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Shankaracharya well,
Manmohan tells Jaya The prime minister has written to the Tamil Nadu government asking it to
ensure the physical well-being of Sri Jayendra Saraswati, now under judicial
remand
SPECIAL REPORT Nov 11 turned out like Sept 11 When they heard news of the Kanchi seer's arrest, many outraged Indians in the US frantically called home. NRIs have also been organising prayers meetings to support an acharya they hold in high esteem. A round-up by PRAKASH M SWAMY
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Deccan Herald A step forward
While Indo-Pak differences persist, a commonality of interests has emerged.
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The New Indian Express Call this pro-poor?
It is surprising that the government has decided to roll back the planned increase in the price of LPG. Surprising, because even though this price hike was unpopular, it had not raised hackles to the extent that a rollback was justified.
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The Telegraph Keep
them in check
A leading vernacular daily recently quoted the Central Vigilance Commission saying that it had identified 371 tainted civil servants who were awaiting "clearance for action" against them says Abhijit
Bhattacharyya.
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The Tribune Meals for students
The Supreme Court’s directive to all the states and Union Territories on Wednesday to provide cooked mid-day meal to school children up to Class V by January 2005 is timely. So far the Centre has been providing free foodgrain to the states, along with the funds for transportation from the Food Corporation of India depots to granaries in the state capitals.
Asia Times Pakistan's Bhutan gambit worries Delhi
By sending a large delegation to Bhutan, Pakistan has left New Delhi - long suspicious of Islamabad's role in fueling anti-India activities in neighboring countries - with a sense of unease, particularly given India's success in making its border with Bhutan virtually insurgent-free. Washington's silence, too, is cause for concern. - Ramtanu Maitra
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The Economic Times Rebel without a silhoutte
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who died 20 years ago this week, is usually described as a Pakistani poet and, in terms of the dismal realities post Partition, that is right.
Unease grows in the hearts of common Indians as they watch a revered saint being arrested and humiliated, writes
SOUMYA SITARAMAN
No eulogy for Veerappan No tears will be shed
for the dead bandit, but we must address the causes that created such a monster, says
ARAVIND SITARAMAN More edits
