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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Justice Is A Multifaceted Thing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 24, 2007)
Winston churchill once remarked, “The mood and temper of the public with respect to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
- We Do Things Differently (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
For M Karunanidhi, DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister, Lord Ram is not a historical persona but a figment of human imagination.
- Gandhiji's Selflessness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 24, 2007)
To say that Gandhiji was "unmoved by the desperate cries of his own family" is to picture him as a cruel man. But, he was one of the most kind-hearted men who ever walked upon this earth.
- Amoral Code (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Sep 24, 2007)
When a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need.
- Yes To Eze (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
What started off as a plan to just peek into a perfumery enroute Monte Carlo turned out to be a day long, unforgettable experience. My hotel in Nice highly recommended a visit to Eze for a guided tour around famous perfumeries.
- Centre Favours Restricting Passports For Kin Of Terrorists (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 24, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal not to brand the entire Muslim community as terror suspects has few takers in his own Government, where a policy aimed at restricting passport and travel access to the family of suspected members of the . . . .
- Intellectuals:indian And Alien (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 22, 2007)
In India a man like Rousseau would have been spat upon as a clever badmash. In France his body rests in the Pantheon among the greatest of the great of the nation, writes KHUSHWANT SINGH.
- Counting Sheep At The Cotswolds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
The Cotswolds villages, sustained by sheep farming, retain the mood of the 13th Century. Find out how it is to enter the England of Hardy’s imagination
- Life Term For Dara Singh, 3 Others For Murdering Priest (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Eight years after the murder of a Catholic priest, a local court on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment four persons, including Dara Singh, convicted for killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons.
- Bridge Of Love (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 22, 2007)
WE, a group of journalists from India, were going from Colombo to Bentota for a conference when our host A.S. Panneerselvan of Panos South Asia ‘showed’ us Adam’s Bridge. Despite straining my neck, I could not see any bridge.
- Bjp Wants Dmk Ministers Dismissed (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 22, 2007)
With the sound byte between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on the Ramar Sethu issue reaching new heights, the BJP has demanded the dismissal of all DMK Ministers in the Manmohan Singh government if . . . .
- London Mayor Condemns Indian Woman's Sacking (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Strongly condemning the sacking of a Hindu worker at Heathrow catering service for wearing a nose stud, London Mayor Ken Livingstone on Thursday asked the company to reinstate her, saying that wearing the stud is her right to express her religion freely.
- Woman On The Move (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Sep 20, 2007)
Indians have been peripatetic for centuries, travelling both within the country and abroad, and with British rule, employment-related middle-class migration picked up.
- Not Another Cowboy (Indian Express, Niall Ferguson, Sep 20, 2007)
There are two things that are futile to try and predict a year or more ahead: the exchange rate of the dollar and the next president of the United States.
- Wilson: I Was Forced To Quit St Stephen's (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 20, 2007)
Former principal of St Stephen's College Anil Wilson has written a letter to the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor alleging that the chairman of the College forced him to quit as the principal.
- 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.
- God’S Many Colours (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 20, 2007)
In the UPA’s handling of the Sethusamudram affidavits, the BJP has been handed an excellent opportunity to close ranks and get back to their comfort zone.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2007)
The Ordinance promulgated by the Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr. Surjit Singh Barnala, on 15 September, allowing 3.5 per cent reservation for Muslims and an equal percentage for Christians within the overall reservation for Backward Classes is . . . . .
- Legal Misdemeanour (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2007)
The Ordinance promulgated by the Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr. Surjit Singh Barnala, on 15 September, allowing 3.5 per cent reservation for Muslims and an equal percentage for Christians within the overall reservation for Backward Classes is. . .
- London Mayor Orders Laljit's Reinstatement (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Strongly condemning the sacking of a Hindu worker at Heathrow catering service for wearing a nose stud, London Mayor Ken Livingstone on Wednesday asked the company to reinstate her, saying that wearing the stud is her right to express her religion freely.
- Why Sonia? (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 20, 2007)
Columnist Sandhya Jain argues that the West is “promoting” Sonia Gandhi and alludes that it’s because she serves their interests.
- The Ramar Sethu Controversy (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 19, 2007)
If Rama was a king like many other kings building temples in his name is a blasphemous act in itself.
- New Words For Old (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 19, 2007)
It’s an obviously modern word, tranquillize, isn’t it? Actually, no. I recently met it, used in a general sense, not that of shooting sedative darts into Sunderbans tigers, in Lady Susan, an early work by Jane Austen.
- Man Takes God To Court (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2007)
The defendant in a Nebraska state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in the state's Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He is everywhere.
- Human Penchant For Waging War (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Sep 18, 2007)
Are humans conditioned by their nature to wage war, is a question debated over centuries. If a human decides to kill, there is no animal as dangerous because of the superior intellect, skills, tools and technology available to the species.
- A Bridge Too Far (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Sep 18, 2007)
A week is a long time in politics. Nowhere is this as true as in India today. Till a few days ago, the rift between the Congress and the Left over the character and nature of the ties between India and the United States of America was at centre stage.
- Affidavit Not An Inadvertent Mistake, Says Bjp Leader (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 18, 2007)
The now withdrawn affidavit of the Union government on “Ramar Sethu,” earlier submitted to the Supreme Court, was not the result of an inadvertent mistake, but was a “deliberate and conscious” act.
- Vision 2030 (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 18, 2007)
People have always been enthralled by the notion that it is possible to peer into the future.
- Bridging God And Religion (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2007)
I am not religious; I abhor the fake halo religious people assume. The underlying assumption of the majority of religious people is that their religion is in some way superior to others’.
- 'Key Concern Is Lack Of Post-Violence Justice' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 17, 2007)
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) recently held a public hearing for minorities, the first of its kind in Mumbai, and met Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. Well-known academic and member of the NCM, Zoya Hasan, speaks to . . . . .
- A Bridge Too Far (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 17, 2007)
If you viewed as I did last week the hysterics over Ram’s bridge from the perspective of a remote island in the Atlantic that has better airports and roads than India, it is not just disheartening but absurd.
- Tn Quota To Benefit 95% Muslims, 77% Christians (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Sep 17, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Government's Ordinance providing for separate reservation for backward Muslims and Christians in both education and public employment will benefit nearly 95 per cent of the State's Muslim population and 77 per cent of its . . . . . .
- For The People, All The People (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 17, 2007)
The controversial affidavit on the Sethusamudram project filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court is a classic case of the UPA handing over an issue to the BJP on a platter. And that, too, prior to what seems like a virtually imminent mid-term . . . .
- 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 . . . .
- Fishy Smell In Ram Bridge Row (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Sep 17, 2007)
In this slender land’s end, faith runs strong.
- 3.5 Pc Quota For Muslims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The separate seven per cent quota in admission to educational institutions and in government jobs for Muslims and Christians out of the 30 per cent set apart for backward classes covers most of the population of the two communities.
- Ex-Muslims In Uk Question 'Apostasy' In Islam (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
One of the Church of England's most senior bishops has ignited a debate on 'conversion' and the rights of apostates.
- Anthology Of Great Orators (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Sep 17, 2007)
The date is September 27, 1893; place: Chicago, USA; arena: Meeting of the World Parliament of Religions. An unknown sanyasi from India, a self-proclaimed spokesman for Hinduism, is asked to address an audience of over 1,000 people.
- 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?
- State Announces Seven Per Cent Quota For Muslims, Christians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The two communities to get 3.5 per cent reservation each from BC quota
Overall reservation to remain at 69%
State to urge Centre to
provide quota
- Tamil Nadu Announces Seven Per Cent Quota For Muslims, Christians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The two communities to get 3.5 per cent reservation each from BC quota
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Overall reservation to remain at 69%
State to urge Centre to
provide quota
- From War To Cold War (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 14, 2007)
THERE is not much comfort in looking into a future where you and the countries you dominate, plus the Communist parties in many other States, are all drawn up on one side, and those who rally to the English-speaking nations and their . . . .
- Tn To Introduce Communal Reservation (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Sep 14, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Government will introduce sub-quotas of 3.5 per cent each for backward communities among Christians and Muslims, in both education and public employment, with effect from September 15 through an ordinance, Chief Ministe . . . . .
- Tn Offers Quota To Christians, Muslims In Obc Bracket (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Playing the minority card, the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced exclusive reservation for Muslims and Christians in government services and educational institutions within the 30% quota meant for the state's OBCs.
- Indians Are Baffled By The Paranoia And Prejudice Of European Liberals (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
'I am quite satisfied with my views on India," Winston Churchill declared in 1930, "and I don't want them disturbed by any bloody Indians."
- Flowers In Fire (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 14, 2007)
God and the gardener, and bearing witness — that rare moment of authenticity in compassion and courage — are elements in the fabular structure that lies embedded in David Davidar’s novel, The Solitude of Emperors.
- Tn Ordinance Provides Quota For Muslims, Christians (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 14, 2007)
Despite the raging controversy throughout the country and court cases, the Tamil Nadu Government today promulgated an ordinance to provide 3.5 per cent each reservation to Muslims and Christians from Saturday, the 99th birth anniversary . . . ...
- Bridge Too Far (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 14, 2007)
History can become dangerous when it comes to be laced with politics. The inane legal wrangle over whether Ram is a historical figure or not is an example of history becoming political and potentially threatening.
- Sub-Quota For Bcs Sets Ball Rolling (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu governor on Thursday issued an ordinance, providing for a sub-quota of 3.5 per cent each for Muslims and Christians, who come under the backward class category, for admissions to educational institutions and government jobs.
- 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
- Taliban Forced Us Into Conversion: S Koreans (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
Some of the South Korean Christian aid workers held hostage by Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Wednesday they were beaten and threatened with death to try to make them convert to Islam.
- Counting Sheep At Cotswold (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
London’s cosmopolitan and Manchester’s trendy. Nottingham’s become a designer mall and Bath’s a buzzing tourist trap. Where’s the England of Thomas Hardy, with its colourful characters and quaint local customs.
- Premji Richest Muslim Tycoon (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
India's software czar Azim Premji now has a new nomenclature - the world's richest Muslim entrepreneur - as he holds more wealth than any other Muslim outside the Persian Gulf royalty, the Wall Street Journal reported in a front-page profile.
- Rajnath On Rss (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2007)
An interview with BJP president Rajnath Singh is the lead in the Organiser. Besides the BJP stand on the nuclear deal, Singh also explained the party’s relations with the Sangh: “I emphasise that the RSS and the BJP have completely harmonious. . .
- Superwoman: What's Eating Girls? (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2007)
Very little is known about why some girls and boys starve themselves into a state of permanent adolescence.
- The Survivors (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Sep 13, 2007)
During my service in the armed forces, I served as many as eight tenures in our North-East.
- Britain To Have First Hindu School Soon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Britain's first Hindu State school is set to open next year in west London. Hindu faith school has been granted planning permission by the London borough of Harrow.
- 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".
- Seven Years Behind (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 12, 2007)
People in Ethiopia are preparing to celebrate the New Year on September 12 and for them, it will be very special the start of the year 2000 and the beginning of millennium celebrations.
- Utility And Future Of Indian Democracy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 12, 2007)
Deploring the chaos and disorder with which the Lok Sabha is smitten and the loss of 40 per cent of the time earmarked for parliamentary business, the Speaker, Mr Somnath Chatterjee, while adjourning the House sine die, exclaimed:
- Indian Farmers Oppose Giant Buddha Statue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Kushinagar has yet to see violence related to the Maitreya Project, but anxiety over the plans remains
- Bhagwad Gita, The Nationa 'Dharama Shastra'? (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The Allahabad High Court's observations that Bhagvad Gita should be made the national 'dharma shastra' today evoked strong reactions from Government which said the remarks should be ignored and scriptures of all religions should be respected.
- Hyderabad Police Team Arrives In Vellore With Blast Suspect (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Sep 11, 2007)
A police team from Hyderabad on Monday arrived in Vellore with Shahi Rafsan Jani, a suspect in the August 25 blasts, to verify the validity of her passport and other documents relating to her visa.
- ‘Uncanny Coincidences’ Lead Police To Explore Taslima Angle To Hyderabad (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Sep 11, 2007)
It could be little more than “uncanny coincidences” but the Hyderabad police admit they are exploring a “Taslima Nasreen angle” to the twin blasts that killed 43 people in the city on August 25.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Towards Water Wisdom — Limits, Justice, Harmony: Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd., B1/11, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044. Rs. 350.
- Asylum For The Displaced (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Sep 11, 2007)
William Clarance; Pluto Press, London, pub. in Sri Lanka by Vijitha Yapa Publications, Unity Plaza, 2 Galle Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Price not mentioned.
- Bangladeshi Blast Suspect Brought To Vellore (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 11, 2007)
Bangladeshi student Shahi Rafsanjani, who was arrested by the Hyderabad police for her alleged role in the twin blasts that rocked the city on August 25, was today brought to Vellore, where she studies, for investigation.
- Mush Packs Sharif Off To Jeddah Once More (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after he had landed in Islamabad from seven years in exile, hoping to head a campaign to replace the country's US-allied military ruler.
- Nawaz Sharif Should Be Allowed Back: Eu (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The European Union said former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was arrested and deported on Monday within hours of returning from exile, should be allowed to defend himself against court charges in Pakistan.
- Special Article (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Great Purge of Josef Stalin who in 1937 used the firing squads to kill 700,000 people who were in his reckoning enemies of the state or enemies of socialism.
- From Slavery To Sweat Shops (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
THE year 2007 being the bicentenary of the 1807 Act of Parliament which, at least formally, abolished slavery in the UK, there have been public celebrations including one in August when Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, publicly wept when . . . .
- Sharif's Wife Vows To Fight Musharraf (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Even as Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia, his worried wife Kulsoom was vowing from their London base that she would defiantly "follow in his footsteps" and bring the "oxygen of . . . . . .
- Muslim Group Behind ‘Mega-Mosque’ Seeks To Convert All Britain (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A Muslim group that wants to open a giant £100 million mosque in London has set its sights on “winning the whole of Britain to Islam”.
- Gentle Genius (Deccan Herald, M K Chandra Bose, Sep 10, 2007)
T J S George tries to explore the Pothan Joseph mystique, which will be useful to anyone considering journalism as a serious calling.
- Soup For The Soul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Non-preachy and meaningful, “Absolutely Effortless Prosperity” makes a lot of sense in our stressed out lives
- Children Of Unholy Gods (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
When an ordinary, familiar locality suddenly twists into a theatre of horror, a riot, it is beyond human reasoning. There is no single problem that precipitates the gory violence.
- Channel 4 To Air Britain’S 1st Christianity Advert (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2007)
Channel 4 is to broadcast Britain’s first advertisement for a mainstream Christian movement next week in a move which may herald the arrival of US-style “televangelism” to our screens.
- An Ungovernable Pakistan (Dawn, Tasneem Siddiqui, Sep 10, 2007)
IF WE were to prepare a world index in terms of violence and ungovernability, where would we place Pakistan? Somalia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan will no doubt top the list, but then these countries are the victims of imperialist designs and . . . .
- Melting Icecaps Are Triggering Earthquakes (Tribune, Daniel Howden, Sep 10, 2007)
High up inside the Arctic circle the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet has accelerated so dramatically that it is triggering earthquakes for the first time.
- A Tale In The Sting (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 08, 2007)
People in Delhi have been calling each other mournfully all Thursday afternoon. “I say, Pavarotti’s dead!” “Oh no! Let’s have a wake and listen to him together.” “Weekend?” “Great. What shall we hear?"
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