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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 9936:
- A Healing Touch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Two senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order hung a portrait of Mother Sarada in the West Bengal Assembly recently in the presence of legislators from all parties. It was noticed by only a few. But was it a minor event in a House that has seen political....
- Asi Renovating Big Temple Gopuram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Alternative entry provided
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has taken up renovation of the Kerlandhagan gopuram, first entrance to Big Temple at Thanjavur.
- Merry X’Mas. No, Sorry, Merry Winterval! (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 25, 2005)
There are 196 families in the highrise building in which I live in central Mumbai, and none of them is Christian. Yet, when December arrived, the housing society put up a banner inviting families to participate in upcoming Christmas celebrations.
- We, They And The Idea Of India (Tribune, Santosh Kr. Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen, in his book The Argumentative Indian, has underlined the significance of India’s heterodox past and pluralist present and the critical role played by our rich and long tradition of dialogue and discussion . . .
- Stop Wasting Money Over Earthquake Trips ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It has been over two months since one of the worst ever earthquakes rocked the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Focusing On The Urban Poor (Daily Excelsior, Allah Bukhsh, Dec 25, 2005)
An increasing share of our population now lives in urban India, notwithstanding the fact that India by and large still lives in villages. About 65 million persons were added to our urban population in the decade of the ‘90s alone.
- Saran Describes N-Pact Talks With Us ‘Positive’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 24, 2005)
After two days of talks with Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns in Washington Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said he was returning to New Delhi “very encouraged by the environment with regard to the implementation” of civil nuclear agreement . . .
- The Great Bubble Of World Economics (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
Consumerist excesses have made the US the great bubble of the world of economics. As the book Empire of Debt rues, running an empire is a disastrously expensive business — "You pay in cash. You pay in blood. And you pay with your own so ul."
- Saran Happy With Talks Ahead Of Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Mrs Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are “poised for a very significant advance in the coming months.”
- Task Before Sri Lankan President (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 24, 2005)
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse is coming to India a day after the Christmas in his first overseas visit. During his four-day state visit, he will take up the threads of discussions his foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera had . . .
- Measures Needed To Check Cruelty Towards Animals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Is Kerala becoming routinely cruel to animals? Recently a camel, brought from afar, died in captivity, while a crocodile in a pond faced a shoot-to-kill order. Elephants are regular fixtures when it comes to the ill-treatment tab.
- Bush Looking Forward To India Visit In Jan: Saran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are "poised for a very significant advance in the coming months
- India Reports Progress On Nuclear Deal With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Delhi sees significant advances in India-US relations in coming months
- King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Pakistan, India And China (Pakistan Observer, Dr. Jassim Taqui , Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud is to visit Pakistan , India and China, said the Saudi envoy Ali Asseri in a press conference he held here. Asseri was clarifying reports in the media to the effect that King Abdullah would visit India.
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- Bush To Visit India In Early 2006 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are "poised for a very significant advance in the coming months."
- Cross-Border Terrorism Figures In Indo-Us Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The issue of cross-border terrorism figured in the talks Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had with senior Bush administration officials who assured him that it was a "matter very high" on the agenda of US-Pak parleys.
- India, Us Make Headway On Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
India and the US have made "significant progress" in realising the goal of civilian nuclear energy cooperation with New Delhi unveiling a credible separation plan of its civilian and military nuclear facilities.
- Parliament Sacks 11 Over Graft (Reuters, Terry Friel, Dec 24, 2005)
Parliament on Friday sacked 11 members caught on film taking cash for asking questions in the latest of a series of graft scandals that have angered, but not surprised, the country.
- A Visit That Bridges A Gulf (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2005)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, introduces a new dynamic in the regional picture.
- Beach Tourism Mela (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The weeklong year-end Cherayi tourism mela, which last year had been cut short by the tsunami waves, is back this year with added attractions.
- Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Dec 24, 2005)
Left's proclivity for opposing the UPA government on devious issues came to the fore when it decided yet again to hold demonstrations against the government decision to conduct a joint exercise between the US and the Indian Air Force.
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- Archaeological Survey Of India Reproduces Chola Paintings (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Dec 24, 2005)
Reproducing old paintings, that too the over 1,000-year old Chola paintings, is an onerous task, something the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has achieved.
- Us President George W. Bush Along With The First Lady Laura Bush Looking For A Great Relationship Between Us And India As They Prepare For Their India Visit (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W. Bush along with the First Lady Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are "poised for a very significant advance in the coming months".
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- Eight New Schemes For The Tsunami-Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Pension for women widowed by disaster
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced eight more schemes for the victims of last year's tsunami on Friday.
- Nuclear Cooperation Will Help India, Us: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has made a strong case for the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal, saying it would not only help India's energy needs but open vast doors to American business.
- Bjp Member Gives Dissenting Note On Bansal Panel Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The five-member panel, headed by Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress, which probed the cash-for-questions scam in Parliament, has held by overwhelming majority that the continuance of the 10 Lok Sabha MPs caught on camera in a sting operation . . .
- Look Who’S Communal (Indian Express, AMAR SINGH, Dec 23, 2005)
This is with reference to T.V.R. Shenoy’s article, ‘Too many Red faces’ (IE, November 17). I am rather disappointed that he has chosen to attack the Samajwadi Party-Left Front stand on the US-Iran standoff on fallacious grounds.
- Financing Higher Education (Business Line, Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, Dec 23, 2005)
Post Independence, India has made significant progress in the field of education.
- Sbi To Install 15 More Atms In Madurai Zone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
DGM inaugurates 62nd ATM in Dindigul
State Bank of India would install 15 Automated Teller Machines in Madurai zone comprising 136 branches in nine districts shortly. It would install ATMs at important railway stations, said N. Sadasivam, . . .
- There Is A Mixed Message From Mecca (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 23, 2005)
Sudheendra Kulkarni analyses the refreshing as well as the disturbingly routine news from the OIC summit, the Muslim countries’ ‘mini-UN’
- Saran-Rice Talks Focus On Bush's 'Historic' 2006 India Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India and the United States hope that President Bush's upcoming visit to India in early 2006 would be a historic one signifying the new relationship between the two countries.
- 'Tis The Season To Be Jolly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Christmas is here! Bring out your stockings, keep out a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa, and cuddle up in a warm blanket as Bala Chauhan tells you all about the Christmas spirit.
- Indiscreet Behaviour (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Dec 23, 2005)
Cameras have now shown how the people’s representatives are milking the MPLAD scheme for personal gains.
- Saudi-India Ties Looking Up (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 23, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Thursday he would visit Saudi Arabia in January and Saudi King Abdullah will be the chief guest on the Indian Republic Day Parade on January 26.
- Evidence Incriminating: Bansal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Panel found no merit in the MPs' plea that the video footage was doctored
V.K. Malhotra submits dissent note
Prompt action alone can restore people's confidence
- Cash-For-Questions Scam — Implications For Democracy And Society (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 22, 2005)
The time has come for both the classes and masses of the country to face up to, and do something about, a progressively deteriorating polity.
- A Debt Repaid (Times of India, Raj Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
He was our maths teacher. Winter or summer, we never saw him dressed in anything but his impeccably white khaddar churidar pyjamas, a long white kurta of the same material and a sleeveless jacket which, later, Jawaharlal Nehru made famous.
- Betab: A Restless Soul Goes Out To Have Rest For Ever (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 22, 2005)
Having portrayed life in all its beauty and colour, the man now shifts to the landscape of no return, Muhammad Shafi Khan (Shopian) remembers a celebrated Kashmiri poet Muhammad Ayub Betab who is no more
- To Silence Bjp, Arjun Refers To Advani’S Jinnah Remark (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
BJP benches plunged into an embarrassed silence and their leader was left red-faced when Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, in one pithy rejoinder, revisited L K Advani’s ‘‘Jinnah is secular’’ thesis in the Lok Sabha this evening.
- Snippets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Ramesh Terdal, a Bangalore-based artist, received the Camlin Art Foundation award. He won Rs 25,000 for his oil painting ‘Idol of Mahatma Gandhi’.
- Bridge, Women And Champagne (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Dec 22, 2005)
K R Narayanan did not become the President because he was a Dalit, but in spite of it.
- Ties Of Time (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Dec 22, 2005)
For most people, Aligarh conjures us images of the university. For me, it is a city of endless surprises. For instance, I met in Aligarh at least two well-to-do Muslims who talked very nostalgically about their Rajput forefathers.
- Asi To Remove Encroachments Near 50 Heritage Sites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Illegal structures around two Villupuram temples removed recently "Urban development pressures should be taken into account by agencies and officials"
- Saran Meets Rice, Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"India's programme must not be affected"
- `Schools Must Inculcate Values In Students' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Deva Matha Central School, Banaswadi, celebrated its 16th Annual Day recently. Chief guest Catrina Hastings, headmistress of Frank Anthony Junior School, stressed the importance of parents' interaction with children. She said schools must inculcate . . .
- Chennai To Get Water From Srisailam Dam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Government's order conforms to the inter-state agreement signed by Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka
Hyderabad comes second in the list of six priorities
- ‘N-Separation Should Not Affect Indo-Us Strategic Programme’ (Indian Express, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India and theUS today began talks here on the bilateral nuclear deal with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran asserting the separation of civilian and military sites should not affect New Delhi’s strategic programme.
- Unequal Gains (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 22, 2005)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- ...And Criminals Get To Party (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 22, 2005)
When Abu Salem was told he was going to be sent behind bars, he took the term as literally as he possibly could — he reportedly called for the finest imported liquor he could find, and kept it flowing.
- Scrap The Scheming (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 22, 2005)
Fighting corruption in this country is a tricky affair.
- Gandhi & Ambedkar-I (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, Dec 22, 2005)
With the establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885, the social discourse which began with Raja Rammohan Roy in the 1820s slowly moved towards the political.
- Civilian Nuclear Programme —India’S Game Plan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India will outline how it can split its civilian and nuclear facilities at a meeting this week in Washington as part of its bid to win access to US civilian nuclear technology, a report said on Tuesday.
- She Must Have A Mahram If She Goes For Hajj - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, Dec 21, 2005)
Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has some questions and answers about women going for Hajj and Umrah
- Dons, Celebraties And Their Women (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The other woman, in life has always been a fascination. Right from time immemorial sex has been the guiding factor in the life of kings, and commoners.
- Indo-Us Talks On Nuclear Issue On Wednesday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India and the US are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of Civil Nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his American counterpart Nicholas Burns hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
- `Our Relationship With India Transcends Politics And Economics' — Mr Dominique Girard, Ambassador Of France In India (Business Line, Sankar Radhakrishnan , Dec 21, 2005)
"I think India is a country that is so complex, so diversified, so rich, so paradoxical that it is a treat. There is not one day when I did not discover something I was totally ignorant of. Here, in India, when you open your eyes, you really learn,"
- Reservation Bill Tabled In Lok Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Slated for discussion today
BJP voices protest
We are opposed to Bill on a constitutional point: CPI (M)
- The Death Of Science (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 21, 2005)
It is a pity that science which is the antidote to irrational thinking and obscurantist behaviour is being slowly strangled to death in Pakistan, that is if we presume that it had a modestly glorious existence in the past in this country.
- About The Holy Capitalists (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Dec 21, 2005)
The world’s greatest discoveries and innovations have had a strong relation to faith
- India-Us Nuke Deal Hinges On Hope As Saran Leaves For Washington (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 21, 2005)
India and US both looks at each other with big hope of clinching and settling the nuclear deal in this weak.
- She Must Have A Mahram If She Goes For Hajj - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, Dec 20, 2005)
Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has some questions and answers about women going for Hajj and Umrah
Who is able enough to go for Hajj?
- India-Us Talks On Nuclear Issue On Dec 21 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India and the US are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of Civil Nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his American counterpart Nicholas Burns hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
- India-Us Nuke Deal Hinges On Hope As Saran Leaves For Washington (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 20, 2005)
India and US both looks at each other with big hope of clinching and settling the nuclear deal in this weak.
- Devotional Hymn (Hindu, V. N. Gopala Desikachariar , Dec 20, 2005)
ANDAL'S NACCHIYAR THIRUMOZHI: Vankeepuram Rajagopalan; Copies can be had from the author, "Chetana", No. 3 (N/5), Third Canal Cross Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai-600020. Rs. 150.
- We Cast The First Vote (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Dec 20, 2005)
Isn't it a matter of pride that citizens of Bangalore voted before any other city in India did?
Bangalore is the only metropolitan city where cinemas in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam are screened apart from Kannada and English
- Where Does Saarc Go From Here? (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 20, 2005)
IS there a heaven for dead prime ministers in which rivers of milk and honey flow as mellifluously as their rhetoric did while they were on earth? If so, one can imagine at least two of them — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai comparing notes . . .
- India’S N-Facility Separation Plan Ready (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India’s plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear plants, key to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has been finalised ahead of a meeting of officials of the two countries, a report said on Monday.
- Melting Pot Of Cultures (Hindu, M. L. Nigam, Dec 20, 2005)
Academic homage to the splendid treasures of Gandhara art, many of which are no more to be seen
- India Empowered To Me Is... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
They spoke with conviction and passion. They talked grand ideas. They talked about small people. You could agree with them or not. But you couldn’t be indifferent. For, the contributors strove to think big for India.
- India Explained (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
With today’s edition we wish to set down for the record how deeply we value the conversation begun three months ago and anchored by some of the wisest, most experienced, accomplished and interesting people in the country.
- Whitewash For The Tainted 11 (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 20, 2005)
To begin with, the cash-for-questions sting operation drew a quick response from the political class. Various parties, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman acted with despatch, and it led to the suspension of the lone Rajya Sabha . . .
- Paving The Way For Islamistan (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 20, 2005)
It is time ulemas got rid of their obsolete ideas and accepted ijtehad which was permitted in early Islamic tradition, says Prafull Goradia
- Stinging Rebuke Is Called For (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Dec 20, 2005)
It's not enough to expel the errant MPs from the House; steps must be taken to ensure there is no repetition of the offence, says Ahtesham Qureshy
- Mps For Hire? Enforce Ethics (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2005)
Stung by criticism in the British House of Commons in the early 1990s, Mohammed Al-Fayed, owner of the Harrods Group, turned to a lobbying firm for help. He suspected that a business rival was behind the attacks and wanted some remedial action . . .
- India’S Nuclear Facility Separation Plan Ready (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 20, 2005)
India has prepared an exhaustive list of civilian facilities and it is also planning to offer to place a large number of civilian nuclear reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, diplomatic sources here said.
- Jihad In Global Perspective (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Dec 20, 2005)
Analyses the jihad in the context of the globalised world in which U.S. hegemonism is the major factor
- India-Us Nuclear Deal In Doldrums (Pakistan Observer, Saifullah Khan, Dec 20, 2005)
The US and India entered into an agreement on 18 July 2005 to share civilian nuclear technology. This was a major change in US policy which discouraged countries from developing nuclear weapons.
- Saudi Women’S Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Whether or not Saudi Arabian women are closer to achieving rights like being allowed to drive or even the right to vote in municipal elections can be gauged from King Abdullah’s statement on Sunday asking women “to be patient and reasonable in their....
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