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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 21907:
- Marching Towards The Quaid’S Dream (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 14, 2006)
Fifty-nine years ago, Quaid-e-Azam unfurled the banner of freedom for the teeming millions of Pakistanis. I was twenty-five then and I look back to that historic day with pride. But, we look at the flag that has been torn asunder, and I cry with Byron:
- Israel Pushes Offensive Ahead Of Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Thousands of Israeli troops pressed an expanded Lebanese ground offensive Sunday, engaging in fierce clashes with Hezbollah near the bombed-out militant stronghold of Khiam the day after losing 24 soldiers.
- Kashmir On Al Qaeda Radar (Hindustan Times, Arun Joshi, Aug 14, 2006)
When did Al-Qaeda arrive in Kashmir?
Al-Qaeda’s links with Kashmiri militant outfits date back to the 1990s. Many members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideeen and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were killed in Khost in Afghanistan in a US missile attack on camps run by . . .
- Jinx Of The Pakistani Consulate In Mumbai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Every Monday, the Express National Bureau showcases news from the capital that was off camera—and outside inverted commas
- Indian Links To Terror Plot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Kashmir appeared to be foremost in the minds of the alleged plotters of the unsuccessful bid to blow up the US-bound flights in Britain with liquid explosives, media reports said.
- Leader Article: A Dirty Game (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Exactly a year ago, Sourav Ganguly had led the Indian team to Zimbabwe.
- Uk: Foreign Policy Not Cause Of Threats (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government today rejected as “dangerous and foolish” accusations that its foreign policy heightened the threat of terrorist attacks after police foiled a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.
- Specific Inputs On I-Day Attacks In Delhi: Police (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
A day after US warned of attacks by Al-Qaeda in India, Delhi Police on Saturday said it has "specific intelligence inputs" that terror groups would try to carry out deadly strikes to subvert Independence Day celebrations here and has beefed . . .
- India Terror Threat Hypothetical: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US alert on the possibility of terror strikes in India by Al-Qaeda was a general warning rather than one based on 'definitive information'.
- Seductive Alchemy (Hindu, RAKHSHANDA JALIL, Aug 13, 2006)
East and West, past and present, old and new: opposites seem to co-exist harmoniously in Istanbul.
- Khe Kormula Kor Kuccess (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
I find superstitions hilarious.
- Patient In Up Branded Hiv-Positive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
'HIV+' - the words are written on the wall over a hospital bed on which lies a young ailing woman. The lines on her face are not those of age, but of neglect.
- Living On Borrowed Time (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Aug 13, 2006)
The Government of West Bengal wants to ban hand-drawn rickshaws. But the rickshaw-pullers have a different take.
- Digital Encounters (Hindu, VIBHUTI PATEL , Aug 13, 2006)
Vivan Sundaram's exhibit, "Re-take of Amrita", uses digital technology to create art from photographs, paintings and historical documents.
- Things That Happen Only In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2006)
The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud of.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Aug 13, 2006)
Those who rule Pakistan, learn one lesson very quickly. Never ever pay any attention to what the people say.
- Kuwait’S Road To Democracy (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 13, 2006)
Population urges for democratic governance have been growing in the emirates of the Persian Gulf during the past decade or two.
- When It Rains (News International, Amir Zia, Aug 13, 2006)
Karachi has witnessed a maximum of 172 millimetres of rains, starting from the end of July up to August 7, which is light to moderate on all accounts.
- What Hizbollah And Israel Achieved (News International, Ahmed Quraishi, Aug 13, 2006)
The heart of the Lebanese capital, which was artfully rebuilt by the assassinated prime minister Rafic Hariri from the ashes of the Lebanese civil war, wears a deserted look these days.
- Delhi Gets Ground-Air Shield (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
A larger number of helicopters clattering above will team up with snipers perched on rooftops in an unprecedented aerial security blanket thrown over the Red Fort when the Prime Minister delivers his customary Independence Day address.
- Refusal To Say Goodbye (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2006)
An actor is often judged on the way he says his exit lines. What is true for the stage is true for life also.
- Name The Reader (Telegraph, Orhan Pamuk, Aug 13, 2006)
“Who do you write for?” For the last 30 years — since I first became a writer — this is the question I’ve heard most often from both readers and journalists.
- Al Qaeda Again Draws Pakistan Into World Attention On Terror (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Al Qaeda’s ability to continue to draw international Jihadis to Pakistan, thus creating a sort of nexus, has once again put the country under the spotlight.
- Time To Step Into The Backyard Of Terror (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
There is something about the threat of terrorist violence that brings almost an instantaneous change of climate.
- Terror Plot: Suspects Being Grilled, Jet Suspends Employee (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
British anti-terror police today grilled 22 people, 17 of them with family ties in Pakistan, arrested for a plot to blow up US-bound jets using liquid explosives, even as Indian carrier Jet Airways suspended its employee Amin Asmin . . .
- Indian Capital On Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Police in India's capital said they had stepped up security on information that political leaders, monuments and vital infrastructure were at risk of terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day next week.
- Terror Plot Was Well Planned: Bush (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush said today that a scheme to blow up several flights between Britain and the USA was carefully planned, well-advanced and had the potential to cause “death on a massive scale”.
- Rs 450 Cr For Water In Mewat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The Haryana Government is implementing a Rs 450-crore Rainywell Project in Mewat which will ensure per capita availability of 45 litres water to every village of the district by 2008.
- Plurality Of Vision (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Aug 13, 2006)
Said's book is a critique of European historiography and a tribute to Freud.
- Fbi Hunt On For Terror Connections (Hindu, Dan Glaister, Aug 13, 2006)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into possible connections between the men arrested in London and people in the U.S.
- Setting The Backwaters On Fire (Hindu, VIJAY GEORGE , Aug 13, 2006)
What soccer is to Brazilians, the Vallamkali is to those who live near the backwaters of Kerala.
- Nsg Commandos To Strengthen Security Around Red Fort (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Quick reaction teams to be deployed at strategic points to foil anyattack
Public to be put through series of checking
Vigil has been increased within the high security New Delhi zone
Checking of luggage intensified in railway stations
- Aviation Industry Bracing Up For Difficult Times (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Airlines operating to U.K. and U.S. to feel impact, though marginal
All civilian aircraft operating in Indian skies to come under IAF scanner
Delhi airspace to be closed on August 15
- Travel Corporation Bags State Tourism Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hotels run by KTDC won awards in the one and two star category
Best Performing District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) Award went to Kannur
Judging committee comprised Tourism Principal Secretary, Director of Tourism and representatives of Planning
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- Metal Fuel (Daily Excelsior, Dr. S.S. Verma , Aug 13, 2006)
Cheap and constant availability of fuel is a major concern of present day civilization.
- Managing The Peace (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Aug 13, 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 leader . . .
- The Valley In Between (New Indian Express, Kamini Mathai, Aug 13, 2006)
Sometimes I feel sorry for Vellore, the town I grew up in.
- Warning On Terror Attacks In India 'Hypothetical': Us (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US on Saturday said an advisory issued to American citizens in India about terror attacks in New Delhi and Mumbai around Independence Day possibly by members of al-Qaeda was only in "hypothetical terms" and that it has no plans to issue . . .
- The Pm And The O (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 13, 2006)
Congressmen treat India’s Prime Minister as if they were dealing with Dr Manmohan Singh.
- Familiar Terrain (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 13, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra’s book is for the Western audience, not for the intelligent common reader in India .
- Economists Worry About High Inflation (Business Standard, Tamal Bandyopadhyay , Aug 13, 2006)
The growth rate of money supply in the Indian financial system has hit a 12-year high of 19.5 per cent. Economists and financial analysts do not rule out a tightening of the monetary policy and a rise in interest rates as the spectre . . .
- Pok Quake Money Used By Let To Fund Britain Plot (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Islamic charity body remitted amount to 3 men ---- Investigators probing the plot to blow up several aircraft from Britain to US suspected involvement four Islamic militant groups including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Sunni extremist . . .
- Israel Copters Airlift Hundreds Of Troops Into Hezbollah Heartland (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
Israeli helicopters airlifted hundreds of troops into the Hezbollah heartland and warplanes launched wide-ranging airstrikes on Saturday as officials raced to enforce a UN ceasefire and end fierce fighting still raging across southern Lebanon.
- Unbroken Spirits Fill Highways Of Death (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 13, 2006)
Lebanon is a country that has clearly not lost its spirit, but is worried, unhappy, and, as no one hesitates to tell you, "very very angry".
- Higher Security May Drive Up Air Travel Costs (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Aug 13, 2006)
The heightened state of security at airports around the world following the detection of the plot to blow up aircraft mid-flight between the UK and the US earlier this week is likely to push up travel costs in the coming months.
- What Is Left Unsaid (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Aug 13, 2006)
It is not easy to give the full flavour of the speech that the chairman of a large company gave at his annual meeting with shareholders last month, but let me give it a shot.
- Thousands Protest Lebanon War Outside White House (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House to protest Israel's US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
- Skipping Security Line (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
Aviation officials claim that airport security waits on Thursday weren’t much longer than normal.
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma. It is this shared dilemma that leads one to routinely . . .
- Concern In Cong Over Us Deal (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 13, 2006)
Few in the Congress may be seen standing by former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh during his troubles in the Iraq oil scam, but many senior party leaders share his concern about Manmohan Singh Government's handling of the Indo-US nuclear . . .
- Jammu: Surrendered Militants Rounded Up, Told To Leave (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
As part of its beefed-up security measures on Independence Day eve, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have for the first time asked surrendered militants to immediately leave Jammu for the next few days.
- An Elusive Peace (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 12, 2006)
It is unbelievable that Israel would launch such a massive ground and air onslaught only to secure the release of the two soldiers Hizbollah captured on July 12.
- Bank Freezes Suspects’ Assets (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
Nineteen of 24 British Muslims who are in police custody, accused of plotting to blow up 10 aircraft on the UK-US route with liquid explosives, had their assets frozen today, presumably to stop them from giving money to co-conspirators who may not . . .
- Israel Gives Orders For Wider War: 15 Killed In Airstrikes (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Strikes by Israeli warplanes across Lebanon on Friday killed 15 civilians, including 11 in an attack on a key bridge.
- Rebels Say Break Sri Lanka Army's Northern Defences (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said on Saturday they had broken through army defences in the island's far north and were advancing on the government-held Jaffna peninsula, in the fiercest fighting since a 2002 truce.
- U.K.'S Response To Terrorism Makes Things Worse (Hindu, Dan Plesch, Aug 12, 2006)
What is needed now is an effective counter-terrorism strategy.
- India, Pakistan Need To Move Ahead (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 12, 2006)
The two neighbours have too much at stake to allow the peace process to drift further.
- Ncp To Go It Alone In Uttaranchal: Tripathi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Nationalist Congress Party will prefer to go alone in the forthcoming Assembly polls in Uttaranchal, party national general secretary D P Tripathy said here on Friday.
- Six People Killed In Iran Helicopter Crash » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Six people were killed when a cargo helicopter crashed in northern Iran early on Friday, state-run television reported.
- In Kasauli, Civilians Face Wrath Of Army (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Souring relations between Armymen and civilians in the last six months has polluted the pristine and peaceful environs of Kasauli, a Himachal hill station.
- Sc: Any Govt Policy On Terror Compensation? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Does the Centre have a compensation policy for victims of bomb blasts? This question by the Supreme Court to the Centre on Friday reflected a marked change in the situation prevailing in the country.
- No Room For Xenophobia In Hindu Philosophy (Times of India, ASHOK VOHRA, Aug 12, 2006)
Is there a philosophical justification in the tradition followed by some Hindu temples of banning the entry of women and those belonging to religions other than Hinduism?
- Ultras Were In Final Stage To Bomb Planes (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Terrorists had planned to blow up 10 US-bound planes by mixing a British sports drink with a gel-like substance and were hoping to stage a practice run followed by actual attacks "within days", security officials said today.
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 12, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- Time To Step Into The Backyard Of Terror (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 12, 2006)
There is something about the threat of terrorist violence that brings almost an instantaneous change of climate.
- Terror Trail (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 12, 2006)
For obvious reasons we in this State ought to know each and every facet of terrorism.
- If Only We Could Ban All Our Problems. Specially In Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Why don’t they ban toddy instead? That opaque white country liquor, served in used beer bottles, which inundates Kerala’s innards. Making it float up, right to the top, of the chart that measures alcoholism in our states.
- Dysfunctional Democracy (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 12, 2006)
India gets its nuclear deal with the United States through Congress. Pakistan is hamstrung by conditions imposed on its purchase of F-16s (such as a commitment on not to transfer technology) on the one hand, and by reservations and opposition . . .
- The Coming Tsunami Of Trash (Deccan Herald, Niall Ferguson, Aug 12, 2006)
With plastic, a new kind of pollutant entered the sea; one that has taken more than a century to degrade.
- 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
- Rights Of Children (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the most painful facts of life with regard to young people is the presence of children in the country's prisons.
- 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 . . .
- Shujaat, Mushahid Re-Elected Unopposed (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 12, 2006)
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mushahid Hussain Sayed have been re-elected unopposed as President and Secretary General of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
- Tourism Industry Hit By Rains, Floods (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Aug 12, 2006)
With destroying the whole infrastructure in the five districts of the NWFP, the October 8 earthquake along with the recent torrential rains and floods wrecked the most picturesque areas of the province, resulting into a severe setback to the . . .
- Some Food For Thought For World Jurists (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 12, 2006)
A galaxy of chief justices, judges and jurists from all over the world have gathered in the Federal Capital at the invitation of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to share their views on the theme of the judicial . . .
- Sonia, Pm, Us: Natwar Rages Against The Dying Of His Cong Light (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 12, 2006)
‘Not a leaf moves in the Congress without Sonia Gandhi’s approval and knowledge,’ declared former external affairs minister and suspended Congress veteran Natwar Singh today, insisting that he had kept the Congress chief informed of all that . . .
- Security Stepped Up At All Airports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Carrying of liquids, gels, sprays and pastes by air travellers has been banned
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