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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- ‘To Devi, Who Abides In All Beings As Strength…’ (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Like a peep at the Devi Mahatmyam, the ‘Shakta bible’ since it's Navaratri? One look and you know right away why Macaulay came up with the deep and cunning plan to tear educated Indians away from their roots, bastardising us culturally forever . . . .
- When Art Imitates Life (Deccan Herald, Priyanka Haldipur, Oct 15, 2007)
It would seem a paradox that the cinema is said to be, in one sense, the most real of all media, but that it is also an enormously effective medium for the unreal, the fantastic and the dream-like”— a quote by Alexander Mackendrick . . . . . .
- The Road Not Taken (Deccan Herald, Manohar Shetty, Oct 15, 2007)
An undercurrent of passion and honest emotion pulls the narrative through over some implausible moments in this book which deals with religious faith and worldly lures.
- Rizwanur Riddle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
How involved were West Bengal police officers in the death of the promising young graphics designer, Rizwanur Rahman, whose body was found on the railway tracks in Dum Dum three weeks ago? This is a question that requires a convincing . . . . .. .
- Sinister Design (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, undoubtedly, is the most revered Sufi saint of not only India but the whole of South Asia.
- Assault On Ajmer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2007)
Whether it's the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad or the Ajmer Sharif dargah in Rajasthan, or for that matter the attack on the Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi shrine, each time there is a terrorist strike, the Government comes up with the same degree of cluelessness.
- Away Into The Void (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Booker Prize winning Yann Martel reveals the origins of his audacious novel Life of Pi.
- Man Of The Masses (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Professor MN Vijayan, prominent leftist thinker in Kerala, was a successful teacher, self-taught psychologist, gifted writer and talented orator.
- Pm, Sonia Pause Deal To Save Govt (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 13, 2007)
Blinking first, the Congress on Friday signalled that it was ready to put the Indo-US nuclear deal on the backburner, in order to save the Government.
- N-Deal Will Give India Energy Independence: Elbaradei (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday batted vigorously for the India-US nuclear deal, saying it will give New Delhi "independence" to make full use of nuclear energy and stressed that although safeguards pact with the IAEA will . . . .
- N-Deal Sent To Cold Storage (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 13, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have decided to drop the nuclear deal with the United States and save the government.
- I Am A Politician By Accident: Pm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Blinking first, the Congress on Friday signalled that it was ready to put the Indo-US nuclear deal on the backburner, in order to save the Government.
- Manmohan, Sonia Rule Out Early Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday discounted the possibility of early elections.
- ‘Sensex Sometimes Surprises Me, Sometimes Worries Me’ (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Friday said that the recent “steep rise” in stock market indices to record highs worried him sometimes, even as he asserted that the more than anticipated capital inflows were an important reason behind . . . .
- Singh Rules Out Snap Poll Over N-Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday he would not force through a controversial Indo-US nuclear deal if it meant his government’s downfall.
- Two States And One Stage (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Amol Palekar has been staging an annual theatre festival every year, with a different theme every year, but with a common thread: to pay back his debt to a medium that has given him so much and try to lure the young towards the rich tradition of theatre.
- Chidambaram Surprised At Market's Steep Rise (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
India’s finance minister expressed surprise on Friday over a steep rise in the country’s benchmark stock market index and said he expected things to cool down.
- Elections Still Far Away: Pm, Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, today said early elections to the Lok Sabha are unlikely, ending feverish speculation about a snap poll in the wake of sharp differences with the Left on the . . . .
- Indian Prime Minister Won't Take On Communists Over Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, having forcefully staked his legacy on a landmark nuclear agreement with the United States, made it plain on Friday that his government would not confront its Communist allies over their opposition to the. . . .
- What Ajmer Teaches (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2007)
THE merchants of death have struck again. This time at the heart of the Sufi tradition and humanism.
- Targeting Brotherhood (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
Security should be beefed up in all religious places.
- Netas Uncork Mythology: Oktoberfest Of Avatars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
If developments in the last week are any indication, the JD(S) in Karnataka is all set to lose its moral authority.
- Hdk Turns Defensive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Addressing a press conference at the Party office, former chief minister Kumaraswamy said national leaders of the BJP had twin objectives to achieve - tarnish his (Kumaraswamy's) image and ensure that Yediyurappa did not become CM so that the . . . .
- Left Welcomes Manmohan’S Remarks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Left parties welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks on the India-U.S. nuclear deal made at the HT Leadership Summit on Friday.
- Dr Revises Diagnosis: If Deal Falls, Life Won’T End (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
In the strongest public indication of a climbdown since the last UPA-Left meeting on the nuclear deal, both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today ruled out the possibility of an early general . . . .
- From Pm To Cm, When Politicians Speak, God Knows What They Mean (Telegraph, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 13, 2007)
After two months of keeping the nation on tenterhooks, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today publicly declared that early elections were not on the cards and the government would like to last its full term till 2009.
- ‘Younger Mps Will Find Place In Govt’ (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi says younger MPs will be given a place in the government.
- Cong Takes U-Turn, Dumps Nuclear Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
In a clear signal to poll-wary UPA allies and a belligerent Left Front, both Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday indicated that the nuclear deal could be put on hold to avert mid-term polls.
- Political Crisis Defused (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2007)
Positive statements made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in interactions at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit against early elections and in favour of reconciling divergent standpoints in a coalition arrangement . . .
- Rights Panel Summons Five Officers (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2007)
The West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Friday summoned five police officers in connection with the mysterious death of Muslim computer graphics designer Rizwanur Rehman.
- “We Were Firm On Pratibha Candidature” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday revealed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and she were determined to persist with Pratibha Patil as the presidential candidate despite the Opposition’s smear campaign against her.
- Political Constraints Cripple Growth: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Emphasising that the country is at the threshold of a new era of social and economic development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned that the nation and the economy "will not move forward on their own while we dissipate our energies in . . . .
- Cut From The Same Cloth (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Oct 13, 2007)
In his new book, A Writer’s People, V.S. Naipaul reflects on the work of, among others, Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Naipaul praises (with some reservations) Chaudhuri’s two volumes of autobiography, but is dismissive of his other, more impersonal. . . .
- “Prioritise Issues Which Affect Common Man” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Left parties on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s remarks on the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal at the HT Leadership Summit here.
- ‘To Devi, Who Abides In All Beings As Strength…’ (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 13, 2007)
Like a peep at the Devi Mahatmyam, the ‘Shakta bible’ since it's Navaratri?
- I Haven't Given Up Hope On Nuclear Deal, Says Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Less than a week after Sonia Gandhi characterised critics of the N-deal as "enemies of development", she said the Left was not being "unreasonable" in opposing the deal. "We are not looking for a confrontation with the Left because it is not . . . .
- Pakistan’S Problems Marred Talks: Singh (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claimed credit on Friday for supervising the most intensive talks with Pakistan in their bilateral ties and said that a perception about a slowdown in the dialogue was rooted in Islamabad’s ongoing domestic problems.
- Upa Govt Ready To Dump N-Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear they would not go to the extent of sacrificing the UPA government and force a snap poll for the sake of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Muslim Suspects Questioned In Indian Shrine Bombing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
A Bangladeshi national was among several men being questioned on Friday in connection with the bombing of one of India’s holiest Islamic shrines that left two dead, police said.
- Holy Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 13, 2007)
Thursday’s attack on the Ajmer Sharif dargah conforms to a recent trend. Terrorists increasingly single out places of worship as targets of attack.
- Pm: Failure Of N-Deal Won’T Be End Of Life (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi set at rest speculation about a possible snap poll by stressing that they would like the UPA government to last its full term till the mid 2009.
- No Early Elections, Deadline Is 2009: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
''We do not favour early election. Congress does not want confrontation with the Left, wants to understand their position on the nuclear deal. Confrontation is not coalition dharma," says Sonia Gandhi.
- Elections But New Themes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2007)
The context in Gujarat in 2007 is certainly different from that of 2002 and Chief Minister Narendra Modi is doing his best to shift the emphasis from his earlier image as a Hindutva icon to one as an earnest economic reformer.
- Army Iftaar Parties Help Clear Misunderstandings (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Iftaar parties being organised by the Army and other forces during the holy month of Ramzan are helping strengthen secular fabric as members of both communities are participating in these parties.
- Rising Violent Crime (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The brutal policing of yesteryear can hardly produce results in these days of high ingenuity among criminals. The need of the hour is application of the mind.
- Middle Income Upper Castes And Obcs On A Par Economically, Says Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The middle income groups among the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and ‘others’ (loosely referred to as upper castes) are almost on a par economically.
- Latest Official Survey Puts Obcs At 40% (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 12, 2007)
As it defends OBC reservations in higher education in the Supreme Court, the UPA Government has received another setback with the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for 2005-06 putting the population of other backward classes . . . .
- Safeguards Deal Is A Non-Issue: Elbaradei (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei believes that an India-specific safeguards agreement is a “non-issue.”
- Blast At Dargah Ajmer Sharif (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
At least two people were killed and over a dozen injured when a powerful bomb rocked the world famous Dargah of Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer on Thursday evening. An Iftar was on after the roza (fast) by Muslim devotees when the blast took place.
- The Distant Thunder (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Oct 12, 2007)
In Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder) Satyajit Ray brought alive, with great sensitivity, the misery inflicted by the Bengal famine of 1943.
- Anti-Modi Bjp Leaders Talking With Congress (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Continuing with their efforts to corner Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Assembly elections, BJP rebels led by former minister Gordhan Zadhaphia arrived in the capital on Thursday to resume talks with the Congress leadership on . . . .
- Unholy Commerce (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 12, 2007)
The very thought of marketing prasad through a State consumer federation is sacrilegious
- Cpm Poses Uneasy Questions To Ec (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The decision to hold two-phase elections in Gujarat has drawn flak from the CPM which hinted at the Election Commission's institutional bias against the Left.
- In Praise Of The Other (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2007)
Critics might claim otherwise, but both the Left and Right surely seem to have fully mastered the praxis of democracy. It is doubtless due to its moral virtues that the Left is able to lecture its considerably larger allies on weighty issues like coalitio
- Backward Still (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The 55th round survey (1999-2000) of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been in the news since 2005 when a few scholars and columnists thought they had made a “discovery”.
- Cabinet Approves (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a new rehabilitation policy aiming at striking a 'balance' tween the need for land for developmental activities like setting up industrial projects or Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and protecting the interests . . .
- The War Against Popular Islam (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
The highest form of worship, wrote saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, is “to redress the misery of those in distress, to fulfil the needs of the helpless and to feed the hungry.”
- 'Delhi Rule Will Not Affect Common Man' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
What is the expectation of the people from the new dispensation? Will there be a hurdle between the bureaucrats and the common man?
- Protests And Politics (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 12, 2007)
The protest action by the DPA for the implementation of the Sethusamudram project invites strong remarks from the Supreme Court.
- The Fate Of Special Component Plan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2007)
The failure of governments at the Centre and in the States to genuinely implement the Special Component Plan has cost Dalits dear.
- Upa Lives (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Urdu press seems to believe that the UPA government is likely to continue for a while longer.
- Why Different Yardsticks For Different States, Cpi(m) Asks Ec (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Communist Party of India(Marxist) on Thursday sought a clarification from the Election Commission on the two-phase Assembly elections in Gujarat on December 11 and 16, claiming that the Commission was “applying different . . . .. .
- Terror Strikes Ajmer Dargah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
It appeared to be a pre-planned terror attack and the bomb was kept in a schoolbag near a tree at Aahetai-e-Noor (holy place), about 10-5 feet away from main tomb of the Sufi saint.
- Rizwanur-Priyanka And Today’S India (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Oct 12, 2007)
Although the law, as is its wont in India, will take its time to deliver justice in the Rizwanur Rahman-Priyanka Todi case, there is little disagreement in ongoing public debate that, prima facie, Rizwanur was discriminated against on religious . . . ..
- Sensex 20,000 And The Camels, Humps (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Oct 12, 2007)
As the Sensex soars towards the 19,000 mark (Why stop at 19,000? Why not 20,000? Why not 25,000?), a lot of us who have nothing to do with the stock market are soaring on a surge of euphoria along with it.
- Fidayeen Strike At Crpf Camp In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
A fidayeen attack in Srinagar left three police personnel injured on the eve of a 72-hour, unilateral ceasefire declared by the Pakistan-based United Jihad Council.
- Liberals At War In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2007)
THE political scene in India is hotting up. The general election is still one-and-a-half years away.
- 2 Killed In Blast At Ajmer Dargah (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
Two people were killed and 17 injured on Thursday when a bomb ripped through the dargah of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, a shrine in Rajasthan venerated by Hindus, Muslims and Christians across northern India.
- Path To Partion: (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
IN the entire corpus of American writings on India, this book stands out in all its uniqueness.
- The Human Cost (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
A new book on Partition examines the human cost of the catastrophic event.
- Cpi: What Is The Logic? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Communist Party of India (CPI) said on Thursday that the Election Commission’s decision to have a two-phase Assembly poll in Gujarat has led to criticism.
- Medak Farmers Meet Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 12, 2007)
The padyatri farmers from Medak district in Andhra Pradesh, whose plight was highlighted in The Hindu on September 28, met United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi here on Thursday and sought her intervention to have their demands met.
- Bjp Dissidents Hold Strategy Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
With the Assembly elections staring them in the face, senior BJP dissident leaders from Gujarat met at a day-long strategy session at the residence of the former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel here on Thursday.
- Myanmar Lashes Out At Western Powers (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 12, 2007)
At least one anti-junta protester, a pro-democracy activist, has “died in custody” in Myanmar, according to dissident sources in neighbouring Thailand.
- Ajmer Shrine Blast Kills 3 (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 12, 2007)
A bomb explosion at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer killed three people on Thursday and injured at least 17 during the peak hour of Iftar, officials said.
- Of Divine Forms (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday that by providing 27 per cent quota for backward classes in premier educational institutions it sought to produce highly qualified persons among OBCs, who otherwise would remain educationally . . . .
- Maoist Muddle (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
NEPALESE politics is currently going through one of its frequent convulsions, with the popular mood swaying from complete pessimism to cautious optimism.
- India’S Communists Renew Threats Over Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
In the new capitalist India, old-line communists are playing the spoiler, threatening to bring down the government over a nuclear energy deal with the US.
- Words, Words And More Words (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Oct 11, 2007)
Imagine for a moment that the first half of this column is empty. Imagine that the tape you are listening to is silent and has no content for just two minutes.
- Ambedkar's Conversion To Buddhism: An Epic Event (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2007)
Practice of Ambedkar's version of Navayana could be a powerful antidote to reigning consumerism, which is debasing life today.
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