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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 21907:
- Tipnis’S Outburst Is Extremely Useful (Indian Express, RANJIT B. RAI, Oct 11, 2006)
Ay tipnis, who was chief of air staff during the Kargil intrusions by the Pakistani army in early May 1999, has gone public on the delay in actions taken to meet the Kargil intrusions with air support in the October issue of the Force magazine.
- Dear Leader’S Dear Friends (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
This is one Indian complaint about Pakistan the latter cannot dismiss — Islamabad is deeply implicated in Pyongyang’s nuclear jingoism and there’s evidence all over, for anyone to see.
- Police Interference In Politics Must Also Stop (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Oct 11, 2006)
The landmark Sup-reme Court judgment in the writ petition filed by Prakash Singh and others proposes to lay down the foundation for an apolitical, responsive and accountable police force.
- Roots Of Gandhigiri (Times of India, DILEEP PADGAONKAR, Oct 11, 2006)
On a brief tour of South Africa in early October, Manmohan Singh assumed two distinct, if related, avatars.
- Do Winners Stay In Print? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2006)
Big Business- Winning the Booker prize is no guarantee that a novel deserves to stay in print.
- Marx In Motion (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
Two articles in People’s Democracy on how the CPI(M) balances Marxist philosophy with the need for industrialisation and technological advances highlight how the party is trying to explain its stand on crucial issues.
- Rivers Running Dry (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 11, 2006)
It looks dull, almost impenetrable in places. But if its findings are verified, it could turn out to be the most important scientific report published so far this year.
- The Nuclear Fallout (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 11, 2006)
To some people, the exploding of a nuclear device by North Korea is probably the best answer any nation could have given to Washington's recent depredations, the most notable example of which was the full-scale military assault against Iraq on a . . .
- North Korea & Envisioning Alternative Nuclear Futures (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 11, 2006)
If the NPT status quo is already history, then we must either accept a world of more nuclear weapon powers, or move to a nuclear-weapon-free world. There is no third way.
- The Debt We Owe Kanshi Ram (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 11, 2006)
The BSP is a potent advertisement that numbers, not violence, work in democratic India. For this alone, modern India needs to be thankful to the party founder.
- '93 Blasts Case: Three Convicts Plead Leniency (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Three convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case on Tuesday pleaded before a TADA court for a lesser sentence saying they were dragged into the conspiracy due to circumstances beyond their control and were repenting for their acts.
- Bad For Neighbours To Fight’ (Deccan Herald, Suryakumari Dennison, Oct 11, 2006)
Though India and Pakistan are hostile neighbours, people look for friends across borders.
- 93 Blasts: Three More Convicted, 2 Acquitted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The TADA court on Tuesday convicted three residents of Raigad under the Customs Act for allowing use of their trawlers for bringing in smuggled RDX and arms which were used in the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993.
- I’M Game For Another Bout: Karunakaran (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Oct 11, 2006)
Veteran leader K Karunakaran’s political obituary was written umpteen number of times. But the wily leader always bounced back, mocking his critics. But now doomsayers have got powerful ammunition.
- Suri Dead, Ditto Great Eastern Hopes? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The renovation of Great Eastern Hotel may suffer a setback with the death of hotel owner and Rajya Sabha MP Lalit Suri due to a heart attack in London last night.
- Three Fishermen Guilty In ’93 Blasts Case (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
A TADA court today held three fishermen guilty under the Customs Act for helping absconding gangster Tiger Memon and his men to smuggle arms and RDX which were used in the 1993 bomb blasts here, but acquitted two others of various charges due to . . .
- North Korea Gatecrashes Into The Nuclear Club (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 11, 2006)
The US and the world ought to have realised that it was a mere matter of time before other countries with scientific capabilities and the needed resources gate crashed into the nuclear club.
- West Woke Up Too Late (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
With Pyongyang's entry into the nuclear club, world leaders seem unanimous that the errant Communist regime should be punished, says Con Coughlin.
- Subversive Enclaves (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 11, 2006)
The SEZ policy encourages the creation of enclaves where national laws will mean little.
- All Roads Lead To Rome: Even 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2006)
In a climactic scene in the movie Ben-Hur, Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judaea, is confronted by the hero who tells him that his mother and sister had contracted leprosy after being unjustly imprisoned for years in an underground dungeon.
- The Parable Of The Neo-Rishi’S Sacrifice (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Oct 11, 2006)
Once upon a time, when disks used to flip-flop and writing was on a star, the Blue Giant made the Pea Sea for the world. But he needed a soft creature to navigate the waters with the support of a few rams.
- China Seeks Punitive Action Against N Korea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The UN Security Council’s five veto-wielding members plus Japan said more talks were needed to agree a package of tough sanctions to punish North Korea for its nuclear test and force it to resume stalled disarmament talks.
- A Controversial Project (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2006)
The federal government’s decision to allot the twin islands of Bundal and Bundo, located off the Karachi mainland, to a UAE-based developer raises a number of questions relating to the desirability of the project.
- Traders' Protest (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Oct 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court allows commercial activities in Delhi's residential areas, but after police firing claims four lives in Seelampur.
- Stop The Desecration (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 11, 2006)
In an ultimate insult to any place of worship, a Hindu temple in Karachi has reportedly been encroached upon by local butchers and parts of its compound have been converted into a slaughterhouse.
- Setback In New York (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2006)
New Delhi has no reason to be surprised by the U.S.' rejection of Shashi Tharoor's candidature for the top U.N. post.
- N Korea: Everything To Gain, Nothing To Lose (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 10, 2006)
A leading US Congressman has called for the immediate and urgent deployment of a missile defence system in East Asia following North Korea's nuclear test on Monday...
- Kanshi, A Crafty Practitioner Of Dalit Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The passing away of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram has brought to a close a chapter in “Dalit assertion” in the post-Ambedkar era.
- Classics In Current Idiom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
This anthology of articles is the outcome of a seminar held with the main objective of exploring and interpreting the ancient Tamil classics in the light of modern research carried out in the inter-related areas of history, archaeology, . . .
- North Korea Conducts N-Test (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
North Korea boasted today it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, saying it detonated a successful underground blast in a “great leap forward” that defied international warnings against the communist regime.
- Down Memory Lane (Hindu, B.S.R. Krishna, Oct 10, 2006)
This IS an autobiography of D.V. Narsaraju (Daatla Venkata Narasaraju 1920-2006), an eminent playwright, dramatist, movie script writer-director, humorist and above all, a gentleman to the core who was respected by one and all. Several of his plays . . .
- Bridal Mysticism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
With the advent of Kali yuga the time became ripe and conducive to realise God by the easier method of chanting the Divine name and singing His glory.
- Social Novel (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Oct 10, 2006)
This novel handles the delicate theme of the basic sexual instinct. The protagonist and his wife do not have a progeny and the lady is sad over that. He is a wholesale cigarette dealer in a small north Kerala town.
- Boom Boom Bali (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
A myriad of cultures, languages and common histories - these are the first things that come to the mind when one thinks of Indonesia.
- Waiting Game (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 10, 2006)
It’s time again for the festival of lights, and many party faithfuls in the Congress are wishing for a perfect Diwali gift. The Cabinet reshuffle on the cards—what with a foreign minister to be appointed soon—is what is keeping the Congress brass . . .
- The End Of 'Non-Proliferation' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2006)
On October 9, 2006, North Korea became the eighth country on the planet to announce that it had conducted a nuclear explosive test and joined the ranks of nuclear weapon states.
- Pressure Grows For A Lengthy Closure Of Everest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2006)
Conservationists condemn the tourism turning the world's highest peak into a rubbish dump and are pressing for controls on climbing.
- Time To Ban All Forms Of Child Labour (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Oct 10, 2006)
The additional curbs on child labour in specified hazardous occupations come into effect today. This is a welcome step but far from adequate. Ultimately, all forms of labour are hazardous to the well being of children.
- Kanshi Ram Passes Away (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
President, Prime Minister and other leaders pay rich tributes
He played an important role in post-Independence India: Kalam
Commanded respect from all, says Sonia.
- Seer Moots Revival Of Temple Stir (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Giving a new twist to the Ayodhya dispute, Shankracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarika peeth has declared that they would go for a parikrama (perambulation) of the disputed site on 30 November in order to revive the issue before the public.
- Civilizational Confluence In India (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Oct 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week rejected what he called ‘‘erroneous linkages’’ made by the Western world, of treating the actions of a few as typical of an entire community, thus tarring a single faith with the same brush.
- Rs 30 Crore Central Aid (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
In view of the increase in tourist activity in the holy city, the Union Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 30 crore to upgrade the tourism infrastructure in the city of the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine.
- Grappling With Domestic Abuse (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Oct 10, 2006)
What is the point of an Irani Trophy if the Ranji champions cannot play with full strength?
- Signs Of The Times (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 10, 2006)
While some of us groan on about all that does not happen in India and the other daily horrors that afflict us because of gross malgovernance, the world has begun to look at this subcontinent differently. India is the buzzword abroad.
- North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 10, 2006)
China voices ``firm opposition to the test''; a crisis, says Japan
- Man Of Masses (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 10, 2006)
Few politicians since Independence have had the same impact on Indian politics as Kanshi Ram. The Ambedkarite revolution that has redrawn social and political equations in large parts of north India owes its success to Kanshi Ram.
- 25 Kg Rdx Found Near Temple In Doda (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Twenty-five kg RDX was found buried near Sukrala temple in Kishtwar town of Doda district, a few days ahead of its annual festival, Army officials said on Monday.
- Blast Of Anger (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 10, 2006)
A storm of predictable but probably ultimately pointless - protest from Europe rained down on Pyongyang's reclusive regime (TODAY, MONDAY) after it triumphantly announced it had carried out its first nuclear weapons test.
- Empowering Builder (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Oct 10, 2006)
I remembered that election rally as I heard the news of Kanshi Ram’s passing away. It was ten years ago, somewhere in eastern UP, just before the assembly elections.
- A Double Whammy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 10, 2006)
With its first nuclear test on Monday, North Korea has dealt a double blow to China. For years, it had been widely assumed that if any one had leverage with “dear leader” Kim Jong-il, it was Beijing.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, So Many Stars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 10, 2006)
Did television news just become film promos?
- What Became Of The Simi I Knew? (Indian Express, Alok Sharma, Oct 10, 2006)
In the early eighties, as a young student in Uttar Pradesh, I had heard about SIMI. But it wasn’t until I joined AMU that I came across some of its members: solemn, bearded boys who would tell you to salaam a senior when he passed by.
- Kargil Rewind: Air Chief Vs Army Chief (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Oct 10, 2006)
Tipnis’s observations, if they don’t lead to unnecessary recriminations, could provide valuable insights into the history of the Kargil war
- Extracts From ‘My Days’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 10, 2006)
I enjoyed every moment of living in Mysore. Sometimes I loitered through the parks and the illuminated vicinities of the Maharaja's palace.
- N Korean Generals Want Early Nuclear Test:source (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea may bring the date of a planned nuclear test forward after a contentious remark by China's UN ambassador angered generals in the reclusive country, a source with close ties to Pyongyang said today.
- Failure Of Growth Models (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 09, 2006)
Economists invented the phrase 'stagflation;' decades ago when they encountered for the first time, a situation in which stagnation and inflation existed simultaneously although it had been though until then that the two phenomena were mutually . . .
- Dream Merchants (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 09, 2006)
Should it surprise anyone that the people from as far as Kerala have joined hands to cheat inhabitants of Poonch of crores of rupees? They have done it through a modus operandi which is by now all too familiar.
- Bjp Leaders Meet Kalam, Oppose Clemency To Guru (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
While petitioning the President A P J Abdul Kalam against clemency to Parliament terror attack convict Afzal Guru, the Bharatiya Janata Party today declared that it will take the issue to the masses if the convict was condoned the death penalty.
- A Rare Bloom Is Fading (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2006)
The celebrated kurinji flowers only once every 12 years in Kodaikanal. Experts fear habitat loss may end its magical cycle forever.
- Osama: A Cold War Pathogen? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2006)
The failure to track down Osama – dead or alive – makes his disappearance one of the most mysterious in the world.
- Food First (Times of India, M. S. Swaminathan , Oct 09, 2006)
Can we make hunger history? In its fifth and final report submitted to the government on October 4, the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) has proposed a six-point action plan to this effect.
- All Play And No Work (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 09, 2006)
The new academic year has barely started when it is holiday time again. Schooling for foreigners in China is fun in more ways than one, specially for Indian kids.
- Nato Fights The Jihadis (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 09, 2006)
Most people would recall October 7 as the date on which US President George W Bush launched his "war on terror" by invading Afghanistan in 2001.
- Arjun's Authors (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 09, 2006)
This past week, the Government of India sponsored a trip for its chosen writers to the Frankfurt Book Fair, where India was the theme country.
- The West And The Making Of Mkg (OutLook, SANDEEP PANDEY, Oct 09, 2006)
Allusions to Christ clinch it. This tribute to Gandhi shies from tracing the Indian source of his ideas.
- Roll Over Feminazis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 09, 2006)
A survey reports that young British women are not as ambitious about their careers as they are about marriage and motherhood, says Mary Kenny.
- Truth About Cats And Dogs (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 09, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
- A Turning Point In Ties, Says Hu Jintao (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 09, 2006)
Holds frank talks on many issues with Japanese Premier Abe
- Asia’S Best City Award For Bangkok (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 09, 2006)
Bangkok has bagged the “Asia’s best city 2006” award and comes third in the list of world’s favourite cities for tourism following Italy’s Florence and Rome respectively.
- Flight Of Fancy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 09, 2006)
Kyndiah needs to fasten his seat-belt
Union tribal affairs minister PR Kyndiah wants a dedicated airline in partnership with private carriers to provide regional linkages.
- Anthony Bourdain (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Your favourite country on No Reservations.
- Levelling The Playing Field (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 09, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- After The Sahibs (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Oct 09, 2006)
It is strange how the tide has turned for Indian managers in the last seventy years. In the Thirties, British nationals preferred life in lively Britain to nationalistic India.
- N Korea Warns On Border Shots, No Word On N-Test (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea issued threats against its southern neighbour over a border incident but made no mention of a planned atomic test as China and Japan expressed joint concern on Sunday over Pyongyang's nuclear intentions.
- No Mercy For Afzal, Bjp Petitions Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
A high-powered BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition L K Advani and BJP President Rajnath Singh on Sunday night petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam and urged him not to grant clemency to Mohammad Afzal, facing execution for attack on . . .
- Originating Freight Loading Will Receive A Big Boost' (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Oct 09, 2006)
The prospects for increased cement and steel movement are bright as several hydro-electricity projects are due to come up in the region. — MR A. K. SANWALKA, GENERAL MANAGER, NORTH-EAST FRONTIER RAILWAY
- Gandhi Vs Gandhi (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 09, 2006)
Both are poignant Prince Charmings of sorts, their lives laced with early tragedy and redolent with future promise, sharing the most famous surname — and a legacy to match — in the politics of this country.
- Iran Sticks To Its Guns Despite Sanction Mov (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Iran insisted on Sunday and flatly refused to suspend sensitive atomic work despite signs that world powers were close to agreeing on sanctions against Tehran.
- Aurakzai Violence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 09, 2006)
The sectarian violence which has been raging for more than five days in the Kalaya town of Aurakzai agency is regrettable and shows the level of intolerance and extremism rampant in parts of Pakistani society.
- India, Eu Set To Sign Galileo Pact At Helsinki (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 09, 2006)
India and the European Union are set to sign the Galileo communication project agreement at the Seventh India-EU Summit in Helsinki (Finland) on October 13.
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