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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 3170:
- Rediscovering India (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Jun 13, 2006)
If Amitabh Bachchan drinks a tender coconut in a TV commercial, millions take to the nature's best cool drink. So also if Mahendra Singh Dhoni relishes a glass of buttermilk.
- Sense And Sensuality: New Food Writing (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jun 13, 2006)
Just a decade ago, food memoirs and histories were as exotic as the cheeses and chocolates kind friends would bring back from “phoren”. Now that even Manchegos, Reblochons and a growing selection of gourmet chocolates are available if you know . . .
- Banks Gypping Us, Cry Bhopal Victims (Tribune, RASHEED KIDWAI, Jun 13, 2006)
The survivors of the world’s worst industrial disaster are now accusing banks of tricking them out of part of their compensation money.
- Ignore Young People's Protests At Your Peril (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jun 13, 2006)
Forget nostalgia for 1968 — youth activists today have real political savvy, and they are making their governments listen.
- Print Pick (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Jun 13, 2006)
Books at Fabmall.com, new and old
- Shaukat’S Concern For Peoples’ Welfare (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 13, 2006)
After a surprise visit to a Utility Store in Islamabad the other day, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz ventured to have a personal feel of the prices of essential commodities at an Itwar Bazaar on Sunday in the wake of various budgetary measures . . .
- Adulterer’S Death By Stoning (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 13, 2006)
A UAE court sentenced an adulterer to death by stoning while his female partner was awarded one year jail sentence and 100 lashes.
- The Importance Of Nurturing Talent (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 12, 2006)
Statistically, talent is equally distributed among all communities and classes. The final success depends on how well the talent is nurtured.
- Much Ado About Reservation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Social justice can be ensured by rearranging the starting blocks rather than interfering with the race. This is the method adopted by JNU, where the underprivileged are allowed some grace marks while competing with others.
- India Declared Free From Rinderpest Virus (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 12, 2006)
India has been declared as free from the dreaded rinderpest infection – a fatal viral disease that hits domestic cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goat and some breeds of pigs.
- `Bureaucrats, Political Leaders Squandering Public Money' (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 12, 2006)
Such instances make light of Congress president's directive on austerity
A case in point: Recent instance of a "junket" in Jaipur
Latest instance: 50 per cent waiver on power, water bills of IAS, DANICS officers
- Surrender And Succour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Faith in the scriptures is essential for spiritual quest. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna as preceptor has revealed the supreme truth for the benefit of humanity.
- Chinese Lessons (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 12, 2006)
Pratap Bhanu Mehta This is the final part of a two-part article
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
Those, like Qin Hui, calling for political reforms sooner rather than later make one additional argument. In China, much . . .
- Umpiring Parliament (Tribune, L.M. Singhvi, Jun 12, 2006)
The duties of the office of Speaker and the persona of the distinguished incumbent of that office are not a riddle wrapped in mystery or encased in enigma. Both are open books.
- Terrorists' New-Found Soft Target (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 12, 2006)
Terrorists in Kashmir have put the softest of soft target in their cross-hairs- tourists who have traveled thousands of miles to soak in the beauty of Chinar-lined lakes and snow-capped Pir Panjal- frustrated by the waning local support and huge . . .
- In Limbo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
Very recently a few visitors from the national capital were surprised to see the condition of the Mubarak Mandi complex of old palaces in this city.
- Green House (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jun 12, 2006)
Our house had a name in the neighbourhood. In times when experimenting with facades was not such a done thing, it wore a striking green on the outside. Only at a few places, the canopy of emerald was interrupted to create space for dashes of orange . . .
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 12, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- The Seat Of Esoteric Knowledge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Most of the colours and emblems used in the robes, carpets and furniture made in Sikkim have a mystic significance and the medallions and thankas are said to ward off specific misfortunes or attract benevolent forces, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
- Meaning Of A Yatra (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
The pilgrimage to Amarnath satisfies the urge to experience spiritual passions of the highest order but extends to the larger issue of cultural unity and vision of India
- Have No Reservations About Quotas (The Economic Times, ASHUTOSH MISRA, Jun 11, 2006)
Reservations may seem to be a case of robbing Paul to pay Peter, but they hold some collateral gains for the country. One has only to shut out the casteist mudslinging to see the blessings in disguise.
- Blog Me On (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 11, 2006)
The only way to challenge the bias and arrogance of the liberal media elite is by using the power of words and the force of technology against it.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 11, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- The Last Of The Pharaonic Sculptors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Ancient Egypt's art of carving now rests on the shoulders of one man.
- A Leading Institution With Global Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Kamban Engineering College of Jeeva Educational Trust was founded by Thiru.
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Lalitha Ubhayaker’s centre for the arts is a place where young people can nurture their talents. Githa U Badikillaya finds out more.
- Blue-Chip Art (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 10, 2006)
The booming India art story has opened a new chapter with the launch of the country's largest art fund in Mumbai which will give private investors an opportunity to back the subcontinent's established painters and endow them with blue-chip status.
- Infosys Awards The Young Achievers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Among the winners are an artist, a writer and a potential inventor
The young achievers got to spend time with N.R. Narayana Murthy
A 11-year-old from Chennai won a prize in Global Children's Art Competition in Oslo
- Infosys Honours Young Achievers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Among the winners are an artist, a writer and a potential inventor
- Take A Trip (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
China has come up with a unique promotion, "Come to Mainland China Fly to Mainland China", extending the idea of providing customers an experience of the land beyond the Great Wall.
- Censoring Textbooks (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 10, 2006)
The government's decision to ban an Urdu textbook being used by O-level students is unfounded and proof that contrary to official pronouncements for a more progressive and forward-looking curriculum we seem to be going backwards.
- Iraq And A Wall Of Silence (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Jun 10, 2006)
American journalists are callously silent on the civilian casualties of the war in Iraq.
- A Divided World (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
When Samuel Huntington first wrote his thesis in 1993 about the clash of civilisations in the journal of the Council for Foreign Relations, not many people took him seriously.
- Have No Reservations About Quotas (The Economic Times, ASHUTOSH MISRA, Jun 10, 2006)
Reservations may seem to be a case of robbing Paul to pay Peter, but they hold some collateral gains for the country.
- Only One Zarqawi Is Dead (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 10, 2006)
Iraq's Al-Qaeda chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed along with some of his comrades in a joint US-Jordan operation in the volatile province of Diyala east of capital Baghdad on Thursday.
- Don't Desert Drylands (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Drylands, cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface and affect more than 1 billion people.
- Sonia Masterminded Assets Case Against Mulayam, Says Amar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Samajwadi party general secretary Amar Singh has once again made a frontal attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of masterminding the disproportionate assets case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- The Time-Bomb Of Illegal Migration (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Jun 09, 2006)
Explosive population growth in the north-east region over the last three decades or so is startingly different both in terms of natural growth of population due to births and deaths and also in terms of migration of people from other parts of the country.
- State Of Public Services (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 09, 2006)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and Welbeloved". Every public servant in Britain is beloved of the crown and enjoys its trust.
- A Unique City Guide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
If you're new to Bangalore, it's easy to believe that the city has held on to little of its heritage.
- Hindu To Secular (Statesman, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 09, 2006)
“Nepal sheds Hindu tag and proclaims itself a secular state” reported newspapers on 19 May 2006.
- Barbarians At The Gate (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
Reports from Dhaka that the Khaleda Zia Government is considering relocating the Dhakeswari Kali temple - the millennium-old shrine in the heart of the Bangladeshi capital that gives the city its name - are not just disconcerting but positively ominous.
- 125 Interns Join `Instep' Programme At Infosys (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The programme gives students valuable professional experience
- Neglected Area (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
The two books consider the question of religion and its relation to the military and to education in Turkey and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Time To Dismantle The Immunity Regime (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has begun the process of bringing the political leader on a par with the citizen.
- Chinese Checkers (Indian Express, Amitabh Acharya, Jun 09, 2006)
While attending an international conference in Seoul recently, I sat next to a young Korean university lecturer.
- Text And Drama (Frontline, SUDHANVA DESHPANDE, Jun 09, 2006)
There is a vibrant theatre culture in India, but strangely there is relatively little critical reflection on it.
- Rural China's Crisis (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
This scenic capital of China's southern Yunnan Province has earned itself a more unsavory sobriquet - China's AIDS capital.
- Infosys To Reward Seniors With Retention Bonuses (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Esop model not relevant now: Pai
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- Freelance By Choice (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 09, 2006)
On Wednesday when a journalist approached me for a posting in Bhubaneswar, I told him that we would rather take on board our occasional contributor from there, Bibhuti Mishra, than look for a new face.
- It’S Opus Dei’S Box-Office Triumph (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
One key element behind corporal mortification is to feel solidarity with the poor and the suffering
- Kanchenjungha (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
How do we look at the mountains, and how do the mountains look at us? What roles do heights and distances play in the lives of our body, mind and eye?
- Dangers Of Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jun 08, 2006)
Just as post modernism was the concept of the 1980s, globalization may be the concept of the 1990s. We are now on the road to the formation of a global society, as the needs and interests of all human beings are universally similar.
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Alcohol Becomes High Fashion (Deccan Herald, Doreen Carvajal, Jun 07, 2006)
Advertising and marketing strategies adopted by alcohol companies are increasingly turning into lifestyle entertainment
- A “Doggy” Tale (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 07, 2006)
I wanted to write without any theme in mind someone said a dog is a good idea
- Muzaffarpur Revisited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
JN Sinha's journey to a corner of Bihar, more famous for its leechis, brings him face-to-face with the spirit of Sarat Chandra and Khudiram Bose.
- Number Of Rajyotsava Awards To Be Limited (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Awards instituted by Directorate of Kannada and Culture, including T. Chowdiah Award, presented
- Need To Detoxify The Page-3 Youth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
We need to take a second look at our materialistic culture that generates intense desire for quick fame and riches regardless of the costs, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- West As Abettor Of Terrorism (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 06, 2006)
Western powers provided Third World dissidents asylum and indirectly promoted terrorism
- Ban On Film (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The Pakistan government has finally gone ahead and banned the Da Vinci Code, a multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster starring one of America's better actors Tom Hanks.
- Discordant Democrats Need A Big Idea (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Jun 05, 2006)
President Bush’s ratings have continuously skied down-hill from the great heights they were lifted up to by the 9/11 crisis.
- The Code Needs Dressing Down (Deccan Herald, Manika Ghosh, Jun 05, 2006)
‘Codes, rules and discipline may often give way to excesses. But, if students follow the dress patterns that respect our sensibility, there won’t be the need for the code.’
- 'There Are Ways To Integrate' (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Jun 05, 2006)
The high-profile designer seems low-key except for the latest mobile telephones he juggles during the meeting in Rome where he talked about his plans.
- Two Views In Bjp Over Rahul Episode (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 05, 2006)
Former Prime Minister breaks his silence; indicates intention to help the embattled Mahajan family
- Afforestation Leads To Change Climatic Conditions In North, Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 05, 2006)
Indian history and heritage is witness to our oldest culture which flourished in the great green Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal as well as in other hilly areas.
- Faith & Environment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
If all things in the universe grow well, then a society is a community of affluence. If not, this society is on the decline. Excessive use of nature will bring about disaster, even the extinction of humanity.
Taoism
- Govt In A Spot Over Quota, Profit Bill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The “impressive” progress card of UPA’s two years in office that was brought out in costly and glossy booklets hardly received any notice as it was swamped by the continuing mess over the office of profit bill and the OBC quota issue.
- Now, Pak Ban On The Code (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Pakistan has banned Hollywood blockbuster `The Da Vinci Code' after widespread criticism of the film in the Islamic republic, officials said on Sunday.
- Pretty Little Pictures Of Bastar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Those who cherish Adivasi culture should visit Bastar in Chhatisgarh during Dusshera when all the deities from the villages congregate at the temple of Danteswari in Dantewadi, writes D B N Murthy
- Statue Symbolises Culture, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
It was reinstalled amid playing of nagaswaram
- Resentment Over Inviting Hema Malini For Kittur Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
`Government should not ignore talent in the State'
- A Master's Vision (Hindu, ANAND HARIDAS, Jun 04, 2006)
A rare collection of O.V. Vijayan's political cartoons and writings provides a glimpse of his genius.
- Pakistani Christians Hail "Code" Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan on Saturday banned cinemas from showing the movie ``The Da Vinci Code'' following protests by the minority Christian community.
- Aesthetics Of Resistance (Hindu, M. ASADUDDIN, Jun 04, 2006)
Anthems chronicles the achievements of the Urdu Progressive Writers' Movement.
- Quest For Lacquer (Hindu, AMRITA SHETTY, Jun 04, 2006)
Hunting for a Vietnamese lacquer painting threw up a wealth of information.
- Cultivate Creativity (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Jun 04, 2006)
`Through my art I want to work towards peace,' says theatre actor Salim Shah.
Theatre is not dead yet. Every time oxygen is in short supply, it has been supplied.
- Not Yet Ready For Globalisation (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jun 04, 2006)
What makes the baseball World Series, a global competition? The participation of two Canadian teams...
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