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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 22438:
- What Arjun Should Focus On (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 16, 2006)
We need qualitative improvement in government schools not more quotas
- Experiment And Excel (Pioneer, Vipin Agnihotri, May 16, 2006)
Since 1947, "education for all" has been one of the major concerns of successive Governments.
- News Media Today (Hindu, NALINI RAJAN, May 16, 2006)
This book is an impressive collection of 36 articles on the media. Among these, many are written by some of the stars of Indian journalism, like Chandan Mitra, Vir Sanghvi, Mrinal Pande, Raghu Rai, Sanjeev Srivastava and Rajdeep Sardesai.
- Mysore An Ideal Destination For Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Mahila Maha Vidyalaya
- Ending Child Labour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 16, 2006)
The International Labour Organisation's finding of a global decline in child labour between 2000 and 2004 suggests that the multiple strategies adopted over the past two decades to remove children from work are proving effective. But the report . . .
- The Opportunities And The Challenges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Left may have registered yet another massive victory. But behind this familiar result, lies an interesting story about shifting support bases and voter perceptions, says Yogendra Yadav
- Obc Quota: Hrd Ministry Concerned Over Delay (Hindu, Anita Joshua, May 16, 2006)
Private institutions would be free from responsibility for reservation, regulation of fees, it says
Private institutions to gain Rs. 835 crore without reservation, says Ministry
Might lead to suspicion in public mind that delay was planned
Three opt
- Mechanism On Quota Issue Soon: Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Protection to all sections: Pranab
Resume duty or face action, striking doctors told
Delhi hospitals in disarray
- Taliban Leader Among 11 Killed In Afghan Clash (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Afghan police killed 11 Taliban, including two commanders, in a battle near the southern town of Kandahar in which five policemen were also killed, Afghan government officials said on Monday.
- Indian Doctors Protest As Anger Over Quotas Spreads (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Services in scores of hospitals across India were disrupted on Monday as thousands of doctors and medical students launched fresh protests against a government move to reserve more places in colleges for the disadvantaged.
- Tikka Shatrujit Singh (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, May 16, 2006)
His grandfather was one of its biggest customers; his heir now plans Louis Vuitton’s market strategies.
- Macmillan's Halfway House (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, May 16, 2006)
There is nothing to differentiate Suroopa Mukherjee’s first novel for adults from the score or so of assorted fiction titles on my desk—and that is excellent news for Macmillan.
- Tax Incentives For Job Creation (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 15, 2006)
The Government is considering various alternatives to reservations for Dalits in the private sector.
- Fall Out Of Nepal's Developments (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, May 15, 2006)
The fall of absolute monarchy in Nepal, despite its somewhat emotional context of being the world's only Hindu kingdom, could make India look up-north to redefine its geo-strategic goals.
- Fighting To Stay In Tune With The Times (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 15, 2006)
Shaolin today is a hotchpotch of the religious and commercial. But then paradox is the essence of Zen Buddhism.
- “High” Society (Tribune, Devi Cherian, May 15, 2006)
The capital’s motto seems to be ‘work hard, chill out harder’ in the summer. When Delhi’s claim to Bollywood fame, Pradeep Hirani, opened another shop, Bollywood was in attendance.
- Another One For Sc (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
Federal Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday that the government had no intention to confiscate 7000 acres of land of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, however, he said, “if any tribe claims the right of ownership over the said land and it . . .
- Quota Controversy (Tribune, Amrik Singh , May 15, 2006)
A great deal of what is being said on the subject of reservations is based on wrong assumptions.
- The Dollar’S Slide: An Unsettling Campaign (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, May 15, 2006)
Since mid-February, currencies seem to have locked step against the host of global imbalances
- How To Foil The Identity Thieves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 15, 2006)
Buying a shredder isn't enough in the battle against laptop criminals.
- Getting The Right Mix (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 15, 2006)
In an essay published in the journal Mainstream in early April, veteran CPI leader Satyapal Dang called for the formation of a 'National Front of Left and Democratic Forces'.
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- Do State Governments Have Money To Throw? (Hindu, K. Venugopal , May 15, 2006)
State finances are in much better shape than they have been. Simply put, their revenues are growing much faster than their expenditure. In such a congenial situation, governments must prioritise basic needs.
- Reservation Versus Merit (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, May 15, 2006)
Best brains have rejected reservations as a form of social justice
- Crooks, Perhaps, But Not Fools! (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, May 15, 2006)
I wonder how many of us really know the candidates we vote for? An organisation called the West Bengal Election Watch, under the guidance of the indomitable and indefatigable Bibhu Mohapatra, has pieced together a picture of the 1,128 candidates . . .
- The 3-In-1 Device For Convergence (Business Line, Bharat Kumar, May 15, 2006)
With one remote control directed at the box, you can do all that you do now separately with the TV, telephone and through broadband.
- India Ready To Test Agni-Iii Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2006)
Federal Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday that the government had no intention to confiscate 7000 acres of land of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, however, he said, “if any tribe claims the right of ownership over the said land and . . .
- Evalueserve Plans To Hire 500 Professionals (Business Line, Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee, May 15, 2006)
Wins 6-8 clients every month; to expand in China too
- Education: Skewed Priorities (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
According to the World Bank, Pakistan’s spending on public sector education is only 2.3 per cent of the GDP and this is much lower than the South Asian average of 3.6 per cent and the low-income countries’ average of 3.4 per cent.
- Dealing With Corruption (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
General Musharraf’s emphasis on constantly reviewing curriculum is in line with the government’s policy of revamping the system of education in order to keep pace with the modern world.
- Another Red (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
The portents were proved right. The Left Democratic Front won in Kerala, a two-thirds majority in a house of 140, and the biggest victory for it in its present configuration.
- The Price Of Reservation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 15, 2006)
For every transaction, there has to be entries on both sides of the ledger.
- Ten Up! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
The good news is that India has become more competitive. According to the Global Competitiveness Index prepared by the Swiss-based International Institute of Management Development (IMD), India moved up 10 ranks in the world league tables.
- Naxalite Group Attacks Schoolteacher's House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The incident occurred at Nadapal in Udupi district
There were 12 to 15 naxalites in the group
They fired two shots into the house damaging a TV set
- Exploring Architecture (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, May 14, 2006)
`Architecture is not about creating forms but about affecting life,' says Ole Bouman.
- National Technology Day At Bhel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) celebrated the National Technology Day on Saturday by presenting `young innovators award' to 15 young engineers for their contribution in cycle time reduction, cost saving, war on waste, automation developments
- Terror Strikes Demonstrators (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Terrorists struck again in Doda this morning when they exploded a grenade on a procession of the Hindus resulting in the death of two and injury to 41 persons.
- Musharraf Terms Corruption Country's Gravest Problem (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf termed Saturday corruption and bureaucracy country’s gravest problems.
- Pushed To The Margins In Delh (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Examining the situation of the poor in the context of the Supreme Court's recent rulings on the Delhi demolitions. text and Photographs
- Axing Your Feet (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 14, 2006)
Arbitrary state action to right historic wrongs can be self-destructive. Manmohan Singh wants to reserve an extra 27% new seats for OBC students in central universities, IITs, and IIMs in addition to the 22.5% seats reserved for Harijans . . .
- Uma Bharati's Party (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 14, 2006)
Uma Bharati launches her party at a ceremony that seems to send a message through its simplicity.
- Unduly Battered Kaavya Can Still Get A Better Life (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, May 14, 2006)
Harsh attacks on this teenager should give way to better understanding to encourage her true talent
- An Aesthete’S Call To Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Beneath the medical details, this is an uplifting tale of a young doctor’s dream of returning to her village to care for patients there.
- Tackling Disharmony (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
It is hard to call Shakti Maira just an author and leave it at that.
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 14, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- Five Indian Students Win Intel Fair Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Five Indian students are among the winners at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest pre-college science competition. An Indian-American girl also received a $50,000 scholarship by taking top honours.
- In Poetry-Loving Yemen, Tribal Bard Takes On Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
As the dusk call to prayer fades, Amin al-Mashreqi glances at the expectant faces surrounding him and begins to read from his slim, handwritten book of verse that is helping to bring a measure of peace to this mountainous Arab country.
- Karunanidhi, Ministers Sworn In (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, May 14, 2006)
Orders signed for Rs. 2 a kg of rice, waiver of farm loans, one more egg in noon meal
- Top U.K. Award For Indian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Suprabha Seshan has been conserving rare plants of the Western Ghats
- The Genocide Story (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, May 14, 2006)
Milosevic has been rightly accused of war crimes but EU is equally guilty because of inaction and desire to protect narrow self-interests
- Quota Stir Spreads Hospitals Halt In Gujarat, Orissa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The protest by medical students against Union Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh's move to impose caste-based quota on institutions of higher learning gathered storm on Saturday with Delhi doctors and medical students deciding to go . . .
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 14, 2006)
The total unreality of the planning and budgeting processes in India, at both the Centre and in the States, is astonishing, and tragically out of sorts with the realities of the ground.
- India For Reciprocal Visits By Indian, Pak Army Vice-Chiefs (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
India has proposed reciprocal visits by Vice-Chiefs of Indian and Pakistan armies as well as officials of the National Defence Colleges to promote understanding and interaction between the armed forces of the two countries.
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons.
- Friend Of India (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
With the passing away of the Pulitzer prize winning former editor of the New York Times, Abraham M Rosenthal, on May 11, India has lost yet another friend shortly after the demise of John Kenneth Galbraith in Massachusetts on May 1.
- Cot Potatoes (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 14, 2006)
It’s doubtful if BabyFirstTV, the world’s first 24x7 TV channel exclusively for infants, is exactly what the pediatrician would have ordered.
- Al-Qaida Talking Heads (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
The propaganda blitz by Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and al-Zarqawi may be aimed at hiding their weakness, writes Fawaz A Gerges
- Quota Stir Intensifies, Doctors On Hunger Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Stepping up their agitation against the government's controversial reservation proposal, medical students of the capital on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike.
- Tn: Rice At Rs 2 Per Kg From June 3, Says Karunanidhi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today announced that the price of rice in ration shops would be reduced to Rs two per kg from the present Rs 3.50 from June 3, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.
- Menace Of Spurious Drugs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 14, 2006)
three-member Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed President Gen Pervez Musharraf to promulgate a presidential ordinance to effectively check the production and marking of spurious drugs . . .
- Militant Strike On Bjp Rally (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Militants hurled grenades at a BJP protest rally in Doda today, killing two and injuring more than 40 in an apparent bid to raise tension in chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s home district, reports our correspondent.
- ‘Chance To Settle Siachen Dispute’: Singh’S Visit To Islamabad (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, May 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s forthcoming visit to Islamabad would be a good opportunity for India and Pakistan to resolve the Siachin dispute, said a former Indian foreign secretary.
- Paneerselvam Aiadmk Egislature Party Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The former Chief Minister and Public Works Minister, O. Paneerselvam, was on Friday elected leader of the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) legislature party.
- People Triumph In Nepal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, May 13, 2006)
The democracy movement's glorious victory holds lessons for all of South Asia about integrating social justice issues with mainstream politics.
- Writing For Money 114 (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, May 13, 2006)
Commercialisation of creativity lies at the root of young writers taking short-cuts to fame.
- Unduly Battered Kaavya Can Still Get A Better Life (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, May 13, 2006)
Harsh attacks on this teenager should give way to better understanding to encourage her true talent.
- Increase Number Of Seats In Centres Of Higher . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
It is a "mission" to be achieved through public-private partnerships
Universities must set up special cadres to meet future demands
Call to media to be a partner in national missions
- Minority' Dmk Government Will Not Last Even One Year: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
O. Paneerselvam elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party
She says the party men advised her against attending the Assembly recalling the incidents in the House on March 25, 1989
`The new DMK Government would ruin the State's economy just as the
- Concern Over Protection Of Temple Lands Outside A.P. (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, May 13, 2006)
Endowments Department wants to auction lands
- Delhi Docs Strike Work (Pioneer, Veena Sunderam, May 13, 2006)
Resident doctors of all city hospitals, except Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital struck work on Friday evening and went on a 24-hour strike as an expression of solidarity with the medical students protesting the OBC quota proposal moved by HRD Minister . . .
- Pakistan Is Not A Failed State Yet (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 13, 2006)
It must be very baffling for the common man in Pakistan to be told one day that his country is doing a marvellous job in fighting the global terrorism, and next day he is told that his country is a cradle of terrorism.
- Politics Of Reservation (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 13, 2006)
The genie that V P Singh un leashed on the nation to save his tottering political future,
- Politics And Police Appointments (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
Choice of a clean and upright officer is an aberration. Fortunately aberrations are becoming the order of the day.
- "We Are Looking Forward To Increased Cooperation With India In Space" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, May 13, 2006)
Nasa chiefMichael Griffinspeaks on India-U.S. collaboration, the quality of ISRO's work, and training astronauts.
- Economics Has A Way Of Catching Up With Populist Politics (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
There is indeed free in politics, so much so, that debate is not on whether, but which `free' is all right. But, eventually, economics catches up. Three reads provide a perspective on the politics and economics of reforms, federalism and regionalism.
- ‘At Cry, We Look At Root Causes’ (Deccan Herald, Sarjit Ramesh, May 13, 2006)
When Ingrid Srinath, CEO of Child Rights and You (CRY), says name change is a big thing, it has the effect of a rallying cry. For CRY is on the cusp of change, the R changed in March from ‘Relief’ to ‘Rights’.
- A Scientist Truly Amulya (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 13, 2006)
Prof Amulya K N Reddy, who died on Sunday, the 7 May, 2006, in Bangalore, belonged to that rare breed of people who are unclassifiable.
- Right On, Montek (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 13, 2006)
Plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s declaration that India needs more IITs is welcome.
- The Quetta Blasts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 13, 2006)
The BLA promptly claimed responsibility for Thursday's blasts at the Police Training College in Quetta, where it targeted the Anti-Terrorism Squad.
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
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