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Articles 1821 through 1920 of 17201:
- Ec To Send Common Opinion To Kalam On Office-Of-Profit Issue (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Ten days after President A P J Abdul Kalam gave his assent to a Bill seeking to exempt certain posts from inviting disqualification for being ‘offices of profit’, the election commission (EC) has said it would send a common opinion to him on a . . .
- Britons Seek Online Tuition From India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
In the latest example of growing online interaction between Britain and India, British pupils are paying nearly 10 pounds an hour for online tuition on various subjects from teachers based in India.
- Iran Test Fires Sub-To-Surface Missile (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Iran insisted it remained determined to produce its own nuclear fuel, just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.
- Understanding & Fighting Terrorism (Dawn, Talat Masood, Aug 28, 2006)
The news of the terror plot in Britain in which some British citizens of Pakistani origin and a few Pakistanis were allegedly involved came soon after the regrettable Mumbai train explosion that had the Indian leaders and media pointing fingers . . .
- Iran Determined To Produce N-Fuel (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Iran underscored on Sunday its determination to produce nuclear fuel just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.
- Our Energy Interests~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2006)
This is where the oddities arise and a disjoint becomes apparent between what the Government of India is saying and what American and Indian businessmen have been doing.
- J&k Enjoys Highest Degree Of Self-Rule: Governor (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Saying that the concept of autonomy of a State is in no way a threat to national unity, Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is enjoying highest degree of self rule in the country.
- Governor Not In Favour Of Self-Rule In J&k (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Aug 28, 2006)
Asserting that democracy was thriving in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor S.K. Sinha said here today that the idea of self rule would not be introduced though there was scope of improvement in different ways.
- A Significant Sixty (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Aug 28, 2006)
N.R. Narayana Murthy represents a new breed of middle-class (some even lower middle-class) Indians who in the last 20 years have used their brains and their enterprise to build fabulous businesses in their lifetimes.
- Fountain For The Poor, Beaches For The Rich (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Aug 28, 2006)
The federal minister for ports and shipping, Babar Khan Ghouri, like all his fellow ministers and ministers of state and the illustrious citizens of this country with the status of minister (the combined number of which is so astronomical you . . .
- Us And Our N-Plan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 28, 2006)
On July 26, 2006, The Washington Post reported: “Pakistan is building a new powerful nuclear reactor for producing plutonium”.
- Is There Life After Cbms? (Pakistan Observer, Khalid Saleem, Aug 28, 2006)
Has the peace process been dealt a death blow by the stand-off engendered in the wake of Mumbai blasts? Are the two sides at all interested in reviving the moves towards a meaningful peace?
- When Two Eras Overlap (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 28, 2006)
Human life is reduced to real suffering when two ages, two cultures overlap.
- No Creamy Layer In Quota Bill (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Avoiding the contentious issue of “creamy layer”, the Centre on Friday tabled the Bill that provides for the implementation of 27% quota for other backward classes (OBC) in a “staggered manner” over a period of three years from the next academic . . .
- Excellence In Higher Education? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2006)
It is a dismal scenario we have at present and the reforms required for this are basic
- Scientists Still Have Doubts,ask Pm To Spell Out Strategy (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was urged by the country’s top nuclear scientists at their recent meeting with him to formulate an adequate Indian response as they had "serious doubts" that the US Congress would accept the concerns of the nation on . . .
- Un Volte-Face On Aids (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 28, 2006)
After three years of throwing money at AIDS treatment programmes while ignoring the vital task of prevention, the head of UNAIDS announced this week that prevention is the key to defeating AIDS pandemic.
- Pm Visit Effort To Derive Political Mileage: Bjd-Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
A day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Orissa, the ruling BJP-BJD alliance today said it was “an attempt to derive political mileage”.
- Ec To Send Common Opinion To Kalam On Office-Of-Profit Issue (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Ten days after President A P J Abdul Kalam gave his assent to a Bill seeking to exempt certain posts from inviting disqualification for being ‘offices of profit’, the election commission (EC) has said it would send a common opinion to him on a . . .
- Hard-Hearted Astronomers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Alas, poor Pluto! The little runt among the nine planets thought to make up our solar system is no longer to be counted among the Sun's immediate family.
- Govt Mulls Law To Regulate Sting Acts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Centre is considering bringing in a stringent law to deal with sting operations.
- State, Isro Renew Cooperation (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Aug 26, 2006)
Satellite-based communication network in distance education, farm extension, SHGs
- Memories Of Mother Teresa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2006)
"One of the miracles that occurred over the years," Mother Teresa once told me, "is that no one is allowed to die on streets; someone, somewhere brings the person to us." A biographer's tribute on her 96th birth anniversary.
- Hutch Launches Gprs Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Hutch, pure play cellular service provider, on Wednesday announced the launch of PlaneHutch, an interactive GPRS-based service, for its customers in the State.
- Bankex, Small-Cap Indices Post Major Gains (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Markets opened on a strong note on Friday and remained firm throughout the day.
- A New Avatar (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Indian postman, we learn, is set for a makeover. And given the technological changes, e-mail for instance, and the competition that the postal department has now to contend with, it is imperative that the makeover is done, post-haste.
- Inversion Of Roles (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 26, 2006)
Thanks to regional parties, it is the Lok Sabha which now represents states' interests.
- Quota Bill Tabled, No Mention Of Creamy Layer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh on Friday introduced the controversial quota Bill in the Lok Sabha, to provide for 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Central educational institutions...
- Editorial: Abolishing Sardari System Or Baloch Nationalism? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A ‘Qaumi’ Bugti Jirga got together at the Jinnah Stadium in Dera Bugti Thursday and declared that the ‘sardari system’ of the Bugti tribe had been abolished forthwith.
- Ongc To Introduce `Smart Well' Tech In Marginal Fields (Business Line, Pratim Ranjan Bose, Aug 26, 2006)
ONGC claims to have sorted out its problems in developing the G1-GS15 field.
- Are Banks Neglecting Mass Education? (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Newspapers report that the parliamentary standing committee on human resource development finds our higher education ‘pro-rich and urban’.
- "Bush Dedicated To Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 26, 2006)
Agreement not [merely] between two leaders but a lasting agreement between two countries
"Beauty of democracy is that we have debate"
Hydrogen economy: U.S. committed to providing $7 billion
- People For Pluto (Indian Express, CP Bhambhri, Aug 26, 2006)
There is shock and horror in the interplanetary world.
- No Solution In Sight (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
The Centre for Science and Environment, under the leadership and guidance of Sunita Narain, has moved the ‘controversy’ from the recommendations of the task force intended to create a blueprint to save the great Indian Tiger in the wild, to the fight agai
- Introspect And Reform (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might consider his speech at the recent conference of Muslim ulemas in New Delhi as "bold".
- Vande Mataram Must Be Optional (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Vande Mataram has off and on been a bone of contention. As the composition of this song is approaching its centenary year and with the Government planning its commemoration, it is threatening to rip society along religious lines.
- Secure Skies (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Amidst the highest concerns ~ paranoia perhaps, with some distasteful fall-out ~ over the safety of commercial aviation a whole range of new technology and procedural overhaul is evident.
- Push The Pace (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising.
Has this man ever struck you as a guy with an overwhelmingly sophisticated command of the language?
You do remember that he was asked wheth
- Spare A Thought (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Women and children continue to be two vulnerable sections of society. This stark reality hardly bears any reiteration.
- Scientists Propose Sharing Genetic Data On Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Leading scientists called yesterday for the establishment of a global consortium to share genetic data from bird flu cases, deemed vital for tracking mutations and developing a vaccine against a human pandemic.
- Lg Life Sciences Launch 'Venofer' For Kolkata Market (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
LG Life Sciences India Pvt Ltd has launched "Venofer"--the intravenous iron therapy for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia--in the Kolkata market.
- Bccl Scouting For Jv Partner To Develop Coking Coal Mine (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd is ready to join hands with steel companies to develop the Kapuria block in Jharkhand, which has a reserve of 40 million tonnes of prime coking coal.
- My Loss Of Honour» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
It all began in the middle of the night with the phone ringing incessantly.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- The Doctor And The Scientists (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
On Saturday, the the prime minister will honour his commitment to meet the scientists who had submitted a memorandum expressing concern about the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Natwar, The Chaudhary Of Jatland (Indian Express, PETER RONALD DESOUZA, Aug 26, 2006)
This Wednesday, former external affairs minister Natwar Singh reinvented himself as a Jat leader at a huge rally in Jaipur.
- Who Are The Bohras? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The 12 men arrested in Amsterdam on Flight NW-42, and since cleared of all charges, were Bohra Muslims from Mumbai. The point of interest is that the Bohra community has always been known for being strictly apolitical, and sharply focused on its primary t
- Flight Of Talent Hits Patient Care (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2006)
Syed Nooruzzaman visits Rohtak’s Pt B.D. Sharma PGIMS hospital and finds that a promised transition into a ‘centre for excellence’ is not happening . . .
- Stem Cell Research Without Killing Embryo (Tribune, Steve Connor, Aug 26, 2006)
Scientists from a private biotechnology company in America are claiming a breakthrough that could overcome the principal moral and ethical objections to using human embryonic stem cells for treating a range of incurable conditions, from heart disease...
- Quota Bill In Lok Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Somnath Chatterjee refers it to Standing Committee
The aim is to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Central educational institutions: Creamy layer included
The policy will not be extended to minority institutions.
- Using Gold To Trap Pesticides In Water (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Aug 26, 2006)
IIT-M scientists patent technology to use nanoparticles to trap pesticide residue
Gold and silver nanoparticles can adsorb pesticides
Endosulfan, malathion, chlorpyrifos can be filtered
Scientists see great possibilities for application of technolog
- Beijing, Caracas To Boost Energy Ties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
China will get 50,000 barrels of oil per day, says Chavez
- Thrifty China, Spendthrift America (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Aug 25, 2006)
The difference in the two countries’ savings rate must be a major reason why China’s annual economic growth rate is much higher. Differences in life experiences explain much of this.
- Will Death Penalty Stop Kidnappers? (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Aug 25, 2006)
The crime statistics released by the Union Home Ministry for 2004-05 (for 10 months) reveal that 48476 men, women and children were kidnapped, and 2754 were done to death, 939 were released after paying ransom, and what happened to the rest, nobody . . .
- China's Clandestine Nuclear Proliferation (Daily Excelsior, Srikanth Kondapalli , Aug 25, 2006)
Although (Weapons of Mass Destruction) WMD transfers to Iran date back to the 1980s, recent events have highlighted the challenges of such transfers.
- Software That Makes Kids Turn Into Comedians (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 25, 2006)
Scottish Universities create tool that helps speech-challenged kids create puns .
- Iran Seeks Concrete Guarantees, Timeline For Incentives’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Wants possible role in regional security arrangement
- Ongc, Shell In Talks For Upgradation Of Kalol Field (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Aug 25, 2006)
The State-owned upstream major Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is in talks with Royal Dutch Shell for enhancement of production from its Kalol field in the Western onshore.
- Opi Sets Up New Facility In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
It can accommodate more than a thousand finance and accounting staff
Firm offers finance and accounting outsourcing
Expansion is to meet demand for services.
- Bangalore Races To Become No.1 Wireless Hotspot (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Karnataka Government expects to see wireless broadband connectivity in the whole of Bangalore in a year's time, affirmed Mr Anup K. Pujari, Principal Secretary to Government, IT and BT, speaking at a summit on Internationalisation of the Web . . .
- Quota Protesters Lathicharged (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Aug. 24: Medicos and students today staged rallies and went on strike in different parts of the country, with police resorting to lathi-charges and using water canons to disperse protestors in Kolkata and Delhi.
- A State In Search Of Industries (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2006)
Industrial regeneration is now the buzzword in West Bengal. Ratan Tata called on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on 18 May soon after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister to propose a Rs 1,000-crore investment in a small car project.
- Students Clash With Police Over Quota Bill (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Violent clashes broke out between students and police in the Indian capital on Thursday as protests flared over a government move to reserve more university seats for students from lower Hindu castes.
- Indian Students Clash With Police Over Quota Bill (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Violent clashes broke out between students and police in the Indian capital on Thursday as protests flared over a government move to reserve more university seats for students from lower Hindu castes.
- Pluto Is No More A Planet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
``Its tiny size and highly eccentric orbit precludes it from joining other planets''.
- Israel Comes Off Second Best (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2006)
Israel's failure to crush Hizbollah has significant implications for the strategic situation in West Asia.
- No Dilution Of N-Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2006)
The sceptics have now the reason to feel comfortable after the extensive debate over the Indo-US nuclear deal in both Houses of Parliament and the Prime Minister’s categorical reply to their questions.
- Anti-Quota Stir: 200 Held (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
More than 200 students were detained here on Thursday while protesting against the UPA government’s decision to introduce 27 per cent quota for the OBCs in government-aided and elite educational institutions.
- It's A Matter Of How Connected We Are (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 25, 2006)
That something can be influenced — directly or indirectly — only by its immediate surroundings seems pretty common sensical.
- Eve Of Quota Bill, Protestors Hit Streets Again (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
At least 20 people were injured in a pitched battle between anti-reservationists and policemen during a massive demonstration when the former forcibly attempted to enter the information centre to submit a memorandum to the Rajasthan Governor . . .
- Quota Stir: Docs To Increase The Dose (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The medical fraternity’s confrontation with the government over the 27% reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs) in centrally-funded educational institutions appeared to be intensifying with the resident doctors of the All India Institute . . .
- Science Takes Backseat When Quota Is King (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Aug 25, 2006)
In his obsession with pushing through caste quotas in elite educational institutions, HRD Minister Arjun Singh seems to have turned a blind eye to the promotion of science and engineering education in India.
- Voice Of Conscience (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Aug 25, 2006)
There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience, says John Warden. This statement rings true for one and all irrespective of caste, creed, religion or nationality.
- Falling Off The Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
Grigori Perelman’s decision to decline the Fields Medal, awarded for his apparent solving of the Poincare Conjecture, set off shockwaves through the world of sciences. It shouldn’t really have been a surprise; he’s been living in near-isolation . . .
- Pluto Loses ‘Battle Of The Planets’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
In a redefinition of our solar system agreed at a conference of 2,500 astronomers in the Czech capital, Prague, the dinky and remote Pluto was classified as a “dwarf planet”.
- Placement Begins; Infy Offer - Rs. 2.7 Lakh A Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Over 1,700 students from 38 engineering colleges attend .
- Tehran Asks West To Outline Timetable: Offer On N-Plan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Iran’s reply to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work asks world powers to clarify key points including a timeline to implement the package, Iranian experts with diplomatic contacts said on Thursday.
- Iran, N. Korea Fears A Boost For Patriot Missile: Firm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Fears of North Korea and Iran seem to be spurring broad interest in Patriot PAC-3 missile upgrades, an executive of Lockheed Martin Corp. the prime contractor, said on Wednesday.
- Anti-Americanism In Russia (Dawn, Rajan Menon, Aug 25, 2006)
The Bush administration’s imposition of sanctions on two Russian companies this month for selling military technology to Iran certainly sends the Kremlin a message — but it won’t be the one the White House has in mind.
- Challenges To Islam (Dawn, S.G. Jilanee, Aug 25, 2006)
An attempt is made here to touch upon some of the serious challenges exclusive to Islam. The first point that irks humans about religion, per se, is that religion tries to control and guide human conduct.
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