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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 9936:
- Quality Higher Education Equals Opportunity (Daily Excelsior, Prof. Ashok Kumar Manwati, Dec 06, 2005)
If liberalization has to stay and economy is integrated to the global market forces and out sourcing holding huge opportunities, there is an urgent need to prompt to harness on energies for a crusade for excellence for Indian students.
- Interpretation Of The Gita (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 06, 2005)
Presents the entire gamut of the Vedantic interpretations of the Gita
- National Interest Or American Interest? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 06, 2005)
A U.S. official claims India has assured the Americans that energy deals with Iran are years away.
- Looking Beyond Hindutva (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
A probing look beyond Hindutva to get to the heart of Gujarat
- Defiant Son Says Natwar Need Not Quit (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 06, 2005)
Jagat Singh conveyed a message of defiance to the Congress leadership on his father K Natwar Singh’s behalf on Monday to suggest that the Union minister did not consider it necessary to resign from the government even in the face of his ouster from . . .
- It Takes Two To Hold Back (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 06, 2005)
This long essay — it has already appeared in three parts, this is the fourth — is about the latest incursion of the military in Pakistan’s political affairs. It started out with the assertion, which immediately drew disagreement from several readers,
- Russia Defends Iran Missile Sale (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Russia confirmed on Monday plans to sell Iran sophisticated air defence missile systems but said the deal, which has drawn criticism from the United States and Israel, was legal and would not upset the balance of power in the Middle East.
- Abdullah Will Take Musharraf’S Peace Message To India (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 06, 2005)
For the first time in 50 years, a Saudi king will visit India next month, but not without bringing with him a message of peace from Pakistan’s President Gen Pervez Musharraf and from Kashmir’s Hurriyat Conference, informed sources said on Monday.
- Projects Need 4,400 Acres Of Forest Land In Kadapa District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Special officer on Godavari projects convenes high-level meet
- An Urban Mission (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 06, 2005)
On saturday The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a gigantic scheme for urban development
- Congress, Bjp In A Bind (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 06, 2005)
In one of his more perceptive comments, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani had declared some time ago that he would be concerned if the Congress party were to disintegrate. In a similar vein, he had urged voters in the lead-up to an . . .
- Facade Of Inclusiveness (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 06, 2005)
Economic policy should liberate not just business but also people from bureaucracy, says Bharat Jhunjhunwala
- Historical Blunder (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- Foreign Contributions And Congress (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- Indian Ethos In Management (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Dec 06, 2005)
The ability to do the right thing and, what is more important, doing it every time is the noblesse oblige in the managerial milieu. It must become the done thing, the insignia and talisman of a professional manager.
- B. R. Ambedkar, The Economist (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 06, 2005)
As the nation observers his 49th death anniversary today (December 6), it may surprise many to know that Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, celebrated as the "Father of Indian Constitution," found economics closest to his heart and got his doctorate for a thesis . . .
- Naxals Target Police Outpost In Raid On Border Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Some families, which had information about the raid, leave the village
No harm caused to any villager
Villagers summoned, warned against allowing revival of police outpost
Tough task for police to continue the outpost in operation
- Private Sailing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 05, 2005)
DP WORLD, THE Dubai government-owned port company, has emerged the largest container terminal operator in India, following its recent takeover of the UK-based P&O.
- Russia Raises Stakes In Iran Standoff (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 05, 2005)
Moscow clearly hopes the sale of air defence missiles to Teheran will make it more amenable to compromise on the nuclear issue.
- Honoured In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
It was a mission that stood oddly with the violence, terror and arms culture of Afghanistan.
- Rss Chief Writes About ‘Population Imbalance’ (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Dec 05, 2005)
After asking Hindus to procreate to avoid getting reduced to a minority in the face of growing numbers of Muslims and Christians, RSS chief K Sudarshan has struck a note of warning against population imbalance in a letter that will soon reach . . .
- Pm To Take Up Nuclear Reactor Issue With Putin (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 05, 2005)
s India and US prepare for another meeting later this month of the joint working group on implementing the July 18 joint statement, New Delhi is eyeing Russia to deliver on four additional nuclear reactors for Koodankulam during . . .
- The Architect Of An Idea Called Naya Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Dec 05, 2005)
Today we remember a man who shaped the modern history of state and influenced Kashmiris for more than four decades.
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Is India Inimical To Hindu Nepal? (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 05, 2005)
To an average Indian it is a matter of shame that the UPA's coalition exigencies are subserving national interest, says Prafull Goradia
- Seafaring Hindus (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 05, 2005)
General Ashok K Mehta's article, "Navy: Full steam on course" (November 30) presumptuously informs that India's sea-faring traditions slowly died out with the arrival of Mughals and 'the great Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre was perhaps the last . . .
- Paying For Terror (US News & World Report, David E. Kaplan, Dec 05, 2005)
How jihadist groups are using organized-crime tactics--and profits--to finance attacks on targets around the globe
- Taking Liberties With English (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 05, 2005)
Every once in a while a political columnist suffers from what is known in the fourth estate as writer’s cramp’. This is more a mental than a physiological condition and describes his sudden inability to come up with a worthwhile subject on which . . .
- Welcome Mission (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 05, 2005)
The Centre’s NURM initiative meets an important UPA commitment
- Natwar Singh Meets Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
A day after the political storm over his allegedly receiving oil vouchers from Saddam Hussain regime in Iraq, Union Minister Natwar Singh today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh fuelling speculation about his resignation but highly placed sources said he
- True Seeker (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
K.G. SUBRAMANYAN challenges you to think. As an artist, scholar and ideologue, he edges you out of comfort zones to upend established notions, as he has through his artistic oeuvre over six decades.
- The Wisest Man In India (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 04, 2005)
Who might it now be?
- Failure And Futility Of Mid-Day Meal Scheme (Daily Excelsior, A S Bahar, Dec 04, 2005)
Mid-day meals scheme was launched previously during the year of 1995 and withered away in the year of 1997 as a total failure scheme I remember it well when the mid-day meals scheme was announced by the Government and the teachers were asked to furnish th
- Demilitrisation Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 04, 2005)
There used to be a time when retired Indian military personnel (including the current Governor of Jammu and Kashmir) were fond of rushing to the Press to demand a unilateral Indian withdrawal from the Siachen Glacier borrowing and quoting . . .
- Big Project For Cities Launched (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 04, 2005)
Urbanisation a relentless process: Manmohan
Centre to give grant-in-aid for Rs. 50,000 crores over seven years
Mandatory for States, municipal bodies to undertake reforms
- Celebrating A Timeless Epic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The nine-day Mahabharata Utsav celebrated Mahabharata, the epic for all times and all people, writes Mala Kumar.
- Natwar Meets Pm, Says He Is Innocent (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Dec 04, 2005)
Minister without portfolio K. Natwar Singh called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today and is believed to have discussed the fresh controversy involving him in the UN’s Oil-for-Food programme in Iraq following the controversial interview . . .
- Natwar Singh Decides To Fight The Iraqi Oil For Food Scam – Why Single Out One Indian Politician When Rest Of Them Are Not Any Better? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 04, 2005)
Like in many countries, Indian politics is dominated by money, connections, ethnic origin, religion and caste.
- She Creates A Rainbow In Each Teardrop (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
On World Disabled Day, here’s the story of a woman who decided to overlook her own inabilities and make a difference in the lives of others. Jayalakshmi K is moved by the message of hope & determination that stands out in Naseema’s life.
- Gandhi’S Ideals Inspire Me, Says Kasaravalli (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
For Girish Kasaravalli, the master of all things celluloid, the guiding light in the lonely path of a creator comes from Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, and quite fittingly, he describes his latest three works as a tribute to the apostle of non-violence.
- A Gandhian Committed To Women's Cause (Hindu, V. Parukutty Amma, Dec 04, 2005)
She is a Gandhian, biographer, painter and woman of strong political conviction committed to women's cause. In conversation withMaleeha Raghaviah
- An Aura Of Timelessness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Poorani's poems are on issues that interest and affect humanity in general. PADMA NARAYANAN and PREMA SEETHARAM
- Voice Of The 'Common Man' (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Dec 04, 2005)
Brushing up the Years: A Cartoonist's History of India 1947-2004, R.K. Laxman, Penguin, p.304, Rs. 750.
- Blighted Affections (Deccan Herald, Rosalind Ezhil K , Dec 04, 2005)
Although written naturally, some of the more original sentence constructions might come in for criticism from sticklers of the language.
- Friendship And Reality (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 04, 2005)
In an earlier article (October 23) I mentioned loyalty to friends as one of our professed values. I have thought more about the subject, and found that, contrary to the average student’s expectation, friendship has been a recurrent theme in writings
- Iraqi Ex-Envoy Adds Grist To Opp Drive (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Dec 04, 2005)
'Natwar requested me to get visa for his son as head of youth delegation of Cong'--- The Opposition on Saturday received fresh ammunition in its offensive against the UPA Government on Volcker issue from former Iraqi ambassador to India Salah al Mukhtar.
- Need For Reinterpreting Islam (Dawn, Altaf Hussain, Dec 04, 2005)
The international geopolitical scene has changed radically since the cataclysm of 9/11. In the heyday of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union was the adversary for the West, the Islamic concept of Ijtihad had an entirely different connotation and . . .
- Early Release Of Central Aid For Bangalore Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
CM calls for support to implement other projects in Karnataka
Government ready to implement Rs. 10,779-crore scheme for Bangalore
Projects worth Rs. 1,409 crores prioritised
The rest of the State requires Rs. 12,000 crores
- Poetics Of Protest (Hindu, C.VIJAYASREE, Dec 04, 2005)
Remembering Mulk Raj Anand on his birth centenary, which falls on December 12.
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 03, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- New Sgpc President (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Dec 03, 2005)
By nominating Mr Avtar Singh Makkar as President of the SGPC, Mr Parkash Singh Badal has proved himself to be true to his reputation as the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal that always had his ear to the ground.
- Enlighten Me (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
Whenever I am confused about some Hindu religious text, I write to Swami Ram Swarup Yogacharya of Ved Mandir in Kangra.
- Maoist Activists Conduct A Novel Operation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Stop vehicles and make passengers attend a midnight meeting
Maoists did not exert force
Meeting held in rice mill
Exhort people to join dalams
- Kalam's Proposal For Linking Of State Rivers Must Be Explored (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Dec 03, 2005)
newsanalysis It will take care of the drinking water supply of three districts
About 190 thousand million cubic feet drained into the sea
NWDA's scheme envisages transfer of water from Somasila reservoir to the Grand Anicut
- Bharat Mata Heading The Other Way (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
The dinner party our Minister of Commerce and Industry gave last week for delegates attending the India Economic Summit was in my view a most interesting sign of how much India has changed in the 21 years that the summit has been held in New Delhi.
- Bosnia’S Slow Progress (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Before the war in Iraq, Bush administration policy-makers used to deride the elaborate nation-building regime the Clinton administration and the European allies created in Bosnia.
- When The House Nods (Indian Express, K.K. Khullar, Dec 03, 2005)
Dozing in the House is permissible, particularly when the proceedings in the House are dull and dreary, said the celebrated duke of Devonshire, a member of the House of Lords in the 19th century.
- Renewing Our Cities (Pioneer, Om Prakash Mathur, Dec 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister will launch on Saturday, the long-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Billed as the single largest initiative of the Government of India in the urban sector, the Mission aims to rid cities of those . . .
- Wither Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 03, 2005)
Mum is the word, if you are seeking an answer to the question ''wither Kashmir''.
- Eighty Plus And Going Strong (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Mr Balram Bhasin! Who? A younger colleague asked us this question out of sheer innocence the other day.
- India-Iran Energy Link Years Away: Burns (Indian Express, CHRIS BALTIMORE, Dec 02, 2005)
Any plans by the Indian government to sign energy deals with Iran are ‘‘years away’’ and exist only in the hypothetical realm, said Nicholas Burns, the No. 3 US State Department official. He did not specifically mention ongoing talks between India . . .
- Call For More Campaign On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Rallies, poster exhibition mark AIDS Day observance
- How To Live With The Need To Kill For Food (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Dec 02, 2005)
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I do not regard flesh food as necessary for us. I hold (it) to be unsuited to our species. We err in copying the lower animal world if we are superior to it. The only way to live is to let live.”
- Wahhabi Islam: A Misnomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 02, 2005)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinces
Thereafter,
- Speak Easy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 02, 2005)
A precedent not to be followed
The Honourable Speaker of the Lok Sabha was heard on Wednesday to say in the House during Question Hour as broadcast to the nation on television “I will not allow even the Prime Minister to speak!”
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- World Aids Day Observed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
March held stressing prevention
- Never Say Impossible, Kalam Tells Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Speech laced with questions and answers, anecdotes about scientists Speech laced with questions and answers, anecdotes about scientists
- Red Tapes Delhi High Watermark (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Dec 02, 2005)
With the rapid growth of population, the perennially thirsty national Capital will have to suffer if water-related projects remain choked with red tape. The Rs 800 crore Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant, which was to be commissioned in 2001,
- Red Tapes Delhi High Watermark (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Dec 02, 2005)
With the rapid growth of population, the perennially thirsty national Capital will have to suffer if water-related projects remain choked with red tape. The Rs 800 crore Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant, which was to be commissioned in 2001, is gatherin
- Pm: Guru Granth Sahib’S Teachings Still Relevant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2005)
I am delighted to be amongst you to inaugurate this international seminar on “Guru Granth Sahib and its context” to mark the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Adi Granth at Harmandar Sahib.
- It’S Only The First Round (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 01, 2005)
No matter which way the numbers are stacked, there is only one clear winner in the long-drawn Bihar Sudoku: a Sikh gentleman generally resident in Delhi who barely intervened in the turmoil of India’s most turbulent state except to give . . . .
- Bosnia’S Slow Progress (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 01, 2005)
Before the war in Iraq,Bush administration policymakers used to deride the elaborate nation-building regime the Clinton administration and the European allies created in Bosnia.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2005)
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal’s poor record in governance is a key factor in the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Bihar polls, a front page editorial says. “The general dissatisfaction against the style and content of governance in Bihar.
- 'Gandhi Had To Be Eliminated' (Hindustan Times, Sharmila Joshi, Nov 30, 2005)
When I met Gopal Godse for an interview in his Pune home several years ago, he took us past a living room dominated by a sepia-toned photograph of Nathuram Godse and into his sparse study.
- Kashmir Policy In Line With Un Resolutions: Fo (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf would pay official visits to Kuwait and Yemen from 3rd to 6th and attend 3rd extraordinary OIC summit at Makkah Mukarramah on 7th and 8th of next month
- Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness And Relief (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 30, 2005)
ON Monday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Disaster Management Bill. A day earlier, the Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, was accompanied by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr S. Raghupathy,
- Far Too Many ‘Hang-Ups’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 30, 2005)
It is a source of constant surprise to me why no sycophant has yet suggested to General Pervez Musharraf that his portrait should adorn all government offices in the country. I think one can safely bet that if someone does so the general will turn . . . .
- National Alternative (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
The Volcker Report demolished the government’s credibility. The Bihar elections destroyed its authority. The Supreme Court judgment eroded its legality.
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