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Articles 2721 through 2820 of 17201:
- Much Tut, Tut And A Holding Forth (OutLook, Khushwant Singh, Jul 31, 2006)
His social conscience veered towards formula and came peppered with desi gaalis in all their pungency.
- Infosys Staff To Get Jubilee Bonanza (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jul 31, 2006)
Create jobs, compete with the best to fight poverty, says Murthy
- ‘Safety A Prerequisite’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 31, 2006)
Scientists, as consumers of GM crops, are as conscious of safety as anyone else. They carry out rigorous tests to ensure that such crops are safe for human consumption’
- Know India Better (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Know India Better; Published by One India One People Foundation, Mumbai, R.s 2500.
- Music Of The Gods (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 30, 2006)
An anecdotal history of an art form that has perhaps not got its due from historians and writers alike.
- Bu’S Msc Course In Molecular Biology, Life Sciences (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Bangalore University (BU) will start two new post-graduate courses -- MSc (molecular biology) and MSc (life sciences) -- in addition to a post-graduate course in electronic media from this academic year.
- Indo-Us Pact Bad Deal: Nyt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Branding the India-US nuclear pact as “bad deal,” and also criticising US lawmakers for their consent for it, The New York Times on Saturday commented that it would have been far better for Manmohan Singh and George W Bush to build their new . . .
- Q&a: 'We Need A Land-Use Policy For Forests' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 30, 2006)
professor and chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences at the IISc, Bangalore, recently won the International Cosmos Prize, a top international award in ecology.
- Nirmala Deshpande: A Gandhian To The Core (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 30, 2006)
It is hard to believe but it is true. Noted Gandhian, Nirmala Deshpande, now a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, has been accused of holding office of profit, according to a news agency report.
- How Best To Reform The Police (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 30, 2006)
Addressing a conference of state chief secretaries, the Prime Minister said, “…You will have to empower your police forces to be able to discharge their functions at higher levels of efficiency.
- Upon The Head-Butt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Zidane and the tradition of the forehead punch
The thin Edge Ruchir Joshi
Out of the main menu
I’ve come close to being head-butted once, in London, and I can truthfully report it is not a nice feeling.
- Aiims, Heal Thyself (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jul 30, 2006)
The recent events concerning the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are a matter of shame.
- Microsoft Ready To Give Up The Pc `Mindset' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Microsoft visionary sees computer replaced by handy Net devices
Cell phone makers waiting in the wings with `smart' models
850 million PCs in use worldwide — many with Microsoft software under the hood
Free and open options posing a . . .
- Pakistan Says Nuclear Site ‘Safe In Our Hands’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Ahmad Kasuri said on Friday that a powerful new nuclear reactor under construction was “safe in our hands” and would not spark an arms race with rival India.
- Who`s Minding The Home? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 30, 2006)
Shivraj Patil's tentativeness comes across too strongly for comfort in his current job.
- Democrats Seek Probe Over Delayed Report: Us-India Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Democratic lawmakers on Friday requested an investigation into why the State Department delayed word of sanctions on two Indian companies for Iran-related dealings until after the US House of Representatives approved a nuclear agreement with New Delhi.
- Feeling For Wildlife (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Two impressive perspectives on the basis of insights gained as conservationists.
- N.Korean Missile Broke Up Soon After Launch - Reports (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The Taepodong-2 long-range missile test-fired by North Korea on July 5 broke up and fell back to earth just after its launch, making its flight much shorter than previously believed, media reports said on Sunday.
- Sino-Indian Ties: (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Jul 30, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent back-to-back visit to Japan and China and reopening of Nathu La trade route between India and China are watershed developments in Sino-India relations.
- Isro Chief Says An Aeronautics Commission Is Needed (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Jul 30, 2006)
There is an acute shortage of specialists'
- Mumbai Is A Cash Cow That’S Pleading For Protection And 'Charity' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 30, 2006)
The centre has turned down the Chief Ministers' request for funds to better our city. It is ironical that we are beggars at a budget banquet funded mostly by us.
- 'World Bank Impressed By Jharkhand Presentations' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Impressed by its project presentations, the World Bank has asked Jharkhand government to officially send details of projects for favourable consideration, a senior state official said.
- Scientists Shut Out, Pmo Thinks It’S Know-All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
“We need to take some risks and if out of 10 rocket launches two fail, that is ok and we can learn from it.” Dr P K Iyengar former chairman Atomic Energy . . .
- Tulum: Paradise By The Sea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The three levels found in the Temple of the Frescoes in Tulum, Mexico, symbolise the three realms of the Mayan universe: underworld of the dead, middle level of the living and finally heaven, where the gods lived in paradise,writes K V Krishnan
- I Wish To Be Remembered As A Human Being: Kalam (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 30, 2006)
``I realise our children have a dream''
Youth have to promote a scientific temper
Collective societal action needed to end the practice of child labour
- Environment Protection Need Of The Hour: Bank Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
For creating awareness among children of protecting environment
- Career Guidance Programme Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Rotary Club of Pollachi on Saturday launched its year-long career guidance programme for higher secondary school students of Pollachi Educational District.
- Q&a: 'We Need A Land-Use Policy For Forests' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 29, 2006)
Raman Sukumar , professor and chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences at the IISc, Bangalore, recently won the International Cosmos Prize, a top international award in ecology.
- Branded Steel; Go For Value-Added Products (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 29, 2006)
They make eau de cologne, we make perfume”— Guy Dolle, the erstwhile CEO of Arcelor famously said while trying to thwart Mittal Steel’s ambitious takeover bid.
- Farming Is Unviable (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 29, 2006)
If the best farmland can offer a profit of just Rs 2,000 a month per hectare, what of those farmers trying to coax yields from lesser land?
- Cellphone Spy Busts Parents’ Exam Gang (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
A group of parents on a three-day jaunt to Dehra Dun in summer should have raised no suspicions, even if they were from equally pleasant Himachal Pradesh.
- Asian Officials Make Pact To Tackle Bird Flu (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Jul 29, 2006)
Asian countries hit by bird flu made plans on Friday to join forces to fight the H5N1 virus, which killed a teenager in Thailand and was found in chickens in Laos this week.
- Who`s Minding The Home? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 29, 2006)
Shivraj Patil's tentativeness comes across too strongly for comfort in his current job.
- Panel Report On Gslv Launch Failure Within A Month: Nair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Failure Analysis Committee (FAC) constituted to look into the failure of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F02 will submit a report in a month's time, said G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- Parliament Should Express Itself On The Nuclear Issue: Left Parties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
PM's suo motu statement will not do: Left
- Time To End Disconnect Between Cotton Growers And Industry (Tribune, M.S. Swaminathan, Jul 29, 2006)
Prof R.C. Sobti, a renowned biotechnologist of the region, has taken over as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University replacing Prof KN Pathak, who remained the VC for six years.
- Make Your Travel Plans Online (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
If you're looking to plan your trips in the convenience of your own home, you could try out Cleartrip, a comprehensive online travel service founded by Stuart Crighton, Hrush Bhatt and Matthew Spacie, who collectively have over three decades of . . .
- Rs. 147 Crore Set Aside For Upgrading Bmc: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
This sum is apart from the Rs. 100 crore promised by the Centre'
- Russia As Energy Superpower (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 29, 2006)
Moscow plans an ambitious expansion of its nuclear energy sector.
- "Connectivity, The Key To Empowering Rural India" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Infrastructure had to be enhanced for information revolution to reach villages: Modi
- India Losing Out On N-Deal (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 29, 2006)
In principle I am against the bomb. When India exploded it, I paraded on the streets of Delhi, along with 5,000 people, to register my protest.
- Kalam Moots 9-Point Development Plan For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today suggested a nine-point developmental plan for militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, including a people’s movement to eliminate terrorism and the creation of an economic zone along the Line of Control.
- How The Left Learnt To Love Our Bombs (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 29, 2006)
Remember a time when you associated communists, at least of the internationalist variety like those in India, with being against nuclear weapons.
- Not A Terror Story, Just Tabloid Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 29, 2006)
Some guys much older than Prince — remember that kid from Haryana — also fell into a hole this week. Although they too were on TV, summoning help for them seemed out of question.
- Lashkar’S Mumbai Chief Walked Out Of Home 5 Yrs Ago, Family Clueless (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Police are yet to pin down the role of alleged Mumbai LeT chief Faizal Ataur Rehman Sheikh (30) in the serial blasts of Terrible Tuesday, but a bizarre coincidence has added another twist to the case—the chairman of the housing society where . . .
- Probe Sought On Delayed U.S. Report On India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Democratic lawmakers on Friday requested an investigation into why the State Department delayed word of sanctions on two Indian companies for Iran-related dealings until after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a nuclear agreement with New Delhi.
- Via Ahmed Faraz (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 29, 2006)
Ahmed Faraz, Pakistan's pre-eminent poet, is not a stranger to lovers of Urdu poetry in this country.
- A Government That’S Confused, Yet Smug (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Jul 29, 2006)
The UPA has lost the opportunity to step out of the status quo and alter the course.
- Terrorists And Fellow Travellers (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Jul 29, 2006)
There are, it is often remarked, none so blind as those who will not see.
- Handicaps To Education (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Jul 29, 2006)
A friend was saying the other day that but for frequent cataclysmic changes in our politics and in the country's constitution, the problems of education might have been taken more seriously by successive governments.
- U.S. To Impose Sanctions On Two Indian Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Bush administration has decided to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-related transactions with Iran, U.S. officials said.
- Congress Follows The Us Establishment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 29, 2006)
Ignoring voices of sanity, the US House of Representatives has voted to allow shipments of civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India.
- It Firms Woo Families To Curb Attrition (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Incessant attrition is leading information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services companies to take recourse to the time-tested family connections.
- ‘Vimochana Samaram Ii’ (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 29, 2006)
History is repeating itself in Kerala. Exactly 47 years ago on 31 July, 1959, the first democratically elected Communist government of EMS Namboodiripad in Kerala, after only two years and four months in office, was dismissed by the Union government . . .
- While Venu Stays, Ramadoss May Have To Go (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jul 29, 2006)
Snubbed twice by the Delhi High Court, there is fresh trouble brewing for Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who is now facing a threat of disqualification from the Election Commission.
- Undertaker’S Day (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 28, 2006)
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General on the PSUs in West Bengal reveals the seamy side of industrial development.
- Why Israel Is On Warpath (Times of India, DAVID DANIELI, Jul 28, 2006)
With the flurry of news updates and analyses, the plain truth behind the crisis in Lebanon is blurred, if not lost. Hezbollah's war of terror against Israel is neither about the occupation of Lebanon nor about Palestinians' right to have their own . . .
- Questions Arise On Reprocessing Restrictions (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 28, 2006)
Spent fuel treatment will require separate U.S. consent.
- Advantage Lebanon (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 28, 2006)
Half-time score in the Middle East
Israel had well-laid well-rehearsed plans to attack Lebanon aiming to permanently destroy Hezbollah.
- Cheating Gets Legitimate (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 28, 2006)
Detective agencies in Delhi have claimed that 50 percent of their clientele today comprises men and women who want to track the movements of their partners. Suspecting infidelity, they want concrete proof before they can haul up the errant one in . . .
- Centre Feels The Heat On N-Deal, Opp Walks Out (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The UPA Government faced rough weather in Parliament on Thursday from opposition BJP as well as the Left and Samajwadi Party on the Indo-US nuclear deal despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertion that the final vote by the US Senate would be . . .
- Ministry Of Ocean Development Renamed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
In an announcement made on Wednesday, the Ministry of Ocean Development has been renamed as the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and was given an additional mandate of atmospheric sciences among other things.
- Dealing With Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 28, 2006)
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath is in a poor light
- The War Of Two Mistakes (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 28, 2006)
The current conflict in Lebanon should be called the ‘‘war of two mistakes’’.
- Nuclear Deal Wins Washington As It Continues To Battle New Delhi (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Jul 28, 2006)
Surprising even many of the Indian supporters and those in the State Department, the House of Representatives last night passed the civilian nuclear agreement between India and the United States with an overwhelming majority.
- ‘Pak Has 25 To 50 Modest Nukes’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Pakistan currently has between 25 and 50 nuclear weapons, mostly relatively simple uranium arms with ‘‘modest’’ yields—around the size of the bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the journal Nature claimed on Thursday.
- Moving Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal is moving towards becoming a reality. It has crossed another hurdle with the US House of Representatives giving its seal of approval after an intense debate lasting nearly five hours.
- Bush Lauds House Of Rep. On Passage Of Bil (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Lauding the House of Representatives on the passage of legislation providing New Delhi greater access to civilian nuclear technology, President George W Bush has said the development of nuclear power in India would benefit America.
- U.S. Sanctions Two India Firms For Transfers To Iran (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The Bush administration has decided to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-related transactions with Iran, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
- Thomas Citation Laureate Award For Five Researchers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Five researchers were awarded the "Thomson Citation Laureate Award" by Thomson Scientific on Thursday for their "prolific research over the past decade".
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal: Pm Rejects Charge Of Left Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Rejecting the charge by Left allies that he has violated assurances made in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made it clear that if the American legislation was "inconsistent" with the July 18 Indo-US nuclear deal, that would be . . .
- Pakistan Asks West Bengal To Help Reform Madrasas (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Jul 28, 2006)
Pakistan has sought the help of a West Bengal to revamp its system of madrasas after accusations some of the Islamic schools teach religious hatred and are breeding grounds for militancy.
- Ethical Values In Business — The Tata Way (Business Line, R. M. Lala, Jul 28, 2006)
In the public mind, business ethics is mainly connected with financial integrity. Tatas are not the only ones to pursue ethical values in business. But their eminent position and tradition stretching well over a 100 years makes them distinctive and . . .
- Facing The Challenge Of Inclusiveness (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 28, 2006)
In addition to our relationship to the land, we also need to consider our relationships with other people.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Wins Big Vote Despite Dissent (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 28, 2006)
The US House of Representatives voted by 359 votes to 68 to approve the controversial US-India nuclear cooperation agreement despite several dissenting voices, with one member calling the deal a “historic failure” that “pours nuclear fuel on the . . .
- Other Alphabets Want A Slice Of Internet (Hindu, Kieren McCarthy, Jul 28, 2006)
The Internet is a global revolution in communication — as long as you use letters from the Western alphabet. A report on the growing pressure for a Net that recognises Oriental, Arabic, and Hindi characters, too.
- Bpos Located At Home Are Ideal (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jul 28, 2006)
Genpact topped Nasscom’s list of Indian BPO firms with a turnover of just under $500 million in 2005-06. Pramod Bhasin, president and CEO, spoke to Business Standard on the exciting road ahead. Excerpts:
- Research Projects By Youth To Get Special Grants: Sobti (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Jul 28, 2006)
Prof R.C. Sobti, a renowned biotechnologist of the region, has taken over as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University replacing Prof KN Pathak, who remained the VC for six years.
- Friday Feature: The Essence Of Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jul 28, 2006)
It has become a fashion in some quarters to blame the religion of Islam for any act of violence or terrorism in which some Muslims are involved.
- Condi Opts For War Instead Of Diplomacy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 28, 2006)
The Rome conference of European and Arab officials has failed to agree on cease-fire due US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s opposition to diplomatic initiatives on the pretext that there cannot be a return to political uncertainty and . . .
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