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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 9735:
- Children Of A Lesser God (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 13, 2005)
Soviet Union may have had a special relationship with India, but the feelings of new Russia are entirely different, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Land Of Missed Opportunities (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Dec 13, 2005)
We cannot progress unless the energies of the people are channelised towards nation building, says Asheesh Shah
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- Converts To Terrorism (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Dec 13, 2005)
Converts to Islam are taking over the terrorist operations previously carried out mainly by Muslim-born immigrants and their children in the West.
- Saran Holds Talks With Ministers Of Nepal Govt (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Dec 13, 2005)
Restoratin of democracy in Nepal, along with bilateral issues came up for discussion during talks Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran held today with senior Ministers of Nepal's royal government as also leaders of political parties.
- Tree Spotting In Lalbagh (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Dec 12, 2005)
Bangalore Walks has become a popular weekend jaunt for many new comers to the City to get to know our history in the most interesting way - on a walk.
- Human Factor In Branding Makes Products Successful' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
A brand needs to be remembered to sell, Kartikeya Kompella tells K. Satyamurty
- Uma Prescribes Dna Tests For Bjp Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Giving a new twist to her attack on senior BJP leaders, expelled party leader Uma Bharti on Sunday suggested that they undergo “DNA tests” to reveal the quantum of party ideology and principles present in them.
- U.S. Policies In The Eurasian Region (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Dec 12, 2005)
American strategic thinkers seek the projection of U.S. power into Eurasia on a permanent footing. The central issue involved is Russia's unquestioned emergence as the 21st century's energy superpower.
- In-Your-Face Journalism (Tribune, Meghan Daum, Dec 12, 2005)
Recently doctors in France performed a history-making partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman who’d lost her mouth, chin and nose after a dog attack.
- Promoting The Religion Of Tourism (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 12, 2005)
Two persons as unlike as Ms Renuka Chowdhary and Mr Iqbal Singh Gulati can be like-minded. The vivacious Minister says she will make a great tourism event of the Kalachakra ceremony being observed next month at Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Learning The Art Of Behaviour (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dec 12, 2005)
My master always used to remind me: "Learn to behave." He repeated this advice so often that I wondered if he were not overcautious about human behaviour. Since that time I have met numerous people of different walks of life and I realise how . . .
- Pm In Mango Push (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 12, 2005)
Between negotiating tricky nuclear deals and now handling the busy portfolio of external affairs, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has found time for some innovative economic diplomacy, which he still considers his area of special interest.
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- Time And The Instant (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
On beings who read and remember rests the world
- Return Is Possible (Greater Kashmir, Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor, Dec 12, 2005)
Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor comments on Pandit migration and an unspoken possibility of their coming back
It is now more than fifteen years since the volatile months of early 1990 when Kashmir’s Pandit community fled en masse from the valley.
- India Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran On His Way To Nepal To Mend Relationship But India Firm On Demand For Democracy In Nepal (India Daily, Prithiv Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A day ahead of his visit to Kathmandu, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said Nepal could become the richest country of the region because of its immense hydropower and tourism potential, which remain unutilized.
- Over 100 Arrested In Nepal On Human Rights Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
More than 100 people, including human rights activists and journalists, were arrested today when they staged a protest rally in a restricted area in Kathmandu to mark the International Human Rights Day, demanding restoration of democracy and press . . .
- Relations With Uma Not To Be Affected: Sushma (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday her "cordial relations" with Uma Bharti would not be affected following the latter's expulsion from the party.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Chief Minister Rededicates Nagarjunasagar Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
'Left canal lift scheme serving Telangana to get equal treatment'
- Commemorating A Genius And 100 Years Of E=mc2 (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 11, 2005)
With the sun soon to set on 2005, I cannot resist the temptation of devoting this week’s column to a man, one of my heroes, whose memory was honoured by the United Nations by observing this year as the International Year of Physics.
- Maoists Put Off Education Shutdown (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
After extending unilateral ceasefire by a month, Nepal’s Maoists on Saturday postponed their proposed five-day education shutdown saying they wanted to help restore peace in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Survival In Song (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Dec 11, 2005)
This book of poems signals the arrival of ‘a serious poetical voice of our times.’
- Marriages Become Contract Affairs (Tribune, Anil Malhotra, Dec 11, 2005)
The United Kingdom has witnessed a unique innovation in marriage law. The Civil Partnership Act, which came into force on December 5, allows people in same sex relationships to form civil partnerships.
- In Search Of A Book (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
It all began with an inborn curiosity of the eye
The author will be speaking at G.D. Birla Sabhagar on December 12 at 7 pm as a guest of The Telegraph
- As Microsoft Fails To Make Headway In New Software – Bill Gates Tries To Woo Indian Students To Find Some Answers To His Frustration (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Dec 11, 2005)
Bill Gates is in India. But Microsoft with huge resources and power – almost a monopoly has miserably failed to create any success in the world of software in the last five years.
- In Footsteps Of Enlightened One In Vizag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The existence of centuries-old Buddhist sites in Vizag is bound to interest both tourists and historians, writes V Guhan.
- An Elevating Experience (Hindu, M. Raghuram, Dec 11, 2005)
He was far-sighted and liberal. A look at the art legacy of Antonio Moscheni, in Mangalore, on the occasion of the centenary of his passing.
- Karzai Appoints Mujaddedi, Fahim To Afghan Upper House (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday decreed the appointment of 34 people, already cleared by the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), to the Meshrano Jirga (upper house of parliament).
- Rare Manuscripts, Books Donated To Library (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Vanaja Adhikesavan of Pattukottai donated these manuscripts and books in memory of her husband Adhikesavan, who died recently
- Good Bye Teacher (Greater Kashmir, Dr Bashir Ahmad Khan, Dec 10, 2005)
It’s good you bid them a farewell and remember the contributions of those who have taught you, Dr Bashir Ahmad Khan writes
- Flying Indian (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The word ‘airlines’ smells of primeval dust. In one of their mini-seconds of dazzled illumination, the wise men in government who run Indian Airlines — the organization, not the aeroplanes
- No Cost, No Taxable Gains (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 10, 2005)
The Gujarat High Court has laid down a new principle "no cost, no gains", in a case where the cost and date of acquisition cannot be ascertained.
- Lack Of Planning, Corruption Have Destroyed Natural Drainage System (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Construction on what used to be lakes did not take place overnight but was the result of years of indifference and corruption. Our readers say strict building laws should be enacted for CMC areas, instead of hastily merging these municipalities with . . .
- Natwar Singh In Patiala (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Dec 10, 2005)
Was the beleaguered former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh in the city today to tax his and the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh’s brains in an effort to hammer out a strategy to overcome the crisis which he has been facing after the surfaci
- Natwar Visits Amarinder In Patiala (Indian Express, MANISH SIRHINDI, Dec 10, 2005)
Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh is at the new Moti Bagh residence of his brother-in-law and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Natwar, whose visit is under wraps, arrived in a personal vehicle here yesterday evening.
- Two Panchayats Register Excellent Performance, Achievements In Theni (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Collector distributes cash award to the best civic bodies
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 10, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Karzai Makes Parliamentary Appointments (Washington Post, AMIR SHAH, Dec 10, 2005)
President Hamid Karzai has made his appointments to the upper house of Afghanistan's parliament, set to convene this month for the first time in over 30 years, officials said Friday
- Inside Al-Qaeda (Mid East Web, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Al-Qaeda (or Al Qaida) means "the base." It has been described as many different things, and it includes a "federation" of different Islamic groups, all dedicated to mayhem against the West, Christians, Jews and Muslim regimes that do not conform . . .
- Positions Are Being Treated As Private Property (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Dec 10, 2005)
The number of positions—ministerial, professional, managerial or civil service—is always very few compared to the multitude of aspirants. But once occupied most of such positions become monopolies and properties on lease.
- Taj Is India’S (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 10, 2005)
SC reaffirms govt as muttawali
In less than five months, the Supreme Court (coram: Ruma Pal, Sinha and Kapadia, JJ) has shot down the utterly preposterous claim of the UP Sunni Central Wakf Board over Taj Mahal. History has been protected from the tangl
- Historic Treasure A Click Away (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Dec 09, 2005)
The dark caves of Ajanta will now come to life at the click of a button. Experimenting with "reel" for the first time, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) recently released a CD-ROM that gives people a virtual walk-through of the . . .
- Nothing Official About Bill’S Visit (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Dec 09, 2005)
Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates is scheduled to arrive in Bangalore on Friday around lunch time.....
- Living Fossils (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 09, 2005)
For anyone who wants to travel in time — especially if it’s up and down time — there’s an elevator in Old Delhi Railway Station which awaits you.
- Channapatna Appeal To Hong Kong (The Economic Times, LATHA R NAIR, Dec 09, 2005)
The department of industrial policy and promotion, under the ministry of commerce, and the European Union, organised a symposium in New Delhi during the third week of November on the protection and promotion of geographical indications.
- Cabinet Overhauled By Nepal King (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Four days after returning home from a foreign tour, Nepal’s King Gyanendra today evening announced a massive overhaul in his cabinet, axing several ministers, including one who had incurred the wrath of the Crown Prince.
- Garbage Menace Grips Jammu (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Dec 09, 2005)
The problem of growing garbage in Jammu city is highlighted in regular columns of dailies, weeklies and other print media.
- Setting The Priority Right (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The change in fortune is of course on account of the stunning outcome of the Bihar poll: it has recreated the opening the BJP had, in its mode of despondency, feared had closed for ever.
- All For Votes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
The tribal world of Jharkhand, it seems, is up for grabs. The sangh parivar and the left are competing for the soul — some would say, the votes — of the state’s tribal population.
- Wahhabi Islam: A M I Snomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 09, 2005)
A rebel with acause, amission and amessage - V
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinc
- Oic Can Help Resolve Kashmir, Palestine Issues: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Calls Mecca Summit a ‘historic moment’
Indian response to de-militarisation proposal ‘not positive so far
- Buddha Denounces Strikes, Says Time To Rectify Mistakes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Intelligent people do not participate in strikes and the CPI(M) is trying to rectify mistakes on labour issues made in the past: this was Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s message to the captains of the IT industry and presumably, . . .
- Hubris Of The Humanities (Indian Express, Nicholas D. Kristof, Dec 09, 2005)
The best argument against “intelligent design” has always been humanity itself. At a time when only 40 per cent of Americans believe in evolution, and only 13 per cent know what a molecule is, we’re an argument at best for “mediocre design”.
- World Can't Watch Dhaka Fall (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 09, 2005)
As the region's biggest power, "larger than all the rest combined" as Junius R Jayewardene reminded the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation's inaugural conference in Dhaka 20 years ago, India might expect to enjoy the same . . .
- Victims Treated Like Criminals (Hindu, Natasha Walter, Dec 08, 2005)
It Is easy to feel hopeless when you consider the extent of sexual violence against women in Britain.
- Audit Routines, Gas Pipes, Chickens And Lawyers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2005)
"JUST as it is impossible not to taste honey or poison that one may find at the tip of one's tongue, so it is impossible for one dealing with government funds not to taste, at least a little bit, of the King's wealth."
- Sri Lanka: Coalition Partners Oppose Norway (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Sri Lanka President's two main hardline allies today objected to inviting Norway to keep up its controversial peace brokering efforts, but said they will not rock the boat.
- Mining Polluted Hampi Temples’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Mining activities at Sandur and Hospet have led to severe dust pollution in the Centrally-protected Parvathi and Kartikeya temples and in the State-protected Jambunatheshwara temple at Hampi.
- Why Support To R&d Is Crucial (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Dec 08, 2005)
If India is to compete in the international markets for goods and services, it must give top priority to high quality advanced education in science and technology with a sharp focus on research and development.
- Improving Life In Urban India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2005)
Cities are supposed to be a leading engine of India's economic growth. But their chronic problems, including their crumbling infrastructure, deficient governance, and, most importantly, the appalling health and social indicators of the poor, . . .
- Centre Clears 850-Cr. Health Sector Project Under Dfid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Funds likely to be released over a period of five years
- Indian Airlines Takes A New Name And Logo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Indian' will appear on both sides in English and Devanagari
- Deplorable! (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 08, 2005)
Yet another blasphemous act and yet again the Muslims across the globe feel psychologically shattered. It seems the unscrupulous elements target the towering personality of the perfect and the best creation of all times with a purpose.
- A Taste Called Strawberry (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 08, 2005)
It has got taste, use, beauty and more. In J&K the fruit is grown in a small scale as it doesn’t last longer Syed Mudasir Shafi writes on the history, botany and agronomy of a fruit called strawberry
- Natwar Off His Head, Pm Slams Bjp, Says Noise To Cover Uma Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Manmohan: ‘BJP’s trying to divert attention from internal trouble, people are forced to think of what’s unimportant’.
- When A Shoe Is Not A Shoe! (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Dec 08, 2005)
Nirvana means extinction, extinction of vasanas and karmas. Only when vasanas and karmas die will you start living. As long as they are alive in you they live through you, and never let you enjoy life.
- Government Cautioned Against Preparing Master Plan Without Public Participation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
`The draft plan should contain building bylaws and drawings should indicate zoning and land use details'
- Opening Up The Socialist Space In Indian Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 07, 2005)
In the coming post-George Fernandes era, the socialists will have many opportunities in various parts of the country to tap the alienation of the poor from the mainstream economy.
- Envisioning God (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The glory of the Supreme Being is infinite and even the Vedas do not have adequate words to describe His splendour. It is for this reason that the scriptures state that the Reality is beyond the ken of the senses and the mind.
- Manmohan-Putin Summit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Declaring the determination of India and Russia to jointly combat terrorism, President Vladimir Putin today expressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with New Delhi in the field of nuclear energy and said Moscow was also prepared to increase oil. . .
- Of Aesthetics And Truth (Greater Kashmir, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Dec 07, 2005)
The life of a person is shaped in his adulthood. The environment he grows in, the lineage that he has, the influences that orient him
- Status Of Biological Sciences In India (Daily Excelsior, Pragya Khanna, Dec 07, 2005)
Human knowledge of Biology began with prehistoric people and their experiences with edible vs. inedible, or even poisonous, plants and animals, their habits and habitats and how best to capture them, etc. This information was verbally passed on to . . .
- Advani Launches `Nyay Yatra' At Varanasi (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 07, 2005)
Initiative aimed at "getting justice to the family of slain party MLA Krishnanand Rai"
- Left High And Dry (Telegraph, Satyesh C. Chakraborty, Dec 07, 2005)
Water resources in and around Santiniketan are under threat from unplanned development projects, writes Satyesh C. Chakraborty
- Reconsider Expulsion, Says Uma (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Appealing for reconsideration of her expulsion, Ms Uma Bharati today sent a petition to the BJP disciplinary committee requesting she be given a chance to explain her viewpoint. “Acquiescing to the BJP parliamentary board’s decision to expel . . .
- New Definitions Of Words Used In `War On Terror' (Hindu, Marina Hyde, Dec 07, 2005)
It can only be days before they start referring to white phosphorus as `freedom dust.'
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