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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 22438:
- Recording Gandhi (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Oct 08, 2006)
Listening to the speeches of N.K. Bose is more rewarding than reading many books on Gandhi.
- Frankfurt Fair: Ungainly Décor Of Indian Pavilions Disappoints Visitors (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 08, 2006)
Comparisons with Korea, last year's guest of honour, show India in poor light
- Probing On The Red Planet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Scientists said they are plotting the next move for the Mars Rover Opportunity, which reached the edge of a deep and geologically rich crater last week after a marathon trek.
- Repeal Armed Forces Act: Official Panel (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 08, 2006)
Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee says the Act is a "symbol of oppression, instrument of high-handedness"
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil declines to make report public
Panel rejects armed forces' plea for Act continuation.
- Trade, Terrorism On Agenda For Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Manmohan, Blair to meet on October 10
- Trust But Verify (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 07, 2006)
Those who believe in making the naughtiest boy the class monitor forget that to make it work, you need a headmaster who is sincerely interested in maintaining order. It's all too plain to see that the "headmaster" in charge of the war on terror is . . .
- Teachers’ Role Needs To Be Restructured (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 07, 2006)
On the occasion of the Salam Teachers Day, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has given appropriate gifts to the teaching community.
- Straw Wants Muslim Women To Lift Veil (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Senior British minister Mr Jack Straw has been accused of discrimination against Muslim women after disclosing he asks them to remove their veils in meetings so they can speak “face-to-face”.
- We May Have Helped Insurgency Some Time, Says Pakistan Envoy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir at ``some time'' but claimed "it is now trying its best'' to prevent infiltration of militants into India.
- Russian Medical Varsities Beckon Aspiring Doctors From India (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Oct 07, 2006)
In a bid to compete with the West in globalising its higher education, Russia's higher educational institutions, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg, are wooing foreign students to its shores. This is backed by a Presidential-level initiative too.
- Pm For More Reforms To Boost Debt Market (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
`Good regulation will ensure market safety, help investors'
- Desi Lawyers To Talk Us & Uk Experts (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
India has set up two groups of lawyers and legal experts to hold discussions with their British and American counterparts to open up the legal services sector for foreign players.
- Modernisation Of Education Set Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 07, 2006)
It is pertinent question before all educationists and public in general as to what is to be future of modern generation so for as the changing scenario of the education is concerned.
- Us Bird Flu Plans Near 'State Of The Art'-Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
US preparations against a possible outbreak of the deadly form of the H5N1 avian flu virus are solid, but other countries may not be as ready, a US health safety official warned.
- Shakira Hips To Rock For School (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pop diva Shakira will donate the proceeds from a concert in her hometown to build an arts school for 1,800 children forced to flee their homes by Colombia’s civil war.
- Indian-Born Economist Among Nobel Probables (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The theories of how countries maintain global trade, why natural rates of unemployment are driven by economic necessity and even "Ricardian equivalence," which dictates that governments cannot increase demand by deficit spending are the complex . . .
- Quake Areas To Get Rs3bn For Housing Subsidy (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Oct 07, 2006)
The federal government on Friday decided to provide Rs3 billion for early payment of housing subsidy to the earthquake-affected people of 34 union councils of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.
- Jingoism Over Belgaum Won’T Help (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
Karnataka needs to win over the hearts of the people of Belgaum district through better models of development than in neighbouring villages across the border, than merely shouting “Belgaum is ours and we will not part with it at any cost.”
- Waziristan Deal Achieving Desired Results:musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Oct 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the peace deal signed with the tribal elders in North Waziristan is progressing well towards achieving desired objectives of peace and stability in that area and stressed follow-up actions to ensure speedy . . .
- Test Kit Scare Over Dengue (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Dengue cases in Bengal so far are less than last year, but cause for concern lies elsewhere — absence of quality diagnostic kits, experts say.
- Weddings Still Hostage To Quake (Telegraph, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Oct 07, 2006)
When Ishtiyaq Ahmad’s marriage was solemnised in an Uri village last year, it was the first after the devastating quake had struck this place.
- Pak Admits Having Helped Militancy In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir at "some time" but claimed it is now "trying our best" to prevent infiltration of militants into India.
- Dakshnia Kannada District Limps Back To Normalcy (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Eerie silence descended upon Mangalore city, Bantwal and Puttur towns in Dakshina Kannada district today which was rocked by violent incidents since Wednesday night that left more than 25 people injured.
- Cabinet Decision On Bhajan Yatre Today (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambhri, Oct 07, 2006)
A decision on permitting the proposed ‘Bhajan Yatre’ or ‘Nagar Sankirtan’ in the City, prior to the ‘Dattamala Abhiyana’ by the Sangh Parivar will be taken at the Cabinet meeting on Saturday, Higher Education Minister D H Shankara Murthy has said.
- Victims Of A Trust Deficit (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
The J.M. Lyngdoh Committee on electoral reforms shows complete lack of comprehension about the philosophical postulates that underly the system of democratic elections in India’s colleges and universities.
- Mid-Term Report Card: Average (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the flagship programme of the UPA government — launched in partnership with the state governments — is expected to be instrumental in attaining the goal of Universal Elementary Education (UEE) in the country.
- Poverty Of Ideas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
Under what circumstances can slogans like 'Garibi Hatao' work time and again, as the UPA government seems to think when it resurrects this hoary phrase that powered Indira Gandhi's electoral triumph in 1971? Only when poverty is an enduring . . .
- 17,000 Evacuated In Us Town After Chlorine Gas Leak (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 07, 2006)
Shades of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have hit the town of Apex in North Carolina where 17,000 residents have been evacuated after the release of chlorine gas from an industrial plant.
- Singh, Blair To Discuss Trade, Security Next Week (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Trade and security are expected to be on top of the agenda when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets his British counterpart Tony Blair in London early next week during a three-day visit.
- A Torrent Of Abuse (Tribune, Ranjiv Dalal, Oct 07, 2006)
It required quite an effort to procure two tickets for the night show of “Omkara”. My wife and I had barely settled in our seats, when it came like a rocket.
- Latent Violence In Us Culture (Tribune, Andrew Gumbel, Oct 07, 2006)
America’s gun culture is in the news again with the latest in a seemingly never-ending string of spectacular mass murders to hit the headlines in the United States.
- Wake Up To The Chirping Of Birds (Hindu, Nivedita Ganguly, Oct 07, 2006)
Visit a wildlife sanctuary this weekend to soothe your stressed nerves
The objective of the eco-tourism project is to involve the local communities
- Students Damage Mtc Buses, Three Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Three college students were arrested on charges of damaging three State owned MTC buses in the city on Friday.
- Main Sri Lankan Parties Agree To Reach Consensus On Ethnic Issue (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Oct 07, 2006)
MoU on October 15
Accord will impart greater credibility to peace process
- Anand Quizzes Students On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Inaugurates first Red Ribbon Club in Avvai Home School
- Translation Is About Sensitivity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Is a translator like a transparent window, tinted window or a mirror? Lakshmi Holmstrom, acclaimed U.K.-based translator, has the answer.
- Arjun Brings Obcs Into New 20-Point Plan Ambit (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Oct 07, 2006)
The revamped 20-Point Programme holds an extra cheer for Other Backward Castes (OBCs). Thanks to HRD Minister Arjun Singh, welfare schemes for OBCs have been included for the first time in the TPP.
- Developing Northeast The Yunnan Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 07, 2006)
As Beijing has done with Yunnan, New Delhi should develop trade infrastructure in the Northeast and give it a stake in India's economic growth.
- Pakistan Admits 'Helping' J&k Militancy (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir at "some time" but claimed it is now "trying our best" to prevent infiltration of militants into India.
- Talks On Quota From October 18 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The UPA Government’s endeavour to have another round of consultations with the states to evolve a consensus on the proposed legislation to extend the quota in unaided educational institutions has been delayed by a week and will now be held for three . . .
- Fall In Research Standards Worries Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
"Need for teachers who can inspire students "
- Cellular Antenna Production Unit Launched In Madurai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Will cater to the market of mobile phone service providers
- Pakistan's Bhutto Presses To Return For Elections (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said on Thursday she wants to return to run in 2007 elections and accused the country's military ruler of failing to tackle religious schools that promote global terrorism.
- India's Has An Edge Over China (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 06, 2006)
In the corridors of international power, there is a new discourse emerging. It is about the inexorable rise of China and India. Neither ascent is viewed as certain, but the odds are high that both nations, desperately poor until recently but now . . .
- Iims And Iits Are Among World's Top 100 Varsities (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Oct 06, 2006)
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are among the world's best universities, according to the 2006 university rankings published by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) on Thursday.
- A Hundred Beats (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
A hundred beats of the heart, my heart.
How else can I tell you the things I see and feel?
Through every closing and opening of my eyes I promise to be true and open, looking at the world at home and ahead of us so that I may show you the . . .
- It’S A Matter Of Faith At Harvard (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2006)
Harvard University, founded 370 years ago to train Puritan ministers, should again require all undergraduates to study religion, along with US history and ethics, a faculty committee is recommending.
- Everyone Is In The Line Of Fire (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 06, 2006)
It is becoming impossible to ignore President General Pervez Musharraf's autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- Rehab Deal For Farmers Won’T Stem Suicides (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Oct 06, 2006)
The fundamental issues that have for long fettered the agriculture sector need to be addressed
- Afzal Son Tells Kalam Of His Dreams & Fears (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
"Please release my abba. I want him back. I want to become a doctor and fulfil my father’s dream." This was the message that seven-year-old Ghalib, the son of Mohammad Afzal, who is facing the death sentence for his involvement in the December 2001 . . .
- Tailored Truths (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has not got his autobiography ghost-written for posterity. It is meant for a specific contemporary audience in the United States of America and in the West.
- Guru Fate Hangs In Imbalance (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 06, 2006)
The issue of clemency for Parliament terror attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru has sharply divided the Congress Party, which is now speaking in different voices on this issue.
- Two More Dengue Patients Die At Aiims In Delhi: Toll Now 18 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
One suspected dengue death in a private hospital; hundreds line up for screening
- On Social Mores And Gulfs Within (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Oct 06, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Mlas Against Entertainment Centre At Old Gmc Land (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Want GMC land to be allotted to Hyderabad Collectorate
- Musharraf Assures Quality Life To Quake Survivors (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has assured better quality of life to the survivors of the earthquake which claimed more than 87,000 lives and rendered millions of people homeless and deprived them of everything in life.
- 673 Dengue Cases In Delhi, Nearby Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Death toll rises to 18; 84 more patients admitted; AIIMS casualty services fully equipped
AIIMS starts helpline, email service to provide information
Screening camps being conducted.
- The Hidden Cost In Safety Risks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
The hidden cost in safety risks
- While India Sleeps, Uruguay Steps In (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2006)
A tiny country of 3 million people, wedged between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay has come from nowhere to partner with India's biggest technology company, Tata Consultancy Services, to create in just four years one of the largest outsourcing . . .
- The Handy Hand (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2006)
The function of a hand is often overlooked and under-appreciated.
- Get On The Job (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2006)
That dengue can affect anyone, whatever his class or standing, was proved when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s son-in-law and two grandsons were admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday and diagnosed with the disease.
- ‘Dengue Not An Epidemic’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Under attack from his Cabinet colleagues over the handling of dengue in the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss blamed large scale construction activity, poor sanitation and weather conditions for the spread of the . . .
- Let Fixes New Rates For J&k 'Motivators' (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Oct 06, 2006)
Having failed to attract fresh Kashmiri recruits, Lashkar-e-Taiba has launched a recruitment drive in north Kashmir. Motivators who used to earn Rs 5,000 per new recruit now receive Rs 10,000.
- There’S No Gilt In Wealth Creation (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Oct 06, 2006)
At a board meeting in Mumbai last week, the discussion went beyond taking organisational decisions into the future of economic reforms. On top of the agenda was pension reforms.
- ‘Garibi Hatao’ Is Back Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
UPA government on Thursday decided to hark back to Indira Gandhi’s populist “Garibi Hatao” slogan as the centre point of the restructured and “focused” 20-point programme.
- Lage Raho Lalu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2006)
Lalu Prasad Yadav has just given the folks at the Indian Institutes of Management a little more to chew on. His much-touted “turn-around” of Indian Railways has won him kudos all around, besides becoming a case study at top-flight management schools.
- Once Bitten Never Shy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2006)
The world is close to winning the battle with some of the most terrifying, maiming and killer diseases. Tetanus in newborns, poliomyelitis, leprosy and river blindness will soon join small pox and guineaworm as diseases found only in medicine textbooks.
- Consumer Versus Citizen (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 06, 2006)
The statement for Toyota in North America says: “As an American company, contribute to the economic growth of the community and the United States. As an independent company, contribute to the stability and well-being of team members.
- `There Are Safeguards To Prevent Real-Estate Profiteering From Sezs' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 06, 2006)
The Board of Approval for SEZs is aware of concerns of the farm sector and State governments have also been sensitised about adequate compensation for farmers. — MR GOPAL K. PILLAI, COMMERCE SECRETARY
- People Can't Be Compelled To Participate In Bandhs (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 06, 2006)
In July 1997, the Kerala High Court delivered a path-breaking verdict declaring forced bandhs illegal.
- Clash Sparks Violence In Mangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Miscreants attacked shrines belonging to two communities at two places in Mangalore on Thursday. A group of at least 50 people threw stones and broke the window panes of a religious place at Padil by the side of the National Highway 48.
- Time To Re-Weave Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 06, 2006)
Under the prevailing socio-economic conditions, the real challenge before the policy-makers is to devise ways to protect the vulnerable poor and to ensure that the fruits of economic growth are shared by all sections.
- Animal Cruelity And Youth Violence (Daily Excelsior, Maneka Gandhi, Oct 06, 2006)
Cruelty to animals is not something that should be taken lightly. It is an important indicator of how the person is going to behave towards humans as well. Let me give you one example :
- Afzal Kin Meet Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
The family of Mohammed Afzal, who has been sentenced to death in the Parliament attack case, met President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday and urged him to show mercy.
- There Is No Need For Alarm Or Panic Over Dengue: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Coordinated efforts being made with State Governments
- Sensible Approach (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 06, 2006)
For many years, a truly agreeable meal in London meant only one thing for me: lunch at the Grill Room in The Connaught. A combination of what a friend used to call an “honest meal”, a not too outrageously-priced wine list and a charming ambience . . .
- Can A Slum Become A World Class Township? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 06, 2006)
What is the motive for a new slum redevelopment plan for Dharavi? Will people like the potter and the cobbler be given their due?
- Violence Rocks Mangalore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Mobs went on the rampage during the bundh called by the Bajrang Dal activists to protest against the illegal transportation of cattle in the district.
- Use Science Career For Social Development, Students Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
US official bowled over by city school students' questions
- Four Decades Going Nowhere (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2006)
Much of today's swirling management activity adds no value. It exists only because the main management effort of the past four decades has been perversely channelled up a dead end.
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