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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 9735:
- "White Supremacy" Or Racism? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 03, 2006)
Professor Cornel West says racism is what they have in America while in Britain the problem is essentially one of latent "white supremacy." This means that racial prejudices in Britain operate in more subtle forms than American-style in-your-face racism.
- Provocative Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 03, 2006)
Trouble in Vadodara was due to insensitivity
- Big Challenge: 9 Little Numbers (Deccan Herald, Edward Rothstein, May 03, 2006)
Sudoku distills complication into elemental clarity.
- Short Stories In Translation (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, May 02, 2006)
Ashok Kumar — Tr. in Kannada; Sahitya Akademi, 35, Rabindra Bhavan, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 300.
- Rahul Gandhi In Maya Land? (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 02, 2006)
It is difficult being Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. It cannot be easy being Rahul Gandhi in all of U.P — a minefield of castes and religions and the land of the emerging empress, Mayawati.
It is difficult being Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.
- For Nepal & India, The Road Ahead Is Difficult (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 02, 2006)
Among the hurdles: the parties' lack of confidence, as well as New Delhi's anxiety over the U.N. involvement in the disarmament of the Maoists and elections to a constituent assembly.
- Commentaries On Desika's Hymn (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , May 02, 2006)
Sanskrit commentaries by Sri Raghava Patrachariar and Anbil Gopalachariar;
- ‘Second Wife’ And Suicide Bid Follow Taliban Terror (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, May 02, 2006)
The trauma of slain telecom engineer K. Suryanarayana’s family deepened today when his widow Manjula tried to commit suicide following the appearance of a “second wife” in the morning.
- Nepal Bounces Back (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Times, May 02, 2006)
Whatever be the reservations of Natwar Singhs and their ilk in the diplomatic and media world on India’s Nepal policy, New Delhi has won warm appreciation from global think tanks for the ‘roll back of palace coup’ in Nepal.
- Mysore Software Exports Touch Rs. 400 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Thirty-eight IT companies are based in the city now
Last year the exports figure was Rs. 319 crore
A total of 38 IT companies are based in Mysore now
- Climb A Step On The Ladder (Deccan Herald, Usha Muliyil, May 02, 2006)
With each temptation that you resist, you climb a step higher on Jacob’s Ladder.
- Nepal Students Now Target Politicians (Times of India, Keshav Pradhan, May 02, 2006)
After having fought against Gyanendra unarmed, Nepal's pro-democracy students on Tuesday came out in the streets with lathis to discipline politicians fighting over plump ministerial posts over the past one week.
- Timeless Architecture (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, May 02, 2006)
An attempt to find what renders traditional architecture timeless and relevant
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
- The Case Against Sanctions On Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
As expected, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has issued a report citing Iran's non-compliance with the requests of both the IAEA's board of governors and the United Nations Security Council, and . . .
- Koirala Sworn-In As Nepal Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Veteran Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala was today sworn-in as the Prime Minister of the Himalayan Kingdom by King Gyanendra.
- Reds Waiting In The Wings (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, May 01, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists have been presented with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity.
- Rewards And Brickbats For Ifs Officers (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 01, 2006)
India’s 26th foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, will be demitting office in June. He has been a "crisis manager" ever since foreign minister K. Natwar Singh was forced to quit the office following the Volcker report.
- Back To Square One? (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, May 01, 2006)
The prophecy was almost right. It said that the Shah dynasty in Nepal would last for 12 generations, so King Gyanendra is pushing the edge of the envelope.
- Some Thoughts, Some Reservations (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, May 01, 2006)
A case of great constitutional significance is being argued before a bench of five justices of the Supreme Court, presided over by the chief justice of India.
- Iran Refuses To Blink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 01, 2006)
With Iran refusing to meet a gun-to-its-head `deadline' to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, the debate over sanctions is virtually guaranteed to flare up again in the United Nations Security Council.
- Nepal Parliament Votes For Polls To Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 01, 2006)
The mandate of the assembly will be to draft a new constitution for the country
Date not yet set for the vote
Koirala to hold talks with Maoists
- Speak In One Voice (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, May 01, 2006)
The debate over reservation of seats in institutes of excellence has brought into the open differences within the Union cabinet on this controversial subject.
- Boom Time For Medicare (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 30, 2006)
As medical tourism looks set to expand further, India must make use of the opportunity while ensuring that it does not create a health divide.
India's tertiary healthcare sector is on the road to global fame.
- The Fascinating Forests Of Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims,Bono-bibi in the Sunderbans is the guardian deity of the woodcutters, honey gatherers and fishermen, writes Susheela Nair
- Nepal Parties Ponder Fate Of Monarchy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepali political parties discussed the fate of the once-revered monarchy and proposals to set up a Constituent Assembly today, just days after the king ceded power in the face of mass protests .
- The Role Of Arcadia (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Apr 30, 2006)
The Oxford Tagore Translations, whose general editor is Sukanta Chaudhuri, gives us pause, and a renewed opportunity to take stock of the achievement and its historical moment.
- Treat Women As Equals (Tribune, S. Karam Singh, Apr 30, 2006)
Woman has given birth to scientists, scholars, saints, seers and soldiers. However, her very existence has been subjected to critical evaluation since the very inception of human race. Unfortunately, muscle power has taken precedence over emotional . . .
- Dmk's Assurance On Hogenakkal Water Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Also promises community certificates to tribals
- Mixing History With Mystery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Utpal Borpujari talks to author Shivani Singh on why she feels history provides the right mix of ingredients for a story teller.
- Silent Sentinels (Hindu, KALYANI CANDADE, Apr 30, 2006)
The mangroves of Choroa Island in Goa are a birder's paradise.
- Long Live The Raja (Deccan Herald, Deepti Ganapathy, Apr 30, 2006)
Brought out by Harper Collins (India), The Raja is Dead is a historical fiction set in the pre-Independence era when India is about to taste the sweetness of freedom, and the monarchy is on the brink of ruin.
- Signs Of Sunrise (Frontline, P. Sunderarajan , Apr 30, 2006)
Fresh incentives and a series of policy initiatives from the Ministry of Textiles have brightened the growth prospects of the textile industry.
- Who Cares For Myanmar? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 30, 2006)
Last month, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran spoke at a well-attended lecture organised in Washington by the Heritage Foundation. The Foreign Secretary was in the US capital to meet Bush Administration officials before the crucial vote in the US . . .
- Mothers Of Nepal Vanquish A Killer Of Children (New York Times, Celia W Dugger, Apr 30, 2006)
As dusk descended on this medieval walled city and its dirt lanes filled with horses cantering home from the mountains, the piercing voice of a woman could be heard over the pounding hooves.
- Voices Of Silence (Statesman, Jagmohan , Apr 30, 2006)
World Monument Day on 18 April gave us an opportunity to grasp the significance of our architectural legacy
- Who Gives A Dam? (Business Standard, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 30, 2006)
The scale and manner in which people are being shortchanged is astonishing.
- Vultures! Who? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 30, 2006)
Discussing vultures may not be a very idea of spending a Sunday morning. Their sheer sight evokes disgust. It is obviously because of their association with death.
- Al-Qaeda Claims Karachi Us Consulate Bombing Responsibility (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Seven people were injured in a collision between a coaster and dumper near Pakistan Steel Mills Sunday morning here.
- India, Pakistan Plan Hotline On Maritime Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Indian Coast Guard and the Maritime Security Agency of Pakistan will set up a hotline soon as part of increasing cooperation for surveillance at sea between the two neighbours.
- Aiadmk Main Political Adversary, Says Brahmins Association (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
"Polls opportunity for Kanchi devotees"
- India Hints A Giftwrap Of Revival Package (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Apr 29, 2006)
With Nepal taking the first major step towards popular rule when its Parliament was reconvened after four years today, India has decided to propose a package for the country’s economic recovery.
- New Nepal Commits To Maoist Talks (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 29, 2006)
The new government of Nepal has committed itself to holding a dialogue with the Maoists, declare a ceasefire and move towards a Constituent Assembly.
- R.K. Raghavan: Policing The U.K. (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 29, 2006)
The July 7 blasts in London have prompted Tony Blair to bring about changes on the criminal justice front that could pave the way for more efficient policing.
- Southern Record (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 29, 2006)
South India has an enviable history of reservation in education.
- Who Cares For Myanmar? (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Apr 29, 2006)
Last month, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran spoke at a well-attended lecture organised in Washington by the Heritage Foundation.
- Parliament Reconvenes In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 29, 2006)
Resolution on constituent assembly tabled; debate, vote on Sunday
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Submit To God (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The scriptures have prescribed various paths to liberation keeping in mind the different propensities of spiritual seekers and their capacity to follow these means.
- The Solution Is Not Quota (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2006)
Let me begin with an ordinary, everyday Indian story. It is the story of a little boy called Lakshay who, at the age of three, needed admission in a Delhi kindergarten.
- Himalayan Task (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2006)
The King retains power with no change in constitution
- Unrestrained Wit (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Apr 29, 2006)
As students, we speak and act with no restraint, which wins us appreciation
- How Individuals Can Help Overcome Terrorism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 29, 2006)
Terrorism is a menace. Often, terrorists do not seek solutions but look to destruction as their aim and achievement. The terrorist community has gone to the extent of running terro-rist training camps and acquiring stealth hardware to create maximum . . .
- Who Gives A Dam? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
The scale and manner in which people are being shortchanged is astonishing.
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- J-K: President To Address Legislature's Joint Session (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Accepting the invitation of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, President A P J Abdul Kalam will address a joint session of the state legislature in Srinagar, an official spokesman said.
- China Welcomes Indian-Style Shrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian-style Buddhist shrine, the first of its kind in China, would soon emerge in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism, as symbol of friendship between the two countries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the shrine, to be jointly constructed . . .
- Nepal’S Revived Parliament Meets (Tribune, Shirish D. Pradhan, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal today took first step towards multi-party democracy with its Parliament holding its first meeting in four years, but Prime Minister-designate, Mr Girija Prasad Koirala, could not attend it due to ill health.
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Parties Gear Up In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 28, 2006)
People's revolution still alive
More than one lakh people congregate in Kathmandu
Ready to cooperate, provided three conditions are fulfilled: Maoists
G. P. Koirala taken ill on eve of Parliament session
- The Land As He Saw It (Hindu, ATHREYA, Apr 28, 2006)
Raghuthama Putty, who passed away recently, devoted his entire life to meticulously painting landscapes
- Maoist Vipers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
On the eve of Nepal's reconvened Pratinidhi Sabha's meeting to formally elected Mr GP Koirala as Prime Minister at the head of a seven-party alliance Government, two important statements have emanated from Kathmandu. Comrade Prachanda, chairman . . .
- Prescott's Problem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Prescott, has confessed to having had a two-year-old "relationship" with a secretary, Tracey Temple, does not come as a profound surprise. Politicians in Britain, as in most other . . .
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Graffiti And The Ec (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
Graffito, singular: writing on wall; plural, graffiti. Man has been urged through the ages to read the writing on the wall. Graffiti have thus emerged as an integral part of human civilization.
- Guj Hc Sought Ban On 'Anti-National' Nba (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Apr 28, 2006)
As the debate rages on the Narmada Bachao Andolan's bid to scuttle raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam on the allegation that the Madhya Pradesh Government had failed to rehabilitate displaced persons . . .
- China Irked As Nepal Trumps King Card (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 28, 2006)
Alarmed at the fall of King Gyanendra’s regime, China has rushed a delegation to Kathmandu to gloss over its unstinted support to the monarch and appease the new government.
- Alternate Lifestyles Need A Change Of Heart (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 28, 2006)
When we talk of a consumer driven society thriving on materialistic goals we tend to blame — and quite rightly — hypermarket controls as an overriding function of greed.
- 'Karma' A Mistaken Word? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
Innocent children can't be blamed for their parent's follies
- Controversial Book Banned In Rajasthan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The book is "insulting'' religious sentiment of "particular community''
- Acme Of Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Devotion has a unique distinction in the spiritual tradition in that it is both a means to realise God and an end in itself.
- Trial By Fire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 28, 2006)
One hundred and seventy five years after it was abolished by William Bentinck, sati continues to be a reality in parts of rural India.
- China Welcomes Indian-Style Shrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
An Indian-style Buddhist shrine, the first of its kind in China, would soon emerge in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism, as symbol of friendship between the two countries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the shrine, to be jointly constructed by . . .
- Different Strokes (Hindu, M. SURYA PRASAD, Apr 28, 2006)
Sudheendra and his team explored new possibilities with laya
- Development And Conservation Should Go Hand In Hand: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The need to strike a harmonious balance between development and conservation was underscored by the Nilgiris Collector, C. Vijayaraj Kumar, while releasing a compact disc titled, `Window on Nilgiris' brought out by the Nilgiri Wildlife and . . .
- Burning Evil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
One more incident of a possible Sati has come to light, this time of a 77-year-old woman at Imamganj in Gaya district in Bihar.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- Aligarh’S Holy Cow (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
Supreme Court reins in the ghetto ambience
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling (coram: Balakrishnan and Jain, JJ) will serve to relieve Aligarh Muslim University of its ghetto ambience. While admitting the two petitions by AMU and the Centre against the . . .
- Maoists Announce Three-Month Truce In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 27, 2006)
In a significant move, Maoist rebels in Nepal late last night announced a three-month unilateral ceasefire but stuck to their demand for a Constituent Assembly, a day before the formation of a new government under veteran leader . . . .
- Comed-K Entrance Test On May 28 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The Consortium of Private Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) will conduct its Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) on May 28 for admission to undergraduate professional courses in the private unaided colleges attached to it.
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