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Articles 721 through 820 of 17201:
- 'Sick Of War, Young Americans Are Drawn To Gandhi (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 03, 2006)
Democrat Congressman from Georgia, USA, on the Civil Rights Movement and the need to use non-violence as a tool of foreign policy and fighting terror
- South Africa Backs India (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Oct 03, 2006)
South Africa declared today that once the US Congress cleared the Indo-US nuclear accord and it reached the nuclear suppliers’ group, it would fully support India’s case.
- 2 Americans Share Nobel In Medicine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work in controlling the flow of genetic information.
- Centre Mulls Shortcut To Get Multi-Role Aircraft (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Oct 03, 2006)
Considering the desperate need of the IAF to replace its ageing Russian inventory of fighter aircraft with 126 multi-role combat aircraft to meet its growing strategic needs, the government is actively considering overriding the “request for . . .
- Hello! Hello! (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Oct 03, 2006)
The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances”, says Robert Lynd. I have stories to agree with this dictum.
- Creative Accounting (Times of India, KAMALA BALACHANDRAN, Oct 03, 2006)
On being told of the starting salary of my niece, my octogenarian mother regressed to the tough old days and told me yet again what father's first and last salaries were.
- Diy Hinduism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 03, 2006)
Dalits in UP villages are reinventing Ambedkarism in the golden jubilee year of Bhim Rao Ambedkar's conversion from Hinduism to Buddhism.
- Rationalising Bank Charges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2006)
The report of an RBI-appointed working group on the reasonableness of bank charges is bound to elicit a great deal of interest all round.
- Another Tiger In The Cross-Hairs (Indian Express, Amar Farooqui, Oct 03, 2006)
Not much ingenuity is required to grasp the divisive political agenda that prompted D H Shankaramurthy, Karnataka Minister for Higher (!) Education, to declare recently that all references to Tipu Sultan should be deleted from school textbooks . . .
- Good, Not Great (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Drizzle of yesteryears and other stories; M K Ajay, Frog Books, 2006, pp 113, Rs 195.
- Not In The Holmes League (Hindu, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Oct 03, 2006)
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay's detective stories may seem tame, even naïve, to those familiar with other such stories.
- How To Avoid The Oil Slick Of Volatile Prices (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Oct 03, 2006)
One month is a long time in today’s oil industry. My last column, four weeks ago, was written against the background chatter of $100/barrel oil and deepening concern that the government’s refusal to allow their marketing companies to recover the . . .
- South Africa Backs Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 03, 2006)
It will help India seek access to advanced civilian nuclear technology from the NSG
- Challenge To World Peace (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Oct 03, 2006)
The South Block is drawing up a strategic road map to welcome the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, in November.
- Another `Symbolic Start' For Much-Awaited Metro Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Bescom begins shifting of cables on Mahatma Gandhi Road
- An `Alternative History' (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Oct 03, 2006)
A fervent plea to freedom-loving people to reject the logic of armed, competitive capitalism
- Shame! (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 03, 2006)
A doctor belonging to that premier medical institute, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), died of dengue last week.
- Gandhi Peace Prize For Tutu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2005 in recognition of his "invaluable contribution towards social and political transformation through dialogue and tolerance", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Monday . . .
- White House Upset With Indo-Us Nuke Deal Failure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The White House said on Monday, it was disappointed the US Senate failed to approve a landmark US-India nuclear deal before adjourning, but expressed optimism it would be approved during a "lame duck" session in November.
- Failure Of Both Engines Led To Mig Crash (Deccan Herald, Vijay Mohan, Sep 30, 2006)
Failure of both engines in the IAF MiG-29 fighter aircraft led to its crash near Ambala yesterday.
- Creative Cooperation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
Do inventors, discoverers and scientists like to work alone or in collaborative pairings and groups? Historically it would appear that the overwhelming majority of them, from Aristotle to Einstein, have preferred to exert their grey cells on their own.
- The Harsh Realities (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
We have to concede that our friendly, neighbourhood military dictator sure knows how to sell a book. In the days preceding the release of his autobiography last week he made headlines across the world as he dropped one bombshell after the next.
- Gdp Rate Is Inching Up To 9% Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
India's gdp growth rate is testing the 9% mark. The economy has grown by 8.9% for the April-July quarter of 2006-07 , the highest rate of first quarter growth since 2000-01 .
- Arms Imbalances In The Subcontinent (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2006)
The supply of non-nuclear technology to India under the Indo- US Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation gives India access to hundreds of nuclear labs and nuclear R&D institutions in the United States. The significance should be obvious.
- We Haven’T Even Heard Afzal’S Story (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
Mohammad Afzal has been sentenced to death by hanging for the offence of conspiring to attack the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001.
- Leaving Their Marx (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
There are three good reasons to welcome the CPM speaking up for good relations with Beijing and ending security-related restrictions against Chinese companies.
- Prof Thinks It’S Bad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 30, 2006)
It is just as well that great artists seldom live to witness some of the banal critical debates inspired by their works from time to time. After the invention of Eng Lit, writers have had it particularly bad.
- Soz Calls On Rajapaksa (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 30, 2006)
Union Minister for Water Resources Saifuddin Soz called on Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the temporary Presidential Palace and exchanged views on the current situation in the island nation and issues of interest between India and Sri Lanka.
- India-Eu Pact Likely In Helsinki (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Sep 30, 2006)
Free trade would be an important element
- "The Goalposts Haven't Been Shifted And They Will Not Be Shifted" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 30, 2006)
With the congressional elections scheduled to take place in November 2006, time appears to be running out for the passage of the legislation that will give effect to the nuclear co-operation deal between India and the United States.
- No Secret Agenda To Cap India's Strategic Programme: Mulford (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 30, 2006)
``U.S. administration committed to getting nuclear deal done''
- Mumbai-Malegaon Blasts (Deccan Herald, P.C. Dogra, Sep 30, 2006)
O July 11, seven blasts in seven suburban trains of Western Railway, Mumbai, killed over 229 persons and wounded over 700. Then came Malegaon blasts in a mosque, killing 37 Muslims and injuring many more, who were in the congregation of the devouts . . .
- Iran Rejects Terms For Nuclear Talks (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 30, 2006)
Tehran not to suspend uranium enrichment
- Gandhi’S Way Won’T Do (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
Rajkumar Hirani in his film “Lage Raho Munnabhai”, a sequel to “Munnabhai MBBS”, took up Gandhi and Gandhism and gave it an attractive makeover, making it . . .
- Netas Score Low In Test Of Tech Savvy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
This is the era of e-governance. It has taken deep roots even in rural Karnataka, thanks to the “Bhoomi” project providing computerised copies of land records. The State government has now launched ‘Nemmadi’, an ...
- New Narmada For News Television? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 30, 2006)
Will SEZs become the new Narmada of news television? The ingredients are there. Panning shots of big, shiny, glass and concrete structures, then jump cuts to farmers talking of “losing” land their great grandfathers had tilled.
- To Trick Or Teach? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
The pervasive lack of quality at the base of India’s educational pyramid has had tragic consequences.
- Will We Survive? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2006)
Water is life. Only scientific harnessing, conservation and use of water will save life on earth.
- ‘B’Lore Unwired Is Right On Track’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The State government’s ambitious project– Bangalore Unwired, aimed at creating city-wide wireless infrastructure to usherin seamless integrated wireless digital environment, is right on track, according to State Principal Secretary (IT&BT) Anup K Pujari.
- Tourism Enriches (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Pro-active promotion of tourism is needed.
- My Friend Dilip, The Cable Operator (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 29, 2006)
One day, back in the Bad Old 1980s, Dilip, a young man from our neighbourhood in Bombay, knocked on the door of my apartment with an intriguing proposition: did I want to watch movies round the clock for less than fifty rupees a month?
- Frank And Forthright (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
The Wapda inquiry committee on the countywide power breakdown on Sunday last has completed its job in time.
- The Totally Tedious Nature Of Iniquity (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 29, 2006)
A lot of people don’t choose the way of evil not because they intrinsically prefer good but because they fear the consequences — both earthly and perhaps divine — of doing bad things.
- Making Globalisation Work (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Sep 29, 2006)
I have written repeatedly about the problems of globalisation: an unfair global trade regime that impedes development; an unstable global financial system that results in recurrent crises, with poor countries repeatedly finding themselves burdened . . .
- Energy Security: An Urgent Priority (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 29, 2006)
Energy means the ability to do work. The word, though, is getting energetically overworked, if news headlines are any indication. For instance, "Russian deal will bring Iran nuclear energy," says www.iranmania.com. "EU Wants Energy Companies to . . .
- Auto Boom And The Talent Crisis (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2006)
Given the global nature of the automotive industry, the time is ripe for players in India to look outside for hiring talent — to "top up", so to speak.
- Unclog The Money Channels (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2006)
A main deterrent to free transfer of overseas funds is not so much the cost as the cumbersome procedures.
- Third Generation Solutions (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 29, 2006)
Apart from providing much-needed spectrum for the industry, the best thing about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) recommendations on 3G spectrum is that it makes a clean break . . .
- Oop: Ramadoss Seeks 2-Week Reprieve (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The office of profit issue continues to linger on in the Election Commission with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking a two-week adjournment of the hearing on his disqualification petition. Meanwhile, the Centre is yet to furnish details . . .
- Tremendous Boost To Agriculture Sector (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 29, 2006)
The Economic Coordination Committee has decided to reduce price of DAP fertilizer by Rs 250 per bag and to increase support price of wheat by Rs 10 per 40 kg. Prime Minister . . .
- Ramazan 1427 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
The month of Ramazan was known to the Arabs even before the advent of Islam, but in the second year of Hijrah (623 AD), a Quranic revelation transformed the nature of this month.
- The Price Of Spectrum (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 29, 2006)
Giving up a free lunch is painful
- To Allocate Spectrum, Study Real Estate (The Financial Express, V SRIDHAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Trai has made a fine beginning towards resolving complex spectrum management issues
- Pervez's Memoir Diplomacy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 29, 2006)
The real motive behind General Musharraf's long stay in the US remains a mystery
- Chronicles Of A Patriot (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The world of covert intelligence is John le Carré’s natural terrain. He returns to it in his latest novel through a different route and in a different manner.
- The Passion To Excel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 29, 2006)
The passion to excel and reach the top is the key to excellence. The employees at various level of organizational hierarchy must have the fire in their belly to excel in every sphere of operation.
- China's Fusion Reactor Test A Success (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Chinese scientists on Thursday successfully conducted their first test of an experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor, which replicates the energy generating process of the sun.
- Thorium For Energy Independence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 29, 2006)
Presently, India has sixteen reactor units with a total capacity of 3900 MWe in operation.
- Chindia Bhai-Bhai (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
The elephant and dragon should learn to dance together. With their high growth and demographic dividend, they are poised to dictate terms to the world.
- Pm Opposes Tax Sops, Incentives To Industry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cautioned States against offering unsustainable tax sops and incentives for industrial projects, saying that "jury is still out on whether these policies really promote industrial growth".
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
- U.S. Homework Outsourced As "E-Tutoring" Grows (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one online for $2.50 an hour -- in India.
- Removing The Distortions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
The basic reason why the policy on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has turned into a major issue of public debate is that, with the SEZ Act of 2005, the zones have become more attractive as an instrument of privileged access to the huge domestic . . .
- "Globalisation Will Only Work If The Winners Share With The Losers" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Economist and Nobel laureateJoseph Stiglitz,author, most recently, ofMaking Globalisation Work, spoke to Nobel Laureates Plus editor Nathan Gardels on September 22.
- Methane Levels To Rise Again (Hindu, Ian Sample , Sep 29, 2006)
"The bad news is that the slowdown in global methane emissions in the past few decades was only temporary."
- Language: For Torture Or Communication? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Sep 29, 2006)
Given India's demographic mix, the link language should primarily be a tool for communication.
- Al-Qaida Wants Scientists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The new leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq said in an audio message posted on a website today that more than 4,000 foreign insurgents have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.
- Chaturvedi Calls For Probity And Ethics In Public Life (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 29, 2006)
`Bureaucracy has to be immunised from politicisation' .
- Man Haunt (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
The presence of a spectral figure lurking behind one's back is a feeling often reported by people who manage to psych themselves up when walking down a lonely street or past a graveyard at night. But now neuroscientists at the Swiss Federal
- Behind The Swedish Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
The victory of Sweden's Centre-Right coalition against the country's oldest party, the Social Democratic Party, in the recent general election is in line with a trend witnessed in recent years across major European countries — the trend of the . . .
- A Foreign Hand (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Making a commitment under GATS on education could prevent the government from adopting a nuanced policy that can ensure good quality higher education.
- Private Freebooters (Frontline, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Sep 28, 2006)
Private freebooters are holding the talented youth of India to ransom, while the state wastes its funds on luxuries.
- Chinese Fdi Hitting `National Security' Barrier (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 28, 2006)
New economic policy meets old paranoia; Beijing feels its firms being singled out
- Cellphone Concerns (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 28, 2006)
While use of cellphones to facilitate crime is serious, of greater concern is the fact that these phones have become a profitable target for street gangs.
- Coming Clean (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2006)
Our hygiene standards do not extend beyond home.
- A Litmus Test Of Impartiality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 28, 2006)
Fairness of the investigations into the Malegaon blasts will decide whether the Indian state can re-establish its secular credentials and win Muslim hearts.
- Microsoft India To Train Tirupur Exporters (Hindu, Sandhya Soman, Sep 28, 2006)
Come October and software major Microsoft India will train a group of Tirupur exporters in reaching out to customers through e-mail and well-crafted export documentation.
- Review Quota Regime After 5 Years: Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Members of the Oversight Committee have proposed a review of the OBC reservation regime after five years and again at the end of a decade of implementation, chairman Veerappa Moily said on Wednesday.
- Let Involved In Iisc Attack, Says Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
`Prima faciecase to show that accused were Lashkar members'
- Gender: It’S A Gray Matter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2006)
OFFTRACK- Women speak faster on average: 250 words per minute vs 125 for a typical male. A woman uses 20,000 words per day, while a man uses only 7,000.
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