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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 9936:
- The Post-Modern Woman (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 18, 2005)
Louise Story wrote a front-page story in New York Times of September 20. She began with Cynthia Liu, a bright female student of Yale who expects to do law and then stay at home and become a mom.
- Contemporary Islamic Law (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Oct 18, 2005)
Fyzee's contribution by way of consolidation and restatement of the law through cases is a major step forward in an otherwise dicey situation of orthodoxy, prejudice, inequality and fear
- They Were Progressive (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Oct 18, 2005)
Councillors in the pre-Corporation era exhibited amazing sensitivity to issues far beyond their immediate geography
- Wronged Women Of The Classics (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Oct 18, 2005)
A passionately charming introduction to the critical problems faced by women
- Cbms For India-Japan Trade Ties (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 18, 2005)
Sans clear contours of a comprehensive partnership, India and Japan need to explore all avenues to build a profound economic and strategic alliance.
- The Abode Of Hanuman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The Birth of Hanuman, Hinduism's most revered god, is shrouded in the mists of legends and myths. There may be many stories behind his birth, but the place where he lived with his group of monkeys is never in dispute,Kamala Vasudevan tells us.
- U.S. Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal With India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 17, 2005)
The Bush administration this week is expected to begin laying out in more detail its plans to change U.S. and international rules so India can acquire restricted nuclear materials under a controversial deal some say undermines non-proliferation standards.
- Now And Again: Live Well, Live Long (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 17, 2005)
Where no physical violence is involved, I am a reasonably courageous person.
- Just Impatient (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 17, 2005)
Can a jurisprudence of exasperation sustain the court’s authority?
- Relief For Remote Valleys (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2005)
While the relief effort is underway in the areas affected by the earthquake of October 8,
- India Gives Equal Rights To Minorities (Daily Excelsior, Uma Shankar Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
India is the second most populous nation in the world and its dimensions are sub-continental.
- Proposal For A 'Police Mission' (Daily Excelsior, Uma Shankar Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
India is the second most populous nation in the world and its dimensions are sub-continental. For as long as one can remember it has been a plural society.
- Violence In Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2005)
The latest bout of violence in Gilgit that has left at least 12 dead and many injured has exposed the hollowness of the government’s promise to tackle the law and order situation in the city.
- Future Of Relations With China (Dawn, Javid Husain, Oct 17, 2005)
'China-Pakistan relationship is coming to an end?’ was the provocative title of the paper presented by a Chinese scholar at a seminar on Pakistan-China relations, recently organized by the Area Study Centre, . . .
- Divisions In Sunni Ranks (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Oct 17, 2005)
Many in Iraq's minority feel that after boycotts the time is ripe for compromise. That is why some voted for the constitution on Saturday.
- Parties Sans Democracy (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Oct 17, 2005)
Most political parties in the country today are either family affairs or are plagued by infighting
- Brand India: All Power, No Vision (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Oct 16, 2005)
Advertisments say many things about the mood and taste of the people.
- Living History (Deccan Herald, Cheryl D Couto, Oct 16, 2005)
The party started early. Streams of tiny children, dressed in stiff khadi with false moustaches and Nehru caps stood around expectantly in Crossword, waiting to take the stage.
- Kalam Meets Tanzanian Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
After initiating the process of transforming their lives, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in a touching gesture on his birthday, briefly met Tanzanian children, who were in the city to undergo surgeries to correct congenital heart defects (CHDs).
- Crusader On Foreign Origin Issue (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 16, 2005)
In the weird world of politics, morality and ethics have been the biggest casualty and rare are persons who hold on to these values.
- Remembering Ambedkar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Lakhs visit Dikshabhumi, site of conversion
Most pilgrims belong to dalit communities
Biannual conference of International Network of Engaged Buddhists taking place at Nagaloka
Themes of conference are `Dr. Ambedkar and the Buddhist World' and `Bud
- A New Complication In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 15, 2005)
The entry of a suicide bomber in Andhra Pradesh's challenging security environment represents a new complication.
- Millionaire’S Daughter Jailed For Stealing Credit Cards (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
As the daughter of a millionaire property tycoon, Farah Damji took her high-maintenance lifestyle for granted.
- The Debris Of Lost Chances (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Frankly speaking, I am disappointed with India’s response to the earthquake victims in Pakistan.
- Brand India: All Power, No Vision (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Oct 15, 2005)
Advertisments say many things about the mood and taste of the people.
- Craving For Power (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 15, 2005)
There was this former President of India, a very distinguished man indeed he was.
- Forgotten Pioneer By Jagmohan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
Hardly anyone in present-day India knows that the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji, and the legendary English “Lady with a Lamp”,
- Where Are They At This Hour Of Need? (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 15, 2005)
Not too long ago we used to see money boxes placed at shops and on street corners for collection of funds to facilitate ‘jihad’ against the ‘infidels’ who were oppressing Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya, occupied Kashmir and in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
- Mere Rhetoric Will Not Do (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 15, 2005)
Despite the positive role on which the recent talks between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India ended, and notwithstanding the claim that the second round of the composite dialogue was more successful than the first one, the fact remains . . .
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
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- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Who Is Winning The War On Terror? (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
WAEL Abdul Latif, a Shia member of the Iraq constitutional committee, fears that he may have participated in the disintegration of his country.
- Knowledge Industry By Bharat Jhunjhunwala (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 14, 2005)
The Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, has led a valiant and commendable drive to get India to patent her traditional knowledge and acquire patents for her many innovations.
- Propagate Gandhi's Views On Hinduism (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 14, 2005)
On Gandhi's birthday (Oct 2), instead of going round the 'Samadhis' and attending prayer meetings ritualistically, . . .
- Rural Love, Urban Life (Hindu, HI. SHI. RAMCHANDRE GOWDA, Oct 14, 2005)
In H.L. Nagegowda's passing away, the world of folk arts has lost one of its most ardent votaries
- Iran's Heritage Deserves Respect (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , Oct 14, 2005)
As the protests and demonstrations that led to the fall of the Shah swelled in 1978, Western reporters travelled to Iran to cover each new outbreak.
- The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 14, 2005)
If you decide that 75 per cent of the country does not make news, you're shrinking your potential zone of coverage. And if you decree that only a small section of the other 25 per cent does, you've painted yourself into a corner.
- The Dynasty Forever? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 14, 2005)
To suggest that the young MP was speaking off the record and therefore one should not take seriously all that he said is little short of fatuous. Since he was speaking off the record, all the greater reason to believe he spoke his mind . . .
- The Debris Of Lost Chances (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Frankly speaking, I am disappointed with India’s response to the earthquake victims in Pakistan.
- Who’S Afraid Of Kgb Wolves? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 14, 2005)
The front-page article ‘‘When KGB got cosy with BJP’’ by Bhibhuti Bhusan Nandy, a retired RAW official (The Statesman October 3, 2005) has kicked off dust.
- Bio-Gas Set To Revolutionise Nellai Village (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Bio-gas is changing the lives of people in Cheranmahadevi in Tirunelveli district. They are opting for bio-gas stoves, jettisoning firewood chulas and kerosene stoves.
- Elusive Administrative Reforms (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Oct 14, 2005)
An inability to re-design organisation and administration has been the bane of the nation, and the second Administrative Reforms Commission may be as gargantuan an exercise in futility as the first was, over 35 years ago.
- Bjp Groping In The Dark (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 13, 2005)
PRIMA facie, the Congress and the BJP today can be said to represent the core of a two-party system, the Holy Grail of Indian politics.
- Who’S Afraid Of Kgb Wolves? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 13, 2005)
The front-page article ‘‘When KGB got cosy with BJP’’ by Bhibhuti Bhusan Nandy, a retired RAW official (The Statesman October 3, 2005) has kicked off dust.
- Indian Communism During The Raj (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
EVERY political party has to face up to the difficult task of writing its own history
- Legends On Fire (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 12, 2005)
The news that the Pahalgam Club on the bank of the picturesque Liddar has been gutted in a mysterious fire is extremely disappointing.
- 'No American Can Treat India Like A Pet' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
K Subrahmanyam is India's leading strategic thinker and the most vocal supporter of the country's weapons programme. The man who wanted India to make bombs is now, surprisingly, ready to cap its weapons programme. He says his change of heart comes . . .
- Goddess & Her Shakthi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
While her motherly qualities are extolled across the nation, Goddess Shakti is special to Karnataka, where she's worshipped in different forms, says Vatsala Iyengar.
- Religious History (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Oct 11, 2005)
MARAIMALAI ADIKAL is known for his scholarship and erudition in Tamil, Sanskrit and English languages.
- Understanding The Emerging Media Ecology (Hindu, Sashi Kumar, Oct 11, 2005)
With both technology and the advertiser sorting the vast amorphous viewership into tiered and profiled purchasing power segments, a fragmentation takes place that may actually work against dumbing down.
- If The Peace Process Is To Succeed (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 11, 2005)
WITH the visit of Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh, between October 3 and 6, the second round of the composite dialogue, following the landmark 2004 agreement at the summit level to restart the peace process, has been concluded.
- An Address Undelivered (Greater Kashmir, DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMAD IQBAL, Oct 11, 2005)
On the 3rd of October, 2005, S P College held a ‘gala event’ to which I was also invited. For reasons inexplicable I could not continue in the colourful Majlis, and left the place when Pran Kishore was relating the drama experience of his student days.
- Call For Cultural Dialogue Among Saarc Nations (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Oct 10, 2005)
V.P. Singh stresses role of culture in convergence and understanding in South Asia
- No ‘Moral Policing’; ‘Amoral Policing’ Instead? (Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 10, 2005)
A cine actress publicly justified pre-marital sex. No educated man would expect to marry a virgin, she asserted. Many, mainly women, protested, spontaneously.
- Congress Governing The Country Under Extreme Pressure From The Communists - Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh Confesses (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 09, 2005)
Why rule then? Why not resign and call for a fresh mandate. Why compromise with the communists?
- Creating Political History Through Computer Graphics (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 09, 2005)
What a ‘feat’ it is - getting Hari Singh’s signatures through computer, quips Abdul Majid Mattu
- Shaken And Shocked By The Mighty Earthquake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
The Capital along with many other cities and towns emerged shaken from the shock of the earthquake that hit North India on Saturday morning. A total of seven aftershocks were recorded during the day, all measuring above 5 on the Richter scale.
- Political Biography This Is Not! (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 09, 2005)
It appears as if the author is being deliberately bland while narrating Indira Gandhi’s life, which makes the book different from other biographies on her.
- Contempt Proceedings Against Govt. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
High Court takes cognisance of reports on "violation" of its order on use of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Notices sent to Editor and photographer of Dinamalar
Advocate-General to file report on measures taken by Government to comply with the order
- Maoist Tentacles (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Oct 08, 2005)
The Maoist movement is very strong in Telengana in Andhra Pradesh; Bastar and other districts of Chattisgarh; the Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra;
- Madressahs: Need For A Broader Curriculum (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Oct 08, 2005)
The opposition of Islamic orthodoxy to the teaching of sciences, mathematics, economics, history, philosophy, other secular subjects and foreign languages, especially English, is inexplicable, for Islam places great emphasis on knowledge and learning.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 08, 2005)
India has always supported anti-imperialist struggles in other countries and taken a leading role in the non-aligned movement. It’s a pity that today the UPA government is supporting the USA which wants to stop Iran from developing nuclear energy . . .
- The Ideology Of Success (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Oct 08, 2005)
Life consists of everyday resistance against the societal ideologies of success, towards making Utopia a reality
- The True Role Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 08, 2005)
Founders of every major religion of the world addressed themselves to the problems facing human societies of their time. They were clear in their priorities. Hebraic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam made one God the centre-piece of their....
- Careless Management (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
Attention to detail would have avoided the disaster
- Why We Should Universalise Iodised Salt, And How (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Oct 07, 2005)
Iodisation of salt at the salt heads is cost-effective and will reduce public health problems due to iodine deficiency.
- Delimitation Fiasco-Ii (Statesman, Manash Ghosh, Oct 07, 2005)
The presence of two Congress representatives in the Delimitation Commission — Union water resources minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi and Champdani legislator Abdul Mannan — has done little to balance its composition.
- Undying Spirit (Deccan Herald, A N SURYANARAYANAN, Oct 07, 2005)
The words of an uneducated but loving father proved prophetic in hindsight
- 105-Year-Old Gandhian Calls For Probity In Public Life (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Oct 07, 2005)
The 105-year-old woman who came to the banquet hall of Raj Bhavan on Thursday to participate in a function held by HelpAge India had to be escorted to the dais by volunteers.
- Real’ Bard Claims Whip Up Tempest Anew (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Henry Neville, a Tudor politician and diplomat, is the latest contender for being the Bard.
- Ias Forever? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 07, 2005)
Every section of opinion in the country has looked askance at the Indian Administrative Service, the successor to the "heaven-born" Indian Civil Service (which Jawaharlal Nehru once castigated as being neither Indian, nor civil nor service!),
- Exchange Rate Mechanism — A New Talking Point At The Wto (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Oct 07, 2005)
Economists in the US in the past year or two have been stressing the imperative need for a significant depreciation of the US dollar against the other major currencies of the world.
- Leave Kids Alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2005)
Whenever politicians decide to stage a grand public spectacle, they know where to pick up extras, without having to pay for their services.
- Protest Today Is Criminalised (Deccan Herald, George Monbiot, Oct 06, 2005)
The police use terror laws to penalise dissent while we insist that civil liberties are West’s gift to the world
- India Wants U.S. To Amend Law For Civil Nuclear Cooperation (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 06, 2005)
New Delhi has agreed to separate facilities
- Human Rights & Development (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Oct 06, 2005)
Can human resources be developed in societies that do not respect human rights?
- The Rare Fibre Of An Artist (Deccan Herald, Deepti Ganapathy, Oct 06, 2005)
E P Alamelu has mastered a rare art. She paints with fibre and has nearly 80 works in her collection.
- Gandhi Jayanthi With A Difference (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Several youth organisations, schools and colleges observed Gandhi Jayanthi in Tumkur on Sunday in a meaningful manner.
- "Committed To Gas Pipeline Project" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 05, 2005)
India, Pakistan say that the project will contribute significantly to their prosperity and development
India informs Pakistan that it recently appointed an expert to look into the `economic viability' of the pipeline
- Belgium Keen On Developing Indian Inland Waterways (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
With the country's inland waterways ferrying barely 0.15 per cent of the country's total inland cargo, the Belgium government has expressed willingness to share its expertise with India to increase its inland water cargo transportation capacity.
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