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Articles 521 through 620 of 3170:
- Pm May Announce Tax Relief For Border Areas (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, might announce tax concessions for the border districts of Punjab on the pattern of hill states to promote industry.
- Peace First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Who will disagree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he sees immense potential for development in every field in Jammu and Kashmir?
- More Stress On Positives (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Sep 26, 2006)
I have written this article and the few that will follow in response to a request from a senior official of a development agency based in Washington.
- Let’S Talk ‘Economics Plus’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Twenty years ago, we watched from university as the Labour party conference enjoyed the difficulties of Mrs Thatcher’s second term, and deluded itself about its own route to power. Our party was obsessed with the icons and betrayals of the . . .
- Shot-Down Idea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
This newspaper has always maintained that ceasefire with the Ulfa is utterly unacceptable. But the home ministry had insisted that negotiations with a group of extortionists was feasible.
- It’S A Dog Life, But Some People Have Had Enough (Deccan Herald, MARK MAGNIER, Sep 25, 2006)
After suffering humiliation and being a butt of jokes for a millenium, the chinese jing clan is happy after the authorities decided to restore its former name.
- A Zero For All The Effort (Telegraph, Shuma Raha, Sep 25, 2006)
“A woman can never be too rich or too thin,” the Duchess of Windsor had once remarked.
- From One Long March To Another (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Sep 25, 2006)
The Chinese people stood up under the leadership of the Communist Party, founded by a dozen progressive intellectuals in 1921.
- Rs.140 Crore For Giving Facelift To Rural Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Rural board to make 25 model villages in the run-up to Games
- Alphabet Soup (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 25, 2006)
Salman Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown has a complete chapter devoted to it: the Indian obsession with abbreviations, acronyms — and how the government ‘file number-type’ culture pervades our thinking.
- Differentiation — The Only Path To Managing Expectations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 25, 2006)
With employee expectations reaching dizzy heights, differentiation of talent is the key. This first of a three-part series on this complex subject introduces the concept and traces its emergence as a talent management practice.
- Muddled Thinking About Language (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Sep 25, 2006)
The Karnataka Government has just announced that it has shot itself in the foot.
- How Yer Doin', Mukarram? (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
A tracing of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad's life in Australia, with all its highs and very many lows.
- Meet My Sister The Monster! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Kasia Boddy enjoys Margaret Atwood’s darkly witty collection of interwoven tales, ‘Moral Disorder’.
- Trs Quits Upa; Bitter Kcr Throws Gauntlet To Congress (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)Government at the Centre of betraying the people of Telangana, Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) on Saturday parted ways with it by withdrawing support.
- In The City Of Joy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Kolkata has much to offer a traveller who is willing to wander through its streets.
- Dasara Festivities Begin In Mysore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Dasara celebrations got off to a traditional start here on Saturday with prayers to the goddess Chamundeshwari for peace and prosperity of the people of the State.
- Cultural Diplomacy Needs A Big Thrust, Says Karan Singh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Sep 24, 2006)
Culture is the third instrument of foreign policy and it must be effectively used as a tool for projecting India’s image globally, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations President Dr Karan Singh. India is rich in arts, culture, music and dance.
- How Tv Missed The Bush For The Trees (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 24, 2006)
The “liberal” media, not for the first time either, demonstrated its prejudice against George W Bush. While covering the UN General Assembly session, news television was enchanted by Hugo Chavez, who doubled up as . . .
- Apology For What? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
It's difficult in these jihadi times to be a scholar, address controversy. Civilisation is under stress
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Sep 24, 2006)
While Orissa exemplifies good governance, elsewhere the rulers are busy exploiting the nation
- Barbs Of Truth (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 24, 2006)
Kurt Vonnegut is like Mark Twain or Chekhov, extremely funny when depressed.
- Phishing For Trouble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 24, 2006)
Reports that the Los Angeles county is finding itself overwhelmed with a spate of identity thefts comes as no real surprise. And why should it? After all, identity theft in recent years has come to be a global phenomenon.
- I’Ll Pass Women’S Bill: Musharraf (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 24, 2006)
Says extremism and terrorism prime obstacles to national progress
He will win battle against extremists
Calls Bugti cruel dictator
- Navaratri Festival Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The temples have been decked up for the Navaratri festival which begins on Saturday. The highlight of the festival will be the celebrations at Sri Saraswathy Temple, Panachikkad, also known as Dakshin Mookambi. Senior artists will participate . . .
- Slice Of Self And Nature (Hindu, ATHREYA, Sep 23, 2006)
Bhavani's images reframe the known landscape in multiple ways
- Dasara Workshop (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
For parents looking to ensure that their children spend their Dasara holidays productively, Kara Preschool is conducting its Stay & Play holiday workshop for boys and girls in the age group of two to eight years.
- Apology For What? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
It's difficult in these jihadi times to be a scholar, address controversy. Civilisation is under stress
- Jollygood Bollywood (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Sep 23, 2006)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, dead as he is, was dying to be saved. It was convenient to consecrate him. That way he could be deified and desecrated at the same time. Neither those who swore by his legacy nor those who swore against him feared his spectral
- Booze Brigade (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2006)
That the army has not been immune to a general culture of corruption and a take-what-you-can, when-you-can attitude has been known. Army vehicles openly tour civilian areas, unloading bottles of Canteen Stores Department (CSD) liquor to willing . . .
- Fighting A War For Truth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2006)
In a brilliant lecture at the University of Regensburg last week, Pope Benedict XVI made three crucial points that are now in danger of being lost in the polemics about his supposedly offensive comments about Islam.
- ‘I Can, I Must, I Will’ (Deccan Herald, Sarjit Ramesh, Sep 23, 2006)
Thirty-eight-year-old Digambara Jain muni Tarun Sagar, the “revolutionary saint”, keeps his precepts for good living clearly off the beaten track.
- How Tv Missed The Bush For The Trees (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 23, 2006)
The “liberal” media, not for the first time either, demonstrated its prejudice against George W Bush. While covering the UN General Assembly session, news television was enchanted by Hugo Chavez, who doubled up as Noam Chomsky’s publishing agent, . . .
- Barbs Of Truth (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 23, 2006)
Kurt Vonnegut is like Mark Twain or Chekhov, extremely funny when depressed.
Imagine there’s no country,
It isn’t hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for,
And no religion too, John Lennon
- Today's Hit Is Tomorrow's Niche (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 23, 2006)
Hits are not quite the economic force they once were, declares Chris Anderson, in The Long Tail, explaining why the sales that go with Number Ones are not what they used to be.
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Sep 23, 2006)
While Orissa exemplifies good governance, elsewhere the rulers are busy exploiting the nation
- Phishing For Trouble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 23, 2006)
Reports that the Los Angeles county is finding itself overwhelmed with a spate of identity thefts comes as no real surprise. And why should it? After all, identity theft in recent years has come to be a global phenomenon.
- A Night In Dera Bugti (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
A decent funeral was not permitted to an honourable man who died a brave death in the Bambore Hills. The empire played no dirge at the death of a Baloch Sardar.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 23, 2006)
Representation Of The Marginalised
- Senior Citizens (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 22, 2006)
Cultures like ours, unlike those in western countries, are supposed to give considerable respect to elders and senior citizens.
- Urban Plight (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The reprehensible violence during a traders'bandh in the capital on Wednesday symbolises a crisis of governance that is evident in most of our cities.
- Game Of Musical Chairs (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 22, 2006)
The game of political 'musical' chairs continues in Jharkhand as the NDA and Arjun Munda is thrown out and Madhu Kode a independent MLA becomes the Chief Minister as the game of 'numbers' in a coalition structure pushes the state from one disaster to . .
- Musical Powers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 22, 2006)
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Plato
- Wrong Book (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Sep 22, 2006)
John Wright has written the wrong book. He was the first real coach the Indian cricket team had.
- Rural Policing: First Line Of Defence (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Sep 22, 2006)
Director General J K Sinha of the Central Reserve Police Force recently suggested that strong rural policing would suitably tackle the escalating Naxalite threat engulfing the country.
- Law And Justice In An Independent Nation (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Sep 21, 2006)
If the rule of law must run close to the rule of life, a transformation of the system is needed.
- Our Real Identity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 21, 2006)
Self-enquiry or atma-vichara, is the relentless search to discover our real identity. It forms the core of jnana-marga (self-knowledge), and marks the way to self-realisation.
- Using Tada, Pota To Check Terrorism (Tribune, R P SINGH, Sep 21, 2006)
The views of Prakash Singh (The Tribune, September 2, 2006) so far as these pertain to the fact that the State should have a clear policy on counter-terrorism are commendable.
- 76 Yrs After March, Dandi To Find Place On Tourism Map (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Seventy six years ago, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers took 24 days to walk cross five districts to break the salt law on the Arabian sea, near Dandi in Gujarat, by making it themselves after boiling sea water.
- Jinnah Remains Their Idol (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Sep 21, 2006)
In his article, "Jinnah right on Vande Mataram" (September 13), Mr Obaidur Rahman Nadwi quotes Mohammed Ali Jinnah saying that he had objected to the singing of Vande Mataram by Muslims as it was against their religious tenet.
- Nightmare Of Kubla Khan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 21, 2006)
The India Islamic Culture Centre is nothing more than a symbol of cynical opportunism
- Sarvodaya Activist Hails India,pakistan Peace Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
"The willingness shown by India and Pakistan at the Havana U.N. Convention to arrive at a joint mechanism to counter terror augurs well for peace in the region," said Nirmala Deshpande, Rajya Sabha MP and member of the Association for Peace of Asia.
- If You Are Pretending That You Know Pretexting... (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 20, 2006)
Pretexting, also known as `social engineering', is the act of creating and using an invented scenario (pretext) to obtain information from a target.
- Finding A Way Out Of Attributional Errors (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Sep 20, 2006)
In the late ’sixties, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, now in the news due to the NAM summit in Havana, figured in a classic experiment. Subjects listened to pro- and anti-Castro speeches. They were then asked to rate their pro-Castro stance.
- Our India’ Fills Us With Pride (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Sep 20, 2006)
The Parliament Museum is a journey through the history of Indian democracy.
- Lalu Prasad Deserves Only Two Cheers (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Sep 20, 2006)
The great railway turnaround is half a myth. None should grudge the Indian railways their day in the sun but it is necessary not to overdo the hype as that will inevitably lead to a downside later.
- Is Modern Life Making Children Unhappy? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
A look into how adults can support children's own efforts to cope with the real challenges of modern life.
- Experiments That Matter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
Most scientists in India are in the habit of complaining that they do not have the right equipment for conducting good research work.
- ‘Terracotta Warrior’ Unmasked (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
Chinese police had a tough time unmasking a German student who disguised himself as one of 2,000 warriors at the world-famous Terracotta Warriors Mausoleum in Xi’an, considered the eighth wonder of the world, the state media reported today.
- Where’S The Acceptable Face Of Diversity? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
They asked me what it felt like to be black and touched my hair uninvited. In turn, I cut off my curls as gifts to satisfy their curiosity and told them that where my mum came from they cleaned their teeth by chewing on sticks.
- So You Think, Thin Is Sin? That’S Not A Well-Rounded Argument (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Organisers banned overly thin models this Madrid fashion week. Then, Milan’s mayor asked designers to calculate the body-mass index of their catwalk models to ensure they meet healthy standards. Fashion isn’t about the female body, it’s about the garment.
- Legacy Of Happy Memories And Values (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Not long ago, dinner time was family time. The entire family gathered to talk about the way the day went. This was the time when everyone shared their experiences.
- Women-Centric Vision (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Sep 19, 2006)
Argues for putting women squarely at the centre of the development process
- Leave Those Kids Alone (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
As the nation went through the paces of Teachers' Day this year, the mood in many staffrooms was grim.
- Spock On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
Back in 1966, a relatively small-budget science fiction TV serial called Star Trek premiered in the US. Four decades later, the series simply refuses to die.
- It Is Not The Economy But Race (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 19, 2006)
Recent research into voting patterns in America ignores the elephant in the room.
- ‘Terracotta Warrior’ Unmasked (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2006)
Chinese police had a tough time unmasking a German student who disguised himself as one of 2,000 warriors at the world-famous Terracotta Warriors Mausoleum in Xi’an, considered the eighth wonder of the world, the state media reported today.
- India, Iran To Rework Gas Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
India will rework on the India-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline once the report of experts on the feasibility of the project is available, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday.
- Yet Another Tribune (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Sep 19, 2006)
I guess, few among the millions of the Tribune readers would know that there was a paper of that name published in New York in the 19th Century. Henry James, one of the greatest American novelists, used to write for it weekly reports when as a young . . .
- Pope Launches Battle For Europe (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 19, 2006)
Pushing the envelope firmly while regretting the 'misunderstanding' caused by his discourse on violence in Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has sounded the battle-cry for Christian domination in Europe.
- We Cannot Afford Prejudices Against Islam (News International, Karen Armstrong, Sep 19, 2006)
In the 12th century, Peter the Venerable, Abbot of Cluny, initiated a dialogue with the Islamic world.
- ‘Adult Slot On Tv Needed’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
I said banning adult films is unjustifiable. I didn’t talk about pornography because the two aren’t the same.
- Global Grief (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
World events this week have shown the inevitability of globalisation in terms of how economics is forcibly wedded to politics and religion. In Singapore, the World Bank, IMF, G7 are holding talks to decide how to resurrect talks. When they will . . .
- Rising Incidents Of Journalists’ Thrashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
I is a cause of concern that the incidents of violence against journalists are increasing in different parts of the country. Three television journalists thrashed by Police in Lahore are in the hospital and the Chief Minister has vowed to punish the . .
- Jamaican Reggae Is Big In Japan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
Songs produced in Jamaica by artists, five, even 10 years ago, are still in demand in Japan.
- Smoke In Cuba (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Politics is the art of the possible, and the leaders of India and Pakistan are mature enough to remember this. They are also only too conscious of the fact that they lead the only two nuclear weapons States in the world that share frontiers . . .
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- Needed: Practitioner Teachers In Ict (Business Line, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The emerging shortage of trained people in the information and communication technology (ICT) field is alarming.
- A Prayer In Fudomyoo’S Shrine (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Harish Bhat tells us the story about how Naritasaan Temple, shrine of Fudomyoo in Japan was born.
- The Art Of True Lies (Deccan Herald, Tarun Cherian , Sep 17, 2006)
People want to believe. Want to believe in stories that say, the world will fall at their feet/ they’ll get rich overnight/find the knight in shining . . .
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