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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 21907:
- Politicisation Of Culture (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Jul 19, 2005)
The door on which a great part of this volume hangs is the rise of Hindu nationalism and what it entails in our understanding of India and Indian politics
- Ideology Of Honour And Status (Hindu, S. ANANDHI, Jul 19, 2005)
Highlights the multiple constructions of honour and status offering a new perspective on identity politics
- Russia Plans To Build Reusable Space Shuttle (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jul 17, 2005)
Clipper will replace the Soyuz vehicle designed 40 years ago
- Above Ownership (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 15, 2005)
Historical monuments belong to history. They cannot belong to any community or sect. This self-evident premise is violated by the claim that the Taj Mahal is waqf property.
- Stay Like A King, Feel Like A King (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
Bangalore's latest hotel has been sumptuously and stylishly redone by erstwhile royalty
- Gulliver And The Muslims (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jul 10, 2005)
The Noah’s ark nationalism of the early Congress was forced upon it by its circumstances
- Timeshare: Emerging Segment Of Leisure Tourism Industry (Business Line, B. S. Rathor, Jul 06, 2005)
VACATION ownership, commonly known as timeshare, is, perhaps, a product shrouded in mystery. A recent introduction in India, timeshare is growing globally and has become a consumer-choice product with a strong focus on making holidaying a habit.
- Freedom From Captivity For Circus Animals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
It is freedom at last for some animals held in custody. Eleven Royal Bengal tigers, two Gir lions and as many Himalayan Black bears and some monkeys who once performed for the Olympic Circus, but have remained in “cruel custody” in a tiny farmhouse....
- Bal’S Cartoon Strip (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2005)
Going by the latest hi-jinks in the Shiv Sena, it is threatening to run out on him
- Timeline: Ayodhya Crisis (British Broadcasting Corporation, bbc correspondent, Jul 05, 2005)
The religious site where the Babri mosque was destroyed in 1992 in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya has been a flashpoint between Hindus and Muslims for years.
- An Emerging Alliance With India (US News & World Report, Michael Barone, Jul 01, 2005)
You didn't see it in the headlines this week, but it's likely to be more important in the long run than many things that received much more notice. The "it" in question is the New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship signed Monday . . .
- Indian Hard-Liner Adjusts His Sails To Catch Winds Of Peaceful Change (Christian Science Monitor, John Nemec, Jun 30, 2005)
The impossible occurred last month in South Asia. A conservative Indian nationalist leader praised the founder of Pakistan.
- The Speaking Tree: Emotional And Spiritual Balance With T'ai Chi (Times of India, SENSEI SANDEEP DESAI, Jun 30, 2005)
T'ai Chi is an art in which you develop at your own pace regardless of your age or physical ability.
- Why One Large Airline Makes Economic Sense (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 30, 2005)
A FEW days back, an Indian Airlines (IA) flight took off from a South Indian city to Singapore. The aircraft had a carrying capacity of a little over 100 passengers in the economy class and a little less than two dozen in the executive class.
- Ways To Leave Your Boss (Hindu, Catherine Quinn, Jun 29, 2005)
Sweaty Palms ? Nervous stomach cramps? Dreading the inevitable handshakes? These symptoms are not just restricted to the first day at work.
- ‘no Ownership Issues Among Us’ (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 29, 2005)
The Jindal group, after the demise of O P Jindal is restructuring the management. Rattan Jindal, vice-chairman & MD, Jindal Stainless Ltd, spoke to James Mathew about these changes and the future plans of Jindal Steel. Excerpts:
- Culture Is Key To Sustainable Development (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
The slogan at the 1974 World Population Conference was "Development is the best contraceptive."
- The Weakening Of Bonds (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jun 28, 2005)
THE feel-good factor on the high streets of Ahmedabad and Vadodara is unmistakable.
- Advani"s Unsecular Folly (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Jun 28, 2005)
While Advani may have praised Jinnah for being secular, it is obvious that the converse was indeed true
- Anti-Naxal Movement Picks Up In Chhattisgarh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Though the villagers are trying to put up a united front they are suffering from the lack of a solid leadership.
- Bis Platinum Jubilee Report: `Build On Financial Stability' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 28, 2005)
Central banks the world over have to shed the business-as-usual approach and consolidate the gains made so far in their quest for maintaining international financial stability through the cooperative efforts of all stakeholders.
- The Chinese Challenge (Deccan Herald, Paul Krugman, Jun 28, 2005)
The US should be relieved that at least for now the Chinese aren’t dumping their dollars; they’re using them to buy American companies.
- De-Stressing In The Arms Of Nature (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Taking a tour in the plantations of Coorg can turn out to be the best stress-buster for city dwellers, writes MARIANNE de NAZARETH.
- The Beauty Of The Floating Mountain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The Bhatkal Alvekodi beach on the Western coast may show water on all sides but sailing 30 kms off the shore would reveal a floating mountain, says VINAY ADI.
- To Keep Things In Order (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 27, 2005)
“The great force on which we must rely is the hatred of the cruelty and waste of war which now exists.
- Home Of Nepal’S Ranas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The Aurobindo Bhavan on Gangadhar Chetty Road is an unusual edifice built with no specific style of architecture.
- Monumental Sights (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2005)
Get this right and everything about handling the nation’s heritage sites will fall in place
- The Poet (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Jun 27, 2005)
In addition to being a teacher of English I am also something of a writer. I have moderate ability and have achieved moderate success.
- Battle For Reforms (Dawn, David Ignatius, Jun 27, 2005)
When an Arab leader removes his chief of intelligence, it’s a sign that some kind of serious internal shake-up is underway.
- Naxal Cremated Amid Tension In Belgaum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The killing of Ajit Kusabi in an encounter at Devarabalu village in Udupi district on Thursday has shocked his parents and others in the city. None had expected that Ajit, a man full of concern for the weavers, would take up arms.
- Agenda To Put India On Stem Cell Research Map (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
We will move to cell-based therapies, individualised treatment for patients: Anbumani
- Wheel Turns A Full Circle For Iisco (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Merger with Steel Authority of India will put the ailing company on the growth trajectory
- Peacock Conservation Reserve In Bankapur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Over the next couple of months, Karnataka will be home to the country’s first ever Peacock Conservation Reserve.
- Magisterial Inquiry Into Naxal Encounter: Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
A magisterial inquiry would be held into last week's encounter at Devarabalu in Shankaranarayana police limits of Udupi district, in which two Naxalites were killed, Karnataka Minister for Tourism and District In-charge Minister, D T Jayakumar said.
- Man Held For Killing Pastors (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Police believe that the commuting of the death sentence awarded to Dara Singh in Graham Staines’ murder case could have emboldened the culprits.
- Largest Natural Gas Find (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Gujarat has discovered an estimated reserve of 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas worth nearly Rs 2,00,000 crore in the Krishna-Godavari basin after investing Rs 250 crore for the purpose.
- Naipaul’S Challenge (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jun 27, 2005)
The year 2005 will be remembered for, among other things, V.S. Naipaul’s milestone speech in which he challenged Indians to come up with a contemporary intellectual discourse.
- Magisterial Probe To Be Ordered Into Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The Tourism and district in-charge Minister, D.T. Jayakumar, said on Saturday that a magisterial enquiry will be ordered into the shootout between the Anti-Naxalite Force (ANF) personnel and suspected naxalites at Devarabalu village in Udupi district on J
- Will Oil Prices Rise Even Higher? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 27, 2005)
For the average citizen, rising crude oil prices mean having to pay more for personal and public transport, as well as rise in inflation.
- Us Determined To Stay The Course (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jun 27, 2005)
Americans have started seeing in the Iraqi sands a “quagmire” but Bush is determined to carry on regardless
- Growing Discord In Europe (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 26, 2005)
The recent ill-fated European Union summit will probably be remembered as one of the worst in the bloc’s history.
- Issues Of Identity (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jun 26, 2005)
I have been reading a volume, entitled, “The Final Settlement,” prepared by a think-tank in Mumbai, called “Strategic Insight Group.”
- A Thorn In The Flesh For Students, Parents (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2005)
History repeats from time to time. Common window system based on the second year PUC results for admission to professional courses was followed till the early 1980s,
- Curbing Antiquities’ Smuggling (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The seizure on Thursday of Dubai-bound antiquities worth Rs 700 million by the customs at Karachi port points to the long prevailing problem of historical relics being smuggled out of the country.
- Moving Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 26, 2005)
The Sheikh Rashid Ahmed affair has been characterized by rather juvenile behaviour on both sides of the border.
- Justice Above Prejudice (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jun 26, 2005)
The current world perception is that it is General Musharraf at one end and fundamentalists at the other who dominate the community life in Pakistan to the exclusion of law and reason.
- Return Of The Bayalaatas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
G S Bhat traces the spurt and decline of the free-show troupes, or Bayalaatas in Yakshagana through the years.
- Representations Of India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Various voices reveal encounters that mostly hang on the common thread of western cliche that surrounds India.
- A Trek To Heaven... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Percy Fernandez writes about the phenomenal beauty of the Kedarnath sanctuary in the monsoons. Its sanctum sanctorum has a miniature of the Kedarnath peak. Priests say that it was this miniature that led to the building of the temple.
- Reality' Rape (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 26, 2005)
`The conviction rate for rapes is appalling, just four per cent. The blame lies largely with shoddy investigation and collection of evidence.'
- Borrowing To Fund Welfare Schemes To Continue: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Congress Government will not hesitate to borrow any amount to implement the welfare schemes for the poor and farmers to honour the priorities it has set for the growth of Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, said here on Saturda
- `English Must Be Taught From First Standard In Govt. Schools' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Seminar opposes depriving children of the poor of the opportunity
- A Programme For Parliamentary Interns (Hindu, Vijayashri Sripati , Jun 26, 2005)
The Canadian system can be run by a respectable non-government agency free from partisan politics
- Drug Trafficking Tough In India: Dcp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The narcotic substance that was seized from passengers in UAE who went via India was 1.5 kgs while the seizure of the same in India from passengers travelling from UAE was 30 kgs last year,
- Nda Steps Up Offensive Against Upa Over Bihar Assembly Dissolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Mr Arun Jaitley accused the Congress-RJD-Paswan alliance of being responsible for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
- Wakf Board Defers Verdict On Taj To July 13 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The petitioner who claimed that Taj Mahal was a Wakf property, accused the board of delaying tactics on the matter.
- Gom To Study Changes In Immoral Traffic Act (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 26, 2005)
A group of ministers (GoM) has been asked to study the proposed amendments to the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1986. The Tourism Ministry is said to have opposed the changes saying these would adversely affect tourism.
- Percussion Marvels (Hindu, G.S. PAUL , Jun 26, 2005)
Percussive rhythms are a crucial part of life in Kerala.
- The Beginning Of Empathy? (Japan Times, BRAD GLOSSERMAN, Jun 26, 2005)
Honolulu - The strains in the Japan-South Korea relationship are far too deep-rooted for any single summit meeting to assuage.
- Gandhi’S Bad Faith (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jun 26, 2005)
Gandhi returned to Indian politics in 1915. While trying to understand his politics, we should bear in mind that he was forty-six years old and had been an NRI for nearly a quarter of a century.
- Clio And The State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2005)
The relationship between the state and the writing of history has always been difficult and fraught with contradictions.
- Advani A Nationalist Leader, Says Naqvi (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 26, 2005)
June has been an eventful month for the BJP. It had to tackle the “Jinnah Ghost” following its president L.K. Advani’s remarks in Pakistan.
- Aligarh Memories (Hindu, K.M. Devarajan , Jun 26, 2005)
IN THE midst of the recent brouhaha over the reservation policy of the Aligarh Muslim University, many seem to have forgotten the role the university has played in the history of this nation, particularly in the development of education of Muslims.
- Sheikh Rashid Deprived Of Visit To Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2005)
India has refused permission to Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to visit occupied Kashmir by the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar peace bus, an Indian External Affairs Ministry announcement in New Delhi said.
- Older Than Us, Still Going Strong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Usha Kris discovers the Narasimha Jayanthi, which has been celebrated every year for the past 364 years at Tanjavur.
- Master Of Miniature (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Artist Vijay Hagaragundgi steadfastly pursues traditional miniature painting in the near-extinct Surapura style, discovers Giridhar Khasnis.
- Pak Trust To Spend Rs 12 Cr On Hindu, Sikh Holy Sites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
A Pakistan-based trust will spend Rs 12 crore for the beautification of the holy places of Hindu and Sikh communities in the country.
- After The Launch, It’S A Climb To The Crescendo (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The new generations of the music gharanas are ready to take over the mantle. But while striving to live up to their respective father’s name, the Gen Y gurus face the daunting task of giving classical music it’s rightful space in the world of pop and remi
- Walk On The Wild Side (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Bannerghatta National Park's main attraction is the animal rescue work.
- The Speaking Tree: Birth And Death Are Only Constructs In The Mind (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2005)
Early one morning, a little bird was sitting on the branch of a tree, singing sweetly its song. Suddenly it fell silent.
- Moments That Matter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2005)
IN a memorable 1980 episode of Yes Minister, the wily mandarin Sir Humphrey Appleby explains to hapless minister Jim Hacker that the purpose of British foreign policy for the past 500 years has been to create a disunited Europe.
- Healing Wounds Through Farm Research (Dawn, William D. Dar, Jun 25, 2005)
The Healing Wounds initiative aims to help mitigate present-day human suffering caused by disasters. It also generates cutting edge information and knowledge to help reduce human suffering from future calamities.
- Glaring Omission In A Commission Case (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jun 25, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses a Allahabad High Court ruling on the tax treatment of illegal payments in the course of business
- Amu Reservation, A Good Step (Indian Express, S.M. FAIZAN AHMED AND SANJAY SUMAN , Jun 25, 2005)
The issue of reservations for Muslims at Aligarh Muslim University worries many.
- Refusing Rashid (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2005)
With independent Pakistanis corroborating the charges, the case against him appears convincing
- Emergency’S Reality Czech (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 25, 2005)
A second trip to Prague provokes a second thought on Emergency: why do we forget the strangling of our economic freedom?
- Ready For Take-Off (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2005)
The process of commercial leasing of the Delhi and Mumbai airports has gathered momentum with the go-ahead from the Centre’s Group of Ministers (GoM) on Thursday.
- Eu Lessons For East Asian Regionalism (Japan Times, ERIC TEO CHU CHEOW, Jun 25, 2005)
Recent referendums in both France and Netherlands dealt a blow to European integration as voters overwhelming rejected the proposed EU Constitution 55-45 percent and 64-37 per- cent, respectively. Nine countries, including Germany, Spain and Italy, . . .
- No Easy Fix For Reapportionment Wrongs (Japan Times, BOB KEEFE, Jun 25, 2005)
Among the issues that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will take to a special referendum election next fall is that of reapportionment. Specifically,
- Comprehensive Step (Dawn, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 25, 2005)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to introduce in Parliament a bill to protect women from domestic violence is a welcome step.
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