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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 26855:
- Setback To Indo-Pak Ties As Both Expel Each Other's Diplomat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The Indo-Pak peace process on Saturday suffered yet another blow as they expelled each other's diplomat after Islamabad's "outrageous" action of handcuffing, blindfolding and detaining a senior Indian High Commission official.
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- Ajk Opposition Plans Protest Campaign (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Aug 06, 2006)
The ruling party in Azad Kashmir seem to be in for hard times so soon after winning a second successive term in an election that all its rivals say was rigged.
- When The Vellore Sepoys Rebelled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Though it preceded the First War of Independence by almost 50 years, not much is known of this brief act of valour by the sepoys of the Vellore fort.
- Let Peace Not Be Hijacked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 06, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that stalling of the ongoing Pak-India peace process due to the Mumbai terrorist acts will be tantamount to playing into the terrorists’ hands.
- Pretexts, Provocations And Consequences (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 06, 2006)
When a series of bomb blasts ripped through seven commuter trains, causing mayhem in Mumbai nine days ago, it was hardly surprising that suspicion immediately fell on Islamist militants, with Lashkar-i-Taiba becoming the main focus of attention on . . .
- Attack On The Idea Of India (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 06, 2006)
How ironic that Tony Blair should be the first major political leader to point out that the nature of our Kashmir problem has changed.
- Israel Bombs North Beirut, Severs Strategic Road Link (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Dozens of civilians reported buried in rubble after airstrikes, aid struggles to reach Beirut after bridges, roads destroyed
- Pakistan, India Expel Diplomats (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Indian visa councillor caught with ‘sensitive documents’
- Cliches At 22 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Terrorist, John Updike’s new novel, is set in a declining factory town in New Jersey ironically named New Prospect.
- Sun Shines On Hill Towns, Thanks To Delhi (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
If you thought Infosys founder NR Narayanamurthy’s driver is India’s only millionaire chauffeur, here’s a surprise. “My driver is a million- aire too,” chuckles Arun Rawat, owner of Kanha Biogenetics, a tiny drug making unit in Baddi, a small town . . .
- The Fight Against Talibanisation (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 06, 2006)
According to an agreement signed the other day in Islamabad, the US government has pledged $3.5 million to the government of Pakistan to help it, as mentioned in one report, fight growing Talibanisation, especially in the settled districts of NWFP . . .
- New Face Of Jihadi Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
Let's not blind ourselves to the new scourge: Home-grown Islamist terror ----- Investigations into the Mumbai bombings and several other blasts over the past few months (Varanasi, Bangalore, Delhi and Ayodhya) have confirmed that Pakistan has . . .
- Regional Arc Of Instability (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Aug 06, 2006)
Today, the entire Balochistan is in flames because the military leaders of Pakistan are busy exploiting natural resources of the region without giving anything in return.
- Force Attention On Terrorism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
It is interesting to note the giddy veering of India's political rhetoric from belligerence in the immediate wake of the Mumbai blasts, to conciliation just a couple of weeks later. Interesting, but not surprising.
- Centre Tilting Towards U.S.: Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
'Not keeping to an independent foreign policy line as spelt out in the CMP'
- Memories Of Bombay (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2006)
Like Suketu Mehta, I was born in Calcutta, a city in extremis, in Mehta’s words, and, like him, grew up in Bombay.
- Sending Peacekeeping Troops To Lebanon? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, on his return from a session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia, has said that Pakistan would consider sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon only after approval by the United Nations, the . . .
- Sydney Court Upholds Charge Against Pak-Born Terrorist (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The first Australian accused of training with a terrorist organisation lost his bid in the nation's highest court Friday to have the charge dropped.
- Besieged Valley (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Aug 06, 2006)
According to official records, a constant number of 1,500-2,000 terrorists is active in Jammu and Kashmir.
- ‘Handcuffs & Blindfold’ On Diplomat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The tit-for-tat expulsions on either side of the border today resumed after a lull with Pakistan throwing out a senior Delhi diplomat and India promptly returning the compliment.
- U.S. Sikhs Win Battle To Build Gurdwara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
In a major victory for Sikhs in the United States, a San Francisco court has held that the community has the right to build a gurdwara in its neighbourhood.
- Party Declares End Of Play (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The CPM leadership today buried the cricket election controversy that churned the party as well as the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government.
- Iran Wants Nuclear Talks, But Not At Gunpoint (Hindu, N. Ram , Aug 06, 2006)
No problem with India's nuclear deal, only with U.S. `double standards'
- Force Attention On Terrorism (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 05, 2006)
It is interesting to note the giddy veering of India's political rhetoric from belligerence in the immediate wake of the Mumbai blasts, to conciliation just a couple of weeks later. Interesting, but not surprising.
- Quota For Backward Classes, Not One Caste: Hc (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
In a significant verdict, the Allahabad High Court today said reservations provided under Clause four of Article 16 of the Constitution should favour backward classes and not a particular caste.
- Rain Troubles Pak Quake Survivors (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Heavy monsoon rain lashed northern Pakistan today, triggering landslides that blocked two key roads in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, adding to the misery of thousands of displaced survivors of last year’s massive earthquake, officials said.
- New Face Of Jihadi Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 05, 2006)
Let's not blind ourselves to the new scourge: Home-grown Islamist terror ----- Investigations into the Mumbai bombings and several other blasts over the past few months (Varanasi, Bangalore, Delhi and Ayodhya) have confirmed that Pakistan has devised . .
- Regional Arc Of Instability (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
Today, the entire Balochistan is in flames because the military leaders of Pakistan are busy exploiting natural resources of the region without giving anything in return.
- Rolls-Royce & Hal Celebrate 50 Years Of Partnership (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
One of the longest relationships in aerospace, between Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow.
- State Government Nod Likely For Tirupati-Tirumala Ropeway Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
TTD's alternate alignment survey completed
TTD suggests ropeway at a level lower than sanctum on seven hills
Alternate sites at 840 ft high surveyed keeping in view pilgrims, TTD's sentiments
Project to be implemented with Austrian technology
- Africans Take Christianity Back To Secular West (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 05, 2006)
Western missionaries took Christianity to Africa in the 1800s. Now Kenyan minister Patrick Mukholi is bringing it back.
- The Taliban’S War On Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2006)
The international community must establish a secure environment for Afghanistan’s teachers, who are risk everything to educate their children.
- 'A Shocking, Crude Attempt' (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 05, 2006)
Asma Jehangir incident leaves a bad taste
- Mohan Kanda To Deliver Memorial Lecture On Rural Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Cultural programmes will also be held
- Eco-Friendly Idols For Vinayaka Chathurthi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Tight security for the festival Collector asks the public to use idols, which are free from chemicals and easy for immersion .
- Israel Bombs Christian Areas, 23 Killed In Air Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
A day after a top Hezbollah leader threatened to launch rockets at Tel Aviv, Israeli warplanes today bombed Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut, Christian areas in north Lebanon and the zone near the Syrian border, killing 23 people in a strike.
- Happiness Indices Must Be Discounted (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 05, 2006)
A recent study that has received global attention seems to conclude that money can buy happiness and probably falls short of asking: “Does happiness buy money at all?”
- Dispelling False Pride (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The ease with which the arrogance of wealth assumes great proportions in all created beings, be it the celestials, demons or human beings, is astonishing.
- Sharp Expansion Of Israeli Air Strikes In Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Christian heartland attacked for the first time
- American Claims And Questions Of Fact (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 05, 2006)
Are the United States' claims that Pakistan is serious about fighting jihadi terrorism directed at India plausible?
- Why Mumbai Escaped A Flare-Up (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 05, 2006)
To deal with alienation post-7/11, civil society and the state have to come together as they did post-1992-93.
- Unspeakable Horror (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 05, 2006)
The horrors of the hostilities between Israel and Lebanon daily witnessed on the TV screen leave one benumbed. Both sides are demoniacally targeting civilian populations with all the firepower at their command.
- Wedding Gifts (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Aug 05, 2006)
Cash gifts received on occasions that are a prelude to the actual marriage would also be . . .
- Mqm-Govt Rift Over, For Now (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 05, 2006)
Predictably, after a weeklong brinkmanship, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the government have patched up and the MQM has decided to withdraw the resignations of its ministers.
- Let Mercy Be Your Mosque, Faith Your Prayer-Mat (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
A report that is `37 minutes' old in Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa, speaks of, " `One of the worst days' in Lebanon.
- Iraqis Hold Pro-Hizbullah Rally (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
More than 100,000 white-clad Shias marched through Baghdad on Friday at a noisy rally in support of Lebanon’s Hizbullah militia, as US commanders warned of a slide towards civil war.
- War Of Media Deception (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 05, 2006)
Here are some interesting points raised this week by a leading commentator and published in a respected daily newspaper: "The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert embeds his soldiers in Israeli communities, next to schools, beside hospitals, close to . . .
- Is A People's Army Feasible? (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 05, 2006)
We have a genius for belittling great ideas, noble concepts and inspiring events. We give the sacred name of jihad to a campaign to eliminate those who don't agree with us. Political workers travelling by bus from Rawalpindi to Islamabad to hold . . .
- A Hasty Retreat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 05, 2006)
The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement leaders committed a tactical mistake of not turning up for their scheduled meeting with the president.
- A Garrison State (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 05, 2006)
This history of the Pentagon traces the story of how the United States became besotted with military power.
- Us Allays Fears On N-Deal Deviation, Favours Nailing Dawood (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The US on Friday allayed India's fears over possible changes in the civil nuclear deal and hoped the US lawmakers would adhere to the spirit of the agreement between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Discover The Dragon (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 05, 2006)
I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?
John Lennon
- Intelligence Warns More Terror Strikes (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
With intelligence agencies warning of fresh terrorist strikes in the country, especially in Maharashtra, the Centre has summoned Chief Secretary of Maharashtra D Shankaran, Director General of Police PS Pasricha and the chief of . . .
- Tackling Terrorism (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Aug 05, 2006)
Nothing effective can be done to tackle terrorism unless people rise as one man to help law enforcement.
- A Disastrous Model (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 05, 2006)
Those advocating armed attacks on Pakistan in response to the Mumbai bombings wish to emulate Israel's aggression. That is the worst model India could follow.
- History From Below (Frontline, Shelley Walia, Aug 05, 2006)
In this new book, Howard Zinn seeks to give voices of struggle the place they deserve in history.
- Strikes Hit S. Beirut Suburbs, Highway Bridges; Five Killed (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Israel pounded Hezbollah’s southern Beirut strongholds with missiles early on Friday and, in a sharp expansion of its bombing of Lebanon, blasted highway bridges for the first time in the Christian heartland north of the capital during morning rush hour.
- Gas Prices: India, Pak, Iran To Try Again (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
India, Pakistan and Iran agreed on Friday to try one last time to break the impasse over pricing of gas proposed to be imported by New Delhi and Islamabad through a $7 billion tri-nation pipeline and decided to appoint an international consultant . . .
- Rains Wreak Havoc, 41 Die (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 05, 2006)
Forty-one people were died in rain related incidents in different parts of the country on Friday. At least 27 persons including five children and women died in different rain related incidents as flood water submerged low laying areas of the city on . . .
- Besieged Valley (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Aug 05, 2006)
According to official records, a constant number of 1,500-2,000 terrorists is active in Jammu and Kashmir. Every year, 400 terrorists are killed. Yet, the total number remains unaltered.
- West Asian Crisis (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Aug 05, 2006)
The visual images of distraught Indians being evacuated from Beirut following Israeli air raids on suspected positions of militants groups Hizbullah and Hamas has once again brought to the fore India's political and economic stakes in West Asia.
- A Nation At War Itself Men, Matters, Memories (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 05, 2006)
However much the Pakistani establishment may wish to pooh pooh the ongoing crisis in Balochistan and Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province-very much perhaps like we in India would to wish away all our woes in the North East- the stark . . .
- Kurukshetra To Be Included In List Of Heritage Sites (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Keeping in view the archaeological and religious significance of Kurukshetra, the Haryana Government has decided to get it included in the list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO and develop this place of antiquity as tourist destination of . . .
- Six Israeli Troops Killed, Nine Tanks Destroyed: Hezb (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Hezbollah fired new 'Khaiberoon' rockets at Israeli town of Hadera -- 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital, and claimed to kill six soldiers and destroying nine tanks in southern Lebanon during guerrilla fight, an Arab television said.
- A Controversy On Bookshelves (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 05, 2006)
Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie: Rushdie’s fourth novel was inspired, in part, by the life of Prophet Muhammad. The novel was banned in several countries, including India, and prompted Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa for the death of Rushdie.
- Boucher Dispels India's N-Deal Fears (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The US on Friday allayed India's fears over the final shape of the nuclear deal between the two countries, maintaining that the pact would be on the lines of what was originally agreed upon by President George W Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Quota Under Art 16(4) Favours Bcs: Hc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
In an important verdict, the Allahabad High Court on Friday said reservations provided under Clause four of Article 16 of the Constitution should favour backward classes and not a particular caste.
- Israel Hit Kills 40 Civilians (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Israeli air strikes killed at least 40 civilians in Lebanon and a Hizbollah rocket barrage into Israel killed three people today as world powers tried to agree on a resolution to halt the fighting.
- Israel Bombs Beirut Highways, Stalls Un Aid (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Israeli air strikes today destroyed three highway bridges north of Beirut stalling several UN aid convoys for civilians caught up in Israel’s expanding conflict with Hizbollah in Lebanon.
- Parmar: Proud Pahari And Able Leader (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Aug 05, 2006)
Fondly remembered as the architect of Himachal for his feat in earning Himachal full statehood on January 25, 1971, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar was a personality to reckon with.
- Muslims Must Isolate Fundos (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 05, 2006)
The collaboration of local Muslims with global jihadi outfits enlarges the scope of the fight against terrorism. This poses threat not only to the country's stability and integrity, but also the innocent Muslim community ----- When Mumbai, the . . .
- Bangladesh–New Hub For Terrorism (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Aug 05, 2006)
While the United States dithers, a growing Islamic fundamentalist movement linked to al-Qaida and Pakistani intelligence agencies is steadily converting the strategically located nation of Bangladesh into a new regional hub for terrorist operations . . .
- Sydney Court Upholds Charge Against Pak-Born Terrorist (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The first Australian accused of training with a terrorist organisation lost his bid in the nation's highest court Friday to have the charge dropped.
- New N-Reactor To Be Used For Military Purposes, Says Pak Envoy (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Aug 05, 2006)
A new Pakistani nuclear reactor is likely to be used for “military purposes,” Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S. said on Thursday.
- Nato’S New Role In Afghanistan (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
On Monday, 31 July, NATO took up its first military combat role since its founding in 1949 – not in Europe, for the security of which it was established during the Cold War, but in Afghanistan.
- Beirut Bridges Bombed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon on Friday, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria.
- Israel, Hezbollah Show No Signs Of Let-Up (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Israel launched fresh air strikes on Beirut today after Hezbollah guerrillas fired rockets deep into northern Israel, as Lebanese officials said the country's death toll in 23 days of fighting between the two sides had crossed 900.
- Million Dollar Smiles (Times of India, Peter Singer, Aug 04, 2006)
Would you be happier if you were richer? Many people believe that they would be. But research conducted over many years suggests that greater wealth implies greater happiness only at quite low levels of income.
- Bridge Washed Away (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Adverse weather conditions in the monsoon season continues to wreak havoc in the far-flung areas of Kinnaur and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh creating panic among the tribal people.
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