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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 22438:
- Art Through Microscopes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Advancing science, as well as art, through microscopy research.
- Educating Small Investors (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 14, 2006)
Making individuals aware of the risks and rewards associated with specific investment options has never before been as vital to public policy as it is today.
- Nobel For A Writer, Not His Politics (Hindu, Maureen Freely, Oct 14, 2006)
For Orhan Pamuk, now, his books will come first.
- Minority Rights — And Wrongs (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Oct 14, 2006)
The provision to treat the minorities as a favoured category is not to hold them as a privileged class over the majority.
- "Kiran Has A Clear Vision Of Life" (Hindu, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 14, 2006)
"There is no sentimentality. There is no hypocrisy. She is honest. She sees the complexity of life," saysAnita Desai.
- Waves Of Memory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Anita Mohandas talks to SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN about her first novel `The Receding Waves,' which will be released on October 19
- Cpi (M) North Chennai Unit Demands Re-Poll In Five Booths (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The north Chennai unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded repoll in five booths in the city and has said the elections were held in an "unfair manner", to the extent that no one except the DMK could participate.
- Court Permits Varsity Field Trials On Gm Mustard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court, which restrained field trials on genetically modified products having commercial overtones, has permitted Delhi University to sow seeds of the newly developed DMH-11 mustard variety within this month for academic research.
- Bedlam In Chennai Local Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Madras High Court orders notice to State Election Commission, police
Rival parties clash in many areas
Many voters told by officials to leave citing "unusual circumstances" .
- Iits Retain Number Three Slot In Technology Big League (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
The IITs have been placed number three in global rankings of the world’s 100 best technology universities, exactly one week after they ignominiously slid several notches down another authoritative league table tracking the overall excellence of. . .
- 'It's A Pleasant Surprise' (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Oct 14, 2006)
“It is an honour for Bangladesh and for the people who are trying to alleviate poverty through the micro-credit programme.”
- Uk Convicts Qaida Man Of Indian Origin (Indian Express, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
A British Hindu convert to Islam of ethnic Indian origin has admitted – and been convicted by a London court for plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb and other explosive devices to commit mass murder in Britain and the US.
- N Korea Nuke Test: Implications For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's Nuclear test has brought into sharp focus Pakistan's role as a Nuclear Proliferator.
- Army Acts To Combat Stress (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 14, 2006)
The Army is now studying modalities about how to improve stress management among its personnel to reduce problems like indiscipline and fratricidal killings, according to official sources.
- “Plum” Birthday (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Oct 14, 2006)
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, popularly known as “Plum”, would have been 125 years old on the 15th of this month, if he lived on. “Oh, it went like a breeze, old boy!” he would have perhaps quipped about his life.
- Qaida Man Of Indian Origin Convicted (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
A British Hindu convert to Islam of ethnic Indian origin has admitted and been convicted by a London court for plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb and other explosive devices to commit mass murder in UK and US.
- 2 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter with the security forces after a night-long operation in Shopian town of Pulwama district. An Army jawan of 44 RR was also killed in the encounter, the police here said.
- End Of Orientalism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 14, 2006)
It is curtains for Sanskrit and Hindi at Cambridge University, 150 years after the languages were introduced as courses for graduate studies. University authorities have taken the decision because there are few takers to study the two languages even . . .
- A Tribute Tipu’S Vision Of India (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Oct 14, 2006)
Tipu’s survival would have ensured India’s emergence as an alternative power, rivalling the West.
- A Legacy (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 14, 2006)
Among the legacies left to us by our forefathers, the worst is the caste system. Other nations have class hierarchies depending on how much a person owns...
- Suicide In Jammu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
The suicide by a Class IX student of Jammu on Wednesday after being thrashed by his school principal has once again put a question mark on corporal punishment.
- Bridging The Gap (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
Only a few months ago, Orhan Pamuk was on the verge of imprisonment in his native Turkey for “insulting Turkishness” (he had allegedly said in a February, 2005, interview in a Swiss newspaper that 30,000 Kurds and one million Armenians were killed . . .
- Poor Shall Inherit The Earth (Telegraph, Anup Sinha, Oct 14, 2006)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
- Trust Breakers (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 14, 2006)
There is no reason why trusts operating on business lines should enjoy tax exemption
- A Student's Suicide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 14, 2006)
The suicide by a student of a private school is going to haunt this city for long. It is a tragic occurrence and was perhaps totally avoidable.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
Well and truly has the Army taken the lid off a pretty kettle of fish. Thursday’s seizure of what in fauji reckoning was comparable to a “warlike store” marks a colossal failure of the West Bengal government as much as the Central security network . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
The West Bengal Government is determined to go ahead with a massive infrastructure development project with the Indonesia-based Salim group, the Universal Success group and Unitech.
- Prize Money (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Peace Prize does not usually go to a businessman, but Mohammed Yunus is a money-lender with a difference, and so is his Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Oct 14, 2006)
Take a look at the broad thrust of headlines in India's national dailies on any representative day, and you will find a litany on lawlessness, crime, terrorism, disease, corruption, core shortages, and the ambience of a headlong hurtling towards disorder.
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Fipb Allows More Foreign Investment In Kotak's Vc (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, Oct 14, 2006)
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved a proposal from Kotak Mahindra Investment to enlarge the corpus of its venture capital fund (VC fund) to Rs 2,500 crore from the existing level of Rs 440 crore by bringing in foreign investment.
- The Re-Emergence Of Japan (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Oct 14, 2006)
While keeping an eye on Beijing, New Delhi would do well to build stronger bridges with Tokyo
- Campus Conservatism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
To see the uphill struggle to inject a broad-minded worldview into the mainstream system of education, especially in educational institutions owned by the government, one need look no further than the grounds of the University of the Punjab, where . . .
- Stop The Drama Bazee (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
A few days after the October 8 earthquake, I wrote an article titled `Stop the drama bazee'. The piece was published but with a changed heading.
- Pm Plan Puts Communal Quota Pressure On States (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Oct 13, 2006)
With the State Governments virtually sitting on a prime ministerial initiative that could bring about backdoor reservation for minorities, the Prime Minister's Office has directed States' Chief Secretaries to send the 'status report' on . . .
- Four Convicts In 1993 Blast Plead Leniency In Sentence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Four convicts in the 1993 bomb blast case today pleaded for less punishment on humanitarian ground and said they should be forgiven for the mistakes they had committed.
- Dengue Cases In Delhi Touch 1,186 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
As the number of Dengue cases in the Capital continued to gallop, reaching 1,186 today, the Delhi government decided that services of CATS ambulances would be provided free of cost to patients severely affected by the disease.
- School Attacked Over Student’S Suicide (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Enraged by the suicide of a student after he was allegedly beaten by the principal for not paying school fees, his parents along with scores of protesters on Thursday attacked the school and the principal’s house, here...
- Fight For Justice, Not Mercy Plea: Geelani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The clemency petition of Mohammad Afzal Guru, facing execution for the Parliament attack, is a “fight for justice and not a mere mercy plea”, according to Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani, who was acquitted in the same case...
- Neglecting Citizen’S Rights Could Cause Internal Conflict (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Oct 13, 2006)
Expressing concern about the neglect of economic, social and cultural rights of the citizens by the state, the National Human Rights Commission said such neglect could give rise to internal conflicts leading to terrorism.
- New Voice Of The East (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
In Turkey, Orhan Pamuk has been accused of subversive ideas; abroad, he is celebrated as the voice of freedom, says Benjamin Harvey.
- ... In A Time Of Flux (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
Orhan Pamuk's seven published novels explore the way Turkey is torn between East and West and how it is split between conservative religious folk and modern Western-looking secularists.
- More Jobs For The Baloch (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
One hopes that the government’s first tenuous steps towards winning the trust of Balochistan’s alienated population will lead to greater efforts on Islamabad’s part to address the province’s numerous problems.
- Iraq Invasion Cost 655,000 More Lives, Says Us Research (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The 2003 invasion of Iraq by US forces has resulted in the death of an extra 655000 Iraqis, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, US.
- The Death Toll In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
MANY PEOPLE refused to believe the Lancet report in 2004 from a group of American and Iraqi public-health scientists who surveyed homes across the country and found that about 100,000 additional Iraqi deaths had taken place since the coalition . . .
- Towards An Inclusive Globalisation (Hindu, Manmohan Singh , Oct 13, 2006)
Globalisation has not removed personal and regional income disparities. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening. We need a new global vision that ensures the gains from globalisation are more widely shared.
- Populism Is Not Progress (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, Oct 13, 2006)
The Belgaum ‘special session’ and the government inspired Karnataka bundh was part of a partly successful game plan .
- Six Lakh Iraqis Killed Since U.S. Invasion, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2006)
More than 600,000 Iraqis are estimated to have died since the United States-British invasion of their country three years ago, suggesting that the humanitarian crisis facing Iraq is significantly more serious than either Britain or U.S. are willing . . .
- Meeting On Adolescent Health, Development Organised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
To sensitise policy makers towards the problems that adolescents face, the National Progressive Schools' Conference along with Expressions India organised the first Adolescent Summit here on Wednesday.
- In The Shadows (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
What is the Lashkar's agenda in India? Who are its leaders and what is their relationship with the Directorate of the ISI?
- Fortresses Of Faith (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
The discovery of a madrassa-based Lashkar cell in Gujarat raises difficult questions about such seminaries.
- Kanshi Ram’S Flawed Legacy (Deccan Herald, Rajdeep Sardesai, Oct 13, 2006)
Many years ago, the frenzied search for an elusive sound byte led me to climb a rather perilously shaky electric pole.
- Safety Of Citizens And Animals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2006)
Last Wednesday I read a news report about a newly wed woman of Hebbal being run over by a train at an unmanned level crossing. Earlier that day, by sheer coincidence, the Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS) of Ahmedabad was building up a . .. .
- Marathi Response (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Oct 13, 2006)
Maharashtra reasserts its position on Belgaum as Karnataka decides to make the city an alternative State capital.
- The Dengue Patient (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 13, 2006)
Our health care system is ailing; an immediate and large infusion of public funds is required to set things right.
- Afzal Must Not Hang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 13, 2006)
India's justice delivery system will undermine its own credibility if Mohammed Afzal, accused in the Parliament attack case, is hanged.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Stop Export Of Terror To India (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 13, 2006)
The Bush administration is again leaning on Islamabad to put an end to terrorism directed against India by Kashmiri separatist groups supported by Pakistan.
- Closer To The Bard (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
This biography is an elaborate exploration of an elusive literary genius and his world in one turning-point year.
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Chickungunya Outbreak (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 13, 2006)
Chikungunya is spreading fast across the country in an epidemic form presenting a big challenge on the public health front.
- Pak Army Is Nation’S Largest Business Conglomerate (Tribune, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 13, 2006)
The US may be talking of the gradual democratisation of Pakistan, but the country’s army may be in no mood to relinquish power given its proliferating commercial interests.
- Fight The Evil (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 13, 2006)
It is extremely unfortunate that four Army soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush laid by the militants in Poonch district early on Wednesday.
- The Dialogue Of Cultures (Daily Excelsior, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Oct 13, 2006)
In the present age, international exposure is a requirement of an increasing number of jobs. The trend is likely to expand further in view of the ongoing globalization of the world’s economy, transnational movements of people and the emergence of . . .
- Army Uncorks Pent-Up Rage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Anti-army sentiments in Assam burst forth again with several thousand people blocking NH 37 in Doomdooma today to protest the detention of 20 residents after suspected Ulfa militants triggered a blast in which a soldier suffered minor injuries.
- China Endorses ‘Harmonious Society’ Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
China’s Communist Party on Wednesday formally endorsed a political doctrine laid out by President Hu Jintao that calls for the creation of a “harmonious society,” a move that further signalled a shift from the party’s focus on unrestricted economic . . .
- Into The Heart Of The Community (Telegraph, SUDESHNA BANERJEE, Oct 13, 2006)
This is a concise, yet comprehensive history of Durga Puja in Bengal.
- Power Of Authority Is In Ourselves (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Oct 13, 2006)
Except for people who may be mentally underdeveloped or unstable, most of us have a pretty good idea about what’s right and wrong.
- Us And China At Odds On N Korea (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.
- 3 Militants Killed In Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The security forces killed three militants and arrested a top commander of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islam (HUJI), while ultras attacked an Army camp, a BSF picket and shot at a CPM activist in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, official sources said today.
- Land, Language, Progress (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Oct 13, 2006)
There is a furious debate raging across India.
- Other Investments & Private Equity (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The equity investor today has a very wide choice of investment vehicles with a menu of alternatives.
- Having Trouble With Homework? Call India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.
- A Conversion In Nagpur (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Oct 13, 2006)
Fifty years ago, Dr B.R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with his followers at Nagpur. Little did he imagine at that point that this conversion would indirectly become a major hurdle in uniting Dalits of different castes.
- Desai Inherits Literary Success (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
She had spent the last eight years as a hermit, struggling to write The Inheritance of Loss, the follow-up to her acclaimed debut.
- Staggering Death Toll In Iraq War (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
A new study has contended that nearly 655 thousand Iraqis have died because of the US invasion of the oil rich country. The study by Dr Gilbert Burham of the Johns Hopkims Bloomberg School has opted to calculate the casualty figures on the basis of house
- N-Test Provokes Global Rethink On North Korea (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 12, 2006)
As the international community debates the success of North Korea’s nuclear test, one thing is certain: the hermit regime’s actions have succeeded in grabbing the world’s attention.
- Net Exam Not To Be Scraped (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 12, 2006)
Less than six months after it announced that candidates with an M.Phil or a Ph.D. degree would be exempt from clearing the National Eligibility Test (NET), the University Grants Commission is all set to revert back to the selection criteria for . . .
- Under Hand (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2006)
Only misplaced faith will see the market economy as a school for social ethics.
- Windfall Profit For The Nwfp (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 12, 2006)
THE arbitration tribunal set up to decide about the controversial is sue of payment of net hydel profit by WAPDA to the NWFP has come to the conclusion that the former has to pay Rs 110 billion as arrears to the later on this account.
- Making `Allowances' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 12, 2006)
The usage of the expression `salary', indicating the remuneration fixed for work done, is comparatively of recent origin only in the commercial history of the world.
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