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- Using Groundwater Wisely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently told the first Congress on Groundwater organised by the Ministry of Water Resources that subsidised access to water for economic and commercial purposes can no longer be sustained.
- History Recalled Atop The Hill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Madurai is synonymous with the renowned and Centuries-old Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. So much so that many other places of historical value have remained overshadowed.
- Nuclear Deal May Make India An Easy Victim Of U.S. Blackmail, Says Citu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) working committee has noted with “serious concern” the government’s insistence on going ahead with the India-U.S. nuclear deal despite widespread opposition by the Left parties and other political forces.
- “Dmk Will Be One Among Muslim Brethren” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin has appealed to the Muslim community to continue to extend support to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Government and ignore the sustained mudslinging campaign by the Opposition.
- Pillai Lokacharya’S Magnum Opus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Translation and Commentary of Manavala Mamuni; Critical Evaluation of the Theo-Philosophy of the Post-Ramanuja Srivaishnavism: J. Rangaswami; Sharada Publishing House, 2094/165, Ganeshpura, Tri Nagar, Delhi-110035. Rs.1950.
- Karuna Group To Split? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 09, 2007)
The breakaway LTTE group led by Karuna is on the verge of a formal split. Karuna, who broke ranks with the LTTE in early 2004, was considered one of the factors which led to the ouster of the LTTE from its strongholds in the east.
- Call To Probe India Union Death (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Sri Lankan trades unionists have urged their government and India to investigate the killing of one of their leading representatives in India.
- Jockeying The Listeners (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2007)
It's surprising to see the kind of following RJ's of FM channels enjoy these days.
- 35 More Sentenced For Coimbatore Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Nine years after serial blasts ripped Coimbatore, 500 km from here, 35 more people were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from nine months to seven years by a special court today amidst tight security.
- Bandh A Democratic Right (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 08, 2007)
On September 30, the Supreme Court passed an order restraining the ruling DMK-led coalition in Tamil Nadu from going ahead with a bandh the next day over the Sethusamudram controversy.
- Judiciary Has Gone Beyond The Pale Of Accountability: Brinda Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Speakers at a discussion on ‘Limits of judicial authority’ here on Sunday raised the question whether the judiciary was encroaching on the powers of the other two institutions of democracy — the executive and the legislature.
- Chance Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Imagine getting stranded in the middle of nowhere. My car breaks down on a long narrow potholed road that winds its way through acres and acres of paddy fields.
- A Trip To Remember (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Sometimes, a memorable trip is more about the people you meet en route than the place itself. And, the government seems to be realising that too.
- Plea To State Government For Induction Of In-Service Secondary Grade Teachers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The Pudukottai district unit of Tamil Nadu Ilanilai Asiriyar Sangam (TIAS) has urged the State Government to induct in-service secondary grade teachers while filling up school assistant posts in high and higher secondary schools.
- Navy Kills 15 Tigers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday claimed that it has "intercepted and sunk" yet another arms smuggling ship of the Tamil Tigers in the high seas off the southern tip off Dondra, killing at least 15 rebels onboard.
- Kiss Of Death (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Oct 08, 2007)
This is a story about violence and unexpected love; dark treachery and the warmth of true friends...
- Indian Girl Can Wear Nose Stud In School, Rules Sa Court (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
A court in South Africa has said that a school's refusal to allow an Indian girl to wear a nose ring violated her constitutional right to abide by her religion and culture.
- Lankan Navy Destroys Tiger Ship, 24 Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
At least 24 people believed to have been killed when Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday attacked and destroyed a ship carrying arms for the Tiger rebels, even as a series of gun-battles in the island's troubled north left eight guerrillas and a soldier dead.
- Soft Hands (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Oct 08, 2007)
Politics prefers soft hands. Why have Indian politicians suddenly started playing with knuckledusters? Democracy functions best when handled gently.
- Nepal On A Knife-Edge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Oct 08, 2007)
This is the way the peace cookie crumbles. Those outside the parliamentary game clamour to be let in. And they are, on the promise that they will stick to the rules.
- Bjp To Move Court Against Karunanidhi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The BJP will move court against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi for his anti-Ram remarks, party state unit President L Ganesan said on Sunday.
- Bjp Will File Case Against Karunanidhi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP has decided to go to court against chief minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi for his remarks on Ram Sethu, which it said had hurt the sentiments of Ram devotees.
- Swamy To The Rescue? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Is the stormy petrel of Indian politics Subramaniam Swamy again stepping in to repair the collapsing bridge between the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in Karnataka?
- When Taxman Was Unclear About Nuclear Power (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 06, 2007)
When the air was thick with nuke talk, Dr Manmohan Singh had to assuage the fears of the anxious by saying, “I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.”
- Ram Setu: Sc Tells Tn To Protect Swami (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The controversy over Ram, arising from the Sethusamundram project, continues to surface in one form or the other, with a petition being moved in the Supreme Court by a Hindu saint alleging that activists of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu . . . . . .
- Celebrating Wanderlust (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Travel is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy today. And the potential of the industry in India is just about being tapped. Opportunities are enormous for youth in this sector and to emphasise that Srinivas College of Hotel Management . . .
- Courting A Fine Balance (Indian Express, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 06, 2007)
India is a live democracy, and it is the duty of every live democracy to encourage protest in all its forms. Tragically for India, the Supreme Court has declared the right to strike and to hold a bandh unconstitutional.
- Logic Does Not Defy Ram Setu (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 06, 2007)
Is there any authoritative, scientific evidence to prove that Ram Setu is a natural formation? According to Mr T Satyamurthy, who recently retired as Superintending Archaeologist, having worked with Archaeological Survey of India since . . . .
- Bandh: Admk Files Contempt Plea In Sc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Despite the DMK-ruling combine in Tamil Nadu claiming that the Supreme Court order restraining it from proceeding with the bandh on October 1 was complied with, the AIADMK on Thursday filed a contempt petition against the ruling party in the apex court.
- Family First, Nation Later (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Oct 05, 2007)
More by coincidence than design, the Congress, by making Mr Rahul Gandhi the general secretary of the party, has tried to capitalise on the increasingly recognised global success of India's youth power. But no one with a sense of history has . . . .
- Separate Tasks (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2007)
It is not wise to keep crossing over the fence into a neighbour’s territory.
- “Bjp Will Disturb Communal Harmony” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Will the BJP maintain communal harmony in Karnataka if power is transferred to it?
- Religion As A Force For Good (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 05, 2007)
The Burmese monks' protests against the military junta prove the merit in religion.
- Jd-S Not To Hand Power To Bjp, Talks Of Elections (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 05, 2007)
Janata Dal (Secular) leaders on Thursday portrayed its coalition partner, the BJP, as "communal" and said it would turn Karnataka into a cauldron of communal hatred if power was handed over to it.
- Recall Diplomat: Lanka To Iceland (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The Government of Sri Lanka on Thursday urged the Icelandic government to "recall immediately" its visiting Foreign Ministry envoy, angered by his meeting with the LTTE leaders in Kilinochchi earlier this week without permission from the government.
- Bsnl Gets Spectrum, Private Telcos Cry Foul (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Tensions between private telecom players and the government ratcheted up a notch after it was discovered that state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) was given additional spectrum of up to 10 MHz for GSM . . . .
- Contempt Petition Moved Against Karunanidhi, Baalu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Thursday moved contempt petition against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Union Minister TR Baalu and four others for wilful disobedience of the Supreme Court order banning bandh on . . . .
- Kumaraswamy Talks Of Elections (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
We will go to people's court, said Kumaraswamy while dropping broad hints of dumping coalition partner BJP on the eve of crucial meetings in Delhi which will decide the fate of the 20-month-old JD(S)-BJP coalition government.
- Secularism Politicised (Asian Age, Dr P.C. Alexander, Oct 05, 2007)
Two days ago the nation celebrated Gandhi Jayanti with the usual reiteration of its adherence to the great legacies left behind by the Mahatma, particularly the legacy of secularism.
- Bjp Should Let Jd(s) Be In Power (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Oct 05, 2007)
Political activity is quite unpredictable in coalition politics and results from Karnataka will surprise all political parties including the JD(S).
- Bandh Fracas (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 05, 2007)
There can be no dispute, except from the camp of the ruling DMK, that the October 1 shutdown in Tamil Nadu constituted a total bandh sponsored by the Democratic Progressive Alliance captained by chief minister M. Karunanidhi.
- Aiadmk Files Contempt Suit Against Karuna (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
AIADMK on Thursday moved the Supreme Court, seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Union Transport Minister TR Baalu and four others, accusing them of wilfully violating the SC order not to . . .
- Mainspring Of India’S Democracy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 05, 2007)
India’s media has come of age and into its own. Imagine the combined awesome power of 62,483 registered newspapers, with a claimed circulation approaching 10 crore copies, and 60 news channels in 16 languages watched by persons in 120 million. . .
- Selective Atheism (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 04, 2007)
BR. haran’s article, ‘Selective atheism of Karunanidhi’ is an Hindutva critique of Dravidian politics.
- 'Ltte To Affirm Creation Of Free State' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Sri Lankan rebel group LTTE is planning to announce the formation of an independent Tamil state in the beginning of next year, the government said on Wednesday.
- 'Ltte Set To Announce Formation Of Free State' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Sri Lankan rebel group LTTE is planning to announce the formation of an independent Tamil state in the beginning of next year, the government said on Wednesday.
- Dmk’S Ally Wants Sc Judge Off Ram Sethu Cases (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Oct 04, 2007)
A close ally of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today trained its guns on a Supreme Court judge and appealed to the Chief Justice of India not to allow him to hear cases related to the Sethusamudram project or the recently held bandh in . . . .
- Court: Register Fir Against Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
A local court here asked the city police on Wednesday to register a first information report against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for his reported remarks on Lord Rama and Valmiki, author of the Ramayana.
- Karunanidhi Tries To Mend Fences: Sc Order Reached Late, We Obeyed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
With party leaders and allies openly questioning judicial verdicts, even levelling charges of “crossing limits”, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today issued a statement which sought to mend fences by stating that last-minute directions . . . . .
- For Credible Power-Sharing Acceptable To All Communities (Hindu, N. Ram , Oct 04, 2007)
In an interview recently given in Colombo to The Hindu, United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks about the relevance of the experiences of the J.R. Jayawardene administration from 1977 to 1988 to . . . .
- Normality Was Ensured On Bandh Day: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Normality was ensured in the State on the bandh day though the Supreme Court’s orders staying the October 1 bandh were received late the previous night, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said on Wednesday.
- United National Party’S Special Statement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The United National Party believes that long-lasting peace is possible only through a negotiated political solution based on a credible power-sharing proposal acceptable to all communities.
- Ltte Denies Taking Bribe (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 04, 2007)
"There is absolutely no truth in the allegation among the southern political parties that we have entered into a deal with Mahinda Rajapaksa and accepted a large sum of money during and after the 2005 presidential polls," LTTE's political wing . . . .
- Stop This Farce (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
By enforcing an undeclared bundh in Tamil Nadu over Sethusamudram issue, the DMK government has shown a lofty contempt for the judiciary.
- Own Idioms (Deccan Herald, A N SURYANARAYANAN, Oct 04, 2007)
Half a century ago, when I was in PU at a College, a Chemistry lecturer used to coin and use his own idioms. Surprising that some of them are now used worldwide!
- 'Govt Should Disassociate From Karuna's Remarks' (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The UPA government should "disassociate" itself from DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's anti-Ram remarks and ask him to withdraw them, BJP president Rajnath Singh said in Chennai on Wednesday.
- Bridging North-South Divide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 04, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu CM irritated many Indians by rhetorically wondering whether Rama had studied engineering while responding to the demand that the chain of sand bars linking India and Sri Lanka should not be disturbed by the Sethusamudram project since . . .
- 12 Killed In Sri Lanka, Air Raid On Top Ltte Leader's Hideout (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
At least 12 people, including a woman Tamil Tiger rebel and an armyman, were killed and many others injured in separate clashes in Sri Lanka, while a hideout of a senior LTTE leader was destroyed in an air raid today, the Defence Ministry said.
- Sri Lankan Air Force Raid Top Ltte Leader's Hideout (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
At least 12 people, including a woman Tamil Tiger rebel and an armyman, were killed and many others injured in separate clashes in Sri Lanka, while a hideout of a senior LTTE leader was destroyed in an air raid on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said.
- Ltte Denies Taking Money From Prez (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Oct 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have denied that they had taken money from Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of the December 2005 Presidential elections, to help him become the President of Sri Lanka.
- When Myths Compete (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
It is tempting to read Karunanidhi’s remarks on Ram and the Ramayana as a return to DMK’s rationalist origins.
- Top Ltte Leader Killed In Air Raid, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday claimed to have killed a “very senior leader” of the LTTE in the north in an air raid.
- 12 Killed In Sri Lanka, Air Raid On Top Ltte Leader's Hideout (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
At least 12 people, including a woman Tamil Tiger rebel and an armyman, were killed and many others injured in separate clashes in Sri Lanka, while a hideout of a senior LTTE leader was destroyed in an air raid today, the Defence Ministry said.
- Simply Shastri (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Oct 03, 2007)
The day after Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, R. Venkataraman remembers the man who embodied the reassuring answer to a nation’s troubled question: ‘After Nehru, who?’
- Constitutionally Off-Track (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2007)
Judges sometimes talk too much, on all manner of subjects, in the course of court hearings.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Unlearn Before U Learn — Seven critical factors to get out of the Rut: Kamekish; Promilla & Co., publishers in association with Biblophile South Asia, C-127, Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi-110017. Rs. 550.
- Jihad Reaches Maldives (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 03, 2007)
The Maldives is slowly, but surely, turning into a sanctuary for Islamist terrorists, thanks to the easy access to arms from Pakistan and money from Saudi Arabia. Last Saturday's bombing shows the fire. . .
- No Easy Way Out For Up (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Oct 03, 2007)
A serious analysis of Uttar Pradesh politics deserves to be undertaken because the Congress-led UPA Government cannot postpone a mid-term poll for long.
- Sc Right To Rule Bandh Illegal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 03, 2007)
The Supreme Court would have done well not to suggest the imposition of President’s rule on Tamil Nadu.
- Tn Rivals Gather ‘Evidence’On Bandh For Court (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu plans to move a contempt petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday against the Karunanidhi government, accusing it of collaborating in the bandh called by the ruling DMK and its allies on the Sethusamudram. . .
- Need For Calm, Cool Reflection (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 03, 2007)
The concatenation of events since the free-for-all erupted over the Sethusamudram project following the filing and subsequent withdrawal of the affidavits on behalf of the Government before the Supreme Court is threatening to descend into depths. . .
- Get Well Soon: Bjp Chief Tells Congress (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 03, 2007)
Lord Ram is firmly back on the BJP political agenda. Party president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday led the party’s day-long dharna in the Capital to protest against the Centre’s affidavit in the Supreme Court on Ram Sethu and against Tamil Nadu Chief . . . .
- Karunanidhi, Dpa Leaders To Observe Fast Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, along with leaders of other parties of the Democratic Progressive Alliance, will observe a fast here on Monday on the Sethusamudram project.
- Act In Haste, Repent At Leisure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 01, 2007)
The story of ‘Kuttathy sisters’ was often recounted by late Seetha Venkatachary, a very good narrator of didactic tales of ancient India.
- Sc Says Tamil Nadu Bandh 'Illegal' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The DMK and the government run by it in Tamil Nadu got a stinging rebuke from the Supreme Court here on Sunday when the court held the state-wide bandh called by the principal ruling party on Monday in support of the Sethusamudram project . . . . .
- Indian Scientist Chosen For German Award (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Krishnaraj Rajalingam, a molecular biologist from Tamil Nadu, has won a prestigious and highly competitive award from the German Research Foundation.
- Apex Court Stays Tamil Nadu Bandh (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 01, 2007)
Says parties have no right to call or enforce a bandh that causes inconvenience to people
- Supreme Court Stays Tn Bandh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Ruling DMK front in Tamil Nadu on Sunday suffered a major setback with the Supreme Court restraining them from going ahead with the state-wide bandh on Monday on the Sethusamudram project issue.
- Karunanidhi To Go On Fast Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
DMK patriarch and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will undertake a fast tomorrow demanding early completion of the Sethusamudram project, DMK sources said.
- Hindu Gods In Hindi Cinema (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Oct 01, 2007)
Indian cinema is probably the most analysed, dissected and diagonised aspect of the country's values and culture. Rachel Dwyer, the author of this excellent work, refers to some three hundred odd books and articles on the subject which shows the . . . .
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