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- Value Of Bhakti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Lord's feet and the dust from them (Pada Renu) are considered sacred and have been extolled by great devotees.
- When Leaks Plugged Books (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2006)
An innocuous search for “book publicity” on Google yields upwards of 41,000,000 links, some to straightforward PR agencies, some to big-name publishers and yet others to the ‘sell your own book by buying our $49.99 package’ variety.
- The House We Live In (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Aug 16, 2006)
When Parliament meets again tomorrow what are the odds our MPs will plunge into work, their resolve renewed and refreshed by the spirit of Independence Day?
- Japanese Encephalitis:a Vaccine Row (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 16, 2006)
A vaccine for Japanese encephalitis was used in an immunisation campaign without a `bridging study'.
- Natwar Singh In The Dock (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 16, 2006)
The Pathak report sets off events that culminate in former Minister Natwar Singh's suspension from the Congress.
- Invisible Mole (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 16, 2006)
Former BJP Minister Jaswant Singh's claims about a mole in the PMO turn out to be an embarrassment to his own party.
- Tatas In Talks For Nashik Sez (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Aug 16, 2006)
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is in talks with the Tata group for setting up a 2,500-acre (1,012.14 hectare) special economic zone (SEZ) at Sinnar near Nashik.
- First, The Soap (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 16, 2006)
The occasion was the inauguration of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) campus in Kolkata.
- Colas Cornered (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Aug 16, 2006)
A report revealing dangerous levels of pesticides in Coca-Cola and Pepsi prompts State governments to ban the sales of these soft drinks.
- Prevention Can Stop Spread Of Hiv (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
Target should be the high-risk groups such as sex workers and their clients: report
- India On Alert Mode Ahead Of Independence Day (New Indian Express, PTI, Aug 14, 2006)
Security forces were today put on heightened alert across the country and crack anti-terrorist commandoes were positioned at vital installations like nuclear plants and airports in the run up to the Independence Day after intelligence reports warned . . .
- Slab Slippage Blocks Free Flow Of Krishna Water In Kandaleru Canal (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 14, 2006)
PWD is executing repairs at a cost of Rs. 60 lakh PWD is executing repairs at a cost of Rs. 60 lakh
- Pak Fails To Win Britain’S Faith (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 14, 2006)
Although Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been thanked by US President George W. Bush as well British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his home secretary John Reid, not everyone in Britain is convinced of Pakistan’s good faith in fighting . . .
- Countrywide Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
After intelligence reports warned of possible suicide or car bomb attacks in the run up to the Independence Day, security forces were put on a heightened alert across the country and special anti-terrorists commandos were stationed at vital . . .
- Island Of Strife (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Aug 14, 2006)
Sri lanka's four-year-old ceasefire is dead but it has not been declared dead. There is a war on but war has not been declared. The undeclared war amidst a declared ceasefire had to happen.
- India, Pak To Go Ahead With Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India and Pakistan are expected to hold discussions on the Sir Creek border dispute this month amid assertions by officials here that technical-level parleys on various issues will go ahead despite the indefinite postponement of talks between foreign . .
- Not All Are Tourists, It Beckons Most (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Indian outsourcing has inspired comments from Jay Leno and a man who is much funnier, George Bush. It has unleashed debates and even suicides.
- Hc Refuses To Expunge Remarks On Icici Bank (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Standing by its earlier view that banks like ICICI cannot employ musclemen to recover loans, the Delhi High Court has refused to modify its previous order that virtually indicted the bank for abetting the suicide of a youth who reportedly defaulted . . .
- Majority Of Pakistanis Support Loc As Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
More Pakistanis are willing to accept the conversion of the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir into an international border as a solution to the Kashmir problem, a survey indicates.
- Not All Americans Are Tourists, It Beckons Most (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Indian outsourcing has inspired comments from Jay Leno and a man who is much funnier, George Bush. It has unleashed debates and even suicides. But for sometime now, Americans have been outsourcing themselves to India for survival. It is tough . . .
- Thinking Out Of The Box (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
John Gray on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s meditation on human frailty, ‘Identity and Violence’.
- The Food Habits Of A Nation (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 14, 2006)
Is India a predominantly vegetarian country? How are eating habits related to caste, community and region?The Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey throws fresh light on Indian attitudes to food, drink and tobacco.
- ‘Tremendous Scope To Improve Mumbai’S Security...In Development, . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Sharad Pawar wears many hats but is satisfied with being called agriculture minister. While speaking to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Pawar tried on all his hats. He admitted to a white lie to . . .
- Think Beyond Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
The latest flood ravages in Andhra Pradesh have shown that the lessons of the past have not been learnt.
- 6 Tourists Drown As Goa Lifeguards Strike Work (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Aug 14, 2006)
A strike by lifeguards employed in Goa’s beaches for the past five days has claimed the lives of at least six tourists.
- Ysr For Better Compensation Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Chief Minister says that there should be no "heartburn" among small farmers
- Train To Tirupati Flagged Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Flagging off the Machilipatnam-Tirupati tri-weekly fast passenger train here on Sunday, Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu expressed happiness that the port city had finally been linked to the pilgrim . . .
- Rain Kills 7 In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Seven more people were killed during overnight downpours that lashed almost all districts of Chhattisgarh, taking the toll to 18 and damaging property worth Rs. 300 crore even as the death count in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Kolhapur . . .
- Rise In Interest Not To Deter Investment Much: Moody's (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Sunday said the hardening interest rates in India should not significantly deter investment in the economy.
- Pricing Of Ethanol Under Discussion: Isma (Pioneer, Rakesh Bihari Jha, Aug 14, 2006)
In the backdrop of rising oil prices internationally, Government is keen on having ethanol doping with petrol on all-India basis, which will not only bring in some profit to the domestic sugar companies but also to the consumers, who feel pinch . . .
- Rains Continue To Cast Spell In Mumbai (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Rain-rage continues in Maharashtra. Over one lakh people have been evacuated to safer places from the state’s nine districts as heavy rains, in its third spell, disrupted normal life in 15 districts and killing 52 people in the . . .
- 'Mole ... It's A Four-Letter Word, A Media Preoccupation' (OutLook, V. Sudarshan, Aug 14, 2006)
In the Rao government an attempt was made to conduct a nuclear test. The present PM as finance minister was opposed to that test. That test had to be abandoned...
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 14, 2006)
Forcing people into boxes of singular identity is a feature also of many of the high theories of cultures and civilisations that are quite influential right now. These theories do not advocate or condone violence — far from it.
- 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:
- Indo-Pak Technical Talks On Sir Creek To Resume (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India and Pakistan are expected to hold discussions on the Sir Creek border dispute this month amid assertions by officials here that technical-level parleys on various issues will go ahead despite the indefinite postponement of talks between . . .
- 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.
- Rise In Popular Support For Congress And Upa (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 13, 2006)
Ruling coalition could win over 300 Lok Sabha seats, findsThe Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey
- Insurance For Sheep A Big Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Owners get policy amount if sheep die
Scheme introduced in June this year
Government, beneficiary share premium payout in equal measure
Total insured amount stands at Rs. 20 crores
- 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.
- A Problem Of Plenty (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Aug 13, 2006)
The frenzied competition among TV channels for viewership share leaves very little room for sensible reporting or thoughtful analysis.
- Let’S Have A Discussion On The F-16 Purchase (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistan is close to signing a $5 billion deal for an advanced F-16 fighter-jet package with the US.
- What Explains The Rise Of The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Perceptions of the Central Government's record and the shifting pattern of support away from regional parties to national ones are some of the reasons, say Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- Baggage Blow To Duty-Free Shops (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The ban on carrying liquids and cosmetics into the aircraft is likely to hit sales at duty-free shops in international airports.
- Pnb Sticks To Rate Hike Stand (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Punjab National Bank (PNB) hasn’t buckled: the board of directors of the state-owned bank today approved the 25 basis point hike in the benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) to 11.5 per cent that was announced on August 1.
- Advani Keen To Return As Bjp Chief (Statesman, Dipankar Chakraborty, Aug 13, 2006)
Currently cooling his heels in the party, with little or no direct role in the organisational decision-making process, Mr LK Advani is keen to make a comeback as the BJP president at the party’s scheduled election to the top post in November.
- Security Heightened Across Country For I-Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Security has been heightened across the country ahead of Independence Day in view of intelligence inputs of terrorist plans to disrupt the celebrations.
- Dams Blamed For Floods In India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The sudden release of large quantities of water from several large dams has contributed to the devastating floods in India which have killed over 350 people, and authorities must take some of the blame, critics said on Saturday.
- Flood Impact: India Inc Takes A Rs 25,000-Cr Hit (Times of India, ANAND, Aug 13, 2006)
Rs 25,000 crore and counting. That's roughly the money India Inc has estimated to have gone under flood waters that inundated large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, drowning production facilities and washing away inventories.
- States Told To Woo Nri Investment (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 13, 2006)
With the increase in interest rates on deposits of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and states competing with each other, the government is expecting a jump in NRI remittances and investment in infrastructure sector.
- Plurality Of Vision (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Aug 13, 2006)
Said's book is a critique of European historiography and a tribute to Freud.
- Methodology Of The Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The State of the Nation Survey was conducted in 19 major States (excluding those with less than five Lok Sabha seats) in the first week of August 2006.
- The Valley In Between (New Indian Express, Kamini Mathai, Aug 13, 2006)
Sometimes I feel sorry for Vellore, the town I grew up in.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 13, 2006)
Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead. A few days of heavy rain and the city looks battered—as if hit by a . . .
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 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 . . .
- 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 . . .
- Indian Land Below Tibet (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 12, 2006)
The northern edges of the Indian landmass stretch far beneath Tibet, extending to Lhasa in the east and a split in the crust called the Altyn Tagh fault in western Tibet, new studies have revealed.
- Maoists Put A Prize On Top Andhra Heads (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Aug 12, 2006)
Maoists angry at the killing of a key pointman in Andhra Pradesh have released a list that sets cash awards for those who shoot down the state’s top policemen, politicians and bureaucrats.
- Lebanon The Real Victim (Hindu, Ahmad Samih Khalidi, Aug 12, 2006)
The Franco-U.S. resolution is an absurdity: it would give Israel immunity while denying Lebanon the right to defend itself.
- Hyderabad Now On Lashkar Radar, Warns Intelligence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
After Mumbai, it’s Hyderabad’s turn to come under the terror scanner.
- Cpi (M) For Debate On World Bank Loans In Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Concern over Government's stance on WB conditions
- Circle Of Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 12, 2006)
Western intelligence agencies have uncovered another plot that would have unleashed destruction on the same scale as 9/11, around the fifth anniversary of the day the twin towers were demolished.
- Let’S Go Beyond Colahal (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 12, 2006)
How much the politicians in this country love any controversy which diverts the people’s attention from basic issues which they have failed to solve even 59 years after Independence!
- Tackling Chikungunya (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2006)
The incidence of chikungunya, the debilitating though non-fatal illness, has reached epidemic proportions in at least eight States.
- Centre To Notify Master Plan For Delhi-2001 Changes Soon (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Aug 12, 2006)
Working on something that would be to the satisfaction of all: Ajay Maken
- Rs. 200 Crores More Central Aid To State For Flood Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Manmohan 's announcement after `seeing the extensive damage'
- Achievable Goal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
Making a conscious effort towards literacy by 2012
- Krishna Water Likely To Reach State Limits By August 20 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Government trying to get 12 tmcft water
- Mlc Has Evidence On Bribery Charge, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Statement leads to speculation that Janardhan Reddy is in company of Congress leaders
- Train Down Memory Lane (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
Two Indian states divided by the common Cauvery river could now be brought closer together by renaming a train linking Chennai with Mysore.
- 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 . . .
- Pm Announces Aid For Flood-Hit Areas, Mah Gets Highest (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a financial assistance totalling Rs 9.50 billion to flood-ravaged Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh after making an aerial survey of the affected areas in the three states.
- Sea Change In The Fee Concept (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck speaks of `pleading for a lover's fee' and asks Oberon, `Shall we their fond pageant see?' A recent case before the apex court was about rice mills' plea that the taxman see the difference between cess and fee.
- Un Offers India Help On Floods (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The United Nations has offered to provide India any assistance it may need in response to recent floods in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat, where over 161 people have been killed and over 6 million are affected.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 12, 2006)
Mumbai: Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead.
- Cashing In On Reddy Bribery Charge? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Suspended BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy’s much hyped CD, purportedly containing evidence to prove his bribery charges against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and two of his cabinet colleagues, created a flutter once again on Thursday, this time . . .
- Lifting The Veil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Muslim women have been a subject of considerable debate in India.But the focus revolves mainly around personal laws and religion.
- Development Hurts (Times of India, Ashish Kothari, Aug 11, 2006)
When farmers in Pen and Raigarh in Maharashtra recently gathered to protest the takeover of their lands for a special economic zone, they were expressing a growing discontent among India's rural masses.
- 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 . . .
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