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Articles 42421 through 42520 of 53943:
- A New Bonhomie (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2005)
The relations between India and Pakistan are currently marked by a new and welcome state of bonhomie. A few thousand visitors have crossed the Wagah border to watch the ongoing Test series.
- Ls Adopts Modified Patents Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2005)
The Left claimed victory after 10 of the 12 changes it suggested were accepted. BJP said the Left flaunts red flag only outside Parliament and waves green flag inside.
- In Bow To Wto, India Targets Drug Copying (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Mar 23, 2005)
India's parliament gave final approval Wednesday to legislation barring drugmakers from producing low-cost versions of patented medicines from the United States and elsewhere
- Developed Country By 2020? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Mar 22, 2005)
In an interesting look at how the Human Development Index is computed, Bhanoji Rao applies the measures and equations to assess India's chances of becoming a `developed' country by 2020. Further, he lists several conventional and non-conventio nal indicat
- Kalam Decries Dubious Means In Govt Forming (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
With the recent standoffs in Parliament weighing on his mind, the Prime Minister, however, used the occasion to draw attention to the declining standards of parliamentary debates.
- Linking The Forests And Rivers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The conservation of forests in catchment areas is important to curb the ongoing water crisis in the country, says PANDURANG HEGDE.
- Budget: Overcoming Roadblocks To Growth (Business Line, Padmalatha Suresh , Mar 22, 2005)
India has a very large network of poor quality roads. The stretch of national highways that carries 45 per cent of total traffic is mostly two-lanes with heavy traffic, low service and slow speeds. Road maintenance is grossly under-funded, with only one-t
- Brutal Action (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Closing doors after the event is a pointless exercise, as the horse-and-stable tale illustrates
- Bjp Backs Out Of Vat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The BJP-ruled states’ decision not to implement VAT (value added tax) is retrograde and motivated more by reasons political than economic
- Cut Withholding Tax, India Tells Japan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The Indian government is looking forward to a reduction in the withholding tax by the Japanese government, Union Communications & Information Technology Minister Dayanidhi Maran said here on Monday.
- Restoring The Balance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 22, 2005)
The concern expressed by the Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies convened by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee
- Us Blame Game In Nuke Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The US misled its allies about North Korean nuclear exports with a view to protecting the Musharraf regime and implicating Pyongyang.
- Us Reaffirms Denial Of Visa To Modi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
New Delhi harped on Modi’s electoral legitimacy while the US reiterated that its decision was based on facts of the 2002 riots in Gujarat.
- Warped Reality Of The Occupiers (Hindu, Gary Younge, Mar 22, 2005)
Two years on, the occupiers justify the Iraq war by embracing the irrelevant and ignoring the inconvenient.
- Rock Dust Grows Extra-Big Vegetables (Tribune, Paul Kelbie, Mar 22, 2005)
For years scientists have been warning of an apocalyptic future facing the world. With the prospect of an earth made infertile from over-production and mass reliance on chemicals, coupled with an atmosphere polluted by greenhouse gases there seems little
- Water Is Definitely A Problem In The State (Deccan Herald, VANITHA POOJARY NAINWAL, Mar 22, 2005)
The deputy commissioners of various districts of the State share a worry, that coping with water shortage in the coming months will be difficult
- Irrigation Plan: Karnataka Fails To Utilise 182 Crore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Asserting that allocation for the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of his ministry had not been decreased, Union Water Resources Minister P R Dasmunsi has said that states have been advised to go through the Centre before they borrow from
- Utkal Divas Amidst Naxal Violence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Orissa on Friday celebrated Utkal Divas, the State’s 70th birth anniversary, amidst Naxal violence in one of its southern districts bordering Andhra Pradesh.
- Send Out Of Circulation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 22, 2005)
The Parties recognize that the elimination of all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products, including smuggling, illicit manufacturing and counterfeiting, and the development and implementation of related national law
- Water Battles Are Avoidable (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, Mar 22, 2005)
The ball is now in the Supreme Court to settle the din and dust raised by the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004 that annuls the December 31, 1981, agreement signed by Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
- Super Sunday (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 22, 2005)
A veteran leg-spinner at the height of his powers, a young cueist in the middle of a purple patch and a determined Formula One driver in serious pursuit of excellence were heroes for Indian sport on what turned out to be a great day.
- Ominous Signs (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 22, 2005)
Two nominations by US President George Bush do not bode well for the future of the United Nations and have worrying implications for the rest of the world.
- Nuke Secrets In Pak Black Market (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Nuclear investigators from the United States and other nations now believe that the black market network run by the Pakistani scientist A Q Khan was selling not only technology for enriching nuclear fuel and blueprints for nuclear weapons
- Not Much Confidence Yet (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Mar 22, 2005)
The single most important achievement of the agreement on the documentation required to travel on the bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad is that it has kept alive the fledgling peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Relevant Skill (Deccan Herald, VARALOTTI RENGASAMY, Mar 22, 2005)
The one skill that will probably never go out of fashion is the skill to be able to acquire new skills
- No Savings For Senior Citizens (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 22, 2005)
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, claimed recently that senior citizens and women are the natural constituency of the ruling alliance.
- Mending Fences (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 22, 2005)
It is difficult to question a country’s right to defend its borders. It is another matter, though, if the borders are both a contentious legacy of the past and a source of trouble in the present.
- People Managers (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Mar 22, 2005)
How does one react to a leader who affectionately hugs an employeeon the shop floor and doubles the latter's happiness by expressing appreciation for a small suggestion made by him?
- Under Eastern Eyes (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 22, 2005)
Condi Rice. She was in Delhi last week telling India, in true condescending style, that this country could possibly play an international role along with other developed countries, in the near future, that we have been “accepted” as a nation that can deli
- Public Utilities Spend Money Wastefully (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
So we now have to brace ourselves for paying up additional taxes, as cess for solid waste management , and vehicle tax, with the capital valuation property tax scheme threatening to further add to the impositions on consumers of civic services.
- Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Mar 22, 2005)
The Integrated Child Development Services scheme will be 30 years old this year. It has achieved some successes, yet the problems which it was meant to address remain substantial. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh assess t
- On Improving The Quality Of Democracy (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Mar 22, 2005)
The executive, the legislature, and the judiciary must be continuously accountable to the people. The right to information is an instrument for moving towards this goal.
- Undeserving Martyr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Denial of US visa to Modi shouldn’t be seen as an insult to Indian pride
- Tight Oil Position Ahead? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 21, 2005)
An increase in domestic oil prices would severely affect economic operations, as higher running costs would translate into higher road freight rates, which will be passed on to the consumer. Even if the Government were to oblige the oil companies by raisi
- Integrated Solutions Needed (Deccan Herald, RANA KAPOOR, Mar 21, 2005)
Large sections of the Indian farming community are still unable to access proper information and services related to their farming needs despite efforts by various government as well as non-governmental extension agencies.
- To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Given its predilections, the Western media can no longer be relied on for a truthful version of global events , writes N.J. Nanporia
- `Work To Live' Is More Their Motto (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Mar 21, 2005)
AS I move around Paris, the banners in the streets proclaim support for the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Even the Eiffel Tower has a sign that says `Paris 2012, Ville Candidate' followed by the five interlocking rings.
- Indian Farmers Fight Fungus (Deccan Herald, CATHERINE BRAHIC, Mar 21, 2005)
A hybrid strain of pearl millet resistant to fungal disease has been introduced in Haryana and Punjab.
- Mp Orders Recount Of Tigers In Panna (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Poaching has been rampant in the national park with the corrupt forest department staff not doing enough to rein in the culprits.
- Connectivity Rates (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 21, 2005)
The information technology (IT) industry on the whole and the business processes outsourcing (BPO) segment in particular have reasons to cheer up following the decision of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to cut international bandwidth...
- Making Sense Of Basel Ii Norms (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 21, 2005)
N 1988, the Bank for International Settlement (BIS)-based Basel Committee on Banking Supervision came out with regulations regarding the capital requirements of banks.
- A Thing Of Beauty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Small is no longer considered beautiful. Innocent of the art of public relations, the humble species remain outside the pale of self-advertising. And in the globalized milieu, the puny ones, it has been suggested, have not even the right to exist.
- Atomic Clock Ticks Down For Iran (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Mar 21, 2005)
The United States is trying to create an environment so it can hit Iran.
- Clear Our Screens Of Smoke (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Education, communication, training and public awareness:
- Discount Offers And Investors' Memory (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Mar 21, 2005)
ING Vysya, Karnataka Bank and Punjab National Bank have offered shares at a considerable discount to the market price
- Europe’S Worry — The Declining Population (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Mar 21, 2005)
A drastic slump in birth rates combined with an ageing population will undermine Europe’s prosperity within the next 20 years unless life is made easier for parents and immigration is encouraged, according to a European Commission report
- Forced In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Ambiguity is essential to the existence of Taiwan and its 23 million people
- Visa Power (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
THE Centre is justified in lodging a protest against the denial of a US visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Diplomatic niceties demanded that he be given an appropriate visa to take part in an event in the US.
- Modi, The U.S., And Visa Power (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 21, 2005)
If the BJP believes it is a victim of U.S. double standards, it has also benefited from the same duplicity in the past.
- Rivers Run Through It (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Mar 21, 2005)
The blows India and Pakistan trade over Kashmir will have more to do with water than land
- No Alternative To Peace Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
IF THERE WAS one useful purpose in Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Hyderabad visit, it was to re-affirm the Government's commitment to talk to the Naxalites — in an atmosphere charged with recrimination, intimidation and suspicion.
- Only Policies Matter (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 21, 2005)
Condi spreads sunshine, but interest will assert
- Of Another Connecting Chord! (Tribune, Balvinder, Mar 21, 2005)
To keep looking for greener pastures is a natural “humanimal” instinct. Maybe that is why the legal licence for foreigners to work and settle permanently in the US is called “Green-card”. The card holds such a special charm that almost everyone,
- Immoral Or Natural - Divided Verdict (Deccan Herald, MANJULA SHELKE, Mar 20, 2005)
Homosexual marriages will destroy the traditional family. Emotional bonding, sexual purity and the sanctity of marriage will suffer
- Naxal Killed In Encounter; Ap Considers Ban On Outfit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2005)
Escalating violence in the state has forced the govt to take stern steps, while police associations are demanding a free hand in curbing Maoist activities.
- Iaf Getting Advanced Jet Trainers Only Now (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Mar 20, 2005)
MiG-21s HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AND GIVEN A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
- Transcending Conventions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2005)
The developments of the past decades have profoundly changed Indian society. Indian artists have begun working out the new currents of their capital and cultural tools in contradictory ways.
- A Quaint Hill Station: Matheran (Deccan Herald, R VISWANATH, Mar 20, 2005)
For those denizens of Mumbai who are tired of pollution, traffic snarls, local trains, and clutter of the town, a visit to the nearest hill station like Matheran can prove to be an ideal restorative
- Pakistan Test-Fires Shaheen Ii Missile (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2005)
Gen Musharraf, complimenting his scientists, said Pakistan’s nuclear capability was developed for its own security.
- U.S. Misled Allies About Nuclear Export (Washington Post, Dafna Linzer, Mar 20, 2005)
In an effort to increase pressure on North Korea, the Bush administration told its Asian allies in briefings earlier this year that Pyongyang had exported nuclear material to Libya. That was a significant new charge, . . .
- Expert Picks Holes In Kanishka Verdict (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2005)
Expressing ‘dismay’ at the Canadian court’s acquittal of the two main accused in the Kanishka Air India bombing case, former Intelligence Bureau joint-director M K Dhar has asserted that those let off by the court ...
- India-Pak Cold War Continues (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Mar 19, 2005)
That the cold war between Pakistan and India continues to be alive and kicking is unfortunate. The latest example of it are three developments in Pakistan:
- Club Before Country (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Mar 19, 2005)
On the second evening of the Mohali test, when the rest of India was salivating at the idea of Virender Sehwag being 90 not out overnight....
- Hinduism & Conversion (Pioneer, Shridhar Pant, Mar 19, 2005)
Ram Gopal's argument in the letter, "Regain lost glory" (March 7), that regards Hinduism as the oldest proselytising religion, is distressing. He asserts,
- The Making Of A Hero (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Mar 19, 2005)
There is only one leader; the rest are led by him. National leadership in times of peace requires one kind of skill; military leadership
- Search For Substitutes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 19, 2005)
THE rapid rise in the global prices of oil, which touched a record $57 a barrel on Thursday, has led the International Energy Agency to ask the developed world to cut demand
- Rice To Juggle Many Diplomatic Balls In Asia (Tribune, MARK MAGNIER, Mar 19, 2005)
With her arrival in Tokyo on Friday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds herself in a region with dangerous flashpoints, hoping that none of them spin out of control.
- Progress: Importance Of The Big Picture (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 19, 2005)
The "big picture" must be given precedence in matters of economic development, the justification being the premise that no development, especially in a poor country, can be painless.
- Nurture Commerce In Commodities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 19, 2005)
Global commodity markets are once again facing boom times, with prices across commodity categories — energy products, precious metals, base metals and farm produce
- Kanishka Verdict Jolts Bravehearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2005)
The victims, who include a sizeable number of Canadians, will press for a review of the judgment by pointing out some gaping holes in it.
- Kanishka Tragedy Hasn't Ended (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Mar 19, 2005)
The shock and disappointment of the Canadian Supreme Court's judgement in the Kanishka bombing case, and the acquittal of the two accused on all charges, will take time to sink in.
- Chance To Score (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 19, 2005)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has brought India's 'will-he-won't he' suspense to an end-and with patented wily flourish.
- Welcome Release (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 19, 2005)
NO President, certainly not Gen Pervez Musharraf, releases hundreds of prisoners of a neighbouring country on the spur of the moment or on the prodding of a visiting Chief Minister.
- A Despairing Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 19, 2005)
Two hundred and eighty of the 329 dead were Canadian nationals and the incident occurred off the southwestern coast of Ireland.
- Canada's Shame (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 19, 2005)
Justice has been raped in Canada. These are strong words. No other description, however, would be appropriate for the shocking acquittal of the two accused in the Kanishka bombing case by a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
- Elusive Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 19, 2005)
GIVEN the sensitive nature of the Nanavati Commission report, the government would have done well to make it public. This is particularly because there are reports that the Commission had found some prominent Congress leaders guilty of inciting ...
- A Slap In Mr. Modi's Face (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 19, 2005)
In a singular instance of the Ides of March for the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, the United States has rejected his application for a diplomatic visa
- Battle Of The Bottles (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 19, 2005)
Bottles come in all shapes and sizes. And a few were even seen being tossed about in courtrooms recently. Take the case of Hindustan National Glass and Industries Ltd.
- Budget: Empowering The Taxpayer (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Mar 19, 2005)
The good thing about the Budget proposals is that they will increase the quantum of personal savings and give investors a wider choice.
- Bush Stokes Anti-Us Embers (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 19, 2005)
A truly terrifying appointment. You can't have a situation where rich countries lecture developing countries about democracy and then aren't prepared to exercise democracy in this kind of appointment.
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