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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 9735:
- Virus Shuts Out Indian Poultry (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and UAE today banned poultry imports from India after reports of the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu in Maharashtra.
- Teachers As Vultures (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2006)
Rape is the most abominable crime because it leaves a scar on the victim, which can never be healed. And if the rapist happens to be a teacher and the victim a student, it becomes even worse. Even before the shock of the multiple rape at Durjanpur . . .
- Bitter Harvests Of Zionism (Dawn, Paul Oestreicher, Feb 21, 2006)
The chief rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, is right. His reaction to the Anglican synod’s call for sanctions against Israel is understandable. Hatred of Judaism — now commonly called anti-Semitism — is a virus that has infected Christendom for two millennia.
- Empowerment Of Women (Daily Excelsior, Angela Gadroo, Feb 20, 2006)
Ancient Vedas, Sastras, Aranyakas, Upanishads etc vehemently opposed any type of gender discrimination or differences due to caste, colour and nationality and highlighted the cardinal principle that all human beings are equal.
- Kalam For Starting Ug Programmes At Iisc. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
President sets a 10-point agenda to make the institute a top research destination
- Test Of Fidelity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
An upright person's allegiance to Dharma is put to test in life situations.
- King Offers Talks, Parties Unmoved (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra made his first formal approach to the country’s estranged political parties today, urging them to join talks and try to put democracy back on track.
- Reveries Of Equilibrium (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 20, 2006)
Walras showed through his mathematical exercise that if all these conditions, which define a perfect market, were satisfied, the market would reach a state of equilibrium at the end of the day, yielding maximum possible satisfaction to all buyers and ....
- A Heritage Symbol Of The Indian Railways (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Mobile Fire Fighting Vehicle dates back to 1931
Designed as an open type to enable fire fighters jump out easily
It has in built lockers
- Changing The Face Of Global Security (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Feb 20, 2006)
The underlying theme, promoted by the U.S. and Germany, of the 42nd Munich Conference of Security Policy was that NATO must have the pivotal role in the 21st century's world order.
- Muslims And The Indian Army (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 20, 2006)
After 60 years of Independence, we should be sufficiently confident of our collective secular beliefs and practices to examine facts.
- Row Mars Visakha-I Bypoll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Congress MLA attacked allegedly by TDP men; counting put off
A nearly peaceful polling was marred by a controversy over brandishing a revolver at a polling station, allegedly by an MLA, turning the situation tense near the Old Post Office . . .
- Nepal Bans Indian Poultry Products On Bird Flu Fears (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government banned imports of poultry from India after its neighbour reported its first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, an official said on Monday.
- Sixty Dollars A Barrel? Great (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Feb 20, 2006)
It is the fate of over-burdened TV-watchers of the 21st century that we are deluged with low grade analysis by ill-informed experts on the small screen.
- Mr Cm, End Graft, Strengthen Panchayats (Deccan Herald, Benjamin Fernandez, Feb 19, 2006)
What should be the new Chief Minister priorities? This was our question to readers last week and we were flooded with responses. We published a few letters last week. This week we publish those, mostly from outside Bangalore, on the government’s . . .
- Manuscript Survey Unearths Rare Works (Hindu, S. Harpal Singh, Feb 19, 2006)
Surveyors collect material from houses, old mosques and other areas in the district
- The Prayag Of Chattisgarh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
Tanushree Podder visits Rajim, in Chattisgarh, also called ‘Panchkashi’ as there are five shivalingams in different temples there.
- Vhp Not To Support Any Single Party (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Feb 19, 2006)
No plans to launch a party, says Singhal
- Whither Postal Services In India? (Hindu, S. RAMESH, Feb 19, 2006)
The vast reach of the postal service is unmatched. It will be unwise to allow such a service to die a slow death
- Shravanabelagola's Moment Of Glory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
Town wears a colourful look as flow of pilgrims continues
- Hard Work Mittal’S Mantra Of Success (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 19, 2006)
WOULD you believe that the world’s richest Indian was born almost penniless, grew up in a small town of Rajasthan surrounded by thorn shrubs and sand dunes, lived in a dilapidated house and slept on concrete floors?
- A Page Out Of A History Textbook (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
A single rock has been carved into a three-storeyed structure —a main mandap, two pillars and four sub-shrines. Rashmi Vasudeva writes of the Kailasa temple in Ellora, after her memorable trip to Ajanta, Ellora and Aurangabad.
- Goan Story Retold (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
The book takes one back to when the Portuguese ruled Goa and reveals among other things the customs of yore, some of which continue till today.
- ‘Vhp To Create Hindu Vote Bank’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would create a 15-crore “Hindu vote bank” in the country which would play a key role in the coming elections, its international president Ashok Singhal said here on Saturday.
- ‘What’ Of The Knot (Deccan Herald, Geetha Srinivasan, Feb 19, 2006)
This book explains the ritual part of Hindu marriage to enable the participants to fully understand the significance of the sacrament.
- ‘I’D Have Been A Communist’ (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 18, 2006)
“I WOULD have been in the Communist Party if there had been no partition,” says Atal Behari Vajpayee, former prime minister, who led the BJP coalition for six years at the centre.
- Saving Moenjodaro (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 18, 2006)
Thefederal government’s approval of a master plan for conservation work at Moenjodaro has come not a moment too soon given the deplorable state of one of the country’s most important archaeological sites that also figures on Unesco’s world heritage list.
- A Friend & A Global Player (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Feb 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf is scheduled to pay an official visit to China in the next few days.
- The Contrast In Treatment (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 18, 2006)
An interesting contrast between Indians and their rulers and Pakistanis and their dictators is the way they treat their creative artists — painters, poets, novelists and thinkers.
- Kitne Musalman Hain? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 18, 2006)
Let me ask you a question I like to put often to the top brass of our armed forces, as well as the police, paramilitary and intelligence organisations: when was the last time you heard a column of the army, called out to restore order in a communal riot,
- "They Are Buddhas" (Hindu, T. Satyamurthy, Feb 18, 2006)
This refers to the letter (Feb. 14) saying the two statues in the photograph accompanying the report "Buddha statues unearthed near Chennai" (Feb. 12) are not those of the Buddha.
- The Nuclear Issue And Iran's Domestic Debate (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 18, 2006)
While there is a consensus in Iran on acquiring nuclear know-how, there are deep differences on whether to go in for weapons capability. But the threat of aggression by the U.S. or Israel could prove a rallying factor.
- Popular Art Bridges Divide (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 18, 2006)
Among the most vibrant examples of popular visual art found in India are religious posters and calendars depicting deities, saints and places of worship, sold at roadside stalls near temples, mosques and dargahs, to be adorned at walls inside homes,
- Foreign Tax Credit: Need For Introduction In India (Business Standard, Ganesh Raj, Feb 17, 2006)
There is a general euphoria about the state of the Indian economy. Outbound investments are no longer restricted but tactically encouraged. Globalisation is the buzzword today.
- West Bengal : Electoral Conundrum (Daily Excelsior, Arup De, Feb 17, 2006)
New permutation and combination are being worked out in West Bengal for the state assembly polls scheduled in April-May. The Left Front as usual will be fighting on its own strength, but the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of Ms. Mamata Banerjee . . .
- Nepali Troops Who Abuse Should Be Barred From U.N. - Group (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
A top U.N. human rights panel said on Thursday that Nepali soldiers responsible for human rights violations should be banned from participating in international peacekeeping missions.
- History In Quran’S Light (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Feb 17, 2006)
History is a record of the rise and fall of nations. Through it we realize facts about nations that flourished, the goals they pursued and above all the values around which their culture and society was organized. It can help us assess values and . . .
- This Bleak Business Of Religiosity (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Feb 17, 2006)
Great religious teachers often make rules which, while no doubt sounding helpful and high quality, often fail to impress their weight upon reality.
- Rs. 63 Lakh Japanese Aid For Two Grassroots Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Japanese Government has awarded a grant of about Rs. 63 lakhs for two grassroots projects in Tamil Nadu.
- I Tarzan, You Terrorist (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 17, 2006)
What explains the American reaction to the Hamas victory?
Cutting corners Ashok mitra
- Lessons From Venice (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 17, 2006)
It is always refreshing and, in some ways, exhilarating to leave India and travel away from the man-made mess that symbolizes our homeland and life within it. Venice represented what we need to absorb and learn from.
- Threat To Democracy-Ii (Statesman, AMLAN DATTA, Feb 17, 2006)
Maoism should be thanked for drawing attention to the rural problem in India. Since Independence, the country has been ruled by an elite of which the leading component is an urban educated middle class which dominates the administration . . .
- Afghan Soil Will Not Be Used Against Pakistan: Karzai (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday promised not to allow any country to interfere in Afghanistan’s relations with Pakistan, saying he knew the consequences for his country in such a case.
- Excellence In Education: The Chinese Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 17, 2006)
Chinese universities backed by massive injections of government funds are spending billions of dollars in wooing top foreign-educated and overseas-born Chinese, building cutting-edge research centres, and partnering the world's . . .
- Divine Intercession (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The intercession of divine grace documented in the lives of saints proves without doubt that God never forgets His devotee. With immense patience the Lord gives His devotees enough time to reform totally before claiming them . . .
- A Scholarly Challenge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
History has always been the main forte of communal propaganda. While objective historiography is utopia, the developments in other branches of archaeological sciences have been increasingly reducing . . .
- Chirac Embarks On India Visit This Week (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac heads to Thailand and India this week for a visit that narrowly missed being overshadowed by concerns over a decommissioned French aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials.
- Workers Kidnapped By Maoists Safe: Un Office (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Feb 16, 2006)
After India and the International Security Group’s calls to Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas to release the three senior employees of ITC’s subsidiary they had abducted on February 3, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...
- How Long Will American Dominace Last ? (Daily Excelsior, I.S. Chadha, Feb 16, 2006)
Our problem is not that we are being Americanised.Our problem is rather that the US empire does not know what it wants to do or can do with its power or its limits.
- America’S Irreverent Sense Of Humor: Christian Symbols Aren’T Off-Limits For Parody (Indian Express, NEELY TUCKER, Feb 16, 2006)
“denying the being or providence of God... profane scoffing at the holy scripture” had been an offense since the Greeks, and it was no joke in Colonial America.
- Influence Of Company (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The spiritual tradition stresses the importance of cultivating the company of good people because even the mind of a virtuous person can be corrupted by constant indoctrination.
- ‘Cool-Off Time’ For Cbse Students (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
There is good news for more than 11 lakh students who will appear for this year’s board examinations, as the CBSE has decided to restructure certain important question papers and...
- Arrangements For Sivaratri At Srisailam Reviewed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Shower point to be put up at bathing ghat for benefit of elderly
Plans for cloakroom for devotees to deposit valuables
Buffer zone planned at Nandi circle to regulate vehicles
No parking fee to be collected
- 15 Lakh Pilgrims, Tourists Visit Shravanabelagola (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Over 15 lakh pilgrims and tourists have visited Shravanabelagola since January 22 for the Mahamastakabhisheka, according to Sri Charukeerti Bhattaraka Swamiji.
- Sgpc To Organise Major Centennials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Events include 400th anniversary of martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
Nagar Kirtan to reach Lahore on June 12
Seminars to be organised in US, Canada, England
- Top Priority To Widening Of National Highways: Ahluwalia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Centre clears National Highway Development Programme III and IV
- The Plot Thickens Around The Palace (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 16, 2006)
The options before King Gyanendra are getting limited, but the constitutional political forces are yet to earn the faith of the people. Will the Maoists emerge as the only alternative? asks Sumanta Sen
- Chink In The Armour (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Feb 16, 2006)
Recently, the United Progressive Alliance government constituted a committee headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar to collect data on the number of Muslims serving in the armed forces, the positions they hold, and their role in the key positions.
- Chirac Red-Flags Scrap Warship (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a French warship bound for a scrapyard in Gujarat to return to French territorial waters pending a final decision on how to dispose of the asbestos-laden vessel.
- Chirac Orders "Toxic" Warship Back To France (Reuters, Helene Fontanaud, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered home an asbestos-laden warship after Indian authorities blocked its journey to an Indian scrapyard, days before a visit to New Delhi overshadowed by the legal wrangle.
- Sultan Slams Indian Obduracy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The ongoing peace process between Pakistan and Indian is going slow mainly due to the negative attitude of India.
- Un Plea To Free Itc Men (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
After India and the International Security Group’s calls to Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas to release the three senior employees of ITC’s subsidiary they had abducted on 3 February, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today said here . . .
- Nepal’S Court Frees Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Enduring Bliss (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
The pursuits of human life are either for the sake of material prosperity or spiritual progress. Man engages in action with the expectation of deriving happiness.
- Inscriptions Point To Horizontal Social Formations During Medieval Era (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Feb 15, 2006)
They challenged the hierarchical caste system, says Tokyo professor
- Red Whine (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 15, 2006)
There is a fairly simple word for the tactics of the Left parties in relation to the government — not quite yet ‘blackmail’ but brinkmanship’.
- ‘Al-Qaeda Sympathiser’ Dr Khawaja Gunned Down (News International, Sajjad Shafiq Butt, Feb 14, 2006)
Renowned gastroenterologist and a philanthropist, Dr Ahmad Javed Khawaja, whom personnel of the US and the Pakistani intelligence agencies had grilled for his alleged sympathies with al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters some four years ago, was gunned down . . .
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Now, Durga Shown Endorsing Whisky (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Feb 14, 2006)
Religious sensibilities have once again been hurt by a caricature in Europe. This time, the Hindu community is outraged and anger is spreading.
- Remembering A Liberal Humanist (Deccan Herald, Satya Narayana Sahu, Feb 14, 2006)
K R Narayanan wanted safe pedestrian crossings for the unempowered in the fast lane of liberalisation, privatisation & globalisation
- Insights Into Carnatic Music (Hindu, P. VASANTH KUMAR, Feb 14, 2006)
Lecture demonstrations on a wide range of topics in Carnatic music by a reputed musician and musicologist
- South Africa Eyes Astronomy's Top Prize (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Feb 14, 2006)
Karoo desert telescope points the way to capturing global scientific project.
- Navy To Buy 8 Sea Harriers (Deccan Herald, RAHUL BEDI, Feb 14, 2006)
The Indian Navy (IN) is on the verge of acquiring between six and eight second-hand Royal Navy (RN) BAe Systems Sea Harrier FA Mk2 fighters to bolster declining force levels.
- Form Committee On Clemenceau: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to suggest four to five names of retired navy personnel having experience in manufacture and breaking of ships to give opinion on the controversial French ship Clemenceau.
- The Knowledge Market (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Feb 14, 2006)
The “knowledge market” is just a name I have chosen — it has not made the dictionary yet.
- Exclusive - No Homeland For Tigers - Sri Lanka President (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Feb 14, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Monday ruled out Tamil Tiger demands for a separate homeland in the island's north and east, but said he would rein in armed groups - a central rebel demand ahead of crunch talks.
- Popularity Of The Gita (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Bhagavad Gita is an important scriptural authority for the three schools of Vedanta— Advaita, Visishtadvaita and Dvaita. Hence the commentaries on it are profuse.
- Kashmir Ripe For Resolution: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Monday emphasized that Pakistan and India must seize the opportunity for addressing the longstanding Kashmir dispute, which he said was “absolutely ripe for a resolution.”
- In Praise Of Purandara (Deccan Herald, V Subramanya , Feb 13, 2006)
Iskcon is not just a temple. It is a movement worldwide. Based on Krishna Bhakthi it is spreading the devotion, as preached by Sreela Prabhupaada, the founder.
- Media’S Subversive Role (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 13, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed cartoons show how the media takes sides
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