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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 9735:
- Kashmiriyat Can Unite Boundaries: Sinha (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today said that Kashmiriyat is a strong tool to conquer divides and unite the boundaries.
- New Cec Has Strong Passion For Astrology (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 18, 2006)
India will be a sham democracy if the very foundation of a democratic polity, namely free and fair elections, are missing from the scene”.
- Sonia In Attack Mode (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 18, 2006)
Lashing out at the Mulayam government for removing Rae Bareli from the VIP list for uninterrupted power supply a day after her victory, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked “kya yeh insaaf hai?”
- Desertification In India (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Jun 17, 2006)
There are two deserts in India. The Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) is a desert mainly located in the State of Rajasthan in northwest India. It continues into Pakistan as the Cholistan Desert.
- Q&a: 'Indian Art Sees Crossover Interest' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 17, 2006)
Auctions in London, Hong Kong and Dubai indicate that the bull run in the Indian art mart is real. Yamini Mehta, specialist and head of modern and contemporary Indian art at Christie's, tells Manoj Nair in an e-mail interview that the Indian art . . .
- Central Asia Rediscovers Islamic Roots (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2006)
Turkestan, Kazakhstan: In Soviet days, people walked past the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi mausoleum, a holy Muslim site in the steppe of southern Kazakhstan, and pretended it wasn’t there.
- Swami’S Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 17, 2006)
The day the football World Cup finals started in Munich, someone quoted Swami Vivekananda’s well-known observation:
- From 'India Shining' To 'India Snorting' (News International, Praful Bidwai, Jun 17, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Swarajists At The Savoy (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 17, 2006)
In Paris, during the students’ riots of the late Sixties, a pretty young Indian girl, now high in the Communist hierarchy, smoked foul-smelling French Gauloise cigarettes because they reminded her of Char Minars.
- Pakistan Denies Reports Of Demolition Of Krishna Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Pakistan has denied reports that the Krishna Mandir in Lahore had been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a shopping mall.
- The Deserted Village (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Jun 17, 2006)
We had lived in Oxford for over six years and had no idea that there existed this old parish called Binsey right across the meadows to the west of Oxford. An Indian artist visiting Oxford had recommended it to us.
- Development Plan For Mysore Withheld By Centre (Hindu, Sharath S. Srivatsa , Jun 17, 2006)
District administration told to re-work on the heritage component of the plan District administration told to re-work on the heritage component of the plan
- Thrust On Capital City Development In Governor's Speech (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Speedy steps to set up Vizhinjam project
Government to acquire Sreepadam Palace
Modern bus terminal complex at Thampanoor planned
Chitra Art Gallery to get a facelift
Proposal to establish centre of good governance
- China And Iran: A Perfect Match (Taipei Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Those who argue that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a dangerous zealot have plenty of resources to back this opinion, not the least being his call for the destruction of Israel. Such is the extreme nature of his language that potential . . .
- Art 370 Root Cause Of All Problems: Joshi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Terming the Special Constitutional position a root cause of present crisis in Jammu and Kashmir State, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union HRD Minister, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi today said that this was the reason that his . . .
- Sit And Watch Others (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
While watching a television programme on Abu Dhabi and its plans for development and growth, one realized how backward and silly India is being in relation to the tourism industry.
- A Silver Lining? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
It is a commentary on our times that the mere act of members of the Muslim majority organising and attending the funeral of a Kashmiri Pandit is enough to make news.
- Martyrdom Of Guru Arjan Dev (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
The Sikh religion has unique history and tradition of martyrdom right from its inception.
- Blow To Harmony (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
That a Hindu temple has been demolished in Lahore in Pakistan does not give a cause of comfort.
- Researchers Find Missing Link In Bird Evolution (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 16, 2006)
Dozens of fossils of an ancient loon-like creature that some say is the missing link in the evolution of bird have been discovered in northwest China.
- Go For Rural Development! (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Jun 16, 2006)
EVEN after 58 years of independence and throwing off the brutish colonial and imperialist yoke, India is still a basket case going round the world with a begging bowl and with 80 per cent of her population wallowing under the absolute poverty line . . .
- Rajasthan’S Retrograde Move (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 16, 2006)
Now that the BJP government in Rajasthan has decided to send back the regressive anti-conversion Bill to governor Pratibha Patil, the latter must do what she ought to have done in the first instance: reserve it for the President’s consideration.
- Kashgar Bus Service (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 16, 2006)
The introduction of a bus service between Gilgit in the Northern Areas and Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region could help reverse the sharp decline in international tourism in the country.
- India Lodges Protest Over Lahore Temple Demolition (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India has lodged a formal protest against the demolition of a Hindu temple in Lahore which has agitated political parties and religious groups here.
- Hymns For Salvation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Nalayira Divya Prabhandam, a collection of the sacred hymns of the Azhwars, contains the essence of the esoteric truths of the Vedas.
- Development Plan For Malampuzha Gardens Gets Central Clearance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Rs.5.88-crore proposal includes renovation of Rock Garden
Illumination system to be revamped at Rs.3.38 crores
Tourist facilitation centre-cum-bus shelter to be built
A modern musical fountain to be set up
- Unfit To Print (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
---- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has notched one more medallion from its political master, the Human Resource Development Ministry.
- In Praise Of Citizen Kannagi (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2006)
Kannagi proved that even a non-native with no money and no family in sight can fight City Hall and win her case — that is inspiring.
- Kashmiris Should Be Involved In Talks: Icg (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India and Pakistan can earn Kashmiris goodwill if they involve them in talks because their participation would make the peace process meaningful, particularly in Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).
- Bjp Condemns Demolition Of Hindu Temple In Lahore (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition of a Hindu temple in Lahore to make way for a commercial building in its place.
- Advani Condemns Demolition Of Krishna Temple At Lahore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and senior BJP leader L K Advani today condemned the demolition of Krishna Mandir to pave the way for a commercial building at Lahore, the capital of west Punjab province of Pakistan.
- A Dissection Of A Flawed Society (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 15, 2006)
The huge sales of Frenchman Francois de Closets'Plus Encore!, a sequel to his 1981 bestseller, might serve as a call to revolt to the have-nots.
- Tumbling After (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
Politics is the gateway to omniscience — at least in India. Academics and specialists in children’s education are quite superfluous in the country.
- Pak Temple Demolition Irks Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
An officially cleared demolition of a Hindu temple, Krishna Mandir, in Lahore, reportedly at the behest of The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in Pakistan has stirred a hornet’s nest here with the leader of the Opposition, Mr LK Advani, . . .
- Whales Need More Protection (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2006)
The 20-year-old moratorium on commercial hunting of the world's magnificent range of whale species once again faces a challenge, as the member nations of the International Whaling Commission gather at St. Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies.
- Brewing Unrest In The Land Of Jewels (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Jun 15, 2006)
It's strange that militants who raised their guns to allegedly protect 'their people' are today killing and raping them, says Anil Bhat.
- Secularists On A Sabbatical (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Why doesn't Government speak out against the ongoing minority bashing in Pakistan and Bangladesh, asks Anuradha Dutt.
- Why Don't We Protest? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
If there is anyone who is to be squarely blamed for the demolition of temples in India and its neighbourhood, it is Hindu leaders, says Prafull Goradia.
- Rage Control (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 15, 2006)
From anger, delusion arises, and from delusion, bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost, one falls down again into the material pool.
Bhagavad Gita
- $2 Trillion Worth Of Global Equity Wiped-Off In Past One Month (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Ever since the US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for 16th time in a row on May 10, and issued a hawkish statement saying it might need to do so again to fight inflation the stock markets world over are falling like nine pins.
- Advani Flays Temple Demolition In Lahore (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior BJP leader L K Advani today condemned the demolition of Krishna Mandir to make the way for a commercial building at Lahore.
- Not By Rice Alone (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jun 15, 2006)
A friend once told us this apocryphal story. His father was asked by an American sociologist who travelled extensively in India, why was it that while the joint family was still intact in some parts of the country in other places it had come apart?
- India, Kuwait To Sign 3 Accords During Emir’S Visit (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
India and Kuwait will sign three agreements to boost ties during Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah’s five-day visit here, an Indian official said Wednesday.
- For A Principled Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Spirituality and ethical values are entwined in the way of life taught in the scriptures.
- Oneness Of Creation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
If the infinite variety in creation with its vastness, subtleties and intricacies is a cause for endless wonder, so is the inherent uncertainty that characterises life.
- Bhutan Through Political Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 14, 2006)
Thirty-two years rule of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has ushered in a new era of democracy.
- On Banning The Da Vinci Code (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Jun 14, 2006)
To ban the film in India, reacting to demands from some, is grave constitutional impropriety, besides being imprudent.
- A Surface Encounter (OutLook, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 14, 2006)
There is a view, forcefully articulated by a shrinking band of ex-colonials in London’s gentleman’s clubs, that Calcutta was created and lovingly nurtured by the . . .
- Lahore's Only Krishna Temple Demolished (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 14, 2006)
The only Hindu temple in Lahore has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a multi-storied commercial building.
- Hindu Temple In Lahore Razed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The only Hindu temple in Lahore has been demolished to construct a multi-storeyed commercial building, in violation of the managing Trust Board's laws.
- Biblical (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Jun 14, 2006)
Among the merits of an English boarding-school education 60-odd years ago was an unlikely one:
- Sco A New Model Of Successful Tie-Up (News International, Vladimir V. Putin, Jun 14, 2006)
As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), one of the youngest international entities, is turning five on June 15 and preparing for the anniversary session of its Heads of State Council in Shanghai, I would like to share my thoughts and . . .
- The Transformative Power Of Faith (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jun 14, 2006)
In his new book Breaking the Spell philosopher Daniel Dennett blames religion for many of the worst evils of our century.
- Of Gandhian Ideals (Deccan Herald, A J Thomas, Jun 14, 2006)
...and human relationships that have not really changed much in their essence.
- A Surface Encounter (OutLook, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 14, 2006)
There is a view, forcefully articulated by a shrinking band of ex-colonials in London’s gentleman’s clubs, that Calcutta was created and lovingly nurtured by the . . .
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Lalitha Ubhayaker’s centre for the arts is a place where young people can nurture their talents. Githa U Badikillaya finds out more.
- A Crown Full Of Feathers! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The journal of Babur provides an insight into the life of an emperor and doubles as a record of history from the hand that made it!
- Hindu Temple In Lahore Demolished (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The only Hindu temple in Lahore has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a multi-storied commercial building.
- 8 Killed, 75,000 Displaced In Indian Floods (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed eight people and displaced 75,000 in India’s northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, officials said on Tuesday.
- A `Temple Of Learning' Inaugurated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan gets a new building
- Lessons For The League (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 13, 2006)
Iuml's defeat in the Kerala Assembly election reflects its alienation from the poor masses who form its social base ---- Mr E Ahamad, the Minister of State for External Affairs, remains in office not because he has no reason to resign.
- J&k's Summer Of Death And Grief (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jun 13, 2006)
UPA Government's soft approach towards terrorism has only encouraged the jihadis to strike with greater venom and ferocity, says Anil Narendra
- Ten Killed In Two Militant Attacks In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Picking on soft targets, militants on Monday killed 10 persons, including seven Nepalese labourers, and injured four Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, in two major strikes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Nepal To Free Maoist Detenus (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 13, 2006)
Talks with Prachanda fruitful
Maoists hint at readiness to drop House dissolution issue
Next round of talks to focus on ceasefire monitoring
- Solar Power Competes With Diesel, Dung In Himalayas (Reuters, Neil Chatterjee, Jun 13, 2006)
The Tibetan monk fingers his beads as he climbs up the stone steps of a 1,000-year-old monastery perched on a hilltop spur overlooking the Himalayas.
- Us Could, India Can (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Jun 13, 2006)
It is not only military belligerence and arm-twisting economics that has raised the US to the pinnacle of political power. It is also for the fact that there was a time when that country embraced all.
- Greek To Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 13, 2006)
A shoebox-sized metallic device retrieved from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck in 1900 that had baffled scientists for years has now been established as the world's oldest surviving astronomical computer.
- Going Beyond Kansas (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 13, 2006)
Forecasters are famously advised never to predict both an event and its timing. This was certainly the approach adopted by ancient soothsayers and oracles, who, like Alan Greenspan, added ambiguity and obscurity to their counsel.
- Russy’S Brother Baji (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 13, 2006)
There were two Parsis who made news, literally, in the Bombay where I spent my youth in the 1950s — Russy Karanjia and Dosabhai Karaka. Karanjia was editor of Blitz, a progressive, aggressive, raucous, sensation-loving weekly.
- Rediscovering India (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Jun 13, 2006)
If Amitabh Bachchan drinks a tender coconut in a TV commercial, millions take to the nature's best cool drink. So also if Mahendra Singh Dhoni relishes a glass of buttermilk.
- Stone-Age Tools Dug Out Of ‘Tiger Hole’ (Tribune, G.S. Mudur, Jun 13, 2006)
An assortment of stone-age tools buried in a cave in the western coastal district of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri has provided the first evidence of a cave shelter of human ancestors on India’s coastline.
- International Call (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jun 13, 2006)
While most ministers try to escape the Indian summer, a few have more important things on their plate, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Thought-Provoking Essays (Hindu, K. S. Parthasarathy, Jun 13, 2006)
All the 22 articles in this volume are by those who lived in 20th Century India.
- Print Pick (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Jun 13, 2006)
Books at Fabmall.com, new and old
- Riddle Of Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Probing the enigma of life has been the prime quest of man since time immemorial. Religion, philosophy, science or reason has yet to postulate a satisfactory explanation in this regard.
- Long On Promises, Short On Delivery: The Budget For 2006-07 (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Jun 13, 2006)
The manner in which the budget speech in the National Assembly was delivered the other day, one was left wondering if it was connected with the budget for the year 2006-07 or an act of mocking at the performance of previous civilian governments with . . .
- Low On Fizz (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 13, 2006)
For the Union health minister, it is perhaps show time again. After having dimmed the aura of smoke-exhaling stars with his ban on cigarettes on screen last year, Mr Anbumani Ramadoss once more turns his guns on film personalities.
- The Khan Investigation (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jun 13, 2006)
Pakistan’s claim that it has completed investigation into the underground nuclear network of A.Q. Khan, the so-called father of its nuclear bomb, came just when the US had started to mount fresh pressure on Islamabad for direct access to the . . .
- Cm Dares Nice To Open Debate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Accusing the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) of trying to “buy me” in return for official favours, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswa-my on Monday invited the NICE owners for an open dialogue on all the controversial issues surrounding . . .
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