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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 9735:
- Marx On India Under The British (Hindu, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Jun 13, 2006)
His essays in The New York Daily Tribune thoroughly expose the hypocrisy of "Free Traders"
- Bjp Wants Vhp Representation In Temple Trust Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Saints in the temple city of Ayodhya have threatened to launch an agitation
Allahabad High Court had recently ordered the Centre and State Government to set up trusts
A similar law was withdrawn by the previous BJP Government led by Kalyan Singh . . .
- In India, More College Seats To Lower Castes (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 13, 2006)
When Nitin Kamble was growing up, a career in information technology was unimaginable. He was, after all, born into a low-caste community, and raised in a tiny hamlet in rural India.
- Dont’ Worry About Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.
- Stars Rally To Save Farm (Hindu, Paul Harris, Jun 12, 2006)
The stereotype of the ecological protester, sitting up a tree and refusing to budge, has stringy hair, poor personal hygiene and colourful, ancient clothing. But in Los Angeles they might just be a glamorous movie star.
- Films And The Politics Of Convenience (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 12, 2006)
Suspending screening of The Da Vinci Code carries the seeds of worrying overreach.
- The Spiritual Quest Within Us All (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jun 12, 2006)
The Bible (Mathew – 4,4) reminds the seeking spirit, “Man shall not live by bread alone.” An ancient Sanskrit aphorism also points out that he alone lives, on whose account many others are also enabled to live, as contrasted to the crow, which merely . .
- Wisdom Lies In Performing Duties (Pioneer, Nikhilananda Saraswati, Jun 12, 2006)
Our dealings have to be structured according to the person in front of us. An unrighteous individual must be treated differently from a righteous one ---- The Bhagavad Gita begins with Lord Krishna asking Arjun the reason behind his present state of . . .
- Two Wasted Years (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA regime has not only failed to stem the growth of terrorism and corruption, but also given fillip to casteism and communalism, says YK Sharma.
- Coalition Or Arm-Twisting? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 12, 2006)
The tragedy for the Mahajan family continues as Mr Rahul Mahajan is in custody and his father's secretary Bibek Maitra is dead.
- Surrender And Succour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Faith in the scriptures is essential for spiritual quest. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna as preceptor has revealed the supreme truth for the benefit of humanity.
- Tribals An Unwilling Wall (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 12, 2006)
The Independent Initiative’s visit to Dantewada in Chhattisgarh has thrown up more questions than answers.
- China’S Westland (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Before the highway arrived last year, threading a strip of black pavement across a moonscape of pale sand, this town in central Xinjiang province was among the lonelier places on earth.
- Hindus Say Temples In Malaysia Under Threat, Appeal To Un (Pioneer, Arun Anand, Jun 12, 2006)
Hindu groups in Malaysia allege that the Government is demolishing temples and have appealed to Indian rights groups and the UN to help protect their heritage.
- New Relations (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 12, 2006)
Aid has come to be accepted as part of international diplomacy. Given the special relationship between the two countries, India’s aid to Nepal has had more than a diplomatic context.
- Sums And Stars (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 12, 2006)
King Bruce has a challenger — and a far more determined one at that. Robert the Bruce of Scotland had tried to take back his kingdom from England only six times, before becoming disheartened, to be motivated yet again on seeing the persistence of . . .
- Muslims Demand Share In Politics, Jobs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
"Reservation on basis of population"
Resolution to this effect passed at the Maharashtra Muslim Convention
Also demand reservation in the police, bureaucracy, local bodies and private institutions
- Jammu Lakes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
An article in this newspaper recently makes a thought-provoking reading. It refers to the fact that little has actually been achieved to suitably preserve a few lakes of the Jammu region.
- In Limbo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
Very recently a few visitors from the national capital were surprised to see the condition of the Mubarak Mandi complex of old palaces in this city.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 12, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- Tiger Land (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Situated in the lap of Agastiyarmalai, which is known as the super hotspot of biodiversity in Tamil Nadu, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) is also a tourist hotspot.
- The Seat Of Esoteric Knowledge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Most of the colours and emblems used in the robes, carpets and furniture made in Sikkim have a mystic significance and the medallions and thankas are said to ward off specific misfortunes or attract benevolent forces, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
- Meaning Of A Yatra (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
The pilgrimage to Amarnath satisfies the urge to experience spiritual passions of the highest order but extends to the larger issue of cultural unity and vision of India
- Nepal Has Always Been A Secular State: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said the neighbouring Nepal had been a secular state all along even though the party president Rajanth Singh wanted it to retain its identity as the only Hindu state in the world.
- Pro-Quota Activists Heckle Bajaj (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 11, 2006)
Ahead of the June 15 Rajya Sabha polls in which he is contesting, NCP-Shiv Sena-BJP sponsored Independent candidate, noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj faced protests from a group of pro-reservation activists at a function convened here on Saturday . . .
- Netaji Controversy Revived (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jun 11, 2006)
Once again the controversy surrounding the last days of Subhash Chandra Bose has been revived, thanks to the Mukherjee Commission declaring that there is no evidence that he had died in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945.
- Rising Tide Of Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2006)
For long India has been under the self-delusion that Pakistan would stop cross-border terrorism and that we should continue to negotiate and treat our neighbour with kid gloves.
- Asian Voice (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
Possibilities could prevail over expected handicaps
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 11, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- The Quota Divide (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2006)
The reservation of seats in higher educational institutions has again opened up the quota divide.
- Keep Them Away (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 11, 2006)
Recently I visited Krishna Janmabhoomi complex in Mathura.
- The Last Of The Pharaonic Sculptors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Ancient Egypt's art of carving now rests on the shoulders of one man.
- Precious Legacy (Hindu, SABITA RADHAKRISHNA , Jun 11, 2006)
Those who appreciate the quaint and the old-world will visit Wellington year after year.
The name Wellington Gymkhana was adopted in 1916 though 1873 is considered the founding year of the club.
- Fast Track To The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
From the Great Wall to the MagLev, China presents an interesting mix of tradition and modernity.
The MagLev train flies a few inches above the tracks at speeds above 400 kmph...
- A Leading Institution With Global Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Kamban Engineering College of Jeeva Educational Trust was founded by Thiru.
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 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 Drive Into The Present (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2006)
In my youth, the road I most often travelled ran between New Delhi, the capital of India, and Dehradun, the town where I was born and raised.
- Implement Obc Quota: Veeramani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Wants Centre to implement it from 2006
- Two Suspected Lashkar Associates Held In Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jun 10, 2006)
They were said to be running a laboratory to manufacture explosives
- Sastras As Signposts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Spiritual quest demands rigorous mental discipline. The spiritual aspirant has to be prepared to undertake the painstaking rigours of Sadhana (spiritual practice) to train and condition the mind to contemplate on higher truths.
- An Oasis Of Calm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Heggunda is an ideal destination for a short, daylong break
- Lessons From Grievance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 10, 2006)
After Operation Bluestar made Bindranwale temporarily into a Sikh hero, vendors of religious paraphernalia used to sit on the pavement outside the serais and sell pictures of him.
- Why Ego Is A Big Lie (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Jun 10, 2006)
Why is enlightened living difficult? It is not difficult, it only appears to be difficult to us because we have invested our life in lies. We sacrifice truth to protect lies, instead of sacrificing lies for truth.
- Management Quota Cannot Overlook Merit: Up (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Extending state policy to the ‘other quota’, the Uttar Pradesh Government has directed all private educational institutes to ensure that merit should be the sole criterion for availing admissions under the management quota.
- Iraq And A Wall Of Silence (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Jun 10, 2006)
American journalists are callously silent on the civilian casualties of the war in Iraq.
- Attack On Somnath Temple Foiled (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat police on Friday arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba men and claimed to have cracked the LeT module in the state that planned to target several commercial and religious places, including the historic Somnath temple . . .
- Keep Them Away (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 10, 2006)
Recently I visited Krishna Janmabhoomi complex in Mathura.
- Jnana That Liberates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
While imparting the fundamental knowledge epitomising the distinction between "soul" and "body", Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita states that He is expounding the truths already contained in the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Brahmasutras, etc. . . .
- A Unique City Guide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
If you're new to Bangalore, it's easy to believe that the city has held on to little of its heritage.
- I The Indian (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 09, 2006)
A citizens’ cocktail along the border
The Centre would be loathe to admit as much, but the balance of population has been so profoundly affected that even an Indian by birth will now have to carry an identity card should he happen to be a resident . . .
- Barbarians At The Gate (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
Reports from Dhaka that the Khaleda Zia Government is considering relocating the Dhakeswari Kali temple - the millennium-old shrine in the heart of the Bangladeshi capital that gives the city its name - are not just disconcerting but positively ominous.
- Nepal Calling (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 09, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister G.P. Koirala’s visit to India seems to have gone off well. Observers hail the handsome aid package that India has offered Nepal as the ‘Himalayan Marshall Plan’, which reflects New Delhi’s wish to be one of Nepal’s key military . .
- Anger As An Emotional Disorder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2006)
We all get angry sometimes. Some of us, no doubt, are angry right now.
- Lakhera, Rangasamy Take Part In Car Festival (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Jun 09, 2006)
Theppal utsavam at Sri Tirukameswarar temple on Friday
- Time To Dismantle The Immunity Regime (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has begun the process of bringing the political leader on a par with the citizen.
- Chinese Checkers (Indian Express, Amitabh Acharya, Jun 09, 2006)
While attending an international conference in Seoul recently, I sat next to a young Korean university lecturer.
- Text And Drama (Frontline, SUDHANVA DESHPANDE, Jun 09, 2006)
There is a vibrant theatre culture in India, but strangely there is relatively little critical reflection on it.
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- From The Playing Field (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 09, 2006)
You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Bhagavad Gita.
- A Septuagenarian's Dream: Pappu Pass Ho Jayega (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
Legend has it that while hiding out in a cave in 14th century Scotland, Robert Bruce saw a spider repeatedly spinning a web despite it being broken over and over again.
- Freelance By Choice (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 09, 2006)
On Wednesday when a journalist approached me for a posting in Bhubaneswar, I told him that we would rather take on board our occasional contributor from there, Bibhuti Mishra, than look for a new face.
- Time To Heal A Running Sore (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 09, 2006)
Perhaps George W Bush thought that like Japan, Iraq would turn over a new leaf under American occupation and settle down peacefully to democratic moneymaking as a subordinate ally.
- Traps In A System? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
You will have to look into the lives of hundreds of such students in our country, incidents that occur at the same time, every year, to see a pattern is emerging in a disturbing fabric.
- Why Arjun Needs To Drop By Tifr Before He Imposes Quotas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
At frontier research institute, seat hike no solution: ‘bigger crisis’ is finding outstanding students and retaining the high talent
- Practice Of Bhakti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
According to scriptures the bliss of God experience is the highest attainable end, though it is not possible to describe or define Him in terms of human cognisance.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered Nepali counterpart Girija Prasad Koirala an aid package to help rebuild his strife-torn country, officials said.
- Dhaka Hawks Want Ancient Dhakeswari Temple Shifted (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Jun 08, 2006)
In a bid to appease fundamentalist Muslims in the run-up to the 2007 general election in Bangladesh, certain sections of the Begum Khaleda Zia Government are mounting pressure to shift the historic Dhakeswari Kali temple located in the heart of . . .
- Basavakalyan Project To Be Launched On June 23 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will launch the ambitious Basavakalyan Development Project by opening the Basavakalyan Development Board's office at Basavakalyan on June 23, Mallikarjun Khuba, MLA, said on Monday.
- Shattered Hymns (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Indonesia's Hindu heritage suffers as a quake hits home
- Maoist Yoke Choking Nepal, Koirala Tells Pm (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 08, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is in New Delhi with the express aim of seeking India's help to curb growing Maoist intransigence back home as the rebels are threatening to abort their current dialogue with Nepal's Seven Party Alliance.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Reaffirms commitment to rebuild Nepal’s infrastructure in accordance with Kathmandu’s prioritiesm
- The Jerusalem Trophy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
If recent incidents in West Asia are anything to go by, 'Islamic Zionism' is much stronger than the Jewish variety, writes Daniel Pipes.
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Plan To Take Up Development Work In Sringeri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Temple constructed by Shankaracharya to be renovated at Rs. 4 crore
Solar power unit is being set up to cook food for devotees
Number of dialysis units on the math premises in Bangalore to be increased from two to 18
- Lord Govindaraja Dons `Mohini Avataram' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Lord Govindaraja was taken round town in the guise of a woman seated on a palanquin on Tuesday as part of `Mohini Avataram' conducted during the ongoing annual Brahmotsavams at the temple.
- Unesco Team To Probe Bosnia's "Ancient Pyramid" (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Bosnia's mystery pyramid will now be probed and inspected by a team of experts from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Ibm To Triple Its India Investment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Addressing the IBM employees at Palace Grounds here he said “India and other emerging economies are an increasingly important part of IBM’s global success.”
- Memories That Rive Sikh Psyche (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, Jun 07, 2006)
Activists of the various Sikh organisations displayed naked swords and raised slogans in favour of a separate Sikh state of Khalistan.
- Ttd To Celebrate Brahmotsavam From June 7 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The event will commence with Dhwajarohanam (hoisitng of the temple flag) and the deity will be taken out in a procession on Pedda Sesha Vahanam on the same day.
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