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- Empower Locals To Develop And Manage Content (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2006)
In understanding how we promote Internet usage in Indian vernacular languages, we need to keep the following background in mind. India is a complex nation with a multitude of languages and large number of dialects.
- Using Nearly Nude Pictures, Child Sex Sites Test Laws (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In the photograph, the model is shown rising out of a bubble bath, suds dripping from her body.
- A Crusader Against Corruption (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 20, 2006)
Anna Hazare is one of India’s most respected social activist. Whenever he takes up a cause, an alert is sounded in New Delhi’s corridors of power.
- Some Issues To Ponder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The basic question regarding the Indo-US nuclear deal is whether we really need it. It is said, the deal will give a boost to our power sector.
- A Raja’S Realm (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Aug 20, 2006)
A problem that early professional and amateur photographers in India had to deal with was an idiosyncratic and varied climate.
- Nothing Islamic About Fascism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Aug 20, 2006)
So, five years after 9/11 are we back to the beginning? Not quite. Complexity has been replaced by simplicity, but the magnitude of ambition remains steadfast.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Jats To Protest Against Natwar's "Ill-Treatment" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
``He enhanced status of Jats at the international level''
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- Mole In The Pmo? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
In politics, truth is strictly optional. Former External and Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh first hinted that there was a mole in the Prime Minister's office during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao.
- African Clerics Ask For Divine Help In Aids Fight (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
What would Jesus do about AIDS? The question has drawn together thousands of African Christians who are praying God will provide the solution to the epidemic devastating the continent.
- Iraq War Key To Fight Terror: Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
President George W Bush, today, said that his administration’s determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are the key to protect the US from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be . . .
- The Green Way To Energy Security (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
India and the United States share a deep and abiding interest in assuring reliable and abundant energy to power our economies and provide a basic foundation for the prosperity of our citizens. We also share a vision of promoting clean energy practices . .
- Taking Them On, Left, Right And Centre (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 20, 2006)
Heroism, Hemingway once said in another context, is grace under pressure. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal was poised, polished and passionate.
- Murthy To Step Down As Infy Chief (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Infosys Technologies' chairman NR Narayana Murthy stepped down on Sunday after 25 years at the helm of the firm he co-founded with six other software engineers and built into India's second-largest software company.
- Faith Proves Sweeter Than Filth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A part of India went to sleep on Friday wondering how pure its cola is.
- Students Of Ohio Varsity Accused Of Plagiarism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
In what could possibly be the biggest scandal in higher education in the United States, nearly 40 foreign students, including Indians, have been accused of plagiarism and are at a risk of having their degrees revoked for not properly attributing . . .
- We Do Not Foresee Any Glut In The Steel Market’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Bhushan Steel & Strips Ltd is the country's third-largest secondary steel manufacturer after Tata Steel and SAIL.
- ‘Miracle’, To Drink And Take Home (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
For most it is a miracle they hope is true. For some it is a miracle that spells a little different — because sweet sea water has meant more money.
- Aye, Every Inch A Pm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 20, 2006)
In the recent past, as well as earlier, The Telegraph, in these columns, had commented on the prime minister’s failure to speak strongly on important matters as well as on his apparent tendency to allow matters to drift.
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
- Mumbaikars Cry Miracle As Sea Water Turns Sweet (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 20, 2006)
Several thousand people rushed to the sea behind Mahim dargah in Mumbai on Friday night after word spread that the usually salty water had turned sweet.
- Lca, Arjun Projects On Schedule, Says Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Rao Inderjit Singh has been the Union Minister of State for Defence for about four months after a stint in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Don't Rejoice, Tackle Terror (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 20, 2006)
For the past week, the Government and intelligentsia of India have been wallowing in an unseemly bout of self-congratulation.
- The Politics Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
in a country where fanatics and hardliners come in different shapes and sizes.
- Asean-Us Trade Pact Scaled Down (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The USA will sign a pact with Southeast Asia next week to boost trade and investment, but the plan has been scaled down because of Myanmar, whose poor human rights record has hindered trade relations, officials said today.
- Anger & Grief (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 20, 2006)
Anger is a demon. Anger leads us to commit all other sins. In the case of Vishwamitra, we know that all the good he acquired by tapas was nullified by this one evil, anger. The merit he had accumulated through tapas undertaken for thousands of . . .
- Cyber Gag (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 20, 2006)
Going by its decision to block about 12 blogs that host objectionable content, the government is clearly groping in its attempt to come up with a coherent policy response to terror.
- Israeli Raid Tests Lebanon Truce (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Helicopter-borne Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah bastion on Saturday in what Lebanon called a “naked violation” of the UN-backed truce that halted Israel’s 34-day war with the Shi’ite Muslim group.
- Guts And Glory... (Deccan Herald, VEENA PRADEEP, Aug 20, 2006)
The author has refrained from over-dramatising this real life spy story, which makes the book all the more poignant.
- Denounce This Fancy Version Of Gambling (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Aug 20, 2006)
Gambling is frowned upon because outcome depends not on merit or inputs in term of hard work but on pure chance.
- Indians Drink "Divine" Sea Water As It Turns Sweet (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Thousands of Indians drank from a murky Arabian Sea creek after news spread overnight that its water had miraculously turned sweet and could cure illnesses, police said on Saturday.
- Being Prime Ministerial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
These are moments that come rarely to prime ministers. Moments when they earn the adjective, ‘prime ministerial’. Before Manmohan Singh rose to reply to Thursday’s day-long discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the anxiety in the Rajya Sabha did . . .
- Truce, A Facade For Troops To Consolidate (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Aug 20, 2006)
Everyone agrees that the truce in Lebanon is “fragile”. But that is only a polite way of saying that both sides are consolidating their positions.
- Dead And Exclusive... (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 20, 2006)
Costa-Gavras’ Mad City (Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda) opens with a close up shot of a TV cameraman loading film in his camera.
- As India Debates N-Deal, China & Pak Move To Close Rival Pact (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 20, 2006)
As India’s nuclear debate enters the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Beijing and Islamabad are moving towards deeper bilateral atomic energy cooperation.
- The Right Step (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Uma Ganesan started Cleveland Cultural Alliance, a non-profit organisation 15 years ago. It was established to promote among American audiences a deeper awareness and appreciation of India’s classical arts.
- The Mumbaikar In The Crowd (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Sir, may I help you?”, someone at the reception at the Taj Coromandal asks. “No, thanks, I am waiting for writer Vikram Chandra. I have to interview him,” I tell her. “Ooh, the one who wrote Two Lives, right?, the receptionist curiously asks.
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- Sister Sonia, He Wanted A Total Ban On Conversions! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
“The Congress party's views on this are well known,” Sonia says. ‘This’ means laws banning forcible religious conversions. She goes on: “They are enactments passed by state legislatures where the Congress is in opposition.”
- The Great Britain Bust (OutLook, Sanjay Suri, Aug 20, 2006)
Whether or not there was an actual plan of attack, British Muslims stand convicted for perceived intention Updates.
- Let And Al Qaeda (Asian Age, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 20, 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 . . .
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- N-Deal Clarified (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's detailed response to the Opposition's concerns over the perceived shifting of goal posts by the US Congress, thus changing the parameters of the proposed India-US civil . . .
- Indians Register Greatest Percentage Of Illegal Aliens In Us (Pioneer, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Aug 20, 2006)
People from India accounted for the greatest percentage of increase in America's illegal alien population since 2000, registering a jump of 133 per cent, an official report has said.
- Mutual Fund Rules (New Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 20, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman M. Damodaran has a way of effecting major changes in regulation and statute without the market getting a whiff of his plans.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 20, 2006)
While one applauds the UK economy’s continued economic growth for 14 years, the buzz of optimism in favour of the pound sterling against the US dollar seems unfounded.
- Gung Ho On The N-Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
The India-US nuclear agreement and, in a broader sense, the improvement in relations with the US are — along with 8% economic growth — the biggest achievement of Dr Manmohan Singh’s prime ministership.
- Steep Payments To Omcs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 20, 2006)
One doesn't know whether to laugh or to cry after reading a news report according to which the federal government has released five billion rupees to oil marketing companies (OMCs), especially given that the latter have in recent years made . . .
- Hizb Emerges As Role Model Outfit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 20, 2006)
Recent Israeli aggression put Hizbollah to a great test but with sagacity, determination and courage, it has emerged victorious in all respects.
- Full Of Sound And Fury... (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
Hype. Over-dramatisation of threat perceptions, over-demonisation of suspects even before collecting evidence and over-projection of the role of Gen Pervez Musharraf in the so-called war against terrorism have become the defining characteristics of . . .
- So Fake, So True (New Indian Express, UMA MAHADEVAN, Aug 20, 2006)
Peter Carey’s last novel, My Life As A Fake, was a thrilling romp set around the Ern Malley affair, Australia’s celebrated literary fraud, and the question of authorship. Theft continues on the themes of authenticity, fraud and value.
- Doing The ‘Doable’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 20, 2006)
MOST of us have by now become used to the ebb and flow in relations between Pakistan and India.
- Indian Army Chief To Reaffirm Indo-Russia Military Ties (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India’s army chief of staff heads on Sunday to Russia to reaffirm India’s continuing long-term strategic partnership with its old ally despite fast expanding defence ties with the United States.
- Four Us Soldiers Killed, 6 Wounded In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Insurgents killed four US soldiers and wounded six others in separate clashes in Afghanistan on Saturday as the war-battered nation celebrated its 87th Independence Day.
- 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.
- ‘If You’Ve Abandoned Kashmir, You Might As Well Abandon Army’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
As head of the ISI, you must have been deeply involved in the country’s Kashmir policy. How would you evaluate General Pervez Musharraf’s policy on Kashmir?
- ‘Pak Has Been Given Full Dossiers. It Is In Denial. . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
This week was a busy one for the PM and his deputies in the Foreign Ministry, especially MoS Anand Sharma. Defending the Government in Parliament on the nuclear deal with the US from both the Left and the Right must have been a trying experience.
- Japan’S Problem With History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Japan has a serious geopolitical problem.
- Nuke Scientists Welcome Manmohan's Assurances On Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Top nuclear scientists on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's detailed assurances on concerns raised by them about the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Break The Rice-Wheat Cycle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
An unwarranted controversy has been kicked up against crop diversification. This is absurd and belies the truth.
- Sc Restrains Cbi In J&k Sex Scandal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court today restrained the CBI from acting in an indiscriminate manner by picking up anyone they please for interrogation in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal in which some state politicians, civil, police and security forces officials . . .
- N-Deal: Pm Silences Critics (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 19, 2006)
When India’s top scientists meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on August 26 to discuss Indo-US nuclear deal, they are unlikely to have any clarifications left to seek after Dr Singh’s elaborate and scholarly reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
- Tears In Heaven (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
It's not Lebanon yet in Sri Lanka, but it's getting there. Fierce fighting has broken out between the military and LTTE rebels in the north and east of the country, sending thousands of civilians fleeing.
- Hard Times For Pak President (Times of India, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
Nearly five years after September 11 turned Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, into one of Washington's most indispensable allies, he finds himself squeezed from many directions, leading to one of the most serious political binds of . . .
- Why Can't Women Enter Sabarimala? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The ban on the entry of women in the age group of 10-50 into Sabarimala Temple in Kerala and the harassment of Kannada actress Jayamala for touching the feet of Lord Ayappa 20 years ago were questioned by a PIL before the Supreme Court.
- A History Lesson (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Aug 19, 2006)
The thought may just be entering their minds, but some Americans are beginning to miss what Ronald Reagan called The Evil Empire.
- Six Linked To Pakistan Suicide Attack Arrested (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani agents have arrested six militants accused of playing role in a suicide attack near the US Consulate in March that killed an American diplomat and three Pakistanis, an official said on Friday.
- Dead And Exclusive... (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 19, 2006)
Costa-Gavras’ Mad City (Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda) opens with a close up shot of a TV cameraman loading film in his camera.
- 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?
- Musharraf Put In A Terrible Bind (Deccan Herald, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
No one doubts that the president, who is also the army chief of staff, remains the most powerful man in Pakistan and enjoys the backing of the United States. “He still makes the political weather,” as one Western diplomat put it.
- Being Prime Ministerial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 2006)
These are moments that come rarely to prime ministers. Moments when they earn the adjective, ‘prime ministerial’.
- Modern Methods (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Builders have been adopting new construction techniques, materials and organisational practices.
- 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.
- Big Dams, Big Problems (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 19, 2006)
Unregulated storage and releases have meant that Karnataka, being a lower riparian state, is always at the mercy of Maharashtra in times of drought or flood.
- 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.
- Politics Is A Puzzle (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 19, 2006)
The leaders are all opportunists. All that matters is Islamic principles and power, no matter who rules.
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