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Articles 7421 through 7520 of 21907:
- Old Whine In New Bottle (Times of India, Janaki Nair, Jun 02, 2006)
In the early 1980s in Bangalore, before its high visibility as an IT destination, there were some who would react to the news of some doctor's wrong diagnoses by darkly suggesting "he must be a capitation fee doctor".
- Jihadis Hit Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
There is no denying the fact that had the terrorists who set out on Thursday morning to blow up the RSS headquarters in Nagpur succeeded in their mission, jihadis both in India and abroad would have celebrated while the Government and its security . . .
- Hitler's Dark Dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
With most Germans preferring to shun the study of their Nazi past, the German Historical Museum will encourage them to rediscover it, says David Rising
- Nagpur Terror Attack: Bjp Blames Upa's Soft Approach (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The abortive attack on RSS headquarters on Thursday left the BJP and the Sangh parivar shocked and fuming against the UPA Government's soft approach towards terrorism.
- Haditha's Lessons (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
Mere apology will not suffice ---- The findings of the United States military investigation into the Haditha incident of November 2005, which resulted in the death of 24 Iraqi civilians, could not have come at a worse time for President George W Bush.
- Effort And Dharma (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Jun 02, 2006)
We want to live successfully. We intuit it is possible. Yet, the Dalai Lama teaches there is no short-cut to conquering a negative mind that keeps us suffering.
- Kashmir Mulls Insurance Cover For Tourists (Pioneer, Satrajit Moitra, Jun 02, 2006)
In a bid to instil confidence in tourists who have been the target of terrorist attacks, the Jammu and Kashmir Government is mulling an insurance cover for both domestic and international travellers to the region.
- Something’S Missing In The Jigsaw (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
There seems to be unexplored ideas in spite of the new human, diplomatic and political situation at present
- Falling Prey To E-Scams (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 02, 2006)
This morning I received, among other e-mails, one from a former “princess” of Zimbabwe, no less, pleading for help in retrieving a few million US dollars stashed away by her father secretly before he got killed.
- Council Poll: Cong Wins 'Prestige Battle' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Mr N Dharam Singh, said the victory would mark the beginning of the end of the JD (S)-BJP government.
- Nagpur Cops Received Tip-Off From Mumbai (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The Mumbai-based Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had information about Thursday's impending terror attack on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur and tipped off the Nagpur police about the same, which helped foil the attack.
- Still Earthly (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 02, 2006)
The more vulnerable the better. This seems to be the killers’ motto, and they have succeeded three times within 15 days.
- Reserve And Destroy (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 02, 2006)
As the populism fire rages, Indian forests are under profound threat.
- Rule And Ruin (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jun 02, 2006)
This is the story of a day that shook India as few other events have done since 1947.
- Terror May Sour J&k Tourism Success Story (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, Jun 02, 2006)
The two recent attacks on tourists in Jammu & Kashmir may have soured a success story in the making. Officials and tour operators have reported cancellations ranging from 5-10% within a day of the last attack.
- The Da Vinci Code Leads Students Astray On Exams (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
It's thick with some big words and makes reference to history — but that doesn’t make The Da Vinci Code a textbook. Even so, some high school students in Britain have been mistaking fiction for fact — and using the blockbuster to support arguments . . .
- Buddha Takes A Brief Break (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Vacation after victory is but natural. Only, in the case of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, victories are more frequent than vacations.
- Fear And The City (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
An economy growing at a brisk 8.4 per cent should be expected to celebrate confirmation of support from nature.
- Striking Difference (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
Politicians couldn’t have ended the doctors’ agitation. They were only talking politics
- Ways To Defeat Ourselves (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
On the face of it the two have no correlation. Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW), which has kept strategic thinkers engrossed for the last decade and a half, is about the what, why, where and how of future conflicts and possible responses.
- Why Pakistan Should Look At Nigeria, Nepal (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jun 02, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Nigeria offer an example for Pakistan on how to overcome entrenched authoritarian structures through popular mobilisation and thoughtful political action.
- The Wrongs In Land Rights (Indian Express, SUDIPTA DATTA , Jun 02, 2006)
The PM wants changes in land ownership laws, so does his party president yet the government has sat on suggestions it called for 19 years ago
- Bush’S Historic Talks Offer Betrays Few Options Left To Him (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
After 27 years in which the US has refused substantive talks with Iran, President George W Bush reversed course on Wednesday because it was made clear to him by his allies, by the Russians, by the Chinese, and eventually by some of his advisers that . . .
- Ruthless Merit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 02, 2006)
There is an English disease, peculiar to a particular class, of using language to mask feelings rather than express them.
- Terror Alert (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
While India and Pakistan were reiterating “their commitment to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations” in Islamabad on Wednesday, terrorists were busy executing their plans on this side of the divide.
- True Cost Of Elections (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
To date, there have been no authentic, overarching studies assessing the cost of elections in India.
- Utopian Norms For Idrs Call For Revision (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Jun 01, 2006)
Thanks to rigid eligibility norms announced two years ago, no IDR issues have come up
- Sex Work And Hypocrisy’S Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The reportage on the Srinagar sex scandal inadvertently raised two issues around sex work: the legality of the profession and the moralism surrounding it.
- Bears In The Woods (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
If you meet a bear in the woods, try not to panic or scream; on no account should you turn your back and run.
- For Best Results, Begin At The Base (Indian Express, Pradeep Agrawal, Jun 01, 2006)
The recent move by the government to extend caste-based reservations to OBCs at central universities, including institutions like IITs and IIMs, has rekindled the debate on how best to help the weaker sections of society without increasing social . . .
- Quotes On Quotas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
For political reasons, the BJP and even the RSS cannot afford to openly attack the idea of reservations for OBCs in educational institutions. But the Organiser (June 4) can barely conceal its support for the anti-reservation agitation spearheaded . . .
- An Unrealistic Deadline For Indus Dams (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
The ground-breaking of the Diamer-Basha dam performed by President General Pervez Musharraf on April 26 caused my memory to recall the ground-breaking for the construction of the Tarbela Dam performed nearly 38 years ago on November 4, 1968 by the . . .
- Stop Proselytisation (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Jun 01, 2006)
Organised attempts at mass conversion or re-conversion has the potential to undermine public order
- Empowering Through Entrepreneurship (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jun 01, 2006)
The empowerment of the weaker sections among the SC/STs and OBCs must be through entrepreneurship and business rather than by quotas. Reserving seats in higher educational institutions will not go far, considering the situation at the school level
- Flying Fears (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The sharp increase in domestic air traffic at a number of non-metro airports is a sign of both greater business activity and higher incomes and reflects how demand is pulling in supply of air travel services.
- 35 Bengalis Injured As Terrorism Takes On Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 01, 2006)
About three dozen tourists from West Bengal sustained injuries when unidentified terrorists carried out grenade attacks on two tourist buses in Dalgate area in this capital city today.
- Credit It To ‘‘Condi’’ Law Makers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
After all that was said and done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush last month, the real person who is pushing the nuclear deal is Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
- Police Kill Three Militants In Nagpur, Thwart Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Police shot dead three suspected Islamist militants in Nagpur on Thursday, scuttling a possible plan to blow up the headquarters of powerful Hindu nationalist group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), officials said.
- Safari Tourism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 01, 2006)
Any effort to promote tourism in Assam, or for that matter the North-east in entirety, is welcome.
- Who Was He That I Saw? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Instead of solving the mystery of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's disappearance in the disputable plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Justice Mukherjee Commission Report has deepened the mystery.
- Cops Foil Terror Bid On Rss Headquarters; Three Killed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours on Thursday.
- Silencing The River Sutra (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 01, 2006)
Once the Yamuna beautification plan gets underway, the historic association of the ghats with the Hindu tradition will be lost forever, says Anuradha Dutt
- Dalai Lama's Varanasi Connection (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
What do the Dalai Lama's ornate robes, kimkhabs used in Hollywood costumes, the rich brocades adorning Tibetan monastries in India and abroad and exquisite dragon fabrics available across Buddhist centres have in common? Varanansi. Amazing but true.
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Don’T Jump The Gun On Iran: Iaea Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Iran does not pose an immediate nuclear threat and the world must act cautiously to avoid repeating mistakes made with Iraq and North Korea, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said.
- It Is Now Ladakh Singhey Khabab Spring Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Sindhu Darshan renamed to ensure greater local participation
- Fears Of Senator Prof Khurshid (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Senator Khurshid Ahmed has said that Dr A Q Khan has been further isolated and even his daughter is not being allowed to meet him.
- Pak-Uae Ties Scaling New Heights (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who came to Pakistan for the first time in his present capacity, stayed here for a few hours but his visit has brought the two countries still closer in different sectors.
- What God Had In Mind (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Jun 01, 2006)
Of the 11 Bahá’í holy days three fall in the month of May; each one is of great significance.
- Pranab Inaugurates Permanent Photo Exhibit Of Buddhist Art (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 01, 2006)
Exhibit is sponsored by the Indian Embassy in Beijing
Part of cultural activities of Sino-Indian Friendship Year
- Round Table Politics: Jihad And Kebabs (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table process calls for a transfiguration of political attitudes in New Delhi and Srinagar.
- Unpredictable Mid-Term Verdict On Bush (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 01, 2006)
In the history of editorial boo-boos, few can out-goof The Chicago Daily Tribune's "Dewey defeats Truman" front page of November 1948.
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- Washington's Iran Gambit (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The diplomatic track attempting to block Iran's quest for nuclear weapons is at a critical stage. Washington has agreed to join the Europeans in talks with Teheran, provided that Iran suspends uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.
- Soldiers Who Went To Build Bridges Fight For Their Lives (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Taleban is back – and its bloody return has left British mission in almost daily gun battles
- Chaotic Place Where Tourists And Cows Mix (Times Online (UK), Edotorial, Times Online, May 31, 2006)
Paharganj buzzes with both backpackers and local people, writes our correspondent
- Congress Vs Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Rajiv asked the right quota questions; crudely brushing them aside is sabotage from within
- Final Four-Lane Stretch To Chandigarh Faces Land Hurdle (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, May 31, 2006)
The National Highway between Ambala and Chandigarh, notorious as the killer stretch, is at last taking baby steps towards safety and decongestion.
- Speaker’S ‘Delaying Tactic’ Keeps Jaya Away From Debate (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 31, 2006)
AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today blamed the DMK government for ‘‘deliberately delaying permission’’ to her for participating in the debate on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address and ‘‘preventing’’ her from discharging her duties . . .
- Bjp’S Latest Rider: Form Panel (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 31, 2006)
While backing OBC quotas, the BJP added a new rider today. The party national executive demanded that the Government appoint an expert committee to subserve ‘‘three obligations’’ — the space for merit and excellence of institutions is not reduced . . .
- Parliament’S 27% Mandate? Not Quite (Indian Express, T.R. Andhyarujina, May 31, 2006)
In the acrimonious controversy about the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in centrally owned institutions a repeated justification for the move pleaded by HRD Minister Arjun Singh and later by others, including the PM, is that Parliament as . . .
- Quake Toll Rises To 5,700; Hope For Survivors Fades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Emergency relief operation involving 22 countries picks up pace
- Wrong Route, Right Direction (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2006)
A decision wrongly arrived at need not always be a wrong decision. We need to remember this as we begin to understand the long-term consequences of the government's decision to implement 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in higher educational . . .
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges On June 1 (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, May 31, 2006)
The official-level talks between India and Pakistan under the third round of the composite dialogue process are poised to come to an end with the parleys on the promotion of friendly exchanges which will take place in New Delhi on June 1.
- Ruined Temple That Unites Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The uniqueness of the annual festival in the Mangala Devi Kannaki temple, Periyar, is that it is conducted under the supervision of the forest, police and revenue departments from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu, says Susheela Nair
- Par For The Course (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Less than a week ago, Nirupam Sen, the state’s industries minister, sought to draw a dividing line between ideological and practical interests on the question of modernisation of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
- "Several People Have Refused The Nobel" (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 31, 2006)
Bangalore is famous the world over as home to a number of hi-tech multi-national companies and world class colleges. Infact we have been brought into Bangalore by Ericsson
- Kalam Charts 7-Point Mission For Sbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Inaugurates bank's Bicentennial celebrations, urges it to create a Rs. 5,000-crore venture capital fund
- Indiramma: Temple Land Takeover Stayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and Justice Appa Rao on Tuesday restrained the Government from taking possession of the temple lands in the State in the name of house sites for the Indiramma scheme.
- Why No Protests On Capitation Fees? (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The anti-quota participant in the programme was not really qualified to debate the well-known social-scientist who argued that we can point out the flaws in quotas, but to say that the entire mechanism should be scrapped would be going too far.
- Indian Medicos To Sue Blair Govt For Jobs (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 31, 2006)
Junior Indian doctors in Britain are to take the department of health and the home office to court because they say the rules have been changed retrospectively making it almost impossible to get jobs they believe were promised to them.
- Four Fishermen Still Missing, Bodies Of Two Found In Udupi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Nine boats capsize in rough seas on Monday; dead fishermen's families to get relief
Coast Guard could not immediately go to the rescue of the fishermen because of the rough weather
Kumaraswamy said Rs. 1 lakh would be given as relief to the . . .
- Tigers On Eu Terror List (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The EU listed Sri Lanka’s rebel LTTE as a banned terrorist organisation today amid a sharp escalation in clashes between it and the military, EU diplomats said.
- What India Is Reading (OutLook, M.S. Swaminathan, May 31, 2006)
The World Is flat: The Globalised World In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
This is a remarkable book dealing with the consequences as well as opportunities created by the digital . . .
- Goodwill, Greed And The Righting Of History (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Neither agitating medical students, nor opportunist political parties or an unscrupulous corporate sector can bar access to equal opportunity for the backward classes
- Sino-Indian Military Ties Important: Jiabao (Tribune, Anil K. Joseph, May 31, 2006)
A day after India and China signed a historic pact to further expand cooperation in defence sector, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today said that military-to-military ties were an important component in state-to-state relations.
- Book On Rotary Club's History Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
It traces landmark events, including two long-term projects
- Tracing A Pilgrim’S Trail (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , May 31, 2006)
The yatra season in Uttaranchal has just started and pilgrims are coming from every nook and corner to pay their obeisance to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines perched on the lofty peaks of the Himalayas.
- Death Of A Student (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
The death on May 28 of a 20-year-old student in Lahore by police fire is most tragic and could have been avoided if our police personnel were better trained and less trigger-happy.
- Trend-Setting Fund (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
Abraaj Capital has announced the launch of first-ever offshore fund for Pakistan by its portfolio firm BMA capital. The 300 million dollar fund is aimed at investors who are interested in taking advantage of the growth opportunities Pakistan presents . .
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