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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 21907:
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 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?
- Us Makes It Easier To Kill Resident Canada Geese (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
They tried border collies in Virginia. They tried a stuffed coyote in New Jersey. In fact, officials have tried just about everything to get rid of large flocks of Canada geese that move in, eat the grass and leave lots of unwanted poop.
- 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.
- Tour De World (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Aug 19, 2006)
Want to tour the globe? No tickets, no money, just sit back and imagine!
- Pak Woman Stopped At Us Airport, Demands Apology (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 19, 2006)
The mother of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was stopped at a US airport on suspicion of carrying explosives in her carry luggage has demanded an apology from the authorities for wrongful detention.
- 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 . . .
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Rain & Civic Collapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Rain, storms, earthquakes — these are nature’s visitations over which man has little control.
- In The Name Of Culture (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
The lacklustre ‘culture week’ being celebrated by the Punjab archaeology department inside the Lahore Fort calls for some serious stocktaking.
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- Advice To Western Bikers In India (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
From a tiny New Delhi storefront decorated with Tibetan prayer flags, blond-haired Balu rents and repairs bikes, and more importantly, advises western biker tourists how not to lose it while travelling in India.
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 19, 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 . . .
- Work On Bangalore Metro Rail Project To Start Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Road digging for shifting BESCOM lines to start in three weeks
Work will commence from Chinnaswamy cricket stadium
The work, being taken up in two packages, will be executed by BMRCL
Plan is to shift all utilities by November .
- 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.
- The Remarkable Rise Of Documentary Cinema (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Aug 19, 2006)
Most documentary films are as much about propaganda as civil service films 60 years ago.
- Temple Car Festival Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Large number of people from Tamil Nadu, Pondy participated
- Tourism Week To Begin On September 3 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Tourism Week celebrations in the district will get underway on September 3, according to District Collector Raju Narayana Swamy.
- Hold That Drink (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 19, 2006)
Without disputing Sunita Narain’s findings on pesticide traces in cola drinks, I want to know if a cola containing pesticides is more harmful to us than milk, vegetables and even drinking water that contain pesticides, pollutants and other adulterants.
- Speculation Moves Forward (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 19, 2006)
The introduction of futures trading in essential commodities under the reform regime has paved the way for speculative price increases.
- 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.
- Working Group For More Travel Points, Trade Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Working Group on strengthening relations across the Line of Control will look into the possibility of easing formalities for cross-LoC travel.
- Give A Fillip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 19, 2006)
Looked from one angle one will find it surprising that per capita income in the State is Rs 16190.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- 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".
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- Russian Surprise (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Aug 19, 2006)
On a completely new kind of detective fiction from Russia, one that entertains without assaulting the intelligence of the reader.
- An Ip Requirement? (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
IT is easy to assume that since India has safeguarded intellectual property rights it is therefore bound to allow data exclusivity (DE).
- 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 . . .
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- After Such Knowledge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2006)
“The job of a citizen,” Mr Günter Grass had written once, “is to keep his mouth open.
- Knowledge Is Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 19, 2006)
This is one population growth that we should welcome.
- 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.
- Prisons As Agents Of Change (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Aug 19, 2006)
Decision-makers in India can learn from the experiences of other countries and lend more than cursory attention to the state of our prisons.
- Reliance May Open Retail Store In September (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Reliance Retail Ltd., a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd., is likely to open its first outlet in September in Hyderabad, a senior company official said on Friday.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 19, 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.
- Kalam Inaugurates War Memorial (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today inaugurated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a monument dedicated to India’s post-Independence martyrs.
- Same Old Tune Of Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
One will not say that the India-Pakistan relations have nosedived after more than two years of remarkable bonhomie.
- ‘Let’S Make India A Safe Nation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
On Thursday President A P J Abdul Kalam dedicated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, to the nation. Excerpts from his speech on the occasion:
- Buddhist Enclave May Hold Key To Sino-Indian Border Row (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
At first sight, a 400-year-old Buddhist monastery, tucked deep in the Himalayas in a remote corner of India's northeast, hardly seems like a highly coveted piece of real estate.
- ‘There Are No Limits To What You Can Do’ (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Aug 18, 2006)
For Indra Nooyi (50), who hails from a traditional, well-to-do Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai, the rise to the top position of American cola giant Pepsico has been a hard journey that has taken nearly 30 years.
- Mayhem And Cola (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
We embrace computers and the internet, cable TV and cell phones, with glee, but use them largely for diversion and entertainment rather than...
- Linking N-Deal To Growing India’S Energy Hunger, Pm Says Trust Me, Won’T Bend (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Aug 18, 2006)
Aware that the dissent in the Opposition and within his Left allies on the nuclear deal had as much to do with politics as strategy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invoked his personal credibility and reputation as a reformer in an . . .
- `Our Business Model Is Superior` Yo, Indra (Business Line, Subir Roy, Aug 18, 2006)
Next week, Nandan M Nilekani takes over as the head of Infosys Technologies with N R Narayana Murthy becoming non-executive chairman. Business Standard asked the new leader to look back and forward. Excerpts:
- Crisis Of Development Economics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
As the Planning Commission is busy in preparing the draft of the 12th five -year plan, it has to take into account the uneven growth in the states, region -wise, state-wise and area-wise even within districts.
- Lunar Footage Eclipse (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 18, 2006)
Holding on to historic footage is not rocket science — which may be exactly why Nasa officials were forced to say on Tuesday, “Houston, we have a problem”.
- Tamil Fms And Rbi Governors (Business Line, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 18, 2006)
Should finance ministers from Tamil Nadu assume additional charge as RBI governors?
- Freakologic (Indian Express, KAMALA BALACHANDRAN, Aug 18, 2006)
I was sandwiched between two sleep-deprived men on a six-hour Bangalore-Chennai day journey ahead.
- Is It Safe To Dance With The Ulfa? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 18, 2006)
The suspension of army operations is a major step by the government of India in Assam. It conveys to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) that New Delhi is serious about the business of peaceful negotiations.
- Past Imperfect (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 18, 2006)
History is not bunk. To help GenNext understand contemporary politics and society, it needs to be better informed about the past.
- When The Kalingas Ruled (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Aug 18, 2006)
Bhubaneswar, the ancient city of the Kalinga Empire, grew into a glorious royal and pilgrimage centre between the 6th and 16th centuries A.D.
- Rbi Tightens Rules For Nri Homes (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
NRIs and persons of Indian origin can no longer buy property in India using travellers' cheques or foreign currency. Payments must be made only through normal banking channels, according to Reserve Bank of India.
- Hare Krishna Coming Of Age (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
What became of the Hare Krishna devotees whose saffron robes and chanting once graced many a street corner in the US?
- Use Religious Places To Reform People: Kalam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam urged that the worship places in the country should be used for reforming people. He was speaking at Nirmal Kuteya here today where he came on the invitation of Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, the man behind cleansing of . . .
- Pm’S Reply Mellows Cpm On N-Deal (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight accomplished his domestic political mission at the end of his 85-minute reply to the eight-hour-long short-duration discussion on Indo-US nuclear deal — the CPM dropped its demand for a “sense of Parliament” . . .
- Germany Won't Send Troops To Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany would not send combat troops as part of the contemplated international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but may offer naval assistance to help secure the country's coastline.
- Uk Terror Suspects' Faith Made In India (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Aug 18, 2006)
Among those arrested in connection with the recent terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, the key figures seem to be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat, an orthodox Islamic movement that was formed in India in 1927. Its headquarters was in . . .
- Failing The Text(s) (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 18, 2006)
There can be no argument against the NCERT’s attempt to update its political science textbooks for Class XII.
- Flood-Hit Khammam District Needs Rs. 160 Cr. For Restoration Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
District administration to submit a report to Central team to this effect
- Lebanese Army Troops Move Into South (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 18, 2006)
Beirut says the soldiers will neither disarm nor fight Hizbollah; Premier lauds militia fighters
- China Launches Etiquette Campaign (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
No spiting, littering or speaking loud at public places are part of the guidelines issued by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) meant for all citizens of the country to enhance hospitality ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- Not Treading Lightly (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2006)
It is fairly common at Bangalore software companies to have bicycles for intra-campus commutes.
- The Sant And Society (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
He is no environmentalist of the conventional type. He does not have the backing of an NGO flush with funds. Fortysix-year-old Sant Balbir Singh of Seechewal village, near Sultanpur Lodhi, is a “karam yogi”, who has proved that determined and honest . . .
- The Tempest & The Templar Knight (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 18, 2006)
History does not repeat itself but it does rhyme” (Mark Twain), the rhyme of history with periodic repetitions is actually a divine benevolence to make with the deficiencies.
- ‘Sino-Pak Ties Key Factor To Maintain Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Thursday said the time-tested relations between Pakistan and China was a key factor responsible for maintaining peace and stability in South Asia.
- Make India A Citadel Against Invasions, Says President Kalam (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Aug 18, 2006)
To work toward a national war memorial in New Delhi
- Israel Fails In Lebanon: Envoy (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 18, 2006)
Israel has failed to accomplish its objectives despite over a month long death and destruction it inflicted on the peaceful Lebanese nation.
- Yasukuni And Japan's World View (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 18, 2006)
With the alarm bells being sounded in the region, Junichiro Koizumi will need to convince neighbouring states that the new brand-Japan is not minted in the old imperial yard.
- Profiling Will Criminalise Asian Travellers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006)
Blanket profiling will make it easier for terrorists to beat security and drive young people into the extremists' arms.
- Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism Revisited (The Financial Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Aug 18, 2006)
The arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. 9/11 remains the date that has come to signify . .
- A Transformed Manmohan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 18, 2006)
Controlled aggression, a game plan and application of technique At the outset he positioned himself in the Mahatma corner, quoting Gandhi's abiding injunction to wipe every tear from every eye, and declared himself a legatee of the Jawaharlal Nehru vision
- Middle Stage Of Democracy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 18, 2006)
Social mobilisation that began in the south has spread throughout the country with backward classes pushing aside historically dominant castes, giving rise to regional parties
- Kalam Unveils Memorial To Soldiers In Chandigarh (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President and supreme commander of India’s armed forces, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Thursday, opened the country’s first memorial dedicated to soldiers who were killed in the four wars and other security operations since Independence.
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