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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 31829:
- Manic Development (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
Money, more aptly, the mafia, with the help of corrupt public servants, is destroying our national heritage in the shape of forests and fields. This is supposed to be modernisation.
- 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.
- High And Low (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
The stock market has rallied smartly from the lows it reached after the meltdown in mid-May, and is now within sight of its all-time highs.
- Nation In The Making (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
The Indian educated classes have emphasized, since the Nehru era, that the ideology of the state is both secular and national.
- Supersessions In Civil Services (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2006)
There can be differences of opinion on the admissibility as evidence of the result of the narco-analysis done on Abdul Karim Telgi, the kingpin of the multi-billion stamp paper scam.
- Tale Of Telgi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2006)
There can be differences of opinion on the admissibility as evidence of the result of the narco-analysis done on Abdul Karim Telgi, the kingpin of the multi-billion stamp paper scam.
- We Have Secret Prisons Outside Usa: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 08, 2006)
President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the first time acknowledged the presence of a controversial CIA programme under which terrorist suspects have been kept at secret foreign locations outside the U.S.
- The Bogeyman Is Busy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as Pakistan reels under the shock of the killing of Akbar Khan Bugti, the Indian intelligence apparatus seems to have spotted yet another threat to India in this development.
- Bush Admits Cia Runs Secret Jails (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
US president Bush on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that the CIA runs secret prisons overseas and said tough interrogation forced terrorist leaders to reveal plots to attack the United States and its allies.
- Sonia Skips Cong Function For Vande (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, Sep 08, 2006)
The Vande Mataram controversy got a new fillip with Congress president Sonia Gandhi skipping a party function on Thursday to celebrate the centenary of the national song.
- The Pachchan Effect (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
My introduction to the late Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz was on a flight from Mumbai to Cairo, en route to Tel Aviv, back in 1990.
- Course Correction? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2006)
It signalled a course correction of sorts for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he picked up his telephone on Wednesday for a conversation with Iranian President Ahmedinejad.
- The Whole Thing Was A Bit Of A Scrum’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
While Tony Blair was skating on thin ice in the UK, his main (non-Labour) rival David Cameron, the leader of the opposition, was riding autos in India. Here’s an account of Cameron’s India visit, extracted from his blogspot dcindia06.blogspot.com
- A Killing Death Rite (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 08, 2006)
And what about us?” she asked suddenly. “What do we do?”
- Hedging The Asia Bet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
The US security strategy for Asia today is widely known as “hedging”.
- Arrests In Denmark (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 08, 2006)
While the world awaits the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with anxiety, Denmark has to deal with yet another anniversary, the publication of Prophet's cartoons on Sep 30, 2005. And now Danish authorities claim to have thwarted "an attack somewhere in Denmark".
- Charity Unites Faiths (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Sep 08, 2006)
An act of deep kindness is enough to build friendship
- Cracked: El Nino Monsoon Mystery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 08, 2006)
An Indian-American research team has unravelled a hitherto unknown connection between the Indian monsoon and the weather event called El Nino, a rise in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
- Listen To The Voice Within (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Developments in print and communications technology have led to a vast expansion and diversification of media outlets —newspapers, magazines, television channels, radio stations and so on.
- 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.
- Get Ready For Snap Poll: Rajnath (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 08, 2006)
UPA Government unable to deal with problems through any cohesive policy'
- Pay Commission: Farmers Left Out (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Sep 08, 2006)
The Government must ensure that each farmer gets a monthly remunerative income.
- Pakistan Not Sheltering Militants: Nato (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has rejected accusations that Pakistan is sheltering militants crossing the porous and rugged border that in places cuts through ancient tribal lines.
- Musharraf, Karzai Agree To ‘Kill The Mistrust’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan will have to have trust and confidence in each other so that their brotherly bonds should flourish and misgivings not come in their way.
- Pak Offers 'Peaceful' Osama A Safe Haven (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday offered reformed terrorists, including Osama bin Laden, safe haven in its territory, but hurriedly retreated from the initiative amid shock and horror in the United States.
- Us Army Chief Arrives In Delhi Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
US Army chief of staff General Peter J Shoomaker will be in town from Thursday to discuss ways to further strengthen the growing military relationship with India.
- Nuclear Armed Iran Intolerable To Us: Official (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Maintaining that a nuclear armed Iran is "intolerable" to the US as also to international community, a senior American official on Wednesday flayed Tehran's delaying tactics and accused it of never being sincere about negotiations on its . . .
- When Pope Was Spied On (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pope John Paul was spied on by Vatican informers working for the Polish secret services in the communist era, a Polish cardinal was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
- Bush-Musharraf ‘Deal’ (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 07, 2006)
As President Bush approaches the middle of his second and final term in office, the “neoconservatives”, who dominated his defence and foreign policy establishment and advocated the use of overwhelming military power, particularly in the . . .
- Is Bangladesh ‘Headache’ For India? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Sep 07, 2006)
It is time for action. Our country needs men of integrity and agility at the helm of affairs. When our enemy is acerbic, gasping for our blood and longing for "inflicting a thousand cuts" on India, we should act gingerly and conduct ‘business’ . . .
- A Question Of Work And Death (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
Sometimes limbs get cut with steel” or “you die in one graveyard and go to another”. That is graveyard humour among migrant Oriya and Bengali workers at Alang.
- Don Of Democracy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
A more portentous issue has arguably never confronted this newspaper. Babloo Srivastava has resigned from Apna Dal because the latter wants to introduce Abu Salem and Dawood Ibrahim to Indian public life via the UP assembly elections.
- Bill Clinton Selected For Unca Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Former American President Bill Clinton has been selected by members of the United Nations Correspondents' Association (UNCA) to receive its annual World Citizenship Award for 2006 in recognition of his outstanding efforts to rebuilt communities in a . . .
- Plane Prejudice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2006)
Italian airline Alitalia’s refusal to allow an Indian passenger with a valid business class ticket to board the Milan flight at New Delhi’s IGI airport is an outrageous offence.
- It’S All In The Mind (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Sep 07, 2006)
Official investigations into ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ don’t take place only in India. The morality brigade is as active here as well. China’s annual ‘Super Girl’ contest, modelled on ‘American Idol’ and telecast live throughout the country, is a hot . . .
- Fantasy, Then And Now (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Sep 07, 2006)
A reasonably large part of my reading consists of books my son and daughter read. Though their medium of instruction till Class V was Hindi, you wouldn’t think so from the fiction on their shelves, which is wholly written in English.
- Us, China Mull Warning N Korea Against Nuclear Test (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
China and the United States have discussed warning North Korea against conducting a nuclear test, US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said in Beijing today.
- Rupee Convertibility (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Sep 07, 2006)
The much hyped capital account convertibility (CAC) report has been dealt its first blow. The left is planning to step up pressure on the Manmohan Singh Government against allowing full CAC, which it says it going to lead to "currency crisis and . . .
- Wonder Plant (Tribune, Kuldeep Chauhan, Sep 07, 2006)
The Himalayan-friendly sea-buckthorn (SBT), a native wonder plant, has succeeded where vast, expensive, engineering structures and check dams have failed.
- Right To Defend (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
It is unrealistic to expect a failed state to abide by diplomatic norms. The dangers of having such a state as a neighbour are too obvious to be left unattended.
- Nasa Taps Lockheed For New Spacecraft (Tribune, Peter Pae, Sep 07, 2006)
In a decision that surprised industry observers as well as the losing parties, the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it had chosen Lockheed Martin Corp.
- Us Fears Biological, Nuclear Attacks (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
While most Americans focus on the threat of another aviation attack like the September 11 hijackings, the US government is quietly working to prevent something far worse — a catastrophic strike with a weapon of mass destruction.
- Us Terror Report (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
A US government report titled 'National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism' unveiled in Washington on Tuesday says that since 9/11 America has become "safer but [is] not yet safe".
- Damage Control (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
During his short stay in Pakistan, on his way from New Delhi, where he signed a nuclear deal with India, US President Bush made it clear that he was not satisfied with President Musharraf's performance in his fight against terrorism on Pakistan's . . .
- `There's A Premium That Foreign Companies Need To Pay For Their India . . . (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 07, 2006)
"More than half the deals consummated globally do not create shareholder value, although this trend is improving." MR ROHIT KAPUR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KPMG INDIA PRIVATE LTD.
- Pakistan Vows To Help Kabul Crush Taliban (Reuters, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan, criticised by some Afghan leaders over cross-border infiltration by the Taliban, vowed on Wednesday to help its neighbour fight terrorism as Afghanistan battles its worst violence in five years.
- Iran May Shift Gas To Lng If Pipeline Prices Low (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
India and Pakistan have two months to agree with Iran on a major natural gas pipeline or Tehran will earmark more of its reserves for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, a senior official said on Thursday.
- Expansive India Sets Trading Sights On West Africa (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Mangoes stand piled high in red, orange and green stacks, a traditional sight on the roadsides of Senegal during the harvest season.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 07, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Emerging Crisis In The Gulf (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 07, 2006)
The Bush Administration, if it takes action against Iran on the nuclear issue, will have to act on its own, says Gwynne Dyer.
- The Limits Of Us Power (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Sep 07, 2006)
As President George Bush approaches the middle of his final term in office, the "neo-conservatives" who dominated the defence and foreign policy establishment and advocated the use of military power, particularly in the . . .
- Nyc Children Are Hounded By Hunger, Obesity (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
One quarter of New York City's 1.9 million children live in poverty — 50% higher than the United States average — and many of these children are overweight, a food supply group said on Tuesday.
- Devotees Bid Adieu To Ganpati (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Amidst drumbeats and chants of “Ganpati Bappa Moriya”, devotees in Maharashtra bid farewell to their favourite deity today as thousands of Ganesh idols were taken out for immersion into the sea under unprecedented security.
- Targeted Intervention To Reduce Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The much-awaited and talked-about President’s Rozgar Scheme has been launched. President Pervez Musharraf has preferred to call it a targeted intervention to reduce poverty.
- Us Jewry Backs N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 07, 2006)
The American Jewish Committee has sent a letter to members of the US Senate in strong support of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement, urging the lawmakers to vote for it.
- Our Troops Won’T Be Disarming Hizbollah, New Delhi Tells Un (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 07, 2006)
With the United Nations revising its mandate to broaden the scope of operations of the UN force in Lebanon, India has made it clear to the UN that its troops will not carry out any exercise to disarm the Hizbollah or interdict arms supplies.
- Iran Can’T Break Rules: Germany (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The international community cannot stand back and watch Iran damage the United Nations with its refusal to heed calls to suspend enrichment, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
- South Korean Movie Monster Gobbles Up Box Office (Reuters, Jon Herskovitz, Sep 07, 2006)
A new movie monster has emerged from the waters of South Korea to cause chaos in the streets of Seoul, set a new box office record and raise concern about pollution at U.S. military bases in the country.
- India-China Trade: A Long Road Ahead (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 07, 2006)
Industry and policy makers need to go beyond cheering the numbers for bilateral trade and look to address the underlying fundamentals that are in need of transformation.
- Democracy In Myanmar (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 07, 2006)
India must redefine its 'Look East' policy if it is serious about tackling insurgency in the North-East, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Price Control And The Media (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 07, 2006)
TRAI's Rs 5-a-month ceiling on pay channels is, in a sense, a product of India's anti-intellectualism
Socialism or liberalism, nationalisation to globalisation - whatever the era, whatever the prevailing wisdom, the unerring ability of Indian . . .
- Combating Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2006)
So it's official now. After trying to play down National Security Adviser MK Narayanan's alarming disclosures during the course of a television programme about how terrorists are planning spectacular attacks in India by targeting high profile . . .
- Al-Qaeda Wants Caliphate In Iraq: Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 07, 2006)
In a dramatic speech to the Military Officers Association of America that linked the war in Iraq with the wider war on terror, Mr Bush quoted extensively from Osama Bin Laden’s declarations, comparing him to both Lenin and Hitler.
- City Bids Adieu To Ganapati Bappa (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Amidst drumbeats and chants of ‘Ganapati Bappa Moriya’, devotees in Maharashtra bid farewell to their favourite deity on Wednesday as thousands of Ganesh idols were taken out for immersion into the sea under unprecedented security.
- Working With Fiat: Rising Star Ties Up With Old World Titan (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 07, 2006)
TATA Motors, a rapidly growing automobile company from the emerging markets, and Fiat Auto Spa, a great company going through troubled times, have entered into a multifaceted partnership. In this case no equity stake is involved.
- Bush To Meet Auto's Big 3 On Fuel Saving (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
President George W Bush will hold a twice-postponed summit with executives of the Big Three US automakers after the November election on fuel saving technology and other issues, the White House said on Tuesday.
- Russia Could Put Wto Bid On Backburner (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2006)
Russia could put its WTO bid on the backburner if the accession talks with the United States of India fail to make any headway, a top Kremlin aide has said.
- Pakistan Denies Army Spokesman's Remarks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Mahmud Ali Durrani has denied remarks attributed to the country's top army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan that Osama bin Laden would not be arrested if he agreed to live peacefully in Pakistan.
- India, Us Begin Counter-Insurgency Exercise In Hawaii (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Indian Army today began its largest exercise with US forces to train for counter- insurgency operations in urban areas at a military base in Hawaii.
- Who Sounds Global Alert Over Deadly New Tb Strains (Deccan Herald, Sarah Boseley, Sep 07, 2006)
The new strains are known as extreme drug-resistant TB, or XDR-TB.
- U.S.-Led Havoc The World Over (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 07, 2006)
The British Prime Minister sealed his fate by signing up in full to a policy now recognised by most Americans as a disaster.
- 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.
- 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
- Ganesh Idols Immersed Amid Heavy Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Several companies of the State Reserve Police and the Rapid Action Force called in .
- Surprise Surprise! Pm Calls Up Ahmedinejad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
In a surprise diplomatic move almost a year after India joined leading Western countries to vote against Iran’s nuclear programme in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on September 24, 2005, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday . . .
- Us Report Warns Of Bangladesh Militancy (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The US Institute of Peace, created by Congress and partially funded by the US government, in a new report published by its Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, has raised concerns about the connections between rising terrorism in India and . . .
- 60 Taliban Killed In Latest Afghan Fighting (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
US artillery and air strikes killed between 50 and 60 suspected Taliban militants on Tuesday, the fourth day of the Nato-led operation Medusa in Kandahar province, a Nato spokesman said.
- Taliban Regain Ground: Study (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Afghanistan is “falling back into the hands of the Taliban” and US-backed troops are fighting in a lawless land, says a report released on Tuesday.
- ‘New Breed Of Al-Qaeda Flourishes In Pakistan’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
A new generation of Islamic militants is using the region where Osama bin Laden masterminded September 11 to plan fresh attacks on the West, officials and analysts say.
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