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Articles 17921 through 18020 of 26855:
- Right Direction (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 05, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has done well to repromulgate an ordinance to regulate the functioning of "madrasas" (religious seminaries) in his country's Capital city of Islamabad.
- Democracy May Save The King (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 05, 2005)
Events in Nepal last week suggest that the Himalayan kingdom’s tripolar power struggle may become a bipolar one.
- Why Uzbekistan And The U.S. Fell Out (Hindu, Vladimir Simonov, Dec 05, 2005)
The root cause is the attitude of the current U.S. administration, which regards its allies across the world as temporary props for pursuing American policy.
- Swamy Calls For Hindu `Consolidation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has called for "new forms of Hindu consolidation," saying that Hinduism is "under siege."
- Customer-Centric Approach By New Breed Of Financial Planners (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Dec 05, 2005)
Goal of certification is to convert savers into investors
Organisers of financial planning are collaborating to unify the profession around accepted standards.
- Spiritual Endeavour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The basic requirement for attaining union with God is to fully comprehend the truth about Him, the universe, and the Jivatma, and the interrelatedness of these.
- Land Of The Fusion God (Hindu, H.S. MANJUNATHA, Dec 05, 2005)
Harihara may not pull many tourists but pilgrims consider it the Kashi of the South
- Two For Joy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 05, 2005)
An encouraging moment can sometimes expose the truly discouraging. The enthusiasm with which the world seems to have greeted the election of two women together with 10 men to Jeddah’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry indicates that for Saudi Arabia,
- A Question For Mr Karat (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Dec 05, 2005)
As a somewhat intellectually challenged bibliophile with not a lot of time on my hands, the gap between my ideal reading list and the stuff I have actually read is vast. I want to read Shakespeare. I want to read Tolstoy.
- Rss Chief Writes About ‘Population Imbalance’ (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Dec 05, 2005)
After asking Hindus to procreate to avoid getting reduced to a minority in the face of growing numbers of Muslims and Christians, RSS chief K Sudarshan has struck a note of warning against population imbalance in a letter that will soon reach . . .
- Uma Threatens War As Axe Dangles (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Dec 05, 2005)
Raisen (Madhya Pradesh), Dec. 4: Uma Bharti was today back at her blistering best, threatening to unleash a virtual Mahabharata in the Sangh parivar if she is thrown out of the BJP.
- No Access To A Q Khan For Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Pakistan has ruled out permission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to directly interrogate A Q Khan in order to unravel the proliferation network led by him, claiming it has been co-operating with the UN nuclear watchdog’s investigations.
- Lanka Truce Takes A Hit As Army Vehicle Is Blown Up In The North (Indian Express, Simon Gardner, Dec 05, 2005)
Six soldiers were killed in a claymore fragmentation mine attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka’s war-torn north on Sunday, the military said.
- Iran’S Economic Woes (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Dec 05, 2005)
Apart from its problems over its nuclear ambitions, Iran is faced with economic stagnation and US sanctions
- Consult Farmers: V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
To launch `Kisan Jagran Yatra' on December 7
- School Recognition Cancelled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Government to run Ravindra Bharati for this academic year
- Gas Pipeline Agreement Likely Next Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
An Indo-Pak Joint Working Group will start technical negotiations this month on the USD 7.2 billion gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan for which a Tripartite Framework Agreement is likely to be finalised in January, a senior Pakistani. . .
- Mirwaiz To Meet Musharraf In Makkah On Dec 7 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of an extraordinary summit of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at the Holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia on December
- A Year Of Precarious Peace (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Dec 05, 2005)
Since the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf have met twice — once in New Delhi and then again in New York. Two rounds of the composite dialogue process are over.
- Hurriyat Keen To Discuss Options (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Dec 05, 2005)
Notwithstanding their support to the idea of self rule, to be preceded by demilitarisation, for resolving the Kashmir issue, leaders of All-Party Hurriyat Conference wish to make it clear that the “idea is not our baby.”
- Is India Inimical To Hindu Nepal? (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 05, 2005)
To an average Indian it is a matter of shame that the UPA's coalition exigencies are subserving national interest, says Prafull Goradia
- Seafaring Hindus (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 05, 2005)
General Ashok K Mehta's article, "Navy: Full steam on course" (November 30) presumptuously informs that India's sea-faring traditions slowly died out with the arrival of Mughals and 'the great Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre was perhaps the last . . .
- Ia To Appear In 'Indian' Avatar (Hindustan Times, Sandeep Bamzai, Dec 05, 2005)
when you fly what you reckon is a stodgy legacy carrier — Indian Airlines — you will be greeted by a spanking new branding and transformed attitude which will reflect the new ethos at the airline.
- Registration And Monitoring (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 05, 2005)
With the promulgation of the Societies Registration (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2005, one hopes that the process of registration of the madressahs will be undertaken in right earnest and the deadline of Dec 31 will be met. In view of the initial . . .
- Uma Says Bjp Leadership 'Incapable' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Virtually setting the stage for partying ways with BJP and hinting at a new political address, suspended leader Uma Bharti on Sunday alleged the party chief leadership of being incapable of carrying out basic responsibilities and said it was time . . .
- J&k: Four Dreaded Militants Killed (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Four dreaded militants, including two senior commanders of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), and a woman were killed and a government employee injured while a Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami militant was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, ...
- Haj Pilgrims To Pray For Peace In Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
"Hum Hindustan aur Pakistan may dosti aur Kashmir may aman key liye Mecca aur Madina may dua karangay (we will pray for friendship between India and Pakistan and peace in Kashmir valley in the holy cities of Mecca and Madina)" said the Haj pilgrims who bo
- Centre To Discuss Belgaum With Maharashtra, Karnataka (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The Centre would soon call a meeting of Chief Ministers of Maharasthra and Karnataka in a bid to resolve the situation arising out of the superceding of the Marathi-dominated Belgaum Municial Corporation by the Dharam Singh Government.
- Taliban Denies Killing Maniyappan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Taliban commander said on Saturday in an exclusive interview by a private TV station that kidnapped Indian road worker Ramankutty Maniyappan had not been killed by Taliban.
- Restructuring Of Oic Imperative: Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Restructuring of the Organisation of Islamic Conference and adoption of a new charter was imperative for making the body an effective voice of the Islamic world and play its due role in the comity of nations, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said
- True Seeker (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
K.G. SUBRAMANYAN challenges you to think. As an artist, scholar and ideologue, he edges you out of comfort zones to upend established notions, as he has through his artistic oeuvre over six decades.
- Some Are More Equal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
In the week when the government bill setting up a unified Commission for Equality and Human Rights reached its committee stage in the Commons, the Commission for Racial Equality has unilaterally declared that it is pulling out of the plan.
- Mile By Mile, India Paves A Smoother Road To Its Future (New York Times, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 04, 2005)
In the middle of the old Grand Trunk Road a temple sits under a peepul tree.
- The Wisest Man In India (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 04, 2005)
Who might it now be?
- Pak Tries To Divert (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 04, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake appears to have infused a fear in Pakistani rulers about their future ability to maintain their traditional lordship over the people in occupied Kashmir once this region recovers from its present trauma.
- Celebrating A Timeless Epic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The nine-day Mahabharata Utsav celebrated Mahabharata, the epic for all times and all people, writes Mala Kumar.
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 04, 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.
- Old Wine In Very Old Bottles (Hindustan Times, Ashok Row Kavi, Dec 04, 2005)
Here we go again! Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be abolished or read down because (1) It protects our children. (2) To protect public morality. (3) To prevent obscenity. Choose any, or all, of the three to stop those nasty homosexuals from o
- Rights And Courtesies (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 04, 2005)
Does anyone have a right to security exemption at airports? My answer is a firm no.
- Beypore Boats Sail Into Oblivion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The boat yard in Beypore, once famous for supplying hand-crafted boats to the Gulf, has now fallen silent, thanks to its inability to keep step with changing market demands, says M. A. Siraj.
- Financial Support For Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has ordered release of Rs 2.5 billion for development of Balochistan. The decision was taken at a high level meeting held under the Prime Minister’s chairmanship in Islamabad on Friday. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad
- Thursday Deadline For 4 Hostages (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Dec 04, 2005)
The fate of a Canadian NRI and three fellow hostages kidnapped in Iraq hangs in the balance as a leading member of the British anti-war movement takes the initiative to secure their safe release.
- Packers & Movers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
State left holding the Railways’ baby
- Custodians Of The Trust You Repose, They Uphold - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Without robbing Peter, paying Paul, here they mean justice at any cost, progress on all counts, accountability on every front. Without leveling all legal and illegal, they mean getting it from those who usurp and giving to those who deserve.
- Natwar Singh Decides To Fight The Iraqi Oil For Food Scam – Why Single Out One Indian Politician When Rest Of Them Are Not Any Better? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 04, 2005)
Like in many countries, Indian politics is dominated by money, connections, ethnic origin, religion and caste.
- Labour Of Love (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Dec 04, 2005)
This book has a little bit for everybody.
City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore, edited by Bapsi Sidhwa, Penguin, Rs.395.
- Militants Threaten To Kill Hostages (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 04, 2005)
Ten American soldiers die in Fallujah explosion; U.S. toll in Iraq reaches 2,120
- Pakistan Suggests Dates For Talks On Rail Link (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 04, 2005)
Pakistan has proposed technical-level talks on the Khokrapar-Munnabao rail route, linking Sindh with Rajasthan, from December 11 to 15.
- An Alternative Voice Of History (Hindu, Nonica Datta, Dec 04, 2005)
Amrita Pritam's idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab's shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes.
- A Gandhian Committed To Women's Cause (Hindu, V. Parukutty Amma, Dec 04, 2005)
She is a Gandhian, biographer, painter and woman of strong political conviction committed to women's cause. In conversation withMaleeha Raghaviah
- The Artist As A Young Man In An Old City (Hindu, MEENAKSHI MUKHERJEE, Dec 04, 2005)
Orhan Pamuk's evocative memoir is as much about his own life as about his city, a city that has seen two great empires rise and fall.
- Russia Planning War Games With India, China (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 04, 2005)
Military exercises under Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework
"SCO not acquiring functions of a military bloc''
Exercises aimed at preventing, combating terrorism
- Ties With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
Ambassador Jahangir Karamat’s statement that the US-Pakistan relations today were “not transient” reflects both a hope for the future and a comment on the past.
- Friendship And Reality (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 04, 2005)
In an earlier article (October 23) I mentioned loyalty to friends as one of our professed values. I have thought more about the subject, and found that, contrary to the average student’s expectation, friendship has been a recurrent theme in writings
- Gentleman Soldier (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 04, 2005)
‘To the Dogra, soldiering is a family tradition that brings him joy and contentment’.
- Soldier Killed In Ltte Attack (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 04, 2005)
One soldier was killed and seven were injured in five separate attacks on Saturday by suspected LTTE cadres in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula.
- Inaugural Haj Flight Takes Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
293 pilgrims leave for Madina; two more flights on Sunday
- Police Against Move To Shut Down Mosques (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 04, 2005)
The British Government's controversial move to shut down mosques, suspected of harbouring terrorists, has been criticised by senior police officers who have warned that it could further alienate the Muslim community at a time when they need its . . .
- Recovery And Recognition Of A Literary Past (Hindu, RENUKA RAJARATNAM, Dec 04, 2005)
Eunice de Souza's anthology gives a present-day perspective of the past and includes an eclectic range of contributors.
- Need For Reinterpreting Islam (Dawn, Altaf Hussain, Dec 04, 2005)
The international geopolitical scene has changed radically since the cataclysm of 9/11. In the heyday of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union was the adversary for the West, the Islamic concept of Ijtihad had an entirely different connotation and . . .
- Unca Award For Siddharth Varadarajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor of The Hindu , was presented the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Award for excellence in journalism by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the 10th annual UNCA Awards Dinner in New York on Friday.
- Bhopal Remembers Gas Tragedy Victims, Effigies Burnt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
All-religion prayer meeting marks 21st anniversary of the 1984 tragedy
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 03, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- Afghanistan Warm To Indians (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Dec 03, 2005)
I was quite apprehensive about the security situation in the war-ravaged Afghan capital, Kabul, two years back when I landed there to join as a Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent.
- Old Guard Strikes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Uma opens another can of worms
Uma Bharati’s revolt and second suspension is the third major jolt the BJP has suffered in six months.
- South Asia’S Moment In The Sun (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 03, 2005)
The South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) has been so long in the making that it is hard to believe the deal is actually done.
- New Sgpc President (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Dec 03, 2005)
By nominating Mr Avtar Singh Makkar as President of the SGPC, Mr Parkash Singh Badal has proved himself to be true to his reputation as the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal that always had his ear to the ground.
- 'The South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) Agreement Has Been Finalised,' : India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Seven South Asian countries have finalised an agreement to set up a free trade area,
- Enlighten Me (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
Whenever I am confused about some Hindu religious text, I write to Swami Ram Swarup Yogacharya of Ved Mandir in Kangra.
- U.N. Council Backs U.S. Bid For First Myanmar Meeting (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 03, 2005)
The Security Council agreed for the first time on Friday to discuss human rights in Myanmar after its rulers extended house arrest for opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year.
- A Concert Full Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Michael Patrao, Dec 03, 2005)
Glorious, one of the most popular choral groups in the City is back this Christmas season with a concert called “A thrill of Hope.”
- Land Of The Fusion God (Hindu, H.S. MANJUNATHA, Dec 03, 2005)
Harihara may not pull many tourists but pilgrims consider it the Kashi of the South
- Tourism Zone At Kundli-Palwal Expressway Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
A new tourism policy for promotion of religious, cultural and archaeological tourism to be unveiled
More tourist circuits to be established
ISCON temple to be built in Kurukshetra
- Pay More To Be Less Able (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
In the morning, Venkateshappa and Kempamma had 30 per cent and 20 per cent disability respectively. By evening, it became 50 per cent and 70 per cent thanks to a doctor at the SNR DNT Government Hospital, Kolar, reports Shiva Kumar N D from Bangalore .
- Patient Dies In Aids Care Centre (Hindu, K.P.M. Basheer, Dec 03, 2005)
Neglect and funds misuse alleged
- Ordinance To Crack Down On Madrasas In Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has promulgated an ordinance prohibiting madrasas from teaching or publishing any literature which promoted militancy and spread sectarianism.
- More Restrictions On Madrasas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 03, 2005)
Ordinance prohibits seminaries from promoting militancy, religious hatred
- Rift Over East Asia Summit (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 03, 2005)
"Two groups" have emerged among the 16 countries, including India, which will participate in the first-ever East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur later this month.
- Turning The Beautiful Into The Vulgar (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
It begins with a bang followed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on increasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like cannons firing from all sides. You can’t hear anything else.
- Putting In Place A Tsunami Warning System (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 03, 2005)
For the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system to work, there must be no gaps in the network of sensors being established by different nations. And, the various national systems have to be able to readily exchange data and information.
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