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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 12047:
- India's Security Equations In The Gulf (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Dec 19, 2005)
With Saudi king, His Excellency King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz going to be the chief guest for the 57 anniversary of Indian Republic, a number of issues come to the fore front concerning work force working in that country.
- State Of Human Rights (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 19, 2005)
The Karachi chapter of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan was inaugurated over 40 years ago, presumably to further the spread of English. But for some inexplicable reason it ended up as the outdoor relief department of the foreign diplomatic corps.
- Time For Reality Check (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Lipitor ruling will correct other pharma stocks
The Delaware court's judgment against Ranbaxy Laboratories in the Lipitor case saw patent holder Pfizer's scrip jump 10% in New York.
- Hope At Last (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 19, 2005)
It made you laugh. A big hearty laugh. To listen to BJP MP Suresh Chandal claim he knew nothing about the contents of the envelope he personally supplied to the lady seated opposite him. He sought refuge in the specious excuse that, yes, he may, indeed,
- Kerala's Rubber Revolution (Business Line, Tharian George K, Dec 19, 2005)
The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), which is celebrating its golden jubilee this year, has a number of achievements to its credit.
- Hold Up Your Money And Laugh, You Have Been Stung (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 19, 2005)
It made you laugh. A big hearty laugh. To listen to BJP MP Suresh Chandal claim he knew nothing about the contents of the envelope he personally supplied to the lady seated opposite him.
- Bjp Can Learn From Tories (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 18, 2005)
Nationalist parties, as a rule, are disinclined to look overseas for inspiration. They prefer banking on a nebulous commodity that goes by the inexplicably named "native genius". As the torch bearer of a decisive nationalist current in India, . . . .
- New Zealand Wooing Indian Research Scholars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
The new policy of the New Zealand Government to promote research studies has thrown up opportunities for Indian scholars, says Neil Quigley of the Victoria University of Wellington. In a chat with J.S. Bablu
- Disease Surveillance Vital To Control Epidemics (Hindu, Santhosh Rajagopal, Dec 18, 2005)
Several Incidents in the recent past have highlighted the importance of early detection of disease trends.
- And Now The Culture Dollar (Hindu, SHANTA SERBJEET SINGH, Dec 18, 2005)
It is time to give the thousands of crafts, skills and cultural legacies the recognition of being an economic sector in their own right.
- Major Influences On World Of Numbers (Hindu, KRISHNASWAMI ALLADI, Dec 18, 2005)
December 22 is Srinivasa Ramanujan's 118th birth anniversary. On this occasion, an examination of the contributions of the German mathematician Issai Schur shows connections with Ramanujan's work.
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre Develops Cancer Drug (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Clinical trials at the centre had shown excellent results
- Us, Allies Seek Stern Un Line On Myanmar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
A UN official told the Security Council of Myanmar's overflowing jails, forced labour and lack of democracy as part of US efforts to take a tougher line against its ruling junta.
- Branded Confusion (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 18, 2005)
Basu, Buddhadeb sing different tunes
- President Kalam Begins State Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam began his two-day visit of the State in his characteristic style — following his instincts above elaborate security arrangements and spreading the warmth of his presence — here on Saturday evening.
- No Dearth Of Money For Development Schemes: Manmohan Singh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Predicting an accelerated economic growth in the next 4-5 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the state governments to work with the Centre to make the delivery systems honest and strong.
- 151 Glorious Years Of Connecting People (Daily Excelsior, APARNA MOHILE, Dec 18, 2005)
Among the many things, good and bad that the modern world has produced,' wrote Jawaharlal Nehru, ''surely the Postal system which covers the world, is one of its most beneficial activities. There is nothing bad about it, it is all good and it . . .
- Keeping Mulk Raj’S Heritage Alive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Mulk Raj Anand was committed to preserving India’s art and culture. Nalini Xavier writes about Lokayata, an institution founded by Anand, which has been organising art exhibitions from time to time.
- The New Face Of Terror (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 17, 2005)
A string of intelligence-led police operations against the Lashkar-e-Taiba offer glimpses into the terror cells behind the series of high-profile strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and outside it since October.
- Legislation: Who Needs Westminster? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Dec 17, 2005)
THE FORMER Lord Chief Justice of England was thrown into prison. Sir Edward Coke, who had been removed by the English monarch James I in 1616
- Techno-Mapping The Future (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 17, 2005)
STOP fretting about problems. The real issue is that "we are at one of those rare times in history when we have more solutions than we have problems," aver Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson, in Five Regions of the Future, from Penguin (www.penguin.com)
- India To Face Skilled (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
A shortage of skilled workers will be staring the Indian industry, particularly the BPO sector, in the face in the next decade or so, a NASSCOM-McKinsey report has cautioned.
- Reliance Mf Launches New Fund (Deccan Herald, PTI, Dec 17, 2005)
Reliance Mutual Fund on Thursday launched a new fund with debit card facility and said it would seek the SEBI’s permission to extend the facility to all its 23 schemes.
- Poor, Little, Rich Protestors (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 17, 2005)
Hong Kong is a long way from Maryland, which is where I am, at a lively seminar at the city’s eponymous university. But Hong Kong, the venue of the World Trade Organisation meeting, feels close because gathered in that city were not only trade negotiators
- Pm Wants New Labour Laws To Create Jobs, Attract Investment (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
India needs to reform its labour laws so that they protect the interests of workers, create jobs and enable the country to attract investment for faster economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday
- Hoax! Bomb Scare Stalls Parliament (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
A threatening e-mail message, purportedly from an Osama bin Laden faithful, that explosions would rock Parliament triggered panic, instantly bringing to a grinding halt the morning proceedings in both the Houses on Friday.
- Govt Sticks To Stand On Quota Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Government has refused to bow to Opposition and Left pressure as it announced on Friday that the Constitution Amendment Bill to ensure reservation in unaided private professional educational institutions would be introduced in Parliament in its present fo
- Mining Mafia Still Active (Tribune, Rashme Sehgal, Dec 17, 2005)
Arriving in the village of Mahugari in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh is akin to entering the portals of hell.
- Can Azad Cut Graft? (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Dec 16, 2005)
For the people of Jammu & Kashmir, who have been reeling under turmoil for long, there are too many things to worry about. Pakistan-sponsored terrorism apart, the common masses have been hit hard by widespread corruption rampant at various rungs . . .
- Bangladesh: A Broken Soul At 35 (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 16, 2005)
On the anniversary of its birth, Bangladesh is gradually returning to its blood-dipped origins, says Udayan Namboodiri
- The Engine To Drive India’S Future Growth (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Dec 16, 2005)
Incremental kicker to our growth rates will come from manufacturing and infrastructure development
- On Transforming The Politics Of Arbitrage (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 16, 2005)
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines arbitrage as ‘the buying and selling of stocks or bills of exchange to take advantage of varying prices in different markets.’ Politics, among other things, are ‘the activities concerned with the acquisition or . . .
- Islamic Economic System (Dawn, Prof. Mohammed Rafi, Dec 16, 2005)
Economics is a science concerned with production, distribution and consumption of goods, services, wealth and resources. It plays a significant role in the social structure of Islam, so significant that Allah did not leave the economic aspect of life . .
- Landmark Event (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 16, 2005)
The frightening spectre of more than three crore cases pending in India's courts refuses to go away despite all the declarations of determined attack on it.
- Seeing India In A New Light (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2005)
From being seen as a basket case, India is today viewed in the US as a vibrant democracy with a booming economy. American companies are looking to replicate the IT success in other areas. Yet, politically, many things remain unchanged, . . .
- Un Decides To "Temporary Relocate" Military, Staff To Ethiopia (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The UN has decided to "temporary relocate" some military and civilian staff to Ethiopia for their safety after Eritrea demanded that the world body withdraw nationals of the US, Russia and other Western countries from its territory.
- Missing Coalition Culture (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 16, 2005)
Yet again the country is facing the painful paradox that while coalitions have become absolutely unavoidable, there is an absolute lack of coalition culture. To expect the necessary culture to evolve in the foreseeable future would be a classic . . .
- Portraying Terror On Screen (Greater Kashmir, Inam ul Rehman, Dec 16, 2005)
"Sir, I have information…there are going to be blasts… three days from now.” On March 9, 1993 Gul Mohammed, an ordinary gangster turns himself in at Nav Pada police station, Bombay.
- Catching The Small Fry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 16, 2005)
Even as late as last week, if someone of some consequence had dared to suggest either in print or on TV that parliament was full of crooks, he would have been promptly slapped with a privilege notice by indignant custodians of democratic values.
- Games By Other Rules (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 16, 2005)
Why have we let politicking, in the worst possible way, infiltrate our lives in every sphere? The absolutely loutish manner in which former skipper Sourav Ganguly was ejected from the cricket team, in fact, from playing the game per se, . . .
- India Approves Air-India's Boeing Plane Purchases (Reuters, Nigam Prusty, Dec 16, 2005)
The Indian cabinet has approved state-run Air-India Ltd.'s plans to buy up to 68 aircraft from Boeing Co., subject to final talks on price, a minister said on Thursday.
- Indian Maoists Threaten Foreign Companies - Report (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 16, 2005)
India's increasingly active Maoist guerrillas said they would attack multinational and large Indian companies, accusing them of colluding with governments to oppress the poor, The Hindustan Times reported on Thursday.
- Is He Reading This? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 16, 2005)
Besides ourselves with excitement, we ask for at least two more Netaji inquiry commissions.
- Raj Thackeray Meets Shiv Sena Supremo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
There is no change in decision to resign from party posts
- Raj Meets Thackeray, Refuses To Budge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Dashing hopes of an amicable solution to the 19-day old crisis in Shiv Sena, rebel party leader Raj Thackeray on Thursday said there was no change in his stance that he had made public during his resignation from all party posts on November 27.
- Tsunami Warning System For Indian Ocean Likely (Hindu, Y.Mallikarjun, Dec 16, 2005)
26 nations in the region have set up round-the-clock information services relating to earthquake and tsunami implementation
First phase to be completed by June 2006
Seven sea-level stations have been upgraded
- Us Looks To India In New Light (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, is a tribute by America's ...
- Get Going On Rural Telecom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 15, 2005)
The department of telecommunication (DoT) has reportedly agreed to let telcos share infrastructure in rural areas.
- Changing Us Perceptions (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, . . .
- Fdi At The Next Store (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2005)
Hoping that India’s retail could open to FDI in five-six months, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not only given an invite to the ASEAN business, but also set a sort of deadline for his Left allies to make up their mind. The BJP’s swadeshi lobby and . .
- Wto: Corporations Vs Common Man (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Dec 15, 2005)
MOST people struggling with their daily lives are not even aware of the sixth WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. But their fate hinges on it.
- Expansion Is Only Way To Cut Eu Dole Queues (Hindu, John Grieve Smith, Dec 15, 2005)
Demand must be stimulated by the use of monetary or fiscal policy
Full employment must be given priority
Time for new pact on stability and growth
- A Digital Bridge For The World's Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2005)
The United Nations World Summit on the Information Society has affirmed its commitment to bridge the digital divide that prevents vast sections from reaping the benefits of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
- Hopeful Sign (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 15, 2005)
The change in stance of the CPI-M’s trade union front, Citu, on exempting ‘essential IT services’ from strike calls (FE, Dec 12) is a hopeful sign. It is a positive move if the concession, expressed by its president, MK Pandhe, does represent not only....
- Solar Solution To Energy Problems (Hindu, R. Ramabhadran Pillai, Dec 15, 2005)
The future is bright because there is enough solar energy for those who seek. The application of solar energy is getting wider. From conventional areas, solar energy is now moving to new applications.
- India’S Foreign Trade: Back To The Future? (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Dec 15, 2005)
India’s foreign trade has seen three remarkable developments over the past decade. First, the current account shows a rapidly growing surplus if POL imports are excluded. Second, there is a sharp rise in merchandise trade with Asia, from around 10% . . .
- Seeds Of Terrorism: A Pakistani Perspective (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Seeds do not germinate or sprout by themselves. They need a congenial soil to grow.
- Misuse Of Taxpayers’ Money (Dawn, George Monbiot, Dec 15, 2005)
Never underestimate the self-pity of the ruling classes. Since Labour took office in 1997 the Confederation of British Industry has been engaged in one long whinge. It doesn’t matter that our taxes are among the lowest and our regulations among the . . .
- Tie And Die (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
That there is a divergence of views on whether India will be able to achieve the textile ministry’s export target of $50 billion by the end of the decade is not surprising.
- More Gains In Cartels Than Free Trade Zones (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 15, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has proposed a free trade zone (FTZ) with the Asean (Association of South-East Asian Nations). Like many mainstream economists, Dr Manmohan Singh thinks that free trade will beget prosperity. Indeed, for India, . . .
- All Aboard (Hindustan Times, Sitaram Yechury, Dec 15, 2005)
The results of the recently concluded assembly elections in Bihar, apart from everything else, is unfortunately helping to sustain an erroneous understanding as a part of the current national discourse.
- ‘Bengal Ideal Investment Spot’ (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Dec 15, 2005)
Instead of getting pilloried for non-performance, West Bengal has been put among the top five performing states—an ideal destination for industrial investment—by the Planning Commission.
- Polls Again, But Problems Loom Large (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Dec 15, 2005)
Iraq’s 14 million voters go to the poll today for the third time this year to choose the first four-year national assembly since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But the election will not solve Iraq's problems.
- Is He Reading This? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Besides ourselves with excitement, we ask for at least two more Netaji inquiry commissions.
- India Is Not Just About Services (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Many manufacturing majors have notched up sales growth far in excess of even the fastest growing ‘new economy’ companies.
- Scourge Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 14, 2005)
MOST of us erroneously believe that slavery has never existed in Pakistan and bonded labour ended 13 years ago when the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992 was adopted by the National Assembly. But the fact is that this law abolished bonded labour
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- Poor Malaria Control (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2005)
The Sindh Education Management and Information System’s (Semis) report on the annual census of the schools in the province is quite revealing. If it also reflects the pattern of school education all over the country, it is a cause of alarm.
- Equal Access To Education: The Last Chance (Hindu, D. Raja, Dec 14, 2005)
The amendment to ensure admission to educationally and socially backward classes in all educational institutions is a revolutionary step.
- The Business Of Social Responsibility (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2005)
THE World Business Council for Sustainable Development has defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the "ethical behaviour of a company towards society".
- Is India Willing To Be A Partner In New Power Game? (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 14, 2005)
ASEAN: India’s evolution * 1992 Sectoral Dialogue Partner * 1996 Full Dialogue Partner * 1996 Member, ASEAN Regional Forum * 2002 Summit-level dialogue partner n 2005 East Asia Summit partner.
- Poor State Of Education (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2005)
THE Sindh Education Management and Information System’s (Semis) report on the annual census of the schools in the province is quite revealing. If it also reflects the pattern of school education all over the country, it is a cause of alarm.
- Archaic Prescriptions For Agriculture (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 14, 2005)
The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, must be congratulated on his candidness.
- On A Wing And Prayer (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2005)
Not left fighting a lonely battle, Delhi serial bomb blasts hero Kuldeep Singh now has the international community pledging support to him.
Describing him as "the Indian face of courage", Yamanashi University in Japan and Nichi-in Centre . . .
- Bjp Can Take All Corrective Actions, Fact Is – ‘Indian Politicians Are World’S Most Corrupted And Must Be Thrown Out’ (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 14, 2005)
It is time for Indians in India and abroad to take mother India out of the hands of politicians funded by Indian oligarchs.
- Not Enough (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2005)
An economy on the growth path is always hungry for a dose of optimism. For the Indian economy, this is provided by the Mid-Year Economic Review presented by the finance minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to parliament last week.
- Cause For Questions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2005)
Operation Duryodhana only provides the screenplay to an older narrative. We have all nursed reasonable suspicions about political representatives and their conduct in legislatures.
- India To Teach Abcd To Asean Nations (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
A significant subject of cooperation in the wide-ranging collaborative agenda drawn up by ASEAN and India is the latter's assistance in teaching English to some of the region's lesser developed nations.
- "E.U. Must Cut Farm Subsidies" (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 13, 2005)
India for better market access for its products, says Kamal Nath
Correction in anti-dumping law, removal of non-tariff barriers also sought
No market access on 65-70 sensitive Indian products
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