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Articles 21421 through 21520 of 26855:
- U.N. Envoy To Visit Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Aug 31, 2005)
Lakhdar Brahimi, special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka shortly. The visit is in the aftermath of the assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar on August 12.
- Bmw Finds Chennai Site Best Bet For Assembly Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
German group awaits approval from Centre; MoU in the next couple of weeks
- Malaysia For Asian Solidarity (Deccan Herald, O P Verma, Aug 31, 2005)
While Malaysia is trying to project itself as a modern and moderate face of world Islam, it is also taking steps to contain terrorism on its territory
- India, Pakistan Agree To Release Prisoners (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Home secretaries of India and Pakistan have agreed to release all fishermen and other civilians who have completed their prison terms and whose nationalities have been verified.
- Patchwork Quilt (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2005)
Setback at the threshold for Iraq’s Constitution
- A Landscape That Need Be Loved And Taken Care Of -I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 31, 2005)
We need to join hands and save our beautiful environs from getting spoiled, writes M G Hassan Mukhtar writes on the people, water and architecture of Kashmir
- Home Is Where The Treasure Is (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
It is a traditional farmhouse with six bedrooms, a spacious garden — and the possibility of hidden treasure.
- Delhi Power Crisis (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2005)
Central action imperative
- Freedom For Prisoners On September 12: India, Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Giving a boost to the ongoing composite dialogue process, India and Pakistan on Tuesday decided to release on September 12 all fishermen and civilian prisoners who have completed their sentence even as the two countries committed themselves to combating..
- Tryst With Urdu (Tribune, Samir Mukerjee, Aug 31, 2005)
I fell in love with Urdu in the year 1946 when the communal riots were ravaging Calcutta.
- Dawood Very Much In Our Sights: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
As Pakistan insisted that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, whose deportation is sought by India, is not in its territory, the US on Tuesday said the fugitive is 'very much' in its sights and it would like to see individuals like him apprehended.
- The Dog Ate It, Miss (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 31, 2005)
“Ahmed, where’s your homework?” “The dog ate it, Miss. I had it all done, honest, but then the dog...” “That’s all right, dear. Take another week and give it to me next Monday.”
- The Giant Push Backward (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 31, 2005)
The pro-peasant stance of the RSP and Forward Bloc can be seen as an effort to placate their cadre and spoil the show of the Left Front’s largest constituent, writes Sumanta Sen
- Indian Diplomats Meet Sarabjit, Say He Is In Good Health (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Sarabjit Singh, facing death in Pakistan, today gave his personal details, circumstances under which he was arrested, tried and convicted, to two Indian High Commission officials who met him at the high-security Kot Lakhpath jail near Lahore.
- The Oil Scenario — Need For A Comprehensive Response (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 31, 2005)
From fully compensating the oil marketing companies by raising prices of petroleum products and reducing the subsidy element to exploring alternative renewable energy sources such as wind,
- The Purana Tradition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
A prayer addressed to Adi Sankara describes him as an abode of compassion since he enabled mankind to follow the teachings of the Vedas, Smritis and the Puranas in day-to-day life
- How To Avoid Civil War In Iraq (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 31, 2005)
Between the idea and the reality falls the shadow of occupation. Whatever the parliamentarians in Iraq do to try to prevent total meltdown,
- The Problem With Creating Islamist Phantoms (Hindu, Adam Curtis, Aug 31, 2005)
We dreamed up "Al-Qaeda." Let us not do it again with "evil ideology."
- A Politics Of Transfusion In Maharashtra (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Aug 31, 2005)
The Congress, the NCP, and the Shiv Sena all represent various facets of a public sphere that has become increasingly intolerant of dissent or difference.
- Indian Officials Meet Sarabjit (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 31, 2005)
Personal details collected
- What A Fatwa Really Means (Deccan Herald, M A K Tayab, Aug 31, 2005)
A fatwa is not a judgment. It is an opinion given by a cleric. No cleric can issue a fatwa suo motu
- Helpless Villagers (Dawn, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 31, 2005)
There are sound reasons for reformers who have the good of the country at heart to say that Pakistan can never change for the better unless feudalism in its various forms in completely eliminated.
- Jihadism’S Roots In Political Islam (Deccan Herald, Bassam Tibi, Aug 31, 2005)
In order to combat jihadism successfully, it is necessary to seek Muslim cooperation to determine who the jihadists are.
- Supreme Court Rejects Review Of Order On National Anthem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition seeking review of the May 13 judgment holding that the `National Anthem' of the country being an immortal classic was not subject to any change
- Rural Employment Centres For Computer Literate Youth (Hindu, Rasheed Kappan, Aug 31, 2005)
Companies interested in recruiting students after 10th standard
Mahiti Sindhu to come to an end next year
It helped improve attendance, enrolment and pass percentage
District Institutes of Education and Training may be used as placement centres
- India, Pakistan Move Forward (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 31, 2005)
Some civilian prisoners are to be released; CBI, FIA to cooperate
Talks between Home Secretaries were "frank and forthright"
Investigative agencies to collaborate in criminal cases
MoU between narcotics control agencies soon
- Bmw Finds Chennai Site Best Bet For Assembly Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
German group awaits approval from Centre; MoU in the next couple of weeks
- India, Pak Agree To Free Prisoners, Fishermen (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
In a gesture of far-reaching implications, the Pakistani interior secretary was allowed to visit Tihar jail and meet Pakistani inmates.
- Mamata Plans Stir To Stall Land Acquisition For Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The party will also bombard the government with as many cases as possible against the planned land acquisition.
- Is Science A Religion? (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, Aug 31, 2005)
If man doesn’t develop a proper scientific temper, he will become a moral nihilist or a religious fanatic
- Drafting Iraqi Constitution (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Aug 31, 2005)
AT long last the deed has been done. The committee set up to draft a new constitution has presented the document it finalized to the Iraqi parliament, not for approval but for information. In accordance with the specified procedure, this constitution
- Ncert Framework Flayed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Labelling the National Curriculum Framework 2005 of the NCERT a “dubious enterprise”, historian Irfan Habib said the document would be disastrous for scientific and secular education in India if implemented.
- The Preacher And The President (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 31, 2005)
American televangelist Pat Robertson came up with a priceless piece of advice last week.
- Indian Official Due Today (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran arrives in Islamabad on Wednesday on a three-days official visit to discuss a host of issues with his Pakistani counterpart.
- India's Extinct Green Prime Ministers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2005)
To grow as a nation without depriving future generations of a rich natural heritage is a tough ask.
- Celebrating Fettered Freedom (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Aug 30, 2005)
The Palestinian Authority faces a test. It will have to do more for the long suffering people of Gaza
- Indian Diplomats Meet Convicted Spy Today (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Aug 30, 2005)
Pakistan said on Monday Indian diplomats would meet a convicted Indian spy on death row in a Lahore jail on Tuesday in the latest of efforts to save his life while the two rival nations are also discussing release of hundreds of each other’s nationals. .
- Darwin Go Home (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
What did I do this summer? Part of the time I sat on the beach discussing Darwin vs. creationism. Those who believed in Darwin sat on one side of the sand and used suntan oil, because scientists say you don’t want to burn your skin.
- Pakistan, China On Tata's International Operations Radar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Placing Pakistan and China high on its priority list for investments and joint ventures in areas like automobile, IT and hotels, India's largest corporate house Tatas said it was waiting for Islamabad to open its doors for Indian businesses to unleash
- Balancing Act (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
India’s Afghan policy cannot ignore its ties with Pakistan
- Indian Classical Treasure-Trove Goes Digital (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A million rare manuscripts, palm leaves, copper plates and age-old classical literature are to be digitised under a project jointly undertaken by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Indian ministry of communications and information technology.
- Implications Of Karzai-Singh Overtures (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have said that the threat of militancy can be defeated only with Pakistan’s help.
- Voting For Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2005)
The fact that both Germany and Japan will shortly be holding general elections within a week of each other means a vintage time for international psephologists.
- Afghanistan — Then And Now (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2005)
That friendly relations between Pakistan and India help Afghanistan should be obvious to anyone familiar with history.
- Will The Draft Iraqi Constitution Succeed? (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Aug 30, 2005)
Noboyd Said drafting Iraq's constitution would be easy. And nobody said Sunday's result was destined to succeed. But it was a result.
- Courts, Colleges, And Governments (Hindu, K.T. Thomas, Aug 30, 2005)
How many State Governments will ensure implementation of the Supreme Court's insistence that a proper law is passed to prevent managements from collecting capitation fees,
- Looking For A Winning Colour Combination (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 30, 2005)
The uncertainty over how voters will behave on September 18 has convinced Germany's two main parties, the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, that they have to keep all their options open.
- Musharraf For Uprooting Core Causes Of Terrorism, Political Disputes (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 30, 2005)
It is a collective responsibility, says Pakistan President
- Jvp's Conditional Support For Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Aug 30, 2005)
Sri Lanka's former ruling ally, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), on Monday offered "conditional support" to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse for the presidential election.
- An Economist Dreams Of A New Capital Outside Kabul (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got to don his economist's hat on Monday when Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's senior economic adviser, Prof. Ishaq Nadiri, came by to discuss what India could do to help Afghanistan's economy.
- Parliament Versus Judiciary (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 30, 2005)
If this is the attitude of the government, then wind up the courts and do whatever you want.” Strong words from Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti,
- New Approach Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2005)
To end uncertainty a new oil formula should be worked out soon
- 'Afghan Oprah’ Set To Hit Airwaves (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghanistan is to get its own Oprah Winfrey-style chat show touching on taboo women’s issues, a TV station said today, in a move likely to anger hardliners in the conservative Islamic nation.
- India, Pakistan Talks ``Candid, Constructive'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Home Secretary level talks focus on terrorism, civilian prisoners, fugitives
We oppose terrorism in all forms, says Pakistan
India thanks Pakistan for allowing consular access to Sarabjit Singh
- India, Pak Fail To Reach Agreement (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 30, 2005)
The Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan today discussed at length the first-ever Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between them on prevention of drug trafficking, but failed to reach an agreement on it, sources disclosed to The Tribune tonight.
- The Fallen Angel-Ii (Statesman, SATRUGHNA KANTA ACHARYYA, Aug 30, 2005)
When elections were held under the Government of India Act of 1935, Jinnah was still thinking in terms of cooperation between the Congress and the Muslim League and with coalition governments in the provinces.
- Capital Has No Colour, Says Buddhadev (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya said here on Monday that the traditional concept of Marxism has been undergoing a “reform” and as such, he is thoroughly against adopting any norms for judging the “colour of capital” while welcoming . . .
- India, Pak Swap Lists Of Wanted Fugitives (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Welcoming Pak move to grant consular access to Sarabjit Singh, India said the issue would now be pursued at diplomatic level
- God's Accessibility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The Almighty's incarnations in the world in human form as Rama and Krishna are the most important for mankind from the spiritual point of view.
- After Gaza, What Next? (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 30, 2005)
No one would be have been happier at Israel’s disengagement from Gaza than Um Hussein al-’Ayidi. This 70-year old woman has fought a lone battle against the Israeli army’s attempts to force her out of her home for the last five years.
- Hurriyat May Again Insist On Meeting Musharraf First (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The much-awaited meeting between the Centre and the Hurriyat Conference is likely to be delayed further as the amalgam leaders may again seek an audience with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly next mon
- Crafting A Future For Kinhala Kale (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
In recent years concerted efforts have been made to revive the beautiful, painted wood-craft of Kinhal which had languished with the erosion of traditional markets and declining patronage, writes Geetha Rao.
- Holy Texts And Unholy Strictures (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Aug 30, 2005)
It is both wrong and dangerous to believe that literal truth about life and beliefs can be found in religious texts
- God's Own Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
As curious onlookers entertained themselves, the Gotipuas from Orissa went on with their act of faith
- Parliament Nod For Inheritance Rights Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Daughters to get equal share
- Rational Approach To Music (Hindu, Sulochana Pattabhi Raman, Aug 30, 2005)
PERFECTING CARNATIC MUSIC — Level 2 — Varnams and Krtis: Chitravina N. Ravikiran; The International Foundation for Carnatic Music India Publication, 105, 2nd Cross Street, VGP Layout Part1, Palavakkam, Chennai-600041. Rs. 99.
- Myriad Facets Of Krishna (Hindu, M. Narasimhachary , Aug 30, 2005)
IN THE FOOT-STEPS OF KRSNA — Researches in Krsna Lore (Based on the Mahabharata and the Puranas): Asha Goswami; Y. R. Publications, 7694, G.T. Road, New Delhi-110007. Rs. 1100.
- No Return (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2005)
In any other state, the event should have been a cause for celebration. But Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee returned from his tour of Singapore and Jakarta to find himself in the thick of controversies.
- Commentary On Yajnavalkya Smriti (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Aug 30, 2005)
VIJNANESHWARA-MITAKSHARA: Srinivasa Siranoorkar; Pub. by Prasaranga, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga. Rs. 50.
- Remarkable Increase In Eye Donation (Hindu, S. Annamalai, Aug 30, 2005)
There has been a remarkable increase in eye donation in Madurai, thanks to a high level of awareness created by voluntary organisations. From depending on other eye banks, Madurai has emerged as a place from where donor eyes are being sent to many places.
- Emissary Holds Talks With Hurriyat (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 30, 2005)
Bid to resume stalled dialogue process with the moderate faction of the Hurriyat.
- Left Not Adopting Double Standard, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Asserting that the Left was not adopting double standards on the issue of economic reforms, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee said on Monday that his Government would take advantage of the Centre's "Look East" policy to attract foreign di
- Music That Is In Tune With The Divine (Deccan Herald, Vasudev Murthy, Aug 30, 2005)
Thyagaraja’s inspired dialogue with a benevolent God, via music, is made more believable because of what we know of his simple lifestyle.
- Latin Catholics To Oppose Udf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
High-power political committee to finalise community's stand for polls
- Better Late Than Never (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 30, 2005)
It is time ripe enough to take bold steps and to be practical as well, Arshad Dijoo comments on the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza
- Control Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 30, 2005)
Notwithstanding the assurances of successive governments that gunmen enjoying official patronage shall be taken care of,
- Musharraf-Singh Meet On Sept 14 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New York on September 14
- Wherein Moses(as), Jesus(as) And Muhammad(saw) Meet-Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMAD IQBAL, Aug 30, 2005)
The desecrators should not forget that the fountainhead of all truth, all divinity, all revelation is one, writes
- Bridge Over Troubled Lands (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghanistan could play a crucial role in improving India-Pakistan ties and breaking the stalemate over Kashmir, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Rs. 2.2 Crores Allocated For Recharging Groundwater In Four Taluks In Hassan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Minister for Information B. Shivaram has said that the Government has decided to spend Rs. 2.24 crores for recharging groundwater in Arsikere, Channarayapatna, Alur and Hassan taluks in the district.
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