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Articles 15621 through 15720 of 21907:
- Booker Prize: A Wrong Choice In A List Of Delights (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
The Man Booker judges have made possibly the worst, certainly the most perverse, and perhaps the most indefensible choice in the 36-year history of the contest.
- Bjp Groping In The Dark (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 13, 2005)
PRIMA facie, the Congress and the BJP today can be said to represent the core of a two-party system, the Holy Grail of Indian politics.
- Storm Over The Man Booker Prize (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2005)
The history of the Booker Prize is full of bad choices.
- Mysore Caparisoned For Rendezvous With History (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Oct 13, 2005)
There is festive atmosphere all over the city, with lakhs of tourists rushing to the City of Palaces to witness the grand march beginning at 12:30 pm.
- Pakistan Will Not Forget (Hindu, Tariq Ali, Oct 13, 2005)
The Scale of the disaster has traumatised the entire country — or perhaps not quite.
- Nuclear Issue: "India Is A Unique Case" (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, Oct 13, 2005)
The United States Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, is a finance expert who has also served as an official in the Treasury Department. In an interview, Mr. Mulford spoke about the nuclear deal and related issues.
- Kashmiris Must See That We Care (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 13, 2005)
There needs to be a civil society response to match that of the government for the earthquake affected in Kashmir.
- Nobel Peace Prize For Iaea Chief ‘A Rebuff To Us’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 12, 2005)
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for Mohamed ElBaradei, who has a history of locking horns with Washington, could be interpreted as a slap in the face for the Bush administration.
- Ia Hikes Fares By 10 Per Cent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
Following the footsteps of the private airlines, the public sector Indian Airlines also announced a 10 per cent hike in its domestic fares today as a result of steep hike in international prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the recent months.
- Getting Lost In Puja (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Oct 12, 2005)
I still recall the time my daughter got lost in Kolkata seventeen years ago during Durga puja
- Bjp Into The Political Twilight? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 12, 2005)
IF proof were at all needed that the Bharatiya Janata Party can no longer summon up a half-way cogent response to major events of the day, then recent developments provide it in ample measure.
- A Historic Festival (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Oct 12, 2005)
The spirit of Dasara grips Mysore with the promise of joy and prosperity for the people.
- Restore Tele Links (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 12, 2005)
The governments of India and Pakistan won widespread acclaim by announcing several confidence building measures (CBMs) during the past two years
- Anti-Majoritarian, Pro-Globalisation (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
IN 2001, Madhu Purnima Kishwar, an activist and academic, published in Manushi, a periodical from New Delhi, two articles, one dealing with the working conditions of rickshaw-pullers in the capital and the other about street vendors whom she had made a fi
- Indian Communism During The Raj (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
EVERY political party has to face up to the difficult task of writing its own history
- Interview: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
The naxalite problem in West Bengal, though not as serious as it is in Orissa and Jharkhand, is still a matter of concern for the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government in the State.
- Surprising U.S. Economy (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 12, 2005)
Despite a high level of current account deficit and external vulnerability, the U.S. economy seems to go from strength to strength. What exactly is going on?
- The Naxalite Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 12, 2005)
Left extremists have regrouped under the one-year-old Communist Party of India (Maoist) and expanded their area of operation. The state is planning a crackdown, but success may not come easily.
- Buying Obsolescence (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 12, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Inder Gujral once complained that the developing world was forced to buy obsolescent weaponry from the developed world. It would be interesting to know what he thinks of the US proposal to sell India a warship that was commissioned i
- Legends On Fire (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 12, 2005)
The news that the Pahalgam Club on the bank of the picturesque Liddar has been gutted in a mysterious fire is extremely disappointing.
- Slow Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2005)
Change within the changeless is an intriguing spectacle. To some extent, this is what Durga Puja in Bengal has been displaying in the last few years.
- Pm Assures All Help To Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said humanitarian considerations would be given precedence over political considerations when dealing with the earthquake.
- Done A Lot, Want To Do A Lot More (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 12, 2005)
The tourism sector in the state is once again abuzz with the activities of revival as the inflow of domestic and foreign tourists to the state has witnessed a surge over the years.
- Lifelines, Borderlines (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2005)
The trauma of the communities hit by the October 8 earthquake is immeasurable and unending. This tragedy that has hit Pakistan and India - nations united by geography and divided by history - reminds us of a common humanity and common sense of grief and l
- New Horizons (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 12, 2005)
The relaxation of tension along the Line of Control (LoC) has given time to the leadership of "Azad" Kashmir, as the Pakistan-occupied territory is locally known, to think of developing tourism in a big way.
- Turkey-Eu Deadlock-Ii (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
It has been mentioned that, Turkey needs to make huge efforts to meet the stringent requirements for EU membership, including absorbing the 80,000-page EU rulebook into its domestic law.
- Pioneering Research Into Quality Of Light (Deccan Herald, Guy Gugliotta, Oct 11, 2005)
Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Prize in physics for pioneering research in the behaviour of light and its use in creating measuring techniques accurate enough to build clocks of unprecedented precision and to probe the structure of atoms.
- Goddess & Her Shakthi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
While her motherly qualities are extolled across the nation, Goddess Shakti is special to Karnataka, where she's worshipped in different forms, says Vatsala Iyengar.
- A Name Synonymous With The Flute (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
The haunting call of the flute hits straight at the heart, but despite its religious, folk and romantic associations it was only in the 1940s that the brilliant Pannalal Ghosh, a disciple of Allaudin Khan, gave it a status worthy of Hindustani classical m
- Religious History (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Oct 11, 2005)
MARAIMALAI ADIKAL is known for his scholarship and erudition in Tamil, Sanskrit and English languages.
- Humane Philosopher (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Oct 11, 2005)
MUCH HAS been written about Sri Narayana Guru in recent years but very little that throws new light on his life or provides new insight about his teachings.
- Musharraf’S Appeal Evokes World Response (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 11, 2005)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf’s appeal for medicines, tents, cargo helicopters and funds to overcome the worst earthquake disaster of Pakistan’s
- Daunting Challenge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2005)
THE death toll from Saturday’s devastating earthquake still remains a guess, given the inaccessibility of the towns and villages in the mountainous areas rocked by the convulsion.
- Unsafe Blood Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2005)
THE closure of 15 blood banks in Sindh by the provincial health authorities is yet another warning to errant units to discontinue the unlawful and dangerous practice of storing unscreened and expired blood, or else face the consequences.
- Understanding The Emerging Media Ecology (Hindu, Sashi Kumar, Oct 11, 2005)
With both technology and the advertiser sorting the vast amorphous viewership into tiered and profiled purchasing power segments, a fragmentation takes place that may actually work against dumbing down.
- A New World For The Mother Of An Asian Boy (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
Five days after her boy was born the London bombs went off. Being the mother of an Asian boy had suddenly become a much more complex matter.
- Opening Of Nathula Pass (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
Much anticipated deadline for the Himalayan bar-rier between India and China was to melt
- Prize And Paradox (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2005)
It is a supreme irony that the world’s greatest prize for peace, founded by the inventor of dynamite and funded by his wealth, should finally go to an organisation dedicated to cap the proliferation of explosives.
- Are We Prepared? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2005)
Was it not quite thoughtful on the part of several residents of Pacca Danga to come out of their homes and sleep on a raised platform inside the Mubarak Mandi complex on a highly tense Saturday night? Having survived the century's severest earthquake
- Saving The Dying From Suffering (Deccan Herald, Jackie Ashley , Oct 11, 2005)
The Lords debate on assisted dying gives Britons a long-overdue opportunity to end unnecessary suffering
- No Breakthrough In Sight (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 11, 2005)
In the context of nuclear weapons, CBMs are inadequate and there can be no meaningful co-operation
- Tackling Adversity Together (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2005)
Keeping humanitarian considerations above everything else, India has offered all kinds of help to Pakistan to cope with the devastation caused by the most severe earthquake in its history.
- Why Is Lalu Good For Indian Railways? (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
Every Diwali, when Shankar, a 52-year-old Mumbai resident, prepares for his 26-hour travel to his native place near Chennai, he never forgets to pack chilli-power coated idlis into two tiffin boxes, along with stainless steel plates and spoons.
- Need To Ease Pressure On Tiger (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2005)
It is now over 30 years since Project Tiger was launched.
- Change: Difficult Though, Possible Nevertheless (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 11, 2005)
The book under review is a departure from the run of the mill academic endeavors that have reduced the real message of religion to story telling and platitudes.
- Reluctant Voters, Fragmented Votes (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Oct 10, 2005)
Do the results of the Assembly elections held in February hold pointers to how Bihar will vote this time?
- New Trends In South Asian Diplomacy (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
HISTORY may well record India’s vote supporting the IAEA resolution to refer Iran’s case to the Security Council for non-compliance with NPT obligations as an event of great importance.
- Market Upheaval (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
Market regulator, Securities Exchange Board of India, has come a long way since the scam of nineties and none can deny the fact that it is in a better position to handle the upheavals in the market. Unfortunately market manipulators seem to be a step ahea
- The Water Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 10, 2005)
PAKISTAN faces a serious water problem, the gravity and nature of which the government has apparently failed to understand. Islamabad’s inability — or unwillingness — to base its approach on authentic facts and figures on the ground and the propensity to
- An Improvement On The Past (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 10, 2005)
IN most civilized countries, the issuance of a passport to a citizen is regarded as a fundamental right.
- Subcontinent Susceptible To Natural Disasters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2005)
About 54 per cent of the subcontinent’s landmass is vulnerable to earthquakes, said M. Sashidhar Reddy, a member of the National Disaster Management Authority.
- Forgotten Victims-I By Sankar Sen (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2005)
In our criminal justice system based upon Anglo-Saxon adversarial pattern, victims of crime are very often forgotten and neglected. During the last 100 years,
- Journey To Jails (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2005)
It is less than a year that Gopalkrishna Gandhi has taken over as Governor but during this time he has done remarkably well in interacting with sections of society having unique problems.
- Imagine If John Lennon Was 65! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2005)
What would John Lennon be doing now, if he were still with us today? Celebrating his 65th birthday, that’s the easy answer. Whatever his circumstances, we would like to think he’d give a party similar to the one in 1967 for Magical Mystery Tour when all t
- Negotiating Tradition (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
The well-known art historian and curator, Dr. Alka Pande's new exhibition Turning the Wheel: Traditions Unbound deals with the specifics of south Indian art, as it locates itself between tradition and the present.
- Storm Clouds Gather Over World Markets (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
STOCK MARKETS around the world are braced for bad news from the United States this week when official data are published on consumer and business confidence in the wake of two devastating hurricanes, soaring gasoline and oil prices, and softening demand f
- What Were They Thinking? (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Oct 10, 2005)
Saddam Hussein was playing a cat and mouse game with the Americans
- Adm Nanda: Man Of Action (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
They say destiny favours the brave and the bold. Every major event in history has its man of the moment.
- Srinagar: A City Of Dumps And Bumps (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 10, 2005)
All of us contribute towards making a once beautiful city a big dumping ground of all dust, dirt and garbage. Srinagar will regain its glory the day reality dawns on us, laments Dr Bashir Ahmad
- Change In Attitude (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Oct 10, 2005)
Last week Delhi had visitors from the part of Kashmir which is under Pakistan’s control.
- Karishma, Tamanna, Madhu... (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 09, 2005)
For a stretch of nearly four consecutive days last week, if an overseas traveller happened to be on a brief visit to India and switched on the television to update himself about what was going on in this country,
- Complicating The Problem (Greater Kashmir, DR HAMID, Oct 09, 2005)
Inadequate obstetric care results in pituitary disease in huge number of young women in Kashmir valley,
- Creating Political History Through Computer Graphics (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 09, 2005)
What a ‘feat’ it is - getting Hari Singh’s signatures through computer, quips Abdul Majid Mattu
- Peaks And Valleys (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 09, 2005)
The Economy continues to do well and we have top Economic experts giving opinions on the future trends and in particular on the Stock markets and with the benefit of hindsight most experts will be 'right' and 'wrong' as it is impossible to predict. . . .
- Foreign Aid Welcome, Says Shaukat Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 09, 2005)
Rs. 1 billion announced for relief
- Multiple Challenges Of Global Migration (Indian Express, N K Singh, Oct 09, 2005)
Four days ago, the report of the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM) entitled ‘‘Migration in an interconnected world: New directions for action’’ was presented to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
- A Stonebreaker’S Lesson On Finding Divinity In Work (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Oct 09, 2005)
One of the greatest lessons I learnt in development — it was also a profound experience that revitalised my Hindu roots after my communist background had nearly scythed them — was from an ordinary woman stone-breaker.
- Some Food For Thought (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 09, 2005)
If I told you that all it will take to empower all of India’s destitute, dispossessed children is Rs 6,000 crores (0.2% of GDP) a year would you believe me? No, you would not.
- Quake Devastates Pak, J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Many people were buried alive in an upmarket apartment block in Islamabad.
- Shaken And Shocked By The Mighty Earthquake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
The Capital along with many other cities and towns emerged shaken from the shock of the earthquake that hit North India on Saturday morning. A total of seven aftershocks were recorded during the day, all measuring above 5 on the Richter scale.
- More Powerful Earthquakes In The Offing? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 09, 2005)
Central Himalayan Gap' has the potential to generate more than one great earthquake, warn seismologists
- More Than 2,000 Feared Killed As Quake Rocks Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 09, 2005)
40 aftershocks cause panic; 400 children, 200 soldiers killed
- Eurozone Caught In A Statistical Tizzy (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Oct 08, 2005)
The major European Union economies are passing through a phase of "statistical uncertainty" but the poor record of the main economies is a "side issue" for investors.
- Engagement, Dialogue, Key To Improving Indo-Iran Ties: Natwar Singh (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K.Natwar Singh on Friday said that constant and consistent engagement and dialogue were the key instruments for taking relations between India and Iran forward.
- The Complex Battlefields Of Iraq (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 08, 2005)
Deadly games are in progress in Iraq. The glue that held the state and its civil society together has been washed away by the Occupation and post-Occupation policies.
- Madressahs: Need For A Broader Curriculum (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Oct 08, 2005)
The opposition of Islamic orthodoxy to the teaching of sciences, mathematics, economics, history, philosophy, other secular subjects and foreign languages, especially English, is inexplicable, for Islam places great emphasis on knowledge and learning.
- Poor Outcome Of Un Summit (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Oct 08, 2005)
The year 2005 was expected to be a landmark year for shaping the global economic and security system.
- Foreign Funding For Political Parties (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Oct 08, 2005)
The year 2005 was expected to be a landmark year for shaping the global economic and security system.
- Thiruvattaar: Treasure House Of Art And Architecture (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
There are three famous Vaishnavite shrines in Kanyakumari district: while at Parakkai Lord Vishnu is in the standing pose, he is in the sitting pose at Thiruppathisaram.
- Peace Prize, In Hope (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2005)
The goal for which ElBaradei has been honoured is still some way from being achieved
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