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- After School (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 24, 2006)
There is no end to edu-cation. It is not that you read a book, pass an
examination, and finish with education.
The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die,
is a process of learning.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Guru's Guidance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
The preceptor (Guru) is revered in the spiritual tradition as God Himself. When an individual takes to spiritual life he generally adopts the devotional practices recommended for making progress and looks up to saints who have realised God for . . .
- Under One Umbrella (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 24, 2006)
Board’s efforts will be to speed up watershed programmes
- Fear And Repression In Myanmar (Hindu, John Aglionby , May 24, 2006)
16,000 forced from homes as generals try to annihilate resistance.
- Round Table, And The Road Home? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 24, 2006)
Two families of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operatives hope that the second round table on Kashmir will help their loved ones return home.
- Never Bitten, Twice Shy (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, May 24, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh should streamline their division of responsibilities
- Spell Out Tariff Plans, Phone Companies Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
In a fresh missive to phone service providing companies, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked them to ensure transparency in their tariff plans and improve consumer interface by educating the retailers.
- The Navel’S Key Significance (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, May 24, 2006)
Pop star Britney Spears’ belly button has prompted some heavy navel gazing. The writer Deirdre Day-MacLeod admits that the navel is a feature common to all humanity.
- Honk, Honk (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 24, 2006)
Sarojini Naidu once poked fun at Gandhiji when he took his goat by ship to the London roundtable conference.
- Daddy’S Desire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 24, 2006)
“So sweet” was the reaction of the car dealer to a letter from a six-year-old English boy containing 33 pence, and a request he be helped give his father a car for his birthday.
- Is There A `Foreign Angle'? (Business Line, K. Subramanian, May 24, 2006)
The Morgan Stanley Emerging Market Index has been declining since May 10, when the US Fed raised the interest rate and signalled further rise.
The current market crisis could be handled better if it is viewed against developments in global markets. . .
- Reserving All Hopes Of Progress (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 24, 2006)
A far better option than quotas will be to offer the needy scholarship so that they gain a competitive edge, says Bulbul Roy Mishra.
- Don't Deny Right To Fair Trial (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court observed recently that the statement of a victim of rape is sufficient to establish that she had been violated. This pronouncement can't be taken literally.
- House Panel Concern Over Sc Women (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
A Parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the “dismal” number of Scheduled Caste women benefited by ‘‘National Overseas Scholarship’’ scheme and suggested the government to earmark 30 per cent seats for them under the programme, which help them . .
- Deathly Delays (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 24, 2006)
Legislation to protect the tiger is on hold, doubts linger over the “legal limitations” of action to ban the drug responsible for the vulture vanishing.
- Power Pursuit Undermining Rights:amnesty (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 24, 2006)
Amnesty International said today that the relentless pursuit of security by powerful nations had undermined human rights, draining energy and attention from crises afflicting the poor and underprivileged.
- War Or Peace? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 24, 2006)
The dispute between Iran and the United States is progressing along a predicted course.
- Pm Arrives In Srinagar For Roundtable On Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew
in here this morning for a two-day visit to the Kashmir valley
amidst stringent security measures.
- Medicos Continue Agitation; Walk-In Interviews Disrupted (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
As the medicos' strike against the government's reservation proposal entered the 13th day today, agitating medicos took up the task of trying to thwart the recruitment drive launched by the government to replace them in the strike-affected hospitals.
- 'Iran Seeks Direct Talks With The Us Over Nuclear Programme' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Softening its stance, Iran has requested through intermediaries direct talks with the US over its nuclear programme, according to American officials and foreign diplomats.
- China Acknowledges 'Peaceful' Nuclear Tech Coop With Iran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
China today acknowledged assisting Iran's pursuit of "peaceful" nuclear energy needs under IAEA safeguards but rejected Western criticism of aiding Tehran's alleged atomic weapons programme.
- Car Bomb Attack In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 24, 2006)
Despite tight security on the eve of the round table here on Jammu and Kashmir, a suicide bomber on Tuesday rammed an explosive-laden car into a bus carrying Border Security Force personnel. The bomber was killed and 25 BSF men were injured, four . . .
- The Seven-Year Itch (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 24, 2006)
IT may have been possible to attach slightly more credibility to the so-called charter of democracy signed in London last week by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif had the two of them attempted a degree of criticism.
- Pyrrhic Celebrations? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 24, 2006)
The UPA Government enters third year weighed down by worries over the stock market and reservations.
- New Iraqi Government (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 24, 2006)
Now that an Iraqi “national unity government” is finally in place, one hopes it will be able to make its presence felt, given the “tough man” image of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
- Sindh Tensions Are Inevitable (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 24, 2006)
The yearlong simmering differences between Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and his major coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), have finally surfaced, with the MQM boycotting the provincial assembly session and Dr Rahim thundering
- The Sky Did Not Fall But, Caution, All (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, May 24, 2006)
It may just be the right time to get regulation in order and allow the market to dictate prices.
- Going Nowhere (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 24, 2006)
New educational data, released by the HRD Ministry, yet again points out that school education is in dire need of reform.
- Difficult Relations (Pioneer, Amy Teibel and Sara Toth, May 24, 2006)
Ehud Olmert's first meeting with George Bush is unlikely to produce any dramatic results on Israeli pullout from West Bank, says Amy Teibel
- U.S. Says World Could Handle Loss Of Iran Oil (Reuters, Tom Doggett, May 24, 2006)
Iran's dispute with the West over its nuclear program will probably not lead Tehran to cut off its oil exports, but if it did, the world could handle the lost supply, U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Tuesday.
- A Beautiful Mind (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 24, 2006)
Whenever Sonali Mohan meets her young 'friend' from Mumbai, she is struck by the oodles of energy and restlessness the little one exudes
- Bush Vows To Defend Israel Against Any Iran Attack (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush said Tuesday that the United States would defend Israel against any attack by Iran, following a summit with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- ‘Instead Of A Vital Link In A Solution, Nkc Became Part Of The Problem’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 24, 2006)
Yogendra Yadav responds to Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s letter of resignation on Monday from the National Knowledge Commission
- It's Economy, Stupid (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 24, 2006)
A day after the second birthday party of the UPA Government, it is necessary to take a look at the bill.
- The Afghan Challenge (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, May 24, 2006)
Afghanistan may be a distant nightmare for most people, but right now it is engaged in a grim battle for survival as a development-oriented democratic entity in the face of the Taliban-type terrorism onslaught.
- ‘Perhaps I Trust Society Too Much, Perhaps You Trust The State Too Much’ (Indian Express, Yogendra Bhai, May 24, 2006)
My letter is redeemed by the fact that it prompted you to write.
- Lessons From The Hustings (Telegraph, Bidyut Chakrabarty, May 24, 2006)
Democracy, if not marginalized, is certainly a casualty in West Bengal after the recently concluded assembly elections.
- Oil Companies Go For Automation Of Pumps (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, May 24, 2006)
Aimed at curbing adulteration, having greater control on outlets
- Prime Minister Lands In Srinagar For Roundtable (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew in Srinagar on Wednesday morning for a two-day visit to the Kashmir valley amidst stringent security measures.
- Focus Back On The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 24, 2006)
The victory of the Left in West Bengal and Kerala, the endorsement given to the DMK election manifesto and the loss of a majority in Assam for the Congress should make the UPA government and the Congress leadership introspect and draw lessons.
- Dolphins Play Name Game (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 24, 2006)
Through their distinct sounds, Dolphins can not only identify their peers by names, but can also talk about other groups, research reveals.
- You Are A Spiritual Being! (Deccan Herald, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, May 24, 2006)
We have always been trained to think that we are human beings looking for spiritual experience.
- Table Talk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 24, 2006)
The peace process in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be floundering once again.
- Agriculture Cannot Wait (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, May 24, 2006)
The Indian tragedy of extensive poverty and deprivation persisting under conditions of impressive progress in the industrial and services sectors will continue so long as we refuse to place faces before figures.
- High Court Orders Cbi Probe Into Mla's Murder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Government may go in for appeal
- Ril Project Had Pm's Approval, Says Amarinder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
The controversial "farm to the folks'' project proposed by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in Punjab had been approved by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saidChief Minister Amarinder Singh.
- Passing Weapons (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 24, 2006)
Sometimes, when I find myself at another well-informed Delhi dinner party, I wonder who the audience for Westminster Gleanings in Calcutta can be.
- The Appalling State Of Indian Muslims (Hindu, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, May 24, 2006)
Muslims in India are falling behind in every conceivable growth indicator
- To Be Or Not (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 24, 2006)
A second wedding anniversary is traditionally associated with paper. Mr Manmohan Singh might well want to link the second anniversary of his government with something even more fragile than paper.
- Bhopal's Legacy (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Every December for the past nineteen years, marchers in Bhopal, India, have paraded an effigy of Warren Anderson through town and burned it. Anderson is despised because he was the CEO of Union Carbide on December 3, 1984, when an explosion at the . . .
- In Iran's Ambition, Israel's Dark Cloud (Washington Post, Nora Boustany, May 24, 2006)
D avid Landau , editor in chief of the Israeli daily Haaretz, said Monday that Israel hoped to link its need for a stronger defense against the Iranian nuclear threat to its stated willingness to pull out of more occupied Palestinian land.
- Indo-Us Deal Proof Of Trust: Upa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance government, which completed two years on Monday, has regarded "the transformation of the India-US relationship" as one of its principal achievements, the nuclear deal with the US being "proof of trust and goodwill."
- Ministry Of Human Resource Destruction (Pioneer, Ajit Bishnoi, May 23, 2006)
In Mahabharat, there is a mention of Shishupal, a cousin of Lord Krishna.
- A Law Unto Themselves (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 23, 2006)
Corruption in high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- Quota Will Not End Disparities: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Expressing concern over the fast- spreading protests against the Government's proposed reservation policy, spiritual guru and Art of Living proponent Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday said that providing quota would not end disparities.
- Will Ganga Paani Be Amrit Again? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The Government on Monday assured the Rajya Sabha that sincere efforts were on to clean all the major rivers of the country including Ganga and Yamuna and a Cabinet approval for a Rs 550 crore Japanese loan for Varanasi was on the anvil.
- Bear Hug (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 23, 2006)
Finance minister P Chidambaram must be more powerful than former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, famed for deftly managing the pulls and pressures of the US economy for nearly two decades.
- Tiger Bill: Pm Panel Proposed, Cabinet Okd, Now Disposed (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, May 23, 2006)
Members of the tiger task force, set up by the PM, are sharply critical of the manner in which a Bill meant to implement its key proposal, to set up a national tiger conservation authority to empower Project Tiger, has been put in deep freeze.
- Pranab On China Military Mission (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee will be taking up one of the most important international assignments for the government when he leaves for Japan and China on Wednesday with a brief to boost confidence-building measures and also address concerns . . .
- Sensex Shocks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 23, 2006)
The volatile swings that have characterised the movement of the stock market over the last few days continued on Monday, but even the pessimists would not have expected the 1100 point fall that took the Sensex below the five digit mark.
- Out Of Place (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 23, 2006)
Playing politics through religion is a dirty game, and the results are usually a dirtier — often an unbearably tragic-mess.
- Beyond Sound And Fury (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 23, 2006)
In recent polemics, reservation has been projected primarily as an issue of caste conflict.
- Terror Strikes Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 23, 2006)
Sunday’s terrorist strike on a Congress rally in Srinagar, resulting in the death of seven people, including two policemen, exposed the complacency of those in charge of security in the valley.
- And Now Govt Faces Pro-Quota Ultimatum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Having failed to quell the anti-reservation movement with their assurance of fair play, the government now faces an additional predicament, a three-month deadline by the pro-reservationists to implement the 27 per cent quota for OBCs.
- Upa’S Birthday Gift: Petrol, Diesel Price Hike Soon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Strongly indicating an increase in the price of petrol and diesel as “we cannot continue to subsidise energy consumption on this scale” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically said here tonight that his UPA government had significantly . . .
- Tax Scare Leaves Sensex Swinging (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, May 23, 2006)
Media reports about the Income Tax Department out to levy maximum taxes on the broking community sent the bourses on a wild swing today resulting trading to be suspended by an hour at noon.
- 2 Quit Pm’S Knowledge Panel (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, May 23, 2006)
Objecting to the government’s proposal of implementing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs, two members of the National Knowledge Commission, Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Andre Beteille, today sent in their resignations to the Prime Minister.
- Hurriyat Puts Spanner Into Round Table Conference (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 23, 2006)
It was on the expected lines. By refusing to participate in Round Table Conference (RTC) at Srinagar, All-Party Hurriyat Conference has once again proved they do not look forward to a dialogue with the Prime Minister but are more interested in . . .
- Manmohan Singh Hints At Fuel Hike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Marking the second anniversary of UPA regime at the Centre, PM Manmohan Singh on Monday gave two indications that had profound implications for the near future. The first was a clear signal that a fuel price hike was imminent and the . . .
- Meltdown: Carnage On Bourses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The sensex not only opened in the positive but posted strong gains in the initial minutes when it hit a high of 11,142 levels. It was after about an hour that the sensex started losing ground when brokers, who had not received margins from . . .
- Hurriyat Not To Attend Round Table (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 23, 2006)
One killed, 20 injured in grenade attacks in Srinagar
National Conference also issues a threat
Jaish owns responsibility for Monday's grenade attacks
- Goma: The People’S Pundit (Deccan Herald, John Tierney , May 23, 2006)
Guy Goma's performance in front of the TV cameras made it clear that television networks have been wasting money on professional commentators.
- Nine Little Numbers Pose A Challenge (Deccan Herald, Edward Rothstein, May 23, 2006)
‘There is something more technological about Sudoku than mathematical. It reduces the world to its boundaries"
- Distinguish Talent From Ability (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, May 23, 2006)
In reality, Budhia's story is an example of society's failure to understand the physical limitations of a child
- Humble Servants (Deccan Herald, V.K. Joshi, May 23, 2006)
Expedition to remote Bara-Shigri Glacier in Chandra River valley (Lahul and Spiti district, H P) was one of the assignments I had as a geologist of the Geological Survey of India.
- Two Years, Too Lost (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 23, 2006)
This week the UPA government completes two years in office. So, where are the festivities? By all indicators, the air in New Delhi should be purposefully celebratory.
- Quota: 2 Quit Knowledge Commission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Favour affirmative action as opposed to numerical quotas
Not doing enough to genuinely empower marginalised groups
All measures under discussion are to defuse the agitation: Beteille
- Environment Denial Syndrome (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 23, 2006)
Builds a terracotta movement that focusses on changing incentives to manage the environment
- Majority Votes For Independence In Montenegro Referendum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
55.4 per cent say "yes" to secession, 44. 6 per cent vote "no"
- Iraq: U.S. For Talks With Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 23, 2006)
New regime in Baghdad presents opportunity for dialogue
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