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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 9735:
- Ranks And Scores (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jun 22, 2005)
With Laveesh Bhandari, I have sometimes attempted to rank Indian states.
- Bush And Saudi Prince Focus On Long-Range Oil Plan (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Texas - President Bush has pressed Saudi Arabia to take steps to relieve record-high oil prices, but the world's largest exporter insisted global supplies were adequate and offered a long-term plan to increase production.
- Stop The World So The West Can Get Off (New Zealand Herald, Jason Nisse, Jun 22, 2005)
Are the traditional Western capitalist economies, which felt so comfortable in their success only a few years ago,
- Don’T Dismiss Bjp, Or Advani (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jun 21, 2005)
Whatever happens to him personally, L.K. Advani has shifted the debate in the BJP, the Sangh parivar, and indeed in the subcontinent, on the definition of secularism and the role of Jinnah, Nehru, Gandhi.
- Happier Stopover (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It could be that we have been spoiled. In India we grow up so cradled in remains of past grandeur and achievement that the coexistence of centuries is taken for granted.
- How The Patriarchs Speak (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Jun 21, 2005)
Not surprisingly, dramatic dialogues in any episode of the long-running sangh parivar soap draw heavily from the Ramayana,
- Bringing Glory Back To Temples (Deccan Herald, B Jagadish, Jun 21, 2005)
Temples are symbols of a rich culture. We can see in them the artistic genius of our ancestors. Here is a trust that takes up renovating ruined temples so we may enjoy them again
- Sacrificing Life To Serve The Goddess (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2005)
The Yellamma temple in Savadatti is witness to cruel acts of girl child abandonment and sacrifice. Bharathi Ghanashyam explores the aftermath of the devadasi system.
- Chronicle Of A Truly Historic Visit (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 20, 2005)
What Nehru and the Soviet leaders said to each other retains some resonance even though the Soviet Union is no more and the international ambience has changed hugely.
- Heritage Sites Set To Regain Lost Sheen (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jun 20, 2005)
CHENNAI: Nearly a hundred heritage sites in the State, languishing for years, look set to regain their lost sheen, thanks to a Rs. 40 crores cash injection for their renovation.
- Reforming The Joint Entrance Examination System (Hindu, S.S. Vasan , Jun 20, 2005)
The JEE is a time-tested mechanism that deserves full credit for keeping the IIT system well-oiled and excellent. But well-conceived reforms aimed at spreading quality and improving access are overdue.
- A Religious Dose To Help Fight Aids (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2005)
Faith institutions are being encouraged to integrate HIV/AIDS related messages.
- Reliance Rejig Through Ril Demerger: Anil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Anil Ambani has proposed massive investment in group companies Reliance Energy and Reliance Capital.
- The Speaking Tree: The True Seeker Asks For Equity, Fairness & Justice (Times of India, ANIL D AMBANI, Jun 20, 2005)
I have often asked myself whether science can one day find a cure for greed and unfairness, irrationality and arrogance;
- Absence Of Land Reform (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 20, 2005)
There is a hierarchical system of mutual favours between political leaders and local influentials in Pakistan
- Excavators Dig Up Ancient Settlement (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
The Jammu and Kashmir archaeology department has discovered a major archeological site in the Kutabal village in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Experts say it could turn out to be the ‘Harappa or Mohenjodaro of Kashmir’.
- Outsourcing Moves To Knowledge Arena (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
BPO business may soon be passe as the country is ready to become the leading destination for knowledge process outsourcing in areas of healthcare, pharma, biotech, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- Candour On Immigration (Dawn, Robert J. Samuelson, Jun 20, 2005)
Immigration is crawling its way back onto the national agenda — and not just as a footnote to keeping terrorists out.
- Reinventing The Bjp (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jun 20, 2005)
Indian politics is in flux. The United Progressive Alliance is an alliance of unlikely bedmates, formed to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of government. It cannot last.
- Bjp Turns To Vastu Shastra (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jun 20, 2005)
THE crisis within the BJP was resolved, not by the modified draft or the forceful intervention of Vajpayee, but by Vastu Shastra.
- Protecting The Tiger (Tribune, Usha Rai, Jun 20, 2005)
CAN the tiger be resurrected in Sariska? Theoretically, yes it can be! Sariska is an established tiger habitat.
- Strategic Importance Of Kargil-Skardu Road For India (Tribune, David Devadas, Jun 19, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposal to open a road between Kargil and Skardu has immense strategic significance.
- The Royal Hunt (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2005)
There is an odd symbiosis between the hunter and the hunted. In early June, according to reports, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was hunting in a forest in Haryana.
- Government To Stop Sale Of Revised Edition Of Mahatma Gandhi's Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Original version declared "official edition," purchasers of erroneous version to get concordance table
- Incredible India’S Junk Yards (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 18, 2005)
Please look for the signs of disaster that is looming the next time you happen to visit a heritage site yourself.
- The River Is Free (Indian Express, J L AZAD, Jun 18, 2005)
In the stillness of evening/ Ravi is humming a melodious tune/ Don’t ask me what is the state of my mind/ I am standing on the bank of the gurgling waters/ I am not aware of where I am standing’.
- Perverse Allusions To Glory (Japan Times, HUGH CORTAZZI, Jun 18, 2005)
LONDON -- I regard myself as a friend of Japan, not least because I have many Japanese friends and appreciate Japanese arts and culture, but this does not mean that I can look at Japanese history through rose-tinted spectacles.
- Yunan Looks To Enhance Ties With India (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 18, 2005)
The south-western Chinese province is seeking to develop links with South Asia, particularly India.
- Indifference To History (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 17, 2005)
LET a diminished Mr L. K. Advani run the shaken BJP as best he can after taking back his resignation as the party president even though the so-called compromise
- Belur And Halebid Structures In Race For World Heritage Site Tag (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 16, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India has listed the monuments for nomination
- Yakshagana In Terracotta (Deccan Herald, Manjusha R , Jun 16, 2005)
Yellapur: Vinayak Vishnu Ganga's home is the place where all known characters of Yakshagana come alive. The artist, who lives near the town's Gramadevi temple,
- Spiritual Knowledge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
CHENNAI: Education is given the pride of place in civilised societies because knowledge empowers by removing the learner's ignorance.
- Vhp Plans Stir Against Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
``He should quit Lok Sabha, leave politics''
- Advani Retains His Job, But For How Long? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 16, 2005)
The unwritten understanding seems to be that Mr. Advani will soon quit as BJP chief.
- Kalam Tells Governors To Keep Off Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
The president asked the governors to come out of political confines and guide their states in times of crises.
- Oh Man, What A Woman! (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Jun 15, 2005)
Begar Shivakumar is femininity incarnate when he dons the roles of Mohini or Menake in a Yakshagana performance
- Identifying Alternatives To Petroleum (Hindu, N N SACHITANAND, Jun 15, 2005)
For the short and medium term, India should further exploit its coal deposits using clean technology, speed up Railway electrification, and popularise biodiesel.
- Go By Constitution, Governors Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
Rise above partisan politics, says Kalam
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Constitution provides a special role for Governor
It is a position with sanctity
A beacon of light in the affairs
- Memorial To Bluestar (Tribune, S. S. Dhanoa, Jun 15, 2005)
The Shiromani Akali Dal Badal, it seems, has made it into an art to go for a tight rope walking in public affairs in Punjab. SAD threw open its doors to Hindus only recently. Perhaps the move upset some Sikh hardliners.
- The Divine Name (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
CHENNAI: Chanting the Divine name has been recommended in the scriptures as a sure and easy means to realise God, which can be adopted by one and all in this Kali age.
- The Making Of A Hero (Telegraph, Amulya Ganguli, Jun 15, 2005)
The Shiv Sena is perceived as a benchmark in bigotry. Now, a party in West Bengal has started posing a serious challenge to the Sena’s monopoly on prejudice.
- Keeping Alive Minority Cultures (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 15, 2005)
Yunan province is a showpiece of China's effortsto promote the cultures of its ethnic minorities.
- Commentary On Narayaneeyam (Hindu, C. L. Ramakrishnan , Jun 14, 2005)
SRIMANNARAYANEEYAM:
English version of "Bhaktaranjini", Malayalam commentary by K.G. Vancheswara Sastry and R. Viswanatha Sastry in three volumes: T. P. Sivasubramani, G. Sankaran, K.V . Gopalakrishna and Parvati Sankaran
- Shravanabelagola Being Spruced Up Fast By Asi (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 14, 2005)
Preparations on for Mahamastakabhisheka in February
- The Saiva Saints (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
CHENNAI: The hagiological tradition in Saivism recounts that the 63 Nayanmars hailed from various walks of life but what united them was their devotion to Lord Siva.
- Two Makeover Artists (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jun 14, 2005)
Last month I described the transformation of General Musharraf from a no-holds-barred adversary of India to a jigarjaan dost.
- Advani's Political Doosra Gets Called (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 14, 2005)
L.K. Advani's troubles are not all about Jinnah. Nor are they over with his return as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- ‘India Lags Behind In Art Preservation’ (Deccan Herald, S Radha Prathi, Jun 14, 2005)
Mr S Subbaraman, director of Intach, Chitrakala Parishat Art Conservation Centre (Ickpac), Bangalore, has spent almost half a century striving to conserve the vestiges of art and architecture of ancient India for posterity.
- Chirac, Blair Clash Over Eu Rebate (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Jun 13, 2005)
The simmering dispute over Britain’s EU budget rebate burst into open confrontation Thursday, as France’s President, Jacques Chirac, and Tony Blair clashed directly over the fate of the UK’s annual €5bn (£3.4bn) cheque ahead of a crucial summit next week.
- All `Saxed' Up (Hindu, Sheila Kumar, Jun 12, 2005)
A woman tourist goes unescorted to Khajuraho and gets a whole new perspective on the place.
- Move To Curb Exploitation Of Indians Overseas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Smart cards, with insurance cover, protect their interests: Tytler
- We Want To Keep Away From Politics: Rss Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
"There is a new generation with scant knowledge of one's culture"
- It Is Destination Pune (Hindu, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 12, 2005)
The city is a strong contender for the position of the `Silicon Valley of India'. But why, you might ask
- Choice Of Vice-Chancellors (Hindu, P.C. Chandrasekaran, Jun 12, 2005)
FROM A mere 27 universities in 1947, the Indian university system has grown to reach a figure exceeding 300 today.
- Battling On Two Fronts (Hindu, Luv Puri , Jun 12, 2005)
The Gujjars managed to protect themselves by picking up guns. But what about their fight against poverty?
- Whither The E.U.? (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Jun 12, 2005)
The harsh truth is that the whole exercise has been an extravagant diversion of energy, imagination and time that would have been far better put into addressing the legitimacy of the European project among the public.' Robin Cook
- A Milestone At Kalpakkam (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 12, 2005)
Uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel reprocessed "A real benchmark because nobody has reprocessed carbide fuel. India is the first country to do that."
- Dance To A Different Beat (Hindu, V GANGADHAR, Jun 12, 2005)
Daksha Sheth and Devissaro have seen criticism and praise in equal measure but they continue with their work unfazed.
- Talks On With Pakistan To Open Kargil-Skardu Road (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Manmohan unveiled a host of measures for Ladakh and Kargil regions. Most of them were about reviving ancient routes which had lent centrality to the region.
- Preserving The Very Medium Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
SHRUTI ASOKA throws some light on the what and how of old documents, while lamenting the lack of serious studies on the same.
- How Grey Was My City Then (Deccan Herald, Sashi Sivramkrishna & Heisnam Bison Singh , Jun 12, 2005)
It was not as though Bangalore was always green. The trees were introduced quite recently and mostly for commercial purposes. A look at some old records of the city prove that.
- Going Beyond The Obvious (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
VASANTHI SANKARANARAYANAN in conversation with Romila Thapar on the role of a historian in modern society
- Police As Agent Of Social Change (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Jun 12, 2005)
Police in India is almost as old as our civilisation. It has been said, “In Mahabharata and Ramayana there are specific references to the existence of police administration”.
- Dastans: The Ancient Art Of Story Telling (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
The Hamzanama is nothing but an illustration of a ‘dastan’ that tells stories. SHRUBA MUKHERJEE speaks with theatre artist Mahmood Farooqui who is attempting to revive this ancient cultural form
- Rjd Will Win Bihar Polls: Raghuvansh (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jun 12, 2005)
Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has the onerous task of implementing three of the six components of the UPA government’s...
- Big Debate To Small Drama (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 12, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
Slipped through the fingers
The BJP’s resolution that facilitated Advani’s withdrawal is a painfully blinkered return to its own past.
- Almora Holiday... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
S Nityananda walks the forests of Almora in Uttaranchal, whose wood lasts for centuries, where cottony clouds fill the valley below. And the beautiful Binsar is only hours away.
- "Think Music, Breathe Music, All The Time" (Deccan Herald, Mysore V Subramanya, Jun 11, 2005)
The annual music conference of the Gayana Samaja is going to be held between June 12 and 19. Well-known musician Madurai T N Seshagopalan will preside over the conference.
- In Tiger's Territory (Hindu, H.S. MANJUNATH, Jun 11, 2005)
Check out the birthplace of Hyder Ali, a feared warrior and the father of Tipu Sultan
- School's In This Summer (Hindu, ROHINI MOHAN, Jun 11, 2005)
The alumni lead an effort to revive an experimental residential school in Ooty
- Is Good News The Best News? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 10, 2005)
The reward being offered for clues on the whereabouts of Gautam Goswami, the former Patna district magistrate accused of misappropriation of funds meant for flood relief,
- From Military Coups To People's Coups (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2005)
Latin America's political elites need to accept the new reality that power has passed from the drawing room to the street.
- France Casts Shadows Across The Bosphorous (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jun 10, 2005)
A sense of unease prevails that Turkey will have to settle for a vastly different European Union than it may have sought.
- Politics In India Is The Binding Secular Religion (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 10, 2005)
Jinnah was secular, it's a fact, says Jaswant. If Jinnah were secular, why call us pseudo-secular,
- Danger Sign (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2005)
Phoenix-like, the demand for Khalistan seems to have arisen from the ashes of Operation Bluestar.
- Sankaracharyas Return To Kanchi Mutt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2005)
They were received by disciples near Sarvatheerthakulam on the outskirts of the town
- Threat Of Climate Change Clear (Tribune, Miguel Bustillo, Jun 09, 2005)
The National Academy of Sciences and 10 similar scientific organizations from some of the world’s most powerful nations released a statement on Tuesday calling for a stronger international response to global warming,
- Disturbing Kasauli’S Peace (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Jun 09, 2005)
A variegated flora ribbons the Kasauli ridge. A ribbon that protects the ecology, environment and peace of this charmed expanse of green acres.
- Advani Pays The Price (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2005)
IN quitting the leadership of the BJP, Mr Lal Krishna Advani has succumbed to the pressures of the hardliners in the Sangh Parivar.
- Was Jinnah Secular? (Business Line, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Jun 08, 2005)
The year was 1923, the month was November. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a candidate in Bombay for membership to the Legislative Assembly.
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