-The Indian Express Arwal (Bihar): Baudh Ram paused while laying out clothes to dry, to spew expletives. Then he said, "Go look at the memorial. That is all that is left now." Anger and frustration provide a not-so subtle cover for fear in Subash Nagar of Laxmanpur Bathe village of Arwal district - site of the December 1, 1997 killing of 58 people by upper-caste men - after the 26 convicted...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Indian citizens living abroad can now access information from 176 Indian MISsions with the government extending the facility of electronic Indian postal order to the MISsions. The department of personnel and training said it had received feedback that non-resident Indians (NRIs) were facing difficulties in accessing information from the Indian MISsions and posts under the ministry of external affairs. "In order to facilitate for obtaining the...

-The Telegraph The human resource development ministry today rejected a demand by two state education ministers that the Centre frame a national policy prescribing a uniform salary structure for schoolteachers in states and rules for recruiting them. At a meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education, the highest advisory body on education that has state education ministers as members, Chhattisgarh's Brijmohana Agrawal and Bihar's P.K. Shahi said the HRD ministry should...

-The Times of India Put 50% cap on all reservations Affirmative action can work only in limited doses. It should not be used as a sledgehammer that rules out all other criteria of job selection. The 50% cap on reservations mandated by the Supreme Court earlier should be the absolute upper limit for all categories of reservations. Any relaxation of this upper limit would further dilute meritocracy in public services, impede good...

-The Times of India HYDERABAD/ VIJAYAWADA: With another round of talks between the government and protesters failing to end the impasse over bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the MISery of denizens is increasing every minute across strife-torn Seemandhra. From a foundry worker in Vijayawada to an upper middle class banker in Visakhapatnam, the two-month strike, which has gathered more steam now has spared none, with heartrending stories of people suffering across the roiled...