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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 9735:
- How We Deny Sectarianism And Then Pay For It (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 04, 2006)
Eleven Pakistani pilgrims to Karbala have been brutally murdered by sectarian thugs in Iraq.
- Our Lady Of Jhansi (OutLook, MAHMOOD FAROOQUI, Sep 04, 2006)
While it rescues Lakshmi Bai from the conjoined yokes of rebel-patriot, her true metier will only emerge when the gadar is studied as an event in its own right, not as a prologue to the glorious march of Indian nationalism.
- Nothing Religious About It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 04, 2006)
Those who claim that singing Vande Mataram is a threat to their religion, say so without giving the matter due thought, says Maulana Waheeduddin Khan.
- Rs 50 Lakh To Develop Chamunda Temple (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 50 lakh for the development of the Chamunda Temple (Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham) in Kangra district under the rural tourism plan. This amount would be utilised for the development of a green belt around the temple.
- Indian Author Taps Outsourcing Boom To Weave A Tale (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
It’s a story basically saying that globalisation works in mysterious ways and in India it is causing a lot to change’
- India Matters (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Sep 04, 2006)
The monsoon session of the Lok Sabha concluded far from proudly, with something approaching fisticuffs. Nothing warranted or can ever justify such disgraceful conduct.
- From Dariya To Nullah (Tribune, R. Vatsyayan, Sep 04, 2006)
Most of the ancient civilisations grew on the banks of rivers. Even today millions of people all over the world live near the rivers and depend upon them for their survival.
- Until They Fight Again (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Sep 04, 2006)
After the war in Lebanon, comes the hypocrisy, the mendacity, the threats, the sheer brazen lies. Let’s start with the man with the burning eyes, Hizbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah.
- Cash And Creed (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Sep 04, 2006)
The interference of religious leaders in softer and short-term issues like who should sing the Vande Mataram or which temple or mosque should be demolished to make way for development has been accepted by Indian society as a given.
- Fear Of Flying (Indian Express, NAMRATA SHARMA ZAKARIA, Sep 04, 2006)
Once upon a time, we really flew when we flew. Taking a plane to anywhere was quite the flight of fancy.
- Mumbai Chawls May Figure In Heritage List (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Many of Mumbai's chawls, cradle of the Ganesh festival and nurturer of the city's middle-classes, are to become protected heritage under the new list currently in the process of being approved by the BMC.
- Punjab Polls: Manmohan To Be Congress Trump Card (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 04, 2006)
With Chief Minister Amrinder Singh battling against five years of anti-incumbency, the Congress plans to project Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "pride of Punjab" to turn the electoral tide.
- Hubli-Dharwad To Be Put Under Jn-Nurm: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday announced that Hubli-Dharwad would be included in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
- Cong Rally Hits Traffic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Bangaloreans wanting a Sunday outing fa-ced a nightmare as the city with unregulated traffic due to Congress’ mammoth convention witnessed incessant blocks till early evening.
- Sonia Promises Package For Karnataka Ryots (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Get ready to bring Congress back to power in State, party workers told
UPA will be responsive to plight of farmers in debt'
Centre plans to bring Hubli-Dharwad under National Urban Renewal Mission.
- Theerthabhisheka Mahotsavam Performed To . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
`Sahasra Narikela Theerthabhisheka Mahotsavam' was performed to Vepanjeri Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy at the S.V. Children's High School premises in Bhavani Nagar here on Sunday.
- Focus On Medical, Heritage Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Private investment in tourism sector to be encouraged
- `Scope For Pilgrim Tourism In Kottayam' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Minister for Tourism Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Sunday said the Government would initiate steps to get the Central Government to approve a new tourism circuit with Kumarakom as the centre.
- E-Tutoring A Boon For Travel-Weary Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
There is a high degree of personal interaction in this system
The programmes are tailored to suit each student's needs
- Sabarimala Temple Opens For Onam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala opened on Sunday afternoon for the four-day Onam festival celebrations that begin on Monday morning.
- Congress President Promises Package For Farmers In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Get ready to bring Congress back to power in Karnataka, Sonia tells party workers
- Pak Increases Military Activities Along Loc (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 04, 2006)
There is a certain degree of concern over Pakistan Army’s reported activities of construction of concrete bunkers and reinforcement of manpower along the Line of Control as Islamabad is upping its ante before the anticipated bilateral meeting between . .
- Namaskara (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2006)
Hinduism gives lot of importance to ‘namaskara’ and ‘tilaka’. ‘Namaste’ or ‘namaskara’ is a traditional form of salutation.
- How Global Growth Surmounts New Challenges? (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Sep 04, 2006)
Important factors include expansion in emerging economies like China and India and the enabling role of technology in global integration
- Bangalore's Progress Tops Sonia Agenda (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday chose to hit out at the JD(S)-BJP government where it hurts: Bangalore's development.
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple To Glitter With Gold Ornaments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Embellishments were stolen from the temple on January 5, 1983
- Sonia Dubs Jd(s)-Bjp Ministry Opportunist (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, making her first visit to Bangalore on Sunday after the JD(S)-BJP government was formed, described the coalition as “an opportunistic alliance for power” and asked her party workers to expose the new combine and . . .
- Elements Of Surrender (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Among the descents of the Supreme Being in this world those in human form as Rama and Krishna are important for mankind for they vouchsafed liberation to one who adopted surrender to the Lord (Prapatti, Saranagati) as the means to redemption.
- A 1,000-Year-Old Temple In Ruins (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Sep 02, 2006)
The list of historical monuments in and around Chennai is not restricted to Kancheepuram and Mamallapuram towns.
- Flights To Leh Being Increased To Promote Tourism: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Trying to put the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the international tourism map, the State Government is taking slew of measures to develop the connectivity and infrastructure to the untapped scenic region of mountain passes.
- Voyage Of Sugarcane (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Sep 02, 2006)
In the early days, India was believed to be the country where sugarcane originated, as the oldest reports of extraction of sugar were found there.
- Futility Of Labels (Times of India, Mukul Dube, Sep 02, 2006)
The history of human societies and of groups within them has been one of cons-tantly narrowing occupational specialisation. The earliest societies were of hunters and gatherers.
- Why You Shouldn't Look For Superhumans In Avatars (Times of India, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Sep 02, 2006)
Life is incomplete without union with God. It is quite natural that a matured mind and a receptive heart strive for this union.
- Forbes Lists Nooyi As More Powerful Than Sonia (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Chief executive-designate of Pepsico Indra Nooyi and ICICI bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Let's Pursue Gross National Happiness (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2006)
Is the US, the world’s most industrialised nation, and the most powerful, happy? Or is hermit kingdom, Bhutan, happy and prosperous? Economists often use GDP as a short-hand for the well-being of a nation.
- Double Indian Whammy To Nepal’S Arms Bid (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 02, 2006)
Just four months after it came to power pledging to restore peace, transparency and good governance, Prime Minister Mr Girija Prasad Koirala’s government has been caught in the most embarrassing situation possible with the discovery that as it . . .
- Artist Ahmed Saeed Nagi Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Ahmed Saeed Nagi, known as the official artist of the freedom movement, passed away on Friday night in the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi. He was 90. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.
- Grab In The Name Of God (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 02, 2006)
This kind of grab in the name of God is not limited to any one community.
- Bsnl To Launch Pre-Paid Service For Fixed Line Phones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd; will soon launch Fixed Line Prepaid Service (FLPS) in Dharmapuri and Hosur towns.
- Tourism Boost For Hyderabad, The `Hub' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
State and city showcased at the `India Travel Congress'; Southern Splendour, a reality soon: Minister
- Merkel Overtakes Rice As World's Most Powerful Woman: Forbes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indra Nooyi,, Sonia Gandhi, Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, Vidya Chhabria among Indians on list.
- War Tactics For The Markets (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 02, 2006)
Daryl Guppy offers The 36 Strategies of the Chinese for Financial Traders to help overcome your two biggest enemies in the markets. Vijay Singal provides tips on `stock market anomalies and low-risk investing' in Beyond the Random Walk.
- Embodiment Of Grace (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
To err is human and the Divine Mother, Sri (Lakshmi), who is the embodiment of compassion has acknowledged it. In the Lakshmi Tantra, which is a Pancharatra Agama, there is a statement attributed to Her in which She declares that a person who . . .
- Death And The Devi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Stop at Maranakatte if you are headed for Kollur.
- How To Reach There (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
From Bangalore take NH 4 up to Nelamangala, follow NH 48 to Mangalore and then get on to NH 17 to Kundapur. Then take a deviation to Kollur on SH (590 km).
- The `War On Terror' And West Asia Circa 2007 (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 02, 2006)
The U.S. approach has been uniformly unsuccessful and raises questions about its major and minor premises, the efficacy of its methodology, and, in the final analysis, of its intent.
- Daggers Drawn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2006)
In a way, coalitions are marriages of convenience, which remain stable only until such time as all parties are committed to keep them going. Jammu and Kashmir is no exception.
- Islam In China: No Longer Insulated (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 02, 2006)
Greater orthodoxy amongst Chinese Muslims is on the rise. Nonetheless, they retain unique characteristics.
- Colombo, London To Pursue Peace Plan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom have agreed to take "necessary follow up action" on the peace process in the island nation.
- Supreme Court Upholds Death For Two Killer Sisters (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Sep 01, 2006)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty to two sisters who killed nine of 13 children they kidnapped during 1990-96. The court described the duo as a menace to society.
- Believe In Yourself (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2006)
What we all need is a basis in life that will bring us courage, resourcefulness and a feeling of sacrifice for others.
- Death For Child-Smash Sisters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Two sisters who kidnapped children and killed them by smashing their heads against walls or electricity poles could become the first women to be hanged in Independent India.
- Pm Prod For Judicial Rejig (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today asked the country’s legal and judicial fraternity to reflect if judicial interference in administrative actions was “too frequent” and the law of contempt was “an impediment to judicial reform.”
- Keep Bad Guys Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
Something is happening at a regular frequency these days that should bother us. More police parties from other states have started visiting our State in recent times than ever before.
- Mother Russia Behind Nepal Arms Deal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 01, 2006)
While Nepal’s new government headed by prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala has been celebrating 2006 as the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Himalayan kingdom and the former . . .
- Healthy Societies May Not Be God Given (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 01, 2006)
Religious leaders belonging to different religions actually have one thing in common (besides of course their belief in God) and that is, they think atheists are a corrupting influence on society.
- India-Asean Dilemma On Trade (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 01, 2006)
The reasons could be the India-China comparisons, in which Beijing scores high as a major economic player, or the doubts about New Delhi's longer-term priorities towards East Asia.
- The Lord's Descents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Almighty incarnates in the world with the purpose of reinstating Dharma in the world by vanquishing those who pose a threat to it and to protect the righteous. So destruction of those who transgress Dharma happens as a consequence and is not . . .
- Urdu & Secularism (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 01, 2006)
A clutch of new books focus on the progressive nationalist tradition of Urdu poetry.
- A Reverse For Terrorism? (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 01, 2006)
This battle of wits can never end. But there is no reason why the fight should be given up, for that will strengthen the perpetrators of evil.
- I'm British, But... (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 01, 2006)
The book shows what attracts Muslims particularly those who live in Western societies, to a radical Islamic world-view.
- So Did I! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 01, 2006)
As P Chidambaram and Montek Singh Ahluwalia fight over shifting deficit targets, the guru of India’s economic reforms, Manmohan Singh, couldn’t avoid paying attention.
- Mindtree Eyes $70 Mln Ipo In Early 2007 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Venture capital-funded MindTree Consulting, an Indian mid-sized software services exporter, expects to raise about $70 million through a local initial public offering early next year, its top official said.
- Al Qaeda's Presence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 31, 2006)
It seems just a coincidence that two important persons in different corners of the country have discussed on the same day Al Qaeda's possible links with Jammu and Kashmir.
- Epic Of Humane Relationships (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 31, 2006)
Emblematic of the position that the Mahabharata accords to animals is an incident narrated in its Mahaprasthanika Parva or the Chapter of the Great Departure.
- Nda Allies Distance Themselves From Bjp (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
With the BJP’s stress on Hindutva, the NDA allies have rapidly started distancing themselves from the saffron camp. After the Janata Dal (United), led by Mr Sharad Yadav, opposed the BJP’s move to support the ban on religious conversions, the . . .
- Autumn Of Hinduism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2006)
The other day, I was deeply disturbed to see on quite a few television-channels idols of some Hindu gods and goddesses drinking milk. Showing the clips repeatedly and allowing a number of eyewitnesses to appear on the screen and affirm genuineness . . .
- India Thwarts Nepal's Bid To Import Arms (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 31, 2006)
A move by Nepal to import missiles and other weapons from a third country was shot down by India, which refused permission to a plane transporting the hardware to fly over Indian territory.
- Cuba: Brief Break (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 31, 2006)
Cuban President Fidel Castro, recovering from an illness, is expected to be back at work very soon.
- Liberating Knowledge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
All spiritual practices are intended to prepare the mind to grasp the true nature of the Self (Atman). So it is Self-knowledge (Jnana) that liberates the bonded soul and when a seeker realises the Self he is delivered from Karma — both Punya (meritorious)
- Cairo Walks (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Aug 31, 2006)
The advice for us armchair travellers wanting to know Egypt has been unerringly consistent. Read Naguib Mahfouz, Cairenes said. Read him, and then think about venturing into Cairo’s historic centre to understand the country.
- Mahfouz, First Arab Writer To Win Nobel, Is Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Naguib Mahfouz, who became the first Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels depicting Egyptian life in his beloved corner of ancient Cairo, died on Wednesday, his doctor said. He was 94.
- People With A Difference (Indian Express, J. L. Gupta, Aug 31, 2006)
The seven days in Switzerland were splendid. One evening we found ourselves in front of the Federal Palace — Switzerland’s Parliament — in Berne.
- Pakistan Likely To Extradite Rauf To Britain (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Aug 31, 2006)
British national Rashid Rauf, a major key suspect in the London terror plot, who also holds Pakistani passport, is most likely to face extradition to United Kingdom as soon the interrogation process is completed.
- Hub Of Research (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 31, 2006)
Bangalore has emerged as one of modern India's most important centres of higher education and research.
- Iran: Standing Up To The West (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 31, 2006)
The Iranian leadership and people are united in their defence of the country's uranium enrichment programme.
- No Progress In City Serial Blasts Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police said on Thursday that there was no headway in investigations into the July 11 serial blasts. The ATS released the sketch of an unclaimed body found in one of the blast sites to establish its identification.
- The Media Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
In the matter of the 12 men arrested aboard the Northwest flight in Amsterdam, the Indian media has shown once again that it has no independence of thought and individuality, as it totally embraced the Government's point of view.
- Indians To Spend 50% More On Travel Abroad: Survey ........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Willing to go places, literally, and having the required money in their pockets, Indians are going to spend on their travel abroad as never before.
- The Digital Revolution (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Aug 30, 2006)
Computers have revolutionised the way we acquire, store and communicate information
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