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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 26855:
- Quota Tempo Rises, Aiims Docs On Leave Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Protesting the introduction of reservations in elite institutions, resident doctors of AIIMS have decided to go on mass casual leave on August 24. As a build-up, on Wednesday, medicos across the Capital observed black day against police action on . . . .
- Telangana Row: Trs President Begins Indefinite Hunger Strike (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A day after resigning from the UPA government, TRS leader K Chandrasekara Rao on Wednesday began an indefinite hunger strike to press his party's demand for a separate state of Telangana to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
- Us Crackdown Setback For Ltte (Asia Times, M.R. Narayan Swamy, Aug 24, 2006)
The arrest of eight Tamil men in the US on charges of attempting to buy sophisticated weapons marks a new low for Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, now battling the most serious military and diplomatic challenges in its three-decade history.
- Discordant Notes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 24, 2006)
Song and dance over Vande Mataram
- Indian Activists Plan Coca-Cola, Pepsi Blockades (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
An Indian environmental group said on Wednesday it would temporarily paralyse the supply of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products in the country after another group said it had found dangerous levels of pesticides in their drinks.
- India Deflects Tamil Calls To Mediate In Sri Lanka (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 24, 2006)
Their black gowns flapping in the traffic, scores of Indian lawyers form a "human chain" around the red-brick court building while other protesters burn Sri Lankan flags or stage symbolic fasts.
- Dutch Arrest 12 On U.S. Plane Bound For India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Dutch police arrested 12 passengers behaving suspiciously on a U.S. Northwest Airlines plane bound for India that was forced to turn back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday.
- The Nuke Fall Out? (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Aug 24, 2006)
A "weak" PM may suddenly have become "strong" with his speech in Parliament, but has he painted himself into a corner by publicly spelling out a rigid stance on the deal? Will Bush be able to swing the US Congress along? Hear it from the experts in . . .
- Deficit Of Trust In Pakistan (Pioneer, PN Khera, Aug 24, 2006)
The Army alone will be the winner in any election in Pakistan because it will always remain the single largest party in that country, says PN Khera
- Alarm Bells (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
It is high time that alarm bells started ringing in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Mumbai Gets Ready To Celebrate Ganeshotsav (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
As the ten-day Ganesha festival draws near, the idol-makers in the metropolis are busy giving final touches to the deity with a passionate zeal.
- Pak Arrests 'Indian' National For Trying To Cause Accident (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A man Pakistan claimed was an Indian national allegedly stole a railway engine and tried to drive it into a passenger train near Karachi in order to cause a major accident.
- China Struggles With Cultural Revolution (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Li Qingyou vividly recalls the day 40 years ago when Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution that killed millions of people and ravaged China’s body, mind and soul.
- For A Song (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 24, 2006)
There is something ridiculous as well as pathetic about senior political leaders getting mired in debates over banal non-issues.
- British Media All Praise For Bismillah Khan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The British media showered encomiums on Indian shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, seeing him as symbolising all that is best about Hindu-Muslim unity.
- Shed Passive Approach To Security (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Aug 24, 2006)
Another strike at Mumbai has benumbed our nerves and made us feel helpless in the face of the inevitable. India’s history right from 1947 onwards had been to yield, to buy peace.
- On The Wings Of “Bole So Nihal” (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Aug 24, 2006)
THE Malaysian Airlines late-night flight to Kuala Lumpur to Delhi is delayed by good 50 minutes because a number of passengers are still waiting in the long queues. Those on time start drowsing after the long rigmarole at the Indira Gandhi . . .
- Victory Elusive In Modern War And Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
In the wake of the war in southern Lebanon, claims of victory are legion. Hardly had the shooting stopped than Sheik Hassan Nasrallah was asserting that Hezbollah had triumphed. Others see Syria or Iran or even Shiite Islam as the big winner.
- 'No Place For Casteism In Islam' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Terming the United Democratic Front (UDF) as a "combined organisation" of all castes, Tarik Bukhari, brother of Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, has said that there is no place for casteism in Islam.
- ‘Money Goes To Black Coat, White Coat And Thieves’ (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambhri, Aug 24, 2006)
Janardhan Reddy released 4 video CDs and 1 audio CD. While 3 video CDs showed the conversation (in Hindi & English) among the mine owners, exporters and a ‘sting’ operator, the audio CD . . .
- Bottled-Up Plans (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
There'sll now be bottles full of comments, not all of them objective or scientific, on whose science is better:
- Five Lives Of Vande Mataram (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Aug 24, 2006)
The appropriation of cultural creations for political purposes may be inevitable, but it should not happen in a state of arrogant ignorance.
- Pm Fails To Impress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Rajya Sabha last week may have earned him a lot of admirers and silenced both BJP and the Left, but Organiser is clearly not impressed.
- Looking For Items Instead Of The Person (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 24, 2006)
Analysis- Farcical security measures in airlines have been enforced more on the British side of the Atlantic than American, to the discomfort and fury of both the crew and passengers.
- Dreaming Up A Vision (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Aug 24, 2006)
Recently, I had a strange dream. Sri Sathya Sai Baba, dressed in his customary flame-coloured silk robe, came up to me and whispered in my right ear that I was going to become blind.
- Mass Hysteria (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 24, 2006)
Miracles are born of blind faith and insecurity.
- Natwar’S New Avatar: Chaudhary Of Jatland (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Desperate to save his political career in the wake of his suspension from the Congress, former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh today reinvented himself as a Jat leader of Rajasthan at a huge rally organized by his supporters here.
- Cpi(m) Focus On Rajasthan; Buddhadeb To Address Sikar Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Leadership's decision to send Bengal Chief Minister is influenced by the inroads the party has seemingly made in the State
- Bear The Cross (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
Not very smart and quite insensitive, perhaps. But that’s not reason enough for officials to press for re-christening of Hitler’s Cross.
- Down But Not Out, Leading Reformist Looks Ahead (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 24, 2006)
A former Speaker of the Majlis,Mehdi Karroubiwas the leading reformist contender in Iran's presidential election of 2005 but lost to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under circumstances he considers improper. In an interview toThe Hinduin Tehran, he discusses . . .
- Beautifully Brief (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Aug 24, 2006)
Anything that is short and pithy is revered as witty.
- Hand-Pulled Rickshaws Inhuman: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
"Practice should not be allowed on humanitarian grounds"
Chief Minister may meet representatives of rickshaw-puller unions
Calcutta Hackney-Carriage (Amendment) Bill cites "inhuman practice," need "to ease traffic congestion"
Such rickshaws . . .
- Organised Riots & Structured Violence In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
What are called Hindu-Muslim riots in India are, in fact, more like pogroms, and have recently, in Gujarat and elsewhere, taken the form of genocidal massacres and local ethnic cleansing as well.
- Students Threaten Anti-Quota Stir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
"Government cannot introduce the Bill when the matter is still sub judice"
- Rail Concession Sought For Sabarimala Pilgrims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Government urged to clear apprehensions of devotees .
- Controversy Over Singing Of "Vande Mataram" Rocks Both Houses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
BJP, Shiv Sena allege bid by Government to appease minority community
Singing of national song not compulsory: Arjun Singh
Electoral politics behind change in stand: Manohar Joshi
No question of disrespect to national song: Somnath .
- Democracy Wrestles With Clerical Authority (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 23, 2006)
With a vibrant and often polarised political culture, Iran is arguably more tolerant of debate than many countries in the region. But there are also limits.
- Frenzy On The Waterfront (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
A willing suspension of rational thinking
We are witnessing a crisis of rationality in the country’s financial capital. And the contradictions in the nation’s psyche may not have appeared so stark had the weekend frenzy on the waterfront not . . .
- 11 Terror Plot Suspects Produced In Court (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Amid tight security, 11 people charged in the terror plot to blow up US-bound planes from the UK were today produced before a city magistrate and remanded to custody.
- Fresh Protests Erupt In India Over College Quotas (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Police fired tear gas and used water canons to disperse student protesters in New Delhi on Tuesday as a fresh outcry erupted over a government move to reserve more college places for lower caste candidates.
- What Confucius Taught About Sitting Quietly (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Aug 23, 2006)
Zhuangzi, the great Daoist sage who lived in the 4th century BCE, told an illuminating story about Confucius. One day his favourite disciple Yan Hui triumphantly announced that he could not remember anything Confucius had taught him.
- New Tractor For Small, Marginal Farmers Launched In Jaipur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It has been priced at Rs.1.49 lakhs with its machinery produced in China
Small farmers would be able to create an alternative stream of income from the tractor
As many as 135 modifications have been made in the Chinese model to suit the needs . . .
- Upswing In Europe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
The 12 countries that share a common currency, the euro, in the European Union (comprising 25 states) are in the midst of an economic upswing, and the 0.9 per cent GDP growth for the second quarter ended June — the strongest output in . . .
- Kurd Accuses Saddam Of Poison Gas Attacks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
An Iraqi Kurd told Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial on Tuesday how jets dropped poison gas smelling of rotten apples on his mountain village and aides to the ousted leader defended his campaign against Kurdish rebels.
- Tv-Mediated Activism (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Aug 23, 2006)
People turn insensitive to issues in course of time due to over exposure of events on television.
- Modi’S Thesis On Muslims (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Aug 23, 2006)
Many common Indians have been congratulating themselves on the fact that the recent Mumbai blasts failed to ignite a communal conflagration. It is true indeed that the terrorist strike triggered off no riots but only participation by all communities . . .
- Looking For Items Instead Of The Person (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 23, 2006)
Farcical security measures in airlines have been enforced more on the British side of the Atlantic than American, to the discomfort and fury of both the crew and passengers.
- Dreaming Up A Vision (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Aug 23, 2006)
Recently, I had a strange dream. Sri Sathya Sai Baba, dressed in his customary flame-coloured silk robe, came up to me and whispered in my right ear that I was going to become blind.
- Graft: There’S A Way Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
A TV channel recently held a debate on ‘How to prevent or stop corruption?’ Many distinguished speakers participated, including a minister. Many of the points that were made were purely academic in nature and nothing concrete emerged.
- Happiness Industry Zeroes In On Youth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
Can happiness be bought off the shelf? Everything seems to be up for sale from free happy classes to self-help books.
- School Attacked In Jharkhand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A group of armed miscreants attacked a missionary school, critically injuring a Christian priest and the institution director, in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district on Monday night
- The Orphaned Shehnai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2006)
When asked about why he chose to stay on in India despite the numerous offers to play and live in America that came his way when he was younger, Ustad Bismillah Khan had several answers.
- Mumbai Muslims Targeted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Is it a crime to be a Muslim in Mumbai?” That was CPM MP Brinda Karat’s question in the Rajya Sabha following reports that Muslims were being specifically picked up for interrogation by the police in the aftermath of the 7/11 blasts.
- Nabard Offers Fresh, Enhanced Credit To State (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Aug 23, 2006)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman Y.S.P. Thorat called on Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the Secretariat here on Tuesday.
- Iimc Says Pepsico Ceo Indra Nooyi Was An Average Student (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 23, 2006)
It's become fashionable to downplay the role of academic achievement while considering a person's success in later life.
- Traffic Violator Ministers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 23, 2006)
According to reports, 40 Federal and 8 Provincial Ministers, 55 parliamentarians and 13 Federal Secretaries were issued traffic tickets for violating rules during the last six months in Islamabad.
- Gender Bias In Schools (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
In the research on gender bias in schools of Pakistan, I found limited, but relevant information about Pakistan. A point to note here is that I could not find as much literature on Pakistan, as I had envisioned.
- Three Inches Of Incompetence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
The rains Karachi received on Thursday last week measured a total of 91 mm at the highest point which roughly translates into 3.5 inches.
- Bismillah Khan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
Bismillah Khan's death robs the subcontinent of a true maestro. This year already saw one giant of a musician -- Naushad Ali -- pass away and now one is thoroughly saddened to hear of Bismillah Khan's death.
- Opposition Sadly Lowers Its Esteem (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 23, 2006)
MMA parliamentarians staged chaotic scenes in the National Assembly on Monday following introduction of a Bill to protect women from misuse of Hudood laws.
- Nasrallah’S Arsenal Of Surprises (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 23, 2006)
In the end, Ehud Olmert got more or less what he wanted. But things did not quite work out the way he expected them to, and his days as Israel’s prime minister may now be numbered.
- Tackling The Power Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
The government has only itself to blame. On Monday, while outlining plans to install new thermal power plants in Punjab, the Wapda chairman failed to mention one simple home truth: the current energy crisis could have been averted had the . . .
- Why Is The Mma Hurting Over Human Rights? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 23, 2006)
The clerical alliance called the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) put on its most aggressive — almost violent — show of strength in the National Assembly when the human rights bill, defensively called the Protection of Women Bill, to amend . . .
- When Shehnai Silenced The Sitar (Business Line, R.C. Rajamani, Aug 23, 2006)
It was a friendly battle between shehnai and sitar. And the pipe prevailed over the string.
- When Riyaz Becomes Ibadat (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Aug 23, 2006)
Offstage, the wizard of shehnai looked so different. Of course, he was still sleeping when I was ushered into his bedroom in a Grant Road hotel for an early morning interview. Although he was clad in an old-fashioned undershirt and shorts, he . . .
- Death Of A Poet (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
But the regime remains unforgiving
Bengali literature has received a big blow with the death of Bangladesh’s poet laureate Shamshur Rahman.
- West Bengal Cm Blasts Hoda Panel Report On Ore Mining (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Even before a National Mineral Policy is announced by the Centre, dissenting voices have started surfacing over the Hoda panel report which would form the basis of the new policy.
- Pak Man Shot Dead In Mumbai Encounter (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A suspected terrorist was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra police at Wadala TT while his associate was killed in an exchange of fire at Antop Hill in Mumbai early on Tuesday morning.
- Milky Way (Tribune, Renu Bhardwaj, Aug 23, 2006)
Way back in 1995, when Ganesha obliged his devotees by drinking the milk offered to Him, I happened to be in Indonesia. “Didi, Lord Ganesha is drinking milk here in India. See if He favours you,” informed my younger sister Shobhna on phone from India.
- Keeping The Ustad’S Legacy Alive (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Aug 23, 2006)
Ustad Bismillah Khan’s immediate family, citizens of the city he loved, his admirers across the world as well as the state government of Uttar Pradesh are trying in their own ways to carry on his legacy. ‘Khan Sahib’ as he was fondly called passed away on
- Differences Persist Between Bajaj Brothers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Differences still persists between Rahul Bajaj, his brother Shishir Bajaj and others on the issue of transfer of shares for finalising the split of the Bajaj group, the Company Law Board has been informed by the lawyers.
- 'An Attempt By Centre To Gain Political Mileage' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
An issue settled long back is unnecessarily being unsettled to score political gains. This is tragic.
- Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinians (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians near the Israel-Gaza border fence today, the army said.
Palestinian security officials said the three were members of the violent Islamic Jihad group, but Islamic Jihad did not immediately confirm . . .
- Bhadarwah, Wah, Wah! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
Nobody should grudge Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad the satisfaction of exploring tourism potential of Bhadarwah.
- Deshmukh Detractors Approach Sonia’S Court (The Economic Times, Girish Kuber, Aug 23, 2006)
The Congress is back to what it is best at. Even as Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is busy battling crises affecting the state, there’s hectic lobbying within the party to replace him.
- Olmert’S Refusal To Talk (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
Israel’s refusal to talk to Syria is in keeping with its avowed policy of relying on force rather than trying the diplomatic option. Speaking . . .
- Hitting Some Minor Chords (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 23, 2006)
There are two issues concerning the latest harrumphfest being conducted over India’s national song, Vande Mataram. One, is Vande Mataram a ‘religious’ song pertaining to Hindu nationalism?
- Embattled Somali Pm Names New Cabinet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Embattled Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi on Monday appointed a new, scaled-down cabinet to replace a dissent-riddled government dissolved earlier this month.
- Caring For The Fields Of Gold (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
The government’s zeal for industrialization must not be allowed to push agriculture and rural life into oblivion, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
Touch of indifference
No one who has known him for long would think of Sadhan Pande as the Communist . .
- Optional Mataram (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
In 1986, in a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court exempted two children of the Jehovah's Witness sect from singing the National Anthem at their school in Kerala.
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