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Articles 11921 through 12020 of 22438:
- When The State Took Flight (Indian Express, Nandan Nilekani, Feb 10, 2006)
In their sweeping book on the 20th century, The Commanding Heights, Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw trace how the world has seesawed between the state and markets at different times due to various circumstances and based on the dominant . . .
- The Burdens Of The Modern Beast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Now all of us have increased our portable effects, if not our effectiveness.
- Kicked Backwards In The Name Of Progress (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Feb 10, 2006)
One of the disquieting features of Indian politics and public policy is the colossal damage done to the rural sector by successive governments, all in the name of the people. If the explicit objective is to undermine the rural agriculture-dependent . . .
- Wal-Mart And Monsanto On Indo-U.S. Agriculture Initiative Board (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 10, 2006)
Will set the agenda for collaborative research to be pursued with Indian labs
- Reality Bites Bush's Wish, Visa Woes Haunt Indians (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Though educational institutions in the US have been open to Indian talent, students from this country face difficulties and hurdles in grant and extension of visas, Karnataka Governor TN Chaturvedi said on Thursday.
- Buddha’S Ark Hope For Calcutta (Telegraph, INDRANIL GHOSH, Feb 10, 2006)
Calcutta looks set to house the subcontinent’s first underground aquarium, a cavernous water world teeming with marine life from across the globe.
- Should Ias Men Act In Films? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Feb 10, 2006)
A fleeting glance at cinema posters and supplements touting this week’s Kannada releases reopens the old chestnut about whether serving IAS officers should be allowed to act in, direct or (clandestinely) produce feature films, TV serials and plays.
- Unwanted Graduates (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 10, 2006)
Here is startling news: According to a report in The Times, prominent firms are finding graduates of British Universities less and less suitable for employment and last year, a third of the employers had to leave vacant posts unfilled since . . .
- Aids: 15-49 Age Group Most Vulnerable (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Feb 10, 2006)
TANSACS to set up Red Ribbon Clubs in 1,000 colleges; to work with NCC
- Outrage At Durjanpur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2006)
No mercy should be shown to the guilty
The reports that minor teenage girls in a school in Haryana were drugged and repeatedly raped over a period of time by their school teachers is more than shocking.
- Telling Message (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 10, 2006)
That the Army's recruitment drive in the Valley has drawn an overwhelming response sends a significant message. It puts the harsh economic truth in right perspective.
- A Brain Drain Threatens Afghanistan's Future (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
On the eve of the Soviet invasion almost 26 years ago, I left Afghanistan as a young man in search of a better life.
- Failed Elections Pile Problems On Nepal's King (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Feb 10, 2006)
Elections called by Nepal's King Gyanendra to convince his people he is moving towards democracy have backfired, with a low turnout signalling a rejection of his power grab and the polls triggering fresh protests on Thursday.
- Rajnath For All-Party Meet On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
"There should be a debate on the Iran issue in Parliament... "
Accusing the United Progressive Alliance Government of lacking a clear-cut view on policy matters, including Iran, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday . . .
- India's Morality Police Send Bored City To Sleep (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 10, 2006)
Nightlife in India's entertainment capital has become deadly dull, youngsters in Mumbai complain, as the authorities continue a crackdown on discos and bars that they accuse of corrupting impressionable young minds.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 10, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Indians Create Web Tool To `Search Less, Find More' (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Feb 09, 2006)
It is powering leading comparison shopping and medical information services in the U.S.
- Coretta Scott King's Gandhian Ideals (Hindu, Shelia M. Poole, Feb 09, 2006)
Coretta Scott King sometimes referred to Mahatma Gandhi as "Gandhiji." By placing "ji" after Gandhi's name, she followed the traditional Indian practice of showing reverence.
- A Silent Journey Through Coorg (Deccan Herald, Hemanth M Rao, Feb 09, 2006)
Silent Sentinels, A HECAR Foundation (Heritage Education Conservation Architecture Restoration) publication, is a book that provides an insight into the architectural heritage of Coorg and is the first of its kind in the true sense.
- From Korea, With Love (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 09, 2006)
The Cold War politics that kept Korea out of India’s radar is in the past now. The two countries have discovered each other and this information has percolated to a few of us, Indians and Koreans, alike.
- My Budget Speech (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Feb 09, 2006)
Members of the family, distinguished servant maid, the past year has been one of unprecedented stresses and strains.
- 10,000 Made E-Literate In Kollam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Nearly 10,000 persons have completed their computer literacy course through the 125 Akshaya e-centres in the district.
- Malabar Mahotsavam Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Shovana Narayan to perform Kathak at the inaugural function
Shovana Narayan, a name synonymous with Kathak, will perform at the inaugural function of the Malabar Mahotsavam at the main venue of the Kozhikode beach on Thursday evening.
- ‘Changes Come From Affected Masses’ (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Feb 09, 2006)
Medha Patkar, NBA leader: “The lakhs of people whose villages and homes have been submerged are committed to the cause. This gives me strength.”
- India To Set Up Observatory On Moon By 2016 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Observatory will be set up near the South Pole on the moon, says former ISRO chief It will be set up near the South Pole on the moon, says former ISRO chief
The study to cover the moon's topography, mineral composition and presence of water
- Scholarly Issues (Deccan Herald, Bhagyalakshmi Venkatesh, Feb 09, 2006)
If someone appears serious, don't be alarmed too much! They must be scholars.
- India Explained: In Sharp Lines And Sudden Curves (Indian Express, E.P. UNNY, Feb 09, 2006)
While cartoons on Prophet Mohammed are provoking violence against some European nations, a fortnight back in a French town cartoons provoked what they ought to — a debate.
- Hamas Warns Abbas Against Leadership Changes Without Consultations (Indian Express, SALAH NASRAWI, Feb 09, 2006)
Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal today warned Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against making changes in the leadership structure without first consulting Hamas, a marked hardening of the group's stance going into negotiations on forming a . . .
- Long And Winding Road To G8 Membership For China, India (Daily Times, Peter Harmsen, Feb 09, 2006)
Russia is now heading the G8 for the first time, inevitably triggering questions about why the two Asian giants have not joined long ago
- When The Lights Stayed On (Hindu, Meena Menon, Feb 09, 2006)
One Evening, two years ago, Bhimrao Baburao Pawar, a lineman with the then Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), faced the wrath of school children who stopped his vehicle and deflated its tyres.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Website For Teachers, Students In Mathematics (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Students of two Kendriya Vidyalaya schools adopt system
Students can create their web pages
The website can be used for school projects
- Let’S Make ‘India Everywhere’ Really Happen (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Feb 09, 2006)
'India Everywhere’ was an important theme at the just-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings at Davos.
- Hamas Victory: Positive For All (Daily Times, Muqtedar Khan, Feb 09, 2006)
The spoiler is now in the saddle. To remain in the saddle it will have to change its outlook and its politics. Israel and the US must handle the situation prudently rather than petulantly, and give Hamas the time and space to find its way . . .
- India-Us Nuke Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (News International, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India’s atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Fdi May Be Harmful To Economic Growth (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Feb 09, 2006)
The FDI mantra is considered an all-purpose panacea for the ills of the economy and society. Unfortunately, there has not been much debate about the far-reaching implications of FDI in our economy and, particularly, how it can stifle economic growth, says
- Spotted Deer Find New Pastures In Chennai (Hindu, P. Oppili, Feb 09, 2006)
The Guindy National Park and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras campus are not the only two places where you can see spotted deer roaming in Chennai.
- Bihar Assembly Verdict (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 09, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their role and favouring the ruling party or parties at the Centre.
- Real Shine Must Come From Farm Sector (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 08, 2006)
The Government must look at agriculture as the principal orphan of the reform process that began more than a decade ago.
- India, Korea Sign Pact On S&t Collaboration (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 08, 2006)
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding here on Tuesday on scientific and technological cooperation that will, among other things, promote technological innovation, industrial cooperation and exchange of information, research trends...
- Information System Aims To Bridge Rural-Urban Divide (Hindu, Meera Srinivasan, Feb 08, 2006)
The project plans to make villagers computer literate and help them use information
- Public Investment In Technology (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 08, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the market will provide goods at the least cost if given freedom.
- Exporting Higher Education — Dilemma Of `To Commit Or Not To Commit' (Business Line, Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian Institutes of Management are in the news again — two years ago on the issue of fees, and now on the issue of `going abroad'. In the former case, the IIMs wanted to raise their fees considerably, which the government argued would make . . .
- Hamas And The Palestinian Gridlock (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Feb 07, 2006)
The Palestinian people have rejected the Fatah party that ruled the embattled occupied West Bank and Gaza in favour of the fundamentalist Hamas in January 26 elections which were monitored by foreign observers.
- Balochistan Blast (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 07, 2006)
The deaths of 13 people, including three soldiers, in a bus near Quetta on its way to Lahore is horrifying, given that it comes on the heels of two train derailments, both of which may have been caused by sabotage.
- Making Sense Of The Savings Conundrum (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Feb 07, 2006)
Triumphalism is in the air. The Sensex has touched 10,000. Mean-while latest numbers released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) show the GDP growth rate at 7.5% for 2004-05(up from the earlier 6.9% estimate );
- Exporting Higher Education — Dilemma Of `To Commit Or Not To Commit' (Business Standard, Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian Institutes of Management are in the news again — two years ago on the issue of fees, and now on the issue of `going abroad'. In the former case, the IIMs wanted to raise their fees considerably, which the government argued would make . . .
- Inequality, A Necessary Price To Pay For Freedom (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, Feb 07, 2006)
In the last two decades, the world as a whole has gotten richer, but, while some national economies have advanced sharply, others have fallen farther behind. The increase in aggregate wealth has not led to the abolition, or even reduction, of poverty.
- Kashmir Battling Low Literacy And High Corruption As Conflict Continues (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the least literate in India, its rate of 54 percent being well below the national level of 65 percent. Ironically, it is the only Indian state where education at all levels is free.
- We Need More Pintos (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Feb 07, 2006)
The son came home with a message from his Principal Mr Pinto. The latter had wanted to ascertain my concurrence and availability to be the chief guest at a school function. I said I would be happy to.
- Win Sangma Will But By How Many Votes? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 07, 2006)
The former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma’s political upswing was as meteoritic as was his fall and he might have further consolidated his status as the “undisputed” national leader from the North-east had he not walked away from the Congress after opposing
- Why Sparrows Are Dying Out (Tribune, Michael McCarthy, Feb 07, 2006)
New evidence is pointing at a solution to the greatest wildlife mystery of recent years - why the house sparrow has been vanishing from towns and cities.
- "Missing" Youth (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 07, 2006)
The report that there are more than 5000 Kashmiri young persons in militant training camps in "Azad" Kashmir (as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known) is both informative and alarming.
- Asia Will Be The Future Of Business, Says Kalam (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 07, 2006)
Sets out a roadmap for cooperation between Delhi and Manila
"With Western markets getting saturated, Asia provides a huge opportunity to business to expand market share"
Recommends setting up good e-business infrastructure
- At Close Quarters (Hindu, V. R. Lakshminarayanan, Feb 07, 2006)
A close-up view of India's first Prime Minister provided by his security officer
- Extraordinary Mission, Extraordinary Auction (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Feb 07, 2006)
The stars of this "Mission Kashmir" will be some of the biggest names in the art world.
- Rs.533.75-Lakh Scheme For Development Of Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
To fulfil goals set under `Namadhu Gramam' scheme
A four-day workshop organised by District Rural Development Agency to train village panchayat presidents about the steps to be adopted to fulfil the goals set under `Namadhu gramam scheme' commenced here
- Manuscripts Vital For Identity Of Tamil: Vc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Dr.U.Ve.Swaminatha Iyer's role in preserving manuscripts praised
- Aids Vaccine Trial (Hindu, R. Prasad, Feb 07, 2006)
The Phase I clinical trial of the AIDS test vaccine was initiated last week at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here.
- Protest In Delhi Against Danish Cartoons Of Prophet Mohammed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Police lob teargas shells and use water cannon to disperse students
The police lobbed teargas shells and used water cannon to disperse students, mostly from the Jamia Millia Islamia, who on Monday tried to force their way towards the Danish Embassy ....
- Sri Lanka, Rebels To Talk Peace In Geneva Feb 22-23 (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Feb 07, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tiger rebels will hold peace talks in Geneva on Feb. 22-23 seen as a last chance to avoid a slide back to a two-decade civil war.
- Betty Friedan And The Problem That Had No Name (Indian Express, PATRICIA SULLIVAN, Feb 07, 2006)
Betty Friedan, the writer and activist who almost single-handedly revived feminism with her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique, died of congestive heart failure Saturday, her 85th birthday, in Washington.
- Kannada In Times Of Americanisation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The demands and issues raised by the 72nd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana need to be discussed at all cultural forums and the government must muster political courage to resolve seemingly intractable problems, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Bangalore All Set To Turn Into ‘Spiritual Valley’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The three-day programme coinciding with the 50th birthday of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will witness a galaxy of policy-makers, religious and industry leaders from India and abroad.
- Government Doctors To Be Appointed On Contract (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Feb 07, 2006)
The medical consultants will get a consolidated pay for six months
Nearly 600 vacancies to be filled
Waiting list will be maintained
Service can be terminated anytime
- All About Dementia (Hindu, MADHUMITHA BALAJI, Feb 07, 2006)
A user-friendly review of the current knowledge on dementia
With the advent of modern medicine and thereby a growth in the elderly population worldwide, dementia poses a major concern to the international community of today.
- Kalam Proposes E-Biz Network (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 07, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam proposed the setting up of an ASEAN e-business network for increased information sharing, education programmes and knowledge connectivity among the regional partners that would result in realising technology upliftment, . . .
- Growing Closer Apart (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 07, 2006)
Essays debating the issues of syncretism and pluralism in the sub-continent today to objectively reassess their importance in coping with the political and cultural future
- India To Gain In Changed Weltanschauung Of Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 07, 2006)
India is being projected as the principal beneficiary of the US State Department’s imminent re-organisation of its South Asia bureau.
- A Succesful Fight Against Bird Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Pennsylvania researchers have produced a bird flu vaccine made from a genetically engineered human cold virus which has provided cent percent protection to vaccinated mice and chickens.
- Competing Feminist Perspectives (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Feb 07, 2006)
a critique of the conservative perception of women's issues
What do feminists really want? Johanna Brenner articulates her response in this insightful and scholarly book that those engaged with women's issues cannot ignore.
- Attracting Foreign Investment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 06, 2006)
Speaking to heads of foreign firms on Friday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that Pakistan had made significant headway in trying to attract overseas investors.
- Is There An Excess Of Cess? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 06, 2006)
The levy of education cess in the 2004-05 budget and euphoria surrounding the revenue realisation from this source has encouraged the government to propose a similar cess of 2% on central taxes for health insurance policy for the poor.
- Playing Safe (The Week, Rajesh Parishwad, Feb 06, 2006)
He is one of the few beneficiaries of the terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore. P. Ravindranath, head of a professional security services agency, Private Eye, is flooded with calls from IT and BPO firms seeking . . .
- On To A Broader Horizon (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
My previous article tried to sketch a framework of geo-strategic and geo-economic concerns that determine the new bearings of the Saudi foreign policy.
- War In The Air (The Week, Frances Bulathsinghala, Feb 06, 2006)
It is 7.30 p.m. A group of eager youth affiliated to the LTTE media unit wait round the television set with cups of steaming tea for the start of transmission.
- Indian Mp Hopes For Visa-Free Travel On Munabao Route (Pakistan Observer, AA Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
Manvinder Singh, a member of Indian parliament and son of former foreign minister Jaswant Singh, on Sunday hoped for a visa-free regime for the peoples of Thar and Rajasthan travelling on the Khokhrapar-Munabao route.
- Improved Relations To Help Resolve Kashmir: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Zubair Qureshi, Feb 06, 2006)
Efforts for early solution to the Kashmir dispute would gain momentum in an environment of improved relations with India. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz expressed this belief while addressing a seminar organized by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council . . .
- Learning On The Job (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 06, 2006)
Is almost one word or two and how many ll’s?” No that’s not Shakespeare writing Hamlet! It’s one colleague in an organisation where they play with words, a media office, seeking clarification from another!
- We Must Not Miss Chance For Kashmir Peace: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
* President urges India to respond to demilitarisation proposal
* Says time it’s to focus on dispute resolution
* Rs 80b to rebuild schools and hospitals in quake zone
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