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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 9735:
- Bismillah Khan (Frontline, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Aug 30, 2006)
Peerless shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan leaves behind a repertoire of sublime music.
- Conservation, Not Beautification (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2006)
The ‘beautification’ of prime national heritage monuments such as the Lahore Fort and the Shalimar Gardens is an ill-advised move that must be dispensed with. Lahore’s Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) is spending Rs17 million on beautifying the . .
- Trade At Nathu-La Limps (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Aug 30, 2006)
'A dawn of economic prosperity awaits Sikkim-India-China: Border trade reopens’ read huge billboards as one drives across the 56-kilometre Gangtok-Nathu-La newly-carpeted road, the ancient silk route that cuts through mountain ranges and gorges . . .
- Deport Ulfa Rebel: Bsf (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 30, 2006)
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday asked its Bangladeshi counterpart to deport Anup Chetia, the general secretary of the proscribed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
- Nepal To Probe King Role In Protest Deaths (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
An inquiry panel will question Nepal’s king about his role in the killing of pro-democracy activists in April, an official said today, an unprecedented move in a nation which once revered its monarch.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Major Tourism Plan For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Introduction of cable cars in Udhagamandalam and Kodaikanal hill resorts by December this year, and development of Madurai, Thanjavur, Kanyakumari and Vellore as major tourist destinations with assistance from the Union Tourism Ministry are some . . .
- A Devotee's Prayer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Scholars who expound the Puranas often state that one should emulate Lord Rama and follow the teachings of Lord Krishna. But, if one analyses Krishna's actions from the spiritual perspective, it will become apparent that He was a man of . . .
- "There Cannot Be A Black To White Evolution In Nepal" (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Aug 30, 2006)
The country faces the twin challenges of bringing into the political mainstream the left-wing Maoists and keeping in check a right-wing monarch, according toKanak Mani Dixit, Editor ofHimal, who was in the forefront of the pro-democracy struggle.
- Pm Reviews Initiatives In Punjab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly election in Punjab, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently reviewed the progress of infrastructure projects and directed the state and central ministers to speed up their implementation.
- 23 Killed As Mini Bus Plunges Into The Krishna River (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Five survive; 12 bodies retrieved; water discharge from the Alamatti Dam stopped to facilitate the rescue operation
- Ayodhya: Centre For Consensus On Bulletproof Structure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Court adjourns proceedings by six weeks
- Withering Lives (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Aug 30, 2006)
The agrarian crisis bankrupts whole communities and drives hundreds of farmers to suicide across Maharashtra.
- Have A Pure Mind To Do Great Work (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Aug 30, 2006)
Imagine walking away from a medal regarded as the maths equivalent of the Nobel Prize. If that’s easy, imagine solving a hundred-year-old conundrum ranked among seven of the world’s greatest mathematical problems, each worth a million dollars.
- On Growth, Poverty And Opportunity (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 29, 2006)
"While India's growth performance has improved there are concerns about whether this is doing enough for the poor and excluded groups.
- Sankara Nethralaya's Research Project Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
It will pioneer ophthalmic research in nano-technology and stem cell applications
- Net Result (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
More Indians are accessing the Internet than ever before, but the nation is way down the list in the number of users internationally. The US is the leader by far, followed by China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Korea.
- Ddt Still Weapon Of Choice Against Malaria (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2006)
Men in blue coveralls and white surgical masks began their annual trek into the countryside here last week. Methodically, they sprayed one home after another with a chemical that is poised for a big expansion in the developing world: DDT.
- Nepal King’S Indian Business Links (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 29, 2006)
It is now clear that the royal family of Nepal has business links with at least five well known Indian companies.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- What Money Can’T Buy (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Aug 29, 2006)
Money also gives you the idea that you are powerful and independent, blinding you to the fact that we live in a world of interdependence.
- Salute To Professor, Governor Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
It was a rare show of public grief. Life in the ancient temple town Ujjain came to a standstill today with the ruling BJP supporting the Congress call for a bandh to mourn the death of Professor H.S. Sabharwal in Madhav College during the . . .
- Ceos Working To Build A Better World (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
CEO philanthropy on a grand scale is something that we’re used to seeing in the West. Business leaders such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have taken generosity and charity to a whole new level.
- Detoxify Yourself During Festival Of Paryushana (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 29, 2006)
Paryushana is a major 10-day Jain festival celebrated during the month of Bhadrapada. In this period, participants practise self-purification, self-criticism and self-control in order to achieve self-improvement.
- Spoiling The Beauty (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
Why did India go wrong with urban planning?
- Birth Of A Definition (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Aug 29, 2006)
M.R. Venkatesh looks at how the concept of ‘caste’ evolved in the South, where the first OBC movement had originated.
- A Salutary Approach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks at a conference on terrorism organised last week by Muslim clerics in the capital addressed their immediate apprehensions against the grisly background of the Mumbai bomb explosions.
- They Call Us, But We Ignore... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Cenotaphs, that carry tales of our glorious past, are almost in ruins. Isn’t it time we listened to their silent cry of agony, asks Rajiv G H
- Surrender To God (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Surrender to God (Saranagati, Prapatti) with faith in His grace, expressing one's inability to adopt the other means to liberation, is unique to Srivaishnava theology.
- When Two Eras Overlap (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 28, 2006)
Human life is reduced to real suffering when two ages, two cultures overlap.
- Over 250 National Monuments Under Encroachment (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 28, 2006)
They are our link to the country’s glorious past. But, this link is in the danger of being snapped.
- Bjp To Launch Stir For State’S Rights (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Announcing to launch an agitation with the help of other political parties and social organizations, the BJP yesterday constituted a state-level committee to prepare an action plan to get Himachal's share under the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966.
- Mumbai Ushers In Ganesha Amidst Tight Security (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Maharashtra ushered in the Ganesha festival amidst tight security today with the Central intelligence agencies warning the local administration of terror attacks during the 10-day celebrations.
- Venezuela’S Chinese Connection (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2006)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s world tour has landed him in China for the fourth time during his presidency. One of his main objectives there is to try to draw China into his global so-called “guerrilla war” against the United States.
- The Descent Into Tribalism (Dawn, Hywel Williams, Aug 28, 2006)
Modern governments, when they try to justify their existence in historical terms, are apt to propose a rough-and-ready anthropology for human development. First came the tribe — savage in instinct, ritualistic in religion and run on the basis of . . .
- On The Banks Of The Kshipra (Hindu, TANUSHREE PODDER, Aug 28, 2006)
Apart from the temples, the ancient town of Ujjain has much more to offer a traveller.
- Spiritual Festival Of Fasting (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Aug 28, 2006)
Jains are celebrating their spiritual festival called "Paryushan Parva" all over the country. Jainism itself is essentially a "spiritual religion" considering spiritual good to be the highest goal of life. Observing long fasts up to 30 days, vow . . .
- Jan Sangh, Bjp Efforts Got India Its N-Status: Vajpayee (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today attributed the country’s rise as a nuclear power to the policies of the Jan Sangh and the BJP.
- Meet The Trainspotters (New Indian Express, Riju Dave Mehta, Aug 28, 2006)
They seem pedestrian enough, these people. Swinging between work and wants, cares and compulsions, they flit through life at a banal pace.
- Four Zones, Four Land-Use Plans (Telegraph, SHANKAR MUKHERJEE, Aug 28, 2006)
In a bid to check unplanned growth and ease congestion in the heart of the city, Calcutta will be carved up into four zones with distinct land-use plans for each quarter.
- Atal Blows Sangh Trumpet (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Who is responsible for India becoming a nuclear power? Who ended the “licence quota raj”? Who annexed Kashmir to India? The Jan Sangh and the RSS, if A.B. Vajpayee is to be believed.
- Atal: We Made India N-Power To Reckon With (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Leader of Opposition LK Advani on Sunday said the six-year rule by the BJP-led NDA Government had not only successfully heralded the era of coalition politics in India but also made India a nuclear power.
- Copying Script To Success (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 28, 2006)
The unabashed and blatant use of unfair means, both during examinations and in marking, is a shocking reminder of the fact that our educational and examination system has decayed.
- N-Credit To Bipolar Politics (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 28, 2006)
The release of two special issues of RSS monthly Rashtradharm — focussing on the BJP and the Jana Sangh — turned into an occasion for two veteran swayamsewaks, former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha . . .
- A ‘Class’ Apart (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Anecdotes and a richly personal style make the intimidating subject of classical music less daunting.
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Three marvelous Tamil writers. And three competent translations from Katha.
- Time To Rethink Policies (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 28, 2006)
The dramatic return last week of the Northwest Airlines flight from the German airspace to Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, because a multiple ‘terrorist threat’ on board targeting 12 Indian nationals — all of them Muslim — has given a new dimension to . . .
- Caring Within, As Manifested Without (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 28, 2006)
The Biblical concept of “faith and works” (James: 2, 20) also involves true pity, which, indeed is empathy — that supreme virtue of feeling from deep within, as if in unison with the actual sufferer.
- Why Neil Simon? Why Not Badal Sircar? (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Theatre in India is a powerful, vibrant force.
- Jansangh, Bjp Policies Made India N-Power: Vajpayee (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today attributed the country's rise as a nuclear power to the policies of the Jansangh and the BJP.
- Jansangh, Bjp Policies Made India Nuke Power: Vajpayee (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today attributed the country’s rise as a nuclear power to the policies of the Jansangh and the BJP.
- Pluto: No Nine Pizzas? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
It is now official. Pluto, 76, is dead. It was killed by a group of astronomers. It is now a dwarf planet and is no longer part of the nine planets as we all know it. Will Walt Disney now change the name of the all-time favourite character Pluto? And what
- Ngos Hit Out At Ex-Mayors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the city have lashed out at former Mayors of Mysore who recently accused citizens' groups of impeding progress of the city by raising objections to development works.
- Memories Of Mother Teresa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2006)
"One of the miracles that occurred over the years," Mother Teresa once told me, "is that no one is allowed to die on streets; someone, somewhere brings the person to us." A biographer's tribute on her 96th birth anniversary.
- Introspect And Reform (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might consider his speech at the recent conference of Muslim ulemas in New Delhi as "bold".
- Vande Mataram Must Be Optional (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Vande Mataram has off and on been a bone of contention. As the composition of this song is approaching its centenary year and with the Government planning its commemoration, it is threatening to rip society along religious lines.
- Indian Polity At The (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2006)
The battle of ballot boxes have been fought and won. The winners are happy while the losers will have to wait for the next opportunity for pocketful of winning bonanza. Promises have been made to citizens for a better life.
- The Truth Behind Natwar's Bluster (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Am I the only person in India to feel at all bad for Natwar Singh? I’m beginning to feel that this may be the case. The Congress has deserted one of its most senior members. The doors of 10 Janpath have been shut in his face.
- If Brown=terrorist, Doesn’T White=racist? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The English word ‘barbarian’ owes its origin to the Greek word ‘barbaros’, one who cannot speak Greek and thereby is a non-Greek.
- Khan Saheb In Kashi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
There are moments when I love my job, or rather my business of journalism — even I, a hard-nosed, cynical hack of nearly three decades.
- Euphemisms In Troubled Times (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
We live in a world of curious euphemisms. There are things we want to say at times but cannot. So we say them in different ways.
- Role Of Pakistani Being Probed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
In the Mumbai train blasts investigation, the Anti-Terrorist Squad on Thursdaysaid that they are investigating role of the Pakistani national who was killed on August 22.
- Turkish Desires (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Aug 25, 2006)
A dark, handsome and solitary man, physically fit but tragically deprived, a man of simple living and sophisticated pleasures, with an acute mind and a delicate touch in cooking, is an irresistible draw as a detective.
- The Man Who Refused “Nobel” For Math (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Aug 25, 2006)
The achievement of solving the intractable mathematical problem, Poincare Conjecture, dealing with the nature of space, is under Russian Grigory Perelman’s belt. While he may have found a solution to this puzzle discovered by Henri Poincare, . . .
- I’Ll Continue My Fight For Women: Taslima Nasreen (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen today said she would continue her fight against terrorism, fundamentalism and the oppression of women.
- Students Clash With Police Over Quota Bill (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Violent clashes broke out between students and police in the Indian capital on Thursday as protests flared over a government move to reserve more university seats for students from lower Hindu castes.
- Citizens' Initiative (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2006)
Do not curse darkness, light a little candle! True to this motto, seven apolitical NGOs in Chennai and five in Coimbatore, have decided to join hands and put up candidates for the coming elections to the municipalities and corporations in Tamil Nadu.
- Haircut: Sgpc Seeks Saudi Action (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) today urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to probe racial hatred against Sikhs in the kingdom and the pressure being exerted on a doctor to "shave off his hair and take off his turban."
- Degeneration Of Modern Nations Into Tribalism (Hindu, Hywel Williams, Aug 25, 2006)
Colonial interference and Europe's failure to absorb minorities has led to a global decay of the state.
- Not Fully Awake To Threat Of Terror (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 25, 2006)
It took Underground blasts for UK to realise the menace at its doorstep; but no such realisation holds true for France, says Prafull Goradia.
- Barbs Against The Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Darul Uloom Deoband’s monthly journal, Mahnama Darul Uloom in an editorial in its latest issue has recognised the contribution of the Congress party in India’s independence, but has gone onto strongly criticise the economic policies of the regime.
- No Progress In City Serial Blasts Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 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.
- Falling Off The Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
Grigori Perelman’s decision to decline the Fields Medal, awarded for his apparent solving of the Poincare Conjecture, set off shockwaves through the world of sciences. It shouldn’t really have been a surprise; he’s been living in near-isolation . . .
- Placement Begins; Infy Offer - Rs. 2.7 Lakh A Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Over 1,700 students from 38 engineering colleges attend .
- Chamatkar: India’S Miracle Worker (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 25, 2006)
Mumbai’s Meethi is the most speciously named river in geological history.
- Mumbai's Cross (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 25, 2006)
The naming of a new restaurant in Navi Mumbai after one of the world's most brutal mass murderers — changed after a week of public outrage — is a shameful example of the triumph of ignorance.
- Largest Hindu Temple Opens In Britain (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Europe's largest Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Venkateswara has been opened to the public with a week-long festival during which priests will perform rituals to sanctify the shrine.
- Difficult Words (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 25, 2006)
The irony is inescapable. Last Tuesday, the country mourned the death of the nonagenarian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan in Varanasi.
- Poet Of Poets (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 25, 2006)
I wanted to do my masters in English literature from the Institute of English in Thiruvananthapuram. The only reason was that I wanted to be a student of Prof K. Ayyappa Panikker, who headed the institute those days.
- Tirumala Temple To Get A Sparkling Look (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Balalayam', performed every 12 years, to conclude on August 25 .
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