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Articles 17521 through 17620 of 22140:
- Making Ends Meet With Less (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 23, 2005)
The fiscal 2005 "Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finances" pays attention to the impact on the economy of two inevitable demographic changes:
- Corruption Spreads In Russia (Tribune, Andrew Osborn , Jul 23, 2005)
Vladimir Putin’s much-publicised campaign to stamp out corruption was shown to be spectacularly failing on Thursday when an authoritative study showed Russians are being forced to bribe their way through life like never before.
- The Harry Potter Phenomenon (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 22, 2005)
LONG BEFORE THE buzz dies down, and the cash registers stop ringing from the sale of millions of copies of Harry Potter adventures, there is enough in the phenomenon already for marketing pundits to reflect on the question:
- Sorry Sir, That’S Not My Table (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Jul 22, 2005)
Mugabe has become a caricature of an African ruler who gets his way through state-sponsored torture. How can we play cricket there?
- Sc Sets Aside Election Of Cong Mla (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 22, 2005)
The Supreme Court has taken serious note of an interpolation (insertion) made by a Returning Officer (RO) on the nomination paper of a BJP candidate, quashing the election of a Congress MLA Surendra Singh Negi in Uttaranchal.
- Gurupurnima Celebrates Devotion And Love (Times of India, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Jul 21, 2005)
Gurupurnima is called the day of the Master. Actually, it is the day of the devotee. As a student you probably went to primary, middle and senior school. You collected information; you learned about the mind, about computers, mathematics, how two plus one
- Silent Night (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 21, 2005)
It may now be possible for citizens of India to sleep peacefully at night without being disturbed by blaring music from a neighbour’s stereo or loudspeakers screeching bhajans at the local jagran.
- Empires Good And Evil (Times of India, SANJAY SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 21, 2005)
On June 1, 2004 The Royal Geographical Society in London held a debate whose motion was "The British Empire was a Force for Good".
- No Madrasa Link To London Attacks (Hindu, William Dalrymple, Jul 21, 2005)
COLIN POWELL and Donald Rumsfeld were not known for their close agreement on matters of foreign policy, but one thing that they were united upon was the threat posed by Pakistan's madrasas.
- A Largely Bourgeois Endeavour (Deccan Herald, William Dalrymple, Jul 21, 2005)
Al Qaeda-type terrorists are not the type who seek out madrasas. Most of them are highly educated
- Sunni-Shia Relations Hit Rock Bottom In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 21, 2005)
The National Dialogue Council has opted out of Iraq’s constitutional commission after the killing of two of its members.
- Terrorist Strikes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 21, 2005)
THERE is no end to terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of such incidents may have come down, but terrorists continue to make their presence felt. They struck in Srinagar on Wednesday soon after Army chief General J. J. Singh gave an accoun
- Another Lesson (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2005)
Sudden changes of tune invariably hide a twisted tale. The government of West Bengal has decided that it will not support the establishment of any more madrasahs in the state.
- Four Killed In Kashmir Blast (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 21, 2005)
A day after the Commander of the Srinagar based 15 Corps, Lt. Gen. S. S. Dhillon, vowed to eliminate the militant leadership in Kashmir, a suspected suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into an Army vehicle in the high security zone of Sonwar out
- 3 Troops, 2 Others Killed In Car Blast (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 21, 2005)
A person claiming to represent the Hizbul Mujahideen called a news agency and said the militant group was responsible for the blast.
- Pakistan Detains 200 Militants (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 21, 2005)
Pakistan has detained more than 200 suspected militants as part of the crackdown on extremism after the London bombings.
- Speaking Silence (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2005)
Differently-abled artist Khaled Mohammed's paintings demonstrate his penchant for bright colours and swirling lines
- Islamic Law Must Evolve (Times of India, Asif Jalal, Jul 21, 2005)
The fatwa on Imrana has raised plenty of heat and passion. Some saw it as a women’s issue, others as a fit case to push the uniform civil code. But what was lost sight of in this din was a more fundamental issue: Is the law of Islam capable of evolution?
- Improved Spinach Variety For Hilly Regions (Hindu, M.J. PRABU , Jul 21, 2005)
THE HORTICULTURAL Research Station, Ooty has released an improved spinach variety labelled Ooty Tt-1 developed from the germplasm of the old variety called New Zealand spinach
- Plastics And Male Babies (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jul 21, 2005)
SCIENTISTS IN America have found the first evidence that common chemicals used in products as diverse as cosmetics, toys, cling film and plastic bags may harm the development of unborn baby boys.
- A Legal Regime For Anxious Times (Indian Express, Chetan Dhruve, Jul 21, 2005)
How did we Indians achieve such astonishing success abroad, especially in the US? How did the likes of Infosys and Wipro make it so big?
- Janus-Faced Colonialism In India (Times of India, Gopal Guru , Jul 20, 2005)
Dalits, Bahujans gained from British encounter
- The Loophole's Loophole (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 19, 2005)
Every Once in a while, Congress works the way it is supposed to work. Just before the July 4 recess, an unusually decisive House voted 224 to 178 in favor of an amendment to a spending bill proposed by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
- Where Cess Has Gone (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2005)
This parliamentary session, the govt must be interrogated on the education cess
- De-Stress Students (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2005)
STUDENTS can look forward to some alleviation of stress during their school-leaving examination, thanks to certain measures taken by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
- Nursing Dreams (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 19, 2005)
Medical caregivers to get US green card within one year
- Asian Ecumenism (Hindu, FELIX WILFRED, Jul 19, 2005)
History of Asian ecumenism which has acquired its own identity and vibrancy
- Madras In Line And Tone (Hindu, S. MUTHIAH , Jul 19, 2005)
A curious book to be published by a Saiva Siddhanta society, this book with an even more grammatically curious title describes itself as a "Collectors (sic) Edition".
- Initiatives To Power The Knowledge Economy (Hindu, KIRAN KARNIK, Jul 18, 2005)
India cannot achieve its real potential unless we have large numbers of people at the highest level of research in the universities.
- A Little ‘aristocrat’ (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jul 18, 2005)
Occasionally, I have been drawn to do little water-colour sketches of the children close to me
- Outsourcing Of Education Is India's New Catch (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
Capitalising on the shortage of teachers in the US, especially in subjects like mathematics, Indian tutors are finding online education a good revenue spinner in this emerging segment in outsourcing
- In Every Heaven (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jul 18, 2005)
Where do you think you’re going?
- Traditional Mindset Blocks Innovation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
CAN you have a circus with a tent but no animals? Can you combine circus with theatre?
- An Ngo That Nurtures Children Of A Lesser God (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
Charity begins at home. But when it comes to Manav Charities, a Bangalore-based NGO, working for the overall development of the have nots, charity does not just limit itself to the home ground.
- Time For Stress (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2005)
To whom, and for what, are stressed out students in West Bengal appealing to? The prevalence of an extreme form of psychological breakdown, often leading to suicide,
- Teach Both Kannada And English From Std I (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jul 17, 2005)
A developing country like India cannot afford to indulge in educational altruism.
- Rowling And The Hp Phenomenon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2005)
There is something heart-warming about the keen anticipation with which people wait for the release of a publication. Last year, the Spanish edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Memories Of My Melancholy Whores — the great man's first novel in ten years
- Beach Safety Measures (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2005)
While one appreciates every small move the authorities take to implement safety measures at Karachi’s beaches, it is uncertain how seriously bathers take these measures
- Universities Are Too Important To Be Surrendered To Dictates Of The Market (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 16, 2005)
If your kid has finished school and is now entering university, you probably have new worries to lose sleep over.
- Role Of Universities (Hindu, CALESTOUS JUMA, Jul 15, 2005)
Leaders of the industrialised world, who met at the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland last week, have agreed to help develop professional skills through networks between higher education institutions and centres of excellence in science and technology.
- The Last Word (Deccan Herald, M Raghavendra Bhat , Jul 14, 2005)
When it came to his principles, my father always had the final say in any matter
- Poor Report Card (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2005)
Pakistan Coalition for Education on Tuesday launched a report entitled “Must Do Better” to shed light on various factors of the educational standards in the Asia Pacific Region.
- Kalam For New Approach To Fight Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2005)
The President said to fight global terrorism students should concentrate on acquiring education with a value.
- Blooms From Marshland (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 14, 2005)
IT was thrilling news that Wednesday’s The Tribune brought for me. A London-datelined story said Rina, a girl from a colony of leprosy patients in the no man’s land on the Indo-Nepal border, graduated with flying colours from Sunderland University ...
- Information Security Is Not A Custom, More Honoured In The Breach Than In The Observance (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 14, 2005)
Threats are increasing in sophistication, even as employees are lacking in awareness and training, laments the `2005 Global Security Survey' on `security threats at the world's largest financial institutions', from Deloitte
- 'Updated' History Book Offends Saffronites (The Economic Times, MANJARI MISHRA, Jul 13, 2005)
After the terrorist strike in Ayodhya comes the textbook bomb
- ‘there Should Be No Reservation Based On Religion’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
Is reservation working in the reverse direction, creating more inequalities among unequals? Over the last 55 years the political class has tended to pass off “quotas” as “social justice”.
- Introduce Exit Fee To Fund Higher Education (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 13, 2005)
A committee set up by the central government to study higher and technical education has recommended that not more than one-fourth of the cost incurred in educating a student should be charged as fees.
- Explore New Options To Augment Higher Studies (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 13, 2005)
How and who should fund higher education, especially technical streams, is currently being debated in many parts of the world.
- I’M Sorry (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 12, 2005)
This period in history will be known as the “Age of Non-Apology.” Politics means never having to say you are sorry.
- Pura Will Bridge Rural, Urban Divide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
Kalam backs Mission 2007
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Village knowledge centres vital to transform society
India to make headway in hardware manufacturing also
- Getting Out Of The Wild (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
Malini Shankar tracks the evolution of the Soligas tribe, who are now being educated with the tools necessary to survive in mainstream society, by the VGK Kendra.
- Many Poor Tribals Forced Into Conversions In Mp’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
In the last four to five years saffron outfits have been trying to persuade tribals in Jhabua district to retain their “Hindu identity”.
- Ensuring Equal Opportunity — It Is All In Quality Schools (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jul 12, 2005)
It is high time India launched a national school-building and teacher recruitment programme. Standard designs for school buildings and faculty recruitment procedures need to be set in order to deliver quality education and maximise opportunity, says Bhano
- Booming Boondocks (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2005)
Mofussil towns as coaching hubs for higher education
- Salary And Other Woes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
In the early 20th century Bangalore, meals came at two annas in a hotel. But it was also a time when a teacher took home two rupees a month
- Ways To Tackle Corruption (Tribune, R. H. Tahilliani, Jul 11, 2005)
“INDIA Corruption Study — 2005” is the largest corruption survey ever undertaken in the country with a sample of 14,405 respondents spread across 20 states. From each state about 525 - 950 respondents were interviewed. The survey covered 151 cities and 30
- Impoverished In Innovation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 11, 2005)
India and its institutions have the ability to provide world-class undergraduate education, and train highly skilled managers and designers. However, they cannot claim to have the ability to organise cutting-edge research; in innovation and invention we s
- Bad Management (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 11, 2005)
Professional courses should charge market-linked fees
- Foreign Faculty Hiring (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 11, 2005)
The Higher Education Commission has, under its programme Foreign Faculty Hiring, recruited more than 100 foreign professors in various universities during the last one year.
- Lesson For Elders (Dawn, A SADANANDA PAI, Jul 08, 2005)
I still wonder at how a response of mine in class, many years ago, set off a teacher’s reform
- Iisc.'S Immediate Goal Is To Become Internationally Competitive (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Jul 08, 2005)
Institute to improve laboratory and experimental facilities for students, faculty
- Pitched Battle For English (Hindu, MANOHAR YADAV , Jul 08, 2005)
English has to be stripped of its elitist status, say those who insist on early introduction of the language in Kannada primary schools. Others argue that a child cannot be burdened with too many languages. The ground reality is very complex
- Matters Of The Heart (Deccan Herald, MALA SRIDHARA, Jul 07, 2005)
While talking about cell-phones, my friend got her lost phone returned to her by a heart patient
- Do You Know How To Measure Illiteracy? (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 07, 2005)
THE first volume of Kaushik Basu's Colleted Papers in Theoretical Economics, from Oxford (www.oup.com) is about `development, markets, and institutions'.
- History Textbooks: The Need To Move Forward (Hindu, Sumit Sarkar, Jul 05, 2005)
The biggest problem concerns not political costs or the need to upgrade content, but questions of accessibility and appropriateness for young people.
- Bringing Data To Light (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
It may look old, dusty and even insignificant, but in the manuscript lies the wisdom of our ancestors. Here's the institute that makes the wisdom available to generation, K C Chaitanya Hegde tells us.
- "I Fell In Love With The Amiriya" (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
Iraqi archaelogist Selma al-Radi has just completed the restoration of the Amiriya, a 16th century palace and painted mosque located at Rada in Yemen.
- Sc Rejects Tn Govt Plea To Stay Hc Order On Cet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2005)
: The Supreme Court today rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s plea to stay the Madras High Court judgement which had struck down its order abolishing CET for professional courses.
- "Ancient India Bias In Ichr Projects" (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jul 05, 2005)
Committee slams arbitrariness in awarding projects, "blatant racism," "bigoted view" "Ministry encouraged an attempt to establish the unchangeable nature of the ancient Indian civilisation, to show modern India as an uninterrupted continuum of the past"
- Child Abuse Under Scanner (Hindu, TEJAS EWING, Jul 04, 2005)
The study will focus on sexual exploitation of schoolchildren in Chennai
- Need To Scrap Transfer Of Teachers (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Jul 03, 2005)
TILL the early Fifties, District Boards were looking after most schools. Transfers were within the district. Once schools were ‘provincialised’, those working in government schools became liable to transfer within the state. In some states, transfers...
- Testing The Students Too Far (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jul 03, 2005)
Come summer and the `education season' begins — of examinations, entrance tests, interviews and admissions. But this year, admission to professional courses has become embroiled in debate.
- Making Education Reforms More Meaningful (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Jul 02, 2005)
Nearly two decades after the National Policy on Education was approved by Parliament, the school-going child's life continues to be afflicted by rote methods and the chronic fear of doing badly in examination.
- Romancing Superkids (Tribune, Gitanjali Sharma , Jul 01, 2005)
The scene is picture perfect. A grinning 16-year-old is being hugged by his beaming parents. The mother is seen stuffing a laddoo into the mouth of the elated teenager. Plant a blissful grey-haired granny and a happy sibling on to the scene, and the...
- For A New Paradigm (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Jul 01, 2005)
THE TAMIL Nadu Government decided this month to do away with a proven system — the Professional Courses Entrance Examinations. The affected students knocked at the doors of the Madras High Court, and it found the decision to be unacceptable in law.
- Literacy Campaigns Don't Help The Poor (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, Jun 30, 2005)
Literacy without quality education is not of much help to the rural poor
- There's Nothing Wrong With Cash, It Gives You Time To Think (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 30, 2005)
The latest issue of Bookkeeping Tips from the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (www.aipb.org) begins with what one always takes for granted — petty cash.
- Let The Admissions Begin (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 29, 2005)
The First Bench of the Madras High Court has spoken in unequivocal terms while striking down the Tamil Nadu Government order of June 9 scrapping entrance examinations for admission to professional courses.
- A Gambling Epidemic Hits Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jun 29, 2005)
Lax controls have helped the gambling industry grow to frightening proportions.
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