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- Centre's Decision To Make Jipmer Autonomous Arbitrary: Bjp Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The `autocratic' conclusion will be injurious to poor patients
New system will levy hefty charges on poor patients
Decision resisted tooth and nail by employees for the last ten days.
- Bound By Promises (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Sep 19, 2006)
I had written a year back in these columns on the ‘promises’ in the Constitution of India, Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), particularly Article 45, on the children’s right to education.
- Leave Those Kids Alone (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
As the nation went through the paces of Teachers' Day this year, the mood in many staffrooms was grim.
- Once Upon A Time (Times of India, RAHUL CHANDAWARKAR , Sep 19, 2006)
Watching the Indian hockey team's dismal performance in the recently concluded Hockey World Cup in Germany, my thoughts go back to the 1975 World Cup when we emerged champions in Kuala Lumpur.
- Indo-Us Wargames Get Bigger (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 19, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government, ignoring the criticism of the Left parties, has dramatically expanded the scope of joint military exercises with the United States.
- Memorable Meeting: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
I want this photograph to be seen by one billion people: Fidel Castro
- Latin America’S Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
The turn under the Cuban sun has occasioned general bonhomie and much nostalgia. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was awarded a rare one-on-one meeting with the ailing Fidel Castro and had many words of praise for one of the world’s most resilient . . .
- Our Fragile Mind (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Sep 19, 2006)
There must be some inscrutable logic at work when a speech entitled ‘Faith, Reason and the University’ delivered at the University of Regensburg sets off a political firestorm.
- Plaza Bombers Guilty, Face Death Penalty (Times of India, Swati Deshpande, Sep 19, 2006)
All his life, Shahnawaz Qureshi lived in a Bandra slum, never attended school and worked in an abbatoir. In February 1993, he was sent to Pakistan via Dubai to receive training in handling weapons like AK-56 rifles and in lobbing grenades.
- The Language Of Alienation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Sanskrit to be made compulsory from Class I in primary schools in Madhya Pradesh, said a report in this paper recently (IE, September 14). It seems the conspiracy against the Indian school-going child grows bigger by the day.
- Find Out What Lies Beneath 'Ugliness' (Times of India, Janina Gomes, Sep 19, 2006)
The woman on the park bench was gnarled and dirty. Her hair was an uncombed mess, her clothes, torn and old. She clutched a paper bag, which seemed to contain her belongings.
- Q&a: 'Access To Food Is The Biggest Challenge In Asia' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
Among the Millennium Development Goals set by the UN for the 21st century, halving the proportion of hungry people in the world is top of the list.
- Karunanidhi, The Televisionary (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 19, 2006)
One thing you have to say about South Indian politicians: they sure keep their word. Before knocking J. Jayalalithaa off her chief ministerial . . .
- Lalu Prasad Charms Iim-A, Announces Railways Chair (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Lalu Prasad on Monday used the tools of easy language and rustic logic to explain to IIM students here the success of the Indian Railways.
- Lalu Charms Iim-A With One-Liners, Unusual Biz Lesssons (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Clad in dhoti-kurta, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad was far from the image of a typical management guru but he did not fail to mesmerise students of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) with his witty one-liners and out-of-the-box . . .
- Discriminate Between Refugees, Anti-Social Elements: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Urges police, revenue authorities to resort to coordinated action
Government duty bound to help Sri Lankan refugees
13,844 refugees have arrived in Tamil Nadu
Police officers told to uphold human rights.
- Chief Minister Lays Foundation Stone For Development Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
He visited Jayapura, Baradanapura, Marballi, Doora and Udburu villages
- It Is Not The Economy But Race (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 19, 2006)
Recent research into voting patterns in America ignores the elephant in the room.
- Bilimale Team Wins Delhi Karnataka Sangha Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The incumbent team led by Dr Purushotham Bilimale has won most of the posts in the elections held to the management of the Delhi Karnataka Sangha.
- Heroism In Tamil Classical Poetry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
This book is a significant work in the history of Tamilology. It was G. U. Pope who introduced the Sangam literary works to the western world. The 10 idylls and eight anthologies are generally believed to have been written in the Sangam age . . .
- Biography Of Shakespeare (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Sep 19, 2006)
What A relief to know that Tamil critics are turning increasingly to bring English writers to their milieu with crisp monographs like Natakamalla Vaazkkai!
- China: Boom Or Bust? (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Sep 19, 2006)
In a recent forum on Australian television, the participants debated if China was headed for boom or bust. China’s continued economic growth of around 10 per cent is now regarded as a given by many commentators around the world.
- Lebanon: A Battlefield For Political Influence (Tribune, Megan K. Stack, Sep 19, 2006)
The rush to rebuild this war-crushed country has gotten tangled up with a high-stakes sectarian competition, as Sunni Arab governments in the region race against Shiite Iran and its ally Hezbollah to prove political clout and capture . . .
- Manufactured Rage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 19, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI delivers a scholarly lecture on the importance of reason in theology at a university in Regensburg, Germany, during the course of which he quotes Manuel II Paleologus, the 14th century Christian emperor of Byzantine telling his . . .
- Nothing Honourable (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
Remarks by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, made at a seminar in Karachi that there is nothing honourable about honour killings and that they have nothing to do with any religion are welcome.
- The Classroom Famine (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
The tap of higher education is stuck
- Pope Launches Battle For Europe (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 19, 2006)
Pushing the envelope firmly while regretting the 'misunderstanding' caused by his discourse on violence in Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has sounded the battle-cry for Christian domination in Europe.
- Musings On China’S Growth Story (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
While growth is booming, there’s tension in the interplay of economic and socio-political forces
- Ap Agriculture - Government Must Go On Mission Mode (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 19, 2006)
The farm scene in Andhra Pradesh needs some some real reforms, quickly.
- The Boom In Bank Deposits (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Household savings could reach a decadal high
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- The Musharraf Enigma (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Sep 19, 2006)
A jehadi replacement for Pervez Musharraf is a consummation devoutly not to be wished.
- What Are Homebuyers Thinking? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Sep 19, 2006)
The fear that one must get in before it’s too late drives up prices faster, especially in India and China
- Public Indictment Of Political Class (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 19, 2006)
With Muslims forming about three-fourth of its six lakh population, Malegaon, defying its history of communal clashes, seemed to demonstrate exemplary social harmony when, on September 9, three bomb blasts killed 38 innocent people . . .
- Assumptions And Innuendos (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 19, 2006)
An intriguing part of the conversation between the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and “an educated Persian” now made world-famous by Pope Benedict XVI, is that the Persian seems to have no name.
- Doctors Under Influence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 19, 2006)
When a patient gets a prescription from her doctor, she shouldn’t have to worry that the drug was selected because of a pharmaceutical company’s marketing skills.
- Oath Today But Jharkhand’S List Of Ministers Remains Blurred (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Sep 18, 2006)
As the first UPA government in Jharkhand is slated to be sworn in tomorrow under the leadership of Independent Madhu Koda, an intense lobbying among legislatures of the RJD (six), JMM (17) and Independent (nine) for getting a ministerial berth is . . .
- Life Insurance, Mediclaim Cover For Customers: Indian Bank Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
All branches of bank in Kancheepuram district to be computerised
- Governor Likely To Address Joint Belgaum Session (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will request Governor T N Chaturvedi to address the special session of the Karnataka legislature in Belgaum either on September 27 or 28.
- Congress To Move No-Confidence Motion Against Modi Government (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Sep 18, 2006)
Motion unlikely to be taken up for discussion: Speaker The Congress plans take out a rally to the Assembly premises before the start of the session to "tell the people about the Government's failures, about which we will not be given an . . .
- Ncp Portrays Supriya As Pawar's Successor (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 18, 2006)
Though Maratha leader and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar termed his daughter and newly elected member of Rajya Sabha Supriya Sule as an ordinary member of the party, the third convention of the NCP witnessed efforts to . . .
- Charity Pays (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Almost $ 60 billion flows from developed to developing countries as financial aid each year. Relatively speaking, this is not a significant figure — it makes up only 0.5 per cent of the $ 12 trillion GDP of all low and middle-income countries . . .
- 'Nri's Should Work As Facilitators To Resolve Indo-Pak Issues' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating conditions . . .
- Azad Seeks Investments By Us Muslim Entrepreneurs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating . . .
- Omar To Mufti: Forget Bush And Mush, Explain Self-Rule To People (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah today advised PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to elaborate the latter's self-rule theory to an average Kashmiri before taking it all the way to New York later this month. He claimed that self-rule was . . .
- "Literacy Rate Of Himachal Rises To 85 Per Cent" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
HRD Ministry, Directorate of Education claim it is 76.48 per cent
- Medieval Quotes Don’T Mirror Own Views: Pope (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was “deeply sorry” about the reaction and the medieval quotes he used on holy war did not reflect his personal views.
- We Are Really Getting Fat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
All over the world people are now overweight than underweight.
- Australia Taps Indian Migrants (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Indians are known to be motivated, speak good English and have the skills Australia needs desperately for its burgeoning economy.
- Most Insensitive (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Regardless of whatever spin, clarification or explanation the Church may now offer, Pope Benedict XVI has fuelled a conflagration which his sacred office required him to help extinguish.
- Disabled Women (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Women and disability. Both words represent two concepts, a product of not just biology but social attitudes as well. Women with disabilities are disadvantaged. The majority of them are living in poverty.
- Shocks To Come (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 18, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing could have consequences for the whole region.
- Japanese Aid For Mini Hospital At Gandhi Ashram (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Sep 18, 2006)
The project is brainchild of famous Gandhian, Nirmala Deshpande
- The Lessons From Football’S A-Class (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Sep 18, 2006)
Back in 1967, the government of Ghana approached the Brazilian foreign ministry with a request for someone to help coach footballers in the newly independent state.
- Pope Says He Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict tried today to calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was “deeply sorry” about the reaction and that medieval quotes he used on holy war did not reflect his personal views.
- Pope Says Speech Didn’T Reflect His Personal Opinion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI said on Sunday that he was “deeply sorry” about the angry reaction to his recent remarks about Islam and holy war, saying the text he quoted did not reflect his personal opinion.
- Some Questions On Values, Priorities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
How blasé have we become about Independence Day? Is the newspaper also contributing to this indifference by the way it treats the day and connected activities? (We can expect it to be different next year, the 60th anniversary of Independence; as . . .
- Setting An Example (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 18, 2006)
The case of Ghazala Shaheen Bhatti, a young woman from Kabirwala, who was allegedly detained recently along with her mother by the henchmen of a local influential needs to be investigated immediately.
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- Iran Summons Vatican Envoy, Records Protest Over Pope's Remarks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Vatican Ambassador to Tehran Cardinal Angelo Michela was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday when the Iranians' severe anxiety on and objection to the anti-Islam statements of Pope Benedict XVI were passed on to him.
- World Leaders Face Un Overloaded With Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
What a difference a year makes. A gala summit in 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations turned into a divisive debate over the organisation’s shortcomings and proposed reforms.
- The Ltte After The Fall Of Sampur (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Sep 18, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military has had the better of a series of confrontations with the Tigers. The effects of Karuna's breakaway are clearly showing. But is the LTTE now planning something spectacular?
- French Headscarf Ban Angers Al-Qaeda (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 18, 2006)
A contentious French ban on Muslim headscarves in state schools-which came under renewed attack by al-Qaeda this week seems to be largely accepted in France though some pockets of dissent remain.
- Could This Crop Save The Planet? (Hindu, Robin McKie, Sep 18, 2006)
Cars that run on sugarcane, fuel made from palm trees — it sounds like an oil-free future that could solve global warming. But the critics are gathering.
- Quote On Islam Does Not Reflect My Views: Pope (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday tried to calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was ``deeply sorry'' about the reaction and that medieval quotes he used on jihad (holy war) did not reflect his personal views.
- Racing To The Bottom Of The Pyramid (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a veritable race to the bottom of the pyramid. Just a decade ago, banks on an aggressive growth path used to eliminate small & medium enterprises (SMEs) from their portfolio. Then, economic and corporate reform, falling interest rates and a . . .
- Self-Imposed Alienation (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 18, 2006)
Instead of liberating Muslims from dogma, the ulema keeps them isolated from the mainstream, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Twisted Stand On Academic Freedom (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Sep 18, 2006)
Hark the ringing prose about academic freedom by Rima Kapitan, the volunteer attorney in CAIR's Chicago office. "Another casualty in the war against civil liberties in this country since September 2001 is the right to academic freedom.
- Facing Oneself Is Real Meditation (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The dheera (one who is bold) is not merely one who stoutly confronts his enemies and others outside.
- On Malegaon And Fiscal Responsibility (Business Standard, Abheek Barua, Sep 18, 2006)
If the states continue to manage their finances the way they are doing, towns like Malegaon are in for a tough time.
- Needed: Practitioner Teachers In Ict (Business Line, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The emerging shortage of trained people in the information and communication technology (ICT) field is alarming.
- Make Knowledge Utilitarian (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 18, 2006)
For the poor, utility is what counts most. Insisting that the poor must have ten years of academic schooling, is like asking them to eat cake when they do not have bread.
- Joy Of Living (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 18, 2006)
What made Sankho Chaudhuri unique was his ability to create a special occasion out of nowhere.
- Crime And Media (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 18, 2006)
Tabloids in London report crime with such intensity and passion that one would imagine that the city is an extremely dangerous place to live in.
- Diluted Commitment (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The Bill meant to provide legal support to reservation gives rise to misgivings that the elite sections have snatched several concessions.
- Revisit Growth, Oil Prices And Inflation (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Sep 18, 2006)
That high oil prices did not dent growth is important, not because it proves past research wrong, but because it affirms how the world is growing with productivity gains from globalisation.
- Grisly Find Draws Attention To India Foetus Killings (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Sep 18, 2006)
Manual labourer Gulzar Singh is haunted by the day he exhumed baby foetuses from a pit outside an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's fight against female feticide.
- Little Elation In India, Pakistan Over Peace Moves (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Sep 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan have only ended a two-month hiatus in their fragile peace process by agreeing to resume talks, and a pact to fight terrorism together would be a challenge to implement, analysts said on Sunday.
- Gen Musharraf's Rule: How Long? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
The October 1999 coup, in Pakistan which brought Gen. Musharraf in power, was shown as triggered by his legal dismissal by Nawaz Sharif when the former was not in the country.
- Glamour In The Grind: Devil Of A Boss! (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Sep 17, 2006)
Why would anyone work for such a monster of a boss as Miranda Priestley? Why would anyone work under such sub-human conditions rivalling a prison labour camp? That is the question that will arise again and again in anyone’s mind when reading the book.
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