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Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is the most widely celebrated holiday in Hinduism. In northern India, Diwali celebrates the return of the legendary King Rama with lamps to light his way. In southern India, the holiday is associated with the god Vishnu’s gift, a lamp of knowledge...
...deeply shocked and saddened by your decision to include the mayor of Tirana, Edi Rama, in your list of European Heroes. You praise his campaign to paint hundreds of buildings in the city in tutti-frutti colors, but the owners and residents were not even consulted and could not oppose the mayor's ukase. Is that your model of a political hero in a democratic society? While pursuing that caprice, he left the water, sewer and electricity networks in dire condition. You're right that he has leveled hundreds of illegal buildings, particularly in the city center, but these were...
...question. Instead, President Pervez Musharraf pardoned Khan and put him under house arrest in his sumptuous villa. This for an act of treason so blatant and outrageous that it has few parallels in any nation, authoritarian or not. Khan's pardon was part of a cover-up. Rama Prem Freiburg, Germany Khan has confessed to leaking Pakistan's nuclear secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea. The startling revelation that he may also have provided nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other African countries has raised many questions about Pakistan's involvement. The sale and trading of illicit technology...
...With Plenel in the top editor's chair from 1996, the formula seemed to work. Circulation grew from 310,000 in 1994 to 361,000 in 2002. Meanwhile, Colombani went on a buying spree, purchasing provincial titles, the TV newsmagazine Télérama and a share in a printing plant...
Diwali has been called the Indian Christmas, or the Hindu Hanukkah. Though both are flawed analogies, gift-giving and candle-lighting are also hallmarks of the South Asian holiday, which commemorates the return of the Hindu god Rama from his exile, and culminated last night with celebrations around the world...