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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 12047:
- A Lot Of Huffing And Puffing (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 23, 2005)
The ban on smoking in films is India’s misguided way of telling the world how serious it is about combating cancer, writes Sumanta Sen
- Could The Next Pandemic Be Here? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 23, 2005)
A new strain of influenza could extract a toll similar to the 1918-19 attack
- Developing Ideas On Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 23, 2005)
Good governance and sound policy reforms will not be enough if the growth rate is to go up and expand employment.
- Learn To Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2005)
The census figures indicate that 17 per cent of India's graduates are jobless. If employment is defined as productive work, this figure goes up to 40 per cent
- India Set To Witness Reverse Brain Drain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
India’s diaspora population is estimated at some 20 million and many Indians are working as short-term contract labourers.
- Rural Russian Roulette In Vidharbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 23, 2005)
For Vidharbha's farmers, the most important question is: when to sow?
- Which States Make Up Russia's Enemies? (Hindu, Vladimir Simonov, Jun 23, 2005)
A recent poll among the Russian public throws up some surprise results.
- Is It Really Worth Going To University? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 23, 2005)
The policy of one-size-fits-all has played havoc with higher education in the countries where it has been tried, including India, and the signs are that it is not likely to work in Britain.
- Foreign Workers Face Battle To Win Jobs (New Zealand Herald, Julie Middleton , Jun 22, 2005)
Recruiters discriminate heavily against Chinese and Indian job seekers, according to a new study which probed the behaviour of 350 New Zealand managers and professionals.
- Where We Stand In Bush's America (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Carroll du Chateau asks the ambassador to the US how he's getting on with the coveted free trade deal.
- Tsunami May Have Revealed Lost City (New Zealand Herald, Jan McGirk , Jun 22, 2005)
The mighty Boxing Day tsunami has revealed what archaeologists believe to be the lost ruins of an ancient city off the coast of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
- Australia: Regional Profile (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
History: Australia is the world's smallest continent but the sixth largest country.
- Mbeki Finally Takes Initiative On Aids Epidemic (New Zealand Herald, Basildon Peta, Jun 22, 2005)
South Africa, which is fighting the highest caseload of Aids in the world, has hired seven international pharmaceutical firms to help deliver anti-Aids drugs in state hospitals.
- No Museums On Mall Road (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jun 22, 2005)
Standing atop the Mahanavami Dibba, a massive table with a commanding view of Hampi that evokes,
- Outsourcing Thriving In Philippines (New Zealand Herald, Stuart Grudgings , Jun 22, 2005)
There never used to be much to do after midnight in this northern Philippine university city except study or hit the lively bar scene.
- The Leader Article: The Faceless Female Worker: Why Women Toil For Free In Food-For-Work Programme (Times of India, Brinda Karat, Jun 22, 2005)
In a remote village in Rajgarh block of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh, before the outbreak of dawn,
- Middle: Pakistan A British Creation (Times of India, K. Subrahmanyam, Jun 22, 2005)
According to popular folklore both in India and Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah created Pakistan after he went back on acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and when Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel,
- Varsha Bima: A Scheme In Evolution (Business Line, Suparas Bhandari, Jun 22, 2005)
In the article `Weather insurance: Taking on the rain Gods' (June 15, Business Line), the author Sharad Joshi questioned why farmers alone were covered under Varsha Bima, when in fact rain impacted a whole lot of communities?
- Amid The New, China Seeks Out The Old (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 22, 2005)
The success of Xintiandi in Shanghai has fuelled demands for the preservation of historic buildings across China.
- Ranks And Scores (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jun 22, 2005)
With Laveesh Bhandari, I have sometimes attempted to rank Indian states.
- Sustainable Growth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2005)
There should be planned growth of satellite towns
- An Expansionary Budget (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Jun 21, 2005)
OMAR Ayub Khan, minister of state of finance, presented an expansionary budget to the National Assembly on June 6.
- Eu: More Than A Squabble (Dawn, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
THE Brussels summit has highlighted the stark choice before Europe: “carry on as before” or, in the light of the French and Dutch no votes, “rethink fundamentally our priorities and policies”.
- Accusations That Are Over The Top (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2005)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's letter to the Prime Minister recording "apprehensions". . .
- Through The Prism Of Human Collectivity (Dawn, Huck Gutman, Jun 21, 2005)
William Wordsworth tells us that it is only in retrospect that one can sort out what has been most significant, most telling, in our experience.
- Eu Turmoil: Lessons For European Integration (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 21, 2005)
With the stunning negative vote from the two founding members of the European Union against its constitution, there is a whole new look being taken at the remarkable post-World War II institution built and nurtured in Europe.
- Between Hope And Fear (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 21, 2005)
FOR some, globalisation has become a battle cry; for others, it is the banner of the future in the brave new world of the 21st century.
- Is India Inching Towards A Hunger Trap? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jun 21, 2005)
In the dust kicked up by the resignation of Mr Advani, two things of grave concern escaped attention.
- Cauvery Water For Western Parts Of City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2005)
Pumping was suspended following reports of red worms in water
- Fears Of Taliban Resurgence (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Jun 21, 2005)
String of Iraq-style attacks and rising U.S. toll point to militia's comeback
- Chronicle Of A Truly Historic Visit (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 20, 2005)
What Nehru and the Soviet leaders said to each other retains some resonance even though the Soviet Union is no more and the international ambience has changed hugely.
- Drdo Looking For Global Technical Partner To Develop Kaveri Engine (Hindu, Ravi Sharma , Jun 20, 2005)
Decision seen as admission that Gas Turbine Research Establishment cannot develop the engine on its own
- Empowering Women, The Teresian Way (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 20, 2005)
RANKED AMONG the premier educational institutions in Karnataka, the Teresian College affiliated to the University of Mysore has carved out a niche for itself for empowering women through quality education.
- Furrowing The Black Gold Amidst Sand And Clay (Deccan Herald, Justin Blum, Jun 20, 2005)
Major companies faced with tougher prospects for developing big new oil fields around the world are sinking billions of dollars into projects to wring oil out of deposits of petroleum buried amid sand and clay.
- Counterview: Level Playing Field Doesn't Exist (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jun 20, 2005)
Should we celebrate because 70,000 dollar- millionaires were discovered in India at last count? Or because the number of millionaires worldwide bloated by 600,000 in 2004?
- View: Rich Shouldn't Feel Bad About Making Money (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2005)
According to Merrill Lynch, India had 70,000 millionaires in dollar terms in 2004, up from 61,000 in 2003. India, therefore, accounts for more than 10% of the 600,000 new millionaires who came up in 2004.
- Absence Of Land Reform (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 20, 2005)
There is a hierarchical system of mutual favours between political leaders and local influentials in Pakistan
- Outsourcing Moves To Knowledge Arena (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
BPO business may soon be passe as the country is ready to become the leading destination for knowledge process outsourcing in areas of healthcare, pharma, biotech, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- Candour On Immigration (Dawn, Robert J. Samuelson, Jun 20, 2005)
Immigration is crawling its way back onto the national agenda — and not just as a footnote to keeping terrorists out.
- Whom Will The G-8 Debt Relief Plan Benefit? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 20, 2005)
THE finance ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries have done the politically correct thing by cancelling the $40-55 billion of debt owed by the world's poorest nations to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the African Development
- The Retail Road To Nirvana (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Jun 20, 2005)
The Government's stand on allowing FDI in retail trade is still not very clear. It cannot reveal all its cards, as much would depend on what others offer.
- Will The No Vote Mean The Breaking Up Of Europe? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jun 20, 2005)
I was at dinner in Jean Luc Jeanroy's farmhouse in Seguret, one of the most beautiful villages of France at the foot of Dentelles de Montmirail in the Rhone Valley on May 29.
- The Economy: Making Ideas Work (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 20, 2005)
A sphere where the Board of Trade may run up against problems is its call to the authorities to address the infrastructure bottlenecks in the economy.
- Ssis Deserve A Better Deal (Hindu, A. Selvaraj , Jun 20, 2005)
The sector needs adequate political and appropriate bureaucratic support for competitive efficiency
- Bjp Turns To Vastu Shastra (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jun 20, 2005)
THE crisis within the BJP was resolved, not by the modified draft or the forceful intervention of Vajpayee, but by Vastu Shastra.
- Shirdi’S Salute To Bollywood (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jun 20, 2005)
AS he emerges from the little mosque, 85-year-old Ghulam Habib Abdul Rehman Pathan seems an unlikely candidate to sing paeans to Bollywood.
- Child Protection Laws (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2005)
Of Late, there has been much talk about eliminating child labour, spurred by the World Day Against Child Labour which was held on June 12.
- Displaced, Deceived And Driven To Despair (Pioneer, Ramesh C Nayak, Jun 19, 2005)
Orissa is rich in minerals, water and forest resources. In an estimate by the Directorate of Geology, the state's share in the national major mineral reserves was: Chromites (98.39 per cent), nickel (91.84 per cent), bauxite (59.53 per cent), ...
- Urban Decay: An Outcome Of Flawed Policies (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jun 19, 2005)
The ‘Dickensian’ blight and haze that hang over our cities today and the slums and squatters,
- Prince George's Crime (Washington Post, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jun 18, 2005)
TO DEAL WITH Prince George's County's growing problem of violent crime, exemplified by 74 murders so far this year, County Executive Jack B. Johnson
- Dsp To `Harmonise' Production With Iisco (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
To develop earthquake-resistant steel
- Pm Acts To Lift Export Hurdles (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Board of Trade sets up six working groups
- Perverse Allusions To Glory (Japan Times, HUGH CORTAZZI, Jun 18, 2005)
LONDON -- I regard myself as a friend of Japan, not least because I have many Japanese friends and appreciate Japanese arts and culture, but this does not mean that I can look at Japanese history through rose-tinted spectacles.
- Surviving The Monsoon (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 17, 2005)
Lack of access to health care during the monsoon is a serious problem.
- Brands Are Created In The Mind (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 17, 2005)
IIM ALUMNI are working to create a global brand in the US, much like what the IIT-ians did a few weeks ago in Washington DC
- Governors’ Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have rightly advised Governors to rise above partisan politics while discharging their constitutional duties.
- Belur And Halebid Structures In Race For World Heritage Site Tag (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 16, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India has listed the monuments for nomination
- Spiritual Knowledge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
CHENNAI: Education is given the pride of place in civilised societies because knowledge empowers by removing the learner's ignorance.
- `Funds Crunch Hampering 10th Plan Projects' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Plan outlays lower by two per cent of GDP of both the Centre and the States
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States' dependence on borrowings up to 73 per cent
`Situation in power sector co
- The Railway Children (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jun 16, 2005)
On the Black Diamond Express to Asansol, three glimpses of the same child. He is about four years old — dirty,
- Towards A Polio Free Society (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
When we speak of polio eradication, it's hard to exclude this name. For this organisation has made fight against the disease as its top priority since the early 1980's
- War By Other Means (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 15, 2005)
India should be worried about China’s aggressive export drive, which would prove a long-term threat
- Building On Bands To Discover Price (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 15, 2005)
BUILDING on bands to discover price with runners in company,
Yes Bank is offering 7 crore equity shares through 100 per cent book building process.
- Kalam Tells Governors To Keep Off Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
The president asked the governors to come out of political confines and guide their states in times of crises.
- Remove The Blinkers (Telegraph, Jay Bhattacharjee, Jun 15, 2005)
The French referendum was more a vote on France’s present dispensation than one on the EU, argues Jay Bhattacharjee
- There Is Always A New Peak To Be Scaled' — Mr V. S. Jain, Chairman, Sail (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 15, 2005)
SOMETIME back, the Steel Authority of India Limited had an outstanding debt of more than Rs 14,000 crore.
- Spanish Charter Opens New Market For Tourism In Goa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
Spain’s Club de Vacaciones’ first charter to Goa, scheduled to touch down on August 3, has the tourism industry here excited about the prospects of new markets for charter tourism to India.
- Engaging With Big Science Abroad (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2005)
The recent signing of the letter of intent by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN),
- The Heights Of Contention (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Jun 15, 2005)
The resumed India-Pakistan Siachen talks appear to have stalled on India’s insistence that its Actual Ground Position Line along the Saltoro Ridge that forms the western wall of the Galcier
- Commentary On Narayaneeyam (Hindu, C. L. Ramakrishnan , Jun 14, 2005)
SRIMANNARAYANEEYAM:
English version of "Bhaktaranjini", Malayalam commentary by K.G. Vancheswara Sastry and R. Viswanatha Sastry in three volumes: T. P. Sivasubramani, G. Sankaran, K.V . Gopalakrishna and Parvati Sankaran
- Openness For Efficiency (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 14, 2005)
Competition, whether between domestic firms or with foreign enterprises, helps promote technical efficiency,
- Ficci Slams U.S. Offer On Services (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
Narrow definition of `speciality occupation'
NEW DELHI: Criticising the revised offers on services by the U.S. in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
- Steel Major Plans Huge Outlay In Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
To partner with Iranian company in exploration and mining activities; billets to feed NatSteel project
- Strategic Triangle (Hindu, E.R.Gopinath, Jun 14, 2005)
Examines the triangular relationship of China, India and Pakistan through the prism of nuclear deterrence
- Standing Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 14, 2005)
Does merit always ensure opportunities in higher education for students in West Bengal?
- U.S. Slaps Sanctions On Israel (Hindu, Conal Urquhart , Jun 14, 2005)
Sale of unmanned aerial vehicles to China irks America
- U.S. Telecom, It Companies Eager To Set Up Operations In India: Maran (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jun 14, 2005)
Investment plans in the range of $1.2 billion; Chennai, Bangalore, Noida are preferred destinations
- ‘India Lags Behind In Art Preservation’ (Deccan Herald, S Radha Prathi, Jun 14, 2005)
Mr S Subbaraman, director of Intach, Chitrakala Parishat Art Conservation Centre (Ickpac), Bangalore, has spent almost half a century striving to conserve the vestiges of art and architecture of ancient India for posterity.
- Needed, A National Management Service (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 13, 2005)
If the Government is serious about the Millennium Development Goals, it should shift from emphasis on administering rules to managing objectives.
- Move To Curb Exploitation Of Indians Overseas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Smart cards, with insurance cover, protect their interests: Tytler
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