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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 9735:
- Return The Booty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 03, 2006)
We Welcome the decision of the US-based J Paul Getty Trust to return some “significant objects” to Italy from its collection of Etruscan and Roman art.
- Demand Conservation: An Essential Plank Towards Energy Security (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jul 03, 2006)
A bystander at a conference of international petroleum experts could be excused for being confused. For he would have heard two well substantiated but conflicting viewpoints on the future role of oil.
- Government Committed To Press Freedom: Dasmunsi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Reports about the proposed Broadcasting Bill are misleading: Minister
- Just A Bit Of Security (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
Every Government has a midlife crisis as well as a sell-by date. The trick is to ensure that the latter does not precede the former.
- A Rambling Read (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Jul 02, 2006)
What Mahasweta Devi's Salt did to dramatise the plight of the landless peasant, this complicated cast of characters fails to achieve.
- Not Just For Children (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Jul 02, 2006)
An exploration of the teaching behind the Jataka tales.
- The Art Of Amrish Puri (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, Jul 02, 2006)
Vignettes of Indian theatre and cinema.
- Death For Three In Akshardham Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A Pota court in Ahmedabad has found six accused guilty in the Akshardham temple attack case and sentenced three to death,one to life imprisonment and one each to 10 years and five years imprisonment, respectively. Twenty six accused are still absconding.
- Three To Die For Akshardham Attack (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The POTA court today awarded death sentence to three persons for terror attack on Akshardham temple in 2002.
- Lokayukta Walks His Final Drive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Last day, final show... Instead of the usual raids, Lokayukta N Venkatachala, on his final day in office, chose to inspect whether encroachments had been removed from certain prime public properties in Bangalore on Saturday.....
- Three Ultras Get Death Sentence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Nearly four years after the terrorist strike on the Akshardham temple here, a local court on Saturday convicted six persons for the attack and gave awarded death sentence for three of them.....
- Where Is The Amateur Spirit Of Football Going? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 02, 2006)
Football remains both a romantic and — the two are necessarily connected — a moral activity.....
- Flattening The Himalayas (Indian Express, P Stobdan, Jul 02, 2006)
China’s move to ensure greater connectivity with Tibet and Sikkim raises many questions
- Nepal Echoes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
As Nepal finally freed itself from the clutches of the monarchy, I heaved a sigh of relief. For entirely selfish reasons. Over the past year, the cooks at our place had belonged to the Himalayan kingdom — and their happiness had become ours.
- Journals Of The Footloose (Hindu, Navtej Sarna, Jul 02, 2006)
Yes, he is the best among them, King of the travellers on my bookshelf.
- Roots Of An Ancient Conflict (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Tariq Ali's series of historical novels delve into the historical contact between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
- Death For Three In Akshardham Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Jail for three others; POTA Court ruling has to be confirmed by the High Court
26 others have been declared absconders
- Personal And Political (Hindu, Nilanjana S Roy, Jul 02, 2006)
A moving evocation of the troubled birth of a beleaguered nation and the tentative adolescence of a great writer.
- On The Tiger Trail In Bandhavgarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Experiences in a place famous for having the highest density of Royal Bengal Tigers in the world.
- A Guide To Banaras (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , Jul 02, 2006)
A boon for students and visitors alike.
- Page From The Past (Hindu, PADMA JAYARAJ, Jul 02, 2006)
The Sakthan Thampuran palace in Thrissur is a tribute to an enlightened ruler.
- A Parade Of Payas (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Jul 02, 2006)
Bagan, a 12-hour boat ride down the Irrawaddy from Mandalay, is Myanmar's ode to Buddhism.
Our first stop is Ananda Paya, Bagan's oldest and most beautiful edifice. Its tower bears the unmistakable influence of North Indian architecture.
- Revolutionary Change And Its Aftermath (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Jul 02, 2006)
A novel is never anything except a philosophy expressed in images. And in a good novel the philosophy disappears into the images.
- Three Sentenced To Death For Akshardham Temple Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A court on Saturday sentenced three men to death for masterminding a militant attack on the Akshardham temple that killed 35 people in 2002, including the attackers.
- Joy Of Sport (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 02, 2006)
Let's celebrate the first Sunday of July in the spirit of sport. There has been a lot of cricket.
- Dakshinamurthy Offers His Awards To Sree Makreri Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Noted musician and film music director V. Dakshinamurthy will surrender all the awards he received to the Sree Makreri Temple here.
- The Urban Nightmare (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The world is entering a historic urban transition; in 2007, for the first time in history, the world's urban population will exceed the rural population.
- Common Man’S Faith Is Our Strength: Justice Sabharwal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
Chief Justice of India Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal led a 60-member delegation of Indian judges and senior lawyers to the 72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association at Toronto, Canada, very recently.
- Jaimala Blames Sabarimala Authorities For Entry To Temple (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Unfazed by the storm over her entry into the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple where women are barred, Kannada actress Jaimala today blamed the shrine's administration for the matter and called for an end to the "unnecessary controversy" over it.
- Getting At The Root (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 01, 2006)
Tak...tak... The steady beat caught my attention after I'd stopped singing and began to dip a biscuit into my early morning cup of tea. Out of the back window, a furlong away, loomed the steep bund that hid a largish fresh-water tank.
- ‘Magical’ India’S Headlong Descent Into Decay (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Jul 01, 2006)
A state with a rich history and culture has given way to one that has mangled its human resources.
- Temple Restoration Project Inaugurated In Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 01, 2006)
ASI to provide technical expertise
- Smuggling Of Antiquities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
Recent moves by Islamabad and Washington to develop a protocol aimed at stemming the illegal flow of antiquities out of Pakistan are a positive first step in checking the plunder of the country’s precious cultural heritage.
- ‘Farmers Must Hedge Their Risks’ (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Jul 01, 2006)
Micro credits, micro financing and national agriculture policy are some of the key issues affecting the rural populace.
- Coolly Corrupt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
Fight against corruption has become hard, as the corrupt have lost all sense of shame
- Karnataka Assembly To Discuss `Sabarimala Incident' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
MLAs question the tradition of barring women from entering the temple
- Nepal Echoes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 01, 2006)
As Nepal finally freed itself from the clutches of the monarchy, I heaved a sigh of relief. For entirely selfish reasons. Over the past year, the cooks at our place had belonged to the Himalayan kingdom — and their happiness had become ours.
- 210-Day Academic Year From ’07 (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The federal education ministry on Thursday notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210 and making Islamiyat compulsory from class III-instead of class IV from next year.
- Friday Feature: God’S Gift For Mankind (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Jun 30, 2006)
According to the Holy Quran, righteous persons’ supplication to God is: “Our Lord! give us in the world that which is good and (also) in the Hereafter that which is good and save us from the torment of Fire” (2:201).
- Pakistan, Us To Prevent Smuggling Of Artefacts (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan and the US are working on a protocol to prevent the smuggling of Pakistani cultural artefacts to US markets, officials said. Secretary Culture Jalil Abbas Jilani, who is in Washington for talks on promoting Pakistani culture in the US, . . .
- Ngo Funding Militancy, Says Bd Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Four officials of a Kuwaiti non-government organisation, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, widely suspected to have channelled funds to militant organisations, have been asked to leave Bangladesh by July 31, said sources.
- Gaza Reinvasion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel's excessive response to the kidnapping of one of its soldier reflects its general disdain of the Palestinians and shows how its leaders overreact to certain events.
- Tomb Reveals Flowers, Not Mummies (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
Archaeologists hoped the first tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 80 years would hold the mummy of King Tut’s mother.
- Israel Captures Palestinian Ministers And Lawmakers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
8 ministers, 24 lawmakers among a total of 64 arrested
* Hamas condemns arrests as declaration of ‘open war’
* Abbas appeals for intervention
* Israeli settler killed
- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Mulling Over Mittal (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 30, 2006)
For reasons that have as much to do with ethnicity as with national pride, Lakshmi Mittal’s doughty success in effecting the merger of the Luxembourg-registered Arcelor SA with his Mittal Steel has been widely celebrated in India.
- Michael Vatikiotis: India Coddles Its Despotic Neighbors (International Herald Tribune, Michael Vatikiotis , Jun 30, 2006)
Isn't it time that the world's largest democracy started behaving like one? Much as India deserves plaudits for ensuring that more than a billion people enjoy the rights and liberty that democracy endows, it could surely do more to promote these . . .
- Shiva Temple Unearthed At Hampi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
An ancient Shiva temple has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India at an excavation site in Hampi. The temple was found buried at the Dandanayaka premises near Hajararama temple in Hampi. Shrubs and bushes had grown over it and fields . . .
- Lankan Prez Takes Control Of Slfp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
President Mahinda Rajapakse has become the leader of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), taking it over for the first time from the Bandaranaike dynasty.
- Nataraja Temple Denies `Gold Kavacham' Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Ornaments will be accepted only after priests clear proposal, say Dikshithars
- Mass Arrest Of Hamas Leaders Deepens Crisis (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli jets fly over summer palace of Syrian President Assad
- Are Our Temples Anti-Women? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 30, 2006)
Even a cursory glance at the news reports shows a generous sprinkling of misogynous words hiding behind a thick smokescreen of spirituality, reverence and chauvinism.
- God And State (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
From the two ends of India, two case studies for government on how not to handle the interface with religious custom.
- Time To Gather Profits On Your Investments (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jun 30, 2006)
For millions of Indians, June is Payback Time.
Not stock market. But the biggest investment most of us make—our kids. Favourite asset class: the Marks Market
- Temple ‘Demolition’ A Thorn In Indo-Pak Ties (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Jun 30, 2006)
The “demolition” of the only remaining Krishna temple in Lahore, in the city’s Wachhoowali Gali in the middle of the commercial neighbourhood of Rang Mahal, has stirred up a controversy that refuses to die down.
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- Taming Cauvery, With Dam Of Stones (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
For nearly 2,000 years, the surging waters of the Cauvery have pounded this wall of rock and stone. But it has not only survived the onslaught. It has anchored an entire civilisation.
- Towards The Endgame In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 29, 2006)
The sooner a U.N. mission is in place to monitor the arms of the Nepal Army and Maoist PLA, the smoother will be the transition towards an interim government and Constituent Assembly elections.
- Engage With Open Eyes (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 29, 2006)
Nothing symbolises the confusion and ambivalence in our approach to relations with China more than the contradictory statements about Sino-Indian relations that have emanated from our Defence and External Affairs Ministries over the past year.
- Minister In Pak Snubs Hindu Nationalists (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Pakistan’s religious affairs minister Ejazul Haq has asked Hindu nationalists to stop "propaganda about demolition of temples in Pakistan".
- Annan Urges For Restraint In Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Secretary-General Annan spoke by telephone Wednesday with Israel's prime minister and the presidents of Syria and the Palestinian Authority to express concern about escalating Middle East tensions.
- Imperial Apologists Peddle Poisonous Fairytale (Hindu, Priyamvada Gopal, Jun 29, 2006)
Neocon ideologues are being given free rein by the media to rewrite the history of Britain's empire and whitewash its crimes.
A wilful ignorance of other people's cultures and histories encourages the notion that freedom is intrinsically Western
. . .
- Strategic Partner Or Threat? (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 29, 2006)
Nothing symbolises the confusion and ambivalence in our approach to relations with China more than the contradictory statements about Sino-Indian relations that have emanated from our Defence and External Affairs Ministries over the past year.
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- China And India Eclipsing Japan For Property (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 29, 2006)
Booming China and India appear to be eclipsing an increasingly expensive Japan as the favoured Asian property markets for global funds, but some money managers worry big inflows of capital will underprice risk.
- Anna Pavlova Back Atop Victoria (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
When the waif-like ballerina Anna Pavlova performed at the newly-built Victoria Palace Theatre, London, nearly 100 years ago, she proved such a hit she was immortalised in a statue on the roof.
- We Will Never Let Kabul’S Ruthless Enemies Win: Rice (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
US secretary of state vows US will stay in Afghanistan until victory
Says no world leader more respected than Karzai
- The Law And The Ass (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 29, 2006)
A report from the temple town of Kancheepuram tells us that a donkey had to face court proceedings after it was used by an NGO in a protest demonstration.
- Retracing The Ancient Silk Route (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jun 28, 2006)
On June 18, 2006 Indian and Chinese senior officials met in Beijing to discuss among other bilateral matters the question of setting a date for the opening of Nathu La. The historic event is scheduled to take place this month (June 2006)...
- Religious Fanaticism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent list of those released from the US security prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, holding Al Qaida suspects, indicated Muslims of different nationalities. Interestingly India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, did not . . .
- Poll Sops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
No tears are going to be shed at the much-delayed burial of octroi in Punjab.
- Gandhi Accuses Raje Govt Of Discrimination In Drought Work..... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Stepping up her attack, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today accused the BJP Government of discrimination in the drought relief work and not paying minimum wages to workers in the Congress-dominated areas.
- The Spirit Of Free Enquiry Shaves Off Ignorance (Times of India, Pranav Khullar, Jun 28, 2006)
The spirit of free enquiry which is at the very root of the Upa-nishadic quest is perhaps best epitomised in the short and crisp Mundaka Upanishad, set amid the sylvan retreat of Sage Angiras.
- 'Sacrilege' At Sabarimala Temple (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
In a startling disclosure, Kannada actress of yesteryear Jayamala has admitted that she had entered the shreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) at the Sabarimala Temple in 1987 and touched the Lord Ayyappa idol, against the traditions of the famed temple.
- Juggernauts Roll On (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The ‘Rathyatra’ of Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his brother Balbhadra (Balram) and his sister Subhadra, commemorating the deities’ visit to the countryside in summer, was enthusiastically staged in several parts of the country, amidst tight security . . .
- Mumbai Andhra Mahasabha To Donate Prime Land To Ttd (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Mumbai Andhra Mahasabha has come forward to donate two acres of land under its fold to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for the construction of a multipurpose complex.
- Dark Clouds On India's Horizon (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Jun 28, 2006)
Nation states do not disintegrate overnight. It takes years, decades or even centuries before the actual demise or the decay to set in, with predators first nibbling away at the periphery.
- Rcovl To Invest $60m In Saudi Arabia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Reliance Communications will invest $ 60 million in Saudi Arabia to connect the Kingdom and other Gulf states with 53 countries around the globe. It will also provide value-added services to its users.
- Mark Down (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
Anita got 100 per cent marks for mathematics in the CBSE +2 examination, while scoring an aggregate of over 90 per cent.
- V.P. Is Lying About Sonia, Says Fotedar (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Senior Congress leader and Gandhi family loyalist Makhan Lal Fotedar on Tuesday accused former Prime Minister V.P. Singh of spreading falsehoods in anticipation of playing a major role in the country’s future politics.
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