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Articles 17521 through 17620 of 22438:
- Committed To Reservation, Says Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
Elders seek legislation to overcome Supreme Court order
- Urgency Of Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2005)
Since 9/11 and 7/7 the focus of the powers waging a war on terror — the US and Britain — has been on the madressahs in Pakistan. It is generally believed that these institutions have a very narrow focus and some of them even preach hatred and violence. .
- Tn Student Extracts Bio-Diesel From Vegetable Oil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
A student of Madurai Kamaraj University here, helped by a research scholar, has successfully extracted bio-diesel from residual vegetable oil
- What Freedom Means (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2005)
The PM has stressed on fair sharing of economic benefits
- Attitudes, Platitudes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2005)
If August 15 is occasion to be mindful of a sense of united purpose, amid the fragmentation and forgetfulness that inevitably overtakes our daily lives,
- Faith Vs. Evidence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2005)
Scientists who moaned when they read that President Bush favours teaching “intelligent design” along with the Darwinian theory of evolution should be grateful for how far the president has come.
- Pm Warns Ultras Of ‘hard Response’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised full assistance to the flood-hit states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Manmohan: Half-Hearted Steps By Pakistan Won't Do (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Our vision is growth that would improve the life of common man
Golden Quadrilateral to be six-laned
Corruption in government not to be tolerated
Pay reasonable price for electricity
No child to be deprived of primary education
- Have You Done Your Bit? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
All it needs is a few hours of your time every week. And our society will be a much improved one. If you are curious enough, read on says JAYALAKSHMI K.
- Reviving An Ancient Language (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Samskrita Bharathi is continually making efforts to reintroduce Sanskrit in Indian communities over which its hold is fast loosening, writes S RADHA PRATHI
- Resurrecting Lemuria (Hindu, Kanakalatha Mukund, Aug 16, 2005)
The book captures the notion of Lemuria as a lost continent, which has taken hold in the minds of disparate groups of people with different world views
- Poverty Eradication Is No Dream: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
He spells out policies and schemes for the oppressed and rural population
National Horticulture Mission to increase output and trade in fruits and vegetables
Stresses need to improve quality of higher education
- The Raj And The Famines Of Good Governance (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 16, 2005)
Between 24 million and 29 million Indians died in famines in the era of British good governance. In fact, barring the scale, it all sounds depressingly like the present. In terms of ideology and principle at least
- Every I-Day, I Cry With Pain’ (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Aug 16, 2005)
Her voice is choked and her eyes are streaming with tears that just wouldn’t stop. A pause, a silence, pregnant with the memories that today completed 58 years, along with the one of Independence.
- Ied Explodes Near Srinagar Stadium (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 16, 2005)
Militants make bid to disrupt Independence Day celebrations
- Death Threats Won't Deter This Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Schoolchildren and people participate in I- Day celebrations in remote Rajouri hamlet
- Minority Rights (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2005)
The Supreme Court judgement on admissions to private professional educational institutions is welcome for various reasons.
- Cry Freedom (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Aug 15, 2005)
Definitions, like everything else, change with time. And as India rushes to celebrate yet another Independence Day, people across the country will
tell you that they are not free.
- Costly Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 15, 2005)
The SC judgement could lead to social injustice to millions of students
- British Foreign Office Plotted To Kill Netaji In 1941, Says Historian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
The British Foreign Office had ordered the assassination of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in March 1941 during his great escape from India and reconfirmed the order in June 1941,
- A Future In Gaza (Hindu, Inigo Gilmore, Aug 15, 2005)
The residents of the Muassi settlement in Gaza look forward to being free, without checkpoints, without Israeli soldiers stopping them and demanding ID cards.
- Worst Case (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2005)
The savagery in the West Bengal healthcare sector continues unabated. And the worst is reserved for people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
- Education De-Reserved (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2005)
The Decision of the seven-judge Supreme Court Bench that the state shall not impose any reservation of seats in unaided private professional colleges is a ruling that has not come in a day too soon.
- Step To Freedom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2005)
Clarity is elusive, and the Supreme Court has sat three times since last year on what appears at first sight to be a simple principle.
- We Want The Centre To Act And Not Wait, Says Tarlochan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Aug 14, 2005)
National Commission for Minorities Chairman Tarlochan Singh has taken steps to promote goodwill among various religious communities in the country and remove grounds for misunderstanding.
- A Tale Of Morality (Deccan Herald, Vijjay Nair, Aug 14, 2005)
Babyji may not hold any appeal to many of the readers of Deccan Herald. Especially those who hail from south Bangalore and like their novels to be imbued with hues of what is traditionally considered literary.
- Salute To Three Brave Women (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Aug 14, 2005)
Last fortnight I met with three national rainbows, read outstanding women of our country:
- A Forgotten Hero (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 14, 2005)
K. Kamaraj is now almost overlooked.
This column is about a once mighty politician, a nurturer of Indian democracy who — outside of Tamil Nadu, at any rate — is now almost wholly forgotten.
- All Action, No Rhetoric (Hindu, K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN , Aug 14, 2005)
Eugenia Cano Puga is an internationally known mime artist from Mexico. On a tour of Kerala for research and conducting workshops, she found time to talk about her art form.
- A Market Flourishes Despite Insurgents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
The high cost of Indian goods is attributed to extortion by insurgent outfits
- Institution-Industry Partnership (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 14, 2005)
Senior Faculty members and administrators from academic institutions, technical and management institutions attended the NASSCOM-HR Summit in Chennai on July19 and 20. Except the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University and the Director of a Management School,
- Fatwas' & Dilemma Of Indian Muslims (Hindu, V.M. Habibullah, Aug 14, 2005)
ISLAM IS being portrayed often in the media as a two-headed monster, for wrong reasons — terrorism and `fatwas.'
- Quota In Educational Institutions Must: Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
Calls for all-party meet to discuss restoration of reservations
Political parties and the judiciary to ponder over the limitations of weaker sections in accessing education
- Challenges Facing The Country (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Aug 14, 2005)
Born amid dire predictions of early collapse, Pakistan has proved ill-wishers wrong by its very survival, though it went through the trauma of parting with its distant wing within the first 25 years.
- Arguments For A Better World (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 14, 2005)
Amartya Sen's new book, The Argumentative Indian, is an original journey into the history of ideas. He says India's traditions of democratic discussion and secularism stretch back longer than we care to think. Excerpts from an interview.
- Dividends Of Peace For Locals Along The Loc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
Schools function without fear of shelling from across the border
- Government May Lose 24,000 Engineering, 1,300 Medical Seats (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Managements of private colleges to meet soon to discuss the implications
Private college managements euphoric
Colleges anticipate more autonomy in admissions
Three-tier fee structure likely to go
- Kerala To Press For 50 P.C. Government Quota (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Concern over verdict on professional institutions
- Mixed Reaction To Court Order (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Tamil Nadu should go for appeal , says K. Krishnasamy
- Unaided College Admissions Only By Entrance Test (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Professional educational institutions may join together and hold a common test: Supreme Court
The single-window system will not cause any dent in the right of minority unaided colleges to admit students of their choice.
- Sc Gives Free Hand To Pvt Colleges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
The court said private colleges which do not receive aid from the government cannot be asked to implement State’s policy on reservation in admissions
- One Nation, Many Origins (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 13, 2005)
As her Tamil husband prepares for a second term in office, the world’s only Bengali first lady — Bangladeshi is another matter — remains as retiring as ever,
- This Is Correct Approach, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is committed to rooting out extremism through a prudent approach in accordance with the country’s ground realities.
- Time To Clean Up (Times of India, Jean Dreze, Aug 13, 2005)
Job guarantee programme can overcome corruption
- Learning Curb (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 13, 2005)
Bill to regulate professional institutes is self-defeating
- Bimaru Or Bimari? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 12, 2005)
The Bimaru States comprising Bihar, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (UP)....
- A Class For Every Child (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Aug 11, 2005)
Last time I wrote for you I was basically trying to draw your attention to one interesting exchange that had once taken place nearly sixty years ago on the floor of India’s new constituent assembly. B.R. Ambedkar was replying to two amendments . . .
- Language In Education — I (Deccan Herald, B. K. Chandrashekar, Aug 11, 2005)
Theoretical evidence says that children between age three and six are best suited to grasp a second language
- Exam System Stinks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2005)
Like a worn-out garden hose, the examination system leaks at a thousand places.
- Strategic Disinvestment — Unshackling Profit-Making Psus (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Aug 11, 2005)
To really unshackle the PSUs, the Government must sell a chunk of its shares to a "strategic" partner.
- Candlelit 97 (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Aug 11, 2005)
What does one do on turning 97? The question might at best be rhetorical for most people. But not so for my grandmother who celebrated her 97th birthday last Sunday.
- Beware, Urban Nightmare Ahead (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Aug 11, 2005)
The deluge in Mumbai has several lessons for the city, but its most serious implications are for the future of urban India, writes Bhaskar Ghose
- India's Marxists Learn Dialectic For Software: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Aug 11, 2005)
Answering calls from U.S. customers who need help troubleshooting computer bugs or tallying company accounts is a common task in India's outsourcing centers, where such work is usually devoid of political meaning.
- Ulfa Blows Up Bridge, Another Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Stepping up violence ahead of Independence Day, ULFA blew up a gas pipeline, a steel bridge and a transformer across Assam, police said here on Tuesday.
- Patriotism Or Chavunism? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 10, 2005)
Out of London bombings a national consensus has emerged: what we need in Britain is a renewed sense of patriotism.
- Lapierre Sends Spirits Soaring (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Aug 10, 2005)
The kids and their parents at an obscure village in Howrah district, on the other side of the Ganga, are delighted after an elderly philanthropist from abroad visited their village on Monday to inaugurate a primary school.
- Give Them A Fair Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2005)
Extracts from the communique issued by the G8 nations at Gleneagles, July 8
To support African efforts to increase South-South trade and regional integration, to improve specialization and create more jobs and prosperity;
- Unless Dharam Singh Is Given Full Scope To Run This Tough Govt, It’Ll Be Very Difficult. There Should Not Be Any Remote Control’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2005)
‘Unless Dharam Singh is given full scope to run this tough govt, it’ll be very difficult. There should not be any remote control’
- Foreign Remittances: From Monitoring To Managing (Business Line, T. R. Shastri, Aug 10, 2005)
Foreign inward remittance was always welcomed in India with higher interest rates and tax exemptions from the days of the oil price boom in the 1980s, when the exodus of Indian workers to West Asia commenced.
- Return To Earth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2005)
The tension and excitement surrounding the landing of Discovery belies the fact that in two decades of flying space shuttles, orbiters have landed 61 times at Kennedy Space Centre,
- Children's Literature (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Aug 09, 2005)
Children's Literature by Johanna Spiry: Retold by K. P. Sumathi; D.C. Books, DCB Complex, Good Shepherd Street, Kottayam-686001. Rs. 50.
- Science Fiction With A Local Flavour (Hindu, Murali N. Krishnaswamy, Aug 09, 2005)
Ten sci-fi stories with a local touch, some with a contemporary echo
- Those Days, They Cared (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Aug 09, 2005)
There was a time when the municipality cared its employees as well as the public
- Ulfa Triggers More Blasts (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 09, 2005)
Suspected ULFA separatists exploded bombs near a major gas pipeline near Duliajan but failed to blow up an arterial link that carries crude supply to refineries in the region.
- Missing The School Bus (Indian Express, MADAN M. JHA, Aug 09, 2005)
While discussing the widening gap in the opportunity to access basic education between children from the rich and upper middle classes and those from the lower classes,
- Software Testing Services — The Next Big Thing? (Business Line, P VENKATESH, Aug 09, 2005)
Software bugs or errors cost the US economy an estimated $59.5 billion annually, which is equivalent to 0.6 per cent of its gross domestic product.
- Raising Education To A Higher Plane (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 09, 2005)
Two reports on higher education provide important material and a unique opportunity to launch a debate among policy-makers and . . .
- Reform And Formal Credit (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Aug 09, 2005)
The strength of the book lies in its good analytical papers on policies and rich material from the village studies
- The Myth Of Discrimination (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2005)
Chandigarh : While holding forth on the plight of minorities in India, politicians and religious leaders generally tend to paint an extremely alarming picture.
- Science Policy: Lacking A Collective Strategy (Hindu, T. Jayaraman, Aug 09, 2005)
There is no systematic and continuing oversight of policy-making by the scientific community and no articulation of an independent vision of science building in this country.
- In Refugee Camps, Hunger And Inhuman Conditions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2005)
Over 50,000 Sikhs have been displaced since the communal riots broke out in Delhi on Wednesday (October 31).
- Natwar To Help B'desh Preserve War Memories (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Aug 08, 2005)
The External Affairs Minister, Mr Natwar Singh, on Sunday offered assistance to the Bangladeshi freedom fighters in preserving memories of the 1971 liberation war.
- Aspiring Scientists Showcase Their Talent At Exhibition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
Students from 20 schools take part in show at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
- Planet N (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2005)
Ever since Pluto was discovered in 1930 and designated to be the 9th planet of our solar system, astronomers have looked for the elusive No 10. And discovered a problem.
- Educate Africa And Care For It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 08, 2005)
Extracts from the communique issued by the G8 nations at Gleneagles, July 8
To further protect the international financial system from illicit corruption proceeds,
- Out Of The Class (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 08, 2005)
There are various ways of giving up on flogging a dead horse.
- A Lifetime Passion For Politics (Hindu, Ned Temko, Aug 08, 2005)
It is somehow fitting that Robin Cook's most memorable parliamentary performance in a political career that spanned three-and-a-half decades should have come in a resignation speech.
- Dog Tricks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 08, 2005)
The scientists in South Korea who cloned one live dog out of 1,000 expensive attempts say they only mean to make a better medical-research dog.
- A Congressman From India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
From a humble Punjab village, Dalip Singh Saund went on to become the first Asian to be elected to the US Congress. M.S.S. Murthy traces the extraordinary journey of a remarkable man.
- Is This Independence? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 07, 2005)
`We were not aware of any such law. Only when the sarpanch told me that I was removed because I had three children, I came to know that such a law existed.'
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