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Articles 9621 through 9720 of 26855:
- Aid Trickles Into Quake-Hit Java (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Aid trickled in today for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia’s Java island, but tens of thousands of homeless still foraged on their own for food and shelter.
- An Ecological Patriot's Vision (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, May 30, 2006)
A tribute to the acute perspective that M. Krishnan brought to the study of nature
- Bush Vows To Win War For Fallen (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
President Bush stood among the graves of nearly 300,000 veterans at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday and said that the United States must continue fighting the war on terror in the name of those who have already given their lives in the cause.
- Centres Of Change & Graft (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 30, 2006)
From Chennai and Thrissur come two pieces of news which, though unrelated, seem parts of a whole. Both go to show up, once again, temples as they have always been: Centres of change and corruption.
- Bend It At Their Beck And Call (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, May 30, 2006)
The tense atmosphere of a communal riot and the political grandstanding that accompanies it preclude an honest, objective assessment of the incident.
- Reds Signal War (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
The upa Government's disastrous Nepal policy is beginning to recoil on India.
- The Bitter Truth Of Our Politics (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, May 30, 2006)
While the world moves on to pursue its socioeconomic and other loftier goals in the new millennium, the debate on the state of democracy continues in Pakistan.
- Wincing Over Da Vinci Code (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 30, 2006)
Three Vatican-affiliated satra-pies have unilaterally banned the Hollywood blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, thereby affirming paramount loyalty to Il Papa as opposed to the Indian nation.
- Nepal Faces Hindu Backlash Over Declaration As Secular State (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The May 18 declaration by Nepal's parliament ending the country's distinction as the world's only Hindu state was one of the several hard decisions taken by the new government to coax Maoist rebels to join in a peaceful political process.
- Buddha Bashing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
As if to iterate that the more Marxists change, the more they remain the same, the meeting of the CPI(M) Polit Bureau in Kolkata made all the necessary noises to emphasise orthodoxy and negate its campaign platform in the recent West Bengal election.
- Sifting Musharraf’S Good Points (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 30, 2006)
The pmln and the pppp got together with sundry other opposition parties in Lahore on Sunday to remember the day Pakistan tested its nuclear device in 1998.
- Banned Books In India: 1970s-2006 (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, May 30, 2006)
The 1970s: Politics, and what the state often saw as the misrepresentation of either India’s policies or its leaders, triggered most book bans in this decade. Former MI5 operative Greville Wynne upset MI5 and the Indian government when he published . . .
- Reality Takes The Bite Off An Old Adage (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, May 30, 2006)
Are there really no atheists in trenches as believers never weary of reminding people who don’t share their act of faith? Forget for the moment the wider symbolic connotation that under dire circumstances and situations of dread everybody . . .
- Pakistan Rallies Around A.Q. Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 30, 2006)
Renewed interest in America on nuclear proliferation network
- History And Mythology (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, May 30, 2006)
During colonial times, India was portrayed as serving a role in history that was subservient to the European agenda, or as just a passive entity activated primarily by the incursions of invading groups.
- Nepalese Soldiers Taken Hostage In Congo (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Nearly two years after 12 Nepali workers were abducted and killed in Iraq by Islamic militants, seven Nepali soldiers employed in UN peacekeeping operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo were captured by rebel Congolese militia, who also . . .
- Family Health Survey Puts Figure At 32 Per Cent (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, May 30, 2006)
Even as the Supreme Court takes a look at the basis of Government's quota contention, a Health Ministry household survey belies the Mandal Commission's claims that OBCs constitute over half of the total population.
- Jai Jai Shiv Shankar (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 30, 2006)
Glory to the One who bears river Ganges in His hair; Glory to the One who is the husband of Parvati; Glory to the One who is beyond death;
- Quake Death Toll Close To 5,000, Survivors Scavenge For Food (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Grieving quake survivors on Monday scavenged for food in the debris of their houses, as the world promised help to Indonesia recover from its latest deadly natural disaster.
- Sindh Coalition Intact (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 30, 2006)
Now that the differences between the MQM and the PML have been settled — to quote the prime minister — “amicably”, one hopes that no new tension will develop between the two, and the coalition will stay intact and work as a team for Sindh’s . . .
- Bengal’S Flab Fizzle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
The dichotomy in the CPI-M’s perception of disinvestment has effectively been cleared with the new government making it quite obvious that local conditions will guide the policies of the Bengal Left.
- South Of Java (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
There may have been one terrible earthquake in Indonesia, but the tragedy in that island cluster is manifold.
- Bad Show (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
Foresight leads to preemptive action.
- India Calls For Joint Fight Against Terror (Tribune, K J M Varma, May 30, 2006)
Ahead of the crucial Indo-Pak Home Secretary-level talks beginning here tomorrow to discuss contentious issues like terrorism, New Delhi has said it wants both countries to carry out a joint fight against the scourge.
- Buddha's Stance Confusing (Deccan Herald, V.R. Krishna Iyer, May 30, 2006)
Marxists oppose this grave menace. of Globalisation,Liberalisation Privatisation and have they too been Yeltsinised? Never. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the brilliant West Bengal Chief Minister, why, the Left in India generally, has been blasphemed.
- Keep Creamy Layer Out Of Quota, Says Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Forced to tread a middle path on the controversial OBC reservation issue, the BJP today said it favoured quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions and wanted that the ‘creamy layer’ be kept out and economically weaker sections of upper . . .
- Nba Supports Aamir, Flays Ban On ‘Fanaa’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has appreciated Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s “steadfast upholding of the cause of people displaced by Sardar Sarovar Dam” and termed the boycott of his film “Fanaa” in Gujarat as a “symptom of fanaticism”.
- God Exalts Humble People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
The Titanic ship cost 4.6 million pounds, measured 882 feet in length and weighed 45,328 tons. When it was all set to sail, someone asked the captain if the ship was sinkable, the designer of the ship said "even God cannot sink this ship"....
- Tourism Zone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
I submit that entire Nilgiri district should be converted as a tourism zone. The main five zonal centres comprising Udhagamandalam, Coonoor, Gudalur, Kotagiri and Kundah regions are scenic spots.
- Pro-Obc Means Anti-Cong (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , May 30, 2006)
Not many people remember Charan Singh, the man who appointed B.P. Mandal to head a commission in the late ’70s to collect data on the Other Backward Classes (castes), belonged to the Congress Party till the mid-1960s.
- Deadly Quake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
Rescue and relief teams must remain on high alert
- Air Raid Kills 50 In Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
More than 50 Taliban guerrillas were killed in a US-led air strike on a mosque in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Monday.....
- Quake Toll Crosses 5,000-Mark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
A week-end earthquake that shook the heartland of Indonesia's densely populated island of Java killed at least 5,115 people, a provincial government office said today.
- Muslims Who Fled Villages After Riots Fall Off Job Scheme (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, May 30, 2006)
After the 2002 post-Godhra riots, Muslim families from many villages of Sabarkantha and Panchmahals fled to the nearest talukas to find safety in numbers. Even today, many go back to their villages during the day to do odd jobs and return before nightfall
- Of Platonic Love (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, May 30, 2006)
This is an outstanding translation of an eminent Hindi romantic novel about platonic love. Its atlas is in Allahabad, of which the lingering nostalgia of the author is evident.
- Agama Method Of Worship (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, May 30, 2006)
V. Viswanatha Sivachariyar; Pub. by Arulmigu Sri Dhandayuthapani Swami . . .
- Six Visits, And The Hint Of A Breakthrough (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, May 30, 2006)
Unlike his predecessor, Manmohan Singh perhaps prefers the slow-and-steady initiative on Kashmir. It seems to be finally showing results, in spite of bureaucratic sloth,
- 13-Member Quota Oversight Committee Set Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Committee told to submit report to Union Government by August 31
Three groups set up to draw up modalities for implementing the decision
The groups asked to complete their job by July 31
- Centre Committed To Obc Quota: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Urges medicos to withdraw stir
- Against Empires Old And New (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, May 30, 2006)
Demolishes the justification trotted out by apologists for the U.S. invasion of Iraq
- 2 Hindu Pilgrims Killed In Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Two Pakistani Hindus were killed on Monday and seven injured when robbers fired at a party of Indian and Pakistani pilgrims near Sukkar in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
- Yet Again We Cave In To Religious Bigots (Hindu, Nick Cohen, May 30, 2006)
Rival groups are egging each other on in a politics of grievance. Now, militant Hindus in Britain turn on M.F. Husain.
- A Quick Step Forward In Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 30, 2006)
As China and India grow in economic and strategic importance, what is needed is a genuine attempt towards mutual accommodation that would take into account shifting geopolitical power plays.
- A Humbling Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
That unflinching faith and humility are the basic essentials of Bhakti is well illustrated in the inspirational accounts of the lives of the devout.
- Gujarat Ban On Aamir's Fanaa Unlawful: Nba (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 30, 2006)
"Whether in the name of religion or development, intolerance is unacceptable"
Expresses hope that common people will support Aamir Khan
Re-affirms commitment to just and equitable development
- Bmp Working On Five-Point Plan To Tackle Rain-Related Problems (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The civic body is gearing up to ensure that there are no problems this year
Precautionary steps being taken in 30 areas which are prone to inundation
Control rooms to be set up in three CMCs
- Bjp Backs Quota But Wants Benefit For Poor Among Forward Castes (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 30, 2006)
Reiterates support for socially backward sections at national executive
Seen as an effort to ensure party does not lose forward castes support in U.P.
For common civil code, ban on forced religions conversions, review of Article 370
- Ethnic Tensions Could Crack Iran's Firm Resolve Against The World (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 30, 2006)
During the last week of May, thousands of Iranians demonstrated in the northwestern city of Tabriz, and the previous week there were protests at universities in five cities.
- Tourists Undeterred (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
2,000 people arrive in Srinagar on a single day
Tourists movement around Dal Lake usual
Good number of foreign visitors
- Bank Seeks Possession Of Property In Mary Roy Case (Hindu, GEORGE JACOB, May 29, 2006)
Recovery of dues from company run by her brother is basis of the action
- Two Die As Rain Lashes Dakshina Kannada (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
In Kozhikode, Kerala, torrential rain, influenced by south-west monsoon, has left a trail of destruction in north Kerala over the last two days. One person was washed away in flash floods, several houses were damaged and many low-lying areas inundated.
- Faulty Bsnl Lines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Officials of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will have to take steps to attend to the grievances of consumers without much delay.
- Educational Loans: Banks Have Their Hands Full (Hindu, Karthik Madhavan, May 29, 2006)
It's that time of the year when your son or daughter, after scoring well in his or her Plus Two exam, walks to you for financing his or her education for a professional course.
- India To Corner Pak On Terror At Secy-Level Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
With Jammu &Kashmir witnessing a spurt in terrorist violence led by Pakistan-based outfits, India will ask the neighbouring country on what steps the latter has taken to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil during the home secretary-level . . .
- India To Seek Pak Help In Combating Terror In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Crossing over to Pakistan through the Wagah border, Home Secretary V K Duggal today said India would ask Islamabad at the upcoming high-level talks to help it in combating terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Heart Of India (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government plans to tap the State's tourism potential to generate employment and attract international attention.
- Through The Looking Glass In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 29, 2006)
New Delhi's dialogue with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reached an impasse. What could now lie ahead?
- In Pakistan, An Unusual Court Ruling (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 29, 2006)
The case of Neelam Ludhani sends out hope to women.
- Loyalty To Dharma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
It is disheartening at times to see the irony of virtuous people wedded to Dharma suffering while those who violate laws prospering.
- Motivation, The Key To Better Quality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 29, 2006)
Call it a quirk, an accident or a coincidence — on the day my column on why errors occur in newspapers appeared (May 15), The Hindu "goofed up," as one reader put it:
- Another Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
The PM must implement the promises he made
- Evil Good Men Do (Indian Express, MIRZA A. BEG, May 29, 2006)
When we cannot see the failings of our own
- Indonesia Quake Toll Rises To 4,611 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
20,000 injured, 1,00,000 homeless; US, Australia pledge aid worth $5m
- Dan Brown, Jesus And Indian Christians (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
“Even if Dan’s hypothesis were to be true -which it is not- should we feel so embarrassed that Jesus loved a woman?”
- Valuing Skills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 29, 2006)
Heritage, like culture, is a tricky thing for governments to deal with. Preserving and conserving it must be founded on notions of intangible value, which are difficult to monitor or legislate, and depend on the proper use of special skills . . .
- Arjun Visits Uae, Saudi Arabia Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Notwithstanding the quota issue and the ongoing agitation, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh is leaving tomorrow on a nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to enlarge cooperation in education with the . . .
- Wrong Code (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 29, 2006)
It does not take much to grab attention. By banning the film, The Da Vinci Code, Goa, Punjab, and Nagaland have managed to inject the flagging debate on fiction versus religious sentiment with some more life for some more time. Punjab’s decision . . .
- No More Forced Unions (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, May 29, 2006)
Within days of Montenegro’s successful referendum on independence, prime minister, Milo Djukanovic, will be arriving in Brussels to open talks on joining the European Union, while other Montenegrin diplomats arrive in New York to seek admission as . . .
- Indonesia Quake Toll Shoots Past 4600 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors today and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4,600 people on Indonesia’s Java island.
- Quake Damages Prambanan Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Painstaking restoration work at the 9th century U.N. world heritage site undone; exact effect still not known
- Arjun Singh To Visit Saudi Arabia, Uae (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Expanding cooperation in education will be the focus of Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beginning on Monday.
- Race Against Time In Shaken Java (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Sunday as residents returned to ruined homes on Indonesia's densely populated island of Java a day after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 3,300.
- China To Promote Its Culture Abroad To Dissolve "China Threat" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
China will strive to dissolve the global misconception of its fast development as the "China threat" in the wake of its rapid economic and military might, by making its traditional value systems like harmony known to the world.
- Iraqi Pm Again Fails To Name Security Ministers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki once again failed to name a new defence and interior minister as parliament reconvened after a four-day break.
- Quota Row Goes To Court, Sc Will Hear Pil Today (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 29, 2006)
27% OBC Reservation: Petitioner wants proposed quota law & Constitutional amendment quashed, says issue was settled by SC
- Indo-Pak Talks In Islamabad Tomorrow (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Barely days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's bold initiative to set up five working groups on Kashmir, Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal left for Islamabad for the Home Secretary-level talks with Pakistan to provide an impetus to the composite . . .
- Caution: Left Hand Drive (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, May 29, 2006)
Assembly results do not augur well for the two largest political parties as coalition era seems to have reached the States as well, says Anil Narendra
- When Soul Left The Body (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
The icon of Constantinople cautions us that Europe should never fall to Islam again as it did in the middle ages, says Priyadarsi Dutta.
- Hizb Condemns Attack On Tourists In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Condemning the attack on a bus carrying tourists that left four persons dead, the Hizbul Mujahideen group on Sunday said the strike was part of a "conspiracy" to defame terrorists.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Tops 5,000, Aid Trickles In (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Indonesia spent the night camped out in the rain as aid from across the world arrived on Monday.
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