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- Sethu: Vhp To Hit The Streets In Protest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will undertake fortnight-long marches across the country to protest against the Sethu- samudram project.
- Giant Veena On Show In Malaysia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Members of an Indian cultural club in Malaysia have made the country's largest veena, a stringed classical musical instrument, which is now on display at a university.
- Dmk Chief Rubbishes Ram Again (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Sep 20, 2007)
The United Progressive Alliance, which stood united to withstand the Left's challenge on the nuclear deal, is now showing signs of coming apart. The Ram Setu affidavit controversy has exposed the divisions within the UPA as never before.
- Karunanidhi Wrong, Ram An Ancient Tamil Icon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
One of the most celebrated quotations of Marx is the one about history repeating itself first as tragedy and then as farce.
- In Islamabad, A Dream Comes True (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 20, 2007)
The National Art Gallery sends out the important message that there is more to Pakistan than the shenanigans of its generals, politicians, and mullahs.
- Digging A Little Deeper (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2007)
At one time, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) used to be a very prestigious organisation headed by renowned archaeologists who maintained its autonomy and whose perception of India’s past was not guided by the whims and caprices of the . . . .
- Culture: The Collapse Of Tolerance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2007)
All the sociological evidence about the girls' motives is swept aside as irrelevant.
- Violence Is Plot To Stall Work On Sethu: Karuna (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday alleged that the violence in Karnataka was part of a "conspiracy" to stall the Sethusamudram project and reiterated his stand that Ram was a mythical figure and there was no historical evidence of his
- It Is For Karnataka To Act, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday condemned the burning of a Tamil Nadu-bound bus on Tuesday night near Bangalore in which two were charred to death. He said it was the Karnataka government’s duty to take action.
- Karunanidhi Mobilises Support For Setu Project (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 20, 2007)
Unfazed by attacks from the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi is trying to mobilise support in favour of the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SCSP) from all political quarters and turn it into an issue in the . . . . .
- Getting Into Election Mode? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 20, 2007)
The little twists and turns, barbs and counter barbs between the political parties are aimed at impending elections. By now, there is little doubt that the UPA, by choice rather than affirmative action on the Left’s part, will not complete its . . . . .
- Congress Tries To Control Damage (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Wranglings within the Congress on the Ram Sethu affidavit fiasco are far from over. The Congress high command has called a halt to the public spat on the Ram Sethu affidavit issue.
- New Writers Can Hold A Candle (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 19, 2007)
Modern Kannada Literature, which has established itself in the minds of people, started its journey from the literary works of B M Srikantaiah (popularly known as BeEm Sri) like English Geethegalu which was published in 1922 followed . . . .
- Javadekar Sees Civil War In Upa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
The differences within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and its supporting parties on a number of issues ranging from the India-U.S. nuclear deal to the Ramar Sethu are seen by the Bharatiya Janata Party as signs of a political . . . .
- Bjp Relishes Upa's 'Civil War' (Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Sep 19, 2007)
Gloating over the ongoing 'war of words' between senior UPA leaders in the aftermath of the Culture Ministry's controversial affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram, the BJP on Tuesday said it was a "war-like situation" on a . . . . .
- Upa Committed To Deal: Sibal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal on Tuesday defended the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal and said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government is committed to it but will take into account the Left concerns . . . . .
- Bibis Now To Explore Pakistan (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2007)
It is not just Pervez Musharraf who is allegedly doing a Lalu by projecting his wife Sehba for the top political job in Pakistan.
- Upside Of A Constitution (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Sep 19, 2007)
Pakistan is going through many convulsions to ensure that General Pervez Musharraf remains in office.
- Fireworks In Cong Over Soni Quit Call (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Sep 18, 2007)
Taken aback by the sudden outbreak of factional politics in the party riding on the Ramar Sethu affidavit controversy, the Congress leadership appeared to be treading cautiously while trying to contain the fireworks among senior leaders even as . . . .
- Different Strokes Of Responsibility (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 18, 2007)
Why is it that we have not been able to enforce the principle of ministerial responsibility?
- Print Pick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
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- Crunch Time For Brawling Politicians (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 18, 2007)
As the Election Commission (EC) gets ready to accept the nomination papers of General Pervez Musharraf for his re-election to the post of the President of Pakistan, the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has announced that all its legislators . . . .
- Why Be Forced Into A Ghetto? (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 18, 2007)
PAKISTANIS should be proud. In a country where we are forever lamenting the loss of interest in reading and literature, it is heartening that for the first time a compatriot has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize in literature.
- Hindu Dharma Humiliated (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 18, 2007)
Tulsidas's seminal rendition of the Ram story makes no mention of the Lakshman rekha in the episode dealing with Sita's abduction.
- Congress Civil War (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2007)
The final days of a coalition are usually a free for all. The experience of the two Janata Party regimes and of the National Front and United Front Governments would bear this out; Cabinet colleagues, particularly those from different caste or . . . .
- India’S Ruling Congress Orders Ceasefire In ‘Blasphemy’ Squabbles (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
India’s ruling Congress party on Monday ordered cabinet ministers to not argue over a plan to build a sea-lane through sandy shoals that are regarded as a sacred site by millions of Hindus.
- Lessons From Sept 10 (Dawn, Masud Mufti, Sep 18, 2007)
SOME political and media wizards are visibly dismayed by the public default in preventing the second exile of Mian Nawaz Sharif on Sept 10.
- India, Pak Anti-Terror Meet On Oct 22 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The second round of India-Pakistan Joint Anti-terror Mechanism meet will take place on October 22 in New Delhi.
- Congress Orders Truce In 'Blasphemy' Squabbles (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
India’s ruling Congress party on Monday ordered cabinet ministers not to target each other over a plan to build a sea lane through sandy shoals that millions of Hindus worship as a sacred site.
- Small Trouble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 18, 2007)
One of the markers of changed times is the degree to which passions are inspired by machines.
- Soz Moots Navigation In Jhelum To Boost Tourism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Concerned about the shrinking water bodies in Kashmir, union water resources minister Saifuddin Soz here today envisaged a 170-km-long navigation plan for the Jhelum cutting across the valley to restore its lost heritage and tap tourism potential.
- Jairam Regrets Remarks (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Sep 18, 2007)
Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh on Monday apologised to Culture and Tourism Minister Ambika Soni for expressing his “personal views” in public on the affidavit on the Ramar Sethu issue, filed by the Culture Ministry in the Supreme . . . .
- Congress Turmoil Over Setu Continues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
There was no let-up in the factional feud in Congress over the controversial "Ram did not exist" affidavit even after the party leadership got junior minister Jairam Ramesh to express regrets to culture minister Ambika Soni for having demanded . . . . .
- 'No Decision On Soni's Resignation' (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 18, 2007)
The Damocles’ sword is still hanging over Union Culture Minister Ambika Soni on the faux pas committed by her in the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Ram Sethu, with the Congress high command waiting for the inquiry to get over.
- Cong Awaits Sethu Probe Report (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The Congress high command will wait for the departmental inquiry currently under way in the Union culture ministry over the affidavit on the Ram Sethu issue.
- Cong Squabble Over Goof-Up Rages (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
As the Congress high command assesses the political fallout of the controversial affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram, party leaders are busy settling scores with each other. The latest to join the intra-party wrangling is CWC member . . . .
- Bridge Between Ministers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2007)
It is not often that one union minister shrills for another's resignation, itself an illustration of the occasional caricature that is the United Progressive Alliance government.
- The Meaning Of Ram (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 17, 2007)
The UPA government recognises the political import of Ram. That’s why it acted fast to withdraw the controversial affidavit in the Supreme Court and promised to consider all opinions before finalising the Sethusamudram project.
- Nri Funds Chair In California University (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
On September 10, Hardit Singh Aurora, an NRI, gifted $367,000 through the Sikh Foundation, to fund an endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi studies in the history department of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the memory of his son . . . .
- Oriya Lit's Forgotten Patriarch (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
He is the man credited with fanning the resurgence that led to the formation of India's first linguistic state, the man fêted as the father of modern Oriya literature. Yet, Fakir Mohan Senapati's home here lies neglected, and the garden he so . . . .
- Behavioral Angle To Traffic Management (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Sep 17, 2007)
The big gap in our response to traffic management is ignoring behavioral issues. We need to recognise that knowing how to drive a vehicle is not the same as being aware of how to drive on a road.
- Setu Issue Messed Up, Feels Cong (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
There is a growing feeling in the Congress that the party and the government have mishandled the Ram Setu issue.
- Asi Begins Affidavit Probe (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Sep 17, 2007)
The departmental inquiry headed by Union culture secretary Badal K. Das has now got under way, which will fix responsibility for the serious lapse that resulted in tempers running high over the controversial affidavit filed by the . . .
- Government Plays Down Karunanidhi's Stand On Ram's Existence (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The government on Sunday sought to play down UPA constituent DMK's stand on the Ram Setu issue that there was no historical evidence about existence of Lord Rama and said it "respected" the view of its southern ally.
- Emotionally Intelligent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 17, 2007)
The primary reason emotional intelligence is so popular is that the concept is in tune with the spirit and popular culture of the times, says ...
- Where Is Osama (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Sep 17, 2007)
If US intelligence inputs are correct, then Osama is hiding at a tourist destination.
- Radical Surgery (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 17, 2007)
The government, in a complete turnaround, withdrew the entire affidavit in the Sethusamudram case from the Supreme Court.
- An Urge To Smash History Into Tiny Pieces (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Sep 17, 2007)
What is it about graven images? Why are we humanoids so prone to destroy our own faces, smash our own human history, erase the memory of language? I've covered the rape of Bosnian and Serb and Croatian culture in . . . .
- Mela Patt Begins (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
A symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, Mela Patt began today at the Vaisuki Naag temple of Bhaderwah. Members of both communities participated in the traditional festival which symbolises old customs, tradition and century-old culture of hospitality . . . .
- Soni Hurt By Jairam's Remark, Says Khurshid (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The blame game is on in the Government over the controversial Ram Setu affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram.
- Who Gave Vaish ‘Political’ Nod? (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Sep 17, 2007)
Ms Anshu Vaish, director general of the Archaeological Survey of India, is believed to have told the cabinet secretariat that she got "political instruction" saying that there was no need to remove the controversial statements from the . . . . .
- Faith, Fact And Fiction (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 14, 2007)
Ram is make-believe, Dwarka did not exist, the Saraswati is a myth. But how much have the Archaeological Survey of India and its political collaborators done to honestly excavate India's antiquity?
- Advani Wants Sorry From Upa Almighty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The Centre’s decision to withdraw the Ram Setu affidavit is not enough, the BJP said today, threatening a nationwide agitation if its demands were not met.
- Govt Bows Before God (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The government will rewrite its affidavit on Ram in a bid to avert a political Delhidahan, the fate that befell Lanka for crossing his path.
- We Can Grow Together (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
I leave India after four fascinating years. India's engagement with the world during that period has grown apace.
- Richard Wagner And The Nazis (Hindu, Hywel Williams, Sep 14, 2007)
It is a brave novelist who attempts to convey how Wagnerian intensity led to Nazi catastrophe.
- Cong Takes U-Turn, Now Says Ram Did Exist (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Faced with spontaneous outrage over negation of the very existence of Lord Ram, the Government on Thursday decided to withdraw its controversial affidavit in the Supreme Court.
- Cong Somersault On Ram Sethu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The Union government on Thursday quickly stepped into damage-control mode, deciding to file a supplementary affidavit in the Supreme Court, most likely on Friday, to amend the original affidavit in the Ram Sethu case by deleting the portions that . . . .
- Rs. 7 Crore Being Spent To Boost Tourism In Kodagu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Rs. 88 lakh released for setting up Kodava Heritage Centre: Vittala Murthy
Work on projects in Kodagu to start next month
More funds may be sought for Madikeri Dasara
- Parts Of Asi Affidavit To Be Withdrawn (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 14, 2007)
The Centre announced on Thursday that it would withdraw objectionable paragraphs in the affidavit filed by the Archaeological Survey of India in the Supreme Court which said that there was no evidence to prove “the existence of the characters . . . .
- Sonia For Rectification Of Mistake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi intervened on Thursday for quick damage control in the wake of the controversy over the government affidavit in the Supreme Court on the Ramar Sethu project.
- Nri Club Make Malaysia's Largest Veena (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Members of an Indian cultural club in Malaysia have made the country's largest veena, a stringed classical music instrument, which is now on display at a university.
- There For The Knowing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 14, 2007)
The Rights and Wrongs of It: the Right to Information, edited by Bhabesh Das and Rajiv K. Bhattacharyya, is an anthology of essays that rumble with discontent, questioning the amended RTI law. In the Preface, the editors admit that they . . . .
- They Stand By Their Men (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 14, 2007)
Richard Nixon had definite views about how the wife of a US presidential candidate should campaign. In 1992, he was watching a lawyer named Hillary Clinton aggressively defend her husband in New Hampshire.
- Everyone For Espresso News (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 14, 2007)
Two women made news in the last fortnight when they shouldn’t have. Uma Khurana and Gitanjali Nagpal. Both were lynched of their names, fair or otherwise.
- The Effects Of An Exodus (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2007)
No one remembers poet Emma Lazarus, who wrote about immigration.
- English Language: A Communication Tool (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 13, 2007)
In the globalising world, it is important for educational institutions to introduce more foreign languages, writes Ambrose Pinto S J
- On Life And The Arts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
Hers is a remarkable story of achievement in various spheres. Vyjayantimala Bali has played many roles to perfection - gifted dancer, beautiful star, talented actress, successful politician, skilled sportswoman.
- Govt Questions Existence Of Lord Ram (New Indian Express, Prabhakar Rao Voruganti, Sep 13, 2007)
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has stated in its affidavit on the issue of Ramar Sethu (Adam’s Bridge) on the Sethusamudram project, before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Subramanian Swamy and others mainly relied on the contents of . . . .
- Harmony Set In Stone (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
THE art of the Sunga period, from 185 B.C. to 73 B.C., laid the foundation for the rich traditions that followed in later centuries.
- Hey Ram! God Save The Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
No “incontrovertible” proof exists to establish that Lord Ram ever lived, the government has submitted in writing before the Supreme Court.
- Deported, Not Gone... (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Sep 13, 2007)
NAWAZ Sharif’s deceitful “deportation” in open defiance of the Supreme Court order allowing him the right to return, and the repression unleashed on his party workers by the Musharraf regime was a reprehensibly audacious display of authoritarian . . . .
- ‘Lean’ Governance (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Sep 13, 2007)
For those who have to transact with other countries, the good news is that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has opened a branch in Chennai with the promise of more passport offices in other towns.
- Advani-Jayalalithaa Meeting Likely (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 13, 2007)
There is a “distinct possibility” of a meeting between Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Jayalalithaa in Chennai on September 19 or 20.
- Empty House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 13, 2007)
Those who slug it out on the streets display a level of education that is very familiar to Indians. It is part of the national news every day, whether in the papers or on television.
- Bjp Spies Poll Plank In Ram’S Bridge (Telegraph, Sanjay Kumar Jha, Sep 13, 2007)
The BJP leadership, so far cautious about the Ram Setu movement spearheaded by the Sangh parivar, today lapped it up after the Centre’s affidavit cast doubts on Ram’s existence.
- Not Fashioning A Business (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 12, 2007)
The country may have many things to thank the Indian fashion weeks for: a new lexicon (“wardrobe malfunction”, “diffusion line”), eye-candy in the morning papers (and on television), live entertainment (better than theatre for the arrivesti) . . .
- Broken Window (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
Hyderabad bombings, violence in Agra and Haryana, and the Maoist onslaught reinforce the apprehension that the country is moving towards anarchy
- Govt, Experts Ridicule Allahabad Hc Judge (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
It is the duty of every citizen of India under Article 51-A of the Constitution- irrespective of caste, creed or religion- to follow the dharma propounded by the Bhagvad Gita".
- Licenced Corruption (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2007)
It would be a scandalous state of affairs if corruption were ever to be officially institutionalised as part of everyday work practices in Government offices.
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