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Articles 921 through 1020 of 3170:
- A Raja’S Realm (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Aug 20, 2006)
A problem that early professional and amateur photographers in India had to deal with was an idiosyncratic and varied climate.
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- The Right Step (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Uma Ganesan started Cleveland Cultural Alliance, a non-profit organisation 15 years ago. It was established to promote among American audiences a deeper awareness and appreciation of India’s classical arts.
- The Mumbaikar In The Crowd (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Sir, may I help you?”, someone at the reception at the Taj Coromandal asks. “No, thanks, I am waiting for writer Vikram Chandra. I have to interview him,” I tell her. “Ooh, the one who wrote Two Lives, right?, the receptionist curiously asks.
- Down The Amaravati (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Not one more of your pilgrimages, I hope,’’ began my wife, looking at the tickets for out weekend break to Udumalpet.
- 35 ‘Protected’ Monuments Vanish (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when the entire nation is commemorating India’s tryst with Independence, the symbols related to the freedom struggle are fast vanishing.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Police Can’T Deliver Alone (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 20, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked the Police to do justice to the needy through prompt delivery of services.
- So Fake, So True (New Indian Express, UMA MAHADEVAN, Aug 20, 2006)
Peter Carey’s last novel, My Life As A Fake, was a thrilling romp set around the Ern Malley affair, Australia’s celebrated literary fraud, and the question of authorship. Theft continues on the themes of authenticity, fraud and value.
- Float In The Ocean Of Life (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Aug 19, 2006)
Make relaxation a part of life even when you eat, bathe, walk… let all your movements acquire this quality of relaxation.
- Terrorism Has To Be Met With Force: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Calling on the country’s police to be courteous to common people and do justice to the needy through prompt delivery of services, President General Pervez Musharraf Friday asked the law enforcing agencies to act strongly against those preaching . . .
- Housing Project For Tsunami Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation, inaugurated a tsunami housing project at Periyamanickapangu coastal village near Tharangampadi in Nagapattinam district on Friday.
- Muslim Community Tries Where Government Has Failed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
Neither isolationist nor homogeneously Asian, the Muslim community in Walthamstow in east London tried to save a generation failed by the government.
- Tourism Week To Begin On September 3 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Tourism Week celebrations in the district will get underway on September 3, according to District Collector Raju Narayana Swamy.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Musharraf For Joint Indo-Pak Control Of Kashmir: Proposal Meant . . . (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Amendments in Hudood Ordinance to please US, Western lobbies.
- Now Fear Has A New Shape (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
The new security threat...the tubes of toothpaste and bottles of shampoo have you thinking evil thoughts.
- The Forgotten Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
Modern devices deliver messages quickly, but the content is disappointingly indifferent.
- `Our Business Model Is Superior` Yo, Indra (Business Line, Subir Roy, Aug 18, 2006)
Next week, Nandan M Nilekani takes over as the head of Infosys Technologies with N R Narayana Murthy becoming non-executive chairman. Business Standard asked the new leader to look back and forward. Excerpts:
- When The Kalingas Ruled (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Aug 18, 2006)
Bhubaneswar, the ancient city of the Kalinga Empire, grew into a glorious royal and pilgrimage centre between the 6th and 16th centuries A.D.
- President Sees India As Super Power Even Before 2020 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Every citizen and every youth could contribute for national cause: Kalam
- An 'Honour Killing' In Italy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 18, 2006)
The apparent 'honour killing' of a 20-year-old women of Pakistani origin near the Italian city of Brescia has understandably created quite a furore in that country, especially with reference to integration of ethnic minorities into the mainstream.
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- The ‘Islamabad Declaration’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 18, 2006)
The context was global but the issues highlighted at the recent International Judicial Conference in Islamabad could easily be Pakistan-specific. Among other measures, the August 14 ‘Islamabad Declaration’ called for greater judicial review of . . .
- Tv Viewing Can Alter The Social Fabric (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2006)
The influence content of the idiot box is certainly not idiocy.
- It Is Like A Fatwa, Says Taslima (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
"I am being uprooted yet again"
- Genes, Ancestry, And Where We Came From (Hindu, Johnjoe McFadden , Aug 17, 2006)
DNA research can tell us a great deal about our ancestry _ but the jury is still out on its results.
- Access To Information (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."
- 309 Walk Out To Freedom On I-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
A given to most people, freedom was a dream they hung on to for the last so many years of their lives, living behind the iron bars and towering walls.
- Work To Live Or Live To Work (Deccan Herald, Calvin D’Souza, Aug 16, 2006)
Asked what he thought was wrong with the French economic model, US President George Bush recently stated it was because the French did not have a word for entrepreneur.
- Pm Asks Pak To Go Tough On Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
With the dark shadow of terror looming large both in the national and global arena, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked Pakistan to take concrete steps in curbing cross border terrorism before going ahead smoothly with bilateral . . .
- Japanese Encephalitis:a Vaccine Row (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 16, 2006)
A vaccine for Japanese encephalitis was used in an immunisation campaign without a `bridging study'.
- Laughing It Off! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 16, 2006)
The dictionary tells us that a column is “a long round body used in support or adornment or a body of troops with a narrow front”.
- Relevance Of Quarterly Reporting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 16, 2006)
Any dilution of corporate disclosure standards could reinforce the permissiveness already manifesting in some areas of corporate governance.
- Cj’S Meaningful Resolve (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 16, 2006)
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has said that the Supreme Court will deliver justice irrespective of the stakeholders’ reaction.
- Stop Exporting Terror, Pak Told (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
In a tough message, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Islamabad to stop the export of terror into India. Singling out terrorism and Naxalism as the main threat to internal security, Mr Singh promised the nation that no stone would be . . .
- Cat Out Of The Bag (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission has quickened the drumbeat for higher pay in certain states.
- Ugly Thoughts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2006)
Passing the buck is a fine art in the Indian political establishment. The home ministry, quite unable to answer the questions of
- Natwar Is One Of Us (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 14, 2006)
Middle-class Indians now like America. But, luckily for politicians, they still don’t appreciate its best qualities
- Thrills Of Traffic (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Bangalore's traffic chaos has an invisible orderliness to it.
- Towards An East Asian Model Of Diplomacy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 14, 2006)
The failure of the ASEAN leaders and their dialogue partners to reach a consensus on West Asia is traceable to the complexities generic to that region and the political composition of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit.
- The Food Habits Of A Nation (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 14, 2006)
Is India a predominantly vegetarian country? How are eating habits related to caste, community and region?The Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey throws fresh light on Indian attitudes to food, drink and tobacco.
- Some Cardinal Principles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
I should have realised that astrology's ardent advocates and adherents would take umbrage at my comments in what I wrote about The Hindu's coverage of the Sabarimala . . .
- Revisiting A 30s Supercity (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Aug 14, 2006)
The book offers a feel of Lahore in the 30s and the 40s, a Lahore that was a most exciting place to live in at the time.
- Area Of Darkness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Rahul Ramagundam analyses the cause and effect of poverty and wretchedness, leading to social restlessness, in the heartland of Bihar.
- Protecting Heritage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2006)
One hopes that Captain House, a stone building in Karachi protected by heritage laws, will not be the latest historical edifice to come under the builder’s axe.
- Mullahs Cannot Win Battle Of Veil For Women (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Of all people, Gamal al Banna, a brother of the founder of Egypt’s Ikhwan al Muslimun, Hasan al Banna, has declared that “neither the Quran nor the authentic Sunnah demands that women wear the hijab or cover their hair”.
- Marching Towards The Quaid’S Dream (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 14, 2006)
Fifty-nine years ago, Quaid-e-Azam unfurled the banner of freedom for the teeming millions of Pakistanis. I was twenty-five then and I look back to that historic day with pride. But, we look at the flag that has been torn asunder, and I cry with Byron:
- Jinx Of The Pakistani Consulate In Mumbai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Every Monday, the Express National Bureau showcases news from the capital that was off camera—and outside inverted commas
- Digital Encounters (Hindu, VIBHUTI PATEL , Aug 13, 2006)
Vivan Sundaram's exhibit, "Re-take of Amrita", uses digital technology to create art from photographs, paintings and historical documents.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- Refusal To Say Goodbye (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2006)
An actor is often judged on the way he says his exit lines. What is true for the stage is true for life also.
- Name The Reader (Telegraph, Orhan Pamuk, Aug 13, 2006)
“Who do you write for?” For the last 30 years — since I first became a writer — this is the question I’ve heard most often from both readers and journalists.
- Mcdonald's India Sees Sales, Profits Surging (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Aug 13, 2006)
The Indian unit of McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, expects sales and profit to surge over the next decade as it adds new restaurants and a culture of eating out spreads.
- 'Two-Nation' Theory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 13, 2006)
How much one may like to do one can't swing furiously like Zeenat Aman to the tune of "dum maro dum".
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 13, 2006)
Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead. A few days of heavy rain and the city looks battered—as if hit by a . . .
- Mcdonald's India Sees Sales, Profits Surging (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Aug 12, 2006)
The Indian unit of McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, expects sales and profit to surge over the next decade as it adds new restaurants and a culture of eating out spreads.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 12, 2006)
Mumbai: Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead.
- Lhasa: Old Myth And New Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
When the mystical and exotic Lhasa became earth under the feet, there was slight disappointment.
- Should India Allow Fdi In Retail? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Three arguments are generally extended against allowing FDI in the retail sector.
- Nuances Of Emerging India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission, St Stephen’s College of Delhi aligned itself with the nationalist movement of India from its early days. The bond deepened when C.F.
- Guns Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Democratic power does not flow from the barrel of a gun.
- War Is No Panacea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Two weeks ago I was in Beirut. The streets, instead of teeming with tourists, were deserted; the waiters in the cafes had no one to serve; there was a ghostly quiet.
- Lest We Take Our Eyes Off Nepal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
While hot war unfolds in Lebanon, and India and Pakistan’s nuclear-backed dispute over Kashmir episodically dominates the news from South Asia, monumental changes are underway in Nepal. It is a country in post-conflict transition.
- Commercialisation Of Education (Dawn, Neal Lawson, Aug 11, 2006)
Variable tuition fees for university students are New Labour's worst domestic policy mistake.
- Don’T Quit, Mr Speaker (Tribune, L.M. Singhvi, Aug 11, 2006)
The long suffering Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, for that matter, the Chairman, must not resign even though it seems they have reason enough to do so personally.
- ’93 Mumbai Blasts Verdict On Sept 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The verdict in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 12, Judge Pramod Kode of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court ruled here today.
- Sri Lankan Govt Needs Strategic Vision To Resolve Conflict (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 11, 2006)
"The two main parties in the Sri Lankan conflict have to demonstrate the political commitment and resolve the conflict rather than pretend they are interested in a process of negotiations and play for time."
- Strengthening The Competition Culture (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Aug 11, 2006)
The Plan panel-set up Working Group on Competition Policy must nurture a competitive environment in the government so as to boost overall economic development.
- Inquiry Report (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
It was Aristotle’s dictum that all interpretation or criticism must begin with the text itself. Thus it would be appropriate to begin with the text of the report submitted by Mr R.S. Pathak on the United Nations oil-for-food programme.
- Urban Chaos (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Aug 10, 2006)
Over the years, cities and towns have become terribly chaotic. The progressive degeneration of urban infrastructure questions the fundamentals of the urban development concept.
- Is There Too Much Time To Fill? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 10, 2006)
"There are too many channels, not enough news and reporters just out of their teens."
- The Conquest Of Death (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Aug 10, 2006)
Kriya Yoga Siddhantam is an ancient body of knowledge that defines yoga as ‘the scientific art of God union and perfection’. Only now is humankind gradually becoming aware of this divine body of knowledge bequeathed to us by the 18 siddha yogis.
- Valuation Thriller (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2006)
Three bullets fired point blank. A dead man left to rot in a junkyard. With that begins the prologue of Sanjay Sanghoee's thriller Merger from Manjul Books (www.manjulindia.com).
- Little Respite For Surat, People Take Refuge On Rooftops (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 10, 2006)
People were either on rooftops or forced to leave the city and take refuge on highways .
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