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- God's Will Inscrutable (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
It is natural for parents to lavish love on their children and they resort to reprimanding them only in order to correct their mistakes for their own good.
- Bjp Leader Contests Advani’S Deposition (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani’s woes appear to know no end as another party colleague D.B. Rai, former Faizabad district police chief, has challenged the former’s deposition before the Liberhan Commission.
- Remove Blockages And Transform Your Life (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 28, 2006)
Spiritual blockages are the result of mistakes of previous lives and also current life. These are 'te' or bad karma; harmful acts and even thoughts that you create will add to your bad karma.
- Search For Immortality (Deccan Herald, K Hussain , Jul 28, 2006)
Homo sapiens have been in search of immortality from time immemorial.
- Mole On The Nose (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 28, 2006)
Jaswant Singh is a gentleman fallen among politicians. We have been waiting for his memoirs ever since a south-east Asian summit when the post-banquet entertainment took the form of a skit that was a witty take-off of Lewis Carroll’s “You are Old . . .
- Ethical Values In Business — The Tata Way (Business Line, R. M. Lala, Jul 28, 2006)
In the public mind, business ethics is mainly connected with financial integrity. Tatas are not the only ones to pursue ethical values in business. But their eminent position and tradition stretching well over a 100 years makes them distinctive and . . .
- Other Alphabets Want A Slice Of Internet (Hindu, Kieren McCarthy, Jul 28, 2006)
The Internet is a global revolution in communication — as long as you use letters from the Western alphabet. A report on the growing pressure for a Net that recognises Oriental, Arabic, and Hindi characters, too.
- Friday Feature: The Essence Of Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jul 28, 2006)
It has become a fashion in some quarters to blame the religion of Islam for any act of violence or terrorism in which some Muslims are involved.
- The New Middle East (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 28, 2006)
On February 14, 2005, Rafik Hariri attended a session of the Lebanese parliament in central Beirut. Around noun, he left the parliament area and headed home.
- The Biggest Threat (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 28, 2006)
In the dominant political culture of India, citizens are encouraged to treat terrorism as an unavoidable feature of modern existence and undertake no independent initiatives to counter it.
- ‘Allow Women In Sabarimala’ (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Jul 28, 2006)
State Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran has stirred a hornet’s nest by saying that he favoured entry for women of all age groups at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
- Fatwa Against Terror, Advice From Mahant (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 28, 2006)
153 citizens, who lent a helping hand to victims of Mumbai serial blasts, honoured
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has become "a state within a state", answerable neither to the leadership of the Army, nor to the President or the Prime Minister, says the Federation of Americal scientists in its report.
- A Call To Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 27, 2006)
India is a country of powerful business minds. We need to provide them with a vision to build large businesses. My vision 25/25 calls for 25 large manufacturing and 25 large infrastructure projects every year (Nehru’s ‘temples of modern India’).
- None Of Your Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 27, 2006)
Like all clubs, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala also has its own rules — some written, some unwritten.
- The Irreligious Custodians (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jul 27, 2006)
The scandal involving the chief priest of Ayyappa temple underscores the need for religion to break free from priestly stranglehold, says Anuradha Dutt
- Is Up Going Mayawati's Way? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
National and international issues hardly ever influence elections in Uttar Pradesh and 2007 is unlikely to be any different, says CP Bhambhri.
- Filipino Students Hurt By Overcrowding, Underfunding (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
From overcrowded classrooms with children studying in shifts to a shortage of books and a weak grasp of English, mathematics and science, the education system in the Philippines is struggling to get a passing grade.
- Laloo Yadav: Myths To Die By (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Jul 27, 2006)
Those who live by the image and image alone must die by it. Laloo Yadav had nothing going for him but the image and when that began to crack up and decay in the harsh heat of scandals and the leprous deficiencies of his regime, he too went to pieces.
- Gods Don’T Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
BJP CMs should be obsessing over their relative economic success and not conversions
- Climb To Heaven In The Garden Of Eden (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 27, 2006)
Everyone wants to go on pilgrimage to the island — whether Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or Muslim.
- Business Of Faith (Times of India, ARVIND KALA, Jul 27, 2006)
Estimated to cost between Rs 8 crore and Rs 10 crore, Amitabh Bachchan's intended offering of two diamond-studded ornamental palms to Tirupati temple is just one of many generous gifts that add to the temple's ever-growing treasure hoard.
- District Panchayat To Launch Development Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Coconut, education, SC ST colonies top the list of projects
- Varanasi: Cosmopolitan And A Role Model (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 27, 2006)
The most spectacular yield of the recent affirmation of communal harmony in Varanasi is undoubtedly the Muslim effort at introspection — possible only because of Hindu support.
- For A Fair Deal In Higher Education (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 27, 2006)
To defile education as merchandise and colleges as lucrative teaching shops is vulgar.
- Requisites For Success (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
When a person undertakes any activity with the attitude of surrender to God he derives joy in it instead of feeling the strain.
- Bhutan King Arrives In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Economic and energy cooperation top the agenda of Bhutanese monarch Jigme Singye Wangchuk, who arrived here Wednesday on a six-day working visit — his first to the country this year.
- Jaffna Under Siege (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 26, 2006)
We covered the distance between the Dutch Fort and the Jaffna district administrator's office in minutes, safe in the bowels of armoured tanks, occasionally thrusting our heads out into the open to absorb whatever we could.
- War Without A Resolution (Pioneer, Ramamohan Rao, Jul 26, 2006)
Today the nation pays its homage to martyrs of the Indian armed forces, who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago.
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- Ancient, Royal, Pilgrimage Town (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jul 26, 2006)
Kumbakonam was part of a large royal complex of the Chola period
- ‘We May Not Mess With The Winning Formula’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Jul 26, 2006)
Kalpish Ratna isn’t the name of one person, but of two who write like one soul.
- A Complex Scene (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jul 26, 2006)
The anniversary of the July 7 bombings provides the occasion for a renewed scrutiny of the Blair government's state of preparedness.
- Under Upa, Terror Has Broken All Records: Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A spirited attack on the Government's "failure" to combat terrorism left the treasury benches fumbling for words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday during a marathon six-hour debate on a BJP-sponsored adjournment motion.
- Indian Training Helps Lanka Army Do Its Job (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jul 26, 2006)
A low-altitude ride on a naval helicopter over palm trees, red earth and sloping tiled single-storeyed houses.
- Mother-In-Law Told To Pay Damages (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 26, 2006)
Incomprehensible personal attack: court
Campaign of abuse began soon after marriage: Gina
Forced to clean toilets with bare hands
No problem with husband .
- China Greying Too Fast (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 26, 2006)
China's one-child policy, which helped the country make rapid economic progress, has also resulted in its population ageing faster and could apply brakes to its economic growth.
- Terrorism Is A Battle Within The Muslim Community (Indian Express, Asif Jalal, Jul 26, 2006)
Till yesterday the debate was why and how Indian Muslims are free from the contagious effect of the so-called jehad sweeping the Islamic world, having no concern, barring some in Kashmir, with the business of Al Qaeda, the ISI and terrorism.
- Nature’S Wrath? More Man’S Folly (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 26, 2006)
July is Mumbai’s nemesis. Exactly one year ago on this day, Nature unleashed 944 mm of rain on the unsuspecting metropolis, claiming 400 people. This year, Mumbai has already lost over 180 innocent citizens to a dark void of insane violence.
- The Uddhava Gita (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
There are several independent scriptural texts by the name Gita though this name has come to be synonymous with the Bhagavad Gita because of its popularity.
- Varanasi In The Time Of Terror (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 26, 2006)
State action against terrorism will succeed if Muslims have the confidence that the community as a whole will not be called to account for terror executed by a few. Communal harmony is not a pseudo-secular cliché, it is a necessity in the . . .
- Annual Credit Plan Projected At Rs. 455 Crore For Dharmapuri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Potential for lending under crop loans estimated at Rs. 208.68 crore: Collector
- Worship And Religious Inquiry (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 26, 2006)
The almost desperate embracing of Western thought by scholars of religion, moving away from the people, has robbed religion of its vitality.
- Talking Aimlessly (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Stephen Miller's book is a lament on and an elegy for the declining art of conversation.
- Syria Welcomes Lebanese Refugees (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 26, 2006)
No air of crisis; Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's popularity at a high
- Ambanis Begin Another Round Of Battle (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Messenger-based telephony, which is essentially PC-to-PC voice communication method, is already allowed in India. Internet telephony and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) essentially made it possible for us to use voice over internet messenger . . .
- China's First Lunar Satellite To Be Launched In 2007: Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
China will launch next year its maiden lunar probe satellite, costing about USD 170 million, to capture the three-dimensional images of the moon's surface, a top space official said today.
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Creating More Jobs For The Unemployed (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jul 26, 2006)
A matter of serious concern is the long-term trend regarding the link between the growth rate of the economy and the growth of employment.
- Sabarimala Priest Files New Complaint (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A day after the Sabarimala tantri was sacked, following allegations of immoral activities, the Kerala government on Tuesday asked the state intelligence to ascertain the details of the priest's new complaints and the progress of the probe.
- Leading Retailers Battle It Out In China (Tribune, Don Lee , Jul 26, 2006)
In this remote region along the old Silk Road, Paris-based retailer Carrefour is on the march. They have already opened two stores here, one in the northern end where many ethnic Chinese live and another next to a mosque in the Muslim section . . .
- Nepal Abolishes Military Secretariat (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jul 25, 2006)
Nepal's Government on Monday scrapped the Military Secretariat cutting the King's last links with the Army. The Cabinet also set up a Security Coordination Office (SCO) at the Defence Ministry to look after the palace security.
- Mohanararu Divested Of Duties As Sabarimala Tantri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Case registered by Mohanararu false, say police
- Shiva Temples Take Up Water Harvesting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Lord Shiva is known by many names — Shiv Shankar, Bhola Nath, Neelkanth, Umapati, Mahadeva, Pashupatinath, Mahakal — each referring to a special attribute in Lord Shiva. But it is time to worship him as a harbinger of water harvesting, . . .
- Prospects Abroad (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
There is an overwhelming preference among Indian students to pursue engineering courses in the United States.
- Sabarimala ‘Tantri’ Caught In Sex Scandal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Tantri Kantararu Mohanaru, one of the three chief priests of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, has been removed from his post following the police revelation that he has been visiting a prostitute.....
- Fencing With Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Two weeks after Mumbai’s Terrible Tuesday, investigators are hardly surprised by the emerging links between local terror groups, the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the ‘signature’ of the Pakistani mastermind, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
- Boring And Predictable (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jul 25, 2006)
Is there an approach paper to the 11th five year plan (2007-12)? I am not very sure. I have a document titled “Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth”, dated 14th June, 2006.
- Folk Music Genre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
This book is an extensive study on the "Pallu" literature in Tamil written from 17th to 19th centuries. Pallu literature belongs to folk musical plays known as "Pallisai" and has the folk musical forms such as chindu, talattu, and others.
- Sex Scandal Snares Sabarimala Priest (Telegraph, JOHN MARY, Jul 25, 2006)
Sabarimala, one of the most renowned temples in south India, was sucked into a scandal today with the main priest being relieved of his duties following a police disclosure on television that he has been visiting a prostitute.
- Literary Crossover (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jul 25, 2006)
The sacred and the secular form a perfect helix in the best of Indian culture.
- Gateways To Great Careers (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Chennai is witnessing a revolution with students discovering new streams that lead to a bright careers.
- Making An Engineer (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
"Education is a man-making process, and not a job-providing process," argues Dr. E. Balagurusamy, former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.
- A Passage Thru Jannat (OutLook, MANJU KAPUR, Jul 25, 2006)
Occasionally the book reads like a catalogue of Kashmiri Muslim rituals from prayer to wazwan, but her compassion shines through. The telling is straightforward, the mode realist and the pace, especially in the last section, swift.
- War Israel Can't Afford To Lose (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jul 25, 2006)
A leading Israeli philosopher some years back referred to his countrymen as "an exhausted people, confused and without direction.
- A Dubious Project (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
Vague parameters define LSTV ---- The notion that Parliament has got its own channel with the launch of Lok Sabha TV (LSTV) is entirely misplaced.
- Dinosaurs' Fossils In Danger: Sc Issues Notice To Centre (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jul 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday took up a PIL, which alleged that dinosaur fossils found in the North-East are facing danger from rapid industrialisation.
- Eternal Truth (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 25, 2006)
By Truth is the earth sustained, and by the sun are the heavens;
By Order (Rita) the gods stand and Soma is set in the sky.
Rig Veda
- It Began With Stamps (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2006)
All boys want to be engine drivers when they grow up and are ardent stamp collectors, and I was no exception to this general rule.
- Without Gender (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 25, 2006)
Jesus had a very special compassion for women even in the male-dominated world of his time.
- Nepal Rebels Tell U.N. Won't Surrender Arms (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels will not give up their arms before a likely vote next year to decide the political future of the restive Himalayan nation, rebel chief Prachanda has told United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
- Exemplar For Mankind (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The Ramayana has been singled out in the scriptural tradition for many reasons, the most important being its authentic delineation of all that happened in the lives of Rama and Sita during their lifetime by Valmiki.
- Contempt Proceedings Against Bank, Drt Officials (Hindu, A. Subramani , Jul 24, 2006)
"Participation" in bid to usurp 3.77 acres on Lattice Bridge Road
Property willed to Salvation Army
Documents allegedly fabricated to show estate was sold to repay bank loan
Property willed to Salvation Army
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 24, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- Harrapa, Peruvian Civilisations Linked? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Did the Harappan civilisation have a Peruvian link? Researchers working in Kutch are excited over a ‘mystery sign’ found on a hill in Khavda region which, they feel, may usher in a new dimension in the study of Harappan history.
- Mumbai's Beggars Earn A Whopping Rs 180 Cr A Year (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
They are everywhere in this metropolis - at traffic signals, peering into taxi windows, bedraggled, haggard and breaking into a sudden smile when a few coins are dropped into their palms.
- Vitality Is Both Physical & Mental (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jul 24, 2006)
Bertrand Russel considers four qualities as vital for an ideal character — vitality, courage, sensitiveness and intelligence.
- A Pay Hike For Brunei Civil Servants (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2006)
In the oil-rich state of Brunei, unlike in crude-dependent India, civil servants get a pay hike only if they provide two decades of civil service and don’t agitate! Brunei’s civil servants recently got their first pay rise in . . .
- Rajasthan Woos Tourists From Tamil Nadu (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Jul 24, 2006)
Launches `Heritage on Wheels' for economy class domestic tourists
- Tourism Spots To Get Facelift (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
In Kanyakumari district, says Collector
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