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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 22438:
- Unrestrained Wit (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Apr 29, 2006)
As students, we speak and act with no restraint, which wins us appreciation
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before. But no one is complaining, not when few Malayalis can tell — or care . . .
- Wanted, A Spy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The end of the Cold War brought the curtain down on a number of things. The world of spying was one of these.
- How Kaavya Got Caught & Got Pulled (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
How Kaavya got caught & got pulled
- Indian-American teenage author’s dream story knocked off shop shelves
April 28: The fiction about an Indian-American teenager pushed relentlessly to succeed by ambitious parents has a happy ending.
- Sharad Quota Jab At Bjp (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Janata Dal (United) today sought to distance itself from the BJP, charging its NDA ally with “doublespeak” on reservation for OBC students in central educational institutions.
- Reviving Local Cinema (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
With the screening of the classic Indian film Mughal-i-Azam in Lahore earlier this week and the premiere of Taj Mahal in Lahore and Karachi, is there a possibility that the dying Pakistani cinema will feel a strong impulse for revival or will it . . .
- J-K: President To Address Legislature's Joint Session (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Accepting the invitation of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, President A P J Abdul Kalam will address a joint session of the state legislature in Srinagar, an official spokesman said.
- Classy Cast Of Mind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The announcement that reservation for other backward classes is to be extended to IITs and IIMs has provoked much debate in the press. Critics say the move will undermine the functioning of these institutions by devaluing the principle of merit.
- Pm For Poll Fund Reforms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, believes that corruption in Indian public life has greatly reduced after dismantling of licence permit raj and taxation reforms, but it cannot disappear altogether unless there are reforms in financing of elections.
- The Land As He Saw It (Hindu, ATHREYA, Apr 28, 2006)
Raghuthama Putty, who passed away recently, devoted his entire life to meticulously painting landscapes
- Government Taking Steps To Eliminate Corruption In Panchayats, Says Udasi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Panchayat members should make good use of the funds allocated: Minister
Government has not cut grants to panchayats: Udasi
Rs.750 crore allocated for the "Jala Nirmala" project for 2006-07
Rs. 35 crore allocated for the `Swarna Jala' programme
- Affirmative Action: The American Experience (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Apr 28, 2006)
"Affirmative action" in the US is aimed at the minorities. As such, in India it should focus on Brahmins. They constitute no more than 3 per cent of the population.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Living With Quotas (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 28, 2006)
The debate on the Government's proposal to increase the quotas in professional institutions such as medical and engineering colleges and the IITs and IIMs and on applying the policy of reservations to the private sector is proceeding entirely . . .
- It Services Companies Do India Proud (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Apr 28, 2006)
Not only by growing significantly in terms of revenue, but by providing high-quality jobs, too
- Centre Gives Green Signal To Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Project estimated to cost Rs. 6,395 crore with a debt-equity ratio of 70:30
Centre and State Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
45 per cent of debt portion to be taken care of by BMRC through loan from JBIC
Karnataka Government . .
- Soft Expectations (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 28, 2006)
MCA-21, the much-touted e-governance project of the ministry of company affairs, has run into muddy waters.
- Divisive Quota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
THE indefinite strike launched by the junior doctors of the five medical colleges in Delhi reflects their agony and anguish over Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s proposal to reserve 27 per cent seats for the Other Backward . . .
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- For General Students, Anguish Doubles, Seats Halved (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 28, 2006)
Young MBBS undergraduate students studying in the five medical colleges in the Capital have every reason to feel anguished at the Government proposal to introduce reservations. Lakhs of students appear each year for entrance tests to these five colleges.
- Medicos Continue Stir, See Others Joining In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Despite Arjun Singh's attempt to mislead the agitating medical students by assuring them his readiness to discuss the reservation issue with them after May 11, the students decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with . . .
- India-Cyprus : Forging New Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Apr 28, 2006)
The recent visit of Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulus to India was aimed at giving a new perspective to the country's long standing political ties with India.
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-à-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- Cm Breaks Records In His Maiden Victory To Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 28, 2006)
Chief Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today broke all records of margin to win first ever Assembly election from his home State in his 30 years political career defeating BJP’s novice Dhanantar Singh alias Koushal Kotwal by a . . .
- Medical Students' Stir To Continue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Amidst differences, the protesting medical students on Thursday decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with HRD Minister Arjun Singh's response to their demand for roll-back of the . . .
- Extreme Makeover: New Ideas Of Mutualism (Deccan Herald, Geoff Mulgan, Apr 28, 2006)
Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.
- Strengthening A Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The long-standing friendship between India and Uzbekistan was reaffirmed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tashkent.
- Getting Serious On Rehabilitation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister's decision to constitute a three-member Sardar Sarovar Project Relief and Rehabilitation Oversight Group follows the Supreme Court's authorisation to him to act in the matter.
- Confusion And Chaos In Professional Education (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Apr 28, 2006)
Between cynical politicians and contradictory judgments of the highest court, students, parents, educationists, and institutions are perplexed, awaiting the next move by the government or the court.
- Probe Ordered After Question Paper Upsets Students (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Students of the Ranchi University were asked in a general knowledge question paper to name the former Jharkhand inspector general of police P S Natarajan who was involved in a sex scandal 10 months ago, prompting the varsity to order a probe.
- Congress Retains Vizag Assembly Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao wins with big margin
- Hiv Positive Cases Down In East Godavari District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Current prevalence rate 2.75%, compared with 4% in 2004-2005
Sensitisation of SHGs and the first phase of `Aasa' programme shows positive results
School education programmes on HIV/AIDS awareness also show positive signs
Second phase of . . .
- Centre Approves Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Centre and Karnataka Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
- Delhi Government Adopts New Welfare Policy For Senior Citizens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
It envisages help for improving financial security, health care and social care
Policy provides for active participation of senior citizens in implementing the initiatives for their welfare
It recognises the need for a larger budget allocation to . .
- Controversial Book Banned In Rajasthan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The book is "insulting'' religious sentiment of "particular community''
- Signs Of Normality In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 28, 2006)
Colombo halts "deterrent strikes" on "selected targets" in rebel-held areas
- Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Courts Controversy Over Choice Of Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Union Culture Ministry turns down choice of secretary
A. Krishnamurthy chosen to replace K. Satchidanandan
He was selected from among 10 candidates
He is the regional secretary of the akademi in Bangalore
He was investigated by the CBI for . . .
- Medical Students Come Together To Intensify Anti-Quota Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After much ado over the quota protest outside HRD minister Arjun Singh’s residence on Wednesday, five representatives of city’s medical colleges finally got the chance to see him on Thursday.
- No Unity Without Secularists (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 28, 2006)
There cannot be a national unity government in Iraq because of the exclusion of secularists.
- Looking Back~i (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Apr 28, 2006)
Now that the Left Front is aiming at returning to power for the seventh time, it may be relevant to look at its balance sheet during 29 years of uninterrupted rule.
- His Usp Is Middle Class-Ness (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Apr 28, 2006)
The clock strikes nine and there is a sense of anticipation in most Kannada-speaking localities. You hear the compelling signature melody of T.N.
- Guardian Of A Grand Old Form (Hindu, Geetha Srinivasan, Apr 28, 2006)
In his own quiet corner, Hosahalli Keshavamurthy has been propagating the dying tradition of gamaka vachana. He is turning 70
- A Question Of Merit (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Apr 28, 2006)
Students protesting quotas are late by a few thousand years. Caste based reservations have been the basis of our social order for most of our recorded history. The concern for merit is legitimate.
- Caught In A Trap Of Its Own Making (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2006)
Facing bitter electoral competition in three Assembly by-elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP flew Islamist colours, borrowing from tactics used by Sheikh Abdullah in 1977. This time around, the trick hasn't worked.
- From Outlays To Outcomes (Tribune, Amarjeet Sinha, Apr 28, 2006)
While welcoming higher allocations for the social sector in education, health, livelihood/employment, food, and social security guarantees, many have rightly highlighted the urgent need for reforming public systems which deliver these goods.
- Arjun Promises Wider Debate On Quota Issue (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Apr 28, 2006)
The decision to suspend the strike till May 12, was far from unanimous, but following the HRD Minister’s assurance of further discussion on the issue of reservation for OBCs, students of five medical colleges decided to call off their agitation.
- Burning Evil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
One more incident of a possible Sati has come to light, this time of a 77-year-old woman at Imamganj in Gaya district in Bihar.
- Overhaul The Civil Services (Tribune, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 27, 2006)
Over the last few years, there have been several cases of misconduct and misuse of official powers by officers belonging to the civil services. People have been mute witnesses to cases such as a Director General of Police pawing a teenager in his . . .
- Paper Tigers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Youth Affairs, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, now knows first hand what the common man knew all along that the much tomtommed empowerment of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) is, to a great extent, an eyewash.
- Even Songbirds Can Learn Grammar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
The simplest grammar, long thought to be one of the skills that separate man from beast, can be taught to a common songbird, new research suggests.
- Aligarh’S Holy Cow (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
Supreme Court reins in the ghetto ambience
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling (coram: Balakrishnan and Jain, JJ) will serve to relieve Aligarh Muslim University of its ghetto ambience. While admitting the two petitions by AMU and the Centre against the . . .
- Fijian Parties Unite (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 27, 2006)
Almost coinciding with the election to five state assemblies in India, in distant Fiji, a cluster of islands in the South Pacific where people of Indian origin outnumbered ethnic Fijians at the time of its independence in 1970, election to Parliament . .
- Medicos For Merit Take On Quota Custodians (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Medical students put aside their stethoscopes on Wednesday and raised their voice against the proposed Government move to impose quota for OBC students in centres of higher learning.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- Docs Clash With Police, Threatens Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Anger over the proposal to impose OBC quotas in Central institutions spilled onto the streets of the Capital on Wednesday even as doctors at some of the main government hospitals announced an indefinite strike after police fired tear gas shells . . .
- He, She And Them (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
Two summers ago when it unexpectedly emerged as the single largest party in the 14th Lok Sabha, India’s Grand Old Party was brought face to face with a set of . . .
- Comed-K Entrance Test On May 28 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The Consortium of Private Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) will conduct its Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) on May 28 for admission to undergraduate professional courses in the private unaided colleges attached to it.
- No State Control On Sai Baba Temples (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Finance Minister K. Rosaiah has said that the Government decided to keep Kanyaka Parameswari temples and Shiridi Sai Baba temples out of the purview of Endowments Department.
- Iit Ruled Out For A.P. Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Cites the changed policy of the Union Government as the reason
- Army Recruitment Rally From June 6 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Report at venue by 5 a.m.
- Seeds Of Unrest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
India has been a target of terrorism, proxy war, insurgency and violence of all kinds since independence.
- Another View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
For the West, Africa’s image remains that of a disaster zone
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I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Fraud In The Name Of Social Justice (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 27, 2006)
The claim that the demand for reservation of seats for members of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in institutions of excellence and higher learning like the Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology, and job reservation in . . .
- Truth & Emergency (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 27, 2006)
A new book on Jayaprakash Narayan's days as a prisoner in Chandigarh fills a major void in the literature on the Emergency.
- Muslim Ministers Play Minority Card On Mulayam (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Apr 27, 2006)
With UP minister Azam Khan not heeding to pleas for restraint and leading protests against governor T V Rajeshwar, it is becoming clear that SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is having a tough time to balance contending pulls of electoral compulsions . . .
- India, Uzbekistan To Boost Energy Security (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Apr 27, 2006)
India on Wednesday raised its stakes in Central Asia by signing seven accords with Uzbekistan in the fields of energy, education, business and mineral prospecting and stepping up the joint fight against terrorism .
- Comed-K's Uget Has Become `Important' (Hindu, Rasheed Kappan, Apr 27, 2006)
THE ADMISSION process for undergraduate medical, dental and engineering courses is gathering heat. After the announcement of CET dates by the Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka . . .
- How Opaque Kumar Got Kicked, Got Wild, And Got A Lifer (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 27, 2006)
Was Kumar `more a reformer than a wrongdoer' as his defence used to say in 2004? Is he a scapegoat?
- Telecom Company To Hold Campus Interviews (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
A leading tele-communication company in the country proposes to conduct campus interviews to recruit people at Thushara degree & PG college, Sebedari, Hanamkonda on April 29.
- Us Senate Hears Testimony For And Against Indian N-Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 27, 2006)
In a long hearing on Wednesday morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from both critics and proponents of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation treaty, now before Congress for approval.
- Fresh Hope For Krishnadevaraya's Capital (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Apr 27, 2006)
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is hoping to get Hampi in Karnataka off the list of UNESCO World Heritage in Danger within a year.
- Deal Draws Flak (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Administration ``reneged'' on promise to share drafts of pact, alleges Senator
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Teacher-Institution Relationship (Daily Excelsior, Dr J L Raina, Apr 27, 2006)
Every profession is expected to evolve a set of ethical Principles to guide the conduct and behaviour of its members.
- Analysts Split Over U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Fallout (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Influential defense analysts on Wednesday differed over a controversial new civil nuclear energy deal with India, with one describing it as a grave threat to nonproliferation efforts and another saying the problems it poses in this regard are "manageable.
- No Ball, No Black Debutantes (Deccan Herald, Susan Saulny, Apr 27, 2006)
Unlike white clubs, black clubs focus on accomplishment, and putting emphasis on a young woman's education, and the workforce.
- Watch That Growth (Deccan Herald, GOPAL K KADEKODI, Apr 27, 2006)
Growth-linked development does not deliver much, particularly in areas such as employment, equity and social security
- Saffron Agenda (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Apr 27, 2006)
Said my guide, “Sir, you are two weeks too early.” It was mid-October 2002 and I was visiting Kashmir for the first time. I was at Naseem Bagh, the magnificent grove of Chinar trees in the Kashmir University campus of Srinagar.
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