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Articles 7121 through 7220 of 23072:
- For Best Results, Begin At The Base (Indian Express, Pradeep Agrawal, Jun 01, 2006)
The recent move by the government to extend caste-based reservations to OBCs at central universities, including institutions like IITs and IIMs, has rekindled the debate on how best to help the weaker sections of society without increasing social . . .
- Quotes On Quotas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
For political reasons, the BJP and even the RSS cannot afford to openly attack the idea of reservations for OBCs in educational institutions. But the Organiser (June 4) can barely conceal its support for the anti-reservation agitation spearheaded . . .
- An Unrealistic Deadline For Indus Dams (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
The ground-breaking of the Diamer-Basha dam performed by President General Pervez Musharraf on April 26 caused my memory to recall the ground-breaking for the construction of the Tarbela Dam performed nearly 38 years ago on November 4, 1968 by the . . .
- Stop Proselytisation (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Jun 01, 2006)
Organised attempts at mass conversion or re-conversion has the potential to undermine public order
- Empowering Through Entrepreneurship (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jun 01, 2006)
The empowerment of the weaker sections among the SC/STs and OBCs must be through entrepreneurship and business rather than by quotas. Reserving seats in higher educational institutions will not go far, considering the situation at the school level
- Flying Fears (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The sharp increase in domestic air traffic at a number of non-metro airports is a sign of both greater business activity and higher incomes and reflects how demand is pulling in supply of air travel services.
- 35 Bengalis Injured As Terrorism Takes On Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 01, 2006)
About three dozen tourists from West Bengal sustained injuries when unidentified terrorists carried out grenade attacks on two tourist buses in Dalgate area in this capital city today.
- Credit It To ‘‘Condi’’ Law Makers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
After all that was said and done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush last month, the real person who is pushing the nuclear deal is Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
- Police Kill Three Militants In Nagpur, Thwart Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Police shot dead three suspected Islamist militants in Nagpur on Thursday, scuttling a possible plan to blow up the headquarters of powerful Hindu nationalist group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), officials said.
- Safari Tourism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 01, 2006)
Any effort to promote tourism in Assam, or for that matter the North-east in entirety, is welcome.
- Who Was He That I Saw? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Instead of solving the mystery of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's disappearance in the disputable plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Justice Mukherjee Commission Report has deepened the mystery.
- Cops Foil Terror Bid On Rss Headquarters; Three Killed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours on Thursday.
- Silencing The River Sutra (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 01, 2006)
Once the Yamuna beautification plan gets underway, the historic association of the ghats with the Hindu tradition will be lost forever, says Anuradha Dutt
- Dalai Lama's Varanasi Connection (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
What do the Dalai Lama's ornate robes, kimkhabs used in Hollywood costumes, the rich brocades adorning Tibetan monastries in India and abroad and exquisite dragon fabrics available across Buddhist centres have in common? Varanansi. Amazing but true.
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Don’T Jump The Gun On Iran: Iaea Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Iran does not pose an immediate nuclear threat and the world must act cautiously to avoid repeating mistakes made with Iraq and North Korea, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said.
- It Is Now Ladakh Singhey Khabab Spring Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Sindhu Darshan renamed to ensure greater local participation
- Fears Of Senator Prof Khurshid (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Senator Khurshid Ahmed has said that Dr A Q Khan has been further isolated and even his daughter is not being allowed to meet him.
- Pak-Uae Ties Scaling New Heights (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who came to Pakistan for the first time in his present capacity, stayed here for a few hours but his visit has brought the two countries still closer in different sectors.
- What God Had In Mind (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Jun 01, 2006)
Of the 11 Bahá’í holy days three fall in the month of May; each one is of great significance.
- Pranab Inaugurates Permanent Photo Exhibit Of Buddhist Art (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 01, 2006)
Exhibit is sponsored by the Indian Embassy in Beijing
Part of cultural activities of Sino-Indian Friendship Year
- Round Table Politics: Jihad And Kebabs (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table process calls for a transfiguration of political attitudes in New Delhi and Srinagar.
- Unpredictable Mid-Term Verdict On Bush (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 01, 2006)
In the history of editorial boo-boos, few can out-goof The Chicago Daily Tribune's "Dewey defeats Truman" front page of November 1948.
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- Chaotic Place Where Tourists And Cows Mix (Times Online (UK), Edotorial, Times Online, May 31, 2006)
Paharganj buzzes with both backpackers and local people, writes our correspondent
- Congress Vs Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Rajiv asked the right quota questions; crudely brushing them aside is sabotage from within
- Final Four-Lane Stretch To Chandigarh Faces Land Hurdle (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, May 31, 2006)
The National Highway between Ambala and Chandigarh, notorious as the killer stretch, is at last taking baby steps towards safety and decongestion.
- Speaker’S ‘Delaying Tactic’ Keeps Jaya Away From Debate (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 31, 2006)
AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today blamed the DMK government for ‘‘deliberately delaying permission’’ to her for participating in the debate on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address and ‘‘preventing’’ her from discharging her duties . . .
- Bjp’S Latest Rider: Form Panel (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 31, 2006)
While backing OBC quotas, the BJP added a new rider today. The party national executive demanded that the Government appoint an expert committee to subserve ‘‘three obligations’’ — the space for merit and excellence of institutions is not reduced . . .
- Parliament’S 27% Mandate? Not Quite (Indian Express, T.R. Andhyarujina, May 31, 2006)
In the acrimonious controversy about the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in centrally owned institutions a repeated justification for the move pleaded by HRD Minister Arjun Singh and later by others, including the PM, is that Parliament as . . .
- Quake Toll Rises To 5,700; Hope For Survivors Fades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Emergency relief operation involving 22 countries picks up pace
- Wrong Route, Right Direction (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2006)
A decision wrongly arrived at need not always be a wrong decision. We need to remember this as we begin to understand the long-term consequences of the government's decision to implement 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in higher educational . . .
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges On June 1 (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, May 31, 2006)
The official-level talks between India and Pakistan under the third round of the composite dialogue process are poised to come to an end with the parleys on the promotion of friendly exchanges which will take place in New Delhi on June 1.
- Ruined Temple That Unites Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The uniqueness of the annual festival in the Mangala Devi Kannaki temple, Periyar, is that it is conducted under the supervision of the forest, police and revenue departments from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu, says Susheela Nair
- Par For The Course (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Less than a week ago, Nirupam Sen, the state’s industries minister, sought to draw a dividing line between ideological and practical interests on the question of modernisation of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
- "Several People Have Refused The Nobel" (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 31, 2006)
Bangalore is famous the world over as home to a number of hi-tech multi-national companies and world class colleges. Infact we have been brought into Bangalore by Ericsson
- Kalam Charts 7-Point Mission For Sbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Inaugurates bank's Bicentennial celebrations, urges it to create a Rs. 5,000-crore venture capital fund
- Indiramma: Temple Land Takeover Stayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and Justice Appa Rao on Tuesday restrained the Government from taking possession of the temple lands in the State in the name of house sites for the Indiramma scheme.
- Why No Protests On Capitation Fees? (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The anti-quota participant in the programme was not really qualified to debate the well-known social-scientist who argued that we can point out the flaws in quotas, but to say that the entire mechanism should be scrapped would be going too far.
- Indian Medicos To Sue Blair Govt For Jobs (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 31, 2006)
Junior Indian doctors in Britain are to take the department of health and the home office to court because they say the rules have been changed retrospectively making it almost impossible to get jobs they believe were promised to them.
- Four Fishermen Still Missing, Bodies Of Two Found In Udupi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Nine boats capsize in rough seas on Monday; dead fishermen's families to get relief
Coast Guard could not immediately go to the rescue of the fishermen because of the rough weather
Kumaraswamy said Rs. 1 lakh would be given as relief to the . . .
- Tigers On Eu Terror List (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The EU listed Sri Lanka’s rebel LTTE as a banned terrorist organisation today amid a sharp escalation in clashes between it and the military, EU diplomats said.
- What India Is Reading (OutLook, M.S. Swaminathan, May 31, 2006)
The World Is flat: The Globalised World In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
This is a remarkable book dealing with the consequences as well as opportunities created by the digital . . .
- Goodwill, Greed And The Righting Of History (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Neither agitating medical students, nor opportunist political parties or an unscrupulous corporate sector can bar access to equal opportunity for the backward classes
- Sino-Indian Military Ties Important: Jiabao (Tribune, Anil K. Joseph, May 31, 2006)
A day after India and China signed a historic pact to further expand cooperation in defence sector, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today said that military-to-military ties were an important component in state-to-state relations.
- Book On Rotary Club's History Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
It traces landmark events, including two long-term projects
- Tracing A Pilgrim’S Trail (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , May 31, 2006)
The yatra season in Uttaranchal has just started and pilgrims are coming from every nook and corner to pay their obeisance to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines perched on the lofty peaks of the Himalayas.
- Death Of A Student (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
The death on May 28 of a 20-year-old student in Lahore by police fire is most tragic and could have been avoided if our police personnel were better trained and less trigger-happy.
- Trend-Setting Fund (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
Abraaj Capital has announced the launch of first-ever offshore fund for Pakistan by its portfolio firm BMA capital. The 300 million dollar fund is aimed at investors who are interested in taking advantage of the growth opportunities Pakistan presents . .
- Big Trouble In A Small Country (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 31, 2006)
East Timor was supposed to be a United Nations success story. Yet in recent weeks, a mere four years into its journey as an independent nation, it has exploded into violence, exhibiting many of the symptoms of state failure.
- Speaking A Common Language (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 31, 2006)
The response to Pranab Mukherjee's visit has been positive in China.
- Time For The Brake (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 31, 2006)
The traffic menace is like no other. If motor vehicles kill and maim because of unsafe driving, they also offer a slower death by increasing levels of pollution in the atmosphere.
- The Mind Of A Maobadi (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 31, 2006)
Fifty-one year old Suresh is a Magar, Jan Jati (tribal), the hardcore of the 10-year long Maoist movement in Nepal.
- Time Line (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2006)
There was no "before" the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time.
John D Barrow
- Dawn Of A New Era In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, May 31, 2006)
A new era has dawned in Nepal. In a historic declaration, the revived Parliament adopted resolutions that not only stripped the King of his title as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Nepal Army, but also brought his private property and earnings . . .
- The Economics And Politics Of Growth (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 31, 2006)
Business functions in a democracy of quality and politics in a democracy of quantity
- 16 Students, Teacher Killed As Boat Capsizes In Wullar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
At least 16 young schoolchildren and a teacher drowned to death when their mechanised boat, acquired from a Navy unit, capsized in Wullar Lake near Watlab in Sopore-Handwara belt of north Kashmir this afternoon. In all, 20 were believed dead as three . .
- Bundle Commission (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
When the Mandal Commission report was thrust upon an unsuspecting nation by the VP Singh Government in 1990, its critics pointed out that the database the Commission based its assessments on was inherently flawed.
- Cpm's Hero Runs A Police State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Hugo Chavez has not only turned Venezuela into an authoritarian state, but also made it a land of mass destitution and inequality, says Lowell Ponte
- Japan Rises In The East (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , May 31, 2006)
India and Japan already have numerous business joint ventures; they must now look to enhancing defence, and particularly maritime, cooperation
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- A Venerable Name In Publishing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Humphrey Milford, the man behind setting up the Oxford University Press (OUP) in India, is quoted as saying that it would require `a good half-hour disquisition' to explain the difference between the Clarendon and Oxford imprints! Rimi B. Chatterjee . . .
- China, India Pledge To Deepen Military Exchanges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
China and India pledged on Monday to deepen military exchanges during a visit by Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the latest sign of warming relations between the neighbours and one-time foes.
- Upa Is Writing Its Own Epitaph (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
No political party other than those led by OBCs gain from reservation yet mainstream players blunder into quota politics
- The Affluent Society (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
Despite bringing unprecedented prosperity and equality in the world, Capitalism has turned out to be a dirty word
- Centres Of Change & Graft (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 30, 2006)
From Chennai and Thrissur come two pieces of news which, though unrelated, seem parts of a whole. Both go to show up, once again, temples as they have always been: Centres of change and corruption.
- Bend It At Their Beck And Call (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, May 30, 2006)
The tense atmosphere of a communal riot and the political grandstanding that accompanies it preclude an honest, objective assessment of the incident.
- The Bitter Truth Of Our Politics (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, May 30, 2006)
While the world moves on to pursue its socioeconomic and other loftier goals in the new millennium, the debate on the state of democracy continues in Pakistan.
- Wincing Over Da Vinci Code (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 30, 2006)
Three Vatican-affiliated satra-pies have unilaterally banned the Hollywood blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, thereby affirming paramount loyalty to Il Papa as opposed to the Indian nation.
- Nepal Faces Hindu Backlash Over Declaration As Secular State (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The May 18 declaration by Nepal's parliament ending the country's distinction as the world's only Hindu state was one of the several hard decisions taken by the new government to coax Maoist rebels to join in a peaceful political process.
- Kargil Pride Turned Into Shame (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he came to know of the Kargil operation from his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee in May 1999. In an interview with Indian news agency PTI, he squarely blamed Gen Pervez Musharraf for what he . . .
- Giving Blood (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 30, 2006)
Few things are as unambiguously good as giving blood to help other people.
- Can Democracy Ensure Economic Discipline? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 30, 2006)
Freedom is an important component of development. But if it can deliver economic advancement for a vast majority depends squarely on whether or not the policy environment is conducive, says BHANOJI RAO.
- Banned Books In India: 1970s-2006 (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, May 30, 2006)
The 1970s: Politics, and what the state often saw as the misrepresentation of either India’s policies or its leaders, triggered most book bans in this decade. Former MI5 operative Greville Wynne upset MI5 and the Indian government when he published . . .
- History And Mythology (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, May 30, 2006)
During colonial times, India was portrayed as serving a role in history that was subservient to the European agenda, or as just a passive entity activated primarily by the incursions of invading groups.
- Natural Rise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 30, 2006)
Free gas pricing, ensure competitive markets
- Doha Round: Get The Majority Of Ldcs To Band (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 30, 2006)
With the livelihood of tens of millions of farmers at risk, only this unity will deliver
- Jai Jai Shiv Shankar (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 30, 2006)
Glory to the One who bears river Ganges in His hair; Glory to the One who is the husband of Parvati; Glory to the One who is beyond death;
- Left Dictatorship Behind Failure Of Foreign Policy: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The BJP on Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of allowing the Left to dictate the country's foreign policy leading to the Government's utter failure in dealing with external affairs issues in the national interest.
- South Of Java (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
There may have been one terrible earthquake in Indonesia, but the tragedy in that island cluster is manifold.
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