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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 12047:
- Quality, Equality (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2006)
Now that the cabinet has cleared the quota bills, the politics will presumably will be worked out and the fiscal commitment will hopefully be fully understood.
- Race To The It Pinnacle (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2006)
Our IT services firms are blazing past one milestone after another. First they crossed 100 million dollars in revenue, then 1 billion dollars, and are now in a race to cross the 10 billion dollar mark.
- Narayana Murthy, India It Pioneer, Bows Out (Reuters, Sumeet Chatterjee , Aug 21, 2006)
Infosys Technologies' Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy stepped down on Sunday after 25 years at the helm of the firm he co-founded with six other software engineers and built into India's second-largest software company.
- India, Singapore Seek `Interoperability' Of Air Forces (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 21, 2006)
"Objective is not combat-role cooperation"
Focus on "mutually supportive roles"
Bilateral exercise in November
Possibility of cooperation in "network centric operations."
- Lebanon Warns Militant Groups Against Violating The Ceasefire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Those breaking the truce will be decisively dealt with, says Defence Minister .
- Cbi Starts Inquiry Into Allegations Against Gavit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) to ascertain the authenticity of a TV news channel’s report about a purported conversation between Union Minister Manikrao Gavit and a gangster in Uttar Pradesh.
- India Inc Approves Of 1991 Economic Reforms: Cii (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A survey conducted by industry body CII revealed that India Inc admitted initiatives taken by the Government in 1991 proved beneficial for the country, although a lot more needed to be done in sectors such as power.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- Information (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 21, 2006)
There is of course a flip side to the noting sections. It is quite possible that an official might have expressed a negative opinion on a certain matter and he might have been overruled by his superiors.
- Regulating And Developing The Profession Of Actuaries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Act was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2
- Flexible Labour Reforms Will Help, Says Citi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on Sunday said that flexible labour policies would help the sector to achieve potential size of $85 million, generate 12 million new jobs and additional $25 billion exports by 2010.
- The Sixth Husband! (Deccan Herald, A K Pattabhi, Aug 21, 2006)
Conversations rich with wit and humour often become memorable.
- A Dubious Record Of Unity (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 21, 2006)
When it concerns votes, all parties, from the Left to the Right of the political spectrum close their ranks.
- New Study: India's Hiv Burden Overestimated (Hindu, Jaya Shreedhar, Aug 21, 2006)
Researchers involved in the project warn against complacence.
- ‘Where Generics Are Concerned, We Have Arrived And Are A . . . (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2006)
The name K Anji Reddy has come to become synonymous with the Indian pharma industry. Dr Reddy, almost single-handedly, made global pharma giants sit up and take notice of the Indian pharma prowess, especially in devising new processes to manufacture . . .
- ‘We Must Scale Up Iits, Iims, Take Strong Affirmative Action Or . . . (Indian Express, S. Ramadorai, Aug 21, 2006)
His usual reticence reflects his company’s traditional understated style but S Ramadorai, MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, talks tech, quotas and cricket with Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk . . .
- The Power Of Thought And Word (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 21, 2006)
Faith without ‘works’ is, as the Bible observes, “dead” (James 2,20). The elaborations of Mr Malcolm Evans, a member of the Salvation Army, illustrate the need to give meaning to faith through the right deeds (‘works’).
- Drugs Worth 5 Million Us Dollars Seized, 4 Held (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a major success, Delhi police today said it has smashed an international drug racket with the arrest of four persons and seized 100 kg of ephedrine worth nearly five million US dollars and three kg of hashish from them.
- Ongc Resumes Gas Production At Surat Outlet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Plant at Hajira was closed for 12 days due to flooding in the Tapi river; water discharge reduced from dams
- Mysterious Ways Of Central Banks (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2006)
In an interview a few weeks ago, a well-known, London-based market analyst and commentator told a couple of grief-stricken Indian TV anchors (the sensex was falling precipitously then) how central banks all over the world had, first, stoked the . . .
- Don't Shoot The Messenger (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Aug 21, 2006)
Over the past fortnight, the country’s cola majors have been on a PR offensive, though with a difference.
- Cbi To Investigate Gavit’S Links With Mafia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) to ascertain the authenticity of a TV news channel's report about a purported conversation between Union Minister Manikrao Gavit and a gangster in Uttar Pradesh.
- Drug Racket Busted, 4 Held (Tribune, Nalini Ranjan, Aug 21, 2006)
In a major breakthrough, the Delhi police today claimed to have smashed an international drug racket with the arrest of four persons and seized 100 kg of ephedrine and 3 kg of hasish worth nearly $5million from their possession.
- Lanka Crisis: India Offers Formula (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
With the bloody conflict raging in Sri Lanka between the government forces and the LTTE, India has pitched in to help by offering a political formula to resolve the crisis.
- A Raja’S Realm (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Aug 20, 2006)
A problem that early professional and amateur photographers in India had to deal with was an idiosyncratic and varied climate.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- The Green Way To Energy Security (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
India and the United States share a deep and abiding interest in assuring reliable and abundant energy to power our economies and provide a basic foundation for the prosperity of our citizens. We also share a vision of promoting clean energy practices . .
- Murthy To Step Down As Infy Chief (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Infosys Technologies' chairman NR Narayana Murthy stepped down on Sunday after 25 years at the helm of the firm he co-founded with six other software engineers and built into India's second-largest software company.
- Pm For More Jobs In Manufacturing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Stresses need for more employment outside agriculture at meeting with union leaders .
- Faith Proves Sweeter Than Filth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A part of India went to sleep on Friday wondering how pure its cola is.
- Centre Backtracks On Information Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Move to amend Act for deleting file notings deferred
- Protests In Nepal Capital Over Fuel Price Rise (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Activists torched dozens of vehicles and attacked a senior politician in Kathmandu on Saturday in protest against an increase in prices of petroleum products, police and witnesses said.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- The Mumbaikar In The Crowd (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Sir, may I help you?”, someone at the reception at the Taj Coromandal asks. “No, thanks, I am waiting for writer Vikram Chandra. I have to interview him,” I tell her. “Ooh, the one who wrote Two Lives, right?, the receptionist curiously asks.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 20, 2006)
While one applauds the UK economy’s continued economic growth for 14 years, the buzz of optimism in favour of the pound sterling against the US dollar seems unfounded.
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 20, 2006)
The recent notification by the ministry of labour banning the employment of children as domestic servants and in dhabas, restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, spas and other recreation centres has been received with understandable cynicism.
- Sublease As Capital Asset (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Aug 19, 2006)
The Transfer of Property Act declares that lease of immovable property is a transfer of right to enjoy the property for a certain time in consideration of a price.
- Break The Rice-Wheat Cycle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
An unwarranted controversy has been kicked up against crop diversification. This is absurd and belies the truth.
- N-Deal: Pm Silences Critics (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 19, 2006)
When India’s top scientists meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on August 26 to discuss Indo-US nuclear deal, they are unlikely to have any clarifications left to seek after Dr Singh’s elaborate and scholarly reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
- Homage To A Bookseller (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Aug 19, 2006)
There are two sure-fire ways to distinguish an old Bangalorean from the recent immigrant: where he (or she) buys his (or her) books, and the name by which he (or she) knows a well-loved café on St. Mark’s Road.
- Modern Methods (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Builders have been adopting new construction techniques, materials and organisational practices.
- Nuclear Doubts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister made a good job of a tough defence.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 19, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- The Remarkable Rise Of Documentary Cinema (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Aug 19, 2006)
Most documentary films are as much about propaganda as civil service films 60 years ago.
- Icar Awards For 42 Scientists, Six Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Honoured for contributing to the growth of agriculture science and farm research
- Qualcomm Acquires Qualphone For $18 M (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 19, 2006)
Mobile TV trials this year in U.S., U.K. and Japan; may happen in India in 2007
Qualphone software to drive multimedia content to mobile devices
Leverages Bangalore research team's work to deliver flagship products
Qualcomm has laboratories in . . .
- Father Of British Bomb Plot Suspect In Pakistani Custody (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani authorities are holding the father of alleged London airline bomb plotter Rashid Rauf in custody, security officials have said.
- Four Questions For The Prime Minister (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 19, 2006)
It is our good fortune that our economist Prime Minister is deeply concerned about the welfare of the common man.
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- Reliance Retail To Roll Out From Hyderabad (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 19, 2006)
Reliance Industries on Friday announced its Rs 25,000 crore mega retail plans. Reliance Industries' first retail store will come up in Hyderabad next month, which will be a vegetable and food store.
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- The Green Way To Energy Security (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2006)
India and the United States share a deep and abiding interest in assuring reliable and abundant energy to power our economies and provide a basic foundation for the prosperity of our citizens.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 19, 2006)
There are better alternatives, like seeking employers cooperation to deal with this complex issue
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 19, 2006)
While one applauds the UK economy’s continued economic growth for 14 years, the buzz of optimism in favour of the pound sterling against the US dollar seems unfounded.
- Musharraf For Joint Management Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Endorsing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion to institutionalise arrangements to bring people from both sides of divided Kashmir closer, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said this needs to be discussed as it could be a "starter" . . .
- Mayhem And Cola (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
We embrace computers and the internet, cable TV and cell phones, with glee, but use them largely for diversion and entertainment rather than...
- India Warns U.S. Against Changes In Nuclear Pact (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
India warned the United States Congress on Thursday not to tinker with a controversial civilian nuclear cooperation deal and said it would not accept any significant changes to the agreement.
- Past Imperfect (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 18, 2006)
History is not bunk. To help GenNext understand contemporary politics and society, it needs to be better informed about the past.
- When The Kalingas Ruled (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Aug 18, 2006)
Bhubaneswar, the ancient city of the Kalinga Empire, grew into a glorious royal and pilgrimage centre between the 6th and 16th centuries A.D.
- V.P. Singh, Bardhan Among 97 Arrested (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Aug 18, 2006)
As many as 97 persons were arrested today including former Prime Minister V.P. Singh and CPI leader A.B. Bardhan when they tried to enter Uttar Pradesh to participate in the farmers’ rally at Dadri at the site of the proposed Reliance power project.
- Stretching The Limits (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006)
In delaying assent to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill that seeks to exempt certain offices of profit from disqualification even after Parliament has passed it for the second time, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam seems . . .
- No Compromise On National Interests In Nuke Deal: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Strongly ruling out the possibility of accepting anything that undermines the country’s nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Government will not accept any conditionalities that go beyond the last year’s deal with the US . . .
- Unicef-Sponsored Planning Programme Yields Results (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The district administration and the UNICEF sponsored micro-planning process involving community participation has yielded rich results in Krishnagiri district.
- India, Pakistan Should Trust Each Other: Mus (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf says that the July 11 Mumbai bombings could be the handiwork of “freelance terrorists” and said the two countries should have trust in each other.
- Profiling Will Criminalise Asian Travellers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006)
Blanket profiling will make it easier for terrorists to beat security and drive young people into the extremists' arms.
- Modern Methods (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Builders have been adopting new construction techniques, materials and organisational practices.
- ‘Coke Standards In India Same As Us’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Coca-Cola company, the largest soft drink manufacturer in the world, is working with Indian laboratories to create capacity for testing of not only beverages but other food items to ensure that pesticide residues were under the norms set by. . .
- Musharraf For Joint Management Of Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has appreciated Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion for institutionalization of arrangements to bring people from both sides of divided Kashmir closer and said it could be a “starter” for the joint . . .
- India On The Right Track (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
Interview with Dr. Georges Vendryes, French nuclear scientist.
- Trickle-Down Or Leapfrog? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2006)
Robert Browning must, undoubtedly, be the permanently reigning muse in Yojana Bhavan. After all, if achievements have fallen short of targets in Plan after Plan, it must be because planners have been drawing inspiration from his lines: “Ah, but a . . .
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- Israel's Divided Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
As opposed to the first Lebanon War, in which Left-wing anti-war demonstrations gathered strength within days, this time around they were limited to a small circle of leftists who view themselves as "radical."
- Climate Study (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Department of Ecology of the French Institute of Pondicherry is collaborating with the National Remote-Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in reconstructing the vegetational history of the . . .
- The Pay Chasm (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2006)
We’ve made the point earlier in these columns about the scarcity value of skilled talent in our workplaces. Two recent studies underline this aspect from opposite directions.
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