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Articles 20721 through 20820 of 22438:
- A Man For All Seasons (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Sep 29, 2004)
Though a highly eminent scientist, Dr Ramanna always found time for his other varied interests
- Dastardly Attack (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2004)
The anger and apprehensions over the attack on Gurdwara Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan are understandable.
- Manmohan-Musharraf Meeting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 29, 2004)
Though marked by the usual rhetoric, bilateral relations between India and Pakistan did thaw out further in the warmth of the personal dynamics between Dr Manmohan Singh and Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Military Spending (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 29, 2004)
The demise of the Soviet Union raised hopes of a "peace dividend" of enormous proportions, previously spent on waging the Cold War and creating and maintaining nuclear and conventional arsenals.
- Mulk Raj Anand — A Life Well Lived (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Sep 29, 2004)
Dr Mulk Raj Anand, has passed away leaving behind widow Shireen Vajifdar and a daughter born from his former English wife. Last week news came of his declining health.
- Population Threat To Wildlife (Deccan Herald, SANJAY GUBBI, Sep 29, 2004)
If the Govt does not pay attention to the population boom, it could prove disastrous for our natural resources
- Prime Minister's Foreign Odyssey (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 29, 2004)
HE WENT. He saw. If to say he conquered will be a bit high-blown, certainly he seems to have vibed well with all those he met. He also came through as one who had done his homework well and sown high-yielding seeds for reaping a good diplomatic and ...
- The Web Of E-Governance (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Sep 29, 2004)
Can e-governance add any value if it is implemented merely as a virtual version of labyrinthine government processes?
- Can A Snack Do For India What Software Can't?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Sep 28, 2004)
As the barely literate wife of a typesetter in Mumbai, Pratibha Sawant had only two options when she wanted to put her children through school 31 years ago: working as a housemaid or rolling poppadums.
- A Day In Manmohan Singh’S Village (Tribune, George Mathew, Sep 28, 2004)
IN the last two years or so I have visited Pakistan four times but my recent visit was the most memorable. Normally one gets to see cities like Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad or hill resorts like Bourban and Murree.
- Uplift The Poor (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2004)
None of the findings of the recent World Bank report on “Factors influencing successful primary school completion for children in poverty”, will come as a surprise to anyone — those in the government or those working in the social sector in the country.
- Religious Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2004)
Seven Christian missionaries were attacked allegedly by RSS workers at a Scheduled Caste colony on Saturday in Kerala, for providing material assistance to a Dalit family.
- An Unwarranted Transfer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 28, 2004)
THE Haryana Government has abruptly, though not unexpectedly, transferred the Director of Secondary Education, Mr Ashok Khemka, who withheld teachers’ transfers effected frequently, arbitrarily and mid-way by the Chief Minister’s office.
- First Professional Manager Of India (Tribune, Irfan Khan, Sep 28, 2004)
PRAKASH Tandon passed away in Pune last week at the age of 93, missing the century. Without doubt the most celebrated Indian professional manager of the 20th century and arguably the most renowned Chairman of Hindustan Lever so far, he is an icon of moder
- Parallel Bodies And The Panchayats (Deccan Herald, LALITA CHANDRASHEKHAR, Sep 28, 2004)
The Govt should ensure that the powers of parallel bodies do not impinge on those of the local bodies
- Foreign Experts — Yes Or No? (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 27, 2004)
It is common knowledge that the very survival of the United Progressive Alliance government led by Dr Manmohan Singh depends on the support from the Left.
- Debate Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2004)
Experts and educationists should evolve a long-term policy on higher education
- As Defined By Three Leaders (Deccan Herald, ROGER COHEN, Sep 27, 2004)
The US, Russian and Israeli wars on terror seem similar, yet the battles they face are very different in nature
- A Study In Contrast — Punjab And Bihar (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 27, 2004)
Being better off does not make a State better, especially when it just means getting more than others from the Centre.
- Poetry Loses A Major Presence (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Sep 27, 2004)
Arun Kolatkar sculpted poetry out of language with the chisels of surprise and epiphany.
- The Missing Birds (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Sep 27, 2004)
There was a myth that I had grown up with which said that no bird ever came near a eucalyptus tree. This myth was shattered when I came to live in Mohali. There was a thick bank of eucalyptus trees just outside my house and in the evening thousands ...
- A Crusader Against Social Injustice (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 26, 2004)
Ask 89 bonded labourers about the joy and importance of freedom preceded by days of agony as slaves and you will listen blood-curdling tales of brutality.
- India’S Animal Farms Are Anything But Orwellian (Deccan Herald, M K SRINATH, Sep 26, 2004)
First of all any zoo should be an abode of education for the public. Endangered species of animals should be reared in a free atmosphere. Zoo authorities should ensure that the animals live in habitats that recreate their original home.
- The Due Process Clause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
The importation of the "due process clause," consciously deleted at the time of framing the Constitution, has led to a decisive supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches of Government.
- Small Family Or The Two-Child Norm? (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 26, 2004)
In the wake of the raging controversy on the inclusion of the two-child norm in the population programme, the Central Government has stated that it is "against coercion, incentives and targets''.
- Regeneration (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Sep 26, 2004)
For some time now, I’ve been meaning to write about how one work of art might catalyse, and bring into existence, another.
- Pawar And The Glory (Telegraph, Satish Nandgaonkar, Sep 26, 2004)
Sharad Pawar, some say, is a man with a vision. Others think not. But everyone agrees that in plotting out an election strategy — both in Maharashtra and the BCCI — the man is indefatigable.
- Ncp-Cong Alliance Will Win Maharashtra Polls: Tripathi (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 26, 2004)
An aide of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, D.P. Tripathi, 54, brings rare academic depth to politics. A former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, Mr Tripathi later taught at Allahabad University.
- Dangers Of Quota In Private Sector (Tribune, Pushpesh Kumar, Sep 25, 2004)
In his article (The Tribune, Sept 7) Udit Raj claims that in 1999 there were 481 judges in the high court and that only 15 were from the Scheduled Castes. By this he means the SCs should be recruited on the basis of percentage of their caste in the Indian
- Left In The Lurch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2004)
What’s a political innocent doing in the Planning Commission? Many even in the Congress are wishing Montek Singh Ahluwalia had been left undisturbed in his IMF job
- Blowing Hot And Cold On Cold-Rolled Product (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 25, 2004)
A SIMPLE definition of temperature is that it is the degree of `hotness' of a body. Another definition is that it is a property of matter that reflects the quantity of energy of motion of the component particles.
- A Small Hope (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 25, 2004)
The Punjab Government has lifted the ban on recruitment to fill some 5,000 vacant posts. That the decision comes shortly before the two byelections in the state is not just a coincidence.
- Unnumbered Heads (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 25, 2004)
The furore over the census figures for Indian Muslims recalls Ying Ma, a Chinese American campaigner against black militancy, describing racism as “the hate that dare not speak its name”.
- Reservations In Private Sector (Tribune, Ellora Puri, Sep 25, 2004)
The UPA government’s decision to extend reservation to private sector, which is expected to expand, has given rise to a fierce debate in the country.
- Raja Ramanna: Architect Of N-Plan (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 25, 2004)
Raja Ramanna, an architect of India’s nuclear weapons programme, wore many hats during his lifetime. Nuclear scientist, music aficionado, minister, member of Parliament, tech entrepreneur were the many labels that sat lightly on his broad shoulders.
- We've No Faith In The World Bank But It Is Betting Much On Faith (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 25, 2004)
A quote from the Rg Veda is `Aa no bhadraah kratavo yantu vishwatah', meaning `Let noble thoughts come to us from every side'.
- A Site To Behold (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 24, 2004)
A LARGE group of tall, turban-clad villagers had assembled at the Panchayat Bhavan when we reached there early that evening. The long journey from New Delhi to Jaipur and then to the Rajasthani village had taken a heavy toll on our energy.
- Dealing With Terrorists (Tribune, Rajbir Deswal, Sep 24, 2004)
OF all the ghastly acts committed by terrorists like instantaneous killing of people, the one which affords an opportunity for negotiations should still be treated as a lesser evil as it involves damage-control efforts with a view to preventing the loss
- Insurance And Rural Market (Business Line, Naren N. Joshi, Sep 24, 2004)
The insurance industry market in India was liberalised in 2000 and the first private insurance companies opened shop that November.
- The Women Of The Sangh (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Sep 24, 2004)
The Sangh relentlessly argues for the liberation, enlightenment, education and employment of Muslim women, something that it rejects in its notion of the ideal Hindu woman.
- Safety In Schools (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 24, 2004)
States must ensure that safety norms are followed in all private and govt schools
- Reunion At Brigades (Deccan Herald, DEEYA NAYAR, Sep 24, 2004)
A chance meeting with a long-lost friend reminded me that the world indeed is a small place
- Research At The University Level (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Sep 24, 2004)
If breakthroughs are to be made in science, there is a need to involve young people in research at universities
- Religion Versus Population (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 24, 2004)
Sometimes adverse or negative developments and the brouhaha they cause can be a blessing.
- Has India Found Way Out Of Infrastructure Mess?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Sep 23, 2004)
Two years ago, P. Chidambaram joined a discussion in New Delhi entitled, ``India's Foreign Exchange Reserves: When Is Enough -- Enough?''
- Reservations In The Private Sector (Deccan Herald, Ellora Puri, Sep 23, 2004)
The American experiment shows that reservations, while ensuring diversity, should not compromise on efficiency
- Wincing That Our Bean Counters Are Going To Beijing (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 23, 2004)
On the web site www.china.org.cn, "China's Official Gateway to News & Information", I type `accountant' in the search-slit and click. Among the 150 or so finds, is a story titled "Educational Fund Looters Facing Charges" from China Daily dated ...
- The Music Of Sounds (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Sep 22, 2004)
IT starts around four in the morning. There is the haunting cry of the peacock and suddenly it is no longer a lone cry. Many more join the chorus and the fairy tale magic continues for more than an hour
- Sky Lessons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 22, 2004)
India’s first educational satellite has potential to be an instrument of social change
- Restoring Values (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 22, 2004)
A gruesome tragedy was enacted a few days ago in Chennai by four drunken youths in a car (which ominously carried the sticker "Venom Racing") chasing a young girl driving in a motorbike and running over and killing her at dead of night on one of the main
- Nri Ministry: Diaspora's Hope Buoyed (Business Line, Gopal Sutar, Sep 22, 2004)
It is more than three months since the Government created an exclusive ministry to look after the welfare and problems of non-resident Indians.
- No Sport In Our Blood? (Tribune, Himmat Singh Gill, Sep 22, 2004)
INDIA and China together have one-third of the world’s six billion inhabitants. In the recent Olympics China carried away 23 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze medals, and India could win just one silver.
- Mystery Of India's Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Sep 22, 2004)
India's democracy has been able to stave off the social Darwinsm inherent in the neoclassical ideology which would have transformed deprivation and subordination into a policy of systematic exclusion. Probably, the mood was set by the Nehruvian allergy
- How Open Are The Drug Trials? (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Sep 22, 2004)
The US Department of Health Services is to establish a registry that will ensure that the results of all clinical trials conducted in the US are available to the public on an electronic database.
- Fall From Us Favour (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Sep 22, 2004)
The Americans’ attitude towards Saudi Arabia and its radical Islam is undergoing a change
- Education In Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 22, 2004)
The easiest thing for the establishment is to falsify history and point fingers at the enemy outside, real or created.
- Bhangra Getting Popular In America (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 22, 2004)
BHANGRA is quite the rage in New York City this summer. From dance clubs to health clubs to protests against President George W. Bush, the beat unites.
- A Satellite To Serve Students (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 22, 2004)
The launch of EDUSAT could lead to a revolution in the education sector. Students in rural areas stand to benefit the most.
- Licence Fee On Tv, Radio Sets (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Sep 22, 2004)
THE idea of licence fee on TV and radio sets at the point of purchase is not new. At least twice in two decades such an idea was mooted. In fact, earlier the government was collecting licence fee on TV and radio sets through post offices, which was given
- India's Health-Care Paradox (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 21, 2004)
For a country that has not been able to eradicate many preventable diseases, India has an unusually healthy pharma industry. Most globalised of all Indian industries, the pharma sector however produces and sells huge quantities of the kinds of drugs ...
- Teaching From Space (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 21, 2004)
"Indian science and technology must make a greater difference to the lives of our people," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awards ceremony recently.
- Tele-Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 21, 2004)
THIS is one first which India can justifiably be proud of. It has become the first country in South Asia to have an exclusive educational satellite.
- Are Inflation Expectations Overdone? (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , Sep 20, 2004)
Arresting the rise in headline inflation is now the dominant objective of economic policy. There can, of course, be no second thoughts about the merits of maintaining stable price levels
- Battling Hiv (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2004)
Richard Feachem, Executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, could not have been more blunt. HIV/AIDS is "a ticking time-bomb" for India, he said at a recent press conference in New Delhi.
- Maharashtra: Closer Than It Looks (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 20, 2004)
The elections to the Maharashtra Assembly will be a close run race between the ruling Congress-NCP combine and the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.
- Us Presidential Sweepstakes — India's Interest In Outcome (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 20, 2004)
It can be expected that whoever dons the presidential mantle will do nothing that detracts from the healthy respect the US has for India's democratic credentials and economic achievements.
- Private Sector Reservation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 20, 2004)
The proposal for reservation of jobs in the private sector has understandably stirred up a controversy.
- Saving The Steel Frame (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 20, 2004)
The Indian administration system depends almost solely on direction, not inspection. It has no way of identifying and honouring outstanding contributors.
- The Invisible Hand Of Market Is Still Groping (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 18, 2004)
Cricket is too serious a game to be left in the hands of umpires and players, so we have TV channels, lawyers, and so on actively involved. Similarly, we know that markets are not so wise that we could allow "the invisible hand" a free play, as major
- A Narrow Escape (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Sep 18, 2004)
The efforts aimed at improving relations between India and Pakistan remind me of an interesting incident, narrated by my father, now no more. It happened soon after India was divided, resulting in the birth of Pakistan.
- Leave Schools Alone (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2004)
Politicians should not be allowed to meddle with the functioning of schools
- Meals At Mid-Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 18, 2004)
The Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday on the mid-day meal scheme is significant for three reasons. First, it has restrained the Centre from taking steps to transfer the administration of mid-day meals in schools to the states.
- Universal Education The Key (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Sep 18, 2004)
Technology has become the key to sustainable development, social transformation and economic power
- White House Road, Via Delhi (Telegraph, AYSWARIA VENUGOPAL, Sep 17, 2004)
If you think India cannot decide the fate of the American presidential election, maybe it’s time to have second thoughts.
- They're Jamming The Brakes When Montek's Pushing The Pedal (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 17, 2004)
Except serious economists, there were very few who even knew what "Plan" was currently running.
- In Ford Company (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Sep 17, 2004)
Some years ago, my cousin had her seven-year-old son studying in the renowned University Ligget School located in Grosspointe Wood, Detroit, near the Henry Fords’ sprawling bungalow close to Lake Huron.
- Bangladesh Shows The Way (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Sep 17, 2004)
In India, social progress is slower and less broad-based than in Bangladesh, despite much faster economic growth.
- Burqa Is Out (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 17, 2004)
France recently passed a controversial law against the public display of religious symbols. For this reason alone the French would certainly not be amused to learn that the purdah, for long seen as a symbol of repression of women in Muslim societies ...
- Byrd Amendment — The Politics Of Us Trade (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Sep 17, 2004)
The Byrd Amendment, which directs the US Government to distribute the collected anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties to the companies that brought the cases in the first place, is incompatible with the WTO rules.
- Deft Hands (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Sep 17, 2004)
My well-stained shirt bears ample testimony to my gourmet tastes, and my sleight of hand
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