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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 27558:
- The Bastion Of A Religious Tradition (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, May 17, 2005)
After a long penance, Garuda, the king of birds, meets Lord Mahavishnu and conveys his wish to see his Sri Narasimha avatar.
- Pillars Of Pulchritude (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The Thousand Pillar basadi in the town of Moodbidri illustrates the popularity that Jainism enjoyed in Karnataka
- Widening Spectrum (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 16, 2005)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommendations on allocation of additional spectrum to mobile operators are based on the right premise that mobile telephony should be encouraged at all costs.
- Donors To Discuss Post-Tsunami Recovery (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 16, 2005)
Sri Lanka's donors will start a two-day Development Forum meeting in Kandy on Monday to discuss post-tsunami reconstruction efforts, macro economic issues and the current state of the peace process.
- The Way We Were (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 16, 2005)
It is only apt that for such a migratory species, we humans are genetically predisposed to travelogues. Literally. On a tiny chromosomal patch, humans carry a record of their wanderings
- `Universities Must Heed Wake Up Call' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 16, 2005)
Deepak Nayyar's tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi ended on Sunday. In a farewell interview, he toldSiddharth Varadarajanthat the Indian university system is in urgent need of structural reform if it is to remain relevant.
- Acrimony In Parliament (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, May 16, 2005)
Now, in Parliament, political differences have turned into personal animosities.
- Technologies For Societal Transformation (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , May 16, 2005)
Public-private partnership with innovative government policies will definitely lead to India becoming a developed nation by the year 2020.
- Politicisation Of Poll Panel Unfortunate,laments Cec (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Stating that questioning of the poll panel’s decision was unfortunate, Krishna Murthy said the reaction from responsible quarters, however, was good.
- Maoists Smuggling Drugs To India For Arms: Official (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Four donor agencies suspended work in midwestern Nepal after rebels beat up the staff and tried to force a woman to dig her own grave.
- Panel For Equal Property Rights To Women (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 16, 2005)
Suggests amendment to the Hindu Succession Act after hearing views of cross section of people
- Mayawati To Review Support To Cong Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Alleging that Congress had failed to protect the interests of the Dalit community, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday said that her party would soon decide on the issue of continuing support to the UPA government after evaluating its performance.
- The Game Of Multilateralism (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, May 16, 2005)
India will do well to make appropriate genuflections towards the ‘strategic’ nature of its ties with big powers
- New Battle Fought On Ve Day (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , May 16, 2005)
Politicians prefer packaged patriotism and ‘consensus history’, while new historians question the old ones
- Stifling A Movement For Reform (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 16, 2005)
The movement for democratic reform in the Arab world has suffered a setback: women in Kuwait have once again been denied the right to vote.
- Killed Key Al-Qaeda Figure In Pak Was Under Hawk’S Eyes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
An al-Qaeda figure killed last week by a missile from a CIA-operated unmanned aerial drone had been under surveillance for more than a week by US intelligence and military personnel working along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a US official and two coun
- The Weed Choking Bangalore Lakes (Deccan Herald, V.K. Haridasan, May 16, 2005)
Water hyacinth, a weed which has covered several Bangalore lakes, is a noxious weed that grows rapidly and destroys life. Some uses have been found for this weed but its benefits far outweigh its potential for harm.
- Wake-Up Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 16, 2005)
The govt should speed up the political process of opening talks with all forces in Kashmir
- Students Defy Ban Order In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Demonstration demanding King Gyanendra to restore democracy
- Peenya: A Brilliant Beacon Of Entrepreneurship (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Peenya Industries Association, one of the largest industrial estates in the country employing three lakh people, has its mixed bag of success and failure. On its silver jubilee year, Mr N NARASIMHAN, one of the three founder members, recalls how this orga
- Govt To Tap India Inc's Captive Power Capacity (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
With power shortages affecting much of the country, the Government plans to bring in around 5,000 MW of electricity into the system over the next two years by providing grid connectivity to the larger captive plants set up by India Inc.
- Jolly Good Show (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, May 16, 2005)
You may grumble yourself into the ground that magic realism wasn’t the invention of Latin American writers but of these clever and purposeful gents who cooked up the Puranas, but there, the only people who’ll listen are the nutters and the babajis
- Politicisation Of Ec Has Cec Upset (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy was "upset" on his last day in office on Sunday as he felt that the credibility of the three-member poll body's decision was being "questioned and politicised".
- He's Watching You (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2005)
One year after the UPA came to office, Manmohan Singh has reviewed promises made in the common minimum programme (CMP), and found his administration wanting
- Iraq's Misery (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2005)
A democratically elected government was installed in Iraq on April 28. But stability is still a mirage in the strife-torn nation.
- Ap Finalises Norms For Pds Revamp (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
THE Andhra Pradesh Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted for the purpose of suggesting measures to revamp the public distribution system (PDS), has submitted its recommendations to the Government.
- Progress Card Of The Upa Regime (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 16, 2005)
It must be said to the credit of the UPA Government that, despite the mix of political and economic philosophies that form the corpus of UPA governance, it has done a good job till now.
- Gail Implements Gas Management System (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
In a bid to simplify the complex gas transportation and distribution system, GAIL (India) Ltd has successfully implemented "Gas Management System" (GMS).
- `Gyanendra Has Assured That Democracy Will Return To Nepal' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
The National Security Adviser, M. K. Narayanan, has said that India resumed military supplies to Nepal only after getting a "categorical assurance from King Gyanendra that democracy will be restored to Nepal.''
- Cii Says Fiscal Discipline Must Be Tightened (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
THE Confederation of Indian Industry is to hold its national conference and annual session on `Towards Double Digit Inclusive Growth' on May 17 and 18.
- The General’S Brain (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 16, 2005)
Now that the April Foreign Policy euphoria is over, the party poopers are out with full force. The question is again being asked: can we trust General Musharraf?
- Shalimar Paints Plans Unit In South (Business Line, Neha Kaushik, May 16, 2005)
Shalimar Paints is planning to commence manufacturing operations in the southern region of the country in order to strengthen its position in the region
- Dental Education Needs Revamp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
It is high time dental education is revamped to meet the changing needs of society and meet the challenges of globalisation, according to C. Bhasker Rao, who has for two terms served as Vice-President of the Dental Council of India and has again been nomi
- Dead Fish Being Removed From Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Fish that died in Vengaianakere in Krishnarajapuram are being removed from the waters and buried on the banks of the lake.
- Lakhs Of Children Employed In State Mines, Says Report (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 16, 2005)
Centre urged to conduct probe and come up with report on child labour
- France Keen On Tie-Ups In Bangalore (Hindu, R. Chandrakanth, May 16, 2005)
A new push to attract students from the subcontinent `This is just the beginning of increased Indo-French cooperation.'
- Mahanadi Coal, Nlc Set To Sign Power Project Pact (Business Line, Badal Sanyal, May 16, 2005)
Coal companies with huge mining capacity find power generation a more profitable proposition rather than selling coal to financially weak SEBs, Also, inadequate logistics facilities are posing problems for dispatching coal to long-distance power stations
- Tarun Gogoi Visits Ulfa Chief's Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Centre, State Government trying to keep alive ULFA problem: Asom Gana Parishad
- Ruskin Bond’S ‘road To Mussoorie’ (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, May 15, 2005)
WHAT'S Ruskin Bond doing here in the heat of May? This is exactly what I asked him, in our very first meeting, this week
- Siachen Has No Strategic Significance (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, May 15, 2005)
DOES Siachen have “immense” strategic significance? Obviously no. Participants at a recent seminar on “Demilitarisation of Siachen” organised by the ORF Institute of Security Studies,
- From Our Files 50 Years Ago (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2005)
Premiers Survey Whole Range Of Indo-Pak Relations
NEW DELHI, May 14
Within two hours of his arrival here Mr Mohammed Ali, the Pakistan Prime Minister, and Pandit Nehru met at the latter’s residence in a conference for talks on Indo-Pakistan . . ,
- The Model Nikahnama: Beginning Of Reforms (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, May 15, 2005)
THE initiation of model ‘Nikahnama’ by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board is indeed a welcome step.
- Let’S Be Elitist In Approach: Nayyar (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, May 15, 2005)
BOUQUETS and brickbats in equal measure. Prof Deepak Nayyar’s tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University ends today (May 15, 2005) was all this and more.
- Actress With Poise And Dignity (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 15, 2005)
NANDITA Das is the second Indian actress, considered tall enough, to sit in judgement on the films in competition in the world’s premier film festival at Cannes.
- Baglihar: Pak Fears Unfounded (Tribune, R. N. Malik, May 15, 2005)
THE Baglihar dam has become a project of controversy. The story of this project will unfold follies on both sides with extra dose of obscurantism from Pakistan. India has rightly rejected Pakistan’s offer to start a dialogue on this issue, provided work
- The East As Career (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, May 15, 2005)
Estranging vision
Life Itself
What does the “exotic” in “Are you exoticizing your subject for a Western audience?”
- Indian Will Be In A Better Position To Contribute (Deccan Herald, G R Vishwanath , May 15, 2005)
A lot of attention has centred over the last few days on who should succeed John Wright as the coach of the Indian cricket team. It’s a high-profile job with attendant pressures and plenty of scrutiny, and I am of the firm opinion that it’s best for India
- A Red Carpet Welcome, Alright! (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, May 15, 2005)
speaks with Lavanya Sankaran, whose debut venture- ‘The Red Carpet,’ a book of short stories, has already gained itself a slot in the list of Indian bestsellers, hardly three days after its release.
- Modi Haunts Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
After the “black spot for any civilised society” remark of Mr Pramod Mahajan, it is the turn of senior BJP leader Sunder Singh Bhandari to come out openly against the role of Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots.
- More Secular Than Thou Art! (Business Line, Kushwant Singh, May 14, 2005)
None of our languages have an exact equivalent for the word ‘secular’. It means something quite different in Western democracies which are almost entirely Christian, from what it means in the Indian context. . .
- Song Of The New Road (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 14, 2005)
A ceremonial remembrance should, ideally, also be a reawakening.
- Think Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, May 14, 2005)
T. Muivah’s suggestion — a special federal relationship with India — may well be the solution to the Naga dispute, writes Sanjib Baruah
- The Fluster In Fbt (Business Line, S. Muralidharan, May 14, 2005)
FBT is spinning out of control, says S. Murlidharan.
- Khaki Raj (Tribune, M B NAQVI, May 14, 2005)
IN Pakistan’s 58 years, 31 were spent under open military dictatorship; even the current phase is basically a military regime, only slightly camouflaged by a civilian façade.
- Right To Information (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 14, 2005)
EVEN WITHOUT the new right to information law, the average citizen of India has been having much greater access to information following the digital revolution.
- Said And The Saidians (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 14, 2005)
The United States of America is not only the leading economic and military power in the world, but also the leading intellectual power.
- Arms And The Sermon (Tribune, S. Raghunath, May 14, 2005)
According to a news agency despatch from Stockholm, AB Bofors, the controversial arms manufacturer which has been buffeted by many scandals in recent years, is now in a “introspective” and “repentent” mood and Nobel Industries, its parent company,
- No Guarantees But Only Sensible Road (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 14, 2005)
It is invariably governments that are at the learning end of lessons from "peace talks" with armed extremist groups.
- Iran: Bigger Threat Than The Bomb? (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , May 14, 2005)
The world can live with Iranian nuclear weapons. But can the United States?
HOW MUCH would it matter if Iran had the bomb? Merely to pose this question, within the Bush administration, would almost be treason.
- "Remaining Above The Fray" (Hindu, Anand Kumar, May 14, 2005)
"I have been directed to invite your kind attention to the wrong impression conveyed through the editorial `Remaining above the fray' appearing The Hindu, Delhi Edition, dated May 10, 2005.
- Abominable Acts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
TWO explosions in quick succession in downtown Srinagar show how nebulous peace is in the state. . .
- An Undeserved Denial (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, May 14, 2005)
Standard deduction should be reinstated, says T. N. Pandey
- Tall Tax, Food Police, A Bizarre Bridge And A Robber Wanting Your Past Or Future (Business Line, D. Murali , May 14, 2005)
YOU PROBABLY know of John Galt in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Here is a different JG in Ken Schoolland's story, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey.
- Towards Transparency (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2005)
Right to information can lead to a greater empowerment of the people
- Heal Thyself (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2005)
A severe shortage of teaching staff has left a question mark about the provision of quality medical education in the government medical colleges in the State.
- Accountability & The Right To Information (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 14, 2005)
The Right to Information Bill, 2005 goes a long way in putting together a comprehensive mechanism for citizens to secure information under the control of the Government and thereby (as the statement of objects and reasons asserts)
- India’S Weakness Apparent (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 14, 2005)
Despite their insensitivity to its security interests, India is still unable to deal firmly with its troublesome neighbours
- A Policy In Search Of A Rationale (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 14, 2005)
With the Foreign and Defence Ministries at loggerheads, it isn't surprising that India took 17 days to confirm King Gyanendra's statement in Jakarta that military supplies to Nepal would continue.
- Strains In Relations With Bangladesh (Tribune, Raghubansh Sinha , May 14, 2005)
Even as the recent border tension between India and Bangladesh has been prevented from escalating in the aftermath of the killing of a BSF officer and a Bangladeshi girl, the repeated border skirmishes and their fallout on the local population . . . ,
- Merging Into A Mere Circular (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 14, 2005)
SETTING RULES FOR mergers of private and public sector banks makes little sense when banks cannot buy beyond 10 per cent of the paid-up capital without the nod of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Violence Returns To The Valley (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 14, 2005)
After a brief lull, attacks by militants have resumed in the Valley.
- Maya’S Blackmail (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s threat to withdraw her party’s outside support to the UPA government if it did not stop the ongoing CBI probe against her should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves.
- Fiscal Harmony In Final Handshake (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 14, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the recent change to the amortisation of VRS expenditure
- Cost Accountant And The Art Of Motorcycle Valuation (Business Line, D. Murali , May 14, 2005)
OF ROADS rode I wrote, into autumn vale gleaming, golden pipes singing. Thus goes a haiku on http://motorcycles.about.com.
- Pre-Conditions For Settlement (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, May 14, 2005)
The Government has not proposed any voluntary disclosure scheme, which grants immunity to tax evaders.
- Targeting Kashmir’S Leaders (Tribune, Anil Nauriya , May 14, 2005)
There has been a spate of politically motivated assassinations in Kashmir. On May 1 the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s nephew, Atiqullah was shot at in Anantnag and died later.
- Mof Sees 6.9% Growth In Fy05, Reining Inflation High On Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Expecting a modest 6.9% economic growth in 2004-05, the finance ministry on Thursday said checking inflation was high on the agenda of the government so as to ensure that it does not have an undue burden on poor.
- Power Can’T Be Free (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2005)
Forced by the worsening power crisis and an unobliging Centre, the Maharashtra Government has decided to stop free power to the state’s 25 lakh farmers from June 1.
- Maoists Back Nepal Parties (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Nepal’s powerful Maoists will support the country’s main political parties in their campaign to restore democracy after King Gyanendra seized power three months ago, a rebel statement said.
- Three Lakh Rural Households Sans Power In Punjab (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 13, 2005)
Electricity supply has failed to reach over three lakh households in rural Punjab, the richest state in the country. The state claimed to achieved 100 per cent rural electrification in early seventies.
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