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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 23072:
- Chief Tantri Seeks New Managing Committee For Sabarimala Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Favours the conduct of a new Devaprasnam
Says `no' to remedial rituals for the recent Devaprasnam
Devaprasnam astrologer accused of going beyond his brief
- Devotees' Meet Stresses Need To Preserve Sabarimala's Sanctity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
TDB, tantris, Pandalam Palace urged to sort out differences
- The Camera Can Lie — Sometimes (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 14, 2006)
What the "eye" sees is not always what it looks like, thanks to the many ways in which a camera can be manipulated.
- Two More Foreigners Kidnapped In Nigeria (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Gunmen wearing military fatigues seized two foreign oil workers on Thursday in southern Nigeria amid an upsurge of violence targeting the petroleum industry in Africa's oil giant, officials said.
- Security On Edge For Independence Day (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 14, 2006)
Alarmed by blasts in Mumbai, a terrorist plot in Britain and a U.S. warning of a likely al Qaeda attack, India has raised security to its highest levels in years for this week's independence day anniversary.
- Wife Stands By Rape-Accused Mla (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Gaganjit Singh, Tamil Nadu governor S.S. Barnala’s son and Punjab legislator, was remanded in police custody for a day after he was accused of raping a domestic help-cum-masseuse hailing from Bengal.
- Temple Gender Ceiling Cracks (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Aug 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu has decided to give women a say in the way temples are run by bringing a law that will require religious institutions to give them at least one seat on trustee boards entrusted with administration.
- One For The Sea (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Aug 14, 2006)
The Indian navy is all set to induct the first US built ship, Trenton, in its inventory. Understandably, this gives rise to a few queries: What sort of ship is this?
- Britons Still In Terror Crosshairs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Authorities warned Britons on Sunday to remain vigilant, saying they may still be in the crosshairs of Islamic terrorists after security forces foiled an alleged plot to bring down packed trans-Atlantic planes heading to the United States.
- Threat From Al-Qaida (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2006)
The US warning that Al-Qaida operatives may strike in a big way in India anytime before August 15 is not surprising.
- Pleasure Becomes Pain (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2006)
Time was when it was better to journey hopefully than to arrive. Journeys by air were a pleasure, besides being glamorous, though in many ways it could never overcome the earthly joys of travelling by train.
- Reorganising The Intelligence Set-Up (Daily Excelsior, Vikramjit Singh, Aug 14, 2006)
We are a helpless nation to defend the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
- Interfering With Onions (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Aug 14, 2006)
The author is former director- general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Pakistani Brothers Key Figures In London Plot (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The two brothers, Rashid Rauf and Tayib are emerging as key figures in the plot, which the US and UK authorities say could have rivalled 9/11. After Rashid's arrest in Pakistan, the British police acted swiftly fearing word of his arrest would cause . . .
- Waiting For Democracy (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 14, 2006)
Lack of a stable political system in Pakistan even after 59 years of independence is a cause for concern.
- Bjp Executive Likely To Meet In September In Dehra Dun (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 14, 2006)
The party hopes to form a government in hill State on its own
The Dehradun meet may boost the party's prospects
Corruption levels in the hill State at `all-time high'
- I-Day Truths: With Every Stride, A Slide (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Aug 14, 2006)
If one surveys the six decades of independence, the picture that emerges is very enigmatic. One isn’t sure whether one should entertain hopes or fears about the country’s future.
- Sharp Fall In Travels Abroad (Times of India, Byas Anand, Aug 14, 2006)
Blame it on the increased security hassles at airports or the reignited fear of flying in the wake of a foiled attempt to blow up airplanes flying out of Britain, overseas travel booking in India - which has been defying gravity for the over . . .
- Thrills Of Traffic (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Bangalore's traffic chaos has an invisible orderliness to it.
- Nri Son Among Plot Suspects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The teenage son of a Muslim immigrant from India and a suspected al-Qaeda leader in Britain are among the 24 people arrested in connection with the foiled plot to blow up the US-bound planes from the UK. Abdul Patel, 17, is the youngest among the . . .
- When The Biggest Is The Best (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Through thousands of years of history, the Chinese had dreamt big, and translated the big dreams into great monuments of human achievement.
- The Barbarians With Wings (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
America's ‘Air Power' has caused social calamity far greater than any barbaric act in history.
- Is Salim Selling A Dream Or Mirage? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 14, 2006)
The CM’s reputation and West Bengal’s future depend on the project’s success
- New Terror Module Busted In Mumbai, 2 Men Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Investigators probing July 11’s serial blasts claim they have busted another terror module in the city with the arrest of two men, both allegedly former members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
- Chaos Takes Flight At Us Airports (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 14, 2006)
For the past 48 hours there have been scenes of utter chaos at some US airports with some passengers being subject to random body searches and others being told they would have to send their hand luggage through the main luggage of the aircraft.
- Kalam Speech Today; Govt Keeps Fingers Crossed (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Aug 14, 2006)
This Independence Day-eve, the government is more than a bit jittery. And, it’s not just about the tense security situation. Rather it’s about what might be in store for them in President APJ Abdul Kalam’s August-14 address to the nation.
- A Fresh Look At Partition (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Aug 14, 2006)
Train to Pakistan, like its author, has endured well. So well, in fact, that it has placed itself beyond run-of-the-mill criticism.
- On 80th B’Day, Castro Cautions Cubans About His Health (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
On his 80th birthday, Fidel Castro cautioned Cubans he faced a long recovery from surgery and advised them to prepare for "adverse news", but urged them to stay optimistic, while a newspaper published the first photographs of the Cuban leader . . .
- Corporate Britain Soars Above Bomb Plot Scare (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
Britain will shrug off the financial impact of the airline bomb plot that led to severe disruption to air travel and the cancellation of hundreds of flights from airports across the country.
- A Defeat For Israel, But Also For Justice (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 14, 2006)
The U.N. resolution is a consolation prize for the Olmert regime, whose failure in Lebanon throws the wider U.S.-Israeli game plan for the region into disarray.
- 6 Tourists Drown As Goa Lifeguards Strike Work (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Aug 14, 2006)
A strike by lifeguards employed in Goa’s beaches for the past five days has claimed the lives of at least six tourists.
- Security Hassles: Fall In Travels Abroad (Times of India, Byas Anand, Aug 14, 2006)
Blame it on the increased security hassles at airports or the reignited fear of flying in the wake of a foiled attempt to blow up airplanes flying out of Britain, overseas travel booking in India - which has been defying gravity for the over a . . .
- Train To Tirupati Flagged Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Flagging off the Machilipatnam-Tirupati tri-weekly fast passenger train here on Sunday, Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu expressed happiness that the port city had finally been linked to the pilgrim . . .
- Temple Tank In Thanjavur District Renovated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
It was carried out under the self-sufficiency scheme by the District Rural Development Agency
- Terror In The Air (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 14, 2006)
The terror threat is very real indeed, considering the audacity of the UK aircraft-bombing plot.
- Wisdom Of The Baba (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Aug 14, 2006)
With a crippled body; Baba has a spirit which endures. The book is voluminous but not tiring. The language is simple and the print is eye-friendly
- Revisiting A 30s Supercity (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Aug 14, 2006)
The book offers a feel of Lahore in the 30s and the 40s, a Lahore that was a most exciting place to live in at the time.
- Krishna Janmasthami Celebrations At Iskcon On Wednesday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The celebrations will commence at 4 a.m. at the society's Mysore centre
The idols of Sri Krishna Balarama, the presiding deities of the centre, will be decorated
The highlight of the day will be the elaborate mahaabhisheka to Sri Krishna Balarama .
- Floods Ravage Vadodara City Again (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 14, 2006)
70,000 people evacuated from villages on the banks of the Mahi, the Vatrak and other rivers in spate .
- Terrorism Is The Core Issue (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Aug 14, 2006)
For long, Pakistan has asked for solution to Kashmir before progress on other bilateral issues; after Mumbai blasts, it may have to alter its approach ------ Ever since 9/11, I have received dozens of e-mails from . . .
- ‘Indian Migrant Son A Suspect’ (Asian Age, PTI, Aug 14, 2006)
The teenage son of a Muslim immigrant from India and a suspected Al Qaeda leader in Britain are among the 24 people arrested in connection with the foiled plot to blow up US-bound planes from the UK, according to a media report here.
- Truce Hopes Emerge In Fog Of War (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 14, 2006)
The buildup to the ceasefire, if it takes place at all in real terms, has been violent and bloody. Israel has redoubled its offensive against Lebanon with south Beirut coming in the line of fire again after a gap of a little over 24 hours.
- Learn From Gujarat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Modi shows why he's CM No. 1 ---- The Gujarat floods sent a shiver down the spine of the national economy. Production in the State's industrial belts was down to minimum and the export market was hit hard.
- India In The Grip Of Naxalite Movements (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 14, 2006)
Naxalite movements in India are gaining popularity, as a large faction of the country’s poverty-stricken population has begun approaching the communist groups rather than government officials to redress their grievances, said a former Indian . . .
- Addressing The Digital Underside (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 14, 2006)
There is enormous ignorance about the dangers from misuse of digitised data and we need privacy polices and statutes to protect citizens.
- Maintain Decorum, Mr Ambanis (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Aug 14, 2006)
Ambani brothers’ petty squabbles dim the shine on the scions of India Inc’s first family.
- Heightened Sense (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 14, 2006)
IndiGo’s inaugural flight from Delhi to Pune & Bangalore on Thursday sported some very welcome and simple solutions for the benefit of disabled people everywhere.
- Faith Sans Works Is Not Complete (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 14, 2006)
On that kind of faith which is not backed by practical deeds, The Bible observes, “Faith without works is dead” (James: 2, 20). Practical application of the concept of “faith and works” is illustrated by Mr Malcolm Evans, a British national and a . . .
- Revisiting The Eighties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 14, 2006)
A piece of economic history
- Can Air Travel Security Curbs Work In India? (Business Line, A. Ranganathan, Aug 14, 2006)
Commitment to aircraft security and strict enforcement is necessary. The exemption list has to pruned to the original five categories and everyone has to go through security, irrespective of their position.
- War Of Extermination (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The current events in the occupied Palestine and Lebanon once again have shown the utter moral bankruptcy of western nations and their hypocrisy.
- Pakistanis Can Go To Iceland Without Visas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Pakistanis can travel to Iceland besides six other countries without visa for one to three months, said a Foreign Office statement on Sunday.
- India, Inc. Has A Terror-Proof Jacket (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India Inc braced itself for turbulent days ahead as the busting of a terror plot in London on Thursday, a raft of hoax calls in Mumbai and security warnings by the US embassy in Delhi revived memories of the panic-stricken days following the . . .
- Protecting Heritage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2006)
One hopes that Captain House, a stone building in Karachi protected by heritage laws, will not be the latest historical edifice to come under the builder’s axe.
- The Garden Of Forking Paths (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Reading Pankaj Mishra’s Temptations of the West is like undertaking one of those long journeys that the author himself probably likes to embark on. There are high roads, forking paths that branch out of the high road, culverts and the occasional . . .
- Flying Without Frills Over Europe (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Aug 14, 2006)
These are boom times for cheap air travel in Europe, with fares on some routes as low as € 10, one-way, including tax.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 14, 2006)
Forcing people into boxes of singular identity is a feature also of many of the high theories of cultures and civilisations that are quite influential right now. These theories do not advocate or condone violence — far from it.
- Amendments To Hudood Ordinances (Dawn, Maheen A. Rashdi, Aug 14, 2006)
THE Law Reforms Order, 2006 has seen the release process – still in progress — of nearly 1,300 female prisoners from 55 jails all over Pakistan.
- Cause To Celebrate? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Yet another independence day is before us. In the days leading to this August 14 there has been the usual welling up of patriotic fervour.
- Much Ado About The Q (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The PML-Q’s internal elections displayed that any immediate change in the status-quo would be unacceptable since it would amount to a digression from Musharraf’s decision not to disengage his support from controversial central personalities within . . .
- Marching Towards The Quaid’S Dream (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 14, 2006)
Fifty-nine years ago, Quaid-e-Azam unfurled the banner of freedom for the teeming millions of Pakistanis. I was twenty-five then and I look back to that historic day with pride. But, we look at the flag that has been torn asunder, and I cry with Byron:
- Israel Pushes Offensive Ahead Of Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Thousands of Israeli troops pressed an expanded Lebanese ground offensive Sunday, engaging in fierce clashes with Hezbollah near the bombed-out militant stronghold of Khiam the day after losing 24 soldiers.
- Indian Links To Terror Plot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Kashmir appeared to be foremost in the minds of the alleged plotters of the unsuccessful bid to blow up the US-bound flights in Britain with liquid explosives, media reports said.
- Kashmir On Al Qaeda Radar (Hindustan Times, Arun Joshi, Aug 14, 2006)
When did Al-Qaeda arrive in Kashmir?
Al-Qaeda’s links with Kashmiri militant outfits date back to the 1990s. Many members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideeen and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were killed in Khost in Afghanistan in a US missile attack on camps run by . . .
- Jinx Of The Pakistani Consulate In Mumbai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Every Monday, the Express National Bureau showcases news from the capital that was off camera—and outside inverted commas
- Leader Article: A Dirty Game (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Exactly a year ago, Sourav Ganguly had led the Indian team to Zimbabwe.
- Uk: Foreign Policy Not Cause Of Threats (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government today rejected as “dangerous and foolish” accusations that its foreign policy heightened the threat of terrorist attacks after police foiled a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.
- Specific Inputs On I-Day Attacks In Delhi: Police (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
A day after US warned of attacks by Al-Qaeda in India, Delhi Police on Saturday said it has "specific intelligence inputs" that terror groups would try to carry out deadly strikes to subvert Independence Day celebrations here and has beefed . . .
- India Terror Threat Hypothetical: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US alert on the possibility of terror strikes in India by Al-Qaeda was a general warning rather than one based on 'definitive information'.
- Seductive Alchemy (Hindu, RAKHSHANDA JALIL, Aug 13, 2006)
East and West, past and present, old and new: opposites seem to co-exist harmoniously in Istanbul.
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- Khe Kormula Kor Kuccess (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
I find superstitions hilarious.
- Patient In Up Branded Hiv-Positive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
'HIV+' - the words are written on the wall over a hospital bed on which lies a young ailing woman. The lines on her face are not those of age, but of neglect.
- Living On Borrowed Time (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Aug 13, 2006)
The Government of West Bengal wants to ban hand-drawn rickshaws. But the rickshaw-pullers have a different take.
- Digital Encounters (Hindu, VIBHUTI PATEL , Aug 13, 2006)
Vivan Sundaram's exhibit, "Re-take of Amrita", uses digital technology to create art from photographs, paintings and historical documents.
- Things That Happen Only In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2006)
The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud of.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Aug 13, 2006)
Those who rule Pakistan, learn one lesson very quickly. Never ever pay any attention to what the people say.
- Kuwait’S Road To Democracy (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 13, 2006)
Population urges for democratic governance have been growing in the emirates of the Persian Gulf during the past decade or two.
- When It Rains (News International, Amir Zia, Aug 13, 2006)
Karachi has witnessed a maximum of 172 millimetres of rains, starting from the end of July up to August 7, which is light to moderate on all accounts.
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