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Time for reason and restraint
Uttar Pradesh Haj and Minority Welfare Minister Yaqoob Quereshi went outrageously over the top — violating the law and all norms of propriety and decency — in announcing a cash reward of Rs.51 crore for the head of the `cartoonist' ...

Get serious about wetlands
Wetlands, which cover seven million hectares in the country, are rightly described as the "kidneys of the ecosystem." They ensure the health of the land by filtering out excess water and waste. They are vital also because they provide a range of ...

Leader Page Articles
Is breeder needed for strategic purposes?
By R. Ramachandran

In effect, a breeder reactor functions as a "laundry" for dirty plutonium. This assumes importance in the effort for parity with Pakistan vis-à-vis a minimum credible deterrent.

News Analysis
Beware not tyranny but electronic tags
By George Monbiot

The creeping extension of technology that can be implanted in our bodies will eventually break down all the barriers between us and the state.

Europe's urban areas still growing
By Nicholas Watt

A UNEP report warns of the dangers of the urban sprawl.

U.S. and India part company on Nepal
By Siddharth Varadarajan

Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by.

A train full of nostalgia, excitement
By B. Muralidhar Reddy

The Thar Express' first journey saw people throng the route in Pakistan and India.

No Cheney mea culpa for war dead
By Marina Hyde

Dick Cheney should be asked how his recent feelings compare with those he felt at the first casualty in Iraq?

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