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- New Storm Brewing (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 03, 2006)
“We just ignore them”, said the man at the think -tank in Beijing, a senior adviser to the Chinese foreign ministry, and burst out laughing.
- Buddha Balm On Singur Cut (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has virtually regretted the police action against Mamata Banerjee and her colleagues in an unusual conciliatory gesture, but stopped short of handing the apology that Trinamul Congress is seeking.
- Musharraf Blames West For Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2006)
In yet another controversial statement, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has virtually blamed the US and other Western countries for terrorism emanating from his country.
- America Grateful To Pakistan, Says Bush (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
US President George Bush on Friday praised Pakistan as a strong and steadfast ally in the war against terrorism and vowed to stand with President Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Woes Of Migrants (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
At one level a migrant is a person who moves from place to place to get work. At another level, he is a globetrotter who is in search of the best market for his talent. Punjab is one state in which both kinds of migrants are in large numbers.
- "Community Involvement Must For Better Sexual Health Information" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Social taboo stops women from seeking reproductive, sexual health services
- Ban Scandal Keeps Tharoor's Bid Alive (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 30, 2006)
India's and Shashi Tharoor's bid for the UN Secretary-General post, which was flickering to an end, might come alive following an unexpected report that the South Korean front-runner has used monetary clout to pull in support.
- ‘Doubt Is The Way In Which You Change Things’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Sep 30, 2006)
John Ralston Saul’s immensely popular books are in persistent battle against today’s slide towards technocracy.
- Islamabad, Kabul Agreed To Avoid Verbal Attacks: Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to maintain regular contact over the issues that caused verbal spats between their leaders during their two-week stay in the United States, the White House has said.
- Suicide Rates Drop Among Young & Old (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Suicide rates among the youngest and oldest Americans have steadily declined since the late 1980s, US researchers reported on Thursday in a finding that contradicts popular conceptions that rates were rising.
- Passport Pluralism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
The number of countries offering dual citizenship is on the rise. In South Asia itself Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh allow dual citizenship. India, somewhat late off the blocks, has two schemes now for people of Indian origin living abroad: the . . .
- Iim-A Agrees To Implement Obc Quota In Phases (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Sep 30, 2006)
To approach the Centre for a one-time grant to create infrastructure facilities
- Strike Hits Normal Life In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 30, 2006)
Protest against court order to execute Afzal in Parliament attack case; 60 injured in clashes.
- Blast Ghost Haunts Delhi Shopkeepers (Tribune, CHARU SUDAN KASTURI, Sep 30, 2006)
Lurking in Vineet Rajkumar Tuli’s mind is a fear that his Diwali may be over before it has really begun.
- Prof Thinks It’S Bad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 30, 2006)
It is just as well that great artists seldom live to witness some of the banal critical debates inspired by their works from time to time. After the invention of Eng Lit, writers have had it particularly bad.
- Cold Comfort Up North (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
States are where the India story is playing out. But it is not playing out uniformly.
- Legislation Soon To Implement Nanjundappa Panel Proposals (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Sep 30, 2006)
Kumaraswamy rejects Congress charge of laxity in flood relief work
- Gandhi’S Way Won’T Do (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
Rajkumar Hirani in his film “Lage Raho Munnabhai”, a sequel to “Munnabhai MBBS”, took up Gandhi and Gandhism and gave it an attractive makeover, making it . . .
- Opening A Dialogue (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Sep 30, 2006)
Shashi Deshpande's translation of her father Shriranga's memoirs is an important bridge across languages.
- The Solitary Traveller (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Travel Time to reflect, observe, recharge and simply revel in solitude is what travelling alone is all about .
- Reservation In Premier Institutions (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Sep 30, 2006)
While reservation is a political hot button, it is about societal endurance, ethics, and value issues. If it is a pure political solution then, unfortunately, premier institutions will probably lose the battle.
- Is The Message Lost In The Medium? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
Having got himself a breather, Mr Horatti will do well to discuss with the experts on how to take forward the education policy, which meets the concerns of both the medium and the message.
- To Trick Or Teach? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
The pervasive lack of quality at the base of India’s educational pyramid has had tragic consequences.
- Netas Score Low In Test Of Tech Savvy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
This is the era of e-governance. It has taken deep roots even in rural Karnataka, thanks to the “Bhoomi” project providing computerised copies of land records. The State government has now launched ‘Nemmadi’, an ...
- Demolitions: Citizens Can Breathe Easy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Citizens need no longer fear demolitions of buildings which have violated bylaws. It is a win-win situation for both the citizens and the State government, as the new bill passed at the special session in Belgaum on Thursday has hailed the . . .
- Now, Lic Policy For Underprivileged Too (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday launched a micro insurance product of state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) that targets the economically underprivileged segments of society
- First Surgery Performed In Weightless Conditions (Deccan Herald, Alok Jha, Sep 29, 2006)
French surgeons have performed the first operation on a person in weightless conditions. In the 10-minute procedure yesterday, four doctors cut out a cyst from a patient's arm aboard a free-falling aircraft.
- A Stretch Teeming With Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
There are two ways of looking at K Kamaraj Road or Cavalry Road as it was known earlier. Depending upon one perspective, it could be a road full of intense traffic and choc-a-block shops or you can treat this as a stretch full of life.
- The Death Of Freedom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
Today you bought the Guardian — or perhaps you are reading it online. Once it may have been the Independent. It is probable that on Sundays, sifting through the mountains of papers at your newsagent’s, you often reach for the Observer.
- India`s Ambassadors In The Us (Business Standard, T Thomas, Sep 29, 2006)
If we can get American students to study here, it will prove to be a major advancement in diplomacy.
- Insensitivity, In A Theatre Near You (Indian Express, RUKMINI PILLAI, Sep 29, 2006)
The young man on the phone sounded very angry, “Have you seen the promos of the film, Woh Lamhe? It is so typical. Demented, delusional... And here we are trying so hard to live a normal life!” I knew he had been struggling with schizophrenia for . . .
- Sweet Riot (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Sep 29, 2006)
One thing the late Ismail Merchant had learnt as a struggling filmmaker was that the way to film financiers’ pocket was through their palate. Himself a foodie, he often treated them and other film personalities to the Indian cuisine he had cooked . . .
- In The Land Of Rising Nationalism (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Sep 29, 2006)
Japan's Prime Minister-elect, Mr Shinzo Abe, thinks the country cannot continue the way it has, and wants to revise the pacifist constitution and education to emphasise moral values, patriotism, and tradition.
- My Friend Dilip, The Cable Operator (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 29, 2006)
One day, back in the Bad Old 1980s, Dilip, a young man from our neighbourhood in Bombay, knocked on the door of my apartment with an intriguing proposition: did I want to watch movies round the clock for less than fifty rupees a month?
- Auto Boom And The Talent Crisis (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2006)
Given the global nature of the automotive industry, the time is ripe for players in India to look outside for hiring talent — to "top up", so to speak.
- Pride And A Lot Of Prejudice In Bangalore (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Sep 29, 2006)
Drawing attention away from development and corruption issues that have dogged Karnataka in recent months, two long simmering plots have been pushed into the forefront of politics in the state.
- Another Army Man As Vc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
The appointment of a retired brigadier as the vice-chancellor of Bolan University by the Balochistan government is contrary to what FAPUASA and the HEC had expected.
- Beautiful People (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
Khushwant Singh's Sex, Scotch and Scholarship lay by my side. I'd given up on it: just wasn't in the mood. No sex please, we're Pakistani. Just how we've reached a population of over 165 million isn't too clear.
- Going For The Big Kill (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2006)
The recent hedge fund crisis, the decade’s biggest, shows it’s tough to be a successful predator in a business where jungle rule prevails
- Beyond The Controversy (Hindu, SHIVASUNDAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Tipu Sultan has always been misrepresented because the victors are the ones who have a say in recording history.
- Combating Aids: Yunnan Shows The Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 29, 2006)
While many of China's other regions pretend that AIDS does not exist, Yunnan has begun to experiment with novel pilot projects such as the methadone therapy and needle exchange programmes.
- Gowda’S Own Country (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2006)
Going strictly by news coming from government quarters in Bangalore in recent months, it would be easy to forget that this is the metropolis that has almost single-handedly made over the idea of India in the world.
- Will Austria's Right Survive? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Seven years ago, a rightist firebrand who mocked Jews and praised some of Hitler's policies alarmed the world by taking nearly 27 per cent of the vote in Austria's national election.
- Politics Of Durga Puja (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 29, 2006)
While West Bengal erupts in what Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi calls "stree shakti" (women's power), two very dissimilar strees are jostling for Durga's tiara.
- Short Is Sweet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2006)
Children in the 3-6 age group are generally sharp learners.
- South Korea's Ban Still Ahead In U.N. Leader Race (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Sep 29, 2006)
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon retained his lead in an informal Security Council poll for U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, the only candidate to get a clear majority.
- Again, Tharoor Finishes Second In Un Race (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
India’s nominee Shashi Tharoor again finished second behind South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon in an informal Security Council poll for UN secretary-general on Thursday but got two votes less than in the last straw poll.
- Karzai, Mush Bristle In Bush's Rose Garden (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a Rose Garden appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the bickering leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Reservation Rumbles (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 29, 2006)
Buffered vigilance on the OBC quota
- Towards Police Reforms (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Sep 29, 2006)
The Supreme Court has struck a major blow for democracy and freedom by decreeing that long pending and widely endorsed police reforms shall be implemented forthwith and that the directions given in this regard to the Union Government shall be . . .
- Paranoid Liberal Androids (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 29, 2006)
Here in India, we do not need to be told to be careful about upsetting sensibilities. Even our liberals — especially our liberals — are paranoid about inadvertently trampling on some extra-sensitive toes.
- Tangerine Tales In Marmalade Prose (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Julia Glass’s second novel is strikingly similar to her first, Three Junes. Both are set in the West Village of New York (“a city of freely eccentric people”) and tell remarkably similar stories about parenthood, sexuality and human relationships.
- U.S. Homework Outsourced As "E-Tutoring" Grows (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one online for $2.50 an hour -- in India.
- Mig-29 Crashes In Ambala, Pilot Safe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A fighter aircraft, MiG-29, of the Indian Air Force crashed in Ambala late this afternoon. There were no casualties.
- Creamless Report (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2006)
Oversight Committee Chairman M. Veerappa Moily’s decision to leave the contentious issue of excluding the creamy layer from the ambit of reservations for the socially and educationally backward classes to the prime minister is most unfortunate.
- Pm Cautions Cms On Populism (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Sep 29, 2006)
Cautioning against the “race to the bottom” through competitive populism, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, asked the states to avoid excitement to have “headline-grabbing MoUs by offering fiscal and financial incentives which their finances . . .
- Chaturvedi Calls For Probity And Ethics In Public Life (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 29, 2006)
`Bureaucracy has to be immunised from politicisation' .
- Bush Urges Anti-Terror Allies To Cooperate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a White House appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Durga Puja Festival Set To Captivate Coimbatore (Hindu, Anasuya Menon, Sep 29, 2006)
The evening at Suguna Kalyana Mandapam settled down without a whisper to the strains of the shehnai. Sweet boxes were stacked in a corner and the stage was being arranged hurriedly for the Durga puja celebrations starting on Thursday.
- The Gunner’S Glorious History (Deccan Herald, Gopal K. Piplani, Sep 29, 2006)
The guns are their colours and they are their rallying point too.
- A Crisis And An Opportunity In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
The SLMM report, detailing the violations of the ceasefire agreement by the LTTE and the Government, underlines the need for a speedy return to the dialogue table.
- Heritage Tourism In Four States, Courtesy Unesco (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Unesco will launch the Indian Heritage Passport programme in four pilot states of West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The programme, a collaborative effort of Unesco, the Union tourism ministry and the state governments concerned, . . .
- On-Screen Gore Sublimates Violent Impulses (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
Violence is not a metaphysical thing; it's one of the most physical of experiences from the point of view of its victim.
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
- Kalam Wants Lic To Go In For Paperless Policy Documents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A micro insurance product Jeevan Madhur launched
Minimum sum of micro insurance is Rs. 5,000 To cover 18-60 year age group.
- "Globalisation Will Only Work If The Winners Share With The Losers" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Economist and Nobel laureateJoseph Stiglitz,author, most recently, ofMaking Globalisation Work, spoke to Nobel Laureates Plus editor Nathan Gardels on September 22.
- Political Parties Join Protests Over Death For Mohammad Afzal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Separatists give call for general strike, demonstrations on Friday
- Language: For Torture Or Communication? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Sep 29, 2006)
Given India's demographic mix, the link language should primarily be a tool for communication.
- Students Get Relief This Academic Year (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In the interest of students, the State government on Thursday agreed to allow them to continue studies during the current academic year only in those schools which were recently derecognised for violating the condition to impart education in the . . .
- Damage And Claims (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2006)
A very important order was given this month by the State Commission for Consumer Complaints Redressal in Delhi.
- Turkey-Eu: ‘Train Crash’ Ties (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 29, 2006)
West asia- Turkey's troubled candidacy: Legislation not implemented on the accession process.
- Farmers On The Warpath Against Sez (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 29, 2006)
We will commit murder, not suicide, say agitated farmers of Pen taluk in Maharashtra
For 20 years, they have been fighting for water from the Hetawane dam
Why not an agriculture zone instead of SEZ?
- Direct Proof Of Dark Matter (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Sep 28, 2006)
Scientists claim that a violent cosmic collision provides evidence of `dark matter', the hypothetical dominant stuff of the universe.
- Moily Sets Three-Year Deadline For Reservation In Iits, Iims (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The Veerappa Moily panel has recommended a review of all reservation schemes in educational institutions every five years. It has, however, steered clear of the politically volatile issue of excluding the 'creamy layer' among OBCs from the ambit of . . .
- Breaking Free (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 28, 2006)
South Korea tries to assert its sovereignty in the matter of operational control of its military, at its latest summit with the U.S.
- Cong, Bjp Sit On The Fence At Border (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Maharashtra’s border row with Karnataka has resulted in an interesting political scenario in the state. Regionally strong players like the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have gone ballistic against the Janata Dal (S)-BJP . . .
- A Litmus Test Of Impartiality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 28, 2006)
Fairness of the investigations into the Malegaon blasts will decide whether the Indian state can re-establish its secular credentials and win Muslim hearts.
- Singapore Shows Interest In Revival Of Nalanda Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
In response to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam seeking international cooperation for revival of Nalanda University, the ancient seat of learning, a high level delegation from Singapore on Wednesday had a "fruitful talk" with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar . . .
- Suicide Car Bombs Vs 'Precision' Bombs (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The United States' bombs that use the latest technology cause far more civilian deaths than the Taliban's suicide car bombs.
- No Package, Only Assurance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Belying expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today did not announce any package for the state, not even for debt-ridden farmers. However, he said the problem of loans and debt was being considered and solutions would be brought out soon.
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