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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 26855:
- Cong Blasts Katiyar Nomination, Mum On Imam's Behaviour (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 20, 2006)
The Congress on Wednesday criticised the BJP for fielding a "communal" candidate against Ms Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli but refused to say a word about the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid who led a group of supporters to attack journalists at the . . .
- India's Emissary (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 20, 2006)
The Government has acted wisely in deciding to send Dr Karan Singh to advise King Gyanendra of Nepal on defusing the crisis sweeping the mountain kingdom.
- Midstream Of Utter Confusion (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 20, 2006)
While the logic of building the Tehri dam can be challenged, the benefits from Sardar Sarovar are hardly questionable, says Anuradha Dutt
- I Can’T Give You Anything But Love, She Said. And Did. (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
Early in her reign, Queen Elizabeth II made Britons an offer they could scarcely refuse.
- Vanvasis’ & Conversions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
In keeping with the RSS’s long-standing campaign against the so-called “forcible conversions” of tribals to Christianity, the latest issue of Organiser devotes its entire front page to a report on a “mammoth Vanvasi rally” in interior Orissa . . .
- Katiyar's Entry May Spice Up Contest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Sonia's winning margin will be "historic"
- The Shifting Minority Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Major Muslim organisations have thrown their weight behind the LDF. C. Gouridasan Nair on what this means for the Kerala elections
- Kerala Headed Left, Decisively (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2006)
In politically volatile Kerala, where two to four per cent of the voters can make the difference between victory and defeat, the Left Democratic Front led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is poised to return to power with a decisive majority.
- Crucial Debate (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Two important documents have brought to the fore problems, fears and hopes of the Muslim community in the country.
- Debating On The Future (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Apr 20, 2006)
As in Bengal, the election campaign of the CPI(M) in Kerala shows the deep rifts within the party on . . .
- West Bengal Must Talk With Maoists: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
``Talks have to be sustained, results do not come overnight''
- Intach Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Six landmark buildings from the city selected for the honour These structures that have survived the onslaught of nature's fury are our greatest possessions reminding us of our glorious past, says the Governor
- Where National Parties Hold Sway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
In Tamil Nadu's deep south, the influence of Dravidian parties is far from complete
- Their Faith In Politicians Is Eroded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
People in three West Bengal districts urgently want governmental action to prevent land erosion by the Ganga
- Do We Need Censorship Guidelines? (Daily Excelsior, Zeenat Zafar, Apr 20, 2006)
Shyam Benegal hallucinates about human beings morphing into scissors whenever he hears the word 'censor'.
- Bjp Legislators, Mps Hold Discussions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Top leaders of the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, 85 party legislators and 10 MPs on Wednesday attended a high-level meeting to chalk out a strategy to increase the party's popularity in the State.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 20, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- On Slippery Rock (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Apr 20, 2006)
Despite their near-takeover by the illiberal Left, American universities are more robust than those in other Western countries, says Daniel Pipes
- Assam: Peaceful Battle (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 19, 2006)
All political parties barring the ruling Congress have predicted a hung Assembly in Assam.
- Discordant Orchestra (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 19, 2006)
A motley crowd of the Congress-led UPA Government has been bumbling like the extremely temporary regimes of Mr VP Singh, Mr Chandra Shekhar, Mr HD Deve Gowda and Mr Inder Kumar Gujral in the 1990s.
- Islam And Democracy (Pioneer, Kishan Bhatia, Apr 19, 2006)
Abdul Rahman Al-Habib's article, "Why Arabs curse West?" (April 17), makes interesting read.
- New Axis Of Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
If Islamic Jihad is to be believed, then more Palestinian suicide bombers will blow themselves up in commercial districts of Israel,
- Sinister Motive (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister's high level committee headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar that was set up to look into the "social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community in the country", is working on a report that could have severe . . .
- Narmada: Listen To The Real Stakeholders’ Voices (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Apr 19, 2006)
We have a long way to go to utilise our water resources better; let’s not waste time in futile . . .
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- West Bengal: Clear Choice (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Apr 19, 2006)
The results in West Bengal are a foregone conclusion; only the margin of victory is to be known.
- Kerala: Close Race (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Apr 19, 2006)
In Kerala the main contest is between the traditional rivals, the UDF and the LDF, with the BJP nowhere in the picture.
- Tamil Nadu: Promising Start (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 19, 2006)
In Tamil Nadu the two main alliances have firmed up seat-sharing arrangements, but the spoilers may be the few parties fighting alone.
- Reconciliation, The Only Way (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Apr 19, 2006)
Nepal's Lali Guras (rhododendron) Revolution has entered its 14th day, well beyond the original four days.
- Maldivians Want Genuine Democracy: Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 19, 2006)
India should play a more active role in ensuring that true democracy is ushered in Maldives, said Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, vice president, Maldivian Democratic Party. Rather than strengthening the hands of a `dictator', India had a duty to promote democracy,
- I Broke Fast As I Am Needed In The Narmada Valley: Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 19, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was on a hunger strike seeking justice for families displaced by the Narmada dam project, is helped by the affected vilagers as she leaves hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. Ms. Patkar said she gave up the fa
- French Tradition Of Protest (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Eight days after Israel killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza, a suicide-bomber struck in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing nine people and injuring nearly 60 — a desperate act by a people who apparently have lost hope that they will achieve their aim by peaceful mean
- Bush Refuses To Rule Out Nuclear Attack On Iran: We’Ll Cut . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
US President George W. Bush refused on Tuesday to rule out nuclear strikes against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb the Islamic Republic’s atomic ambitions .
- India's Casual Attitude (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
BY postponing talks on Wullar Barrage scheduled for yesterday and today under the pretext of "other commitments" by the Indian Water and Power Secretary, New Delhi has once again demonstrated how casually it takes the basic premise of the peace process:
- Education Dragged Backwards (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Apr 19, 2006)
Seat reservation could reverse brain gain into the country and resume brain drain
- Stalemate In The Me (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2006)
Eight days after Israel killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza, a suicide-bomber struck in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing nine people and . . .
- Spiralling Out Of Control (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Apr 19, 2006)
The choices before the Pakistan army is limited when it comes to dealing with the jihadis
- Bush Won't Exclude Iran Nuke Strike, No Sanctions Deal (Reuters, Saul Hudson , Apr 19, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and President George W. Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes if diplomacy failed to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions.
- People’S Leader (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 19, 2006)
A public relations exercise on the eve of the assembly election is just what the doctor (read Alimuddin Steet) ordered ~ more so when the initiator is the chief minister.
- Indian Says He Was Terrorised By Us Federal Agents (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Akhil Sachdeva, an accountant from India who emigrated to Canada, still wonders why he was seized at gunpoint by US agents and held for months with hundreds of foreigners in the months following the 9/11 terror attacks.
- Leader Article: Passions Of The Tongue (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 19, 2006)
A fortnight before Rajkumar died, a poll conducted in Bangalore chose the film actor as the most admired resident of the city.
- Iranian Nuclear Ambition (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
While stressing that diplomacy is the first course for dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, the White House is not ruling out a military response.
- Israel, Hamas Stop Short Of Open Confrontation (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 19, 2006)
Israel and the newly elected Palestinian Government led by Hamas have stopped short of open confrontation after Tel Aviv decided not to take military action in response to Monday's suicide bombing. The Israeli Government held the . . .
- Israeli Cabinet Holds Hamas Responsible For Bomb Attack (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 19, 2006)
The Israeli cabinet, meeting in emergency session, decided on Tuesday to hold Hamas responsible for Monday’s deadly suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, but will not retaliate against the Palestinian Authority.
- Our Own (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Ignorance and sloppiness are the worst enemies of good English. But pedantry is its most irritating friend, and not always a friend at that. Those who dislike their language being debased must always ask themselves just what they mean by “debased”.
- Poll Borrows Library’S Peace (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had apologised for causing a few hours’ disruption at the National Library, but the Election Commission has thought nothing of taking over the premises for days.
- Scuffle After Singh Salve (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told a delegation of Muslim representatives, led by the shahi imam of Jama Masjid, that his government had not “succumbed” to any external pressure on foreign policy and that improved relations with the US . . .
- Stolen Vishnu Idol Sent Back To India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
A stolen 9th century stone idol with carvings of all the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu began its journey back home to be reinstalled in the Varaha temple in Mandsour, Madhya Pradesh, from where it was stolen six years ago.
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- Many Paths, One Goal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Scriptures are like signposts that lead one towards the ultimate goal of God realisation.
- Bsp Will Get Majority In U.P. Polls: Mayawati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday said that her party would secure an absolute majority in the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by contesting it alone.
- Recognise Ground Realities: Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 18, 2006)
Talks on nuclear crisis to begin in Moscow today
- Cbi Probe Into Rape Of Woman Activist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Crime graph on the rise in Uttaranchal, alleges BJP
- Karat Interview: Vs Refuses To Bite The Bullet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
S Achuthanandan, CPI(M)’s top hardline honcho and likely chief minister if the Left comes to power this poll, declined to comment whether he agreed with his General Secretary Prakash Karat that the strife in Kerala CPI(M) was between two . . .
- Talks On Wullar Barrage Put Off, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 18, 2006)
Composite dialogue will go on The talks have to be postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business.
Talks postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business
- How Globalisation Fosters Intolerance (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Apr 18, 2006)
Many now believe that the Western model should be applied everywhere.
- America's Migrants Have Overcome Their Terror (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 18, 2006)
A migrant community that has always tried to be invisible has become active. And politicians have to take notice.
- Nepal On Knife's Edge (Deccan Herald, Ashok Kumar Mehta, Apr 18, 2006)
It seems certain that the King will be unable to implement his plan for the restoration of absolute monarchy. True, Kathmandu may not have collected 500,000 pro-democracy activists as predicted by UML leader Madhav Nepal.
- What’S In Short Supply Is A Divine Wit (Deccan Herald, Peter Preston, Apr 18, 2006)
A lack of humour may be standing between the shepherd and his sheep
- Thank God (Deccan Herald, Usha Muliyil, Apr 18, 2006)
Noela Evans writes, “Gratitude is the language of the angels.” In Samuel Johnson’s words, gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation, and is not to be found in gross minds.
- Serious Threat To Pakistan's Civil Society (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 18, 2006)
Last week's terror bombing in Karachi points to one of the least-examined faultlines in Pakistan: the war for power between Barelvi and Deobandi clerics.
- Us Keen To Offshore R&d To India (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Apr 18, 2006)
Move over Silicon Valley, the new buzzword in the Indo-US lexicon is biotechnology. American biotech companies are keen to off-shore their research and development to India to reduce costs.
- Terrorism In Name Of Religion Not To Be Tolerated: Mush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Peeved by the persistent sectarian violence in Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said he will not allow any religious party to indulge in terrorism.
- Sanity Prevailed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 18, 2006)
Delhi sets a rare example
- Home Bound (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 18, 2006)
Destiny brought us together in the same compartment of Kerala Sampark Kranti Express.
- Sc Notice To Up Speaker, 40 Defected Bsp Mlas (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to UP Assembly Speaker and 40 BSP-breakaway group MLAs on a petition by BSP legislature party leader S.P. Maurya, challenging the Allahabad High Court order remanding the disqualification issue of . . .
- Announcement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Authors and publishers are welcome to send copies of their books to The Hindu for review. While every effort will be
- Museum On Caste (Times of India, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 18, 2006)
After 16 years of debate and delay in the US Congress and Senate, the Smithsonian Institution finally announced this January the plan to open a National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Situation In Sri Lanka Not Beyond Redemption: Peiris (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Immediate task is to "preserve stability of ceasefire"
- Misplaced Theory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 18, 2006)
Whenever there is escalation in militant violence a sort of explanation is given to justify the strikes which miss the target. It is extremely baffling.
- Heritage Conservation (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Apr 18, 2006)
It was on 18 April 1982 that the celebration of World Heritage Day was suggested on the occasion of a symposium organized by ICOMOS, International council for monuments and sites.
- Mma’S New Move Could Be A Double Game (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 18, 2006)
Circumstances and political expediency might have thrown the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) and other components of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) together with the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) but the two . . .
- Ethnic Ties Studies Must In Malay Varsities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 18, 2006)
University students in multi-ethnic Malaysia will be required to pass a course aimed at helping them understand other races and promoting a healthy debate on ethnic integration, an official said today.
- Reservation Maths (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 18, 2006)
The Election Commission may have put the government on the back foot with regard to the proposal to reserve up to 27 per cent of seats in schools and colleges for members of the “other backward classes” (over and above the 22.5 per cent already . . .
- Saddam Challenges Handwriting Experts (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer Monday challenged findings of handwriting experts verifying the former president's signature on documents linked to a crackdown on Shiites and demanded a review by international specialists — except from Iran or Israel.
- History's Haunted Heretic (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Apr 18, 2006)
Imagine a scenario in which Ravana was no villain, but a beloved brother of Rama. Such a fundamental transformation in the portrayal of a key character in an epic could hardly occur without an equally elemental alteration in the status of other . . .
- On The Move: Yes, But On A Slippery Track (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 18, 2006)
There are a few lessons to be learnt by the rulers of Punjab as well as their counterparts in other provinces from the way Punjab has been emerging as a hub of industry and commerce in recent years.
- Aiadmk-Dmk Direct Fight In Four Dindigul Constituencies (Hindu, K. Raju, Apr 18, 2006)
Since its formation AIADMK has been a formidable force in the district
The district has always been special for MGR
It will be MDMK vs CPI(M) in Dindigul
Key contestants are Transport Minister R. Viswanathan, AIADMK State treasurer . . .
- Udf Has Emerged Front-Runner, Says Moily (Hindu, Girish Menon, Apr 18, 2006)
People are happy with the UDF Government's performance'
- Congress, Allies Communalising Issues: Advani (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Apr 18, 2006)
Advani accuses Government of playing vote bank politics `Government is proposing religion-based reservation in the Army'
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