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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 22438:
- China Vs. India: A Battle Of Ideas (International Herald Tribune, Anand Giridharadas, Jan 26, 2006)
On a late evening along Marine Drive, Mumbai's answer to the Shanghai Bund, dancer-beggars prowl with monkeys, extorting coins from passers-by. Deep potholes pit the sidewalk and the sea gently laps a crumbling wall. It is quaint, . . .
- Once Upon A Time, There Was An Earthquake (Indian Express, Palak Nandi, Jan 26, 2006)
Five years isn’t a long time—if the first year was the Year of Death and Destruction. But in Bhuj, it seems an age has gone by.
- Readying Class Of 2007 In Up (Indian Express, Tarannum Manjul, Jan 26, 2006)
At the primary school in Heerupur village, Kasmanda block, in Sitapur, the attendance register tells the story of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, or Education for All programme.
- Debate On Minority Edu Institutions (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 26, 2006)
The promulgation of an Ordinance by the Centre to give the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) the powers to judge all questions relating to minority status may again open a debate on the sensitive issue.
- No Deterrents On The Dream Road To Prosperity (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Jan 26, 2006)
Mangal Kachhap and three others, huddled under one blanket in a shack with just a tin roof, only start feeling the warmth permeate their bodies when they realise it is time to get up. It’s still dark, but by 8 am they have to report for work at . . .
- Infosys, Ril Only Indian Strategic Partners (Indian Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jan 26, 2006)
As at Davos 2005, two Indian companies—Infosys and Reliance Industries—are among the mega corporates of the world that are chipping in, in a big way, to this year’s annual meet of the World Economic Forum.
- India's Military Might Unfolds Amid Terror Alert (Hindustan Times, CR Jayachandran, Jan 26, 2006)
Amid an unprecedented multi-layered security blanket, India demonstrated its military might during the 57th traditional Republic Day parade in the national capital on Thursday.
- Should Be Role Models: Prez (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday called upon members of Parliament to become role model for the youth and asked judiciary and law enforcement agencies to provide service to the marginalized persons who could not reach them.
- Taiwan-India: Politics And Economics (Deccan Herald, V Wen-Hsien Chen, Jan 26, 2006)
In view of Taiwan’s rise as an economic power, India should review its ties with it
- India, Saudi Arabia To Work Out Plan To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 26, 2006)
The visiting King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today held 45-minute-long one-to-one talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders are understood to have discussed the need for hammering out a strategy . . .
- India And China: Together Against Aids (Tribune, Anita Anand, Jan 26, 2006)
In December last year, there was a quiet visit to India by a high level Chinese delegation from their Ministry of Railways, the Chinese Academy of Railway Sciences, and the Beijing Municipal Railways, along with officials from the United Nations . . .
- China Intensifies Crackdown On State Media (Tribune, Philip P. Pan, Jan 26, 2006)
China’s ruling Communist Party on Tuesday suspended one of the premier publications in Chinese journalism, escalating a campaign to rein in the state media, the government’s toughest crackdown on freedom of expression here in more than a decade.
- Kalam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said political parties should leave behind them the politics of power after an election and come together to pursue the objective of development.
- The Republic Marches Ahead (Daily Excelsior, K.K. Khullar, Jan 26, 2006)
Somebody has remarked that if a Rip Van Winkle had gone to sleep in 1950 and woke up in 2006, he would not be able to recognize the developmental revolution of India. A country, which did not manufacture its own needles, is today a nuclear power.
- Salute The Republic (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 26, 2006)
Today we salute the Republic of India with our both hands. The day marks more than merely a ritual. In every sense it goes beyond massive celebrations that are witnessed across the country.
- Be Role Models For Youth (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today exhorted all political parties to perform in an environment of developmental politics by competing with each other and putting forth their focussed developmental vision through their manifestoes.
- India Should Vote Against Iran Or Nuke Deal Will 'Die': Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Film Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, noted social worker Nirmala Deshpande and renowned author Mahasveta Devi were among the nine persons who have been conferred with prestigious Padma Vibushan award, the second highest civilian honour.
- The Services-Manufacturing Debate (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Jan 26, 2006)
The pattern of India’s strong growth since the 1990s has raised somewhat of a puzzle for economists.
- Promoting Science (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
The appeal to the media by physicist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy to popularize science is timely.
- He That Pays The Piper Calls The Tune (The Financial Express, VINOD VYASULU, Jan 26, 2006)
The latest excuse for the ‘autonomy’ issue concerning the IIMs being raked up is the reported veto exercised by the Union ministry of human resource development on IIM Banga-lore’s proposal to set up a campus in Singapore.
- Indian Visitor Wants Relaxation Of Visa Policy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Mrs Manveen Sandhu, director Punarjyot (Centre for preservation and promotion of heritage of Punjab) has called upon the governments of India and Pakistan to enhance people to people contact by relaxing visa policies.
- Chimpanzees Closer To Humans Than To Apes (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jan 25, 2006)
They already use basic tools, have rudimentary language and star in TV commercials, but now scientists have proof that chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than other great apes. Genetic tests comparing DNA from humans, chimps, gorillas, and ...
- Kalam Promulgates Ordinance On Minority Institutions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Since the NCMEI Act (amendment) Bill could not be taken up for consideration by Parliament and the admission process in respect of new academic session is underway, it was considered urgent and necessary to promulgate an ordinance under Article 123 . . .
- Fight For The Middle Ground In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 25, 2006)
The Tories and the Liberal Democrats are targeting British mainstream politics' centre ground currently held by Labour. What kind of choice does this leave the voters with?
- Not Afraid To Do The Job (Deccan Herald, Antonia Potter, Jan 25, 2006)
Excluding women from the work of mediation is selling peace processes short
- Bow To The Left (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Jan 25, 2006)
It was all there for the world to see. At the Congress plenary session at Hyderabad, politicians — both young and elderly — clamoured obsequiously for Rahul Gandhi, ...
- Learning With Joy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 25, 2006)
Children must be freed from fear
Board exams have always caused fear in the minds of children and parents, threatening them with their potential for irrecoverable damage and the loss of a lifetime’s opportunities.
- Fond Memories (Tribune, SS Bhatti, Jan 25, 2006)
Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) was established on August 7, 1961. As a founder-teacher, I have fond memories of umpteen events associated with this premier institution.
- Survey On Ancient Manuscripts To Be Carried Out From February 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
People asked to provide to credible information
Proper preservation of manuscripts
NSS unit volunteers to gather information
They will be trained in implementing awareness campaigns
- Indians Go Globetrotting (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 25, 2006)
Manish Satyanarain is a senior-level executive with a private company based in Mumbai. His wife does not work; he has a 10-year-old son. Manish has an annual salary package of around Rs 16 lakh. His salary was probably only half that some six years back,
- Al Qaeda Members Probably Killed In Bajaur: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
President says dozens of Qaeda members left
Norway offers additional $20m in quake assistance
- All The Hoopla About Wef (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 25, 2006)
"Enjoy free Indian wine and finger food as you listen to the lovely Indian music," invites an announcement on www.davos.ch. Do you know who's paying for the party? The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the Indian members of the . . .
- Poetic Justice In Santiago (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
For some Chileans the Pinochet era finally came to an end not when the wily old general left the presidency in 1990, after losing a referendum that had been designed to lend legitimacy to his dastardly regime as well as to extend its tenure, . . .
- First Regular Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Wagah (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The first regular Amritsar-Lahore bus carrying 40 passengers and officials on Tuesday crossed the Wagah border as another road link opened between the two South Asian neighbours—a sign of improving relationship.
- Abdullah’S India Visit Heralds New Ties (News International, Jagpreet Luthra, Jan 25, 2006)
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia will be a guest of honour when he attends India’s Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, but many are asking why it has taken a Saudi monarch 51 years to visit the country.
- Project For Academic Excellence In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Students will be empowered to implement IT solutions at the grassroots level
It is an initiative aimed at capacity building in the State
Local talent pool will be given a boost
- Senior Citizens' Problems And Solutions (Daily Excelsior, Col H Bisham Pal (Retd.), Jan 25, 2006)
Grace of old age depends upon state of mind as well as state of body. One experiences all the best and the worst in life and the real energy one gets is by tolerating and solving the problems of life. It makes Senior Citizen a man of experience and . . .
- Elementary Education — Go For Single Programme, Decentralise (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jan 24, 2006)
Five-and-a-half decades after the passing of the Constitution, there are still some 8-10 million children out of school and the dropout rates are still quite high.
- When The Muse Strikes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 24, 2006)
In Canada, they have this saying that every Indian taxi-driver writes poetry! Maybe that’s because even those Indians who sing Main shayar to nahin end up contradicting themselves by going the whole distance in song and dance!
- Afghanistan Cautions On Chirac’S Nuclear Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday cautioned against the use of nuclear arms against terrorism, after French President Jacques Chirac’s threat of a nuclear response to terror strikes.
- "The Bird On The Book Does Mean Something" (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Jan 24, 2006)
Penguin's chief executive on the future of the book publishing industry and his company's plans for India and elsewhere.
- Gearing For The Next Leap (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 24, 2006)
The Global Software services landscape is changing at a frenetic pace. With offshoring to low-cost locations gaining widespread acceptance among global clientele, India's inherent strengths in talent, business environment and operational expertise . . .
- Left Plus Right Needn’T Mean Stalemate (The Financial Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Jan 24, 2006)
The UPA government’s economic policy has been in suspended animation for much of their time in power. Suspended by inaction, animated by a war of words. The Left and the Congress seem happy marching along while standing still, . . .
- Kerala's Water Policy In Next Assembly Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Kerala Water Resources Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on Monday said the State's Water Policy would be declared in the Assembly session beginning on February 3.
- Women, The Water Managers (Deccan Herald, BHARATHI PRABHU, Jan 24, 2006)
Women are known to protect their water resources and learn water management very well.
- ‘Mr Vajpayee Smiled And Said, Srichandji, Hamne Aap Se Bahut Zyadti Ki Hai’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Their business interests engage them in innumerable countries. Heads of government have turned to them in times of crisis. But the Hinduja brothers have been famously taciturn when it comes to media interviews.
- Isro Links 400 Sites In Disease-Prevention Project (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jan 24, 2006)
Better communication to combact communicable diseases—the Health Ministry and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases will link 400 sites through satellite so that information can be freely exchanged and plans on outbreaks and epidemics . . .
- Why Flee To Singapore? (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jan 24, 2006)
The IIMs should provide education in socially relevant areas to poor and capable students who need it badly
- Demand-Side Constraints In Ssi Credit (Business Line, B. L. Chandak, Jan 24, 2006)
Supply-Side constraints affecting credit to small-scale industries (SSIs) have been extensively deliberated by various expert committees. However, of late, besides supply-side impediments, demand-side constraints too are affecting credit growth to the ...
- Make Minorities Partners: Congress (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 24, 2006)
`Ponder the role of the private sector in affirmative action programmes'
Congress the only hope for minorities and backward classes
Use legislative and administrative support
No direct mention of reservation
- We Have Stopped Working For The People: Rahul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi is not convinced with the diagnosis that the emergence of parties, which practised caste or religion-based politics, eroded the Congress base in the north.
- Saga Of A Progressive And Pioneering Educationist (Hindu, MALATHI RANGARAJAN, Jan 24, 2006)
Biography of a woman, who is in a class of her own, offered as a tribute on the occasion of her 80th birthday
- Helpline To Boost Campaign Against Child Labour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Toll-free line to come under purview of district administration
Round-the-clock service of helpline (1098) with more staff being planned
Special enforcement teams to be available for immediate crackdown
- Youth, Confidence, Creativity To The Fore At `Bridging Cultures' (Hindu, Sudhish Kamath, Jan 24, 2006)
Films on subjects ranging from puppets to female infanticide were screened at the daylong film festival Short films and documentaries were screened at the film festival
- Congress On Its Knees, Mom Watching, The Son Says Wait, I Am Learning (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 24, 2006)
Don’t wait for The Son, work hard. That’s the message Congressmen and women, who went down on their knees to get Rahul Gandhi turn their tide, took home from the 82nd session of the AICC today.
- Cpm Leader Says Tagore Lobbied For Nobel Prize (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The minister also sought to argue that the Tagore family used to wield tremendous clout in those days in contemporary England as a result of which it turned out to be easier for Gurudev to get nominated for the Nobel Prize.
- Less Talk About The Cess The Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 24, 2006)
If there’s any initiative that the government can count on all citizens to give it their whole-hearted support, it is for education projects.
- Banishing Backache (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Jan 24, 2006)
Turning a deaf ear to the doctor’s adage “live your age”, I lifted a heavy box resulting in severe pain in the lumber region of my spine. Home remedy directs not to attend to any malady for three days because the human body is the greatest . . .
- Congress & Gandhis (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The sighting of Rahul Gandhi as a “beacon of hope” at the AICC conclave has to be viewed in context.
- Abductions Continue In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 24, 2006)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was literally fumbling for words when a mate of the recently abducted Don Bosco sudent, Nirmalendu alias Bunty, put a straightforward question before him: “Sir will it be the last abduction of a school student in Bihar ?”.
- Desi Surgery For A Western Beauty Ideal (Tribune, Arifa Akbar, Jan 24, 2006)
They are a growing breed of well-educated, British-born Asian women in their 20s who visit family in Pakistan every year. They are increasingly combining their annual trip back home for weddings and family reunions with some low priced cosmetic surgery.
- Unrepresentative Lists (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 24, 2006)
Ganamukti Parishad, an election watchdog based in West Bengal, would have been happy to be proved wrong. As it is, it stands vindicated.
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- News From The Schools, January 2006 (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad have agreed on a partnership that will lead to student exchanges between the two schools beginning in the 2006-07 academic year.
- Rahul Wants Larger Role For Young Leaders (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress today witnessed the emergence of a new leader with the arrival of Rahul Gandhi on the political centre stage.
- We Have Brought Peace To Kashmir: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA Government had brought peace and security to the North-Eastern region, Jammu and Kashmir and other troubled regions, adding that he would try to go into the root causes of Naxalism in many parts of the....
- Development Of Doda (Daily Excelsior, Prof P R Khajuria, Jan 24, 2006)
The sprawling Doda sub-region with its peculiar geophysical characteristics and unique socio-cultural scenario; with its centuries old known history that almost runs parallel to the history of Kashmir valley,
- Higher Technical Rducation In J&k (Daily Excelsior, O. N. Wakhlu, Jan 24, 2006)
The growth of higher technical education in Jammu and Kashmir, in the last four decades has been phenomenal. In the early thirties of the twentieth century the State had to hire Engineers from outside.
- Who’S That? (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 23, 2006)
There is someone inside me who tells me what to do. If I don’t do as he says, he stops talking to me — and I miss that very much.
- ‘Insurgency-Hit Afghanistan Faces A Long Fight’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s fight against militants behind a deadly insurgency will be a long-term battle, with an increase in attacks of great concern to NATO’s force here, the Italian army chief said Sunday.
- Ohio Jury Recommends Life Without Parole For Indian (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A jury in Ohio has recommended life in prison for a former Indian-American graduate, born in Kolkata,..
- Is That Thought Fattening? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 23, 2006)
A survey among college students in the US has thrown up an interesting question which we, in India, may also want answered.
- Education Can Wipe-Out Terrorism: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today said that ‘terrorism can be wiped off from the country only through education with value system, elimination of poverty and transformation of religion into a spiritual system.’
- Mukesh Ambani To Co-Chair World Economic Forum At Davos (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd Mukesh Ambani has been nominated as the co-chair at the World Economic Forum (WEF) for its annual summit beginning on January 25.
- Pc Shipments In Asia-Pacific Up 19 Pc: Idc India, Taiwan Perform Below Expectations (Business Line, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jan 23, 2006)
IDC said that notebooks were particularly solid as all the countries in the region recorded double-digit year-on-year growth rates in shipments in 2005.
- Lalu’S Legacy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 23, 2006)
Kidnapping had turned into an industry during the heyday of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, when the needle of suspicion pointed towards not only armed gangs but also their political masters and, in some cases, the police.
- Playing It Safe — Lessons From China's Reserves Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 23, 2006)
BEIJING'S State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently issued a statement that almost set the Potomac on fire.
- Nuclear Brinkmanship: Iran Vs West (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Sarwar, Jan 23, 2006)
Of late, tension between Iran and the West, has assumed alarming proportions, over the nuclear issue. War of wits between the contending parties in fast escalating and Iran’s adversaries are..
- "Globalisation Does Not Mean You Have No Political Choices" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jan 23, 2006)
Sir Howard Davies, Director, the London School of Economics and Political Science, believes that, despite all its imperfections, globalisation is the "least bad" way to organise economic life.
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
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