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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Maya Jaal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 18, 2007)
Political pundits as a class may have been caught unawares by the electoral verdict in Uttar Pradesh. But that is hard to tell, going by the readiness with which they have trotted out analyses, full of sweeping generalisations, of why things turned . . .
- Free Markets Cannot Help The Poor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2007)
Government is, and will remain, central to our society. An efficient, effective and inclusive government is the best guarantor of social justice and an orderly society. The societal primacy of government is also inextricably linked to what is . . . .
- Gordon Brown's Gordian Knot (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 16, 2007)
The widely assumed Prime Minister-to-be of Britain, Mr Gordon Brown, is inevitably the recipient of advice (welcome or otherwise!) from all quarters.
- Cheaper Aids Drugs (Deccan Herald, Celia W Dugger, May 16, 2007)
The new prices will halve the cost of the drugs for better-off developing nations.
- All Play And No Work (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 16, 2007)
The babus are angry, very angry. And, they are threatening to protest in their patented style: go on mass leave, and that too on a Friday.
- Tmes Of Nda (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 14, 2007)
See what's gone and happened now? The shape of thngs to come was clear. But do you thnk all those contrbutors and columnsts would lsten?
- Broken News (New Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, May 14, 2007)
The Breaking News is that Rahul Dravid hasn’t got a broken nose.
- Gun Country (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, May 14, 2007)
YOU can imagine lots of countries where a candidate for the presidency might lie about owning a gun so as not to alienate the voters, but only in the United States would he lie and say he does own a gun when he doesn't.
- Authors' Secrets (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 14, 2007)
Books on two dissimilar personalities, who had little in common except that they both altered history and were men of heroic proportions.
- Queen And I, And You (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 12, 2007)
Like politicians, we journalists enjoy the benefits of short public memory. Like most politicians, most journalists don’t usually admit this.
- Murder, We Said (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 11, 2007)
A commentator in a contemporary publication suggested that we, the law-abiding citizenry, were indirectly responsible for the trail of encounter deaths in Gujarat and elsewhere which have sent shock waves through the country.
- Greased History (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 11, 2007)
One of the eternal attributes of the great tumult of 1857 was its variety. At once a sepoy revolt, a battle to preserve Indian tradition and religio-cultural identity, a pro-nationalist awakening, a dazzling final act of an aristocratic order, . . .
- Patently American (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 10, 2007)
Protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) often creates controversy and confusion.
- Looking At The Big Stretch (Deccan Herald, SUKETU MEHTA, May 09, 2007)
India has given the world yoga for free. Many feel that the world should return the favour.
- France's Fresh Blast Of Oxygen (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, May 09, 2007)
France's President-elect, Nicolas Sarkozy, deftly and unhesitatingly plugged hard work and its rewards into the core of his agenda for governance.
- Outside The Covers (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, May 07, 2007)
THE e-mailed invitation to visit the Abu Dhabi book fair leaves me somewhat puzzled. The Cairo book fair is a well-known event, news of which makes its way routinely into the English language press. But Abu Dhabi?
- The Yogi Who Became A Bhogi (New Indian Express, Bishwanath Ghosh, May 07, 2007)
For the benefit of those who have not heard of Bikram Choudhury: he is the Richard Branson of yoga. Ok, to bring the comparison closer home, he is the Bappi Lahiri of yoga. Better still, he is a cross between Branson and Bappi . . . .
- Interim Reports Detail Role Of Police Officers (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 05, 2007)
"Minister Amit Shah brought pressure on ADGP Raigar"
Raigar asked Geetha Johri to "suspend enquiry"
Shah asked Raigar to provide him witnesses list
- Geetha Johri Report Speaks Of "Collusion Of State Government" (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 05, 2007)
The report on the Gujarat fake encounter killings submitted by Inspector General of Police Geetha Johri speaks of "the collusion of [the] State government in the form of Shri Amit Shah, MOS for Home.
- Amartya To Help C'wealth Rebrand Itself (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, May 04, 2007)
Amartya Sen is to unveil an aspirational new world order a la “the Commonwealth approach,” as the 53-nation organisation often described as a colonial relic and pointless neo-imperial talking shop seeks to rebrand itself as the world’s most . . .
- Indian Law Firms Can Earn Big From Lpos (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
It may still be a nascent industry in India but legal process outsourcing or LPOs could generate up to $20 billion by 2015. Several MNCs in the US and Europe are outsourcing their legal requirements to Indian law firms based in Gurgaon . . . .
- The Parliament Of Man (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, May 03, 2007)
For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see,
Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonders there would be,
Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales
- Hypocrites Inc. (Times of India, V B N RAM, May 01, 2007)
Books are often plagiarised, derivative, hackneyed or simply total fakes; very few books and even fewer writers can be said to be original.
- Solheim Urges Novartis Not To Challenge Indian Patent Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
Praises India's contribution to life-saving generic drug
Shared interest in a universal trading system
Life and health are our most precious assets
- A New World Order Is Here (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, May 01, 2007)
Legendary ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky’s success was best captured in his patented line: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been”.
- Praful Bidwai: (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Apr 28, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to browbeat the Election Commission and its critics on the anti-Muslim CD issue.
- Having Roots In A Place (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2007)
Be it food item or the best of textiles, it has an association with an Indian city or town.
- Enigma That Is The Us (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 27, 2007)
The US never ceases to fascinate — both its triumphs and tragedies are on a mind-boggling scale. It is the world's richest, mightiest and scientifically and technologically the most advanced nation.
- For Rupee's Worth (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 27, 2007)
India must diversify into export of products less vulnerable to exchange rate movements.
- Tail It Straight (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
So, as we reported on Thursday, when a dog’s tail wagging has a Left-wing bias, it is a clear message not all is well, that it is upset.
- India Should Support Thailand On Containing Drug Prices: Experts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
In what could be a case study for the Group of Ministers looking at drug prices issue, Thailand has invoke compulsory license provided under its Patent Act to bring down prices of life-saving medicines.
- Robust Centre (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 26, 2007)
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre defies the technology-denial regimes of the West by developing a vast array of technologies.
- Bickering Judges Spoilt Our Cauvery Case: Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
"These procedural mishaps have caused grave injustice to the Kannada people," said the SLP filed by Karnataka before the Supreme Court.
- Condemned To Die (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Apr 25, 2007)
National AIDS Control Organisation's reluctance to give second line treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS, thus denying them an enhanced lifespan, is ludicrous as there is no dearth of funds to expand its programme
- The Internet Is Now The First Draft Of History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 23, 2007)
`Old media' is still valued for its accuracy, but Web 2.0 gets the scoops.
- Bjp: A Party That’S Always In Currency (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Apr 22, 2007)
Don’t know about you, but I found Babubhai Katara’s bid for his 15 minutes of fame on national prime time last week simply audacious.
- The Abysmal Failure Of Governance (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Apr 22, 2007)
As the PM said there is the danger of judicial “over-reach” and this in turn has provoked a debate on where exactly the line should be drawn.
- How To Wave The Flag (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2007)
In his recent address to army commanders, Defence Minister A.K. Antony is reported to have made two important propositions.
- Uranium Thorn (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 20, 2007)
Late last month, senior officials from a country with massive energy needs came to Canberra asking if Australia might sell them fuel to make electricity.
- Media Initiative To Build Regional Trust (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
A unique, private media initiative involving joint television programmes may do what political leaders in South Asia have failed to do so far — bring together the people of this fractious region.
- Fabric Faddism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 18, 2007)
It may not have been his intention but in declining the post of chancellor of the Gujarat Vidyapeeth on the grounds that he was not a "100 per cent khadi practitioner", Mr Gopal Gandhi has drawn attention to the ossification of Gandhian institutions . . .
- Leave It For Voters To Decide (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 17, 2007)
The Constituent Assembly witnessed some interesting debates on the reservation of seats in legislatures for minorities.
- 'We Can Adapt' (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Apr 17, 2007)
A technocrat by training, P. Raja Goundan, General Manager of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), believes in imparting a "humane touch" to everything he does at the workplace.
- What Einstein Knew (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 16, 2007)
Einstein rebelled against rote learning, and that attitude helped make him the genius that he was.
- Swati Piramal - The Medicine Woman Of India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
With her unmatched efficiency in multitasking, it would rather be difficult not to admire Dr Swati A Piramal, Director-Strategic Alliances & Communications of Nicholas Piramal India Ltd (NPIL).
- Leave It For Voters To Decide (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 15, 2007)
The Constituent Assembly witnessed some interesting debates on the reservation of seats in legislatures for minorities. The demand for the retention of communal quotas in independent India had been championed by those Muslim League MPs who either . . .
- `World's First Nano-Material Based Water Filter' (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 14, 2007)
IIT-Madras is just about to release a water purifier using nanotechnology.
- Eu Will Not Join In China Wto Piracy Suit (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
The European Union will not join a US complaint to the WTO about piracy in China despite agreeing with its substance, a senior European official said on Thursday, saying talks were a better option.
- Red Hat To Make India Services Strategy Hub (Singapore Times, N SHIVAPRIYA, Apr 13, 2007)
A year and half after it bought out its Indian JV partner and set up a fully-owned subsidiary in the country, open source software leader Red Hat Inc is making India the hub for its new services strategy.
- When The Orange Revolution Went Sour (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 13, 2007)
A Ukraine embroiled in endless political infighting would be a headache for both Russia and the rest of Europe, more so with the U.S. fishing in troubled waters.
- Eu Will Not Join In China Wto Piracy Suit (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
The European Union will not join a US complaint to the WTO about piracy in China despite agreeing with its substance, a senior European official said on Thursday, saying talks were a better option.
- Market Moves (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 13, 2007)
Instant information on actions of market players, corporates is the key to curbing volatility.
- Indian Patent Law — Needed, Proper Definition Of `Inventive Step' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 13, 2007)
It is indeed possible for the Patent Office to prevent "ever-greening" and patenting of worthless inventions by properly defining and interpreting the term "inventive step".
- Innovating Innovation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 12, 2007)
If a team is on a winning streak and the performance of its players is outstanding, would you not say the team should be ranked on the top of competitiveness rankings?
- Lessons From Einstein (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 12, 2007)
Smart folks are a dime a dozen. What truly matters is creativity. As Albert Einstein put it, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
- Us Files New Trade Cases Against China At Wto (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
The United States filed two new complaints against China at the World Trade Organisation on Tuesday over copyright policy and restrictions on the sale of American movies, music and books, trade officials said.
- Govt Asks Novartis To Withdraw Patent Challenge (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
The government is "very concerned" that a challenge by Swiss drug giant Novartis AG to local patent law could restrict the global supply of cheap anti-AIDS drugs, the health minister said on Tuesday.
- Siachen: Pak Only Willing To 'Record' Indian Positions (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
At last weekend's talks between India and Pakistan on Siachen, Pakistani defence officials said they could agree to "record" the present Indian positions, and "authenticate" future Indian positions after redeployment.
- Strawberry Growers Smile On Bumper Crop (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
It’s a call from the West as the farmers of Mahabaleshwar and Panchagani region reap the benefits of a bumper strawberry crop of 10,000 tonnes this year.
- Sudan Likely To Resist U.S. Pressure On Darfur (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Sudan is unlikely to ease its opposition to the deployment of U.N. troops in Darfur this week when a top U.S. official visits, but there are signs it may be flexible on boosting African troops in the troubled region.
- China Urges Sudan To Be "Flexible" On Peace Plan (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
China told Sudan it should show more flexibility on a Darfur peace plan put forward by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and improve humanitarian conditions in the region, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
- Us Hints At Dragging China To Wto Over Fake-Products Dispute (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
After months of prodding China to crack down on pirated copies of American movies, music and software, the Bush administration appears ready to escalate the dispute into a legal confrontation.
- Judge In Minority (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2007)
Thankfully, a two-member Bench of the Allahabad High Court has undone what amounted to a grave injustice when a single-member Bench of the same court ruled the previous day that Muslims in UP should not be treated as a minority.
- Us Plans Wto Case Against China On Movies, Books (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
The US may file a complaint at the World Trade Organisation as early as next week over what it calls China’s piracy of copyrighted movies and books, according to four people briefed by the Bush administration.
- Ongc Discovers Oil Field In Gulf Of Suez (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
A top ONGC official told Deccan Herald that the ONGC Videsh and IPR Red Sea combine have drilled a total depth of 10,050 feet in North Ramadan-1A and discovered oil which is sweet crude of 36.5º API.
- Ovl Strikes Oil In Egypt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, and its partner IPR Red Sea Inc have made a significant oil discovery in offshore Egypt.
- Outsourcing Moves To Front Office (Deccan Herald, Anand Giridharadas, Apr 06, 2007)
High-skilled jobs, once thought to be impossible to outsource, are flowing to India.
- Ongc Videsh Strikes Oil In Egypt (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, and its partner IPR Red Sea Inc have made a significant oil discovery in offshore Egypt.
- Weapons Of Mass Distraction (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2007)
Kurt Vonnegut, one of the greatest satirists of our times, said in an interview that “there is no shortage of wonderful writers. What we lack is a dependable mass of readers.”
- Lupin Receives Patent Payments (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
Lupin Ltd has received euro 20 million (Rs 115 crore) from Laboratoires Servier of France for the sale of certain patent applications and . . .
- Ongc Videsh, Ipr Make New Discovery In Gulf Of Suez (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
OVL and IPR Red Sea have 70 per cent and 30 per cent participating interest respectively in North Ramadan Concession.
- Roche Bringing Cancer Drug To India (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
Roche did not have to undertake specific trials in India on this drug, as there was globally established safety data.
- India's Edge Goes Beyond Outsourcing (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2007)
For years, most service industry jobs that were moved to countries like India were considered relatively low-skill tasks like answering customer inquiries.
- Novartis: Appeals Shifted To Appellate Board (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2007)
The Madras High Court, seized of the statutory appeals filed by the Novartis AG against the rejection of its patent plea for Glivec/Gleevec, has transferred the appeals to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board for further proceedings.
- George Bush Is On The Mend (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Apr 03, 2007)
A reputation once made, good or bad, stays with politicians and bureaucrats. Neither good nor evil is interred with their bones. But they desperately try to go out in a trail of glory towards the end.
- Alternative Energy For India (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy & A Madhavan, Apr 03, 2007)
The scenario for alternative energy is not as rosy as people are made to believe.
- Don’T Bank On The Minority Report (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 03, 2007)
Religion, we are told off and on, is a matter of personal belief. In the same breath, however, we are reminded that the Indian version of secularism is not about keeping matters of faith outside the public domain but allowing every faith to cohabit . . .
- Ask The Doc... (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Dr. D. Pushpalatha, Consultant Gynaecologist and Chairperson, Family Welfare Committee, Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India, replies to this week's queries:
- A Dose Of Innovation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 01, 2007)
For obvious reasons, pharmaceutical companies generally don't rush to develop drugs for use in poorer countries.
- Plain Jane Gets New Look (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
After being made over as a pin-up for the big screen, Jane Austen is has now being dolled up by a publisher.
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