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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 21907:
- A Crusade For Social Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Bjp Leader Contests Advani’S Deposition (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani’s woes appear to know no end as another party colleague D.B. Rai, former Faizabad district police chief, has challenged the former’s deposition before the Liberhan Commission.
- Remove Blockages And Transform Your Life (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 28, 2006)
Spiritual blockages are the result of mistakes of previous lives and also current life. These are 'te' or bad karma; harmful acts and even thoughts that you create will add to your bad karma.
- Search For Immortality (Deccan Herald, K Hussain , Jul 28, 2006)
Homo sapiens have been in search of immortality from time immemorial.
- The Neocon Resurgence (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Jul 28, 2006)
The delusional U.S. mindset that made the Iraq war a disaster has resurfaced in Lebanon.
- How The East Was Won (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Jul 28, 2006)
The Jungle, the Japanese and the British Commonwealth Armies at War (1941-45): Fighting Methods, Doctrine and Training for Jungle Warfare By T.R. Moreman, Frank Cass, $135
- Going Soft In The Knee (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 28, 2006)
Who was the mole in P.V. Narasimha Rao’s office, and who cares about that past history? It is dead and gone, not relevant to the realities of today. And for the press to pursue, relentlessly, a non-story is even more farcical than the story itself.
- Turning A Reluctant Rebel Into A National Icon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 28, 2006)
That last quotation might surprise readers of the present book which claims to be a biography of Lakshmi Bai.
- Corruption Has A Deterrent (Business Standard, Kanika Datta, Jul 28, 2006)
Does corruption matter in a country’s “corporate” reputation? Does it really dissuade foreign investors or hamper economic growth? India’s low ranking on the Transparency Index year after year rarely attracts more than an “I-told-you-so” comment . . .
- Of Growth And Deprivation (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 28, 2006)
The World Bank's Development Policy Review 2006, in its report in India, stresses "the importance of ensuring that public money is well spent through institutional reform of the public sector that creates effective systems of . . .
- Ethical Values In Business — The Tata Way (Business Line, R. M. Lala, Jul 28, 2006)
In the public mind, business ethics is mainly connected with financial integrity. Tatas are not the only ones to pursue ethical values in business. But their eminent position and tradition stretching well over a 100 years makes them distinctive and . . .
- What Did I Have For Breakfast? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 28, 2006)
Do not use abbreviations or ditto marks. Do not misspell ‘miscellaneous’. Write your name, address and social security number and the name, address and social security number of your spouse and dependents, in full on each page twice.
- Facing The Challenge Of Inclusiveness (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 28, 2006)
In addition to our relationship to the land, we also need to consider our relationships with other people.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Wins Big Vote Despite Dissent (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 28, 2006)
The US House of Representatives voted by 359 votes to 68 to approve the controversial US-India nuclear cooperation agreement despite several dissenting voices, with one member calling the deal a “historic failure” that “pours nuclear fuel on the . . .
- Disturbing Trend (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 28, 2006)
The message inherent in President Pervez Musharraf’s assertion in Karachi on Wednesday is that a change at the top provincial or federal executive level will not be allowed.
- Railways To Revamp, Transform Catering And Other Services (Hindu, P. K. Bhardwaj , Jul 28, 2006)
To match similar services on flights and to meet ISO standards
- Putin Pushes A Wider Agenda For The G8 (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 28, 2006)
In Russia's vision, the expanded G8 will no longer be a Western club but will evolve into a round table of the world's major players.
- Tourism Festival To Be Held In Kolli Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The district administration will organise `Valvil Ori Vizha' and tourism festival in the Kolli Hills on August 2 and 3.
- Sri Lanka Launches Air Strikes In North, East (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 28, 2006)
The target is an illegal airstrip under construction by the LTTE
- Dalai Lama Colluded With Cia: China (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Denouncing the Dalai Lama as a “splittist,” China has accused him of collaborating with the CIA and the Indian military to establish the “Indian Tibetan special border troops” to reclaim authority in his Himalayan homeland from Beijing.
- Friday Feature: The Essence Of Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jul 28, 2006)
It has become a fashion in some quarters to blame the religion of Islam for any act of violence or terrorism in which some Muslims are involved.
- How Not To Promote Tourism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 28, 2006)
Simply declaring such and such year as the 'year of tourism' does not bring in thousands of foreign tourists.
- The New Middle East (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 28, 2006)
On February 14, 2005, Rafik Hariri attended a session of the Lebanese parliament in central Beirut. Around noun, he left the parliament area and headed home.
- The Biggest Threat (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 28, 2006)
In the dominant political culture of India, citizens are encouraged to treat terrorism as an unavoidable feature of modern existence and undertake no independent initiatives to counter it.
- Look What The ‘Likud Prince’ Just Did (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert was elected Prime Minister of Israel. The hopeful narrative of his campaign was that of a career hard-liner who, like the great majority of Israelis, had finally come to believe that his country’s occupation of the more . . .
- ‘Wrong To Blame Islam For Muslims’ Sins’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
It is wrong to blame Islam for the sins of Muslims or to demonise a religion and its followers by a "corruption of facts" or a selective reading of history, according to journalist and author M.J. Akbar.
- Flames Of War In West Asia (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jul 28, 2006)
Even at the best of times, this country is heavily polarised and therefore in a confrontational mood.
- Oil Spill Adds Ecological Crisis To Lebanon’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Along Lebanon’s sandy beaches and rocky headlands runs a belt of black sludge, 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes of oil that spilled into the Mediterranean after Israel bombed a power plant.
- Mountain Out Of Mole Hill (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 28, 2006)
It's hardly a secret that the Americans have kept close watch on India's nuclear programme for several decades -------- Should politicians publish their memoirs in their lifetime? Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh with his book, A Call to Honour, . .
- 3 Young People Drive Into Pm’S House, Detained (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
A car managed to break through three levels of security cover at the Prime Minister’s 7, Race Course residence when a Cabinet meeting was underway inside on Thursday, putting a major blot on the security provided by the Special Protection Group . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Just A Senate Nod Away (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The overwhelming approval of the Indo-US nuclear deal in the House of Representatives came after several hours of debate. It saw many legislators backing the pact saying " it would strengthen global nonsproliferation regime", while some expressed . . .
- Nuke Deal Gets Us House Nod (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 28, 2006)
India’s supporters are celebrating the House of Representatives’ decision to back the controversial nuclear deal that permits US nuclear fuel exports without requiring New Delhi to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Bpo Firm Employee Held On Charge Of Killing Colleague (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Police say Gururaj Kishore killed Tania after an argument
Gururaj Kishore was in love with Tania
He was unhappy with her "high-society lifestyle"
- ‘Allow Women In Sabarimala’ (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Jul 28, 2006)
State Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran has stirred a hornet’s nest by saying that he favoured entry for women of all age groups at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
- Will Rice Deliver? (Pioneer, Patrick Bishop, Jul 28, 2006)
The conflict in Lebanon proves that peace in the region can only be brought through dialogue, not confrontation, says Patrick Bishop
- Fatwa Against Terror, Advice From Mahant (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 28, 2006)
153 citizens, who lent a helping hand to victims of Mumbai serial blasts, honoured
- ‘This Secret Will Perish Along With Me’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Tell me of your experience in dealing with (Bill) Clinton.
- Terror Politics (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 27, 2006)
Horror was the universal reaction to the blowing up of Mumbai’s locals, but a couple of weeks down the track it was depressingly evident that the blasts had not jolted parliamentary leaders out of their purposeless practice of exploiting tragedy to score
- Fake Passport Racket Busted In Chennai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The city police on Wednesday busted a fake passport racket, with the arrest of the owner of a travel agency in Chennai, Police Commissioner Lethika Saran said on Wednesday.
- An Honours List For The Media? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 27, 2006)
The government of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has prepared a list of about 30 columnists, writers and reporters in the English and Urdu print media and directed its spin-doctors to discreetly “soften” them up.
- Times Change (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 27, 2006)
Newspaper reports about National Conference leaders including their young party president lauding the late Ghulam Nabi Wani Sogami on the occasion of his 25th death anniversary make an insightful reading.
- Us House Debates On N-Deal Before Vote (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 27, 2006)
The House of Representatives was expected to approve a US-India nuclear cooperation agreement following a debate scheduled for late Wednesday afternoon, according to congressional sources.
- 2 Armymen, 3 J&k Cops, Pre-Paid Card Agents Held After . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Tracing mobile calls and working on disclosures made by arrested militants, police and security agencies in J&K have taken the lid off a Lashkar module involving policemen, state government employees and BSNL agents authorised to sell pre-paid mobile . .
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has become "a state within a state", answerable neither to the leadership of the Army, nor to the President or the Prime Minister, says the Federation of Americal scientists in its report.
- Terrorists Make Inroads Into Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
In the first incident of its type in the 17 years’ history of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, three Army jawans have been arrested in the border district of Poonch on the charges of operating as over ground workers (OWGs) of the . . .
- Harassed By Vigilance Chief (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Jul 27, 2006)
The circular issued by Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, the Chief Secretary, Punjab, asking the chief of the Vigilance Department to take a prior clearance of the Chief Secretary before initiating enquiries against senior IAS officers seems to be a routine . . .
- Towards Adopting The First Best Trade Policies (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 27, 2006)
Industry can partner the government in this endeavour by stating clearly the constraints it faces
- A Bit Of A Loose Cannon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 27, 2006)
The deputy prime minister, John Prescott, has lived a charmed life for the years of this Labour government.
- Why Farming Has Become Unviable (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jul 27, 2006)
Falling profitability of farming operations, the drying up of non-farming opportunities and the growing fragmentation of landholdings all make agriculture a losing proposition. Three-fourths of Indian farmers take home less than Rs 3,000 a month . . .
- Spinning Out Of Control (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 27, 2006)
The situation in the Middle East is rapidly degenerating from terrible to atrocious. Already bordering on living hell for those at ground zero in the battle zone in Lebanon, the conflagration could spread out of control. While the mainly Sunni Hamas are o
- Pawns In A Game Of Giants (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 27, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
- None Of Your Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 27, 2006)
Like all clubs, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala also has its own rules — some written, some unwritten.
- ‘The Past And The Future Are For The Present’ (Deccan Herald, Sarjit Ramesh, Jul 27, 2006)
Dr David Passig doesn’t need to gaze into a crystal ball to see the writing on the wall: for he believes in the power of future time, drawing wisdom from the past, applying it to the future and bringing all of that back to the present.
- The Irreligious Custodians (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jul 27, 2006)
The scandal involving the chief priest of Ayyappa temple underscores the need for religion to break free from priestly stranglehold, says Anuradha Dutt
- A Batman Salutes His Major (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 27, 2006)
In November 2005, I got a call from Jaswant Singh's office asking if I was interested in helping the former Foreign Minister edit his memoir. I jumped at the offer; the chance to beat others to reading a book I would have read anyway was too . . .
- Is Up Going Mayawati's Way? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
National and international issues hardly ever influence elections in Uttar Pradesh and 2007 is unlikely to be any different, says CP Bhambhri.
- U.S. House Approves India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jul 27, 2006)
The U.S. House of Representatives gave overwhelming initial approval on Wednesday to a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation accord with India, an important but far from final step in making the agreement a reality.
- India, Japan To Celebrate 2007 As Friendship Year (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
India and Japan on Thursday decided to celebrate the year 2007 as the India-Japan friendship and exchange year.
- House Of Representatives Votes In Favour Of N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The historic Indo-US nuclear deal on Thursday crossed another hurdle when the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted a legislation to allow nuclear trade with India, a decision described by many lawmakers as a cornerstone of the new strategic . . .
- Laloo Yadav: Myths To Die By (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Jul 27, 2006)
Those who live by the image and image alone must die by it. Laloo Yadav had nothing going for him but the image and when that began to crack up and decay in the harsh heat of scandals and the leprous deficiencies of his regime, he too went to pieces.
- Us Congress Okays Nuke Deal; Rejects Killer Amendments (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed landmark legislation approving the US-India nuclear agreement by a massive 359-68 margin, rejecting several 'killer amendments' on the way.
- Gods Don’T Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
BJP CMs should be obsessing over their relative economic success and not conversions
- Spooked By A Mole (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jul 27, 2006)
To discuss dispassionately former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh’s somewhat curious and shifting statements about there being a mole in the PMO during P.V. Narasimha Rao’s time, it is necessary first to grasp the nature of spying, the second . . .
- Growing Gap (Times of India, Andre Beteille , Jul 27, 2006)
India and China embarked upon somewhat different courses of development at roughly the same time. Comparisons between the two countries, their achievements so far and their prospects for the future are inevitable.
- Lessons To Learn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
Sound personnel policy and strong political will is needed to bust terror modules and counter jihadi misadventures, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Climb To Heaven In The Garden Of Eden (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 27, 2006)
Everyone wants to go on pilgrimage to the island — whether Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or Muslim.
- Business Of Faith (Times of India, ARVIND KALA, Jul 27, 2006)
Estimated to cost between Rs 8 crore and Rs 10 crore, Amitabh Bachchan's intended offering of two diamond-studded ornamental palms to Tirupati temple is just one of many generous gifts that add to the temple's ever-growing treasure hoard.
- It’S Not About Pakistan’S Reactor But Us Reaction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
There’s no race to speak of between India and Pakistan in their capabilities to produce fissile material
- The Foreign Hand (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 27, 2006)
It is rare to see an Indian politician write about the workings of the state with some amount of insight and introspection. Jaswant Singh's memoir, A Call to Honour — In Service of Emergent India, is a welcome departure from the play-it-safe . . .
- More On ‘That Shameful Chapter’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
The Organiser’s editorial this week, just as last week, is on the challenge posed by terrorism to the country. But while the UPA government’s ‘‘soft line’’ continues to be targeted, the editorial subtly attacks the BJP leadership as well.
- 'Air Traffic Between Small Cities To Take Off' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Paramount Airways is out to disprove that low-cost airlines have to compromise luxury. It's doing so by eliminating the divide between business and economy classes at a price that is less than the economy class fare. Paramount managing director . . .
- Operation Sukoon (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 27, 2006)
India’s evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon is set to conclude on Thursday when 376 Indians, 400 Sri Lankans and 17 Nepalese make the crossing from Beirut to Larnaca in Cyprus on three warships engaged in the sea and air lift dubbed ‘Operation Sukoon’
- Call Centre May Be Set Up To Register Complaints Against Autorickshaw . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Continuous violation of rules would attract cancellation of driving licence and also permit of the vehicle
A database may be created about erring autorickshaw drivers
20,000 autorickshaws yet to be fitted with gas kits
Autorickshaw owners . . .
- Threat To U.S. Embassy: Iranian Mission Denies Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Reacting to a newspaper report on Tuesday about a terrorist threat to the United States Embassy here, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran said the group mentioned had no connection with Iran.
- Kalam To Open J&k High Court Function (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 27, 2006)
The diamond jubilee celebrations of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court are all set to begin here this coming Saturday with President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam inaugurating the gala event in which over 150 Supreme Court and High Court judges and eminent . . .
- Varanasi: Cosmopolitan And A Role Model (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 27, 2006)
The most spectacular yield of the recent affirmation of communal harmony in Varanasi is undoubtedly the Muslim effort at introspection — possible only because of Hindu support.
- For A Fair Deal In Higher Education (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 27, 2006)
To defile education as merchandise and colleges as lucrative teaching shops is vulgar.
- Plans Drawn Up To Promote Medical Tourism (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Jul 27, 2006)
Kerala Tourism initiates process of granting accreditation to hospitals
- Travel Advisories Upset Goa Tourism Industry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The travel advisories issued by a few countries about visiting India in view of the Mumbai bomb blasts have upset the Goa tourism industry.
- Remembering India's First Woman Ca (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The year, 1930. Fresh after the release from Vellore prison, a 23-year-old wondered what the future held for her.
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