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Articles 6221 through 6320 of 12047:
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- Negotiations On Between India And Pakistan For Gas Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
For the on-going negotiations between India and Pakistan on the proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan, Islamabad has offered two formulae to New Delhi for determining the annual transit fee for the 7.2 billion dollar project, . . .
- 2nd Phase Of Panchayat Polls In K'taka Tomorrow (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The stage is set for the second phase of Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections to be held in 13 districts in Karnataka on Friday for which the state election commission has made elaborate arrangements.
- Nuclear Cooperation Will Help India, Us: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has made a strong case for the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal, saying it would not only help India's energy needs but open vast doors to American business.
- I'll Have To Run A Family On My Own: Uma (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Apparently indicating formation of a new political party, expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti on Thursday said now she would have to run a "family" on her own after her separation from a big parivar (family).
- Micro Planning Process Begins For Unicef Project In Krishnagiri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
It will focus mainly on health-related aspects
- Railways Drops Satellite Imaging Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN) project, aimed at designing a Global Positioning System-based train running information system, will be abandoned.
- Solution To An Objective Problem That Didn't Exist? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2005)
Excitingthings are happening in the patent field, both as new findings and fresh lawsuits. Thus, the site of EPO (European Patent Office) http://ep.espacenet.com speaks about `Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component . . .
- Your Spit Will Say All About You (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
You no longer need to fear that injection. Saliva from your mouth can now be used effectively for diagnostic purposes, discovers M S S Murthy.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Dec 23, 2005)
Flexibility is a dirty word for the Left when it is refers to the labour market. People’s Democracy tells you why in a report on the Prime Minister’s “servile resonance of employers’ chants” on labour market reforms at the recent Indian Labour Conference.
- Sonia In Code Sermon (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today expressed anguish at the money-for-posers exposé and told her MPs to pull up their socks.
- No Cause For Celebration (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 23, 2005)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath is satisfied with the outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO.
- Why Israel Does Not Have A Constitution (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Dec 23, 2005)
Most observers of the Palestinian scene know that Israel does not have a constitution, but few try to know why it has chosen not to have one. The reasons are to be found less in the conflict between the religious right and the liberals and . . .
- Can Railways Sweat Its Assets Better? (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Dec 23, 2005)
The Railways has the assets. Better deployed, they can increase the carrying capacity manifold, and the Railways can earn enough surpluses to plough money back into expanding its network to the 2,00,000 km that Railwaymen dream of, says K. Venugop al.
- Pakistan Offers India Two Transit Fee Formulae (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 23, 2005)
Islamabad has offered two formulae to New Delhi for determining the annual transit fee to be collected by Pakistan from India for gas pipeline that would pass through its territory under the proposed $7.2 billion Iran-India-Pakistan (IPI) gas pipeline.
- Fighting "Hidden Hunger" (Daily Excelsior, B.S.Padmanabhan, Dec 23, 2005)
Of late media reports have highlighted the problem of malnutrition, especially among children, in different parts of the country.
- Focus On The Farm Sector (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Dec 22, 2005)
The Ramachenna Reddy panel report highlights the dangers of neglecting the agriculture sector in Andhra Pradesh.
- Criminal Conduct Could Be Concealed In A Thicket Of Detail' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 22, 2005)
In theaccounting terrain, it is just one more routine day. Because there are enough stories of accounting going astray in recent news, as if to match the crime reports in the city pages. For instance, "Visco, false accounting will be `yet another scandal'
- Indian Economy: A Balance-Sheet (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Dec 22, 2005)
Healthy growth estimate of around 7.5 per cent, a soaring Sensex, large forex reserves and some lull on the crude oil price front can generate euphoria about the economy. But will it last? Emphasising that growth without stability can be hurting, ....
- India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Kalam Draws Up Roadmap For 10-12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Undeterred by increasing number of corruption cases in Indian politics, President APJ Abdul Kalam put great hopes in the young generation, asking them to strive for to achieve 10-12 per cent GDP growth rate to make India a developed nation by 2020.
- The Story Of Man (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2005)
Darwinism, in its modern form, goes from strength to strength
- No Indian Arms For Nepal, Says Patil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Wednesday refuted allegations that India continued to help Nepal with arms even after the royal take-over.
- One Lakh Students To Be Screened For Hepatitis-B (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 22, 2005)
About 10 lakh people die of HBV complications
- Karnataka To Seek Increase In Plan Size (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
'Local firms and MNCs in country bound by Indian labour laws'
- ‘A Big City Cannot Have A Permanent Cure For Organised Crime. The Mumbai Underworld Is Maintaining A Tactical Quiet Now’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2005)
It has already been hailed as the novel of 2006. Sanjukta Sharma caught up with Vikram Chandra to find out a little more about ‘Sacred Games’, his novel about Bombay and its underworld. Excerpts from the interview:
- Monumental Detail (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
With improvement in the security scenario the attention has been diverted to a little-known aspect of life in the State although it concerns big monuments.
- "India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Gandhi & Ambedkar-I (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, Dec 22, 2005)
With the establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885, the social discourse which began with Raja Rammohan Roy in the 1820s slowly moved towards the political.
- Computers Can Help Tease Out The Origins Of Life (Hindu, Paul Davies, Dec 21, 2005)
Darwin famously didn't tell us how life began, but modern computers can help to provide clues.
- The Problem Of Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, A K Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
How many of us ever care at the sight & on the plight of child labours. It is a heart rending scene to see tender aged young blossoming kids working in a scooter, car workshops, on roadsides.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- India Desperate To Boost H-Tech Weapons Production (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Dec 21, 2005)
While the security planners in Pakistan are letting their guards down in a hope to broker a peace deal with India through the so-called CBMs , the schemers on the other line of the border are working relentlessly to enhance their defense capabilities....
- ‘Ambassadors’ In Disrepute (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 21, 2005)
According to reports, Pakistan is fast losing the Malaysian manpower market due to malpractice by overseas employment promoters and some officials of the Labour Ministry who are sending people to that country in violation of the employment criterion.
- Mid-Year Review — Setting The Economic Priorities (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 21, 2005)
The economy appears well-set for a sustained high-growth path, judging by the average of 7 per cent recorded three years in a row (2003-06) and all indicators pointing to a continuing boom in investments and soaring business confidence derived from ...
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
- Ongc, Cnpc Win Joint Bid For Syrian Oil (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Duo to get 37% stake in Petro-Canada's fields for $573 mn.
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and China National Petroleum Corporation have jointly won a bid to acquire 37 per cent of Petro-Canada’s stake in Syrian oilfields for € 484 million ....
- Hundred Years Of The Andamans Cellular Jail (Hindu, Ram Kapse, Dec 21, 2005)
It has been a long journey for the Cellular Jail — from a torture machine to a National Memorial, from a dreaded prison to a place of pilgrimage.
- Education For A Livelihood (Hindu, Xavier Alphonse, S.J., Dec 21, 2005)
The alternative system of community colleges aims at helping the disadvantaged find employment in collaboration with the local community and industry.
- Fight Them On The Beaches? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 21, 2005)
Last week, the day after Sydney witnessed some of its worst racial violence in living memory, a woman in the affected suburb answered her doorbell only to find a pair of men, of “Middle Eastern appearance”, wishing to be let in.
- The Death Of Science (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 21, 2005)
It is a pity that science which is the antidote to irrational thinking and obscurantist behaviour is being slowly strangled to death in Pakistan, that is if we presume that it had a modestly glorious existence in the past in this country.
- Ji Hind Dispatches 10, 800 Gi Sheets To Quake-Hit Districts (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Dec 21, 2005)
Indian chapter of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has dispatched 10,800 GI sheets via Wahga border for construction of 480 houses in the quake-hit districts of NWFP.
- Creating Jobs In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 21, 2005)
At an international seminar held in Peshawar on Monday, various policy-makers and experts were correct in saying that the government had to invest heavily in the creation of jobs in the quake hit areas.
- The Israeli Puzzle (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 21, 2005)
Mr Benjamin Netanyahu’s election as Likud chief is bad news for peace in the Middle East. With Prime Minister Ariel Sharon out of Likud, Mr Netanyahu will be the most important challenger to Mr Sharon in elections due in March next.
- Nath Stands Up To Left On Wto Agreement (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath intends to educate the Left parties on the finer nuances of the WTO pact sealed in Hong Kong, so as to allay their ‘misplaced’ apprehensions over India’s stance.
- President Unfolds India Empowered Map Looking At The Road Less Travelled (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
A mother fights back tears and asks the highest Constitutional authority in the land: Do you have a plan to ensure that no honest young Indian ever faces the hapless fate of my murdered son?
- India-Bharat Connectivity And Logging In To Hope (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
A mother fights back tears and asks the highest Constitutional authority in the land: Do you have a plan to ensure that no honest young Indian ever faces the hapless fate of my murdered son?
- About The Holy Capitalists (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Dec 21, 2005)
The world’s greatest discoveries and innovations have had a strong relation to faith
- India Connected, India Empowered (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, Dec 21, 2005)
I am delighted to participate in the interactive session of the India Empowered event. It was a delightful experience for me to study every day from August 14 2005, the writing on the subject, ‘Empowering India’, . . .
- Games Rich Nations Play (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 21, 2005)
WTO’s Hong Kong compromise will not be able to stop suicides by farmers in India and other developing nations
- Ongc-Cnpc Wins Bid For 38% In Syrian Oil Fields (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Two of the world’s fiercest rivals in recent energy acquisitions — Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) — have jointly won a bid for Petro-Canada’s 38% stake in the Al Furat oil and gas fields in Syria.
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine To Arrive Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
To protect women against cervical cancer, India would try a brand new foreign vaccine for which the manufacturer has filed the licensing agreement with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 15 days ago.
- Wto Pact To Boost Farm Exports (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Brushing aside the criticism of the agreement reached at the WTO Ministerial meeting at Hong Kong that concluded yesterday, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath today said the agreement would boost India’s farm and manufacturing exports in the global market.
- We Cast The First Vote (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Dec 20, 2005)
Isn't it a matter of pride that citizens of Bangalore voted before any other city in India did?
Bangalore is the only metropolitan city where cinemas in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam are screened apart from Kannada and English
- President Calls For Project To Map Cancer Genomes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Scientists told to focus on tackling major diseases
Scientists at CSIR achieved a breakthrough by developing a new therapeutic molecule against TB
The number of HIV-infected persons in the State is on the rise, he says
- G-20 Group Of Developing Countries, Including India, On Saturday Said The Draft Wto Ministerial Declaration Was A 'Modest' Progress (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The G-20 group of developing countries, including India, on Saturday said the draft WTO Ministerial declaration was a "modest" progress and it would propose some textual amendments before it is finalised by Sunday.
- The Direction Of Love (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Dec 20, 2005)
Linguistic nationalisms thrive on chastening women in the name of honour, argues Janaki Nair The author is professor of history, Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Calcutta
- Where Does Saarc Go From Here? (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 20, 2005)
IS there a heaven for dead prime ministers in which rivers of milk and honey flow as mellifluously as their rhetoric did while they were on earth? If so, one can imagine at least two of them — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai comparing notes . . .
- Gats: Dealing With Brain-Drain (Business Line, Deepak Srivastava, Dec 20, 2005)
Developing countries are particularly unhappy with the level of Mode-4 commitments of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS).
- Edusat Centre To Be Set Up At University Library (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Library to be re-organised for housing Edusat lab
The University of Kerala plans to set up an Edusat laboratory in the University Library in order to make available the services of the satellite to more students.
- Mps For Hire? Enforce Ethics (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2005)
Stung by criticism in the British House of Commons in the early 1990s, Mohammed Al-Fayed, owner of the Harrods Group, turned to a lobbying firm for help. He suspected that a business rival was behind the attacks and wanted some remedial action . . .
- Protests Against Proposed Uranium Mine (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 20, 2005)
It is up to the Government to ensure that well-recognised international norms are enforced.
- Indian M&as Total $10b (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Telecom, healthcare and energy sectors most active
- Special Economic Zones — An Idea Whose Time Has Lapsed (Business Line, Ashok Upadhyaya, Dec 20, 2005)
No more the woolly-headed aims of value addition, employment generation and all such remnants of the control regime. Now, the sole purpose of the SEZs is to export goods and services and earn foreign exchange, says Ashok Upadhyay.
- Recognising Jihad (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 20, 2005)
From its beginning, Islam has been a terrorist movement," said Martin Henriksen, spokesman of Danish People's Party (DF) on educational affairs. It is ironic that only a few days ago Mr Henriksen was appointed to that party post in place of . . .
- Can You Guess Who’S The Real Fake Here? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Dec 20, 2005)
Brock Gill is a professional stage and outdoor magician who leads a new generation of daring illusionists, amazing audiences with his unique stage show and mind-blowing escapes
- One Lakh Students To Be Screened For Hepatitis-B (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 20, 2005)
About 10 lakh people die of HBV complications
A massive campaign to detect Hepatitis-B virus (HBV) among school students was recently launched. The campaign is aimed at screening one lakh school children in and around Chennai.
- Stage Set For Nuclear Separation Talks (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 20, 2005)
Manmohan was asked to choose from options put forth by the Department of Atomic Energy
Deal unlikely to be clinched this time
Additional rounds of technical talks needed
- People With Militant Links Can Take Part In Relief Work: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 20, 2005)
``United States never discussed presence of such persons''
- Deepening Indo-U.S. Academic Links (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Dec 20, 2005)
North Carolina varsity in tie-up with Chennai-based RMK Engineering College
- Indian Ocean Nations Prepare For Next Tsunami (Reuters, Bill Tarrant, Dec 20, 2005)
The next time a tsunami strikes the Indian Ocean rim -- and scientists say that could happen anytime -- an early warning system should detect it and trigger warnings in time to millions living in coastal communities.
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
- Bengaluru, Not Bangalore (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 19, 2005)
In the process of renaming cities, how far back can we go down the lanes of history, wonders K Govindan Kutty
- Unesco Report On Education Of Afghans: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) research report stated that no centralised mechanism existed to streamline and standardise education for Afghan refugee children and teachers in Pakistan.
- Unesco Report On Education Of Afghans (Daily Times, Akhtar Amin, Dec 19, 2005)
A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) research report stated that no centralised mechanism existed to streamline and standardise education for Afghan refugee children and teachers in Pakistan.
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Abdul Waheed Faruqi, Dec 19, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Whither Trade Organisation? (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite frustrating outcomes of biennial meets, it is not wise to give up on the WTO process
- Bihar:maoists Blow Up Bjp Leader's Stone Crushing Plant (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
ultras blew up a stone crushing plant of former Bihar BJP President Gopal Narain Singh in the extremist-hit Rohtas district in wee hours today, police said
- Indian Economy On A Roll (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Dec 19, 2005)
Mahatma Gandhi once said if you aim at the sky, you will reach the tree top. It is a very appropriate remark in the Indian situation.
- Re-Peddling The Fear Of The Foreign Hand (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite 15 years of liberalisation, despite high growth in every sector in which FDI came and despite no Indian industry being wiped out as a consequence of foreign entry, we are unable to get away from the fear of the foreigner.
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