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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 21907:
- 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.
- How To Revive Agricultural Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
As the crisis of the farming community reverberate in the country with suicides and hunger, the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his Independence speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, loudly proclaimed that the UPA government is "concerned . . .
- 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.
- Punjab's Shame (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
Twenty years after the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act came into force to end sex-selective foeticide, we are confronted with horror stories of hundreds of aborted foetuses being found in Patiala district in Punjab. Efforts to tackle this . . .
- Spread The Patriotic Tone (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
What is it about the use of historic recordings as mobile ringtones that has petrified the Government of India?
- Now For The Real Miracle (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
As far as miracles go, turning brackish sea water sweet is pretty neat. Regardless of the scientific explanation being doled out — excess freshwater flowing from the Mahim river into the sea — the thousands thronging to Mahim Creek near the . . .
- Pact With Un On Aids Control In Final Stages (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Aug 21, 2006)
NCC to receive funding up to $2 lakh
- Five Bogies Of Train Destroyed In Fire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Miraculous escape for passengers; delay in departure comes as a boon .
- Adhere To Custom, Tantris Tell Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Ban on entry of women into Sabarimala is part of tradition' .
- Encounters In The Wild (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Bandipur has plenty to offer the wildlife enthusiast, including some very angry elephants.
- From ‘Rathkhana’ To ‘Baggikhana’ (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Aug 21, 2006)
When it is the season of school admissions, anxious parents run from pillar to post to secure the future of their wards.
- Chilean Mass Grave Becomes National Monument (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Patio 29, the notorious mass grave from Chile’s “dirty war” is now a wasteland of rusted iron crosses marking the sunken plots where the nameless victims once lay.
- Do Mlas, Mlcs Deserve Salary Hike? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
The present Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is known to be a distinguished legal luminary and a constitutional expert.
- 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.
- Pm For More Jobs In Manufacturing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Stresses need for more employment outside agriculture at meeting with union leaders .
- Faith Proves Sweeter Than Filth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A part of India went to sleep on Friday wondering how pure its cola is.
- Blot & Botch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
Enter the sarkari political scientist
A stiff dose of sarkari interpretation of contemporary history is in the offing with the NCERT’s decision to include in the class XII political science curriculum events that in its perception have influenced . . .
- ‘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 . . .
- Reading Between His Lines (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 20, 2006)
When a Head of State is reported to be reading a certain book, not only does it become important to know what he is reading but also why he is reading it.
- Aye, Every Inch A Pm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 20, 2006)
In the recent past, as well as earlier, The Telegraph, in these columns, had commented on the prime minister’s failure to speak strongly on important matters as well as on his apparent tendency to allow matters to drift.
- "Cauvery Issue Cannot Be Resolved Through Legal Means" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Kumaraswamy advocates mutual understanding and cooperation
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
- Govt Drops Rti Amendments (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Aug 20, 2006)
The public outcry and dissension within and outside the ruling coalition against proposed amendments to the Right to Information Act has compelled the UPA government to indicate its willingness to consult all stakeholders for any changes in the Act.
- Mumbaikars Cry Miracle As Sea Water Turns Sweet (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 20, 2006)
Several thousand people rushed to the sea behind Mahim dargah in Mumbai on Friday night after word spread that the usually salty water had turned sweet.
- Rahul Mahajan To Get Back His Passport (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A city court today ordered the release of passport of Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and accused in the drug overdose case. Rahul had sought the court’s permission for travelling abroad following his recent marriage.
- 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.
- File Notings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed by Parliament last year, is new and finding its ground. Both educated and unlettered people around the country are struggling to make it a reality.
- 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
- A Man Of Many Parts (Indian Express, G.K. Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
Except for the high-pitched snoring of the gentleman on the upper berth, the journey to Hardwar in the Mussoorie Express was comfortable.
- Kalam To Inaugurate Seminar On Women's Contribution To Science (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
It is organised by Bangalore varsity's Centre for Women's Studies
- Of Memory And Identity (Deccan Herald, K Sundara Raj, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when critical idioms are viewed sceptically, it is difficult to describe this novel. This 458-page text is unusual in many senses. It has neither a story nor a plot. It does not have characters— even the protagonist cannot be called a ‘ . . .
- 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.
- 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.
- It And Tourism Projects To Get Instant Approval (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Aug 20, 2006)
"SEZ will encourage all types of industries"
- Eye Catcher (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
IN an industry where fashions change every Friday, Amitabh Bachchan has been synonymous with cinematic entertainment for over 30 years. What is it that makes Amitabh Bachchan . . .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- The Right Step (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Uma Ganesan started Cleveland Cultural Alliance, a non-profit organisation 15 years ago. It was established to promote among American audiences a deeper awareness and appreciation of India’s classical arts.
- The Mumbaikar In The Crowd (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Sir, may I help you?”, someone at the reception at the Taj Coromandal asks. “No, thanks, I am waiting for writer Vikram Chandra. I have to interview him,” I tell her. “Ooh, the one who wrote Two Lives, right?, the receptionist curiously asks.
- 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.
- Monsoon In Matheran (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Take a rain-drenched break at The Verandah in the Forest, the last British hill station perched atop the Sahyadri ranges. The Monsoon package (Rs 7675) for two nights for a couple includes a welcome drink, breakfast, lunch and . . .
- River Wild (New Indian Express, Malini Shankar, Aug 20, 2006)
Kitulgala’s claim to fame rests not only on the high grade rapids for rafting aficionados, but also because The Bridge on the River Kwai was shot here.
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- 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.”
- The Great Britain Bust (OutLook, Sanjay Suri, Aug 20, 2006)
Whether or not there was an actual plan of attack, British Muslims stand convicted for perceived intention Updates.
- 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.
- 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.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- 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
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 20, 2006)
While one applauds the UK economy’s continued economic growth for 14 years, the buzz of optimism in favour of the pound sterling against the US dollar seems unfounded.
- Hizb Emerges As Role Model Outfit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 20, 2006)
Recent Israeli aggression put Hizbollah to a great test but with sagacity, determination and courage, it has emerged victorious in all respects.
- 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.
- So Fake, So True (New Indian Express, UMA MAHADEVAN, Aug 20, 2006)
Peter Carey’s last novel, My Life As A Fake, was a thrilling romp set around the Ern Malley affair, Australia’s celebrated literary fraud, and the question of authorship. Theft continues on the themes of authenticity, fraud and value.
- Israeli Army Violates Ceasefire (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli commandos mounted a deadly raid deep inside Lebanon on Saturday in the biggest challenge yet to a fledgling six-day-old ceasefire that brought a halt to a month of devastating conflict.
- ‘Pak Has Been Given Full Dossiers. It Is In Denial. . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
This week was a busy one for the PM and his deputies in the Foreign Ministry, especially MoS Anand Sharma. Defending the Government in Parliament on the nuclear deal with the US from both the Left and the Right must have been a trying experience.
- Make Travel Across Loc Easy: Rasgotra (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 20, 2006)
People-to-people ties to be strengthened, additional avenues of interactions sought
Steps taken to initiate trade across LoC
Opening of more bus services also on Working Group's agenda
PDP leader suggests interaction at NGO level.
- Japan’S Problem With History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Japan has a serious geopolitical problem.
- Power And Caste (Tribune, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
The ongoing debate on the proposed policy of reservations for the Other Backward Castes in institutions of higher education by the Central Government has generated controversies because a sizable section of the intelligentsia has refused to accept . . .
- 'Qaida Threat' To Blow Up Taj Sends Security Into Tizzy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A shadow of terror once again looms over the Taj Mahal. A fresh threat, supposedly from al-Qaida, to blow up the monument of love has reached Agra senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dipesh Juneja.
- 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”.
- Working Group For Easing Travel, Trade Along Loc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The working group on strengthening relations across Line of Control (LoC) will suggest and work out measures to ease procedural complexity being felt by travellers visiting across LoC.
- Homage To A Bookseller (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Aug 19, 2006)
There are two sure-fire ways to distinguish an old Bangalorean from the recent immigrant: where he (or she) buys his (or her) books, and the name by which he (or she) knows a well-loved café on St. Mark’s Road.
- 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.
- A History Lesson (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Aug 19, 2006)
The thought may just be entering their minds, but some Americans are beginning to miss what Ronald Reagan called The Evil Empire.
- A Man Of Many Parts (Indian Express, G.K. Gupta, Aug 19, 2006)
Except for the high-pitched snoring of the gentleman on the upper berth, the journey to Hardwar in the Mussoorie Express was comfortable.
- 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.
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