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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 12047:
- Blasts Trail To Bangla, Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Police say preliminary investigations have revealed the hand of terror groups operating out of Bangladesh and Nepal in the Mumbai blasts.
- Some Little Big Policies (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Jul 22, 2006)
A big-ticket reform idea: let the salary of a professor be delinked from that of the Dilli ka babu.
- Ltte Vs Unicef (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
THE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is listed as a terrorist or unlawful organisation in several countries. Amazingly, this has done little to temper the penchant of the Tigers for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
- Any Hopes For A People-Friendly Eleventh Plan? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 22, 2006)
The approach paper of the Planning Commission seems to have missed the opportunity to do so
- Contested Verdict In Mexico (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 22, 2006)
Mexico's presidential election ends in a political stalemate with the left-wing candidate Lopez Obrador rejecting the preliminary result.
- Court Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court's decision that even if an employee dies under the very nose of the employer due to heart attack, he should still establish causal relationship with the employment is one among a series of decisions that have gone against the . . .
- Shocking (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The article "A controversial survey on India" (July 19) on Reuters AlertNet's finding that India is the sixth most dangerous country for children was shocking.
- In The Heartland Of Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
Islamabad has become infamous for exporting terrorism. India has been suffering from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism since the Eighties, but it was only after 9/11 that the United States of America took note of Pakistan’s role in spawning Islamic . . .
- Big Results Require Big Ambitions (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 21, 2006)
Chanakya's advice is that you should ask yourself three questions before starting any work: "Why am I doing it, what might the results be, and will I be successful?"
- At Their Master’S Service (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
Gandhi’s “experiments with truth”, as Louis Fischer once jovially remarked, can well be called “experiments with food”.
- The Us Inflation Game: From A Maestro's Finesse To Helicopter Tactics (Business Line, N. Shanmuganathan, Jul 21, 2006)
Suddenly inflation has become the target of central banks worldwide, especially the US Federal Reserve, which has been pursuing a tight money policy. Looking at the Fed's responses over time, and at the progress of inflation, N. SHANMUGANATHAN . . .
- The Bigger B (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
What better way to liven up the dullness of a degree ceremony than a bit of Bollywood?
- West Asian Crisis — Winners And Losers (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jul 21, 2006)
The whole area will be even more radicalised than it was before the eruption of the crisis. The biggest losers are the innocent men, women, and children who are the victims of the conflict.
- Labour No More Cheap In Factory Of The World (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 21, 2006)
The shortages China is experiencing in migrant workers coupled with its rapidly greying demographic profile constitute a challenge to the sustainability of its current economic model.
- Shaky Landing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
The supply of land, unlike that of labour or capital, is finite.
- ‘Us’ And ‘They’ (Statesman, AMIYA K SAMANTA, Jul 20, 2006)
The American vision of the world is more sharply divided between “us” and “they” than that of any other great power.
- Hurdles In The Last Mile (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2006)
When future historians write on the negotiation of the India-United States civil nuclear deal, they will marvel at the way the American side made full use of its legislative process to rewrite vital portions of a settled agreement while the . . .
- ‘Dare Is Constantly Exploring Emerging Technologies’ (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jul 20, 2006)
Mr R P Ramalingam, Director, the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), Bangalore, speaks to Deccan Herald:
- That Sinking Feeling... Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Kolkata just can’t help being itself, shine or rain. And it took just a night’s rainfall to expose, yet again, the city’s official-level civic incompetence.
- Students As Labour (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
Those familiar with the functioning of government schools in Punjab’s rural areas may not be surprised to read about students engaged in construction work in a primary school in Bathinda district.
- Match Risks With Earnings Stream’ (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 20, 2006)
The managing director of Icra, P K Chaudhury, has a lot on his plate this year.
- Kumaraswamy Can’T Shake Off Partner Bjp’S Bribery Charge (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jul 20, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who thought he had managed to shrug off partner BJP’s charge that he took a bribe of Rs 150 crore to overlook illegal mining in Bellary, was in for a surprise today when Janardhan Reddy, the BJP MLC who had . . .
- Write On! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
One of the paradoxes of Indian democracy is that precious little information emerges from the backrooms of its power elite.
- Cabinet Making (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
A new foreign minister is not the only fresh face the PM needs to give his government
- Pushing Indo-Us Initiatives (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 20, 2006)
India and US must increase cooperation in research and development to promote agri-business, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Neighbours Seek India's Help (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 20, 2006)
The External Affairs Ministry said here on Wednesday that four Indian naval ships were expected to be in a position to begin the evacuation of at least 1,000 Indian citizens stranded in Lebanon from Thursday.
- Blasts Probe At A Crucial Stage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Focus now on unidentified body lying in Sion hospital
DNA profile being carried out
Forensic Science Laboratories Mumbai, analysed samples
Chemical substances used in blasts were RDX, ammonium nitrate, nitrites and fuel oil .
- Dialogue Promises Solution To Iran Nuclear Issue: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 19, 2006)
'Iran has not closed this chapter; coercive diplomacy is not the way'
- India Surging Ahead In Fbr Technology (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 19, 2006)
French nuclear scientist says India could be acclaimed as a world champion in a decade
- Displaced Lebanese Flee To Mountain Villages (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 19, 2006)
Europeans evacuated; Annan ponders stronger peace force
- A Small Town’S Dreams On Track (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Jul 19, 2006)
For the first time a corporate entity has come forward to develop an eco-city.
- A Thought For Today (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2006)
Certain that I had missed the bus, the more practical self in me wondered if I should have done what I had done. However, no sooner had I reached the stop than the "7:21" bus arrived.
- Cbi Files Charge Sheet Against Bangaru Laxman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Charged with taking illegal gratification
- Cong. Leader Seeks Governor's Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
`Hooda Government's decision to acquire land will affect lakhs of families'
- A Controversial Survey On India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 19, 2006)
India has been judged the sixth most dangerous country for children — even more dangerous than Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, and Chechnya!
- Climate-Change Deniers Have Now Gone Nuclear (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Jul 19, 2006)
Murderous mayhem in the Middle East sends oil prices through the roof — $78 a barrel and climbing. In the U.K., electricity prices are up 35 per cent in two years, gas prices up 53 per cent. So the British Government launched its energy review last . . .
- 53 Killed In Iraq Blast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
A suicide car bomber detonated explosives on Tuesday as labourers gathered across the street from a major Shia shrine in southern Iraq, killing at least 53 persons and wounding 105, officials and witnesses said.
- The Changing Role Of Hr Professionals (Hindu, KIRAN KARNIK, Jul 18, 2006)
From focus on recruitment and in-service training, human resource professionals now need to broaden their horizons and be outward rather than inward focussed. The transition from locating talent to retaining talent has now moved to creating talent.
- Aspects Of Vaishnavism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The first part presents, among others, Ramanuja's exposition of the Sri Vaishnava philosophy through his . . .
- On Matter And Spirit (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Jul 18, 2006)
Though this book is in Tamil, the contents have an universal appeal, as they deal with the study of man, human cognition, time, space, mind, matter and soul.
- Rdx, Ammonium Nitrate Used In Mumbai Blasts: Police (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) here today said forensic reports have revealed the use of RDX, Ammoniun Nitrate and fuel oil in the seven blasts that rocked commuter trains on July 11. ATS chief K P Raghuvanshi told reporters that traces of explosives . .
- It Was A Rare Mixture Of Rdx, Ammonium Nitrate, Fuel Oil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Some "cross-border connection," local participation involved: police chief
Only traces of this mixture were found at blast scenes
A timer was also used
No arrest as yet
- Bird Flu Vaccine Offers Protection Above 90%, Immune Response Good (Hindu, R. Prasad, Jul 18, 2006)
Bhopal laboratory is now studying the duration of protection
Vaccine tested for safety, other parameters
Little chance of bird flu after vaccination
- Newer, Better, Potato (Business Standard, Surinder Sud, Jul 18, 2006)
It will have more protein, will be disease resistant, and won't deteriorate in storage.
- Doha Round — Take It Off The Life-Support System (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Jul 18, 2006)
It is preferable that the Doha Round, which contains the seed of destroying the WTO itself, is allowed to collapse and a new beginning made after a few years.
- Disguised In Love (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
Sometimes an old trick doesn't work ---- Human enterprise, it seems, knows no limit when it comes to love and war, two areas . . .
- Biosafety Mechanism Is The Safe Road (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
India must not hesitate to reap benefits from genetic engineering as its biosafety mechanism is adequately robust and growing,
- Kalam Meets Mp Students (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam’s inspiring words to meritorious yet poor children resembled the battle cries of a noble general urging young warriors to valiantly advance along the path of developing the nation and themselves.
- Icici Bank Offers New Service In Bahrain (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The ICICI bank is offering its customers in Bahrain, specially Indian expatriates, a new service to facilitate remittances quickly in view of a new official directive which makes transfer of salaries into bank accounts compulsory.
- Bush Reassures Pm On N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President of the US George W. Bush today assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that there would be no shifting of goal posts with regard to the Indo-US nuclear pact and that they would ensure that New Delhi would not be required to meet any . . .
- India Is On A Roll And People Are Betting On It' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 18, 2006)
India has done well. Earlier there was a feeling that it had political instability; governments come and change policies. Now there is conviction that whatever the government in power, economic reforms go on.
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform.
- Telecom Security Prescriptions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 17, 2006)
By proposing tighter scrutiny for foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom particularly, the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) headed by the national security adviser, has thrown itself into a corporate battle being fought between . . .
- Bird Flu Vaccine, Made In India (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jul 17, 2006)
Scientists have created the country’s first home-grown vaccine to protect poultry from the deadly bird flu by using the H5N1 avian influenza virus that had slipped into India earlier this year.
- Divestment Not Really Crucial To Reforms (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 17, 2006)
The perceived fiscal problems of public sector units are more the result of flawed product pricing policies, says S. VENKITARAMANAN, quoting a recent study with startling revelations on PSU profitability.
- The War Against Terrorism (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 17, 2006)
There is constant pressure by the security agencies at the `micro' or grassroots level. This goes largely unnoticed by the public and is what is keeping criminals and terrorists at bay. A further strengthening of the national security apparatus . . .
- Living With Failure (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Despite the Musharraf regime's equivocation on terrorism, India will gain nothing by allowing the authors of the Mumbai blasts to disrupt the peace process with Pakistan.
THE WELL-COORDINATED terrorist attacks on commuters in Mumbai on July 11
- Pm To Put Pak In Dock (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 17, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets the leaders of the G8 industrialised nations here tomorrow, he will put Pakistan in the dock for its complicity in the recent Mumbai blasts and urge them to lean on Islamabad to take action against the . . .
- India Develops Bird Flu Vaccine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has successfully developed a vaccine against bird flu.
- Court Martial Ordered Against Major-Gen, (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Jul 17, 2006)
Eight months after a major-general was suspended for allegedly siphoning massive quantities of army canteen liquor and selling it in the open market, the Army has ordered that he be tried by a general court martial (GCM) for his acts of omission and. . .
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jul 17, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform. If one is violated, people say reforms have stopped. An important measure of the commitment of an Indian government to reforms for the chambers and analysts is privatization and disinvestment.
- Firm Base For Closer India-Japan Business Relations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Wholesome experience of partner companies from operations in the past two decades
- The Crofter Who Dared To Question Cash For Honours (Hindu, Nick Cohen, Jul 17, 2006)
Angus macneil's family croft (as Scots call a small farm) on the island of Barra is about as far as it is possible to get from London and still be in Britain.
- India Seeks ‘Firm’ Pak Commitment On Terrori (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India on Sunday demanded “firm commitment” backed by action from Pakistan on reining in terrorists, as investigators made slow progress in solving last week’s deadly train bombings.
- Employability School Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Minister hopes schools will equip candidates with skills required for industry
Amendments to extend job opportunity and compulsory employment
It is proposed to launch seven such training schools in T.N. in the next two years
- Tourists Threaten Potala Palace (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Forty-years ago during the Cultural Revolution, it took an edict from China’s then Premier Zhou Enlai to protect the Potala Palace from the destruction of the infamous Red Guards.
- Higher Education For The Under-Privileged (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 17, 2006)
There is no denying of the fact that education is the first and fundamental tool for social empowerment.
- Return To Russia (Statesman, Marianna Belenkaya, Jul 17, 2006)
A State Programme To Tackle The Demographic Problem
The Russian government is making efforts to simplify immigration laws and approve the state programme for providing assistance to voluntary immigration of ethnic Russians from former Soviet republics.
- Mirambika (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
It was 1983, my last year in college. I was a good student, a topper.
- India Develops Vaccine To Fight Bird Flu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has developed a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, four months after an outbreak in the country resulted in the cull of tens of thousands of chickens, the agriculture minister said on Sunday.
- India Develops Bird Flu Vaccine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a vaccine against bird flu. This was announced here on Sunday by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at the 77th annual general meeting of the ICAR Society.
- Crackdown In Mahim (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Mumbai police and its crime branch picked up nearly 300 persons from the Naya Nagar slums of Mahim area in Mumbai on Saturday morning for questioning in connection with Tuesday’s serial bomb blasts on Mumbai’s commuter trains.
- India Dictated By Hostile Neighbours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2006)
North Korea, Pakistan and China have forced the missile race on India and the US has no doubts that ours is a more responsible programme focussed on deterrence ----
- 'Hsbc Fraud Accused's Let Links Not Certain' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Does Nadeem Kashmiri, the former HSBC staffer, have any Laskhar-e-Taiba (LET) connections? The theory is doing the rounds following certain observations made during brain-mapping tests conducted on him at the Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bangalore.
- Blast Probe: 11 Thane Residents Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Eleven residents of Thane, detained near the Bangladesh border in the northeastern state of Tripura, will be brought here for questioning in connection with the bomb attacks in Mumbai, police said on Saturday.
- Congress To Blame (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2006)
It helped SIMI recover and regroup ---- It is entirely possible that when the Congress contested the Tamil Nadu Assembly election in alliance with dubious organisations like the Tamil Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, its political managers were not aware . . .
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Security forces have recovered a large quantity of arms and explosives including six rockets and four kgs of RDX, from militant hideouts in Rajouri and Doda districts, defence sources said here on Saturday.
- In The Bradman Class (Hindu, GIRIDHAR KHASNIS, Jul 16, 2006)
The mathematical genius who discovered Ramanujan retained an undying interest in the game of cricket.
"Poetry is more valuable than cricket, but Bradman would be a fool if he sacrificed his cricket in order to write second-rate minor poetry (and I . . .
- Rules For A Global Road (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jul 16, 2006)
That is the paradox of the UN: to be both stage and actor — to devise, agree upon and execute programmes in which all the world's peoples have a stake and all enjoy the opportunity to participate.
- `40,000 Children Engaged As Workers' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Drive to rescue those employed in business establishments launched
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