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Articles 13421 through 13520 of 21907:
- House That? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2005)
Sourav deserves better than parochial politics. So does, MPs please note, Parliament
- The Confucian Party Of China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 19, 2005)
For decades since the communist revolution in China, the name of the ancient sage Confucius (551-479 BC) was dirtier than mud. Today Chinese school children are being encouraged to learn the “Analects of Confucius” — a classic compilation of the master’s
- That Vanishing Past (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2005)
As the World Press Photo Exhibition 2005, showcasing prize-winning entries from 2004, stops by in Mumbai, the main frame is a timely reminder: that the past never goes away.
- And Now The Culture Dollar (Hindu, SHANTA SERBJEET SINGH, Dec 18, 2005)
It is time to give the thousands of crafts, skills and cultural legacies the recognition of being an economic sector in their own right.
- 60 Hurt As Bhutanese Protest At India Border (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
About 60 people were injured when Indian police used batons to push back hundreds of Nepal-based Bhutanese refugees who were trying to enter India and then return to Bhutan, police and witnesses said on Saturday.
- A Mix Of Old And New (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Tabish Khair enjoys Justine Hardy's ‘Wonder House’, a new spin on an old tale of Indo-British love.
- Syed Ali Geelani Leaves For Haj (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 18, 2005)
Chairman of the hard line faction of the Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani was allowed to leave India for the first time in five years to perform Haj on Saturday.
- Kalam To Address Medical Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will address the first batch of MBBS students of Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, on Sunday evening.
- What About ‘Unstung’ Mps (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 18, 2005)
How many MPs were offered money and turned it down? Unqualified condemnation of the alleged money-for-questions MPs is without doubt what they fully deserve, if found guilty.
- Building An Ugly India (Hindustan Times, Gautam Bhatia, Dec 18, 2005)
If you take the subway downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge stop in New York, it is very likely that you’ll be mesmerised by your very first sight out of the subway tunnel.
- Straight From Hell (Deccan Herald, Sharada Prahladrao , Dec 18, 2005)
The author has not embellished her tale but related the truth in all its starkness.
- 151 Glorious Years Of Connecting People (Daily Excelsior, APARNA MOHILE, Dec 18, 2005)
Among the many things, good and bad that the modern world has produced,' wrote Jawaharlal Nehru, ''surely the Postal system which covers the world, is one of its most beneficial activities. There is nothing bad about it, it is all good and it . . .
- Modern Day Icon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
For Dr Nirupama, writing is a sanctuary for the heart and she fills her life’s cup full to the brim with creative activity. Ambika Ananth finds out more.
- Let The Stripes Be (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Sanjay Gubbi examines the pluses and minuses in the recommendations of the tiger task force report.
- Music From The Heart (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
The calmness and grace of Jayashri’s music is characteristic of the person that she is, finds out Sumana Chandrashekar.
- Keeping Mulk Raj’S Heritage Alive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Mulk Raj Anand was committed to preserving India’s art and culture. Nalini Xavier writes about Lokayata, an institution founded by Anand, which has been organising art exhibitions from time to time.
- Strip(p)ed Bare (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Dec 18, 2005)
Whether a preservationist, conservationist or wildlifer, the consensus is that the tiger needs help. How, is the question? Three books look at it from different angles and draw a picture that merges and stands out.
- Restoration Work Under Way At St. Mary's Church (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Dec 18, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India (Chennai circle) is executing it
The oldest Protestant church in India is situated within the walls of Fort St. George in Chennai
- In The Jewish Museum (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Dec 18, 2005)
The author is Samuel Fischer Professor of Literature in Berlin till mid-February amitchaudhuri@hotmail.com
- Clamour To Deny Saraswati (Pioneer, Makkhan Lal, Dec 17, 2005)
Earthquakes and other natural phenomenon caused the 'Naditama', or River Saraswati, to dry up over two millennia ago. Now, says Makkhan Lal, it's a man-made disaster what with pseudo-secularists and Communists out to deny it ever existed
- Shelved For Alleged Reliance On Mythology (Pioneer, Nilotpal Basu, Dec 17, 2005)
The Committee desired to know the details relating to the Saraswati Heritage Project. In response the Committee was apprised by the Ministry of Culture that the Saraswati Project aimed at conducting a multidisciplinary study of River Saraswati and . . .
- River Existed (Pioneer, Arabinda Ghose, Dec 17, 2005)
The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its 91st report on the functioning of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has described the Saraswati river as a "purely mythological one" and has . . .
- 'The Us Is Trying To Destroy The Un' (Times of India, V J Thomas, Dec 17, 2005)
The Peace Research Institute (PRI) in Oslo is the first institute of its kind set up for research and mediation on conflicts. PRI founder and peace activist Johan Galtung, who has worked on conflict resolution in countries ...
- A New Year Resolution For The Pm (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
One year older, and we should be one year more mature but alas, the endless sillinesses of life in India beset us and envelop us, attach themselves to us like leeches in an unfathomable jungle.
- Infy, Wipro Lead The Philanthropy Career (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
Bill and Melinda Gates have pledged to give away a substantial chunk of their multi-billion dollar fortune to their charitable foundation. Indian software moguls and their spouses are showing that they are equally keen on giving away significant portions
- Wto Meet Unites Third World (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
Trade ministers of 110 developing countries today announced a grand alliance, for the first time in the WTO history, to exert pressure on the EU and the US to come round to a specific date for total elimination of the export subsidies without seeking a pr
- An Unnecessary "Army" In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2005)
Nothing like an election season to give fresh life to old causes. The approaching Assembly election in Assam has spurred the All Assam Students'
- Techno-Mapping The Future (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 17, 2005)
STOP fretting about problems. The real issue is that "we are at one of those rare times in history when we have more solutions than we have problems," aver Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson, in Five Regions of the Future, from Penguin (www.penguin.com)
- India’S Strategic And Cyclical Headwinds (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Dec 17, 2005)
Narendra Singh Sarila, a former ADC to Lord Mountbatten, had written a book about the partition of India.
- Strike Over Civilian Killings Paralyses Kathmandu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
Shops, schools and public transport came to a standstill in Kathmandu today as the Nepali capital heeded a strike call by political parties over the killing of 12 civilians by a soldier.
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
Now that the State High Court is seized of the matter we have a somewhat better idea of the traffic scenario in this city.
- This Mindset (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
Why does Pakistan suffer from a sort of psychological barrier when it comes to dealing with India?
- The Shrews Commando (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 17, 2005)
Thank God for having given us, scribes on either side of the Indo-Pak border, a man named Gen Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani military ruler-cum-President
- There Is A Way Out (Greater Kashmir, Syed Ali Safvi, Dec 17, 2005)
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.” Twenty years on and the so-called paradise on earth is still craving for an eternal peace. How many years more!.. Has any body got the answer?
- Osama Shadow Looms Over Parliament (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
An email threat to bomb Parliament led to an unprecedented evacuation of some 4,000 people including MPs from the building, but the highest seat of Indian democracy was back in action after three hours of near panic.
- Developing Nations Seek Better Deal (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 17, 2005)
For the first time, all developing countries – notwithstanding their size and status – decided to join forces on Friday to adopt common positions, as far as possible, on all key Doha trade issues at the World Trade Organisation’s sixth ministerial meeting
- Turning Point? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 17, 2005)
Whether elections will end violence and bring stability in Iraq is not certain
- Developing Cluster: G-110 Takes Shape (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Dec 17, 2005)
For the first time in the history of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), all the developing country groups came together on one platform, creating a new coalition called the G-110.
- Cabinet Green Signal For Bus To Lahore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The Union Cabinet has cleared the way for an agreement with Pakistan for starting a bus service between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib and a trial run for the Amritsar-Lahore bus sometime this month
- ‘No Discussion With Pakistan On Changing Status Of Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 16, 2005)
India has not held any discussions with Pakistan on changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir in any manner, the government told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) on Thursday.
- Recalcitrant Reality (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 16, 2005)
Wonders, it seems, truly never cease. Even when time or predators turn one of these into dust, it lives in fable and memory. Consider the seven wonders of the ancient world - The Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus . . .
- Oic Must Explain 'Deviant Ideology' (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 16, 2005)
The recent Summit of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at Mecca, where leaders of 57 Muslim countries converged, resolved to fight against 'deviant ideas'. By 'deviant ideas' they did not mean Leftist, secular or Western ideas, . . .
- Violence In Bangladesh (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 16, 2005)
The cause of democracy in Bangladesh has been hurt by extended boycotts of parliament by opposition parties. Failure to participate in the next election as threatened occasionally by some of them may inflict irreparable damage on this cause.
- Ai Gets Govt Nod To Buy 68 Boeings (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 16, 2005)
The Indian cabinet has approved state run Air-India Ltd.'s plans to buy up to 68 aircraft from Boeing Co., Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Thursday.
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 16, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime.
- Kashmir Bus Service Resumes (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
A Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus halted by the devastating Oct 8 earthquake resumed on Thursday, Indian officials said.
- Higher Education: Learning From The U.S. (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Dec 16, 2005)
The culture of supporting educational institutions is deep-rooted in the American psyche. Indians should emulate this practice.
- Peace Bus Resumes Service (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service, suspended following the October 8 earthquake, was resumed on Thursday with seven passengers on board.
- Hurriyat Faction For Removal Of Troops From J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference on Thursday demanded the complete withdrawal of troops from Jammu and Kashmir and PoK.
- Iran's Economic Irony (Business Line, Gopal Sutar, Dec 16, 2005)
Though Iran's oil wealth has helped build up formidable forex reserves, it has not eased economic difficulties such as unemployment and inflation.
- A Further Fillip To The Peace Process (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 16, 2005)
With the proposed re-opening of the Karachi Consulate and revival of the rail route linking Sindh with Rajasthan in the next three to four weeks, the India-Pakistan peace process is set for a qualitative leap.
- Uma Hints At Floating New Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Broadly hinting at the formation of a new political outfit with militant Hindutva as its key plank, expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti on Thursday virtually extinguished all possibilities of a rapprochement with the BJP.
- Sack Subhas (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 16, 2005)
Incompetence must not be rewarded
There are two possibilities. One, that Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty is a loose cannon who cannot be controlled by the Chief Minister.
- Resurgent India Analysed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
A symposium titled Resurgent India? Look East, Look West? was organised by the Asia Centre in association with the Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development, at a city hotel today.
- Judicious Imitation (Tribune, Usha Bande, Dec 16, 2005)
Whenever I have to attach a certificate of originality to my piece of writing sent to newspapers and magazines, I remember the great critic-poet T.S. Eliot’s words: “A bad writer borrows, a good writer steals.”
- Matter Of Surprise (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 16, 2005)
If an on-the-spot report in a newspaper is to be believed the progress of construction of the road between Bhaderwah and Basohli on the one side and between Bhaderwah and Chamba on the other is painfully slow. This is indeed a matter of surprise.
- Portraying Terror On Screen (Greater Kashmir, Inam ul Rehman, Dec 16, 2005)
"Sir, I have information…there are going to be blasts… three days from now.” On March 9, 1993 Gul Mohammed, an ordinary gangster turns himself in at Nav Pada police station, Bombay.
- And We Move From Light To Darkness (Greater Kashmir, K. Asif, Dec 16, 2005)
Without electricity winter gets harsher and harsher, life unbearable and things don’t go the way we want, comments K.Asif
- First Sentence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2005)
Mob violence has great advantages. The difficulty of fixing culpability for the most horrific actions allows some of the cruellest murderers to go free.
- Punjab Govt Hopeful For Pak Visa Consulate At Amritsar: Bajwa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Punjab PWD Minister Partap Singh Bajwa today said the State Government was hopeful for the opening of a Pakistan visa consulate in Amritsar soon, as Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had already approached the Centre in this regard.
- As Wto Giants Bicker On Food Aid, Thousands Die - U.N. (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Dec 16, 2005)
Europe and the United States should be throwing their efforts into increasing food aid instead of arguing about the form it takes, a top U.N. food aid official said on Friday. A long-simmering row between Washington and Brussels boiled over . . .
- Peace Bus Reunites Kashmir After Quake (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
A bus linking Indian and Pakistani Kashmir halted by the devastating Oct. 8 South Asia earthquake resumed on Thursday, Indian officials said.
- Aai For Aai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 16, 2005)
For starters, Indian airports need to be monitored by people who don’t run them.
- Asean In Control, East Asia Takes Off (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 16, 2005)
With ASEAN firmly in the driver’s seat, the first-ever ‘historic’ East Asia Summit formally kicked off today as a ‘‘forum for dialogue on broad strategic, political and economic issues of common interest and concern’’.
- Operation Duryodhan Was Well-Named (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 16, 2005)
Why did Kamlesh Kumari, Jagdish Prasad Yadav, Matbar Singh Negi, Nanak Chand, Rampal, Om Prakash, Ghanshyam, Bijender Singh, and Deshraj lose their lives? What was it that they rushed to protect four years ago?
- Man Who Isn’T Here (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Dec 16, 2005)
Yesterday upon the stair/ I met a man who wasn’t there./ He wasn’t there again today/ I wish that man would go away.
— Hugh Means (1875-1965)
- Is He Reading This? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 16, 2005)
Besides ourselves with excitement, we ask for at least two more Netaji inquiry commissions.
- ‘We Are Witnessing The Destruction Of The Soul And The Spirit’ (Indian Express, David Ignatious, Dec 16, 2005)
David Ignatious explains why Lebanon’s assassins have moved Adonis, the most celebrated poet in the Arab world, to speak of ‘a temple of fear’
- Forest Rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 16, 2005)
The Bill may have unpredictable consequences
- Thrill Of No-Frill (Indian Express, ANKUR PATODIA, Dec 16, 2005)
Feel the difference. The cerulean blue antimacassar on the seat in front of me had the words ‘EconomyAir: feel the difference’ printed in white. I was feeling it all right.
- Advani Should Resign, Says Uma Bharti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Accuses him of pursuing "politics devoid of ideology or principles"
Describes Advani's 1989 Rath Yatra as "a yatra for votes"
Demands apology from Advani over remarks on Jinnah
Says party is not treating her like a former Chief Minister
- Democracy No Monopoly Of West, Says Amartya Sen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
"Public discussion and public interaction have a role in democracy... ."
- Domestic Elephant Register Taking Shape (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Dec 16, 2005)
With the annual rejuvenation camp for captive elephants at the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park providing a wealth of information, the wildlife wing of the Forest department is preparing a domestic elephant register and data log.
- Leftist Set To Be Bolivia's First Indian President (Christian Science Monitor, Danna Harman, Dec 16, 2005)
Evo Morales is an unorthodox candidate. He's a former IIama herder and coca farmer, and an indigenous Indian with an eighth-grade education. His platform rests on ending Bolivia's 20 years of free-market economic policies, and . . .
- Advani Will Not Quit Till December 30, Says Mahajan (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 16, 2005)
Official announcement may come soon after Mumbai conclave is over
Selection process will begin after Parliament session Conclave a purely party affair
- Pm Refuses To Comment On Volcker Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday refused to get drawn into a debate with the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh, on the Volcker controversy, and said he would not comment on it since the issue was under probe.
- Do Writers Really Represent Us? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Dec 16, 2005)
Although Chief Minister Dharam Singh has delivered a fait accompli on the issue of the change of Bangalore’s name, the point to ponder is whether the writers, intellectuals and opinion makers who pushed the State Government to such a sudden, . . .
- India, Pakistan Resume Kashmir Bus Service (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service between India and Pakistan, suspended following the 8 October devastating earthquake, was resumed on Thursday [15 December] with seven passengers on board.
- India, China Agree To Speed Up Border Dispute Talks (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
India and China have agreed to speed up the process of resolving their long-standing border dispute.
- Rally Taken Out To Create Awareness On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
As a part of the 15-day intensive AIDS awareness campaign launched by the district administration on the World AIDS Day, non-Government organisations, Government departments and educational institutions conducted a number of HIV/AIDS awareness programmes
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