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Articles 19821 through 19920 of 23072:
- Malnad Splendour (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Dec 07, 2004)
Shimoga is one of the rainiest and most scenic districts of Karnataka. This is where the river Sharavathi has its source (there is a small Shiva temple on top of that source). Called ‘Ambutheertha’,
- Prabakaran's Warning — Text And Context (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 07, 2004)
Anything the LTTE leader says has to be viewed against his uncompromising commitment to the establishment of a separate, independent state.
- Weak Dollar Serves The World Right (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dec 06, 2004)
If American demand can be supported only by a weaker dollar, the rest of the world has no option but to play along, until the costs of that policy become intolerable. Growth has halted in Europe and in Japan.
- In Search Of Horizon (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Dec 06, 2004)
“WHAT is a horizon, mom, my little one questions as she reads her geography chapter. I give her a scientific explanation. It is a line where earth and sky appear to meet but in reality they do not meet.
- Drifting Backwards (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 06, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union Labour Minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific temper” that inspired the....
- Of Many Forked Tongues (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2004)
The BJP has begun to speak of Hindutva and Bharatiyata interchangeably to make its ideology more acceptable to allies.
- Peace Comes Knocking Once Again (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Dec 06, 2004)
Thuingaleng Muivah, the general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) is given to saying
- The Only Show In Town (Deccan Herald, Martin Jacques, Dec 06, 2004)
The left, as history knew it, is dead but the concerns that gave rise to it remain as relevant as ever
- The Brethren In Goa (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Dec 05, 2004)
Since their defeat in the parliamentary elections, the BJP seems to be losing one mask a day, and in full public view.
- Religious Centres And Public Scrutiny (Deccan Herald, G K GOVINDA RAO, Dec 05, 2004)
History has illustrated from the time of Buddha that criminals, thiefs and murderers would run to the fold of religion downing saffron robes to escape the hand of law.
- What Can President Bush Do In His (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , Dec 05, 2004)
THE foreign policy contours of President Bush's second term slated for mid-January next year, are beginning to emerge in some detail.
- Amtrax & Shatabdi: A Study In Contrast (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Dec 05, 2004)
I went home to Delhi for Diwali holidays. During this period I also travelled to my second home, which is Amritsar. I took the train called the Shatabdi Express from Delhi.
- The Key Institutional Weaknesses (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2004)
At the third `ASEAN + India Summit' held in Vientiane, a few days ago, there was talk of `deepening' of the `partnership'.
- Life After Death (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 04, 2004)
He is not just another victim of the world’s worst industrial disaster. Even two decades on, Abdul Jabbar continues to lend his strident voice to a movement to avert another Bhopal
- Look Around, God Is Everywhere (Indian Express, Teja Shrikant Lele, Dec 04, 2004)
An oblong bit of stone, a smear of vermilion. A few grains of rice came one day, a diya was lit on another. A few days later, the oblong bit of stone was a stone no more: it had attained iconic status. God had been born.
- A Beach Eye View (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Dec 04, 2004)
Celebrated artiste Subodh Kerkar has presented half a kilometre of installations at Miramar beach, Panaji, as part of the celebrations of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.
- Porn Free (Indian Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Dec 04, 2004)
Khajuraho paintings survived because the public then was willing to ‘purchase’ what was being offered to them. Similarly, cyber porn thrives because there is a consumer waiting to click his mouse
- Corporate India (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 04, 2004)
WHAT is it about highly successful entrepreneurs who are able to judge people with brilliant instinct that they cannot come to terms with the obvious possibility of their own children or progeny tearing their legacy into shreds after they are no more?
- Darkness Visible (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 04, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union labour minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific
- Filth In God’S Abode (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Dec 04, 2004)
The arrest of the seer of Kancheepuram brings to light once more the sordid goings-on in places of worship.
- On Another Plane (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 03, 2004)
The public conduct of foreign policy tends to focus excessively on the spectacular. This is as true for India as it is for Western democracies and African potentates.
- Parochialism At Its Worst (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2004)
True to form, the Shiv Sena has betrayed parochialism of the worst kind by objecting to the appointment of the former Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, as Governor of Maharashtra.
- Talk Of Court News: Who Loses And Who Wins (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 03, 2004)
These days, there is more action in courts than elsewhere, and judges seem to have the last word on almost anything. What fills the media is the "talk of court news,"
- Woman Allowed To Go Abroad For Assisted Suicide (Tribune, Robert Verkaik, Dec 03, 2004)
A travel ban on a terminally ill woman who asked her husband to help her commit suicide abroad was lifted in the High Court on Tuesday.
- Birth Of A Science City (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Dec 03, 2004)
For a follow-up of Pushpa Gujral Science City, a trip to Kapurthala left this columnist in awe. The very first phase of the science city project is mind-boggling.
- Airport Restructuring — Obstacles To A Smooth Take-Off (Business Line, R. Krishnan , Dec 03, 2004)
In the Delhi and Mumbai airport modernisation, the crucial issue is the lack of adequate runway facilities. This cramps quick turnaround of aircraft and the problem is aggravated by the absence of parking bays.
- An Avoidable Tragedy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2004)
The death of 12 passengers near Bhopal in a rail accident was a tragedy that could well have been averted. If only the passengers, who were arguing on the tracks after getting off another train, had noticed the second train coming towards them;
- Global Action Against Terrorism Should Be Concerted And United (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 03, 2004)
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is not a leader who flinches from answering difficult questions. In a written response to questions provided by The Hindu, President Putin does not believe that it is possible...
- God’S Gender (Indian Express, BRAJESH KR. SINGH, Dec 03, 2004)
Is God male or female? It troubles both rationalists and those of immense faith. Since God is formless and absolute in nature, followers don’t bother about gender identity.
- Horizontal Fiscal Imbalances (Business Line, N. Sreedevi, Dec 03, 2004)
The Twelfth Finance Commission (TFC) must be toiling on different criteria for the horizontal distribution of shareable tax revenue — the most crucial and critical part of the recommendations.
- Seven-Year Hitch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2004)
The decision by the two leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) to cancel their visit to India is a disappointing development for the Naga peace process.
- On The Beat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2004)
Violence is an intoxicating habit. There is no better exemplar of this than the police in West Bengal.
- The Threat From N-Weapons (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Dec 02, 2004)
In its historic ruling on July 8, 1996, the World Court held that countries possessing nuclear weapons had not just a “need” but an “obligation” to commence negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament.
- Commodification Of Education (Deccan Herald, SUDHA SITARAMAN, Dec 02, 2004)
In the heady aftermath of Indian independence, the idea of modernisation took on the dimensions of a national mission. It was an integral part of the Nehruvian vision of modernisation that declares stridently its intentions of building an egalitarian ...
- Looking East (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 02, 2004)
The just concluded third annual summit of India and the 10-member ASEAN group, where both sides entered into a historic partnership pact, reflects the growing importance of India in the geo-politics of the Asia Pacific region, one of the fastest growing e
- Dazzling Divali Of Mughals (Tribune, Roshni Johar, Dec 02, 2004)
Divali without fireworks? Unthinkable. But this is precisely how it was before the advent of Mughals to India. Celebrating Divali with fireworks is of recent origin, dating back to Mughal times.
- About A Chap Called Alexander (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2004)
The current pointless tussle over the bisexuality of Alexander of Macedon is only the latest and cheapest tribute paid to our fascination with him.
- Favourable Easterlies (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 02, 2004)
There are two ways of seeing the partnership accord signed between India and the Association of South-East Asian Nations in Vientiane on Tuesday.
- Nightwatch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2004)
Of the few things left remarkable beneath the visiting moon, the Taj Mahal happens to be one. But looking at it in moonlight is not as simple a pleasure as it sounds like.
- The European Malaise (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Dec 01, 2004)
Soon after the American presidential election results were announced, the British prime minister, Tony Blair, declared to his European Union colleagues that “the American people have spoken”, and it was time to restore
- Towards Asian Community (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2004)
If it can happen in Europe it can happen in Asia too. That is why Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s idea of an Asian Economic Community
- East Wind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2004)
India’s engagement with the Association of South-east Asian Nations is finally coming of age. The “ASEAN-India partnership for peace, progress and shared prosperity” agreement
- Can We Centre The Northeast? (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 01, 2004)
The Northeast is at the center again, this time for the right reasons. The recent VVIP visit emphasised the criticality of the region as a spring board of activity for furthering India’s interests to the east
- Private Eye (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 30, 2004)
Last week a Delhi teenager circulated on mobile phones sexually explicit shots of himself and a friend, sparking off a debate on technology and privacy. By most accounts
- Silver Surfers (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Nov 30, 2004)
THE Microsoft CEO, Mr Steve Balmer, during his recent visit to India pledged to localise software here and urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to take steps to increase computer penetration in the country.
- The Battle For Ukraine (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Nov 30, 2004)
By winning over Ukraine the West hopes to provoke a domino effect of regime change in other ex-Soviet states.
- Nuclear Challenges In Contemporary World (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 30, 2004)
As disparate the nations are, so are their nuclear weapon strategies. While most abide by the rule of non-proliferation, some, despite being part of the NPT, have leaked their knowledge to suspect nations.
- Without Fear Or Favour (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, Nov 30, 2004)
In an age where both fear and favour play an influential role in the reporting of news, journalism that stands firm against government and corporate hegemony is the last hope of democracy.
- A Grey Eminence (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 30, 2004)
The story of Indian reforms has been written many times; the more often it is written, the more it will sound the same.
- Faceless And Fearful (Indian Express, AMRITA TRIPATHI, Nov 30, 2004)
Thomas Friedman wrote something in the New York Times about Yasser Arafat’s historical impact being as lasting as a ‘‘footprint on sand’’.
- Manipur’S Middle Class Is Angry (Indian Express, PREM NARAIN, Nov 30, 2004)
The unrest in Manipur deserves special attention because, in many ways, it is very different from that prevailing in the rest of the country and presents twin challenges
- Godmen And Citizens (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 30, 2004)
Ask yourself a question: why did the BJP leaders do their little hunger-strike drama on Parliament Street in Delhi instead of doing it outside the math in Tamil Nadu?
- Issues And Options (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Nov 30, 2004)
IT is just over two months ago that Mr Manmohan Singh said something in New York which hung over India for a few weeks like a shining star of hope in the context of Kashmir. Such hopes have taken wing before as well.
- Reforms Gone Haywire (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Nov 29, 2004)
The word, “comprador”, of 16th-century vintage, has its roots in the Portuguese language. It has, however, travelled far and wide since.
- Who’S In Charge In Iraq? (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 29, 2004)
I have never understood how an administration that wanted a war so badly and will be judged on it by history so profoundly could manage it so sloppily
- The Old Bjp (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2004)
The architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Working A Democracy (Business Line, Harish Khare , Nov 29, 2004)
We owe it to ourselves to see to it that religion ceases to be the basis of inclusion or exclusion, discrimination or favoured treatment.
- Working A Democracy (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Nov 29, 2004)
The Leftist wave in South America has opened a window of opportunity for Indian business.
- Old Friends, New Relations (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Nov 29, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forthcoming visit needs to be seen in the context of two indications of major changes.
- Coalition Compulsions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2004)
The Architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Default By Stealth: The Declining Greenback (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 29, 2004)
ECONOMIC history is full of stories of rulers bringing down the value of their debt by debasing their currencies. They repay their creditors in currency of lower intrinsic value than they borrowed in.
- Where Should The Line Be Drawn? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 28, 2004)
The Indian side has made clear that a redrawing of the boundaries will not be acceptable.
- The Writer’S World (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Nov 28, 2004)
It’s not only a privilege and an honour to be able to welcome Sir Vidia to Calcutta, but also something of a relief to have him here finally. Some thing happened a few weeks ago which delayed his visit
- Why My Family Are Fighting For Justice - 20 Years On (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, Nov 28, 2004)
Twenty years ago my grandparents, Trilok Nath and Kamla Bahel, boarded a night train from the Indian city of Hyderabad to their home in Bhopal. They were lucky. It was delayed. Had the train left on time they would almost certainly have died.
- Unnecessarily Provocative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 27, 2004)
Ukraine might be headed for a period of intense internal strife, perhaps even civil war, if the attempt to defuse the controversy over the disputed presidential election does not succeed.
- Secular Because We're Indian, Not Because We're Hindu (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
It is common for Ministers to talk gas, much to our discomfort. However, when the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, talked about gas a couple of days ago, announcing that the LPG price would not go up in steady arithmetic progression, relief was
- A Heady Brew Of Religion, Law And Politics (Hindu, N. Ravi, Nov 27, 2004)
With faith-based assertions of innocence and shock contending with swift condemnation and gloating over the discomfiture of a religious leader, the notion of holding one's judgment till the trial is concluded is receding.
- Advani’S Agenda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2004)
Those who remember history are also condemned to repeat it. So it would appear from BJP President L.K. Advani's resounding call, at the party's national executive
- Can't Blame The Manufacturer If Men Used Women's Shirts (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
Mopeds may be out of fashion on city roads, but the recent case of Balkrishna Industries Ltd that came before the Mumbai Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) was about a moped dispute.
- A 6.7 Shake-Up (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 27, 2004)
There is something aseptic about every visit abroad, especially if one has been out of the country a number of times. If one is going to the West, the visuals are uniformly similar
- New Kashmir Idea (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Nov 26, 2004)
As an author of the revised Naya Kashmir document, I was pleasantly surprised over the reference to it by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a public meeting in Srinagar on his maiden visit to the state on November 17.
- Pitching The Maratha Warriors (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Nov 26, 2004)
After public awareness films and ads over the years, Sachin Tendulkar’s appeal will soon work for hockey. You’ll soon spot the maestro in an ad promoting the inaugural Premier Hockey League (PHL), to kick off on January 13 next year
- Worth Emulation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 26, 2004)
Can you imagine, even for a fleeting moment, Ms Jayalalithaa and Mr M. Karunanidhi, Mr Bal Thackeray and Mr Harkishen Singh Surjeet, or Mr Jyoti Basu and Ms Mamta Banerji appearing on the same platform and
- Globalising The Indian Cause (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 26, 2004)
There is a need for getting world leaders involved, towards the abolition of castes and untouchability in India
- The Sankaracharya Case (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 26, 2004)
The controversy over the arrest of the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Mutt exposes the hypocrisy of political Hinduism.
- Hello, Silence (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 26, 2004)
I have been an unabashed admirer of the US for almost 30 years now and every time I visit the US I always seem to pick up some little nugget that vindicates my position.
- `Forex Reserves For Public Investment, A Sound Idea' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 26, 2004)
Analysts contend that adequate private investment will not flow to many critical infrastructure areas unless financial and regulatory constraints are addressed.
- Myths, Old And New, Of Indian Banking (Business Line, Asuri Vasudevan, Nov 25, 2004)
A number of propositions about the banking sector have failed the empirical test. Myths abound about the sector, and Asuri Vasudevan examines a few of them, both in the pre- and post-nationalisation eras.
- Pm In Neglected North-East (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 25, 2004)
WITH striking unanimity the media has described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Imphal and Guwahati as a harbinger of a “healing touch” in a deeply disturbed and long-neglected region.
- Post-Arafat Era Depends On Palestinians And Us Policy (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 25, 2004)
Colin L. Powell is in West Asia this week on his final visit to the region as the Secretary of State. To some, Mr Powell's trip symbolises the final flicker of American empathy for the Palestinian cause;
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