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Articles 7821 through 7920 of 26855:
- Israeli Jets Blitz Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Hamas vowed on Friday it would not be destroyed by Israel after fighter jets blitzed Gaza, striking the interior ministry and militant targets in the latest assault aimed at securing the release of a captured soldier.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- Welcome Scheme Of Studies (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 01, 2006)
Federal Education Ministry has notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210 and making Islamiyat compulsory from class-III instead of class IV from next year. Computer education . . .
- General Recall (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) knows how to wriggle out of a sticky situation.
- Celibacy And Chastity (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 01, 2006)
A middle-aged man and his wife both of whom I have known over 30 years dropped in to see me.
- Pakistan, India Swap Prisoners (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India exchanged more than 50 civilian prisoners on Friday amid warming ties between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, officials said.
- Taliban Stage Public Execution In Mir Ali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
A Taliban council of Ulema in the Mir Ali sub-division of North Waziristan tribal agency on Friday executed an alleged murderer in public to send message to others that Islamic Sharia was the supreme law of the restive region.
- Karnataka Assembly To Discuss `Sabarimala Incident' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
MLAs question the tradition of barring women from entering the temple
- 'Musharraf To Rule Pak For A Decade More' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf is likely to be ruling Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- 210-Day Academic Year From ’07 (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The federal education ministry on Thursday notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210 and making Islamiyat compulsory from class III-instead of class IV from next year.
- Israelis Arrest Palestinian Ministers, Mps (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel arrested dozens of Hamas cabinet ministers and lawmakers on Thursday in a move the ruling group said aimed to topple its government, as the army pressed on with a Gaza offensive to free an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinians.
- Bin Laden Defends Zarwai In Tape (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain Al Qaeda leader in Iraq was acting under orders to kill anyone who backed American forces.
- Tackling The ‘Parallel Judiciary’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2006)
BY directing the police to arrest those found to be involved in organising a now infamous jirga in district Jacobabad, the Supreme Court has sent a clear message to the feudal and tribal power brokers who are encouraging the growth of a parallel . . .
- Friday Feature: God’S Gift For Mankind (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Jun 30, 2006)
According to the Holy Quran, righteous persons’ supplication to God is: “Our Lord! give us in the world that which is good and (also) in the Hereafter that which is good and save us from the torment of Fire” (2:201).
- Pakistan Committed To Normalisation Of Ties With India: Pm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that Pakistan was committed to normalising relations with India through the ongoing composite dialogue process.
- Pakistan, Us To Prevent Smuggling Of Artefacts (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan and the US are working on a protocol to prevent the smuggling of Pakistani cultural artefacts to US markets, officials said. Secretary Culture Jalil Abbas Jilani, who is in Washington for talks on promoting Pakistani culture in the US, . . .
- Ngo Funding Militancy, Says Bd Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Four officials of a Kuwaiti non-government organisation, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, widely suspected to have channelled funds to militant organisations, have been asked to leave Bangladesh by July 31, said sources.
- Air Raid Against Palestinian Interior Ministry In Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Israeli air force carried out a series of raids in the Gaza Strip overnight, including a strike on the Hamas-run Palestinian interior ministry, without causing any casualties, witnesses said early Friday.
- Gaza Reinvasion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel's excessive response to the kidnapping of one of its soldier reflects its general disdain of the Palestinians and shows how its leaders overreact to certain events.
- President Stresses Economic Diplomacy (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 30, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project the positive developments of the country.
- Israel Hits Ministry; Hamas Offers Soldier (US News & World Report, Ravi Nessman, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- Israel Hits Ministry Building In Gaza (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli planes blasted the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza City early Friday, intensifying pressure on the Islamic militants to order release of a captured soldier, as Arab mediators tried to work out a deal to end the crisis.
- Scrap Dealer Murdered In Broad Daylight (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Police suspect business rivalry or personal enmity as motive
- Pakistan Announces Tariff Cuts Under Safta Today (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan is to announce (today) its first tariff reduction for promotion of trade under the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement.
- Israel Captures Palestinian Ministers And Lawmakers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
8 ministers, 24 lawmakers among a total of 64 arrested
* Hamas condemns arrests as declaration of ‘open war’
* Abbas appeals for intervention
* Israeli settler killed
- Bin Laden Hails Slain Al-Zarqawi As 'Lion' (US News & World Report, LEE KEATH, Jun 30, 2006)
Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader was acting under orders to kill anyone who backs American forces.
- Affirmative Action In The Us: The Simmering Debate (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 30, 2006)
The affirmative action concept, which has for long triggered a debate in the US, requires positive steps to be taken to provide equal employment opportunity.
- India Inc Goes On Capital Raising Spree Abroad (Business Line, Anil Sasi, Jun 30, 2006)
A record Rs 35,135 crore raised in first five months
- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue To Change Gears (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India are set to change gears to make the composite dialogue process more result oriented, top officials said.
- 10 Hamas Ministers Arrested By Israelis (Asian Age, Donna Abu-Nasr, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli forces on Thursday rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and legislators from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza, widening . . .
- Israeli Army Arrests Hamas Ministers, Lawmakers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Gaza operation: The 64 officials held will not be ‘bargaining chips’ for the release of abducted Israel soldier, says foreign minister
- Past Imperfect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan's failure to inculcate democratic culture in governance has its roots in the circumstances it was created, says Salim Mansur.
- Shiva Temple Unearthed At Hampi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
An ancient Shiva temple has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India at an excavation site in Hampi. The temple was found buried at the Dandanayaka premises near Hajararama temple in Hampi. Shrubs and bushes had grown over it and fields . . .
- Can Islam Be Democratic? (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 30, 2006)
Islam supercedes nationality," says media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
- Israel Rounds Up Hamas Mps (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops rounded up dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers belonging to Hamas on Thursday, while pressing a military campaign in Gaza meant to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas gunmen.
- Hit-And-Run Case: Reprieve For Salman (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 30, 2006)
Caught as he is in a web of litigations, Salman Khan received some breather on Thursday in the hit-and-runcase after a key witness retracted his crucial statement made earlier to police against the Bollywood actor.
- Nataraja Temple Denies `Gold Kavacham' Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Ornaments will be accepted only after priests clear proposal, say Dikshithars
- ``Break Opium-Terrorism Nexus In Afghanistan'' (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 30, 2006)
In this global effort, provide alternative livelihood to farmers
Economic development is the answer
Poor security hits anti-drug programme
Regional information centre coming up in Almaty
- Mass Arrest Of Hamas Leaders Deepens Crisis (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli jets fly over summer palace of Syrian President Assad
- Israel Seizes Hamas Ministers, Delays Invasion (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel on Thursday postponed a planned ground invasion of northern Gaza, giving diplomacy another chance to free an Israel soldier held by men allied with the Palestinian's ruling Hamas group.
- Us, Iraqi Forces Clash With Shiite Militia (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Iraqi and US troops battled Shiite militiamen in a village northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, and witnesses and police said US helicopters bombed orchards to flush out gunmen hiding there.
- Israeli Forces Go After Hamas Leaders In Gaza And Syria (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
If Hamas militants are holding an Israeli soldier in Gaza, why are Israeli jets buzzing the home of Syria's president 180 miles away?
- Is Pakistan Ready For Democracy In 2007? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
– In a visit as short as it was secretive, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice swept through Islamabad this week with a firm reminder for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf: Ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- Seizures Show New Israel Line Against Hamas (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops seized 64 members of Hamas in the West Bank on Thursday, including a third of the Palestinian cabinet and 23 legislators, a move that Israeli officials said indicated a significant change in Israel's policy toward the Hamas government.
- God And State (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
From the two ends of India, two case studies for government on how not to handle the interface with religious custom.
- Time To Gather Profits On Your Investments (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jun 30, 2006)
For millions of Indians, June is Payback Time.
Not stock market. But the biggest investment most of us make—our kids. Favourite asset class: the Marks Market
- Prisoner Of A Violent Past (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 30, 2006)
Born in war in 1948 and sustained by half a dozen subsequent wars, Israel has adopted the motto, “We fight, therefore we exist,” coined by former Premier Menachem Begin.
- Changing The World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
In his book “Conversations with God” for teens by Neale Donald Walsch, a question is asked, “How then can I change the World”?
- Temple ‘Demolition’ A Thorn In Indo-Pak Ties (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Jun 30, 2006)
The “demolition” of the only remaining Krishna temple in Lahore, in the city’s Wachhoowali Gali in the middle of the commercial neighbourhood of Rang Mahal, has stirred up a controversy that refuses to die down.
- Insightful, Informative (Hindu, S. Venkatesh, Jun 30, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Probe Ordered Into Allegations Of Tampering With Ice Lingam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd), has ordered a probe by a retired judge of the High Court into the allegations, inter alia, of tampering with the ice lingam of Lord Shiva in the holy cave of Amarnath.
- Farmed Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2006)
Major changes in any sphere stir up passions. More so if the changes threaten traditional livelihoods of the people.
- Final Solutions (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 30, 2006)
Reliance Retail (RR) may well lead India's transition to a broad-based consumer society. The new company plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore, establish a presence in 1,500 towns, and employ a million people over the next few years.
- Israel Hits Gaza Targets, Egypt Says Talks Positive (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes on Friday in a widening military effort to secure the release of an abducted Israeli soldier while an Egyptian report said the ruling Palestinian party had approved his freedom.
- Kashmir Dad's Book Details Painful Search For Son (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jun 30, 2006)
It may never top the best sellers list, but 65-year-old Abdul Rashid hopes his small book will be some comfort to thousands of Kashmiris whose relatives have disappeared during the revolt against Indian rule.
- State Move To Abolish Urban Land Ceiling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Buoyed by a bonanza of Rs 256 crore from the Centre for having slashed stamp duty, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s government is now looking to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act.
- Expat Pakistanis Head Home To Fuel Makeover Boom (Reuters, Arshad Sharif, Jun 30, 2006)
Fancy a tummy tuck or face lift? How about a hair transplant?
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- Peace Process At Risk (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 30, 2006)
No one, except those with eyes widely shut, can fail to be alarmed at the sudden and sustained spurt in the acts of terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Not a day passes when the merchants of hate and death do not lob grenades at the security forces or . . .
- A Brush With The Police (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 29, 2006)
The late 1980s were the times when militancy in Punjab was at its peak. The diktat of the militants was like the final word and the Punjab Police, pushed to a corner, was facing criticism besides the “boys” – that was the name for militants.
- Naga Talks In Top Gear; Deal To Be Clinched In Bangkok (Tribune, Swati Chaturvedi, Jun 29, 2006)
In the words of the Prime Minister’s Principal Interlocutor “From first gear it has now moved into fourth gear”.
- There Is No Honour In Killing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
I have always believed in advocacy as a tool to solve problems that afflict our society.
- Honourable Fight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
The year is 1994, and Shahnaz Bokhari, a clinical psychologist in Pakistan with a zeal for social reform, arrives at a hospital to see Zainab Nur.
- N-Deal Made Under Special Circumstances, Says Rice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has said the nuclear deal with India was made under “special circumstances” and declined to give any commitment on extending the arrangement to Pakistan.
- 21st Century — The Age Of Charity (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 29, 2006)
The 19th century was the age of capitalism, the 20th the age of socialism. It seems that the 21st will be the age of charity.
- What Balasingham Should Understand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 29, 2006)
As the peace process in Sri Lanka totters on the brink of collapse and the screws of international sanctions tighten on the Liberation Tigers of . . .
- Struggle And Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
Of all the conversations I had in Bastar, the one I might remember longest was with a Muria tribal named Hadmo Ram Poyam.
- More Troops For War On Terror: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 29, 2006)
This disproves Kabul's charge of Islamabad helping militants in Afghanistan, says Kasuri
- Minister In Pak Snubs Hindu Nationalists (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Pakistan’s religious affairs minister Ejazul Haq has asked Hindu nationalists to stop "propaganda about demolition of temples in Pakistan".
- Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Strip (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Israel launched multiple air strikes on the Gaza Strip as troops in tanks, armoured cars and bulldozers with lights blazing rolled several kilometers into southern Gaza where the missing serviceman was believed to be held, pushing into disused . . .
- Sc Freezes Jirga Ruling On Minor Girls’ Wedding (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday froze a jirga ruling of handing over five minor girls to a victimised family as compensation over a murder in Jacobabad and ordered the police to submit an inquiry report within two weeks.
- Iraqi Forces Claim To Capture Key Al-Qaeda Suspect (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Iraqi forces captured a key al-Qaida suspect wanted in the bombing of a Shiite shrine, but the mastermind of the attack was still at large, a top security official said Wednesday.
- Small Is Beautiful (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 29, 2006)
The lead article in the latest issue of Organiser sharply attacks the entry of big business in retail and flays the Left for opposing FDI but welcoming Indian corporates into the sector.
- A Deal Between Democracies (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 29, 2006)
It’s become a cliche‚ to speak of the US-India relationship as a bond between the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy.
- Imperial Apologists Peddle Poisonous Fairytale (Hindu, Priyamvada Gopal, Jun 29, 2006)
Neocon ideologues are being given free rein by the media to rewrite the history of Britain's empire and whitewash its crimes.
A wilful ignorance of other people's cultures and histories encourages the notion that freedom is intrinsically Western
. . .
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- Hurriyat's Salvo (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
It has taken time for the reality to sink in that the moderate Hurriyat Conference has indeed criticised Hizbul Mujahideen.
- China And India Eclipsing Japan For Property (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 29, 2006)
Booming China and India appear to be eclipsing an increasingly expensive Japan as the favoured Asian property markets for global funds, but some money managers worry big inflows of capital will underprice risk.
- Emergence Of Soulless Sirens (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 29, 2006)
In a world where infamy is better than obscurity, grabbing media attention through vulgarity is a big temptation, writes Anuradha Dutt.
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