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Articles 25621 through 25720 of 26855:
- Bihari Rabri And Assamese Tea (Indian Express, Rajat S. Bhattacharjee, Nov 26, 2003)
The people of these two states had lived together harmoniously for years
- 56 Years After Birth, Mha Hands Over Jakli To Mod (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 26, 2003)
The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry is finally coming home. An order signed and stamped recently has finally brought the regiment to the Ministry of Defence nearly 56 years after it was hastily raised to save Srinagar and other parts of the state.
- Truce Underway, Border Guns Begin To Fall Silent (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 26, 2003)
Indian and Pakistani guns along the International Border, Line of Control and Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir were to fall silent Tuesday midnight as the two nations set out to lower the chill in relations and create conditions good enoug
- Haryana: Ias Official Took State Govt To Court (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 26, 2003)
When Sanjiv Kumar took charge as Director, Primary Education in Haryana, he saw a mini steel almirah wrapped like a gift in swathes of white bandage and sealed in at least 30 places. Little did he know that a list kept inside — of 3,206 primary teachers a
- Two Ministries And A Turf War (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 26, 2003)
The power principle has been in overdrive between the Ministries of External Affairs and Human Resource Development for some time now, including over the much-coveted Unesco job in Paris.
- Most Of Bihar’S Power Elite Used Ranjit ‘don’S’ Services (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Nov 26, 2003)
In this ancient seat of learning, there has been a sudden surge of doctors, bank officers, engineers and even government officers in the last decade. It is not merely a coincidence that Ranjit Singh, the kingpin of competitive exam racket, hails from Khad
- Talking With Shah Rukh Khan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 25, 2003)
‘I am Islamic, I am a Muslim... but also a true blue Indian. And nobody can take that right away from me’
- Our Punjab Vs Other Punjab: Cbm In Making (Indian Express, Ateet Sharma, Nov 25, 2003)
Fifty-six years after Partition, India and Pakistan finally seem ready to bury the hatchet. At least in the sports arena.
- Not Just Fire, Hold Men Too: India To Pak (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 25, 2003)
Weeks before Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee travels to Islamabad to participate in the SAARC summit, India today announced it would reciprocate Pakistan’s unilateral decision to cease fire along the Line of Control by also holding its fire from Id da
- Ceasefire:govt For Siachen Truce; We’Re Game: Pak (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 25, 2003)
By proposing the extension of ceasefire to the 132 km Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in Siachen and tagging the infiltration rider, the Vajpayee government has kept in mind the Army’s apprehensions about Pakistan’s Line of Control initiative.
- Behind This Bleeding Crescent (Indian Express, Molly Moore, Nov 24, 2003)
Veysel Demirtas, his face inexpressibly sad, picked through the gaping yaw of splintered wood and glass shards that was once his small restaurant across the street from the British Consulate in the historic heart of Istanbul.
- Spiritual Quotient And Quality Of Life (Deccan Herald, Dipankar Khanna, Nov 24, 2003)
When we operate from a high level of intellectual strength and emotional maturity, spirituality comes spontaneously
- When Silence Breeds A Crime (Indian Express, Anita Anand, Nov 24, 2003)
In October, news of the rape of a Swiss diplomat in Delhi took over the front pages of national dailies and was all over the TV networks. Reports, features and editorials pointed out how unsafe Delhi is for women, why rapes happen, and what could be done
- How Can You Say There Was Progress In J&k In One Year Of Mufti Rule? (Indian Express, Hari Om, Nov 24, 2003)
I am in full accord when you say in your editorial, ‘Mufti’s long year’ (IE, November 7) that “there is no doubt that the violence directed from across the borders in still a major handicap in turning the situation around to sustainable peace and prosperi
- Behind The Srinagar’S Longest Encounter, A Scared 18-Year-Old (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 24, 2003)
This 18-year-old used to graze buffaloes in his village in Gujranwala, Pakistan. But here he was on a death mission. Only fear took over seconds before he, along with three other fidayeens, was to rush to the gates of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
Apropos Abdul Karim Telgi and the stamp of doom, (The Sunday Express, November 16), the article notes that ‘‘The counterfeit stamp and stamp paper scam is threatening to become the biggest and most damaging business scam ever in India.’’ In fact, high sta
- A New Identikit (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2003)
Jogi peddles ‘Chhattisgarhia’ pride in language, dress and movies
- Newsreel 16.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
The historic port city of Istanbul becomes ground zero as international terror chooses it as its next target. Over 50 are dead in two days of attacks, more than 500 wounded.
- From Mission To Mess (Indian Express, Michael Georgy, Nov 23, 2003)
Suicide bombers blew up cars packed with explosives outside two police stations north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in the latest deadly strikes on Iraq’s US-backed police force.
- Press Freedom (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 23, 2003)
Our Constitution does not recognise any hierarchy of fundamental rights. Freedom of the press does not occupy a preferred position. Yet there are dicta of the Supreme Court describing press freedom as ‘‘the Ark of the Covenant of Democracy’’, ‘‘the most p
- Finance Ministry Asks Cbi To Probe Stamp Paper Scam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
A week after the Allahabad High Court’s direction, the government has decided to handover the investigation into the Rs 30,000 crore stamp paper scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- The Hurriyat Says Yes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
Both the Centre and Hurriyat need statesmanship to respond to this historic opportunity
- Turkish Nightmares (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
The Istanbul attacks are aimed at driving Turkey to choices it need not make
- Wake-Up Call For W. Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 22, 2003)
EVER SINCE Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee became Chief Minister of West Bengal a couple of years ago, strenuous efforts have been made by his Government to put the State back on the map of an economically resurgent India.
- Hurriyat Ends Friday Prayers: Yes To Talks (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 22, 2003)
Using the platform of the historic Jamia mosque on the last Friday of Ramzan, the Hurriyat Conference today approached thousands of worshippers to seek ratification of its decision to talk to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani.
- Press Note 18 Must Be Scrapped (Business Line, Sharif D Rangnekar, Nov 22, 2003)
The Government needs to recognise the strength of domestic industry and stop playing to a limited audience of protection-seekers.
- Wake-Up Call For W. Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 22, 2003)
The more important criterion for West Bengal's economic makeover should be generation of a sense of optimism within the state based on the common man's confidence it is on the path to economic recovery.
- Delay Is Double Whammy (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 22, 2003)
The law on delay as a defence in prosecution cases is hazy, says T. C. A. Ramanujam
- ‘techie’ Kanchi Seer Gets Iiit In Backyard (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Nov 22, 2003)
Sanctions Rs 57 cr for new institute in Kanchipuram
- Eden Gardens’ Fall From Grace Is Complete (Indian Express, Pratap Gupta, Nov 22, 2003)
The last time I was at Eden Gardens, it was to to watch South Africa being welcomed back to the cricket world over a decade ago. I was keen to, once again, experience the atmosphere that the ground is so famous for and decided to watch Tuesday’s Australia
- An Alternative Union In Europe? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 21, 2003)
While the noises about a possible Franco-German union are essentially early warning shots aimed principally at Poland and Spain, they are also a pragmatic setting-out of scenarios for possible future action if the E.U. Constitution fails to win acceptance
- The Biharis Who Never Saw Bihar Until Last Night (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 21, 2003)
: Twenty eight-year-old Mukti Yadav has never been to Bihar. He has only seen its outline on a map of India. And that was very long ago: he was a child then, studying in an Assamese-medium school. Home has always been Assam for Mukti, a Bihari.
- A Dangerous Us And Them Mindset (Indian Express, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Nov 21, 2003)
Assam’s fear of the outsider is not a new phenomenon
- Succession And Secularism: Will A Common Civil Code Help? (Business Line, George Ninan, Nov 21, 2003)
ON July 21, 2003 the Supreme Court desiderated that Parliament is still to step in to frame a common civil code; a common code will help the cause of national integration by removing the contradictions based on ideologies.
- With Washington In London, Terror Targets Uk In Turkey (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
27 killed, 450 injured: British Consul, 14 staffers killed; HSBC bombed
- Air Pirates And Pakistan (Indian Express, Amir Mir, Nov 21, 2003)
The war-torn, impoverished landscape of Afghanistan is fast proving to be a new point-scoring arena for India and Pakistan. After expanding its presence and influence in post-Taliban Kabul, India has made considerable progress in convincing the internatio
- Succession And Secularism: Will A Common Civil Code Help? (Business Line, George Ninan, Nov 21, 2003)
ON July 21, 2003 the Supreme Court desiderated that Parliament is still to step in to frame a common civil code; a common code will help the cause of national integration by removing the contradictions based on ideologies.
- Don’T Take It Ec (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
The showcause notice to Congress is a timely warning that the Commission is on full alert
- Iftar At Ayodhya’S Hanumangarhi Temple (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
For the first time ever a largely-attended roza iftar was organised in the campus of Hanumangarhi temple on Thursday evening.
- Shirdi Sai Baba’S Origins (Indian Express, Satya Pal Ruhela, Nov 20, 2003)
Though the last decades of his life are well-documented, the little that is known about the early life of Sai Baba is disputed. He was born to Brahmin parents in 1838 in a place called Pathri in Marathwada. He was abandoned soon after and adopted by a chi
- Talking The Talk (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
The Simla and Lahore agreements are a good foundation to build the Indo-Pak peace initiative
- Iron Man Nationalism And Polls (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Nov 19, 2003)
Chief Ministers of Gujarat often pride themselves as Sardar Patel, the Iron Man, as he was fondly called. Perhaps Narendra Modi, too, thinks he’s another Sardar. As the BJP’s star campaigner in the coming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan an
- Punishing Granny Slote (Indian Express, A. Balu, Nov 19, 2003)
It may sound fictional, but this is a true story narrated by US lawmaker Byron Dorgan in the Senate recently about Joan Slote, a 76-year-old grandmother and a champion cyclist, riding about hundred miles a week. She has pedalled through 21 countries. A fe
- Friendship In Deep Waters (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 19, 2003)
There’s something fishy in the budding romance between India and Iran, and methinks it’s got to do with the gas pipeline that Teheran is so keen to build overland via Pakistan and into India. Of course, New Delhi has had other ideas for the longest time —
- Up In The Andes, The Incas Reclaim Their Lost City (Indian Express, John Noble Wilford, Nov 19, 2003)
Some forgotten cities in the mountains of Peru, abandoned to overgrown ruin, remained ‘‘lost’’ only because their possible significance was not fully appreciated by earlier explorers. That happened to a place known as Llactapata.
- Minority Report, Parsee Way (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 19, 2003)
The community has a recipe for harmonious integration
- The Blessings Of Ramadan (Deccan Herald, Maijabeen Gaihlot, Nov 18, 2003)
Piety reigns and charity multiplies during Ramadan, the ninth month of lunar calendar when Muslims fast
- A Desire As Big As A Subcontinent (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Nov 18, 2003)
When it comes to Indo-Pak peace, it’s people versus the establishment
- Jayalalithaa Underlines The Urgent Need To Codify Privileges (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 18, 2003)
It would be a pity if after the unanimous demand by the press to codify privileges of legislatures, the Central government failed to act. The matter has been hanging fire since the introduction of the Constitution in January 1950.
- Gujarat Bjp Exports Zaheera Nightmare For Dream Chance In Mp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 18, 2003)
RSS takes over campaign in Bhojshala, Gujarat’s Madhu Srivastava will run it; local BJP says it’s not fair
- Govt Gets What It Was Waiting For: Sc Signal On Psu Rethink (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The Supreme Court today indicated it would reconsider its ruling two months ago in the HPCL/BPCL case that PSUs cannot be privatised without parliamentary approval.
- Towards The Near West (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 17, 2003)
Central Asia is once again on India’s diplomatic map
- Frames Of Shame (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
The NDA govt has many achievements to its credit, it should quickly clean this ugly blot
- The Crippled Poet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
Grace that shone in Guruvayoor
- Tolerance Paves The Way, Jaya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 17, 2003)
It is incomprehensible why Jayalalithaa, who is known to have national ambitions, chose to blot her copybook by attacking a national media institution like the Hindu. By that one act, she ended up uniting the media behind that organisation, as seldom befo
- Tax Benefits: It's Win-Win For Gujarat, Reliance (Business Line, Balaji C. Mouli, Nov 17, 2003)
The prescription involved a three-way split of the CST. One-third of CST was to be absorbed by Reliance, another third as `surcharge' levied on petro-products sold in Gujarat, and another through a hike in retail prices in the rest of the country.
- Engineers’ Union Cries Foul Over Varshney Arrest (Indian Express, Siraj Qureshi, Nov 17, 2003)
The Agra Court sent arrested UP Power Corporation Ltd sub divisional engineer Amit Varshney to police remand for the murder of his wife Kavita, but the Electrical Engineers Union claims that
police brutality forced an innocent Amit to admit to the cri
- New American Slogan (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Nov 17, 2003)
Bush has called for a democratic revolution in the Mid-East and elsewhere. Is it mere rhetoric or is he really sincere about it?
- Don’T Do A Bangaru On Him: Bangaru To Bjp (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 17, 2003)
Banished to solitude, a former BJP president is recalling his nightmare now. Three years after a similar tape pushed him to the margins of politics, Bangaru Laxman is still bitter.
- New Delhi’S New Game (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
It’s a chance to play for national pride and huge economic dividends
- Newsreel 09.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
IN WHAT was seen as a tussle between the legislature and the fourth estate, the judiciary toes a cautious line. Acting on a petition by The Hindu, the Supreme Court stays the arrest order issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly against five of the daily’s senio
- Attack On Missionary School (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
Militants threw a grenade into a missionary school in Pulwama today, targeted for allegedly spreading the religion in the region. Nobody was injured.
- Even Turkey (Indian Express, Ayla Jean Yackley, Nov 16, 2003)
Blasts rock synagogues in Istanbul, kill at least 20
- Bahu Adopts Parivar (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 16, 2003)
They seem to be made for each other. Both stand for trademark tradition and the values of the Parivar. Meet the ideal Hindu naari of soap world, Tulsi of Kyonki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi fame, the BJP’s latest tinsel mascot.
- Fans Line Up For Sumner’S Tale (Indian Express, Lola Ogunnaike, Nov 16, 2003)
Kim Herzig, one of several hundred fans who descended on the Barnes & Noble bookstore on 66th Street and Broadway on Wednesday, hugged Sting’s new memoir, Sting: Broken Music, and did her best to catch her breath.
- The Men In White (Indian Express, Manju Mehta, Nov 15, 2003)
It’s not just Prince Charles who’s amazed
- The Indo-Pak Impasse (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
When two parties to a dispute are determined not to see the adversary’s point of view, the chances of their resolving it are bleak. The recent overtures made by India and the response to them by Pakistan are ample proof that neither party is serious in se
- Konark & Fibre-Glass Ducks (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 15, 2003)
My Orissa diary: why the state needs to get out of the margins and come on to the national page
- The Indo-Pak Impasse (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
When two parties to a dispute are determined not to see the adversary’s point of view, the chances of their resolving it are bleak. The recent overtures made by India and the response to them by Pakistan are ample proof that neither party is serious in se
- What Dhaka Does Yesterday, Kolkata Does Today: Bans Taslima (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Nov 15, 2003)
Latest book anti-Islam, say cops; it has details of liasions, writer Sunil Gangopadhyay says: I didn’t have sex with her
- Commonwealth 2010 In Delhi: The Uncommon Dividends (Indian Express, R. Ramachandran, Nov 15, 2003)
The sporting merits may still be up for debate, but there are few doubts that the Commonwealth Games 2010, to be held in Delhi, could mean a radical makeover for the national capital. And anyone who has seen Delhi before the 1982 Asiad will say amen to th
- A Search For Stability (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 15, 2003)
On the confusion that prevails in the computation of undisclosed income
- A Search For Stability (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 15, 2003)
On the confusion that prevails in the computation of undisclosed income
- Supreme Court Ruling - Easier To Make Epf A Pension Scheme (Business Line, Jayanthi Iyengar, Nov 14, 2003)
The Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the validity of the government pension scheme started in 1996 will pave the way for the smoother conversion of the Government's provident fund scheme into a pension scheme.
- Supreme Court Ruling - Easier To Make Epf A Pension Scheme (Business Line, Jayanthi Iyengar, Nov 14, 2003)
The Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the validity of the government pension scheme started in 1996 will pave the way for the smoother conversion of the Government's provident fund scheme into a pension scheme.
- Central Asia Is Central (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
India’s renewed focus on this region makes strategic sense in terms of the future
- Sharon And The House Of Saud (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 14, 2003)
Israel and Saudi Arabia have to do a deal to neutralise in-house conflict mongers
- Axis Of Evidence (Indian Express, G Parthasarathy, Nov 14, 2003)
The Beijing-Islamabad-Riyadh nuclear nexus poses new challenges
- Europe Debates Its Faith (Hindu, Richard Bernstein, Nov 13, 2003)
Disputes have arisen over whether references to God and Christianity ought to be inserted into the draft of the European constitution.
- Foothold In Central Asia: India Gets Own Military Base (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 13, 2003)
Tajikistan:10 km from Tajik capital, Indian troops, air platforms to be stationed in Ayni; MoD staff work on runway, Rs 50-cr upgrade
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