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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 17201:
- Chinese Firms May Be Barred From Port Race (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Jul 20, 2006)
With an all-round warning that the presence of companies with Chinese links in the development of ports will seriously compromise Indian maritime security, the Union government is likely to disallow Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) . . .
- Cyber Gag (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 20, 2006)
Going by its decision to block about 12 blogs that host objectionable content, the government is clearly groping in its attempt to come up with a coherent policy response to terror.
- Reddy Drops Bribe Bomb Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
On a day of dramatic developments, Mr Reddy, who got up to speak on the Ashraya housing issue, grabbed the opportunity to shout that the allegations made by him outside the House were true
- Blasts Probe At A Crucial Stage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Focus now on unidentified body lying in Sion hospital
DNA profile being carried out
Forensic Science Laboratories Mumbai, analysed samples
Chemical substances used in blasts were RDX, ammonium nitrate, nitrites and fuel oil .
- Indian Web Users Decry The "Gag" On Blogs (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Jul 19, 2006)
Internet Service Providers cite Government directives
- India's Concerns Found Resonance At G8: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
"G8 had expressed readiness to take steps to bring to justice perpetrators of Mumbai, Srinagar terror strikes
- Airbus Offers Redesigned A350 In A Challenge To Boeing (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Airbus thought seriously of calling it the A280, a deliberate echo of the A380, the troubled giant that is the biggest passenger jet ever made. But the midsize plane it announced here on Monday goes by the name A350 XWB, as in extra wide body.
- It’S Time For A Green Conscience And Green Morals (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jul 19, 2006)
Consumers everywhere have a new challenge: there is no uniformly accepted standard for what constitutes a valid reduction in global warming pollution.
- India Surging Ahead In Fbr Technology (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 19, 2006)
French nuclear scientist says India could be acclaimed as a world champion in a decade
- Wine’S Better, Bully For Beer- (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 19, 2006)
In an analogy many journalists may appreciate for reasons other than the author’s cleverness, Glenn Reynolds — his Army of Davids, published this year argues technology allows ordinary . . .
- New It Policy On The Anvil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Satellite towns connected by high-speed transportation network planned
- Ban On Capitation Fees (Deccan Herald, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 19, 2006)
Are schools justified in charging capitation fees since primary education should be made available to all segments?
- Mother Of All Airshows (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2006)
As always, the Farnborough International air show has been the meeting-ground for real serious business, with top executives of the world’s foremost aerospace companies meeting seniormost policy-makers and decision-takers of the world, in both the . . .
- Kalam Shares Mumbai's Pain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
"Help provide medicare to victims"
- Cambridge University Press Plans An Indian Foray (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, Jul 19, 2006)
The world's oldest printing and publishing house, Cambridge University Press, has acquired a 51 per cent equity stake in the New Delhi-based Foundation Books Private Limited and its divisions, Foundation Media and Foundation e-Learning.
- Climate-Change Deniers Have Now Gone Nuclear (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Jul 19, 2006)
Murderous mayhem in the Middle East sends oil prices through the roof — $78 a barrel and climbing. In the U.K., electricity prices are up 35 per cent in two years, gas prices up 53 per cent. So the British Government launched its energy review last . . .
- Ford Launches Fiesta Diesel Exi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Ford India Pvt. Ltd. has announced the launch of Ford Fiesta Diesel Exi, a new diesel variant, in the market. With the launch of Fiesta, priced at Rs. 6.85 lakhs (ex-showroom), Ford India has introduced its proprietary turbo direct common rail . . .
- Defeat Forces Of Terrorism : Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
"Work unitedly to uproot terrorism"
- The Onus Is On The Secularist (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 19, 2006)
The terrorist can be isolated only if the community is mobilised. That can happen only when our political leaders give up their habits and strategies of dividing communities.
- Authors' Response (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, authors of `Postmodern Gandhi and Other Essays' have sent a response to the review of their book published in these columns on July 4, 2006.
- Growth Through Gaia: Friendly Approaches (Hindu, N. R. Krishnan , Jul 18, 2006)
It is the passionate plea of one of the foremost conservationists of our time to save the Earth from the irreversible adverse effects of global warming
- Tourism Helps Child Shelters In Kerala (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Jul 18, 2006)
“Be with us, sing with us,” is a new catch-phrase that has just arrived to power lullaby@Varkala, a new public-private tourism initiative in Kerala with stress on childcare and community development......
- Science-Related Essays (Hindu, K. S. Parthasarathy, Jul 18, 2006)
This is a collection of articles published in Kannada monthly "Hosathu" over a period of five years.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Legislation Seen Moving Soon (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
U.S. legislation supporting a nuclear agreement that gives India access to American civil atomic technology is expected to move forward next week, the top U.S. diplomat for South Asia said on Monday.
- Railways Now Prime Terrorist Targets (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
More Mumbai-style train attacks are inevitable, particularly in Asia and Africa, as terrorist groups target vulnerable rail networks because of heightened airport security, say analysts.
- India Says No Tsunami Threat, Stays Vigilant (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
India said there was no tsunami threat on its eastern coast after an earlier undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast on Monday, but asked coastal authorities to be vigilant overnight.
- Japan Mulls More Sanctions As Nkorea Rejects Un Call: Reports (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Japan is considering further economic sanctions against North Korea following Pyongyang's rejection of a UN Security Council resolution demanding the suspension of its ballistic missile program, reports said today.
- Rdx, Ammonium Nitrate Used In Mumbai Blasts: Police (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) here today said forensic reports have revealed the use of RDX, Ammoniun Nitrate and fuel oil in the seven blasts that rocked commuter trains on July 11. ATS chief K P Raghuvanshi told reporters that traces of explosives . .
- Infosys Story (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Twenty-five years on, Infosys Technologies Ltd has not only lived by the principles by which it was started in January 1981 by N R Narayana Murthy and his seven friends from a bedroom in Mumbai, but has also gone on to become a jewel in the crown . . .
- Tata Mf Launches ‘Tata Capital Builder’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Tata Mutual Fund on Monday announced the launch of a new mutual fund scheme, the Tata Capital Builder Fund.
- It Was A Rare Mixture Of Rdx, Ammonium Nitrate, Fuel Oil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Some "cross-border connection," local participation involved: police chief
Only traces of this mixture were found at blast scenes
A timer was also used
No arrest as yet
- Bird Flu Vaccine Offers Protection Above 90%, Immune Response Good (Hindu, R. Prasad, Jul 18, 2006)
Bhopal laboratory is now studying the duration of protection
Vaccine tested for safety, other parameters
Little chance of bird flu after vaccination
- Time Again For Madhya Pradesh To Play Role In Nation-Building: Kalam (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 18, 2006)
He suggests 11 missions based on the State's core competencies
- Maha Seeks Israeli Tech To Sniff Out Bombs (Times of India, Prafulla Marpakwar, Jul 18, 2006)
A week after the 7/11 blasts in suburban trains, CM Vilasrao Deshmukh is planning to borrow state-of-the-art technology from Israel to counter terrorism.
- Serve Mumbai's Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 18, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Kalam Draws Prosperity Roadmap For Madhya Pradesh (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday suggested an integrated roadmap for ushering in prosperity and development in Madhya Pradesh by setting up 11 missions aimed at creating jobs, increasing agricultural production, achieving total literacy, raising . . .
- Lunch With Bs: Ashok Soota (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jul 18, 2006)
MindTree's founder on how he's building upon the string of lucky coincidences in his life.
- Irresoluteness, A National Disease (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 18, 2006)
The Mumbai blasts, which have claimed over 200 lives and maimed or injured over 700 people, constitute a terrible tragedy for the victims and their families.
- Biosafety Mechanism Is The Safe Road (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
India must not hesitate to reap benefits from genetic engineering as its biosafety mechanism is adequately robust and growing,
- Tsunami Kills 86 In Java, But India Safe (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-meter high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages along Indonesia's Java island Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving many missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground in terror, witnesses and officials said.
- Mind Readers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 18, 2006)
Late in 2004 Mathew Nagle, who is paralysed from the neck down after a knife attack severed his spinal cord in 2001, was able to bunch the fingers of a prosthetic palm into a fist by just thinking about it.
- Blasts Rip Kashmir Gag (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 18, 2006)
In a historic change with long-term policy implications for South Asia, the UN Security Council has acknowledged, following the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts, that Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India.
- Bush Reassures Pm On N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President of the US George W. Bush today assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that there would be no shifting of goal posts with regard to the Indo-US nuclear pact and that they would ensure that New Delhi would not be required to meet any . . .
- Horns Of A Dilemma (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2006)
Corporate might be one movie that has won appreciation from the likes of IIM-Ahmedabad’s director Bakul Dholakia but many sections of India Inc are upset about presentation of corporate houses as ‘ruthless’ organisations focusing only on profits and . . .
- Sc Asks Govt To Pay Aiims Docs Salary Till May (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday stepped in to frustrate the attempts of Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss to treat the sector as his personal fiefdom and directed the central government to pat salaries to doctors, on strike against quota, till . . .
- India Is On A Roll And People Are Betting On It' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 18, 2006)
India has done well. Earlier there was a feeling that it had political instability; governments come and change policies. Now there is conviction that whatever the government in power, economic reforms go on.
- Bt Cotton And The Price Blight (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jul 18, 2006)
Without going into the merits or otherwise of Bt cotton to stem the bollworm problem, the price of the seeds has created a storm on the fields.
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform.
- Focus On ‘Dryland Farming’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2006)
If the first Green Revolution boosted wheat and paddy output through the extensive use of better seeds and chemicals, making India self-sufficient in food, the second Green Revolution can be ushered in by focusing on dryland farming.
- Tata Motors May Make Fiat Diesel Engine - Paper (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
India's Tata Motors Ltd. may set up a plant to make Fiat's 1.3-litre diesel engine, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.
- Do Not Judge (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2006)
Let me also learn to find excuses for my neighbour in my mind, for example, if he were to get angry, I could perhaps say to myself that he is angry today because of blood pressure or because he has been harassed or give myself some other reason.
- India-Us Ties: One Year Later (Rediff on the Net, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 18, 2006)
the doyen of Indian strategic affairs thinkers, assesses India-US relations a year after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington, DC
A year has passed since the signing of the Joint Statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . . .
- Continent Going Hi-Tech On Identity (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jul 17, 2006)
Most European countries plan to switch to electronic cards (e-ID), which incorporate electronic signatures and biometrics. A driver that is pushing European governments into e-ID cards is the battle against identity theft.
- Three Nuke Concerns On Bush Table (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jul 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take up with President George W. Bush aspects of the legislation pending in the US Congress to allow civilian nuclear cooperation with India which have caused some “concern” to New Delhi.
- Bird Flu Vaccine, Made In India (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jul 17, 2006)
Scientists have created the country’s first home-grown vaccine to protect poultry from the deadly bird flu by using the H5N1 avian influenza virus that had slipped into India earlier this year.
- Living With Failure (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Despite the Musharraf regime's equivocation on terrorism, India will gain nothing by allowing the authors of the Mumbai blasts to disrupt the peace process with Pakistan.
THE WELL-COORDINATED terrorist attacks on commuters in Mumbai on July 11
- Pepsi Hub (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 17, 2006)
More action needed to boost contract farming
- Come On, It's Not As Bad As That (OutLook, Sanjaya Baru, Jul 17, 2006)
When the sun rises in the east, it's the West that has to worry about the darkness. Why be glum, Mr Jha?
- World’S First Battery-Powered Aeroplane (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The world's first manned plane powered by conventional dry-cell batteries soared five meters above the ground in a demonstration flight here today.
- China’S “Peaceful Rise” (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Jul 17, 2006)
China has inaugurated its rail link to Lhasa with pomp and show.
- India Develops Bird Flu Vaccine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has successfully developed a vaccine against bird flu.
- N. Korea Rejects Call To Halt Missile Tests (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
World powers urged North Korea on Sunday to return to disarmament talks after the UN Security Council unanimously condemned its missile tests, but the isolated Communist state rejected the "brigandish" resolution and vowed to bolster its defences.
- ‘Web Crime Widespread’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
‘Each year, more people become victims of Cyber Crime and India, the hub of information technology, is witnessing more of it.’
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jul 17, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform. If one is violated, people say reforms have stopped. An important measure of the commitment of an Indian government to reforms for the chambers and analysts is privatization and disinvestment.
- ‘Time For A Better Act’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
‘By not covering crimes – serious crimes like cyber stalking and misuse of credit card numbers, the IT Act remains toothless.’
- Reinventing Civil Society (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
Civil society acts as a mechanism to ensure ethical balance in society which is necessary.
- The Saga Of Gslv (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jul 17, 2006)
The failure of the Vikas engine despite its reliable track record resulted in the INSAT-4C satellite fiasco.
- Un Imposes Sanctions On North Korea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose limited sanctions on North Korea for its recent missile tests, and demanded that the reclusive communist nation suspend its ballistic missile programme.
- Some More Innovative File-Sharing Tools (Hindu, J. MURALI, Jul 17, 2006)
There is no limit to the size of the file or folder to be shared
- Amid The Pressures, Editorial Primacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2006)
Maintaining the balance between the editorial content and the advertisement needs of a major newspaper is a delicate task.
- Asian Bank To Assist H.P. In Agri-Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Singhi Ram has said that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would assist the State in agri-business development.
- A Progressive Online Initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2006)
The procedure for allotting professional course seats to eligible students under the single-window admission system mandated by the Supreme Court that came into effect in 1997 has been taxing for all involved.
- Sleep Less And Pay (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 17, 2006)
Aging would set in very early for sleep-deprived youths working continuously on night shifts in BPO firms, warn experts.
- Rice Rejects Calls For Temporary Truce In Middle East (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Rejecting calls for a temporary truce in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today said the international community should look at the "root cause" of the problem and blamed Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran for the current . . .
- Japan Endorses Anti-Nuclear Terror Initiative (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Japan welcomed a global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism announced by the leaders of the United States and Russia as a "significant" development, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
- Serve Mumbai’S Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 17, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- No Troop Cut In J&k As Long As Pak Helps Terrorists' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India today ruled out reduction in troops in Jammu and Kashmir until Pakistan keeps its promise of not allowing its territory to be used by terrorists against it.
- Serve Mumbai’S Spirit By Tackling The Rot (New Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 17, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- India, Us To Review Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he will discuss with US President George W Bush on Monday the concerns raised by India on the US legislation for a civilian nuclear cooperation between the two countries.
- Pranab Rules Out Troops Withdrawal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has ruled out troops withdrawal from Line of Control until Pakistan stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism in the Valley.
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