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Articles 9421 through 9520 of 22438:
- Corruption Is Security Threat (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Apr 25, 2006)
The "beauty" of India is that most people here are indifferent to subjects that apparently do not affect them directly.
- On India Inc Job Quotas, An Affirmative Lesson From South Africa (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 25, 2006)
As facts lose out to rhetoric in the debate over quotas in the private sector, New Delhi and India Inc should perhaps take a look at the example of South Africa.
- Children Of A Mixed God (Times of India, T K NAVEEN, Apr 25, 2006)
India has evolved a system of job reservations and targeted access to educational institutions as part of a larger affirmative action project. The Supreme Court's decision in Anjan Kumar v Union of India threatens to mire this system in patriarchy.
- 'Caste System Has Become Subtle And Sophisticated' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2006)
Former principal advisor and chief economist with the RBI and author of Untouchables, Narendra Jadhav, now senior advisor to the governor, Da Afgha-nistan Bank, discusses reservations with Jyoti Punwani:
- Sibling Raj (Times of India, SHARON SHEFALI GUPTA, Apr 25, 2006)
Carrying out the responsibilities as the eldest child in a family can be an onerous task. My siblings and I dis-covered this the hard way. I am the oldest of four children and I was all of 15 when our mother decided to accompany our father on tour.
- Democracy & Progress (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
The world is changing and these are fascinating times at the United Nations as significant changes in the organisation are afoot, says . . .
- Government Yet To Release Fee Subsidy To Colleges (Hindu, B.S. Ramesh , Apr 25, 2006)
Medical students from reserved category fear they cannot continue courses
The Government has issued orders granting fee exemption to SC, ST and OBC students
The State has not provided fee subsidy for the 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years
- Radiating Peace All Around Us (Pioneer, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
Whether a culture or a religion is used to divide people, it is not good. We need to unite the world, the hearts and the minds! Where is it that we can all unite?
- Harmony In Religious Beliefs (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Apr 24, 2006)
The Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, has made the very interesting suggestion that Muslims should accept Lord Krishna “as one of the prophets” sent by Allah.
- Protecting Minority Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
AT a minority rights conference held in Islamabad, various religious leaders once again made an impassioned appeal for the repeal of discriminatory laws like the one relating to blasphemy as these are often used to persecute minorities.
- The Emotional Card (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Ruchi Sharma is never at a loss for words when she has to indulge someone; with e-cards, she moves with the . . .
- Lessons From The Nordic Nations (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 24, 2006)
Fewer debates over economics would be needed if the world spent more time examining what actually works and what does not. Almost everywhere, debate has raged about how to combine market forces and social security. The left calls for an expansion of . . .
- Reservations On A Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 24, 2006)
Private sector reservation may be a shortcut to economic disaster rather than an effective tool to promote inclusive growth.
- Anguish And After (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Following the Danish cartoon controversy, a number of Muslim states are coming together to lobby and press for limits on freedom of expression, reports . . .
- Chinks In Mafia's Armour (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
Who says, that crimes can be buried with the passage of time? Nemesis has habit of catching up at the most unexpected moment. Italian police arrested Bernardo Provenzano, boss of all bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, on April 12, 2005 after 43 years.
- Merit Not Over Privilege (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
In his article, "Privilege is the issue, not merit" (April 15), D Shyam Babu undermines merit.
- Looking Forward To This Election (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
While elections can mean many things to many people, in the modern city of Coimbatore which is fast turning into a metropolis, it is linked with the hopes of freedom among some 200 odd Muslim men who are lodged in various prisons under various . . .
- Dmk Bid To Capture An Aiadmk Fortress (Hindu, S. Ganesan, Apr 24, 2006)
AIADMK has won five of the seven elections held since the creation of the constituency in 1977
- Meeting The Demand For Interactive Education (Hindu, B.S. Warrier, Apr 24, 2006)
Edusat is the first Indian satellite designed and developed exclusively for serving the educational sector in India.
- A Referendum On Aiadmk's Performance, Dmk's Promises (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 24, 2006)
Newsanalysis Rice war points to the close finish on the cards
Food, shelter and clothing remain the three basic needs of the people
Housing issue in focus only in tsunami affected areas
- Bsnl Revises Service Tax Structure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Consequent to the approval of Finance Bill, 2006
- Minister Promises Industrial Development Of Pollachi (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Apr 24, 2006)
DMK candidate promises college and fire station at Anamalai
- Naidu Anti-Development, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Lashes out at TDP leader in the latter's home district
Apparently eyeing panchayat polls, the Chief Minister uses the occasion to build up anti-TDP sentiment
Cites how the TDP chief cried foul over move to increase the capacity of Pothireddipadu head
- Continue Struggle Against `Anti-People' Development" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
public meeting organised by Janhastakshep on "Displacement: Development or Destruction" unanimously resolved to extend full support to displaced communities and continue its struggle against "anti-people" developmental schemes.
- Biggest Crisis For Bush As Poll Ratings Slide (Hindu, Paul Harris, Apr 24, 2006)
A White House shake-up is just the beginning as George W. Bush's party fights to keep control of Congress.
- New Pm Seen As Weak By Iraqi Media (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 24, 2006)
The Iraqi press reacted cautiously to the appointment of Jawad al-Maliki as the prime minister in the country’s first four-year elected government for decades. Commentators writing in Sunday’s papers viewed him as a sectarian figure who will not be . . .
- Unlocking Creativity In Young Minds (Deccan Herald, Sharada Prahladrao , Apr 24, 2006)
Agastya attempts to raise the skill and creative potential of the poor. lt is committed to the Indian dream.
- Creating Quality (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 24, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic . . .
- Iraqi Prime Minister Gets One Month To Form Government (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Fresh mortar attacks and the discovery of six bodies in Baghdad on Sunday highlighted the security challenge still facing Iraqi leaders after they broke months of political deadlock to appoint a new Prime Minister.
- Why Traditional Methods Are Now Irrelevant (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2006)
Modern man is a new pheno-menon. No traditional method can be used exactly as it exists because modern man never existed before. So, in a way, all traditional methods have become irrelevant. The body, for example, has changed so much.
- Blair Pledges £17 Million For Uk-India Collaboration In Higher Education (Times of India, SUKANYA SUKUMAR, Apr 24, 2006)
Britain has launched a £17 million drive to link centres of academic excellence in India and the UK through research projects that will unfold over the next five years.
- Some 30,000 Indonesian Tsunami Survivors Still Living In Tents (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Out of a total of 500,000 Acehnese people who were made refugees by the December 26,2004 Tsunami, 30,000 are currently still living in emergency tents and barracks, a local official said.
- Warring Against Science (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2006)
Once, it actually worked. About 30 years ago, science pointed its solvent-stained finger at something that humans were doing wrong, something that would kill us if we kept it up.
- Elusive Peace In Sri Lanka (Tribune, Shylashri Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
The peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE have not made any headway.
- Cross-Cultural Encounters Entail Risk Of Aids (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
With a huge growth in tourism — Varanasi received 3.45 lakh foreign tourists in 2005 and Goa gets about 3 lakh firang visitors each season — the number of cross-cultural encounters too are likely to rise.
- Indo-Myanmar Relations (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
The military rule in Myanmar is on the agenda of the UN General Assembly beginning September 20.
- Britain Still Under Chernobyl Cloud (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 24, 2006)
More than a third of Britain is still contaminated by radioactivity from the Chernobyl disaster two decades ago, and as a result children are getting cancer.
- The Greatest Indians (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 23, 2006)
Indian classical musicians seek, and some of them achieve, perfection.
- Don't Sit In Judgment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Reassessing current assessment procedures will help students more.
- Squaring The Circle (Hindu, GEETA DOCTOR, Apr 23, 2006)
The Ramanujan-Hardy story finds a new equation with a film on their relationship.
- Life-Changing Books (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, Apr 23, 2006)
Two novels, very different in nature, still influence people.
- New Delhi Seeks Transit Facility: India-Pakistan-Afghan Trade Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
India on Saturday said that if Islamabad provided New Delhi with the transit facility for trade with Afghanistan then it would also benefit Pakistan as Peshawar would become a hub of economic activity.
- R E G I O N: Karzai Blames ‘Foreigners’ For Raging Insurgency (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday blamed unspecified “foreigners” for providing funding and weapons to fan his country’s raging insurgency.
- A Fairy Tale Debut (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Kaavya Viswanathan talks about her book, fame and future.
- Push And Pull Of The Mba Bull Run (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Apr 23, 2006)
The book offers a peep into the frenetic environment of Wharton business school and the lives of its highly ambitious students.
- The Tragedy Of Want In India (Deccan Herald, K S Naraynan, Apr 23, 2006)
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the situation has improved over time.
- R E G I O N: Karzai Blames ‘Foreigners’ For Raging Insurgency (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday blamed unspecified “foreigners” for providing funding and weapons to fan his country’s raging insurgency.
- Unholy Warriors And Kattarpan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 22, 2006)
They tell us all religions preach peace: the Muslim’s ‘Islam’ means the same as the Hindu’s ‘Shanti’, the Sikh’s ‘Sarbat da bhalaa’ and the Christian’s ‘peace and goodwill on Earth.’
- More Than Shia-Sunni Strife (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 22, 2006)
Sectarianism is spreading fast in Pakistan. The emerging polarisation is between the Barelvis and the Deobandis
- China Is Branching Out Aggressively (Deccan Herald, Raymond W Copson, Apr 22, 2006)
Beijing’s courting of African states is a direct challenge to American interests.
- The Universe Isn’T About Us (Deccan Herald, Joel Achenbach, Apr 22, 2006)
‘In our obscurity, there is no hint that there is anyone who will come and save us from ourselves.’
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Paper Marking (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 22, 2006)
Mistakes are bound to happen in life, whether of an individual or a body. Once, impelled by the desire of setting the highest standard in competitive tests the governing body of a Central Government Service Commission appointed Professor Harold . . .
- Standardising Tamil Character Keypad On Mobile Phones (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Apr 22, 2006)
Language computing enthusiasts in the State are seeking ways to standardise the Tamil character keypad on mobile phones.
- The Truth Behind History (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Apr 22, 2006)
M.J. Akbar's latest book is a history of India couched as a fascinating family chronicle
It would be a tragedy if one were to be imprisoned by despair
- Driving Lessons (Tribune, Chitleen K Sethi, Apr 22, 2006)
I started driving a scooter when I was still in school. Through my college years I drove it in Ludhiana, a city where traffic rules were virtually unknown. We were three friends and “tripli” it was to almost everywhere in the city.
- Indian Doctors Protest Uk Work Permit Plan (Reuters, Tim Castle, Apr 22, 2006)
Overseas doctors, mainly from the Indian sub-continent, demonstrated outside the Department of Health in London on Friday to protest against new rules forcing them to leave Britain.
- Protests Resume In Nepal Despite King's Offer (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 22, 2006)
Tens of thousands of people held anti-monarchy protests across Nepal on Saturday despite the king's promise to restore multi-party democracy, saying they wanted his powers limited by a new constitution.
- Controlling Content (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
and B ministry takes a step backwards
The Information and Broadcasting ministry needs to tell us why it views freedom enjoyed by television channels in deciding on the content and presentation of their programmes as an aberration.
- Indian Economy On Fast Track: Montek (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Indian economy continues to be on an accelerated trend with an upsurge in investments, low inflation rate and ample foreign exchange, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.
- Super Telescope To Peer Deeper Into Space (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
They call it the Planet Machine. Weighing 1,000 tones and standing as tall as an 18-storey building, the world’s biggest optical telescope is designed to see where no-one has seen before.
- Blending Social Equity With Merit (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Apr 22, 2006)
It is a pity that the country is once again caught in the reservation quota controversy, this time courtesy Mr Arjun Singh. The Union HRD Minister surely has had his own calculations when he proposed reservation of another 27 per cent seats for . . .
- Horrors That Don’T Go Away (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 22, 2006)
When I am in Mumbai I stay on Marine Drive and happened to be there last Monday when the chief minister and other dignitaries gathered to launch the Rs 130 crore scheme that will hopefully turn this city’s most famous road into the magnificent promena
- Education, The Great Leveller (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Apr 22, 2006)
Today, the country's top educational institutions can be compared to the best in the world. Institutions such as the IIMs are being wooed to go global, with none other than the Prime Minister of Singapore championing the cause.
- Israeli Lobby And Us Interests (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Apr 22, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s an air-headed action film entitled ‘Delta Force’ popped up on American movie screens.
- No Alternative To Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 22, 2006)
Waziristan has become a festering wound for Pakistan. Operations in the tribal area are now more than two years old, but going by the results it seems the end is nowhere in sight, and the militants hiding there continue to create trouble.
- It Is Pmk Versus Aiadmk In Saidapet (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Apr 22, 2006)
No project to clear encroachments
DMK and PMK were in opposite camps in 2001
Except two occasions, DMK always won the seat
- Government Urged To Appoint Chairman Of Backward Classes Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
New survey of backward communities urgently needed, says Sudarshan
- Fernandes Sees Radical Political Changes After Assembly Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Too many `third fronts' in existence, says the former Defence Minister
Mid-term polls unlikely
Differences in Janata Dal (U) are due to lack of internal democracy
No plan to revive Samata Party
- Indian Docs Slam Uk Immigration Rule (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Apr 22, 2006)
Hundreds of Indian doctors have been protesting here against new immigration rules on medical training, which leave them with the ignominious status of "illegal aliens" in the UK.
- Heir Today (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 22, 2006)
Gone Tomorrow Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.
Herbert Spencer
- The Ultimate Privatisation (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Apr 22, 2006)
Coming on the heels of Arjun Singh's proposal to impose reservations in educational institutions, Manmohan Singh's veiled caveat to the Confederation of Indian Industry that if the private sector doesn't accept caste-based job reservations . . .
- Human Race Plunders The Earth Planet (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
An increase in population beyond the carrying capacity of the Earth has resulted into environmental pollution, over exploitation of natural resources, scarcity of food and poor standard of living.
- Government Urged To Appoint Chairman Of Backward Classes Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
New survey of backward communities urgently needed, says Sudarshan
- Battle Of Nerves On Home Turf (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 22, 2006)
As formal electioneering is about to end for four Assembly by-elections in the State one can look back and forward to take an overview. There have been contrasting styles of campaign.
- Gilgit: Villagers Affected By Project Seek Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
More than 400 villagers affected by the Naltar hydel power project have demanded compensation and said that without government’s support they and their children would be forced to live like refugees.
- The Lost Reformer (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 21, 2006)
Dr Manmohan Singh’s mettle as prime minister is being severely tested. Recent events have considerably dented his image.
- Sonia Gives Bengal Progress Credit To Upa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
speech lasted all of 11 minutes. Not once did she mention the Opposition — neither Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee nor the BJP. She found fault with the state’s performance, but refrained from targeting the CPI(M).
- Can Merit And Social Justice Be Compatible? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 21, 2006)
The nation needs preferential policies and good school education; rational solutions . . .
- Islam In The Eyes Of Dalai Lama (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 21, 2006)
What can be more astonishing between a saint confusing people and a rogue speaking the truth? Two such unexpected observations became media bytes recently.
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