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Articles 821 through 920 of 23072:
- Living With Disasters (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 08, 2006)
On this eighth of October, we observe the first anniversary of the most severe national disaster in our history. And as anniversaries go, this has a particular significance.
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 08, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
- That Sinking Feeling (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 08, 2006)
No amount of ham-fisted spin-doctoring and the desperate resurrection of a 35-year-old slogan can take away from what is fast becoming an open secret: The floundering Government of Manmohan Singh.
- North - East In Darkness (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Oct 08, 2006)
The emerging political and economic contours in the north-east can be expected to worsen to a point that is completely unmanageable, unless urgent and imaginative steps are taken to address basic issues of security and development.
- Trust But Verify (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 08, 2006)
Those who believe in making the naughtiest boy the class monitor forget that to make it work, you need a headmaster who is sincerely interested in maintaining order.
- When The Pope Beat The Turks (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 08, 2006)
Most people would recall October 7 as the date on which US President George W Bush launched his "war on terror" by invading Afghanistan in 2001.
- Kargil, Lies And Musharraf (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 08, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- Lean On North Korea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 08, 2006)
South Korea's alarm over its northern neighbour's threat to carry out nuclear tests is understandable. With its candidate all set to take over from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the last thing Seoul wants at this stage is Pyongyang to defy . . .
- Poonch Needs Attention Of Government (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 08, 2006)
Every body living in the District or who has a chance to visit this far flung, hilly, border and backward District will at once say that District Poonch is ignored in developmental activities and it lags behind all other areas of the Jammu and Kashmir. .
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 08, 2006)
Seven phases of Indian foreign policy may be identifiable since Nehru; the current phase seems to involve subservience to the strong, jingoism otherwise
- An Ode To Satyagraha That Wasn’T (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 08, 2006)
Embarrassed by the poor turnout at the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha attended by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here, South African President Mr Thabo Mbeki has said it will “remain a black mark against our movement and our . . .
- Terrorists Cannot Be Dubbed Freedom Fighters: Justice Anand (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
National Human Rights Commissioner (NHRC) Justice A S Anand today said that to term a terrorist as a freedom fighter was to insult freedom fighters.
- A Whiter Shade Of Brown (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 08, 2006)
Here's a particularly interesting paradox. Nearly sixty years after Partition, some Pakistanis continue to exhibit a disproportionate negativity towards India. '37, '47, '65, '71 and 2002 are consistently rounded off to 666, the mark of the devil.
- With Gandhi In South Africa (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2006)
Jawaharlal Nehru, while paying tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, once said, “where he walked is hallowed ground”. Some of us, fortunate to be with Manmohan Singh during his recent visit to South Africa, felt that where Gandhi was thrown out . . .
- Slow And Steady Wins The Race (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 08, 2006)
The Independent Monitoring Commission supervising the Stormont Agreement to end the Northern Ireland dispute has reported that the Irish Republican Army’s violent campaign against British rule “is over”.
- Upa Govt Has Given New Meaning To Development In J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that coalition Government with the help of UPA Government at the Centre and by the keen interest of Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has given a new meaning to the development processes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Child Abuse (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 08, 2006)
The government has banned the child labour without any impact. The Child labour Act only bans child labour in specific industries and has actually helped put more children to work rather than get them out of it.
- Five Reformers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
Five ardent reformers, who between them can lay claim to some of the most dramatic and significant course corrections in India’s economic policy, were found on one stage in Mumbai on Friday.
- Big Footprint, Small Vision (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Oct 08, 2006)
Jaipal Reddy was our guest this Friday for “Ideas Exchange”, the weekly interaction between Indian Express journalists and important/interesting newsmakers (the full account of the interaction will appear, as usual, in The Sunday Express).
- The Healing Touch Of Rahat Ghar (Hindu, Usha Rai, Oct 08, 2006)
For those caught in the crossfire between the Army and the militants, Rahat Ghar in Srinagar offers the promise of a new start in life.
- Ask The Doc (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2006)
MY sister is 21 and she has residual vision as below: R.E: 20/200 and L.E. 20/200. This is due to oculocutaneous albinism. Is there any way to correct her eyesight? Name withheld
- Reading Between The General’S Lines (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Oct 08, 2006)
Perhaps one way of getting the measure of Musharraf’s “memoirs” is to consider what the book isn’t. It is not, in the strict sense of the word, an autobiography or an exercise in Presidential literature.
- Rx In Gujarat, Get Well In Tourist Hubs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
For all the grand plans of the state government it's going to be medical tourism without the latter in Gujarat. While the 'medical' part will be taken care of by hospitals in the state, for the 'tourism' part, foreigners and NRIs will be sent to . . .
- Masala Maketh The Book (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Oct 08, 2006)
As far as political books go, it is the sensational and lesser known truths that sell. ‘In the Line of Fire’ falls in the former category.
- When The Pain Seems Endless... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Yet another fictional account of the continuing violence in Kashmir, but one that touches the heart.
- We Keep Experimenting With New Ideas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2006)
A mini revolution is going on in Doon School in music and art. Our students excel not only in studies, but also various other activities” Kanti Bajpayee, Headmaster, Doon School
- Mad Melbourne (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
If you find yourself in Melbourne in the first week of November, be prepared to rough it out.
- Delhi Still In Dengue's Grip, 3 More Die (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Three samples test positive for chikungunya in Capital
- Preserving The Lingam Our Major Task, Says Arun Kumar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 08, 2006)
Shri Amarnathji is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage centres, located at an altitude of 3,900 meters in South Kashmir. What adds to its mystique is the inaccessible location and legends surrounding the formation of the holy ice lingam every year.
- When The Pope Beat The Turks (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 07, 2006)
Most people would recall October 7 as the date on which US President George W Bush launched his "war on terror" by invading Afghanistan in 2001. But history records October 7 as the date when, in 1571, the Holy League cobbled by Pope Pius V trounced . . .
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 07, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
Pick up a textbook of abnormal psychology and go to the chapter on sociopathic personality disorders - you will find a disturbingly accurate portrait of . . .
- Trust But Verify (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 07, 2006)
Those who believe in making the naughtiest boy the class monitor forget that to make it work, you need a headmaster who is sincerely interested in maintaining order. It's all too plain to see that the "headmaster" in charge of the war on terror is . . .
- Kargil, Lies And Musharraf (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 07, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped . . .
- Self-Serving Efforts (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 07, 2006)
If the Department of Telecom (DoT) is indeed planning to make it mandatory to reserve one of the licences in the 3G spectrum allocation for public sector undertakings (PSUs), albeit without price concessions, it is a reactionary move.
- World Powers Ratchet Up Pressure On Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The six world powers seeking to defuse the Iran nuclear crisis ratcheted up pressure on the Islamic state Friday, agreeing to discuss sanctions and lamenting Tehran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Nato Command In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
NATO's assumption of control of security for all of Afghanistan is the first time since the end of the Second World War that US troops will be deployed under foreign command.
- China's Border Management (Daily Excelsior, Srikanth Kondapalli , Oct 07, 2006)
In recent times, China's border management efforts have been intensified. Due to changes in the domestic and external scenario, China has been able to pay relatively more attention to this aspect in the recent period.
- Musharraf-Benazir Deal In The Offing? (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 07, 2006)
The buzz is that Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is trying to rope in Benazir Bhutto's PPP to shore up the credibility of his regime.
- Developing Northeast The Yunnan Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 07, 2006)
As Beijing has done with Yunnan, New Delhi should develop trade infrastructure in the Northeast and give it a stake in India's economic growth.
- Policy Myopia And The Economic Disconnect (Business Line, Priya Mohan, Oct 07, 2006)
India's inherent social problems have taken the backseat because of the short-sighted social and economic reforms.
- The Longest Book Case In The World (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Oct 07, 2006)
Frankfurt: Why is the Frankfurt Book Fair so enamoured of India? In the fair’s 58-year-old history, India is the only country to be invited twice as guest of honour.
- Modernisation Of Education Set Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 07, 2006)
It is pertinent question before all educationists and public in general as to what is to be future of modern generation so for as the changing scenario of the education is concerned.
- Our Security System As Terrorists Close In (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 07, 2006)
First the Army House in Rawalpindi and then the President’s House in Islamabad have been made targets of possible acts of terrorism on Wednesday and Thursday without being thwarted by our security system. We know who the target was in these . . .
- Cabinet Decision On Bhajan Yatre Today (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambhri, Oct 07, 2006)
A decision on permitting the proposed ‘Bhajan Yatre’ or ‘Nagar Sankirtan’ in the City, prior to the ‘Dattamala Abhiyana’ by the Sangh Parivar will be taken at the Cabinet meeting on Saturday, Higher Education Minister D H Shankara Murthy has said.
- Lean On North Korea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 07, 2006)
A rogue regime can't have the bomb
- How Hudood Law Is Hurting Society (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2006)
I have had the opportunity of listening to the president of Pakistan speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Slow And Steady Wins The Race (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 07, 2006)
The Independent Monitoring Commission supervising the Stormont Agreement to end the Northern Ireland dispute has reported that the Irish Republican Army’s violent campaign against British rule “is over”.
- Sabarimala Suit Threat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Kannada actress Jaimala is considering suing the Kerala government for maligning her name in the Sabarimala row.
- Militant Among 2 Killed In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Two persons, including a militant from PoK, were killed and six others wounded while ultras abducted a contractor in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, a police spokesman said today.
- Madonna And Child: Can It Be Right? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
There are children in developing countries who need help but wouldn’t it be better if celebrities gave most of their vast fortunes away to help orphans and refugee children in their country of origin.
- Jingoism Over Belgaum Won’T Help (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
Karnataka needs to win over the hearts of the people of Belgaum district through better models of development than in neighbouring villages across the border, than merely shouting “Belgaum is ours and we will not part with it at any cost.”
- Taking Refuge In Nostalgia (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 07, 2006)
I consider executing people for heinous crimes a medieval barbarity which has been abolished in many advanced countries.
- Singh, Blair To Discuss Trade, Security Next Week (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Trade and security are expected to be on top of the agenda when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets his British counterpart Tony Blair in London early next week during a three-day visit.
- Mulford: America Committed To N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David Mulford today said the Bush Administration would continue to push for early passage of the necessary legislation on the nuclear deal in Senate, adding that the delay was purely due to “technical reasons”.
- Big Footprint, Small Vision (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Oct 07, 2006)
Jaipal Reddy was our guest this Friday for “Ideas Exchange”, the weekly interaction between Indian Express journalists and important/interesting newsmakers (the full account of the interaction will appear, as usual, in The Sunday Express).
- Following Fashion (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 07, 2006)
If “there is no such thing as Gandhism”, as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi claimed in a statement to the Gandhi Seva Sangha in 1936, how can one explain a cult like Gandhigiri? The word’s etymological similarity with Dadagiri and Goondagiri offers an . . .
- Musharraf’S Plan To Destabilise Afghanistan (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 07, 2006)
AN angry General Musharraf told the BBC recently, when confronted with the allegation that his government was not fully cooperating on the “War against terror”, that the West would be brought to its knees without his country’s support.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Oct 07, 2006)
Rarely if ever has India had as impressive a debate as the recent one on the Indo-US “nuclear deal”.
- Poverty Of Congress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2006)
LESS than two decades after promising to lead India to the 21st century, going back to the 1970s — and resurrecting the Garibi Hatao and the 20-point programme — is resounding proof of the Congress party’s poverty of policies.
- Bush Administration To Continue Pushing N-Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Amid expectation that the Bill on Indo-US civil nuclear deal would be taken up by the senate in the 'lame-duck' session in November, Washington on Friday said the Bush administration will keep on pushing for conclusion of the process even if it . . .
- This Is No Way To Fight Terror (Pioneer, Maninderjit Singh Bitta, Oct 07, 2006)
It is very unfortunate that we have not learnt lessons from history. The decade-long festering wound in Punjab was cured with firm commitment, political will and non-interference under the leadership of then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, then . . .
- Five Reformers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
Five ardent reformers, who between them can lay claim to some of the most dramatic and significant course corrections in India’s economic policy, were found on one stage in Mumbai on Friday.
- Going Dutch, Royally! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Enjoy a heritage holiday at the 18th Century Bolgatty Palace in Kerala
- Wake Up To The Chirping Of Birds (Hindu, Nivedita Ganguly, Oct 07, 2006)
Visit a wildlife sanctuary this weekend to soothe your stressed nerves
The objective of the eco-tourism project is to involve the local communities
- Waves Of History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Anchuthengu is a mix of our colonial past and a rustic coastal life. The sheer beauty of an ever-changing sea and backwaters blend with history at Anchuthengu. The vibrant life of fisher folk adds charm to this coastal hamlet.
- The Waters Run Deep! (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Oct 07, 2006)
The sea seems small and island hopping is literally possible. Discover Malaysia with ANJANA RAJAN.
- India Needs To Correct Course (News International, Praful Bidwai, Oct 07, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Water Supply Project To Be Launched Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will inaugurate the Rs.15-crore Anjarakandy drinking water supply scheme in Mahe on Sunday to meet the potable water requirement of 30, 000 people in the region. Health Minister E. Valsaraj told newsmen here on Friday . . .
- Q&a: 'Diversity Of Voices Unique To North-East' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
A former civil servant and writer, Mamang Dai has brought alive the culture and history of Arunachal Pradesh through her poems and stories. Her latest novel The Legends of Pensam is a good example of that. Dai talks to Meenakshi Kumar about . . .
- Poverty Of Ideas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
Under what circumstances can slogans like 'Garibi Hatao' work time and again, as the UPA government seems to think when it resurrects this hoary phrase that powered Indira Gandhi's electoral triumph in 1971? Only when poverty is an enduring . . .
- Eu For Building Multipolar World (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 07, 2006)
Strategic partnership with India needs more substance: Josep Borrell
- Islam, Muslims And Europe (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
As we entered the mosque of Córdoba I realised its isolation from its historical environ that once housed almost eighty thousand shops and workshops of artisans; there was nothing left of the marvellous public baths and inns which once surrounded . . .
- Ircon Engineer Among 7 Killed In Two Mishaps (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Seven persons including an Engineer of JP Associates and Assistant Manager of IRCON were killed in two separate road accidents at Banihal and Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today.
- Azad Lambasts Pak For Abetting Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Reiterating his Government’s commitment to wipe out terrorism from the State, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today regretted that despite assurances Pakistan has miserably failed to contain activities of terrorists from its land.
- Srinagar Gunbattle Ends As Both Fidayeen Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
With 10 fatal casualties---5 J&K Police personnel, 2 CRPF soldiers, 2 militants and one civilian---the overnight gunbattle between militants and security forces has ended in the business hub of Budshah Chowk in this capital city this afternoon.
- Un Report On Coastal Pollution (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
It should come as no surprise really to find Pakistan as being mentioned as having one of the most polluted coastlines in the world.
- It’S A Matter Of Faith At Harvard (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2006)
Harvard University, founded 370 years ago to train Puritan ministers, should again require all undergraduates to study religion, along with US history and ethics, a faculty committee is recommending.
- Cross-Border Terrorism Exploiting Emotions (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 06, 2006)
No man can take another man’s life. But the arguments of leaders to save Afzal are a sort of blackmail.
- Everyone Is In The Line Of Fire (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 06, 2006)
It is becoming impossible to ignore President General Pervez Musharraf's autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- A Hundred Beats (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
A hundred beats of the heart, my heart.
How else can I tell you the things I see and feel?
Through every closing and opening of my eyes I promise to be true and open, looking at the world at home and ahead of us so that I may show you the . . .
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