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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 22438:
- Good Women Should Enter Politics, Says President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
When good women enter politics, nobility will come to the profession, isn’t it? questioned President A P J Abdul Kalam. There was silence amongst the women scientists in the audience. “Only if you say `yes’, will you get 33 per cent . . .
- Quality, Equality (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2006)
Now that the cabinet has cleared the quota bills, the politics will presumably will be worked out and the fiscal commitment will hopefully be fully understood.
- Obc Quota Gets Cabinet Nod (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The Union cabinet on Monday cleared the Bill granting reservation to OBCs in government-aided higher educational institutions in a staggered manner. The Bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.
- Sanctity Of Seminaries To Be Ensured: President (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has assured that the sanctity of Islamic seminaries will be maintained.
- Vande Mataram Anti-Islamic: Bukhari (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The national song Vande Mataram is "against Islamic beliefs" and asking Muslims to sing it would amount to "suppression" of the community, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said on Sunday.
- Iim-A Can Take 150 More Students: Prof (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Is the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) making a mountain out of a molehill over the OBC reservation issue? One of the institute’s professors has dug holes into the loud noises made by top bosses that expansion is not possible . . .
- Right To Education Puts Finance Ministry In Spot (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Aug 21, 2006)
Rs 46,000 crore is what Centre has to shell out, if Arjun agenda followed
- Narayana Murthy, India It Pioneer, Bows Out (Reuters, Sumeet Chatterjee , Aug 21, 2006)
Infosys Technologies' Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy stepped down on Sunday after 25 years at the helm of the firm he co-founded with six other software engineers and built into India's second-largest software company.
- Build Schools First (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2006)
How to teach history is important. More important is how to build education infrastructure
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- "Create Awareness On Renewable Energy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Energy Agency asked to hold programmes in rural areas
- Company Towns (Times of India, Sauvik Chakraverti, Aug 21, 2006)
The UPA government's clearance to private firms for the setting up of over 100 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has raised loud objections from those who are otherwise defenders of free markets.
- Focus On Language And Digital Literacy (The Financial Express, DEEPAK MAHESHWARI, Aug 21, 2006)
India is often perceived as an enigma and offers a stark study for anyone who bothers to delve into any aspect, so it is no different when it comes to the use of the Internet in India.
- A Conventional Approach Still (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 21, 2006)
The Eleventh Plan Approach Paper has been accused of departing from conventional wisdom. But it has not departed enough. The critical issues it lists are all chronic sores that innovation, not conventional wisdom, can solve. But the Approach has no . . .
- Cbi Starts Inquiry Into Allegations Against Gavit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) to ascertain the authenticity of a TV news channel’s report about a purported conversation between Union Minister Manikrao Gavit and a gangster in Uttar Pradesh.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 21, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Gullibility Unlimited (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Aug 21, 2006)
Mumbai city is in the grip of yet another wild rumour, this time that the sea water in some parts of the city has turned less saline, thanks to the magical powers of a saint.
- India Inc Approves Of 1991 Economic Reforms: Cii (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A survey conducted by industry body CII revealed that India Inc admitted initiatives taken by the Government in 1991 proved beneficial for the country, although a lot more needed to be done in sectors such as power.
- Vande Mataram (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Seeking to quell the controversy over a Central directive for the recitation of Vande Mataram in educational institutions, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister, Mr Arjun Singh, today said that it is not a mandatory measure.
- King George Hospital Doctors Decide To Launch Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Decision to stop emergency services from midnight
Outpatient, Operation and other wards also will not function from Monday morning .
- Technology Breaks Indo-Pak Barriers (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Aug 21, 2006)
Telemedicine enables medical students to `exchange notes' across the border
- Parivartan Gurukul Wins Iskcon Trophy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Parivartan Gurukul of Hubli won the rolling trophy for the overall best performance during the weeklong "ISKCON Heritage Fest" conducted by the Hubli-Dharwad branch of ISKCON.
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Textbook Row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
NCERT must ensure that textbooks are unbaised.
- Pondicherry University Launches Online Admission For Postgraduate . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
PUDDE offers 17 PGD programmes; candidates need not submit original degree certificates
- A Ringside View Of Indian Banking (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 21, 2006)
Kakodkar narrates how successfully State Bank of India managers could adapt to serve the larger interests of the economy
"My 40 years with the SBI'' is, above all, a ringside view of the transformation of Imperial bank of India into State Bank of . . .
- Regulating And Developing The Profession Of Actuaries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Act was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2
- We Need A Global Treaty For Disabled (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
Most of the world's people with disabilities are denied opportunities that prevent them from ever realising their full potential
- A Dubious Record Of Unity (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 21, 2006)
When it concerns votes, all parties, from the Left to the Right of the political spectrum close their ranks.
- New Study: India's Hiv Burden Overestimated (Hindu, Jaya Shreedhar, Aug 21, 2006)
Researchers involved in the project warn against complacence.
- Cabinet Set To Clear Quota Bill Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A Cabinet meeting is being scheduled for Monday to clear the contentious bill that would provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in government-aided institutes of higher learning.
- ‘Build A Strong, Ethical Employment Brand’ (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Aug 21, 2006)
The recent fraud uncovered in companies like HSBC, Mphasis, IBM Daksh and Barclays Bank have jolted the IT, ITES and BFSI sectors out of their complacence because the perpetrators happened to be their own employees.
- This Pain Has No Ceasefire (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
Five hours after the ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah. In a village just north of the Litani River I walk over houses, houses that have become ruins of what once was. Here are prayerbeads still in their box, there a single shoe, a little . . .
- ‘We Must Scale Up Iits, Iims, Take Strong Affirmative Action Or . . . (Indian Express, S. Ramadorai, Aug 21, 2006)
His usual reticence reflects his company’s traditional understated style but S Ramadorai, MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, talks tech, quotas and cricket with Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk . . .
- Spiritual Shorthand (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 21, 2006)
Prophets, messiahs and souls we call ‘realised’ have had a few common mantras — ideas that have transcended civilisations, geographies, histories. These spiritual LCMs (lowest common denominators), while seemingly simple to read and . . .
- A Threat To Science Study (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
Th idea that science promotes prosperity is far from cutting edge. Tony Blair makes the point in the context of a world he describes as changing beyond recognition, one of the themes that he shares with Harold Wilson, who first insisted on Britain . . .
- Dialogue Only Route To Solve All Complex Problems: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that three out of five working groups announced by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during 2nd Round Table Conference at Srinagar have met and the remaining two groups are also meeting very soon.
- Punjab's Shame (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
Twenty years after the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act came into force to end sex-selective foeticide, we are confronted with horror stories of hundreds of aborted foetuses being found in Patiala district in Punjab. Efforts to tackle this . . .
- Recitation Of ``Vande Mataram" Not Mandatory, Says Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Seeking to quell the controversy over a Central directive on recitation of ``Vande Mataram" in educational institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Sunday said the recitation was not mandatory.
- Who Needs The Pill? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2006)
NEWS that a German scientist has come up with an “anti-stupidity” pill has sent hopes soaring in a world besieged by a surfeit of stupid people who have made life and living more difficult than it need be. Dr Hans-Hilger Ropers, Director of the . . .
- Row Builds Over Vande Mataram (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Aug 21, 2006)
The year-long centenary celebrations of Vande Mataram may end on a discordant note, with a section of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh objecting to the Union government’s directive to ensure recitation of the song in all schools on September 7.
- Mysterious Ways Of Central Banks (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2006)
In an interview a few weeks ago, a well-known, London-based market analyst and commentator told a couple of grief-stricken Indian TV anchors (the sensex was falling precipitously then) how central banks all over the world had, first, stoked the . . .
- Vande Mataram: Bjp Criticises Muslim Refusal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The BJP on Sunday condemned the refusal by some Muslim clerics to abide by a Central directive on compulsory singing of Vande Mataram in schools on September 7, saying those who oppose the national song should "leave the country".
- Empower Locals To Develop And Manage Content (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2006)
In understanding how we promote Internet usage in Indian vernacular languages, we need to keep the following background in mind. India is a complex nation with a multitude of languages and large number of dialects.
- From ‘Rathkhana’ To ‘Baggikhana’ (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Aug 21, 2006)
When it is the season of school admissions, anxious parents run from pillar to post to secure the future of their wards.
- Cabinet May Serve Quota With Cream (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Cabinet is expected to clear the bill providing 27% reservation for other backward classes (OBC) in centrally-funded educational institutions on Monday. The Cabinet will also vote for extending the benefits of reservation to the . . .
- Quota: Obc Bill To Be Put Up Before Cabinet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
HRD Minister Arjun Singh meets Prime Minister
- A Crusader Against Corruption (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 20, 2006)
Anna Hazare is one of India’s most respected social activist. Whenever he takes up a cause, an alert is sounded in New Delhi’s corridors of power.
- Do Mlas, Mlcs Deserve Salary Hike? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
The present Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is known to be a distinguished legal luminary and a constitutional expert.
- A Raja’S Realm (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Aug 20, 2006)
A problem that early professional and amateur photographers in India had to deal with was an idiosyncratic and varied climate.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Extreme Radio (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 20, 2006)
The government seems to be having a tough time dealing with the proliferation of illegal FM radio channels in parts of FATA and adjoining districts.
- Not Enough, Mr Moily (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2006)
The cautious balancing attempted by the Moily committee on administrative reforms is far behind public sentiment.
- Humane Judiciary A Must, Says Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said today that a humane and efficient judiciary was a must for good governance and there was need to sensitise the lower courts towards the objective.
- Murthy To Step Down As Infy Chief (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Infosys Technologies' chairman NR Narayana Murthy stepped down on Sunday after 25 years at the helm of the firm he co-founded with six other software engineers and built into India's second-largest software company.
- Blot & Botch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
Enter the sarkari political scientist
A stiff dose of sarkari interpretation of contemporary history is in the offing with the NCERT’s decision to include in the class XII political science curriculum events that in its perception have influenced . . .
- Students Of Ohio Varsity Accused Of Plagiarism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
In what could possibly be the biggest scandal in higher education in the United States, nearly 40 foreign students, including Indians, have been accused of plagiarism and are at a risk of having their degrees revoked for not properly attributing . . .
- Ushering In Cas (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
Telecom regulator Trai has issued a draft tariff order detailing rental schemes for set-top boxes (STBs) meant to be used once conditional access system (CAS) for cable TV kicks in.
- Judiciary Should Be More Sensitive Towards Poor: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the judicial system needed to be more sensitive and humane towards the poor in the face of rising litigation cost so that doors of justice were not closed for them and assured his government's full support . . .
- Essence Of Morocco (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Aug 20, 2006)
Marrakech, with its bustle and tumble, teaches you to take the rough with the smooth.
- Grass Does Not Grow In Calcutta (Indian Express, Anees Jung, Aug 20, 2006)
An encounter with Gunter Grass had revealed him to be a man with little love
- Kill Bill, Congress Style (Indian Express, D Raja, Aug 20, 2006)
The Bill enabling reservations in educational institutions for SC, ST and OBC categories, by virtue of the 93rd Amendment, is being virtually killed by the Congress, despite sage advice from its allies in the UPA.
- Kalam To Inaugurate Seminar On Women's Contribution To Science (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
It is organised by Bangalore varsity's Centre for Women's Studies
- Almatti Dam’S Date With Time At Last (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Preparations are going on in full swing to welcome President Dr Abdul Kalam who will dedicate the most modern, technologically advanced Almatti dam catering to Mumbai, Hyderabad-Karnataka region, to the nation on August 21.
- Denounce This Fancy Version Of Gambling (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Aug 20, 2006)
Gambling is frowned upon because outcome depends not on merit or inputs in term of hard work but on pure chance.
- Don’T Bar Women From Sabarimala, Kerala To Tell Sc (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 20, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala today declared that it would tell the Supreme Court that women should be allowed into the Sabarimala temple.
- Protests In Nepal Capital Over Fuel Price Rise (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Activists torched dozens of vehicles and attacked a senior politician in Kathmandu on Saturday in protest against an increase in prices of petroleum products, police and witnesses said.
- Drastic Need For More Aids Health Workers:meeting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Drastic measures are needed to make sure there are enough health care workers to help treat and prevent HIV in Africa, where 25 million patients with the virus now live, said the World Health Organisation.
- It And Tourism Projects To Get Instant Approval (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Aug 20, 2006)
"SEZ will encourage all types of industries"
- Hiv Prevention: More Steps Sought (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 20, 2006)
International AIDS Conference ends
- Cm: Only Talks Can Resolve Cauvery Row (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Seeking a cordial relationship with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that the Cauvery water sharing dispute between the two riparian states could be resolved only through mutual understanding and talks.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- On I-Day, A Rural Reality Check (New Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
India's 59th birthday I decided to skip the President’s Independence Day tea party for a rural reality check. Not because I am blase about invitations from Rashtrapati Bhawan—I only get invited once a year—but because political Delhi at the moment . . .
- The Right Step (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Uma Ganesan started Cleveland Cultural Alliance, a non-profit organisation 15 years ago. It was established to promote among American audiences a deeper awareness and appreciation of India’s classical arts.
- The Mumbaikar In The Crowd (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Sir, may I help you?”, someone at the reception at the Taj Coromandal asks. “No, thanks, I am waiting for writer Vikram Chandra. I have to interview him,” I tell her. “Ooh, the one who wrote Two Lives, right?, the receptionist curiously asks.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 20, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 20, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 20, 2006)
The recent notification by the ministry of labour banning the employment of children as domestic servants and in dhabas, restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, spas and other recreation centres has been received with understandable cynicism.
- So Fake, So True (New Indian Express, UMA MAHADEVAN, Aug 20, 2006)
Peter Carey’s last novel, My Life As A Fake, was a thrilling romp set around the Ern Malley affair, Australia’s celebrated literary fraud, and the question of authorship. Theft continues on the themes of authenticity, fraud and value.
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