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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 9735:
- On George Bush’S New Delhi Agenda: Plan For Inter-Faith Meet In Akshardham (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 22, 2006)
Top on the list of cultural places for US President George W Bush to visit during his stay in Delhi is the Akshardham Temple where an inter-faith congregation is on the cards once White House gives its final nod.
- Science & Creative Thinking (Hindustan Times, Simon Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I visited India recently thanks to the British Council, who arranged for me to give science lectures at schools, colleges and universities. Over the course of a couple of weeks I spoke to budding scientists, retired professors, brilliant teachers and ....
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- Vhp Issues Ultimatum On Temple (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday gave a one-year ultimatum to the Centre to hand over the entire disputed area of 67 acres in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram Temple, failing which it threatened to launch a nation-wide “direct action” programme
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Jan 22, 2006)
In an essay written in 1986 when he was 32, Hanif Kureishi said, “At least once every day since I was five years old I have been racially abused.” In the two decades since, he has been trying to make sense of this, placing in context the conflict . . .
- Hundreds Held In Anti-King Protests In Nepal (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 22, 2006)
Nepali police fought running battles with thousands of pro-democracy protesters around the ancient temples and through the narrow streets of the capital on Saturday, and hundreds of people were rounded up.
- Climate Change: Early Effects (Dawn, David Ignatius, Jan 22, 2006)
One of the puzzles if you’re in the news business is figuring out what’s “news.” The fate of your local football team certainly fits the definition. So does a plane crash or a brutal murder. But how about changes in the migratory patterns of butterflies?
- Hundreds Arrested In Nepal Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Demanding removal of King Gyanendra and restoration of democracy, activists clash with police
- Travel And Tourism Fair Begins In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The fair has over 100 participants from India, Egypt, Nepal
- Greenpeace Activists Meet French Officials (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 21, 2006)
Presidential advisers were "utterly amateurish, knew nothing"; Government "not interested"
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- Himalayan Tyranny (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra runs amuck, India holds the key to bringing Nepal back to democracy.
- Nepal Curfew Thwarts Planned Rally As Many Held (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 21, 2006)
Soldiers and armed police enforced a curfew in the Nepali capital on Friday and placed leading politicians under house arrest, thwarting a planned protest against the king, who seized absolute power last year.
- Over 450 Political Activists Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
More than 450 political activists, including top leaders, were arrested in Nepal and authorities imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the capital Kathmandu to prevent a seven-party pro-democracy alliance from organising a massive anti-King rally today.
- Punjab Units Turn Into Marriage Palaces (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
The small-scale industry in Punjab is all set to hit a rough patch because of government apathy on the one hand and stiff competition on the other.
- Winning Formula (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 21, 2006)
The CPI-M government of West Bengal is making a strident pitch for the development of the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state.
- Nepal Worries The World (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra’s government imposed a day-long curfew in Kathmandu Valley today and arrested nearly 600 people to prevent a protest rally by opposition parties, global concern began mounting, with UN secretary-general Mr Kofi Annan, the European Union,
- The New Republic (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Jan 21, 2006)
You must have watched the Republic Day parade last year. And the year before that. And the year before that as well.
- India Wishes Democracy In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Krishna Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, is in Delhi for consultations as the situation in the Himalayan Kingdom deteriorates day by day, and the Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies . . .
- ‘The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar To Paisley’: A Many Splendoured Thing (Daily Times, Mariam Mushtaq, Jan 21, 2006)
Sherry Rehman, politician cum author, holds Lahoris spellbound
Friday evening was one of those rare occasions in Lahore when the intelligentsia and the glitterati of the city came together under one roof.
- Jews Have Wailing Wall, We Need Ram Temple: Bjp Chief (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
In a two-hour speech marked by ringing confidence, elaborate articulation of the party’s philosophy and a hard-nosed realpolitik, BJP president Rajnath Singh sent a clear message that he was very much his own man—and under him the BJP . . .
- Why Do We Always Have To Be First? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
Every time I travel by road I check up whether there are any rail level crossings on the way.
- The Beauty In Bustle (Deccan Herald, Venkatesh Raghavendra, Jan 21, 2006)
A closer look would reveal the abundance of beauty all around oneself
I got the inkling of the tumult that awaited me, as my car whizzed southwards from the Colombo airport. Little did I know that this bustle, the daily quest for livelihood, . . .
- Chandy To Launch Tourism Scheme On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Bhoothathankettu set to attract visitors
- U.K. "Kidnap'' Group Disbanded (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 20, 2006)
Fathers4Justice, the group which was alleged to have been behind a suspected "plot'' to kidnap Prime Minister Tony Blair's five-year-old son Leo, has been disbanded amid accusations that it had been hijacked by extremist elements whose actions were ...
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Nepal Crackdown Cause For Grave Concern, Says India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
King Gyanendra’s latest attempt to restrict political activity in Nepal has drawn a strong reaction from India, which today expressed ‘‘grave concern’’ and felt this was a setback to all efforts to get the monarchy to work together with . . .
- Delhi Raps Nepal King (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government on Thursday rapped King Gyanendra over his latest move to further curb political activity in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- A Govt’S Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The likely demise of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka may not cause much grief to the people of the state, just as the possibility of the formation of a new government, to be headed by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, with the BJP as a partner, cannot . . .
- Why Iranians Don’T Smile (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 20, 2006)
Iran is in the news again, and for reasons that don’t bring much cheer to the world. Sudheendra Kulkarni looks to a new book—Christopher de Bellaigue’s In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs—for some insights into why grieving seems to be the leitmotif . . .
- Blowing Own Trumpet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
The Left Front rally at the Brigade Parade ground expectedly forms the lead story in this week’s People’s Democracy.
- Animated, Isn’T She? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 20, 2006)
The problem with Maneka Gandhi getting serious is that we just can’t ever take her statements seriously. Ms Gandhi’s initiatives have done a world of good for the welfare of the wild and domesticated animal kingdom. But her getting worked up about . . .
- Decaying Heritage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 20, 2006)
THE report about the 14 stone sculptures recently discovered in Thar raises two questions.
- Away From Prying Eyes They Pray (Hindustan Times, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 20, 2006)
A year ago, the press and police milled around the two Kanchi Shankaracharyas; Nepalese wrestlers and prisoners in Coimbatore jail fasted for their release and the Ulema spoke up for them.
- After The Makkah Summit (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jan 20, 2006)
Hasnain Heikal described summitry as the “Arab world’s principal political instrument. Like a political Trabant, it produces noise and hot air, but only the most lethargic motion.”
- Panchayat Comes To Rescue Of Girl (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
On Thursday the couple was produced in court and their statements of willful marriage were recorded.
- Computer Science Growing Into A Basic Science (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jan 20, 2006)
Computer science has evolved over many decades. While the early decades were dominated by mechanical calculating machines, today’s computers have evolved from the 1960s into a finite automaton that realises a Turning Machine, . . .
- India Condemns Nepal Crackdown (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India on Thursday condemned a crackdown on political and human rights activists in neighbouring Nepal, saying the actions of the royalist government were ‘regrettable and a matter of grave concern’.
- Towards Peace In West Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2006)
Sharon’s incapacitation gives India and other countries an opportunity to work for peace through the UN
- Nepal Under Siege; Oppn Leaders Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
There was fear phone lines would be disconnected again on Friday and the government would impose day curfew to avert the Opposition rally at any cost.
- Birth Of Saints (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Supreme Being incarnates from time to time in the world to re-establish Dharma.
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- Stardust Memories (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
NASA's Stardust spacecraft, which was launched in 1999, travelled nearly five billion kilometres, looping three times around the Sun, before parachuting back to Earth on Sunday with its tiny booty of heavenly material safe in an aluminium canister.
- ‘Fluid’ Nepal Situation Has India Worried (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jan 19, 2006)
India has expressed concern regarding situation in Nepal where Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies by political parties have been banned.
- Vidyasagara Tirtha Swamiji Ascends `Paryaya Peetha' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Krishnapur Math seer gets worshipping rights for two years
Sri Vidyasagara Tirtha of Sri Krishnapur Math ascended the "Paryaya peetha'' at the Sri Krishna Math/Temple here on Wednesday.
- Vat, Octroi Can’T Go Together (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Jan 19, 2006)
The Punjab Government is going to announce soon the abolition of octroi. In the changed scenario of the VAT-regime, the abolition of octroi is a sound economic principle. But as the government wants to get political mileage out of its abolition, . . .
- Ksrtc Arranges Package Tours For Jain Pilgrims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
500 special buses will be operated from important destinations to Shravanabelagola
Six package tours arranged from Shravanabelagola
Two are offered from Bangalore
- Proper Treatment Of Elephants Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Making them attend rituals for more than three hours together is punishable
- Tourism Wing To Launch Road-Cum-River Cruise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Discount of 20 per cent to be offered till April 15
One can enjoy the panoramic view of the picturesque Godavari valley on a cruise along the river for a wallet-friendly budget, with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) . . .
- Civil War Threat In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 19, 2006)
An unfortunate feature of politics in the South Asian region during the last 50 years has been the birth of separatist movements based mostly on ethnic and linguistic basis and complicated by majority-minority politics.
- Root Vegetable That’S Hard To Beet (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Jan 19, 2006)
The humble beetroot has always been a bit of a poor relation to other, trendier species in the vegetable world. Perhaps it is because of its association with war-time rationing (it was often used as a substitute for soft fruit in jam).
- Protection Of Forests (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Jan 19, 2006)
Like varieties of culture, custom and creed, India is vested with a variety of forests extending from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari in North South and from Assam to the desert of Rajasthan in the East-West. These forests occur in different . . .
- Now And Again: Divine Intervention (Statesman, Niti Paul Mehta, Jan 19, 2006)
Some 60 years ago, I was spending my holidays with my maternal grandparents at Sadhwal Brahmna about nine miles from Kharian (Pakistan).
- Rare Honour For ‘Jumbo King’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The 64-year-old majestic pachyderm is the reigning ‘king’ of the 62-member elephant sanctuary of Guruvayur temple in Thrissur and has some of the best features known to Asian elephants.
- Indian History Frays Tempers In Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The controversy regarding textbooks on Indian history is raging in California with academicians alleging that changes made at the behest of Hindu organisations have resulted in hiding “true history.”
- Happiness Is Living In The Now (Deccan Herald, Swami Nithyananda, Jan 18, 2006)
For many of us having more choice is a good thing. We believe we have more freedom and more freedom of choice. One of the choices that most people who come to me are struggling with is to choose between material life and spiritual life.
- Need For Role Models (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
It is human nature to look up to role models and emulate their behaviour.
- Madrassa Reform In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Madrassas cater to only a relatively small proportion of Muslim children. The temptation to present madrassa education as the preferred alternative to general schooling for Muslim children must be guarded against.
- Early Learning In Mother Tongue (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 18, 2006)
On October 22, the federal education minister, Lt Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf, made a presentation on the “Education scenario in Pakistan” to the president and prime minister.
- Volvo Buses Join Bmtc Fleet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Fully air-conditioned Volvo buses are Euro-III compliant
Gold pass scheme to be introduced
Cauvery bus used for city ride replaced
- Move To Maintain Traditional Names In Madurai (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Jan 18, 2006)
Police plan to install information boards
Temple city, cultural capital, a city that never sleeps...and the list goes on.
- Thiruvaiyaru A Paradise For Carnatic Musicians: Mridangam Maestro (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
159th aradhana of Sri Thyagaraja gets under way
"If there is a paradise on earth for Carnatic musicians, it is Thiruvaiyaru," said mridangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman on Monday.
- Tamil Nadu Can "Impact India's Trade With Britain" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Chennai's robust industry makes it important for U.K. to maintain ties with State, says U.K. Minister
- Manuscript Documentation To Begin In February (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Documentation of manuscripts, antiques, palm leaf, birch barks, hand-made paper and cloth in Dharmapuri district would be taken up in the first week of February.
- Eighty Plus Club (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 18, 2006)
Some time back we had referred in these columns to quite a few veterans above the age of 80 years who are still active in public life and continue to enrich our environment especially in this region. Many younger people have telephoned us to convey their
- Coming To Terms With A Disturbing Past (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Ordinary Cambodians as well as members of the international community have mixed feelings about the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders beginning this year, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delh
- No Cumbersome Security Vetting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- India Does Away With Cumbersome Security Vetting For Pak Bus (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- The West Has Picked A Fight With Iran That It Cannot Win (Guardian (UK), Simon Jenkins, Jan 18, 2006)
Never pick a fight you know you cannot win. Or so I was told. Pick an argument if you must, but not a fight. Nothing I have read or heard in recent weeks suggests that fighting Iran over its nuclear enrichment programme makes any sense at all.
- Nepal Imposes Night Curfew In Kathmandu After Raids (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government on Monday imposed a night curfew in Kathmandu, saying it was stepping up security after Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen in weekend raids near the city.
- Turning Point (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The root of man's unhappiness is his ego, which makes him blind to his spiritual nature.
- India, E.U. Should Sign Free Trade Deal: U.K. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
India urges U.K. to modify definition of `whisky'
The United Kingdom has proposed that India and the European Union enter into a Free Trade Agreement.
- Hrd Instinct (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 17, 2006)
Murli Manohar Joshi and Arjun Singh have more in common than you would imagine
- Nepal Blues (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jan 17, 2006)
All too soon it is back to square one in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. The Maoist rebels have announced the end of the (extended) ceasefire unilaterally announced by them four months ago, leading to fears of eruption of violence that has already . . .
- Uphill Task For Bjp President (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 17, 2006)
Many Indians believe that when trouble comes it comes from all directions. That seems to be the case with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Canvas Of Anthropology (Hindu, Shereen Ratnagar, Jan 17, 2006)
Collection of 40 papers documenting the wide sweep of anthropology
This is a collection of 40 papers in three sections — archaeological anthropology, physical anthropology, and social anthropology— dedicated to D.K.Bhattacharya who distinguished . . .
- Tagore's Essays (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Jan 17, 2006)
A beautifully brought out volume of essays, first published during the birth centenary of Tagore, has also an incisive and lengthy critique by Buddhadev Basu.
- Elucidation Of The Gita (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Jan 17, 2006)
The importance and value of the Bhagavad Gita as an important and enduring summation of the spiritual evolution to the whole of humanity need no emphasis.
- Door-To-Door Survey Of Tamil Manuscripts From February 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Union Ministry of Culture had granted Rs.20 lakh for tracing them: Bharathidasan University Vice-Chancellor
- Rs.30 Lakhs For Buddha Project At Dharanikota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Dalai Lama also offers help by way of books to Buddhist centre
Kalachakra valedicotry conducted
Breaking up of sand mandala and immersion to be held today
District administration brings out souvenir on the occasion
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