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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 17201:
- Losing Lives To Find Coal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 09, 2006)
Over the last 48 hours, all 50 miners trapped in a BCCL coalmine in Jharia, Dhanbad have been found dead. There are many reasons that add up to make our mines death traps, but what stands out is that public sector monopoly in our coalmines slows down . .
- Earth-Like Planets May Be Common (Indian Express, Reuters, Sep 09, 2006)
Earth-like planets covered with oceans that could harbour life may be found in as many as a third of solar systems discovered outside of our own, US researchers said on Thursday.
- Posters Make A Mockery Of Poll (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The country’s largest university went to the polls today in the middle of a nation-wide debate on the need for student elections.
- Curious Current (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2006)
The old quip about Calcutta catching a cold when Paris sneezes may be something of an exaggeration, but scientists are demonstrating that movements in the waters of the Pacific Ocean can have an effect on the monsoon in India.
- Innovations Galore (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Sep 09, 2006)
Scientists have recently come up with a device which appears to beat magic at its own game.
- The Path To Sanity (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 09, 2006)
The fictional Hossain Miya’s promise of an island without either masjid or mandir in Manik Bandopadhyay’s Padma Nadir Majhi — which the theatre group, Pratikriti, staged with great verve last Sunday — should have a special resonance for his . . . .
- Fit For A Nobel Peace Prize (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 09, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Bangladesh face similar problems: the upsurge of religious fanaticism (kattarpan) which often turns to violence against people of other faiths.
- How Pm Will Walk Nam Tightrope (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The Havana summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on September 15-16 is expected to be a tightrope walk for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Loaded as the guest list for the summit is with leaders of well-known anti-US persuasion, India will hope . . .
- Curriculum With Emphasis On S&t (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 09, 2006)
Federal Minister for Education Javed Ashraf Qazi has said that the revised educational curriculum with emphasis on science and technology related contents would be notified within weeks.
- Muslims Must Rebut Charges (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 09, 2006)
Hossain Miya, a prosperous Muslim villager in Manik Bandopadhyay's novel, Padma Nadir Majhi, which the Kolkata theatre group, Pratikriti, staged last week, promises beleaguered Hindu fishermen refuge on his island where there is neither masjid nor mandir.
- Rbi Says No To White-Label Atms (Business Standard, Anindita Dey, Sep 09, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems reluctant to give its go-ahead for setting up white-label (or no name) ATMs by corporates, banking sources said.
- Hewlett-Packard Spied On Journalists To Unravel Leak Mystery (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The investigation into the stealing of private phone records by agents of Hewlett-Packard has revealed that the monitoring effort began earlier than previously indicated and included journalists as targets.
- From `Absolute Advantage' To `Yunus, Muhammad' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 09, 2006)
The pillars of globalisation include `the free cross-border movements of goods and services, foreign direct investment, financial capital, labour and technology.' At a broader level, globalisation `also embraces international flows of ideas, . . .
- Advani Raps Cong Chief, Pm (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 09, 2006)
In a scathing attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for skipping the Congress function for singing of Vande Matram, Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha LK on Friday said that "Those who cannot with conviction . . .
- Anti-Submarine Warfare System Handed Over To Navy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory Induction of the ASW equipment would help integrate indigenous weapons and decoy systems while supporting the existing inventory .
- A Vegetative Patient Baffles Docs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
A 23-year-old woman, who had been in a vegetative state ever since she suffered devastating brain damage in a traffic accident, has stunned doctors by performing mental tasks for them.
- Scientists Return To Their Roots (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
In the Sixties and Seventies, they left India on scholarships to go to the US. Today they head leading-edge science at the world's top institutes - and have no plans of returning home.
- Jammu’S Aiims Project Falls (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Sep 09, 2006)
The prestigious project of setting up a new hospital at Narwal, named as Jammu’s All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), has been rejected by the Union Health Ministry. The upgradation of Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu will now take . . .
- Care For Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 09, 2006)
The least that the country can do as a gratitude to soldiers is to look after them in their hour of need. It is all the more necessary to take care of the families of those who happen to die in the discharge of their onerous duties.
- Catering To Nicotine Lovers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
Smoker’s International Airways. As the name suggests, the airline, known as Smintair for short, will probably not be for the faint of lung.
- Vande Mataram Anniversary Observed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Students and staff of the Centre for Pollution Control and Energy Technology at Pondicherry University sung the Vande Mataram on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the National Song.
- Pm To Project New Contemporary Vision At Nam Summit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
With questions on NAM's relevance being tossed around, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will project a new contemporary vision to deal with major challenges like terrorism, nuclear disarmament and UN reforms at the Summit of the 116-nation grouping in . . .
- ‘Pak Stand To Decide Course Of Talks’ (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 09, 2006)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today confirmed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would be meeting on the sidelines of the NAM summit in Cuba which will take place on September 15-16.
- Seeking Joint Responses To Global Challenges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2006)
Asia and Europe look to the future on ASEM's tenth anniversary.
- Emirates Set To Launch Eight Flights A Week From Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The UAE airline's service will start on October 29
Airline to have discounted fares as introductory offer
Company's Mumbai call centre to be expanded.
- Hc Strikes Down Act On Temples (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2006)
A division bench comprising Justice R Gururajan and Justice C R Kumaraswamy struck down the Act stating that the legislation violated Articles 14, 25 and 26 of the Constitution which provided for right to equality, freedom of conscience and freedom . . .
- M’Rashtra Blasts Kill 38 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
At least 38 people were killed and over 100 grievously hurt when three powerful explosions rocked the communally sensitive textile town of Malegaon in Nasik district of North Maharashtra, 180 km from here, in a terrorist strike on Friday.
- Nortel To Source More From India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Nortel has said that it will significantly enhance its procurement from India and China to serve the booming telecom market in Asia.
- Telgi Keeps Mum On Black Money (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Excerpts from the second VCD on the narco analysis test conducted on kingpin of the fake stamp paper racket Abdul Kareem Telgi alias Lala by Dr Malini, assistant director, Forensic Science Laboratory . . .
- Teen Kidnap Victim Reveals Her Eight-Year Ordeal (Deccan Herald, Ian Traynor, Sep 08, 2006)
In a 40-minute appearance on Austrian national television Ms Kampusch painted a picture of her youth that was marked by terror, panic, starvation and fury, and controlled by the whims of a man she described as a split-personality paranoiac suffering . . .
- Nod For Autonomy To Jipmer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for converting the Pondicherry-based Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) into an autonomous institution through an Act of Parliament.
- Listen To The Voice Within (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Developments in print and communications technology have led to a vast expansion and diversification of media outlets —newspapers, magazines, television channels, radio stations and so on.
- Cracked: El Nino Monsoon Mystery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 08, 2006)
An Indian-American research team has unravelled a hitherto unknown connection between the Indian monsoon and the weather event called El Nino, a rise in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
- Fighting The Fighters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The bombing of World Trade Center transformed the thinking about warfare among American security analysts in particular and Western theoreticians in general. Michael C. Fowler, a defence analyst of the Roger Williams University, portrays the . . .
- India, Germany To Hold Strategic Dialogue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 08, 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee signs agreement with German counterpart
- Ict Application Role Of Cooperatives (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
Can the cooperatives compete with the corporates in the market -driven economy? Information and Computer Technology (ICT) is one area where they can do so successfully.
- Jharkhand Pvt Ltd (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2006)
Three independent MLAs hold the key to the future of the Jharkhand government.
- Study: Gene Dual Role In Ageing (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Scientists delving into the mysteries of ageing have uncovered a key gene that could explain why tissues decline as the years pass.
- Why Discriminate Against Exchanges? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2006)
One of the most important vehicles of growth in any economy, emerging or developed, has been vibrant and sophisticated exchange marketplaces.
- Foreign Aid Or Economic Freedom? (The Financial Express, Parth J Shah, Sep 08, 2006)
FDI and remittances have the potential to offset aid as important engines of growth in South Asia
- Clash Within Civilisation (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Sep 08, 2006)
In two recent incidents, Muslim lives have been lost in violence.
- Brisk Business Is Risk Business (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
Apropos the editorial, "Special for whom?" (September 6), there is a debate going on whether Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are means of creating world-class exporting areas or they are mere tools to grab the land from poor farmers to help big . . .
- Bridge The Digital Divide (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
Development agencies, the United Nations, poor countries and now the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are clamouring for the wonders of information and communication technology (ICT) to cure the ills of the developing world: Rich people have . . .
- In China, Pc Does Judge's Job (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Judges are not usually at risk of losing their jobs to modern technology but that may be changing in China, where new software is handing down sentences automatically.
- India, China Ink Pact On Science And Technology (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Sep 08, 2006)
India and China on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for "useful and purposive" cooperation in Science and Technology with the objective of entering into a strategic relationship in all fields of mutual benefit.
- Wildlife Warrior (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 08, 2006)
He was an icon for millions of fans across the world, an ebullient spirit who found all things wild to be beautiful. Steve Irwin, the `Crocodile Hunter' from Australia, relished wild adventure with a rare spirit.
- Foreign Aid Or Economic Freedom? (Business Standard, Parth J Shah, Sep 08, 2006)
Aid leads to larger government while economic freedom eventually results in higher FDI and growth.
- "Safeguards Can Kick In Only After Cooperation Starts" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 08, 2006)
In the context of the bills moved in the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement,Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, says India considers "reprocessing an extremely important part . . .
- `Assess Impact Of Change In Pluto Status' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil has urged Indian scholars to study and assess the possible impact of recent changes in the status of Pluto as a planet on the astrological calculations.
- Cbi To Probe Recruitment Racket (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigations will probe the sub-inspectors recruitment scam that rocked Uttaranchal two years ago.
- How Police Cracked Hoax Call Case (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Sep 08, 2006)
A closed-circuit camera expedited the arrest of the caller
- Risks Of Online Genetic Testing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 08, 2006)
Since the human genome went public, a raft of websites has offered to analyse our DNA -- for a price. But at what cost to our health?
- Reliance Comm Applies For Gsm Spectrum (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Signalling a full-blown entry into GSM-based mobile services across India, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Communications has applied for spectrum in 21 circles under the Unified Access Service Licence.
- Why Globalisation Is In Trouble - I (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 08, 2006)
The dominant world powers historically pushed for globalisation as a means of increasing wealth and influence. Yet those nations fret as the emerging powers of India and China embrace the same strategy.
- Reliance Seeks Nod For Pan-Indian Gsm Services (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Move aimed at catalysing subscriber growth, increasing market share
- Software To Control Weeds Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
53 different weed species have been incorporated
- India, Germany Ink Defence Pact (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2006)
Paving the way for bilateral strategic and security cooperation, India and Germany have signed their first-ever defence pact encompassing joint training, technology transfers and co-production of hi-tech military hardware.
- India, Germany Sign Defence Agreement (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Paving the way for bilateral strategic and security cooperation, India and Germany have signed their first-ever defence pact encompassing joint training, technology transfers and co-production of hi-tech military hardware.
- 'The Anti-Quota Attitude Is Over' (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2006)
Veerappa Moily, a veteran Congress leader from Karnataka, became chief minister of the state briefly during 1992-94 and was credited with cleaning up the administration.
- Indefensible Rules, Complicit Officials (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2006)
Competition is supposed to benefit citizens through better service, compared to monopoly services (and this has actually happened in the case of airline services) but even competing service providers often get away with defaulting on implicit . . .
- A New Pitch (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 08, 2006)
Ad underwriting contract will help broadcasters
- The Hindu In Digital Form (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Hindu will be formally launched in digital form, that is, as an e-paper on the Internet, on Sunday, September 10, 2006. The newspaper can be read at http://epaper.thehindu.com
- Don't Cap Fdi On Bourses: They Are Not Strategic (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2006)
The government’s resolve to quickly put in place a policy on foreign ownership of stock exchanges is welcome. This exercise ought to be part of a larger deliberation including the role of exchanges, ownership limits and the nature of the entities . . .
- Nasa Taps Lockheed For New Spacecraft (Tribune, Peter Pae, Sep 07, 2006)
In a decision that surprised industry observers as well as the losing parties, the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it had chosen Lockheed Martin Corp.
- Wonder Plant (Tribune, Kuldeep Chauhan, Sep 07, 2006)
The Himalayan-friendly sea-buckthorn (SBT), a native wonder plant, has succeeded where vast, expensive, engineering structures and check dams have failed.
- Cse Pulls Out Of Talks With Coca Cola (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Claiming that public policy on setting norms for softdrinks has been “compromised”, the Centre for Science and Environment today pulled out of talks with Coca Cola to discuss the issue of pesticide residues in its products.
- That Moment In Transvaal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The date, 9/11, brings to mind the horrendous image of two aircraft crashing into New York’s World Trade Center.
- Enos Ekka And The Swing Vote (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 07, 2006)
15 months after his prime-time plea for a conscience vote, Enos Ekka returns to the limelight, deciding the fate of the Jharkhand government
- Vande Mataram & Muslim Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The Organiser has resurrected former Union Minister Arif Mohammed Khan in its latest issue.
- Healthcare: The Price Of Well-Being (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2006)
The current political economy of healthcare makes India one of the most privatised health sectors in the world. Out-of-pocket expenditure of the citizens is the main mechanism of financing healthcare.
- Cruise Control (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2006)
The absence of a long-range cruise missile in India’s arsenal constitutes a gap in our strategic capabilities. The prospect of a deal with France, which might include not only the purchase of ready-made missiles but also transfer of technology is . . .
- Bush To Meet Auto's Big 3 On Fuel Saving (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
President George W Bush will hold a twice-postponed summit with executives of the Big Three US automakers after the November election on fuel saving technology and other issues, the White House said on Tuesday.
- Expansive India Sets Trading Sights On West Africa (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Mangoes stand piled high in red, orange and green stacks, a traditional sight on the roadsides of Senegal during the harvest season.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 07, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Stark Contrast: A Tale Of Two Economies (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Sep 07, 2006)
India and China are growing twice as fast as the rest of the world, but that’s where the similarity ends
- Working With Fiat: Rising Star Ties Up With Old World Titan (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 07, 2006)
TATA Motors, a rapidly growing automobile company from the emerging markets, and Fiat Auto Spa, a great company going through troubled times, have entered into a multifaceted partnership. In this case no equity stake is involved.
- Damage Control (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
During his short stay in Pakistan, on his way from New Delhi, where he signed a nuclear deal with India, US President Bush made it clear that he was not satisfied with President Musharraf's performance in his fight against terrorism on Pakistan's . . .
- Telgi Admits To Bribing Top Politicians Including Pawar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Fake stamp paper scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi had reportedly confessed to having bribed top politicians including Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who, however, denied the allegation on Wednesday.
- Giving It All Away (Deccan Herald, Richard Adams, Sep 07, 2006)
The launch of a legal free music site is just the latest sign of our insatiable appetite for freebies.
- Isro Blames Gslv Crash On 'Manufacturing Error' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
An ‘inadvertent error in manufacturing’ of a propellant regulator which ‘escaped sufficient inspection and acceptance test procedures’ caused the failure of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Rs 256 crore Geosynchronous Satellite . . .
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