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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 17201:
- Name The Reader (Telegraph, Orhan Pamuk, Aug 13, 2006)
“Who do you write for?” For the last 30 years — since I first became a writer — this is the question I’ve heard most often from both readers and journalists.
- Coca-Cola Says Its Drinks In India Meet Eu Standards (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Coca-Cola Co. on Friday said independent laboratory tests showed the company's soft drinks manufactured in India met European Union purity standards for pesticides in bottled water.
- India’S Moon Mission (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Ours in 2007 will be mankind’s 85th mission to the Moon.
- Cola Controversy Affects Softdrinks Sales (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Sales of soft drinks are estimated to have plummetted by as much as 15 per cent in the wake of the pesticides-in-cola controversy.
- Flood Impact: India Inc Takes A Rs 25,000-Cr Hit (Times of India, ANAND, Aug 13, 2006)
Rs 25,000 crore and counting. That's roughly the money India Inc has estimated to have gone under flood waters that inundated large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, drowning production facilities and washing away inventories.
- Plurality Of Vision (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Aug 13, 2006)
Said's book is a critique of European historiography and a tribute to Freud.
- Dr. Harinarayana Gets G.M. Modi Science Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
`He has played an important role in the development of LCA' He joins Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and K. Kasturirangan who are the previous winners
- Engineered Disgrace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Students & authorities must share the blame A university has been disgraced and tragically so.
- When Terrorism Is A 'No-Go Area' (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government foiled the Al Queda plan to blow up 10 US bound flights in mid-air.
- Personal Power (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
To celebrate 25 years of the personal computer, the man behind the revolution, Michael Dell, said in an interview that his current home PC is a Dell Precision 690 with a two-socket system and two dual-core Woodcrest (Xeon 5100 processors) . . .
- J&k Emerging Seat Of Scientific Knowledge: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Underscoring the need for catapulting scientific and technological temperament in Jammu and Kashmir to keep pace with global advancement in modern sciences, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the State has to be made hub of advanced . . .
- Metal Fuel (Daily Excelsior, Dr. S.S. Verma , Aug 13, 2006)
Cheap and constant availability of fuel is a major concern of present day civilization.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 13, 2006)
Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead. A few days of heavy rain and the city looks battered—as if hit by a . . .
- 25 Years Of Ibm's Silent Revolution (Business Standard, Leslie D`Monte, Aug 13, 2006)
IBM may no longer make personal computers (PCs), but 25 years ago — on August 12, 1981 — it triggered a silent unplanned revolution when it announced the smallest and cheapest-priced computer system (IBM Personal Computer-5150), pricing it at $1,565.
- Coca-Cola Test Results Show `Lower Pesticide Residue Levels' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Coca-Cola on Saturday released the sample test results on pesticide residues in its aerated drinks, claiming lower levels of individual pesticide residue in its soft drinks than the prescribed Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) levels of 0.1 ppb.
- Un Resolution On Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
QATAR’s foreign minister is right when he says that Resolution 1701, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains “imbalances in favour of Israel”, but to expect anything else would be unrealistic.
- Pak, China To Undertake Joint Projects In Space Field (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistan, China and some other regional countries are likely to complete legal and administrative work by the end of the year for undertaking joint projects of common interest in the field of space technology.
- Say No To Coke, Pepsi (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Aug 13, 2006)
The revelation by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that various soft drinks are unsafe for human consumption has come as an eye-opener.
- Where From Heathrow? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2006)
Condemnation and congratulations are both in order.
- Indian Land Below Tibet (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 12, 2006)
The northern edges of the Indian landmass stretch far beneath Tibet, extending to Lhasa in the east and a split in the crust called the Altyn Tagh fault in western Tibet, new studies have revealed.
- Subsidy For Setting Up Information Technology, Biotech Industries (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Aug 12, 2006)
Entrepreneurs will get 25 per cent of total investment
- ‘Journalist On Wheels’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The former princely state of Patiala was one of the pioneer promoters of sports in general and cricket in particular.
- Rendezvous With Arthur (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Aug 12, 2006)
Hailing a taxi from a hotel in Colombo, I gave the address of the destination to the driver. "Sorry", he said. He didn't know the place. Desperate, I pleaded that I would miss my appointment with Arthur C Clarke.
- Personal Power (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 12, 2006)
To celebrate 25 years of the personal computer, the man behind the revolution, Michael Dell, said in an interview that his current home PC is a Dell Precision 690 with a two-socket system and two . . .
- Dysfunctional Democracy (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 12, 2006)
India gets its nuclear deal with the United States through Congress. Pakistan is hamstrung by conditions imposed on its purchase of F-16s (such as a commitment on not to transfer technology) on the one hand, and by reservations and opposition . . .
- The Coming Tsunami Of Trash (Deccan Herald, Niall Ferguson, Aug 12, 2006)
With plastic, a new kind of pollutant entered the sea; one that has taken more than a century to degrade.
- The Other Mind (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
God is the absolute reality in whom we can depend always. It is foolish to prove the reality of God as it is clearly evident before and around an individual. Only God can say who God is.Man can only experience him.
- Let’S Go Beyond Colahal (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 12, 2006)
How much the politicians in this country love any controversy which diverts the people’s attention from basic issues which they have failed to solve even 59 years after Independence!
- Carnage In Lebanon (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was overwhelmed with emotion and wept publicly while describing the carnage his country is suffering at the hands of Israel.
- Implications Of The F-16 Deal (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 12, 2006)
As was to be expected, the Pakistan Foreign Office welcomed on August 3 the approval by the US Congress of the sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and rejected the impression that unprecedented conditions had been accepted by Islamabad to acquire them.
- Liquid Explosives Elude Checks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As the technology of terrorism gets more sophisticated, technology too must become more sophisticated.
- Nuclear Deal: Why Avoid Sense Of Parliament? (Hindu, Prakash Karat, Aug 12, 2006)
Why is the UPA Government unwilling to have the nuclear deal discussed in Parliament so that a common viewpoint emerges which can be the sense of Parliament? What is clear is that the Government has begun to adjust our foreign policy to the . . .
- Defensive Offensive Doctrine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 12, 2006)
Locally built Agosta 90-B submarine, named Hamza, has been inducted into Pakistan Navy. Speaking at the launching ceremony, President Pervez Musharraf spoke about defence and security needs of the country and for the first time came out with the . . .
- A Spurious Crusade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As someone who is passionate about saving the environment, it angers me when environmental groups trivialise issues of deep seriousness.
- Gilead, Merck To Distribute Combination Aids Pill (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Gilead Sciences Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. said on Friday they have agreed to distribute a new triple-combination AIDS pill in developing countries.
- Say No To Coke, Pepsi (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Aug 12, 2006)
The revelation by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that various soft drinks are unsafe for human consumption has come as an eye-opener.
- Mozart Opera Tackles Sweatshops, Slavery In Ny (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
An unfinished Mozart opera about slavery that opened in New York this week shows the 18th century composer was no "airhead" but rather a passionate human rights activist, director Peter Sellars said on Friday.
- The `Darwinian Element' In Supply-Demand Matters (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
"The outlook for the world economy is uncertain at best — and dire at worst," warns Wake Up! But not all is gloomy: If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks. And there are more useful tips in Controlling Currency Mismatches in Emerging Markets.
- India’S Airports: No More Soft Landings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
In the wake of the attempted terrorist strike in the UK skies, there is renewed talk of plugging loopholes and beefing up airport security across the world. In India, too, the conversation is turning to the dos and don’ts for passengers.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 12, 2006)
Mumbai: Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead.
- Recipe For A Best-Seller (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Jaswant Singh’s runaway bestseller, A Call to Honour, should be taken as a case study on what makes a best-seller in the Indian market. Obviously it is a mix — of the celebrity status of the author, the relevance of the book and a bit of sugar and . . .
- Assume Nothing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
The issue is not whether tap water is “just as contaminated” as bottled drinks, but whether we know what we are paying for and ingesting.
- Set Science-Based Standards (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2006)
The Kerala government’s decision to ban production and sale of Coke and Pepsi would make the southern Indian state one of the few places in the world, Iran is another, where the iconic symbols of Americana are not available.
- Uk Plot: 7 Held In Pak | Us Tightlipped On Role (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Bush administration on Friday remained tightlipped on the role played by US intelligence agencies in busting the suspected Al Qaeda plot to blow up several airliners over the Atlantic and its Pakistani links.
- Kerala’S Cola Karma (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Aug 11, 2006)
What is common to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, All Quiet on the Western Front, Animal Farm, Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl, Arabian Nights, Black Beauty, Candide, Canterbury . . .
- Understand The Jihadi Mindset (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 11, 2006)
What is the link between Kashmir, Iraq, Chechnya, Afghanistan and West Asia?
- Ban In A Bottle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala's Coca-Cola Communism ---- The decision of Kerala's Left Democratic Front Government to ban the bottling . . .
- Chirac Shakes World Conscience (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac has deplored that the delay on the part of the international community in getting a ceasefire in Lebanon is immoral.
- Pakistan Has Cracked Down On Kashmir Militants: Report (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
Militants "lurk" near LoC, "but their success rate is very low"
- India Extends Support To Peace Moves In West Africa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
India has backed the peace efforts of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) in restoring order and security in the region.
- Tests Probe If Pill A Day Can Keep Aids At Bay (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Can the drugs that keep HIV-positive people alive also make it safer to enjoy carefree sex -- much as during the pre-AIDS 1970s?
- "We Are Still Interested In Dialogue Based On Justness And Fairness" (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 10, 2006)
Those who think only about bombs, war, and attacking others are the root cause of everything that is wrong in the world, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells The Hindu in an exclusive interview.
- Nurture Venture Capital (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 10, 2006)
It can play a crucial role in bringing together technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Residual Problem (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2006)
The real issue is that the country simply does not have a national policy for safe use of pesticides.
- No Obc Quota In Pvt Institutes, Phased Rollout In Iits, Iims (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Aug 10, 2006)
It is becoming increasingly likely that OBC reservation in admission will be confined to government-aided institutions, even as unaided institutions like Symbiosis, Manipal Academy and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research may be left out of the . . .
- Transformation: Be Part Of A Collaborative Network (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 10, 2006)
Technology has always driven transformation, leading to paradigm shifts in mankind’s life and work. Today, such transformation is newer, faster and more pervasive than ever before.
- Slouching Towards The Apocalypse (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 10, 2006)
What with killer heat waves, killer hurricanes and killer droughts, it's arguable that we've already passed that point.
- A Satellite Eye On The Neighbourhood (Indian Express, Ajay Lele, Aug 10, 2006)
India has to use its satellite network to expose the support Pakistan extends to terror outfits
- Anti-Cola Campaigner, Now Cm, Bans Coke, Pepsi From Kerala (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala’s MNC-bashing comrades have declared a blanket ban on the sale of Coke and Pepsi, on health grounds.
- Cops Don't Know What’S In The Powder Seized From Suspect (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Twenty days after arresting Kamal Ahmed Ansari in connection with July 11’s serial blasts in Mumbai, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) still doesn’t know what’s in the 500 grams of black powder it seized from his house in Basupatti village in Bihar’s . . .
- Little Respite For Surat, People Take Refuge On Rooftops (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 10, 2006)
People were either on rooftops or forced to leave the city and take refuge on highways .
- Government Clamps Down On 12 Brands Of Soft Drinks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Sale banned within 100 ft of hospitals, educational institutions
Centre's opinion sought on complete ban on sale of soft drinks
The CSE has said colas contain high levels of pesticide residues
Decision on banning junk food to be taken in 15 days
- 'Frame A Clear Healthcare Policy' (The Economic Times, GIREESH CHANDRA PRASAD, Aug 10, 2006)
Buoyed by strong growth of medical tourism and the spread of health insurance, corporate hospitals are on the expansion mode.
- ‘Confidence In One’S Fairness, Objectivity Must Be Commanded’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
When two of the country’s seniormost politicians trade harsh words in public, it resounds even above the clatter of everyday politics.
- Torchlight On A Blindfolded Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
By trying to keep the truth about missing militants and death squads under wraps, the defence establishment is seriously harming the cause of peace in Assam, writes . . .
- Gene That Helps Rice Grow In Flooded Fields (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 10, 2006)
Plant biologists have discovered a gene that allows rice plants to survive complete submergence in water for up to two weeks, a finding that might lead to flood-tolerant rice.
- Kerala Cans Coca-Cola, Pepsi (Times of India, P K SURENDRAN, Aug 10, 2006)
Twenty-nine years after George Fernandes bundled out IBM and Cola-Cola from India to emerge as the country's top MNC-slayer, Kerala's Marxist CM V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday sought to grab the mantle from him by serving marching orders on cola . . .
- Enervating Israel's Neighbourhood (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 10, 2006)
The ongoing Israeli attack on Lebanon is only one episode in the long battle started more than six decades ago between the band of mountebanks and political usurpers put together by industrial nations of the West and the members of one of the most . . .
- Pm Lays Out Contours Of Bimstec Cooperation (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 10, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today unveiled his vision of linking South Asia to Southeast Asia. He made a strong pitch for using BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) to improve . . .
- Digitally Secure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2006)
The Defence Ministry has issued a fresh set of guidelines towards ensuring cyber-security. Many of them are common sense precautions, and it is a matter of some surprise and regret that such systems were not in place already and regularly updated.
- Psm Deal: Lessons To Learn (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2006)
In its 80-page judgment released on Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has observed that the process adopted for privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) was in violation of law and reflected gross irregularities.
- Elephants Show Capacity For Compassion (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
Elephants pay their respects to lost loved ones and venerated leaders in a way that suggests a human-like capacity for compassion, scientists have said.
- Theatrical Vision (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 10, 2006)
Plan panel's dancing at whose tunes?----- The delectable bit of news emanating from the Planning Commission is that it has . . .
- China To Build Six 300-Mw Nuclear Power Stations (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Aug 10, 2006)
China would help Pakistan to overcome its power shortfall by building up six 300-megawatt nuclear power stations, Pakistan Observer learnt from reliable sources.
- Connecting Farmers' In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
Silent revolution is taking place in the communication systems in rural India. The farmers are browsing the net and getting general, technical and marketing information from the Information kiosks set up by a number of pioneers across the country.
- Buffett And Hezbollah (The Financial Express, Thomas L Friedman, Aug 10, 2006)
The most important thing you need to know about Israel today and how it has performed in the war with Hezbollah is Warren Buffett.
- Killer Colas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2006)
Govt needs to clean up its act than merely target MNCs.
- Online Resources In E-Health Era (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2006)
The Internet has matured to a point where the millions seeking medical info can prepare themselves for a serious medical encounters.
- India Accuses Isi Of Recruiting Youths From Five States (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
India on Tuesday alleged that Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has spread its reach to recruit youths from five Indian states besides Jammu and Kashmir.
- Relax, Then Revolt (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
Revolution needs leisure. Take a long weekend off to understand you are being exploited
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