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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 11253:
- Hyderabad Boy Makes It To Guinness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The wonder kid has finally done it. Eleven-year-old Nishchal Narayanam has got an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in the `Most Random Objects Memorised' category.
- India Rejects Sri Lankan Minister's Charge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Reacting to the accusation of Indian interference made by Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday defended the conduct of its High Commissioner in Colombo and said her contribution to the . . .
- What The Heart Does Not Feel, The Eye Cannot See (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 08, 2006)
After 15 years of a battering from hostile policies and governments, the world of the peasant has turned highly fragile. But the onus of changing is on the farmer. Not on those driving a cruel process and system.
- At Least 43 Miners Dead In Jharkhand; Hopes Of More Survivors Fading (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A day after 50 workers were trapped in a mine of the Bharat Coking Coal Limited's Bhatbih Colliery in Jharia, hopes of finding survivors began fading.
- Most Sang Out, Few Abstained (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Nearly a century back, Rabindranath Tagore in an ode to Vande Mataram wrote, "It was the silken thread which had woven the nation.
- Collective Guardianship (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 08, 2006)
The murder of Prof Sabharwal in a college campus should make us think about the role of politics in educational institutions
- The Hindu In Digital Form (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Hindu will be formally launched in digital form, that is, as an e-paper on the Internet, on Sunday, September 10, 2006. The newspaper can be read at http://epaper.thehindu.com
- Us Firm To Build $100m Office Complex In India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 08, 2006)
A US company has signed a $100 million deal with an Indian firm to develop an office complex near Hyderabad, Andhera Pradesh.
- Waziristan Peace Deal Raises Concern In Kabul (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Deal with Taliban does not end fears of militants crossing into Afghanistan
Misgivings on the deal even in Pakistan
- Development Takes A Backseat (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A National Sample Survey Organisation study done for the Unicef paints a dismal picture of traditions hampering development in the country.
- Minor 'Scuffle' In Kashmir Politics (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 08, 2006)
Politics rarely takes a holiday and events in Kashmir are of interest as there is a minor 'scuffle' for control and clearly it did not succeed.
- Spirit Of Secularism: India Joins Vande Mataram Chorus (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Children in schools across the country and employees in offices rose to sing Vande Mataram on Thursday morning under a directive from the Union HRD ministry. But the day didn’t pass without minor scuffles and boycotts providing discordant notes . . .
- Not Out Of Joint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
It says much for the sense of propriety that inspires The Times that in 1990 it deleted from the obituary of a gardening journalist called Peter Coats the suggestion that as ADC in Delhi to Lord Wavell he had been the viceroy’s gay lover.
- Govt Okays Panel On Sc Micro-Division (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Sep 08, 2006)
In what could turn out to be a complicated constitutional question, Centre on Thursday cleared setting up a commission to see if a case exists for micro division of the Dalit community in view of certain castes among them cornering the bulk of quota . . .
- Let Wanted To Kill Vajpayee, Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists arrested in connection with the IISc attack have revealed during a narco-analysis test that they had planned to attack Vidhana Soudha, Hewlett-Packard (HP) buildings, a mosque and the RSS building on HAL Road.
- Bjp Shrieks Over Sonia’S Silence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday lapped up the opportunity provided by Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s reported “skipping” of an event marking the centenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ and decided to step up its campaign over the song.
- Waiting For Telangana (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2006)
The agitation for a separate Telangana state has entered a new phase. The people of Andhra now are not averse to the idea of a separate Telangana.
- Made Over By Succession (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Sep 08, 2006)
There is incidental symmetry in Supriya Sule’s decision to file her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha.
- Bjp Waiting For Spring (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Sep 08, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to discover a strong Central leader since losing power.
- Make Vande... Fundamental Duty’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Thursday demanded that the Constitution be amended to accord ‘Vande Mataram’ a status akin to the National Anthem and be made a part of the fundamental duties.
- Vande Mataram Reverberates Across Nation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Millions of Indians across the country Thursday sang Vande Mataram, for the first time in such large numbers after Independence, but there were discordant notes from sections of Muslims opposed to the religious connotations of the national song . . .
- Vidhana Soudha On Lashkar Radar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba men, arrested by the City police following an attack on IISc Bangalore in December 2005, have revealed during narco-analysis tests that they had planned attacks on vital installations such as the Vidhana Soudha, offices of . . .
- National Legacy: Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Whether one wants to sing it or not is one's prerogative: Aiyar
- Sonia Skips Song, Bjp Sings Treachery (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Sep 08, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to stay away from a function organised by the Sewa Dal in New Delhi to mark the conclusion of centenary celebrations of the rendition of national song, Vande Mataram, gave the BJP another weapon to beat . . .
- Singing Vande Mataram Makes India A Divided Nation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Vande Mataram is set to reverberate across lakhs of schools on Thursday, but the most jarring notes are the chasms and controversies created by HRD minister Arjun Singh’s decision to celebrate the anniversary of the . . .
- Preventing The Child Malnutrition In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
A joint study carried out by the United Nation World Fund Programme and Dr M S Swaminathan Research Foundation during 2002, indicates that child malnutrition is very high in India. It is more so in urban areas with 36 per cent of urban children . . .
- Man Who Taught Us To Love Crocodiles (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 07, 2006)
Conservationists and wild life enthusiasts like Steve Irwin set a fine example of courage and concern for all to see, says Anuradha Dutt .
- A Template Approach To Eleventh Plan? (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Sep 07, 2006)
The Planning Commission has approached the Eleventh Plan with `mundane templating', ignoring the issues on the ground. India deserves something bigger, better and fresh.
- Cbi Asked To Prove Evidence Was Not Tampered (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prove that the blood and semen samples collected in the Priyadarshini Mattoo case were not tampered with before being sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and . . .
- Baluchis Will Rise Again (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 07, 2006)
The tribals have undoubtedly suffered a setback in the armed struggle. But the psychological aspect of the Balochi struggle continues as the president of the Baluchistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has poignantly pointed out, “after . . .
- Six Decades After, India Acknowledges Daredevil World War Ii Spy (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Though the British and French have recognised and recorded her brave exploits for long, it took her native country India more than six decades to acknowledge the daredevil exploits of allied spy Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan during the Second World War.
- Ruined In Ranchi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
Whichever way the latest crisis goes in Jharkhand, the dream of a new beginning in a new state has wilted young. The infant state in November 2000 looked so very good on paper.
- Dereserve These Myths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
A special series in The Indian Express is highlighting the sense of siege Muslims in our cities find themselves to be under.
- Prospects For Kannur Airport Brighten (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Centre is willing to make an exception for Kerala in the stipulation that all new airports of the country should have a second runway. An assurance to this effect was given to Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan by Union Minister of State . . .
- Wildlife Warrior (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2006)
Irwin lived life dangerously and died dangerously too.
- Pawar, Roshan Baig Feel Telgi Heat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The can of worms opened by the belated release of VCDs of fake stamp racket kingpin Abdul Kareem Telgi’s “confessions” during a narco analysis test three years ago, continued to rock the political and police establishment mainly in Maharashtra . . .
- Resilient Munda Fights Back (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 07, 2006)
The political drama in Jharkhand is poised to go through many exciting twists and turns before September 15, the deadline fixed by Governor Syed Sibte Razi for Chief Minister Arjun Munda to prove his majority in the State Assembly.
- Vrs Not A Right: Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Employer must accept applications received
- Increasing Involvement Of Canadian Nationals In Ephedrine Trade . . . (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Sep 07, 2006)
Investigations into recent seizures of ephedrine, a precursor to party drugs, in the Capital point to increasing involvement of Canadian nationals of Indian origin in the trade. One of the two persons arrested in connection with the latest . . .
- Grand Finale To `Vinayaka Chavithi' Festivities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
A woman run over by lorry while trying to take `prasadam'
Main procession delayed by a couple of hours
The police stop the procession to allow evening prayers
Stones found strewn all over the path of the procession.
- Temple Razed, Complaints Filed Against Mining Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The blasting of the Sugulammadevi Temple on top of a hill with rich deposits of iron ore near Honnali tanda in Bellary taluk on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border has given rise to a new controversy.
- Gubernatorial Post: Msr Leaves It To Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
"I would go to any Raj Bhavan as Governor if AICC president Sonia Gandhi instructed me to do so," Minister for Sports M. Satyanarayana Rao has said reacting to speculations about his occupying the gubernatorial post in future.
- Ragging: Needed A Central Law (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Sep 07, 2006)
Twenty four first-year-students were brought together at 9.30 in the night and split in groups of four each; each group had a girl and three boys each. They were then asked to portray postures depicted in a Kamasutra book — cities expressindia.com
- Bjp Demands Probe Into Telgi's Allegations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
"Release official results of narco-analysis test"
Telgi had made allegations against some top politicians
"Imported wheat will cost much more" .
- A Tale Of Two Rates Of Growth (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Sep 06, 2006)
Reforms pepped up enterprise in the industrial and service sectors but not in agriculture and that explains the high rate of GDP growth and low rate of agricultural growth.
- Nda Watches Jharkhand Slipping Away, Cong Waiting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Battling dissidence for months, the BJP’s coalition government in Jharkhand was tottering today after four ministers resigned and reduced the Arjun Munda government to a minority. This prompted the Opposition UPA to step up moves to oust the government.
- Gunning For Ideas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) meeting at regular intervals to jointly monitor the spread of Naxalism, is a sound idea which must be promptly put to work.
- Landing In A Mess (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 06, 2006)
The year 2006 (or 2007) is significant in the history of human civilisation, because that’s when the world’s urban population will exceed the world’s rural population for the first time. Of course, levels of urbanisation vary widely, ranging . . .
- Vande Mataram: Obligatory In Schools (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 06, 2006)
Finally, after more than half-a-century of singing Vande Mataram we have suddenly realised that the song that kept freedom fighters’ adrenaline level high, is insulting our god. All thanks to the All India Sunni Ulema Board.
- Indian Police Kill Dreaded Militant (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Indian police shot dead one of the longest surviving militants in Kashmir in an overnight raid on his hideout, an official said on Tuesday.
- Bjp Warns Congress Against Destabilising Arjun Munda Govt (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 06, 2006)
The meeting of the BJP's core group on Tuesday evening discussed the political developments in Jharkhand at length, but not at the cost of crucial national executive meeting of the party in Dehradun on September 7-9.
- Jharkhand Re-Run, Munda Unfazed (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda Government was reduced to a minority Government on Tuesday after four rebel Ministers resigned from the Cabinet. In the 82-member House, the Munda Government has now the support of 39 legislators, including one nominated member and . . .
- Long And Short Of Semiconductors (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Sep 06, 2006)
The long attempt to bring semiconductor manufacturing to India (currently India is non-existent in this field) has received a fillip with a successful visit by a delegation of the Taiwan Semiconductor Association. A couple of deals are expected to be . .
- Rbi Governor Meets Chidambaram, Says Routine Meet (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Amid reported differences between the Finance Ministry and the RBI over banning Participatory Notes (PNs), the central bank Governor Y V Reddy today called on Finance Minister P Chidambaram. "It was a routine interaction," Reddy told reporters . . .
- Iraqi President Sees Uk Troops Gone By 2007 (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Sep 06, 2006)
Iraq's president forecast on Tuesday that British troops could go home by the end of next year but, on another day of killings, Britain's visiting foreign minister cautioned against leaving a "security vacuum".
- Proceedings Against Chief Minister, Forests Minister Stayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Kumaraswamy, Chennigappa challenge the August 21 order of a Bellary court.
- Sonia Gandhi To Visit Kadapa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will visit Kadapa and Brahmamgari Matham on September 27.
- Greens Oppose Uranium Project At Kadapa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Mining and processing of the ore will contaminate air, soil, surface water'
- Enforcement Wing For Rtc To Be Created (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
New set-up to check illicit plying of contract carriages ; corporation permited to close depots in losses
- Vhp Issues Call On `Vande Mataram' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The controversy over the recitation of `Vande Mataram' further deepened on Tuesday with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad international president, Ashok Singhal, asking the opponents of the national song to "leave this country."
- Mrts Tarnaka-Hi-Tec City Route Realigned (Hindu, V. Geetanath, Sep 06, 2006)
Greenlands-Punjagutta-Banjara Hills-Jubilee Hills route to be avoided
Line 3 of about 21 kilometres realigned
Line 1 is Miyapur-Chaitanyapuri and Line 2 is Secunderabad-Falaknuma.
- Telangana: A Three-Decade Old Battle For Justice (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Sep 06, 2006)
The issue of statehood for Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh came into national focus last week when two Union ministers of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, K Chandrashekhar Rao and A Narendra, resigned from the UPA Government accusing the Congress of . . .
- Three Test Positive For Chikungunya Viral Fever (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Sep 06, 2006)
It's a viral disease transmitted to humans by carrier mosquitoes A large number of people have been infected in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala .
- Magnificence Restored (Hindu, S. MUTHIAH , Sep 06, 2006)
How Chennai's Senate House, a beautiful landmark building in the Indo-Saracenic style, was restored to its original glory.
- Book Rack (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
The book for every English-Speaking Indian; Jyoti Sanyal (Viva Books, 2006, pp 394, Rs 295) Clumsy Victorian English hangs like a dead albatross around each educated Indian’s neck.
- A Politician With Old World Charm (Tribune, Nandana Reddy, Sep 06, 2006)
Only a few people in one’s life leave an indelible mark, like a dye on fabric. M. S. Appa Rao, or MS to friends even 40 years younger, was one such.
- Basadis Beckoning (Deccan Herald, Shashidhar, Sep 06, 2006)
A naive passerby with a little sense of beauty will never go without marvelling at this architectural grandeur situated on the main street of Moodabidri. And if you have a little penchant for aesthetics, then this Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani . . .
- A Legend Retires (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
Andre Kirk Agassi has always been adept at turning the sports arena into a theatre.
- Mattoo Case:vital Proof Ignored By Trial Court, Cbi Tells Hc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Contending that the trial judge overlooked two crucial and irrefutable pieces of evidence, the CBI today told the Delhi High Court that even otherwise various other evidence produced by the prosecution firmly established accused Santosh Singh’s . . .
- Too Late For Havana (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 06, 2006)
The announcement last week that Shiv Shankar Menon would become the next foreign secretary on October 1 was the right decision at the wrong time.
- ‘Formulate Comprehensive Plan To Counter Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Charging the UPA government of neglecting security issues, the BJP today demanded an integrated action plan to be drawn by the police, the military and development administration experts to combat terrorism.
- Shift In Us Public Opinion (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 05, 2006)
America has returned to 1968. On August 31, a vital deadline at the very top of George Bush’s agenda passed, and no one died at the deadline. Instead, the intended victim was frisky to the point of being cocky.
- A Political Key To The Naxal Problem (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 05, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh despite being a star performer in growth has, according to the World Bank’s Development Policy Report-2006 for India, as abysmal a record in delivery of core public services as some of the worst Indian states.
- Draft National Policy For Farmers: Seeking An Ever-Green Revolution (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 05, 2006)
The 48-page draft National Policy for Farmers is comprehensive, with its suggestions, recommendations and guidelines covering all aspects of, and activities related to, agriculture.
- States To Get Lesson On Terror (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
With jehadi outfits seeking to move beyond J&K to include states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and eastern UP in their terror network, PM Manmohan Singh will sensitise chief ministers on the growing need for states to crack down on local conduits and . . .
- In Defence Of National Autonomy (Pioneer, CP Bhambri, Sep 05, 2006)
India has surrendered its democratic right to regulate its economy by accepting the dictates of the new global economic regime, says CP Bhamhbri.
- Call From Karbala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 05, 2006)
The killing of three Indians, all Shia pilgrims from Hyderabad, by a posse of what are assumed to be Sunni terrorists, is a wake-up call in more ways than one.
- Various Banks Vie For United Western Bank (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Four banks - ICICI Bank, Canara Bank, Federal Bank and Andhra Bank - have approached Reserve Bank to acquire the troubled United Western Bank, which was placed under moratorium on Saturday.
- Prime Need (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
There can hardly be any debate whether basic facilities are more important than the desire to teach and learn in educating children.
- Blast Case: High Court Unhappy Over Lack Of Progress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday expressed displeasure at the lack of progress in the case pertaining to disappearance of Mohd. Feroz Khan, a key witness to City Task Force Bomb Blast case.
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