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Articles 9021 through 9120 of 12047:
- A Novel With A Bang (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Apr 16, 2005)
The first and the loudest bang is on the book jacket. “At last — a brilliantly original novel from India,” says the Nobel Laureate Sir Vidya Naipaul. The second, as ear-splitting as the first,
- A Big Challenge For Prakash Karat (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Apr 15, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has gone in for a generational change in its party leadership at its 18th party congress in New Delhi recently. For the next three years,
- Counting Precious Drops (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Apr 15, 2005)
WATER JOURNEYS Bruno Rouot, Attaché Science and Technology, French Embassy, says some Indian cities are just five or 10 years away from a severe water crisis
- Fuel Enough For Dragon And Elephant (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 14, 2005)
India and China can be partners, not rivals, in the quest for energy security.
- Roofless In Sri Lanka (Telegraph, H. Bula Devi, Apr 14, 2005)
Whether it be a Sunday afternoon or a working day, under the scorching sun or heavy rain,. . .
- Burning Bright (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2005)
THE TIGER IS out of the woods and on the prowl once again. Over the last two years, Eldrick Woods (nicknamed Tiger after his father's friend) seemed to be going through. . ,
- King Tony’S Reign (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Apr 14, 2005)
Elizabeth and Philip, Charles and Diana, Posh Spice and David Beckham, Hugh Grant and Jemima Goldsmith, . . .
- Women Workers And Night Duty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 13, 2005)
THE UNION CABINET'S decision to amend the Factories Act to enable women to work night shifts has met with a mixed reaction. . . .
- Mobiles Do Not Cause Tumours, Scientists Find (Tribune, Steve Connor, Apr 13, 2005)
One of the most comprehensive studies into the dangers of mobile phones has found no link between how often they are used and the risk of developing brain tumours.
- Not Their Cup Of Tea (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 13, 2005)
ON THE HEELS of Tata Tea shedding ownership of its plantations, another integrated tea business, Hindustan Lever (HLL) . . .
- Progressive Delusion (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2005)
Delegates to the CPI(M)'s 18th party Congress left for home on Monday more confused and downcast than before.
- Youth Is Hot And Bold, Age Is Weak And Cold (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 13, 2005)
QUITE refreshingly, at 89 a political party leader makes way for another who is 56 and, all of a sudden, there's a loss of comfort zone in the ranks of a different party. . . . .
- Wake-Up Call To Arabs (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Apr 13, 2005)
The Arab Human Development Report 2004 underscores the need for democratisation being felt across the Arab world
- Us Preoccupation With Job Losses (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Apr 13, 2005)
Illegal workers from Mexico take away jobs from low skilled American workers, as they come at lower wages
- Still Not Easy Enough (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Apr 13, 2005)
A new report from the World Bank, Doing Business in 2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth, ....
- Rural Health Mission Flagged Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2005)
Every village will get an Accredited Social Health Activist, ASHA as the acronym goes. Preferably a daughter-in-law of the village, would selected as ASHA.
- It Is Not Right To Copy (Business Line, Rama Sarma, Apr 13, 2005)
The copyright law in essence is designed to prevent copying of existing physical material in literature and art.
- Angola's Killer Epidemic (Hindu, Sharon LaFraniere , Apr 13, 2005)
Scientists say the Marburg epidemic in Uige began with just one infected person.
- Angola's Killer Epidemic (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 13, 2005)
The people of Kashmir who lined up along the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road have offered their self-appointed custodians an exit route. It is up to Manmohan Singh and Pervez Musharraf to seize the moment.
- A Tango Of Elephant And Dragon (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 13, 2005)
A statement issued after the Chinese and Indian Prime Ministers met in New Delhi said the two countries plan to establish a strategic partnership for peace and prosperity.
- Go For A Slight Change Of Route (Telegraph, Tansen Sen , Apr 13, 2005)
Given Calcutta’s unique status with regard to the Chinese, it should not be left out of the itinerary of the next dignitary from China, writes Tansen Sen The author is associate professor, Asian history and religions, the City University of New York.
- China Discovers Multipolarity (Tribune, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 13, 2005)
There can be no two opinions that Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s visit to India . . .
- Depression Deepens For Tsunami Victims (Tribune, H. Bula Devi, Apr 13, 2005)
Hundred days is perhaps enough time for one to overcome a tragedy and restart one’s life.
- Germany: Growing Abroad, Shrinking At Home (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 13, 2005)
FORTY-four German CEOs, led by the Economics and Labour Minister, Mr Wolfgang Clement, participated in the 15th session of the Indo-German Joint Commission on Industrial and Economic Co-operation that was held in New Delhi, on April 4 and 5.
- Think Afresh On Mps' Salaries (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Apr 12, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has taken the initiative to enhance the prestige and credibility of Parliament by suggesting the appointment
- The Loom Of Livelihood Will Rattle No More (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2005)
Large scale unemployment and child labour are forcing the weavers in Belgaum into migrating to greener pastures, says S SENTHALIR.
- In A Wendy’S Bag (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2005)
There must be quite a few terrified “terrorists” in the United States of America today. . . .
- Better Investmentmilieu Can Bolster Gdp: World Bank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2005)
Critical of India’s “poor” ranking in terms of investment climate, World Bank on Monday said the economy can grow by 2 per cent more if it improves infrastructure, business regulations, labour and land laws.
- Better Investmentmilieu Can Bolster Gdp: World Bank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2005)
India and China on Monday agreed to raise bilateral trade to US $20 billion by 2008 from the existing level of nearly $13 billion even as the Chinese Premier indicated his country’s plan to boost bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2010.
- Higher Education In India (Hindu, Philip G. Altbach , Apr 12, 2005)
To compete successfully in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century, India needs enough universities that can support sophisticated research.
- Of Broken Promises And False Starts (Telegraph, SANJIB BARUAH , Apr 12, 2005)
Developing the North-east must be an integral part of India’s plans to court the advanced economies of south-east Asia, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Police Research, New Delhi
- Moga Man ‘Father Of Fibre-Optics’ (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Apr 12, 2005)
DR Narinder Singh Kapany is among the 10 most renowned Sikhs in the world.
- New Patent Regime — Discovering New Challenges (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 12, 2005)
The new patent regime may augur well for the pharmaceutical sector but there are formidable challenges too. The immediate task before the industry and the policy-makers is to formulate appropriate strategies to overcome the shortcomings and derive the. .
- Outsourcing Is Essential For Survival Of Companies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
The 58-year-old Crawford W Beveridge, who is Executive President (People & Places) and Chief Human Resource Officer at Sun Microsystems,
- Options In Ensuring Energy Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
The price shocks that accompany large disruptions in oil supply have a ripple effect throughout the economy, observesVinish Kathuria.
- Science And Technology Panel Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
BANGALORE, APRIL 10. The Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, today mooted setting up of a joint steering committee to help promote institution-level collaboration between India and China in science and technology.
- Spotlight On Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2005)
THIS year’s Foreign Trade Policy hands out incentives to employment-generating sectors like small and medium enterprises, agriculture, dairy, poultry, marine and the retail sector. This is welcome, but the challenge here is formidable. . . . .
- There's More To Fdi Than Financing (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Apr 11, 2005)
India does not need FDI merely to be able to balance the books on capital account. Through FDI, India gains the knowledge and learning acquired elsewhere in the world.
- Redundant Ritual (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 11, 2005)
I WAS frankly alarmed to come across a report that the Central Government has decided to set up yet another Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), . . .
- Redundant Ritual (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Apr 11, 2005)
With central bankers no longer as powerful as they once were, the dollar will remain weak. They won the war against price stability and now they are fighting to defend, if not fuel, asset price inflation, because they fear the consequences of ending it,.
- Losing Battle Against Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 11, 2005)
A raid conducted by the CBI in the third week of March on the premises of a former Chief Secretary of UP unearthed unaccounted wealth amounting to Rs 120 crore. . . .
- Fixing The Fiscal Deficit (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 11, 2005)
The whole issue of over-emphasis on fiscal compression as a matter of public policy needs to be revisited, especially in the current context of India facing a high infrastructure deficit. . . . .
- Delivered To Death (Tribune, Vichitra Sharma, Apr 11, 2005)
Today, as every day, one woman will die every five minutes in India from maternity-related causes. . . . .
- Karnataka's Trimester System: A Replicable Model (Hindu, B. K. Chandrashekar, Apr 11, 2005)
I and my colleagues are convinced that the more pernicious burden is that of non-comprehension ... a significant fraction of children who drop out may be ... potentially superior to those who just memorise and do well in examinations, without . . ..
- Continuity And Change (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Apr 11, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- As Us Cap On Work Visas Rises, So Does Confusion (Tribune, S. MITRA KALITA, Apr 11, 2005)
The two engineers have been ready for months. One waits in Colombia, the other in Argentina.
- Voter Disconnect With `Westminster Village' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2005)
As the British general election draws near, two things are becoming clear: voter turnout will be depressingly low, and Labour's lead is narrowing.
- This Girl Is Very Dangerous' (Hindu, Dashriben Chaudhry , Apr 10, 2005)
Dashriben Chaudhry is 87 and full of memories of a bygone era. She lives in Velchi, a small village near Surat. She speaks about her long association with the Mahatma and his wife Kasturba, and also about a life lived the Gandhian way.
- The Monotony Of Re-Enactments (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2005)
Even a cursory look at the re-enactment of the Dandi March by the Congress in Gujarat would point to the contradictions between the original spirit of the event and its epigonic simulation, says Jyotirmaya Sharma.
- Love, Lust And The Writer’S Bug (Telegraph, Kushwant Singh, Apr 09, 2005)
The first and loudest bang is on the book jacket. “At last — a brilliantly original novel from India,” says the Nobel Laureate, Sir Vidya Naipaul
- Karnataka’S Hotbed Of Jain Religion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 09, 2005)
Kamala Vasudevan uncovers Chaturmukha Basadi in Karkala, which played a big role in spreading Jainism in the state.
- 50 Maoists Killed In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 09, 2005)
Nearly 4,000 guerrillas tried to storm a base, but security forces were tipped off. . . ..
- Air Power: Differences That Matter (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 09, 2005)
The US decision to sell F-16s to Pakistan brings back the debate on the Pakistani fighter gap vis-a-vis the IAF.
- Challenge To Science: Attracting Youth (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Apr 09, 2005)
We must take the message and mission of successful scientists to youth. Once the potential of young scientists is understood, organisational heads must invest in them boldly irrespective of their positions and their age.
- Is Fbt A Fundamentally Blemished Tax? (Business Line, C. Sankaranarayanan , Apr 09, 2005)
C. Sankaranarayanan on the legitimacy of taxing fringe benefits
- Oil: Super Spike Or Crying Wolf? (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 09, 2005)
A recent Goldman Sachs report on oil demand explains the essence of a super spike, saying that demand has to fall "because spare. . . .
- Hate's Labour Lost (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2005)
If embarrassment could kill a party, the Congress would have been long dead. . . .
- Army To Help Draw Up Anti-Naxal Strategy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2005)
A training school has been specially set up with army help in Chhattisgarh to tackle the Naxalite problem plaguing the state. . .
- Eu In A Quandary Over Chinese Textiles (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Apr 08, 2005)
LONDON, APRIL 7. European officials are in a quandary over China's `fast escalating' textile and garment trade with the European Union countries.
- Adb Sees Roller-Coaster Gdp Growth For India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2005)
In 2006, it said GDP growth is expected to decline to 6.1 per cent due to further deceleration in the growth of industry and services to 5.2 and 7.3 per cent respectively.
- Peace Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2005)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus got rolling despite an eleventh-hour roadblock of violence. ..
- Basel Norms & Bank Restructuring (Hindu, Sunanda Sen , Apr 08, 2005)
Implementing Basel II norms on capital adequacy will further accentuate the trend of moving credit away from the deserving industrial units in the small sector.
- Blair’S Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2005)
Key issues for the UK general election are likely to be foreign policy and economy
- Business Beckons Sino-Indian Relations (Business Line, S. Majumder , Apr 07, 2005)
UNTIL RECENTLY, China was a worthy rival to India not only in the political domain but also in the business arena as Beijing aggressively pushed global trade.
- Fault Line In Clause 49 (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Apr 07, 2005)
N. R. Moorthy opines that the intention of the legislature is not to get SEBI police company management
- The Illusion Of The American State (Asia Times, Usha Zacharias , Apr 07, 2005)
It's hard to be pessimistic about victories. Yet one may be compelled to echo Italian political theorist and activist Antonio Gramsci at this point: "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
- Poll Vault (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2005)
The prime minister of Britain, Mr Tony Blair, has gone to the country but he has done so under a shadow.
- Unfair To Daughters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2005)
The Amritsar district has earned the dubious distinction of standing ninth among the 20 districts with the lowest child (0-6 years) sex ratio in India.
- Extreme Poverty Can Be Conquered (Hindu, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 06, 2005)
The fight against extreme poverty can be won, but only if George W. Bush recognises that military might alone will not secure the world.
- Gandhi's Dialogue With The Nation (Hindu, Madhu Dandavate, Apr 06, 2005)
For Mahatma Gandhi, the Dandi March was not just a non-violent weapon of struggle. It was also a means of dialogue and communication with the people along the route.
- Health Care Outsourcing (Hindu, Dr. SIVAPRASAD MADDURI , Apr 06, 2005)
RAVI (NOT his real name) is a 32-year-old computer engineer from India, working in Chicago for three years.
- An Island And A Crop In Transition (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Apr 06, 2005)
With the European Union having to toe the WTO line and cut subsidies, Mauritius' earnings from sugar exports are set to drop by over a third, an outcome that could jolt its economy.
- The Power Of Context In Tapping Global Talent (Business Line, Prashant Sarin , Apr 06, 2005)
Why multinationals need to apply global talent to local problems.
- Harvesting Water For Growth (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Apr 05, 2005)
The use of simple engineering skills to create water harvesting structures has not only changed the land scape in the Shivalik foothills, but also changed the social mileau in hundreds of villages falling in the districts of Panchkula, Ambala ...
- Geriatrics Only (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2005)
The re-election of Mr AB Bardhan as General Secretary of the CPI would not, in the ordinary course, have attracted much public notice
- Creating Healthy Hospitals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
INDIA ASPIRED, ON the eve of Independence, for a rights-based health system accessible to all regardless of economic status
- Where Manchow Soup Meets Muli Paratha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2005)
SAMEER NAZERETH writes about the interesting phenomenon of globalisation of taste, where chicken tikka masala has become the “national dish of Britain” and chinese food has acquired a punjabi flavour in India.
- Sharp Fall In German Investment Worrying — Chidambaram (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
Sharp fall in German investment worrying — Chidambaram
- Reforms And Importance Of Trade Liberalisation (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Apr 05, 2005)
Higher growth and welfare on a sustained basis demands a lot more than just correcting a bad trade regime...
- Witness To Hope (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 04, 2005)
IT was well past midnight when the train steamed into the central station in Rome. On the way to an old age home where my host offered to put us up free for a few days, he took a detour to show us the Vatican. Darkness enveloped the building complex.
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