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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 22438:
- Plagiarism And Modern Publishing (Hindu, Mark Lawson, May 08, 2006)
The best image of plagiarism I can think of is that of someone being caught with their fingers in the word-till. Unfortunately, it was not me who thought of it, but the British novelist Martin Amis.
- Cultural Festival At Kapaleeswarar Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
It was inaugurated by Adyar K. Lakshman
- Jayalalithaa Hints At Fulfilling Dmk Promises Too (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , May 08, 2006)
An attempt to take the wind out of her archrival's sails
- Amulya Reddy, Pioneer Of Appropriate Technology, Passes Away (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
He stressed the importance of sustainable use of energy and energy security for the poor
- Another Verbal Skirmish With Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2006)
The US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Henry Crumpton, has launched another verbal skirmish with Islamabad over the presence or otherwise of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. He admitted Pakistan was fighting . . .
- On A Low Key ... And Some Gaps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2006)
The reverberations of Election 2006 have reached the Readers' Editor's office too. Grievances and complaints came in a steady stream.
- Rising Road Accidents (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 08, 2006)
The Occurance of traffic accident's has become very common these days and the graph shows a steady upward trend. Every day the accidents are taking place and scores of precious lives are perished and costly material is destroyed.
- Debating A Bad Idea (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 08, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Only Social Change Can End Moditva (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
The partisan role played by the local administration and police of Vadodara to instigate and abet the recent communal violence in the city, which claimed five lives, is galling. It, however, does not surprise.
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- Hu’S Eight Commandments (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 08, 2006)
After Hu Jintao, the President of China and Chairman of the CPC, issued a set of eight do’s and eight don’ts to improve the moral standards of Chinese people, the party has gone into an overdrive.
- Varsity Staff On Warpath (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Teaching and non-teaching staff of Visva Bharati University gheraoed the registrar and other senior officials on Sunday demanding the withdrawal of an alleged ‘threat-letter’
- Stop Wheat Imports (Tribune, Davinder Kumar Madaan, May 08, 2006)
The Indian government is planning to import 30 lakh tonnes of wheat, which is in addition to 5 lakh tonnes wheat tendered through State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) on February 10, 2006. On 1st March 2006, the wheat tender order was given . . .
- Review Quota Policy: Pitroda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The second day of the three-day meeting of the National Knowledge Commission in Bangalore on Sunday turned out to be a long-drawn one, thanks to the differences within the high-profile Commission about extending reservations to OBCs.
- Charm Of A Withering Princess (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Viceregal Lodge, a colonial structure steeped in history is the most photographed monument in Simla, writes G Brindha of her trip to Himdev.
- Knowledge Panel Meets Today To Cut Through Quota Fog (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, May 07, 2006)
The high-profile National Knowledge Commission (NKC) is expected to witness fireworks when it meets for a three-day meeting in Bangalore from tomorrow to discuss the hot-button “affirmative action’’ in the Education sector.
- Japan May Back Indo-Us Nuclear Deal In Nsg (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Ahead of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's meeting in Brazil next month, a key politician from Japan's ruling party has indicated that Tokyo will consider supporting the India-US nuclear deal...
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 07, 2006)
The debate on wheat imports is strange. You cannot grow at the rate India is growing, integrate with the world economy the way it is, reap all the benefits high exports give and then wring your hands and tear your hair on imports.
- Access Is The Key, We Have To Hike Seats, From Itis To Iits: Pm (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, May 07, 2006)
Calling for an increased role of the private sector in higher-education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the Government has to increase the number of seats at “all levels of technical education, from ITIs to IITs, ...
- Quest For Innocence (Hindu, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, May 07, 2006)
God's Little Soldier is an ambitious but imperfect novel.
- Manifestos Or Mere Promises? (Hindu, K. Murlidar, May 07, 2006)
The term `manifesto' assumes significance only when a general election is announced to a State Assembly or the Lok Sabha. Political parties come out with a volley of promises through the manifestos just to woo the voters.
- Eviscerating A Holy Cow (Hindu, Nisheeth Srivastava, May 07, 2006)
LET US NOT DELUDE OURSELVES. IIT IS A VERY EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT BREEDING GROUND FOR PRODUCTIVE MEDIOCRITY
- Pm For Excellence, Equity In Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Stating that educational and welfare institutions must strike a “fair balance between ensuring equity and pursuing excellence”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday subtly endorsed...
- Whose Quota Is It Anyway? (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Has the government’s reservation policy really benefited those for whom it was primarily introduced?
- Of Deceit & Survival (Deccan Herald, Sreerekha Kaimal, May 07, 2006)
Emily Barr’s Plan B is interwoven with love, dreams, betrayal and adultery. It is a tale of a young woman, uprooted from “everything dear to her”; her dream house, her dream city, and her dream job;
- View From The Clouds (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 07, 2006)
Kumbhalgarh demands great physical effort. But the rewards are worth it.
- Call To Ban Commercialisation Of Education (Hindu, Anita Joshua, May 07, 2006)
Educationists say privatisation of education cannot be for profit-making purposes
Private sector not a solution to problems of quantity, quality
It could create imbalance among various streams of learning
Concern over access to the marginalized section
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
UNICEF's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Emulate The Tatas: Manmohan (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 07, 2006)
"In the context of human resource development, the Tatas have set an example"
- Yechuri, The Left’S Most Vocal Face (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 07, 2006)
The BJP might question the role of Sitaram Yechuri in Nepal but the part played by this young Marxist in brokering a deal between the outlawed Maoists and the seven-party alliance would remain a landmark in the history of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Deft Demagoguery In Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 07, 2006)
The world may be focused on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declamations on the Holocaust and Iran's nuclear "rights," but as spring and its heat spread through this traffic-clogged city, the popular buzz is about the president's unlikely pronouncements on the . .
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- Child Labourers Rescued (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Children were engaged at a construction site in Arra
`Child labourers used to work under sub-human conditions'
`Labour Department would initiate legal proceedings against the executing agency'
- Bharti Commits Rs. 200 Crore For Rural Schools (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Plans to open a few hundred schools soon
- Foremost Economist For Non-Economists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 06, 2006)
It would be an elephantine task to read up all that John Kenneth Galbraith ever penned. Instead, soak yourself this weekend with some glimpses into his genius, says D. MURALI.
- On The Road To The Fourth World (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, May 06, 2006)
Disquieting thoughts on India’s future arise, even as the Sensex creates an image of its ‘arrival’
- Chhattisgarh Orders Exam-Free Promotion For 11,000 Students (Indian Express, ABHIRAM GHADYALPATIL, May 06, 2006)
Naxal menace: To benefit 246 schools of four worst-hit divisions
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Unicef's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Monsoon To Be Normal In The State (Deccan Herald, Satish Shile, May 06, 2006)
A normal monsoon has been forecast for the year and is expected to enter the state by June 5.
- Promotion Offer For Chhattisgarh Students (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
For the school-going children of the severely Naxal-infested Dantewada district, the Chhattisgarh government’s decision came like a great respite.
- Kashmiris Protest Sex Racket (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Protests against a sex scandal in Kashmir threw normal life out of gear on Friday.
- High Oil Prices A Risk To Global Economic Growth (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , May 06, 2006)
Asia-Pacific nations clock 7.4 p.c. growth last year
- The Agenda For New Towns (The Economic Times, Kala S. Sridhar, May 06, 2006)
This year’s budget sets aside a grant of Rs 4,595 crore for the Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Note that existing urban areas of the country are expected to contribute about 65% of GDP by 2011.
- China — Reaching Out To The World (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 06, 2006)
There is a global fascination now for all things Chinese. On its part, Beijing gives due importance to cultivating soft power.
- Upa Core Panel Meets Today On Quota Issue (Tribune, Anita Katyal, May 06, 2006)
Now that Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal is back from his foreign visit, the next meeting of the Union Cabinet may well witness some sparks when he comes face to face with Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on the latter’s . . .
- Angry Protests, Firing Leave 17 Hurt In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Amid protest demonstrations, life was paralysed throughout the valley against the recently unearthed sex scandal in response to a call given by the Central Traders and Manufacturers Association and supported by several separatist organisations.
- Pm Favours Increase In Number Of Seats In Itis, Iits (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Apparently keeping in mind the ongoing controversy over reservation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today favoured increase in the number of seats at all levels of technical education from ITIs to IITs.
- Challenges Before Women In Combat (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), May 06, 2006)
The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune has recommended women for combat duties in the armed forces. The study carried out over a period of three years has advocated that “Women be considered for combat duties” as Indian women, as else where,
- New Western Aid Plans Are Recycling Old Failures (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
FOREIGN aid today perpetrates a cruel hoax on those who wish well for the world’s poor. There is the appearance of action – a doubling of foreign aid to Africa promised at the G-8 summit last July, grand United Nations and World Bank plans to cut . . .
- Cabinet Nod To Rs 800-Cr Shahpur Kandi Dam Project (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Punjab Council of Ministers, possibly eyeing the Assembly elections, approved the recruitment of 1,995 cops, 2,000 teachers and also revived eight posts for IPS officers at a meeting held here today.
- Site Unseen (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
In H G Wells's The Invisible Man, a scientist theorises that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will not be visible.
- Reference To The Context (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, May 06, 2006)
Remember high school literature class and the questions on “Reference to the Context” (RTC)? Well, RTC does have a place outside of literature class.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 06, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Sensitising Students To Aids (Hindu, Anasuya Menon, May 06, 2006)
All questions related to HIV/AIDS can be written on a small piece of paper and dropped into this box. This is the Field Question Box, which would be found on the campuses of at least a couple of schools in various districts of Tamil Nadu.
- Steps To Protect Indian Workers, Says Vayalar Ravi (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 06, 2006)
The visiting Minister for Overseas Affairs, Vayalar Ravi has said that efforts were being made to protect workers seeking employment in Gulf countries from unscrupulous agents. "We have to tighten rules of recruitment for Indian workers," Mr. Ravi who . .
- Massive New Power Cuts For Capital's Citizens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Long hours of load-shedding daily for markets and industry; must weekly holiday for markets to save power
- Uk Varsities Likely To Outsource Research To India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
After banks and insurance services, it could be the turn of leading British universities to outsource administration as well as research to Indian companies and institutions to reduce costs.
- Sc Lifts Order On Pre-Medical Admission Quota (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Clearing the air over admission to this year’s All-India Pre-Medical courses, the Supeme Court today vacated its earlier order asking the government to set apart 10 per cent of the seats for SC/ST candidates.
- 'We're Losing Our Ability To Be Bilingual' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
Ever since his first book, Saat Sakham Trechalis, Sahitya Aka-demi-winner Kiran Nagarkar hasn't returned to writing in Marathi. His latest book, God's Little Soldier, is in English and he doesn't have any plans of going back to Marathi.
- Looking At Calcutta (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 06, 2006)
What sort of an eye would find Calcutta beautiful? Some would argue that such a gaze would have to be blinded with love.
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 06, 2006)
India’s foodgrains policy needs to get out of the FCI-babu mindset and in line with the ways of the world if it is to benefit the farmer
- Government Urged To Intervene In Chitrakala Parishat Row (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
B.L. Shankar says he continues to be the rightful president of the parishat
The former Legislative Council Chairman questions validity of resolution replacing him
Claims that property of the Trust is in danger
Says credibility of the parishat is at
- Bridge Manpower Gap, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Appeals to private sector to increase its participation, investment in higher education
- Interview For Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Claire Birney, Associate Dean of International Office, Newport will be in CampusUK office at Chennai on Saturday (4 p.m and 7 p.m) to interview prospective students for this September intake.
- Development Works Taken Up In Naxal-Prone Areas (Hindu, Jaideep Shenoy, May 06, 2006)
Zilla panchayat will implement projects in Belthangady taluk
Eight gram panchayats identified under the programme
58 development works have been identified for execution in the gram panchayats
- A Swim In China's Polluted Pearl River? (Christian Science Monitor, Simon Montlake, May 05, 2006)
The mayor of China's top manufacturing city is hosting a "swimathon" this summer in the local Pearl River. Cleanup efforts to reverse years of industrial pollution have been so successful, claims mayor Guang Zhangming, that the Pearl is once again . . .
- Indian Textile Exports, Post-Mfa (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 05, 2006)
Only for India is there an increase in market share. Others have declined or just held steady.
- Honour For Mukhtaran Mai (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
AT A time when a section of the international press portrays Pakistan as one of the failed states, it is heartening that Mukhtaran Mai offers a ray of hope as she continues to receive global recognition for her tenacity and courage.
- Journey Of A Lifetime (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 05, 2006)
The immediate fallout of Pramod Mahajan's untimely and tragic death was the cancellation of the two Bharat Suraksha yatras by Mr LK Advani and Mr Rajnath Singh.
- ‘Peace Between India And Pakistan Must For A Prosperous South Asia’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India should resolve their disputes amicably including the Kashmir issue to develop South Asia (SA), said British High Commissioner Mark Loyal Grant.
- King Faizal Prize For M.S. Narasimhan (Hindu, S. Ramanan, May 05, 2006)
The acclaimed mathematician's contributions are profoundly original
- Crossing The Rubicon...Tamil Nadu Style (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, May 05, 2006)
The state’s elections show how the process of manipulating votes has reached its nadir
- The Widening Net Of Quota (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 05, 2006)
Will the supporters and detractors of quota for students fight pitched battles, or will the movement subside? Will we see another Mandal-like agitation, as was witnessed in 1990, with self-immolations over the Government's decision to introduce . . .
- Indian Origin Astronaut To Make Maiden Journey To Iss (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Three years after Kalpana Chawla's tragic space expedition, another American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams will make her maiden journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's six-month mission.
- South Indian Red Herring (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 05, 2006)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
In his defence of further extending reservations to the other backward classes, P. Chidamabaram, a late and curious convert to the new reservation mania sweeping the government, predictably . . .
- Humans Reverse Finch Evolution (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Humans are causing evolution to slip into reverse for one of the species of finches that is said to have inspired Charles Darwin after he returned from his famous visit to the Galapagos Islands.
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