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Articles 22621 through 22720 of 26855:
- Stifling A Movement For Reform (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 16, 2005)
The movement for democratic reform in the Arab world has suffered a setback: women in Kuwait have once again been denied the right to vote.
- Adventure In Visual Art & History (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 16, 2005)
The Government Museum on Kasturba Road is a treasure trove for art and history lovers. All it needs is a little innovation to attract more people
- Students Defy Ban Order In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Demonstration demanding King Gyanendra to restore democracy
- Jolly Good Show (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, May 16, 2005)
You may grumble yourself into the ground that magic realism wasn’t the invention of Latin American writers but of these clever and purposeful gents who cooked up the Puranas, but there, the only people who’ll listen are the nutters and the babajis
- `Gyanendra Has Assured That Democracy Will Return To Nepal' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
The National Security Adviser, M. K. Narayanan, has said that India resumed military supplies to Nepal only after getting a "categorical assurance from King Gyanendra that democracy will be restored to Nepal.''
- The General’S Brain (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 16, 2005)
Now that the April Foreign Policy euphoria is over, the party poopers are out with full force. The question is again being asked: can we trust General Musharraf?
- Dead Fish Being Removed From Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Fish that died in Vengaianakere in Krishnarajapuram are being removed from the waters and buried on the banks of the lake.
- The Model Nikahnama: Beginning Of Reforms (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, May 15, 2005)
THE initiation of model ‘Nikahnama’ by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board is indeed a welcome step.
- Actress With Poise And Dignity (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 15, 2005)
NANDITA Das is the second Indian actress, considered tall enough, to sit in judgement on the films in competition in the world’s premier film festival at Cannes.
- The East As Career (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, May 15, 2005)
Estranging vision
Life Itself
What does the “exotic” in “Are you exoticizing your subject for a Western audience?”
- Modi Haunts Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
After the “black spot for any civilised society” remark of Mr Pramod Mahajan, it is the turn of senior BJP leader Sunder Singh Bhandari to come out openly against the role of Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots.
- More Secular Than Thou Art! (Business Line, Kushwant Singh, May 14, 2005)
None of our languages have an exact equivalent for the word ‘secular’. It means something quite different in Western democracies which are almost entirely Christian, from what it means in the Indian context. . .
- Khaki Raj (Tribune, M B NAQVI, May 14, 2005)
IN Pakistan’s 58 years, 31 were spent under open military dictatorship; even the current phase is basically a military regime, only slightly camouflaged by a civilian façade.
- Arms And The Sermon (Tribune, S. Raghunath, May 14, 2005)
According to a news agency despatch from Stockholm, AB Bofors, the controversial arms manufacturer which has been buffeted by many scandals in recent years, is now in a “introspective” and “repentent” mood and Nobel Industries, its parent company,
- No Guarantees But Only Sensible Road (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 14, 2005)
It is invariably governments that are at the learning end of lessons from "peace talks" with armed extremist groups.
- "Remaining Above The Fray" (Hindu, Anand Kumar, May 14, 2005)
"I have been directed to invite your kind attention to the wrong impression conveyed through the editorial `Remaining above the fray' appearing The Hindu, Delhi Edition, dated May 10, 2005.
- India’S Weakness Apparent (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 14, 2005)
Despite their insensitivity to its security interests, India is still unable to deal firmly with its troublesome neighbours
- Melodious Obsession (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , May 14, 2005)
Music for me has always been a passion and has helped me pull through life with a song
- A Policy In Search Of A Rationale (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 14, 2005)
With the Foreign and Defence Ministries at loggerheads, it isn't surprising that India took 17 days to confirm King Gyanendra's statement in Jakarta that military supplies to Nepal would continue.
- Strains In Relations With Bangladesh (Tribune, Raghubansh Sinha , May 14, 2005)
Even as the recent border tension between India and Bangladesh has been prevented from escalating in the aftermath of the killing of a BSF officer and a Bangladeshi girl, the repeated border skirmishes and their fallout on the local population . . . ,
- Violence Returns To The Valley (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 14, 2005)
After a brief lull, attacks by militants have resumed in the Valley.
- Targeting Kashmir’S Leaders (Tribune, Anil Nauriya , May 14, 2005)
There has been a spate of politically motivated assassinations in Kashmir. On May 1 the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s nephew, Atiqullah was shot at in Anantnag and died later.
- India: An International Spotlight On The Caste System (International Herald Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 13, 2005)
India's 170 million Dalits, formerly called Untouchables, rejoiced recently when a high government official was arrested for hurling caste-related abuse at his junior. But joy turned to dismay when the Bombay high court quashed the charge under . . .
- Maoists Back Nepal Parties (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Nepal’s powerful Maoists will support the country’s main political parties in their campaign to restore democracy after King Gyanendra seized power three months ago, a rebel statement said.
- Anti-Desecration Protests In Pak, Afghanistan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Demonstrations spread in Afghanistan today over a report that U S interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran and one protester was killed and four others were wounded in a blast.
- Grenade Attack Near School (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Two killed, 25 children injured as militants strike again in Srinagar
- Kannada Scholars Oppose English From Standard I (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Intellectuals and writers stressed the need for a comprehensive government policy to protect Kannada.
- Pakistan's Afghan Problem (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 13, 2005)
The over three million Afghan refugees still in Pakistan pose a variety of challenges for the host nation.
- Marry Or Leave Job! (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Bachelor teachers in a Bangladeshi secondary school have been ordered by the school authorities to either get married or leave the job.
- Blast Rocks Heart Of Srinagar, 2 Killed (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 13, 2005)
A little red shoe, windscreen fragments, a tiny crater, three patches of blood and the wails of mothers.
- Weapons Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
A German tourist was allegedly raped by an autorickshaw driver and his accomplice on the outskirts of Jodhpur city on Wednesday
- Militants Explode Grenade Near School Bus In J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Militants on Thursday carried out a major grenade explosion outside the main gate of Christian Missionary-run Tyndale Biscoe School at Ganta Ghar, Lal Chowk, injuring 28 persons including 11 school students.
- Pm Rings Alert On Pak Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would not be able to take Indian public opinion with him in persisting with the peace talks if terrorist attacks continued from across the border.
- A Failed State, A Talibanised Society (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, May 13, 2005)
Pak is unable to think of an identity except as ‘Not India’, except as the country whose mission is to dismember India
- An International Spotlight On The Caste System (International Herald Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 13, 2005)
India's 170 million Dalits, formerly called Untouchables, rejoiced recently when a high government official was arrested for hurling caste-related abuse at his junior.
- Terror In India (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, May 11, 2005)
The recent terrorist attacks in India indicate that the October earthquake that devastated some jihadist-rich areas in India and Pakistan has not incapacitated the militant groups.
- Give Your Spirit A Break (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto , May 10, 2005)
This temple constructed in the Vijayanagara style, located a little away from Bangalore, is a witness to the golden history of the Avathi rulers,
- Tagore's Passionate Engagement With Life (Times of India, M N KUNDU, May 09, 2005)
Essentially a mystic, Rabindranath Tagore tried to bridge the diverse manifestations of the Absolute with the formless Infinite.
- Race With The Dragon (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., May 09, 2005)
Jairam Ramesh's book on China is an attempt to understand and not demonise China
- Two Emerging Giants: The Global Debate (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 09, 2005)
Will India be the new Asian tiger or will it be a lumbering elephant caught in the trap of red tape and corruption, is the question international observers are asking.
- Our Common Victory And Its Lessons (Hindu, Vyacheslav I. Trubnikov , May 09, 2005)
The 60th anniversary of the victory in World War II should serve as a reminder of the need for unity in facing the challenges in the 21st century.
- Mr. Bush And The Riga Axioms (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 09, 2005)
His attack on Yalta shows the U.S. is not interested in cooperative security.
- Global Negotiations On Human Rights (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 09, 2005)
The global human rights forum decides to send represetatives to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal
- Public Faith (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2005)
Science celebrates doubt, religion worships faith. The two domains are thus seen as two opposing poles of human experience and human enterprise.
- Prize Folly (Telegraph, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2005)
Coincidences often have a divine glow about them. Nothing short of a witty divinity or a supernatural CEO
- India's Strengths To Be A World Player In Pharmaceuticals (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , May 09, 2005)
Small company culture, speed to market, recipes for success
- Tdp’S New Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 09, 2005)
THE Telugu Desam Party breaking ranks with the National Democratic Alliance to end its boycott of Parliament is a pointer to re-alignments in the making.
- The Remains Of An Exodus Gone By (Deccan Herald, P G Suja, May 08, 2005)
P G Suja writes about the Kochi Jewish Synagogue, a place of worship of Kochi Jews, the oldest Jewish group in India
- It’S Already A World Heritage (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , May 08, 2005)
THE Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar is already a world heritage and priceless treasure. It needs no certificate from any agency, much less the UNESCO.
- Blessed With The Gift Of The Gab (Deccan Herald, Veena Bharati, May 08, 2005)
writes about theatre veteran Hirannaiah whose son ‘Master Hirannaiah’ is keeping the memory of his father alive by staging his plays, as part of Hirannaiah’s birth centenary.
- Father, Son And Holy War (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2005)
Readings on Afghanistan essentially consisted of travelogues, war tales and narratives of the carnage by militant Islamists
- Home And The World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2005)
Time was when Bengalis could easily bring together their home and the world. One has only to think of the attempt by Michael Madhusudan Dutt in the 19th century to write a Petrarchan sonnet in Bengali. . .
- Nda Must End Boycott: Tdp (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, May 08, 2005)
THE Telugu Desam Party’s decision to end the boycott of Parliament provided a window of opportunity to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take on the NDA.
- Music Is Like Food For Gangubai (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 08, 2005)
Sense of aesthetics appears to have faded in most leaders today.
- Wait Until Light (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, May 07, 2005)
Despite the encouraging statistics relating to its growth, West Bengal’s future continues to look bleak, writes Satrujit Banerjee . . .
- Out-Of-The-Box Diplomacy (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, May 07, 2005)
Today the term 'out-of-the-box diplomacy' is fashionable. China, the proponent of 'a peaceful rise' has masterfully demonstrated this new tactic.
- Mapping The Earth From A New High (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , May 07, 2005)
With Cartosat-1 in orbit and the launch of Cartosat-2 also planned, the sky is the limit for Indian remote sensing.
- An Alliance Of Convenience (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 07, 2005)
The Architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Afghanistan: Challenges Abound (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 06, 2005)
Afghanistan was liberated in November 2001 from the clutches of the Taliban, which had totally dehumanised the people, particularly women, with its absurd diktats.
- New Planes, New Skies (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 06, 2005)
Runway 32L at Toulouse airport in France is well known to aviation enthusiasts.
- An Almost Irreversible Process (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2005)
Najam Sethi, Editor-in-Chief ofThe Friday TimesandThe Daily Times, and his wife Jugnu Mohsin, Publisher and Managing Editor of the weekly newspaper, represent the independent and courageous face of Pakistani journalism
- Home Away From (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, May 06, 2005)
There is a major debate about the question of People’s War and other revolutionary groups carrying weapons at a time they are having talks with the Andhra Pradesh Government.
- Muscle Power Dictates Politics (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 06, 2005)
Pakistan’s military appears to suffer from a congenital itch to remain the central force of power
- Back From The Dead (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, May 06, 2005)
The entire country seems to have demonstrated against the Japanese attempt to rewrite history in their textbooks, by whitewashing the Rape of Nanjing in 1937 by their occupation troops,
- Business Defines Sino-Indian Relations (Business Line, S. Majumder , May 06, 2005)
Until Recently, China was a worthy rival to India, not only in the political domain but also in the business arena, as Beijing aggressively pushed global trade.
- Elaborate Weddings (Hindu, Lucy Mangan, May 05, 2005)
Why do weddings have to be so elaborate?
- Vegetables From Neighbourhood (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2005)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to import edibles such as meat, livestock and vegetables from bordering countries due to the increasing price of the foodstuff in the country.
- University Politics Are Vicious Precisely (Business Line, D. Murali , May 05, 2005)
AFTER Tuesday's news that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India got a sharp rebuke from the Government for lending the ICAI name to a new university,
- Armed Forces And Demoralisation (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, May 05, 2005)
Was Fernandes as concerned about morale, when, as Defence Minister, he had sacked Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat?
- The Dough Is In The Land, Not The Bread (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 05, 2005)
Five years after privatisation, Modern Food assets are being stripped.
- Egg On Face (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2005)
The State Government has ended up looking foolish in the BMIC case
- Reaping What It Sowed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
The suicide bombings in Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are signs of the struggle that the U.S. attempt to erect democracy in Iraq has touched off.
- Three Words Still Mean Divorce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade. Here are details of a few of the instances, as compiled by the World Association of Newspapers to mark World Press Freedom Day, May 3:
- Iraq's Deepening Sectarianism (Hindu, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, May 04, 2005)
Two years ago Shia and Sunni lived happily alongside each other. Now they are divided by fear and hatred.
- Pc’S Concessions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has bent a little, but stays firm to face the storm over two of his most controversial budgetary proposals.
- Blair Scare (Business Line, G. D. Agrawal, May 04, 2005)
G. D. Agrawal on the need to rationalise the dividend distribution regime
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, presented in 1997 what many call a dream Budget.
- Concept Of A Corporate Religion (Business Line, R. Devarajan, May 04, 2005)
IN THE current commercial milieu, it is not only products which compete with one another, but also concepts that come into play. Companies must be able to portray and project their philosophy
- Timeless Wisdom (Hindu, C.S. Ramakrishnan, May 04, 2005)
Swami Ranganathananda needs no more introduction than the mid-day sun. He was a born orator, fluent writer, precise scholar, profound thinker, charming conversationalist and ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in need. His Mahasamadhi has plunged
- Middle Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 03, 2005)
A moment of history may come quite without fanfare. The tussle over the acceptance of a model nikaahnama or marriage contract by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has been simmering for a while.
- New ‘nikahnama’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2005)
THE much-awaited model ‘nikahnama’ has been given its seal of approval by the All-India Muslim Personal Board.
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