia Ulema Council was assassinated in a suicide bombing attack in front of his house in Karachi on Friday.
- Sickness Doesn’T Deter Him From Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2006)
Every second day, he goes for dialysis. His kidneys have completely failed.
- Thank-Yous Are Not Necessary In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jul 16, 2006)
The what, why and how of the Mumbai blasts must await the findings of the official inquiry.
- Rosneft Raises $10.4 Bn From Mega Ipo, Ovl Doesn’T Bid (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 16, 2006)
Legal hurdle ahead as rival YUKOS threatens to delay its market debut, says 75% of the value of this offering is based on a stolen asset, Yugansk
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later. By choosing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as their main mascot for the BJP’s anti-terror march in Mumbai, the Sangh Parivar . . .
- Crisis Management (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 16, 2006)
As the PM tries to evolve useful post-blast, interventions he gets scant help from fellow politicians.
- Musharraf Cannot Campaign: Cec (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jul 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cannot support the election campaign of the ruling pro-military PML-Q during next year’s general elections, Pakistan’s Chief Election Commissioner ruled on Thursday.
- Key To Mumbai Blasts May Lie Close To Home, Say Experts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Mumbai bombings reveal the extent to which India now faces a home-grown threat and confirms the transition of al Qaeda into a global franchise that inspires, but does not direct, attacks around the world.
- Ghulam Nabi`s Sorry Plight (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 16, 2006)
His job's just got tougher with India downing shutters on talks with Pakistan.
- French Honour For M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
High civilian honour for Ela Bhatt
Pachauri awarded `Officer of the Legion' for his contribution in environment and sustainable development
`Knight of the Legion Honour' for Father Cedric Prakash for social and human rights work
- Tsunami Evaluation Coalition For Fairer System Of Disaster Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Relief not given only on the basis of need, but political pressures too: report
TEC applauds public for their record-breaking donations to 2004 Asian tsunami
"Fund international organisations to improve personnel, coordination and quality . . .
- Blast Victim Reunited With His Parents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
This is all part of life, but we have to face them and move on, survivor tells Manmohan Singh
- Sack Arjun And Antulay, Demands Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
For statements reportedly made during Union Cabinet meeting
- Beyond Eelam And Tigers (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
Truly trite, by now, is the crack about the “Tigers” not changing their stripes. The past few weeks have revealed the more notable fact that political opinion in Tamil Nadu remains unchanged and predominantly indifferent to their fate.
- Bjp Demands Sacking Of Arjun Singh, A.R. Antulay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
For statements reportedly made in Cabinet meeting
Mulayam trying to defend the indefensible SIMI
Series of protest demonstrations in State capitals against the government handling of the problem of terrorism
- G-8: Expect Only A ‘Common Minimum’ (Tribune, Mary Dejevsky, Jul 15, 2006)
The big question: what does the chairmanship of Russia say about the future of the G8?
- Supreme Court Cautions High Courts Against Misuse Of Pils (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The public interest litigation (PIL) is a potent weapon in the hands of the common man to seek redressal of public grievances against authorities but the Supreme Court has taken serious view of emerging tendency of using it for personal, political, . . .
- Dgp Faces Privilege For Pointing To Politicians (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Oppostion parties on Monday moved a privilege motion against Maharashtra director-general of police P.S. Pasricha in the state Assembly for making a statement suggesting that some members of the Assembly had a hand in Tuesday’s serial blasts in . . .
- Terrorism: Call To Mobilise Public Opinion Against Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Centre urged to keep up pressure on Pakistan to dismantle terrorist camps
Blasts are part of larger conspiracy to destabilise India
`Internal security is turning dysfunctional'
- Poor, Suffering Lebanon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2006)
While Israel's response to the abduction of two of its soldiers by Hizbollah has been outrageously disproportionate and indeed terroristic, the militant outfit shares the blame for jeopardising the safety of Lebanese civilians through its . . .
- Cong, Left Join Hands To Face Bjp Attack Over Tuesday's Blasts (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jul 15, 2006)
The Mumbai blasts seem to have placed the Congress and its allies in a tight spot. The party leaders are worried on how to face the Opposition onslaught on the issue in the ensuing Monsoon session of Parliament.
- Pak Might Re-Open Khan Probe (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
After assertions by Pakistan government that the probe chapter into the nuclear proliferation network of disgraced scientist A.Q. Khan was closed, President Pervez Musharraf has now said that fresh investigations would be carried out if new . . .
- ‘Pervez Can’T Support Campaign’ (Asian Age, PTI, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cannot support the election campaign of the ruling pro-military PML-Q during next year’s general elections, the chief election commissioner has said."
- High Oil Prices Take A Toll On Markets (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Sensex recovers partially
- I Have No Interest In Becoming Prime Minister: V.P. Singh (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 15, 2006)
In politics, yet out of it. That isV.P. Singhat 75. In an interview, he talks about his newest baby, the Jan Dal, and sketches out the ideal situation at the Centre — two coalitions, led by the Congress and the Left respectively, occupying both . . .
- Manmohan A Positive Human Being: Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 15, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the political leadership in India and Pakistan must rise above the designs of extremists to carry forward the peace process.
- Party & Pm Talk The Same Tongue (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Mumbai train blasts appear to have brought the government and the ruling Congress, which have been speaking in different voices on inflation, food imports and divestment, on the same plane.
- Russia Stands Firm Ahead Of G8 Summit (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 15, 2006)
Moscow's message to the West is that resurgent Russia will no longer tolerate being treated as the Cold War loser.
- The Gigantic Fiction Block (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 15, 2006)
Having been addicted to reading fiction all my life, I have come to the conclusion that novels should be no longer than 400 pages, have no more than five or six characters and cost less than Rs 300.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 15, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later.
- India Must Brace For ‘Noises’ (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Jul 15, 2006)
Foreign secretary Shyam Saran on Friday conceded New Delhi, which is waiting for the text of the final legislation after the US House and Senate have voted, will have to brace up for some disconcerting noises from Washington as Congress is likely . . .
- Programme Under Scanner (Pioneer, Vijay Sakhuja, Jul 15, 2006)
Competition for strategic missile superiority hots up in South Asia . . .
- Democracy's Long Haul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
In 1848 a democratic revolution swept across Europe, and then promptly collapsed. Thousands of protesters were killed in the streets.
- Why Didn’T Hdk Show Outrage? (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 15, 2006)
The office of chief minister is always the prime target of the Opposition and perhaps, barring Mr Kadidal Manjappa and Mr B D Jatti, both of whom had brief stints, most other chief ministers of Karnataka have faced charges of corruption, nepotism, . . .
- 16 Killed In Fresh Lanka Flare-Up (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jul 15, 2006)
At least 12 Sri Lankan military personnel and four cadres of the Tamil Tiger rebels were killed, while 10 more injured in a major confrontation after truce at Vakaneri in the restive Eastern Batticaloa district on Friday morning.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (New Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Crisis Management (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 15, 2006)
As the PM tries to evolve useful post-blast, interventions he gets scant help from fellow politicians
- Nepal Govt, Maoists To Sign Ceasefire Pact (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jul 15, 2006)
The government and the Maoists have agreed to sign the ceasefire and human rights agreement to arrest the dialogue from possible drift.
- No Bail For Ex-Minister, Ias Officer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Blaming former J&K minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir and IAS officer Iqbal Khandey, both accused in the sex scandal case, for “procuring innocent girls in an organised manner against payment of small amounts of money for sexual exploitation and abuse”, the . . .
- Strategic Realignments (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan is moving closer to China in the wake of the emerging Indo-US strategic partnership
- India And The G8 Circus (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 15, 2006)
I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member,” the American comedian, Groucho Marx, had said famously. And only half-facetiously.
- Israel Mounts Strikes On Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Providence Journal, Jul 15, 2006)
ISRAEL blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut Airport and two military airbases on Thursday expanding its aggression that has killed 53 civilians in Lebanon.
- West’S Carrots For Iran Include Research Reactors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
A package of incentives offered to Iran if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment has been released for the first time and revealed that world powers are prepared to provide Tehran with advanced technology and possibly even nuclear research reactors.
- India In Catch-22 Situation (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and its backers in Syria on Thursday has left policy-makers here scratching their heads because India has enormous political, economic and strategic stakes in the right power balance in the region.
- Pm Warns Pak, Secy-Level Talks Put Off (Times of India, S Balakrishnan, Jul 15, 2006)
Taking an uncharacteristically tough stand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan on Friday that the peace process might come to a halt if Islamabad did not prevent its soil from being used by terrorists.
- Blasts Aftermath: Banned Simi Operating Under New Names (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Jul 15, 2006)
Banned for over five years for its anti-national character and now under the scanner for its role in the Mumbai blasts, the Students' Islamic Movement of India has begun to ward off proscription by changing identities.
- Rosneft Raises $10.4 Bn From Mega Ipo, Ovl Doesn’T Bid (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 15, 2006)
Legal hurdle ahead as rival YUKOS threatens to delay its market debut, says 75% of the value of this offering is based on a stolen asset, Yugansk
- An Evening Prayer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Prayers always have the required effect, wherever they are said
- ‘Politician’ Gaffe Stings Police Chief (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Maharashtra police chief P.S. Pasricha faces action from the Assembly for publicly hinting at the involvement of local politicians in the train blasts.
- On Contradiction (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Contradictions, according to the German philosopher, Hegel, lie at the heart of dialectics and therefore of the cognitive process.
- Time To Ask For The Score (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 15, 2006)
Recently I lost a close relative 28 years younger than me. I received a lot of letters of condolence.
- Simiwadi Party (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
It is the height of irresponsibility that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has given a clean chit to the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), which has been under the scanner following the Mumbai blasts.
- A War By Any Other Name (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
As I sit in my Mumbai apartment the morning after the bomb blasts what I feel most is a sense of helpless rage at the inability of those who rule us to understand that terrorism is not a law and order problem.
- High Oil Prices Take Toll On Markets, Sensex Tumbles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Skyrocketing global crude prices took a toll on the stock markets, which on Friday tumbled by 180 points to 10,678.22 as escalating geopolitical tensions and hike in Japanese rate led to world-wide meltdown.
- Gehlot For Rahul's Induction Into Aicc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Raising fresh speculation about Rahul Gandhi's entry in organisational politics, AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot has said that the time has come for the Gandhi scion to take a decision.
- Watch Your Words (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 15, 2006)
In times of national crises, politicians are expected to rise above their party interests and speak up for the collective well-being of the nation. Our political class regularly fails to do so.
- Ltte Kills 22 Lanka Troops In Gunbattle (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said on Friday they killed 22 soldiers in a firefight in potentially the worst military clash since a 2002 truce, but the army said the number of fatalities would be far lower.
- It Makes No Sense To React To This Bomb By Doing Nothing (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
After New York's 9/11 and London's 7/7, Mumbai has its 26/7. No, I have not made a mistake.
- 'We Are Ready For An Open War' (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Hizbullah threatened "open war" last night as Israel ramped up its attacks on Lebanon, bombing roads and bridges in the centre of Beirut and warning that its fight would last until the militant group was . . .
- Peace In Kashmir Is Vital (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered vast and sudden death before, but this atttack can't be ignored. Peace in Kashmir . . .
- Pm Accuses Pakistan Over Mumbai Bombs (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, Jul 15, 2006)
· Musharraf broke promise to curb terror, Singh says
· Peace process between rivals effectively stalled
India's prime minister pointed the finger of blame for the blasts in Mumbai across the border to Pakistan yesterday, saying that promises . . .
- Standard Alibi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
Only exposes incompetence
If it did not have such serious fall-out, highly amusing would be this high-decibel campaign to establish the presence of the “foreign hand’ behind the latest in the series of Mumbai blasts. Such charges and . . .
- Blair's Woes Get In The Way Of Labour's Quiet Revolution (Guardian (UK), Patrick Wintour, Jul 15, 2006)
A year ago, the PM went to G8 summit on a high but he is now a diminished figure
- Stock Sale By Rosneft Gives Putin Upper Hand (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Rosneft, the Russian state oil company, raised $10.4 billion Friday in the sixth-largest initial public offering ever, partly by selling back to international investors oil assets that were effectively nationalized 19 . . .
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