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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 26855:
- Indians Drink "Divine" Sea Water As It Turns Sweet (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Thousands of Indians drank from a murky Arabian Sea creek after news spread overnight that its water had miraculously turned sweet and could cure illnesses, police said on Saturday.
- 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.
- Why This Apathy? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 20, 2006)
“Lack of quorum” seems to have become all too convenient an excuse for the National Assembly when it comes to taking up important national issues.
- 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.
- Aids Meet: Kolkata Gay Activist On Ramp (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Aug 20, 2006)
An Indian designer going global is no longer news but what makes this Toronto fashion show special is that it is being held in the Youth Pavilion in the Global Village of XVI International AIDS Conference.
- 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.
- Israelis Arrest Hamas Dy Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli soldiers arrested the Palestinian deputy prime minister early on Saturday, the Army said, the highest-ranking Hamas official to be arrested in a six-week-old crackdown against the ruling Hamas party.
- As India Debates N-Deal, China & Pak Move To Close Rival Pact (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 20, 2006)
As India’s nuclear debate enters the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Beijing and Islamabad are moving towards deeper bilateral atomic energy cooperation.
- 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 . . .
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- Let And Al Qaeda (Asian Age, B. Raman , Aug 20, 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...
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Doing The ‘Doable’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 20, 2006)
MOST of us have by now become used to the ebb and flow in relations between Pakistan and India.
- India Scrambles Jets After ‘Flying Object’ Enters No-Fly Zone (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Indian Air Force scrambled two Mig-21s on Friday morning after a “flying object from Pakistan” came close to the Pakistan-India border near southern Punjab, the Indian Express reports.
- ‘Jaish Was Planning Suicide Strikes In Mumbai’ (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
This is what security agencies find after interrogating two Pak nationals caught sneaking in from Bangladesh.
- ‘If You’Ve Abandoned Kashmir, You Might As Well Abandon Army’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
As head of the ISI, you must have been deeply involved in the country’s Kashmir policy. How would you evaluate General Pervez Musharraf’s policy on Kashmir?
- Protest In Dhaka Over Bjp Leader's Remark (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Bangladeshi Muslims took to streets in Dhaka today after noon prayers to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh’s recent remarks that India should send its security forces into Pakistan and Bangladesh to destroy . . .
- 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”.
- Aids Meet: Kolkata Gay Activist On Ramp (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Aug 19, 2006)
An Indian designer going global is no longer news but what makes this Toronto fashion show special is that it is being held in the Youth Pavilion in the Global Village of XVI International AIDS Conference. Twenty-one-year-old Soumik Chatterjee . . .
- Tears In Heaven (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
It's not Lebanon yet in Sri Lanka, but it's getting there. Fierce fighting has broken out between the military and LTTE rebels in the north and east of the country, sending thousands of civilians fleeing.
- 'War And Peace Begin And End In The Mind' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
A T Ariyaratne stands out among political leaders in Sri Lanka in these times of strife. A Sarvodaya activist, he believes there is hope for peace and that violence can't resolve questions of language and ethnicity.
- Shylock As Zionist (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Aug 19, 2006)
The other day I saw a movie adaptation of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, with Al Pacino playing Shylock. Ever since I first studied it in school, I've found MoV a deeply problematic play.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bhaumik’S Bhagwan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 19, 2006)
You might have noticed that people’s reactions to the wonders of nature in day time differs with those at night.
- Politics Is A Puzzle (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 19, 2006)
The leaders are all opportunists. All that matters is Islamic principles and power, no matter who rules.
- India Abroad (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
Nooyi’s rise to the top is the face of a new vibrant India.
- 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 . . .
- ‘Al-Qaeda Has No Role In J&k’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Syed Sallah-u-Din, chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, the strongest Kashmiri militant group, has said that al-Qaeda has no role in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Boeing Bets On Freight Boom In India (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Aug 19, 2006)
Having done an estimated business of $18 billion and received orders for as many as 150 planes — either outright sale or lease — in just two years, Boeing is expecting more orders from India in the coming years.
- The Ball Remains In India’S Court (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 19, 2006)
In an interview to India’s fortnightly magazine, Frontline, General Pervez Musharraf has said all the right things, in the right vein and with sincerity.
- 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.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 19, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Al Qaeda Mastermind In Kunar, Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Suspect moving between Nuristan and its neighbouring province
- 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 . . .
- ‘Troops For Un Force Only If All Parties Agree’: Participation To Be Considered: Kasuri (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan will mull a possible participation in a UN force in south Lebanon but will only send troops if they will be ‘welcomed’ by all parties to the conflict, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Friday.
- Nato Appeals For Help In Curtailing Afghan Drugs (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
NATO’s top general appealed to the international community on Thursday to do more to curb Afghanistan’s growing drug trade, which he said is helping finance a resurgent Taliban and fueling instability.
- New Wave Of Monsoon Rains Likely To Hit Sindh Region (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Splashy rains in Mirpur Khas, Khan Pur, Tandoallah Yar, claimed four lives, including a minor, and injured 12 in a new wave of heavy monsoon season, which moved westwards from Bay of Bengal and hit Sindh region last night.
- Crossing The Bridge (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion, given in an interview to an Indian weekly, that some form of agreement be reached between India and Pakistan to ensure that their respective intelligence agencies do not work against each other is something . . .
- Hezbollah Pays Cash For Lost Homes (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Hezbollah on Friday began distributing tens of thousands of dollars to residents in battered southern Beirut whose homes were hit during Israel’s month-long offensive targeting the Shia militia.
- Terrorism Has To Be Met With Force: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Calling on the country’s police to be courteous to common people and do justice to the needy through prompt delivery of services, President General Pervez Musharraf Friday asked the law enforcing agencies to act strongly against those preaching . . .
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- 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.
- Will The Fragile Peace Last In Lebanon? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 19, 2006)
The prospective members of UNIFIL have failed to agree on or even properly discuss the exact nature of UNIFIL's mandate.
- 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.
- Festivals Are No More Solemn Religious Occasions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
With commercialisation, the significance of most of them is lost, feel our readers
- What The U.S. Is Doing To Pakistan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 19, 2006)
Washington's influence in "core" areas of Pakistan's security seems to be growing. And this is not restricted to mere cooperation in anti-terrorist actions.
- Muslim Community Tries Where Government Has Failed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
Neither isolationist nor homogeneously Asian, the Muslim community in Walthamstow in east London tried to save a generation failed by the government.
- Temple Car Festival Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Large number of people from Tamil Nadu, Pondy participated
- V.P. Singh Ploughs The Land In Protest (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 19, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Government admits their entry was due to intelligence failure Authorities admit to intelligence failure
V.P. Singh, Raj Babbar, others tilled land at Reliance plant site: Jan Morcha
It was a symbolic protest, says U.P. . . .
- Qualcomm Acquires Qualphone For $18 M (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 19, 2006)
Mobile TV trials this year in U.S., U.K. and Japan; may happen in India in 2007
Qualphone software to drive multimedia content to mobile devices
Leverages Bangalore research team's work to deliver flagship products
Qualcomm has laboratories in . . .
- Man Shot Dead In Vijayawada Court Premises (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
MLA's cousin Vangaveeti Santan Kumar seriously injured, not out of danger
- 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.
- Father Of British Bomb Plot Suspect In Pakistani Custody (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani authorities are holding the father of alleged London airline bomb plotter Rashid Rauf in custody, security officials have said.
- 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".
- Abc News Says Pakistanis Arrest Al Qaeda Commander (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
ABC News reported on Friday that Pakistani officials have arrested a top al Qaeda commander and that he could provide clues on the whereabouts of Islamic militant cells worldwide and Osama bin Laden.
- Musharraf Angry, Hurt Over India's Bomb Allegation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he was angry and disappointed that India had blamed his government for last month's bomb blasts in Mumbai, which he said was the work of "freelance terrorists".
- Hizb Chief Ready For Peace Talks (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Aug 19, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin told a Srinagar-based news agency, Kashmir News Service, on Thursday that his organisation was ready to talk to India and that ceasefire from either side should not be a precondition for starting the . . .
- 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.
- Fuss Over The Fizz (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
Be it cricket or cola, almost any subject seems worthy enough for a debate on Bengal’s political platform.
- 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 . . .
- Bukhari's Men Beat Up Cop In Jama Masjid (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
In yet another display of his arrogance, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Friday declared the masjid a 'no-go area' for the police and prevented officers from carrying out a search operation after they had reached there on a . . . .
- 'Al-Qaeda Man Holed Up Between Nuristan, Kunar Provinces' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan has told the US. Military that an Arab, al-Qaida operative who masterminded the London jetliner terror plot is hiding in mountainous terrain in northeastern Afghanistan, an Intelligence official said on Friday.
- 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 . . .
- Freelance Terrorists Behind Mumbai Blasts’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Friday said that the July 11 Mumbai bombings could be the handiwork of "freelance terrorists."
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
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