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Articles 5921 through 6020 of 9936:
- True Islam Or Islamic Formalism? (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Aug 22, 2005)
Bernard Lewis, a western scholar of Islam recently wrote a book with the title “What went wrong?”
- Powering The Nation For A Bright Future (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
The State-owned energy producer, National Thermal Power Corporation, is embarking on an ambitious plan to take the total installed capacity to 66,000 MW by 2017 through green field projects, expansion of existing stations and foray into nuclear and hydel
- South Africa — Empowering Enterprise On Merit, Not Numbers (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Aug 22, 2005)
Diagonal Street in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, houses several Indian-owned retail stores
- New Projects To Start As Old Ones Finish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2005)
The proposals will be forwarded to Government for approval only after finalising tenders, in order to avoid delay in approval.
- Not Forgetting The Gujarat Carnage (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 20, 2005)
A pakistan television network based in Dubai asked me whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would tender his apology to Indian Muslims as he had done in the case of Sikhs for the Delhi riots 21 years after the violence
- Leisure ‘interests’ Of Public Figures (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2005)
Rather as medieval peasants believed that touching the hem of the king’s robe would cure them of disease or bring them good luck, we are pathetically grateful for any scrap of information that reveals the true character of our rulers.
- India On World Stage (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 19, 2005)
In his second speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the Independence Day Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a historic declaration which has not attracted adequate attention either in the domestic or foreign media.
- Bulgarian Treasure Outranks Trojan Gold (Hindu, Helena Smith, Aug 19, 2005)
The hoard unearthed near the Bulgarian capital matches the one found at Troy in 1873.
- Ksrtc Satellite Bus Terminal To Be Opened For Use On August 28 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
The new satellite bus terminal of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Mysore Road, to be opened for use on August 28, has notable architectural features
- Infrastructure To Transfer Krishna Water (Deccan Herald, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 15, 2005)
Andhra plans to facilitate speedier flow Andhra Pradesh plans to facilitate speedier flow of floodwater to Chennai
- The Carpet Makers (Hindu, SOMA BASU, Aug 14, 2005)
The weavers of Pattamadai mats continue to hold on to their dying art, despite problems.
- All Action, No Rhetoric (Hindu, K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN , Aug 14, 2005)
Eugenia Cano Puga is an internationally known mime artist from Mexico. On a tour of Kerala for research and conducting workshops, she found time to talk about her art form.
- Quota In Educational Institutions Must: Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
Calls for all-party meet to discuss restoration of reservations
Political parties and the judiciary to ponder over the limitations of weaker sections in accessing education
- The Buck Stops Here (Deccan Herald, Anselm Brito, Aug 12, 2005)
Government officials are held as gods and bribe seems to be the offering made to them
- Here, Polo Is A Game Of The Masses (Hindu, Luv Puri , Aug 11, 2005)
In Leh, the sport has partly been institutionalised with regular tournaments
- Bsnl Introduces Low Wi-Fi Tariffs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Pilot project launched in Kolkata airport; free access on Sundays
- Basava Coins: Place Of Release To Be Decided (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Union Minister for Finance P Chidambaram has directed the State government, the Basava Samithi, seers and followers of Basavanna to decide on a suitable date and place to release the coins on Basavanna.
- `Cpi (Maoist) Attacked Policemen' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Maoist) has claimed responsibility for the attack on policemen at Mathav village near Hebri in Udupi district on July 28.
- Nationhood And Frequently Unasked Questions (Hindu, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Aug 04, 2005)
Is there taking place in Indian consciousness a reorientation towards the paradigm of nationhood? What are the reasons why the way in which we relate to the past of nationalism is now highly contested?
- Low Voltage (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2005)
Power without responsibility: the power ministry’s new tariff policy is a step back
- Jrd — The Builder Of Modern Tatas (Business Line, R. M. Lala, Jul 29, 2005)
The contribution of a great industrialist can be measured in terms both tangible and intangible. Tangible, as in the factories and plants he may have set up. Perhaps, more important, is his contribution to the spirit and thinking of the nation.
- Humour: An Aid In Distress (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Jul 25, 2005)
Two persons were crossing a jungle in their car when a tiger took after them. Since the route was hardly motorable,
- A Dreadful State Of Mind (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 24, 2005)
EVER since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC (9/11), many commentators have argued that terrorism will not go away until its underlying causes are identified and removed. General Musharraf has repeatedly made this argument.
- Valuable Addition To Buddhist Literature (Deccan Herald, TARA KASHYAP , Jul 24, 2005)
The book would have made a greater impact on the reading public if the matter had been presented in a more organised manner.
- Falling Standards Of Research (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, Jul 24, 2005)
Universities are the inimitable refractors and fountainhead of knowledge and new information that drive and propel societies and civilisations towards higher accomplishments.
- Condensation Of History (Deccan Herald, Meera Rajagopalan, Jul 24, 2005)
Renuka Ray was an active member of the independence movement. Her reminiscences are a subjective microscopic account of the important events of the period
- Manmohan's Test Begins Now (Pakistan Observer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 23, 2005)
Having once been associated with the World Bank as an economist, Mr Manmohan Singh is broadly familiar with the American setting. As the Finance Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao Cabinet, he had acquired some insight into the complex US mindset.
- Indians Favour Conscription (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jul 23, 2005)
It has long been believed in India and is practised all over the world. It is believed to bring about discipline in society and a feeling towards the homeland. Now a latest survey carried out here has confirmed that even the Indian want “Conscription” in
- The Sen Prescription (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 23, 2005)
I REMEMBERED the most argumentative Indian I ever met when I read Amartya Sen’s The Argumentative Indian*. He was a train passenger who, unmindful of a towel on a seat, occupied it.
- A Tribute To A Formula Born 35 Years Ago (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 23, 2005)
WHEN a professor of economics decides to narrate the story of "one man's intellectual adventure at the very centre of modern finance", blending in both quantitative finance and financial engineering, to depict the never-ending "human quest to defeat the d
- Spaniard And Indian (Telegraph, B.T. Ranadive, Jul 23, 2005)
In 1977, Left Fronts dominated by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) came to power in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. A year later, the CPI(M) leader, B.T. Ranadive, wrote a pungent critique of the parliamentary path to socialism. This took the
- Never-Ending Story Of Never-Never Land (Japan Times, FRANK CHING, Jul 23, 2005)
The recent visits by three Taiwan opposition leaders to mainland China illustrates the new policy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, which is a marked departure from that of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin
- Multi-Commodity Exchanges: Yet To Deliver Their Full Potential (Business Line, C K G Nair, Jul 22, 2005)
The fairly young multi-commodity exchanges, with transparent technologies allowing nation-wide, or global, reach, demutualised ownership structures and professional management, were expected to herald a revolution in commodity futures and carry this forwa
- A Farewell To The Gas Pipeline? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 22, 2005)
India needs Iranian gas till well into the 21st century. It would be folly to give up the energy bird in hand for two in the Bush.
- Mozart Redeems Our Mediocrity (Hindu, Dylan Evans, Jul 22, 2005)
IN ANCIENT Greece, people expected their heroes to be different. The first readers of the Iliad did not imagine they could ever be as great as Achilles.
- A Doyen Of Hosiery Industry (Tribune, Shveta Pathak , Jul 22, 2005)
Lala Vidya Sagar Oswal’s passing away has left a deep void in the industrial circles of the region.
- ‘mountain Of Peace’ (Tribune, CBP Srivastava, Jul 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, by declaring that the world’s highest battlefield Siachen should be converted into a “mountain of peace”, has sent a clear signal to Pakistan that demilitarisation of Siachen is his political objective and he is committed to
- An Alternative To Litigation (Tribune, D.N. Handa , Jul 22, 2005)
Disputes are inescapable facts of life. Many disputes end up in the cold and deep waters of litigation.
- Learn Social Justice From Us Inc (Indian Express, Chetan Dhruve, Jul 22, 2005)
How did we Indians achieve such astonishing success abroad, especially in the US? How did the likes of Infosys and Wipro make it so big? The M-word, merit, is only a half-answer. Behind this success is the much-hated and unacknowledged R-word.
- Learning The Hard Way (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Jul 22, 2005)
When I accepted the challenge, I knew I had to succeed or there would be disastrous consequences
- Blasts Hit London Tube, Bus Again (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 22, 2005)
London Police Commissioner said there was only one casualty and no one had been killed in the planned attacks as the bombs failed to explode
- Beijing Attacks Pentagon Report (Deccan Herald, New York Times, Jul 22, 2005)
China’s Foreign Ministry called in a senior American diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday to denounce a Pentagon report on China’s military strength.
- Fond Memories (Times of India, RAJI GOPALAN, Jul 21, 2005)
June 21, 1948 was not only an important day in Indian history, but it also holds countless personal memories for my family.
- Sunni-Shia Relations Hit Rock Bottom In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 21, 2005)
The National Dialogue Council has opted out of Iraq’s constitutional commission after the killing of two of its members.
- Gains From New Status (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 21, 2005)
THE India-US nuclear deal has vindicated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s two statements: that India was not up for sale and that his government would do nothing which would surrender its soveignty.
- Islamic Law Must Evolve (Times of India, Asif Jalal, Jul 21, 2005)
The fatwa on Imrana has raised plenty of heat and passion. Some saw it as a women’s issue, others as a fit case to push the uniform civil code. But what was lost sight of in this din was a more fundamental issue: Is the law of Islam capable of evolution?
- Selling The United States Of America In India (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 21, 2005)
STATECRAFT The Government needs to prepare itself to lead an open debate in which no issue is beyond democratic scrutiny.
- Trust In Us (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2005)
Christopher Columbus, as Mr Manmohan Singh reminded his audience in Washington, came upon America thinking he had landed in India. But it has taken India more than five decades of deliberation to discover the United States of America.
- Vsnl Partners Thomson For Entertainment Activities (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 21, 2005)
In a move signalling its entry into the entertainment business, the Tata-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
- Aid Effectiveness (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 20, 2005)
The effectiveness of developmental and other categories of aid disbursed to needy countries, mostly in the developing world has long been the subject of debate.
- Asian Ecumenism (Hindu, FELIX WILFRED, Jul 19, 2005)
History of Asian ecumenism which has acquired its own identity and vibrancy
- Politicisation Of Culture (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Jul 19, 2005)
The door on which a great part of this volume hangs is the rise of Hindu nationalism and what it entails in our understanding of India and Indian politics
- Ideology Of Honour And Status (Hindu, S. ANANDHI, Jul 19, 2005)
Highlights the multiple constructions of honour and status offering a new perspective on identity politics
- No Mania This! (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2005)
Great books are 1 per cent hype and 99 per cent talent
- Vale Of Flowers Gets World Heritage Tag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Valley of Flowers, an irresistible Himalayan treat in Uttaranchal for tourists and naturalists, has become the new World Heritage site.
- The Last Word (Deccan Herald, M Raghavendra Bhat , Jul 14, 2005)
When it came to his principles, my father always had the final say in any matter
- Childhood's End (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2005)
PM's Oxford speech is the voice of a mature India
- Gateway To The Indian Villages (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jul 12, 2005)
When a walking saint and an expressive amanuensis got together, the result was the Gujarati classic, Maanssai-naa Deevaa. The year 1978 saw an English version published by the Sahitya Akademi. It is wonderful now to have this revised edition because Earth
- Bad Management (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 11, 2005)
Professional courses should charge market-linked fees
- Gulliver And The Muslims (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jul 10, 2005)
The Noah’s ark nationalism of the early Congress was forced upon it by its circumstances
- Use And Pay (Deccan Herald, U S Iyer, Jul 06, 2005)
While public toilets make you pay before urinating, in some temples you are made to pay later.
- A Prayer For Germany's Churches (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jul 04, 2005)
TEN YEARS ago, it was the chorus of hymns that emanated from the Elias Church in East Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. But when I visited it recently, the merry laughter of children greeted me. The Elias Church, with its red-brick arches and towering...
- Perplexing Phenomenon (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 04, 2005)
SO far as is known, management literature has largely bypassed a perplexing phenomenon that is part of quotidian experience. And that relates to the cases of those who fare very poorly in one organisation but become a great success when they move on to...
- Of Human Anatomy And Creepy Crawlies (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jul 04, 2005)
There are times when you wish television were less explicit. And we’re not talking about sex or remix videos. We refer to the bloody, pulpy, squishy substances that resemble wounded, raw shrimps but are, in fact, a half open human brain, or a sliced...
- Bearing Witness (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jul 04, 2005)
If misfortune has touched you with a light hand, you might laugh at such a timid attitude and trot out lofty spiel about the right to dream and how one must boldly seize fortune. But suppose you’re repeatedly battered by catastrophe, you might do one of..
- A Useful Tool Of Good Governance (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 03, 2005)
I was aboard a flight a few days ago. Two issues stayed with me of interest while aboard the plane, which had a deeper meaning. Hence the sharing... After the breakfast was served, the airline staffer came up and asked if she could discuss something with
- A Brew That Does Not Disappoint (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 03, 2005)
The book honestly describes the Chennai experience, the heat and the water scarcity, with a rare touch of humour.
- Through The Eyes Of A Lensman (Deccan Herald, T S Satyan, Jul 03, 2005)
One must envy T S Satyan for having grown up in the Mysore of 1930s and 1940s when the capital of the princely state was home to a galaxy of luminaries who contributed richly to the cultural life of India. His contemporaries included R K Narayan,...
- A Question Of Viewpoints (Deccan Herald, Bhuvana Sankaranarayanan, Jul 03, 2005)
Most of the essays in the collection are outdated but the writer still gives glimpses of her genius.
- Perfect Blend Of Fact, Fiction (Deccan Herald, Melanie P Kumar, Jul 03, 2005)
The book, which professes to bring to light the works of many authors who have not enjoyed the acclaim that they deserve, is ‘undoubtedly a collector’s item’.
- Self-Help In Full Flood, Monsoon Is No Worry In These Border Villages (Hindu, Luv Puri , Jul 03, 2005)
The people not only prevented floods but also reclaimed 300 acres of land
- From Metal To Music (Deccan Herald, Aparna Shivapura, Jul 03, 2005)
One is a world of metals, chemicals, samples of building material and towering equipment and the other is a world of melody, ragas, and rhythms. He treads both with ease and underlying the seeming cacophony is the harmonious never-say-die attitude...
- A People's History (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 03, 2005)
Thanks to Neera Adarkar and Meena Menon, the memories of a glorious and turbulent past will not be erased even as the physical structures are brought down.
- Two Different Kinds Of Craft (Hindu, Malati Mathur, Jul 03, 2005)
While Kannan's poems have an inherent lyricism, Dyson's poems are like prose paragraphs chopped up into line lengths.
- Out Of India (Hindu, Ajit Duara, Jul 03, 2005)
BOLLYWORLD is a book of essays by film scholars on the sociology, history and aesthetics of Indian cinema. The book is largely about the effect of this cinema on the huge and culturally diverse Indian diaspora and an interpretation of what this means,...
- Shifting Gears (Hindu, Suchitra Behal, Jul 03, 2005)
India is too diverse a country to be treated as a monolithic entity. The reason why Penguin India has gone for Indian Language publishing, says John Makinson, CEO of Penguin Worldwide.
- `Extraordinary' Man (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Jul 03, 2005)
At 96, the Tamil writer Chitti's interest in books, writers and people is still undimmed.
- Proud Legacy (Hindu, R. Ilangovan, Jul 03, 2005)
THE soft sound of charkas and the chanting of "Vande mataram" and "Raghupathy Raghava" flowed out of a nondescript building on Cherry Road, Salem. Around 60 women were engrossed in working on wooden charkas. For them, it symbolised not only the nation's..
- The Twilight Years Of Tibet (Hindu, Zac O Yeah, Jul 03, 2005)
At no point in this mesmerising narrative does Harrer reflect over the implications of his being a Nazi on the run.
- Towards A Global Cultural Citizenship (Hindu, SACHIDANANDA MOHANTY , Jul 03, 2005)
Homi K. Bhabha speaks on his theoretical constructs, the place of aesthetic life in late capitalism, and his exploration of the issue of global culture and cultural citizenship.
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