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The greatest Olympian (19 August 10:59) |
| Sir, American swimmer Michael Phelps has created history by breaking Mark Spitz’s single Games record of seven gold medals (The Gr-eight-est ever, August 18). A consistent winner, his dete... |
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Sad state of indian polity (18 August 10:07) |
| Sir, The article by Mr Jagmohan We must look again at our tryst with destiny (August 15) is brilliant. It is sheer barbarism to gloat over the freedom achieved at the expense of numerous liv... |
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SC’s Unbiased judgment (17 August 10:08) |
| Sir, The Supreme Court’s judgment awarding custody of 14-day-old Japanese baby, Manjhi, who was born to an Indian surrogate mother, to her grandmother Emiko, is justified and humane. This ... |
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Facts can mislead (17 August 01:54) |
| Sir, I was surprised to read Mr R.N. Shanbhag’s letter Enough proof to ban Simi (Letters, August 9). The truth is that all the evidences presented by the government and the intelligence ag... |
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It’s time to celebrate (16 August 03:39) |
| Sir, Abhinav Bindra's exemplary performance at the Beijing Olympics has done the country proud (Gold: One in a billion, August 12). While the shooter definitely deserves all the accolades an... |
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Step Down, Musharraf (14 August 11:18) |
| Sir, It seems the time has come for President Musharraf to step down from his unchallenged throne else he should be ready to face impeachment (Musharraf is given 3-4 days to resign, August 1... |
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Abhinav India’s Shooting Star (13 August 11:11) |
| Sir, Abhinav Bindra has created history for India by winning the first ever individual Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10-metre air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics (Gold: One in a bill... |
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Bindra’s GOLD is inspiring (12 August 11:24) |
| Sir, Abhinav Bindra bagged India's first individual gold medal in Olympic history, in the men's 10-metre air rifle event, at the Beijing Olympics (Gold: One in a billion, August 12). This is... |
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J&K LEADERS SHOULD HELP (12 August 01:47) |
| Sir, Some political parties have decided to join the march towards the Line of Control (LoC) as a mark of protest against the violence in Jammu and the "economic blockade" in Kashm... |
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Dictators vs the icons (11 August 01:47) |
| Sir, The statement of UP chief minister Mayawati that memorials should be built during the lifetime of icons indicates a lack of social values. All great leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Pan... |
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Pervez holds the trump card (09 August 11:52) |
| Sir, President Musharraf’s position has become increasingly untenable as the ruling PPP, PML(N) coalition has decided to impeach him (Nawaz, Asif move to impeach Musharraf, August 8). Howe... |
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Remove j&k governor (09 August 12:50) |
| Sir, I think the RSS is right to criticise Jammu and Kashmir governor N.N. Vohra, who as the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board took a unilateral decision to return the allotted land to t... |
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Time to Curb Communalism (07 August 10:47) |
| Sir, The escalating violence in Jammu in response to the land transfer controversy needs immediate attention before it escalates into a communal inferno (J&K still boils, August 6). Whil... |
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PAK’S ROLE IN TERROR (06 August 11:02) |
| Sir, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's assurance that he will conduct an independent probe into the alleged involvement of the ISI in the attacks on the Indian embassy in Kabul is... |
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STAMPEDE COULD be PREVENTED (06 August 01:18) |
| Sir, Stampedes occur almost every year but we don’t seem to take preventive action. It is the primary responsibility of temple authorities to put barricades and regulate traffic. Side by s... |
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BE STERN WITH PAKISTAN (04 August 10:28) |
| Sir, I was amused to read various news reports that said India has decided to ask Pakistan to rein in the jihadis, who are wreaking havoc in India (Delhi will take up Kabul bombing with Paki... |
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A weak response to violence (04 August 02:01) |
| Sir, The article by Balbir K. Punj When terror gives notice, how should India react? (August 1) was thought-provoking. In India, secularism is interpreted as tolerance towards Islamic extrem... |
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Rise above blame game (02 August 11:36) |
| Sir, Ms Sushma Swaraj's statement that the Central government is responsible for the recent blasts in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad is highly condemnable (Sushma blames SP, attacks UPA again, July... |
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Is it the end of democracy? (01 August 11:43) |
| Sir, Money played a major role during the trust vote of July 22 as is evident from various news reports. If people with a criminal background continue to be given power as MPs or ministers, ... |
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ADDRESS RAM SETHU ISSUES (31 July 10:20) |
| Sir, The editorial Hunt for a solution on Sethu project (July 29) is in the right perspective. Though some environmental changes will occur due to the project, it will not be disastrous. I t... |
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All Words No Action (30 July 10:57) |
| Sir, Even after twin terrorist attacks, our police and intelligence agencies do not seem to have put their house in order (Live bombs found in Gujarat, toll 49, July 28). India would do well... |
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MAYA’S DREAM OF BEING PM (29 July 10:59) |
| Sir, UP chief minister Mayawati started dreaming of being Prime Minister of India when disgruntled politicians of the Telugu Desam Party and the Left agreed to make her the Third Front’s p... |
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DON’T JUSTIFY TERRORISM (28 July 10:56) |
| Sir, The email received prior to the Ahmedabad blasts claimed that the Indian Mujahideen were seeking revenge for the atrocities committed on their brethren during the Gujarat riots. No matt... |
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We Need Laws to Deter Terrorists (28 July 02:50) |
| Sir, I strongly condemn the blasts that occurred in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in the last two days (70 minutes, 17 blasts,30 dead, July 27). These terrorist incidents prove that our government... |
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Don’t probe, prevent attacks (26 July 11:06) |
| Sir, The editorial Terrorism vigil can’t be relaxed (July 26) is right in asking the Indian security establishment to tackle terrorism on a war footing and urging all political parties, th... |
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IMMATURE STEP BY THE CPM (25 July 10:25) |
| Sir, With reference to the news report Karat defends decision to expel Somnath (July 24), while we can understand that the CPI(M) is upset over the outcome of the trust vote, it should have ... |
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Unspeakable Expulsion (24 July 11:06) |
| Sir, The expulsion of seasoned politician Somnath Chatterjee by the CPI(M) is regrettable. He presided over the Lok Sabha with great dignity and aplomb. The CPI(M) made a tactical mistake of... |
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POLITICS IS A NUMBERS GAME (24 July 12:49) |
| Sir, Amid high drama the Manmohan Singh government won the trust vote comfortably (275: PM triumphs, July 23). The message is clear that politics is all about numbers. Here, ideology and pri... |
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AN ISSUE-BASED TRUST VOTE (22 July 11:07) |
| Sir, For the first time in the history of independent India we are witnessing an issue-based vote of confidence. There have been many trust votes in the past but all of them were debated not... |
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PRICE OF SUPPORT (20 July 10:45) |
| Sir, With the trust vote on July 22, all small and crooked politicians have put a pricetag to their support. Amar Singh wants his man to head the CBI so that the SP can take revenge on Mayaw... |
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Pay heed to the warning (19 July 10:52) |
| Sir, The statement of finance minister P. Chidambaram downplaying the lowering of India’s credit outlook by global rating agency Fitch is yet another attempt to fool the public (PC shrugs ... |
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Put the party before self (19 July 01:18) |
| Sir, The CPI(M) is a disciplined party where cadre and hierarchy rules the roost. However, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is dilly-dallying on supporting his party against the UPA on the Indo-US... |
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IRAN MUST ADMIT THE TRUTH (18 July 01:16) |
| Sir, It is good that Iran has cocked a snook at mighty America by test-firing missiles which experts claim have a range of 1,250 miles and is armed with a one-tonne conventional warhead (Ira... |
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MOVE BACKFIRED ON KARAT (17 July 01:04) |
| Sir, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's refusal to step down must be really embarrassing for the CPI(M) (Speaker refuses to quit, CPM in a fix, July 16). Constitutionally speaking, Mr Chatterjee c... |
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Question pak on terror (15 July 10:21) |
| Sir, National security adviser M.K. Narayanan has said that there is evidence that Pakistan’s ISI had a hand in the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul. During the forthcoming talks on c... |
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INDIANS BEST JUDGE OF PM (15 July 04:43) |
| Sir, It was nice of US President George Bush to congratulate Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his "leadership at home" during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Japan ... |
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Noida police’s incompetence (13 July 10:54) |
| Sir, The Noida police’s incompetence was never in doubt, especially after its handling of the Nithari murder cases. But with the Aarushi murder case, the police has sunk to a new low (Aaru... |
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SP’s politics of favour (13 July 12:54) |
| Sir, It is more than apparent that the demand of the Samajwadi Party to levy 20 per cent windfall tax and cancel the export-oriented unit (EOU) status of private refineries are not prompted ... |
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Now left can’t question upa (12 July 02:28) |
| Sir, The Left parties, after withdrawing support to the UPA government, are accusing the United Progressive Alliance of being deceitful and dishonest in the manner in which it submitted the ... |
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LEFT has become irrelevant (10 July 10:49) |
| Sir, This is regarding the editorial The myth of Left unity (July 7). The Left has been browbeating the UPA by threatening to withdraw support if the government went ahead with the nuclear d... |
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Indian response to Kabul attack (09 July 10:15) |
| Sir, The dastardly attack on the Indian embassy killing 41 and maiming 139 innocent lives is supposed to be the deadliest attack in Kabul. This attack should be condemned in the harshest pos... |
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Terror thriving in afghanistan (09 July 01:52) |
| Sir, The suicide bombing in Kabul that killed 40 people — four of them Indians — comes as a big shock (Brigadier, IFS man, 2 ITBP men killed in Kabul attack, July 8). Good men, who were ... |
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LEFT WILL SKIP NO-TRUST VOTE (08 July 03:51) |
| Sir, If the BJP tables a no-trust motion against the UPA government, its will find itself in a awkward position (SP attacks meant to weaken UPA?, July 7). The vote of the 60-member strong Co... |
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SP COMES TO CONGRESS AID (06 July 11:02) |
| The Communist Party of India (Marxist) became the natural choice for the leadership of the Left Front in three states (West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura) because of its stronger hold on the Co... |
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No secularism in muslim states (05 July 11:39) |
| Sir, This is regarding Balbir Punj’s article Secularism’s true face revealed (July 4). It is indeed true that there is no trace of secularism in the Muslim-dominated states or countries.... |
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What happened to UPA’S CMP? (05 July 12:20) |
| Sir, During its formation, the United Progressive Alliance had decided on a common minimum programme. One of the conditions of the CMP was that the Congress would not impose its will on any ... |
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WRONG EXAMPLE SET in J&K (04 July 01:54) |
| Sir, By surrendering to the blackmail of separatist forces and revoking the Amarnath shrine board land transfer order, the Jammu and Kashmir government has set a wrong example. It has also p... |
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TIMELY COLUMN (02 July 10:26) |
| Sir, Pran Chopra's analysis of the nuclear deal (Time to come clean on the nuclear deal, July 1) was critical, objective and timely. Due to the compulsions of coalition politics and lack of ... |
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WHY SP WILL BACK UPA (02 July 01:41) |
| Sir, The Samajwadi Party has an important agenda for its meeting on Thursday - whether or not to extend support to the nuclear deal and the UPA (Mulayam set to back UPA, June 29). In Uttar P... |
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A VERY LATE DECISION (30 June 11:40) |
| Sir, UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi has finally decided to call the Left’s bluff in spite of the Left’s threat of "dire consequences" (Left attacks Sonia f... |
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