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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- The Nuclear Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2007)
Jawaharlal Nehru had famously talked about Bhakra Nangal Dam as one of the temples of modern India.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 11, 2007)
Agreement An Important Stage In A Difficult Negotiation
- Words, Words And More Words (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Oct 11, 2007)
Imagine for a moment that the first half of this column is empty. Imagine that the tape you are listening to is silent and has no content for just two minutes.
- In India's Coalition Math, Marxists' Power Is Magnified (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
To a stranger, Prakash Karat and the organization he leads, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), would seem like anachronisms in the roaring capitalist economy that is India today.
- Ambedkar's Conversion To Buddhism: An Epic Event (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2007)
Practice of Ambedkar's version of Navayana could be a powerful antidote to reigning consumerism, which is debasing life today.
- Hdk Will Become Pm One Day: Astrologer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Was it an effort to appease the hurt feelings of Lingayats or time to know what the future holds for him? Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday went on a whirlwind tour to prominent mutts, temples and besides consulting an astrologer.
- Tunnel To Future (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2007)
Though Congress president Sonia Gandhi has advised the Delhi Government to shelve the tunnel linking National Highway 24 to Lodhi Road, perhaps the project needs to be looked at afresh and in new ways.
- The Supreme Being (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
It will be apparent to a person who reflects on the existential realities of life that He who is responsible for the entire creation must have created human beings also.
- Court Won’T Interfere With U.P. Governor’S Order (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 11, 2007)
In a relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to go into the correctness or otherwise of the State Governor’s order refusing to grant sanction for prosecuting her in the . . . .
- Apex Court Won’T Interfere With U.P. Governor’S Order (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 11, 2007)
In a relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to go into the correctness or otherwise of the Governor’s order refusing to grant sanction for prosecuting her in the Rs. 175-crore . . .
- Congress, Left Buying Time: Venkaiah Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The former BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, said on Wednesday that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government should seek a fresh mandate as early as possible as it had been reduced to a ‘lame duck’ dispensation that was unable to take any . . . .
- Caned, Tortured, Milched (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Oct 11, 2007)
Some years ago an English woman, who had the gift of being able to understand animals, came to my shelter in Delhi. Walking up to a cow, she turned to me and said, "She says that her head still hurts."
- Maya Gets Reprieve In Taj Case (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application challenging the refusal of the Uttar Pradesh governor to sanction the prosecution of UP chief minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Corridor scam.
- Making A Wrong Move (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Oct 11, 2007)
That the Maoists in Nepal had never been comfortable in the interim government became clear once again when they walked out of it and threatened to start an agitation if their demand was not met.
- The Mystical Act Of Crossing The Border (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Oct 10, 2007)
Celebrated Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski, who died in January, had a self-confessed talent for air-dropping into war zones and hitching rides to drive through burning roadblocks “where they say no white man can come back alive.”
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivanasamudra attract tourists in plenty.
- Nuclear Deal, Not Polls, Our Agenda: Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Government asked to wait for recommendations of UPA-Left committee, says Yechury
Government presents two notes at Tuesday’s meeting
Next meeting of UPA-Left committee on October 22
- Nepal To Nationalise More Properties Of King (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The Nepal government has decided to expedite the process of nationalising more of King Gyanendra’s property.
- Is The Nuclear Power Option Safe For India? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The country is well equipped, both in terms of regulatory mechanisms and manpower, to exploit nuclear power safely and efficiently.
- Torrent Of Sorrow In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 10, 2007)
Assam has been battling devastating floods since May. Three waves of floods, caused by the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries, have affected life in 26 of its 27 districts.
- Coalition Crumbles In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
POLITICS in Karnataka is once again on the boil with the second coalition experiment in three years coming apart.
- Monks, Masses And Military (Frontline, S.D. Muni, Oct 10, 2007)
THE military in Myanmar looks firmly in command, having crushed the democratic protests led by monks.
- The Face Of Rebellion Everywhere (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 10, 2007)
In a small Bolivian town called Vallegrande, somewhat to the discomfiture of the resident priest, local Catholics commonly offer prayers not only to the Lord but also to a certain Saint Ernesto.
- Karuna Now Removed From His Own Ltte Faction (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
"Colonel" Karuna, the man who revolted against LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran three years ago, has been "removed" from his own faction of the Tigers and replaced by Pillaiyan, a rival within the group.
- Einstein In Genes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 10, 2007)
Before getting into the research that claimed this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine, isn’t it immensely significant that it has gone to genetic work?
- Desire For Democracy (Hindustan Times, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 10, 2007)
The sage of the Renaissance Age, Erasmus, distinguishes between the "quiet" and "turbulent" periods of history. The turbulent periods may be short but they provide sharp contrasts to historical happenings.
- Stars Are Witness To Lord Ram (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
By denying the authenticity of the Ramayan, the 'secularists' have not only hurt Hindu sentiments, but also rebuffed history.
- To The People (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The United Progressive Alliance government is living on borrowed time. The Congress should acknowledge this and stop prolonging this artificial afterlife.
- Issue Nbws As Last Resort: Sc Tells Courts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Restraining trial courts from issuing NBWs at the first instance on complaints by the "moral police", SC on Tuesday said that when a mere summons is enough to secure the presence of the accused, there is no need for resorting to non-bailable . . . .
- A Friendly Animal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 10, 2007)
Come Dasara, my memory runs down to Mysore in the 50’s. We lived in old agrahars on Ramanuja Road also called Aane Karohatti Beedi.
- Cm: Sethu Alignment Okayed By Nda Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Continuing his tirade against those opposing the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said the present alignment cutting through the Adam’s Bridge was approved by the BJP-led NDA Government in 2002.
- God’S Compassion Religion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Supreme Being is the abode of infinite auspicious qualities. Human beings cannot hope to experience them had it not been for His inimitable trait of compassion (Daya).
- History Recalled Atop The Hill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Madurai is synonymous with the renowned and Centuries-old Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. So much so that many other places of historical value have remained overshadowed.
- Is The Nuclear Power Option Safe For India? (Hindu, M.R. Srinivasan, Oct 09, 2007)
The country is well equipped, both in terms of regulatory mechanisms and manpower, to exploit nuclear power safely and efficiently.
- Italy Resorts To Telethon To Protect Antiquities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 09, 2007)
Weighed down by the burden of restoring and protecting hundreds of crumbling archaeological and cultural sites, the cash-strapped Italian government has resorted to a direct appeal to Italians for contributions through a three-day TV telethon.
- Maoists Call For Referendum (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Realising that their battle on the floor of Parliament on Thursday to oust King Gyanendra is likely to fail, Nepal's Maoist guerrillas are now seeking a new weapon to vanquish the King - a referendum for the nation to choose between . . . . .
- British Varsity Forced To Return ‘Looted’ Iraq Treasure (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
One of Britain’s leading universities is embroiled in an embarrassing row over hundreds of treasures looted from Iraq. Found scattered around ancient Mesopotamia, the Aramaic incantation or devil bowls were placed upside down in homes during the . . . .
- Riyadh To Put Fatwas On Internet (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 09, 2007)
Saudi Arabia has taken recourse to the Internet to disseminate fatwa rulings as part of an effort to institute judicial reforms.
- The Art Market In India Reframes Itself For The 21st Century (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
For an uninitiated Westerner, making your way to one of this city's new art galleries can be a disorienting study in contrasts.
- Spectre Of Sovereign Wealth Funds (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 09, 2007)
With apologies to Karl Marx, a spectre is haunting the capitalist West: that of sovereign wealth funds (SWF).
- Pillai Lokacharya’S Magnum Opus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Translation and Commentary of Manavala Mamuni; Critical Evaluation of the Theo-Philosophy of the Post-Ramanuja Srivaishnavism: J. Rangaswami; Sharada Publishing House, 2094/165, Ganeshpura, Tri Nagar, Delhi-110035. Rs.1950.
- A Heritage In Transition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Marg Publications has a distinctive reputation in nurturing Indian art scholarship that is also accessible to the layperson, and the current volume follows this commendable furrow with elegant panache.
- Universal Wisdom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Sooraparaju Radha Krishnamurthy, S. Ramadevi, 10-30/5, Koundinya Homes, Gokale Nagar, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad-500013, Rs. 80.
- The Bridge To Ceylon (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 09, 2007)
According to Valmiki’s Ramayan, Ram walked over the Sahya mountains, with their spectacular forests and waterfalls. They were covered with red earth.
- Setu Must Have Been Man Made (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Many pieces of evidence from the science of ocean technology back the argument that Ram Setu was man-made.
- Iaf To Get Ajt By Next Month (New Indian Express, GAUTAM DATT, Oct 09, 2007)
For the Indian Air Force, the wait for advanced jet trainers is finally over. The IAF will get the first of the Hawk trainer aircraft bought from Britain by next month.
- Mid-Term Polls Imminent: Jd(u) (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Oct 08, 2007)
The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday asserted that a mid-term election was imminent as the Congress had failed to adhere to the coalition dharma.
- For The Joy Of Doing Nothing! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
It is around noon at Kalka railway station, not too far from Shimla. As I step towards the exit gate, a handful of taxi drivers offer their services. “Solan, Sir”, one of them enquires.
- Hdk Is Lame-Duck Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Karnataka now has a minority government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
- Magic, Miracles, Mysticism (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Oct 08, 2007)
She has a degree in music, veena training from Ranganayaki Rajagopalan, knowledge of Sanskrit and love of research.
- Why Paro Won’T Ditch You! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The months of October and November are an ideal time to visit Bhutan, our beautiful and pristine neighbour.
- Bjp Leaders Go All Out Against Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday led thousands of workers who had come from all over the State in a rally to Raj Bhavan here.
- Kerala School Absent In Annals (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
This has reference to the article, "From Kerala to infinity", the interview with George G Joseph "Knowledge Travels" (August 20) and the editorial, "This is to certify" (August 14).
- Kiss Of Death (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Oct 08, 2007)
This is a story about violence and unexpected love; dark treachery and the warmth of true friends...
- Faith Gives Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Scriptures affirm that human beings are born to undergo the effects of their individual Karma and this explains the sufferings people experience during their lifetime.
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, SOUMYA NARAYAN ACHARI, Oct 08, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivasamudram attract tourists in plenty. After a season of good rains the falls are in fine form.
- Karnataka Cartwheels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The act of political duplicity perpetrated by the reigning father-son duo in Karnataka marks a new low in political morality.
- Gandhiji’S Ram (Indian Express, Lalit Mohan, Oct 08, 2007)
Instead of advising Sonia Gandhi to drop her surname if she did not believe in Ram, Rajnath Singh should tell us if he himself shares Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of what Ram stood for.
- Withdraw Support From Anti-People Govt: Jd(u) To Left (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
As a mid-term poll seems imminent, Janata Dal(U) has dubbed the UPA Government at the Centre as "anti people" and urged the Left parties to withdraw their support from the Government.
- Jd(u) Asks Left To Pull The Plug (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Sensing the prospect of mid-term polls, the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday upped the ante against the UPA government accusing it of "failure" on all fronts and decided to launch a nation-wide campaign to highlight its "anti-people" policies.
- The Pressure Cooker (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 08, 2007)
It is sometimes strange to see the political class, that is supposed to have emerged from the grass roots and represents the masses of India, be so insensitive to the growing disparity between the rich and the poor.
- Serious Or Joking? (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Oct 08, 2007)
Last week, a large section of the popular Indian media was abuzz with the possibility of an asteroid, Apophis, hitting the Earth after William Ailor, director of the Centre for Orbital and Re-entry Studies, Aerospace Corporation . . . . .
- Morning Walk (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2007)
We were staying in a resort near the Golf Club in Mysore. At six in the morning, I decided to go for my morning constitutional. The road wound its way to the little hills beyond. The world seemed deserted.
- Deve Gowda Lists Reasons Against Transfer Of Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
With the coalition government in Karnataka heading for a collapse, the former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) national president, H.D. Deve Gowda, and BJP president Rajnath Singh met in New Delhi on Friday night and exchanged notes on the . . . .
- Uk Police Recover Da Vinci Painting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Police in the United Kingdom claimed to have solved the country's biggest art heist by arresting four people and recovering a stolen 30-million-pound Leonardo da Vinci painting.
- Mediaeval Way To Power (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2007)
TODAY Pakistan is in the grip of a war of succession between the army and the politicians.
- High Alert Sounded In Hyderabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
A high alert was sounded in the State capital on Thursday following intelligence inputs about possible terror strikes similar to the recent twin blasts.
- Ram Setu: Sc Tells Tn To Protect Swami (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The controversy over Ram, arising from the Sethusamundram project, continues to surface in one form or the other, with a petition being moved in the Supreme Court by a Hindu saint alleging that activists of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu . . . . . .
- Govt, Maoists Agree To Postpone Nepal Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Five years ago, on this day, Gyanendra had dismissed an elected government and plunged his kingdom in fresh turmoil and violence.
- Spiritual Awareness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
In the Bhagavad Gita are described the qualities of a person with steadfast mind (Sthitaprajna). Such a person is an embodiment of self-control.
- Celebrating Wanderlust (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Travel is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy today. And the potential of the industry in India is just about being tapped. Opportunities are enormous for youth in this sector and to emphasise that Srinivas College of Hotel Management . . .
- Indians In Uk More British Than Whites: Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
It’s a black and white report — nine out of ten people of Indian origin are among the Asians and the Blacks who are more British than whites.
- Logic Does Not Defy Ram Setu (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 06, 2007)
Is there any authoritative, scientific evidence to prove that Ram Setu is a natural formation? According to Mr T Satyamurthy, who recently retired as Superintending Archaeologist, having worked with Archaeological Survey of India since . . . .
- Do's And Dont's Pack For Migrants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The British government plans to give DOs and DON'Ts packs to migrants immediately after their arrival in the country.
- Don’T Knock Your Brain Too Much! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 06, 2007)
The French president wants his countrymen to philosophise less and work more. “Move from incantation to action,” he says. His finance minister, Christine Lagarde, is blunter: “In our libraries we have enough to talk about for centuries to come,” she says.
- Sonia Blackballs Lodhi Road Tunnel Project (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Trans-Yamuna residents would continue to take a circuitous route through Ashram or Pragati Maidan to access the heart of the city.
- Going Back To The Nwfp (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2007)
THE journey from Lahore to Peshawar in April 2007 was, as ever, replete with childhood memories. As the fields grew greener on approaching Attock, and the Indus and the Kabul rivers met, the heart lifted in anticipation of the inimitable . . .
- A Curse Comes True (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 05, 2007)
Nepal's Maoists are working hard to fulfil Gorakhnath's bleak prediction about the Shah dynasty
- Science Advanced, Values Declined (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 05, 2007)
When human beings evolved from being hunters and gatherers to agriculturists, elders in society imposed various behavioural restrictions.
- Family First, Nation Later (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Oct 05, 2007)
More by coincidence than design, the Congress, by making Mr Rahul Gandhi the general secretary of the party, has tried to capitalise on the increasingly recognised global success of India's youth power. But no one with a sense of history has . . . .
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