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Articles 1921 through 2020 of 9735:
- Value Of Human Birth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Scriptures stress the value of human birth as an extraordinary opportunity to attain Brahma Jnana — knowledge of the highly esoteric eternal truth that can liberate the Jivatma from mortality and bestow immortal bliss.
- Destruction Of Minds (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
The announcement by federal education minister Javed Ashraf Qazi that 'jihad' was being retained in the new curriculum that the government plans to introduce in schools from 2007 to 2009 is a cause of concern.
- Hounded In Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
Maoists train guns on Indians ---- News coming out of Nepal about Indian workers, traders and industry owners being threatened and hounded by Maoists will surprise only those who have chosen not to read the writing on the wall for the past decade.
- Tackle Terror Sternly (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Aug 03, 2006)
The Government has no clearcut policies to fight terrorism sponsored by neighbouring nations.
- Twist In Sabarimala Sleaze Case: Three Held For Framing Priest (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 03, 2006)
The sleaze scandal involving the Tantri (chief priest) of Sabarimala temple took a new turn today with the police arresting a woman, Sobha John, and two accomplices, alleging they had engineered a trap for Kantaru Mohanuru with help from a bunch . . .
- Change Is Vital For Excellence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
In his ‘Book of the River’, Bahá'u'lláh likens the tribulations of humanity to the flow of a mighty river. “When torrential and swollen it rolleth on and surgeth forward.
- Changing With Times (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Aug 03, 2006)
Challenges in the form of liberalisation and global competition have steeled the units' resolve to surge ahead.
- The North-East Mosaic (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Aug 03, 2006)
The foremost feature of the social order of the North-Eastern region is its plurality.
- Bicentenary Of Vellore Revolt (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Aug 03, 2006)
The bicentenary of the Vellore Revolt kindles memories of the first challenge to the British empire in India.
- Secrets Of Comet Tempel 1 (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The NASA space mission to investigate the composition of Comet Tempel 1 brings revolutionary findings.
- Cooperation And Hurdles (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 03, 2006)
The U.S. administration initiates moves towards opening up international nuclear cooperation and trade with India.
- Afghan Clerics Riled At Korean Christians (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Hundreds of Afghan clerics rallied in an ancient mosque on Wednesday to demand the expulsion of scores of visiting South Korean Christians, accusing them of trying to spread Christianity.
- Destiny Rules (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
Gyanendra reaps what he sowed
How Gyanendra must rue disproving that old adage about a king being incapable of doing wrong.
- The Best View (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 02, 2006)
It depends upon the guide one has.
- Israeli Commandos Snatch Hizbollah Members In Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Israeli commandos snatched at least three Hizbollah members from a stronghold deep inside Lebanon on Wednesday, in a raid Lebanese security sources said killed at least seven civilians.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict. Established in 1990 on . . .
- Yakshagana Finds Place In Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Deeply appreciating the efforts to popularise ‘Yakshagana’ in places outside Karnataka, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has said that public interest in such art forms could be sustained only if people were provided a proper platform to . . .
- Skewed Approach (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Aug 02, 2006)
The Planning Commission's blueprint for the Eleventh Plan reflects the reformer's mindset.
- Hp: Trade Unionists' Murder (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 02, 2006)
Three trade union activists, employees of a sub-contractor for the Chamera Hydroelectric Project III, are murdered.
- Indian Imprint On Armenia (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
The remote village of Odzun reveals an Indian connection.
- A Reporter Remembers The Babri Demolition (Tribune, Satish Misra, Aug 02, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Lal Krishan Advani has again come under the scanner on account of a book by the former Police Chief of Faizabad district, D B Rai, who has stated in his book ‘Ayodhya Ka Sach’ that Mr Advani had addressed . . .
- 24 Karat (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 02, 2006)
When it comes to a stone hurled at Prakash Karat, his partymen in Kerala bare their teeth, forgetting faction feuds. Someone on a Malayalam daily who dared to report that the Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi flight was kept waiting for the CPI-M general . . .
- High Fidel-Ity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 02, 2006)
Woes of Cubans seem far from over ---- The prophecy of Nikita Khrushchev to all Americans, "Your grandchildren will live under Communism," mocks not only at Russians today but Communists everywhere.
- Summer Of Shelling (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Aug 02, 2006)
From the war zone in Lebanon, an account of the distress and the relief effort.
- Destiny Rules (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 01, 2006)
Gyanendra reaps what he sowed
How Gyanendra must rue disproving that old adage about a king being incapable of doing wrong.
- Ancient Wisdom For Modern Life (Hindu, N. C. RAMANUJACHARY, Aug 01, 2006)
Must newspapers that inculcate a scientific spirit and rational outlook among the readers devote space for articles and features of religious import, contemplated a newspaper editor in Telugu for a long time.
- Sc Stays Order Of No Separate Queue At Sabarimala Temple (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a decision of the Kerala High Court that had directed the Sabarimala Temple authorities to ensure there was no separate queue for VIPs seeking darshan of Lord Ayyappa.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 01, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict.
- My Driver's Son (Times of India, Anand Kurian, Aug 01, 2006)
My driver's eldest son is eight years old. That sentence doesn't tell the full story. It is true that he is eight years old and that he is the eldest of the three children in the house but he is not quite my driver's son.
- Uma Trains Guns On Left, Congress (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Aug 01, 2006)
Training her guns at the Left parties and the Congress and hinting that her party would have an ideological and political confrontation with both, firebrand leader Uma Bharti has equated the BJP with a dead body “devoid of any soul”.
- Voice Of Sanity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 01, 2006)
It is not surprising that the latest voice of sanity has emanated from Mumbai. Having been exposed to serial blasts on two occasions
- Poetry On Stone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The Hazara Rama temple in Hampi captures the architectural elegance of the Vijayanagara structures, writes B M Chandrasekharaiah.
- Train From China (Indian Express, K Srinivasan, Aug 01, 2006)
Yana Banerjee-Bey, in ‘Tibet on the train to the future’ (Bywords, IE, July 14), writes about how Tibetans’ traditional way of life can only change for the better, thanks to the new train that links Tibet to mainland China.
- The Tribes Of War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
When the Israeli press, politicians and intellectuals speak with regret about the "Lebanon War," it is usually to say the cost to Israel was too high or to point out that the invasion failed to achieve its objectives.
- The Good Life Can’T Be Purchased (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
The popular idea of happiness as hedonistic is misleading. For happiness is no goal in itself; it is only found in specific ways of life.
- Lexicon On The Mahabharata (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Aug 01, 2006)
The ramayana and the Mahabharata form the core of the cultural tradition. Encyclopedias and dictionaries based on these works are reference material for the cultural study of ancient India. Though works of such kind are available in several Indian . . .
- A Crusade In Meghalaya To Save ‘Treasure Troves’ (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court recently admitted a public interest litigation (PIL), which sought restrictions on the rampant coal mining and limestone-quarrying in Meghalaya to save the state’s natural caves. The PIL was lodged by the Meghalaya Adventurers’ . . .
- Raw Opens Field Office In Lucknow To Monitor Nepal Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Special stress on functioning of madarsas on the border areas of U.P. and Bihar
- Court Reserves Ruling On Filing Charge Sheet Against Mayawati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Arguments over in Rs.175-crore Taj Heritage project scam case
CVC's report prejudicial to Mayawati: counsel
It cannot interfere with CBI probe
No closure report filed, says Solicitor-General
Bench seeks status report on assets case
- Unflinching Faith (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Human birth is portrayed in the scriptures as the acme of evolution. Among the mass of humanity only some develop ardent longing for liberation while the majority fritter away this opportunity to attain liberation.
- Ocean Of Brahmn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
My mind fell like a hailstone into the vast expanse of Brahmn's ocean. Touching one drop of it. I melted away and became one with Brahmn. This is wonderful indeed! Here is the ocean of Brahmn, full of endless joy.
Adi Sankara
- Books Are Kalam's Best Companions (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 31, 2006)
He admits to not seeing a movie in 50 years
- Government Urged To Implement Mahajan Commission Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
State MPs asked to pressure the Centre in this regard
- Another Cult (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 31, 2006)
Discrimination is one of the classic weapons of power. It makes no difference if the power is held by a temple trust.
- Unbridled Emotion (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Jul 31, 2006)
It is commonly said that if a person allows his emotions to have too free a run then sometimes he buys a great deal of trouble.
- Blow Hot, Cold (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
With the monsoon clouds looming over us, a hill holiday at this time can turn out to be a misty but somewhat damp experience.
- Light In Cm Yard, Darkness Next Door (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Jul 31, 2006)
With its two glittering stadiums, airport, an institute of medical sciences and a post-graduate college, Sefai’s success story should have been a beacon of hope for every heartland hamlet.
- The Broadcast Bill And The Public Interest (Hindu, AMMU JOSEPH, Jul 31, 2006)
The primary objective of media regulation in a democracy is to preserve and protect citizens' fundamental rights to information and freedom of expression.
- Know India Better (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Know India Better; Published by One India One People Foundation, Mumbai, R.s 2500.
- Make The World Safe For Diversity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2006)
A FEW weeks ago (The Hindu, July 2) I wrote of attending the Ideas Festival of the Aspen Institute in Colorado.
- Roman Holiday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
While in Rome, must we do as the Romans do?
- In A Glass Of Its Own (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Vinaya Kumar takes a trip through the Kanch Mandir of Indore and tells the story behind this unique work of glass.
- It Ain’T Such A Bad World (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jul 30, 2006)
The book addresses caste-based inhibitions that still figure in the mindset of people, yet deals with the brighter side of life as well.
- Baig Seeks J&k's Representation In Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Quoting the saying of George Eliot "that Justice is like the kingdom of God it is not without us as a fact it is within us a great yearning", the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the process of law is constantly challenged by developments . . .
- Bush Clears The Way For Corporate Domination (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
When George W. Bush says that he wants to spread freedom to every corner of the earth, he means it.
- Sri Lankan Minister Thanks India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
"The affection, cooperation and friendliness... would never be lost in the memory of our Government and our people"
- Uncared Forever (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Jul 30, 2006)
"As long as the farming community is not in direct touch with the buyers, farming will be a business failure."
- Government Not Interested In Truth (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The Memorandum of Action Taken Report by the Home Ministry over the 600-plus page report submitted by a reputed former judge of the Supreme Court is plainly arbitrary.
- Letters To The Editor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
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- Mumbai Is A Cash Cow That’S Pleading For Protection And 'Charity' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 30, 2006)
The centre has turned down the Chief Ministers' request for funds to better our city. It is ironical that we are beggars at a budget banquet funded mostly by us.
- Tulum: Paradise By The Sea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The three levels found in the Temple of the Frescoes in Tulum, Mexico, symbolise the three realms of the Mayan universe: underworld of the dead, middle level of the living and finally heaven, where the gods lived in paradise,writes K V Krishnan
- A Royal Battle Rages Over A Heritage Hotel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Jaipur royal family is in the thick of a legal battle over a Rs 10 billion ($214 million) palace, now a heritage hotel, with the estranged Thai wife of a royal member demanding her children be given their share......
- Indian Punctuality (Deccan Herald, P SRINIVASAN, Jul 29, 2006)
Being not regularly punctual could be the 'Indian punctuality'!
- A Bollywood Beat Steeped In Culture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 29, 2006)
Salsa had its time in the sun. And it doesn’t seem so long ago that every other club had a weekly swing dancing night. Even Irish step dancing had its moment, what with “Riverdance’’ and that shirtless Flatley guy and all. Now, if Priya Pandya’s . . .
- Internal Hurdles Hurting Performance: Pm To Industry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned industry against internal hurdles — from inertia, old ways of thinking —that take away from their pursuit of excellence.
- Mega Projects Are Not Compatible With Heritage Status Of Mysore, . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Multi-storeyed structures will put pressure on the existing infrastructure' `Multi-storeyed structures will put pressure on the existing infrastructure'
Residents already face shortage of water and electricity
Disposal of solid wastes is . . .
- Tourism Promotes National Integration: Modi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Says he wants to make Gujarat a tourist destination of India "One should feel the warmth and hospitality of Gujarat's people by visiting the State"
- Storm In Gayatri Devi’S Turf (Hindustan Times, KS Tomar, Jul 29, 2006)
The City Palace in Jaipur was drenched in red, the shade of Teej, on Friday.
- Kalam Moots 9-Point Development Plan For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today suggested a nine-point developmental plan for militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, including a people’s movement to eliminate terrorism and the creation of an economic zone along the Line of Control.
- Peace Must For J&k’S Progress, Says Kalam (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Jul 29, 2006)
Stressing the need for restoration of peace and prosperity, the President, Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, here today put forth nine-point “prosperity mission” for Jammu and Kashmir that could be undertaken on the basis of its core competence.
- Beware Of Priests (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 29, 2006)
Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but the stink of scandal is unfortunately spreading in places of worship and among godmen.
- What Ails Peace In The Middle-East (Daily Excelsior, Predhuman K. Joseph Dhar, Jul 29, 2006)
Middle East is again on fire The Arabs and the Israelites are holding on to their respective stands and are, therefore, in no mood to come to a negotiated settlement to the vexed problem. World peace is at stake. There is no doubt about that.
- Half Shut, Yet Half Open (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 29, 2006)
But the Mukherjee report is the nearest to a definitive closure on the Netaji mystery till date -------- The report of the Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry probing into the alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was submitted to the . . .
- Religious Leaders Issue Fatwa On Terror (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Jul 29, 2006)
Mahant Veerbhadra Mishra of the Sankat Mochan Mandir of Varanasi and Mufti Fazal-ur-Rehman Hilal Usmani, the Mufri-e-Azam of Punjab, came together on a common platform in Mumbai to jointly declare jihad against their respective co-religionists . . .
- Government Not Interested In Truth (Pioneer, Murli Manohar Joshi, Jul 29, 2006)
The Memorandum of Action Taken Report by the Home Ministry over the 600-plus page report submitted by a reputed former judge of the Supreme Court is plainly arbitrary.
- Developer Eyes Conan Doyle's House (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 29, 2006)
When Arthur Conan Doyle was told in 1893 that his consumptive wife had only months to live, he absorbed the diagnosis ~ then went home and built her a house.
- Global Arena Widens For Mf Investors (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 29, 2006)
Investors can now look forward to new opportunities in the global markets with eased overseas investment norms for mutual funds, which provides the much-needed quality diversification to their portfolios, the industry experts said.
- This Land Is Their Land (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
As someone who has spent several years working with aboriginal Australians, it is with great sadness that I watch the great efforts being undertaken to pass the tribal bill in India.
- Dalits Fined For Entering Temple (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
After Sabarimala temple in Kerala, it is now the turn of Mahasu Devta temple in Uttaranchal to be in the thick of controversy.
- Nepal Crown Prince Gets The Boot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
After King Gyanendra and Queen Komal, Nepal’s parliament has now given marching orders to their son and heir, crown prince Paras.
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