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Articles 621 through 720 of 3170:
- Diplomacy Speaks (Deccan Herald, Dr Sunil Kothari , Sep 17, 2006)
The career diplomat H E Surendra Kumar, Indian High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador to Eritrea and Permanent Representative of the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat, is an avid lover of Indian classical music and dance.
- War On Terror (Tribune, Vijai Singh Mankotia , Sep 17, 2006)
India, like most other secular democracies, is being targeted by terrorist organisations, primarily Islamic fundamentalists, who are generally sponsored by Pakistan’s ISI and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. Ironically, our neighbours like Pakistan,
- Insurance Industry Urged To Fulfil Aspirations Of The Middle Class (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Those earning income have many investment options: LIC chief
- Smiling Again (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 17, 2006)
The Manjushree Vidyapith Orphanage in Arunachal Pradesh, against heavy odds, keeps the hopes of many children alive.
In 1998 Lama Thupten quit his job, purchased seven acres of land with his own savings and opened the first orphanage of Arunachal Prades
- Beyond The Urgent (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 17, 2006)
Edward Luce, former South Asia bureau chief of Financial Times, talks about his book on India and on aspects of modern Indian political life.
- Sculptural Perfection (Hindu, Aruna Chandaraju, Sep 17, 2006)
The Somnathpur temple is one of the most exquisite specimens of Hoysala temple art.
- Maids Of The Moors (Hindu, Usha Mukunda, Sep 17, 2006)
A visit to Haworth sheds light on the life of the Bronte sisters.
We stood there marvelling at the spirit of the sisters who wrote such masterpieces while living in such a dark and heavy atmosphere.
- Looking Back On A Fiasco (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Sep 17, 2006)
The Conservative Party in the U.K. is now acknowledging some of its past mistakes and is waking up to the realisation that people are important.
- It — Some Issues In Stress Management (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 17, 2006)
This is with reference to N. Gopalakrishnan's article "IT boom — boon or bane?" (Open Page, September 3).
- Box-Office Suicide (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Sep 17, 2006)
Often simple moments are the most revealing. In 1993, I made a film called Tales from Planet Kolkata and was invited to show it at the Oberhausen Film Festival in Germany.
- A Native In Alien Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Rajesh Bhat, Sep 17, 2006)
Visiting Kashmir is always an obsession for any Kashmiri Pandit in exile.
- 5 Churches Attacked In West Asia (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Palestinians wielding guns, firebombs and lighter fluid attacked four churches in the West Bank town of Nablus on Saturday, while gunmen opened fire at a fifth in Gaza, following remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that many Muslims view as disparaging.
- Don't Look To Politicians For Peace (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Sep 17, 2006)
Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain.
- 'Understand The Correct Meaning' (OutLook, Editorial, Outlook, Sep 17, 2006)
Vatican says the Pope "sincerely regrets that certain passages of his address could have sounded offensive to the sensitivities of the Muslim faithful, and should have been interpreted in a manner that in no way corresponds to his intentions". Updates
- On Illusion And Love (New Indian Express, K. Kunhikrishnan, Sep 17, 2006)
An Indian Nobel laureate in literature? Yes, Prem Rustum, the main character, a reclusive Indian septuagenarian, in Abha Dawesar’s latest novel; (the other two: Miniplanner and the Stonewell Book Award winning Babyji).
- Fourth World’ Links (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Sep 16, 2006)
There is a viable revenue model to tap the rural market for knowledge, education, information and empowerment.
- Chinese & Islamic (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 16, 2006)
Orthodoxy among Chinese Muslims is on the rise but Chinese Islam retains characteristics that set it apart.
- Tamil Politician In Sri Lanka Gets Unesco Prize For Peace (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Sri Lankan Tamil leader V Anandasangaree has been chosen for the prestigious UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for promotion of tolerance and non-violence, 2006.
- Voices Of Colour (Frontline, Shelley Walia, Sep 16, 2006)
Interview with Toi Derricotte, Professor of English and writer. By Shelley Walia .
- Disaster Capitalism (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 16, 2006)
A year on from Hurricane Katrina, a few honest words from George W. Bush fly in the face of corporate profiteering from reconstruction efforts.
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- Home Stay Facility Gets Ready To Host Tourists For Dasara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
It ensures comfortable stay for tourists and extra income for local residents It ensures comfortable stay for tourists and extra income for local residents
- Gap Between Us And Cavemen Gets Smaller (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Sep 16, 2006)
The discovery that modern neanderthals lived in Gibraltar shows just how fluid the story of our ancestors really is.
- Karunakaran Dismisses Cpi(m) Stand On Merger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
DIC(K) will forge ties with like-minded parties'
- Don't Look To Politicians For Peace (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Sep 16, 2006)
Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain.
- Drop Him (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 15, 2006)
If politics is an art of survival, it must be said that Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is not doing well for himself. The Bellary mining bribery saga, which has been hitting the headlines for over three months now, has taken such a toll on the . . .
- India Inc Yet To Set To Cross-Culture Tunes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 15, 2006)
In India Inc, cultural acclimatisation on working with companies from divergent cultures is just picking up. But there is still a long way to go.
- M’Rashtra: The New Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 15, 2006)
Sure, Maharashtra isn’t a basket case, but cut through the legacy of social progressiveness and rapid industrialisation, and the bright lights of the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik golden triangle rapidly begin to dim.
- We Must Reconsider And Question The Meaning Of ‘War On Terror’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Five years ago, I watched the unimaginable from my office in Tokyo.
- To Laugh And Learn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- The Stolen Words (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 15, 2006)
It's a pity to lose pens, and even more disappointing to see handwriting becoming an endangered art.
- Changing Culture Of Retired Chairmen (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 15, 2006)
Outgoing Chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qayyum has said that he had expressed reservations about the privatisation of ther Pakistan Steel Mills in the national interests. In an interview with a private TV channel, he said that . . .
- Happiness And Beauty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 15, 2006)
In the more than half a century since the Lalit Kala Akademi was set up, Sankho Chaudhuri was only the second Bengali to be invited to be its chairman. His passing last month evoked sorrow all over the country.
- Making Indianness Work (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Sep 14, 2006)
The fulfilment of aspirations of the people of Arunachal Pradesh has taken long and the Union Government must do more, says Vinayshil Gautam
- The United (Western) Colours Of Idbi (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Sep 14, 2006)
Challenge for IDBI will be to convince its own shareholders that the decision was in their interest.
- Captured Live (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Indian literature, both in English and in the regional languages, has recorded the practice of untouchability in great detail.
- Taliban And Al Qaeda (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 14, 2006)
Some realities President Pervez Musharraf referred to on Tuesday seem to elude observers of the Pakistani scene in the context of the war on terror.
- Ceasefire Proposed In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir has suggested that a ceasefire be observed by militants and security forces in the disputed state during Ramzan, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday.
- No One Can Harm Pak-Afghan Ties: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday said Pakistan was keen to help Afghanistan develop its communication infrastructure as it believed that stronger economic and trade bonds between the two countries will help bring greater economic . . .
- Dancing Divinity (Hindu, ATHREYAATHREYA, Sep 14, 2006)
Keshav, essentially a political cartoonist, uses striking colours and form to portray Krishna and other deities of the Hindu pantheon as well as episodes from well-known tales
- Ponder Over This (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 14, 2006)
The stance taken by Union ministries of tourism and culture vis-ŕ-vis private participation in their affairs gives some food for thought.
- Rash Of Indologists In Russia (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
Russia should pay more attention to Indology, a science which studies about India and different aspects of its culture.
- Shaukat, Karzai Agree To Boost Trust (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday said Pakistan was keen to help Afghanistan develop its communication infrastructure as it believed that stronger economic and trade bonds between the two countries will help bring greater economic prosperity . . .
- Vande Mataram Issue Hits Sonia Badly (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
After the office of profit issue, the Vande Mataram controversy has hit hard Congress president Sonia Gandhi. If she had to quit the Lok Sabha on the office of profit issue, the row over the national song has revived her "foreign issue" once again.
- Danish Cartoons In Retrospect (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Sep 13, 2006)
Having been in Denmark for little over 20 days one realises that the welfare state has turned the Vikings into a gentle peace loving race, who not only take great pride in their national language but who also speak impeccable English and are . . .
- Nam Still Relevant (Tribune, Devaki Jain , Sep 13, 2006)
Is the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) relevant today? We can perhaps expect an answer to this haunting question from the 14th Summit of the 192 nations that belong to this political club founded 50 years ago, that is taking place in Havana.
- The End Of The 'End Of History' (News International, Jean Bricmont, Sep 13, 2006)
All was going well. Whenever one wished, one could, in all impunity, "bomb Saddam Hussein" (that is, the Iraqi population).
- Minister Unveils Plans For Sadhanakeri's Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Bhoomi puja' to be performed on November 1: B. Sriramulu
- Hindi Chini Chai-Chai (Business Line, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 13, 2006)
Tea, introduced to India from China, is on its way back a century and half later.
- Art Of Public Posturing (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 13, 2006)
At the Rio, on Monday, the meeting of the G-20 group of developing countries — which have formed an effective bloc in the ongoing WTO negotiations on the Doha Round — ended (not surprisingly) on a lacklustre note with no progress being made that . . .
- Ramzan Truce On The Cards In J&k (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
If one believes the buzz in Kashmir political circles, then a Ramzan truce is on the cards in the violence-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Shaky Beginning (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Sep 13, 2006)
“Our identity is under threat”, goes the cry whenever ethnic groups demand a state for themselves.
- Ensuring Security In The Age Of Global Terror (Hindu, A.S. Kalkat , Sep 13, 2006)
A structured two-pronged approach is needed to combat terrorism. First, a set of laws or `rules of engagement' for dealing with terrorists. Secondly, a special force with the authority to operate domestically and externally.
- Solar Future (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2006)
Vestiges of the Cold War in United States policy towards India are evident from the manner in which American lawmakers have been shifting the so-called goal posts of the July 18 2005 agreement with US President George Bush.
- A Matter Of Identity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Reflective and impressionistic writings on the changing character of the metropolis.
- Sept 7 Not Vande Mataram Centenary, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Admitting that a mistake had been made in fixing September 7 as the date of commemorative function on Vande Mataram, the Congress today criticised the BJP for its attempts to derive political mileage from the controversy over government circular on . . .
- Bjp Will Support Women's Reservation Bill In Any Form, Says Rajnath (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 11, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party national president Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that his party would support the Women's Reservation Bill in whatever form the Bill was brought to Parliament.
- Khushwant Singh (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
What does this latest award mean to you?
It means more than all the others because it comes from my own people. The fact that I’m receiving an award from Punjab even though I don’t write in Punjabi is something to celebrate.
- ‘Infosys Still Dream Job’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
While Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the best employer in the country, the Nasdaq-listed Infosys remains the Indian employee’s “dream company,” besides being the top company on brand equity, according to a survey.
- Outsourcing Opportunities, Continental-Size (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 11, 2006)
With offshore and near-shore outsourcing of traditional IT and back-office work in Europe set to grow 30-35 per cent per annum in the next few years, the Continent is the place to be for countries such as India.
- Azad: Self-Rule, Demilitarisation Are Nothing But A Stunt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
People's Democratic Party is likely to nominate Tariq Hameed Qarra as the State's new Deputy Chief Minister even as Abdul Aziz Zargar is likely to continue as Legislature Party leader.
- Time To Rewrite The Future (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 11, 2006)
Domestic violence has plagued marriages since the dawn of history.
- Kochi In The List Of Unesco's Cities Of Living Heritage (Hindu, K.S. Sudhi, Sep 11, 2006)
UNESCO-supported network to be launched at a conference in Jaipur
- The Marketing Of A Tragedy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 11, 2006)
Since Sept. 11 ...” The phrase has been uttered countless times during the last five years. Since Sept.
- Caste To Class (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2006)
The conundrum of caste is befuddling. It is the bete noire of the enlightened, the alibi of the ineffective administrator, the safe haven of the orthodox upper class, and the bugbear of the indigent rustic.
- Breaking The Code (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 10, 2006)
After reports of alleged spying by some members in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi has sent a stern circular to all secretaries, reminding them of basic ground rules for officers coming into contact . . .
- `Heritage Walk' To Take Tourists Through Mysore's Culture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
Buildings and structures in the heart of the city to be showcased
The concept of Heritage Walk was introduced in 2004
Participants will be given a detailed note on the array of structures to be showcased to them.
- Popular Films And Culture (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
The six essays in the book, including the introductory chapter, are an effort to look at primarily mainstream Hindi cinema and some regional cinema of the same mode from the viewpoint of their being social reflectors.
- Search For A Silver Lining (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
The art of weaving and warping silver by hand is slowly dying for want of support.
- When Art Comes To A Village (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Sep 10, 2006)
Little is known about the art gallery in Kathirur village in Kerala
- For The Royal Patrons (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
The murals of an 18th century temple in Karnataka reveal an interesting stage in the development of the art.
- Off The Beaten Track (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
Companies like the Mumbai-based Soulitudes are trying to redefine the notion of `holidays' and `responsible' tourism.
- Light And Shade (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Sep 10, 2006)
If it took considerable energy to compile this volume, it also requires stamina to read it through.
- Comic Relief: Of Skimpy Clothes & All Things Indian (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Popular Pakistani comedian Umer Sharif has blamed “a few women from India” for the plunging necklines and skimpy outfits flaunted by models and actors in this country.
- Cong Hits Back On Song Issue (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Sep 09, 2006)
Stung by the BJP’s bid to give a fillip to the Vande Mataram controversy over Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s absence from a party function organised for group recitation of the national song yesterday, the Congress today mounted a blistering counter-attack . . .
- Battle Of The Budget (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Sep 09, 2006)
Once upon a time, the country's budget used to be presented once a year and you know where you stood in relation to prices controlled by its contents. Now we have a supplementary budget every now and then (it's called a mini budget, though . . .
- Hyderabad Boy Makes It To Guinness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The wonder kid has finally done it. Eleven-year-old Nishchal Narayanam has got an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in the `Most Random Objects Memorised' category.
- Racism New And Old (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2006)
When Iraqi Sunni terrorists killed 11 Pakistani and three Indian Shia pilgrims on the same bus to Karbala the other day, they did not check passports or wait to hear discourses from their victims about the validity of Jinnah's Two-Nations . . .
- Pak-Afghan Fate Linked (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 08, 2006)
President Musharraf has called upon Kabul to end the blame-game and eliminate mistrust to fight the common enemy of terrorism.
- Clash Within Civilisation (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Sep 08, 2006)
In two recent incidents, Muslim lives have been lost in violence.
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