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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 12047:
- Gram Nyayalayas Bill To Be Tabled In Monsoon Session (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, May 29, 2006)
The Bill seeking to establish courts across villages in the country will be tabled in the coming monsoon session of Parliament.
- Raha’S Exit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 29, 2006)
The confusion amidst which Subir Raha, the former CMD, ONGC, ended his tenure, indicates once again, the glaring absence of succession planning in the Indian corporate sector.
- South Africa Metal Workers Plan Revolt Against Mittal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Even as it is smarting from the blow to its pride following Arcelor's decision to merge with Russia-based Severstal, Mittal Steel faces a possible revolt by union workers in distant South Africa against its lay off policies.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Should The Troops Come Home Now? (Jordan Times, Ian Bremmer, May 28, 2006)
Last weekend’s announcement that Iraqi lawmakers have finally formed a unity government is welcome news, both for Iraq and for George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- Indian Cos Turn Global Turnaround Specialists (Business Line, Neha Kaushik, May 28, 2006)
Take acquisition route to US, EU markets
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 28, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to . . .
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Ascendant Left (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 28, 2006)
The May 2006 Assembly elections place the Left in its strongest ever position in India's parliamentary and legislative history.
- Irrepressible Metropolis (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, May 28, 2006)
Filmmaker Madhusree Dutta's "Seven Islands and a Metro" focusses on the invisible citizens who keep the city's wheels running.
- "I'm At The Crossroads" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Adelaide Writers' Week offered an interesting meeting with Australian author Helen Garner.
- Growth Rate Myth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The Congress should understand that faceless economic growth will not provide jobs to the
- History — A Neglected Subject (Daily Excelsior, Raj Kumar, May 28, 2006)
History is an important branch of social science to be taught to the students at the school level.
- Clear Choice In Kerala A Cannon's Tale (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, May 28, 2006)
Kerala votes against the neoliberal agenda of the Congress-led front, which is backed by sectarian interests.
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, May 28, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- The Doctor Needs A Shot In The Arm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
Two years in the saddle, the Prime Minister runs the risk of being the fall guy unless he sorts out issues with Sonia and gets her backing
- Left In Government (Frontline, Prabhat Patnaik, May 28, 2006)
The Left is now placed in a happy transitional period when it can get the support of rural toilers and urban middle classes.
- Improving Panchayati Raj Institutions (Tribune, Mahi Pal, May 28, 2006)
The conclusion that emerged from a workshop of elected representatives of Panchayats who belong to the Scheduled Castes, organised by HIRD, was that due to the prevailing stranglehold of the caste structure in rural society, neither respect for . . .
- So Many Shades (Hindu, K. PRADEEP, May 28, 2006)
Drawing with coloured pencils is not a spontaneous art and Jay Varma is a master of this medium.
- Recrafting Roles For Growth (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, May 28, 2006)
All growth has been despite the government, said a panellist. Another echoed that the “corruption in government is the only factor in withholding growth”. Huge pronouncements—are they a myth, fashion or a reality?
- ‘Fixing’ The Other (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, May 28, 2006)
Following the serial blasts at Varanasi on March 7, video footage of a marriage ceremony in progress at the Sankat Mochan temple proved to be invaluable — and not to the shell-shocked family alone.
- Expansion Will Compromise Quality Of Teachers (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, May 28, 2006)
The government’s assurance that the proposed 27 percent reservation for OBCs will not usurp the seats meant for general category students is being taken with a pinch of salt.
- Anti-Corruption Campaigner (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 28, 2006)
His full name is Velikakathu Shankaran Achuthanandan.
- Rising Tiger And Roaring Dragon (Deccan Herald, Henry Chu, May 27, 2006)
China, for all its problems, remains the runaway leader on many fronts, in spite of India's emergence as a high-tech colossus, the cascade of jobs created by Western outsourcing and the nudge into the middle class of millions of aspiring workers...
- God Fails The Laboratory Test (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 27, 2006)
Daniel Dennett is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University (US). He looks every inch a philosopher:
- Galloway Sparks A Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 27, 2006)
The prominent anti-war British MP, George Galloway, has sparked a row after he reportedly said in an interview that it would be "morally justified'' for a suicide bomber to target Prime Minister Tony Blair for invading Iraq which has resulted in the . . .
- Bush, Blair Admit Errors In Iraq War (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
US President George W Bush and Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair, two leaders badly weakened at home by the continuing violence in Iraq, acknowledged major misjudgments in the execution of the Iraq war on Thursday night even while insisting that . . .
- Ysr Leaves Telangana Issue To Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Cabinet expansion only after completion of panchayat elections
- Aiadmk Seeks Obcs Quota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The quantum of reservation should remain at 27 per cent
- Animation Creates Illusion Of Life (Business Line, D. Murali , May 27, 2006)
There's a lot of action in the animation field. Intel Capital, the venture capital investment arm of Intel Corporation, has announced an investment in Real Image, a Chennai-based digital technology solutions provider for the film, video, audio and . . .
- ‘Home Textile Trade To Be $23b By 2010’ (The Economic Times, SANJEEV SINHA, May 27, 2006)
Alps Industries Ltd is one of India’s leading manufacturers of yarn, natural dyes, home furnishings, fashion accessories and architectural products. It also exports its products to leading retail chains across Europe and North America.
- Deal With Nasa (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 27, 2006)
Nasa chief's visit opens a new chapter in India-U.S. space cooperation.
- When Report Cards Are Ready Reckoners (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, May 27, 2006)
The UPA government scores a ‘mixed’ report; will the PM hold a mirror to the faltering performers?
- Damn Not The Market (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 27, 2006)
To tread the path of development, the country needs to adopt centralised, capital-intensive technologies.
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 27, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to Srinagar, it was decided to refer the job of defining these two issues . . .
- Bonded Labour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 26, 2006)
What solution can we offer to parents of bonded kids?
- Us May Reforrm Citizenship Rights (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
ten million illegal immigrants to the United States, including a few Indians and other Asians, may get a chance to become citizens doing the jobs most native Americans would not do, thanks to a new law on the anvil.
- Pm Announces 5 Working Groups For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a new initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced his decision to discuss autonomy and self-rule for the State and declared the Government’s readiness to talk to militants if they shun violence.
- Centre Mulls Self-Rule In J&k (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , May 26, 2006)
The Centre on Thursday agreed to consider self-rule and autonomy proposals as a solution to the vexed Kashmir issue.
- Plan To Set Up Agro, Food Parks In Punjab, Haryana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Research institute, technology incubation centre planned
- Wither Education? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Times, May 26, 2006)
We, Indians seem to be obsessed with education, be it nursery education, school education, higher education, our minds are always teeming with ideas that can hopefully revolutionise the entire education scenario.
- Seduced By An Elusive Idea Of India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 26, 2006)
In the West, the buzz about a "resurgent" India ready for the big take-off is inescapable. No doubt, all this sounds exciting and fills many Indians with pride. But how much of it is for real?
- Privatise Affirmative Action (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 26, 2006)
Our great government has decided that since they cannot improve primary and secondary education, they will have quotas in higher education both in elite government institutions (IITs, IIMs, etc) and in private institutions (except those run . . .
- Terms Of Reform (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 26, 2006)
The petroleum ministry will be watched for its role on issues raised by Subir Raha
- Can We End The Impasse On Quotas? (Indian Express, Harsh Sethi , May 26, 2006)
Is this the ‘beginning of the end’? With the UPA government now deciding to introduce a 27% quota for OBCs in all higher education institutions, starting starting 2007, this at least is what those in the forefront of the anti-quota stir are . . .
- Pm Sets Up Group To Discuss Autonomy For J&k (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, May 26, 2006)
In a new initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced his decision to discuss autonomy and self-rule for the state and declared the government's readiness to talk to militants if they shun violence.
- Narcotics And Empire (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The book tells the story of the origins of a dominant section of the Indian capitalist class and the rise of the city of Bombay.
- Doctors In Jamnagar Hospital Heed Kalam's Plea, Call Off Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The resident doctors in the Guru Govind Singh Hospital in Jamnagar on Thursday called off their two-day-old strike in protest against the reservation policy in response to the appeal by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, but their counterparts in . . .
- `We Are Happy But Not Complacent' (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 26, 2006)
I am extremely happy that we have got a two-thirds majority, with more votes and more seats.
- Tatas' African Ventures (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The Tata Group's operations in Africa incorporate textbook ingredients for successful business overseas.
- Golden Heritage Of Myanmar (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, May 26, 2006)
Myanmar, though one of the most backward countries of the region, is incredibly beautiful and the people are exceptionally warm.
- Improving Human Capital — A Role For Corporate India (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 26, 2006)
Instead of lamenting the negative consequences of quotas, industry captains must plough back some of their wealth to endow engineering and medical colleges so that students from poorer sections can study without forking out absurdly high fees.
- A Tirupur Story (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Examining the role of caste and class in the transformation of Tirupur into a booming global centre for knitwear production.
- 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.
- 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.
- Questions Of Travel (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 25, 2006)
There was a moment of stillness before the journey began.
- 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
- Reservation Blues (Indian Express, COLIN NICKERSON, May 25, 2006)
In his column in the May 28 issue of Organiser, M.V. Kamath has argued strongly against Arjun Singh proposal for OBC quotas.
- 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.
- 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.
- Missing Nodes In India’S R&d Hub (The Economic Times, Dinesh C Sharma, May 25, 2006)
While stressing the need for the flow of technology to public labs,a fair royalty system can be devised, in which a foreign company shares with India a few cents for every developed-in-India product it sells globally
- Quotacadabra (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 25, 2006)
The UPA-Left decision on the OBC quota in higher education admissions is deplorable.
- The New Left In New Bengal (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, May 24, 2006)
Immediately after the Left Front recorded its seventh consecutive victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, a television journalist asked . . .
- Fear And Repression In Myanmar (Hindu, John Aglionby , May 24, 2006)
16,000 forced from homes as generals try to annihilate resistance.
- Lack Of Knowledge (Times of India, D Raja, May 24, 2006)
The National Knowledge Commission, appointed by the prime minister, in a 6-2 opinion had opposed reservations.
- Stock Market Turmoil Spoils The Upa Party (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , May 24, 2006)
More than the external and extraneous factors, the role of the regulatory agencies assumes importance.
- 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.
- Taliban Trying A Comeback (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 24, 2006)
By all accounts, the new Taliban is more aggressive, well armed and trained, in collaboration with Al Qaeda and other terrorist elements, determined to take over, to begin with, southern Afghanistan, despite the presence of coalition forces.
- 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.
- Dwindling Self-Esteem: The West's Undoing (Deccan Herald, Stuart Jeffries, May 24, 2006)
There are two books entitled Suicide of the West. One was written 42 years ago and, unfortunately, its thesis proved disastrously wrong. The other is just out and hopefully will be equally misbegotten.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Turkey Key To New Accord With Islam (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, May 23, 2006)
The EU should stop worrying about questions of identity and open up the club's doors.
- Exploiting The Vulnerable (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 23, 2006)
A monumental report on an issue that involves serious human rights violations
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