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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 26855:
- Fluid Faith (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
There were the same signs at roughly the same time. In September 1995, it was Ganesh alone who had been kind enough to drink out of the hands of mortals.
- Afghanistan’S Objections Over Gate At Torkham (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The design of a gate to be built at the Torkham border has become a bone of contention between the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the latter has expressed reservations over its design.
- Institutional Sub-Literacy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 22, 2006)
Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan a colossal failure
- Indo-Pak Expulsion Diplomacy Diplomacy (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Aug 22, 2006)
Pakistan's action to expel a senior Indian diplomat does not augur well for the relations between the two countries, particularly at a time when the ties are already under strain.
- Sri Lankans Await Aid As Us Raids Tiger Suspects (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Aug 22, 2006)
Thousands of hungry Sri Lankan Tamils, trapped by a new bout of war between the Tamil Tigers and the military, desperately waited on Tuesday for aid to be shipped north, as suspected rebel arms procurers were arrested in the United States.
- Wrong To Blame Particular Community For Terrorism: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Seeking to allay apprehensions of the Muslim community, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it was wrong to blame any particular community for terror acts and action against terrorists should be based on concrete evidence.
- The Paradigm Of (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 22, 2006)
The term geo-politics came into vogue with the consolidation of colonial empires and imperialist expansion in Europe. Conquests and wars in Eurasia and Latin America, indeed across the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, resulted in the use of . . .
- War Not Lost, It's Just Begun (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2006)
Between two schools of thought in Islam on suicide, wisdom undoubtedly is on the side that proscribes it, says Bulbul Roy Mishra .
- Sense Of The House (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2006)
It's a good sign that Parliament rose to the occasion and focussed attention on the nuclear deal instead of fighting on trivial issues, says CP Bhambhri.
- July-August In Memory (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Aug 22, 2006)
We forget some freedom fighters who never figured in any history book, but played an important role in our struggle for independence
- Us N-Deal Equates India With Pakistan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Despite the Bush administration claiming the nuclear deal symbolises a special relationship with New Delhi, a last-minute amendment inserted in the recently passed bill by the US House of Representatives equates India with Pakistan and directs . . .
- Women Need To Be Brought To The Mainstream,says Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked Government, research institutions and industry to make a "conscious effort" to understand that women constitute 50 per cent of our human resource and need to be brought into the mainstream of development for . . .
- No Golden Rules (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 22, 2006)
Rituals, as the manifest pillar of religion, must, and do, evolve with time. But not often does change mark a significant departure from the very philosophy of the religion.
- Wrong To Blame Particular Community For Terrorism: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Seeking to allay apprehensions of the Muslim community, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it was wrong to blame any particular community for terror acts and action against terrorists should be based on concrete evidence.
- Little Chance Of Nuclear Compromise (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 22, 2006)
Tehran will respond to the pending European package but is unlikely to suspend enrichment under pressure. What the world must realise is sanctions will take us further from and not closer to a peaceful solution.
- Australia Warns Of Terror Attacks Against Pakistan Hotels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be planning an attack on hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian Foreign Affairs Department warned on Monday. But Pakistani officials and several hotels said they had no information on such a plot.
- Arjun Tries To Wriggle Out Of Vande Mataram Row (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Aug 22, 2006)
Under fire from the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on the Vande Mataram issue, a red-faced Arjun Singh is making a desperate bid to come clean.
- The Magic Shehnai (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2006)
Ustad Bismillah Khan (March 21, 1916-August 21, 2006) represented the bridge between classical music as nurtured in the royal courts and its popular version presented on proscenium stages of the world. His contributions were many.
- No Quick Troop Pullout From Iraq: Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 22, 2006)
President George Bush has repeatedly declared there will be no quick US exit from Iraq while he remains in office, despite repeated concerns among leading analysts that the country is in a state of civil war.
- 11 Charged For `Plot' Under Britain's Terror Laws (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 22, 2006)
Scale of investigations `immense' and it will take months to sift through material, says Metropolitan Police official
- Mass Hysteria (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
Miracles are born of blind faith and insecurity.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 22, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Pm To Ulemas: Help Us Help You Become Stakeholders In Progress (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Aug 22, 2006)
In a nuanced address to nearly 150 Muslim religious scholars (Ulema) this evening, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that, in his opinion, the road ahead for 15 crore Indian Muslims lay only in empowerment through education, . . .
- Create Right Atmosphere For Women Scientists: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
``Government needs to be generous in recognising and nurturing them''
- Indian Boy Charged In Plot (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 22, 2006)
The 17-year-old youth, said to be the son of Muslim parents from India, was among 11 people charged today over the plot to blow up trans-Atlantic aircraft.
- Manmohan's Assurance To Muslims (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Aug 22, 2006)
``Chief Ministers' meeting to address their concerns of being targeted''
- Elusive Peace In Lebanon (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 22, 2006)
After a month of fighting in which more than 1000 people have lost their lives, resolution 1701, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council, offers the chance of peace to Lebanon. But will it stick?
- Kalam: End Of An Era (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
"His melodious tunes were widely known; they brought happiness"
- `Vande Mataram': Bjp Wants Arjun To Explain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Centenary of the song is being celebrated this year .
- German Angst (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Aug 22, 2006)
The revelation by Gunter Grass that he had served in Hitler’s elite Waffen SS during World War II has unleashed a storm rarely seen in recent times over a writer’s confession.
- 200 Ancient Coins Discovered (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 22, 2006)
A chance discovery of over 200 ancient coins, weighing about 800gs, from Mahendragarh district is likely to throw fresh light on the history of some of the ruling Hindu dynasties in India, before the advent of the Muslim period.
- Bismillah! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2006)
Very few people live up to be 90. Even fewer embellish the nine decades given to them with so much of talent and genius as Bismillah Khan, who died on Monday morning, did. No words can evaluate his contribution to music.
- Vande Mataram Loses Out To Vote Mataram (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Mother, I bow to thee!
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
Bright with thy orchard gleams,
Cool with thy winds of delight,
Dark fields waving. Mother of might,
Mother free.
- ‘Terrorists May Attack Pakistan’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be plotting an attack on Western hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian foreign affairs department warned today.
- Women Can Enter Sabarimala Shrine: Kerala Govt (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Reiterating his stand that the CPI (M)-led LDF government in Kerala was not opposed to allowing women entry into the Sabarimala shrine, state Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran on Monday said he was not aware of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan's remarks . ..
- Quota Issue: Divisive Responses In North & South India (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Aug 22, 2006)
Sometimes, divisive issues invite divided responses. At other times, responses like strikes and protests tend to make issues seem divisive, even when they are not.
- Saving Tirumala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Government's decision to bring in a law to prohibit the preaching of any religion other than Hinduism on the seven sacred hills of Tirumala, famous for the temple of Lord Venkateswara, is a welcome move to nip evangelical . . .
- Another `Natwar Lal' Held For Cheating (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
An old man allegedly involved in over 100 cases of cheating, forgery and fraud, has been arrested by the Special Staff of the North-West Delhi police in connection with car thefts.
- No Quotas, Please (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 22, 2006)
The proposed system of caste-based reservations is not the correct approach to solving the problems of socio-economic inequity.
- Religion As Currency (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 22, 2006)
Archbishop Mar Varkey Vithayathil recently startled India's intellectual elite with his call for more babies to arrest the decline of Kerala's Catholic community.
- Bad Time To Be Muslim (Times of India, SANJAY SUBRAHMANYAM, Aug 22, 2006)
It was a slightly surreal experience transiting through a series of airports in the week following the British announcement of a discovery of a new conspiracy to blow up a vast number of planes in midair.
- ‘So Long As The Shehnai Is With Me, What Need Do I Have For Anything Else?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2006)
Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan passed away in Benaras on Monday. He was our greatest exponent of the shehnai. Just over a year ago, on August 6, 2005, the maestro had spoken to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk . . .
- Role In Terror Plot: Pak Strategy Backfires (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
"Jaish does not exist," said Pakistan’s official spokesperson, denying that the alleged brain of the UK terror plot, Rashid Rauf, was part of one of Pakistan’s best-known jehadi organisations, Jaish-e-Mohammed.
- Manmohan Reassures Muslims (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
In a firm move aimed at reassuring the Muslim community, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday stated that it was wrong to blame any particular community for acts of terrorism and that action against terrorists should be based on concrete evidence.
- Memoirs Of A Diplomat (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2006)
A British ambassador's candid and controversial account laying bare the underside of the `war on terror'
- Ustad Bismillah Khan Dies, Aged 90 (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 22, 2006)
``He gave a new meaning to shehnai and did not go abroad in search of greener pastures'' .
- Pakistanis Find Us An Easier Fit Than Britain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The stretch of Devon Avenue in North Chicago also named for Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, seems as if it has been transplanted directly from that country. The shops are packed with traditional wedding finery, and the spice mix in . . .
- Engaging With Beteille (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
This selection of 50 short essays is a sequel to Beteille's Chronicles of Our Times, a similar collection of newspaper contributions published some years ago.
- Congressional Rebuke (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 22, 2006)
The latest congressional report should provide food for thought for those who are running America’s war on terror.
- India’S ‘Coldness’ Could Court Insurgency In Kashmir: Issi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Participants at a seminar on Monday called for revival of the dialogue process between India and Pakistan for resolution of all disputes including the “core issue” of Kashmir, pressing India to do more in this regard.
- Indians Rush To Temples To Feed ‘Thirsty’ Idols (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Thousands of people flocked to temples across India on Monday following reports that idols of Hindu gods were drinking milk given by devotees as sacred offerings, witnesses said. Teenagers, adults and the aged stood in long lines with garlands . . .
- Hc Refuses To Stay Kerala Ban On Coke & Pepsi (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to stay the state government-imposed ban on production and sale of Coke and Pepsi. The HC declined the plea for an interim stay, saying it was yet to hear the government’s argument.
- Tearful Adieu To Bismillah Khan (Deccan Herald, Puja Awasthi, Aug 22, 2006)
At 5:30 pm, the skies could no longer bear it. Huge blobs of water began to beat down on the Raj Narain Smarak Park where Ustad Bismillah Khan’s body had lain since the afternoon.
- Sabarimala Row Hots Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The CPM and the LDF Government seem to be bracing for a showdown on the issue of changing the custom barring women between 10 and 50 years of age from the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
- Announcement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Authors and publishers are welcome to send copies of their books to The Hindu for review.
- Good Women Should Enter Politics, Says President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
When good women enter politics, nobility will come to the profession, isn’t it? questioned President A P J Abdul Kalam. There was silence amongst the women scientists in the audience. “Only if you say `yes’, will you get 33 per cent . . .
- Who Has The Right To Question Your Choices? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 22, 2006)
Some of the most baffling questions in history have been asked by so-called religious liberals. I was at a private gathering recently where a person was talking about Islam when, for some reason or connection which I must have missed, a member of . . .
- Sanctity Of Seminaries To Be Ensured: President (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has assured that the sanctity of Islamic seminaries will be maintained.
- Vande Mataram Anti-Islamic: Bukhari (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The national song Vande Mataram is "against Islamic beliefs" and asking Muslims to sing it would amount to "suppression" of the community, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said on Sunday.
- End Of An Era: Ustad Bismillah Khan Passes Away (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan died of cardiac arrest in the wee hours on Monday.
- Banks Start Battle For Deposits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Even as interest rates started rising, commercial banks have started a deposit war to attract funds. With public sector banks coming out with five-year deposit schemes at 8 per cent interest rate, private sector banks have gone one step ahead and . . .
- Tel Aviv Vows To Kill Hezbollah Leader (Times of India, STEVEN ERLANGER, Aug 21, 2006)
Despite a cease-fire pact, Israel intends to do its best to keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, says a senior Israeli commander.
- The Jaish Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
The revelation about the link between Rashid Rauf, a key suspect in the conspiracy to blow up passenger planes taking . . .
- Rangasamy, Leaders Pay Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pledge to promote unity and harmony among people
- “Unprecedented” Security Plan For Pakistan F-16s (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistan has said negotiations on an “unprecedented” security plan that the US wanted from it before the sale of F-16 jets would start only after Washington forwards a letter of offer.
- Rajasthan Govt Begins Documenting Sites To Protect Heritage Wealth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Eager to protect its historic wealth from smugglers and looters, the Rajasthan government has launched a huge survey to document all heritage sites spread across the state.
- River Sutra (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 21, 2006)
The Kali Bein river in Punjab sacred for Sikhs because of its association with Guru Nanak Dev flows again after being choked out of existence for several years. The president's visit to review its rejuvenation has brought into . . .
- Build Schools First (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2006)
How to teach history is important. More important is how to build education infrastructure
- India, Singapore Seek `Interoperability' Of Air Forces (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 21, 2006)
"Objective is not combat-role cooperation"
Focus on "mutually supportive roles"
Bilateral exercise in November
Possibility of cooperation in "network centric operations."
- Fasting Or Feasting, The Choice Is Yours (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 21, 2006)
Fasting has long been considered an integral part of Jainism. It plays an important role in a monk's code of conduct. Many Jains fast on a regular basis, especially during Paryushan. Fasting destroys negative karma, helps us to come to terms with . . .
- Ganesha Drinking Milk Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a re-run of the September 1995 frenzy when Ganesha idols were said to be drinking milk offered to them, devotees reportedly thronged temples on Sunday night, making similar claims. This time, however, all idols were reported to be drinking milk.
- Colombo Claims 100 Tigers Killed In Latest Jaffna Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
Civilians reeling under shortage of food and medical supplies
- Pakistan Given ‘Dossiers’ On Terrorist Camps: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
New Delhi has given Islamabad “full dossiers” on terrorist camps and organisations operating in Pakistani territory, but Pakistan is in denial about their presence, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma has said.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 21, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Govt To Table Hudood Amendment Bill Today (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Aug 21, 2006)
Treasury MNAs ordered to ensure presence at session
MNAs complain to PM, say law minister did not brief them properly on bill.
- Sai Baba Temple In Thackeray Line Of Fire (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Shiv Sena chief Mr Bal Thackeray today flayed the management of the famous Sai Baba Temple at Shirdi for their plan to order a new golden throne for the much-revered saint at a cost of Rs 22 crore.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- After Mahim Miracle, Idols 'Drink' Milk (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 21, 2006)
After the record crowd turnout at Mumbai's Mahim locality to taste "sweet" water of the Arabian Sea, thousands of people on Sunday night thronged temples across Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab to watch deities of Goddess Durga and . . .
- Terror Agents Plot Mayhem In Punjab (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
In June, at a secret rendezvous in Chandigarh, key operatives of Pakistan sponsored terrorist groups mulled reviving the ugly spectre of terrorism in poll-bound Punjab. Lending their weight were some militants from Northeast States as well as the Maoists.
- ‘Israeli Raid Risks Return Of War’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A top UN envoy has warned that incidents such as the Israeli raid on Lebanon threatened to spark war again and scare off states which may help boost UN peacekeeping forces, a Beirut daily said today.
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