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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 9735:
- Up:security Beefed Up In Allahabad (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Security has been tightened in the holy city of Allahabad following the blasts in Varansi this evening.
- Guj:state On High Alert After Blasts In Varanasi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
High alert has been sounded in Gujarat and security at all major temples have been beefed up after bomb blasts rocked temple town of Varanasi this evening, police officials said.
- Varanasi Blasts: Bandh Paralyses Normal Life (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Normal life here was paralysed today as the BJP-sponsored bandh to protest the twin terror attacks in the city went underway amidst tight security, especially at places of worship, including the famous Kashi Viswanath temple-gyanvapi mosque.
- Budget Commits To Promote 50 Handicraft-Centric Villages (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Mar 08, 2006)
Say 'India' and immediately, a potential tourist thinks of palaces and monuments, handicrafts and textiles, festivals and fairs, regional cuisine and street food, ancient temples, mosques and churches, folklore and fantasy.
- Low-Intensity War In Balochistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 08, 2006)
"Don't push us," President Pervez Musharraf warned in January last year, after an attack by Baloch insurgents on a gas refinery in Sui disrupted steel and fertiliser production across Pakistan for more than a month.
- Sonia, Patil Assess Situation In Varanasi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil tonight visited the Sankat Mochan temple, which was rocked by a powerful blast.
- Tackling Al-Qaeda (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 08, 2006)
Over four years have passed since 9/11. According to dependable intelligence sources Osama bin Laden throughout this period remained holed up in the tribal belt that lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- 21 Killed In Indian Temple Town Blasts (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Three separate bomb blasts ripped through the Indian city of Varanasi on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 62 at a crowded temple and a railway station.
- Rajnath Singh Leaving For Varanasi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh is leaving for Varanasi, where 12 persons were killed and 20 injured in blasts at the Sankat Mochan temple and the cantonment railway station on Tuesday evening.
- General Alert Issued (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Manmohan, Patil condemn blasts
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have condemned the blasts in Varanasi on Tuesday. Dr. Singh appealed to the people to maintain peace and calm.
- Uneasy Calm Prevails In Varanasi » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Residents in Varanasi are trying to return to normal after blasts ripped through the city Tuesday night.
- 21 Die In 3 Explosions In Indian Holy City (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Officials fear communal violence
Three separate bomb blasts ripped through the holy Hindu city of Varanasi in India on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 62 at a crowded temple and a railway station.
- Bomb Blasts Rock Varanasi, 21 Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Over 62 injured; terrorists target Sankat Mochan temple, railway station; security stepped up . . .
- Twin Blasts Kill 20 In Varanasi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Two blasts in quick succession rocked Sankatmochan temple and the Varanasi Cantonment railway station here this evening, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 50, some of them seriously. Bomb disposal squad personnel helped avert . . .
- High Alert In Capital In Wake Of Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
A high alert was sounded in the Capital today following the twin blasts in the temple town of Varanasi in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh in which at least four persons have died. Security has been tightened at temples, public places and vital . . .
- Indian Englishes (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Mar 08, 2006)
Is British English better than Indian English? The sensible and conventional answer these days is; “What do you mean ‘better’? They’re two branches of one language, each valid in its place.”
- Terror Strikes Varanasi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
20 dead, 50 hurt in blasts Alert in states PM, Kalam appeal for calm
- Budget Needs A People Orientation (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Mar 07, 2006)
If the Finance Minister is serious about responding to what people want, rather than what the coalition dharma demands, then, there may be merit in making certain critical changes.
- Problem Of Numbers (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Mar 07, 2006)
Robert Malthus, famous for his pessimistic predictions on the future of humanity, warned of the consequences of a reckless population growth.
- Traditional Puranas (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Mar 07, 2006)
A Commendable attempt to present the gist of the 18 traditional Puranas in a single volume, Pathinen Puranangal is welcome as an array of legends that sound quite relevant to our century.
- Trends In Management (Hindu, A.V. VEDPURISWAR , Mar 07, 2006)
Captures the emerging changes in Indian management in the wake of globalisation
- Don't Compare India's Case With Iran: Burns (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns on Monday said that with the signing of a historic civil nuclear deal with the US, New Delhi was moving towards obligations with International Atomic Energy Agency.
- U.S. Insists India Nuclear Deal Will Not Spark Arms Race (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 07, 2006)
The Bush administration, launching a campaign to sell its civilian nuclear accord with India to the U.S. Congress, on Monday insisted the deal advances U.S. interests and would not spawn an Asian arms race.
- A Perch With A View (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Mar 07, 2006)
A steaming cup of tea, a crisp morning newspaper, and the gentle nip of a spring breeze.
- 'The Mindset Has To Change, The World Is Moving Fast... There Is No Second Chance’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 07, 2006)
VASUNDHARA RAJE SCINDIA, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
‘The mindset has to change, the world is moving fast... there is no second chance’
- A Good Sign (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
A report in this newspaper should cheer inhabitants of this city who are frequently caught in traffic snarls.
- India To Convey Concern To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
India will convey its serious concern over the spurt in activities in the country by Pak-based terrorists and increasing drug trafficking from across the border during the Home Secretary-level talks to be held on in Islamabad on May 30 and 31.
- India "The Responsible One" With Its Nuclear Programme: Burns (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 07, 2006)
Dismissing any parallel between Indian and Iranian atomic programmes, senior official Nicholas Burns today said that with the signing of a historic civil nuclear deal with the US, New Delhi was moving towards obligations with IAEA.
- India To Produce 20,000 Mw Atomic Power By 2020 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
India has set a target of 20,000 MW generation of atomic power for 2020, DRDO's Chief Controller of R and D wing, A Sivathanu Pillai has said.
- Dalai Lama Offers Lifeline To Indian Tiger (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 06, 2006)
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has thrown a lifeline to India's dwindling tiger population after an emotional appeal to outlaw the trade in animal skins provoked an extraordinary reaction in his homeland.
- Checks And Benefits (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 06, 2006)
The shape of the India-US nuclear balance sheet
The details of the negotiations behind the India-US civilian cooperation agreement are unlikely to become fully public in its immediate aftermath. This is a period reserved for positive spin . . .
- Indo-Us Partnership Can Transform World: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
US President George W Bush on Friday night wound up his first ever visit to India, clinching a groundbreaking nuclear deal.
- Test Of Fire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The Justice U.C. Banerjee report on Godhra could not have been more forthright. It has concluded that the fire on Sabarmati Express at Godhra in which some karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed was an accident.
- Give The Devil His Due (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Mar 06, 2006)
Whatever be his shortcomings, George W. Bush must be thanked for giving India a seat on the high table,
- Fuzzy Myths In Focus (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Mar 06, 2006)
The finance minister’s tiny grant of Rs 5 crore — for Kuttiyattam, Vedic chanting and Ramlila — is a small beginning towards the big financing of ancient traditions that ‘modern’ thinkers, writers and policy-makers have chosen to ignore.
- Pakistan Not To Abandon Kashmiris (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that his three-day first official visit to Britain was aimed at promoting economic, political and defence relations between the two countries.
- Afloat On Gas And Good Instinct (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Mar 06, 2006)
Fortunately and unlike the marketing and pricing of petroleum products, there is no controversy over the policy towards the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in India.
- His Father’S Son: Hdk Takes A Swipe At It (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
In his first attack on the IT sector, Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy said his government will not be cowed down by the “shrill” demands of the industry for better infrastructure.
- Delhi Ad Agency To Sell Nepal To World (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 06, 2006)
While Nepal’s royalist government blame the Indian media of scaring away tourists from the kingdom with “negative and exaggerated reporting”, the nodal agency for promoting visitors, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), has signed up with a Delhi . . .
- Relocating The Us Consulate (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Mar 06, 2006)
'Having a good time, wish you were here.’
- Mine Fields Of Chhattisgarh (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 06, 2006)
Even as the Union budget and US President George Bush exercised metropolitan India’s imagination, more than 30 tribals were killed in a brutal land-mine attack triggered by Maoists in back-of-the-beyond Chhattisgarh.
- The Us's Nuclear Cave-In (Asia Times, Joseph Cirincione, Mar 04, 2006)
Buffeted by political turmoil at home, US President George W Bush sought a foreign-affairs victory in India.
- Bush At His Charming Best (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Addressing a select gathering from the ramparts of Purana Qila on Friday, U.S. President George W. Bush launched a charm offensive; he opened his speech with "namaste" and made special mention of Kalpana Chawla and Sania Mirza.
- Plan To Promote Haryana Literature, Says Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday stated that his Government was formulating a comprehensive plan to promote Haryana's literature, heritage and culture.
- Bush Sources Charm From India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
It was all the way an unprecedented “woo India” campaign as US President George W Bush rounded off his three-day visit late on Friday with a call to India to join America to assume global leadership for spreading the values of democracy and free trade.
- World Hails N-Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
The world community and the IAEA hailed the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with major powers including Britain and France saying the agreement would benefit the non-proliferation regime....
- Sgpc Museum To Harm Sikh Interests (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Mar 04, 2006)
The decision of the SGPC to set up a “Sikh Sangharsh Museum” in lieu of “Minar-e-Shahidan” is something that has the potential of harming the interests of the Sikhs in times to come much more than some of the earlier developments that were . . .
- No Shortcut (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 04, 2006)
US President George W Bush has firmly ruled out his country’s mediation between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue and promised to convey in strong terms to Gen Pervez Musharraf that there must be an end to support to terrorist groups and dismantle t
- Naturally Allied (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 04, 2006)
Love and hate before the age of Bush
Politics and Play Ramachandra Guha
- Ever Vigilant, Ever Animated (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 04, 2006)
The special stature of George Bush’s canine security officials fades into obscurity in the face of the news that a US military surveillance team of rats and fish and sharks may be created.
- A Tourist's Paradise (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Mar 04, 2006)
Located in the foothills of the Shivalik range, Uttaranchal is renowned for its flora and fauna and pilgrimage centres. There are immense opportunities for tourism in the State; nature, wildlife, adventure and religious tourism are some of the options.
- After Patiala Peg,now A Quartet (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 04, 2006)
Just as a Patiala Peg is double that of the regular measure that whisky drinkers take at one time, so the men and women of Patiala are larger in life than other Punjabis.
- Quite Important (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 04, 2006)
At times we don't take certain developments around us with requisite seriousness.
- Do Our Thinkers Value Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 03, 2006)
The ice-cold response from Indian historians and freedom of expressionwallahs to the ban on James Laine's book The Epic of Shivaji shines a mirror on how easy it is to grandstand on the Danish cartoons' contrToversy while ignoring our own dark underbelly
- Bush In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 03, 2006)
George Bush’s flying visit to Afghanistan yesterday took him to the first place outside the US where the world really changed after the 9/11 attacks.
- Loss Of A Decent Life Malvika Singh (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 03, 2006)
The Jessica Lal murder only goes to show how ethics, integrity and civility had broken down in this capital city years ago.
- Cd Of Animated Ramayana Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
Dove Multimedia recently released the epic Ramayana in animation at the inaugural function of a seminar titled `Tamil Computing Technology.' Narrated in Tamil, it took a year to complete the Ramayana. Over 50 characters were recreated with separate music
- Kalam Raises A Toast To Indo-Us Ties (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
It was an evening of celebration of “a new era” in India-US camaraderie at the elegantly-lit Rashtrapati Bhavan as President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday proposed a toast to US President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
- Sri Ramana Kendram Caters To People's Spiritual Needs (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Mar 03, 2006)
Ramana Ratham set in motion on 125th Jayanthi of the Maharishi
- Mullaperiyar: All-Party Meet In Kochi On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
Government has not failed in conducting case in apex court
- Flavour Of India, Minus Chicken, On The Table (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
I had a fabulous meal, Bush tells chefs
- Us, India Seal Nuclear Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
US President George W Bush got a victory on Thursday on his first visit to India, securing a landmark nuclear energy agreement that he said could help ease energy prices.
- Balance In Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Mar 03, 2006)
IT has become a common practice in the West to malign Islam or its Prophet (peace be upon him) in one way or another. Unfortunately, all this is being done under the garb of the so-called right to freedom of expression
- Four Years After Fall Of Taliban, Leader's Power Barely Extends Beyond The Capital (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Standing behind George Bush inside his Kabul palace yesterday, Hamid Karzai radiated the trappings of a powerful president: a confident smile, massed security guards and the legitimacy bestowed by the 2004 election in which he won 55% of the vote.
- Spirituality In World Religions (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Mar 02, 2006)
Reality is one people call it by different names is the key note of Indian philosophy. It speaks of one Truth which has many expressions which accommodates various points of view.
- Trident Hills, Still Waters (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Mar 02, 2006)
The NH-7 has several good hotels along the road. But it is best to carry one’s own picnic lunch and have it on the banks of the Chinnar Dam.
- Stringent Steps To Tackle Naxal Menace Will Continue: Raman Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
No point inviting Maoists for peace talks, says the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
- Look Who Is Waving The Red Flag Now (Indian Express, AJAI SAHNI, Mar 02, 2006)
Chhattisgarh’s ‘popular’ coalition against the Naxals could prove to be misguided, warns AJAI SAHNI
- Bush Makes Surprise Visit To Kabul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on his first visit to Afghanistan said on Wednesday he was confident about bringing Al-Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden to justice
- Osama To Face Justice: Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Mr Bush stressed that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons because that would be the “most destabilising thing” to happen in the region and the world.
- Bush Will Hold Inter-Faith Meeting After Pm Lunch (Indian Express, PRANAB DHAL SAMNATA , Mar 02, 2006)
US President George W Bush will hold a meeting with nine prominent persons representing five religions tomorrow including a Shia leader from Lucknow, a Tibetan monk and a Dalit scholar.
- The Divine Name (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The abodes of the Supreme Being glorified by the Azhwars of the Srivaishnava tradition are hailed as Divyadesas and they are 108 in number.
- A Lot Is Rotten In The State Of Denmark (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Mar 02, 2006)
Pakistan is on fire, as are a dozen other Muslim states over the cartoon controversy sparked by the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten
- A Taste Of India For The President And His Men (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Mar 02, 2006)
The hotel will be closed to the public for half a day on Thursday
- Bush Vows Osama Will Be Captured (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Says ‘infiltration’ issue to be taken up with Musharraf
- Right Approach (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 01, 2006)
Like in the private sector there is need for adopting a performance-oriented approach in the Government administration too.
- Opposition Rises Against Thai Pm (Tribune, Bruce Wallace, Mar 01, 2006)
TENS of thousands of protesters, many swathed in headbands declaring “Save the Country,” answered Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s weekend snap election call with a festive nighttime rally on Sunday calling on him to quit instead.
- Executive Decisions (Indian Express, MICHAEL GREEN, Mar 01, 2006)
Natural allies? If only their countries would appreciate the direction taken by Manmohan Singh and George W. Bush, says MICHAEL GREEN
- Epitome Of Virtue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
It is human nature to emulate eminent men from different walks of life.
- Nuclear Separation Scenarios (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Mar 01, 2006)
The moot question is, whatever the plan, will it be acceptable to the U.S.
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