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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 23072:
- Coup Rolls In Bangkok (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand’s army seized power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra this evening without a shot being fired.
- Thaksin Govt Dismissed In Thailand After Coup D'état (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai armed forces dismissed the government and revoked the country's 1997 constitution on Wednesday after a coup to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Us Commerce Lobby Seeks Passage Of India N-Bill (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The US Chamber of Commerce has urged the Senate to clear the India-US nuclear deal as it would cement a long-term strategic partnership with one of the world's most important emerging powers and open up investment opportunities worth over $ 170 billion.
- Govt, Under Fire, Vows To Eliminate Polio By 2007 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
India, which was accused last week of undermining the global fight against polio, vowed on Tuesday to eliminate the disease by 2007.
- Papa Don’T Preach (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Pope Benedict’s remarks about Islam haven’t gone down very well with the Urdu press. Hindustan Express (a Delhi daily) in an editorial dated September 15 titled Pope ki Gustakhi (the Pope’s audacity) has said that “history is witness to the fact . . .
- Where’S The Acceptable Face Of Diversity? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
They asked me what it felt like to be black and touched my hair uninvited. In turn, I cut off my curls as gifts to satisfy their curiosity and told them that where my mum came from they cleaned their teeth by chewing on sticks.
- Rising Hopes From The Rising Sun (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 20, 2006)
Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe faces different expectations from different sections. The good news for us is that he’s an Indophile .
- Joint Adventure (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Many bureaucrats, serving or retired, seldom meet a new idea they like. This condition is more pronounced within foreign offices and intelligence agencies.
- Trained In Pak, Transited Via Bangladesh, Nepal: Report (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Sep 20, 2006)
The Indo-Pak Havana 'breakthrough' may have legitimised Pakistan's claim of being a co-victim of terror, but evidence suggests that Islamabad has stepped up terrorist activities and is now sending trained militants into Jammu and Kashmir through . . .
- Emergency Declared In Thailand As Army Seizes Power (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai Army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution, despite the prime minister's declaration of a state of emergency from New York.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
The recent CSE reports regarding soft drinks manufactured by multinational companies, such as Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd and Pepsi Co India Holdings Pvt Ltd have become a subject of media hype.
- Thai Army Says Military Rule Only Temporary (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand's army chief vowed on Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Our India’ Fills Us With Pride (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Sep 20, 2006)
The Parliament Museum is a journey through the history of Indian democracy.
- Mechanism Is A Positive Development: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 20, 2006)
It will help prevent acts of terror in both countries
- The Dalit Objection (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 20, 2006)
It is not just the Muslims and the Christians who feel offended by the idea of singing the song but also Dalits.
- From Ruins To Ruined (Deccan Herald, Richard C Paddock, Sep 20, 2006)
Known as Monument No. 751, the structure is one of hundreds of new temples that have popped up all over the ancient city of Bagan, which ranks with Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex as one of Asia’s most remarkable religious sites.
- Thai Pm ‘Ousted’ In Army Coup (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution, despite the prime minister's declaration of a state of emergency from New York.
- `Terrorism A Rights Violation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Terrorism too is a form of human rights violation, said Justice S. Thangaraju, Member of the State Human Rights Commission, here recently.
- In Nepal, Time To Check The Dangerous Drift (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 20, 2006)
The road map for the formation of an interim government with Maoist participation is more or less in place. But powerful forces are intervening to derail the process.
- Hindus Stand Vindicated (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Sep 20, 2006)
Charges that the Congress's secular policy has an anti-Hindu slant is often met with derision or contemptuously dismissed as the rant of bigoted protagonists of Hindutva.
- Nepal's Unsteady Foot Forward (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 20, 2006)
Rumours travel like bushfire in Nepal. Whether it was Madhuri Dixit or Hrithik Roshan, and what they said or did not say, anti-India riots were rigged instantly across the country.
- The Pope And The Debate On Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 20, 2006)
The question that arises is whether this is the way to conduct an argument. Both sides need to raise their game if they are truly interested in a serious dialogue, and not in scoring points.
- Mufti Welcomes Havana Initiative (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at Havana had revived the hope for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
- It Is Not The Economy But Race (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 19, 2006)
Recent research into voting patterns in America ignores the elephant in the room.
- Move For Adventure Tourism In Chuttipara Evokes Protest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
District Tourism Promotion Council authorities deny the allegation
- Dasara Gold Cards Get Good Response, May Run Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
There has been good response to the Dasara Gold Cards being issued for celebrations beginning on Saturday.
- Reasons For Alienation (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 19, 2006)
The efforts of the BJP to divide India on communal lines has been a failure. A fe w Muslim youth may be misled.
- History Of Jainism Revisited In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
B V Prakash makes an exciting trip to Rajgir one of three places that form ‘The golden triangle of Bihar,’ where a pair of caverns lie cut out from reddish pink rock. One of them has the marking of a door where king Bimbisara’s treasure is believed . . .
- China Is Not Just Rising, But Also Changing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
China's advance toward global economic pre-eminence appears irresistible. Having recently surpassed Britain, France and Italy, its economy is now the fourth-largest in the world...
- Heroism In Tamil Classical Poetry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
This book is a significant work in the history of Tamilology. It was G. U. Pope who introduced the Sangam literary works to the western world. The 10 idylls and eight anthologies are generally believed to have been written in the Sangam age . . .
- Belgaum Calling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
It may be premature and totally unnecessary to term the Karnataka government’s decision to hold a special session of the state legislature in Belgaum in the last week of September with hyperboles like ‘historic’, but its political significance . . .
- Intellectual Property Jurisprudence (Hindu, Arvind P. Datar, Sep 19, 2006)
Over the last three decades, V. J. Taraporevala has written excellent commentaries on the laws of central excise and customs.
- Gadgets Still Shy Of Utopia (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Scientists gave us a future that sci-fi imagined for us, but couldn't give us happiness.
- A Strategic Setback For India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism by certifying that Pakistan is not an aggressor but a state aggressed upon. On the terrorism front it brings both countries at par.
- Latin America’S Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
The turn under the Cuban sun has occasioned general bonhomie and much nostalgia. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was awarded a rare one-on-one meeting with the ailing Fidel Castro and had many words of praise for one of the world’s most resilient . . .
- Over Darfur Looms The Shadow Of Rwanda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Darfur, a semi-arid region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, demands the urgent attention of the world.
- Women-Centric Vision (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Sep 19, 2006)
Argues for putting women squarely at the centre of the development process
- Crowded Skies And Congested Airports (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 19, 2006)
The phenomenal growth in passenger and freight traffic has stretched the country's civil aviation infrastructure to the limit.
- The Kaczynskis Of Poland (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
The twins' ultra-nationalist rhetoric has sent alarm bells ringing across Europe.
- Our Fragile Mind (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Sep 19, 2006)
There must be some inscrutable logic at work when a speech entitled ‘Faith, Reason and the University’ delivered at the University of Regensburg sets off a political firestorm.
- Conversions The Real Threat: Rss Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Religious conversions are the real threat in India, K.S. Sudarshan, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh leader, said here on Monday. He said an invisible and silent attack was being made against Hindus to weaken the community from inside.
- China: Boom Or Bust? (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Sep 19, 2006)
In a recent forum on Australian television, the participants debated if China was headed for boom or bust. China’s continued economic growth of around 10 per cent is now regarded as a given by many commentators around the world.
- Joint Indo-Pak Protest For Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In what is being described as a first in the history of Indo-Pak relations, social activists from both countries observed a joint daylong fast in front of the Lahore Press Club, in protest against the rigidity of the visa policies of the two countries.
- Bound By Promises (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Sep 19, 2006)
I had written a year back in these columns on the ‘promises’ in the Constitution of India, Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), particularly Article 45, on the children’s right to education.
- Jumbos’ Day Out (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Dasara jumbos are working hard to ensure that we have a good time. Praveen Kulkarni is fascinated by the strict regimen followed by these jumbos.
- Kstdc Announces Conducted Tours From Saturday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The tour charges include accommodation
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2006)
MNCs Delaying Compliance Of Court Orders
- Karunanidhi, The Televisionary (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 19, 2006)
One thing you have to say about South Indian politicians: they sure keep their word. Before knocking J. Jayalalithaa off her chief ministerial . . .
- ‘Pak-Trained’ Bomber Found Guilty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The special Tada court hearing the 1993 serial blasts case today convicted a man facing charges of acquiring training in handling arms and explosives in Pakistan.
- Field Survey (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
If banking were a sport, say football, foreign banks in the land apparently face a dodgy goalpost! Now the skin-tight branch-licensing policy of the Reserve Bank means that foreign banks hoping to walkaway with the branch network of target, . . .
- Injustice In Kerala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 19, 2006)
Candles won't be lit for Kim Karunakaran, Sujith and Anu. Geographically, they were murdered in the wrong place. Unlike Priyadarshani Mattoo or Jessica Lall, they were not residents of Delhi commanding the power of national media coverage.
- Public Indictment Of Political Class (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 19, 2006)
With Muslims forming about three-fourth of its six lakh population, Malegaon, defying its history of communal clashes, seemed to demonstrate exemplary social harmony when, on September 9, three bomb blasts killed 38 innocent people . . .
- ‘Adult Slot On Tv Needed’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
I said banning adult films is unjustifiable. I didn’t talk about pornography because the two aren’t the same.
- Strategic Thinking (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
A recent report by the CIA's National Intelligence Council, Mapping the Global Future, predicts that by 2020 India's GNP will have overtaken, or be on the threshold of overtaking, European economies.
- Local Governments Still Dysfunctional (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 19, 2006)
More than five years down the line, the local government system, brought in with so much fanfare, lies in ruins. People continue to suffer from a lack of civic amenities and good governance just as they did when this system was not in place.
- Global Grief (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
World events this week have shown the inevitability of globalisation in terms of how economics is forcibly wedded to politics and religion. In Singapore, the World Bank, IMF, G7 are holding talks to decide how to resurrect talks. When they will . . .
- Pope Launches Battle For Europe (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 19, 2006)
Pushing the envelope firmly while regretting the 'misunderstanding' caused by his discourse on violence in Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has sounded the battle-cry for Christian domination in Europe.
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- The Booker 2006: Ring Out The Old (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Sep 19, 2006)
This year, the Booker could have split into two prizes—the Senior Booker versus the Young Turks.
- What Would Weeds Do Without Gardens? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 19, 2006)
Once upon a time there was a gardener who was the best one in the world. People would come from all over to see his magnificent garden which was easily the most beautiful ever made or maintained by any human being.
- Infrastructure Financing — Accountability Is Not Axiomatic (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Sep 19, 2006)
The Plan panel Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, wants forex reserves used to fund infrastructure projects. But what of accountability of which there is very little.
- Pervez's Balochistan Blunder (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Sep 19, 2006)
Bugti's killing has united all political factions in Pakistan, leading to widespread demands for Gen Musharraf's ouster, says Anil Narendra
- Udaipur Officer Takes Job Interview In Ambulance (Asian Age, Narayan Bareth, Sep 19, 2006)
Chanchal Walia, mother of a four-day-old child, came to Udaipur on Sunday in an ambulance to appear before an interview board for a teaching job. She had given birth to a girl on September 13 in Ajmer.
- Leave Those Kids Alone (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
As the nation went through the paces of Teachers' Day this year, the mood in many staffrooms was grim.
- Assumptions And Innuendos (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 19, 2006)
An intriguing part of the conversation between the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and “an educated Persian” now made world-famous by Pope Benedict XVI, is that the Persian seems to have no name.
- More Autonomy, Please (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
If you feel that you have had enough of Bugti, Qazi, Osama, Mulla Dadullah, Pope Benedict XVI and the likes, check out the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's most recent report titled 'Northern Areas of . . .
- 2 Who Planted Plaza Bombs Are Convicted (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Asgar Mukadam and Shahnawaz Qureshi, the two men accused of having planted a car bomb at the Plaza Cinema in the central Mumbai area of Dadar on March 12, 1993, were found guilty by a special court under the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities . . .
- Memorable Meeting: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
I want this photograph to be seen by one billion people: Fidel Castro
- Haj Subsidy Or Jiziya (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 19, 2006)
Members of other faiths should also be beneficiaries in the cause of their respective pilgrimages, says Prafull Goradia.
- Chirac Prefers Talks To Sanctions On Iran (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac on Monday called for an extension of the dialogue process with Iran and urged the suspension of both U.N. sanctions and Iran's uranium enrichment programme while negotiations were underway. He was speaking in a . . .
- Tsr National Integration Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's unity in diversity reflected in its cultural and emotional oneness: Governor .
- Governor Likely To Address Joint Belgaum Session (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will request Governor T N Chaturvedi to address the special session of the Karnataka legislature in Belgaum either on September 27 or 28.
- Madhu Koda To Head 12-Member Ministry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Oath-taking today; Congress, JMM and RJD members to join Jharkhand Government
- Move Afoot To Develop Thoppur As A Tourist Spot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Free land scheme launched in districts
- World Leaders Face Un Overloaded With Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
What a difference a year makes. A gala summit in 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations turned into a divisive debate over the organisation’s shortcomings and proposed reforms.
- Joachim Fest (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2006)
Twentieth-century German history is a minefield, and few have negotiated it deftly enough to make a lasting difference to our understanding of Hitler and the Third Reich.
- We Are Really Getting Fat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
All over the world people are now overweight than underweight.
- Australia Taps Indian Migrants (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Indians are known to be motivated, speak good English and have the skills Australia needs desperately for its burgeoning economy.
- Politburo Comes To Town (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Having decided not to take up Jyoti Basu’s appeal for retirement from the Politburo, the CPI-M’s highest policy-making body apparently had nothing special to discuss save to scan well-trodden ground and in the process up the ante against the Centre.
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
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