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Articles 7421 through 7520 of 12047:
- Youthful Days (Deccan Herald, A N SUDARSAN RAO, Oct 20, 2005)
I look back with fond memories to my long years of service among youth
- Cisco To Invest Over $1 B (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
This will be the company's largest investment outside the U.S.
- Living Together (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Oct 20, 2005)
Both leftist leaders and investors in Bengal know that Citu and the CPI(M) are inseparable, argues Sumanta Sen
- Mysore University Signs Mou With Rajabhat Varsity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
University of Mysore has entered into a understanding with Rajabhat Universities, a conglomeration of 40 educational institutions in Thailand, for cooperation in the field of higher education.
- One Half Of The Red Sky (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 20, 2005)
Where in the world would you expect to find a rule which says that women applying for a job must have symmetrical breasts? Not in the US where breasts are flaunted from every billboard, not in Thailand where women contribute to the national economy
- Fusion To Improve Higher Education (Hindu, A. Parthasarathi, Oct 19, 2005)
There needs to be more interaction between the universities and the major research institutions in both the private and public sectors.
- Pm Lays Stress On Role Of States In Rural Employment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Stating that NREGA is to be extended across the country within five years, Dr Singh stressed the importance of public accountability in the implementation of the programme.
- Black Farce, Bleak Prospects (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 19, 2005)
The absence of a clear disaster-management plan has reduced earthquake victims to beggars.
- India, U.S. Sign Science And Technology Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Cooperation to be based on shared responsibilities, equitable contributions
Establishes framework for collaboration between organisations and individual scientists
Guidelines set for exchange of scientists, sharing of intellectual property rights
- Over A Million Jobs May Have Been Lost In Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Labour-intensive job schemes needed: ILO
Widespread destruction of infrastructure
Areas affected are amongst the poorest in Pakistan
Need to rebuild minimum of assets to revive urban informal economy
- Building The Region (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2005)
During his meetings with the Haryana and Punjab Chief Ministers in Chandigarh on Monday, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani made two promises: to set up a special economic zone in Haryana and start a fruit and vegetable export project in Punjab.
- A Wave Of Internationalisation Of R&d (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 19, 2005)
Transnational corporations have come a long way from the conventional norm of retaining proprietary assets within the company (or group).
- Third-Party Certifying Ngos — A Blow To Wto's Hong Kong Ministerial? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 19, 2005)
The rich nations appear to have shifted serious business from the WTO ministerial negotiating table to a forum of third-party certifying NGOs. The Singapore agenda is back even before headway is made in the matter of respecting the national . . .
- Land Eight Times The Size Of Nariman Point (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 19, 2005)
Money buys land, and wives are sold by fate, wrote the Bard in Merry Wives of Windsor. But it looks like the fate of land sales is bleak considering how NTC's plans have crash-landed.
- How Safe Is The Capital (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Rebuilding the minimum of assets to revive the urban informal economy requires urgent support, an ILO report says.
- Ongc Of India And British Petroleum May Join Hands For Exploration Collaboration In India And Overseas (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Oil and Natural Gas Commission Ltd (ONGC) Chairman Subir Raha on Friday said the company was in touch with British Petroleum (BP) for exploration collaboration in India and overseas.
- Farce Or Fraud? (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Oct 18, 2005)
The inept handling of the public hearings by the Delimitation Commission at Siliguri, Durgapur and Kolkata exposed the inadequacies of the commission as much as the politicised West Bengal administration.
- Nasscom Locks Horns With Left On Union Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Reacting to the red brigade’s call for unionisation in the outsourcing industry, National Association of Software & Services Company (Nasscom), on Monday, said working conditions in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector do not warrant formation...
- An Unlikely Pair (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Oct 18, 2005)
Opening of retail trade to foreign investors could lead to loss of millions of jobs over a period of time
- India And Pak Must Pursue Peace (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Oct 18, 2005)
The results of two days talks in Islamabad during October 3-4 was summed up by India's Foreign Minister Natwar Singh thus : ''On some issues there can be no hurry.
- Movement Of Capital And Labour (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 18, 2005)
While the rich countries are all for the free movement of capital, they block the free movement of labour
- India-Us Science & Tech Agreement Will Benefit Both: Sibal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The India-US Science and Technology Umbrella Agreement will benefit both countries, and take relations between the two nations to a new level, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal has said.
- Politicising Aids (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 18, 2005)
The global spread of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is triggering a dangerous epidemic of blame and racial prejudice.
- Bihar Polls Begin Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Two top officers of the CRPF, which is in charge of security in Bihar polls, have been transferred for meeting Laloo Prasad Yadav.
- Left Seeks White Paper On Wto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Says outcome will have far-reaching adverse consequences
Refers to previous experiences
Says it will have adverse consequences on country's economy and polity, especially the working class and peasantry
- Contemporary Islamic Law (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Oct 18, 2005)
Fyzee's contribution by way of consolidation and restatement of the law through cases is a major step forward in an otherwise dicey situation of orthodoxy, prejudice, inequality and fear
- Cbms For India-Japan Trade Ties (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 18, 2005)
Sans clear contours of a comprehensive partnership, India and Japan need to explore all avenues to build a profound economic and strategic alliance.
- Kothari Group To Invest Rs. 200 Crores In Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
To establish 10 schools and colleges across India
First Kothari International School inaugurated at Noida
Ahmedabad, Lonavala identified for next project
No timeframe specified for setting up of colleges
- Mittal To Spend £50 M. To Rebuild Long Beach (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is expected to spend more than £50 million over the next five years in rebuilding Long Beach, Mississippi, devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
- The Race To Make India Contain China - Boeing Offers World’S Top-Of-The-Shelf Weapons Platforms To India With Indication Of Outsourcing From The Country (India Daily, Sonia Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
It is clear now that India is a country that can eventually contain the Communist China right in Asia from further expansion.
- Coordinating Ritual (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 17, 2005)
Left does not have a choice
- Why Every Community Needs Capital (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 17, 2005)
Beyond the stage of economic infancy, every community needs capital (and capitalists) to grow higher. At that stage, a wise polity will cultivate capitalists;
- Time For India To Draw Fdi Into R&d (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 17, 2005)
It is time our political leaders take our FDI policies seriously and set up a policy structure to attract the right quality and quantity of FDI that will enhance our technological prowess and our competitiveness.
- Some Recommendations Of The Strategy Paper (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act to make it clear that the law does not seek to abolish all contract labour but only to regulate it where it can be allowed applying
- Focus Returns To The Role Of Manufacturing Sector (Hindu, R.GOPALAKRISHNAN, Oct 17, 2005)
Draft paper of Competitiveness Council stresses potential in jobs creation
The NMCC seeks to focus on specific sectors that have been the bulwark of employment all along or hold growth prospects in the future.
- Streamline Immigration Policies, Chidambaram Tells G-20 Meet (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 17, 2005)
Nations should have a coordinated approach
- Giving Muscle To Manufacturing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
The National Manufacturing Strategy Paper, brought out by the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) established by the United Progressive Alliance Government, deals for the most part with "generic" issues which have been on the . . .
- Collaborative Writing Tools (Hindu, J. MURALI, Oct 17, 2005)
One can create on-line documents that can be edited by group members
The Wiki technology turns out to be more effective for collaborative tasks.
- Child Labour (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 17, 2005)
Child labour is a vexed issue, since it is seen to be utterly destructive of human potential.
- No Party Games (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2005)
Confusion reigns when the government proposes and the governing party disposes.
- Tn Mulling Common Tourism Circuits With Lanka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Tamil Nadu government, in collaboration with the governments of other southern states, was working on development of inter-state travel circuits in the region, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on Saturday.
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre And Forest Department Plan A Joint Venture In Kerala (Hindu, T. Nandakumar, Oct 16, 2005)
Genetic data to boost investigation into wildlife crimes in the State
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- Unfinished Dream (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
An amazing lingam, about 18 feet in circumference, crafted out of a single polished rock stands in the centre of the sanctum sanctorum in Bhojpur writes Tanushree Podder.
- Who Will Take Care Of The Quake-Hit Children? (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 16, 2005)
If things had been normal, six-year-old Majaz Khan with his wounds would have returned to his home with his parents.
- India And Us Likely To Sign S&t Umbrella Agreement Next Week (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Oct 16, 2005)
There have been several Indo-US science pacts in recent past. But they don’t include research and are limited only to exchange of scientists.
- Israeli-Turkish Relations (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 16, 2005)
Turkey recognized Israel in 1949. It may be recalled that Ismet Inonu was the president of Turkey at this time.
- Crusader On Foreign Origin Issue (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 16, 2005)
In the weird world of politics, morality and ethics have been the biggest casualty and rare are persons who hold on to these values.
- Krishna Sees Perverted Logic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Taking a dig at his detractors who were alleging that a recent World Bank-CII report has proved that corruption ruled the roost during his tenure as the chief minister,
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 15, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- Is Kipling’S Kim A World Classic? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 15, 2005)
Rudyard Kipling wrote Kim over 105 years ago. It became his most successful work of fiction. Many generations of the English speaking world came to know about India through this novel.
- Relief Begins, So Does Cong Politics (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Earthquake assistance in the worst-hit Uri sector in Jammu and Kashmir is running into a hurdle:
- Inequality In India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 15, 2005)
It will take India another hundred years to become part of the developed world.
- Pinter: A Surprise Winner Of Nobel (Tribune, John Walsh, Oct 15, 2005)
Harold Pinter, 75, the most distinguished living British playwright and a walking embodiment of the combative political conscience, has been awarded the highest honour available to any writer in the world.
- Taking Care Of The Orphans (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
As officials scramble to ascertain the number of children killed during last week’s earthquake, images of dazed and bewildered children are particularly heart-wrenching.
- Shahabuddin Plays Hide And Seek With Police (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Controversial MP Mohammed Shahabuddin has had senior police officials in a tizzy following his revelation that he had been living on the outskirts Delhi for a month while policemen were looking for him across the country.
- Knowledge Industry By Bharat Jhunjhunwala (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 14, 2005)
The Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, has led a valiant and commendable drive to get India to patent her traditional knowledge and acquire patents for her many innovations.
- Propagate Gandhi's Views On Hinduism (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 14, 2005)
On Gandhi's birthday (Oct 2), instead of going round the 'Samadhis' and attending prayer meetings ritualistically, . . .
- Rural Love, Urban Life (Hindu, HI. SHI. RAMCHANDRE GOWDA, Oct 14, 2005)
In H.L. Nagegowda's passing away, the world of folk arts has lost one of its most ardent votaries
- In Search Of Money, We Lose Peace (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
A bad bargain indeed. We leave our parents to die. We push ourselves to desperation by leaving our home to earn more and more outside.
- New Godfather Of Jihad (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 14, 2005)
Move over Osama bin Laden. The new godfather of jihadis has emerged: Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, the man responsible for suicide bombings, kidnappings, mass executions and televised beheadings in Iraq since 2004.
- Iran's Heritage Deserves Respect (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , Oct 14, 2005)
As the protests and demonstrations that led to the fall of the Shah swelled in 1978, Western reporters travelled to Iran to cover each new outbreak.
- Doing Business The Boeing Way (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 14, 2005)
The company offers product-related facilities and joint ventures to offset part of the cost of a purchase.
- Farm Sector Needs A New Deal (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 14, 2005)
The performance of the farm sector is worrying. Urgent measures are needed to make agriculture a profitable activity, not only to benefit farmers and a large section of the rural poor but also to give a boost to the economy through backward . . .
- An Iron Lady For Germany (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 14, 2005)
A physicist, MS Angela Merkel's approach to politics is said to be quite like solving a science problem:
- State Of Paralysis? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2005)
There’s a coalition govt in Germany at last but it is unlikely to last long
- Women To Gain Most (Deccan Herald, Devaki Jain , Oct 14, 2005)
Studies show that guaranteed wage work is more crucial for women labourers than men
- After Us And Russia India Will Be The Only Country To Make Sophisticated Ballistic Missile Agni With A Power Plant Made Of Light Weight Composite Materials (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Oct 14, 2005)
India joins Russia and America in high technology missile club.
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 14, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- Retailing Promises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 14, 2005)
The govt should stand firm in its proposal
- Ten Lakh People Witness Jamboo Savari In Mysore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Chief Minister Dharam Singh flagged off the procession and hoped that Goddess Chamundeshwari would bring prosperity to the people of Karnataka.
- Colourful `Jamboo Savari' Brings The Curtains Down On Dasara Celebrations (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Oct 14, 2005)
Caparisoned elephants, 20 tableaux from various districts enthral 15-lakh-strong crowd
70 teams take part in procession
Tableaux spread socially relevant messages
Cannons drawn by bullocks evoke interest
- Don't Place All Your Bets On One Quarter Alone (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 14, 2005)
On October 12, Infosys posted a net profit of Rs 606 crore for Q2, short for the second quarter that ended on September 2005. The profit was 36 per cent more than what was achieved in last year's Q2, and beat street expectations, reported the media.
- How To Make Rural Job Guarantee Plan Effective (Tribune, Puran Singh, Oct 13, 2005)
Will the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme be able to provide 100 days employment as planned, to about 20-25 million job seekers at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore annually?
- Export Incentives (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 13, 2005)
An inter-ministerial committee has been set up to review and unify all export incentive schemes.
- How To Shuffle (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
It would be naive to expect Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to drop his tainted ministers in the course of the impending Cabinet reshuffle, more so since the UPA government appears to have decided to brazen it out in the Bihar dissolution case despite the
- Employment Growth Rate Lags Far Behind World Economic Growth (Press Trust of India, PTI, Oct 13, 2005)
In a worrying development, the growth in employment has lagged far behind the world economic growth last year, a situation that experts say is not politically, socially or economically sustainable.
- Independent Directors And Vicarious Liability (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Oct 13, 2005)
Independent directors are invited to sit on the board purely for their special skills and expertise in particular fields and they represent the conscience of the investing public.
- Taxation And Evasion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 13, 2005)
The World Bank has always been pressing Pakistan to increase its revenues so that it does not have to depend on large long- term loans from international lenders. In the earlier days when the GDP of Pakistan was low, the tax ratio was low to the GDP.
- Retailing Promises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2005)
After opposing the sale of shares of BHEL, now the Left has taken up the task of opposing government policy on FDI in retail.
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