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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 21907:
- Restore Kannada (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 27, 2006)
Ignoring the language is an insult to Kannadigas
- 3 Killed In Assam Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Three people were killed and four others were injured in an explosion at Maibong Railway Station in Assam’s North Cacher Hills district on Wednesday.
- U.S. Confirms P-Bomb Plans (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 26, 2006)
The White House has confirmed that Pakistan is building a powerful new reactor to produce plutonium.
- Indian In Coma In Lebanon Hospital (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Tanveer Ansari, arrested in connection with the serial bomb blasts of July 11 in Mumbai, is suspected to have been involved in the conspiracy to attack the headquarters of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur. Ansari may be brought to the . . .
- Jaffna Under Siege (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 26, 2006)
We covered the distance between the Dutch Fort and the Jaffna district administrator's office in minutes, safe in the bowels of armoured tanks, occasionally thrusting our heads out into the open to absorb whatever we could.
- Tourism: Getting Priorities Right (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
The tourism marketing strategy that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz approved the other day only succeeds in proving how far removed our official planners are from reality.
- War Without A Resolution (Pioneer, Ramamohan Rao, Jul 26, 2006)
Today the nation pays its homage to martyrs of the Indian armed forces, who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago.
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- Ancient, Royal, Pilgrimage Town (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jul 26, 2006)
Kumbakonam was part of a large royal complex of the Chola period
- ‘We May Not Mess With The Winning Formula’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Jul 26, 2006)
Kalpish Ratna isn’t the name of one person, but of two who write like one soul.
- Of Mice And Men (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
No one has any compassion for mice. We object to dogs and monkeys being dissected but the millions of mice that are mutilated and put through useless experiments from the school to the research stage have no sympathy.
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- The Ageing Dictator (Pioneer, Francisco Wong-Diaz, Jul 26, 2006)
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro turns 80 years old on August 13, and will be hosting the September 15-16 annual conference of the so-called Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana.
- Under Upa, Terror Has Broken All Records: Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A spirited attack on the Government's "failure" to combat terrorism left the treasury benches fumbling for words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday during a marathon six-hour debate on a BJP-sponsored adjournment motion.
- Indian Training Helps Lanka Army Do Its Job (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jul 26, 2006)
A low-altitude ride on a naval helicopter over palm trees, red earth and sloping tiled single-storeyed houses.
- Jaw-Jaw Better Than War-War (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 26, 2006)
I am somewhat worried by the lack of out-of-box thinking within the Indian and Pakistani media.
- Kashmir Bus Service A Flop (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 26, 2006)
Only 600 Kashmiris have been able to travel on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service in the last year, according to a newspaper report.
- Pakistan Vital For Region’S Trade, Energy: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jul 26, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf noted Tuesday that Pakistan provides vital connectivity to all trade and energy linkages in the region.
- Some `Development Round`! No More Hikes? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 26, 2006)
Failures seem to have become routine at the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) talks on trade liberalisation.
- Time For Active Management (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 26, 2006)
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has been instrumental in converting Singapore into a vibrant regional fund management centre.
- Mother-In-Law Told To Pay Damages (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 26, 2006)
Incomprehensible personal attack: court
Campaign of abuse began soon after marriage: Gina
Forced to clean toilets with bare hands
No problem with husband .
- China Greying Too Fast (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 26, 2006)
China's one-child policy, which helped the country make rapid economic progress, has also resulted in its population ageing faster and could apply brakes to its economic growth.
- Feeling For Wildlife (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Two impressive perspectives on the basis of insights gained as conservationists.
- Terrorism Is A Battle Within The Muslim Community (Indian Express, Asif Jalal, Jul 26, 2006)
Till yesterday the debate was why and how Indian Muslims are free from the contagious effect of the so-called jehad sweeping the Islamic world, having no concern, barring some in Kashmir, with the business of Al Qaeda, the ISI and terrorism.
- Vested Interests To Blame: Pok Prime Minister (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has invited the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and his Cabinet to visit PoK.
- Nature’S Wrath? More Man’S Folly (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 26, 2006)
July is Mumbai’s nemesis. Exactly one year ago on this day, Nature unleashed 944 mm of rain on the unsuspecting metropolis, claiming 400 people. This year, Mumbai has already lost over 180 innocent citizens to a dark void of insane violence.
- Can Mumbai Take Any More? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
Bombs and floods in the course of just one year are not something we can just shrug off.
- Varanasi In The Time Of Terror (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 26, 2006)
State action against terrorism will succeed if Muslims have the confidence that the community as a whole will not be called to account for terror executed by a few. Communal harmony is not a pseudo-secular cliché, it is a necessity in the . . .
- Worship And Religious Inquiry (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 26, 2006)
The almost desperate embracing of Western thought by scholars of religion, moving away from the people, has robbed religion of its vitality.
- Talking Aimlessly (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Stephen Miller's book is a lament on and an elegy for the declining art of conversation.
- Seeking Sanity In The Real Estate Market (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 26, 2006)
"Today, though the real estate sector is growing at a blistering 30 per cent annually, our cities are crumbling with little or non-existent infrastructure — all a result of haphazard or no urban planning." — MR DEEPAK S. PAREKH, CHAIRMAN, HDFC
- Quit Or Challenge Jaswant, Congress Tells Modi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Congress has asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi either to resign or "challenge" the former Union Minister Jaswant Singh for his critical comments on his Government's handling of the 2002 communal riots.
- A Divisive Deal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 26, 2006)
While undermining the cause of peace, the India-U.S. nuclear deal is dividing domestic opinion and stoking an ultra-conservative reaction.
- Even Tigers Can Cry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 26, 2006)
A punch in the air, a cry of `yes', and a flood of tears in the arms of his caddie.
- Managing Diversity (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jul 26, 2006)
As Bombay recovers from the latest terrorist attacks, as London continues to tackle with the fallout caused by 7/7, and as West European democracies grapple with real or imagined problems caused by their diverse peoples, some 14 per cent of whom . . .
- Ambanis Begin Another Round Of Battle (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Messenger-based telephony, which is essentially PC-to-PC voice communication method, is already allowed in India. Internet telephony and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) essentially made it possible for us to use voice over internet messenger . . .
- New Law To Include Sonia On Jallianwala Bagh Trust (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
At its weekly meeting this Thursday, the Union Cabinet is expected to clear a new legislation ensuring a permanent slot for the Congress president on the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust.
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Creating More Jobs For The Unemployed (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jul 26, 2006)
A matter of serious concern is the long-term trend regarding the link between the growth rate of the economy and the growth of employment.
- Sabarimala Priest Files New Complaint (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A day after the Sabarimala tantri was sacked, following allegations of immoral activities, the Kerala government on Tuesday asked the state intelligence to ascertain the details of the priest's new complaints and the progress of the probe.
- Next Ninety Days (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jul 26, 2006)
What follows is largely conjecture. Consider the West Asian crisis. It has led some media commentators to speculate on whether it heralds World War Three.
- Mulayam Exploring All Options (Tribune, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jul 26, 2006)
The National President of the Samajwadi Party and Chief Minister of UP, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, will have to face a tough general election for the State Assembly early next year.
- Congressman To Block Sale Of F- 16s To Pak (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
A close friend of India and the Indian American community, Congressman Gary Ackerman, has introduced a legislation in Congress to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
- Beyond The Ceasefire (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 26, 2006)
The hostilities in west Asia make it imperative that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh travel to Havana in September to attend the next non-aligned summit.
- Mohanararu Divested Of Duties As Sabarimala Tantri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Case registered by Mohanararu false, say police
- Freedom From Fear (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Jul 25, 2006)
Jiddu krishnamurti (JK) as an original philosopher and thinker fascinated traditional and non-traditional thinkers, philosophers, statesmen, scientists, writers, religious and political leaders.
- Shiva Temples Take Up Water Harvesting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Lord Shiva is known by many names — Shiv Shankar, Bhola Nath, Neelkanth, Umapati, Mahadeva, Pashupatinath, Mahakal — each referring to a special attribute in Lord Shiva. But it is time to worship him as a harbinger of water harvesting, . . .
- Prospects Abroad (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
There is an overwhelming preference among Indian students to pursue engineering courses in the United States.
- Sabarimala ‘Tantri’ Caught In Sex Scandal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Tantri Kantararu Mohanaru, one of the three chief priests of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, has been removed from his post following the police revelation that he has been visiting a prostitute.....
- Fallout Of Climate Change (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 25, 2006)
Latest scientific findings on the impact of climate change on biodiversity
- The Upa’S Best Minister (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 25, 2006)
Laloo’s successful track record in railway management strengthens the case for reservation
For a long time the Indian media harassed Laloo Prasad. So long as he was around Bihar politics it portrayed him as a corrupt and inefficient man.
- Fencing With Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Two weeks after Mumbai’s Terrible Tuesday, investigators are hardly surprised by the emerging links between local terror groups, the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the ‘signature’ of the Pakistani mastermind, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
- Folk Music Genre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
This book is an extensive study on the "Pallu" literature in Tamil written from 17th to 19th centuries. Pallu literature belongs to folk musical plays known as "Pallisai" and has the folk musical forms such as chindu, talattu, and others.
- Expose The Criminal And The Guilty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Authority to convene military commissions in appropriate circumstances, see, e.g., id, at 518, there is nothing in the AUMF’s text or legislative history even hinting that Congress intended to expand or alter the authorization set forth in UCMJ . . .
- Sex Scandal Snares Sabarimala Priest (Telegraph, JOHN MARY, Jul 25, 2006)
Sabarimala, one of the most renowned temples in south India, was sucked into a scandal today with the main priest being relieved of his duties following a police disclosure on television that he has been visiting a prostitute.
- Sardar Attique: Right Pm At Right Time (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 25, 2006)
The electoral process has culminated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir with the oath-taking of the members to the Legislative Assembly and elections to the top slots.
- Literary Crossover (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jul 25, 2006)
The sacred and the secular form a perfect helix in the best of Indian culture.
- Australia Taste Of India Owner Arrested For Enslaving Indian Youth (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 25, 2006)
The owner of a chain of Indian restaurants near Sydney has become the first person in Australia to be charged under a new trafficking law for enslaving an Indian youth and forcing him to work without pay for seven days a week.
- Gateways To Great Careers (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Chennai is witnessing a revolution with students discovering new streams that lead to a bright careers.
- Warsaw Worries (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
Poland and Poles are not used to attracting the sort of attention they are getting at the moment, for a mixture of reasons.
- Will Islam Reform? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
All Muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims; it is for the community leaders to identify jihadi elements amidst . . .
- A Reminder To The President (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
The letter to President Pervez Musharraf by some intellectuals, retired generals and serving and former parliamentarians breaks no new ground and states the obvious.
- Subscriber Numbers And Spectrum (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 25, 2006)
A controversy looms in India’s telecommunications sector, which has recently recovered from a long history of bitter disputes and litigation.
- A Passage Thru Jannat (OutLook, MANJU KAPUR, Jul 25, 2006)
Occasionally the book reads like a catalogue of Kashmiri Muslim rituals from prayer to wazwan, but her compassion shines through. The telling is straightforward, the mode realist and the pace, especially in the last section, swift.
- When The Water Touches The Nose (OutLook, Dunu Roy, Jul 25, 2006)
Environmentalism isn't a luxury of the rich, sure. But when he really had to say why, he loses nerve.
- The Invisible Prime Minister (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Jul 25, 2006)
UPA chairperson and her anonymous advisers are making decisions without the very grave personal and political obligations that should constrain them ------ The Prime Minister's authority in India has become invisible.
- Tell Me, Mirror... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 25, 2006)
Despite all that India has achieved, as credible commentators such as Clive Crook and S Narayan point out (FE, July 24, ‘15 years of economic reforms’), it needs to do much more. ‘The petty done, the undone vast,’ (transposing Thomas Hardy’s . . .
- A Dubious Project (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
Vague parameters define LSTV ---- The notion that Parliament has got its own channel with the launch of Lok Sabha TV (LSTV) is entirely misplaced.
- The Good Guys Rarely Win (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 25, 2006)
It speaks volumes for US priorities that the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hizbollah generated a quality of response that only makes sense if Washington itself was under siege from extra-terrestrial satanic forces.
- Dinosaurs' Fossils In Danger: Sc Issues Notice To Centre (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jul 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday took up a PIL, which alleged that dinosaur fossils found in the North-East are facing danger from rapid industrialisation.
- Once Bitten (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2006)
One could argue that M. Karunanidhi is simply adhering to the acute concern political parties have expressed for Abdul Nasser Mahdani in neighbouring Kerala.
- Seeking Growth With Human Face (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jul 25, 2006)
Growth is undoubtedly important, but not at any cost. It has to be fair and just, employment oriented and environmental friendly, not ruthless, rootless, voiceless and futureless.
- Fallacies, Silences In 11th Plan Approach (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 25, 2006)
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh considered the macroeconomic implications of the Planning Commission's Approach to the Eleventh Plan and concluded that it was bereft of planning.
- Without Gender (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 25, 2006)
Jesus had a very special compassion for women even in the male-dominated world of his time.
- Rice Meets Lebanon Pm, Expresses Support (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Us Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in Beirut on Monday in a show of support for that country’s weakened democracy, which is struggling to contain the fighting between the Hizbollah and Israel.
- 'F-16s To Pak Plus N-Reactor Equals Disaster' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
A prominent American lawmaker on Monday asked Bush Administration to scrap the sale of F-16s to Pakistan, saying the acquisition of the US-made fighter jets plus the plutonium reactor reportedly being built by Islamabad equals a "catastrophe."
- A Covert To Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
Never in life Jammu and Kashmir Jamaat-e-Islami's Moulvi Yusuf Shah would have thought that he would one day be bracketed with a mafia don of global disrepute.
- Right To Information Legislation In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
Corruption is a major issue grappling the Indian society and polity and the right to information is a major tool in the hands of the citizens in their fight against corruption as this right can impregnate secrecy which is the breeding ground of . . .
- Columbus’ Hidden Face (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 25, 2006)
Christopher Columbus was a cruel, despotic tyrant who ruled over his subjects with an iron fist, according to new documents which have emerged 500 years after his death. GRAHAM KEELEY reports from Barcelona
- Israel’S ‘Terrorist’ Origins (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
As Israeli forces killed more than 300 civilians and drove half a million people from their homes in the name of stamping out “terrorism”, a small, sour historical irony passed unnoticed last week in Jerusalem.
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