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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 20249:
- Bush Fires (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
He pronounced it right. That’s about the only thing commendable about George Bush’s newest verbal weapon in the war against terror.
- 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.
- 'Jet Employee' Among Britain Terror Suspects (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Britain on Friday identified 19 of the 24 suspected terrorists who allegedly plotted to destroy US-bound planes and froze their assets.
- U.S. Warns Of Terror Attacks In India (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 12, 2006)
Foreign terrorists, including those from the Al-Qaeda, allegedly planning to target Delhi, Mumbai
- Evidence Mounts Of Pakistan Links (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 12, 2006)
Many held in U.K. for bomb plot travelled to Pakistan
- Jet Airways Heathrow Security Staffer Is Among 24 Held For . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
A 23-year-old employee of Jet Airways at Heathrow is one of the 24 people arrested in connection with the planned air terror attack which was foiled on Thursday.
- Indifferent To Heritage (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
Driving along the Siraj Covered Bazaar, aka Siraj Covered Market, Islamabad's first residential area market where virtually everything could be found under one roof, just two days ago, I was met by a most unsettling and worrisome . . .
- 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
- 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.
- Liquid Explosives Elude Checks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As the technology of terrorism gets more sophisticated, technology too must become more sophisticated.
- 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.
- Us Muslims Upset Over ‘Islamic Facists’ Remark (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
A leading Islamic civil rights group in the United States has expressed ‘‘concern’’ over President George W Bush’s use of the term ‘‘Islamic fascists’’ while commenting on the terrorist plot to bomb several airliners, saying it contributes . . .
- German Townsfolk In Fear Of Neo-Nazi Rallying Point (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2006)
Residents in a small town in Lower Saxony are frantically trying to raise 3.4 million euros to buy an empty hotel before it is taken over by a rightwing organisation that reportedly plans to use it as a neo-Nazi rallying point.
- Probe Into Mumbai Blasts On (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Aug 12, 2006)
A month after serial blasts killed 187 people on Mumbai's local trains, the police have still not revealed who was responsible for the attacks or how they were carried out, though eight persons have been arrested.
- Pakistan Had A Big Role In Uncovering Plot (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 12, 2006)
Its arrests of suspected terrorists played crucial role in uncovering plot
- India Bans Liquids, Gels At Airports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
According to the new guidelines, all liquids/gels are barred, but one handbag is allowed per passenger. Women have been given concession as they can carry their purse/vanity bag besides a handbag. Mobile phones can be carried in hand.
- 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
- Terror Suspects Identified (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Bank of England named and froze the assets of 19 of the 24 air terror suspects on Friday.
- 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.
- Key Figure Among 24 Arrested In Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Pakistan said on Friday it had arrested 24 people, including an al-Qaeda operative with links in Afghanistan, in connection with the alleged UK terror plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners.
- Terrorism Is Certainly On The Rise (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 12, 2006)
AS per the version made available by the British authorities, a tragedy of great magnitude has been averted. According to the British police they had foiled a plot to blow up flights to . . .
- 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
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is an eye-opener . . .
- 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 . . .
- Britain Freezes Assets Of 19 Suspects; Pak Arrests 7 (Press Trust of India, H S RAO, Aug 12, 2006)
After foiling an alleged terror plot with strong Pakistani links to simultaneously blow up US-bound jets, Britain today named 19 of the 24 suspects held by it and froze their assets as Islamabad announced the arrest of seven people.
- Us Warns Of Al Qaeda Attack, Govt Terms It 'Innocuous' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The US today warned of attacks here and in Mumbai by "foreign terrorists" including Al Qaeda around the Independence Day but the government termed the warning as "very innocuous" and said it had taken all security measures to thwart such strikes.
- Britain Identifies 19 Of 24 In Mass Murder Plot (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
'Key person' among 7 more arrested in Pakistan ---- British officials on Friday identified 19 of the suspects accused of planning to blow up US-bound aircraft in the biggest terrorist plot to be uncovered since 9/11.
- 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.
- Nasrallah New Arab World Hero (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 12, 2006)
"Nasser in 1956, Nasrallah in 2006" — the Arab street has found a new hero, a figure that it has been looking for to act as a catalyst to unite the Arab world and infuse it with an agenda and a common mission. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the . . .
- Delhi Shrugs Off Us Qaeda Alert (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Centre on Friday described as "very innocuous" the US embassy advisory on possible Al-Qaeda attacks in the national capital and Mumbai, but refrained from commenting on the presence of foreign terrorists in the country.
- 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.
- Bjp Wants Cbi Probe Into Serial Blasts (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The BJP wants the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the 7/11 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed over 200 people. Senior BJP leader and former state home minister Gopinath Munde on Friday said the Maharashtra police have not been . . .
- Retail Therapy On Tap (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
Consumerism is a term that arouses as much opprobrium as terrorism in economies that have a congenital problem of plenty.
- U.S. Embassy Warns Of Terrorist Attacks In India (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 12, 2006)
The U.S. embassy in India warned American citizens on Friday of possible attacks by al Qaeda in or around New Delhi and Mumbai in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations next week.
- 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'.
- Give Us The Facts On Terrorist Plot (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 12, 2006)
Media headlines across the world are about the unearthing of another terror plot to kill thousands of airborne American and British passengers.
- 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.
- ‘Quake Money’ Used To Finance Uk Plane Bombing Plot (Daily Times, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Aug 12, 2006)
Funds given to two British citizens of Kashmiri origin and an Islamabad-based Kashmiri builder
‘Earthquake relief’ money remitted to individuals alarmed British agencies
- ‘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.
- A Mockery (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Taxpayers’ money has been wasted in Parliament
- India Protests To Icrc: How Can You Work With Lashkar? (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Aug 11, 2006)
India has lodged a strong protest with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) over reports that its top officials endorsed a function of the Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD), considered a front for the Lashkar-e-Toiba, to inaugurate a hospital . . .
- 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 . . .
- After 13 Years, Another Month (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Sanjay Dutt will have to wait at least another agonising month to know if the 13-year shadow of the deadly Bombay blasts will finally pass from his life.
- 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.
- Lashkar Founder Under House Arrest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Pakistani authorities have put the founder and former head of the Lashkar-e-Taiba under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for an Islamic charity said today.
- Lashkar Founder In Pak House Arrest (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Pakistan has put Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for the Islamic charity he now runs said.
- 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 . . .
- Operation Bojinka, 2006 (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 11, 2006)
The latest terrorist plot in the UK, whose discovery was announced by the Scotland Yard on August 10, 2006, has all the elements of the thwarted Bojinka of 1995
- Identify The Black Sheep (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 11, 2006)
Muslims should do everything to identify and dissociate themselves with people bringing Islam to disrepute, says Anil Narendra
- Arunachal Must Follow Central Norms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
We do not often see eye-to-eye with the CPI(M), but we think the party has a point in regard to hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh totalling 5,000 MW.
- Tackling Terrorism (OutLook, KPS Gill, Aug 11, 2006)
There is a need to keep our sense of outrage alive and to work on a daily basis to communicate this outrage to the political leadership, but equally important is greater vigilance, cooperation with enforcement agencies, and a determination not . . .
- Kerala’S Cola Karma (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Aug 11, 2006)
What is common to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, All Quiet on the Western Front, Animal Farm, Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl, Arabian Nights, Black Beauty, Candide, Canterbury . . .
- War Is No Panacea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Two weeks ago I was in Beirut. The streets, instead of teeming with tourists, were deserted; the waiters in the cafes had no one to serve; there was a ghostly quiet.
- The Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 11, 2006)
Despite Natwar Singh's flip-flops, problems of the UPA are far from over, particularly with an aggressive Left with an eye on the main chance . . .
- Why India Can't Behave Like Israel (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Aug 11, 2006)
Prafull Goradia's article, "Big nation, timid response" (July 22), highlights the differences between the response of Hindus and Jews to acts of Islamist terrorism.
- Ban In A Bottle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala's Coca-Cola Communism ---- The decision of Kerala's Left Democratic Front Government to ban the bottling . . .
- Justice Delayed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
13 years is too long for a verdict ---- Thirteen years is a long time for justice to be not only done but also be seen to have been done.
- London Terror Plot: Uk Citizens Of Pak Origin Suspected (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Barely a month after the first anniversary of the 7/7 attacks in London, the spectre of home-grown terror came back to haunt the UK on 8/10 as British police and intelligence foiled a suspected al-Qaida plot to blow up 10 US-bound flights from here . . .
- War On Terror Gets New Bush Lexicon: It’S War Against Islamic Fascism (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 11, 2006)
This dramatic formulation employed by US President George W. Bush today after a plot to bomb several airliners was foiled in London, will ricochet round the world for a long time to come.
- Attack On The Idea Of India (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 11, 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.
- Foiled Mid-Air Terror Attack Cripples London Airport (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaeda plot to simultaneously blow up 10 US-bound flights from London using explosives smuggled in handbags was foiled by the British police, triggering a worldwide security alert and chaos at airports on Thursday.
- No Pakistani Hand In India Terrorism: Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher has categorically ruled out Pakistani involvement in supporting terrorist acts in India.
- Plot To Bomb Planes Busted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
An alleged plot to kill thousands of people by detonating explosions on up to 10 transatlantic flights from UK airports was disrupted overnight. British home secretary John Reid on Thursday said such an attack could have caused civilian casualties . . .
- A Tale Of The Times (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Desperate To Oppose (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 11, 2006)
Even before these civilized assumptions were rendered redundant by the rough and tumble of ‘emerging’ democracies, there were alternative perceptions of the Opposition’s role. Radical politicians, particularly . . .
- Cost Of Israel's Disproportionate Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
The disproportionate response has increased Arab hatred, alienated the world, and brought criticism from many Jews.
- Let Founder Saeed Detained In Lahore (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
Hafiz Saeed, head of the Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) and founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, (LeT) has been placed under house arrest in Lahore, a spokesman for the group said.
- Indian Army’S Foolish Strategy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2006)
The Indian army is reportedly insisting on the Indian government to follow Israeli example in Lebanon and authorise attack on ‘terrorist’ targets in Azad Kashmir.
- Judgment In 1993 Blasts Case Postponed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Bail provisions of accused out on bail to continue, those out on interim bail get extension
- Security Heightened At Airports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Visitors banned as an emergency measure
- Upa, Left, Tdp To Raise Speaker Issue Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Having taken a serious view of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee questioning the impartiality of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, the UPA, Left parties and Telugu Desam Party on Thursday came together and decided to raise the issue . . .
- Us: Plot Suggestive Of Al Qaeda (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
A plot to bomb multiple airliners flying between Britain and the United States was "suggestive" of an action by the Al Qaeda network, US homeland security chief Michael Chertoff said on Thursday.
- India Avoiding Debate On Nuclear Deal? (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 11, 2006)
India is planning to wind up the monsoon session of parliament to avoid prodding from its allies and the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Curbing Indoctrination (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2006)
The chilling tale of the 23-year-old Frontier-based suicide bomber Aminullah, who blew himself up in southern Afghanistan last month killing 10 people, comes as a reminder of the dangerous kind of indoctrination being done at some seminaries.
- Midair Terror Plot Foiled (Tribune, H S RAO, Aug 11, 2006)
A suspected Al-Qaida plot with strong Pakistani connection to blow up as many as 10 civilian airliners during flights from the UK to the US was foiled today with the arrest of 24 persons in the UK and seven persons in Karachi.
- Capt Distances From Natwar’S Politics (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 11, 2006)
In a swift reaction to yesterday's shocking discovery of a grave of female foetuses on a vacant plot owned by two quacks at Patran in Patiala, Punjab State Commission for Women, has ordered an inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner and Senior . . .
- Dullo Offers To Resign If Son’S Misconduct Proved (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 11, 2006)
In a swift reaction to yesterday's shocking discovery of a grave of female foetuses on a vacant plot owned by two quacks at Patran in Patiala, Punjab State Commission for Women, has ordered an inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner and Senior . . .
- Foeticide: Women Panel Orders Inquiry (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 11, 2006)
In a swift reaction to yesterday's shocking discovery of a grave of female foetuses on a vacant plot owned by two quacks at Patran in Patiala, Punjab State Commission for Women, has ordered an inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner and Senior . . .
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