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Articles 5721 through 5820 of 9735:
- Epic Of Tulasidas (Hindu, C. L. Ramakrishnan , Jan 03, 2006)
This book is a facile rendering of Goswami Tulasidas' Ramacharitamanas in simple, flowing Tamil and has widened the reach of this classic to the public.
- Pancharatra Text (Hindu, M. Narasimhachary , Jan 03, 2006)
From time immemorial, temples of Vishnu in our country were built and worship was done either according to the Vaikhanasa or the Pancharatra tradition.
- The National Resolve (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 03, 2006)
Hinduism must realise that the caste system is sounding its death knell by brewing intolerance and division
- Indian Docs Face Unemployment In Uk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The British health department said it was considering allowing overseas doctors to apply for jobs from their home countries.
- Rebels End Truce, Nepal Tense (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jan 03, 2006)
The rebel leader said the autocratic government, the army and their spies would be the target of attacks by the People’s Liberation Army and they would oppose the “farcical” local elections called on Feb 8.
- ‘Education Revolution Looms’ (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Jan 03, 2006)
Is there more to your kid’s life than just the home-school-home routine? Is his/her entire day spent coping with physics, history, mathematics, geography? Who’s in charge of our children? What’s being taught or learnt in their schools? Should all children
- Change Of Guard (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 03, 2006)
As president, Rajnath Singh has his job cut out for him
- King Unbending, Nepal Maoists End Ceasefire (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 03, 2006)
A four-month spell of peace in Nepal came to an end today as the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) announced it would not extend the ceasefire that began in September, and vowed to resume its activities against the Royal Nepal Army (RNA).
- New Seven Wonders: Taj In Contention (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Jan 03, 2006)
The Taj Mahal is among the 21 contenders shortlisted for the New Seven Wonders of the World.
- Taj Mahal In Race (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The Taj Mahal is among the 20 heritage sites shortlisted for getting the status of seven wonders of the modern world, according to a poll.
- 3,000 Jobless Indian Doctors In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 03, 2006)
British International Doctors' Association says situation is becoming "unacceptable"
- The Fall Of Mr Advani (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 03, 2006)
There is a Shakespearean dimension to Mr L.K. Advani’s fall from grace in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Nepal Rebels Say Compelled To End Truce (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 03, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels said on Monday they have been compelled to end a four-month-old truce at midnight tonight and go on the offensive to defend themselves against government forces.
- Perfidy On Science (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 03, 2006)
Four years after the attack on Parliament, the grotesque tragedy in Bangalore fits into the cycle of violence. That cycle has now afflicted all the metropolitan cities, a grim reality that makes it plain that Kashmir isn't the only terrorist storm centre.
- Kabul Orders Foreign Missions To Remove Security Barriers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
International organisations concerned over government directive
* US officials in contact with Afghan government over the issue
- Taliban List Battlefield Successes In 2005 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The Taliban Monday claimed that their fighters shot down seven helicopters and killed scores of foreign and Afghan soldiers during the seven-month period from July-December 2005.
- In India, Engineering Success (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, Jan 02, 2006)
The classroom of the future will feature electronic white boards.
- Ram Vs Lakshman (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 02, 2006)
The Ramayana is forever being rewritten and adapted to the times. In the latest adaptation as unravelled by none other than poet-orator Atal Bihari Vajpayee—at the BJP’s silver jubilee rally in Mumbai’s Shivaji—Ram Rajya . . .
- A Prescription For Decline (Dawn, Dushka H. Saiyid, Jan 02, 2006)
DR Atta-ur-Rehman, chairman, Higher Education Commission, speaking in September at a meeting of ECOSOC, UN, announced that the funding for higher education in Pakistan had gone up by 1500 per cent.
- The Rewriting Of History (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 02, 2006)
The recent international book fair held in Karachi’s Expo Centre was a huge and truly memorable event. It was the first time in this philistine city that so many representatives of Indian publishing houses jostled with local publishers, booksellers and...
- Place Of Origin (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 02, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- The Time When You Will Be Really Old (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jan 02, 2006)
If you are just simply good and do good to others, you are on your way to God. To reach God you have to change yourself from bad to good and then even transcend goodness to get established in Truth Absolute.
- Follow Which Leader? (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 02, 2006)
The Ramlila in the BJP seems to be over and hopefully, its new president, Rajnath Singh — who is not Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman or the infamous dhobi — will get down to the serious task of putting the party back on track.
- Chinese, Indian Leaders Exchange Greetings, Look Forward To 'Friendship (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Indian counterpart, Abdul Kalam, exchanged congratulations Sunday [1 January] on the launching of the Sino-Indian Friendship Year and vowed to further develop the bilateral ties and boost cooperation in 2006.
- Bombay’S Lost Itself, Mumbai Doesn’T Even Know Where To Look (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Bombay’s lost itself, Mumbai doesn’t even know where to look
Dress codes for college girls, marching orders to bar girls, censor guidelines for its television channels. What else is in store for this city, asks Tanuja Chandra.
- Lashkar Hand In Iisc Attack Established (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Central security agencies have established links between the IISc attack and Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) even as the number of persons picked up by Bangalore police in this connection has gone up to seven.
- India For Adding Greater Substance To Ties With China (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jan 02, 2006)
Kalam, Manmohan send New Year messages "With shared determination and joint endeavour, we will be able to elevate and strengthen the India-China partnership in the 21st century"
- A Slice Of Karnataka (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 02, 2006)
Two art and crafts exhibitions displaying the rich cultural heritage of Karnataka are on in Basavanagudi and Jayanagar.
- Sins Of The Clergy (Tribune, Pushpa M. Bhargava, Jan 02, 2006)
IT is a cliché that man has today all the means to destroy all of his species through weapons of mass destruction possessed by many countries led by the US. There is no country that can be trusted not to use them; in fact, the larger the stock . . .
- True Joy Resides In Simplicity (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jan 02, 2006)
A folklore centres on a king who approaches a sage in his quest for untainted happiness. The sage asks him to bring to him the shirt of a person who could sing blithely and with carefree abandon. The king’s long search finally takes him far away . . .
- A Bjp Without Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 02, 2006)
The only time the party was able to secure a semblance of a national mandate was when it projected him as its prime ministerial mascot.
- `Yoga Can Help Wipe Out Terrorism' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Yoga Science and Chikitsa Camp begins
- Expelling Members From Parliament (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Jan 02, 2006)
Parliament's expulsion of 11 of its Members has sent a clear and strong signal that devious conduct will not be shielded. And the legal objections are unsustainable.
- In An Antique Land (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 02, 2006)
The drums roll and from inside the temple comes a short yell; out jumps the body of the Sun, huge and wide, dancing with flaying arms, eyes blackened and stark, darting here and there, terrifying.
- The Me-Too Television Wars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 02, 2006)
Rajdeep Sardesai — CNN-IBN — Friday, December 30, 9.30 pm: A mystery in an enigma, Mrs Gandhi is a very private....
- Three Wishes For 2006 (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 02, 2006)
The New Year comes carrying new ideas, new creations, new aspirations. To that body of newness, here go my three bits, three wishes that I hope will begin in 2006.
- The Bite In The Atal Soundbite (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 02, 2006)
It was vintage Vajpayee at the BJP ’s 25th jubilee celebration in Mumbai. By dramatically announcing his resignation from power politics he managed to yet again steal the limelight from his long suffering comrade-in-arms, L.K. Advani, . . .
- Jain Mathaji Favours Sustained Fight Against Female Infanticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Stresses on imparting education and teaching dharmic values to women
- The Unintelligible American (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, Jan 01, 2006)
Accent can cause confusion, especially if people from different countries have a meeting.
- To One Who Outmeasures Space, Outlasts Time (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 01, 2006)
The new millennium’s fifth year is behind us, and the sixth has arrived — although late by a billion nanoseconds. It’s time to muse, well, on time itself. We say that 2005 has joined the Past and 2006, which was in the womb of the Future until yesterday,
- Only Foreigners (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 01, 2006)
Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj told a Mumbai daily last week, ‘‘Our government somehow listened to foreign businessmen more than Indian businessmen’’.
- India Seen Unstoppable With New American Relationships – Terrorists Are Planning Break The Outsourcing Backbone Of India Through Massive Terror Attacks In It Hubs (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan’s ISI, silently sinister Al-Queda, Bangladeshi Jihadists – all are concerned about the new India – rich, powerful and a strong dependable ally of America and the Western Europe.
- On Bihar Visit, Kalam Helps Ailing Child (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
It is a new year gift 12-year-old Anshu Kumar’s family will never forget. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during his Bihar visit on Saturday said he will bear all the expenses for Anshu’s treatment. He is suffering from a serious heart ailment.
- We Need Creative Leaders’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
In Indian history, very rarely has our nation come across positive situations all at the same time.
- Heritage Walk Brings To Light Neglect Of Buddhist Site (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Sanctioning of various projects all around Bavikonda poses threat
- Rs. 60 Crores Allotted For Farmers Security Scheme, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
'Agricultural loans to the tune of Rs. 3,116 crores waived'
- Pak Move To Build Dam At Skardu Draws Flak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Leaders of Northern Areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have opposed Islamabad’s plan to build dams in the region on the grounds that it would destroy their historical monuments and cultural heritage.
- Happy New Year (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 01, 2006)
If the choice is between joy and gloom everybody would and should opt for the former. Who wants to be unhappy when the New Year sets in? On this first day of 2006 we can look at our surroundings.
- Sun Shines, But Black Holes Cloud India Inc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
The economy never had it so good as in the year gone by, but chronic problems of poverty, hunger, unemployment, regional disparities and inequalities among citizens continued to plague India, casting their dark shadows over the spectacular achievements.
- Advani's Long Tenure Ends (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 01, 2006)
Other presidents came and went, never to return, but Mr. Advani always did
Problems with RSS began after he flouted one-man one-post principle
Disappointed over his inability to communicate the context of Jinnah remarks
- Us Firm Employee Detained, Questioned About Iisc Attack (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 01, 2006)
Investigations into the terrorist attack on the IISc have led to the detention of an employee of a US-based company.
- Bjp Pledges Ram Temple, Abrogation Of Article 370 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Out of power for the last 18 months, BJP today came out with a declaration pledging its commitment to Uniform Civil Code, abrogation of Article 370 and Ram temple as party chief L K Advani asserted that the recent scams that hit the party were shortcoming
- Reduce Terrorism In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
India hopes that in the new year, there will be a determined effort by Pakistan to reduce terrorism and take the peace process forward and if there are any fresh proposals for the proposed ‘self rule’ in Jammu and Kashmir, . . .
- The Vajpayee Code (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2005)
For most people, the announcement of retirement from political life would be a straightforward business.
- Hey Ram: Bjp Experiments With Laxman, Hanuman & Vanar Sena (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee’s remark while announcing his retirement from electoral politics yesterday hailing Mr LK Advani and Pramod Mahajan as the BJP’s “Ram and Laxman” has set the organisation aflutter.
- "Back To Basics" To Change Nation Is Bjp's Message (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 31, 2005)
Dedicated persons needed to carry "moral authority": Venkaiah
The Bharatiya Janata Party's political "message" from its silver jubilee National Council session was "back to basics," not forgetting that it was part of a larger Parivar with . . .
- Battered But Unbowed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
The Indian Institute of Science campus, home to some of the finest minds in the country, is also not lacking in spirit, discover BHUMIKA K. and ANAND SANKAR in the aftermath of the dastardly act
- Path Shown By Jnanis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that a Jnani (realised soul) finds delight and peace in the Atman. He is no longer obliged to perform any kind of action. He has nothing to gain by doing an act or lose by not doing it.
- Party With No Difference (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 31, 2005)
The party with a difference has in the event proved to be no different. It has demonstrated conclusively that when it comes to crunch it will do anything to protect its own narrow partisan interests, dharma and adharma be blown.
- At Guruvayoor, Lankan Prez Prays For Peace (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse offered prayers at the Sri Krishna temple at Guruvayoor on Friday amid unprecedented security that the temple town had ever witnessed. The President told waiting newsmen after the darshan that he sought . . .
- India’S Space Science (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
A chance for rationality
The launch into space of India’s INSAT-4 satellite by a European rocket in French Guyana last week, and the prospect of our satellites being launched by the indigenous Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) . . .
- Priority To Ceasefire: Rajapakse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
`We want peace, peace to all'
- Atally Confusing (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
As PM, Vajpayee could have been a fine statesman. Why he couldn’t, he showed in Mumbai
- The Unintelligible American (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, Dec 31, 2005)
Accent can cause confusion, especially if people from different countries have a meeting.
- How Saffron Lost Its Colour (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 31, 2005)
Astrologically speaking, BJP appeared to be under the influence of the unfavourable ‘shani dasa’ in the year gone by with one mishap leading to another and ‘the party with a difference’ had publicly turned ‘different’ as the year closed.
- Wannabe Lakshmans Feel Vajpayee Heat The Day After (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 31, 2005)
If his words threw the BJP into a tizzy last night, it was Atal Behari Vajpayee’s silence that overshadowed the deliberations of the concluding session of the party’s Silver Jubilee extravaganza today, leaving behind a state of lingering uncertainty . . .
- Metro On The Fast Track (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Dec 30, 2005)
The New Delhi metro has set the benchmarks for the successful handling of a complex mega-project, without time and cost-overruns, and has become a model for other such projects in the country.
- Upa Ginger Group Takes Form (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Wracked by dissent and rattled by a debacle in local elections, the Telengana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) has indicated that it would form a ginger group of non-Congress, non-Left parties in the UPA to act as a “pressure lobby”.
- An Unlikely Hero (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 30, 2005)
Some two decades ago, the BBC released an audio collection of its Test Match Special. It contained John Arlott’s memorable description of Don Bradman’s final test innings at the Oval in 1948 — the time when the crowd rose to greet England’s deadly . . .
- Vajpayee Quits Poll Turf (Statesman, Dipankar Chakrovorty, Dec 30, 2005)
The former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, today announced his retirement from electoral politics.
- This Happens Only In India (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col (Retd) Mukund Singh Jamwal, Dec 30, 2005)
Welcome to India, that is Bharat, the land of eternal contradictions. Blessed are the souls of this country who have the good fortune of living with contradictions from morn till eve with a majority of them even making a virtue out of this.
- Bundh In Orissa Against Animal Sacrifice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
A bundh was observed in western Bolangir district in Orissa on Wednesday to stop animal sacrifice during a popular annual religious festival scheduled to be held early next month in one of the villages in the district.
- Chakri Sirindhorn: Honoured For Serving The Mankind (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Dec 30, 2005)
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who received the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2004 recently, is an Indologist who has a special love for India and its people.
- Vajpayee Not To Contest Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee tonight virtually announced his retirement from active politics saying henceforth he would not contest elections and refrain from power politics.
- The Three R’S: What’S Religion Got To Do With It? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Many ulema are open to curricular reform in madrasa education, says Yoginder Sikand. But the debate must be fairly structured.
- Is India Safe At The Hands Of Old Media? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Dec 30, 2005)
Besides the speed with which the guillotine came down on them, a standout feature of the expulsion of 11 Members of Parliament on charges of misconduct and corruption in the cash-for-query scam is the certificate of legitimacy it has given to the . . .
- Margazhi Memories (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Dec 30, 2005)
December (Margazhi) is a good time for connoisseurs of food and music in Chennai.
- Iit Holds No Grudge Against City Police (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here plunged into sorrow on Thursday over the killing in Bangalore of one of its most respected scientists, but faculty members said they had no complaints against the police over the terror attack.
- From Karma To Jnana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
The route to liberation is not clear to many, especially when coming to grips with the diverse modes of spiritual practice. Through the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna explains the profound truths of wisdom while showing the different stages in the path . . .
- Rs.4.6 Crore For Tourism Projects In Tiruvannamalai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Works include introduction of boating facilities
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