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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Run, Mr Bloomberg (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jun 07, 2007)
Michael Rubens Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of New York, is rumoured to be considering a run for the American presidency.
- Cult Leader Sparks Sikh Riots With 'Guru' Stunt (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
The Indian state of Punjab has been set alight by some of the worst rioting in a decade after a newspaper advert placed by the leader of a controversial religious sect sparked outrage in the region's Sikh community.
- The Fear And Loathing (OutLook, Mushirul Hasan, Jun 05, 2007)
Nobody knows how many died during Partition violence; G.D. Khosla, a civil servant, estimates the death toll at half a million. Nobody knows for sure how many were displaced and dispossessed.
- Politics, Religion, And Resistance (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 04, 2007)
Unravelling the clerical crusade against heresy, and the politics of the Sacha Sauda controversy.
- Refugees Living In J&k : A Human Problem (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Jun 04, 2007)
Each category of migrants has its specific problems which call for different solutions at differnt situations, writes BALRAJ PURI.
- A Hindu Prof To His Yankee Pupil (Pioneer, Vijay Prashad, Jun 04, 2007)
Raised in a mixed family, my parents' families came to Kolkata, West Bengal, from Punjab, and from Burma (Myanmar) with Sikh and Hindu leanings respectively.
- Put Them Down Pitilessly (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 04, 2007)
Religion is a sensitive issue. Battles have been fought over issues that may prima facie appear trivial. In a country like ours with a multi-ethnic population, incidents of religious fracas have been quite common.
- Religion, Politics Make A Lethal Mix In Punjab (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 04, 2007)
I do not understand why whenever there is trouble in Punjab some elements get together in London or some other place to raise the demand for Khalistan.
- Its Time To Have A Laugh (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 02, 2007)
Our humour is restricted to ethnic jokes about Sardarjis, Marwaris, Mian Bhais, Bawajis (Parsis), Makapaons (Goan Christians), Mirasis etc.
- Everybody Has A Reason (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 02, 2007)
Punjab was for many years the most prosperous state of India. It is no longer so.
- God Is In The Market (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2007)
Markets, cities, civilisation — it is in this order that primitive man made the slow ascent to where he is today, poised on the verge of globalisation; poised to achieve universal prosperity and abundance.
- Kanishka Probe: Air India Blames Canadian Pacific For Security Lapse (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
Air India has blamed at now-defunct Canadian Pacific airlines for security lapse which led to the downing of Kanishka jumbo jet 22 years ago by a terrorist bomb claiming 329 lives.
- Moderates Carry The Day In Punjab (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Jun 01, 2007)
The procession of Sikh organisations was peaceful here today. However, difference of opinion emerged between the moderates and the radicals.
- Vedanti, Sgpc Clash Over March Route (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 01, 2007)
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti and the SGPC today crossed swords over the publication of an advertisement in leading newspapers on behalf of the latter regarding shortening of the protest-march route against the blasphemous acts of . .
- The Sword And The Olive Branch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 31, 2007)
Peace stood at the gates of the Akal Takht on Tuesday, olive branch in hand. By rejecting an apology issued by the Sacha Sauda sect for any offence it might have caused, the five high priests of the Sikh faith severed the branch with their swords and . ..
- Sword Of Truth (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, May 31, 2007)
The tribe of secularists is conspicuous by its silence over the Dera Sacha Sauda and Khalsa (Akal Takht) standoff.
- Believers And Heretics (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, May 31, 2007)
Sikhs have no patience for pretenders and charlatans, says Anuradha Dutt
- Community Of Differences (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2007)
Historically, a number of groups emerged from time to time in opposition to the mainstream Sikhs.
- Sikh Priests Reject Indian Sect’S Apology (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
Sikh priests have rejected an apology from a religious sect for adverts showing its leader dressed as a revered guru which triggered violence in Punjab, a senior cleric said Wednesday.
- Peace In Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 31, 2007)
The Sikh high priests neither rejected nor accepted the apology tendered by Dera Sacha Sauda.
- Major Slams Air Canada At Air India Inquiry (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
The manager at Vancouver International Airport in 1985 told the Air India inquiry Wednesday that he was never made aware of the threats to the doomed airline even though connecting flights left his airport all the time.
- No Pardon For Dera, Rules Akal Takht (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
The Sikh clergy on Tuesday refused to pardon Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh and decided to continue with the social, religious and political boycott of Dera and its followers. The Sikh high priests also refused to comment on apology.
- Clerics Take Middle Path (Tribune, Varinder Walia, May 30, 2007)
In an attempt to defuse the Dera Sacha Sauda imbroglio, the Sikh clerics today adopted a midway approach by adopting a “Gurmata” that neither clearly rejected nor accepted the apology tendered by the dera for hurting Sikh sentiments at Salabatpura . . .
- Kanishka Bombing: Ex-Canadian Cop Denies Of Any Warning (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
A retired Canadian police officer testified at any inquiry on Monday that he was not given a warning about a possible bomb threat to Air India Flight 182, just days before the 1985 explosion killed 329 people.
- Clerics Reject Apology, Warn Dera Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
Community urged to continue struggle
Law sought against use of religious symbols
Call for awareness drive to counter Dera's influence
- Talibanisation Of Sikhism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 2007)
The Sikh fundoos have distorted out of all recognition the militant order of Khalsa that Guru Gobind Singh instituted in 1699. It is incomprehensible how anyone can project nine years of Khalsa as theraison d'ętreof Sikhism and give it . . . .
- One Nation, Four People (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, May 30, 2007)
When Hindu sentiments are hurt, secularists defend it on the basis of freedom of expression, but when it comes to Muslim sensibility, they take a diametrically opposite stand
- A Session That Did Not Go Much Beyond Budget (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, May 30, 2007)
The just-concluded Budget session will be remembered more for the daily disorder, division, anger, acrimony and agitation than for any constructive legislative work.
- A War On Error (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2007)
As the War on Terror continues its relentless march, those who stand in the middle and believe in multiculturalism, are feeling the heat.
- 1,000 Indian Sikhs To Arrive On June 8 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
A group of 1,000 Sikh pilgrims will arrive at Lahore by a special train from India on June 8 to attend the 401st death anniversary of Guru Arjun Dev.
- Karunanidhi May Adopt ‘Quota In Quota’ Policy (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Monday said his government will soon act on the promise of a “kangaroo quota” — a quota within quota — for extending the benefits of reservation to the minoritiy community.
- Sacred And The Profane (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 29, 2007)
When the tele-serial Mahabharata captivated the nation with the power of performance and integrity of presentation, I noted that the forceful dialogues which captured the epic's philosophical truths and psychological insights with unsurpassed . . .
- India Sect Apologises Over Advert (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
A religious sect in the Indian state of Punjab has apologised after its leader was accused of blasphemy against Sikhs.
- Apology Tendered For Insulting Sikh Guru (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
A religious sect has apologised for advertisments showing its leader dressed as a revered Sikh guru, which triggered violence in India's Punjab state, reports said Monday.
- Yet Another Slap On Indian Secularism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 29, 2007)
During the last sixty years, India has been trying to take credit of three cherished ideals – non-violence philosophy of Gandhi, non-alignment and secularism. However, a critical analysis of the ground realities would expose hollowness of . . .
- Apology Splits Clergy, Panthic Bodies (Tribune, Varinder Walia, May 29, 2007)
Even as the Sikh clergy and Panthic organisations are divided over the contents of the apology tendered by Dera Sacha Sauda addressed to Guru Gobind Singh, the meeting of the Sikh high priests to be held at the Akal Takht secretariat here . . . .
- Dera Apologises To Guru Gobind Singh (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh tendered an apology to Guru Gobind Singh on Sunday night. He said he had absolutely no intention to either imitate or replicate the Sikh Guru.
- Apology, At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 28, 2007)
At last there is an end in sight to the stalemate in Punjab. Chief of Dera Sacha Sauda Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has sought forgiveness from Guru Gobind Singh for whatever disrespect he had caused to the 10th Guru of the Sikhs when he wore a . . .
- Kanwaljit’S Bhog Passes Off Peacefully (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Though the bhog ceremony of Kanwaljit Singh (who died in firing near a dera at Sunam) today passed off peacefully at Gurdwara Nankiana Sahib, near here, the hardliners later gheraoed the Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib outside the gurdwara and . . .
- Apology A 'Positive Development', Says Swami Agnivesh (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Religious leader Swami Agnivesh, who was mediating to resolve the stand-off between Sikhs and the Dera Sacha Sauda, on Sunday night, described the apology tendered by the sect chief as a "positive development".
- Thousands Of Low-Caste Hindus Convert To Buddhism In Mumbai (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
About 50,000 low-caste Hindus and nomadic tribespeople converted to Buddhism before a vast crowd on Sunday in the hope of escaping the rigidity of the ancient Hindu caste system and finding a life of dignity.
- Why Many From Not-So-Prosperous Areas Of State Have Turned To Dera (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, May 28, 2007)
In the districts of backward southwestern Punjab like Bathinda, Sangrur, Mansa and Muktsar, the Sacha Sauda Dera has acquired a phenomenal following. In Bathinda, District Collector Rahul Bhandari hazards an estimate:
- Secularism From A Christian Perspective (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, May 28, 2007)
There are some books that do not make it to the better known list because of the inability of publishers to push it through the crowded and competitive publishing world, but that definitely deserve to be in the spotlights. John Dayal’s A Matter . . .
- Pak Teenager Arrested For Cutting Sikh Student's Hair In Us (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
A Pakistani student at a New York City high school was charged with a hate crime on Friday, accused of cutting the waist-length hair of a 15-year-old Sikh.
- Mixing Religion With Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, May 26, 2007)
THE Sikhs are a brave and courageous community but easily excitable. Transparent as their community is, it does not nourish a grievance. It ventilates it whenever and wherever it feels hurt. But it is too emotional.
- Police Fears Flashpoint At Ritual For Slain Sikh (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
The failure of mediation efforts by a multi-religious group led by Swami Agnivesh, while reviving simmering tensions between Sikhs and the Dera Sacha Sauda, has top police officials in a panic with the Akal Takht’s deadline on the closure of the .. .
- Us Teenager Accused Of Cutting Sikh Student's Hair (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
A Pakistani student at a New York City high school was charged with a hate crime on Friday, accused of cutting the waist-length hair of a 15-year-old Sikh.
- Makkar, Vedanti Talk Dera Matters (Tribune, Varinder Walia, May 26, 2007)
SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar today paid an unscheduled visit to the residence of Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti and held an in-camera meeting for about 15 minutes to discuss the Sikh-Sacha Sauda stand-off here today.
- Agnivesh Seeks Pm's Intervention To Resolve Dera Row (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
Swami Agnivesh, who is mediating in the row between Sikhs and Dera Sacha Sauda, on Friday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's immediate intervention to save the "explosive situation" in the interest of peace and national integration.
- Loss And Longing In Gujarat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2007)
Orhan Pamuk describes Istanbul as a city of Huzun, melancholy. Huzun as spiritual agony envelops Pamuk’s Istanbul; it hangs thick on Bosphorous. The city itself becomes in Pamuk’s invocation the very illustration, the very essence of Huzun.
- Just Ask For Leave (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2007)
There are days when all of us feel like bunking office. As Delhi slowly simmers, it requires a steely resolve even for the most motivated among us to haul ourselves out of air-conditioned comfort and get to work.
- The Effects Of Paks Policies (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2007)
Double standards by the Pakistan governments overs the years has Asia in turmoil, writes Deepali Gaur Singh..
- Dera Undecided On Apology (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, May 25, 2007)
After a series of deliberations, closed-door meetings, clarifications and assurances, the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda was undecided until late in the evening whether to tender a conditional or unqualified apology to Akal Takht to bring to an end . . . .
- Sikhs Demonstrate Against Indian National Posing As Sikh Saint (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2007)
Many Sikhs staged a demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club (LPC) on Thursday to condemn the ‘blasphemous’ act of Gurmeet Ram Rahim, an Indian national who tried to copy the 10th Sikh Guru, Goband Singh Ji.
- Communal Quotas (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 24, 2007)
The UPA Government has a perverse, almost morbid, fetish for caste and community based reservations.
- Dera Premises Will Be Vacated By May 27, Says Sgpc Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
Why was there violence only in Congress-ruled States on Tuesday: Minister
SGPC criticises Dera chief's activities
Warns Congress against encouraging the Dera
- A Peaceful Shutdown (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
The day-long Punjab bandh passed off peacefully today. However, a curfew-like situation prevailed in the state as educational institutions and shops and other business establishments were closed, bus services were suspended and roads wore a deserted look.
- Punjab Waits With Bated Breath (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
The bandh in Punjab on Tuesday was complete and peaceful, barring stray incidents in certain remote areas.
- Peaceful 'Bandh' Paralyses Life In Jammu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Protestors also blocked traffic on the Jammu-Pathankote-Delhi National Highway (NH 1A) at several places, including Satwari Chowk, Rehari Chungi and Bikram Chowk, by burning rubber tyres on the road.
- Dera Row: Total Bundh Brings Punjab To A Halt (Deccan Herald, Rajesh Deol, May 23, 2007)
While the bundh was largely peaceful in Punjab due to heavy security deployment, tension prevailed in Ambala township in neighbouring Haryana where the Sikh protesters clashed with the police leading to a cane charge by the latter in which . . . .
- Sikh Schisms (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 23, 2007)
Even though the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, who is at the centre of a violent controversy for reportedly dressing up as Guru Gobind Singh at a public function, has already said he didn't mean any disrespect to Sikhs, passions haven't cooled . . .
- Religious Leaders Meet Dera Chief; Solution (Tribune, Kiran Deep, May 23, 2007)
The ongoing conflict between Sikhs and dera followers is likely to end tomorrow as the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has agreed to solve all issues without any further delay. A draft of the solutions to end the conflict has been prepared.
- From Lahore, Babbar Khalsa Stokes Dera Fire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Pakistan has rushed to fish in troubled Punjab waters in the wake of the Sikh-Dera Sacha Sauda feud, with Babbar Khalsa International chief Wadhawan Singh Babbar, operating from Lahore under ISI patronage, seeking to stoke violence in the state.
- Luckily Peaceful (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 23, 2007)
The people of Punjab have heaved a sigh of relief over the peaceful conclusion of the daylong bandh.
- Bandh Complete, Peaceful (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Public transport, schools, colleges, shops, other trade establishments and the court today remained closed due to the bandh call which was given by Sikh bodies here in the wake of Akal Takht’s directive against the Dera Sacha Sauda.
- Sitting On The Magic Seat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 23, 2007)
The Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad is ignored by those who look upon the Charminar as the city’s logo. Reporting the bomb blast there, one English-language paper headlines it as an Andhra Pradesh mosque, while a Bengali daily captions the Charminar . . .
- Keeping The Faith, Violently (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 23, 2007)
Peace is a rare commodity in these troubled times. At the drop of a hat people seem ready to pull out a kirpan or lob a bomb. And all in the name of defending their faith.
- Punjab Bandh Peaceful (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, May 23, 2007)
Educational institutions closed
Chief Minister thanks people for peaceful bandh
BJP lauds Badal for maintaining law and order
- Normal Life Paralysed In Punjab (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Normal life was hit badly as educational institutions and business establishments remained shut and public transport system was off the roads in Punjab on Tuesday following the day-long bandh called by Sikh high priests to protest the Sirsa-based . . .
- Strike By Sikhs Hits Indian State (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Cities and towns across the northern Indian state of Punjab are shut in response to a general strike called by the Sikh community.
- Beware Of Militants (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 22, 2007)
The call for a Punjab bandh on Tuesday signifies deterioration in the situation in the state following the standoff between Dera Sacha Sauda and the Sikhs.
- Religious Heads Seek Public Apology From Dera Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
The stand-off between the Sikhs and Dera Sacha Sauda today took a confrontationist posture with Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar and religious leaders today demanding a public apology from dera chief Gurmeet . . . .
- Alliance: Bjp Talks Of ‘Hard Decisions’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
Conveying its displeasure at the recent sectarian clashes in Punjab, the BJP today issued the first major warning to its alliance partner, the SAD, saying it would not hesitate to take “hard decisions” in the larger interests of the people of the state.
- Lost In Polarisation (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 22, 2007)
Congress hasnt made enough of a difference to lives to stop the pendulum from swinging away.
- A Rising Tide Of Hate (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 22, 2007)
"I finish only those who are enemies of the Sikh faith like policemen, government officials, and Hindus," thundered Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in 1984.
- Bjp Warns Badal On Dera Row (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
Talks of hard decisions' `Talks of hard decisions'
BJP deeply concerned over the developments
Committed to preserving communal harmony
- Will Not Allow Division Of Kashmir On Communal Lines: Malik (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 22, 2007)
Begins his `journey for freedom' from south Kashmir
Reiterates demand to involve Kashmiris in talks
Asks people to protect Pandits' property
- Badal Asks Dera Chief To Apologise (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, May 22, 2007)
No question of apologising to clergy: Dera
Carrying of weapons banned
Dera's premises will be protected
- Dera Appeals For Intervention By President, Pm (Pioneer, Satinder Bains, May 22, 2007)
An atmosphere of lull before the storm prevailed in Punjab on Monday, a day before the Punjab bandh called by Akal Takht on Tuesday to press for stern action against Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, head of Dera Sacha Sauda who is in the eye of a storm . . .
- Trouble In Punjab (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 22, 2007)
It is extremely regrettable that the high priests of the Akal Takht should have chosen to play to the gallery rather than take a measured, responsible view of the agitation against the perceived act of blasphemy committed by Baba Gurmit Singh Ram . . . .
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