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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 23072:
- When The Army Strayed Into Tibet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
Tibet, the Roof-of-the World and Lhasa, the forbidden city have held special fascination for travel-adventurers and missionaries for a few hundred years past. Rugged terrain, in-hospitable, high altitude climate and primitive communications combined . . .
- Wali Khan Jr Hails Manmohan’S Peace Initiatives (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his coalition government have got the thumbs up from across the border for their efforts to sustain peace, harmony and stability in South Asia, and particularly with Pakistan, in spite of the massive devastation . . .
- Du - Then And Now (Times of India, Shahid Amin, Jul 15, 2006)
A preferred destination these days on the Metro line, Delhi University is more than the sum total of its cut-offs. A place with an history of its own, it is a product of good old Dehli as it has morphed over the last 200 years.
- A War By Any Other Name (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
As I sit in my Mumbai apartment the morning after the bomb blasts what I feel most is a sense of helpless rage at the inability of those who rule us to understand that terrorism is not a law and order problem.
- 'Entrepreneurs Are Born And Made' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 15, 2006)
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) is a non-profit organisation working to facilitate entrepreneurship education in India by partnering with top-tier academic institutes. Laura Parkin, executive director, National Entrepreneurship Network & . . .
- Uk Defends Strike On Afghan Town (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
British forces in Afghanistan have defended their decision to call in US planes to drop 500lb bombs on Taleban fighters in a town in Helmand province.
- Security Tight For Karachi Burial (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The funeral of a prominent Shia cleric who was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi has begun under tight security.
- It Makes No Sense To React To This Bomb By Doing Nothing (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
After New York's 9/11 and London's 7/7, Mumbai has its 26/7. No, I have not made a mistake.
- Peace In Kashmir Is Vital (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered vast and sudden death before, but this atttack can't be ignored. Peace in Kashmir . . .
- Hundreds Protest In Kashmir Over Attacks On Tourists (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Hundreds of hotel and restaurant owners shouting "tourists are our guests, don't kill them" protested in Kashmir on Friday against a series of recent attacks in which a dozen visitors died, police said.
- Corruption In Asia (International Herald Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 15, 2006)
Every year, more than 200,000 Indonesian Muslims join the pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's most holy site.
- Al Qaeda, American Style (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
JUST before the first anniversary of the July 7 bombings in London that killed 52 people, Al Qaeda released a video that reflects a significant change in how it operates: terrorism is being brought home.
- Other Views: Daily Star, Times Of India, Asahi Shimbun (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lebanon's worst fears
- Oil-Rich Brunei Must Diversify, Sultan Says In Birthday Speech (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah used his birthday speech on Saturday to call for economic diversification to ensure continued prosperity in the tiny oil-rich . . .
- Radical Shiite Cleric Hints At Militia Attacks To Protest Israel’S Actions (New York Times, Edward Wong, Jul 15, 2006)
The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said Friday that Iraqis would not “sit by with folded hands” while Israel struck at Lebanon, signaling a possible increase in attacks from his mercurial militia, the Mahdi Army
- It’S Air Show Time, But Airbus May Not Want The Spotlight (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
No matter where it goes, the Airbus A380, a double-decker superjumbo jet so big that it has been called the Whale, turns heads. As the world’s leaders in aviation gather at the Farnborough International Airshow, which opens Monday about 30 miles southwest
- India's New Lobbyists Use American Methods (International Herald Tribune, Anand Giridharadas, Jul 15, 2006)
Gaining political influence in India was once a simple affair: You handed over a suitcase of cash, in nonsequential notes.
- Bangladesh To Seek Foreign Bids For Oil And Gas Exploration (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Bangladesh will seek bids from overseas energy companies to explore for oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal after a court removed an obstacle blocking agreements with them, an official said on . . .
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 15, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Sonia Desperate To Show Solidarity (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 15, 2006)
After making it clear that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must consider political imperatives of the party before taking major policy decisions, Congress president Sonia Gandhi now wants to dispel the impression that the party is not sailing with Singh.
- Realism Of India’S Un Ambition (Dawn, Shaukat Umer, Jul 15, 2006)
An astute Cuban diplomat, with long experience of the United Nations, once described the decision making process in the Security Council by drawing an enigmatic mathmatical equation: 1+1+3+10=15.
- Jack The Ripper Mystery Solved, Marginally (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
A couple of handwritten sentences in the margins of a book yesterday claimed to have solved Britain’s greatest murder mystery: the identity of Jack the Ripper.
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Two Militants Killed In Bandipore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lodging huge protests against the attacks on tourists, traders affiliated with tourism sector in Glumarg and Tangmarg today observed a complete shutdown and held demonstrations pressing for the identification of the persons, involved in the attacks . . .
- Some Clues On Calls, But Rdx A Riddle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Security agencies investigating the Mumbai train blasts suggested today that they were close to a breakthrough, and the home ministry is expected to make an announcement soon.
- Temple In Ayodhya Searched For Explosives (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
All major temples in Ayodhya are being searched for possible hidden explosives in the wake of Tuesday's massive train blasts in Mumbai.
- Arunachal To Have Adventure Sports Cum Mountaineering Institute (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Arunachal Pradesh Government is contemplating setting up an adventure sports-cum-mountaineering institute at Sarkam under upper Siang district through NEC sponsored scheme.
- Hoax Bomb Threats Keep Delhi Police Busy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
A couple of hoax bomb threats, including one at the Akshardham Temple complex, on Friday kept the Delhi Police on their toes as they conducted futile searches in several places of the capital.
- Ajk Poll Results (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 14, 2006)
The elections held in Azad and Jammu Kashmir (AJK) have thrown up at least one interesting result: the election of two MQM candidates from seats for Kashmiri refugees living in Karachi.
- The Peace Process Has Ended (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Not only 190 innocent people have been killed in Tuesday’s tragedy in Mumbai, under the debris of the serial blasts lies buried the peace process that had been going on for some time to usher in a new era on the sub-continent. It will be difficult . . .
- Measure Of Ill Health (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 14, 2006)
It's shameful that when the country has reported the largest number of HIV patients, the Health Minister is busy settling scores with AIIMS . . .
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- How Much Will India Endure? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2006)
Tuesday’s awful rush-hour bombings of trains in Bombay raise an important and ominous question:
- Apathy, No Thought (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2006)
After 32 hours of travel halfway across the world to Sydney last week, I was looking for a nice, relaxing bath before my conference began.
- New Hope (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 14, 2006)
How does one describe the following scenarios? The Government spends Rs 1500 per child per month in its schools but neither the student nor the institution has a sense of achievement.
- Israel Widens Conflict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 14, 2006)
What began as a small military engagement on the borders of Gaza and Israel last month is now in danger of turning into a full-blown war.
- Cholistan Deaths (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 14, 2006)
It is shocking to learn that some 25 women and children have died of thirst in Cholistan.
- Can Terror And Talks (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jul 14, 2006)
By this time it ought to be amply obvious that General Musharraf is playing his typical double game while negotiating peace with India.
- Time To Dump Musharraf? (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 14, 2006)
After Mumbai, only a naif would believe that the India-Pakistan peace process will remain unaffected. A deliberate pause in bilateral talks at this moment might provide Prime Minister Manmohan Singh valuable time and space to reflect on the basic . . .
- Tourist Spots To Be Developed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh government has prepared different schemes costing about Rs. 204 crores for development and construction of 28 tourist spots under the tourism sub-plan.
- Dubai, Karachi Calls Under Scanner (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Jul 14, 2006)
In one instance, calls were made from Matunga to Dubai within a minute of the train explosion at Matunga Road station. Similar calls to Dubai as well as Karachi have been traced from Jogeshwari and Borivali, where explosions occurred.
- Resilience Is Good, But Amnesia Is Fatal (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Jul 14, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered seven major terrorist strikes since 1993, but remains vulnerable and unprepared to defend itself. Its mindset is part of the problem, while administrative and policing slowness contribute too.
- We The Regional, Marginalised People (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
Coomi Kapoor’s left-handed compliment to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its leadership in her edit page commentary (Nice guys don’t last, IE, July 10) has surprised me.
- Keeping Peace: Will The Spirit Of Bombay Rise To The Challenge? (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jul 14, 2006)
Bombay entered July with a lot of premonition. Vivid still were the memories of 26/7, when the metropolis nearly drowned in a demonic downpour and over 400 people died then and the days that followed.
- In The Light Of The Pyre (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2006)
Pious Flames studies Europe’s response to sati over more than three hundred years.
- Paralysed Man Uses Thoughts To Move Cursor (Deccan Herald, Andrew Pollack, Jul 14, 2006)
A paralysed man with a small sensor implanted in his brain was able to control a computer, a television set and a robot using only his thoughts, scientists reported on Wednesday.
- Electric Buses To Hit Mysore Roads (Deccan Herald, Kavitha Kushalappa, Jul 14, 2006)
Mysore will not have to wait for Bangalore-like traffic chaos to happen. Advanced public transport options are already under consideration and in the running is electric trolleys.
- Reactive Approach (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Strategic roads have dual use for the economy and military
- Will We Ever Win The War On Terror? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jul 14, 2006)
To understand the hollowness of the political outrage at what happened at rush hour in Mumbai on 7/11, all we need to do is look at one damning statistic.
- Mapping The Borders (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2006)
A little background to begin with.
- Travel Exhibition Begins Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
India International Travel Mart (IITM), a travel and tourism exhibition, will be held in Bangalore from July 15 to 17 at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. "Around 20,000 visitors are expected to take part. The exhibition is open to all," said Anurag . . .
- Tiger Reserve Wins Accolades For Better Management (Hindu, K.S. Sudhi, Jul 14, 2006)
Conservation and management measures through community participation prove successful
- Kannada Out Of Bounds In Border Area Schools (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
But for the people living in the border areas of Gulbarga district, the ‘Suvarna Karnataka’ celebration has no meaning at all as most of these villages do not even have Kannada medium schools.
- E-Governance For Convenience (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Jul 14, 2006)
Computers can make office work simpler, but can't change attitudes
- For This Officer, Espionage & Indian History Go Together (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
What is the significance of the picture of Alexander the Great or that of the Great Bath of Mohenjaro lying cheek by jowl in a power-point presentation on Pakistan . . .
- Reform In Bengal (Statesman, Sunil Banik, Jul 14, 2006)
The West Bengal budget for 2006-07 was placed by the finance minister, Dr Asim Dasgupta, on 23 June.
- In Up, Simi Not Terrorist Organisation: Mulayam (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Virtually giving a clean chit to the banned extremist organisation, Students Islamic Movement of . . .
- Tourists Leaving Kashmir In Droves (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 14, 2006)
A day after Srinagar blasts, tourists have started leaving Kashmir. Most of the casualties in the yesterday’s attack were from West Bengal. Till yesterday, there were over 10,000 tourists from different parts of the country in Kashmir.
- 350 Rounded Up In Maharashtra (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jul 14, 2006)
The anti-terrorism squad of the Maharashtra police has rounded up at least 350 persons in different parts of the state as pressure mounts on the government to show results.
- J&k Falls Off Tourist Map, Uttaranchal & Hp New Destinations (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh gained an unexpected bonanja from the terrorist attack that snuffed out seven innocent lives last Tuesday in Srinagar.
- Calls To Karachi And Dubai Being Probed (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 14, 2006)
Mumbai cops release names of 2 suspects ---- With Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and SIMI connection to 7/11 Mumbai serial bomb blasts having been more or less . . .
- Bjp, Rewind (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
The BJP now plans to do what all smart opposition parties must: make the ruling UPA alliance squirm over its abject failure to prevent the serial horror of Mumbai 7/11.
- It's War By Any Other Name (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert described what is happening in Lebanon as saying. "This is an act of war."
- Israel Attacks Beirut Airport (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon today, imposing a naval blockade, twice hitting Beirut's airport and blasting two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said one also struck the port cit
- Israel's Two-Front Battle (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Kidnapping Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips for the release of Arab prisoners is horrible behavior for groups that claim international recognition and political legitimacy, as Hamas and Hezbollah do.
- Agenda At St Petersburg (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 14, 2006)
G7 countries must watch out for Moscow's charm offensive and ask Russian leaders to further democratise, writes Alec van Gelder
- Cause Of Central Asia Conflict (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Jul 14, 2006)
The centuries old Arab-Palestine conflict in Central Asia has taken a dangerous turn.
- Qaeda’ Emerges In J&k (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Jul 14, 2006)
A new militant group has been launched in Kashmir, calling itself "Al-Qaeda Jammu and Kashmir", but the intelligence agencies and law enforcement authorities here have no clue on whether it is actually a wing of the organisation led by Osama bin Laden.
- Wto's Lamy Heads To G8 Over Troubled Trade Talks (Reuters, Robert Evans, Jul 14, 2006)
World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy will go to St Peterburg on Sunday to talk to Group of Eight (G8) leaders about the troubled Doha Round, WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell said on Thursday.
- Tourists Flee Kashmir After Deadly Attacks (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jul 14, 2006)
Holidaymakers are fleeing Indian Kashmir after a series of attacks by suspected Muslim militants on tourists in the Himalayan region killed eight visitors, tour operators and officials said on Thursday.
- City Of Dreams (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 14, 2006)
My grandparents felt very humiliated that their son was a part of Ramleela. But my father had made up his mind and one fine day, he gave up his studies, left home and came to Bombay with my mother and me.
- Blasts Kill Tourism In Kashmir (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Holidaymakers are fleeing Kashmir after a series of attacks by suspected Muslim militants on tourists in the Himalayan region killed eight visitors, tour operators and officials said on Thursday.
- Maximum City: And They Called Mumbai Rude! (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
IN A city like Mumbai, seven blasts severing its lifeline —the suburban train service —is crippling. And if they happen during the evening rush hour, when commuting reaches its crescendo, it could mean a total paralysis.
- A Misconceived War For Talent (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Jul 14, 2006)
Three stories have made news in the economics media in recent weeks.
- Tibet On The Train To The Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
It was a Chinese expatriate living in the US and travelling as a tourist on the first train from Beijing to Lhasa last week who hit the nail on the head. He remarked that change in Tibet was inevitable and that people could not be expected . . .
- World Sits Up, Shares Anguish (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jul 14, 2006)
European leaders and expatriate Indians expressed solidarity with India even as Tuesday's Mumbai massacre triggered memories in London and Madrid of the multiple bomb blasts that so recently made the war on terror a stark reality for the continent.
- Action... Cut (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 14, 2006)
Much in the manner of film studies, Calcutta University’s decision to produce a documentary on its 150th anniversary is a fashionable semi-literate pursuit to kickstart the celebrations.
- Don't Dismiss Al Qaeda (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 13, 2006)
Renewed communal tensions, as witnessed in Bhiwandi recently, and a vigorous Al Qaeda propaganda aimed at exploiting the pockets of anger among the Indian Muslim youth over increasing coziness with the USA, should not be dismissed lightly, in the . . .
- Pushed To Insanity (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jul 13, 2006)
Psychology of nation states should be understood to make sense of their actions
- Dazed, Some Recount What Happened (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 13, 2006)
"The train exploded ... suddenly I saw bodies all around me;" another saw people dying
Many are still in a state of shock
Several victims have suffered eardrum trauma
Complaints about municipal hospitals
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