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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 23072:
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 20, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur.
- It And Tourism Projects To Get Instant Approval (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Aug 20, 2006)
"SEZ will encourage all types of industries"
- Eye Catcher (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
IN an industry where fashions change every Friday, Amitabh Bachchan has been synonymous with cinematic entertainment for over 30 years. What is it that makes Amitabh Bachchan . . .
- Creek Water Turns Sweet In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
On Saturday, another rumour – of the salty water of the Mahim creek in North Central Mumbai turning “sweet” – spread like wild fire in the metropolis and people thronged the creek to taste it, believing it to be a miracle.
- 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.
- Cm: Only Talks Can Resolve Cauvery Row (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Seeking a cordial relationship with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that the Cauvery water sharing dispute between the two riparian states could be resolved only through mutual understanding and talks.
- Kailash Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Kailash yatra in Bhadarwah starts every year in the month of Bhadu on Dewadshi Thethi in Krishna Pakash i.e. in late days of August or early days of September.
- On I-Day, A Rural Reality Check (New Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
India's 59th birthday I decided to skip the President’s Independence Day tea party for a rural reality check. Not because I am blase about invitations from Rashtrapati Bhawan—I only get invited once a year—but because political Delhi at the moment . . .
- 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.
- Down The Amaravati (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Not one more of your pilgrimages, I hope,’’ began my wife, looking at the tickets for out weekend break to Udumalpet.
- Monsoon In Matheran (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Take a rain-drenched break at The Verandah in the Forest, the last British hill station perched atop the Sahyadri ranges. The Monsoon package (Rs 7675) for two nights for a couple includes a welcome drink, breakfast, lunch and . . .
- River Wild (New Indian Express, Malini Shankar, Aug 20, 2006)
Kitulgala’s claim to fame rests not only on the high grade rapids for rafting aficionados, but also because The Bridge on the River Kwai was shot here.
- 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.”
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 20, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- 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.
- 35 ‘Protected’ Monuments Vanish (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when the entire nation is commemorating India’s tryst with Independence, the symbols related to the freedom struggle are fast vanishing.
- 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.
- Crackdown On Simi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Students Islamic Movement of India, banned on February 8 this year for the third time since its formation in 1977, continues to deviously work towards its proclaimed objective of "liberating India by converting it to Islam".
- 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.
- 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.
- Two Solutions To Aids Are Here (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, Aug 20, 2006)
From the papers yesterday, I learnt that Bill Gates belongs to the pro-circumcision lobby of the IT industry and Paris Hilton belongs to the no-sex lobby of the bimbo sorority.
- 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.
- Israeli Army Violates Ceasefire (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli commandos mounted a deadly raid deep inside Lebanon on Saturday in the biggest challenge yet to a fledgling six-day-old ceasefire that brought a halt to a month of devastating conflict.
- ‘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.
- Make Travel Across Loc Easy: Rasgotra (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 20, 2006)
People-to-people ties to be strengthened, additional avenues of interactions sought
Steps taken to initiate trade across LoC
Opening of more bus services also on Working Group's agenda
PDP leader suggests interaction at NGO level.
- Japan’S Problem With History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Japan has a serious geopolitical problem.
- Power And Caste (Tribune, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
The ongoing debate on the proposed policy of reservations for the Other Backward Castes in institutions of higher education by the Central Government has generated controversies because a sizable section of the intelligentsia has refused to accept . . .
- 'Qaida Threat' To Blow Up Taj Sends Security Into Tizzy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A shadow of terror once again looms over the Taj Mahal. A fresh threat, supposedly from al-Qaida, to blow up the monument of love has reached Agra senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dipesh Juneja.
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 19, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur. One was the introduction of a word in the state’s lexicon: “Terrorist”.
- Working Group For Easing Travel, Trade Along Loc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The working group on strengthening relations across Line of Control (LoC) will suggest and work out measures to ease procedural complexity being felt by travellers visiting across LoC.
- Homage To A Bookseller (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Aug 19, 2006)
There are two sure-fire ways to distinguish an old Bangalorean from the recent immigrant: where he (or she) buys his (or her) books, and the name by which he (or she) knows a well-loved café on St. Mark’s Road.
- 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.
- A Man Of Many Parts (Indian Express, G.K. Gupta, Aug 19, 2006)
Except for the high-pitched snoring of the gentleman on the upper berth, the journey to Hardwar in the Mussoorie Express was comfortable.
- Grass Does Not Grow In Calcutta (Indian Express, Anees Jung, Aug 19, 2006)
Reading the news of Gunter Grass having revealed that he had served in the Waffen-SS, the Nazi elite force, was disturbing.
- Desperate Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 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.
- 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?
- Us Makes It Easier To Kill Resident Canada Geese (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
They tried border collies in Virginia. They tried a stuffed coyote in New Jersey. In fact, officials have tried just about everything to get rid of large flocks of Canada geese that move in, eat the grass and leave lots of unwanted poop.
- 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.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 19, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Tour De World (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Aug 19, 2006)
Want to tour the globe? No tickets, no money, just sit back and imagine!
- Pak Woman Stopped At Us Airport, Demands Apology (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 19, 2006)
The mother of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was stopped at a US airport on suspicion of carrying explosives in her carry luggage has demanded an apology from the authorities for wrongful detention.
- Kykl Denies Role In Iskcon Blast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Twenty-four hours after media reports quoted a senior Union Home Ministry official as saying the Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) may be behind the ISKCON temple blast on August 16, the militant outfit has broken its three-day silence and denied . . .
- Entry Of Women Continues To Trouble Sabarimala (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
To allow women to enter or not the holy portals of the Sabarimala temple is an issue that continues to rock Kerala, and on Friday it got a fillip with the Supreme Court issuing notice to the state government seeking a direction to allow women to . . .
- Bush In Babylon (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 19, 2006)
Arnove has built up a powerful case for immediate American withdrawal from Iraq.
- Cc: Two Solutions To Aids Are Here (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, Aug 19, 2006)
From the papers yesterday, I learnt that Bill Gates belongs to the pro-circumcision lobby of the IT industry and Paris Hilton belongs to the no-sex lobby of the bimbo sorority.
- Delhi Police Search Jamia Masjid Without Permission (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 19, 2006)
Police searched the historic Jamia Masjid soon after Friday prayers and said they entered the premises following a call that there was a bomb, but managers of the mosque said ‘the incident was a conspiracy, which was unwarranted and uncalled for . . .
- Rain & Civic Collapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Rain, storms, earthquakes — these are nature’s visitations over which man has little control.
- In The Name Of Culture (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
The lacklustre ‘culture week’ being celebrated by the Punjab archaeology department inside the Lahore Fort calls for some serious stocktaking.
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- Advice To Western Bikers In India (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
From a tiny New Delhi storefront decorated with Tibetan prayer flags, blond-haired Balu rents and repairs bikes, and more importantly, advises western biker tourists how not to lose it while travelling in India.
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 19, 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 . . .
- Work On Bangalore Metro Rail Project To Start Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Road digging for shifting BESCOM lines to start in three weeks
Work will commence from Chinnaswamy cricket stadium
The work, being taken up in two packages, will be executed by BMRCL
Plan is to shift all utilities by November .
- Lawyers Challenge Entry Ban In Sabarimala Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Discrimination is totally anti-Hindu, says petition in apex court
- High Court Stays Arrest Of Lotus Temple Trustees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of the trustees and management committee members of Delhi's Lotus temple, till September 25 on a complaint registered with the Delhi Police.
- The Two Faces Of Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 19, 2006)
The West tends to see the Musharraf regime as the last barricade against an Islamist coup, but Islamabad continues to support terrorism.
- The Remarkable Rise Of Documentary Cinema (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Aug 19, 2006)
Most documentary films are as much about propaganda as civil service films 60 years ago.
- Temple Car Festival Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Large number of people from Tamil Nadu, Pondy participated
- Tourism Week To Begin On September 3 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Tourism Week celebrations in the district will get underway on September 3, according to District Collector Raju Narayana Swamy.
- A Jaipur Holiday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Taj has a monsoon offer
- Hold That Drink (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 19, 2006)
Without disputing Sunita Narain’s findings on pesticide traces in cola drinks, I want to know if a cola containing pesticides is more harmful to us than milk, vegetables and even drinking water that contain pesticides, pollutants and other adulterants.
- Speculation Moves Forward (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 19, 2006)
The introduction of futures trading in essential commodities under the reform regime has paved the way for speculative price increases.
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Working Group For More Travel Points, Trade Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Working Group on strengthening relations across the Line of Control will look into the possibility of easing formalities for cross-LoC travel.
- Give A Fillip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 19, 2006)
Looked from one angle one will find it surprising that per capita income in the State is Rs 16190.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- Crackdown On Simi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Students Islamic Movement of India, banned on February 8 this year for the third time since its formation in 1977, continues to deviously work towards its proclaimed objective of "liberating India by converting it to Islam".
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 19, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Don’T Bar Women From Sabarimala, Kerala To Tell Sc (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 19, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala today declared that it would tell the Supreme Court that women should be allowed into the Sabarimala temple.
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 19, 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 . . .
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- Russian Surprise (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Aug 19, 2006)
On a completely new kind of detective fiction from Russia, one that entertains without assaulting the intelligence of the reader.
- An Ip Requirement? (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
IT is easy to assume that since India has safeguarded intellectual property rights it is therefore bound to allow data exclusivity (DE).
- Women Can Enter Sabarimala (Asian Age, K. Venugopal , Aug 19, 2006)
The Kerala government on Friday expressed its willingness to allow women to enter the famed Sabarimala temple. The Marxist government’s response came hours after the Supreme Court issued notice to it on a petition challenging the provision barring . . .
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