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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 22438:
- Israel Violates Lebanon Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who landed near the militants’ stronghold deep inside Lebanon early Saturday, killing one soldier, in the first apparent large-scale violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between the sides.
- 4 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed As Afghan Violence Surges (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Insurgents killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded six others in clashes Saturday during an upsurge in violence across the country. Two Afghan soldiers also were killed.
- Power And Caste (Tribune, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
The ongoing debate on the proposed policy of reservations for the Other Backward Castes in institutions of higher education by the Central Government has generated controversies because a sizable section of the intelligentsia has refused to accept . . .
- A Thought For The Soldier (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
It is a matter of sheer indifference and neglect that the country is still without a national war memorial.
- Pepsi Boss Admits Drink Unfit For Kids (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pepsi's top boss in India on Friday virtually admitted that the flagship fizzy cola of his company could be harmful for children, saying Pepsico India will "discourage primary schools" from allowing the drink.
- Capitalism Is Increasingly Operating Outside The Rule Of Law (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2006)
"Responsible business interests should understand that they have much more to gain from supporting and extending rather than subverting and weakening legal structures," cautions Raymond W. Baker in Capitalism's Achilles Heel. Satyajit . . .
- Shylock As Zionist (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Aug 19, 2006)
The other day I saw a movie adaptation of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, with Al Pacino playing Shylock. Ever since I first studied it in school, I've found MoV a deeply problematic play.
- Kill Bill, Congress Style (Indian Express, D. Raja, Aug 19, 2006)
The Bill enabling reservations in educational institutions for SC, ST and OBC categories, by virtue of the 93rd Amendment, is being virtually killed by the Congress, despite sage advice from its allies in the UPA.
- Grass Does Not Grow In Calcutta (Indian Express, Anees Jung, Aug 19, 2006)
Reading the news of Gunter Grass having revealed that he had served in the Waffen-SS, the Nazi elite force, was disturbing.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- U.S. Espionage In India (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 19, 2006)
The book is a comprehensive survey of U.S. intelligence on the bomb in countries including India, Pakistan, the USSR and Israel.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 19, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Bhaumik’S Bhagwan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 19, 2006)
You might have noticed that people’s reactions to the wonders of nature in day time differs with those at night.
- Kykl Denies Role In Iskcon Blast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Twenty-four hours after media reports quoted a senior Union Home Ministry official as saying the Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) may be behind the ISKCON temple blast on August 16, the militant outfit has broken its three-day silence and denied . . .
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 19, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Rain & Civic Collapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Rain, storms, earthquakes — these are nature’s visitations over which man has little control.
- Save Karachi Save Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
At least 13 people died in Karachi from electrocution as heavy storms with thunder and lightning struck many parts of the city on Thursday paralyzing life and wreaking havoc on the power supply and communications’ networks.
- Is It A Solution To Kashmir? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has come out with yet another option for resolution of the thorny Kashmir dispute. Suggesting that there should be joint management of the territory, he has expressed the opinion that the proposal of the Indian Prime . . .
- Hezbollah Pays Cash For Lost Homes (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Hezbollah on Friday began distributing tens of thousands of dollars to residents in battered southern Beirut whose homes were hit during Israel’s month-long offensive targeting the Shia militia.
- Dmk Regime Enjoys "Comfortable Approval Rating" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Opinion poll has found that 78 per cent of respondents rate Chief Minister Karunanidhi's performance as good
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- Housing Project For Tsunami Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation, inaugurated a tsunami housing project at Periyamanickapangu coastal village near Tharangampadi in Nagapattinam district on Friday.
- Will The Fragile Peace Last In Lebanon? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 19, 2006)
The prospective members of UNIFIL have failed to agree on or even properly discuss the exact nature of UNIFIL's mandate.
- The Two Faces Of Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 19, 2006)
The West tends to see the Musharraf regime as the last barricade against an Islamist coup, but Islamabad continues to support terrorism.
- Muslim Community Tries Where Government Has Failed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
Neither isolationist nor homogeneously Asian, the Muslim community in Walthamstow in east London tried to save a generation failed by the government.
- Temple Car Festival Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Large number of people from Tamil Nadu, Pondy participated
- Sri Lanka Troops Consolidate As West Urges Restraint (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Sri Lankan troops consolidated their defence lines in the northern Jaffna peninsula on Friday, the defence ministry said after a week of heavy battles left more than 500 dead on both sides by official count.
- Icar Awards For 42 Scientists, Six Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Honoured for contributing to the growth of agriculture science and farm research
- ‘Build A Strong, Ethical Employment Brand’ (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Aug 19, 2006)
The recent fraud uncovered in companies like HSBC, Mphasis, IBM Daksh and Barclays Bank have jolted the IT, ITES and BFSI sectors out of their complacence because the perpetrators happened to be their own employees.
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 19, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Hizb Chief Ready For Peace Talks (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Aug 19, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin told a Srinagar-based news agency, Kashmir News Service, on Thursday that his organisation was ready to talk to India and that ceasefire from either side should not be a precondition for starting the . . .
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Don’T Bar Women From Sabarimala, Kerala To Tell Sc (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 19, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala today declared that it would tell the Supreme Court that women should be allowed into the Sabarimala temple.
- Himachal Village Gets Its Share Of Fame, Courtesy Sonia Sojourn (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The recent four-day holiday of Mrs Sonia Gandhi cannot be just called “Roman Holiday” – but it has a few shades of the famous movie of yester years. It contrasts sharply with the much-publicised annual sojourns of Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee at his . . .
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 19, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Don’T Let New Planets Overwhelm Your World! (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
There is nothing to be concerned of if new planets are added to the solar system after a change in the definition of a planet, a professor of physics has said.
- Russian Surprise (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Aug 19, 2006)
On a completely new kind of detective fiction from Russia, one that entertains without assaulting the intelligence of the reader.
- The State Of Vat (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Aug 19, 2006)
It is clear that the revenue loss to State governments would be substantial .
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- India In Dilemma Over Lanka Crisis (Asian Age, M. R. Narayan Swamy, Aug 19, 2006)
India finds itself in a bind vis-a-vis Sri Lanka’s collapsing peace process, unable to prevent the outbreak of another war that is bound to have major strategic, diplomatic and political fallouts.
- Not Enough, Mr Moily (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 19, 2006)
RTI needs more vigorous defence
- We Would Avoid Marketing Of Our Drinks In Schools: Pepsi (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 19, 2006)
Reacting sharply to the blanket ban against the soft drinks in Kerala and the partial ban in six other states Pepsi chief on Friday clarified that PepsiCo does not want to sell its colas to little school children.
- Ushering In Cas (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2006)
Telecom regulator Trai has issued a draft tariff order detailing rental schemes for set-top boxes (STBs) meant to be used once conditional access system (CAS) for cable TV kicks in.
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 19, 2006)
There are better alternatives, like seeking employers cooperation to deal with this complex issue
- Taliban Plunder Schools To Sow Fear (Daily Times, Terry Friel, Aug 19, 2006)
‘They want the people to be illiterate. They want to undermine society and cause conflict’
- Kalam Inaugurates War Memorial (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today inaugurated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a monument dedicated to India’s post-Independence martyrs.
- ‘Let’S Make India A Safe Nation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
On Thursday President A P J Abdul Kalam dedicated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, to the nation. Excerpts from his speech on the occasion:
- Buddhist Enclave May Hold Key To Sino-Indian Border Row (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
At first sight, a 400-year-old Buddhist monastery, tucked deep in the Himalayas in a remote corner of India's northeast, hardly seems like a highly coveted piece of real estate.
- ‘There Are No Limits To What You Can Do’ (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Aug 18, 2006)
For Indra Nooyi (50), who hails from a traditional, well-to-do Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai, the rise to the top position of American cola giant Pepsico has been a hard journey that has taken nearly 30 years.
- Aiadmk,mdmk Seek Discussion In Assly On Killing Of 61 Children (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The AIADMK and its ally the MDMK today sought to move an adjournment motion in the Tamil Nadu assembly on the killing of 61 Tamil schoolchildren in strikes by the Sri Lankan Air force at Mullaitheevu in the Tamil areas of the island nation.
- Linking N-Deal To Growing India’S Energy Hunger, Pm Says Trust Me, Won’T Bend (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Aug 18, 2006)
Aware that the dissent in the Opposition and within his Left allies on the nuclear deal had as much to do with politics as strategy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invoked his personal credibility and reputation as a reformer in an . . .
- `Our Business Model Is Superior` Yo, Indra (Business Line, Subir Roy, Aug 18, 2006)
Next week, Nandan M Nilekani takes over as the head of Infosys Technologies with N R Narayana Murthy becoming non-executive chairman. Business Standard asked the new leader to look back and forward. Excerpts:
- Quota: Moily Panel Meets Iit Directors (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
In its bid to prepare the blueprint of the final report on OBC quota in institutions of higher learning, the Oversight Committee held meetings with the Directors of the IITs and the technology sub group here on Thursday.
- Is It Safe To Dance With The Ulfa? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 18, 2006)
The suspension of army operations is a major step by the government of India in Assam. It conveys to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) that New Delhi is serious about the business of peaceful negotiations.
- A Salute, Finally (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
They sacrificed their lives so that future generations can live in honour, peace and prosperity. With these words, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam dedicated to the nation the Chandigarh War Memorial to those killed while defending independent India.
- Past Imperfect (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 18, 2006)
History is not bunk. To help GenNext understand contemporary politics and society, it needs to be better informed about the past.
- Wanted: A Shift System In Courts (Hindu, P.P. Rao, Aug 18, 2006)
The system, which is economical and easy to implement, should be introduced.
- India Can Be Superpower If Gdp Is Consistent: Kalam (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Aug 18, 2006)
The President, Dr A. P. J Abdul Kalam, has predicted that India could be a superpower if the GDP increases from existing 8 to 10 percent and if it manages to keep its consistency at 10 per cent for at least another 10 years.
- After 10 Yrs, Child Beauty Queen’S Murderer Held, Confesses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The investigation into the murder of 6-year old JonBenet Ramsey, which had stumped the police for nearly a decade, took a dramatic turn on Thursday when an American school teacher confessed to the crime less than 24 hours after being arrested at . . .
- Use Religious Places To Reform People: Kalam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam urged that the worship places in the country should be used for reforming people. He was speaking at Nirmal Kuteya here today where he came on the invitation of Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, the man behind cleansing of . . .
- Area Of Darkness (Times of India, Harmala Gupta, Aug 18, 2006)
One of the major challenges we face as a palliative care team looking after people with advanced cancer in their homes is helping children prepare for the death of a parent. Nothing is more difficult and more necessary.
- Uk Terror Suspects' Faith Made In India (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Aug 18, 2006)
Among those arrested in connection with the recent terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, the key figures seem to be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat, an orthodox Islamic movement that was formed in India in 1927. Its headquarters was in . . .
- President Sees India As Super Power Even Before 2020 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Every citizen and every youth could contribute for national cause: Kalam
- Jkp's Si, Crpf's Hc Gunned Down (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
After serial blasts of April 14th and July 11th, militants today struck on J&K Police and CRPF personnel at three places in this capital city with silencer-fitted pistols, killing two of them and leaving two more wounded. Meanwhile, suspected . . .
- Towards Sustainable Growth (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Aug 18, 2006)
The Planning Commission has prepared an Approach Paper to the 11th Five Year Plan. The document titled “Approach Document Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth” has been circulated for discussion.
- Supplement Government's Efforts, Karunanidhi Urges Ngos (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Appeals to the rich to spend a portion of their wealth for welfare of poor
"There is no parallel to the act of showing compassion to the poor"
"It is difficult for the Government alone to alleviate people's sufferings" .
- ‘Sino-Pak Ties Key Factor To Maintain Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Thursday said the time-tested relations between Pakistan and China was a key factor responsible for maintaining peace and stability in South Asia.
- Make India A Citadel Against Invasions, Says President Kalam (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Aug 18, 2006)
To work toward a national war memorial in New Delhi
- Only Democracy Can Break Pakistan Terror Link (Hindu, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 18, 2006)
A democratic Pakistan, free from the yoke of military dictatorship, would cease to be the petri dish of the pandemic of international terrorism.
- Amendments To Right To Information Act Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Access to file notings "will improve efficiency" of agencies
- Tamil Nadu Assembly Condemns `Massacre' Of Tamils In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
House resolution expresses shock over the death of 61 students
- National Centre For Nanosciences To Come Up In Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
University Grants Commission gives in principle clearance to Madras University proposal .
- Assam Seeks Central Team To Assess Crop Damage (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 18, 2006)
Nearly 8.17 lakh farmers affected by drought-like conditions
- Middle Stage Of Democracy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 18, 2006)
Social mobilisation that began in the south has spread throughout the country with backward classes pushing aside historically dominant castes, giving rise to regional parties
- Kalam Unveils Memorial To Soldiers In Chandigarh (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President and supreme commander of India’s armed forces, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Thursday, opened the country’s first memorial dedicated to soldiers who were killed in the four wars and other security operations since Independence.
- Trickle-Down Or Leapfrog? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2006)
Robert Browning must, undoubtedly, be the permanently reigning muse in Yojana Bhavan. After all, if achievements have fallen short of targets in Plan after Plan, it must be because planners have been drawing inspiration from his lines: “Ah, but a . . .
- Watch How This Argument Can Unfold (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 18, 2006)
Here’s a notion that should thrill atheists: Intelligent Design. Now usually that’s their hairiest bugbear ever since blind faith entered the arena thousands of years ago when a bunch of terrified cave dwelling ancestors of ours decided to ascribe . . .
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