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Articles 2721 through 2820 of 21907:
- Blasts Rock Malegaon; 31 Killed, Over 100 Injured (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 31 people died and over 100 were injured in three explosions in Muslim-dominated Malegaon, 300 km from Mumbai, on Friday. It was the first instance of serial bombings specifically targeting Muslims in Maharashtra.
- 38 Killed, Over 150 Injured In 3 Malegaon Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Terrorists struck again in Maharashtra today, killing at least 38 people and injuring over 150 in three blasts including one in a mosque in this communally sensitive Muslim-dominated town.
- History Of Decolonization (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 09, 2006)
History has an uncanny knack of repeating itself. For the sake of the Pakistani people I hope, though, that this will not be so this time over. Given the high-handedness of Gen.
- Night Of Funerals In Malegaon Hit By Bombs (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Sep 09, 2006)
A Muslim-majority town in Maharashtra buried its dead throughout the night and troops patrolled the streets on Saturday to prevent religious riots, a day after bomb blasts killed 32 people and wounded dozens.
- Curious Current (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2006)
The old quip about Calcutta catching a cold when Paris sneezes may be something of an exaggeration, but scientists are demonstrating that movements in the waters of the Pacific Ocean can have an effect on the monsoon in India.
- Catering To Nicotine Lovers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
Smoker’s International Airways. As the name suggests, the airline, known as Smintair for short, will probably not be for the faint of lung.
- One Fine September Day (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 09, 2006)
There’s more to 9/11 than the collapse of the Twin Towers and the beginning of the ‘war against terror.’ Here’s a list of all that has happened on this day.
- Mr Blair Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 09, 2006)
As the drumbeat for his exit quickens, the most charitable construct that can be placed on Thursday’s statement of intent by Britain’s Prime Minister is that he would not have gone public were it not for the latest jolt the Labour government has suffered.
- Cong Hits Back On Song Issue (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Sep 09, 2006)
Stung by the BJP’s bid to give a fillip to the Vande Mataram controversy over Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s absence from a party function organised for group recitation of the national song yesterday, the Congress today mounted a blistering counter-attack . . .
- India And The Quest For World Order (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 09, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh Government's foreign policy may or may not be independent. What is certain is that it is not effective or imaginative.
- Risky Lives (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 09, 2006)
Fifty-four miners losing their lives in the bowels of the earth — how should we respond? Feeling sorry about their safety conditions and then forgetting about them simply won't do.
- 37 Die In Malegaon Blasts (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 09, 2006)
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Malegaon town, 180 km from here, after riots broke out in the wake of bomb blasts this afternoon that claimed at least 37 lives. More than 200 persons were injured in the incident.
- Pm To Project New Contemporary Vision At Nam Summit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
With questions on NAM's relevance being tossed around, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will project a new contemporary vision to deal with major challenges like terrorism, nuclear disarmament and UN reforms at the Summit of the 116-nation grouping in . . .
- Patriot Act (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 09, 2006)
The BJP is trying its best to gain political mileage from Sonia Gandhi's absence at a Congress function celebrating the centenary — for which there is no firm historical evidence — of Vande Mataram .
- Three Cheers For ‘Gulf Wives’ (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Sep 09, 2006)
The UN Fund for Population Activities’ (UNFPA) has commended Indian “Gulf wives’’ for attaining a great sense of independence and judgement that raised their social status.
- In China, Living With Maoist Horror (Tribune, John Pomfret, Sep 09, 2006)
Forty years ago this past August, the first killings were carried out to launch the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China. Two educators in Nanjing and a high school principal in Beijing were the first victims of the Red Guards, the shock . . .
- Emirates Set To Launch Eight Flights A Week From Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The UAE airline's service will start on October 29
Airline to have discounted fares as introductory offer
Company's Mumbai call centre to be expanded.
- Lifeguards Withdraw Strike In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The lifeguards in Goa withdrew their indefinite strike on Friday and decided to resume their duties on beaches in the State from Saturday.
- Sri Lanka Distances Itself From Minister's Charge (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 09, 2006)
His views on Nirupama Rao's conduct do not reflect Government's views"
- Malegaon: The Road To Perdition (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 09, 2006)
Islamist violence has scarred much of India, but the Malegaon bombings were preceded by a series of Hindutva terrorist attacks on mosques.
- M’Rashtra Blasts Kill 38 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 38 people were killed and over 100 grievously hurt when three powerful explosions rocked the communally sensitive textile town of Malegaon in Nasik district of North Maharashtra, 180 km from here, in a terrorist strike on Friday.
- Hc Strikes Down Act On Temples (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
A division bench comprising Justice R Gururajan and Justice C R Kumaraswamy struck down the Act stating that the legislation violated Articles 14, 25 and 26 of the Constitution which provided for right to equality, freedom of conscience and freedom . . .
- Labour In Deep Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2006)
Judging from the events of the past two days, the Blair era in British politics is effectively all over bar the shouting. Tony Blair, of course, will linger on as Prime Minister for some more months to allow him to surpass former Conservative leader . .
- Tagore's Iranian Journey (Times of India, MALASHRI LAL, Sep 09, 2006)
When Iraq and Iran are in the news for war and fundamentalism, Tagore's jottings give us a perspective we may have forgotten. In 1932, Rabindranath Tagore received an invitation he could not refuse.
- Tirumala Temple Closed For Lunar Eclipse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Shrine to be thrown open to public for darshan of the Lord at 9.30 a.m. today
- Plan To Develop Ananthagiri Hills Into Tourist Resort (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Development to be complementary to Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple; TB sanatorium not to be disturbed
- `Expedite Works In Theerthamalai Temple Before September 30' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Collector M. Chandrasekaran instructed PWD officials to expedite the development works in Theerthamalai temple in Harur taluk before September 30.
- Indian Navy Team To Ski To South Pole (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Team expects extreme conditions
- India Rejects Sri Lankan Minister's Charge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Reacting to the accusation of Indian interference made by Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday defended the conduct of its High Commissioner in Colombo and said her contribution to the . . .
- India, China Ink Pact On Science And Technology (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Sep 08, 2006)
India and China on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for "useful and purposive" cooperation in Science and Technology with the objective of entering into a strategic relationship in all fields of mutual benefit.
- Air India Relaxes Security Measures (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Air India has relaxed the security measures that had angered passengers from Bahrain.
- Incredible India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
Many Indians, battling quotidian urban realities, would be surprised at foreign tourists’ vote of confidence
- Pakistan Risks Creating Al Qaeda, Taliban Sanctuary (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 08, 2006)
Five years after President Pervez Musharraf bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, his government has signed a peace deal with Pakistani Taliban.
- Nepal Commission To Question King Gyanendra (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Sep 08, 2006)
An inquiry commission will question Nepal King Gyanendra for his role in supressing the pro-democracy protests in April, the first time that a monarch will be probed in the history of Nepal.
- Spellcheck! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
Prof. Henry Higgins never got a definitive answer to his query “why can’t the English teach their children how to speak” and it is clear his concerns went beyond being called “Enery”.
- Advani Releases Booklet Flaying Muslims Over Tricolour (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A booklet released by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani here on Thursday has targeted Indian Muslims over the national flag.
- What Taliban? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
Is NATO fighting a ghost in Afghanistan?
Something very strange is going on in Afghanistan.
- Unsung Hero In A Time Warp (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
At a time when the nation is going to celebrate the 150th anniversary of First War of Independence of 1857 next year, it is propitious to remember the sacrifices of martyrs of the freedom struggle. Jatindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha . . .
- Pak-Afghan Fate Linked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 08, 2006)
President Musharraf has called upon Kabul to end the blame-game and eliminate mistrust to fight the common enemy of terrorism.
- Foreign Aid Or Economic Freedom? (The Financial Express, Parth J Shah, Sep 08, 2006)
FDI and remittances have the potential to offset aid as important engines of growth in South Asia
- Vande Mataram (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
A hundred years ago when the Congress adopted Vande Mataram as the National Song at its Varanasi session on September 7, 1905, the stalwarts of India's freedom struggle could not have envisaged the possibility of Bankim Chandra . . .
- Concept Of Justice In Islam (Dawn, Bilal Ahmed Malik, Sep 08, 2006)
Jurists have defined justice and equality as keeping a thing in its right place, or keeping the balance.
- Dmk Govt Goes Private On Airport, Deserts Comrades (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 08, 2006)
The CPI(M) made common cause with the DMK against the disinvestment of Neyveli Lignite Corporation but the southern ally has gone its own way on the issue of airport modernisation.
- Vande Mataram Electrifies India (Pioneer, Navneet Anand, Sep 08, 2006)
The national song is nation's pride. Vande Mataram is a symbol of a vibrant India, an icon that binds the past with the present and the glorious future.
- Why Globalisation Is In Trouble - I (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 08, 2006)
The dominant world powers historically pushed for globalisation as a means of increasing wealth and influence. Yet those nations fret as the emerging powers of India and China embrace the same strategy.
- Clean Bill Of Health To Economy (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 08, 2006)
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- Why Can’T Gen Musharraf Say Goodbye To The Mullahs? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 08, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal has threatened to resign from the assemblies if the government goes ahead with the passage of the Women’s Protection Bill as it now stands.
- Misgivings About The Accord (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2006)
Tuesday's agreement between the government and the militants in North Waziristan has aroused some international concerns, though the American reaction seems to show an understanding of Pakistan’s position.
- What The Heart Does Not Feel, The Eye Cannot See (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 08, 2006)
After 15 years of a battering from hostile policies and governments, the world of the peasant has turned highly fragile. But the onus of changing is on the farmer. Not on those driving a cruel process and system.
- Govt Enables Bial To Re-Design Devanahalli Airport (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Government today enabled Bangalore International Airport ltd to make changes in the project design so as to be able to cater to 8.4 million passengers by 2010 against the earlier target of 2020.
- Progress At What Cost? (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
The government is concerned about statistics and graphs on GDP but not greenery and the welfare of people.
- Pm, Musharraf To Meet Again (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Sep 08, 2006)
The post-Mumbai blast stand-off between India and Pakistan may be over soon as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is preparing to meet President Pervez Musharraf on the margins of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana next week.
- Hollow Nation (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 08, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called “second War of Independence” in Baluchistan has been galvanized in the aftermath of the “martyrdom” of the octogenarian, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Pakistan Risks Creating Al Qaeda, Taliban Sanctuary (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 08, 2006)
Five years after President Pervez Musharraf bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, his government has signed a peace deal with Pakistani Taliban.
- Extential Crisis Of Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Sep 08, 2006)
The latest round of acrimony between India and Pakistan could further slow down, if not halt, the peace process-which has lost the momentum witnessed last year.
- Fighting The Fighters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The bombing of World Trade Center transformed the thinking about warfare among American security analysts in particular and Western theoreticians in general. Michael C. Fowler, a defence analyst of the Roger Williams University, portrays the . . .
- Racial Profiling An Offshoot Of Terrorism: Author (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
An unfortunate offshoot of terrorism was the emergence of ‘racial markers’ victimising innocent people and this trend stems from lack of comprehension about other races and cultures, says a noted author.
- Cut The Flab (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Sep 08, 2006)
Food and fertiliser subsidies are sacred among the pro-poor brigade. Take these away, one is told, and mass starvation will break out.
- Not Out Of Joint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
It says much for the sense of propriety that inspires The Times that in 1990 it deleted from the obituary of a gardening journalist called Peter Coats the suggestion that as ADC in Delhi to Lord Wavell he had been the viceroy’s gay lover.
- Those Who Cared (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 08, 2006)
The new conservation policy for keeping tigers alive and multiplying seems to be out, and the government is trying to get it into operation.
- Book On Gandhi Banned (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Sep 08, 2006)
Close on the heels of the controversy sparked off by two NCERT history books in Haryana, timely action by the state government has scuttled the possibility of unrest on account of another book.
- Unwelcoming India (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2006)
First the good news: India has been ranked the fourth top travel destination in a group of 100. The bad news is that the World Bank has ranked India an abysmal 134 among 175 countries for doing business.
- International Airport To Cost Rs. 518 Crore More (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Nod for proposal to amend the BIAL concession agreement
- A Killing Death Rite (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 08, 2006)
And what about us?” she asked suddenly. “What do we do?”
- ‘India Must Be Nam Bridge Power’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares for the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana from September 11, the special committee on NAM on economic and social issues, headed by Arjun Sengupta, in its report to the Government has . . .
- Constitution Is Supreme: Judicial Review Is A Basic Feature (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2006)
We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to set up a nine-judge constitution bench to examine Parliament’s powers to enact laws and put them beyond the pale of judicial review by including them in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
- God With Thee, Within Thee (Deccan Herald, K Hussain , Sep 08, 2006)
In a beautiful devotional song sung by Saint Kabir, God tells a devotee an eternal truth about the futility of trying to seek Him in the out-side world:
- Requiem To A Crocodile Hunter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2006)
Irwin’s type of wildlife documentaries was always watched in awe for the theatrics he did on camera while tracking down exotic and dangerous animals.
- Cracked: El Nino Monsoon Mystery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 08, 2006)
An Indian-American research team has unravelled a hitherto unknown connection between the Indian monsoon and the weather event called El Nino, a rise in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
- Another Relic Goes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
The only surprise about the collapse of outer wall of the Maharani Charak wing of the Mubarak Mandi complex of palaces is that it has happened too late.
- Bjp Shrieks Over Sonia’S Silence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday lapped up the opportunity provided by Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s reported “skipping” of an event marking the centenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ and decided to step up its campaign over the song.
- Blair: I'll Retire Within A Year (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Tony Blair confirmed on Thursday he will retire as prime minister within the next 12 months - but refused to name a precise date.
- National Legacy: Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Whether one wants to sing it or not is one's prerogative: Aiyar
- Vande Mataram & Muslim Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The Organiser has resurrected former Union Minister Arif Mohammed Khan in its latest issue.
- Vande Mataram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
"Vande Mataram, sujalam, suphalam, malayajasshitatalam, sasyashyamalaam, mataram, shubhrajyotsana pulakitayaminim, phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim, suhasininm sumadhura . . .
- Cm Visits Flood Affected Areas, Assesses Damage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Directing the administration to show promptness in collection and compilation of flood damage details so that necessary succour is provided to the affected, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that on the basis of these details adequate Central . . .
- One Song, Many Questions, A Few Answers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
India’s national song continues to rock the passage of the ship of state, the current controversy being over the national status of Vande Mataram: is it partisan, and therefore divisive? Should so controversial a song be a major symbol of . . .
- India Fourth Top Travel Destination (Hindustan Times, Prerna K Mishra, Sep 07, 2006)
India remains a popular destination with foreigners. The country has been ranked the fourth top travel destination in a group of 100, according to travel and tourism magazine Conde Nast Traveller UK. The top three destinations: Italy, New Zealand . . .
- Enos Ekka And The Swing Vote (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 07, 2006)
15 months after his prime-time plea for a conscience vote, Enos Ekka returns to the limelight, deciding the fate of the Jharkhand government
- That Moment In Transvaal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The date, 9/11, brings to mind the horrendous image of two aircraft crashing into New York’s World Trade Center.
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