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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 23072:
- Mr Murthy`s Next Innings (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 22, 2006)
If N R Narayana Murthy had simply led and built such an extraordinarily successful company as Infosys Technologies then that itself would have been enough to put his name in the history books.
- The Worsening Law & Order Situation (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Aug 22, 2006)
ON August 11, 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first president of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, in his address to the members informed them that their assembly had dual functions of writing a constitution and making laws to . . .
- Sabarimala Row Hots Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The CPM and the LDF Government seem to be bracing for a showdown on the issue of changing the custom barring women between 10 and 50 years of age from the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
- Strategising Success (Hindu, M. S. S. Varadan, Aug 22, 2006)
Challenges companies to break out of the `red ocean' of competition .
- Yes Minister (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2006)
He has proven to be a true bureaucrat, adept at making himself indispensable to the minister. Brought to the ministry of tourism during the BJP-led NDA rule as joint secretary, he was considered a favourite of the then minister Jagmohan.
- Who Has The Right To Question Your Choices? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 22, 2006)
Some of the most baffling questions in history have been asked by so-called religious liberals. I was at a private gathering recently where a person was talking about Islam when, for some reason or connection which I must have missed, a member of . . .
- End Of An Era: Ustad Bismillah Khan Passes Away (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan died of cardiac arrest in the wee hours on Monday.
- Strange Logic Of Lebanon War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 21, 2006)
As staff at some of the world's most prestigious press organisations effectively take Hizbullah's side in its war with Israel, they inadvertently expose a profound transformation in the logic of warfare.
- Rajasthan Govt Begins Documenting Sites To Protect Heritage Wealth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Eager to protect its historic wealth from smugglers and looters, the Rajasthan government has launched a huge survey to document all heritage sites spread across the state.
- Build Schools First (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2006)
How to teach history is important. More important is how to build education infrastructure
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 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?
- "Create Awareness On Renewable Energy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Energy Agency asked to hold programmes in rural areas
- Ganesha Drinking Milk Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a re-run of the September 1995 frenzy when Ganesha idols were said to be drinking milk offered to them, devotees reportedly thronged temples on Sunday night, making similar claims. This time, however, all idols were reported to be drinking milk.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 21, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Sai Baba Temple In Thackeray Line Of Fire (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Shiv Sena chief Mr Bal Thackeray today flayed the management of the famous Sai Baba Temple at Shirdi for their plan to order a new golden throne for the much-revered saint at a cost of Rs 22 crore.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- After Mahim Miracle, Idols 'Drink' Milk (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 21, 2006)
After the record crowd turnout at Mumbai's Mahim locality to taste "sweet" water of the Arabian Sea, thousands of people on Sunday night thronged temples across Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab to watch deities of Goddess Durga and . . .
- Providing Ulfa Some Tailwind (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Aug 21, 2006)
Government may think talks with ULFA will lead to a fruitful outcome, but the outfit, given its history, is buying time to regroup, says Anil Bhat
- Mp Pay Packets (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 21, 2006)
It was possibly inevitable that the salaries and allowances of members of parliament were upwardly revised, that exercise takes place every five years.
- Kolkata Man Claims Purchasing Land On Moon (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
It may sound weird, but a person in Kolkata has purchased properties in moon and claims to posses 'valid documents' of his investments.
- Bal Thackeray Against Golden Throne For Sai Baba At Shirdi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Trust's plan to install a Rs. 22-crore golden throne for the saint has evoked sharp criticism from Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who said the money should be used for welfare purposes.
- Maintain Status Quo At Sabarimala: Anita Nair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
`Why put women through unnecessary hustle and bustle?'
- Tourism Boats Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Lake Princess and Lake Queen will operate in backwaters
- Parivartan Gurukul Wins Iskcon Trophy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Parivartan Gurukul of Hubli won the rolling trophy for the overall best performance during the weeklong "ISKCON Heritage Fest" conducted by the Hubli-Dharwad branch of ISKCON.
- The Speech That Was Not Allowed (Hindu, K. Natwar Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
The nuclear deal is aboutenergy, not non-proliferation. It is about reciprocity, not about unilateral steps taken by the USA. Talk about India having a congruent foreign policy with the U.S. is unacceptable to all patriotic Indians.
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Textbook Row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
NCERT must ensure that textbooks are unbaised.
- A Ringside View Of Indian Banking (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 21, 2006)
Kakodkar narrates how successfully State Bank of India managers could adapt to serve the larger interests of the economy
"My 40 years with the SBI'' is, above all, a ringside view of the transformation of Imperial bank of India into State Bank of . . .
- Breaking Ships Need Not Break Lives (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 21, 2006)
The economics of ship-breaking should not be built on the destroyed lives of those who dismantle the ships.
- The Sixth Husband! (Deccan Herald, A K Pattabhi, Aug 21, 2006)
Conversations rich with wit and humour often become memorable.
- Continuing Yasukuni Troubles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
Japan has a few serious problems to sort out with China and South Korea. Its hope of entering the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member cannot be realised if the People's Republic refuses to allow it.
- A Stone Encyclopaedia Called Sanchi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Great Stupa dominates Sanchi with an impressive diameter of 36.6 metres and a height of 16.46 metres, excluding the railing and umbrella, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer.
- Bonhomie With Sonia Helped Pm Take The Bull By The Horn (New Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 21, 2006)
Just before the Prime Minister was to speak in the Rajya Sabha on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Arjun Singh walked up to Manmohan Singh and exchanged pleasantries with him.
- Desperately Needed: Senior Citizens’ Alert (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 21, 2006)
On August 14, Dignity Foundation, one of the few non-profits involved in the Senior Citizens’ cause held a unique protest meeting in Mumbai. The aim was to discuss economic hardships that have been piling up against them, especially under the United . . .
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- On Heroic Leadership (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
Political life in our country has been marked by a tendency towards one-man rule.
- This Pain Has No Ceasefire (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
Five hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah. In a village just north of the Litani River I walk over houses, houses that have become ruins of what once was. Here are prayerbeads still in their box, there a single shoe, a little . . .
- The Dispensation Of Justice (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The four-day International Judicial Conference, held in Islamabad recently to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court, issued the Islamabad Declaration at its conclusion.
- Sabotage In Na? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
It is somewhat understandable why so few members of the opposition failed to attend Friday's session of the National Assembly - especially those belonging to the MMA - since the top item for discussion was . . .
- Spiritual Shorthand (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 21, 2006)
Prophets, messiahs and souls we call ‘realised’ have had a few common mantras — ideas that have transcended civilisations, geographies, histories. These spiritual LCMs (lowest common denominators), while seemingly simple to read and . . .
- Namira’S Space Venture (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 21, 2006)
Paf will provide all assistance to the first would-be Muslim astronaut Ms Namira Salim in the pursuit of her space adventure. This was stated by PAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, when Ms Namira called on him in Islamabad on Saturday.
- Down The Amaravati (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Not one more of your pilgrimages, I hope,’’ began my wife, looking at the tickets for out weekend break to Udumalpet.
- How To Revive Agricultural Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
As the crisis of the farming community reverberate in the country with suicides and hunger, the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his Independence speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, loudly proclaimed that the UPA government is "concerned . . .
- Dialogue Only Route To Solve All Complex Problems: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that three out of five working groups announced by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during 2nd Round Table Conference at Srinagar have met and the remaining two groups are also meeting very soon.
- Punjab's Shame (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
Twenty years after the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act came into force to end sex-selective foeticide, we are confronted with horror stories of hundreds of aborted foetuses being found in Patiala district in Punjab. Efforts to tackle this . . .
- Spread The Patriotic Tone (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
What is it about the use of historic recordings as mobile ringtones that has petrified the Government of India?
- Now For The Real Miracle (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
As far as miracles go, turning brackish sea water sweet is pretty neat. Regardless of the scientific explanation being doled out — excess freshwater flowing from the Mahim river into the sea — the thousands thronging to Mahim Creek near the . . .
- Pact With Un On Aids Control In Final Stages (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Aug 21, 2006)
NCC to receive funding up to $2 lakh
- Five Bogies Of Train Destroyed In Fire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Miraculous escape for passengers; delay in departure comes as a boon .
- Adhere To Custom, Tantris Tell Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Ban on entry of women into Sabarimala is part of tradition' .
- Encounters In The Wild (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Bandipur has plenty to offer the wildlife enthusiast, including some very angry elephants.
- From ‘Rathkhana’ To ‘Baggikhana’ (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Aug 21, 2006)
When it is the season of school admissions, anxious parents run from pillar to post to secure the future of their wards.
- Chilean Mass Grave Becomes National Monument (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Patio 29, the notorious mass grave from Chile’s “dirty war” is now a wasteland of rusted iron crosses marking the sunken plots where the nameless victims once lay.
- Do Mlas, Mlcs Deserve Salary Hike? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
The present Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is known to be a distinguished legal luminary and a constitutional expert.
- 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.
- Pm For More Jobs In Manufacturing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Stresses need for more employment outside agriculture at meeting with union leaders .
- 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.
- Blot & Botch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
Enter the sarkari political scientist
A stiff dose of sarkari interpretation of contemporary history is in the offing with the NCERT’s decision to include in the class XII political science curriculum events that in its perception have influenced . . .
- ‘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.
- Parts Of Jammu, Kashmir Discriminated: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Aug 20, 2006)
Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig today highlighted the issue of discrimination with some areas of the State but assured the people that policies and programmes of the coalition regime will be guided . . .
- Reading Between His Lines (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 20, 2006)
When a Head of State is reported to be reading a certain book, not only does it become important to know what he is reading but also why he is reading it.
- 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.
- "Cauvery Issue Cannot Be Resolved Through Legal Means" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Kumaraswamy advocates mutual understanding and cooperation
- 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 . . .
- Govt Drops Rti Amendments (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Aug 20, 2006)
The public outcry and dissension within and outside the ruling coalition against proposed amendments to the Right to Information Act has compelled the UPA government to indicate its willingness to consult all stakeholders for any changes in the Act.
- 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.
- Rahul Mahajan To Get Back His Passport (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A city court today ordered the release of passport of Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and accused in the drug overdose case. Rahul had sought the court’s permission for travelling abroad following his recent marriage.
- 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.
- Essence Of Morocco (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Aug 20, 2006)
Marrakech, with its bustle and tumble, teaches you to take the rough with the smooth.
- File Notings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed by Parliament last year, is new and finding its ground. Both educated and unlettered people around the country are struggling to make it a reality.
- Desperate Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
The search for scapegoats is on. Ever since it was widely seen to have lost the nuclear deal debate, the BJP has been desperately searching for a fall guy.
- Grass Does Not Grow In Calcutta (Indian Express, Anees Jung, Aug 20, 2006)
An encounter with Gunter Grass had revealed him to be a man with little love
- A Man Of Many Parts (Indian Express, G.K. Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
Except for the high-pitched snoring of the gentleman on the upper berth, the journey to Hardwar in the Mussoorie Express was comfortable.
- Kalam To Inaugurate Seminar On Women's Contribution To Science (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
It is organised by Bangalore varsity's Centre for Women's Studies
- Of Memory And Identity (Deccan Herald, K Sundara Raj, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when critical idioms are viewed sceptically, it is difficult to describe this novel. This 458-page text is unusual in many senses. It has neither a story nor a plot. It does not have characters— even the protagonist cannot be called a ‘ . . .
- Don’T Bar Women From Sabarimala, Kerala To Tell Sc (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 20, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala today declared that it would tell the Supreme Court that women should be allowed into the Sabarimala temple.
- Protests In Nepal Capital Over Fuel Price Rise (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Activists torched dozens of vehicles and attacked a senior politician in Kathmandu on Saturday in protest against an increase in prices of petroleum products, police and witnesses said.
- 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.
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