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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 22438:
- Defending Abvp (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 14, 2006)
The BJP leadership may have ticked off MP CM Shivraj Chouhan for mishandling the Ujjain students’ agitation that led to the death of Prof. H.S. Sabharwal but the RSS is firmly backing ABVP, the Sangh’s student wing .
- Learning To Shield Our Academic Excellence (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Sep 14, 2006)
About 8,000 foreign students are studying in India. In Australia, on the other hand, there are about 350,000 — and remember, we add to our numbers every year more than the total population of Australia.
- Corporation Labourer’S Son, Was Trying To Go To Us For Studies (Indian Express, Divya Sama, Sep 14, 2006)
“Don’t be afraid, I will get much more than what you have spent on my studies. A job in the US as a software engineer isn’t far away. You don’t have to be insecure for our family’s future.” Rahul Kamble can almost hear . . .
- Pope Steps Into Row Over Islam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has stepped into the controversy over Islam and violence during a visit to Germany, citing historic Christian commentary on holy war and forced conversion.
- Two Killed, 20 Injured In Montreal School Shooting (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
A gunman sporting a Mohawk haircut and a black trenchcoat opened fire with an AK-47 rifle at a Canadian college on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring 20 before police shot him dead, officials, witnesses and news reports said here.
- Shaukat, Karzai Agree To Boost Trust (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday said Pakistan was keen to help Afghanistan develop its communication infrastructure as it believed that stronger economic and trade bonds between the two countries will help bring greater economic prosperity . . .
- `System Has Become More Pervasive' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Interview with Martin Macwan, founder of Navsarjan.
- Nepal Flares Up Against India’S ‘Blunder’ (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 14, 2006)
In yet another display of New Delhi’s ill-advised and ill-timed Nepal policy, the Indian government rushed a consignment of trucks to the Nepalese army, only to be dragged into an intense media controversy.
- Approaching Inclusive Economic Growth (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Sep 14, 2006)
Fix what can be fixed right now; reforming the Planning Commission’s role needs no change in law
- India's Shame (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Manual scavenging is still a disgusting reality in most States despite an Act of Parliament banning it.
- Out In The Open (Frontline, S. Dorairaj , Sep 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu has miles to go before eliminating manual scavenging.
- Little Men (News International, Shakir Husain, Sep 13, 2006)
We all come across them in our daily lives, and they seem to crawl up from under their rocks whenever they are least needed.
- Danish Cartoons In Retrospect (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Sep 13, 2006)
Having been in Denmark for little over 20 days one realises that the welfare state has turned the Vikings into a gentle peace loving race, who not only take great pride in their national language but who also speak impeccable English and are . . .
- Indian Ideas Are Pirated Abroad (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 13, 2006)
Do the so-called developed countries think intellect is a 20th century phenomenon that they can stamp intellectual property rights on certain things while conveniently ignoring others? Take turmeric for example.
- Tactical Blunder (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 13, 2006)
Islamabad's policy of creating a divide between Balochis and Pashtuns will lead to further fragmentation of Pakistan, says B Raman
- Quota: Moily Report Could Be Delayed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The report of the Oversight Committee, appointed by the UPA Government to prepare a roadmap for implementing the OBC quota in elite Central educational institutions...
- Nam & The Pm (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 13, 2006)
The CPM is pleased that PM Manmohan Singh is leading the Indian delegation to the NAM meet in Cuba.
- Embrace Life (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 13, 2006)
September 10 was designated as Suicide Prevention Day only three years ago by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- We Need The Best For The Brightest (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Sep 13, 2006)
An inverse snobbery is afoot. We are lectured every other day:
- They’Ve Taken The ‘Bomb’ Out Of Bombay (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 13, 2006)
Yesterday, newspapers in Mumbai carried four lead reports.
- A Town Called Malegaon (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Sep 13, 2006)
Mumbai and Malegaon may be 300 kilometres apart, but in many ways the two urban entities — the prosperous megapolis, on the one hand, and the straggly, impoverished town, on the other — share a common destiny.
- Dissent Over Expert Committees (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Sep 13, 2006)
The traditional view on expert committees on important economic policy matters is that they are desirable and serve a very useful purpose in a democratic system.
- "Good Ties With U.S. Not At The Cost Of Others" (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 13, 2006)
Improved relations with all nations vital for development, says Manmohan .
- Struggle Against Sexism (Deccan Herald, Neela Banerjee, Sep 13, 2006)
It is often easier for women in the mainline churches – historic Protestant denominations such as Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal and the United Church of Christ – to get elected as bishops and as other leaders than to head large congregation
- France Remains Divided Over Immigration (Deccan Herald, KATRIN BENNHOLD, Sep 13, 2006)
France has stepped up expulsion of illegals, despite being considerate towards immigrant children at school.
- To Fight Terror, Sharp Hindutva Our Up Poll Plank, Says Kalyan (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 13, 2006)
If Vande Mataram was the rallying chorus for the BJP’s national executive two days ago, its Chief Ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh said today that “prakhar Hindutva (sharp-edged Hindutva)” will be the key plank for the . . . .
- Winning The War (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 13, 2006)
The Moily Committee and the UPA have succumbed to the pressure of anti-reservationists.
- West Responsible For Extremism: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has blamed the West for breeding terrorism in his country by bringing in thousands of mujahideen to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan and then leaving Pakistan alone a decade later to face the armed warriors.
- Narrow Escape For Punjab Cm (Tribune, Lalit Mohan, Sep 13, 2006)
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and PWD and Education Minister Pratap Singh Bajwa had a miraculous escape when the Pawan Hans helicopter in which they were travelling crashed while take off.
- More Swara Victims (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2006)
Despite strict laws that prohibit medieval practices like vani and swara, in which young girls are married off to settle disputes, the practice continues in Fata and Pata. Part of the reason is that the law does not cover these tribal areas.
- Women’S Bill Fiasco (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2006)
FAR from having the women’s rights bill passed and adding a feather to its cap, the government seems to have created an utter mess as much for itself as for the original and basically sound idea of amendments to the Hudood ordinances.
- `Suvarna Gramodaya' Programme To Be Launched On October 2 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Each village will require nearly Rs. 4 crore: Kumaraswamy
Committee headed by Chief Minister to ensure speedy implementation of the programme
Ration cards to be issued to over 70 lakh BPL families in January
Toilets to be provided in 1,000 villages.
- Quota Panel Report Likely By Month-End (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
We need more time to address issues: Moily
- Government Will Not Tolerate Breach Of The Peace: Prakash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Uma Bharti advised to keep off `Shoba Yatra' in Chikmagalur district
- Jinnah Right On Vande Mataram (Pioneer, Obaidur Rahman Nadwi, Sep 13, 2006)
Too much has been written about Vande Mataram ever since the decision of the Human Resource Ministry to celebrate its centenary as the National Song on September 7.
- Nun Séance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 13, 2006)
In a city where university and college politics are defined by violence, Lucknow's better-known schools have been oases of relative peace.
- Roadmap For Quota Implementation To Be Ready By Sept 27 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The Oversight Committee headed by former Karnataka Chief Minister Veerappa Moily will meet here on September 27 to finalise its report on how to implement 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in higher education.
- A Man I Knew (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Sep 13, 2006)
Their father was a kulin Brahmin, born in 1847. At the age of 17 he decided to become a Christian while studying at the Scottish Mission College in Calcutta. As a result, he was disowned by his family and shunned by members of his community.
- Unearthly Comedy Of Tony Blair (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Sep 13, 2006)
The phenomenon of British Prime Minister Tony Blair apparently materialised like a meteor, unexpectedly blazing across the skies.
- Musharraf In Kabul (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 13, 2006)
Pashtunistan, Balochistan being ravaged by war An air of unreality and contradiction, even dark humour, marked General Musharraf’s summit meeting with Mr Hamid Karzai in Kabul. “Let me say neither the Government of Pakistan nor ISI is involved . . .
- Do We Need Fdi In Higher Education? (The Economic Times, S C Tripathi, Sep 13, 2006)
Peter Drucker has remarked that the 21st century will belong to services.
- Who Is The Real Handicap (Daily Excelsior, Gambhira Bhushan Bazaz, Sep 13, 2006)
During pregnancy, the mother and father look forward to their baby's arrival, with pride and joy.
- Iraq's Maliki In Iran To Ask It Not To Interfere (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today began his first official visit to Iran and was expected to bring a message that Tehran should not interfere in Iraqi affairs.
- Exporter Of Ills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 13, 2006)
In India, it is most natural to treat a summons with trepidation.
- They Dug In For Sake Of Terror Victims (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
For the last three years, 18-year-old Muzammil Hussain and 20-year-old Raees Shaikh have been digging graves at Malegaon's largest cemetery one each day.
- Deschooling Lucknow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Lucknow is not new to the exertions of vigilante groups claiming affiliation to so-called Hindu organisations and projecting themselves as protectors of public morality and the country’s cultural traditions.
- In This Tech-Driven World, We Can’T Be Asleep At The Wheel (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Sep 12, 2006)
The cost of squandering resources on populist schemes will be paid not just in missed advantages but also in the resulting social unrest. First in a three-part series.
- Q&a: 'Archaeology Can Provide Continuous History' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 12, 2006)
Dilip K Chakrabarti is professor of South Asian Archaeology in Cambridge University. In New Delhi recently for the launch of his latest book, The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology, Chakrabarti speaks to Avijit Ghosh:
- Freud At 150 (Times of India, ASHIS NANDY, Sep 12, 2006)
This summer the global academe has celebrated, with much flourish, the 150th birth anniversary of Sigmund Freud, one of the four eponymous individuals who have defined the dominant world image in our times the others being Darwin, Marx and Einstein.
- Say Hello To Professional Tourists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
As India’s growth story gains ground, there’s a new buzzword doing the rounds—professional tourism. Visitors from abroad are coming in not just to explore the country, but also to take up short-term assignments while they are at it.
- Engineering Colleges Allowed To Fill 16,800 Lapsed Seats (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 12, 2006)
Plus Two marks can be the basis for filling the seats, says Supreme Court
Colleges given one week time
Directions applicable for 2006-07.
- Catholic Schools Remain Closed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Arrested Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists released on bail
Parents visit Loreto Convent to express solidarity with management
Congress Legislature Party leader Pramod Tiwari demands CBI inquiry into incident
Government orders probe into . . .
- Best Performers Under School Aids Education Programme Honoured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
It dawned as a special day for teachers and students involved in School AIDS Education Programme (SAEP) across the State as they were honoured with best performers awards. The SAEP was started in 1997 in about 300 schools all over the State. Now, . . .
- Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The 152nd birth anniversary of Sree Narayana Guru was celebrated by the Sree Narayana Mission and Sree Narayana Guru Educational Trust, Coimbatore, recently.
- National Employment Guarantee Inaction (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Sep 12, 2006)
A lack of steadfastness appears to mark the UPA Government's handling of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The silver lining is that the NREGA is becoming a matter of competition among political parties.
- ‘Varied’ About Pronunciation (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Sep 12, 2006)
The common Indian practice of wrongly pronouncing words can be dangerous!
- Manmohan Writes To States On Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Chief Ministers told to fix targets for new 15-point programme
New programme to ensure equitable flow of benefits to minorities
They will get fair share in Central, State Government employment
Committee of Secretaries submit report.
- Solar Future (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2006)
Vestiges of the Cold War in United States policy towards India are evident from the manner in which American lawmakers have been shifting the so-called goal posts of the July 18 2005 agreement with US President George Bush.
- An Icon And Her Cult (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Sep 12, 2006)
When I was young, Nehru was my hero. He was an enchanting speaker and a great communicator, and I was quite under his thrall. So I went through school and college without entertaining any doubts about nationalization and commanding heights.
- Conspiracies: “Ideology Of The Impotent” (Tribune, Johann Hari, Sep 12, 2006)
We are living in a Golden Age of conspiracy theories. Some 36 per cent of American citizens — more than the number who voted for either Kerry or Bush — believe it is “likely” or “very likely” the US government staged the attack on the World Trade . . .
- Heart Of The Matter (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
A direly irresponsible attempt at post mortem
A fortnight after the heartrending tragedy, the inquiry into the death of Professor HS Sabharwal of Ujjain’s Madhav College, who died after being manhandled by students during the union election, has . . .
- Inequities In New China (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 12, 2006)
As I stood in a queue outside Mao Zedong’s mausoleum in the Tiananmen Square, I was struck by the torn and frayed jacket of the man standing in front of me. He had obviously been untouched by the Chinese economic boom. On leaving the hall . . .
- Office Boy Chasing Mba Dream, Lost Son To Malaria (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
For Shweta Futane, life has been harsh. A wife at 18, she lost her two-month-old son Mayank to malaria in May. Now at 19, she is a widow. Yogesh, her caring, hard-working, and ambitious husband of two years, died in the July 11 train blasts.
- A Friend In Need (Indian Express, M.P. ANIL KUMAR, Sep 12, 2006)
It was August 19, 1983. Rajan Paul’s head accidentally hit the shallow seabed off Doha while he was pursuing his pastime of diving. The impact cracked his cervical spine and paralysed his body, neck down.
- Women Lead An Islamic Revival (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 12, 2006)
A deeper plunge by Syrian women into religious conservatism is threatening to weaken the country’s secular identity.
- Dangerous City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
Where there is a will, there is usually a way. West Bengal owes it to the boundless enthusiasm of the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, that it has almost found the way in some matters.
- Praising Mother, Killing Daughter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
Despite taking great strides in almost all spheres of life, the disgraceful practice of female foeticide continues in the country, says Manisha Jain.
- Musharraf Optimistic About Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Sep 12, 2006)
The President Gen. Pervez Musharraf left here on Monday for Belgium for talks with the European Union (EU) leaders, as part of tour that will include visits to Cuba, the United Nations and Washington. Members of the Cabinet and senior officials . . .
- Three Cheers To Outstanding Performers And Reformers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2006)
The ET Awards for Corporate Excellence has become a barometer for the rise of India. Our juries have been prescient in spotting mega-trends. We honoured emerging Indian MNCs before it was fashionable to do so.
- Diddy No Longer Diddy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2006)
He may have made it to Time magazine’s 2006 list of 100 most influential people. Wikipedia may describe him as “perhaps the first hugely successful music industry executive to successfully jump midstream into an even more hugely successful career as . . .
- Corporate Governance Beyond Nyse (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Sep 12, 2006)
CII has set itself a seemingly audacious goal of creating 100 successful Indian MNCs in the next 10 years. Whether or not 100 Indian companies will succeed, some have already begun to make a splash on the international business scene.
- Who Is Right, Who Is Wrong? (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 12, 2006)
In the past few weeks, the nation has witnessed a debate on whether singing the National Song should be optional or compulsory.
- Toxic History Books (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
Those seeking to cleanse history textbooks of toxic 'secular' content have scored an important victory last week with NCERT being instructed by Delhi High Court to issue an advisory against three passages which council officials and their . . .
- Congress Puts Arjun In Line Of Fire (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The Congress is trying to shift the focus of the Opposition’s attack on party president Sonia Gandhi to Union HRD minister Arjun Singh on the Vande Mataram controversy, suggesting that the Centre should be blamed on the row over its date of centenary . .
- Mani Matters (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2006)
It’s been Mani Shankar Aiyar’s long-standing grouse that the ministry of panchayati raj has a paltry budget. His complaints have not reached the ears of the powers that be, but the minister has never been one to give up.
- Outlook On Economy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
The ministry of finance's economic outlook, issued on Saturday, seems a bit optimistic and relies much on validation from overseas multilateral agencies for claiming "extraordinary successes" despite external shocks.
- Federalism -- By Force If Necessary (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
"It is not possible for one state, by itself, to decide to leave the Union. I, therefore, consider that in view of the Constitution and the Laws, the Union is unbroken".
- For Farmers, The Real Issue Is Access To Credit (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 12, 2006)
Credit is the most important resource, which the rural populace lacks. The farmers we have spoken to do not have banks they can borrow from. Despite the priority sector lending of PSU banks, farmers are still borrowing from local moneylenders at . . .
- Opportunities Lost (News International, Ethan Casey, Sep 12, 2006)
As I write this only one topic available to me; to write about anything else would be perverse. A world-changing event has a fifth anniversary only once. But how to write about it without being trite, or bland, or merely superficially political?
- `Creamy Layer': Court Notice To Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
``Only State yet to identify it''
Tamil Nadu has not followed the directions contained in a Supreme Court judgment
Benefits of reservation not passed on to really deserving persons
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