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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 21907:
- Lalu Prasad Deserves Only Two Cheers (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Sep 20, 2006)
The great railway turnaround is half a myth. None should grudge the Indian railways their day in the sun but it is necessary not to overdo the hype as that will inevitably lead to a downside later.
- Tourism Potential (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 20, 2006)
Federal Minister for Tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar has rightly pointed out that Pakistan has vast tourism resources in terms of nature, culture, religion and shopping and it is waiting to be promoted as ‘value for money’ destination for tourists from all . . .
- Coup Rolls In Bangkok (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand’s army seized power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra this evening without a shot being fired.
- What The Pm Forgot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 20, 2006)
I read and re-read Manmohan Singh’s speech to the 14th summit of the non-aligned movement on September 15 in Havana with bewilderment and amazement.
- Environmental Degradation (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Sep 20, 2006)
Environmental degradation today is a serious challenge to the life forms on the planet earth.
- Thai Army Says Military Rule Only Temporary (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand's army chief vowed on Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Govt, Under Fire, Vows To Eliminate Polio By 2007 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
India, which was accused last week of undermining the global fight against polio, vowed on Tuesday to eliminate the disease by 2007.
- Trained In Pak, Transited Via Bangladesh, Nepal: Report (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Sep 20, 2006)
The Indo-Pak Havana 'breakthrough' may have legitimised Pakistan's claim of being a co-victim of terror, but evidence suggests that Islamabad has stepped up terrorist activities and is now sending trained militants into Jammu and Kashmir through . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
The recent CSE reports regarding soft drinks manufactured by multinational companies, such as Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd and Pepsi Co India Holdings Pvt Ltd have become a subject of media hype.
- Emergency Declared In Thailand As Army Seizes Power (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai Army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution, despite the prime minister's declaration of a state of emergency from New York.
- Rising Hopes From The Rising Sun (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 20, 2006)
Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe faces different expectations from different sections. The good news for us is that he’s an Indophile .
- In Nepal, Time To Check The Dangerous Drift (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 20, 2006)
The road map for the formation of an interim government with Maoist participation is more or less in place. But powerful forces are intervening to derail the process.
- Hindus Stand Vindicated (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Sep 20, 2006)
Charges that the Congress's secular policy has an anti-Hindu slant is often met with derision or contemptuously dismissed as the rant of bigoted protagonists of Hindutva.
- Nepal's Unsteady Foot Forward (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 20, 2006)
Rumours travel like bushfire in Nepal. Whether it was Madhuri Dixit or Hrithik Roshan, and what they said or did not say, anti-India riots were rigged instantly across the country.
- Where’S The Acceptable Face Of Diversity? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
They asked me what it felt like to be black and touched my hair uninvited. In turn, I cut off my curls as gifts to satisfy their curiosity and told them that where my mum came from they cleaned their teeth by chewing on sticks.
- Joint Adventure (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Many bureaucrats, serving or retired, seldom meet a new idea they like. This condition is more pronounced within foreign offices and intelligence agencies.
- The Pope And The Debate On Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 20, 2006)
The question that arises is whether this is the way to conduct an argument. Both sides need to raise their game if they are truly interested in a serious dialogue, and not in scoring points.
- Papa Don’T Preach (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Pope Benedict’s remarks about Islam haven’t gone down very well with the Urdu press. Hindustan Express (a Delhi daily) in an editorial dated September 15 titled Pope ki Gustakhi (the Pope’s audacity) has said that “history is witness to the fact . . .
- The Kaczynskis Of Poland (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
The twins' ultra-nationalist rhetoric has sent alarm bells ringing across Europe.
- Crowded Skies And Congested Airports (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 19, 2006)
The phenomenal growth in passenger and freight traffic has stretched the country's civil aviation infrastructure to the limit.
- Women-Centric Vision (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Sep 19, 2006)
Argues for putting women squarely at the centre of the development process
- Move For Adventure Tourism In Chuttipara Evokes Protest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
District Tourism Promotion Council authorities deny the allegation
- Over Darfur Looms The Shadow Of Rwanda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Darfur, a semi-arid region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, demands the urgent attention of the world.
- Mufti Welcomes Havana Initiative (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at Havana had revived the hope for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
- History Of Jainism Revisited In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
B V Prakash makes an exciting trip to Rajgir one of three places that form ‘The golden triangle of Bihar,’ where a pair of caverns lie cut out from reddish pink rock. One of them has the marking of a door where king Bimbisara’s treasure is believed . . .
- It Is Not The Economy But Race (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 19, 2006)
Recent research into voting patterns in America ignores the elephant in the room.
- Dasara Gold Cards Get Good Response, May Run Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
There has been good response to the Dasara Gold Cards being issued for celebrations beginning on Saturday.
- Leave Those Kids Alone (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
As the nation went through the paces of Teachers' Day this year, the mood in many staffrooms was grim.
- Pervez's Balochistan Blunder (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Sep 19, 2006)
Bugti's killing has united all political factions in Pakistan, leading to widespread demands for Gen Musharraf's ouster, says Anil Narendra
- Udaipur Officer Takes Job Interview In Ambulance (Asian Age, Narayan Bareth, Sep 19, 2006)
Chanchal Walia, mother of a four-day-old child, came to Udaipur on Sunday in an ambulance to appear before an interview board for a teaching job. She had given birth to a girl on September 13 in Ajmer.
- Memorable Meeting: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
I want this photograph to be seen by one billion people: Fidel Castro
- Latin America’S Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
The turn under the Cuban sun has occasioned general bonhomie and much nostalgia. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was awarded a rare one-on-one meeting with the ailing Fidel Castro and had many words of praise for one of the world’s most resilient . . .
- Our Fragile Mind (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Sep 19, 2006)
There must be some inscrutable logic at work when a speech entitled ‘Faith, Reason and the University’ delivered at the University of Regensburg sets off a political firestorm.
- A Strategic Setback For India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism by certifying that Pakistan is not an aggressor but a state aggressed upon. On the terrorism front it brings both countries at par.
- Conversions The Real Threat: Rss Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Religious conversions are the real threat in India, K.S. Sudarshan, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh leader, said here on Monday. He said an invisible and silent attack was being made against Hindus to weaken the community from inside.
- Jumbos’ Day Out (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Dasara jumbos are working hard to ensure that we have a good time. Praveen Kulkarni is fascinated by the strict regimen followed by these jumbos.
- Bound By Promises (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Sep 19, 2006)
I had written a year back in these columns on the ‘promises’ in the Constitution of India, Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), particularly Article 45, on the children’s right to education.
- Joint Indo-Pak Protest For Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In what is being described as a first in the history of Indo-Pak relations, social activists from both countries observed a joint daylong fast in front of the Lahore Press Club, in protest against the rigidity of the visa policies of the two countries.
- Intellectual Property Jurisprudence (Hindu, Arvind P. Datar, Sep 19, 2006)
Over the last three decades, V. J. Taraporevala has written excellent commentaries on the laws of central excise and customs.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2006)
MNCs Delaying Compliance Of Court Orders
- Belgaum Calling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
It may be premature and totally unnecessary to term the Karnataka government’s decision to hold a special session of the state legislature in Belgaum in the last week of September with hyperboles like ‘historic’, but its political significance . . .
- Heroism In Tamil Classical Poetry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
This book is a significant work in the history of Tamilology. It was G. U. Pope who introduced the Sangam literary works to the western world. The 10 idylls and eight anthologies are generally believed to have been written in the Sangam age . . .
- Reasons For Alienation (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 19, 2006)
The efforts of the BJP to divide India on communal lines has been a failure. A fe w Muslim youth may be misled.
- Gadgets Still Shy Of Utopia (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Scientists gave us a future that sci-fi imagined for us, but couldn't give us happiness.
- China Is Not Just Rising, But Also Changing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
China's advance toward global economic pre-eminence appears irresistible. Having recently surpassed Britain, France and Italy, its economy is now the fourth-largest in the world...
- ‘Pak-Trained’ Bomber Found Guilty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The special Tada court hearing the 1993 serial blasts case today convicted a man facing charges of acquiring training in handling arms and explosives in Pakistan.
- Kstdc Announces Conducted Tours From Saturday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The tour charges include accommodation
- Karunanidhi, The Televisionary (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 19, 2006)
One thing you have to say about South Indian politicians: they sure keep their word. Before knocking J. Jayalalithaa off her chief ministerial . . .
- Field Survey (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
If banking were a sport, say football, foreign banks in the land apparently face a dodgy goalpost! Now the skin-tight branch-licensing policy of the Reserve Bank means that foreign banks hoping to walkaway with the branch network of target, . . .
- What Would Weeds Do Without Gardens? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 19, 2006)
Once upon a time there was a gardener who was the best one in the world. People would come from all over to see his magnificent garden which was easily the most beautiful ever made or maintained by any human being.
- Injustice In Kerala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 19, 2006)
Candles won't be lit for Kim Karunakaran, Sujith and Anu. Geographically, they were murdered in the wrong place. Unlike Priyadarshani Mattoo or Jessica Lall, they were not residents of Delhi commanding the power of national media coverage.
- Infrastructure Financing — Accountability Is Not Axiomatic (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Sep 19, 2006)
The Plan panel Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, wants forex reserves used to fund infrastructure projects. But what of accountability of which there is very little.
- The Booker 2006: Ring Out The Old (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Sep 19, 2006)
This year, the Booker could have split into two prizes—the Senior Booker versus the Young Turks.
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- More Autonomy, Please (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
If you feel that you have had enough of Bugti, Qazi, Osama, Mulla Dadullah, Pope Benedict XVI and the likes, check out the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's most recent report titled 'Northern Areas of . . .
- Chirac Prefers Talks To Sanctions On Iran (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac on Monday called for an extension of the dialogue process with Iran and urged the suspension of both U.N. sanctions and Iran's uranium enrichment programme while negotiations were underway. He was speaking in a . . .
- Pope Launches Battle For Europe (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 19, 2006)
Pushing the envelope firmly while regretting the 'misunderstanding' caused by his discourse on violence in Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has sounded the battle-cry for Christian domination in Europe.
- 2 Who Planted Plaza Bombs Are Convicted (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Asgar Mukadam and Shahnawaz Qureshi, the two men accused of having planted a car bomb at the Plaza Cinema in the central Mumbai area of Dadar on March 12, 1993, were found guilty by a special court under the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities . . .
- Assumptions And Innuendos (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 19, 2006)
An intriguing part of the conversation between the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and “an educated Persian” now made world-famous by Pope Benedict XVI, is that the Persian seems to have no name.
- Local Governments Still Dysfunctional (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 19, 2006)
More than five years down the line, the local government system, brought in with so much fanfare, lies in ruins. People continue to suffer from a lack of civic amenities and good governance just as they did when this system was not in place.
- Public Indictment Of Political Class (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 19, 2006)
With Muslims forming about three-fourth of its six lakh population, Malegaon, defying its history of communal clashes, seemed to demonstrate exemplary social harmony when, on September 9, three bomb blasts killed 38 innocent people . . .
- ‘Adult Slot On Tv Needed’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
I said banning adult films is unjustifiable. I didn’t talk about pornography because the two aren’t the same.
- Haj Subsidy Or Jiziya (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 19, 2006)
Members of other faiths should also be beneficiaries in the cause of their respective pilgrimages, says Prafull Goradia.
- Starting Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 18, 2006)
Having salvaged the peace talks stalled after the Mumbai massacre, and agreeing to travel to Pakistan in the near future, Manmohan Singh must now retain firm control over both the process and agenda of the engagement with Pakistan.
- Move Afoot To Develop Thoppur As A Tourist Spot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Free land scheme launched in districts
- ‘Get Planning Right’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
"Heritage vs development: there is no way out. Developing old property is not wrong; buildings can be preserved if the available space is properly utilised."
- Time With My Daughter (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Sep 18, 2006)
My daughter is visiting. She has come alone. And, much as I love my delightful grandchildren, and my shy, smiling son-in-law, I like the fact that she’s free of the distractions of seeing to their needs. It happens once in three or four years and I . . .
- Tsr National Integration Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's unity in diversity reflected in its cultural and emotional oneness: Governor .
- Madhu Koda To Head 12-Member Ministry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Oath-taking today; Congress, JMM and RJD members to join Jharkhand Government
- Governor Likely To Address Joint Belgaum Session (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will request Governor T N Chaturvedi to address the special session of the Karnataka legislature in Belgaum either on September 27 or 28.
- World Leaders Face Un Overloaded With Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
What a difference a year makes. A gala summit in 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations turned into a divisive debate over the organisation’s shortcomings and proposed reforms.
- No Abbas, Hamas Talks For Now (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Palestinian President Mr Mahmud Abbas froze talks with Hamas today over forming a new unity government in a move that threatens Western aid returning soon to the beleaguered territories.
- Storm Over Vatican (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI may have made an inflammatory remark on Islam in the context of a long and abstruse theological discourse, and he may merely have been quoting from a mediaeval Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
- Omar To Mufti: Forget Bush And Mush, Explain Self-Rule To People (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah today advised PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to elaborate the latter's self-rule theory to an average Kashmiri before taking it all the way to New York later this month. He claimed that self-rule was . . .
- The Show Must Carry On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a matter of relief that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf have met on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana.
- Farmers In The Doldrums (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Sir, ~ Mr YP Gupta deserves praise for his article “Death of a farmer” (15 September). He has highlighted the shocking and distressful state of affairs among farmers ~ “... in the last eight years, at least 14,000 farmers have committed suicide”.
- Australia Taps Indian Migrants (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Indians are known to be motivated, speak good English and have the skills Australia needs desperately for its burgeoning economy.
- Medieval Quotes Don’T Mirror Own Views: Pope (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was “deeply sorry” about the reaction and the medieval quotes he used on holy war did not reflect his personal views.
- We Are Really Getting Fat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
All over the world people are now overweight than underweight.
- Politburo Comes To Town (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Having decided not to take up Jyoti Basu’s appeal for retirement from the Politburo, the CPI-M’s highest policy-making body apparently had nothing special to discuss save to scan well-trodden ground and in the process up the ante against the Centre.
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