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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 3170:
- Ancient Landfall (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Where did the Pallava ships go from Mamallapuram? A trip to Bujang Valley in Malaysia provides the answer.
At long last, we were standing on the Pallavas' landfall beyond Mamallapuram.
- Two Launch Campaigns Gathering Speed At Sriharikota (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 04, 2006)
GSLV to put in orbit INSAT-4C in July and PSLV will deploy three satellites in August
- Cultural Evolution In China (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 04, 2006)
When the auctioneer’s gavel went down at a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong in April, an anonymous Asian collector had bid more than $3.6 million for an oil painting entitled ‘Pink Lotus’ by Chinese artist Chang Yu, a record for modern Chinese art.
- Code Clarity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
Queries far beyond possible injury to sentiments rooted in traditional Christian teachings will arise when the Supreme Court deals with a petition seeking a ban on screening The Da Vinci Code.
- The (Vicious) Cycle Of Progress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Chandni Chowk sees a turf battle between minister and MP, Centre and State, over a move to replace rickshaws with CNG buses
- This Opus Dei Member Says Thank You, Ron Howard (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Code has helped me to explain my faith, and its coexistence with my material side, and helped others to understand it
- Playtime In The Pastures Of Language (Hindu, Keki N. Daruwalla , Jun 04, 2006)
Hoskoté's sense of linguistic play comes through in this volume.
- A Time For Healing (Hindu, HIMANSU S. MOHAPATRA, Jun 04, 2006)
These poems show the vibrancy and the diversity of the Indian poetic tradition.
- A World Of Deception (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Jun 04, 2006)
Donna Leon's book explores another Venice, a complex city of intrigue and corruption.
- Deconstructing The Victorian Novel (Hindu, JYOTI NAIR BELLIAPPA , Jun 04, 2006)
This anthology weaves together important themes in a historical narrative.
- 3 Districts Selected For World Environment Day Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Various events planned on June 5 to create awareness on environmental degradation
Penna Cements and Nippo Batteries to receive awards for cleaner production technologies
Chief Minister will flag off a Green Rally from his residence on . . .
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties . . .
- Markets Are Cyclical, Like Life After Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 04, 2006)
We must use our power to discriminate and should not be influenced by sensationalism in media and herd mentality
- Wake Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 03, 2006)
Only recently we had lamented the absence of a proper tourism policy for the Jammu region in these columns.
- March Of Balle-Balle (Times of India, ARVIND KALA, Jun 03, 2006)
Punjabis number less than 3 per cent of India's population. They are outnumbered three to one by Bengalis and two to one by people who speak Telugu, Marathi or Tamil. In terms of population, Punjabis are also fewer than Gujaratis, Keralites or Oriyas.
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties if . . .
- A Black Eye Feels Good (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2006)
What does one do when one is male, making corporate money, installed in a home full of lovely things, and a resident of the United States of America (with health insurance taken care of), yet struck by the banality of one’s existence? One fights.
- This Opus Dei Member Says Thank You, Ron Howard (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Code has helped me to explain my faith, and its coexistence with my material side, and helped others to understand it
- Dr Ghamdi Is Right, Mr Aziz Is Wrong (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
On Wednesday, at the National Education Conference in Islamabad, we heard an interesting argument.
- Bad Boys Finish First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2006)
Everyone praises the truthful and runs down liars. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, we have to concede that liars get a better deal in life than the truthful.
- Get Rid Of The Culture Police (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Jun 03, 2006)
In December 1998, a small group of protesters halted the screening of the movie Fire in two Mumbai theatres.
- The (Vicious) Cycle Of Progress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Chandni Chowk sees a turf battle between minister and MP, Centre and State, over a move to replace rickshaws with CNG buses
- Celebrities, Ex-Husband Turner Roast Actress Jane Fonda... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Actress Jane Fonda was on the wrong end of a celebrity roast, the target of spirited insults from actresses, comedians and horror of horrors her ex-husband.
- Spirituality Alone Can Contain Terrorism: Sri Sri Ravishankar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
`Any number of legislation will be of no use if people are not spiritual'
- If Mona Lisa Could Talk: What Would She Say? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 03, 2006)
Now that the Hollywood blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code” has reintroduced Leonardo’s most famous work of art to a whole new generation of adolescent movie-goers, the question could again be asked as to what was the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s . . .
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges Begin (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Thursday started parleys at secretary-level meeting on promotion of friendly exchange under the third round of Composite Dialogue.
- Joining The Wrong Side (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 02, 2006)
Meek capitulation before a small section demanding a ban? Or an overzealous attempt to pander to religious sentiment? Either way, the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to suspend the screening of The Da Vinci Code bodes ill for freedom of expression.
- Hitler's Dark Dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
With most Germans preferring to shun the study of their Nazi past, the German Historical Museum will encourage them to rediscover it, says David Rising
- India Set To Undertake Study On Hiv Resistance (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Jun 02, 2006)
Fearing that the Indian strain of the deadly HIV virus is fast becoming resistant to anti-retroviral drugs — the only effective way to treat HIV — India is undertaking south Asia's largest multi-centre study to ascertain the type and extent of resistance.
- Clinton Gains Delegates’ Support For Re-Election (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
With her husband sitting a few feet away, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted her party’s unanimous re-election endorsement on Wednesday — even as state Democrats denounced the ‘‘error’’ of invading Iraq, an action Clinton strongly supported . . .
- Haditha Massacre Big Worry For Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
Fresh claims have emerged of an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians by US forces in the city of Haditha and elsewhere following the testimony by parents of two American soldiers who say their sons have been traumatised by what they saw.
- Smoke-Screen (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 02, 2006)
The government is past master at the art of diversion. If a book or a film proves controversial, it reacts by banning the work. It implements social justice by ruining our universities, instead of tackling the problem at its root — ensuring that . . .
- Voila! Viagra Makes Strides Amid Rows (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Dr Simon Campbell – one of the key persons who was on the Pfizer team that developed Viagra after 13 years of research – was in the City recently.
- Terror May Sour J&k Tourism Success Story (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, Jun 02, 2006)
The two recent attacks on tourists in Jammu & Kashmir may have soured a success story in the making. Officials and tour operators have reported cancellations ranging from 5-10% within a day of the last attack.
- The Da Vinci Code Leads Students Astray On Exams (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
It's thick with some big words and makes reference to history — but that doesn’t make The Da Vinci Code a textbook. Even so, some high school students in Britain have been mistaking fiction for fact — and using the blockbuster to support arguments . . .
- Boredom’S Great (Indian Express, NAMITA KOHLI, Jun 02, 2006)
For most school kids in the country, it’s vacation time now. Which takes me back to those two months of lazing around as a kid.
- Striking Difference (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
Politicians couldn’t have ended the doctors’ agitation. They were only talking politics
- Ruthless Merit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 02, 2006)
There is an English disease, peculiar to a particular class, of using language to mask feelings rather than express them.
- Thank You, Kalam Saab (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The Office-of-Profit Bill deserved this
- Pranab Inaugurates Permanent Photo Exhibit Of Buddhist Art (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 01, 2006)
Exhibit is sponsored by the Indian Embassy in Beijing
Part of cultural activities of Sino-Indian Friendship Year
- Descendant Of Genghis Khan Is An Accountant In The Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Tom Robinson had long wondered about his family tree. He never suspected its roots might lie in the Mongolian steppe.
- Eu Ban And After (OutLook, B. Raman , May 31, 2006)
The reported decision of the Europen Union (EU) countries to declare the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation and ban its activities in their respective territories would be unimpeachable legally and on merits . . .
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges On June 1 (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, May 31, 2006)
The official-level talks between India and Pakistan under the third round of the composite dialogue process are poised to come to an end with the parleys on the promotion of friendly exchanges which will take place in New Delhi on June 1.
- Independent Valuation Of M&as Feasible? (The Economic Times, K. Cherian Varghese , May 31, 2006)
There is a global tendency to move towards bigger organisations to seize the benefits of economies of scale and to reduce the operating cost.
- Sahib’S Wife (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 31, 2006)
It would be funny if it didn’t capture so well the predatory bureaucracy and brown sahib culture that we all live with.
- A Deeper Kind Of Happiness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 31, 2006)
The self-help culture is making us miserable. We need to give ourselves permission to be human, says Harvard guru Tal Ben-Shahar
- It’S The Hindus’Turn To Be Extremists (Deccan Herald, Nick Cohen, May 31, 2006)
Husain is the grand old man of Indian art. He began as a boy painting cinema hoardings for six annas per square foot before getting his first break at the Bombay Art Society in 1947.
- India On Canvas (Tribune, Manjeet Kripalani, May 31, 2006)
What has been the best investment in India in recent years? No, it is not shares of an outsourcing firm such as Wipro, TCS or Infosys.
- Masters Of The New World (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Is technology, meant to make us smarter by making information from around the world available to us at the push of a button, actually dumbing us down? DEEPA GANESH finds out
- Varied Ways Of Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The value of the puranas and Ithihasas lies in their ability to convey the essential message of the scriptures in an easily comprehensible manner to the majority of mankind who may not have access to the scriptures, or even if they have, may not be . . .
- Roller-Coaster Ride In Kashmir (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, May 31, 2006)
Roundtable Conference has taken the dialogue process between alienated Kashmiris and the Government forward, says CP Bhambhri
- Cpm's Hero Runs A Police State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Hugo Chavez has not only turned Venezuela into an authoritarian state, but also made it a land of mass destitution and inequality, says Lowell Ponte
- A Venerable Name In Publishing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Humphrey Milford, the man behind setting up the Oxford University Press (OUP) in India, is quoted as saying that it would require `a good half-hour disquisition' to explain the difference between the Clarendon and Oxford imprints! Rimi B. Chatterjee . . .
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- Banned Books In India: 1970s-2006 (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, May 30, 2006)
The 1970s: Politics, and what the state often saw as the misrepresentation of either India’s policies or its leaders, triggered most book bans in this decade. Former MI5 operative Greville Wynne upset MI5 and the Indian government when he published . . .
- History And Mythology (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, May 30, 2006)
During colonial times, India was portrayed as serving a role in history that was subservient to the European agenda, or as just a passive entity activated primarily by the incursions of invading groups.
- India Yet To Rise To Potential (Tribune, B G Verghese, May 30, 2006)
India is beginning to attract international notice but has seldom acted in keeping with its potential and power.
- Pro-Obc Means Anti-Cong (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , May 30, 2006)
Not many people remember Charan Singh, the man who appointed B.P. Mandal to head a commission in the late ’70s to collect data on the Other Backward Classes (castes), belonged to the Congress Party till the mid-1960s.
- A Splash Of Colour (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, May 30, 2006)
The hot Indian summer is not without its visual delights.
- ‘Ganjing’ In Lucknow (Indian Express, Yashsdeep Srivastava, May 30, 2006)
I returned to India after two and a half years. It was a two-week restricted stay in Lucknow for a wedding, an event traditionally marked by conspicuous consumption.
- Bits Of India On A French Beach (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, May 30, 2006)
The Swistik Knife will be India's own symbolic envoy when art lovers gather on a beach in France
- Yet Again We Cave In To Religious Bigots (Hindu, Nick Cohen, May 30, 2006)
Rival groups are egging each other on in a politics of grievance. Now, militant Hindus in Britain turn on M.F. Husain.
- Protect Cultural Identity Of Rajasthan, Says Shekhawat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Vice-President lays foundation of an art gallery, museum
- Dan Brown, Jesus And Indian Christians (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
“Even if Dan’s hypothesis were to be true -which it is not- should we feel so embarrassed that Jesus loved a woman?”
- Racism Fears Dog World Cup (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
Only a fortnight before the World Cup starts, racism has shot to the centre of public debate in Germany. While anti-racism campaigners have warned black and Asian fans against visiting parts of Berlin and the former communist east Germany....
- Karma Of Competence (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 29, 2006)
I am convinced that
the time is ripe for a massive renaissance of our political culture
so that we build that
society which combines compassion with
competence, equity
with excellence.
Sonia Gandhi
- China To Promote Its Culture Abroad To Dissolve "China Threat" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
China will strive to dissolve the global misconception of its fast development as the "China threat" in the wake of its rapid economic and military might, by making its traditional value systems like harmony known to the world.
- Talk To The Real People (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, May 28, 2006)
The discourse on Jammu and Kashmir is currently and overwhelmingly defined by those who resort to terrorism, their sponsors and their front organisations.
- The ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 28, 2006)
The “charter of democracy” that Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif issued on May 15, 2006, is noteworthy both for what it does say and that which it omits.
- Making False Promises (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, May 28, 2006)
The doings of the government and other public institutions are being increasingly marked more by propaganda than by commitment to the people’s welfare.
- Sex Racket In Srinagar (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 28, 2006)
Despite saturation coverage of the protests against a commercial sex racket in Srinagar, their political content has passed unexamined.
- The Success And Failure Of Dora Maar (Hindu, GIRIDHAR KHASNIS, May 28, 2006)
The fascinating narrative behind Picasso's "Dora Maar au Chat", which recently went for $95.2 million at Sotheby's.
- Irrepressible Metropolis (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, May 28, 2006)
Filmmaker Madhusree Dutta's "Seven Islands and a Metro" focusses on the invisible citizens who keep the city's wheels running.
- Island Paradise (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, May 28, 2006)
Travel, shopping, dining, water sports, entertainment and some of the world's finest hotels — Bali has something for everyone.
- The Greatest Indians (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 28, 2006)
Indian classical musicians seek, and some of them achieve, perfection.
- Coming Home To Malnad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Kuvempu’s house that has been converted into a museum as well as the Kuvempu Centenary Memorial Building are fitting tributes to one of the greatest cultural personalities of our times, writes Vidya Maria Joseph.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- No More Temples Of Learning (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, May 28, 2006)
Sagacious leaders of free India reposed an unflinching faith in the educationists and teachers for shaping the destiny of the country, and thus used such metaphors as 'temples of learning and knowledge' for universities and other academic establishments,
- So Many Shades (Hindu, K. PRADEEP, May 28, 2006)
Drawing with coloured pencils is not a spontaneous art and Jay Varma is a master of this medium.
- ‘India Follows A Democratic Path Of Debate’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 27, 2006)
Guy Sorman, a French philosopher and Indophile, believes that India is coping well with globalisation compared to China. He says that the real issue is not the clash between West and Islam, but between the radical and moderate Muslims.
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