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Articles 24421 through 24520 of 26855:
- Sushri Uma Bharti (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 16, 2004)
I cannot say I know many BJP leaders. But Uma Bharti and I once exchanged glances. It was in Hyderabad.
- Let Truth Prevail (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 16, 2004)
Law should be allowed to take its course in the investigation against the Shankaracharya
- Banning Human Cloning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
Later this week there could be a highly divisive vote in the United Nations. Yet the issue at stake is one on which there should not be such polarisation.
- Drawing Down Troop Levels (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to reduce the level of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir will give a huge boost to both the now-stalled official talks with the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference and the ongoing composite dialogue process with Pak
- Hub Of Militancy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2004)
The latest report of the Ministry of Defence on militancy in South-East Asia is indicative that India is in for difficult times in the days to come, thanks to the growth of radicalism in the region, particularly Islamic fundamentalism.
- Public Tamasha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2004)
Last week Lal Krishna Advani gave new meaning to the phrase `small-screen entertainment' by showcasing his party's internal battles before an invited audience of television journalists.
- Has To Work This Time (Deccan Herald, DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 15, 2004)
Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian hero who is being held in an Israeli jail, may be the man to halt the killings
- Wanted: Cool Heads (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 15, 2004)
Those who are trying to blow up the arrest of the head of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt by the Tamil Nadu Police on a murder charge as an attack on Hinduism and indulging in the use of vilificatory language
- Escape From Unholy Brotherhood (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 15, 2004)
One has to view the Naresh Chandra Committee's report on reforming the aviation sector in India through the lens of competition.
- Holy Smoke (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 15, 2004)
Ms J. Jayalalithaa has never really left the world of the silver screen, metaphysically speaking. Each of her actions is dramatic — and invariably distracting.
- Here Comes The Real Bush Fire (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Nov 15, 2004)
In the end, “moral issues” were more important than Iraq. But George W. Bush need not bother with US public opinion any more
- Pm’S Welcome Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
India’s decision to reduce the number of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir is, perhaps, the most significant confidence building measure (CBM) so far announced after the India-Pakistan composite dialogue process was set in motion.
- A Reality Check On Perceptions (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 15, 2004)
A writer, Ron Suskind, wrote about a conversation he had with an unnamed advisor to the US President, Mr George W. Bush, in an article published in The New York Times on October, 17.
- Don’T Go By The List (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 15, 2004)
“The only thing it proves is that white South Africans have telephones,” said Max du Preez, a South African journalist with a talent for understatement.
- Investing In Scholarships (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 15, 2004)
Even as there is talk of reservations in the private sector, corporates should organise, collectively, a nationwide scholarship programme for talented poor children, as woefully poor-quality education lies behind the demand for reservation.
- Memorial In The Mind (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 15, 2004)
WHERE even the birds speak chaste Sanskrit lives Mandan Mishra,” a villager is believed to have told Adi Sankara when he enquired about the residence of the great Sanskrit scholar in the 8th century.
- Murder In The Mutt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
THE people in general and the Hindus in particular are shocked over the arrest and incarceration of the Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Swami Jayendra Saraswati.
- New Twist To Best Bakery (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 15, 2004)
THE cat is out of the bag. I was at pains to know why Zaheera Sheikh had changed her statement on the Best Bakery case, which covered the burning of people alive.
- Q&a: The Ayodhya Dispute (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2004)
The religious dispute over Ayodhya in northern India has been a source of tension between Hindus and the country's Muslim minority for nearly two decades.
- Say No To Bandhs (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Nov 14, 2004)
There is no halfway house to industrialization. The project involves not only an active wooing of capital and investment and the creation of an infrastructure that facilitates the working
- Sensitising Youth On Peace, Cooperation (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Nov 14, 2004)
I used often to write to a friend of mine, Ijaz, that I was waiting for that evening to come when I could take a taxi to Delhi airport, but a ticket at the counter, and take the short flight to Lahore to go and stay with him in Shadman.
- Palestine's Patriarch (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 14, 2004)
Yasser Arafat gave the Palestinians a national identity, placing their destiny firmly on the map and on the world's conscience
- Reminiscences And Regrets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2004)
In an interview to Western journalists on October 17, Yasser Arafat spoke of his struggle of the last 50 years.
- Imran: Pak’S New Generation Leader (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 14, 2004)
Imran Khan, who is known for his strikingly good looks, ostensibly, committed a faux pas at the recent Hindustan Times Leadership Initiative conference. Asked to name one woman in India that he would like to go on a blind date, he first hesitated and
- The Sankaracharya's Arrest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 13, 2004)
The Dramatic arrest and incarceration of the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi — the most high profile of all contemporary Hindu religious leaders
- The Path Of True Religion (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Nov 13, 2004)
On November 12 was Diwali. A few days later is Id-ul-Fitr. And a week or so later Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary.
- Sound And Fury (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 13, 2004)
The BJP didn’t think she was an able CM. It didn’t like her backing an in-party lobby. And it did not approve of her brother. Small wonder Uma Bharti is on the warpath
- Firebrand Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 13, 2004)
Ms Uma Bharti’s suspension from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not come as a surprise. Her public spats with party leaders had increased in recent months.
- Hunter Becomes The Hunted (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 13, 2004)
The people are helpless in the face of Zaheera-like cases where the activists themselves become targets
- It Is The Cause (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 13, 2004)
It is the business of leaders of resistance movements to make legends of themselves. Yasser Arafat, born Mohammed Abder Rauf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseni, had a propensity to create myths about himself.
- Joint Religious Celebrations (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 13, 2004)
On the 12th of November was Diwali. A few days later is Id-ul-Fitr. And a week or so later, Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary. Ideally all the three communities
- After Arafat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 13, 2004)
There are several centres of power today in the Palestinian Authority
- On A Slightly Higher Pedestal (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Nov 12, 2004)
Only days back, the chief minister of West Bengal observed that the judiciary was overstepping its jurisdiction and intruding into domains legally reserved for the legislative and executive.
- A Food Yatra (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Nov 12, 2004)
Mumbai’s month-long dusk-to-dawn gastronomic orgy is reaching its end. Not to be left out of all the fun, the last of the stragglers are making tracks to “Chotta Pakistan” — once a pejorative, now a shortcut to the all-night food fiesta extending from the
- Leadership On Test (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2004)
FEW would have been surprised by the dramatic events in the BJP that led to the suspension of Ms Uma Bharati from the primary membership of the party.
- Alvida, Arafat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2004)
Yasser Arafat, who led the Palestinian movement for an independent homeland for nearly four decades, has died a broken man. His dream of Palestine could not become a reality in his lifetime.
- Thinking Out Of The Box (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 11, 2004)
Joint control of Kashmir by both India and Pakistan is one of the interesting suggestions that have been thrown up
- Little Sympathy For Mrs. Arafat (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Nov 11, 2004)
In Ramallah, the woman with dyed-blond hair, haute couture suits and an apparent penchant for an expensive lifestyle is seen above all as having betrayed her husband by having decamped to Paris at the beginning of the intifada.
- This Picture And That (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 11, 2004)
THOSE who remember the mid-1960s would surely recall the period when there was much talk about the “new Mrs Gandhi”. The reference then was to Indira Gandhi, of course.
- Lady Vanishes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 11, 2004)
There is a thin and blurred line separating a tantrum from indiscipline. Ms Uma Bharti, a politician in the garb of a sanyasin, crossed that line when she walked out of a party meeting protesting against the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Two Gods, One Message (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Nov 11, 2004)
Narendra Modi returned to power on the back of a majoritarian campaign centred on Hindutva, terrorism, security and Muslim-bashing.
- A Divided Family (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Nov 11, 2004)
Even six months after the general elections, the premier opposition par- ty seems at odds with itself.
- A Blueprint For Kashmir (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2004)
Whether we like it or not, President General Pervez Musharraf has been able to retrieve the Kashmir problem from the backburner. Our satisfaction is that the military establishment he heads has realised that no solution is possible through hostilities.
- Yasser Arafat’S Sunset (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 10, 2004)
After Arafat, there can only be dilution of the Palestinian cause, with the likely succession of more pragmatic leaders
- Dress And Discrimination (Tribune, M.S. Rahi, Nov 10, 2004)
THE turban of the Sikhs is once again caught in a controversy. The Sikhs have proved everywhere else — from the UK, Canada to the US — that they have a fundamental and inalienable right to wear their turban in all situations of life.
- Fears Of Power Vacuum Unfounded? (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 10, 2004)
The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, who has occupied the political centre-stage in West Asia for nearly four decades, has not named a successor.
- British Set Code For Muslim Students (Tribune, Cahal Milmo, Nov 10, 2004)
PRESSURE was mounting on Monday for national rules on Muslim dress in schools in Britain to be drawn up after a local authority chose Ramadan to enforce a ban on the jilbab, leading to protests from parents and pupils.
- More Chaotic Than Exotic (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 09, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi has done it again. She has proved drawing-room critics wrong, all those who spent the last few years authoritatively claiming that the Congress, led by her, would not get more than double digits in the general election.
- Rightward Ho! (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Nov 09, 2004)
THE US presidential election has several lessons for America and the world. Apart from Mr George W. Bush’s triumph and Mr John Kerry’s loss, the consequences of the verdict are far-reaching.
- Now, For The Real Face Of The Us (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2004)
I have a bone or two to pick with Mr B. S. Raghavan's article on the victory of Mr George W. Bush (Business Line, November 5). Understandably, he focusses on its implications on Indo-American
- It’S Not Turban, But Mindset Is The Issue, Monsieur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2004)
THE expulsion of three Sikh students from a French school in Bobigny casts a reflection on French laws and values. They have been thrown out of school simply because they wear a turban.
- Hillary Ahead (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2004)
The democratic party in the United States, traumatised by its defeat in the presidential election, has already begun to cast around for the person who will carry its standard in 2008.
- Deschooling Society (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Nov 09, 2004)
A friend has two pictures up in his office. One, an intriguing little abstract. The other, evidently a child’s work, is one familiar from schoolrooms.
- Why Bush Win Will Please Osama (Hindu, Robin Cook, Nov 08, 2004)
All the checks and balances that the founding fathers constructed to restrain presidential power are broken instruments.
- The Mystic, Entrancing Trail... (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Nov 08, 2004)
This trek was not going to be a usual one. Unlike all others that I had undertaken in the past, this one had a purpose. And the purpose, for once, had nothing to do with pleasure which normally inspires peoples’ travels through the world.
- The Castle Riddle (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Nov 08, 2004)
These are politically difficult days for the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) Government led by Mr Oommen Chandy. Buffeted by scandals of all kinds, the UDF finds itself with little time or inclination to tackle the real
- Wilting Lotus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2004)
The incessant warfare wracking its innards suggests that infighting as much as Hindutva has become a way of life in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- All Not Lost For Democrats (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Nov 08, 2004)
Moral Americans tilted the balance in favour of Bush, but post-poll surveys show that the Democrats need not panic
- Barnala I Know (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 08, 2004)
Just because Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, in 1990, when he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu, refused to comply with the wishes of the then Prime Minister, Mr Chandra Sekhar, to send a report to the President
- Washington’S Monuments (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Nov 07, 2004)
There is a city that is inescapable in almost anyone’s view of November 2004. The city, Washington DC, holds the white building that ...
- More Of The Same (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Nov 07, 2004)
In the early hours of November 3, the Republican National Committee thanked everyone for contributing to President Bush's re-election.
- Need To Contain India’S Expanding Population (Tribune, Seema Sengupta, Nov 07, 2004)
THE need to focus serious attention on population control for a developing country like India is of paramount importance.
- Real Estate Of Things (Telegraph, Debashis Bhattacharyya, Nov 07, 2004)
With his thatch of hair and a hint of a moustache, Tridib Mitra — in a gaudy T-shirt and patched jeans — looks every inch a teenager; the proverbial unkempt boy next door.
- What Bush Victory Means For India (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 06, 2004)
THE positive side of George W. Bush’s re-election for India is obvious. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any negative aspects. To take the plus points first, New Delhi will not have to undertake the tedious task of explaining its policies to a new ...
- Nobody Loves A Loser (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 06, 2004)
The JD(U) national executive meet in Ranchi has expressed outrage at the BJP’s proclaimed return to Hindutva, and called for an immediate meeting of the NDA.
- Oil On Fire (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 06, 2004)
Oil companies may finally have something to cheer about, with the Government deciding to revise upwards the retail prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
- Time To Pay Up, Mr Bush (Telegraph, Boris Johnson, Nov 06, 2004)
Now that George W. Bush is in his second term, he must back Ariel Sharon’s efforts to clear settlers from Gaza
- Pak’S Extraordinary Thrust (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 06, 2004)
Musharraf wants a quick solution to the Kashmir tangle but is reluctant to take Nawaz and Benazir on board
- Best, Nay Worst, Witness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2004)
THE Best Bakery massacre in which 14 people were roasted alive was one of the most horrendous incidents in Gujarat ’02.
- Confessions Of A Split Mind (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 06, 2004)
Late in the days left to me, I have come to the conclusion that I’ve been an imposter all my life. I have written several books on religion and the history of
- Fallacy Of Nuclear Deterrence (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Nov 06, 2004)
Recently Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee disclosed that India had “credible nuclear deterrence in place”. The Defence Ministry is now engaged in raising “specialised forces to tackle nuclear threat in all its dimensions”.
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 06, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
- The All-Powerful Me (Tribune, Ramesh Luthra, Nov 05, 2004)
Perplexed you seem to be. Scratch your brain to know who I am. Don’t you worry too much, I would love to help you establish my identity. Must have witnessed a mushroom growth of tiny hutments springs over the land which was once a stretch of lush grass.
- What Will Bush Do In His 2nd Term? (Tribune, Niall Ferguson, Nov 05, 2004)
It’s over. President George W Bush has won a convincing victory. Overwhelmingly, voters in Europe favoured Kerry — in Britain by a margin of four to one. Rest assured, nearly half of all Americans are feeling as baffled as you are. And so, I have to admit
- The Partition Controversy (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 05, 2004)
This refers to Anita Inder Singh's two articles, which focus on the causes of the partition of India in 1947 (The Tribune, Oct 4 and 5). These articles are a rehash of the conclusions which she had arrived at with meticulous care in her DPhil (Oxford) ...
- Nobody Loves A Loser (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 05, 2004)
The JD(U) national executive meet in Ranchi has expressed outrage at the BJP’s proclaimed return to Hindutva, and called for an immediate meeting of the NDA.
- Divided Empire (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2004)
The quirkiness of Ohio’s electoral laws may have delayed President George W. Bush’s victory speech on Wednesday, but it cannot detract from his conclusive, but narrow, win in the American election.
- A Part Of The Whole (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Nov 05, 2004)
Muslims make up about 10 per cent of the Chinese population, but months can pass before you see one in south China — that is, a Chinese who looks like a Muslim.
- Bush Is Back (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2004)
In an ironic twist, the American people decided to unite behind a person who has perhaps divided them the most. No recent President of the United States polarised people more than Mr George W. Bush...
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 05, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
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