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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 22438:
- Is The Grass On The Other Side Really So Green? (The Financial Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Sep 21, 2006)
Most Indian technocrats in the US would have been much better off if they had stayed back in . . .
- Quota Glare On Foreign Institutions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
“The law of the land, whatever it is, has to be fulfilled. Nothing is above the Constitution,” the Union HRD minister, Mr Arjun Singh, said today, indicating that the reservation policy will apply to foreign institutions operating in the country . . .
- Norms On Land Acquisition For Sezs Shortly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Faced by criticism on its SEZ policy, the Centre is preparing guidelines for acquisition of land from farmers for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
- Nightmare Of Kubla Khan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 21, 2006)
The India Islamic Culture Centre is nothing more than a symbol of cynical opportunism
- Pause On Fiscal Reform? (The Financial Express, N. Chandra Mohan, Sep 21, 2006)
Our weekly column on recent research made simple
- Delhi Turns Battle Zone (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Three persons were killed on Wednesday — two of them in police firing — as the city’s traders, protesting against the sealing drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, turned violent at Seelampur in northeast Delhi. The area turned into a battleground,
- Kannur University To Host Science Congress Next Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
A special theme session on paddy cultivation in Kerala will be held
Nearly 500 papers will be presented in the congress
A Young Scientist Award will be given to best paper in each subject .
- Political Parties Take Out Rally Against Decision On Jipmer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Bandh on September 26 to protest against Centre's move
- Change Lifestyle To Prevent Heart Attacks: Cardiologists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
In India cardiovascular disease epidemic has set in
Simple acts of daily walking, stopping smoking and using minimal oil in food are not difficult
In an effort to take the information to the public, an awareness walk will be held on the . . .
- Quota In Foreign Institutions Also: Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Even as consensus eluded on the entry of foreign universities into the country, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Wednesday indicated that the reservation policy would apply to these institutions as well.
- Delhi Streets Become Battleground ...As Anti-Sealing Anger Soars (Pioneer, Neeraj Chauhan, Sep 21, 2006)
On Wednesday, Seelampur was on fire. It was a day when policemen had to run for cover from the fury of the traders who dared the mighty Delhi Police and mercilessly pelted the force with stones. Initially caught unawares, the police soon . . .
- 'New Thai Pm In Two Weeks' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
The Army commander who seized Thailand's government in a quick, bloodless coup pledged Wednesday to hold elections by October 2007, and received a ringing endorsement from the country's revered king as ousted Prime Minister . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Sep 21, 2006)
“If our political progress is to be real, the underdogs of our society must be helped to become men” (Rabindranath Tagore, Letters from Russia)
- Relevance Of `Mahabharatam' In Modern Society Underscored (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Warangal Collector calls for simplified version of the epic
- More The Merrier (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 21, 2006)
The education scene in Haryana today is none too encouraging.
- Life At The Gate Of B-School (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 21, 2006)
It is a hot, sweaty Saturday morning and I'm standing at the gate of my institute, waiting for an important alumnus to arrive for a meeting. The alumnus had said he'd be arriving in ten minutes.
- Aids To Good Health (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 21, 2006)
The International AIDS Conference is unlike any other scientific meeting. From a relatively small group of scientists meeting at Atlanta in 1985, the conference has grown into a powerful forum shaping opinion, attitudes and future response to the . . .
- Neighbours Troubling Afghans: Karzai (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday certain forces in the region were to blame for recruiting and arming the foreign fighters blamed for a resurgence of violence that has claimed more than 2,000 lives so far this year.
- Migration Matters (Business Standard, Nitin Desai , Sep 21, 2006)
You cannot ask for more for your citizens abroad than what you give to foreigners here.
Last week the General Assembly of the United Nations held a High-level Dialogue on Migration more than a decade after the proposal was first . . .
- Corporate Caste System Crumbling (Business Standard, Kanika Datta, Sep 21, 2006)
Social hierarchies in emerging India’s corporate world are changing like never before. While executives in established blue chips are still considered the “Brahmins”, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore those in smaller companies.
- Accounting Problems Can Grow Unnoticed Like Mozo Bamboo Plant (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 21, 2006)
It may be tough to believe, but `money is in accounting', as one learns from a recent posting on http://accounting.smartpros.com, sourced from The Topeka Capital-Journal.
- Needless Quibble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 21, 2006)
A wrong way to look at Tipu and history.
- Sonia Goes Full Steam Against Mulayam Govt (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Sep 21, 2006)
Preparing ground for the next year’s Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today urged upon the party workers to draw inspiration from 1857 and launch a “jail bharo” agitation to regain lost territory in the state.
- Re-Orientation Of Undergraduate Courses Planned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Vice-Chancellors of all universities in Tamil Nadu will meet here on September 27 to discuss "re-orienting the curriculum of undergraduate courses " to provide all students IT and communication skills, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi said on . . .
- Calling A Spade A Spade (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 21, 2006)
To all the great self-serving sardars, who are falling over each other to politicise the death of Nawab Bugti, a simple question needs to be asked: is Balochistan's development and the rights of its people synonymous with the actions of the . . .
- The Outlaws (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 21, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
- Pmk Leader Flays Rangasamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has charged Pondicherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy with `deliberately' failing to prevent the strike by employees in the Centrally-administered Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research.
- If You Are Pretending That You Know Pretexting... (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 20, 2006)
Pretexting, also known as `social engineering', is the act of creating and using an invented scenario (pretext) to obtain information from a target.
- Manufacturing Needs A Policy Crank-Up (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 20, 2006)
India can become a global manufacturing base, notably in automobiles, components, electronic hardware and pharmaceuticals.
- Lalu's Miracle (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 20, 2006)
The Railway Minister, and a cult figure in politics, Mr Lalu Prasad, has been making waves as management's new icon. Specialists in the field have adjudged the record of achievements by the Indian Railways (IR) under his stewardship as truly impressive.
- What India And China Can Learn From Each Other (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 20, 2006)
Continuing its focus on India and China, the IMF launched two new books on the sidelines of the IMF World Bank annual meetings in Singapore on Tuesday.
- Development Of Infrastructure Is Chauhan's Priority Area (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is enthused by the "fastest moving State" award he received from President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at a function in Delhi recently.
- Benedict And The Backlash (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 20, 2006)
By the beginning of this week, the wave of anger over a mediaeval quotation used by Pope Benedict XVI in a speech he gave at his old university in Bavaria appeared to be dissipating, following a litany of ambivalent apologies from the Vatican.
- Nepal Schoolkids Caught In Maoist ‘Power Play’ (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 20, 2006)
Even as Nepal’s government began consultations with Maoist leaders to resume peace talks, the student union of the rebels forced schoolchildren – some of them as young as 10 years old –to attend a five-hour rally under the scorching sun on Monday..
- Let Reason Triumph (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 20, 2006)
It was totally unwise of the Pope to have raked up this controversy. Muslims are genuinely hurt, and Al Qaeda, the IIF and other terrorists are now out to fan the fires. Time for sane heads to prevail.
- Fund & Bank: Where Do Our Interests Lie? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 20, 2006)
The World Bank would do well to once again reinvent itself to shift focus to nation building.
- Reinventing Bretton Woods 'Brats' (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Sep 20, 2006)
Will the two-day meeting of the boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank that began in Singapore on Tuesday, the 21st such meet outside Washington, mark the coming of age of the Bretton Wood twins? From the reports . . .
- Question Of Development (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The three books under review deal with important questions using development economics as the focus.
- The Dalit Objection (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 20, 2006)
It is not just the Muslims and the Christians who feel offended by the idea of singing the song but also Dalits.
- Lalu Cocktail (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
B-schools are increasingly using Indian themes.
- Hungary Pm Defies Pressure To Quit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany on Tuesday defied opposition pressure to quit after anti-government riots he called “the longest and darkest night of the republic”.
- `Terrorism A Rights Violation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Terrorism too is a form of human rights violation, said Justice S. Thangaraju, Member of the State Human Rights Commission, here recently.
- Rbi To Launch Financial Literacy Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would launch a financial literacy drive to spread mass awareness of the benefits of the services offered by banks. This was part of the apex bank's drive to achieve financial inclusion, V.S. Das, Executive Director, RBI, . . .
- Reddy Facing Threat, Claims Advocate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Suspended BJP MLC Janardhan Reddy’s advocate on Tuesday claimed that there was a threat to his client’s life from the State machinery.
- 15 Killed In Flash Floods In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Incessant rain plays havoc in Karimnagar district
- Kerala Govt Trying To Save 'Criminal' Comrades (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Four months into power, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala has launched in right earnest a devious ploy to save Marxist comrades involved in various criminal cases from the clutches of the law.
- Keeping Pace With Industry Dynamics (Hindu, Meera Srinivasan, Sep 20, 2006)
MBA course gives students a chance to observe global markets
- India Yaws-Free: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Eradication will take another two years
- Self-Financing Colleges To Be Barred From Holding Entrance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Education Minister M.A. Baby has said that private self-financing professional colleges will be barred from holding their own entrance examinations for admitting students to various courses.
- "Delhi Bandh" Today In Protest Against Sealing Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Major markets likely to remain closed; essential services, public transport exempted
- Travel And Learn (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 20, 2006)
The empty path welcomes you, fragrant with grass and little flowers. Walk leisurely, peacefully. Your feet touch the earth deeply. Don't let your thoughts carry you away. Come back to the path every moment.
Thich Nhat Hanh
- Security Forces Send Militants Running For Life (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The offensive launched by the security forces against Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir has made them running for their lives following the killing of some top militants. The hot pursuit has demoralised the militants.
- Ceo Lalu Prasad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad’s outing at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad is replete with lessons — and not only for budding corporate managers.
- Indians Struggle To Digest Claims Of Poisoned Foods (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Sep 20, 2006)
Under the scorching afternoon sun, Babu Khan crouches over his crops gently pulling out stray weeds from his small plot on the fringes of Simbhaoli, a town in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Pope On The Prophet (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Sep 20, 2006)
Why is Sonia Gandhi silent on the Pope's remarks against Islam and Mohammed, asks S Gurumurthy.
- Empowerment Denied (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 20, 2006)
A gram panchayat, clinging steadfastly to a dynastic stranglehold since independence, still does nothing for basic amenities, says Rahul Ramagundam
- General Reply (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2006)
Let me begin by clarifying that I owe this debt of honour to S.F. Rodrigues the General and not H.E. the Governor of Punjab.
- State Of Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2006)
This newspaper has on several occasions written about the rotten state of school education in Punjab. It stands vindicated when the government admits that the situation is in bad shape and it is planning to set up an education commission to set it right.
- Social Security & Reforms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 20, 2006)
That the World Bank has taken notice of the weak state of social security nets in least developed countries and in emerging markets in volatile regions as one of its principal concerns should reassure the poor in these countries.
- Environmental Degradation (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Sep 20, 2006)
Environmental degradation today is a serious challenge to the life forms on the planet earth.
- Is Modern Life Making Children Unhappy? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
A look into how adults can support children's own efforts to cope with the real challenges of modern life.
- Pervez Musharraf Exudes Confidence On Peace Process (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's ongoing second regime has been found to be the most corrupt government the country has ever had.
- Searching For A Convenient Forum (Business Standard, M J Antony, Sep 20, 2006)
Rushing to the high court with contractual disputes may not be a good strategy, according to a Supreme Court decision.
- ‘Pervez’S Regime Most Corrupt’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's ongoing second regime has been found to be the most corrupt government the country has ever had.
- Experiments That Matter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
Most scientists in India are in the habit of complaining that they do not have the right equipment for conducting good research work.
- Japan's Abe Set To Win Party Leadership, Become Pm (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate of a bigger say for Japan in global affairs, was poised to win a ruling party leadership contest on Wednesday, setting the stage for his election as prime minister next week.
- A Mission Lost In Petty Politicking (Hindu, N. Ram , Sep 20, 2006)
In a de-regulated media environment, manipulative power games are proving to be the undoing of the Indian Newspaper Society.
- Basking In The Glory, Deservedly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
If the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad broke with tradition to invite a politician to deliver a special lecture, it was not without good reason. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has brought about a wholesale transformation of the Indian . . .
- The Pope And The Debate On Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 20, 2006)
The question that arises is whether this is the way to conduct an argument. Both sides need to raise their game if they are truly interested in a serious dialogue, and not in scoring points.
- Europe’S No To Social Democrat Model? (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Sep 20, 2006)
Why are we asking?
Because Sweden’s voters have thrown out their Social Democratic government after 12 years in office, striking a blow to one of the most successful political parties in Europe.
- Dubious Charity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 20, 2006)
The proposed move to amend the existing law that monitors how foreign funds received by religious organisations are used is a welcome move in the right direction.
- Where’S The Acceptable Face Of Diversity? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
They asked me what it felt like to be black and touched my hair uninvited. In turn, I cut off my curls as gifts to satisfy their curiosity and told them that where my mum came from they cleaned their teeth by chewing on sticks.
- Old Ideas For The Young (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 20, 2006)
India is supposed to be looking at a demographic dividend.
- Making Science Attractive (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 19, 2006)
In an effort to reverse the decline in the number of students taking up science as a subject of study and to revamp the education system, particularly at the university level, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had recently given the assurance that the . . .
- Papal Akrasia And Apology (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 19, 2006)
What a lot of trouble a quotation-mongering Pope, apparently out of touch with a complex and increasingly volatile world, can cause! Some akratic passages in his address at the University of Regensburg in Germany, where he once taught, have provoked . . .
- The Kaczynskis Of Poland (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
The twins' ultra-nationalist rhetoric has sent alarm bells ringing across Europe.
- Udaipur Officer Takes Job Interview In Ambulance (Asian Age, Narayan Bareth, Sep 19, 2006)
Chanchal Walia, mother of a four-day-old child, came to Udaipur on Sunday in an ambulance to appear before an interview board for a teaching job. She had given birth to a girl on September 13 in Ajmer.
- Gadgets Still Shy Of Utopia (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Scientists gave us a future that sci-fi imagined for us, but couldn't give us happiness.
- History Of Jainism Revisited In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
B V Prakash makes an exciting trip to Rajgir one of three places that form ‘The golden triangle of Bihar,’ where a pair of caverns lie cut out from reddish pink rock. One of them has the marking of a door where king Bimbisara’s treasure is believed . . .
- Invitation To Peace (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 19, 2006)
Manmohan Singh triumphed in Cuba by putting the India-Pakistan dialogue back on track, writes Jyoti Malhotra
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