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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 22438:
- A State Of Missed Chances (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
Jharkhand has made it to the national headlines for the political crisis in Ranchi but this relatively new state deserves a larger, longer look.
- Cracked: El Nino Monsoon Mystery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 08, 2006)
An Indian-American research team has unravelled a hitherto unknown connection between the Indian monsoon and the weather event called El Nino, a rise in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
- Listen To The Voice Within (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Developments in print and communications technology have led to a vast expansion and diversification of media outlets —newspapers, magazines, television channels, radio stations and so on.
- Bjp Shrieks Over Sonia’S Silence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday lapped up the opportunity provided by Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s reported “skipping” of an event marking the centenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ and decided to step up its campaign over the song.
- Teen Kidnap Victim Reveals Her Eight-Year Ordeal (Deccan Herald, Ian Traynor, Sep 08, 2006)
In a 40-minute appearance on Austrian national television Ms Kampusch painted a picture of her youth that was marked by terror, panic, starvation and fury, and controlled by the whims of a man she described as a split-personality paranoiac suffering . . .
- Blair: I'll Retire Within A Year (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Tony Blair confirmed on Thursday he will retire as prime minister within the next 12 months - but refused to name a precise date.
- Made Over By Succession (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Sep 08, 2006)
There is incidental symmetry in Supriya Sule’s decision to file her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha.
- Vande Mataram Reverberates Across Nation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Millions of Indians across the country Thursday sang Vande Mataram, for the first time in such large numbers after Independence, but there were discordant notes from sections of Muslims opposed to the religious connotations of the national song . . .
- Nod For Autonomy To Jipmer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for converting the Pondicherry-based Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) into an autonomous institution through an Act of Parliament.
- Sonia Skips Song, Bjp Sings Treachery (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Sep 08, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to stay away from a function organised by the Sewa Dal in New Delhi to mark the conclusion of centenary celebrations of the rendition of national song, Vande Mataram, gave the BJP another weapon to beat . . .
- Vande Mataram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
"Vande Mataram, sujalam, suphalam, malayajasshitatalam, sasyashyamalaam, mataram, shubhrajyotsana pulakitayaminim, phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim, suhasininm sumadhura . . .
- Singing Vande Mataram Makes India A Divided Nation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Vande Mataram is set to reverberate across lakhs of schools on Thursday, but the most jarring notes are the chasms and controversies created by HRD minister Arjun Singh’s decision to celebrate the anniversary of the . . .
- One Song, Many Questions, A Few Answers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
India’s national song continues to rock the passage of the ship of state, the current controversy being over the national status of Vande Mataram: is it partisan, and therefore divisive? Should so controversial a song be a major symbol of . . .
- India Can Solve Kashmir Problem: J&k Governor (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor SK Sinha has said India was capable of finding a solution to the Kashmir problem and the country's point of view on the issue is being widely understood by the global community.
- It’S All In The Mind (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Sep 07, 2006)
Official investigations into ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ don’t take place only in India. The morality brigade is as active here as well. China’s annual ‘Super Girl’ contest, modelled on ‘American Idol’ and telecast live throughout the country, is a hot . . .
- Fantasy, Then And Now (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Sep 07, 2006)
A reasonably large part of my reading consists of books my son and daughter read. Though their medium of instruction till Class V was Hindi, you wouldn’t think so from the fiction on their shelves, which is wholly written in English.
- Nhrc Seeks Report From Mp Govt On Prof Sabharwal’S Death............. (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo-motu cognisance of reports on the death of Professor H S Sabharwal in Ujjain and sought report from Madhya Pradesh Government in the matter.
- Much Work, Many Worlds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2006)
On the football field or behind a toddy-shop counter, here are some women holding their own against unusual odds
“I have been around since Indira Gandhi’s time,” declared Saleha Bibi, sitting with a natural magnificence on the pavement in . . .
- Preventing The Child Malnutrition In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
A joint study carried out by the United Nation World Fund Programme and Dr M S Swaminathan Research Foundation during 2002, indicates that child malnutrition is very high in India. It is more so in urban areas with 36 per cent of urban children . . .
- Rupee Convertibility (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Sep 07, 2006)
The much hyped capital account convertibility (CAC) report has been dealt its first blow. The left is planning to step up pressure on the Manmohan Singh Government against allowing full CAC, which it says it going to lead to "currency crisis and . . .
- Life After Bugti (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
It was always on the cards that the government of Pakistan would mishandle the situation arising out of the death of Akbar Bugti. When the head of state is dependant upon advice of moderate quality on matters of critical importance, he will not . . .
- Too Much Irony (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
Sad as it is, Nawab Akbar Bugti's passing away has raised a plethora of questions about the political scene in Pakistan and the role of foreign elements in governing our state.
- A Gentleman Politician (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was the kind of person one would normally find in folklore. He generated excitement and controversy whenever his name was mentioned. Better known as the Tiger of Balochistan, and in spite of having fierce looks, . . .
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 07, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- A Template Approach To Eleventh Plan? (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Sep 07, 2006)
The Planning Commission has approached the Eleventh Plan with `mundane templating', ignoring the issues on the ground. India deserves something bigger, better and fresh.
- Education For Innovation (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Sep 07, 2006)
If we are to realise our true potential as an innovative nation, we must face the big challenge: how do we encourage creativity and innovation, and integrate them into the very process of teaching/learning.
- Nyc Children Are Hounded By Hunger, Obesity (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
One quarter of New York City's 1.9 million children live in poverty — 50% higher than the United States average — and many of these children are overweight, a food supply group said on Tuesday.
- Feudal Federalism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 07, 2006)
Besides being the capital of the country, Delhi also happens to be the headquarters of the sarkari mindset. Sample this contrast. State government bhavans, which sprawl across vast areas of prime real estate, are on an expansion drive.
- Write To Win (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2006)
Accountants and lawyers often compete in the same professional space. One example is appellate work. To help, here is the second edition of The Winning Brief, by Bryan A. Garner, with `100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate . . .
- Land For Sezs — Government As Real-Estate Broker (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Sep 07, 2006)
Even granting, as the Commerce Ministry claims, that new Special Economic Zones will draw investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore over the next three years, with huge employment potential, there are several grey areas in the way land is acquired for these Zones.
- Us Jewry Backs N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 07, 2006)
The American Jewish Committee has sent a letter to members of the US Senate in strong support of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement, urging the lawmakers to vote for it.
- Menace Of Rad-Tape Culture (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 07, 2006)
President Musharraf has been attacking the ubiquitous red tape that stifles the administrative system in the country. He has done that several times in recent weeks, particularly when he meets foreign investors or inaugurates their projects.
- Restoring Kabul’S Lost Beauty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2006)
Allowing communities and buildings to flourish is the only hope for Kabul to re-discover its identity.
- Baluchis Will Rise Again (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 07, 2006)
The tribals have undoubtedly suffered a setback in the armed struggle. But the psychological aspect of the Balochi struggle continues as the president of the Baluchistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has poignantly pointed out, “after . . .
- Deal With The Devil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan could not have chosen a better time to demonstrate just how committed it is in waging war against terror. Just days before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, it has signed a "peace agreement" with the Taliban, thereby ensuring the world's . . .
- Most States Make Vande Mataram Optional Ahead Of Celebrations (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
A day ahead of celebrations to mark the centenary of Vande Mataram, most states said the singing of the national song in schools and colleges would not be compulsory even as BJP-ruled states made arrangements for its mandatory recitation in . . .
- What Makes People Like Us People Like Us (The Financial Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Sep 07, 2006)
PLUs are defined by income, education, profession, ideology, and good old prides and prejudices
- Stark Contrast: A Tale Of Two Economies (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Sep 07, 2006)
India and China are growing twice as fast as the rest of the world, but that’s where the similarity ends
- Dereserve These Myths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
A special series in The Indian Express is highlighting the sense of siege Muslims in our cities find themselves to be under.
- Shameful Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2006)
Bengal brings up rear in universal education
- Song & The Singer (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2006)
After the ministry formation in 1937, the tension between Hindus and Muslims peaked in united Bengal. Fazlul Haq was the chief minister of Bengal and the Congress did not join his coalition government in spite of Haq’s keen desire.
- Vice-Chancellor Readies Research Roadmap (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Five state-of-the-art facilities on the anvil
- Corruption Of Youth (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Sep 07, 2006)
Student unions and elections are a must in a democracy but they should be free of politicians.
- Internal Security, Ncert Twist To Books Top Saffron Agenda (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 07, 2006)
The deteriorating internal security scenario and subversion of historical facts in the textbooks of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) would prominently figure in the inaugural session of the BJP's national executive . . .
- Bomb Call To School Proves To Be Hoax (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
"They will function as usual on Thursday"
Alpha School received the phone call at around 8.30 a.m.
Traffic goes haywire as students and parents swarmed the roads.
- Court Allows Withdrawal Of Case Against Simi Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
In a major decision, the court on Wednesday allowed withdrawal of sedition case against the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) national president Shahid Badr Falahi and eleven other activists.
- Cong Low-Key On Vande Matram (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Aware of the sensitive issues relating to the Vande Matram song, the Congress leadership has kept the party’s celebrations of the national song and its rendition a low-key affair tomorrow which will mark, as mandated by the Union HRD minister . . .
- Ahamed Urges Muslims To Do Introspection (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has called upon the Muslim community to make an introspection into its role in the socio-educational and employment spheres of the country.
- Ragging: Needed A Central Law (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Sep 07, 2006)
Twenty four first-year-students were brought together at 9.30 in the night and split in groups of four each; each group had a girl and three boys each. They were then asked to portray postures depicted in a Kamasutra book — cities expressindia.com
- Ahmadinejad Calls For Purge Of Liberals (Hindu, Robert Tait and Ewen MacAskill, Sep 07, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired an ominous warning at the country's educated elites by calling for a purge of ``liberal and secular'' academics in the country's universities.
- Ganesh Idols Immersed Amid Heavy Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Several companies of the State Reserve Police and the Rapid Action Force called in .
- Juh Asks Muslims Not To Sing National Song (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Legal action if recitation is mandatory
We cannot give India the exalted status of God: Madani
Students will not be advised to remain absent to avoid singing it.
- Nation's Pride Or National Disgrace? (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 07, 2006)
Outrageous though it may sound the paternal house of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee at Kathalpara in North 24 Parganas where the writer created Vande Mataram was in a state of neglect till 1999.
- Host Of Programmes On Guru Jayanthi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Sree Narayana Gurudeva Jayanthi will be celebrated with different programmes in the city, on Thursday. Various organisations and associations are conducting the celebrations collectively.
- 'Goonda' Banks Make A Killing In Bihar (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
These are banks with a difference and probably unlikely to be robbed. Because these banks are run by criminals themselves across a swath of Bihar badlands and are known as ‘goonda’ banks.
- Plan Afoot To Allow Fdi In Education (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
In a move that’s sure to raise alarms at the HRD ministry, the Union commerce ministry is planning to spark a fresh debate on whether education could be treated as an industry taking into account the commercial nature of the service.
- Us Report Warns Of Bangladesh Militancy (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The US Institute of Peace, created by Congress and partially funded by the US government, in a new report published by its Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, has raised concerns about the connections between rising terrorism in India and . . .
- Iran: Remove Liberal Teachers (Asian Age, Nasser Karimi, Sep 06, 2006)
Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country’s universities, urging students to lead the step back to the 1980s-style radicalism.
- Anthem To Mother India Exposes Centuries-Old Sectarian Wound (Daily Times, Pratap Chakravarty, Sep 06, 2006)
Muslims are as loyal to the nation as anyone else and we do not need a certificate for that from anyone’
- Civil Differences (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 06, 2006)
Bhubaneswar Club president Priyabrata Patnaik, a senior IAS officer, sparked a controversy when he had the club’s entry door slammed on a membership application from the state’s commercial tax commissioner, Tara Datt, also a senior IAS . . .
- Hasten Slowly (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 06, 2006)
The President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, while inaugurating the 150th anniversary celebrations of the University of Madras on September 4 at Chennai, came up with two innovative ideas that are meant to provide a strong underpinning to the knowledge . . .
- Taxation: A Hungry Monster? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 06, 2006)
Public-private participation, a compelling model, is unfailingly being repeated across sectors, whether it is healthcare or education. The government, however, cannot renounce its obligation in these sectors.
- Govt-Local Taliban Sign Peace Accord (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Sep 06, 2006)
The peace and tranquillity is hoped to be returning fast to the violence-stricken Waziristan agencies as the much orchestrated peace accord between the government and the militants, oftenly dubbed as local Taliban by the Western . . .
- Afghanistan: No Ray Of Hope (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 06, 2006)
The main groups of ... conspiratorial paramilitary organisations are fighting against the Afghan people from bases and strongholds in Pakistan and Iran...”
- Nitish’S Tight Rope Walk (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Sep 06, 2006)
On August 24 Nitish Kumar completed nine months as chief minister of Bihar. A day earlier, the HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) inaugurated its 44th branch in Patna; two days later, the tenders for building the roads of Patna were opened.
- Landing In A Mess (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 06, 2006)
The year 2006 (or 2007) is significant in the history of human civilisation, because that’s when the world’s urban population will exceed the world’s rural population for the first time. Of course, levels of urbanisation vary widely, ranging . . .
- Much Ado About Vande Mataram (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (September 5) carries, prominently displayed on its front page, the director of Dar-Ul-Uloom (Deoband) Maulana Marghoob ur Rahman breaking his silence on Vande Mataram.
- Harvard, Duke And Syracuse Will Help Upgrade Ias Officers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Three top US universities offering courses in governance and leadership will tie up with three Indian institutions to help upgrade the skills of India’s top bureaucrats in what is the first-ever official mid-career training programme meant to . . .
- Empirical Inquiry Can Never Reach The Soul (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 06, 2006)
It’s amazing how the more materialistic science gets, the more it gleans evidence for the spiritual nature of man. It’s like it were playing a game of catch with reality, with reality constantly moving further and further away from its grasp.
- Vande Mataram: Obligatory In Schools (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 06, 2006)
Finally, after more than half-a-century of singing Vande Mataram we have suddenly realised that the song that kept freedom fighters’ adrenaline level high, is insulting our god. All thanks to the All India Sunni Ulema Board.
- On Loc, Fighting Terror With Education (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Sep 06, 2006)
For Raj Kumar, a recipient of the National Award for Teachers, the greatest achievement has been to wean his students away from the path of militancy. Reason: Employed in a government school, he teaches along the Line of Control. In the . . .
- Foreign Faculty Hiring Scheme (New Indian Express, Editorial, The News International, Sep 06, 2006)
The chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) recently said that the HEC's foreign faculty hiring programme had managed to create a dent in the brain drain that was taking place in Pakistan.
- Pak, Pro-Taliban Tribals Sign No Hostility Pact (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Pakistan's Government and pro-Taliban militants on Tuesday signed an agreement to ensure "permanent peace" in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a move hoped to end five years of violent unrest in the region.
- Bhutan Rehearses For Election 2008 (Pioneer, Syed Zarir Hussain, Sep 06, 2006)
Bhutan is holding a three-day mock election on Thursday to prepare its officials and citizens ahead of the first general elections in 2008 when the Himalayan kingdom shifts from monarchy to parliamentary democracy.
- Oops! Ramadoss Plea May Not Stand Legal Test (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 06, 2006)
The main thrust of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' defence before the Election Commission on a disqualification petition for holding an office of profit as president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) governing body may not . . .
- Mid-Term Evaluation Of Upa (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Sep 06, 2006)
Government has performed miserably on almost all fronts, the most glaring of them being its inability to tackle terrorism and crime, says Bulbul Roy Mishra.
- Principled Stance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2006)
Could Baig be J&K’s future leader?
Mr Muzaffar Hussain Baig’s impromptu news conference on Saturday was a rare tour de force. How often have we seen a clear-headed, well-educated articulate leader anywhere in India spontaneously and coherently . . .
- Of Research And Plagiarism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2006)
“Advancement of Learning” is universally accepted as the insignia of university education. But this cannot be achieved unless there is proper coordination between teaching and research in our universities.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 06, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- How They Love To Stereotype Asians (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 06, 2006)
The Molly Campbell case is a family dispute that has sparked off a media frenzy simply because of the religion and ethnicity of those involved.
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