|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 921 through 1020 of 22438:
- Economic, Cultural Package Sought For Border Taluks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
People there are vulnerable to `cultural assault,' says `Mukhyamantri' Chandru
Appoint Cabinet-rank Minister for Kannada and Culture
Give incentives for industries set up in border areas
- In Land Of Many Wars, A Forgotten Conflict (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Ali Hamid Ahmed used to be the elder of a village full of green fields and thousands of goats.
- Limits Of Reservations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 28, 2006)
Merely enhancing the scope of reservation can do nothing to address the basic question of deprivation.
- Robert Fisk: Mystery Of Israel's Secret Uranium Bomb (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Did Israel use a secret new uranium-based weapon in southern Lebanon this summer in the 34-day assault that cost more than 1,300 Lebanese lives, most of them civilians?
- Bush Seizes On Gay Marriage (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
President George Bush is seizing on a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling this week offering full marriage rights to gays and lesbians in hopes of galvanising the dispirited conservative base of the Republican Party just 10 days from crucial mid-term . . .
- End Of An Era As Ghulam Ishaq Khan Laid To Rest (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan died here Friday morning at the age of 91. He was suffering from Pneumonia for the past three months.
- Terrorism: It Can Be Anyone’S Son (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 28, 2006)
The gang which nearly set off rockets near the Presidency turned out to be local boys led by a retired brigadier’s son.
- Mistaken Liberals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2006)
have been living in the eastern United States this fall, at a time when the botched invasion of Iraq dominates the public discourse. I am based in a (mostly liberal) university, where defenders of the war-makers — George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, . ..
- Terror Plot Foiled In Karnataka; 2 Held (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Police claimed on Friday that they have foiled a terror plot to attack vital installations, including the state secretariat, IT and biotechnology sectors here with the arrest of two suspected Pakistani nationals in Mysore.
- Role Of India In The Global Economy (The Economic Times, P. Chidambaram, Oct 28, 2006)
Understanding India has often been difficult for those who look for archetypes in each country. India’s sheer size, variety and apparent contradictions confound many observers.
- Top Australian Muslim Sorry For Rape Remark (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Australia's most prominent Islamic cleric vowed Thursday to stand strong against outrage over his description of women who don't wear head scarves as ''uncovered meat'' who invite rape.
- Former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan Dies At 91 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan died Friday morning at the age of 91 after a protracted illness, his family members said.
- Major Terror Strike Foiled In Bangalore (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Vidhan Soudha was target
Two Al-Badr men held after shootout
- Musharraf’S Faux Pas (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 28, 2006)
General Musharraf providentially escaped two attempts on his life but has shot himself in the foot “In the Line of Fire”. Writing of events in 1983, he blandly asserts that the Siachen glacier “belonged to us”.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 28, 2006)
The most glaring weakness is that no matter how efficient and fair the death penalty may seem in theory, in actual practice, it is primarily inflicted upon the weak, the poor, the ignorant and against racial minorities,” wrote Pat Brown, former . . .
- Tigers Ban Child Soldiers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, widely accused of forcibly recruiting child soldiers, have banned the practice in areas under their control, a pro-rebel Web site reported.
- Terror Brush For India’S Tech Hub (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Two Pakistani militants who were planning to bomb the Vikasa Soudha, an extension of the state secretariat, were arrested on Friday. Fahad Hai, 24, and Ali Hussain, 25, were caught in Mysore, 160 km away.
- Kerala's Killer Fever (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The recent outbreak of chikungunya - or was the deadly fever caused by a new exotic bug yet to be identified?
- Keep Out Creamy Layer (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Oct 28, 2006)
The social and economic upliftment of the backward classes and castes is the moral, social, political and constitutional responsibility of the State. But the question which every conscious citizen of the Indian Republic should ask is: To what . . .
- Support To Kashmiris Will Continue: Aziz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has assured that Pakistan would continue to support the oppressed Kashmiris in their struggle for their legitimate rights.
- All States Must Implead Themselves In The Reservation Case: . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
"Apex court verdict runs against the spirit of the Constitution of India"
Backward classes were under yoke for several centuries
The ladder provided to them by reservation is pulled down
3 Supreme Court judgements have become a great shock.
- Al-Badr Terrorist Plot Unearthed (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Oct 28, 2006)
Two Pakistani militants held in Mysore
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
From an extra assistant commissioner to one of Pakistan’s most powerful presidents, who dismissed two democratically-elected governments, Ghulam Ishaq Khan’s eventful life spanning over 92 years came to an end here on Friday.
- Deceitful Claim (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The disingenuousness of Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and his factotums, it would seem from their latest disinformation campaign, is limitless.
- The Govt Must Do More (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 28, 2006)
In a speech on Thursday, the Prime Minister expressed the view that if India begins to grow at 10 per cent in the near future, it can eliminate poverty in 10 to 20 years, ensure education for all, and greatly enhance employment opportunities.
- Muslim Cabbies Create New Controversy (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 28, 2006)
As if the current controversies over niqab and hijab were not enough, Muslim cabdrivers in Minneapolis, Minnisota, have created a new one by refusing to take passengers carrying alcoholic beverages on their person or in their baggage.
- Us War Games Shift To Offensive Gear (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Oct 27, 2006)
Boats and helicopters from a US Navy landing platform ship and Indian troops from amphibious craft will this week “raid targets” on a Konkan beach-head, signalling a shift of gears and a move from defensive mode to offensive mode in joint . . .
- Be Global, Be Mediocre (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 27, 2006)
Aggregate output generated by industries related to information technology, in the country, is likely to be around 35 billion dollars in the current fiscal year.
- Let It Go All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2006)
Examinations are a necessary, if not an essential, part of education. But the Joint Entrance Examinations for studying medicine and engineering in West Bengal had come to embody an irremediable functionalism in the state’s higher education system.
- Backpedaling On The Life Cycle (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 27, 2006)
What if we turned the life cycle upside down? I am sitting in the office of Laura L. Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, and we’re exploring ideas for a new chronological agenda that would be more appropriate for a life span . . .
- Still The Second Sex (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 27, 2006)
May we have her back please? The Angry Young Woman. Currently, it is politically trendy for even pro-women activists to say that the feminist debate is past its sell date.
- Terrorism Most Dangerous Threat, Says Manmohan (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Oct 27, 2006)
Describing terrorism as the most dangerous threat and a hydra-headed monster, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked police personnel to gear up to meet challenges to internal security.
- Keep Her Safe (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as we welcome the notification of a law to safeguard women against abuse at home — under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — we cannot afford to ignore the issue of effective enforcement of laws like the Equal . . .
- Annan’S Goal Of “A Larger Freedom” (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 27, 2006)
Kofi Annan became Secretary-General of the UN in 1997, placing administrative reform high on his agenda.
- Growth For All (Times of India, Maxine Olson, Oct 27, 2006)
Sixty years is an important landmark for anyone — for nations and institutions it is a time to take stock. As India enters its 60th year, development remains a crucial economic and social objective.
- China Inks Airbus Deal To Get French Weapons (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Oct 27, 2006)
Communist China has once again demonstrated its ability to use cash to buy goodwill from different nations in the world.
- Peace At Cross Purposes (Indian Express, N. MANOHARAN , Oct 27, 2006)
Amidst continuing violence the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE are set to meet in Geneva on 28-29 October 2006 after nearly eight months. Both sides announced their respective delegations and laid out their focus, if not clear-cut . . .
- Open Door To Errata (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 27, 2006)
On a university trying to make a name for itself in the newspapers.
- Heading For A Repeat Of The Riots? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 27, 2006)
There are ominous signs that Paris could witness violence similar to last year's clashes.
- Can Vietnam Stave Off Bird Flu? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 27, 2006)
The question is whether Vietnam's strategy of vaccinating all poultry can stop the virus from establishing itself again within the country. Besides, vaccination is not without its risks.
- Return To Afghanistan (Tribune, Sebastian Rotella, Oct 27, 2006)
The conflict in Iraq is drawing fewer foreign fighters as Muslim extremists turn their attention back to the symbolically important and increasingly violent turf of Afghanistan, say anti-terror officials in Europe and the United States.
- A Celebration, In The Literal Sense (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The Suvarna Karnataka celebrations that will kickstart on November 1 will see new editions and revisions by the publication divisions.
- Cm Son, Hotel Staff Rumble In The Night (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
In a political and personal embarrassment to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, his 19-year-old son, Nikhil Gowda, along with his two friends, was allegedly involved in a brawl with a City hotel staff in the wee hours of Thursday.
- Quota: Mk Opposes Creamy Layer Concept (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Thursday wrote to all his counterparts asking them to implead their states in the case before the apex court to protect the existing reservation.
- Private Varsities Agree To Quota, Want To Hike Seats By 54% (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Oct 27, 2006)
The ambit of quotas looks set to expand dramatically to envelop leading private universities. On Thursday, an agreement was reached between 'unaided' deemed universities and the Centre on extending SC/ST and OBC quotas to these private educational . . .
- Special Festival Editions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
These colourful issues are something to look forward to.
- Be Lenient To Indian Students, Australia Urged (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 27, 2006)
Many are detained for contravening rules on part-time jobs
- Karunanidhi Writes To Chief Ministers On Quota Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Requesting all Chief Ministers to oppose the trend against reservation and social justice, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has said that States should implead themselves in the Supreme Court case on the issue.
- Exit Theatre (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 27, 2006)
This century is going to see the extinction of theatre as an art form in India, and our civilisation will be the poorer for it.
- Caste Not A Permanent Identity (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 27, 2006)
The damage caused by deep-rooted caste system is now being felt in the form of quotas and extension of privileges, says Anuradha Dutt
- Skin Transplanting The Calendar Jesus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 27, 2006)
It's a familiar image for millions of Christians: Jesus, with a crown of thorns, hanging from the cross.
- Pm Fears Report On Muslimswill Be Explosive (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not given time to Justice Rajinder Sachar (Retired), who had reportedly asked for an appointment to discuss the findings of the committee appointed last March to look into the social, economic and educational . . .
- Micro-Credit Has Not Made Any Macro Impact (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 27, 2006)
Despite the progress made by the micro-finance movement over the past decade, at the macro level, the sector has not been able to make much of an impact.
- Grave Matters (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 27, 2006)
As tomb tourism takes on a life all of its own, it's time to get rid of all the graves. They're a shocking waste of precious real estate in urban areas.
- Quota On Cards For Foreign Students (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Unaided deemed-to-be-universities would like a special quota for foreign students to offset any revenue losses that the institution would accrue under the new reservation regime.
- Cong Plans Rallies To Counter Self-Rule Formula Of Pdp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The ruling Congress party is planning to hold three rallies in the Jammu and Srinagar to counter the “self-rule” slogan of its coalition partner, the PDP.
- Fdi: Will India Edge Out China? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 27, 2006)
China may have overtaken India in macroeconomic parameters, but in terms of micro-economic indicators India is ahead.
- 'The Grameen Bank Won It' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
When Bangladeshi economist Dr Muhammad Yunus, popularly known as the "banker to the poor", began to think of ways to change the financial status of the poor in the impoverished village of Jobra in Bangladesh, little did he or the villagers know that they
- What’S Nectar For Secular Us Is Toxin For Secular India! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 27, 2006)
Just a century ago, Max Weber, declared that the Hindus and Buddhists remain backward because they believed in their ancient, faulty faiths!
- The Pilgrim’S Progress (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
One of the most ancient and significant pilgrim centres in the country, Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges, is famous for its temples and ghats.
- Regulatory Body To Offset Quota Impact (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The Centre is considering to set up an authority under the supervision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to regulate the fee and seat structure while implementing its reservation policy in unaided education institutes in the country.
- Hewitt Calls For Increase In Tax On Alcohol To Curb Binge Drinking (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has called for a substantial increase in the tax on alcohol to discourage binge drinking by teenagers.
- A Shift On Aids In South Africa (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The South African government is seeking to shake off years of international denunciation for its handling of the AIDS epidemic -- including a fixation on the supposed protective powers of beets and lemons -- while expanding treatment, testing . . .
- Bottom-Up Agenda (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Oct 27, 2006)
Her work for the implementation of the National Policy for Street Vendors not just in the Capital region of Delhi but in all major cities of India is a new challenge to urban planners and economic reformers.
- The Anti-Bush Factor (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat, remains deadlocked against a Republican challenger viewed by voters as less qualified and more out of touch, and much of Menendez's support in the heavily Democratic state can be attributed to . . .
- Wasting Money In Iraq (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
When the full encyclopedia of Bush administration misfeasance in Iraq is compiled, it will have to include a lengthy section on the contracting fiascos that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars in the name of rebuilding the country.
- As Wells Dry Up, Will Mexico Privatize Oil? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as popular pressure grows around Latin America for a stronger state hand in developing natural resources such as oil and gas, Mexico's president-elect Felipe Calderón may be forced to consider putting more power in private hands.
- On Iraq, The Alternatives Are Murky (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Throughout this long election season, voters have consistently identified the war in Iraq as the most serious problem facing the nation. But what are the politicians offering as a solution?
- Mysore: 2 Suspected Pakistan Ultras Held (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Two terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based outfit Al-Badr were arrested in Mysore after a gunbattle, police said on Friday.
- Aids Awareness Falling By The Wayside (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Chizuko Ikegami believes that spreading the word on HIV/AIDS prevention is similar to teaching children the importance of brushing their teeth; it must be restated again and again to make one understand how imperative it is.
- Next Tourist To Visit Space Station In March (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The next space tourist is set to visit the international space station in March, officials with the company that brokered the trip said.
- The New Face Of The Future (Deccan Herald, Sarah Boseley, Oct 27, 2006)
ANALYSIS- The debate on a full face transplant touches on ethics, risks and outcomes
- D.C. Developer Acquitted Of Bribery Charges (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Douglas Jemal, one of Washington's most prominent developers, was acquitted yesterday of charges that he bribed a city official to get sweetheart contracts and inflated profits at taxpayers' expense.
- German Connection (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The books under review showcase the reshaping and re-centring of the long tradition of German Indology.
- An Indian Vision (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 27, 2006)
To realise a sustained 9 per cent growth rate, infrastructure, agriculture and education must improve.
- Abe To Play Hardball With Soft Education System (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
This is the first of a three-part series examining expected changes in three areas -- education, gender-equality and media -- under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who took office a month ago.
- More Schools Found Scamming On Course Load; Seniors In Lurch (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
More schools found scamming on course load; seniors in lurch
Entrance exam focus puts grad status in doubt
Kyodo News
- Teach Religion For Tolerance (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Oct 26, 2006)
In an ever-shrinking world, many unexpected and unnoticed things are happening all around.
- Scripting Success (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2006)
Tata Steel's $8.1 billion takeover of Corus, the British-Dutch conglomerate, marks the biggest foreign investment by an Indian company ever.
- What Is Good For China Is Good For Us (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 26, 2006)
This is a humble attempt to analyse the recent changes in the approach of the CPI-M in line with that of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Previous 100 Education Articles | Next 100 Education Articles
Home
Page
|
|
