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Articles 12321 through 12420 of 43820:
- Zarqawi’S Killing And Insurgency (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 10, 2006)
The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Baquba on Wednesday constitutes a major intelligence success for the US-led forces in Iraq, though it does not guarantee peace in that country since most militants happen to be nationalists and Saddam loyalists.
- Rbi Asserts Autonomy: Rate Hike Captures Real Economy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 10, 2006)
The near-simultaneous hike in interest rates by several central banks, seven at the last count, indicates inflation is now the top priority for banking regulators.
- Have No Reservations About Quotas (The Economic Times, ASHUTOSH MISRA, Jun 10, 2006)
Reservations may seem to be a case of robbing Paul to pay Peter, but they hold some collateral gains for the country.
- Pols On The Run (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 10, 2006)
Political accountability is not the same as politicians' accountability.
- Art Of Political Lying (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 10, 2006)
Words and phrases are often moulded and stated differently to leaven horrifying political acts.
- Hamas To Renew Its Attacks On Israel (International Herald Tribune, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 10, 2006)
Israeli shells hit a crowded beach in northern Gaza on Friday, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a family of five and two women, and wounding more than 30 others, according to Palestinian journalists and medical personnel.
- Rbi Applies Repo Brakes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 10, 2006)
Repo rate increases may not tame other price movements more threatening than that of crude oil.
- Food Fright (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Check distortions to improve grain supply
- Needed, Sterner Governance System For Ngos (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jun 10, 2006)
This will ensure transparency and accountability of NGOs and check misuse of trust reposed in them
- The Future: Productivity And Sustainability (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Jun 10, 2006)
There is a need to focus on improving factor productivity, R&D and environmental concerns
- Time To Redraw `The Wealth Maps' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 10, 2006)
There is a future for wealth, assure Alvin and Heidi Toffler in Revolutionary Wealth, promising countless opportunities for entrepreneurs. Riding on that wealth revolution is India, the subject of Aaron Chaze's An Investor's Guide to the Next . . .
- Hamas Calls Off Truce After Israeli Attacks (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Hamas' militants yesterday called off a 16-month truce and vowed to resume bombing attacks in Israel after an Israeli artillery shell struck a crowd of beachcombers.
- The Pallor Of Money (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 10, 2006)
How much wealth do our politicians have tucked away in their coffers?
- India Gives Rs 1,000 Cr Package To Nepal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Committing itself to economic progress and political stability of Nepal, India today announced a package of about Rs 1,000 crore for reconstruction and development of the cash-strapped country.
- My Kingdom For Some Powder (Indian Express, Suhel Seth, Jun 10, 2006)
Euripides may well have lived at 7 Safdarjung Road. Because nothing short of a Greek tragedy unfolded there with amazing alacrity.
- India Kicking Around (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 10, 2006)
The world has been talking about India and China as the next economic powerhouses and we’re all sooo excited.
- Nepal: No To Dissolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Nepali Communist Party Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal said on Friday that the House of Representatives (HoR) would not be dissolved because of pressure and threats.
- Keep Them Away (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 10, 2006)
Recently I visited Krishna Janmabhoomi complex in Mathura.
- Divisive, Demeaning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
Only the village idiot will not read sinister motives into the Bharatiya Janata Party’s cash-for-kill offer in Jammu and Kashmir~ ostensibly aimed at encouraging people to join Village Defence Committees to combat militancy.
- Now To Make Use Of No Al-Zarqawi (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 10, 2006)
The death of the most prominent insurgent in Iraq, the Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, will definitely have a demoralising effect on the worldwide Islamic terrorism movement.
- Brinda Brainwave: No To Private, Foreign Universities; Yes To Exit Tax For Students Going Abroad (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Jun 10, 2006)
Brinda brainwave: no to private, foreign universities; yes to exit tax for students going abroad
- Maoists Sniff Conspiracy In Koirala Visit To India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
As Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala winded up his four-day “goodwill” visit to India today with New Delhi pledging $100 billion as a soft loan repayable in 20 years, direct budgetary support worth Rs 1 billion and substantial help . . .
- Sonia Masterminded Assets Case Against Mulayam, Says Amar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Samajwadi party general secretary Amar Singh has once again made a frontal attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of masterminding the disproportionate assets case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- Nepal: Tricky Tasks (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Lasting peace and stability in Nepal is dependent upon a close engagement between the SPA and the Maoists on important issues.
- Azad Meets Omar To Discuss Working Groups (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Continuing his consultations with political parties in the State on formation of five Working Groups for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today met opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah here.
- Somalia: Return To Civil War (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 10, 2006)
The truce between the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-terrorism and the Islamic Court Union proves short-lived.
- Neighbourly Thoughts (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Both in style and substance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s four-day visit to New Delhi a memorable one.
- Wayward Youth (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Few remarks have caught the popular attention in the recent times as much as the one by Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee about Rahul Mahajan's involvement in drug scandal. Speaking like an elderly family . . .
- Fiji: Complex Equation (Frontline, Shubha Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
A new experiment in sharing power has brought together the main political parties in Fiji, the SDL and the FLP, in a multi-party Cabinet.
- East Timor: Troubled State (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2006)
The need to prevent the emergence of another failed state may have prompted Australia to help the government in Dili.
- The Time-Bomb Of Illegal Migration (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Jun 09, 2006)
Explosive population growth in the north-east region over the last three decades or so is startingly different both in terms of natural growth of population due to births and deaths and also in terms of migration of people from other parts of the country.
- The Pallor Of Money (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 09, 2006)
Over the last fortnight, it seemed nothing substantive happened in India apart from the anti-reservation protests by a section of doctors, who will, if calculated, make a mere handful, given the vast population of the country. Newspapers dedicated . . .
- U.S. Air Strike Kills Al Qaeda's Zarqawi In Iraq (Reuters, MARIAM KAROUNY, Jun 09, 2006)
U.S. warplanes killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al Qaeda leader in Iraq blamed for bombings, beheadings and assassinations, in a strike which President George W. Bush said on Thursday had delivered justice.
- India Deserves Better N-Tech: France (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
France said on Thursday that India deserved a "better status" in its access to nuclear technology for civilian use and backed a US proposal to change the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group to enable New Delhi achieve it.
- State Of Public Services (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 09, 2006)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and Welbeloved". Every public servant in Britain is beloved of the crown and enjoys its trust.
- Bmic Row Is Getting Murkier (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The controversy regarding “excess land” taken over by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) for Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project is getting murkier.....
- I The Indian (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 09, 2006)
A citizens’ cocktail along the border
The Centre would be loathe to admit as much, but the balance of population has been so profoundly affected that even an Indian by birth will now have to carry an identity card should he happen to be a resident . . .
- Barbarians At The Gate (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
Reports from Dhaka that the Khaleda Zia Government is considering relocating the Dhakeswari Kali temple - the millennium-old shrine in the heart of the Bangladeshi capital that gives the city its name - are not just disconcerting but positively ominous.
- Breakthrough For Us As Zarqawi Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- Only Players Have Changed, Script Remains The Same (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 09, 2006)
Change in regime has seen a flurry of transfers
Senior officials estimate more than 200 officers have been shifted and the process is not complete
Governments tend to choose certain officers and some get identified with a particular party
- Lakhera, Rangasamy Take Part In Car Festival (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Jun 09, 2006)
Theppal utsavam at Sri Tirukameswarar temple on Friday
- Thailand Must Clear The Mess (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2006)
Thailand is celebrating the diamond jubilee of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyatej, a monarch respected and loved by his people.
- ‘Do You Want To Help Those Within A Class Who Are Already Well-Off?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Sir, before I start on what I really wanted to say, I must say that I have been terribly pained with what I have heard just now from one of the members of the government, one of the ministers. It is extremely sad that the thinking in this government . . .
- Neglected Area (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
The two books consider the question of religion and its relation to the military and to education in Turkey and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Will Bmic Move Scare Investors? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 09, 2006)
Aside from the arrogant abuse of people power that it reeks of, the Government’s move to bring in legislation that will enable it to take over the BMIC project represents the most negative signal the State could send to potential investors.
- Time To Dismantle The Immunity Regime (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has begun the process of bringing the political leader on a par with the citizen.
- That Chavez Thing Is Over (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
With his impassioned rants against globalisation, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is the new rock star of world politics. But as the elections in Peru and Colombia have shown, Latin American voters are not singing along
- 'India, France Ties Entering Best Phase' (Hindu, R. Chandrakanth, Jun 09, 2006)
We were the first to support India's bid for a U.N. seat: envoy
- Shades Of Green (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Avoiding any mention of the latest twist in the sordid Mahajan family saga, the latest issue of Organiser chooses to focus on the foiled terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur on June 1. A detailed two-age report, statements from the RSS . . .
- No Rollback Of Oil Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Council against politicising issue
Inflationary impact will be less than one per cent
Call to push forward economic reforms
Manmohan expresses concern over slide in stock markets
- A 'Hole In The Wall' Helps Educate India (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Free computers placed where children play could help bring basic education to India's 200 million boys and girls under age 15.
- Iraq’S Most Wanted Man Killed In Airstrike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in an American airstrike on an isolated safe house north of Baghdad at 6:15 pm local time on Wednesday, top US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- Chinese Checkers (Indian Express, Amitabh Acharya, Jun 09, 2006)
While attending an international conference in Seoul recently, I sat next to a young Korean university lecturer.
- After A Long Hunt, U.S. Bombs The Leader Of Al Qaeda In Iraq (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
With the two 500-pound bombs that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Wednesday evening, American forces eliminated Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq and boosted the flagging confidence of American officials and the new Iraqi government as they moved into the . . .
- Iraqi Al-Qaeda Chief Al-Zarqawi Killed In Air Strike (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials said today.
- An Opposition Without A Cause (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 09, 2006)
In spite of the blunders made by the UPA regime, the BJP remains too effete to derive any political advantage, says Anuradha Dutt
- Jihad's Evil Mind (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian street thug-turned-Islamist, led terror's onslaught in Iraq, reports Patrick Quinn from Baghdad.
- In Aid Of Israel (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
Israel was created by systematic recourse to terror but it leaders portray it as a peace-maker.
- Bush Touts 'Severe Blow To Al Qaeda' (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
President Bush was careful not to gloat yesterday as he announced the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi, but he called it a victory and White House officials said it cuts through bad news reports and reminds Americans that U.S. troops are winning the . . .
- Text And Drama (Frontline, SUDHANVA DESHPANDE, Jun 09, 2006)
There is a vibrant theatre culture in India, but strangely there is relatively little critical reflection on it.
- Solidarity With Palestinians (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 09, 2006)
In a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz offered financial assistance of three million dollars to the Palestinian authorities to tide over their financial problems.
- Fuelling Inflation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 09, 2006)
The fuel price hike raises the spectre of inflation and the Government may face brickbats all round.
- Pios As Bouncers (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Apart from disseminating news, the central government PIOs (press information officers) now perform an additional role as bouncers.
- N-Deal: Legislation To Take Time (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In spite of optimism expressed in some quarters on the passage of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Congress, the foreign relations committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives have not yet scheduled any concrete dates to mark up legislation . . .
- Poor Mulayam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
Few will find fault with the Supreme Court turning down Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s plea to stop inquiries into the assets of his close family members.
- The Politics And Economics Of Oil (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 09, 2006)
One corollary of the high price of oil is the way the Middle Eastern countries have accumulated external assets of a trillion dollars.
- Standing His Ground (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 09, 2006)
The Prime Minister deserves to be complimented for standing firm on the issue of oil product prices, despite the spectacle of his own Congress party joining the chorus of protest from the Opposition.
- No Follow-Up (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 09, 2006)
Some years ago, voluntary organisations working for clean politics, good governance and voter awareness came together under the banner of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) to launch a powerful and tenacious campaign, and forced the . . .
- Indonesia: Quake And Politics (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 09, 2006)
Indonesia has hardly gone off the international community's natural disaster monitors since the horrific Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. So, when a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia's Yogyakarta and Central Java region on May 27, the alarm . . .
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- Believe It Or Not, They Are Doing The Same (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 09, 2006)
True believers and willful atheists may be diametrically opposite in their areas of conviction but they seem to share one trait which others simply cannot miss noticing: a totally inflexible attitude.
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- Politics Of Bad Economics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 09, 2006)
It seems a calculated Congress strategy to hail Sonia Gandhi as the saviour and castigate Manmohan Singh as the spoiler
- Azad Initiates Exercise To Set Up Working Groups (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today initiated an exercise to set up five working groups on Jammu and Kashmir as announced by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at the end of two days Round Table Conference in Srinagar on May 25.
- Being Indian Doesn't Count (Pioneer, Tarun Vijay, Jun 09, 2006)
It is distressing to see the 'politically-correct' media leaving Kashmiri Hindus at the mercy of Islamists, says Tarun Vijay
- Tragedy Of Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The Central government’s efficient statisticians gleefully announced a few days ago that India’s economy had crossed the 8-per cent growth barrier. At the same time, the word is being spread that the much-awaited Agni III — the intercontinental . . .
- Pm May Agree To Partial Rollback Of Oil Price Hike (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite the government’s disclaimers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may eventually agree to a partial rollback of fuel prices but only after discussing the matter at the next meeting of the Left-UPA coordination committee, which is likely to be . . .
- Ties With Russia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
PAKISTAN’s relations with Russia have still not acquired the level of understanding and warmth they should have in the aftermath of the break-up of the Soviet Union. Evidently, memory still rankles, for throughout the Cold War years Pakistan and . . .
- A Way Out Of Iran’S Nuclear Imbroglio? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
The world can now heave a sigh of relief. It appears likely that the impasse between Iran and the West will end soon.
- Civil Nuclear Deal: Us And India To Discuss ‘Impractical’ Conditions (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 09, 2006)
American and Indian officials are expected to discuss next week two new conditions imposed by the US in their nuclear deal that Indian experts feel are “impossible to accept”.
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