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Thursday, August 24, 2006
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Editorials Responding to Karnataka's needs Karnataka's demand for an adequate package of Central aid to mitigate the damage caused by floods — as well as drought — in the State, and its complaint of inequities in the matter vis-à-vis Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, ought to be ... Behind Test cricket's first forfeiture The first forfeiture in Test cricket's 129-year history has sparked acrimonious reactions, with the key players in the drama taking opposite positions. The Pakistan cricket establishment has construed the allegation of ball tampering, and the ... Leader Page Articles Right to information: first principles & sound practice By Arun Jaitley The constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression is the repository of the right to information — not the 2005 Act, which is an instrument laying down the statutory procedure in the exercise of this right. It follows that all excepti ons, exemptions, and denials of the right to information must necessarily conform to Article 19 (2). The Government must drop in its entirety its present proposal to amend the Act. News Analysis OUT OF LONDON A film sparks an Internet phenomenon By Hasan Suroor Snakes on a Plane, shaped by bloggers, shows how movies may be made in future. The new high-growth sector By B.V.R. Mohan Reddy A concerted effort is required by all concerned to realise the potential of engineering services outsourcing. The EU influx into U.K. By Alan Travis A TOTAL of 447,000 young, single, eastern Europeans have officially come to Britain looking for work over the past two years, according to Home Office (Ministry of the Interior) figures published on Tuesday. They are increasingly working ... How lighthouse keeper saved Bismarck By Luke Harding He was rescued while swimming in Biarritz. Corrections and Clarifications In "Kalam: End of an era in shehnai music" (August 22, 2006), the sentence was: "The former Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee, described the maestro [Bismillah Khan] as an `unmatched artiste' whose sensitive rendering of the flute lent new ... Letters to the Editor Interviews WINDOW ON IRAN 
Down but not out, leading reformist looks aheadA former Speaker of the Majlis,Mehdi Karroubiwas the leading reformist contender in Iran's presidential election of 2005 but lost to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under circumstances he considers improper. In an interview toThe Hinduin Tehran, he discusses his political plans. Excerpts: Read Today's supplements: Metro Plus | Sci Tech | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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