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- Mystery Of Pakistan's Cloistered Scientist (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
The large house in a plush district of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, that was once his home is now his prison.
- Quota In Private Sector Mentioned In Cmp’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar said on Wednesday that there was a provision in the CMP of the UPA government for reservation for SC,ST.....
- Ill-Conceived Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2006)
Quotas may win votes but will not help underprivileged
- Aziz Takes Stand In Saddam Trial (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Mr Tariq Aziz, who as foreign minister was the international face of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, today made his first public appearance since the 2003 invasion as a witness for one of Mr Hussein's co-defendants.
- World Powers Meet In London On Iran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Six world powers searched for common ground on Wednesday on rewarding Iran if it gives up uranium enrichment, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Tehran to “lift the cloud of uncertainty” about its nuclear program.
- Harley On The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Real adventure begins on Shotover Street
- Pm Vows To Fight Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said no compromise would be made in the fight against terrorism while finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir problem through talks with Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership.
- Apolitical Nominees? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2006)
Norms not followed in nominations to Council
- While We Were Looking... (Deccan Herald, SHASHI THAROOR, May 25, 2006)
In 2004, the UN listed stories that needed to be covered by the media
- 38 Injured In Series Of Grenade Attacks In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Notwithstanding the tight security in the Valley, militants carried out six grenade attacks injuring at least 38 people, including 14 security personnel.
- Aiadmk Mlas Stage Walkout (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Claim DMK captured power by "reeling out false promises"
- Indian Navy Will Be Best In World: Naval Chief (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash said on Wednesday that plans were afoot to make the Indian Navy the best in the world in the next 15 years.
- Quake-Hit Kashmiris Face Poor Crop, Bad Diet (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Kashmiri villager Jamal Din Chaudry lost his dairy cow and his bullocks in last year's earthquake, and now can only count his blessings as he prepares to sow maize on the terraced mountainside.
- Israel Must Halt Crisis Among Palestinians (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, May 25, 2006)
If Israelis won't deal with Hamas, they could end up facing a more radical alternative: Islamic Jihad or even Al-Qaeda.
- Left Scores A Win (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
With the UPA-Left Coordination Committee having announced its decision to impose 27 per cent OBC quota from June 2007 on all specialist educational institutions run by the Union Government, the "reservation controversy" has more or less been settled.
- Saving Ganga (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
Ganga, a river celebrated as much as venerated by Indians of all hues and denominations, is today an aquatic mass of pollutants of all kinds:
- A Very Special Festival From The Very Heart Of India (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, May 25, 2006)
It lies in the very heart of the country. And now Madhya Pradesh is making its presence felt here in the Capital with a four-day-long festival that showcases its rich culture, cuisine, art and artefacts, besides music and films.
- Celebrating India's Loss (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 25, 2006)
It's hard to build a new house by demolishing the old one." That's how a Hindu citizen of Nepal reacted to Prime Minister GP Koirala's questionable attempt to deface the symbol of the world's only Hindu Kingdom by stripping the occupant of . . .
- Rouble & Power Of Intellect (Pioneer, Dmitry Kosyrev, May 25, 2006)
Rouble is money, if you do not mind.
- Fighting A Common Enemy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
It is in the interest of both India and Nepal to stop the march of Maoists towards the capital of the Himalayan kingdom, says Shyam Khosla.
- The Pulses Predicament (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 25, 2006)
Why are coarse cereals and pulses, which are more nutritious than the fine cereals, neglected by policymakers?
- Sbi Branches Under Cbs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
The networking will especially benefit corporate customers
- Down The Yellow Brick Road (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 25, 2006)
Both Singapore and Malaysia offer ample proof that even a strong-armed government can be good for its people if it so desires.
- Spirit Of America (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
The truth, as the film United 93 depicts, is that human organisation works on precedent rather than foresight,
- Quota And The Tamil Nadu Experience (Hindu, S. Neelakantan, May 25, 2006)
The reservation policy has produced visible improvements in the conditions of the deprived sections. However, the time is ripe for a reconsideration of the exclusively caste-based criteria.
- About Clarity, Care And Consistency (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
What is the relationship between facts and passion? How do eccentric opinions and conduct damage purposeful action, asks Vinayshil Gautam.
- How I Passed My Exam (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, May 25, 2006)
Just as thousands of students and their parents are waiting anxiously for the results of the Class X board examination, so did I last summer — for my daughter’s results. What was at stake was more than just her marks.
- Questions Of Travel (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 25, 2006)
There was a moment of stillness before the journey began.
- India, Pak Fail To Break Ice On Siachen (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, May 25, 2006)
With India and Pakistan sticking to their previously stated positions, there was no breakthrough at the end of the tenth round of Defence Secretary-level talks on the demilitarisation of Siachen.
- The Cosmic Balance (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, May 25, 2006)
Sri Mukunduru Swami was once asked to explain the essence of the Mahabharata.
- Rock Star On An African Mission (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2006)
Bono, who is on a visit to Africa, is trying to revive trade so that communities can become self-reliant.
- Siachen Ceasefire To Continue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 25, 2006)
India and Pakistan today yet again failed to reach a breakthrough on resolving the Siachen dispute but, on the brighter side, they decided to continue with the ceasefire, which has been holding since November, 2003.
- Bird Flu: Human To Human Jump Under Scan (Indian Express, DONALD G MCNEIL JR, May 25, 2006)
Reacting to the death on Monday of an Indonesian man, the World Health Organisation said yesterday that the case appeared to be the first example of the avian flu jumping from human to human to human.
- Crash & Boom (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2006)
The simplistic assumption is that the key to taking on a changing world lies in understanding the market crash. The bigger job lies elsewhere, in creating sound resilience for our economy
- The Tangle Over The Tiger And His Lair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2006)
It’s not as big a controversy as others facing the Prime Minister but it’s set off a storm in conservationist circles.
- Screening Intolerance (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, May 25, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha has issued a diktat that the movie Fanaa or any other movie starring Aamir Khan should not be permitted exhibition in any theatre in the state of Gujarat coupled with serious threats in the event of . . .
- Sri Lanka Wants Gulf Arabs To Ban Tamil Rebels (Reuters, HEBA KANDIL, May 25, 2006)
Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it wants Gulf Arab states to ban Tamil Tiger rebels and starve them of funds by cracking down on members who force Tamil expatriates in the region to chip in for its activities.
- History Only Repeats Itself (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2006)
Fight for equal opportunity and merit where merit is used as a criterion for admissions. Fight also against reverse discrimination.
- Bush Backs Israel's Border Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
In a policy shift, the White House has praised Israel's plan to set its borders with the Palestinians and is convinced those boundaries could create side-by-side states if a negotiated solution proves elusive.
- Cash-Less In Gaza (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2006)
From this distance, the Palestinians look to be in dire straits — even by their wretched standards. A people who have plunged the depths of misery seem set to sink even lower.
- India Among 7 To Launch N-Project (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Research ministers from the European Union, the United States, Russia and four Asian nations, including India initialled an agreement today to launch a multi-billion-euro experimental nuclear reactor designed to emulate the power of the Sun.
- Left Half-Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 25, 2006)
Two sets of agenda prompted the left’s support to Mr Manmohan Singh’s government. One, that was reflected in its common minimum programme, related to governance.
- Afghanistan, Pakistan Seek To Defuse Rising Tension (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 25, 2006)
Kabul envoy meets senior Pakistan officials over Taliban issue
- Pm Suggests 5 Point Programme To Build A New Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Talking tough, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that attempts by "some elements" within Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt peace process would be firmly thwarted and proposed focus on a five-point programme to build a new Kashmir.
- Everything & Nothing (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 25, 2006)
Even a simple phenomenon, when viewed with heightened awareness, can unfold new avenues of learning. Every moment, encounter, activity and experience has within it an unspoken message. There is something even in nothing, and there is everything in . . .
- New Measures For Students At Delhi University (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, May 25, 2006)
As students gear up to brave the summer heat and prepare themselves for the frantic scramble for seats in colleges, Delhi University is going all out to reach out to potential students.
- Inter-Linking Of Rivers Must To Solve Floods And Drought: Nitish (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Bihar is not a water surplus State, Says Chief Minister
The Government of India formed a task force under the then Water Resources Minister Suresh Prabhu
`In south Bihar barring the river Sone basin, the annual per capita water availability was . . .
- Government To Be Expanded On May 29 (Hindu, S.Nadarajan, May 25, 2006)
Names finalised in consultation with AICC
Former CM V. Vaithilingam will become a Minister
Yanam to be represented in Cabinet for first time
Union Territory normally has a six-member Ministry
- Easing Of Fdi Norms To Help India’ ‘Easing Of Fdi Norms To Help India’ (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, May 25, 2006)
Liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) policy would help India to attract more investment from the US, feels Mr Franklin L Lavin, the US under secretary for international trade.
- Mayhem And The Markets: Some Takeaways (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, May 25, 2006)
The crash had its reasons, but the authorities need to review the margins mechanism, too.
- Reservations: The Shortcut To Nowhere (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, May 25, 2006)
Move from sharing a declining pie to increasing the pie’s size and to accountability for services
- Grin And Bear It (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 25, 2006)
Over the past couple of days finance minister P Chidambaram has gone above and beyond the call of ministerial duty and has zealously — though perhaps not very effectively — been trying to talk up the crashing market.
- Ananda Yoga – The Path Of Ecstasy! (The Economic Times, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, May 25, 2006)
Nanda means something that can reduce in quantity. Ananda means that which cannot reduce in quantity. Ananda means bliss! It is not joy. Ordinary joy brings suffering with it. Ananda is beyond joy. It comes without a reason. It just is.
- Quota: Bjp Against Dilution In Excellence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
While favouring reservation for OBCs in institutions of higher education, the main Opposition party, the BJP, today drew the UPA government’s attention towards the constitutional amendment related to reservation, which was passed during the last . . .
- Pranab Blames Pak For Failure Of Siachen Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Persisting differences over authentication of positions held by their respective armed forces in Siachen glacier on Wednesday prevented defence secretaries of India and Pakistan from making any breakthrough.
- The Other India (Business Standard, Barun Roy, May 25, 2006)
Both Singapore and Malaysia offer ample proof that even a strong-armed government can be good for its people if it so desires.
- Still Time For Quota Rethink (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 25, 2006)
The UPA has done what politicians do best: taken the easy way out.
- Good Corporate Governance Evident In India, Says Irani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Asks corporate houses to concentrate on credibility as it is of paramount importance
- Suicidal Tendencies Persist In Bd (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 25, 2006)
Tens of thousands of Bangladesh textile workers demanding better wages torched four more factories on Tuesday in the industrial town of Ashulia in the north of Capital Dhaka.
- Lessons For Orakzai (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 25, 2006)
LT Gen (R) Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai was sworn in as Governor of NWFP replacing Commander Khalil-ur-Rehman, who has been nominated as advisor to Prime Minister.
- Amnesty Report (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 25, 2006)
A new report by Amnesty International, released on Tuesday, detailing rights abuses across the globe is a reflection of a profound change in perspective on the human rights situation in the world. It is correct in saying that the war on terror has . . .
- No Closure Of Guantanamo? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 25, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s remarks to an American television channel the other day makes it clear that, despite the growing international pressure on Washington to close down its notorious detention camp at Guantanamo, the Bush . . .
- Hurriyet’S No To Rtc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 25, 2006)
One can understand why the All Parties’ Hurriyet Conference has decided to boycott the “roundtable conference” called by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in Srinagar.
- Ethiopians Vow To Fight Malnutrition (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 25, 2006)
Amira Usman held listless, two-year-old Dita, in her arms as flies buzzed around his eyes, just days after she brought him to a clinic for severe malnutrition in this desolate stretch of eastern Ethiopia’s highlands.
- Misuse Of Funds (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 25, 2006)
The reported misuse of funds meant for drought relief assistance by senior government functionaries is disgraceful. According to a report in this newspaper, the project director of an official project by the name of Drought Emergency . . .
- Higher Education Among Women (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 25, 2006)
Higher education is the main instrument for human resource development. Through this we can seek the trans formation of India into a Developed Nation by 2020.
- Brand Buddha~i (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 25, 2006)
“I am a communist”, said the West Bengal chief minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on more than one occasion recently.
- Pm Enters Third Year In Office (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has entered his third year in office as Prime Minister of India amidst an ominous sign of student unrest all over the country, triggered ostensibly by the controversy over reservations for other backward classes (OBCs) in higher institutes
- Football Fantasia (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 25, 2006)
“All the world’s a football field”, or will be from 9 June. Already the build-up is palpable and for 30 days all else will be of small consequence.
- World Powers Meet To Discuss Iran Nuclear Offer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
World powers meet in London on Wednesday to discuss a package of incentives and threats drafted by European countries aimed at defusing a crisis over Iran's nuclear program.
- Breaking The Sugar Cartel (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 25, 2006)
Remarks by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to reporters on Tuesday that an inquiry was underway to ascertain the causes of the ongoing sugar crisis are welcome but one hopes that the real culprits behind what seems to have turned out to be a major scam . . .
- Offset Costs Too (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
The ministry of commerce, as reported in this newspaper, is in the process of finalising a National Offset Policy to cover all non-defence purchases of more than Rs 300 crore.
- Whatever Happened To Rangarajan? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 24, 2006)
Enough dither over oil prices, says Dr Manmohan Singh. But there is hardly a case for the PM to get involved in determining gas station prices.
- The Froth, Storm And The Calm (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, May 24, 2006)
Many macroeconomic variables are somewhat in turmoil, and each sudden change in value adds to the systematic risk.
- Don't Panic (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
For those who were here to play short-term momentum, the game is pretty much over and done with.
- Good Response (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 24, 2006)
It is to be welcomed that the chief ministers of 11 states have been quick to respond to their Jammu and Kashmir counterpart's plea to take effective measures for preventing harassment of innocent citizens of the State in their respective territories.
- Cac Needs Policy Underpinning (Business Line, S. Goswami, May 24, 2006)
The experience of the Southern Cone countries in the late 1970s/early 1980s points to the dangers of moving rapidly towards opening the capital account without a supporting policy matrix.
- Lesson From America (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, May 24, 2006)
The idea of reservations in educational institutions needs to be contested and rejected on principle.
- Why Big Fish Get Away (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 24, 2006)
Corruption at high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- Spurning Iran’S Letter Diplomacy (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, May 24, 2006)
The hastiness with which the United States has tossed away and almost refused to acknowledge the letter written to President George W. Bush Junior by his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is an indicator that Washington has no faith in . . .
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