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- "Quotes From The Earth" (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, Nov 07, 2006)
A three-day environmental documentary film festival titled "Quotes from the Earth" that was given the go-ahead by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit concluded in the Capital over the weekend.
- Water Management (Hindu, G. S. GANESH PRASAD, Nov 07, 2006)
Raises crucial issues related to the management of water resources in the country.
- Brokering Peace In Iraq (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Nov 07, 2006)
The part played by the U.N. Security Council in shaping events in Iraq during the wars.
- Dalrymple's Yawn-Less Yarn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Raconteur William Dalrymple brought alive the history of revolution with a few words.
- Saudi Arabia And India To Cooperate In Science And Higher Ed (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Living up to the spirit of the Delhi Declaration inked during Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s India visit as the chief guest for the Republic Day parade, India and Saudi Arabia agreed yesterday to cooperate in the field of science . . .
- Bird Flu Mutates, Remains Pandemic Risk (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Scientists in Hong Kong and the United States have detected a new strain of H5N1 bird flu virus in China and warned it might have started another wave of outbreaks in poultry in Southeast Asia and move deeper into Eurasia.
- Empowering Women In Bangladesh (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Nov 07, 2006)
The collective noun is a poor cousin of the proper; the singular belongs to a higher caste than the plural.
- M, Y And Now C? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 07, 2006)
The model code of conduct could not deter chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav from announcing that he would try his level best to have Lucknow-based Isabella Thoburn (IT) College declared a deemed university once the local bodies elections were over.
- Mysore, Bangalore Medical Colleges To Get Autonomy Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Two government medical colleges and one dental college are going to get autonomy soon.
- Designing For A Near-Silent Flight (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
MIT-Cambridge team releases design of new aircraft.
- Cadd Centre Launches Institute For Aspirants Of Creative Designing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Dream Zone' has departments for animation, fashion designing and interior designing.
- Special Article (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Nov 07, 2006)
The import of 5.5 million tonnes of wheat during this year implies that our food output is inadequate and that we have not been able to achieve self-sufficiency.
- Swamy Shares Dais With Bjp Man (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2006)
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Monday shared the platform with BJP spokesperson Prakash Jawadekar at the Jawarharlal Nehru University campus to address a gathering of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
- Breakthrough In Nepal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Nov 07, 2006)
Nepal’s deputy prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli met external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee just hours before the leaders of the Maoists and the Seven Party Alliance in Nepal sat down to hammer through a deal after months of negotiations and near . . .
- India And France: Joining Forces (Pioneer, Seema Sarin, Nov 07, 2006)
With growing French interest in India, it's time Delhi considered taking bilateral defence cooperation to the next level, says Seema Sarin.
- Avoid Milk For Better Health (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Nov 07, 2006)
No product has been as heavily advertised as milk. Using religion, science, doctors, teachers, bureaucracy, film stars and whosoever can influence the sale, the Government has tried to ensure that everyone buys milk or any of its forms.
- A Fractured Conscience (Telegraph, Dilip Simeon, Nov 07, 2006)
For a system with so much blood on its hands, Afzal Guru’s death sentence is an example of breathtaking hypocrisy, writes Dilip Simeon.
- On The Banks Of Cherwell (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Nov 07, 2006)
The President of Wolfson College in his ecclesiastical robes, with half a dozen dons sitting on either side, greeted me when I entered his office.
- Spoken Sanskrit (Times of India, ARUN BHATIA, Nov 07, 2006)
Four hundred kilometres north of Bangalore, I am at Mathoor, a quaint hamlet that sits pretty with coconut and arecanut (supari) plantations along the Tunga river. Here I feel I am caught in a time warp.
- Power Of ‘Dehypnosis’ (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Nov 07, 2006)
in reality hypnosis has the potential of leading people into a meditative state. Because trance is a natural state of mind we are always in a trance.
- Sealing On, Govt In A Bind (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Nov 07, 2006)
The Centre today expressed helplessness in providing relief from sealing to traders in the National Capital in the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict, even as the Group of Ministers (GoM) pondered over the possible legislative options available to . . .
- Q&a: 'Qur'an Doesn't Ask Women To Wear Veil' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 07, 2006)
Maulana Kalbe Sadiq , a well-known Shia scholar, has never shied away from courting controversy. His open advocacy of gender equality, literacy/property rights and family planning have won him much admiration among Muslim masses, especially the youth.
- The Tree On Mall Road (Indian Express, Cookie Maini, Nov 07, 2006)
My tryst with Lahore occurred almost 44 years ago. The word, ‘Lahore’, formed part of a staple of stories fed to us by grandmother.
- The Customer Is Not Always First (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 07, 2006)
I caught a multinational napping. At one of the ATM centres, one machine was not working, while the other ran out of cash. The security person was the only person who faced the wrath of customers waiting to withdraw their own money.
- Discipline And The Knowledge Worker (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Nov 06, 2006)
Caught between the extremes of high initiative and high indiscipline, managers do not know which way to look.
- Brinda Karat Seeks Special Economic Package For Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
CPI(M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Brinda Karat has urged the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre to announce a special plan for the development of Muslims.
- Muslims And Sikhs Need Not Apply (OutLook, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 06, 2006)
Noted educationist and former parliamentarian Humayun Kabir was known, among other things, for being a prominent Bengali politician who did not subscribe to the Muslim League’s vision of Pakistan. Instead, he chose secular India, rose to be . . .
- Orphan Girl To Represent State At Human Rights Meet In Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
You can’t possibly ask for a better ‘qualified’ delegate to represent the state at a convention being organised by National Social Forum (ISF) on human rights in Delhi on November 10 as part of the Children’s Day.
- Magnet For Jehadis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 06, 2006)
The situation in Afghanistan is fast approximating that in Iraq. The number of suicide attacks and bomb blasts is spiralling.
- A Prime Minister Who Has Lost His Faith In Politics (Hindu, Andrew Rawnsley, Nov 06, 2006)
The limits of power is a recurring theme of the series of speeches Tony Blair is making on his long goodbye tour.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Hindu, PRAKASH PHILIPOSE , Nov 06, 2006)
So goes the words in the famous song, a sentiment apt for its capital Federal Buenos Aires as well. Cry I did.
- Political Reforms, A Must (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 06, 2006)
There has never been a time in India without demand for reforms of every kind — economic, electoral, administrative, police, judicial, educational, labour. Even the Constitution has been subjected to review by a national commission.
- The Disciplined Teacher (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
When teachers misbehave with their own colleagues and assault them in academic institutions, overthrowing all sense of decency, decorum, and self-restraint, they cease to be teachers and reduce themselves to job-holders They render themselves unfit . . .
- Closure Of Orphanage (Daily Times, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 06, 2006)
Following the recent closure of the Ashiana orphanage in Attock district, the ministry of social welfare and special education has a lot of explaining to do.
- Udhampur: Killing Field For Jilted Jihadi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Six weeks after a class 12 student, Shamima Akhter, was strangulated to death by local militants after she refused to marry Hizbul Mujahideen militant Manzoor Ahmad alias Furkan, the same group of militants attacked her house late Saturday evenin . . .
- Disadvantage Of Numbers (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Nov 06, 2006)
Population growth and rising unemployment, if not checked, could adversely impact on India's growing economy
- Sm Thots On Wrds (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Lnguge is a 2l humn bings hve carid 2 cnvey their thots in da most cmprhnsble manr psble.
- Skills & Academics (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Missionary schools must make things transparent
Having obtained a reprieve from the government that has shelved the controversial Bill that makes recruitment of teachers through the School Service Commission mandatory for missionary schools . . . .
- Madrasa Massacre (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 06, 2006)
It is unlikely that Pakistan will accept the demand from Human Rights Watch for an independent probe into the strike at a religious school in the Bajaur tribal district bordering Afghanistan, nor will the resultant protests actually threaten the . . .
- In Pak, Hu To Sign New Nuke Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Nov 06, 2006)
Nucl-ear energy for Pakistan and better relations with India through a series of bilateral agreements will be in Chinese President Hu Jintao’s travelling bag when he visits both New Delhi and Islamabad later this month.
- The Muslim Mindset (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 06, 2006)
Some of the startling disclosures of the Sachar Committee and estimates of the 61st round of the NSSO survey on the extent of deprivation of the Muslim community in Indian society are bound to throw up sensitive and controversial issues as well as . . .
- Crimes Against Journalists (Daily Times, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 06, 2006)
IT started innocently enough with a remark uttered in all seriousness by a guest at a recent dinner party.
- The Reality About Gaffes (Daily Times, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 06, 2006)
A “GAFFE” is a true statement that outrages the hypocrites, who then mobilise to shut the truth-teller up. The most common gaffes are about politics and religion, because those are the areas where the level of hypocrisy is highest.
- Muslims And Indians (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 06, 2006)
There is a creeping disquiet as to the manner in which the report of the Justice Rajinder Sachar committee - inquiring into the state of Muslims in Indian society, and their demographic and economic profile - has been force-fed into public debate.
- Aziz, Badawi Agree On Investment Firm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Malaysian counterpart Abdullah Ahmed Badawi agreed here on Sunday on setting up of a Pakistan-Malaysia investment company to encourage investment in the two countries.
- ‘In Up, The Scene Is Changing In Favour Of The Bjp’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 06, 2006)
The cautious BJP veteran Rajnath Singh, who is bracing up for the crucial polls in Uttar Pradesh, spoke to Deepak K Upreti of Deccan Herald on a number of controversial issues, including the induction of RSS pracharaks into the party.
- Arabs Divided Over Saddam Verdict (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Arabs were sharply divided on Sunday over the death sentence against Saddam Hussein, with some praising the verdict as heavenly justice but others—sharply critical of the United States—claiming the decision was unfair.
- Gujarat Muslims Must Share Blame (Hindustan Times, Neelesh Misra, Nov 06, 2006)
At a huge public rally in Surat last year, where Muslims had assembled to denounce Chief Minister Narendra Modi, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt read out from an Islamic text, exhorting them to reach out to, and even reconcile with, perpetrators of violence.
- They Make It Happen (Tribune, Anurag, Nov 06, 2006)
Perhaps a Chinese tradition”, Chancellor of Washington University said to himself when he received an invitation from Tsinghua University of Beijing celebrating its 90th anniversary. That was in 2001.
- Home Ministry Calls Meet As 11 Die In Assam Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Eleven people were killed and 53 injured in twin blasts in Guwahati on Sunday. Police suspect the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was behind the explosions.
- 11 Killed, 40 Hurt In Twin Guwahati Blasts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
At least 11 people were killed and over 40 injured in twin blasts that rocked Assam's capital on Sunday evening.
- Inside Africa (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 06, 2006)
China is taking its role as a global superpower very seriously.
- Nalanda Reimagined (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2006)
From the fifth to the 12th century, the university of Nalanda — one of the first in the world to house students on its campus — played a seminal role in furthering Buddhist scholarship.
- Abortion, Quotas Among Topics In Election Day Referendums (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Even if no candidates were running, Tuesday’s elections would be dramatic, as voters across the United States consider referendums on a slew of hot topics: abortion, gay marriage, illegal immigration, sex crimes, even legalising marijuana.
- Pak Mosque Victims Were All Teens: Daily (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Almost all of the 80 victims of last week’s air strike on an Islamic school described as a terrorist training camp by the government were children or teenagers, according a list compiled by Pakistan’s Islamic opposition party.
- Sham Trial: Saddam Counsel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 06, 2006)
There has been a mixed response in West Asia towards the death sentence passed against the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, exposing sectarian and political divisions within the region.
- A `Dhoom Dham' Demand For Separate Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Ballads, folk songs mark public meeting
Artistes sing about `injustice done to Telangana'
Speakers decry non-implementation of G.O. 610
- Ibm Develops Technology To Improve English Skills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Researchers at IBM's India Research Laboratory have announced that they have developed a web-based, interactive language technology to help people who speak English as a second language to improve their speaking skills.
- Children Take To The Streets With Cancer Awareness Message (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
800 children and volunteers take out rally to highlight importance of early detection
- Chikungunya Declared A `Notifiable Disease' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
The State Government has declared Chikungunya a `notifiable disease' under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939.
- Shangri La And Sub-Saharan Africa (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Nov 06, 2006)
The crass inequality on display in our schools runs across all spheres of India's brave new world. The schools only mirror this larger reality.
- Tamil Nadu Gets Rs. 68 Crore For Aids Control Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
The Centre is committed to increasing public spending on health and education.
- From Robben Island To The Red Carpet (Hindu, Andrew Meldrum , Nov 06, 2006)
A new film about the apartheid era is winning accolades. But the inspirational story of its hero is even more astonishing.
- ‘I Wish I Had Sugar Daddies, Things Would Be Much Easier’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2006)
Hello and welcome to Walk the Talk. I am Shekhar Gupta on Mount Mary in suburban Bombay and my guest today is one of its great devotees, Bipasha Basu... you build yourself such a naughty reputation. I don’t think many people will connect you . . .
- Akshara Deepam Launched In Vargal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
The alphabets are every where here on Sunday with the district Mahila Samakhya volunteers painting the letters on rocks, on the floor and even on the backs of the cattle marking the launch of Akshara Deepam a programme designed to educate 1 lakh . . .
- Revisiting The "Silver Age" (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Nov 06, 2006)
It might litter practically every street corner in the city, but history in India is usually dead: dusty, full of tedious detail and very serious. But now William Dalrymple has decided to do what has very rarely been attempted in India . . . .
- `Supreme Court Judgment On Quota Must Be Reviewed' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
There should be a separate Attorney General for social justice: expert
- Staying The Course On Nuke Deal (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 04, 2006)
As legislation intended to enable U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation negotiates partisan wrangling in the United States Congress, two South Asia analysts warn that if the deal falters it could cause a “significant setback” to U.S.-India relations.
- Joy Of Crosswords (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 04, 2006)
Thinking out of the box is one skill, among all other skills, that has shot to prominence. How about a novel approach to help think differently, or out of the box? Crossword-solving is one of the lesser-known approaches to thinking differently.
- Pm’S Call For ‘Fair Share’ For Muslims ‘Unconstitutional’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Taking strong exception to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertion on giving religious minorities a "fair share" in government and private jobs, the BJP today said reservation on religious basis would be in contravention of the secular . . .
- Reassuring The Minorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s candid admission that minorities don’t have a fair share of jobs in the government as well as the private sector is an honest assessment and a confirmation of the seriousness of the problem.
- Mysore Terrorist Got Driving Licence From Chennai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Mohammed Fahad, one of the two Pakistani terrorists recently arrested in Mysore, had visited Chennai twice this year to obtain a driver’s licence.
- Open Access (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 04, 2006)
The prime minister calling for a fair share for minorities in education as well as jobs comes close on the heels of the findings of the Sachar committee, which found Muslims much worse off than the general population in terms of education, incomes, . . .
- Scientists See Glimmer Of An Aids Vaccine (Indian Express, Reuters, Nov 04, 2006)
Scientists say they have captured a snapshot of an immune system structure that could help them design a drug to boost the body’s defences against the AIDS virus.
- It In Education: Intel Donates 10,000 Pcs To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
As a part of its philanthropic initiatives, Intel on Friday has announced donating 10,000 full function personal computers to the states and teacher training institute with the objective of improving computer-usage in the education sector.
- Pamuk In A Nutshell (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Nov 04, 2006)
Someone had to say it of course, that Orhan Pamuk was given the Nobel for his politics and not awarded it for his writing.
- Dizzying Heights (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 04, 2006)
Is small-town India gearing itself for that magical take-off? As many as 15 towns in India now offer direct flights abroad and the list includes places like Gaya, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Goa, Amritsar and Calicut.
- Possible Hiv Antidote Found In Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
A study conducted by the US scientists, released in the Journal of Biological Chemistry magazine on Thursday, found an enzyme which could help to prevent HIV infection.
- Project To Reduce Transmission Of Hiv Under Way In Three Districts In State (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Nov 04, 2006)
Corridors' project also covers three districts in Maharashtra
A sum of $58,00,000 has been allotted for project
The project will be on till March 2010.
- Prince Of Arcot Welcomes Manmohan's Statement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
The Prince of Arcot, Mohammed Abdul Ali, has lauded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement, at the conference of State Minorities Commissions, that minorities should get a fair share of jobs in government besides in the private sector.
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