[beldcat]

hey man u doing a job ..seriously a good cause me with u....i will also do the same thing business line and stuff infact we can also analyze and guide which editorial of which newspaper is worth reading on particular day and can analyze here other than hindu&bline.

[siddhesh_j]

A tortuous quest for justice
Feb 27 edit

acquitting =Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
subversion =Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
depose=Make a deposition; declare under oath
perjury=Criminal offence of making false statements under oath

This article was about the BEST bakery case , and the sensational perjury of prime witness Zahira Sheikh , who turned hostile during the case . Now however , the criminals have been sentenced to prison term , and Zahira , who claims to have been pressurised into turning hostile , will probably undergo a trial.

[wiseorotherwise]

I don't remember in which B-School, but someone was asked the meaning of 'Perjury" and he couldn't answer!!

Thanks, Siddesh!

[IdiotR]

A sense of complacency

rachet = to increase or decrease by increments

use: growth might have ratcheted to a higher trajectory of 7 per cent…

This ed is about complacent sentiment that underlines the finmin’s pre-Budget Economic Survey. With robust economic growth , Indian economy is sure to follow the cycle of growth and savings for coming two three years and catch up with East Asian rates of growth. This is possible as investment rate is rising and India has a large population of working age people. Also the survey throws light in some areas of concern such as mass poverty, deprivation et al which require immediate attention.

This ed also talks about suggestions put forward by the survey regarding all antipoverty programmes (ex NREGS).It emphasies three areas:
1)Scaling up investments in infrastructure sectors.
2) the ill effects of shielding domestic users from the rise in international crude prices.
3)ill effects of faltering to maintain fiscal resolve (as done while pulling resources for new schemes by running high fiscal deficit)

Ploughing a lonely furrow

This ed is about uncertain political future of Mr. Karunakaran and his son with respect . to the current political scene in kerala.

Now the interesting thing abt this ed is the title itself

Ploughing a lonely furrow is a phrasal verb meaning “Doing something alone and without help from other people”
Happy RCCCCCCin...

[siddhesh_j]

Shakespeare — it is his books not his looks2006/03/04

dichotomy
Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
dissemble-feign
bequest-legacy
ambivalence - mixed feelings or emotions
mildew (v) - spoil due to humidity
provenance-birthplace
levantine - native.
bard - great poet , caparison (something put on a horse = secondary meaning)

Good quotes --
- here is no art, he said, that finds "the mind's construction in the face
- False face must hide what the false heart doth know
- "O, could he but have drawne his wit/As well in brasse as he hath hit/His face. The Print would then surpasse/All that was ever writ in brasse./But since he cannot, Reader, looke/Not on his Picture but his Booke."
MUST READ ARTICLE FOR ALL CAT ASPIRANTS , I DARE SAY ... ARTICLES ON LITERATURE ARE VERY HARD TO FIND. With this article , u can have something to speak on shakespeare ... and i think , this has given me the motivation to read HAMLET ... [whether i ll really read it or not is a different story altogether]
anyways ,
cheers

[siddhesh_j]

http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/07/stor...0703121000.htm
Some questions raised by the budget
Brinda Karat

some words -

ad nauseum- to a sickening extent
euphemism - find out urself - hint - a fig of speech
prudence - discretion in practical affairs
steadfast - staunch
delinquent - not in time , minor offender

This is another leftist type of article wid lotsa criticism . Hey but isnt LEFT SUPPORTING those in power ? If they do NOT like their policies then, withdraw support , which they cant do coz after all left is also a power hungry political party.So their blabbering and criticism continues and shall continue for times immemorial !!

Disclaimer : this was just about the article. Nothing to offend anyone.

[siddhesh_j]

http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/07/05hdline.htm

click on this link -

Change the date in the link to view articles . Its that simple ...
I want to re-invigorate this thread ...
Many seniors told me that REAL , Guaranteed scoring in CAT happens only in VA/RC
So we shud go for reading as many articles as soon as possible .

PROCEDURE :

1.Click on the link
2 simply change the date TO WHICHEVER U WANT
3. read the various articles
4. post meanings and a brief intro/views about that article,
Cmon lets contribute , we ll be the gr8est benefactors!!

Note this link is only for MOn -Sat ... Sunday Hindu I dont read , coz I read all other pprs on SUNDAY


cheers ,

[maverick20]

Hi,
I think you are right its a part and parcel with CAT and along with the vocab it can also help in RC. You can increase your reading speed and also get into the habit of reading any kind of stuff. Moreover, it doesn't take more than half an hour to go through the newspaper.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by vamsi0077

Hi frens...

"The Hindu" editorial is a part and parcel of CAT preperation. but to my surprise i didnt find any thread which discusses the difficult words in the editorial and discuss abt their contextual meanings..

So as a starting effort and im putting forward my analysis of the editorial of 28th June '05.

You Can also find this stuff in my blog.. i update it daily..
http://cataspirant.blogsome.com

The author of this editorial is Mr.V.K.Krishna Iyer.

The link to the editorial is

http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/28/stor...2802091000.htm

Some of the words/phrases which can cause confusion are:

I have left out some words which i could not comprehend the meanings..
so kindly u can fill those for me...


1.> Everest of the Indian Bar.
Here it means that Mr. Fali Nariman is at the peak of the indian judiciary.

2.> Under the auspices
at the occasion of…

3.> To bring to light
to enlighten others on that topic

4.> Curial Process
Curial meant cure pertaining to priests..

5.> Intrigues … ( Beyond intrigues )
beyond intrigues meant beyond doubt.

6.> inalterable and unamendable paramountcy.
inalterable means which cannot be altered and paramountcy meant the highest rank or authority.

7.> Without a tear.
Withou considering it.

8.> Expounded Another riddle-ridden doctrine.
Expound means eloberate or set forth, riddle means puzzle, doctrine means principle.

9.> Latifundist, feudalist, strangling of agrarian reform.
Latifundist is derived from latin.. Latus means Spacious Fundus means farm.. agrarian means relating to agriculture.

10.> “sip every flower and change every hair”

11.> Serendipity
Phenomenon of finding valuable things not sought for.

12.> Vague, Vagarious, Jurisprudentially
Vagarious means unexpected change, Jurisprudence means branch concerned with law and principles.

13.> Jejune
Lacking in interest or significance.

14.> ipse dixits
an assertion without support or proof.

15.> seared by possible authoritarian anti-socialism.

16.> Judgocratic.

17.> Dubious
doubtful, sceptical.

18.> Arcane
hidden or secret.

19.> Judicial Ukase.

20.> Curial Invention

21.> Statutory exercises becoming a vanishing point of jurisprudence.

22.> Sensitisation
The state of being sensitive.

23.> Kesavananda Vagary.
Vagary means unexpected change in something.

24.> Judicial Riddle.

25.> predilections
Strong liking for something.

26.> Grant a holiday

27.> Tragic obiter

28.> Coup
A brilliant and notable success.

29.> Peril
Hazard

30.> Judicial Imperative.
Imperative is something which is essential.

31.> Desideratum.
Something desired as a neccesity.

32.> Anathema
Here anathema means seperated or set apart.

33.> Adjudicate
Judge

34.> Confide
reveal in private, tell confidentially.

35.> Tentative
doubtful.

36.> Was our wont.

[IdiotR]

From 8/3/2006
Mr. Bacchan and ......

enshrined - cherished as sacred(use: .....of the executive while discharging their duties is enshrined in the Constitution)
bickering-To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble(useolitical bickering..)
Pecuniary-Of or relating to money(Pecuniary benefit...)

Low-intensity war in Balochistan :
expedient:Something that is a means to an end(use: see below)
strafe:To attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft(use:the simple expedient of having two combat jets strafe his palace...)


Issues remain unaddressed in budget
straitjacket:Something that restricts, hinders, or confines....


Some latino Salsa....
Hasta La Vista-c ya later
C'est la vie -that's life, an expression of resignation

[its_kul]

great going guy
will join very soon.

cheers