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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 23072:
- Scroll Of History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Thangka paintings reveal a whole different way of life, discovers mini anthikad-chhibber
- Double Standards (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
It is a game at which politicians, especially those belonging to the Congress, are experts:
- It's Naïve To Think Tainted Money Becomes Clean When Donated (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 23, 2006)
There are times when Mammon encounters sobering morals. One such occasion happened last week, when The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston disengaged itself from a $2.3-million contribution, and volunteered to give the amount to a . . .
- Questions Without Answers Are Worth Asking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Mar 23, 2006)
For the third year running, a physicist has won the Templeton prize. This is the one that is not just bigger than the Nobel — it is worth £795,000 — but also more imprecise: it is awarded for "progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual . . .
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- Refining Missile Deterrence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday carried out second successful testing of the cruise missile named Hataf-VII — Babar. The missile can carry different kinds of warheads to a range of five hundred kilometres. Apart from land, it can also be launched from ship and . . .
- Remembering Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with traditional political fervour in remembrance of the adoption of Pakistan Resolution at the historic Manto Park in Lahore on this day in 1940 that led to the creation of Pakistan as independent and . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- Burns Trying A ‘Hard Sell’ On India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news conference on Wednesday that his country’s relationship with Pakistan was strong and that the nuclear deal with India would not affect the close ties between Washington and Islamabad.
- 'Growth With Jobs Our Motto' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Dr Ashwani Kumar, the new minister of state for industry, is a noted lawyer.
- Maximising India’S Gains From Globalisation (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Mar 22, 2006)
Is globalisation here for eternity? Or is it a limited period phenomenon? If the latter is the case, as the course of history shows, then what policy measures need to be taken to maximise the gains from globalisation for India, while it sustains?
- A Hero, Never Mind The Bitter End (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The bitterness that marked the resignation of Dr Varghese Kurien as head of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation should not stop us from celebrating one of the most inspiring careers in the history of independent India.
- New Threats To Internal Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod & Rao, Mar 22, 2006)
The serial bomb attack in Varanasi gives the impression that we have not learned very much from the attack on Parliament, on Akshardham as deep as Gujarat, Ayodhya, crowded markets in Delhi, ad nauseum. Given the truism that it is impossible . . .
- Women In Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Mar 22, 2006)
When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and the Nation moves’’,
- Pakistan Clamours For Same U.S. Nuclear Deal As India (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Mar 22, 2006)
Stung by U.S. President George Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the United States of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia.
- Haryana Needs Economic Council (Tribune, M.M.Goel, Mar 22, 2006)
The power shortage in Haryana calls for more attention of the state government for improving transmission and distribution efficiency in addition to Rs 2104.93 crore allocation for the power sector, including renewable energy, out of the total . . .
- Another Claim About Osama’S Whereabouts (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 22, 2006)
A new investigative report in a leading American magazine claims that the Pakistan Army and its intelligence service are critical sponsors in the resurging Taliban activity in Afghanistan.
- A Sulking Pakistan (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 22, 2006)
Remains unreconciled to a changed world
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- Culture Saved, Don Wins Textbook War (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 22, 2006)
‘Many youths hide their identity because they think Hindu children will be looked at differently.’
- Magic Swirls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Asit Poddar will show his series, Mindscapes
- Ramanagaram To Be Made A Satellite Town (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The aim of the development plan is to ease the growing pressure on Bangalore
Shikaripur and Jewargi also to be developed
Measures planned to ease traffic congestion in Bangalore
Rules framed for welfare of construction workers
- His Mighty Tale (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The VCD brought out by the media studies department of a city college packs in the 2,000-year history of Shravanabelagola
- Two British-Indians In Cash-For-Peerage Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 22, 2006)
Allegations that nominations were in return for loans or donations to the Labour Party.
- Centenary Celebrations (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
The point that an authentic history of the Muslim League has not yet been written hits us forcefully when we realize that celebrations are to begin tomorrow to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Muslim League.
- India Is Up To Some Mischief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 22, 2006)
Pakistan's Foreign Office has debunked Indian propaganda accusing Islamabad of breeding a new form of Jehadi terror aimed at fanning communal tensions within India. India’s National Security Adviser MK Narayanan had pointed out to the bomb attacks . . .
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- Anp’S Bold Stand On South Waziristan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 22, 2006)
Asfandyar Wali, parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), said in a debate on the Balochistan and Waziristan issues in the Senate on Monday that Afghan interference in North and South Waziristan was to blame for the deteriorating law . . .
- The Megapolis You’Ve Never Heard Of (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Watts, Mar 21, 2006)
Chongqing is the fastest-growing megapolis on the planet. Its population is already bigger than that of Peru or Iraq
- Decline Of The Upper House (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 21, 2006)
The announcement of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 58 seats in the Rajya Sabha has thrown up no big surprise, with realpolitik considerations rather than eligibility weighing with parties across the board .
- Understanding The Model Code (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.
- Liberty In Confinement (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 21, 2006)
Mirza Abu Taleb, a Lucknowy nobleman, boarded a barge in Calcutta on the first of Ramadan, AH 1213.
- 3 Years On, Iraq Still Bleeds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Iraq on Monday marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion amid a deadlock over the formation of a national government, rampant lawlessness and increasing threats of an all-out civil war.
- Scrapped Law Still Dogs Assam Politics (Deccan Herald, Anirbhan Bhaumik, Mar 21, 2006)
It was December 8, 2005. Mir Hossain was working in a farm in Sivasagar in eastern Assam when some policemen picked him up...
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Mar 21, 2006)
The us has surprised the world by admitting India into the nuclear club although India is not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Essence Of Policing (Tribune, S. Zahur H. Zaidi, Mar 21, 2006)
IT was nearly a decade ago when I learnt the Guru Mantra of Policing. An aging experienced cop told me, “Sir! As a police officer you must learn to suspect everything!” It sounded strange then. But over the years I have realised that a good cop . . .
- Hoysala Temples In Chola Style (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Nambi Narayanaswamy and the Venugopalaswamy temples at Thonnur near Melkote speak of the rich Vaishnavite tradition introduced to the region by a great saint, discovers M S Murali Krishna
- Mysore Striving Hard To Attract Young It Professionals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Will those who are just out of college shift to a laid-back city?
What experts say
`Brand Mysore' offers immense scope for indoor and outdoor group activities
The city should shift its focus to adventure sports
It has a lot to offer IT professiona
- Gifts For Gangsters (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 21, 2006)
Incentives for surrender in Bihar
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Tourist Season: Traders' Delight, Citizens' Nightmare (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Mar 21, 2006)
People are unhappy that environment, civic amenities will be affected
- Airport Scan On Victims, Villains (Hindustan Times, Nandini R Iyer, Mar 21, 2006)
Passenger profiling need not be used only to identify criminals or miscreants. The CISF has begun using it to identify potential victims too.
- Nepal Violence Claims 16 Lives (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Communist rebels ambushed an army patrol in Nepal on Monday, sparking a clash that killed at least 13 soldiers and an insurgent, while a booby trap killed two civilians, officials said.
- Fo Asks India To Be Serious About Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Rejects Narayanan’s allegations g Says US-India N-deal ‘no good’
- Babbar Khalsa Militants Captured In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
RDX among explosives seized; Pak hand alleged behind operations
- Tamil Cultural History (Hindu, A. R.VENKATACHALAPATHY, Mar 21, 2006)
Anandarangam Pillai's diaries written in the mid-18th century constitute a very important landmark in Tamil cultural history.
- History Of Saiva Siddhanta Tradition (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Mar 21, 2006)
Presents the philosophy of the southern school of Saivism from a historical standpoint
- Notions Of Water Scarcity (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Mar 21, 2006)
Case study exposing the social and power relations which usually underlie water crises
- Literature, Identity And Culture (Hindu, LAKSHMI SUBRAMANIAN, Mar 21, 2006)
Focusses on the history of social and cultural practices in Tamil Nadu in the context of colonial modernity
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Mr Narayanan’S Statement Bodes Ill For Peace Process (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 21, 2006)
Mr Narayanan’s statement bodes ill for peace process
- Narayan’S Solution (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 21, 2006)
Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayan’s solution of the Kashmir dispute is no solution at all
- China's Military Expansion (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Parnjape, Mar 21, 2006)
Pentagon is re-assessing Chi-na's strategic ambitions in view of its rapidly increasing defence expenditure. The woolly Chinese concept of "peaceful rise" lacks transparency and clarity. Therefore there are uncertainties and anxieties about China . . .
- Soil And Water (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 21, 2006)
To many it may come as a surprise that forest cover in the State has gone up by 30 square kilometres. According to the latest available official statistics it is up from 21237 sq kms in 2001 to 21267 in 2003.
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Tackling Naxal Menace (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Mar 21, 2006)
With the Maoists threat-ening to set up a "Red Corridor" from "Pashupatinath temple in Nepal to Tirupati in south India", the Planning Commission has approved an additional Plan package of Rs 313 crore for Chhattisgarh to combat Naxalism . . .
- Supreme Court Judgment Revisited (Hindu, SUBHASH C KASHYAP, Mar 21, 2006)
The verdict in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case would have done well to flag the responsibility of the Union Cabinet squarely and to have laid down some guidelines for future correctives.
- Right To Survive (Statesman, KISOR CHAUDHURI, Mar 21, 2006)
Many political ecologists tend to remain rigid in judging poverty as the prime factor in environmental degradation overlooking the effects of trade reforms in countries like India where, to match the global industrial pattern, there is increased . . .
- Urban Infrastructure: Only Devolution Will Work (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Mar 21, 2006)
Cities are the most deprived of allocations by State or Union Budgets; witness the largely abysmal condition of their basic infrastructure such as roads, water, sewerage and power, that are the States' responsibility. One solution is to . . .
- Whose Gods? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 21, 2006)
Sometimes gods fail like nobody does. All the more so when they are in human form.
- Culling Over; 2 Being Monitored For Bird Flu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A doctor with fever and respiratory problems was under observation in western India where tens of thousands of birds were culled to contain a second outbreak of avian flu, officials said on Sunday.
- Muslim Board Leaders Criticise Varanasi Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Several Muslim organisations have strongly condemned terrorism and the recent bomb blasts in Varanasi as “un-Islamic”.
- Unsheltered (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 20, 2006)
Poor children who come to live in shelter homes are among the most vulnerable of human beings.
- Still An Unequal World (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Mar 20, 2006)
When Wahida Prizm of Rajouri led the passing out parade at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, she made headlines for being the first woman officer to do so in the history of the defence medical services.
- For Best View (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 20, 2006)
If one drives to Akhnoor from this city and looks on the other side of the mighty Chinab in the last leg one will see a historic citadel and a couple of shrines.
- Loc Can Be Basis Of J&k Solution: Nsa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
India's National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has indicated the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan could form the basis for a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Nepal's Maoists Call Off Road Blockade (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday called off a road blockade that had crippled life across the poor Himalayan nation for six days and left roads deserted, saying they were heeding appeals by political parties.
- Indo-Pak Illegal Trade Reduced (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has said that not only illegal trade between India and Pakistan has gone down by 50 per cent but the two-way trade between the two nations has also accelerated by 400 million . . .
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- A Pipeline To Wrap Around My Neck (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Mar 20, 2006)
The Iran-India gas pipeline idea was not viewed as a non-starter due to lack of professionalism
- The Man Who Said ‘No’ To Hollywood (Statesman, Nicholas Barber , Mar 20, 2006)
On Friday, Warner Bros are releasing a thriller about a terrorist who bombs London. True, the hero of V For Vendetta is carrying out his campaign in an alternate, fascist Britain, but he still assassinates politicians and dynamites the Houses . . .
- Cpi(m)'s Kerala Crisis (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Which coalition wins the May assembly elections in Kerala matters a lot to those vying for power in the state, but not for anyone else. For, politics in Kerala is like football — both contenders carry on a ferocious rivalry, have devoted fan followings .
- Stymied By The Bogey Of National Security (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Mar 20, 2006)
Cross-border takeovers
- Meghalaya Mores (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 20, 2006)
The options before Lapang
- Overwhelmed By A Guest (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Mar 20, 2006)
George W. Bush's recent visit to India is a clear instance of hospitality being accepted and then turned inside out.
- Appreciating Argentina (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Mar 20, 2006)
The recent changes in the Argentine economy point to a wider range of progressive possibilities for people across the developing world.
- Hindu Outfits Skeptical About Advani's Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Notwithstanding the indirect support of the RSS, the Hindu outfits appear to be skeptical and critical of senior BJP leader L K Advani's plans to embark on yet another Yatra in the wake of the Varanasi bomb blasts.
- Angkor Vat And Much More (Statesman, Nivedita Ganguly, Mar 20, 2006)
“Temple fatigue’’ gripped my husband and me on the third day of our tour of Angkor Vat.
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