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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 21907:
- The Promise Of Genetic Engineering (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
When humanity acquires new knowledge our likelihood of survival increases and our appreciation of the universe become enriched. Even if the new knowledge brings certain hazards, neither the fear of abuse nor the fear of divine retribution deters . . .
- Institutional Sub-Literacy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 22, 2006)
Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan a colossal failure
- ‘Nimage Ellarigu Aadarada Swagatha’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Kalam took the audience by surprise by starting his speech in Kannada. “Nimage Ellarigu Aadarada Swagatha,” he said to a rousing applause...
- July-August In Memory (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Aug 22, 2006)
We forget some freedom fighters who never figured in any history book, but played an important role in our struggle for independence
- No Golden Rules (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 22, 2006)
Rituals, as the manifest pillar of religion, must, and do, evolve with time. But not often does change mark a significant departure from the very philosophy of the religion.
- Pm Inter-Acts With J&k Youths (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Observing that even after 59 years of country’s independence several tasks still remained to be accomplished, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the youth to work unitedly for the nation’s overall progress.
- Little Chance Of Nuclear Compromise (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 22, 2006)
Tehran will respond to the pending European package but is unlikely to suspend enrichment under pressure. What the world must realise is sanctions will take us further from and not closer to a peaceful solution.
- Australia Warns Of Terror Attacks Against Pakistan Hotels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be planning an attack on hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian Foreign Affairs Department warned on Monday. But Pakistani officials and several hotels said they had no information on such a plot.
- The Best Always Retire (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 22, 2006)
One of my long-time colleagues never watches business channels, is unconcerned about which companies create wealth, is least interested in business personalities — they’re so boring, he says.
- Why Delay The Tribal Rights Bill? (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Aug 22, 2006)
Each day that the Government delays the passage of the Bill is another day of uncertainty and insecurity for lakhs of tribls who face the terror of eviction.
- Arjun Tries To Wriggle Out Of Vande Mataram Row (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Aug 22, 2006)
Under fire from the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on the Vande Mataram issue, a red-faced Arjun Singh is making a desperate bid to come clean.
- The Magic Shehnai (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2006)
Ustad Bismillah Khan (March 21, 1916-August 21, 2006) represented the bridge between classical music as nurtured in the royal courts and its popular version presented on proscenium stages of the world. His contributions were many.
- Dull Dogma Doesn’T A Syllabus Make (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 22, 2006)
It would be a shame if the parliamentary furore over NCERT textbooks provides yet another occasion for a display of anti-intellectualism and partisan crossfire.
- 80 Die As Trains Collide In Egypt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
A collision between two trains killed 80 people and injured 131 on Monday in a Nile Delta town north of Cairo, a security source said, in Egypt’s worst rail disaster since 2002.
- Mass Hysteria (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
Miracles are born of blind faith and insecurity.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 22, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Memories Of A Professor (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Aug 22, 2006)
Last month I had gone to Calcutta for the Panchanan Chakraborty centenary seminar. For me it was basically sentimental time-travel, back to the MA economics (group A) class of 1948-49.
- Egypt Train Crash Kills 51 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Fiftyone persons were killed today when two trains travelling on the same track collided in northern Egypt in the country’s deadliest rail crash in four years.
- Ngos Seek Passage Of Tribal Rights Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Say Centre's main goal is to protect rich
JPC recommendations favour transparency, accountability and justice
"Government has shown its anti-democratic, anti-poor agenda" .
- The Moralists Have Already Lost Their Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2006)
Gunter Grass' idea of honour is beyond them.
- 200 Ancient Coins Discovered (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 22, 2006)
A chance discovery of over 200 ancient coins, weighing about 800gs, from Mahendragarh district is likely to throw fresh light on the history of some of the ruling Hindu dynasties in India, before the advent of the Muslim period.
- Prime Minister To Visit Gujarat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured a delegation of Gujarat MPs that the Centre would extend all possible help to the people of the state badly affected by floods and heavy rains and indicated that he may soon visit the Western Indian state . . .
- Bismillah! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2006)
Very few people live up to be 90. Even fewer embellish the nine decades given to them with so much of talent and genius as Bismillah Khan, who died on Monday morning, did. No words can evaluate his contribution to music.
- ‘Terrorists May Attack Pakistan’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be plotting an attack on Western hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian foreign affairs department warned today.
- Women Can Enter Sabarimala Shrine: Kerala Govt (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Reiterating his stand that the CPI (M)-led LDF government in Kerala was not opposed to allowing women entry into the Sabarimala shrine, state Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran on Monday said he was not aware of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan's remarks . ..
- Spain Train Derails (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
A train travelling between Spain and France with 426 passengers crashed in the northwest Spanish region of Palencia today, killing five people and injuring 64, officials said.
- Coleridge Presides In British Library (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The British Library has bought a valuable archive from the family of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of England’s leading Romantic poets, that portrays the clan’s affectionate view of its “presiding genius”.
- Quota Issue: Divisive Responses In North & South India (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Aug 22, 2006)
Sometimes, divisive issues invite divided responses. At other times, responses like strikes and protests tend to make issues seem divisive, even when they are not.
- Snapshots (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
State Bank of India said on Monday it is not planning to hike home loan rates in the near future, but admitted that there is pressure on these interest rates.
- Sri Lanka Arrests 85 Tamils Fleeing To India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Navy has seized an Indian trawler which was trying to take some 85 Tamils from the island's north-western Mannar region to South India, police said.
- Saving Tirumala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Government's decision to bring in a law to prohibit the preaching of any religion other than Hinduism on the seven sacred hills of Tirumala, famous for the temple of Lord Venkateswara, is a welcome move to nip evangelical . . .
- Saddam Refuses To Enter Plea At Genocide Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Charges relate to crackdown against Kurds that left 100,000 dead
- Bjp Raps Arjun Over Vande Mataram (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
BJP on Monday accused HRD minister Arjun Singh of surrendering to anti-national forces by declaring that there was no compulsion on schoolchildren to sing "Vande Mataram" on September 7 - the centenary of its adoption as the national song.
- Us Destroying Two Nations For Twin Towers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
About 90 people including 70 suspected rebels and four US soldiers were killed in clashes between coalition troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan Dies, Aged 90 (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 22, 2006)
``He gave a new meaning to shehnai and did not go abroad in search of greener pastures'' .
- Politics Of A War Shrine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2006)
When he was running for office in 2001, Junichiro Koizumi, Japan’s prime minister, promised to visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine every year and to do so on August 15th, the anniversary of the emperor’s admission that Japan had lost the war.
- Engaging With Beteille (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
This selection of 50 short essays is a sequel to Beteille's Chronicles of Our Times, a similar collection of newspaper contributions published some years ago.
- Indians Rush To Temples To Feed ‘Thirsty’ Idols (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Thousands of people flocked to temples across India on Monday following reports that idols of Hindu gods were drinking milk given by devotees as sacred offerings, witnesses said. Teenagers, adults and the aged stood in long lines with garlands . . .
- The Long Silence Of Gunter Grass (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Aug 22, 2006)
“Why only now?” he says, this person not to be confused with me. Well, because Mother’s incessant nagging...Because I wanted to cry the way I did at the time, when the cry spread across the water, but couldn’t anymore...Because for the true . . .
- Rural Development And Planned Urbanisation Are Fully Compatible (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 22, 2006)
At the present juncture in the development history of the country it is perhaps right to pause and seek agricultural development with well-planned urban growth.
- Mr Murthy`s Next Innings (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 22, 2006)
If N R Narayana Murthy had simply led and built such an extraordinarily successful company as Infosys Technologies then that itself would have been enough to put his name in the history books.
- Sabarimala Row Hots Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The CPM and the LDF Government seem to be bracing for a showdown on the issue of changing the custom barring women between 10 and 50 years of age from the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
- Strategising Success (Hindu, M. S. S. Varadan, Aug 22, 2006)
Challenges companies to break out of the `red ocean' of competition .
- Yes Minister (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2006)
He has proven to be a true bureaucrat, adept at making himself indispensable to the minister. Brought to the ministry of tourism during the BJP-led NDA rule as joint secretary, he was considered a favourite of the then minister Jagmohan.
- Who Has The Right To Question Your Choices? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 22, 2006)
Some of the most baffling questions in history have been asked by so-called religious liberals. I was at a private gathering recently where a person was talking about Islam when, for some reason or connection which I must have missed, a member of . . .
- End Of An Era: Ustad Bismillah Khan Passes Away (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan died of cardiac arrest in the wee hours on Monday.
- Strange Logic Of Lebanon War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 21, 2006)
As staff at some of the world's most prestigious press organisations effectively take Hizbullah's side in its war with Israel, they inadvertently expose a profound transformation in the logic of warfare.
- Rajasthan Govt Begins Documenting Sites To Protect Heritage Wealth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Eager to protect its historic wealth from smugglers and looters, the Rajasthan government has launched a huge survey to document all heritage sites spread across the state.
- Build Schools First (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2006)
How to teach history is important. More important is how to build education infrastructure
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- "Create Awareness On Renewable Energy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Energy Agency asked to hold programmes in rural areas
- Ganesha Drinking Milk Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a re-run of the September 1995 frenzy when Ganesha idols were said to be drinking milk offered to them, devotees reportedly thronged temples on Sunday night, making similar claims. This time, however, all idols were reported to be drinking milk.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 21, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Sai Baba Temple In Thackeray Line Of Fire (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Shiv Sena chief Mr Bal Thackeray today flayed the management of the famous Sai Baba Temple at Shirdi for their plan to order a new golden throne for the much-revered saint at a cost of Rs 22 crore.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- After Mahim Miracle, Idols 'Drink' Milk (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 21, 2006)
After the record crowd turnout at Mumbai's Mahim locality to taste "sweet" water of the Arabian Sea, thousands of people on Sunday night thronged temples across Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab to watch deities of Goddess Durga and . . .
- Providing Ulfa Some Tailwind (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Aug 21, 2006)
Government may think talks with ULFA will lead to a fruitful outcome, but the outfit, given its history, is buying time to regroup, says Anil Bhat
- 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.
- Kolkata Man Claims Purchasing Land On Moon (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
It may sound weird, but a person in Kolkata has purchased properties in moon and claims to posses 'valid documents' of his investments.
- 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?'
- Tourism Boats Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Lake Princess and Lake Queen will operate in backwaters
- 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.
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Textbook Row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
NCERT must ensure that textbooks are unbaised.
- A Ringside View Of Indian Banking (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 21, 2006)
Kakodkar narrates how successfully State Bank of India managers could adapt to serve the larger interests of the economy
"My 40 years with the SBI'' is, above all, a ringside view of the transformation of Imperial bank of India into State Bank of . . .
- Breaking Ships Need Not Break Lives (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 21, 2006)
The economics of ship-breaking should not be built on the destroyed lives of those who dismantle the ships.
- The Sixth Husband! (Deccan Herald, A K Pattabhi, Aug 21, 2006)
Conversations rich with wit and humour often become memorable.
- 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.
- Bonhomie With Sonia Helped Pm Take The Bull By The Horn (New Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 21, 2006)
Just before the Prime Minister was to speak in the Rajya Sabha on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Arjun Singh walked up to Manmohan Singh and exchanged pleasantries with him.
- Desperately Needed: Senior Citizens’ Alert (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 21, 2006)
On August 14, Dignity Foundation, one of the few non-profits involved in the Senior Citizens’ cause held a unique protest meeting in Mumbai. The aim was to discuss economic hardships that have been piling up against them, especially under the United . . .
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- 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.
- Sabotage In Na? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
It is somewhat understandable why so few members of the opposition failed to attend Friday's session of the National Assembly - especially those belonging to the MMA - since the top item for discussion was . . .
- Spiritual Shorthand (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 21, 2006)
Prophets, messiahs and souls we call ‘realised’ have had a few common mantras — ideas that have transcended civilisations, geographies, histories. These spiritual LCMs (lowest common denominators), while seemingly simple to read and . . .
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