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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 9735:
- Protest Against Bid To Stifle Democracy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
``Nepal's monarchy an obstacle to peace''
Call to work actively to end "America-sponsored imperialism"
The monarchy is on the brink of collapse.
- Dalai To Open Heritage Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will on Sunday inaugurate a three-day international conference “The Heritage of India” at the historic city of Nalanda in Bihar as part of the year-long celebrations of the 2550th anniversary of the Mahaparinirvana
- Sbi In A Fix Over Fake Rs. 500 Notes In Atm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Forty-seven fake notes found
Police detect fake notes following complaints from customers
Retired RTC employee, temple priest and TDP leader get fake notes
One Town police register a case against the bank personnel
- Nepal Maoists Set Terms For Release Of Itc Men (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A week after they abducted three senior officials of ITC’s subsidiary in Nepal in an audacious kidnap in broad daylight, the Maoist guerrillas have set terms for freeing the men, asking for the release of at least two of their senior leaders.
- Glacier's Edge (Hindu, RAJAN KAPOOR, Feb 12, 2006)
The trek up to Gangotri is through beautiful mountains and valleys.
- The First Gandhian Intellectuals (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Feb 12, 2006)
But only two of them would go so far as to call themselves that.
- Music All The Way (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Feb 12, 2006)
With a Grammy nomination under her belt, Anoushka Shankar talks about her first solo album and her views on music.
- Baneful Effects Of Fdi In Insurance, Banking (Hindu, N.M. SUNDARAM, Feb 12, 2006)
Foreign investors are interested only in gaining control over India's domestic savings
- A Gift From The Fundoos (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Feb 12, 2006)
It’s not as if we have forgotten what the Hindu fundoos are capable of. But since the electoral defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre, many of us have been tempted to take a break from foregrounding resistance . . .
- Maoists Set Terms To Free Itc Men (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A week after they abducted three senior officials of ITC’s subsidiary in Nepal in an audacious broad daylight kidnap, the Maoist guerrillas have set terms for freeing the men....
- Life After Death In Mammalapuram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The tsunami, last year, left Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu with infinite death and destruction. The town has fast recovered, writes Rachna Bisht Rawat.
- A Day Of Worship In Temple Of The Destroyer (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Feb 12, 2006)
The Kalighat temple in Kolkata is believed to have been built at the site where the toes of the right foot of Sati fell. Bala Chauhan visits the temple, which attracts thousands of devotees every year.
- Nepal Hits Back At Global Criticism Of Polls (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government hit back on Saturday at global condemnation of local elections it held this week, saying the polls were a victory against a Maoist revolt that has disrupted democracy in the country.
- This Ain’T No Rocket Science! (Hindustan Times, V.S. Arunachalam, Feb 12, 2006)
The nuclear debate has really heated up. Look at the number of articles, speeches and interviews.
- John Cherian (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Feb 12, 2006)
The Hamas victory in the Palestine elections, facilitated by the corruption in the Palestinian Authority run by the Fatah, promises a dramatic change in West Asian politics characterised by an Islamist upsurge.
- What If Sonia Had To Face Her Father-In-Law (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Feb 12, 2006)
All IFS of history are flights of imagination. Yet, despite their implausibility, their use is permissible when a reasonable argument is sought to be made.
- Map Products To Benefit Tourism, Business Sectors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Kapil Sibal releases new Road Atlas developed by Survey of India
- Taking God Seriously (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 11, 2006)
I see a perverse saving grace in an Iranian newspaper’s tit-for-tat promise of a contest of Holocaust cartoons.
- Sharks, Dolphins And Joy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 11, 2006)
Governance has often been a visionary affair for the chief minister of West Bengal. And his visions for Calcutta have been especially grand.
- `Mahamastakabhisheka Is A Lifetime Experience' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
French actress Ondine Verges, along with Vinanthi Sarkar, Director of Jain Enlightenment TV Series, attended the third day of Mahamastakabhisheka, atop Vindhyagiri on Friday.
- Incentives For Government Staff, Farmers And Weaker Sections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Kerala Budget proposes additional resource mobilisation of just Rs.17.34 crores
- Spineless Nation (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
No book has depressed me more than B.N. Tandon’s PMO Diary II: The Emergency (Konark).
- Old And The Beautiful (Deccan Herald, Olivia Thomas , Feb 11, 2006)
A rare compliment from an international celebrity makes meeting him special
- Nepal At The Crossroads (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 11, 2006)
One can say with some degree of confidence that the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is at a crossroads today regarding its State structure.
- Ambani Quarrel—more To It Than Meets The Eye? (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
The Reliance boys are at it again. The bully is busy showing muscle and pushing his brother to the point where forceful retaliation will be inevitable for survival.
- Precarious Irreversibility Of Climate Change (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 11, 2006)
The British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, terms climate change the "world's greatest environmental challenge". `Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change,' summarises the proceedings of an international symposium on the subject held a year ago.
- A Journey Through Coorg (Deccan Herald, Hemanth M Rao, Feb 11, 2006)
Silent Sentinels, A HECAR Foundation (Heritage Education Conservation Architecture Restoration) publication, is a book that provides an insight into the architectural heritage of Coorg and is the first of its kind book in the true sense.
- The Show Goes On In Kathmandu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
King Gyanendra must have decided to hold municipal elections in Nepal for want of anything else to commemorate one year since he seized absolute power.
- Buddha Calls Bush Names, Us Protests (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
With US President George W Bush expected here next month, a new row is building between the Left and the US envoy. Ambassador David Mulford has written a protest letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, . . .
- Should Ias Men Act In Films? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Feb 10, 2006)
A fleeting glance at cinema posters and supplements touting this week’s Kannada releases reopens the old chestnut about whether serving IAS officers should be allowed to act in, direct or (clandestinely) produce feature films, TV serials and plays.
- Thackeray Eggs Sainiks On (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Shiv Sena chief Mr Bal Thackeray today complimented his “vigilant” sainiks for their last evening’s attack on Zee network’s office at Worli in central Mumbai.
- Himalayan Farce (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 10, 2006)
Autocrats also love the trappings of democracy. But Nepal’s King Gyanendra deceives no one with Wednesday’s civic elections in the country. By any measure of electoral democracy,
- Failed Elections Pile Problems On Nepal's King (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Feb 10, 2006)
Elections called by Nepal's King Gyanendra to convince his people he is moving towards democracy have backfired, with a low turnout signalling a rejection of his power grab and the polls triggering fresh protests on Thursday.
- From People's War To Competitive Democracy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 09, 2006)
As leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist),Prachandais arguably the most important political player in the Himalayan kingdom today. In an exclusive face-to-face interview withThe Hindu, he discusses his party's road map for the end to monarchy . .
- "Set Up Joint Ventures In South Korea" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 09, 2006)
A "great example and inspiration" for many developing countries
- Bahubali Draped In Colours (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The millennium’s first Mahamastakabhisheka of the Gommateshwara Bhagavan Shri Bahubali Swami had all the contrasts and trappings of a high-profile religious event of the commercial age — heavy-duty security, celebrity guests, rich obeisance and . . .
- Nepal Poll Reduced To Farce (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The week-long bundh called by the Maoists from Sunday, followed by systematic attacks on the houses of candidates and government offices countrywide as well as the continued opposition by seven major parties...
- A Silent Journey Through Coorg (Deccan Herald, Hemanth M Rao, Feb 09, 2006)
Silent Sentinels, A HECAR Foundation (Heritage Education Conservation Architecture Restoration) publication, is a book that provides an insight into the architectural heritage of Coorg and is the first of its kind in the true sense.
- Consecration Of Idols At Temple In Rt Nagar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple at Muninanjappa Layout, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Sultanpalya Main Road, R T Nagar, is organising a five-day celebration from February 12 to install the temple gopuram and consecrate the idols of Lord Vinayaka, . . .
- Historic Legacy (Deccan Herald, Srinidhi Raghavendra, Feb 09, 2006)
Hosur Road, famous for its choc-a-bloc traffic is known to one and all in Bangalore. But little is known about Hosur town itself in Dharamapuri district of neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
- Triumph Of Truth (Dawn, Jauhar Ali, Feb 09, 2006)
R and resurgence of Islam is bound up with the struggle and sacrifice of the highest order.
- Malabar Mahotsavam Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Shovana Narayan to perform Kathak at the inaugural function
Shovana Narayan, a name synonymous with Kathak, will perform at the inaugural function of the Malabar Mahotsavam at the main venue of the Kozhikode beach on Thursday evening.
- Website For Teachers, Students In Mathematics (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Students of two Kendriya Vidyalaya schools adopt system
Students can create their web pages
The website can be used for school projects
- Right Way To Rightsizing (Tribune, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
The following are excerpts from the “World Public Sector Report 2005” published by the UN:
- Grand Spectacle Unfolds At Shravanabelagola (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Feb 09, 2006)
First Mahamastakabhisheka of the millennium to the monolithic statue leaves pilgrims spellbound
The anointing ceremony began at 10.35 a.m. with abhisheka and offerings
The first abhisheka was performed by Ashok Patni of Rajasthan
- Rich Man’S Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 09, 2006)
Mr Lakshmi Mittal is a rich man. And he likes not just to count his mohurs but to flaunt them too.
- Raw Deal For Women In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Dr Vandhana Sharma, Feb 09, 2006)
It is one of the most intriguing questions for those who study issues of women, as to why women are near invisible in the upper echelons of the political scene of not only India but the entire world.
- Points We Need To Consider (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 09, 2006)
The widespread anger and anguish expressed by the majority community in the State in protest against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers is perfectly justified. Normally the matter would have ended after .
- Moderate Islam Has Lost Its Voice (Hindu, Tabish Khair, Feb 08, 2006)
When I first saw them, I was struck by their crudeness. Surely the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, could have hired better artists. And surely cartoonists and editors ought to be able to spot...
- Iit-M Gates Open To Commerce Students Too (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Institute to offer M.A. in Development Studies, Economics and English studies
- Kashmir Battling Low Literacy And High Corruption As Conflict Continues (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the least literate in India, its rate of 54 percent being well below the national level of 65 percent. Ironically, it is the only Indian state where education at all levels is free.
- Expulsion Of Mps: The Speaker And The Courts (Hindu, Mahendra P. Singh, Feb 07, 2006)
Even though the expelled MPs deserve no sympathy or leniency in punishment whatsoever, for upholding the rule of law the Speaker should respond to the notices of the Supreme Court.
- Asia Will Be The Future Of Business, Says Kalam (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 07, 2006)
Sets out a roadmap for cooperation between Delhi and Manila
"With Western markets getting saturated, Asia provides a huge opportunity to business to expand market share"
Recommends setting up good e-business infrastructure
- Manuscripts Vital For Identity Of Tamil: Vc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Dr.U.Ve.Swaminatha Iyer's role in preserving manuscripts praised
- A Colossal Poem In Stone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Besides the magnificent monolith of Bahubali, Sravanabelagola also boasts of many monuments, hills and caves of interest to the discerning spiritual tourist, writes B M Chandrasekharaiah.
- Uma Vows To Form New Government In Up (Press Trust of India, Giridhar Narayan, Feb 07, 2006)
Urging her supporters to support her "mission", expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti today vowed to form a government in Uttar Pradesh.
- Abide By Dharma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
When upholding dharma, two vital aspects stand out for consideration. Scriptures enjoin that the conviction in the cause of dharma is as important as the sincerity of purpose that governs one's acts while following the code.
- ‘Death’S Going To Kiss Me. Every Single Day I Know She’S By My Side’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
‘Death’s going to kiss me. Every single day I know she’s by my side’
Paulo Coelho’s books have been translated into more than 50 languages and he inhabits the bestseller lists in 150 countries. His writing, which includes the almost cult book
- Kalam Proposes E-Biz Network (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 07, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam proposed the setting up of an ASEAN e-business network for increased information sharing, education programmes and knowledge connectivity among the regional partners that would result in realising technology upliftment, . . .
- Growing Closer Apart (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 07, 2006)
Essays debating the issues of syncretism and pluralism in the sub-continent today to objectively reassess their importance in coping with the political and cultural future
- Hagiology (Hindu, V.N. Vedanta Desikan, Feb 07, 2006)
The Annals of the Srirangam shrine" would be the appropriate English equivalent of the title of this book.
- Where Campaigns Fall By The Wayside (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 06, 2006)
The old English saying ‘Well begun is half done’ apparently doesn’t apply to the people who handle administrative matters in Karachi. That, at least, is the impression one gets after reading the final chapter of the sordid tinted glass saga enacted . . .
- On To A Broader Horizon (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
My previous article tried to sketch a framework of geo-strategic and geo-economic concerns that determine the new bearings of the Saudi foreign policy.
- In A Difficult Phase (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Feb 06, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- Maoist Strike Paralyses Life In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Feb 06, 2006)
A general strike called by Maoist rebels in Nepal to disrupt the upcoming local body polls paralysed normal life across the Himalayan Kingdom with educational institutes and businesses remaining close on the first day of the week-long stir today.
- Fear, Desperation Mark Nepal's First Polls In Years (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 06, 2006)
When Govind Prasad Bashyal came to file his papers for polls at the municipal office, he did not expect troops to hold him there for two weeks.
- There Is Life After Fossil Fuels (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 06, 2006)
Budget 2006 must help to rearrange India’s energy basket, says VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA
- Europe’S Fear Of The Indian In Pinstripes (Deccan Herald, Anand Giridharadas, Feb 06, 2006)
Europe's reaction reflects the escalating challenge mounted by emerging economies like China and India, to which the West originally turned for inexpensive labour, whether in China's factories or on India's software campuses.
- Eau De Cologne Vs Perfume (Indian Express, PRIYA RAMANI, Feb 06, 2006)
When Lakshmi Niwas Mittal announced his 18.6 billion euro bid for King Kong-sized steel producer Arcelor last month, it apparently surprised even his dad Mohan. So it’s understandable that the French were a little taken aback.
- Rising Water Threatens Great Temples (Hindu, Robin McKie, Feb 06, 2006)
The most important threat involves the widespread planting of sugarcane
Swedish engineers are building a vast drainage system
- Hamas Victory: Need For Flexibility (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Feb 06, 2006)
The recent Hamas victory in the Palestinian election has stunned everyone including Hamas itself. Although pre-election opinion polls had indicated that Hamas would give a close fight, most analysts had predicted a narrow Fatah victory.
- Spirit Of Saraswati (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 06, 2006)
Today we covered our books with paper — it’s Saraswati’s day, you know.
- Merit Of Sacrifice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The merit of sacrificing even one's creature comforts for the welfare of others has been hailed in the spiritual tradition.
- Kumaraswamy Favours Consolidation Of Anti-Congress Forces In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Chief Minister favours merger of Janata Dal (U) with Janata Dal (S)
- India Votes Against Iran At Iaea (Indian Express, Reuters, Feb 05, 2006)
The UN nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over suspicions it plans to build atomic weapons, and Tehran responded it would start enriching uranium fuel that can be used in bombs.
- Another Milestone In Pak It (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 05, 2006)
A Pakistan IT firm – TRG – having presence in countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has established its office in Manila. It was inaugurated by the President of Philippines.
- Wide Canvas (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Feb 05, 2006)
Poor peasants. Uncaring chess players. A small boy who gives up the joy of toys to buy a chimta for his grandmother. Premchand's protagonists are classic figures that we've all grown with, in short stories scattered across school curriculae.
- Abdul Kalam Meets Philippine President (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Indian President Abdul Kalam met with his Philippine counterpart Gloria Arroyo on Saturday as the two countries pledged to step up cooperation in defence, tourism, agriculture and pharmaceuticals.
- Of Graven Images (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Feb 05, 2006)
It is a fallacy of our narcissistic age to expect images of what supreme leaders of thought may have looked like; their teachings and deeds are unaffected by our erroneous expectations
- Rahul Gandhi Waiting To Step In! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
The irrepressible clamour at the Hyderabad AICC session for induction of Rahul Gandhi either in the union cabinet or at a top party position speaks volumes about the apparent indispensability of this young Nehru-Gandhi scion in running . . .
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