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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 03, 2007)
The fact that there were barely 16 working days in October ~ with a state employees’ strike coinciding with the 12+12 mode of disruption ~ may have turned out to be a mite too embarrassing for the West Bengal government.
- Centre Still Dithers On Karnataka (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Nov 03, 2007)
The Centre continued to dither on the Karnataka issue on Friday, with the Union Cabinet not taking up the issue of recommending revocation of President’s Rule in the State.
- Security Ring To Be Installed Around Sabarimala (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A wireless surveillance system that can scan and detect even minute objects within a limit of 50 kms, would be installed at Sabarimala hill shrine which is visited by about 30 million pilgrims a year, Travancore Devaswom Board president . . . . .
- The Unendurable Truth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
IN 2005, just after the identity of London’s 7/7 bombers had been ascertained there was a phrase missing from almost all the media coverage.
- Reorienting Youth Policies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
Recentily, President Pervez Musharraf expressed his resolve to extend greater support to youth affairs.
- The Fall Of Dhaka (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Nov 03, 2007)
Autumn, or fall, as the Americans call it, is one of the best times to be in Dhaka. Not this fall though. Visiting the resilient Bangladesh capital, with its teeming, upwardly mobile middle class in late October, twice, in a span of two . . . .
- Bush Gives Upbeat View Of Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Issuing an upbeat new assessment of an unpopular war in Iraq, President George W. Bush hailed reduced violence and declining US casualties as signs that a troop buildup was working.
- Let's Stop Talking Like Brats (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 03, 2007)
In the old joke, a man comes across a boy looking resentfully at a half-eaten watermelon. "What's the matter, son?", asks the man. "Too much watermelon?"
- Uk Detains Breakaway Tamil Leader (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
UK police and immigration services have arrested a prominent Sri Lankan rebel figure and placed him in immigration detention, British officials say.
- A Criminal Force? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 03, 2007)
THE ghost of an outspoken judge is haunting the Indian establishment. A pronouncement by Justice Anand Narain Mulla of the Allahabad High Court nearly half a century ago is often quoted even today.
- Political Head Of Ltte Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
LTTE’s political head S.P. Thamilselvam was killed in a raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force on Friday.
- Senior Tamil Tiger Leader Killed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A senior leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has been killed in a government air raid, the rebels say.
- Flying Footnotes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2007)
AMONG the bleary-eyed passengers queueing up at the Chandigarh airport to catch the morning flight to the Capital, I spotted the familiar types.
- “Greening India” But Losing Forests (Hindu, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Nov 02, 2007)
Planting trees or raising plantations doesnot recover lost habitats or create pristine natural forests. It is, therefore, no antidoteto habitat fragmentation.
- Virtual China Looks For Real Benefits (Hindu, Victor Keegan , Nov 02, 2007)
China is converting a site to house virtual worlds able to support not millions but billions of avatars.
- Cherie Blair Questions Muslim Veil (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Cherie Blair has criticised Muslim religious dress for women where it fails to acknowledge 'the woman's right to be a person.'
- Maya Versus Mafia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In introducing a Bill to check organised crime in her state -- when passed, it will be called the Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) -- Chief Minister Mayawati has taken a step towards fulfilling a key election promise.
- It Was Armageddon (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2007)
Theories in science sometimes fossilise far too easily into dogma. The widely-accepted current explanatory theory of the way the dinosaurs perished is happily likely to be spared this fate as new research and fresh facts have invigorated the . . . .
- Something Amiss In The 1971 Story (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2007)
Former Army Chief Gen JJ Singh's suggestion that the records of 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars be made public is pertinent.
- Released For The Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A smiling Vijay, actor, greets the readers of this special issue of Ananda Viaktan . “Gangai Nadhikaraiyinile…” An extensive article by P. Swaminathan describes the religious sanctity of the holy city of Varanasi with the resplenden . . . .
- Of Music Mores And More (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, just conferred the highest civilian award of Jammu and Kashmir, talks about carrying forward the musical legacy of Sufiana gharana.
- The Game Is Afoot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
How many rainy days and summer vacations have been spent curled up reading the breathtaking adventures of the intrepid girl sleuth Nancy Drew? How many of us can claim an introduction to classical western art thanks to her hair colour, titian?
- The Second Election (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 02, 2007)
Ever since the Congress lost power to the Janata Party in the 1977 assembly elections, Himachal Pradesh has come to have a stable two-party system.
- ‘Drop Move To Allow Non-Hindus Into Temple’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Irinjalakuda Padmanabha Sarma, who was leading a team of astrologers at ‘Asthamangalya Devaprasnam in the Guruvayur Srikrishna Temple, on Thursday said that preliminary findings of the astrological ritual-cum-debate were against allowing . . . .
- Procession, Awards Presentation Mark The Celebrations In Bellary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A colourful procession with the portrait of the goddess Bhuvaneshwari through the main streets of the city and presentation of the Civil Service Award marked the 51st Rajyotsava celebrations in Bellary on Thursday.
- Aptransco Prepares Rs. 4,500-Cr. Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
APTransco has announced an ambitious Rs. 4,500-crore plan to strengthen its system of transmission lines in the State by constructing 94 extra tension sub-stations and laying transmission lines for 6,275 km in the next few years.
- Farm Loans Of Rs. 9 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh Formation Day celebrations here on Thursday started without the customary “Maa Telugutalli ki Mallepoodanda” as the education department failed to arrange children who could sing the song. Minister for Cooperation . . . .
- Jumbo Transformation (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2007)
The new Airbus 380 'Superjumbo' has completed its maiden commercial flight and there are already plans to transform the world's largest passenger plane into the pinnacle of private luxury - an executive jet.
- 547 Projects Sanctioned For Thanjavur District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned 547 projects under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the district, according to its assistant general manager N.V. Baskaran.
- Charity Begins At Party Office (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Nov 02, 2007)
In Communist-ruled West Bengal, people have risen in revolt against the continuing scandal of fair price shops and food riots have broken out.
- Meltdown? Consensus Possible, Says Cpi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
After praising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s integrity, the CPI today did not rule out the possibility of consensus on the Indo-US nuclear deal and said it depends on what action the government takes.
- We Are Not An Indian Mnc: Aditya Mittal (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Nov 02, 2007)
Aditya Mittal, son of LN Mittal and heir apparent to the giant merged company that is the world’s number one steel producer, has finally challenged patriotic Indians’ insistence ArcelorMittal is an "Indian MNC".
- Nod For Marketing And Export Promotion Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved a centrally sponsored marketing and export promotion scheme worth Rs. 230 crore. It also decided to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for cotton on the basis of quality.
- One Good Arab (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Put simply, The Kingdom perpetuates negative stereotypes for a quick buck and an adrenaline rush, at a time in the world where breeding such ignorance and prejudice has proven catastrophic.
- Aircraft Stranded On Runway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
An A-320 aircraft of Indian coming from Male was stranded on the runway of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport for 39 minutes after smoke billowed out of an engine of the aircraft while landing on Tuesday.
- Karnataka Crisis: Perils Of Coalition Politics (Deccan Herald, Nilotpal Basu, Nov 02, 2007)
What is happening in Karnataka for the last few weeks is not only bizarre, but also extremely sordid. The results that were thrown up during the last assembly elections led to a completely fractured legislature.
- Business Of Giving (Tribune, Anurag, Nov 02, 2007)
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. A booming economy and a galloping sensex have made many join the billionaires’ club.
- Why Things Go Amiss With Mysticism (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Nov 02, 2007)
Sri Chinmoy who died last month once wrote: “Mysticism, poor mysticism! When it is underestimated and oversimplified, it comes down from its original sphere and stands beside religion.
- Q&a: 'It's Important To Make Films For Children' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
He came into the movie industry to make music, but ended up making films that have become a talking point in and outside India. In less than three years Vishal Bhardwaj has created an impressive oeuvre of directorial ventures.
- Citizens Versus Vips (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 02, 2007)
If the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) has its way, the Capital's power-laden politicians and bureaucrats will have to live life normal-size, not king-size as they do now.
- Where There Is No Learning (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A few weeks back, one of my brightest students who, for some reason, resisted going abroad, asked me: "What is the difference between universities in the West and here?" A direct question on a subject like this can be difficult to answer.
- Acts Of God And Humanity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 02, 2007)
There is nothing quite like the sight of massive destruction to elicit talk of God. We heard it last week out of the mouths of Southern California fire victims and evacuees from Canyon Country to Escondido in the US.
- The Power From The Final Frontier (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
At some point before 2050, satellites collecting solar power and beaming it back to Earth will become a primary energy source, streaming terawatts of electricity continuously from space.
- Sc Undeterred By Martial Law Threat (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Nov 02, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday warned that it would not be intimidated by threat of imposition of martial law or emergency while ruling over petitions challenging the eligibility of President Gen Pervez Musharraf to contest election as army chief.
- The Governor Is Not An Autocratic Ombudsman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Political alliances should promote healthy democratic principles in that such alliances should be forged to promote common goals for the general good of the society.
- Newspaper Nurtures Art (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Tucked away in a narrow by lane off Triplicane High Road, the nondescript building doesn’t look like a newspaper office from the outside.
- Cong's New Strategy To Expose Modi Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
It may have failed to get any direct and positive result from its Mulayam Ki Loot slogan in Uttar Pradesh, but the Congress believes its strategy to expose Modi Ka Jhooth (lies of Modi) would help it hit pay dirt in the forthcoming Gujarat polls.
- Firm Prakash Won't Back 'Remarriage' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The soothing balm JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda applied on the hurt sentiments of M P Prakash on Thursday, failed to work with the rebel leader sticking to his stand not to support BJP-JD(S) re-alignment.
- Danger Gong (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 02, 2007)
The danger gong has been sounded once again, this time by the UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook report which has just been released.
- The Party's Just Begun (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2007)
The rise of the Sensex, now exploring 20,000, looks unstoppable.
- A Sitting Duck For Bird Flu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2007)
Contrary to what was seen as a problem confined largely to South-East Asian countries, bird flu is expected to become endemic in some parts of Europe. When that happens, Europe will be the third continent, after Asia and Africa, to acquire that . . . .
- Coalition Politics (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Oct 31, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi says the coalition era demands a new Constitution to achieve “real federalism”.
- Do Not Boycott Politics, Kalam Advises Students (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The energy and good cheer were intact as A P J Abdul Kalam ignited more young minds on Tuesday. Addressing close to 6,000 students from around 120 schools at the inauguration of Renaissance 2007:
- Q&a: 'Globalisation Is Reducing Sovereignty Of Nation States' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Anthony Giddens is a sociologist and a member of the House of Lords.
- Ncp Joins Left To Flay Upa's Economic Policies (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Left's efforts to organise opposition against the UPA's economic policies got a boost on Tuesday when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) joined the Left-sponsored farmers rally along with the newly-floated UNPA.
- Bjp-Jd(s) Mps To Call On Pm (Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Oct 31, 2007)
Mounting pressure on Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur, who is yet to invite the BJP-JD(S) combine to form Government even four days after staking claim, coalition MPs on Tuesday decided to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- Tokelau Islands Cling To Colonial Status (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
THE UN wants tiny, remote Tokelau in the South Pacific to be independent, and so does New Zealand, its colonial ruler.
- Party At The Bourses (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 31, 2007)
THE relentless capital inflows pushed the BSE Sensex to 20,000 on Monday, making India the 20th nation to achieve this distinction. Managing excess liquidity is a challenge the government faces.
- Life Continues As Usual Here Although The Turkish Army Is Threatening To Attack The Kurdish Semi-Autonomous Region Of Iraq. (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 31, 2007)
Life continues as usual here although the Turkish army is threatening to attack the Kurdish semi-autonomous region of Iraq.
- Lord Hameed Is Asian Of The Year (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Lord Khalid Hameed, who was honoured by India with a Padma Shri in 1992 for his contribution to medicine, was presented the Asian of the Year award on Monday night at a glittering ceremony that celebrated the many contributions of Asians to British life.
- Coping With A Rapidly Urbanising World (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 31, 2007)
When the United Nations Population Fund published its “State of the World Population” report earlier this year, it pointed out that the world would reach “an invisible but momentous milestone” in 2008 when, for the first time in history . . . .
- Pm, Merkel Flag Off ‘Science Express’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The 14-coach train has interactive modules on various aspects of science
Every coach has science educators working on 24X7 basis
- India, Germany To Double Bilateral Trade (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 31, 2007)
India and Germany on Tuesday signed a joint statement on furthering their strategic partnership through new initiatives in trade and investment, energy, science and technology, education and culture and defence.
- Campus Notes (Hindu, NANDINI NAIR , Oct 31, 2007)
Writing a novel turned her from self-conscious to self-sufficient. “Sumthing of a Mocktale” by Soma Das is a campus novel that highlights the virtues without ignoring the flaws of JNU.
- Delay Yes, But Not End Of The Road For N-Deal: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Trying to downplay the consequences of a delay on operationalising the India-US civil nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sounded cautiously optimistic on Tuesday evening when he said he did not think the deal had reached the ‘end of the road’.
- Write Or Just Type? (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Oct 31, 2007)
How many people can read your handwriting? Assuming, that is, that these days you write by hand at all. Fewer, maybe, than you’d think.
- Iaf To Get First Two Hawk Trainers In Mid-November (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Indian Air Force will receive the first two Advance Jet Trainers (AJT) Hawk from British Aerospace (BAE Systems) by mid-November to train its pilots to fly supersonic fighters, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major said here on Tuesday.
- Mixed Messages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2007)
THE picture of the national economy looks rosy on the face of it, despite a worrying rise in the current account deficit and persistent inflationary risks.
- Afghanistan: No End In Sight (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 31, 2007)
A COUPLE of days ago, the Nato defence ministers met in Noordwijk to hear impassioned pleas from the Americans and the British for a greater commitment of troops by their Nato allies in Afghanistan.
- A Matter Of Aesthetics (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Oct 31, 2007)
A PENCHANT for culture is visible at all levels of society, whether the individuals are rich or poor, enlightened or illiterate.
- Supreme Court Intervention: The Way Out (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
The appropriate course would be for the President to seek the advice of the SC under Article 143(1).
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 31, 2007)
Once Sardar Patel was asked what he thought was the most satisfying task that he performed during his long years in public life. Everybody expected him to say: “Integration of 561 princely states” or “reorganisation of civil services”.
- Court To Pak: Let Sharif Come Back (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Pakistan’s top judge on Tuesday ordered the government to allow Nawaz Sharif to return home, saying its deportation of the former Prime Minister in September violated an earlier court ruling.
- Losing The Plot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 31, 2007)
It is absolutely right that there was a policy response to the ‘Janadesh’ rally — 25,000 people marched to Delhi asking for land rights. But the response itself is absolutely wrong.
- Dancing In The Seats (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2007)
The fall concert season has begun at music halls around the world, and audiences are again sitting in rapt attention with their hands folded quietly in their laps. Does anyone besides me find this odd?
- 'I Warned Him About Gowda's Tactics' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday strongly refuted the allegation by JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda that he tried to divide the JD(S) by holding secret parleys with senior JD(S) leader M P Prakash.
- Around Midnight (OutLook, Mushirul Hasan, Oct 31, 2007)
Phillips Talbot, president emeritus of the Asia Society in the United States, is the latest author to add his voice to the complex debates on India’s Partition.
- Hu Gets More Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2007)
The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that concluded in Beijing last week has been a landmark political event.
- Where Are The Promises? (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
WE are told that elections are around the corner. Both the PPP and the PML-Q appear to have started working the vote.
- Ethnic & Ethics Go Hand In Hand: India Tells Us (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
India has taken up with the US the issue of protecting Indian traditional knowledge from being patented in that country.
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