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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 26855:
- Iran Tests Short-Range Missiles (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran test-fired ten surface-to-surface short-range missiles on Sunday and a military training plane crashed outside the capital after catching fire, state-run television reported.
- 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.
- 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?'
- 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.
- Positive, Supportive: How Some See It (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
Newspaper ombudsmen are all agreed on one point — it is the angry readers who are ready with their criticism or protest; the satisfied ones seldom display their appreciation.
- Naxal Attack: Police Launches Manhunt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Combing operations intensified; last rites of slain SI performed
- Seven-Year-Old Boy Undergoes Rare Heart And Kidney Surgery (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Aug 21, 2006)
He had malignant tumour in the kidney which spread to the heart
- Filing Of It Returns By Senior Citizens (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Aug 21, 2006)
The answer given in these columns on August 14, suggests that a senior citizen with income less than Rs. 1.85 lakh need not file his IT return.
- One-By-Six Rule (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Aug 21, 2006)
Refer Tax Forum in The Hindu dated August 14. Exemption from filing IT returns under the one-by-six rule takes effect from the assessment year (AY) 2006-07 and not from the AY 2005-06, as mentioned in the reply to the first query.
- The Sixth Husband! (Deccan Herald, A K Pattabhi, Aug 21, 2006)
Conversations rich with wit and humour often become memorable.
- A Dubious Record Of Unity (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 21, 2006)
When it concerns votes, all parties, from the Left to the Right of the political spectrum close their ranks.
- Purchasing Power Or Bubble Economy? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
President Musharraf said on July 26 that people have enough money in their hands, and that has led to a rise in the price level.
- 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.
- ‘I Am With Terrorism’ (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The legendary Arab poet, Nizar Qabbani, like many Arab radicals spent his exile years in Beirut. One day, his beloved wife, Balqis al-Rawi, was killed by a bomb planted at the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. Balqis was an Iraqi and the bomb was planted by . . .
- 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.
- Gold That's Never Short Of Requirement (Pioneer, Ajit Bishnoi, Aug 21, 2006)
A large number of people were waiting for the appearance of their beloved guruji. Finally, he came and the crowd grew restive, still, they remained seated in an orderly fashion. guruji, much pleased by such show of veneration, began to walk amongst . . .
- Singh Has Some Plus Points Too (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 21, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was perceived as an articulate economist and politician and was expected to steer the South Asian region out of its quagmire of tension, confrontation and conflict due to the outstanding issues . . .
- 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.
- Trivialising The War On Terror (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
THE results of the alleged plot to bomb transatlantic airlines have varied from the serious to the ludicrous: while Britain and America have thanked Pakistan for unearthing the plot, flights have been delayed because a woman . . .
- Indian Lawyer Launches Crusade Against Abuses In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
My longer term goal is to have some of the army out (of Kashmir) – and definitely out of the civilian areas’
- Government’S Cultivated Ambivalence On Madrassa Reform . . . (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistani officials say they have arrested “a top Al Qaeda commander”, Mati ur Rehman, who allegedly masterminded the London plot to down America-bound airliners earlier this month.
- Saddam’S Genocide Trial Revives Kurd Anger (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iraq’s ousted leader Saddam Hussein will return to the dock on Monday (today) to face genocide charges in a highly-charged case that has revived bitter memories among the country’s Kurdish minority.
- 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.
- Drugs Worth 5 Million Us Dollars Seized, 4 Held (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a major success, Delhi police today said it has smashed an international drug racket with the arrest of four persons and seized 100 kg of ephedrine worth nearly five million US dollars and three kg of hashish from them.
- Great Illusion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 21, 2006)
About two years ago outgoing "Azad" Kashmir (the occupied territory across the Line of Control) "President" Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan had put up quite a show in front of a group of journalists from this part of the State.
- Terrorism - Unfolding Genesis (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Aug 21, 2006)
Since the United States-led war against the Soviet entry into Afghanistan in the 1980s, terrorism in the name of Islam has grown into something like an industry.
- Crpf Gearing Up To Tackle J&k Situation, Says Ig (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 21, 2006)
"We want to capitalise on achievements"
""We will not allow militants to derail the peace process"
Behavioural orientation is its top priority
94 militants were killed by the CRPF since January 1 this year.
- Website On Satyajit Ray To Be Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Beginning August 26www.worldofray.comwill feature video, audio clips from his films
- Recitation Of ``Vande Mataram" Not Mandatory, Says Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Seeking to quell the controversy over a Central directive on recitation of ``Vande Mataram" in educational institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Sunday said the recitation was not mandatory.
- Five-Week Massive Military Exercise Launched By Iran » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran has launched a five-week-long massive military exercise to showcase the combat capability of its troops and "prevent any aggressive military action" against the country.
- Pak Puts 400 Terror Group Members On Watchlist (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
With suspicion falling on Pakistan-based terrorist in a plot to blow up US-bound planes from UK, Islamabad has put over 400 members of banned terrorist groups on a 'watch list' and proceeded to detain them.
- Let And Al Qaeda (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 21, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- Row Builds Over Vande Mataram (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Aug 21, 2006)
The year-long centenary celebrations of Vande Mataram may end on a discordant note, with a section of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh objecting to the Union government’s directive to ensure recitation of the song in all schools on September 7.
- Lebanese Begin Rebuilding Lives (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In the only house still intact on a smashed street in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, the Gharib family tries to restart a life torn apart by war.
- Vande Mataram: Bjp Criticises Muslim Refusal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The BJP on Sunday condemned the refusal by some Muslim clerics to abide by a Central directive on compulsory singing of Vande Mataram in schools on September 7, saying those who oppose the national song should "leave the country".
- Pact With Un On Aids Control In Final Stages (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Aug 21, 2006)
NCC to receive funding up to $2 lakh
- "Terrorism Wrongly Linked To Muslims" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
They have no religion, say clerics
Conference on "Terrorism" attempted to initiate dialogue, sensitise media
Media should stop misinformation that mosques, `madrassas' were hotbeds of terrorist activity
- Adhere To Custom, Tantris Tell Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Ban on entry of women into Sabarimala is part of tradition' .
- Nirmala Deshpande Gets Sadbhavana Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Noted Gandhian and Rajya Sabha MP Nirmala Deshpande was today honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her contribution to the cause of national unity.
- Drug Racket Busted, 4 Held (Tribune, Nalini Ranjan, Aug 21, 2006)
In a major breakthrough, the Delhi police today claimed to have smashed an international drug racket with the arrest of four persons and seized 100 kg of ephedrine and 3 kg of hasish worth nearly $5million from their possession.
- Declare Pak A Terror State: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Claiming that the recent spurt in terrorist activities in the country was sponsored by Pakistan, BJP today said India should step up pressure on the international community to declare the neighbouring country a ‘Terrorist State’.
- Israel Seizes Top Hamas Official (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israel seized Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer, a top official of the Hamas militant group, at his home in the occupied West Bank today.
- 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.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- Tears And Cheers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 20, 2006)
It is not Shantiniketan founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore way back in 1921. In setting up his abode of peace the Nobel laureate was moved by the idea: "I wish to keep my students away from all the luxuries of European life and any blind . . .
- African Clerics Ask For Divine Help In Aids Fight (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
What would Jesus do about AIDS? The question has drawn together thousands of African Christians who are praying God will provide the solution to the epidemic devastating the continent.
- Humane Judiciary A Must, Says Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said today that a humane and efficient judiciary was a must for good governance and there was need to sensitise the lower courts towards the objective.
- Uk Cops Find Bomb-Making Equipment (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A suitcase filled with bomb-making material has been found by British police officers investigating an alleged terrorist plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets using liquid explosives.
- Moving Women Protection Bill In Na: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Govt plans to pass Hudood amendment bill in current NA session
- We Do Not Foresee Any Glut In The Steel Market’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Bhushan Steel & Strips Ltd is the country's third-largest secondary steel manufacturer after Tata Steel and SAIL.
- Sensitize Lower Judiciary: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Observing that there was "growing concern" over "lack" of probity in some sections of judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the lower courts "must be sensitized" for speedy justice where most of the citizens come in contact with judiciary.
- Dam Safety Authority To Inspect Mullaperiyar (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Aug 20, 2006)
The State Dam Safety Authority will next week inspect the Mullaperiyar dam, in whose vicinity tremors were reported on Friday. It will examine structural safety.
- "Vaiko's Visit Pre-Empted Solution To Sri Lankan Tamil Issue" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Rajiv Gandhi had urged Karunanidhi to hold talks with Prabhakaran
- ‘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 . . .
- 'Zawahiri Kin Behind Uk Terror Plot' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A son-in-law of Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Al-Zawahiri is believed to be the mastermind of the terrorist plot to blow up US-bound flights from UK, according to Pakistani intelligence sources.
- Israel Arrests Palestinian Deputy Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli troops early Saturday morning arrested Palestinian deputy prime minister and Hamas member Nasseredine al-Shaer in the latest move against the Islamist group, Palestinians reported.
- "Cauvery Issue Cannot Be Resolved Through Legal Means" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Kumaraswamy advocates mutual understanding and cooperation
- Tight Security At Alamatti Dam For Kalam's Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The President will first offer `bagina' to the Krishna tomorrow
Kalam will reach Bidar by an IAF aircraft
A.B. Vajpayee, H.D. Deve Gowda to attend the function
- Checking Abuse Of Power By Prosecution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
What is the true scope and nature of the power under Section 321 Cr PC? This authorises a public prosecutor to withdraw from prosecution of any case even after it has reached the final stage after a prolonged trial.
- Lca, Arjun Projects On Schedule, Says Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Rao Inderjit Singh has been the Union Minister of State for Defence for about four months after a stint in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- 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.
- Sharon Legacy Battered By Lebanon War (Indian Express, Reuters, Aug 20, 2006)
The same day an uneasy truce took effect in the Lebanon war, doctors treating former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reported a sharp deterioration in his condition as he lay comatose in a Tel Aviv hospital.
- 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
- Hizbollah Hands Out Cash For War Victims (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Hizbollah handed out bundles of cash on Friday to people whose homes were wrecked by Israeli bombing, consolidating the Iranian-backed group’s support among Lebanon’s Shi’ites and embarrassing the Beirut government.
- The Simi Story (Times of India, YOGINDER SIKAND, Aug 20, 2006)
The identity of those behind the bomb blasts that shook Mumbai remains unclear. Some suspect the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba or the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), or a combination of both. Police have already . . .
- Guts And Glory... (Deccan Herald, VEENA PRADEEP, Aug 20, 2006)
The author has refrained from over-dramatising this real life spy story, which makes the book all the more poignant.
- 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.
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