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Articles 15121 through 15220 of 23072:
- Merit Of Fasting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
Says the Holy Quran: "O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed before ye, that you may ward off evil." (2:183) Fasting is pre-Islamic.
- Tony Blair Is Running Out Of True Believers (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Nov 04, 2005)
At Britain's Houses of Parliament, there are days of great human drama; and there are dramatic days that actually matter — that shape politics for months or years to come.
- Feature - Rival Tech Towns May Outrun Bangalore (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Nov 04, 2005)
There's a punchline going around in India's high-tech capital: Bangalore may be Bangalored.
- State Archives Records Under Water (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Nov 04, 2005)
1,000 documents are being dried
The hall leading to the chambers of the chief of the State Archives and Historical Research department looks unusual. Some pages of a 92-year-old letter written by the Secretary,Political Department of the then Madras Govt
- Raising More Funds For Reconstruction (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 03, 2005)
DONORS at the UN-sponsored international conference in Geneva held last week have pledged far less funds for providing relief and shelter to the October 8 earthquake victims than what Pakistan had expected.
- Global Response To The Call (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 03, 2005)
THE devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake has no parallel in the history of our country.
- Purify Your Wealth (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 03, 2005)
Dr. Rouf Mohi-ud-din explains in detail the subject of an institutionalized system of charity called Zakat
- Delhi Assured Of Action If Evidence Provided: Fo (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
President Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have expressed their resolve to continue with the peace process, foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told the weekly press briefing here on Wednesday.
- It’S Too Early For Optimism In Assam (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Nov 03, 2005)
While an ULFA-approved civil society group and the Centre are talking, the police and the army are queering the pitch.
- Monstrous Absurdity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2005)
IT is an extraordinary statement that seems to scuttle the very basis of all peace plans and “processes” that have been launched over the years to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 03, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- Reality In Kashmir: The Quake Opened A Window (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 02, 2005)
One believed that only some kind of self-determination vote offered to the people of Kashmir would exorcise from their minds the ghost of plebiscite.
- Good Bye Or Good Riddance? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 02, 2005)
Why not? should be the question as we need to turn back and take a leaf from history. Kashmir deserves a relief from the agony it had been put through earlier. What they say a Good Bye can be a Good Riddance for others, Javed Iqbal Shah comments . . .
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 02, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- A Grisly Act Of Violence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2005)
Saturday's beheading of three Christian schoolgirls by unknown assailants in Poso, a district in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi, is a grisly reminder of the tensions between the Muslims and Christians in the area.
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
- Education And Gats — What India Has To Offer (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 01, 2005)
India's offer to WTO members in the area of higher education refers to the position taken by it on the limitations on market access under four modes. The problem, however, is not with GATS, since it is India that decides what to offer or not in terms.....
- Sanary Sur Mer (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 01, 2005)
The port of Toulon nestles in a corner between Côte d’Azur and the peninsula of St Man-drier. It is not a very attractive city. But just across the peninsula to the west is a charming little port called Sanary sur Mer. Its promenade is like many . . .
- Arming The Hills (Telegraph, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 01, 2005)
Historically, communists have had more to fear from their comrades than from their enemies.
- Bring The Past To Life (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Nov 01, 2005)
Rather than fight for custody of the past, those who frame syllabi would do better to look at conditions in the classroom, writes Janaki Nair
- Tackling Disasters: Natural And Man-Made (Tribune, Gopal K. Piplani, Nov 01, 2005)
Tammy, Rita, Katrina, Emily, Dennis, the 40-plus Betsy or whatever. They are definitely not our bar girls, trying to migrate to the USA. They are the wicked Atlantic sisters.
- Welcome Opening (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 01, 2005)
India has not allowed the Delhi bomb blasts to affect its relationship with Pakistan
- Sri Lanka: Elections And The Tsunami (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 01, 2005)
Tsunami relief has not emerged as a major, island-wide issue with the potential to sway the electorate. It now jostles for space with other local issues.
- Literary Creativity (Hindu, S. Revathy, Nov 01, 2005)
SRI SUNDARARAJA RACANAVALI — Collection of Creative Sanskrit Works by S. Sundararajan: Pub. by Devavani Parisad, R-6, Vani Vihar, New Delhi-110059. Rs. 107.
- Death For Let Ultra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Ashfaq’s wife got a seven-year jail term for sheltering him and two other key plotters were awarded life sentence.
- Coping With The Quake Calamity (Dawn, Dr Parvez Hasan, Nov 01, 2005)
The devastating earthquake that has caused horrendous loss of life, great human suffering,
- How Does It Happen? - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 01, 2005)
How does earth shake so violently, Syed Shah Nawaz Bukhari explains the scientific dimension of a natural disaster called Earthquake
- Meeting At The Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Every cloud has a silver lining, so goes the proverb. The tragedy of the earthquake in Kashmir has provided an opportunity for India and Pakistan to join hands to provide relief to the Kashmiris and in the process strengthen peace and stability in South
- Relax Norms To Facilitate Loc Crossing, Says Hurriyat (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 01, 2005)
Condemns Delhi blasts as "act of terror"; delegation to visit quake-hit PoK
- A Chance To Further The Peace Process (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 31, 2005)
THE LANDMARK pact between India and Pakistan on opening up the Line of Control (LoC) to enable people on both sides to take part in the relief work in the earthquake-affected areas, is perhaps the best news in the region since October 8 when disaster....
- Nuts And Bolts Of A Failed State (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Oct 31, 2005)
It does not matter who wins the Bihar elections. The dacoits will continue to rule the state
- I'm Making Loc Irrelevant: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 31, 2005)
Hours before India and Pakistan signed the agreement on opening points along the Line of Control (LoC) for earthquake relief and reconstruction operations, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that with the decision he was making the LoC "ir
- Agreement On Opening Of Loc (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 31, 2005)
Decision to help quake victims
- No Super Power's Stooge (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Oct 31, 2005)
Indira Gandhi, the two time Prime Minister of India and the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 19, eightyeight years ago in Allahabad in 1917.
- Hassles At The Airport (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 31, 2005)
In the prehistoric days of P-forms and foreign exchange restrictions, getting out of the country wasn’t loaded with so much political innuendo.
- Our Winter Of Discontent (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 31, 2005)
The cataclysmic earthquake of October 8 continues to bring images of unbearable human suffering even three weeks after it devastated a large swathe of Pakistan’s northern districts and Kashmir.
- The Changeover: Democracy At Work (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 31, 2005)
Ghulam Nabi Azad's accession to power could help end the historic devaluation of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Moving Finger (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 31, 2005)
The script follows its own inexorable grammar. The International Atomic Energy Agency has voted in September.
- Why Bangalore Is Not Silicon Valley (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 31, 2005)
While the government apparatus is to blame for the poor condition of many a city, in the case of Bangalore, to some extent, the IT industry is also responsible.
- British Politicians Dodge Their Own Ban On Smoking (Statesman, Marie Woolf, Oct 31, 2005)
Politicians were accused of hypocrisy last night after it emerged that the British government’s new law banning smoking will not cover the House of Commons or the House of Lords.
- A British Gandhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2005)
Non-violent defiance against Iraq war
- Regional Rivalries Over Afghanistan (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 31, 2005)
As war-ravaged Afghanistan appears headed for economic recovery, there are signs of renewed interest, both by global and regional powers, in building ties with it.
- Is It Goodwill Or Lubrication? (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Oct 31, 2005)
Giving away discounts and commissions for business has a long and respectable history; still it is fraught with a potential hazard which managers must keep a sharp eye out for.
- Loc Crumbles (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 31, 2005)
Fifty-eight years of continuous efforts both by the locals as well as the International Community could not achieve what nature did in 50 seconds! In Holy Quran the creation by Almighty is described as “Be and it was!” The same thing almighty did in . . .
- Reflections On The Credit Policy — Prioritise Lending To Small Enterprises (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 31, 2005)
The markets have absorbed the benign signals that the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy's Credit Policy sent out on October 25, 2005. There has been neither euphoria nor shock.
- Iran: ``India Should Make Amends'' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 30, 2005)
New Delhi should abstain from voting at the IAEA, says Prakash Karat
- History Or His Story? (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Oct 30, 2005)
Was Jinnah the cause of partition or did the British think of the idea first?
- The Capital Story (Hindustan Times, Suhel Seth, Oct 30, 2005)
If Calcutta had remained the capital, what would Delhi be all about today?
- Mauritius Invites Indian Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Plenty of scope in both manufacturing and services, says Deputy Prime Minister
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Give Us Power, What Would Separatists Say (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
How naïve and self deceiving is to draw an imaginary link between the aspirations of people and the demands of politicians, Hilal Ahmad reacts to an article by Sadiq Ali published in Greater Kashmir
- Relatively A Greater Experience (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
There is a reason he preferred philosophy to politics, Jameel Qadiri describes a genius called Einstein and sums up a lecture series delivered by Prof. Naresh Dadich on physics at the University of Kashmir
- Lone, All Alone (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
‘Life is a story narrated by a fool and heard by a mad-man’ both defunct in reason. Just on Sunday morning October the 16-10-2005.
- Make The Job Guarantee Act Sustainable (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Oct 30, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act, 2005 enacted on September 7, 2005 is a historic legislation for the simple reason that it has put the onus of providing employment on the government.
- India Will Beat China In Gdp Growth In Two Years: Mukesh Ambani (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani said India will overtake China in GDP growth rate within the next two years.
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 30, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure. The projections are dire and compelling.
- Next Man In (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 30, 2005)
The People’s Democratic Party is not the only one to feel jolted. Sonia Gandhi’s decision on Thursday evening to enforce the letter of the powersharing pact forged with Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s party after the crucial 2002 elections in J&K, . . .
- Unmasking Minds (Deccan Herald, VEENA PRADEEP, Oct 30, 2005)
A tale of passion and intrigue that manifests itself through the medium of kathakali.
- As Bbc Proves Vivekananda Right After A Century... (Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 30, 2005)
‘‘Do not believe such silly things as there was a race of mankind in South India called Dravidians differing widely from another race in northern India called the Aryans.
- Spilling The Beans... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Revelations in the book of corruption during the Indira Gandhi era has claimed the attention of national media.
- Charity The Best Route (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate blood to him when he is stricken.
- India Will Beat China: Ambani (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani today said India will overtake China in GDP growth rate within the next two years.
- A Son Comes Home (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 29, 2005)
With his return to Jammu and Kashmir as the Chief Minister (he will be sworn in on November 2) Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad covers yet another milestone in his varied political career.
- No Loosening Of Control Over Loc (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Oct 29, 2005)
Unless India can turn the political opinion inside Kashmir in its favour, any softening of the LoC is not advisable
- China Beckons Foreign Scholars (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
When Andrew Chi-chih Yao, a Princeton professor who is recognised as one of the United States’ top computer scientists, was approached by Qinghua University in Beijing last year to lead an advanced computer studies programme, he did not hesitate.
- Web Wars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2005)
The United States wants to continue to retain its control over the internet
- A Workout For Every Age (Tribune, Jeannine Stein , Oct 29, 2005)
Drew Woodmansee prides himself on being in shape. The San Diego lawyer played baseball in college and stays fit by running and cycling. He faithfully keeps his appointments with his trainer.
- Earthquake And The Loc (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 29, 2005)
The massive earthquake that devastated most of northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, as well as smaller areas in Indian occupied Kashmir, has caused unprecedented death and destruction all around.
- Infrastructure A Drag On Aviation Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 29, 2005)
The number of private airlines is rising every month, but the question is whether Indian airports and their supporting infrastructure are ready for this expansion.
- The Bhopal Gamble (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 29, 2005)
On November 3, the government of Madhya Pradesh will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state. Chief minister Babulal Gaur, who's engaged in a leadership tussle with the BJP's favourite candidate Shivraj Singh Chauhan and . . .
- Pakistan Takes Exception To India's Remark (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistan has taken "strong exception" to the remarks made by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the situation in Gilgit in the aftermath of a sectarian flare-up.
- Local Courts Bill Coming: Bhardwaj (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 29, 2005)
The Government will introduce the Local Courts Bill in the winter session of Parliament.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Alliance (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 29, 2005)
During his recent visit to New Delhi, the US under-secretary of state, Nicholas Burns, assured his hosts that the US was fully committed to implementing the nuclear deal with India.
- North East Back On The Radar (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 29, 2005)
The shooting of students in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, an unseemly debate on how to deal with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and the imminent resumption of the Centre-NSCN (I-M) dialogue underscore the tinderbox nature of geopolity . . .
- Reluctant Left By Bibekananda Ray (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Both houses of Parliament passed the Right to Information Act 2005 in the budget session, repealing the unheard-of The Freedom of Information Act 2002.
- Fight It Out – Together - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Oct 29, 2005)
SAARC nations will have to do it in a cohesive manner so that the process of disaster management is institutionalised, suggests
SAMUEL BAID
- Why Bond With The Bad (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Oct 29, 2005)
T. N. Pandey argues against tax amnesty in any form
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure.
- Chennai Battered, Army Alerted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2005)
It was a day when the skies opened up over Chennai, pounding it with 21 cm of rain in just five hours between 3.30 am and 8.30 am, . . .
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